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December 11, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Charterers asking for cover for Y2K incidents
    But London Club warns owners against giving guarantees
  • KL urged to consult industry players on set-up of national feeder firm
  • Vanuatu Registries acts against seafarer with fake officer licence
  • Mobil offers cash-back guarantee on fuel oil
  • China's maritime accidents down
Air and Land Transport
  • BA, Japan Airlines in talks to form closer ties
    Deal delayed due to potential conflicts with the carriers' other alliances
  • Aviation giants seek Asian partners
  • HK airport slashes rents for retailers
  • FAA orders checks on MD-11 wiring
  • TWA chief urges US to deny air alliances antitrust immunity
  • Boeing wins US$335m order from Cargolux
Features
  • Founder won't yield to pilots
    Fred Smith resists union threats, relying on FedEx's team spirit as a key advantage over unionised competitors
Columns
  • Owners, operators of Polish ship rapped for poor maintenance

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Charterers asking for cover for Y2K incidents
    But London Club warns owners against giving guarantees
  • KL urged to consult industry players on set-up of national feeder firm
  • Vanuatu Registries acts against seafarer with fake officer licence
  • Mobil offers cash-back guarantee on fuel oil
  • China's maritime accidents down
Air and Land Transport
  • BA, Japan Airlines in talks to form closer ties
    Deal delayed due to potential conflicts with the carriers' other alliances
  • Aviation giants seek Asian partners
  • HK airport slashes rents for retailers
  • FAA orders checks on MD-11 wiring
  • TWA chief urges US to deny air alliances antitrust immunity
  • Boeing wins US$335m order from Cargolux
Features
  • Founder won't yield to pilots
    Fred Smith resists union threats, relying on FedEx's team spirit as a key advantage over unionised competitors
Columns
  • Owners, operators of Polish ship rapped for poor maintenance

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Charterers asking for cover for Y2K incidents
    But London Club warns owners against giving guarantees
  • KL urged to consult industry players on set-up of national feeder firm
  • Vanuatu Registries acts against seafarer with fake officer licence
  • Mobil offers cash-back guarantee on fuel oil
  • China's maritime accidents down
Air and Land Transport
  • BA, Japan Airlines in talks to form closer ties
    Deal delayed due to potential conflicts with the carriers' other alliances
  • Aviation giants seek Asian partners
  • HK airport slashes rents for retailers
  • FAA orders checks on MD-11 wiring
  • TWA chief urges US to deny air alliances antitrust immunity
  • Boeing wins US$335m order from Cargolux
Features
  • Founder won't yield to pilots
    Fred Smith resists union threats, relying on FedEx's team spirit as a key advantage over unionised competitors
Columns
  • Owners, operators of Polish ship rapped for poor maintenance

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Charterers asking for cover for Y2K incidents
    But London Club warns owners against giving guarantees
  • KL urged to consult industry players on set-up of national feeder firm
  • Vanuatu Registries acts against seafarer with fake officer licence
  • Mobil offers cash-back guarantee on fuel oil
  • China's maritime accidents down
Air and Land Transport
  • BA, Japan Airlines in talks to form closer ties
    Deal delayed due to potential conflicts with the carriers' other alliances
  • Aviation giants seek Asian partners
  • HK airport slashes rents for retailers
  • FAA orders checks on MD-11 wiring
  • TWA chief urges US to deny air alliances antitrust immunity
  • Boeing wins US$335m order from Cargolux
Features
  • Founder won't yield to pilots
    Fred Smith resists union threats, relying on FedEx's team spirit as a key advantage over unionised competitors
Columns
  • Owners, operators of Polish ship rapped for poor maintenance

Sched Netweb site
  • IRA/SARA increase fees
  • FEFC to raise HK/Guangdong documentation fee
  • ANL and CGM tie the knot
  • Slip sheets cut costs, saves space for importers
  • FMC applauds Brazilian waivers, slams dispute
  • Safbank Line modifies services
  • EVA chosen as Lufthansa's new Sharjah partner
  • DHL selects British Aerospace to handle A300 conversions
  • CargoSmith introduces its container loading optimiser

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 10, 1998
  • French roads again abused for blockades
  • Rail wins ground in battle for Spanish citrus fruit
  • Slight rise in freight rates
  • K'hne & Nagel/DHL joint venture profitable in 2000
  • TWA en Cargolux orders for Boeing
  • Russian walks through the Channel Tunnel

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • It's official: New York, Baltimore, Halifax on short-list for Atlantic hub
  • Shell drops plans for pipeline across Iran
  • West Coast ports push for ever larger terminals
  • Airbus subsidies come under fire as Boeing loses ground
  • STB gives DM&E initial OK for rail line into Wyoming
  • Warm weather lengthens shipping season on Great Lakes
  • Customs facilitation proposal made for FTAA process
  • Airbus and India HAL to work on developing A320 cargo models
Transportation
  • Warehouses face new forklift rules
  • Deutsche Post offers $1 billion for Danzas
  • Europe cooperative to split rail units
  • TWA order reinvigorates Boeing's shaky 717 program
  • British rail owner reined in
Maritime
  • 3 Med ports lobby EU for rail funds
  • Lantau container terminal expected to operate by 2002
  • FMC may provide online tariff listing
  • FMC delays sanctions on Brazilian shipping
  • Maryland forms group to study transport needs
  • European ports roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • It's official: New York, Baltimore, Halifax on short-list for Atlantic hub
  • Shell drops plans for pipeline across Iran
  • West Coast ports push for ever larger terminals
  • Airbus subsidies come under fire as Boeing loses ground
  • STB gives DM&E initial OK for rail line into Wyoming
  • Warm weather lengthens shipping season on Great Lakes
  • Customs facilitation proposal made for FTAA process
  • Airbus and India HAL to work on developing A320 cargo models
Transportation
  • Warehouses face new forklift rules
  • Deutsche Post offers $1 billion for Danzas
  • Europe cooperative to split rail units
  • TWA order reinvigorates Boeing's shaky 717 program
  • British rail owner reined in
Maritime
  • 3 Med ports lobby EU for rail funds
  • Lantau container terminal expected to operate by 2002
  • FMC may provide online tariff listing
  • FMC delays sanctions on Brazilian shipping
  • Maryland forms group to study transport needs
  • European ports roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • It's official: New York, Baltimore, Halifax on short-list for Atlantic hub
  • Shell drops plans for pipeline across Iran
  • West Coast ports push for ever larger terminals
  • Airbus subsidies come under fire as Boeing loses ground
  • STB gives DM&E initial OK for rail line into Wyoming
  • Warm weather lengthens shipping season on Great Lakes
  • Customs facilitation proposal made for FTAA process
  • Airbus and India HAL to work on developing A320 cargo models
Transportation
  • Warehouses face new forklift rules
  • Deutsche Post offers $1 billion for Danzas
  • Europe cooperative to split rail units
  • TWA order reinvigorates Boeing's shaky 717 program
  • British rail owner reined in
Maritime
  • 3 Med ports lobby EU for rail funds
  • Lantau container terminal expected to operate by 2002
  • FMC may provide online tariff listing
  • FMC delays sanctions on Brazilian shipping
  • Maryland forms group to study transport needs
  • European ports roundup

urgente online pressweb site
  • Deutsche Post compra a la multinacional suiza Danzas
  • Aena retrasa la apertura del aeropuerto de La Gomera
  • Fomento "decreta" las normas para descentralizar los aeropuertos
  • Santander amplía las instalaciones marítimas del puerto
  • UPS apuesta por Mercosur
  • Iberia pone el avión y los empleados, el combustible
  • Arias-Salgado subraya el compromiso del Gobierno con el ferrocarril
  • El puerto de Londres instala un sistema de control VTMIS
  • Nefab, elegida "Mejor Empresa en su Línea de Negocio"

Exim Indiaweb site
  • BIMCO to conduct 'Towards Better Decisions' course at Chennai
  • Study finds Pipavav most suitable for LNG terminal
  • Spices export cess rationalised
  • Three major airports to be separately corporatised
  • Global Network launches Bangladesh Yellow Pages in Gujarat
  • PM confers core sector status for railways
  • Meet on marine archaeology in Thane
  • IMC seminar today
  • Move for cargo hub at Tiruchi airport
  • Fair nets major orders for plastic units
  • Poland woos software firms
  • Chambers to observe 'black day' against power tariff hike on December 14
  • SRTEPC to release quota for EU
  • Tea exports dip

Marine Logweb site
  • Korean shipbuilders reject European charges
    ... won't go along with implementation of OECD deal without U.S. participation

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Deutsche Post bids for Danzas
    EXPANSIONARY German post office organisation Deutsche Post took a step towards becoming a European freight transport giant yesterday when it made a SFr1.46bn ($1.1bn) bid to acquire Swiss freight forwarder Danzas.
  • Roussel sentenced to jail
    A decade after the death of shipping heiress Christina Onassis, her last husband, Thierry Roussel, has been convicted by an Athens court of perjury and malicious defamation in his long-running feud with the directors of the Onassis Foundation.
  • Heavy weather ahead for Golden Ocean as losses grow
    Fred Cheng's Golden Ocean Group, which currently has more VLCCs on order than any other shipping company, is expecting further heavy losses in 1999 before moving into profit the following year.
  • Cover limits raised ahead of renewal
    Two fixed premium insurers are increasing the limit of cover they provide ahead of the February 20, 1999 P&I renewal.
  • Montevideo port scandal hits Uruguay
    "What is our company's name doing in the midst of such a scandal?" Maersk group executives have been asking partner Christopherson in Montevideo, according to local reports.
  • Sea-Land charters two newbuildings
    Sea-Land has chartered two 1,100 teu newbuildings from Thien & Heyenga of Hamburg. The Stadt Berlin, to be renamed the Sea-Land Mexico, is to be delivered by Cuxhaven-based Mützelfeldtwerft on December 18 while her sister the Stadt D'sseldorf, built at Santierul Naval Constantza, will be delivered on December 21 and renamed Sea-Land Guatemala.
  • Primorsk unit in Singapore deal
    Sinchart Shipping, a major Russian tanker operator, is beefing up its Singapore presence as part of plans to increase its business in southeast and east Asia.
  • IMO plans to protect whales
    Whales are to be protected from the risk of being killed by ships through an innovative initiative approved this week by the International Maritime Organisation.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 10, 1998
  • Commission probes French aid
    THE EC last week decided to open an investigation into French aid to the publicly-owned Brittany Ferries and Corsica Maritime.
  • EC rules against Irish aid scheme
    THE EC has ruled against an Irish scheme of state aid to shipping, on the grounds that it provides inadequate guarantees for EU jobs.
  • SCI looks for lng partner
    THE Shipping Corporation of India is on the look out for a foreign partner to transport liquified natural gas from the terminal currently under development at Pipavav port in Gujarat state.
  • Maltese ships cost double their value
    THE Malta Shipbuilding Company has accumulated a loss of M'121m ($321m) since it was set up in 1984.
  • OECD announces action plan
    THE OECD's Maritime Transport Committee has announced its backing of an action plan aimed at marginalising substandard shipping.
  • EC fines Adriatic ferry cartel
    THE EC has imposed fines totalling Ecu 9.1m ($11m) on seven ferry companies for "colluding to fix prices" on roro services between Greece and Italy.
  • Silja Line to sell Swedish stake
    SILJA Line, part of the Finnish ferry group Neptun Maritime, will sell its 40 per cent stake in the Destination Gotland ferry joint venture to Rederi AB Gotland.
  • Slum dwellers hold up port development
    SLUM dwellers in the Batangas port complex have hampered efforts of the Philippine Ports Authority to proceed with the second phase of its port development project.
  • New cruise terminal for Marseilles
    MARSEILLES is to build a cruise terminal to cater for major growth it is experiencing in the passenger sector.
  • Asian downturn an opportunity, says club boss
    ASIA'S economic downturn provides P&I mutuals with a good opportunity to strengthen their positions, according to Nicolas Sansom, md of Thomas Miller (South East Asia).
  • LR warns on Y2K bug
    LLOYD'S Register has warned shipowners and operators that they must accept the possibility of failures occurring as a result of the Year 2000 problem.
  • Christmas cargo endangered
    THE surge in volume of eastbound cargo from Asia to the US has endangered cargo for the Christmas market.
  • Australian exports hit by Japanese contraction
    AUSTRALIA'S exports are facing increasing danger from the continuing recession in Japan, its biggest market.
  • Ningbo to list in Hong Kong
    THE Chinese Port of Ningbo has been granted approval to list its shares in Hong Kong.
  • P&O Ports suffers labour setback
    P&O PORTS has had its second dose of bad news in as many days with two of Australia's largest ports' workforces rejecting a new labour agreement with the company.
  • Belfast sale under review
    BELFAST Harbour Commissioners are conducting "the most extensive round of briefings ever undertaken in Northern Ireland" regarding the sale of the Port of Belfast.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Coombs claims victory - P&O Ports to feel the heat
    THE federal leadership of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) yesterday claimed victory for its vision of the future of the Australian waterfront.
    The national secretary of the union, John Coombs, told DCN that while some votes were still coming in from regional ports, the rank and file supported the motions from the national council by a margin of three to one.
    Mr Coombs stressed that only in Sydney was there a vote against the in principle agreement with P&O Ports, adding that DCN correctly identified that the vote in Brisbane did not concern this document.
  • AMSA detains 24 in November
    THE number of vessels detained by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority under port state control rose from 17 during October to 24 in November.
    The November detentions brought the number of ship detentions during the period 1 January to 30 November to a total of 190, including two Australian registered vessels.
    One of the longest detentions during the latest period under review involved the Malaysian registered containership Nepline Teratai which was held up in Brisbane for over eight days, delaying the vessels scheduled sailing time by 195 hours.
  • Columbus in new South American co-operation
    COLUMBUS Line’s parent company, Hamburg Sud and its Brazilian partner, Alianca, are to enter into co-operation with CGM/Transroll in the trade between northern Europe and the east coast of South America.
    The presently operated individual services of both groups will be merged into one joint, high frequency, service.
    The co-operation will commence in the second half of this month.
    It will embrace the joint operations of vessels and the sharing of slots.
    The fleet will include nine vessels of about 2,000 teus each.

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 10, 1998
  • Matson Executive Dies At 49
    Matson Navigation Co. executive Walter D. Brewer, 49, died unexpectedly on November 11. Mr. Brewer had been the company’s director of corporate development at the San Francisco headquarters since 1990. He directed and oversaw the development of a number of key strategic initiatives for the company, including the development of an alliance service in the Pacific with APL in 1996.  "He was an exceptionally valuable member of our executive team who had a unique ability to use his broad experiences and extremely inquisitive mind to formulate very clear strategies, as well as provide comprehensive and visionary insights into the future of our organization," said C. Bradley Mulholland, Matson president and CEO. Mr. Brewer is survived by his wife and their two children.
  • NNS Promotes Six To Director Roles
    Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has promoted six employees to director positions within the organization. Jennifer Boykin, who joined the company in 1987, has been appointed director of Facilities. She is responsible for the facilities engineering, construction and the maintenance of company buildings, equipment and service throughout the 550-acre facility in Virginia. Greg Corey has been promoted to director and assistant controller with responsibilities including financial reporting, general accounting, tax and government liaison functions. John Lilley, promoted to director of Carrier Overhauls, will lead the effort to plan and conduct overhauls of aircraft carriers at NNS. A 26-year employee of NNS, Harold Paxton has been appointed to director of Carrier Construction. Mr. Paxton will be responsible for all carrier construction activities to include ship progress, schedules and performance. Tim Thomassy has been appointed to director of Business Development. Mr. Thomassy will identify and evaluate new business opportunities for NNS, as well as provide aircraft carrier and submarine engineering design and analysis support to the U.S. Navy customer and represent NNS with the Navy and other Department of Defense customers. Mike Wynn has been appointed director of CVN New Construction/Design, responsible for the non-nuclear design of the Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as well as CVN 77 and future aircraft carriers.
  • Lockheed Martin Executive To Head Southwest Marine
    United States Marine Repair, Inc. (USMR) has appointed Monty W. Dickinson as president and general manager of its subsidiary, Southwest Marine (SWM), located in San Diego, Calif. Mr. Dickinson joins Southwest Marine following a 37-year career with Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics. He will fill the position previously held by B. Edward Ewing, now president and CEO of USMR.
  • P&O Nedlloyd Has Positive 3Q
    P&O Nedlloyd has announced that cost saving measures and improved trade volume contributed to a 20% increase in third quarter profits, despite reduced rates and the continued negative impact of the Asian financial crisis. The company reported operating profits of $30 million for the third quarter compared to $25 million for the same period in 1997. Although there was a four percent reduction on revenues per TEU, an increase of 11 percent was experienced in this quarter’s throughput, which offset reduced rates, higher interest charges due to financing costs of new ships, and the negative effects of the Asian crisis.
  • GL Ranked As Fourth Largest Classification Society
    Germanischer Lloyd (GL) recently announced that its core ship classification activities grew by 19 percent in 1997. Worldwide, 4,664 seagoing ships of 26.6 million GT were in GL class at the end of 1997, representing a 12 percent increase in tonnage over the previous year. A member of GL’s executive board, Rainer Schoendube, said, "Reckoned by the number of ships classed of over 300 GT, GL is now the fourth largest classification society." Mr. Schoendube also said that Germanischer Lloyd held nearly 50 percent of worldwide containership orders by number at the end of 1997. By TEU, the society now has 43 percent of all containerships in its class.
  • ABB And IHI Form New Joint Company
    ABB Industry K.K. and Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (IHI) jointly established Turbo Systems United Co. Ltd. in October. The joint venture sells and services the full range of ABB and IHI turbochargers for marine and power plant use in Japan and Taiwan. Emphasis will be placed in the introduction of the new generation of ABB Turbochargers and the further development of after sales service capabilities. Kendschi Takeo has assumed the position of executive director and president. He previously served as chief engineer at IHI, having gained vast experience in international R&D projects in the field of gas turbines, jet engines and turbochargers. Oliver Riemenschneider has been appointed executive director and senior vice president, and is also responsible for after sales services business. Masashi Kimura has been appointed director and division manager of turbocharger business. He is responsible for sales of new turbochargers, application engineering and product support.
  • BV Awards First VeriSTAR Machinery Notations
    Bureau Veritas has awarded the first certificates under its new risk-based classification system, VeriSTAR Machinery. Denmark’s Elite Shipping A/S and France’s SOCATRA were presented with certificates for ships certified with the new notation. VeriSTAR Machinery is a risk-based system which integrates the owner’s planned maintenance system with classification. Risk analyses are performed on the planned maintenance system to establish an acceptable risk level. The new system was launched in November in London. VeriSTAR Machinery has been tested in service on several different ships, and is designed to achieve more cost-effective operation and classification.
  • BF Goodrich Merging With Coltec Industries
    BF Goodrich and Coltec Industries have announced plans to merge. Under the terms of a definitive agreement approved by the boards of both companies, Coltec shareholders will receive .56 shares of BF Goodrich common stock for each Coltec common share. Based on BF Goodrich’s closing price of $35.94 on Nov. 20, 1998, the transaction is currently valued at $20.13 per Coltec share, or a total of approximately $2.2 billion, including the assumption of Coltec debt. The companies expect to achieve minimum annual cost savings of approximately $60 million by 2001, with significant savings beginning in 1999. The transaction is expected to be completed by as early as spring 1999, and is subject to approval by shareholders of both companies, applicable regulatory authorities, and other customary conditions.
  • Mobil Launches Water In Fuel Guarantee
    Mobil International Marine Fuels has become the first bunker supplier to offer a cash-back guarantee of low water content in its fuel oil. "Mobil guarantees a maximum water content of 0.5 percent in its fuel oil supplied at Singapore," says Iain White, Mobil manager for marine fuels and trading. "Anything more than that and we pay the buyer the difference."  Heavy fuel products sold to the ISO 8217 standard are required to have a water content of less than 1.0 percent. Mobil is to guarantee a content of less than half of this for all its Singapore supplies. "Owners and charterers want the best price and the best quality. And they do not want disputes over quantities. Excess water in the fuel affects both price, quality and quantity. We are certain of the high quality of our product, and prepared to guarantee it," says White.
  • Moran Announces Executive Appointments
    Edmond J. Moran, Jr., a Moran employee for 27 years, has been named a senior vice president and will oversee the company’s port operations and ship docking business based in 13 ports on the East and Gulf coasts of the United States. Gregory F. McGinty, a former Turecamo executive, has been named a senior vice president with responsibilities for business development and the company’s construction and repair activities. William P. Muller will remain president of the company’s Moran Services Corp. subsidiary and has also been named a senior vice president of Moran Towing Corp. with responsibility for the company’s marine transportation and contract towing operations. Peter J. Nistad, a former Turecamo executive, has been named a senior vice president with responsibility for port operations and ship docking in Southeastern and Gulf ports. According to Moran Towing Corp.’s CEO and president, Malcolm W. MacLeod, the management appointments and the company’s reorganization along functional lines "represent a major step forward in realizing the benefits that we envisioned from combining the Moran and Turecamo businesses."
  • Cummins To Offer Case Credit Financing
    Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Case Credit Corporation have entered into an agreement through which Case Credit will make financing available for North American commercial marine customers building or repowering vessels powered by Cummins engines.   "This is a ‘win-win’ situation for our customers, for Cummins and for Case Credit," said F. Joseph Loughrey, executive vice president and group president-industrial for Cummins. "It provides a full array of quality financing options for our customers, a value-added way to increase Cummins’ sales and a means for growing Case Credit’s portfolio."

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Hartmut H. Menzel looks to niches of the future. Norasia's ambitions for the future are to find new niches and serve them better than its rivals.
Maritime
  • Hamburg Süd/Alian'a and CGM/Transroll will cooperate in the trade between North Europe and the South American east coast.
  • Columbus expands its service between North and South America.
  • KMTC reorganises its South Korea-Japan services.
  • Zim upgrades its feeder network to Asia via Colombo.
  • Unifeeder expands Baltic service to include more North European ports.
  • Andrew Weir/MacAndrews adds a connection to the Canary Islands.
  • The Taca lines have appealed to the European Court of First Instance, and are discussing a new trans-Atlantic agreement.
  • ANL-Container Line has started up, following CGM's takeover of ANL's liner shipping activities.
  • AEI has signed a preliminary agreement committing freight to FastShip vessels when they start in 2002.
Ports and Terminals
  • Seaports are essential parts of Europe's intermodal network, according to Dr J.M. Dekkers of Feport.
  • The land grant for Container Terminal 9 has been signed in Hong Kong.
  • ECT and RCT are jointly building a trimodal inland container terminal in Belgium.
  • Mitsui and NOL have started up a new container terminal in Vietnam.
  • The Mina Raysut/Salalah hub has been officially opened.
Aviation
  • LH Cargo: five years at Sharjah hub. Lufthansa's successful air cargo hub at Sharjah concentrates mainly on transit cargo.
  • LH Cargo was unable to repeat last year's good interim result in the first three quarters of this year.
  • Swissair Express is launched jointly by Swissair and Air One.
  • British Airways announces new flights out of London Gatwick.
  • Emirates prefers bilateral partnerships, despite the trend towards worldwide alliances.
  • SAS and All Nippon Airways enter a long-term partnership.
  • Nippon Express and FedEx will cooperate in express shipments out of Japan.
  • Deutsche Post has just announced that it will take over Danzas.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Hartmut H. Menzel looks to niches of the future. Norasia's ambitions for the future are to find new niches and serve them better than its rivals.
Maritime
  • Hamburg Süd/Alian'a and CGM/Transroll will cooperate in the trade between North Europe and the South American east coast.
  • Columbus expands its service between North and South America.
  • KMTC reorganises its South Korea-Japan services.
  • Zim upgrades its feeder network to Asia via Colombo.
  • Unifeeder expands Baltic service to include more North European ports.
  • Andrew Weir/MacAndrews adds a connection to the Canary Islands.
  • The Taca lines have appealed to the European Court of First Instance, and are discussing a new trans-Atlantic agreement.
  • ANL-Container Line has started up, following CGM's takeover of ANL's liner shipping activities.
  • AEI has signed a preliminary agreement committing freight to FastShip vessels when they start in 2002.
Ports and Terminals
  • Seaports are essential parts of Europe's intermodal network, according to Dr J.M. Dekkers of Feport.
  • The land grant for Container Terminal 9 has been signed in Hong Kong.
  • ECT and RCT are jointly building a trimodal inland container terminal in Belgium.
  • Mitsui and NOL have started up a new container terminal in Vietnam.
  • The Mina Raysut/Salalah hub has been officially opened.
Aviation
  • LH Cargo: five years at Sharjah hub. Lufthansa's successful air cargo hub at Sharjah concentrates mainly on transit cargo.
  • LH Cargo was unable to repeat last year's good interim result in the first three quarters of this year.
  • Swissair Express is launched jointly by Swissair and Air One.
  • British Airways announces new flights out of London Gatwick.
  • Emirates prefers bilateral partnerships, despite the trend towards worldwide alliances.
  • SAS and All Nippon Airways enter a long-term partnership.
  • Nippon Express and FedEx will cooperate in express shipments out of Japan.
  • Deutsche Post has just announced that it will take over Danzas.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Hartmut H. Menzel looks to niches of the future. Norasia's ambitions for the future are to find new niches and serve them better than its rivals.
Maritime
  • Hamburg Süd/Alian'a and CGM/Transroll will cooperate in the trade between North Europe and the South American east coast.
  • Columbus expands its service between North and South America.
  • KMTC reorganises its South Korea-Japan services.
  • Zim upgrades its feeder network to Asia via Colombo.
  • Unifeeder expands Baltic service to include more North European ports.
  • Andrew Weir/MacAndrews adds a connection to the Canary Islands.
  • The Taca lines have appealed to the European Court of First Instance, and are discussing a new trans-Atlantic agreement.
  • ANL-Container Line has started up, following CGM's takeover of ANL's liner shipping activities.
  • AEI has signed a preliminary agreement committing freight to FastShip vessels when they start in 2002.
Ports and Terminals
  • Seaports are essential parts of Europe's intermodal network, according to Dr J.M. Dekkers of Feport.
  • The land grant for Container Terminal 9 has been signed in Hong Kong.
  • ECT and RCT are jointly building a trimodal inland container terminal in Belgium.
  • Mitsui and NOL have started up a new container terminal in Vietnam.
  • The Mina Raysut/Salalah hub has been officially opened.
Aviation
  • LH Cargo: five years at Sharjah hub. Lufthansa's successful air cargo hub at Sharjah concentrates mainly on transit cargo.
  • LH Cargo was unable to repeat last year's good interim result in the first three quarters of this year.
  • Swissair Express is launched jointly by Swissair and Air One.
  • British Airways announces new flights out of London Gatwick.
  • Emirates prefers bilateral partnerships, despite the trend towards worldwide alliances.
  • SAS and All Nippon Airways enter a long-term partnership.
  • Nippon Express and FedEx will cooperate in express shipments out of Japan.
  • Deutsche Post has just announced that it will take over Danzas.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Hartmut H. Menzel looks to niches of the future. Norasia's ambitions for the future are to find new niches and serve them better than its rivals.
Maritime
  • Hamburg Süd/Alian'a and CGM/Transroll will cooperate in the trade between North Europe and the South American east coast.
  • Columbus expands its service between North and South America.
  • KMTC reorganises its South Korea-Japan services.
  • Zim upgrades its feeder network to Asia via Colombo.
  • Unifeeder expands Baltic service to include more North European ports.
  • Andrew Weir/MacAndrews adds a connection to the Canary Islands.
  • The Taca lines have appealed to the European Court of First Instance, and are discussing a new trans-Atlantic agreement.
  • ANL-Container Line has started up, following CGM's takeover of ANL's liner shipping activities.
  • AEI has signed a preliminary agreement committing freight to FastShip vessels when they start in 2002.
Ports and Terminals
  • Seaports are essential parts of Europe's intermodal network, according to Dr J.M. Dekkers of Feport.
  • The land grant for Container Terminal 9 has been signed in Hong Kong.
  • ECT and RCT are jointly building a trimodal inland container terminal in Belgium.
  • Mitsui and NOL have started up a new container terminal in Vietnam.
  • The Mina Raysut/Salalah hub has been officially opened.
Aviation
  • LH Cargo: five years at Sharjah hub. Lufthansa's successful air cargo hub at Sharjah concentrates mainly on transit cargo.
  • LH Cargo was unable to repeat last year's good interim result in the first three quarters of this year.
  • Swissair Express is launched jointly by Swissair and Air One.
  • British Airways announces new flights out of London Gatwick.
  • Emirates prefers bilateral partnerships, despite the trend towards worldwide alliances.
  • SAS and All Nippon Airways enter a long-term partnership.
  • Nippon Express and FedEx will cooperate in express shipments out of Japan.
  • Deutsche Post has just announced that it will take over Danzas.

TradeWindsweb site
  • Tsakos warns bondholders
    NICK TSAKOS (phot0) has told junk-bond investors in US-listed Global Ocean Carriers (GOC) that the company faces a hostile market including delays in charter payments from the Far East.
  • LNG cash squeeze
  • Bergesen on the spot
  • China woos its owners
  • Bulk plans put on ice
  • Writs issued
  • Detentions, Bunkers & Casualties

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
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