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August 12, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Vietnam-flagged ships top detention list in inspections
    N Korean, Indonesian vessels are No 2 and 3 among detainees
  • German sea freight to Asia falls 23% in Q1
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing to unveil plans for cutting up to 28,000 jobs
    Firm is also expected to announce move to set up Long Beach plant for 737s
  • Clash looms as EU official bans sale of excess airport slots
  • BA chief hints at Boeing 777 order
  • SIA seconding two senior pilots to CAL
  • Continental, British Midlands in flight pact
Features
  • US infrastructure under attack
    Several key US maritime players have made known to a congressional committee their criticisms of the industry
Columns
  • Competition forces change in marine insurance

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Vietnam-flagged ships top detention list in inspections
    N Korean, Indonesian vessels are No 2 and 3 among detainees
  • German sea freight to Asia falls 23% in Q1
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing to unveil plans for cutting up to 28,000 jobs
    Firm is also expected to announce move to set up Long Beach plant for 737s
  • Clash looms as EU official bans sale of excess airport slots
  • BA chief hints at Boeing 777 order
  • SIA seconding two senior pilots to CAL
  • Continental, British Midlands in flight pact
Features
  • US infrastructure under attack
    Several key US maritime players have made known to a congressional committee their criticisms of the industry
Columns
  • Competition forces change in marine insurance

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Vietnam-flagged ships top detention list in inspections
    N Korean, Indonesian vessels are No 2 and 3 among detainees
  • German sea freight to Asia falls 23% in Q1
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing to unveil plans for cutting up to 28,000 jobs
    Firm is also expected to announce move to set up Long Beach plant for 737s
  • Clash looms as EU official bans sale of excess airport slots
  • BA chief hints at Boeing 777 order
  • SIA seconding two senior pilots to CAL
  • Continental, British Midlands in flight pact
Features
  • US infrastructure under attack
    Several key US maritime players have made known to a congressional committee their criticisms of the industry
Columns
  • Competition forces change in marine insurance

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Vietnam-flagged ships top detention list in inspections
    N Korean, Indonesian vessels are No 2 and 3 among detainees
  • German sea freight to Asia falls 23% in Q1
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing to unveil plans for cutting up to 28,000 jobs
    Firm is also expected to announce move to set up Long Beach plant for 737s
  • Clash looms as EU official bans sale of excess airport slots
  • BA chief hints at Boeing 777 order
  • SIA seconding two senior pilots to CAL
  • Continental, British Midlands in flight pact
Features
  • US infrastructure under attack
    Several key US maritime players have made known to a congressional committee their criticisms of the industry
Columns
  • Competition forces change in marine insurance

Sched Netweb site
  • TMM alters service
  • HK reduces declaration charges
  • Sea-cargo swells bottomline for Expeditors
  • Unionists slam private capital for QEQ expansion
  • Nittsu prepares for freer Indonesian market
  • MSAS and Caliber join hands
  • Cathay Pacific announces 1998 interim results
  • Donald Woo to head new air-cargo service
  • United Airlines becomes IAE's biggest customer

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 11, 1998
  • Cho Yang steps out of Taca
  • Good result BA, but shares down
  • Belgian Railroads problems lead to strike
  • Roger Piazza appointed President, CEO of Emery Worldwide
  • Two additional super-postpanamax cranes for Antwerp terminal
  • Approval of THL takeover

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Cocaine found in laundry detergent at Port Everglades
  • In first meeting, new Hong Kong shipping committee decides to launch port study
  • US says Boeing leaked rocket secrets, suspends commercial program
  • GE launches EDI-Internet service for ocean shipping industry
  • Japan says economy even worse than thought
  • Swissair-Delta route over Afghanistan draws $50,000 penalty
  • Qualcomm offers satellite communications to small fleets
Transportation
  • Struggling to keep pace with cargo
  • Rail group withdraws STB appeal
  • CN to resume talks with largest union
  • BA windfall rests on Britain defying EU on landing slots
  • Nippon Express to revamp its cargo tracing system
  • DOT fines Swissair-Delta alliance over Afghan route
  • '97 highway deaths unchanged from a year ago
  • ATA restructuring goes into high gear
  • Mike Berman's Tech Talk
Maritime
  • Crowley to add second service to Dominican
  • Industrial park to be built on port land near Vancouver
  • Santos strike continues; nine vessels paralyzed
  • Regional feeders drop surcharge in Madras

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Cocaine found in laundry detergent at Port Everglades
  • In first meeting, new Hong Kong shipping committee decides to launch port study
  • US says Boeing leaked rocket secrets, suspends commercial program
  • GE launches EDI-Internet service for ocean shipping industry
  • Japan says economy even worse than thought
  • Swissair-Delta route over Afghanistan draws $50,000 penalty
  • Qualcomm offers satellite communications to small fleets
Transportation
  • Struggling to keep pace with cargo
  • Rail group withdraws STB appeal
  • CN to resume talks with largest union
  • BA windfall rests on Britain defying EU on landing slots
  • Nippon Express to revamp its cargo tracing system
  • DOT fines Swissair-Delta alliance over Afghan route
  • '97 highway deaths unchanged from a year ago
  • ATA restructuring goes into high gear
  • Mike Berman's Tech Talk
Maritime
  • Crowley to add second service to Dominican
  • Industrial park to be built on port land near Vancouver
  • Santos strike continues; nine vessels paralyzed
  • Regional feeders drop surcharge in Madras

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Cocaine found in laundry detergent at Port Everglades
  • In first meeting, new Hong Kong shipping committee decides to launch port study
  • US says Boeing leaked rocket secrets, suspends commercial program
  • GE launches EDI-Internet service for ocean shipping industry
  • Japan says economy even worse than thought
  • Swissair-Delta route over Afghanistan draws $50,000 penalty
  • Qualcomm offers satellite communications to small fleets
Transportation
  • Struggling to keep pace with cargo
  • Rail group withdraws STB appeal
  • CN to resume talks with largest union
  • BA windfall rests on Britain defying EU on landing slots
  • Nippon Express to revamp its cargo tracing system
  • DOT fines Swissair-Delta alliance over Afghan route
  • '97 highway deaths unchanged from a year ago
  • ATA restructuring goes into high gear
  • Mike Berman's Tech Talk
Maritime
  • Crowley to add second service to Dominican
  • Industrial park to be built on port land near Vancouver
  • Santos strike continues; nine vessels paralyzed
  • Regional feeders drop surcharge in Madras

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • FEFC to Seek Eastbound Rate Stabilization
    The Far Eastern Freight Conference (FEFC) carriers will meet in Singapore on September 9 to discuss eastbound and westbound rate recovery. Top on the agenda will be stabilization of eastbound rate levels.
    Eastbound container shipments from Europe to Asia have drastically dropped since the Asian crisis, marking a striking contrast with buoyant westbound cargo traffic. The imbalance is bigger than ever, with as much as 60% use of the capacity eastbound and nearly 100% utilization westbound, carrier sources said.
    At the Singapore meeting, the conference will work out effective means to recover declining eastbound rates.
  • Cosco, 'K' Line, Yangming Upgrade Trans-Atlantic Services
    China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co. (Cosco), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) and Yangming Marine Transport are upgrading their four-ship transatlantic service to nine ships, with each carrier providing three.
    The vessels will be deployed in two loops, four ships covering the North Atlantic and five in the South Atlantic and Gulf. The new service setup will commence as from the first week in October.
    The North Atlantic port rotation will be Antwerp, Felixstowe, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Le Havre, New York (westbound), Baltimore, Norfolk, New York (eastbound), Halifax, Antwerp.
    The South Atlantic and Gulf rotation will be Antwerp (eastbound), Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Antwerp (westbound), Le Havre, Charleston (westbound), Miami, New Orleans, Houston, Charleston (eastbound), Antwerp.
    Miami will serve as the transshipment point to the Caribbean market and Houston and New Orleans will be used as connecting ports for minibridge services to the U.S. West Coast and service to and from Mexico.
  • MOL Subsidiaries Achieve ISO 9002 for PCC Operations
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines 100% owned subsidiaries in the U.S. and Europe have attained ISO 9002 certification in the area of pure car carrier (PCC) operations. Those certificates have been awarded by Det Norske Veritas Certification, Inc. for New Jersey-based Mitsui O.S.K. Bulk Shipping (USA) Inc. and by National Quality Assurance Limited for London-based Mitsui O.S.K. Bulk Shipping (Europe) Ltd.
    MOL's Tokyo headquarters had achieved the international quality and management standard for the operation of car carriers on June 29, 1998.
  • Nam Sung to Begin Regular Call at Onahama
    Nam Sung Shipping will start a weekly fixed-day service between Onahama, Fukushima Prefecture and South Korean ports. Nam Sung will be the second carrier that makes a regular call at the port. Taiwan's Uniglory had previously decided to service the port for its Japan/Indonesia service from September.
    The news service will begin early September, deploying two 88-TEU containerships, the Sea Hope and the Sea Unix. The port rotation will be Busan, Onahama, Yokohama and Busan.
    Cargoes for Chinese ports of Xingang, Shanghai, Dalian and Qingdao will be transshipped at Busan.
  • Congestion at Chennai Improved
    Congestion at Chennai (ex-Madras) has been eased and the berthing situation is returning normal.
    At Chennai, vessels had to wait more than ten days for berthing at the peak time, but berthing delay is now no more than one to two days. In view of the improved berthing conditions, feeder service operators serving the trade between Singapore and Chennai abolished on August 11 the congestion surcharge of $100 per 20-foot container, which was introduced on July 1 in an attempt for the carriers to recover additional costs incurred by the congestion.

urgente online pressweb site
  • Renfe reduce un 95 por ciento de p'rdidas con respecto al 97
  • Ayudas de Fomento a la formaci'n de los transportistas
  • Singapore Airlines aprovecha la crisis asi'tica para reorganizarse
  • British Airways quiere atravesar el cambio de siglo a bordo del Concorde

Exim Indiaweb site
  • IMC meet with MbPT Chairman today
  • India Tech ’98: Hegde leads team to Kenya
  • JN Port excels in ICD volume traffic in July
  • Tea exports hope to Pakistan kindle again
  • Plea to restore textile subsidy
  • CII submits proposals to revive economy
  • Egypt imposes tax on products from India
  • IMC welcomes export package
  • Software industry to get still better deal
  • Ministry relaxes excise procedures for foreign store chains
  • Revised auto policy in two months
  • ‘SAARC tea imports will hit producers’
  • Pan Asian rubber meet in Singapore
  • ECGC formulating new scheme to tap risky markets
  • APL to manage logistics of GM plant
  • Spurt in garment exports
  • Anti-dumping duty: India moves WTO

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Fish export furore
  • 'Affirmative' concession in EU talks raises concern
  • One-stop shopping will rule, says Panalpina boss
  • Gavin Cooper is new Seair owner
  • Port of Hamburg woos independent perishable exporters
  • Saftainer opens Gaborone office
  • Choppers will be quicker but more expensive
  • Morgan were the only ones prepared to share the risk - Fairweather
  • New incident management systems keep busiest roads flowing
  • Insurers won't cover goods on 'non-compliant' vessels
  • Renfreight Circle adds muscle through new acquisitions
  • Trainers get into training
  • Nation-wide EDI implementation plan close to completion
  • Redirected cargo reverts to Durban as normality returns
  • ACSA in 'rescue' mission
  • Never too late to learn
  • New broom speeds up vehicle movement at Beit Bridge
  • Scientists study the waves to ensure safe passage for vessels
  • Heaviest handled
  • Emirates confirms CT service
  • ACSA will spend R30-m to upgrade Durban airport
  • Blame HK airport chaos on an unlucky star
  • 'Airline surcharge is killing exports'
  • Inter-Africa cargo routed via Amsterdam for speedy transit
  • Car export boom raises ro-ro versus container argument
  • Client friendly site is worth revisiting
  • All quiet on the Angolan maritime front
  • Safcor opens R7-m airport facility
  • Lee Botti heads APSO
  • Manica opens R15-m container park in Harare

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Oil giants in $113bn merger
    OIL majors British Petroleum and Amoco stunned world markets yesterday when they announced they were merging to create a giant $113bn company.
  • Brent crude plunges to near 10-year low
    FRONTMONTH North Sea Brent crude oil nosedived to near 10-year lows on the back of poor crude demand and heavy global inventories yesterday.
  • Allianz to target Asia for major acquisition
    GERMAN insurance giant Allianz is seeking a major company acquisition in Asia within the next 12 months.
  • UK-led group on Portnet shortlist
    A UK-led consortium is among six shortlisted candidates bidding to restructure South Africa's national ports authority and operator Portnet, writes Karen Thomas.
  • Daewoo wins European suezmax
    SOUTH Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Heavy Industries has landed a further suezmax tanker order from a European owner, raising its contract intake so far this year to $1.3bn.
  • Equatorial Guinea escapes charges
    NO charges will stem from a Cypriot investigation into allegations of fraudulent registration and other certification disputes under the fledgling register of Equatorial Guinea.
  • Fast track for New York and New Jersey
    AFTER years in the doldrums, the economy of New York and New Jersey is now moving ahead at a brisk pace that not even the Asian crisis appears capable of derailing.
  • Danish owners split over pay
    A SPLIT has emerged in the Danish Shipowners' Association's agreements on pay and conditions with officers' unions.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 11, 1998
  • Brazil reassures Sepetiba investors
    BRAZIL'S minister of transport, Eliseu Padilha, has moved swiftly to assure investors that the auction of container and vehicle terminals at the port of Sepetiba will be a success.
  • Colombian port wins 30 year concession
    BOCAS de Ceniza Port Society has been awarded a 30-year concession by Colombian ports superintendent Juan Carlos Aldana, to build and operate a $55m deep-water port.
  • Yen decline puts further pressure on yuan
    THE Japanese yen continued its decline today, falling to 147.55 to the US dollar, putting increased pressure on the yuan.
  • Indian fleet growth stunted
    GROWTH of the Indian merchant fleet has been stunted during the first half of the year, according to statistics from the Indian National Shipowners Association.
  • Ferry operators deny passengers' allegations
    FERRY operators in the Philippines have denied allegations that they jacked up fares and operated dangerously overloaded ships during the month-long strike by Philippine Airlines.
  • American aid hits Australian grain markets
    AUSTRALIAN wheat exports to Indonesia and other nations will suffer because of United States aid donations, according to the Australian Wheat Board (AWB).
  • Dutch name new transport minister
    DUTCH transport minister Annemarie Jorritsma has been replaced by education specialist Tineke Netelenbos.
  • Consilium's projects fall behind schedule
    CONSILIUM, the Swedish marine equipment group, says some its research and development projects lag up to six months behind schedule.
  • Mosvold recovers in second quarter
    MOSVOLD Shipping reported a small second quarter profit despite 55 offhire days involving two of its tankers.
  • Australia 'will vigorously encourage competition'
    AUSTRALIA'S anti-trust agency says it will "vigorously apply the law" to encourage competition on the waterfront.
  • Chennai congestion surcharge is lifted
    CHENNAI'S congestion surcharge of $100 per teu will be lifted from today.
  • Dutch win Cochin dredging contract again
    FOR the third year in succession, the Dutch company Van Oord has won the contract to dredge the south Indian port of Cochin.
  • Bremen to co-ordinate short sea research
    A NEW European Union project to investigate the transfer of inter-European freight from truck to short sea shipping is to be co-ordinated by the Bremen city government.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • L'AGHA centralise les rétributions pour les heures supplémentaires de la douane
    La Communauté Portuaire Anversoise (AGHA) introduira un système global de rétribution pour les heures supplémentaires effectuées par les services douaniers sur sept terminaux à containers à partir du premier septembre prochain. Le montant forfaitaire payé par l'AGHA sera dès lors facturé aux agences maritimes désireuses de participer au système global en fonction de leur nombre de mouvements de chargement, de déchargement et aux gates. Selon l'organisation coupole du secteur portuaire privé d'Anvers, cette approche globale générera des économies de 35 à 40% pour les entreprises.
  • Avec le "Canmar Pride" (2.800 TEU), Canada Maritime aborde une dimension supérieure
    Mardi matin à 6h, le PC "Canmar Pride" (2.800 TEU) faisait, dans le cadre de son maiden trip, sa première escale au terminal de la Hessenatie sur l'Escaut. C'est le premier d'une série de deux navires d'une nouvelle génération que Canada Maritime introduit dans son service nord N'1 entre Montréal, Thamesport, Anvers, Le Havre et Montréal. Le second, le "Canmar Honour", interviendra vers la fin de cet été. Enfin, OOCL, le partenaire dans le St Lawrence Coordinated Service, ajoutera une unité similaire vers la fin de l'année. Il s'agit d'un type de PC spécialement conçu pour la desserte de Montréal, dont les caractéristiques constituent pour un PC intégral la taille maximale et partant, la capacité ultime accessible à Montréal.
  • Anvers et sa manutention automobile: nouveau compromis temporaire
    Jusqu'à nouvel ordre, le manutentionnaire Hessenatie pourra continuer à faire conduire les minibus transportant sur son terminal automobile de la darse de Vrasene les dockers chargés de la manutention des voitures, des zones de stockage vers les navires car-carriers, par des ouvriers non-dockers. C'est ce qui ressort d'un nouveau compromis "temporaire" réalisé mardi dernier lors d'une réunion entre les représentants des 3 syndicats, de la Hessenatie et de la direction de la CEPA, réunion placée sous l'égide d'un médiateur du ministère des Affaires sociales.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Engineers flag ANL sale doubts
    UNION tensions have surfaced over the sale of ANL Ltd, with the increasingly volatile Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers sounding a warning over the planned sale to Compagnie Generale Maritime.
    The federal secretary of the institute, Henning Christiansen, told DCN yesterday that as far as he could see the current sale arrangements to CGM were no better than those advocated by P&O.
    Marine engineers approved the sale of the national carrier to P&O, but it fell through after being opposed by the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Maritime Union of Australia.
  • Pappaconstuntinos resigns, Slater stricken
    THE MARITIME Union of Australia has suffered a double blow with the resignation of its national deputy secretary, Tony Papaconstuntinos, and the serious illness of its assistant national secretary, Vic Slater.
    Speaking exclusively to DCN, Mr Papaconstuntinos yesterday confirmed that he resigned from the union at the end of last month.
    Although there have been tensions in the past, particularly among the seafaring section of the union, the resignation has come as a surprise.
    It is understood that differences of opinion on several issues have led to this drastic move.
  • Toll scores new contracts
    TRANSPORT group Toll Holdings continues its success in winning new business with the announcement this week of new contracts with Coca-Cola Amatil and Amcor totalling around $11 million a year.
    Toll managing director Paul Little said the three-year contract with the paper and packaging group, Amcor, would strengthen Toll’s position as "the dominant rail freight forwarder in Australia".
    Under the contract, Toll Rail will provide rail distribution services for Amcor’s brown papers to the packaging industry along the eastern seaboard, mainly between Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Maryvale, in Victoria.
  • NZ restructures Customs service
    NEW ZEALAND Customs Service has appointed four national managers in a move to implement its strategic business plan recently approved by the government.
    Custom’s says the plan will refocus the service’s resources to achieve national consistency in the application of Customs work and to reflect the shifting of Customs’ customer base.
    To provide greater transparency between the government’s strategic directions and the outputs supplied by the service, the organisation will be restructured into four separate operational business units comprising airport and marine, goods management, investigations and intelligence.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
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