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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
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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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
››› File
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
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