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November 12, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Former S'pore Cosco chief named group's president
    He will lead conglomerate's reorganisation to gain more autonomy
  • Congestion surcharge imposed on Madras stays
  • Italian firm to study major Manila port project
  • K Line's pre-tax profit down, hit by higher operating costs
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL accepts Cathay's initial proposal for capital injection
    Work on rehabilitation plan for airline expected to take many weeks
  • Rivals urge US govt to reject BA-American deal
  • SIA to increase capacity on services to China
  • Boeing snatches back lead in aircraft orders from Airbus
  • Airbus forecasts 50% market share for this year
  • Auckland Airport passenger traffic up
  • FedEx to expand trucking operations if pilots strike
Features
  • Fruit of a worldwide effort
    Sept 11 launch of SIA's new product and service features came from two years of intensive research and work
Columns
  • Knud I Larsen director reflects on shipping's biggest changes

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Former S'pore Cosco chief named group's president
    He will lead conglomerate's reorganisation to gain more autonomy
  • Congestion surcharge imposed on Madras stays
  • Italian firm to study major Manila port project
  • K Line's pre-tax profit down, hit by higher operating costs
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL accepts Cathay's initial proposal for capital injection
    Work on rehabilitation plan for airline expected to take many weeks
  • Rivals urge US govt to reject BA-American deal
  • SIA to increase capacity on services to China
  • Boeing snatches back lead in aircraft orders from Airbus
  • Airbus forecasts 50% market share for this year
  • Auckland Airport passenger traffic up
  • FedEx to expand trucking operations if pilots strike
Features
  • Fruit of a worldwide effort
    Sept 11 launch of SIA's new product and service features came from two years of intensive research and work
Columns
  • Knud I Larsen director reflects on shipping's biggest changes

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Former S'pore Cosco chief named group's president
    He will lead conglomerate's reorganisation to gain more autonomy
  • Congestion surcharge imposed on Madras stays
  • Italian firm to study major Manila port project
  • K Line's pre-tax profit down, hit by higher operating costs
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL accepts Cathay's initial proposal for capital injection
    Work on rehabilitation plan for airline expected to take many weeks
  • Rivals urge US govt to reject BA-American deal
  • SIA to increase capacity on services to China
  • Boeing snatches back lead in aircraft orders from Airbus
  • Airbus forecasts 50% market share for this year
  • Auckland Airport passenger traffic up
  • FedEx to expand trucking operations if pilots strike
Features
  • Fruit of a worldwide effort
    Sept 11 launch of SIA's new product and service features came from two years of intensive research and work
Columns
  • Knud I Larsen director reflects on shipping's biggest changes

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Former S'pore Cosco chief named group's president
    He will lead conglomerate's reorganisation to gain more autonomy
  • Congestion surcharge imposed on Madras stays
  • Italian firm to study major Manila port project
  • K Line's pre-tax profit down, hit by higher operating costs
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL accepts Cathay's initial proposal for capital injection
    Work on rehabilitation plan for airline expected to take many weeks
  • Rivals urge US govt to reject BA-American deal
  • SIA to increase capacity on services to China
  • Boeing snatches back lead in aircraft orders from Airbus
  • Airbus forecasts 50% market share for this year
  • Auckland Airport passenger traffic up
  • FedEx to expand trucking operations if pilots strike
Features
  • Fruit of a worldwide effort
    Sept 11 launch of SIA's new product and service features came from two years of intensive research and work
Columns
  • Knud I Larsen director reflects on shipping's biggest changes

Sched Netweb site
  • September's external trade figures released
  • APSA succeeds in resisting new THCs
  • New cranes for Santos
  • U-Freight opens in Vancouver
  • Asian Sources and ACS form new partnership
  • EVA predicts rise in cargo transportation
  • ATA applauds passage of international treaty
  • Avia Presto experiences huge growth in cargo handling

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 1998
  • American Airlines not to Amsterdam and Moskou
  • Nedlloyd pools forces with Dan in UK
  • Sea-Land to charter Greek ships
  • KLM in alliance with Air Alps Aviation
  • Eleven percent ECT growth
  • Demand to close Amsterdam runway in bad weather

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Safari to Enhance Service by Cutting Transit Times
  • HMM Extends Transatlantic Service Pact With MSC
  • Sea Containers' Earnings for 3rd Quarter Rise 35%

Marine Logweb site
  • European Commission to monitor newbuilding prices for unfair competition
    The European Commission's DGIII Directorate has published an invitation to tender for services to monitor the shipbuilding market in 1999 and to provide monthly, mid-term and final reports on the newbuilding contracts concluded in the period.
  • Daewoo set for $400 million cable ship order
    Daewoo Heavy Industries is reportedly poised to sign a contract to build l3 cable-laying vessels worth US$400 million.
  • GD completes take-over of NASSCO
    General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has completed its purchase of NASSCO Holdings Inc.
  • Friede Goldman files for NYSE listing
    Friede Goldman International Inc. has filed an Original Listing Application for the New York Stock Exchange. The company's proposed first day of trading on the NYSE is December 1, 1998, and the company's new trading symbol will be "FGI."

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Threat to transatlantic trade fuels renewed crisis for lines
    OCEAN carriers could find themselves on the frontline of a threatened transatlantic trade war, with dozens of European products targeted for punitive duties by the US, which is taking unilateral action over the European Union's banana import regime.
  • Holt names ACL board candidates
    TWO directors of Atlantic Container Line will be retained on the board that major shareholder Holt Group is proposing, writes Janet Porter.
  • US exports to Asia down 11%
    CARGO imbalances across the Pacific are worsening, with US containerised exports to Asia continuing to shrink while imports keep growing.
  • Bremen brokers create new firm
    BREMEN insurance enterprises Lampe & Schierenbeck and Buse & Schwartze have merged.
  • Cargill grain buyout to have worldwide repercussions
    A sense of inevitability surrounds Cargill's proposed buyout of Continental Grain's worldwide commodity busines.
  • German class society predicts 15,000 teu ships
    GERMANISCHER Lloyd has predicted that a new generation of containership leviathans are set to ply the world's trade routes in a little over 10 years, with nearly double the teu capacity of the current largest containership.
  • Hull premiums set for substantial rise
    SHIPOWNERS have been warned by a Norwegian expert they face substantial increases in hull insurance premiums, as marine insurers come to terms with heavy losses.
  • Storebrand profits hit by unrest in market
    NORWEGIAN insurance company Storebrand has blamed capital market unrest for a 37% erosion in nine-month consolidated profit, but said it was still financially strong.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 1998
  • Salvarani quits EU safety post
    ROBERTO Salvarani, for seven years the head of the Europe's maritime safety campaign, has left his post to take charge of the transport directorate's Trans-European Network programme.
  • Sea Containers buys ferry business
    SEA Containers has announced it has signed a contract to acquire another ferry business, but "the company and the vendor have agreed to keep the transaction confidential until closing."
  • Italian second register attracts 200 ships
    MORE than 200 ships have applied to join the Italian International Register, according to Confitarma, the Italian owners' association.
  • Tea-for-oil deal resumed
    SRI Lanka is to buy $10-12m worth of oil from Iraq, and will resume sales of Ceylon tea, under a barter deal struck by a Colombo delegation that visited Baghdad last week.
  • Italian inland cruising expands
    INTEREST in cruising on Italy's inland waterways is growing, following the development of cruises on the River Po by a Swiss operator.
  • Subic Bay set to beat targets
    SUBIC Bay freeport has posted Pesos139m ($3.6m) in revenue for the first nine months of 1998, and looks set to beat this year's target revenue.
  • Philippines 'fines' SGS
    PHILIPPINES Customs Bureau is to deduct penalties for alleged valuation errors committed by Societe Generale de Surveillance from the firm's fee for next year.
  • Marine underwriting losses 'inevitable'
    SEVERE underwriting losses are now inevitable, according to Norway's Central Union of Marine Underwriters.
  • Shore jobs threatened claim owners
    FAILURE to develop an attractive career path will jeopardise the seafaring expertise needed to maintain related shore-based industries, Glasgow owners warned.
  • Port Klang terminals form alliance
    TWO of Port Klang's three container terminals have agreed a "strategic and operational alliance" to offer their services under a new "North Port" title.
  • Strike hits Hanjin shipyards
    WORKERS at South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries started an indefinite strike yesterday.
  • FESCO plans $500m fleet renewal
    RUSSIA'S Far Eastern Shipping Co is planning to spend $500m to renew its fleet.
  • Knud I Larsen debts dwarf assets
    DANISH shipping company Knud I Larsen, which suspended debt repayments on October 28, has debts of Dkr1.57bn ($240m), while assets come to only Dkr 90m.
  • Cruise lines bewildered by booking slowdown
    CRUISE lines are reported to be bewildered by a slowing in bookings in the US market this winter.
  • Algoma hit by grain dearth
    LOWER grain shipments on the Great Lakes, increased shiprepair costs and depressed earnings have hit the third quarter results of Ontario-based Algoma Central Corp.
  • MUA claims Geraldton conspiracy
    A PLAN to sack wharfies in the Western Australian port of Geraldton is being tackled head on by the Maritime Union which is lodging conspiracy charges.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • VCA in deep over surcharge
    The Victorian Channels Authority is searching for a more effective method of charging users of the recently deepened channels of the port of Geelong, following a virtual boycott by bulk trades operators which has seen larger vessels staying away in droves.
    Early this year after the $35 million project was completed, the VCA declared a new channel depth of 12.3 metres -- 1.3 metres deeper than previously -- and established a differential pricing structure to reflect use of the increased depth.
  • Botany back on even keel
    Productivity at Port Botany container terminals has returned to levels experienced prior to the dispute over the removal of crane chasers.
    All sources agree that the situation has improved over the past week, but stressed the need for those levels to be sustained.
    The commercial director of the New South Wales Road Transport Association, Terry Dene, confirmed that the level of complaints from his members had fallen, and has been taken as a sign of the general improvement in the situation.
    Truck operators have been among the most forceful critics of the Port Botany facilities.
  • Court to hear MUA claim
    The Federal Court will hold a hearing for the Maritime Union of Australia on Wednesday to assess its application for an injunction to stop the Geraldton Port Authority from making its stevedoring workforce redundant.
    The GPA, which has licensed Cooperative Bulk Handling, P&O Ports and WA Mercentile, to provide stevedoring at the port, will end its involvement in stevedoring on 31 December.
    The port has offered voluntary redundancies to its stevedoring workers and those who do not take up this option will be placed on the state government redeployment list.
    The MUA is modelling its action on its court case against Patrick Stevedores earlier this year.
  • Rail puts Toll ahead
    Transport giant, the Toll Group, told shareholders at yesterday's annual general meeting that group trading for the first four months of the 1998-99 financial year was above forecast and significantly ahead of the comparable period in the previous financial year.
    Toll managing director Paul Little said the performance of the Long Distance division had exceeded expectations, particularly its rail operations which continue to benefit from the restructure and cost reduction programs.
  • AWB backs private rail, but …
    One of the rail freight industry's biggest customers, the Australian Wheat Board, has thrown its support behind further privatisation of Australia's rail operations, saying the removal of regulation has lowered costs and improved Australia's international grain competitiveness.
    However, AWB representatives told a public hearing in Melbourne this week that issues associated with rail access, investment and infrastructure, and service and pricing levels still needed to be resolved.
    The AWB, which was giving evidence before the Productivity Commission inquiry into the "Progress in Rail Reform", also ruled out becoming a freight train owner and/or operator in the short-term.

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 1998
  • Daewoo Wins $400M Order
    Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. has reportedly won a $400 million order to build 13 cable laying vessels for the CTR Group Ltd. of the United States.
  • EU Probes Capacity At Kvaerner's German Yard
    The European Commission is reportedly investigating whether the German Warnow Werft shipyard owned by Norway's Kvaerner is complying with capacity limits in return for EU subsidies.
  • P&O Nedlloyd Agrees To Cheaper Crew Deal
    P&O Nedlloyd has reportedly reached an agreement with seafarers' unions about its plans to replace 330 British and New Zealand seaman with cheaper crew.
  • CEFOR Warns Of Marine Insurance Losses
    The managing director of Norway's Central Union of Marine Underwriters (CEFOR), Tore Forsmo, reportedly warned insurers that losses are inevitable in marine insurance this year and premium rates must be raised to reflect exposures.
  • IUA Formally Launched After LIRMA Vote
    The International Underwriting Association of London (IUA) was formally launched after members of The London International Insurance and Reinsurance Market Association (LIRMA) voted in favor of a merger with the Institute of London Underwriters (ILU).
  • Worldscale Predicts Rates Will Fall In 1999
    Worldscale flat rates for oil tankers will reportedly fall by between five and seven percent next year.
  • Holt Group Wants To Take Active Role In ACL
    Privately-owned U.S. stevedoring and shipping company The Holt Group Inc. will reportedly propose taking a more active role in Atlantic Container Line AB.
  • Oslo Frets About Plans To Tow Ex-Soviet Warship
    Norway reportedly expressed concern about Russian plans to tow a rusting aircraft carrier, formerly the pride of the Soviet fleet, past its coast this winter bound for an Indian scrapyard.
  • U.S. Oil Industry Hopes For Asian Recovery By 2000
    The worst of Asia's economic woes could be over and a recovery could be under way by 2000, top U.S. oil executives, meeting at a major industry conference in San Francisco, Calif. reported. And they agreed that the oil industry -- the first industry outside Asia to suffer when Asian currencies and economies began crumbling in 1997 -- will still be in dismal shape if an Asian recovery doesn't start to take place by then.
  • Chevron Sale Marks End Of California Offshore Oil Saga
    Chevron Corp. reportedly agreed to sell its share of the Point Arguello offshore oil project -- the center of a decade-long fight with environmentalists in the 1980s and early 1990s -- along with the rest of its California offshore properties. The sale to privately held Venoco Inc. marks the end of a long saga for Chevron that began in 1981 with one of the largest U.S. offshore finds ever, off the California resort city of Santa Barbara, and led to a landmark struggle between the oil industry and environmentalists.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
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
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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.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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