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February 13, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • Far East exports seen to stagnate in '98
    But Hamburg port uncertain if Asia's crisis will lead to rise in imports by region
  • Leading players to address conference
  • 'Dr Doom' behind Dubai docks training?
  • Aussie maritime union sues Patrick for breach of contract

  • US aviation industry unveils campaign on safety priorities
    Topping list is reducing controlled-flight-into-terrain accidents
  • Rival airlines stall EC review of BA-AA alliance
  • Boeing seen to be US Airways' choice
  • Asia cargo import growth seen to fall sharply this year
  • China to ease off airport upgrades this year, as travel growth slows
  • Samsung in talks with Ford on ties
  • Main US carmakers report hike in exports

  • Growth spurs port expansion
    Economic growth in the region is also generating a renewed sense of competition among Caribbean ports

  • UK court dismisses shipowner's attempt to avoid arbitration

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL takes precautionary cuts on Asia-North America
  • Shangdong transport volume up
  • Maersk improves new East Australia service
  • North Harbour encounters potential picketing
  • Indian port trust urged to allow entry without shipping
  • Mitsui cuts costs through LCL
  • Delta reviews options after Continental rebuff
  • JAL keeps freighter fleet for 1998
  • Qantas names new Singapore freight boss

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 1998
  • Joint ocean tanker shipping Van Ommeren and Broström
  • Saecs ro call at Canary Islands
  • Cenargo takes over Scruttons
  • Dutch forwarders' web site and new management
  • Vos KNV vice-chairman
  • KLM: euro provides more advantages than disadvantages

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Caspar Weinberger headlines
    WTC Tacoma awards dinner
  • TWA deal with Delta opens door to Japan
  • Tourist spending up in Oregon
  • WWPA sends inspector to Alaskan lumber mills
  • S&P takes Sea Containers ratings off Credit Watch
  • Southwest Airlines begins nonstop Kansas City run to Portland

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Faber link to Melbourne row
    HONG Kong financier Marc Faber has emerged as the organiser of a group of Asian investors in the failed plan to train Australian ex-servicemen in Dubai as non-union waterfront workers.
  • Mitsui OSK poised to order five car carriers
    A NEW round of investment in car carrying tonnage is believed to be imminent, with Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines poised to place orders for up to five vessels with domestic shipbuilders.
  • Banana crop crisis dims reefer market optimism
    PROSPECTS are looking rosier in the reefer market, after a lacklustre beginning to the year.
  • Worlds fleet shows small capacity increase
    TOTAL capacity of the world's reefer and freezer vessel fleet increased by only 0.6% in 1997, according to Lauritzen Reefers' forthcoming World Reefer Fleet 1998 publication, writes Clive Woodbridge.
  • Problems at Sally UK keep Silja in the red
    CONTINUING problems at Sally UK have resulted in Finland's Silja group posting a net negative result for the sixth year running.
  • Singapore yards doubt reports of Halla rescue bid
    SINGAPORE shipyards yesterday poured cold water on reports that a government-linked agency in the republic was in rescue talks with Halla, the failed South Korean shipyard.
  • Manila facilities seek fees rise
    OPERATORS of the Port of Manila's two international terminals are asking for an additional increase in cargo handling charges barely a month after Asian Terminals Inc and International Container Terminal Services were granted a 20% increase in fees on January 1, 1998.
  • Chubb lifts capacity of fixed-cost P&I cover
    CHUBB Group has increased the capacity of its fixed-cost protection and indemnity insurance to $100m with immediate effect.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 1998
  • Broström and Van Ommeren merge tanker fleets
    BROSTROM Shipping and Van Ommeren are to merge their tanker interests to create a company owning or chartering 51 product/chemical tankers of 1.5m dwt.
  • HDW tipped to win new Superfast order
    GREEK operator Superfast Ferries is expected to announce a Dm500m ($273m) newbuilding order for three ferries on February 16.
  • Tanker industry 'has not learnt from mistakes'
    TANKER industry leaders voted this morning in favour of the motion that "the tanker industry has not learnt from the mistakes of over-ordering in the 1970s".
  • Korean strike threat hits markets
    FEARS that the recovery of South Korea's economy would be delayed by industrial action led to a fall in the Seoul stock exchange and further weakened the won.
  • ATI seeks 50 per cent storage rate increase
    ASIAN Terminals Inc, operator of the Manila South Harbour, is asking for a minimum rate adjustment of 50 per cent on storage services at the capital's multipurpose port.
  • Swedish officers agree pay deal
    AN agreement has been reached in a pay dispute between unions representing Swedish mechant navy officers and the Swedish Shipowners' Association.
  • Overhaul essential says La Guaira boss
    VENEZUELA'S port of La Guaira will eventually collapse if repairs and modernisation are not carried out in the medium term, according to the state agency running the port.
  • Alang yard should remain open, say report
    A FIRM of consultants has recommended that the Alang Sosiya shipbreaking yard in India should be modernised and not closed.
  • Chennai seeks operator for box terminal
    INDIA'S surface transport ministry has asked three port developers to submit their proposals for running a container terminal at Chennai.
  • Cenargo confirms take-over of Scruttons
    CENARGO International, the British shipping group owned by Michael Hendry, has confirmed that it has acquired Scruttons in a bid that values Scruttons at '15.5m ($25.3m).
  • Canada 'unprepared for major spill'
    CANADA is unprepared for a major oil spill and should create a national agency charged with the task, warned a prominent marine consultant.
  • Lng vessel to be reactivated after 17-year lay-up
    CABOT LNG Shipping Corp, the Boston-based operator that acquired the 126,540 cu m lng carrier Gamma last November, is to reactivate the vessel.
  • Silja changes name as losses mount
    SILJA Oy Ab, the publicly-listed Finnish passenger ship owner, is planning to change its name to Neptun Maritime after suffering yet another heavy loss.
  • Singapore yards 'not affected by turmoil'
    SINGAPORE'S shipyards are not being hit by the Asian currency crisis as customers are based outside the region, Fairplay was told earlier today.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • SAECS ouvre la voie des Canaries à SCL
    Le consortium SAECS (Southern African Europe Container Service) a décidé d'inclure la desserte des îles Canaries dans son service entre l'Europe du Nord et l'Afrique du Sud. Les membres du consortium (SCL, DAL, P&O Nedlloyd et Ellerman Harrison Container Line) estiment que cette destination offre des perspectives intéressantes de trafic, tant avec l'Europe qu'avec l'Afrique du Sud. La desserte des Canaries par SAECS, qui s'engage ainsi dans un secteur où opèrent déjà certains des armements qui lui font une concurrence acharnée sur sa liaison principale, ouvre la voie à l'implantation d'un hub à Las Palmas par SCL, qui projette d'utiliser les Canaries comme plaque tournante pour certains de ses trafics.
  • Dachser et Schachinger signent un accord de coopération
    Le groupe allemand Dachser a conclu un accord de coopération avec le transporteur autrichien Schachinger, qui assurera désormais la distribution locale de marchandises venant des établissements Dachser aux Pays-Bas et en Belgique. Schachinger couvrira toute l'Autriche, à l'exception de la partie ouest (Bundeslanden Tirol et Voralberg), où Dachser dipose d'implantations locales à Innsbruck et Lauterach. L'ancien accord de coopération entre Dachser et Frans Maas expire par l'entrée en vigueur de ce nouveau contrat.
  • Lykes Lines à l'aube d'une grande offensive sur l'Atlantique
    Frank Halliwell, vice-président de CP Ships et CEO de l'armement Lykes Lines, entouré de son nouvel état-major présentait à la presse internationale ce jeudi à son QG de Tampa, les nouvelles structures et organisation qui doivent conduire ladite filiale sur le route du succès. Après la reprise par CP Ships, après le grand nettoyage qui suivit, les dispositions sont prises pour assurer la relance. Ces dernières doivent être considérées dans le contexte du groupe, c'est-à-dire des quatre filiales, les autres étant Cast, Canmar, et Contship, qui représente aujourd'hui un CA de 1,66 mia. de USD et un volume de 1,05 mio. de TEU transportés. On assiste ainsi à la naissance d'un certain type de mega-carrier avec plusieurs antennes, dont Lykes Lines en est une, qui se spécialise sur le segment Europe-Amérique du Nord avec ramification sur le Nord-Sud.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Lykes expands Atlantic capacity
  • Rails, terminals warned: Be ready for holiday rush
  • But for railroads, ports are low priority
  • Ex-Cho Yang chairman reveals, assails lawyer's plan for reform bill compromise
  • Some fear investigation of repair firm may expand
  • It's all hands on deck as Maersk girds for a deluge
  • Shippers going back to Houston to discuss UP
  • Transport survey to measure trade flow
  • Shippers upbeat on CN-IC deal, emphasizing transcontinental track
  • Shippers on Guam to fight for lower rates
  • Vietnam fixing transport with help from abroad
  • Slip, sliding along. Not for Europeans. They won't leave home without luges
  • 'K' Line executive backs deregulation

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Patrick confident of Webb victory
    PATRICK was confident yesterday that work will resume shortly at Webb Dock, which has been crippled since a wharf was sub-leased to P&C Stevedores Pty Ltd late last month.
    The Australian Industrial Relations Commission yesterday concluded hearing evidence on the company’s application which would have the effect of forcing members of the Maritime Union of Australia back to work.
  • ABC sues Ports Corp over charges
    In a move which could have widespread repercussions for the shipping industry, Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd yesterday announced that it is taking legal action against the South Australian government and the state’s SA Ports Corp to recover wharfage and tonnage charges.
  • WA truck drivers face regulation
    TRUCK drivers in Western Australia could soon be subject to a regulated truck driving hours regime for the first time, following the release of a state government proposal to introduce such a system.
    Transport Minister Eric Charlton revealed at a conference in Fremantle this week that the government would introduce a new code of practice for the trucking industry aimed at curbing truck driver fatigue -- the cause of 25 per cent of fatal truck crashes in WA.
  • Burnie fears demarcation fallout
    A demarcation dispute between the MUA and BP Australia over manning levels during tanker discharge operations at Burnie, Tasmania, could cost the port around $250,000 in lost revenues if it is not resolved amicably, according to the Burnie Port Corporation’s general manager, Stewart Tyson.
    Mr Tyson said that he feared that if agreement between the union and BPA was not reached, the port could lose its tanker business to one of several other ports in the State capable of handling such operations.
  • Extra sailings for Spirit of Tasmania
    DUE TO projected increased demand TT-Line will reintroduce eight sailings a week for its conventional ferry, Spirit of Tasmania, for three weeks after the charter of the Incat-built wave piercing ferry, Devil Cat, ends on 18 April.
    TT-Line’s chief executive Peter Simmons said the additional Spirit sailing was a further extension of the company’s increased summer and autumn services.

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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
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 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
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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
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