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August 13, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Eastbound shipping lines planning rate hike from Oct 1
    Rise in response to dive in rates caused by Asia downturn, conference says
  • Committee aims to turn HK into int'l shipping hub
  • PSA's Europe venture posts strong growth in Q2
Air and Land Transport
  • Air France seeking Asian partners
    Carrier's move is part of plan to promote HK as regional hub
  • Continental to take US$77m charge in 3rd qtr
  • US safety board urges P&W engine changes
  • Air Lanka targets new routes to Australia, S Africa: minister
  • American to pay US$1.93m in 'wrongful death' suit
  • Skymark eyes rail customers, not other airlines: president
  • PAL plans to further cut its fleet, staff
Features
  • Beijing acts against smuggling
    And not even the army will escape as China moves to protect its gas-oil industry hit by falling world prices
Columns
  • Italian yard looks ahead but Koreans' future is shakier

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Eastbound shipping lines planning rate hike from Oct 1
    Rise in response to dive in rates caused by Asia downturn, conference says
  • Committee aims to turn HK into int'l shipping hub
  • PSA's Europe venture posts strong growth in Q2
Air and Land Transport
  • Air France seeking Asian partners
    Carrier's move is part of plan to promote HK as regional hub
  • Continental to take US$77m charge in 3rd qtr
  • US safety board urges P&W engine changes
  • Air Lanka targets new routes to Australia, S Africa: minister
  • American to pay US$1.93m in 'wrongful death' suit
  • Skymark eyes rail customers, not other airlines: president
  • PAL plans to further cut its fleet, staff
Features
  • Beijing acts against smuggling
    And not even the army will escape as China moves to protect its gas-oil industry hit by falling world prices
Columns
  • Italian yard looks ahead but Koreans' future is shakier

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Eastbound shipping lines planning rate hike from Oct 1
    Rise in response to dive in rates caused by Asia downturn, conference says
  • Committee aims to turn HK into int'l shipping hub
  • PSA's Europe venture posts strong growth in Q2
Air and Land Transport
  • Air France seeking Asian partners
    Carrier's move is part of plan to promote HK as regional hub
  • Continental to take US$77m charge in 3rd qtr
  • US safety board urges P&W engine changes
  • Air Lanka targets new routes to Australia, S Africa: minister
  • American to pay US$1.93m in 'wrongful death' suit
  • Skymark eyes rail customers, not other airlines: president
  • PAL plans to further cut its fleet, staff
Features
  • Beijing acts against smuggling
    And not even the army will escape as China moves to protect its gas-oil industry hit by falling world prices
Columns
  • Italian yard looks ahead but Koreans' future is shakier

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Eastbound shipping lines planning rate hike from Oct 1
    Rise in response to dive in rates caused by Asia downturn, conference says
  • Committee aims to turn HK into int'l shipping hub
  • PSA's Europe venture posts strong growth in Q2
Air and Land Transport
  • Air France seeking Asian partners
    Carrier's move is part of plan to promote HK as regional hub
  • Continental to take US$77m charge in 3rd qtr
  • US safety board urges P&W engine changes
  • Air Lanka targets new routes to Australia, S Africa: minister
  • American to pay US$1.93m in 'wrongful death' suit
  • Skymark eyes rail customers, not other airlines: president
  • PAL plans to further cut its fleet, staff
Features
  • Beijing acts against smuggling
    And not even the army will escape as China moves to protect its gas-oil industry hit by falling world prices
Columns
  • Italian yard looks ahead but Koreans' future is shakier

Sched Netweb site
  • AWRA members reconfirm rate restoration
  • CSAV provides most ships on new slot share
  • Rotterdam reports record growth for '98
  • Italia loses on operations, gains on revenue
  • New deadline for nailing down ASF body
  • Oakland finishes FY 1998 with strong growth
  • Recovery plan on schedule, says HACTL
  • Dutch MPs urge further probe
  • America West escapes blemish on irregularities

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 12, 1998
  • Port of Antwerp wants civilian airport and freight airport
  • Belgian rail strike over
  • DFDS buys Danzas activities
  • FIATA and IATA talk about CAA problem
  • Poltrain is on vacation
  • Sydney Monorail sold by TNT Post

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Asian importers fear possible Northwest strike
  • A year after accusing Japan, FMC charges China with unfair shipping practices
  • Alstom Montreal rail center wins GO Transit locomotive overhaul job
  • AT&T asks FCC to put Telmex-Sprint deal put on hold
  • NTSB recommends modifications of airline fuel pumps
  • US official set for "scheduled" Russia talks
  • Weather problems slash US cotton crop by 24 percent
  • Iraq wants UN sanctions lifted
  • US productivity falls for first time in 3 years
  • Study: e-mail rivals phones, 'snail' mail
  • CalEnergy to buy MidAmerican for $4.0 billion
Transportation
  • FedEx unveils its next-flight service option
  • Senator presses USDA to release Jones Act study
  • Qualcomm offers satellite units for small fleets
  • Cathay Pacific Airlines holds tight on freight rates
  • Georgia container maker closed by prison competition
Maritime
  • Grain shipments likely to pick up by end of year
  • Bangladesh lacks boxes to carry exports
  • Brazil's Port of Santos stays paralyzed by strike
  • Customs finds cocaine in detergent shipment
  • Growing Le Havre poised to expand box facilities
  • Brian McAllister wins ownership of barge, ferry operations
  • Wallenius finds niche moving cars from Mexico to US

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Asian importers fear possible Northwest strike
  • A year after accusing Japan, FMC charges China with unfair shipping practices
  • Alstom Montreal rail center wins GO Transit locomotive overhaul job
  • AT&T asks FCC to put Telmex-Sprint deal put on hold
  • NTSB recommends modifications of airline fuel pumps
  • US official set for "scheduled" Russia talks
  • Weather problems slash US cotton crop by 24 percent
  • Iraq wants UN sanctions lifted
  • US productivity falls for first time in 3 years
  • Study: e-mail rivals phones, 'snail' mail
  • CalEnergy to buy MidAmerican for $4.0 billion
Transportation
  • FedEx unveils its next-flight service option
  • Senator presses USDA to release Jones Act study
  • Qualcomm offers satellite units for small fleets
  • Cathay Pacific Airlines holds tight on freight rates
  • Georgia container maker closed by prison competition
Maritime
  • Grain shipments likely to pick up by end of year
  • Bangladesh lacks boxes to carry exports
  • Brazil's Port of Santos stays paralyzed by strike
  • Customs finds cocaine in detergent shipment
  • Growing Le Havre poised to expand box facilities
  • Brian McAllister wins ownership of barge, ferry operations
  • Wallenius finds niche moving cars from Mexico to US

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Asian importers fear possible Northwest strike
  • A year after accusing Japan, FMC charges China with unfair shipping practices
  • Alstom Montreal rail center wins GO Transit locomotive overhaul job
  • AT&T asks FCC to put Telmex-Sprint deal put on hold
  • NTSB recommends modifications of airline fuel pumps
  • US official set for "scheduled" Russia talks
  • Weather problems slash US cotton crop by 24 percent
  • Iraq wants UN sanctions lifted
  • US productivity falls for first time in 3 years
  • Study: e-mail rivals phones, 'snail' mail
  • CalEnergy to buy MidAmerican for $4.0 billion
Transportation
  • FedEx unveils its next-flight service option
  • Senator presses USDA to release Jones Act study
  • Qualcomm offers satellite units for small fleets
  • Cathay Pacific Airlines holds tight on freight rates
  • Georgia container maker closed by prison competition
Maritime
  • Grain shipments likely to pick up by end of year
  • Bangladesh lacks boxes to carry exports
  • Brazil's Port of Santos stays paralyzed by strike
  • Customs finds cocaine in detergent shipment
  • Growing Le Havre poised to expand box facilities
  • Brian McAllister wins ownership of barge, ferry operations
  • Wallenius finds niche moving cars from Mexico to US

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Yangtze Flood Closes Wuhan Box Terminal
    Container terminal at Hanyang District in Wuhan Port, Hubei Province has been inundated and thus closed, as heavy rains along the Yangtze River have continued for four weeks. Navigation on the Yangtze to the west of Nanjing has been also suspended. Distribution of cargoes to the inland cities along the river totally depends on rail or truck from Shanghai. Freight forwarders said they would be unable to afford door-to-door services for the time being.
  • TSK Assigning New Ship in Japan/Asia Route
    Tokyo Senpaku Kaisha, Ltd. (TSK Line) is putting into service its newly-built ACX Clover which has a capacity of 1,300 TEUs. The new containership will replace the 1,475-TEU ACX Magnolia now assigned in TSK's Southern Cross Service which connects Japanese ports of Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Nagoya and Kobe to Keelung, Hong Kong, Singapore and Jakarta.
    The ACX Clover will be delivered on August 24 and set sail from Tokyo on August 25.
  • Nam Sung to Start calling Hachinohe
    Starting from end August, South Korea's Nam Sung Shipping will add Hachinohe in the northern prefecture of Aomori as regular port of call to its Busan/Tomakomai service. For the Port of Hachinohe, Nam Sung will be the third international container line after Singapore's Advanced Container Line and Minsheng Kambara Marine Shipping that makes regular calls at the port.
    Hachinohe was designated as Foreign Access Zone (FAZ) in March this year and has developed facilities for container vessels and international cargoes such as Hachinohe Port Trade Center and Hachinohe Port International Freight Terminal.
  • Cargo Volume at Penang Dips 16%
    Cargo throughput at the Port of Penang, Malaysia, dropped 15.6% for the first six months of this year. While exports gained a 5.7% increase to 3.32 million tons, imports declined 26.3% to 4.59 million tons. Container volume fell 7.0% to 4.04 million tons.

urgente online pressweb site
  • El Gobierno canario subvenciona los viajes en barco por las Islas
  • Amadeus cotizar' en el parqu' de Madrid
  • Disputas por el cambio al nuevo aeropuerto milan's de Malpensa
  • British Airways invierte m's de un bill'n en aviones de Boeing y Airbus
  • Ryder contrata toda la log'stica de Ford en Norteam'rica

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Meet on investment opportunities, risks in container ports
  • CSL lays keel of third tug for Kandla
  • The Bombay Custom House Agents’ Association
  • Banks role in stepping up exports: Fieo seminar
  • ‘India Tech ’98’ exhibition in Kenya put off
  • Tatas suggest measures to step up exports
  • IMC organises workshop
  • Perspective plan on anvil
  • Indian raw materials for IWS garment units in Emirates
  • IMC seminar on business via Internet
  • Downgrading not to hit foreign investment

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Bibby tank unit calls in receiver
    BIBBY Tank Containers Limited, established only last year after the Bibby Line Group acquired a maj-ority stake in the spec-ialist tank container operator Nigel Parkes Shipping, has gone into receivership.
  • Brussels looks at Lurssen-Vulkan link
    A EUROPEAN Commission investigation is under way into whether financial measures connected with the takeover of Bremer Vulkan Marineschiffbau by Bremen shipbuilder Lurssen were in accordance with European Union shipbuilding guidelines.
  • MarAd plans revamp for redundant forms
    SWEEPING changes have been proposed by the US Maritime Administration to its often criticised application and documentation forms, and requirements for government's Title XI shipbuilding and shipyard modernisation loan-guarantee programme.
  • SeaCon reveals second quarter net increase
    BERMUDA-based container lessor and operator of passenger transport and hotels, Sea Containers, yesterday announced net second quarter earnings of $17.9m, 25% year-on-year growth, writes Ian Collard. Disclosing the company's financial results, Sea Containers reported diluted earnings per common share up 27% in the three month period to 95', on a revenue of $327m, a jump of 16%.
  • Dudula breaks the mould
    IN ONE of the first effective moves by a black South African maritime group into the close-knit local shipping industry, Durban-based Dudula Shipping Company has acquired a controlling interest in a shipping line that operates internationally.
  • ITF to list ships using non-union dock labour
    A "TARGET list" of individual ships that have been handled by non-union dock labour is to be compiled by International Transport Workers' Federation.
  • Volatile trade flows to hit Australian ports
    SENIOR executives at two major Australian ports haved warned of greater volatility in trade flow in the next 12 months as the Asian crisis starts to make an impact.
  • Revenues rise at Sydney
    NEW South Wales ports minister Kim Yeadon says Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC) delivered an increase in revenue to A$85m (US$53m) from A$80m last year despite the 5% reduction in port charges during the year.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 12, 1998
  • US railmen to meet frustrated shippers
    AS shippers continue to experience rail delays on the US West Coast, a major railroad group has scheduled a series of meetings with customers later this month.
  • Tauranga puts hopes in boxes
    AN INCREASE in container volumes at Tauranga will go some way towards offsetting a downturn in bulk cargo caused by the Asian crisis.
  • Reefers pull Swedish Orient lower
    SWEDISH Orient Lines, the Swedish reefer and roro operator, saw its first half pre-tax proft slump as a result of the weakening reefer market.
  • ANL sale hits snag
    A POTENTIAL obstacle to the sale of Australia's state-owned ANL has emerged only weeks after CGM was selected as the majority buyer.
  • Samsung in massive casino ship deal
    AN UNNAMED US consortium is reported to have signed a letter of intent with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung in a $40bn-$50bn deal for 20 offshore casino ships.
  • Oil price hits ten year low
    CRUDE oil prices may have fallen to a ten year low yesterday but worse is predicted as analysts say that the average crude oil price could fall to $9 a barrel by January 1999.
  • FMC to discuss China allegations
    US FMC officials meet today to review allegations from US shipping lines and politicians that China's maritime policies are hurting US flag carriers.
  • BP shares continue to rise after Amoco deal
    SHARES in British Petroleum continued to rise this morning following yesterday's announce-ment of a takeover of Amoco.
  • NZ ports fear box bug delays
    NEW Zealand ports, ship operators and importers fear that delays and cost increases will result from new biosecurity border controls that include a strict, new container inspection.
  • Gordon faces finance probe
    RICHARD Gordon, ousted chairman of SBMA, is facing a new investigation into the alleged illegal fund disbursement he made during the last five years of his term.
  • Romanian crew in the dark
    THE crew of a Romanian vessel under arrest in Chennai has told the agent that the generator has broken and there is total black-out on board.
  • OMI Corp doubles first half income
    OMI Corp, the US bulk shipping company, reported a net income of $39.5m for the first six months of 1998, more than double the $16.3m reported in the first half of 1997.
  • Major US terminal operator taken over
    KINDER Morgan Energy Partners is to buy Hall-Buck Marine, one of the largest independent operators of dry bulk terminals in the US, for $100m.
  • German yard wins Mississippi river boat order
    GERMAN inland waterways yard Deutsche Binnenwerften has won a contract to build a 600 passenger casino vessel in the design of a side-wheel Mississippi river boat.
  • Philippines plan to end Panama lawsuits
    POLITICIANS and shipowners in the Philippines are planning to bring all lawsuits filed by Filipino seafarers in Panama under the jurisdiction of Philippine courts.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Le transbordement de marchandises à Matadi tourne au ralenti
    La situation dans le bas-Congo est très confuse et les informations contradictoires. La navigation sur le fleuve Congo, qui est vital, est paralysée depuis vendredi dernier. Cela signifie que six navires sont bloqués dans le port de Matadi. Il s'agit entre autres du "Wadai" et "Woermann Expert" et quatres unités chargées d'aliments frais. Le "Woermann Expert" attend de pouvoir lever l'ancre depuis vendredi dernier. La manutention du "Wadai" devait être terminée jeudi soir, mais on ne sait pas quand le navire pourra quitter le port de Matadi, tout comme les autres navires bloqués dans le port.
  • L'Entreprise portuaire anversoise candidate à la gestion de l'aéroport de Deurne
    L'idée d'une gestion, ou au moins d'une participation à la gestion de l'aéroport d'Anvers par l'Entreprise portuaire communale, fait son chemin. L'échevin du port d'Anvers Leo Delwaide vient de lancer à ce propos un signal très intéressant. Le dossier n'est toutefois pas près d'être bouclé, loin s'en faut.
  • Colirail (express sur mesure) veut doubler son CA en trois ans
    Colirail, société française spécialisée dans le transport express sur mesure, veut doubler son chiffre d'affaires en trois ans. Elle veut pour ce faire accentuer le développement européen et les produits à valeur ajoutée. Par ailleurs, la société a annoncé la signature d'un contrat avec Air France, pour qui Colirail va assurer des tâches de logistique terrestre.
  • Une "check-list" exhaustive doit préparer Zeebrugge à l'an 2000
    Au port de Zeebrugge, comme ailleurs, la division informatique prépare sérieusement le passage à l'an 2000 et l'introduction de l'euro. Des réunions et consultations qui ont eu lieu dans ce contexte on a distillé une check-list dans laquelle rien n'a été laissé au hasard.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • QR boasts freight milestones
    QUEENSLAND Rail has again set an Australian record for rail freight haulage, carrying more than 110 million tonnes of freight in 1997-98.
    In another record-breaking year, it was announced yesterday (August 12) that QR hauled 110.4 million tonnes of freight in 1997-98 compared with 105 million tonnes the previous year.
    However, the growth in tonnage was much lower than forecast. QR predicted last year that it expected to haul almost 113 million tonnes in 1997-98, rising to 148 million tonnes in 2001-02.
  • Inquiry warns: Spend now or rail doomed
    AUSTRALIA’S interstate rail track infrastructure is in "dire circumstances" and unless the Commonwealth invests an additional $750 million in the track over the next three years -- plus another $2 billion to 2010 -- the system will decline to an irretrievable level, according the Parliamentary Role of Rail inquiry.
    The chairman of the Standing Committee on Communications, Transport and Microeconomic Reform, Paul Neville, said that after hearing 147 witnesses and receiving 175 submissions, the committee believed it had made 16 hard-hitting but realistic recommendations designed to ensure that the national track would support a level of service between Brisbane and Perth equal to world best practice standards.
  • Rail task force announced
    CANBERRA: The membership of the Rail Projects Task Force -- the group which will examine ways governments can assist private sector development of Australia’s rail network - was announced yesterday in Sydney by Federal Transport Minister Mark Vaile.
    Headed by former Australian National chairman and current chairman of the Committee for Melbourne, Jack Smorgon, the Task Force is charged with identifying ways of advancing the development of very high speed rail services and the federal government’s role in facilitating construction of commercially-viable rail freight lines through regional areas to major ports.
  • ACCC, MUA: Still no deal
    LITIGATION holding up the implementation of the agreement between Patrick and Maritime Union of Australia has still not been resolved, an assistant secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Greg Combet, told DCN yesterday.
    Mr Combet said while discussions were continuing in an effort to resolve the situation, there was no sign of an immediate resolution to the two actions, one taken by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission and the other by the Melbourne Port Corporation.
    He said, in fact, there were signs that the ACCC, in particular, was prepared to back off its position.
  • Geraldton hearing postponed
    THE MARITIME Union of Australia will meet Western Australia’s new Transport Minister Murray Criddle to seek his support in opposing moves to introduce workplace agreements for Geraldton Port Authority (GPA) workers.
    MUA WA branch secretary Terry Buck said the union would fight to ensure that GPA moves to privatise stevedoring arrangements at the port did not result in the dismantling of the integrated port labor force (IPLF) agreements which cover the port’s 41 workers.
    Mr Buck said Tuesday’s postponement of a directions hearing in the Federal Court over the Geraldton issue would give the union an opportunity to talk to the new minister about the benefits of the IPLF arrangement at Geraldton.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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