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July 15, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker captains get jail sentences for spill
    In mitigation hearings, lawyersfor both had called for non-custodial sentences
  • New charge on Asia-Canada route
  • Star attraction leaving Meyer yard
  • Ferry owner quizzed over shooting
Air and Land Transport
  • HK airport authority to help in probe into chaos
    The body says it has nothing to hide as public criticism grows over fiasco
  • US panel mulls joint airline service plan
  • Royal Brunei to go for major revamp
  • Air bag concerns: GM recalls some cars
  • Nod for PAL asset sell-off
  • More ANZ flights to S'pore
Features
  • Sights set on being the best
    Taiwanese container line has ambitious strategy to deal with thepresent slump in the industry
Columns
  • Battle with EU: it's time shipowners spoke in one voice

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker captains get jail sentences for spill
    In mitigation hearings, lawyersfor both had called for non-custodial sentences
  • New charge on Asia-Canada route
  • Star attraction leaving Meyer yard
  • Ferry owner quizzed over shooting
Air and Land Transport
  • HK airport authority to help in probe into chaos
    The body says it has nothing to hide as public criticism grows over fiasco
  • US panel mulls joint airline service plan
  • Royal Brunei to go for major revamp
  • Air bag concerns: GM recalls some cars
  • Nod for PAL asset sell-off
  • More ANZ flights to S'pore
Features
  • Sights set on being the best
    Taiwanese container line has ambitious strategy to deal with thepresent slump in the industry
Columns
  • Battle with EU: it's time shipowners spoke in one voice

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker captains get jail sentences for spill
    In mitigation hearings, lawyersfor both had called for non-custodial sentences
  • New charge on Asia-Canada route
  • Star attraction leaving Meyer yard
  • Ferry owner quizzed over shooting
Air and Land Transport
  • HK airport authority to help in probe into chaos
    The body says it has nothing to hide as public criticism grows over fiasco
  • US panel mulls joint airline service plan
  • Royal Brunei to go for major revamp
  • Air bag concerns: GM recalls some cars
  • Nod for PAL asset sell-off
  • More ANZ flights to S'pore
Features
  • Sights set on being the best
    Taiwanese container line has ambitious strategy to deal with thepresent slump in the industry
Columns
  • Battle with EU: it's time shipowners spoke in one voice

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker captains get jail sentences for spill
    In mitigation hearings, lawyersfor both had called for non-custodial sentences
  • New charge on Asia-Canada route
  • Star attraction leaving Meyer yard
  • Ferry owner quizzed over shooting
Air and Land Transport
  • HK airport authority to help in probe into chaos
    The body says it has nothing to hide as public criticism grows over fiasco
  • US panel mulls joint airline service plan
  • Royal Brunei to go for major revamp
  • Air bag concerns: GM recalls some cars
  • Nod for PAL asset sell-off
  • More ANZ flights to S'pore
Features
  • Sights set on being the best
    Taiwanese container line has ambitious strategy to deal with thepresent slump in the industry
Columns
  • Battle with EU: it's time shipowners spoke in one voice

Cargowebweb site
JULY 14, 1998
  • Maersk and Sea-Land to dedicated terminal in Bremen
  • No agreement on Brenner transit route
  • Trucks overtaking prohibition on more roads
  • Close co-operation Shanghai and Singapore
  • DHL adjusts operations on Chek Lap Kok
  • TWA and Alpa reach agreement on pilots` contract

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Tons of cocaine seized at Cartagena
  • As Gazprom goes, so goes Russian bailout
  • Race to elect new WTO chief for the millennium kicks off
  • Work stoppages again disrupt West Coast ports
  • Antidumping duties imposed on Chilean salmon
  • Oslo small arms talks end with 'common understanding'
  • U.S. proposes speeding release of WTO panel reports
  • Penske Logistics earns ISO 9002 certification for GM suppliers
  • Clyde Hart to speak at transportation law luncheon
  • Lott says US satellites helped China military, calls for new probe
  • For Indonesians who now find Big Macs too pricey, McDonald's has the RiceEgg
  • Microsoft displaces Netscape as the corporate browser of choice
  • Insurance industry faces potentially catastrophic losses from Year 2000 crisis
  • APL sees 970 percent jump in use of its web site
Transportation
  • Hong Kong air cargo moves -- slowly
  • Rail blockades by miners, others continue to stall cargo trains
  • NIT League supports court suit seeking full refund of harbor tax
  • Canadian rail union vows no strike yet
  • Postal strike cripples business in India
  • Yet another alliance between European forwarders
Maritime
  • China brightens Asian trade
  • Container-terminal firm created
  • Bulk carriers brace for continued rate plunge
  • California employer wins benefit-setting case
  • Freight forwarders group awards scholarship
  • Sembawang unit in voluntary liquidation
  • New tanker orders soar, study shows
  • Shippers get cargo as authorities in Savannah release Croatia ship
  • Philippines lures Sea-Land office

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Tons of cocaine seized at Cartagena
  • As Gazprom goes, so goes Russian bailout
  • Race to elect new WTO chief for the millennium kicks off
  • Work stoppages again disrupt West Coast ports
  • Antidumping duties imposed on Chilean salmon
  • Oslo small arms talks end with 'common understanding'
  • U.S. proposes speeding release of WTO panel reports
  • Penske Logistics earns ISO 9002 certification for GM suppliers
  • Clyde Hart to speak at transportation law luncheon
  • Lott says US satellites helped China military, calls for new probe
  • For Indonesians who now find Big Macs too pricey, McDonald's has the RiceEgg
  • Microsoft displaces Netscape as the corporate browser of choice
  • Insurance industry faces potentially catastrophic losses from Year 2000 crisis
  • APL sees 970 percent jump in use of its web site
Transportation
  • Hong Kong air cargo moves -- slowly
  • Rail blockades by miners, others continue to stall cargo trains
  • NIT League supports court suit seeking full refund of harbor tax
  • Canadian rail union vows no strike yet
  • Postal strike cripples business in India
  • Yet another alliance between European forwarders
Maritime
  • China brightens Asian trade
  • Container-terminal firm created
  • Bulk carriers brace for continued rate plunge
  • California employer wins benefit-setting case
  • Freight forwarders group awards scholarship
  • Sembawang unit in voluntary liquidation
  • New tanker orders soar, study shows
  • Shippers get cargo as authorities in Savannah release Croatia ship
  • Philippines lures Sea-Land office

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Tons of cocaine seized at Cartagena
  • As Gazprom goes, so goes Russian bailout
  • Race to elect new WTO chief for the millennium kicks off
  • Work stoppages again disrupt West Coast ports
  • Antidumping duties imposed on Chilean salmon
  • Oslo small arms talks end with 'common understanding'
  • U.S. proposes speeding release of WTO panel reports
  • Penske Logistics earns ISO 9002 certification for GM suppliers
  • Clyde Hart to speak at transportation law luncheon
  • Lott says US satellites helped China military, calls for new probe
  • For Indonesians who now find Big Macs too pricey, McDonald's has the RiceEgg
  • Microsoft displaces Netscape as the corporate browser of choice
  • Insurance industry faces potentially catastrophic losses from Year 2000 crisis
  • APL sees 970 percent jump in use of its web site
Transportation
  • Hong Kong air cargo moves -- slowly
  • Rail blockades by miners, others continue to stall cargo trains
  • NIT League supports court suit seeking full refund of harbor tax
  • Canadian rail union vows no strike yet
  • Postal strike cripples business in India
  • Yet another alliance between European forwarders
Maritime
  • China brightens Asian trade
  • Container-terminal firm created
  • Bulk carriers brace for continued rate plunge
  • California employer wins benefit-setting case
  • Freight forwarders group awards scholarship
  • Sembawang unit in voluntary liquidation
  • New tanker orders soar, study shows
  • Shippers get cargo as authorities in Savannah release Croatia ship
  • Philippines lures Sea-Land office

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Grand Alliance Realigns Transpacific Services
  • Sino-US Forwarding Venture Approved
  • Yokkaichi Port Gets Nod for Upgrading

urgente online pressweb site
  • Pro Logis desembarca en España a través de su filial Frigoscandia
  • Air France comprará 20 Airbus a pesar del revés comunitario
  • Peugeot vende en España el 16,5 por ciento de los veh'culos fabricados en Villaverde
  • Finanzauto pone en marcha la "Línea Amarilla"
  • Iveco gana el rally de Túnez con un camión fabricado en serie

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CTSA supports surcharge to cover equipment repositioning costs
  • Sanctions effect tapering off: Bakht
  • FIEO concern over negative growth
  • Hegde stresses on 'national commitment' at Chemexcil Awards function
  • 21 Port Projects for Private Sector
  • Mumbai Trans Harbour Link: MbPT clarifies
  • Cabotage law relaxation withdrawn
  • Govt may extend sops to private software parks
  • Karnataka to seek OECF aid for irrigation projects

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Portnet and unions break new ground
  • Customs EDI implementation moves closer as test run scores top marks
  • PX Results
  • Exporters call for repeal of amended VAT rules
  • SPOORNET Results
  • Transnet posts improved results
  • SAA Results
  • PORTNET Results
  • Portnet invests R50-m in helicopter pilotage service
  • Hand-held e-mail unit makes its debut
  • Kenya slaps fines on overweight containers
  • Apply now for shoe permits
  • MSC adds Mexico string
  • Buthelezi recommends Germany's border policing methods for SA
  • Weak rand buoys vehicle export market
  • Lykes and Quantum rally to the rescue of the under-privileged
  • Phutuma Freight sets up in Jo'burg
  • GEX delighted with extra capacity as Maersk sails solo
  • 87% of vessels meet July 1 IMO safety deadline
  • East London gets weekly F-E caller
  • Rates can't go any lower, say existing F-E contenders
  • Hellmann plans specialist perishable facility
  • METB will announce Swedish scholarship students soon
  • Straddle carriers could speed up local port operations
  • Transport EDI group to meet this month
  • New road agency will treble existing network in next decade
  • New mobile cranes will boost Durban's heavy lift capability
  • F-E shippers get a taste of technology from hell
  • Forwarders will decide whether cost-effective new ULD comes to SA
  • ISO for Africa
  • BA close to securing stake in Iberia
  • Lufthansa and forwarders enter official new partnership era
  • Merger creates diversified bulk storage company
  • 'Consistency will propel SA into top league of trading nations' - ICS
  • Gateway gets tentative nod as perishable export hub
  • Griffin shareholders approve Grincor scheme
  • Spoornet finds waste is a winner

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Singapore collision masters jailed
    TWO tanker masters involved in the collision which caused Singapore's worst oil spill have been jailed and given hefty fines for their roles in the incident.
  • Liverpool & London sues Lambert Fenchurch over $2.6m claims
    LIVERPOOL & London Steamship Protection and Indemnity Association is suing Lambert Fenchurch and Lambert Fenchurch Marine Group for $2.6m in outstanding claims.
  • Indian ministry seeks $700m shipping boost
    INDIA's Ministry of Surface Transport has proposed setting aside $700m a year under the external commercial borrowings scheme, for the shipping sector during the Ninth Five-Year Plan.
  • Crown Estate reports 10% advance
    BRITAIN'S Crown Estate, which derives a substantial slice of its revenues from marine-related activities, reported a 10% increase in profit last year.
  • Masters pay price of national interest
    IT always seemed a likely bet that masters Michael Chalkitis and Jan Sokolowski would not escape lightly from Singapore's judicial process. So it proved yesterday with both men receiving jail sentences and hefty fines.
  • Sacked Subic chief accused of sedition
    SEDITION charges have been filed against Subic Freeport chairman Richard Gordon and a number of his associates for inciting supporters to resist president Joseph Estrada's orders to replace him.
  • Frontline ULCC is booked into Dubai
    FRONTLINE has awarded Dubai Drydocks the inspection and survey docking of the 402,934 dwt Liberian ULCC Sea Sovereign.
  • Sloman Neptun ready to order carrier in fleet expansion move
    GERMAN shipping company Sloman Neptun is close to ordering a 5,600 cubic metres ethylene carrier.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 14, 1998
  • OOCL enhances China-Japan links
    HONG KONG'S OOCL has redesigned its service links between China and Japan by setting up two new direct services from the Chinese port of Ningbo.
  • Ex-Hambros directors go it alone
    THREE former directors of Hambros Bank's Shipping Division have set up an independent shipping and offshore corporate finance venture.
  • Philippines eases port operating rules
    PHILIPPINES' Department of Justice says that port project developers can be foreigners, although port service contractors and facility operators are required to be nationals.
  • Thomas Miller to go private
    MUTUAL club manager Thomas Miller has decided to replace its existing partnership arrangements and become a private company from early next year.
  • CGM-Transroll boost ECSA service
    FRENCH shipping company CGM (CGM-CMA group) and Brazilian operator Transroll are upgrading their joint container and ro-ro service.
  • Canada purges substandard ships
    CANADIAN ship inspectors detained almost one ship every three days for safety defects during the first quarter of 1998.
  • Taiwan in Australian steel plant bid
    TAIWANESE investors have indicated they may build a multi-billion dollar steel plant in northern Australia.
  • Australian forestry exports soar
    HIGHER levels of woodchip, paper and paperboard exports helped to generate a 16 per cent improvement in Australia's forestry product exports.
  • Philippine port policy overhaul expected
    THE appointment of a new Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) general manager from the shipping sector is expected to lead to a policy overhaul affecting international lines.
  • German union agrees low pay deal
    GERMAN trade union OTV has agreed that new dockworkers employed by Hamburg stevedoring company Carl Tiedemann can receive lower rates of pay for three years.
  • Germany approves new crew rules
    THE German parliament has finally approved new rules reducing the minimum number of German crewmen that must be employed on German-flag ships.
  • India rejects dumping charge
    INDIA'S Ministry of Environment has defended a policy allowing the US to dump its discarded ships on Indian coasts.
  • 'Illegal' stoppage closes US ports
    EIGHT terminals at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles were shut down last week and yesterday in a stoppage by the International Longshore Workers Union.
  • P&O to assess cruise propulsion
    P&O will assess in the near future whether to opt for gas turbines and podded propulsors for use in all or some of the five vessels it has on order.
  • Eidsiva to expand ferry operations
    NORWEGIAN shipping company Eidsiva plans to expand to another route and add further tonnage on the Rostock service.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • OOCL: bénéfice 97 en baisse malgré une hausse des volumes
    "Le résultat de l'exercice 97, attendu à la baisse, a été décevant." Telle est la conclusion marquante du rapport annuel du groupe Orient Overseas (International) Ltd (OOCL). Le bénéfice après impôts est tombé de 107,2 à 24,2 millions d'USD (-77%), tandis que le bénéfice opérationnel après financement et postes exceptionnels est tombé de 56,9 à 3,7 mio. de dollars. En outre, le bénéfice après impôts comprend un montant de 23,2 mio. d'USD généré essentiellement par la vente de navires. Par contre, le chiffre d'affaires est passé de 1,88 à 1, 89 milliard d'USD. Cette légère augmentation résulte d'un accroissement du volume transporté, des revenus du côté des terminaux et de l'introduction de plus grands navires.
  • Anvers au cœur des priorités de la SNCB
    Quand on demande à Antoine Martens, administrateur-directeur général adjoint de la SNCB, que nous avons rencontré lors de la 8e WCTR, quels sont les projets prioritaires de la SNCB à propos d'Anvers, on a vraiment l'impression que tous le sont: l'achèvement de la modernisation de la gare de triage d'Anvers-Nord, le Main Hub pour le transport combiné, le deuxième accès ferroviaire au port d'Anvers, les développements à la Rive gauche, le Rhin d'Acier, le tunnel sous l'Escaut. Seul ce dernier investissement, qui représente au bas mot 14 milliards de BEF, n'est inscrit à aucun budget et ne figure dans aucun plan d'investissement. Et pourtant...
  • Frigoscandia acquiert Interfrisa en Espagne
    Le groupe suédois Frigoscandia, filiale du groupe américain ProLogis, a signé une lettre d'intention pour l'acquisition de la société espagnole de transport et d'entreposage frigorifique Internacional Frigorifica (Interfrisa), basée à Barcelone. Ceci permet à Frigoscandia, qui dit être le plus grand opérateur logistique d'Europe dans la chaîne du froid, de renforcer son réseau dans le Sud de l'Europe. La stratégie du groupe suédois est de se constituer un réseau pan-européen.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Parkes plan crash-lands
    Bold development plans for a dedicated international freight airport at Parkes in NSW's central west appear to be in tatters after the federal government this week virtually ruled out any funding for the proposal.
    Transport Minister Mark Vaile applauded the enthusiasm of the project's backers, the Inland Marketing Corporation, which has been lobbying for state and federal government funding since 1995, but said it would add to freight costs, not reduce them.
    Mr Vaile's comments after the release of an independent report which found that the proposed regional freight hub at Parkes was not viable without significant government funding to compete against existing airfreight services.
  • Intercontinental hopes rest on meeting with AIMPE
    The Intercontinental group was yesterday hoping that a meeting with representatives of the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers might resolve the dispute which is holding up three of the company's vessels.
    The row, over the manning of the coastal bulk carrier Sandra Marie, has led not only to her mothballing, but also to industrial action affecting the Portland off Bunbury and the Lindesay Clark in Geelong.
    The matter has already been before the Australian Industrial Relations Commission but is not expected to return there, at least not in the short term.
  • Eureka: We're back in the bulk business
    The 'faithful' crew from beleaguered Western Bulk Shipping have risen from the ashes as the wholly Australian owned Eureka Bulk Shipping, and have set up their operating base in Kew, Melbourne.
    The new company is headed up by Tomm Paulsen (previously managing diretcor for Western Bulk in Australia). Three former Western colleagues have gone with him, Andrew Kitchen (former WBS chartering manager), Don McNeil (former WBS operations manager) and Jim Jeffers (former WBS company secretary and accounting manager).
    Eureka has a management contract with Eastern Bulk Shipping, formed in Norway by Otto Tidemand Jr, and the Eureka office in Melbourne will be Eastern's only operating office.
    Otto Tidemand Jr has been setting up his own bulk operation since late last year, when he said that the new operation would be an operation of the same dimensions as WBS.
  • Union questions govt's safety commitment
    The federal government has been accused of undermining improvements in the maritime industry.
    In a submission to the Ships of Shame inquiry, Maritime Union of Australia national secretary John Coombs said if safety was an objective for Australia as a flag state, then the country "must lift its game".
    Mr Coombs said the Australian maritime industry could not be viewed in isolation.
    "Globalisation," he said, "is a key concept which is highly relevant to the industry. Despite the strengthening of public and private sector regulation many operators continue to evade regulation with sub-standard ships in a bid to save running costs.
    "Flag of convenience states (FOC) are on the rise with vessels from these states accounting for over half of all absolute vessel losses in 1996."

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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