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BRIEFS

October 15, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Logistics firms urged to continue upgrading
Don't' be thrown off course by Asian crisis, says minister at logistics seminar
Taca puts off posting of 1999 rates till mid-Nov
Kvaerner chief executive steps down

Air and Land Transport

Low demand, credit woes delay PAL's int'l services
Postponement of int'l operations will result in deeper losses for carrier
Cathay Pacific close to buying 40% of Philippine carrier: Estrada
Boeing sells 4 stored MD-90 jets to EVA unit
Global agency needed to regulate airlines: BA chief
FedEx pilots to decide on strike vote on Sunday
Air France, pilots close to deal on equity stake
BA may take up 8% of Iberia

Features

Airline working on alliances
After a debilitating pilots' strike in June, the French airline is trying to catch up with the rest of the industry
For Changi Airport, bigger planes, a new lounge

Columns

Iarossi well-placed to lead ABS into new era of maritime safety

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Logistics firms urged to continue upgrading
Don't' be thrown off course by Asian crisis, says minister at logistics seminar
Taca puts off posting of 1999 rates till mid-Nov
Kvaerner chief executive steps down

Air and Land Transport

Low demand, credit woes delay PAL's int'l services
Postponement of int'l operations will result in deeper losses for carrier
Cathay Pacific close to buying 40% of Philippine carrier: Estrada
Boeing sells 4 stored MD-90 jets to EVA unit
Global agency needed to regulate airlines: BA chief
FedEx pilots to decide on strike vote on Sunday
Air France, pilots close to deal on equity stake
BA may take up 8% of Iberia

Features

Airline working on alliances
After a debilitating pilots' strike in June, the French airline is trying to catch up with the rest of the industry
For Changi Airport, bigger planes, a new lounge

Columns

Iarossi well-placed to lead ABS into new era of maritime safety

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Logistics firms urged to continue upgrading
Don't' be thrown off course by Asian crisis, says minister at logistics seminar
Taca puts off posting of 1999 rates till mid-Nov
Kvaerner chief executive steps down

Air and Land Transport

Low demand, credit woes delay PAL's int'l services
Postponement of int'l operations will result in deeper losses for carrier
Cathay Pacific close to buying 40% of Philippine carrier: Estrada
Boeing sells 4 stored MD-90 jets to EVA unit
Global agency needed to regulate airlines: BA chief
FedEx pilots to decide on strike vote on Sunday
Air France, pilots close to deal on equity stake
BA may take up 8% of Iberia

Features

Airline working on alliances
After a debilitating pilots' strike in June, the French airline is trying to catch up with the rest of the industry
For Changi Airport, bigger planes, a new lounge

Columns

Iarossi well-placed to lead ABS into new era of maritime safety

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Logistics firms urged to continue upgrading
Don't' be thrown off course by Asian crisis, says minister at logistics seminar
Taca puts off posting of 1999 rates till mid-Nov
Kvaerner chief executive steps down

Air and Land Transport

Low demand, credit woes delay PAL's int'l services
Postponement of int'l operations will result in deeper losses for carrier
Cathay Pacific close to buying 40% of Philippine carrier: Estrada
Boeing sells 4 stored MD-90 jets to EVA unit
Global agency needed to regulate airlines: BA chief
FedEx pilots to decide on strike vote on Sunday
Air France, pilots close to deal on equity stake
BA may take up 8% of Iberia

Features

Airline working on alliances
After a debilitating pilots' strike in June, the French airline is trying to catch up with the rest of the industry
For Changi Airport, bigger planes, a new lounge

Columns

Iarossi well-placed to lead ABS into new era of maritime safety

	web site

APL resigns from TWRA K Line enhances Japan/Straits & Vietnam Container Service Danzas expands in Malaysia Panalpina expands forwarding activities in Denmark Nippon undeterred by Asian economic crisis Airbus Industrie follows up A300-600ST delivery Expected upgrade for FedEx Thai announces outcome of board meeting

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OCTOBER 14, 1998
Cautious start for KLM-Alitalia alliance Air France near agreement with pilots New terminal Air France Cargo New Agripark in Rotterdam Chiefs of Star Alliance carriers call on Hong Kong New agreement KLM and Eurowings

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Policy shift toward Cuba floated
Absence of 'me-too' contracts under reform will hurt smaller shippers
Russia's banks told: Default on forward pacts
Railroad profits to get back on track after slowdown, say analysts
U.S. House to take on steel dumping
Ship line defections hit South America rate-setting group
Financial crisis as bad as any since WWII - Summers
Truckload hauler Werner Enterprises reports record third quarter income
Germany's railway and workers agree to extend jobs protection plan

Transportation

Railroads agree to user fees
German truckers battle 'eco-tax'
Danzas selects new Malaysian partner
PAL foreign flights stalled pending investors' talks
Survey: US producers to put faith in forwarders
DHL Worldwide, National Express plan British airport expansion
Freightliner profits in second year as private
Logistics parley message: Two firms working together are better than one
Safety first for head of the FRA

Maritime

Howard election could bring more turmoil to docks
FastShip selects French harbor
New immigration procedures to speed turnaround at Dalian
Conference rebuts shippers on charges

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Policy shift toward Cuba floated
Absence of 'me-too' contracts under reform will hurt smaller shippers
Russia's banks told: Default on forward pacts
Railroad profits to get back on track after slowdown, say analysts
U.S. House to take on steel dumping
Ship line defections hit South America rate-setting group
Financial crisis as bad as any since WWII - Summers
Truckload hauler Werner Enterprises reports record third quarter income
Germany's railway and workers agree to extend jobs protection plan

Transportation

Railroads agree to user fees
German truckers battle 'eco-tax'
Danzas selects new Malaysian partner
PAL foreign flights stalled pending investors' talks
Survey: US producers to put faith in forwarders
DHL Worldwide, National Express plan British airport expansion
Freightliner profits in second year as private
Logistics parley message: Two firms working together are better than one
Safety first for head of the FRA

Maritime

Howard election could bring more turmoil to docks
FastShip selects French harbor
New immigration procedures to speed turnaround at Dalian
Conference rebuts shippers on charges

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Policy shift toward Cuba floated
Absence of 'me-too' contracts under reform will hurt smaller shippers
Russia's banks told: Default on forward pacts
Railroad profits to get back on track after slowdown, say analysts
U.S. House to take on steel dumping
Ship line defections hit South America rate-setting group
Financial crisis as bad as any since WWII - Summers
Truckload hauler Werner Enterprises reports record third quarter income
Germany's railway and workers agree to extend jobs protection plan

Transportation

Railroads agree to user fees
German truckers battle 'eco-tax'
Danzas selects new Malaysian partner
PAL foreign flights stalled pending investors' talks
Survey: US producers to put faith in forwarders
DHL Worldwide, National Express plan British airport expansion
Freightliner profits in second year as private
Logistics parley message: Two firms working together are better than one
Safety first for head of the FRA

Maritime

Howard election could bring more turmoil to docks
FastShip selects French harbor
New immigration procedures to speed turnaround at Dalian
Conference rebuts shippers on charges

	web site

Yokohama/Sendai Container Train Service Launched HMM Starts Calling Kwangyang Mid-Year Profits Increase at TMM Jindo Awarded $180 Million Contract Rotterdam Port Authority, ECT Eye Joint Venture

	web site

Estados Unidos liberaliza el transporte marítimo Fomento analiza hoy el impacto del euro en el transporte terrestre Los sectores ferroviario y marítimo llegan a un acuerdo con la Comisión Europea Finanzauto presenta la maquinaria portuaria de Fantuzzi-Reggiane TNT patrocina la logística del textil Binter transporta 130.000 pasajeros en 9 meses Subaru, SsangYong y Daihatsu, en el Salón de Sevilla Cargo International Logistics conecta Azerbaiyán con Estados Unidos "El impacto de la Unión Monetaria en el transporte terrestre".

	web site

Core panel studying e-commerce format Luxury Liner - Superstar Leo at Mumbai Port Customs duty evaluation policy in for major changes A method to artificially Trade deficit widens EC strikes down four export schemes Assocham expresses concern over rising costs of inputs TIDCO keen on developing Tuticorin Port Asia recovery in mid '99 ' IMF Indo-Oman fertiliser project taking shape IMC meet on EEC trade today Meeting with JNPT Chairman tomorrow Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. Industry forms action panel to fight power tariff hike

The Link

OCTOBER, 1998

Shipping

Electronic charts: A revolutionary step in maritime navigation
Maersk upgrading Australia-E. Asia service
Chinese shipping firms place panamax orders with Japanese yards
Railways' land bridge offer interests SCI, Maersk
IOL enhances services to Indian Ocean Islands and Africa
First Indian Liferaft Service Centre at Visakhapatnam
Goa shipyards clinch pacts with Portuguese
CP Ships acquires ANZDL
Inauguration of new MIX-Service
UASC takes delivery of 6th A4 series container vessel
Guangzhou Shipyard on its way up
Scan Point
Transpacific shipping lines adjust rates and charges
Kalmar's largest order en route to Turkey
Hapag-Lloyd orders three 4,800-teu vessels
Hoegh Lines ownership to be transferred to Egon Oldendorff
Evergreen plans major expansion of fleet & service network
Advance Container Line commences Calcutta-Singapore shuttle service

Ports

Survey vessel Sanshodhinee delivered to Mumbai Port Trust
'Green' signal for port projects
Rs 3,600-cr expansion plan for NMP
Reliance among 3 shortlisted for Gujarat project
SCAN POINT
MoST seeks more details from 3 cos for Vallarpadam project
MbPT introduces on-line container billing
ISPL consortium to develop Kakinada Port
RITES projects highest growth rate for container cargo traffic
Committee to spell out accounting norms
Ports FDI limit hiked to 100%; expressways link proposed
CONCOR begins operations ex-ICD Moradabad
IOC clears oil terminal project at JNP
Guidelines on marine pollution soon
JNP overtakes Mumbai Port in container-handling
TMB clears 3 port projects
Tuticorin Port sets new record in handling MoP
KPT-Indian Rlys JV for gauge conversion cleared
Rs 850 crore to modernise Vizag Port
Gujarat Adani Port to commission jetty soon
Port of Singapore Authority likely to invest in S Korean port project
Colombo signs MoU to develop Queen Elizabeth quay on BOT
Sixth container crane for Thamesport
Kandla Port shifts to fast track in cargo handling
ICD-Pithampur completes four years with record exports
VRC in US$ at Mumbai Port to be effective from 3/2/98 instead of 10/9/97

Aviation

Jet to induct Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Delta Air Lines announces new strategy for intercontinental travel
Five airlines form 'Oneworld' alliance
Airbus Industrie wins orders for 132 aircraft
Panalpina tops European airfreight market
Cathay Pacific releases new winter schedule
Air-India connects with LA
Aircraft wet leasing policy tightened

Trade

Growth of cashew export may be checked
New package for trading houses
Import duties for agricultural products reduced
Current economic situation and outlook : 1998-99
Strategy for revival of Indian exports

The Link

OCTOBER, 1998

Shipping

Electronic charts: A revolutionary step in maritime navigation
Maersk upgrading Australia-E. Asia service
Chinese shipping firms place panamax orders with Japanese yards
Railways' land bridge offer interests SCI, Maersk
IOL enhances services to Indian Ocean Islands and Africa
First Indian Liferaft Service Centre at Visakhapatnam
Goa shipyards clinch pacts with Portuguese
CP Ships acquires ANZDL
Inauguration of new MIX-Service
UASC takes delivery of 6th A4 series container vessel
Guangzhou Shipyard on its way up
Scan Point
Transpacific shipping lines adjust rates and charges
Kalmar's largest order en route to Turkey
Hapag-Lloyd orders three 4,800-teu vessels
Hoegh Lines ownership to be transferred to Egon Oldendorff
Evergreen plans major expansion of fleet & service network
Advance Container Line commences Calcutta-Singapore shuttle service

Ports

Survey vessel Sanshodhinee delivered to Mumbai Port Trust
'Green' signal for port projects
Rs 3,600-cr expansion plan for NMP
Reliance among 3 shortlisted for Gujarat project
SCAN POINT
MoST seeks more details from 3 cos for Vallarpadam project
MbPT introduces on-line container billing
ISPL consortium to develop Kakinada Port
RITES projects highest growth rate for container cargo traffic
Committee to spell out accounting norms
Ports FDI limit hiked to 100%; expressways link proposed
CONCOR begins operations ex-ICD Moradabad
IOC clears oil terminal project at JNP
Guidelines on marine pollution soon
JNP overtakes Mumbai Port in container-handling
TMB clears 3 port projects
Tuticorin Port sets new record in handling MoP
KPT-Indian Rlys JV for gauge conversion cleared
Rs 850 crore to modernise Vizag Port
Gujarat Adani Port to commission jetty soon
Port of Singapore Authority likely to invest in S Korean port project
Colombo signs MoU to develop Queen Elizabeth quay on BOT
Sixth container crane for Thamesport
Kandla Port shifts to fast track in cargo handling
ICD-Pithampur completes four years with record exports
VRC in US$ at Mumbai Port to be effective from 3/2/98 instead of 10/9/97

Aviation

Jet to induct Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Delta Air Lines announces new strategy for intercontinental travel
Five airlines form 'Oneworld' alliance
Airbus Industrie wins orders for 132 aircraft
Panalpina tops European airfreight market
Cathay Pacific releases new winter schedule
Air-India connects with LA
Aircraft wet leasing policy tightened

Trade

Growth of cashew export may be checked
New package for trading houses
Import duties for agricultural products reduced
Current economic situation and outlook : 1998-99
Strategy for revival of Indian exports

The Link

OCTOBER, 1998

Shipping

Electronic charts: A revolutionary step in maritime navigation
Maersk upgrading Australia-E. Asia service
Chinese shipping firms place panamax orders with Japanese yards
Railways' land bridge offer interests SCI, Maersk
IOL enhances services to Indian Ocean Islands and Africa
First Indian Liferaft Service Centre at Visakhapatnam
Goa shipyards clinch pacts with Portuguese
CP Ships acquires ANZDL
Inauguration of new MIX-Service
UASC takes delivery of 6th A4 series container vessel
Guangzhou Shipyard on its way up
Scan Point
Transpacific shipping lines adjust rates and charges
Kalmar's largest order en route to Turkey
Hapag-Lloyd orders three 4,800-teu vessels
Hoegh Lines ownership to be transferred to Egon Oldendorff
Evergreen plans major expansion of fleet & service network
Advance Container Line commences Calcutta-Singapore shuttle service

Ports

Survey vessel Sanshodhinee delivered to Mumbai Port Trust
'Green' signal for port projects
Rs 3,600-cr expansion plan for NMP
Reliance among 3 shortlisted for Gujarat project
SCAN POINT
MoST seeks more details from 3 cos for Vallarpadam project
MbPT introduces on-line container billing
ISPL consortium to develop Kakinada Port
RITES projects highest growth rate for container cargo traffic
Committee to spell out accounting norms
Ports FDI limit hiked to 100%; expressways link proposed
CONCOR begins operations ex-ICD Moradabad
IOC clears oil terminal project at JNP
Guidelines on marine pollution soon
JNP overtakes Mumbai Port in container-handling
TMB clears 3 port projects
Tuticorin Port sets new record in handling MoP
KPT-Indian Rlys JV for gauge conversion cleared
Rs 850 crore to modernise Vizag Port
Gujarat Adani Port to commission jetty soon
Port of Singapore Authority likely to invest in S Korean port project
Colombo signs MoU to develop Queen Elizabeth quay on BOT
Sixth container crane for Thamesport
Kandla Port shifts to fast track in cargo handling
ICD-Pithampur completes four years with record exports
VRC in US$ at Mumbai Port to be effective from 3/2/98 instead of 10/9/97

Aviation

Jet to induct Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Delta Air Lines announces new strategy for intercontinental travel
Five airlines form 'Oneworld' alliance
Airbus Industrie wins orders for 132 aircraft
Panalpina tops European airfreight market
Cathay Pacific releases new winter schedule
Air-India connects with LA
Aircraft wet leasing policy tightened

Trade

Growth of cashew export may be checked
New package for trading houses
Import duties for agricultural products reduced
Current economic situation and outlook : 1998-99
Strategy for revival of Indian exports

The Link

OCTOBER, 1998

Shipping

Electronic charts: A revolutionary step in maritime navigation
Maersk upgrading Australia-E. Asia service
Chinese shipping firms place panamax orders with Japanese yards
Railways' land bridge offer interests SCI, Maersk
IOL enhances services to Indian Ocean Islands and Africa
First Indian Liferaft Service Centre at Visakhapatnam
Goa shipyards clinch pacts with Portuguese
CP Ships acquires ANZDL
Inauguration of new MIX-Service
UASC takes delivery of 6th A4 series container vessel
Guangzhou Shipyard on its way up
Scan Point
Transpacific shipping lines adjust rates and charges
Kalmar's largest order en route to Turkey
Hapag-Lloyd orders three 4,800-teu vessels
Hoegh Lines ownership to be transferred to Egon Oldendorff
Evergreen plans major expansion of fleet & service network
Advance Container Line commences Calcutta-Singapore shuttle service

Ports

Survey vessel Sanshodhinee delivered to Mumbai Port Trust
'Green' signal for port projects
Rs 3,600-cr expansion plan for NMP
Reliance among 3 shortlisted for Gujarat project
SCAN POINT
MoST seeks more details from 3 cos for Vallarpadam project
MbPT introduces on-line container billing
ISPL consortium to develop Kakinada Port
RITES projects highest growth rate for container cargo traffic
Committee to spell out accounting norms
Ports FDI limit hiked to 100%; expressways link proposed
CONCOR begins operations ex-ICD Moradabad
IOC clears oil terminal project at JNP
Guidelines on marine pollution soon
JNP overtakes Mumbai Port in container-handling
TMB clears 3 port projects
Tuticorin Port sets new record in handling MoP
KPT-Indian Rlys JV for gauge conversion cleared
Rs 850 crore to modernise Vizag Port
Gujarat Adani Port to commission jetty soon
Port of Singapore Authority likely to invest in S Korean port project
Colombo signs MoU to develop Queen Elizabeth quay on BOT
Sixth container crane for Thamesport
Kandla Port shifts to fast track in cargo handling
ICD-Pithampur completes four years with record exports
VRC in US$ at Mumbai Port to be effective from 3/2/98 instead of 10/9/97

Aviation

Jet to induct Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Delta Air Lines announces new strategy for intercontinental travel
Five airlines form 'Oneworld' alliance
Airbus Industrie wins orders for 132 aircraft
Panalpina tops European airfreight market
Cathay Pacific releases new winter schedule
Air-India connects with LA
Aircraft wet leasing policy tightened

Trade

Growth of cashew export may be checked
New package for trading houses
Import duties for agricultural products reduced
Current economic situation and outlook : 1998-99
Strategy for revival of Indian exports

	web site

Tønseth ousted from Kvaerner EUROPE'S largest shipbuilder Kvaerner yesterday sacked its embattled chief executive Erik Tønseth in the wake of recent poor results and a collapse in the group's share price. Bareboat contracts upset for Larsen Niche feeder and gas/chemical carrier operator Knud I Larsen is facing legal action from a group of owners who are refusing to renegotiate bareboat contracts. Ownership dispute hits Bulgarian yard sell-off SLOVENSKE Lodenice, one of the two parties involved in the privatisation of the Bulgarian shipyard Rousse is to take legal action after the Bulgarian government reversed an earlier decision to award it the ownership of the Danube-based shipbuilder. Genetically modified harvest halted Greenpeace activists use a welder's torch to fix a 'danger' sign on a bin containing freshly harvested genetically modified maize during a protest action in Verdes, France. The group stopped the genetically modified crop at a site 200 km from Paris. Kvaerner to refocus on shipbuilding SHIPBUILDING and Kvae-rner's other traditional core businesses could be poised to recoup some of their lost glory in the aftermath of yesterday's abrupt departure of Erik Tønseth from Kvaerner's top job. New Indian port sets 50m tonnes annual target A NEW private port being built at Jamnagar in Gujarat, on India's northwestern coast, will have the facilities to import more than 50m tonnes of cargo, annually when it is ready in the first quarter of the year 2000. Orient master investigated over oil spill The master of the ill-fated passenger ferry-Princess of the Orient who was earlier declared dead by state investigation authorities has been named as a respondent by the Philippine Coast Guard in a complaint filed before the Department of Justice. Oil focus on West Africa The scale of offshore oil finds in the west African region have turned the world spotlight on the continent, encouraging countries seeking investment to improve political, fiscal and exploration regimes.

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OCTOBER 14, 1998
Internal MUA battle blamed for poor productivity INTERNAL dissension in the monopolistic MUA is being blamed for halving productivity at the Port of Sydney, which is starting to affect other ports. Philippines allows separate pilotage fees THE Philippine Ports Authority has allowed pilots to charge separate pilotage fees for docking and undocking of ships in the country's major ports. CSL rebuilding programme gets under way PORT Wellar Dry Dock has laid the keel for the new forebody for the JW McGiffin to mark the start of a rebuilding programme for Canada Steamship Line's Great Lakes fleet. Brisbane receives landbridge boost QUEENSLAND Rail has scrapped handling charges on the delivery of full containers from Brisbane's Multimodal Terminal to destinations outside the Fishermans Islands complex. Kværner's acting ceo to reassess group's strategy KVÆRNER'S acting ceo Christian Bjelland made no commitments this afternoon about the future size and shape of the Kværner Group. Delmas boosts West African services FRENCH liner operator Delmas is significantly boosting its transport capacity to strengthen its position on the Europe-West Africa route. Cherbourg to be European call for FastShip PHILADELPHIA-based FastShip has confirmed Cherbourg as the single European port of call for the new high-speed, trans-Atlantic transport network. CMA-CGM announces improved results CMA-CGM, the French liner operator, has announced greatly improved results for the first half. Melbourne builds new commodity terminal MELBOURNE is to build a A$40m ($25m) multi-bulk commodity terminal. Kværner ceo quits ERIK Tonseth, president and ceo of Anglo-Norwegian construction and shipbuilding group Kværner, has resigned with immediate effect. Loki expands shipping presence NORWEGIAN investment company Loki has increased its shipping business by taking an anchor handling tug/supply vessel on bareboat charter. Color Line to sell UK service COLOR Line, the cruise ferry division of the shipping to airline Color Group, is in talks to sell its service linking Norway and the UK. California spill traced to Liberian tanker US Coast Guard has tracked two oil slicks off San Francisco Bay to a Liberian tanker which was anchored in the bay last month. Positioning crisis worsening says P&O Nedlloyd ASIA'S container repositioning crisis is worsening with growing trade imbalances looming on the horizon.

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Liner: vers une alliance "chinoise"? Curieuse information que celle que vient de publier l'organisme "China News", qui fait allusion à la création d'une vaste alliance entre plusieurs grands armements de Chine et de Taiwan. L'information vaut ce qu'elle vaut, mais elle n'en mérite pas moins réflexion. Les ÖBB veulent transférer leur fret sur l'Italie vers la route Les chemins de fer autrichiens - les ÖBB - étudient actuellement la possibilité de transporter leurs marchandises destinées à l'Italie par la route dès qu'elles arrivent à la frontière italienne. C'est ce qu'a déclaré Anton Hoser, un des administrateurs des Österreichische Bundesbahnen. La raison de ce transfert éventuel est l'absence de capacité suffisante en Italie. Les Gebr. Verstreken investissent à Bucarest Noi Déja présente depuis fin 1992 au terminal ferroviaire de Bucarest, la société de transport belge Gebr.Verstreken, de Nieuwrode, s'est spécialisée dans les transports entre la Belgique et la Roumanie. Au point d'être sur le point d'investir plusieurs dizaines de millions dans la construction de magasins, sur un terrain propre contigu au terminal. Astra Logistics offre au client un paquet informatique personnalisé et à jour La quête d'Astra Logisitics, la filiale logistique du groupe Ahlers, d'une offre d'applications informatiques flexibles, économiques et orientées vers le client a abouti à un web-site interactif. En coopération avec des fournisseurs de hardware et de software (respectivement Xylos et Organi), Astra Logistics a réussi à offrir à chaque client un paquet d'informatique personnalisé, grâce auquel le client obtient l'accès, à titre exclusif, à une partie du web-site d'Astra Logistics. Lié au service de gestion de l'expédition et du stock d'Astra Logistics, ceci garantit des informations mises à jour. L'application Internet permet en plus une accessibilité 'round the clock'.

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Sydney users seek Carr's intervention Users have called on the Premier Bob Carr to intervene in the disputes restricting the flow of cargo through the Sydney's ports. The chairman of the Sydney Port Users Consultative Group, Peter Dexter, said his organisation had written to Mr Carr in response to the "unofficial industrial action" affecting the two container terminals at Botany Bay. Mr Dexter said the decision to write to Mr Carr, other NSW ministers as well as members of the board of the Sydney Ports Corporation was taken at an emergency meeting on Monday. Contracts awarded for Melb bulk facility Following the Victorian government's green light for Grainco's new dry bulk commodity facility in Melbourne, work will start almost immediately on its construction, according to Grainco's ceo Dave Woodall. Mr Woodall said contracts had been awarded for the first stage of the project, going to a joint venture between two Victorian companies – Concrete Constructions and Cortex Resources. Construction will be completed by November next year. He said: "The terminal will store and handle non-hazardous bulk commodities, with the first stage encompassing storage for approximately 52,000 tonnes of grain, oilseeds and pulses in 20 silo structures. "Specialist berths will provide for accelerated ship loading times – with loading and unloading services provided on a 24 hour basis. "The first stage of the terminal will provide for an estimated annual throughput of between 600,000 and 900,000 tonnes of dry bulk sources from Victoria and southern New South Wales. NRTC hints at charges backdown The National Road Transport Commission has hinted for the first time it could water down its proposed revamp of registration charges for heavy vehicles, admitting this week that some of the data used for calculating the revised charges may be outdated or flawed. The draft proposals, which were released in August to a chorus of opposition, have been widely criticised and rejected by the trucking industry and most state governments, as well as the Minister for Transport, Mark Vaile. While the commission's current proposals would involve no change to charges for about 80 per cent of Australia's heavy vehicles over 4.5 tonnes, operators of Australia's heaviest vehicles -- semi-trailers, B-doubles and roadtrains -- face a charges hike of up to 40 per cent. PBC applauds QR charge decision The decision by Queensland Rail to scrap handling charges on the delivery of full containers from the Brisbane Multimodal Terminal (BMT) to destinations outside the Fisherman Islands complex has been welcomed by Port of Brisbane Corporation chief executive officer Graham Mulligan. With immediate effect, the $25 per 20ft and $30 per 40ft charge will no longer be applied. The announcement came after successful negotiations between the Corporation, rail bodies and commercial operators using the Fisherman Islands facility.

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OCTOBER 14, 1998
Kvaerner CEO Fired Kvaerner ASA ousted chief executive Erik Toenseth on Wednesday following a year-long plummet of the international group's stock price plummet. Kvaerner, hard hit by economic downturns in Asia and weak oil prices, said its overall course was unchanged. But it would accelerate efforts to consider sales of non-core assets and focus on managing the firm rather than expanding. Rumors are running rampant as to who will follow Toenseth in the top spot, with unconfirmed speculation pointing at Kjell Almskog, a head of Swiss/Swedish electrical engineering group ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. UK P&I Club Cuts Supplementary Premium Call The UK P&I (Protection and Indemnity) Club reported it has cut an orginally planned supplementary premium call for 1997 to 25 percent from 40 percent, due to the strength of its reserves.The Club said the latest reduction is equivalent to a saving or rebate of more than 10.5 percent of the total cost to the UK P&I membership and is the fifth cut in six years. Pegasus Adds Three To Fleet Pegasus Shipping last week reportedly boosted its tanker fleet with the purchase of three Japanese-built ships. The ships, which were reported to be bought for $42 million en bloc, are all Panamax size, built between 1981 and 1983. Caterpillar CEO To Retire In 1999 Caterpillar Inc. said its chairman and chief executive Donald Fites will retire early next year, in accordance with the company's retirement policy, after 42 years with the world's largest construction equipment manufacturer. Sea Launch Delays First Mission Delayed by political wranglings, it appears that Sea Launch, the satellite launch venture led by Boeing Co., has delayed its first commercial launch until sometime after March 1999. Sea Launch, which initially had planned its first commercial launch for November 1998, remains on track for its current schedule of two launches in 1999, the spokeswoman said. The program has firm commitments to launch 18 satellites through 2004, including 13 for Hughes. Work on the Sea Launch was halted over the summer by State Department concerns that Boeing had violated U.S. arms control laws by transferring military technology to its commercial partners in Russia and Ukraine. Panama Canal Toll Collections Up The Panama Canal collected $545.7 million in revenue during fiscal 1998, surpassing the previous year's earnings by $52.1 million, the Panama Canal Commission (PCC) reported.

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SHIPPING

Assarmatori criticizes Brussels, but also Rome, for what they are doing to decarbonize the shipping industry.

Rome

Messina: A return to normalcy in the Strait of Hormuz will not be immediate.

PORTS

US firm Enstructure buys Logistec's US port terminal network

Wellesley/New York/Montreal

It operates a total of 84 terminals in the USA

PORTS

Leveraging the revised Block Exemption Regulation to encourage private investment in ports

Constance

FEPORT urges it

PORTS

The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority will collaborate in the development of the port of Misrata.

Measured

Project for a new bulk terminal

SHIPPING

Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz

London

Call for an immediate cessation of attacks

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by 31.7% last month.

Long Beach

The overall volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

The Swiss Federal Council proposes extending subsidies for rail freight traffic through the Alps until 2035.

Bern

From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be paid out

SHIPPING

So far the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago

Paris

AXSMarine: No Signs of a Long-Term Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

CRUISES

Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Istanbul

The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers

PORTS

Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.

Taipei

At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs

NEWS

US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman

Tampa

The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform

Brussels

The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.

ACCIDENTS

US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello

Tampa/New Delhi/London

Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization

ACCIDENTS

Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region

Southampton/Muscat

One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.

PORTS

In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.

Civitavecchia

Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%

ACCIDENTS

A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden

Southampton

SHIPPING

Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route

Copenhagen

Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs

PORTS

ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy

Brussels

The central role of port facilities confirmed

SHIPPING

CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.

London

COMPETITION

Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio

Rome

The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).

SHIPPING

Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.

Ismailia

They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.

The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.

LEGISLATION

The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster

Luxembourg

However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives

PORTS

ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports

Brussels

Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances

TRANSPORTATION

Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.

Luxembourg

What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints

SHIPPING

Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea

Sana'a

A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.

Global trade in goods may start to slow down

TRADE

Global trade in goods may start to slow down

Geneva

This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.

The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.

PORTS

The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.

Genoa

Paroli: the work now allows approximately 900-1,000 heavy vehicles per day to directly access the port's operational areas.

PORTS

The rapporteurs of the Ports Bill defend the governance project centered on the Ports of Italy.

Rome

Ghio (PD) denounces that the governing bodies of this new company would be appointed entirely by the government. Ghirra (AVS): The objectives of national coordination could have been achieved by strengthening the National Conference of Port Authority Presidents.

LOGISTICS

US logistics companies WWEX Group and Auctane announce merger

Milan/Dallas/Austin

Artificial intelligence plays a leading role

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Unexpected decline in European intermodal traffic in the first quarter of 2026

Brussels

UIRR: Infrastructure chaos caused by construction sites interrupting railway lines

PORTS

Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires remaining 50% of Hanseatic Global Terminals Aracruz

Rotterdam/Aracruz

The company is building the new Brazilian container port of Imetame

PORTS

Conftrasporto: The Ports Bill highlights clear operational, financial, and regulatory compliance issues.

Rome

Russo: the competences of Ports of Italy would overlap with those of the Port System Authorities, the Ministry of Transport and the Art

SHIPPING

WoodMac believes decarbonisation rules could have a major impact on LNG-powered vessels

Edinburgh

According to the company, European regulations would put ships with DFDE engines out of the market

SHIPPING

French MN will transport Avio's Vega C launcher between Italy and South America

Nantes

The French company will equip itself with a new vessel designed specifically for the transport of space equipment

TRANSPORTATION

EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from transport services comes into force

Brussels

The system is based on the international standard EN ISO 14083:2023

ACCIDENTS

The container ship MSC Sariska V was hit by two shells in the Persian Gulf on Monday.

Geneva/Rome

All crew members were unharmed.

PORTS

In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.8%

Bremen

Containers amounted to 1,245,515 teu (+4.4%)

PORTS

MSC acquires 51% stake in Pivdennyi container terminal (Odessa)

Odessa

It has a traffic capacity of 400 thousand TEUs per year.

SHIPPING

The IMO Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea will enter into force on 19 November 2027.

London

Dominguez: a long-awaited achievement, which fills an important gap in the international regime

In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%

SHIPPING

In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%

Cairo

In the first four months of 2026, an increase of +12.1% was recorded

PORTS

In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples fell by -5.3%, while in Salerno it grew by +6.4%.

Naples

Container throughput in the two ports was 167,433 teu (-3.5%) and 101,509 teu (+7.8%) respectively.

PORTS

Kerdjoudj (Feport): With the revision of the EU ETS, part of the proceeds should be allocated to ports.

Brussels

Call to carefully evaluate the risk of relocating transhipment traffic

PORTS

With the new COSCO-PTP terminal, the port of Tarragona relaunches itself on the container market.

Tarragona

Construction work is expected to be completed in 2028 when the terminal will have a capacity of 680,000 TEUs.

PORTS

In 2025, Egyptian ports set their new all-time container throughput record

Alexandria, Egypt

Strong growth in transhipment volumes, which had remained stable in 2024

JOBS

The national contract for port mooring and boatmen has been renewed.

Rome

Filt-Cgil strengthens a regulatory framework essential for the sector

PORTS

A study explains how to make the use of OPS facilities in European ports more attractive and effective.

Brussels

Clearer and more comparable tariffs are also needed.

LEGISLATION

Federlogistica calls for amendments to the port governance bill.

Genoa

Falteri: the new structure must guarantee the Port System Authority adequate financial resources and effective operational tools.

PORTS

ESPO calls for EU ETS amendments to ensure the competitiveness of European ports.

Brussels

The negative impact on short sea shipping was also highlighted.

SHIPPING

New measures adopted in Switzerland to strengthen the competitiveness of the maritime flag

Bern

A Swiss shipowner will be able to fly the Swiss flag even if the owning company is based abroad

CRUISES

Sea trials of the second cruise ship built in China have concluded.

Shanghai

The Adora Flora City will make its maiden voyage departing from the port of Guangzhou on November 22nd.

TRADE

In the first quarter of 2026, the value of G20 freight traffic recorded a quarterly growth of +5.3%

Paris

PORTS

Mitigation of the growth of cargo traffic in the port of Tangier Med

Tangier

In the first three months of 2026, 38.8 million tonnes were handled (+3.2%)

Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April

Beijing

Imports and exports increased by 0.6%. Containers totaled 26.9 million (+4.8%).

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Fermerci asks the government for urgent measures to support rail freight transport.

Rome

Railway companies penalized by infrastructure disruptions

MARITIME SERVICES

Port of Naples, first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation on a cruise ship

Naples

Axpo used the cargo barge "Green Zeebrugge"

CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)

SHIPPING

CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)

Marseille

Revenues stable, with logistics and other activities offsetting the decline in shipping

LAW

The U.S. Supreme Court has reopened the case pitting Havana Docks against Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCLH and MSC

SHIPPING

New International Code of Safety for Autonomous Surface Vessels Adopted

London

It will come into force on July 1st and will be applied on a voluntary basis for at least two years

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

UIRR: Combined road-rail transport shipments to increase by 1.5% in 2025

Brussels

The association highlighted the disastrous effects on the railway construction sector in Germany.

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Fincantieri and Teijin Automotive Technologies sign agreement to develop composite bulkheads for naval applications.

Trieste/Pouancé

Folgiero: We enable the development of lighter and more efficient units

SHIPPING

After eight quarters of profits, ZIM reports an operating loss

Haifa

In the first three months of 2026, the volumes of cargo transported by ships also fell sharply (-8.3%)

LAW

The US has indicted four Chinese container manufacturers and seven of their executives.

Washington

The arrest of the marketing director of Singamas in France on April 14 was made public.

TRADE

EU Parliament and Council reach agreement on tariffs agreement between the European Union and the United States

Strasbourg/Brussels

An expiry clause and a suspension clause have been introduced

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FFS Cargo Switzerland is reorganizing its single-wagon freight network.

Bern

A reduction of 50 of the current 280 marshalling yards is expected

PIRACY

IMO reports 17% increase in maritime piracy incidents in 2025

London

The most affected area was the Straits of Malacca and Singapore with 122 incidents (+34%).

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have suspended bookings for maritime shipments to Cuba.

Paris/Frankfurt/Havana

Decision after Trump's expansion of US sanctions

PORTS

International tender for the new container terminal at the port of Klaipeda will be held by the end of the year.

Klaipeda

It will have an annual traffic capacity of 2.5 million TEUs

SEAFARERS

ITF calls on governments to dismantle the flag of convenience system once and for all

London

It is - the union denounces - the bad apple at the heart of the exploitation of seafarers

SHIPPING

Evergreen's revenues decreased by 21.3% in the first quarter

Taipei

Operating profit and net economic profit fell by -69.5% and -68.8%

CRUISES

Viking Holdings closed the first quarter with a net loss of -54.2 million dollars

Los Angeles

Revenues up 17.5%

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, container traffic at Eurokai port terminals grew by +8.9%

Bremen

Increases of 12.7% in Germany and 7.8% in Italy. A decline in the port of Tangier Med.

NEWS

Norovirus on Ambassador Cruise Line's Ambition cruise ship

Purfleet/Vlissingen

French health authorities have authorized the unit to continue normal operations.

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg decreased by -2.0%

Hamburg

Containers amounted to two million TEUs (-1.6%)

SHIPPING

Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly financial results continue to deteriorate.

Keelung/Taipei

In the first three months of this year, revenues decreased by -15.1% and -9.3% respectively.

Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros

Hamburg

Revenues down 16.8%

In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%

SHIPPING

In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%

Seoul

Container segment saw a 7.9% decline and bulk segment saw a 20.1% growth.

CRUISES

Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals recorded record traffic in the first quarter of this year.

Istanbul

Five million passengers almost reached

Le Aziende informano

International Shipping Community to Gather in Genoa for Two Days of Maritime Dialogue and Networking

INDUSTRY

Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard

San Vendemiano

One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division

MOURNING

Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.

Rome

He led the port authority for over eight years

SHIPPING

ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.

Singapore

In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona

PORTS

The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.

Suape

It will become operational in the second half of this year

PORTS

Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong

Singapore/Hong Kong

Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel

ASSOCIATIONS

Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers

Milan

Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

MARITIME SERVICES

The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.

Savona

The certificate must be renewed every five years.

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.

Hamburg/Monfalcone

With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%

Palermo

Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.

COMPETITION

The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.

Barcelona

Set a series of conditions

MEETINGS

Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."

SHIPYARDS

VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel

Trieste

It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift

CRUISES

Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.

Miami

Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers

SHIPYARDS

Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector

London

Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)

PORTS

Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform

Rome

At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa

PORTS

Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.

Venice

The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee

ASSOCIATIONS

The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators

Genoa

The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%

London

More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads

ASSOCIATIONS

Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association

Istanbul

Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president

SAFETY & SECURITY

At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.

Genoa

The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater

PORTS

In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%

Ravenna

An increase of +2.5% is expected in May

SHIPPING

Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027

Nanjing

Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery

MEETINGS

On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector

Rome

NEWS

Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta

Bucharest

The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.

SHIPYARDS

HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.

Athens

It was released from the Korean Naval Register

SHIPPING

Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships

Athens

They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.

DEFENCE

WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense

Trieste

Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored

SEAFARERS

Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector

Procida

Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis

EDUCATION

Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival

Genoa

Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory

SHIPYARDS

Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies

Athens

Option for four additional units

COMPANIES

Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH

Genoa

A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot

COMPANIES

Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company

Geneva

Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy

SHIPYARDS

Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement

Athens

The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels

PORTS

AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura

Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi

The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation

PORTS

The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.

Livorno

Unanimous approval from the Management Committee

COMPANIES

Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM

Haifa

He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.

ASSOCIATIONS

Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.

Genoa

The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028

SHIPPING

The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.

Vado Ligure

It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.

SHIPYARDS

The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.

Miami

Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028

PORTS

Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.

Ancona

Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization

PORTS

Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated

Livorno

Investment exceeding 23 million euros

PORTS

The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.

Civitavecchia

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist

Verona

Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock

ACCIDENTS

Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry

Naples

Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship

PORTS

Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.

Civitavecchia

The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines

SHIPPING

In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.

Oslo

Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)

PORTS

The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.

Olbia

Green light from the Management Committee

PORTS

The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.

Saint Anthony

CRUISES

The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.

COMPANIES

In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)

Genoa

Net profit up 30%

PORTS

The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.

Marina di Carrara

Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.

MEETINGS

Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.

Venice

This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."

MEETINGS

On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector

Rome

Comparison on the logistical, industrial and infrastructural development of ports

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project

(Interesting Engineering)

Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses

(The Chosun Daily)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

SHIPPING

Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist

Tallinn

Contract worth 49.93 million euros

PORTS

In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)

Madrid

Cruise passengers down by -18.4%

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April

Valencia

In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)

SHIPPING

Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again

Athens

Net profit down 24.0%

YACHTING

International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting

Cagliari

Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco

PORTS

The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro

Gioia Tauro

Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance

FINANCING

BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.

Milan/Naples

Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"

SHIPYARDS

ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain

Al Muharraq/Alang

First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation

MARITIME SERVICES

SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard

Santiago

They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.

Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong

In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.

Rome

In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km

SHIPYARDS

Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt

Ismailia

Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.

Barcelona/Algeciras

Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.

COMPANIES

The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.

Islamabad

The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC

PORTS

In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues

Madrid

Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)

SHIPPING

Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.

Hoofddorp

In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.

CRUISES

Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year

Wiesbaden

With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.

CELEBRATION

Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.

Rome

Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.

SHIPPING

After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown

Madrid

This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.

LOGISTICS

AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics

Colony

The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.

ASSOCIATIONS

The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association

Genoa/Rome

Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value

PORTS

$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire

Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi

Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC

SHIPPING

Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships

Taipei

They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International

SHIPPING

Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months

Busan

The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.

PORTS

In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%

Ljubljana

In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)

SEAFARERS

The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.

Verona

Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk

JOBS

Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund

Genoa

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business

Monk

The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera

FREIGHT TERMINALS

Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport

Nola/Milan

Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies

PORTS

Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports

Podgorica

The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.

SHIPPING

Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.

Rome

Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.

PORTS

HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter

Hamburg

Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations

COMPANIES

MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.

Turin/Geneva

MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market

PORTS

The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.

Ancona

Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council

SHIPPING

Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.

Athens

Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.

Los Angeles/Port Newark

In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)

ASSOCIATIONS

Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal

Rome

The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected

PORTS

In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%

Ravenna

The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant

SHIPPING

MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service

Geneva

Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.

SEAFARERS

The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.

Genoa

He will remain in office for three years

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna

Bologna

It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company

SHIPPING

Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS

Brussels

He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.

SHIPPING

d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.

Luxembourg

The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions

EDUCATION

Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.

Genoa

Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group

CRUISES

The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo

Geneva

Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027

COMPANIES

The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.

Trieste

He takes over from Gianluca Madriz

PORTS

Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.

Cagliari

The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter

SHIPYARDS

Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard

Dakar/Gorinchem

20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale

COMPANIES

Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste

Florence/Valencia

The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar

SHIPYARDS

Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.

La Spezia

The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.

SHIPPING

Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.

Helsinki

Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation

PORTS

Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.

Messina

The assignment lasts four years

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