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June 17, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Jakarta to open 3 sea lanes for int'l passage
    North-south lanes will also allow overhead flights along the designated routes
  • MPA takes over distress calls on radio channel
  • Patrick reaches pact with unions to end dock dispute
  • HK-based firm in talks on a few Wuhan port projects
Air and Land Transport
  • Rudder control problems found in 7 Boeing jets
    About 10% of aircraft, or 140 planes, have been inspected by US aviation agency
  • SIA to shift focus of Tata venture
  • UPS launches Internet delivery service for documents
  • PAL trying to avoid financial collapse
  • Qantas increases flights to Manila
  • Airlines dumping excess capacity in Australia: Qantas
Features
  • Port state inspections should be standardised
    A clearer idea of what is required in ship inspections would be helpful for all concerned
Columns
  • Time running out for industry to deal with Millennium Bug

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Jakarta to open 3 sea lanes for int'l passage
    North-south lanes will also allow overhead flights along the designated routes
  • MPA takes over distress calls on radio channel
  • Patrick reaches pact with unions to end dock dispute
  • HK-based firm in talks on a few Wuhan port projects
Air and Land Transport
  • Rudder control problems found in 7 Boeing jets
    About 10% of aircraft, or 140 planes, have been inspected by US aviation agency
  • SIA to shift focus of Tata venture
  • UPS launches Internet delivery service for documents
  • PAL trying to avoid financial collapse
  • Qantas increases flights to Manila
  • Airlines dumping excess capacity in Australia: Qantas
Features
  • Port state inspections should be standardised
    A clearer idea of what is required in ship inspections would be helpful for all concerned
Columns
  • Time running out for industry to deal with Millennium Bug

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Jakarta to open 3 sea lanes for int'l passage
    North-south lanes will also allow overhead flights along the designated routes
  • MPA takes over distress calls on radio channel
  • Patrick reaches pact with unions to end dock dispute
  • HK-based firm in talks on a few Wuhan port projects
Air and Land Transport
  • Rudder control problems found in 7 Boeing jets
    About 10% of aircraft, or 140 planes, have been inspected by US aviation agency
  • SIA to shift focus of Tata venture
  • UPS launches Internet delivery service for documents
  • PAL trying to avoid financial collapse
  • Qantas increases flights to Manila
  • Airlines dumping excess capacity in Australia: Qantas
Features
  • Port state inspections should be standardised
    A clearer idea of what is required in ship inspections would be helpful for all concerned
Columns
  • Time running out for industry to deal with Millennium Bug

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Jakarta to open 3 sea lanes for int'l passage
    North-south lanes will also allow overhead flights along the designated routes
  • MPA takes over distress calls on radio channel
  • Patrick reaches pact with unions to end dock dispute
  • HK-based firm in talks on a few Wuhan port projects
Air and Land Transport
  • Rudder control problems found in 7 Boeing jets
    About 10% of aircraft, or 140 planes, have been inspected by US aviation agency
  • SIA to shift focus of Tata venture
  • UPS launches Internet delivery service for documents
  • PAL trying to avoid financial collapse
  • Qantas increases flights to Manila
  • Airlines dumping excess capacity in Australia: Qantas
Features
  • Port state inspections should be standardised
    A clearer idea of what is required in ship inspections would be helpful for all concerned
Columns
  • Time running out for industry to deal with Millennium Bug

Sched Netweb site
  • WTSA announced three-tiered rate increase
  • Yang Ming aiming for China service
  • MISC takes delivery of two newbuildings
  • Kelang Port Management Board maintains P2 rating
  • Workers worried about Philippine privatisation plans
  • NY/NJ supports rail purchase
  • DHL predicts growth despite slowdown
  • China Airlines fails in bid for new air routes
  • Thai government reduce sell off

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 16, 1998
  • The Netherlands wants European overtaking prohibition for trucks
  • Agreement Ingram Micro with Bax Global
  • Call for Belgian Railroads' CEO dismissal
  • Internatio-Müller buys BP chemical distribution
  • Joint venture Belgian stevedore in Latvia
  • Agreement on Smit Harbor Towage Services

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Atlantic lines win a round vs. EU
  • Traders face crunch as GSP expires, for now
  • Unions to vote on fee cut
  • Customs brokers dish up more services as Mod Act changes importing business
  • LTL truckers spin their wheels even in a very good economy
  • Union Pacific makes a little headway in clearing up congestion
  • GeoLogistics Corp. buying Caribbean Air
  • BAX Global opens office Switzerland
  • Swiss railroad plans mobile phone-free zones
  • Yangming to expand fleet with Korean yard deal
  • InsWeb introduces online insurance shopping for Utah residents
  • GM Canada's new truck line may be hit by strikes
  • Japan government report blames others for Asia economic trouble
  • Lugar predicts China MFN will survive overturn effort
Transportation
  • German minister blasts Austria for Brenner Pass protests
  • Leading freight forwarder targets logistics
  • Greyhound unveils priority package service in Southeast
  • Teamsters union, Preston agree to 5-year contract
  • Philippine Airlines fires 5,000 workers as rival takes wing
  • World Cup soccer software brings you the game without the hooligans
Maritime
  • Pilots file action against LA
  • Costa Rica seeks port project investors
  • Huang returns to Evergreen America
  • EVA hits airways to Los Angeles
  • Australian peace comes at a cost
  • Containers turned into houses in Guam
  • Hamburg seeks revamp in face of competition, but employees fret
  • Hong Kong launches port, maritime board
  • Yang Ming expands fleet and alliance ties

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Atlantic lines win a round vs. EU
  • Traders face crunch as GSP expires, for now
  • Unions to vote on fee cut
  • Customs brokers dish up more services as Mod Act changes importing business
  • LTL truckers spin their wheels even in a very good economy
  • Union Pacific makes a little headway in clearing up congestion
  • GeoLogistics Corp. buying Caribbean Air
  • BAX Global opens office Switzerland
  • Swiss railroad plans mobile phone-free zones
  • Yangming to expand fleet with Korean yard deal
  • InsWeb introduces online insurance shopping for Utah residents
  • GM Canada's new truck line may be hit by strikes
  • Japan government report blames others for Asia economic trouble
  • Lugar predicts China MFN will survive overturn effort
Transportation
  • German minister blasts Austria for Brenner Pass protests
  • Leading freight forwarder targets logistics
  • Greyhound unveils priority package service in Southeast
  • Teamsters union, Preston agree to 5-year contract
  • Philippine Airlines fires 5,000 workers as rival takes wing
  • World Cup soccer software brings you the game without the hooligans
Maritime
  • Pilots file action against LA
  • Costa Rica seeks port project investors
  • Huang returns to Evergreen America
  • EVA hits airways to Los Angeles
  • Australian peace comes at a cost
  • Containers turned into houses in Guam
  • Hamburg seeks revamp in face of competition, but employees fret
  • Hong Kong launches port, maritime board
  • Yang Ming expands fleet and alliance ties

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Atlantic lines win a round vs. EU
  • Traders face crunch as GSP expires, for now
  • Unions to vote on fee cut
  • Customs brokers dish up more services as Mod Act changes importing business
  • LTL truckers spin their wheels even in a very good economy
  • Union Pacific makes a little headway in clearing up congestion
  • GeoLogistics Corp. buying Caribbean Air
  • BAX Global opens office Switzerland
  • Swiss railroad plans mobile phone-free zones
  • Yangming to expand fleet with Korean yard deal
  • InsWeb introduces online insurance shopping for Utah residents
  • GM Canada's new truck line may be hit by strikes
  • Japan government report blames others for Asia economic trouble
  • Lugar predicts China MFN will survive overturn effort
Transportation
  • German minister blasts Austria for Brenner Pass protests
  • Leading freight forwarder targets logistics
  • Greyhound unveils priority package service in Southeast
  • Teamsters union, Preston agree to 5-year contract
  • Philippine Airlines fires 5,000 workers as rival takes wing
  • World Cup soccer software brings you the game without the hooligans
Maritime
  • Pilots file action against LA
  • Costa Rica seeks port project investors
  • Huang returns to Evergreen America
  • EVA hits airways to Los Angeles
  • Australian peace comes at a cost
  • Containers turned into houses in Guam
  • Hamburg seeks revamp in face of competition, but employees fret
  • Hong Kong launches port, maritime board
  • Yang Ming expands fleet and alliance ties

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • ANERA Liftings Maintain Two-Digit Increase
  • RCL Upgrades North Asia Services
  • UPS, NCA Ink Code-Sharing Pact
  • Carriers to Impose Chennai Surcharge

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Giant container crane returns to Port of Seattle's Terminal 18
  • Bothell boat builder expands line
  • UPS chairman claims Europe will be vibrant free trade zone
  • DOT awards 39 ship contracts with U.S. maritime companies
  • Sea-Land to crew vessels for American reserve fleet

urgente online pressweb site
  • El Gobierno liquida la deuda de 1996 con Trasmediterránea
  • Finanzauto-Manutención traslada sus oficinas a localidad madrileña de Arganda
  • British Airways planifica un tren que una el aeropuerto de Londres con París
  • La carga aérea, en Fitrans'98
  • El Jetstream utilizará pistas de gravilla en Australia

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 16, 1998
  • The Bombay Custom House Agents' Association
  • CHA employees' strike continues
  • Duty rollback should be on select items: AIAI
  • Grand Alliance improved schedule
  • Ircon Int'l gets mini ratna status
  • Hegde moots Cabinet panel
  • Modvat curb to hit cos
  • Pending port projects to get MoST approval
  • First cargo centre for perishables inaugurated at Delhi
  • Guidelines for ship-breaking on the anvil
  • 2nd SAARC Trade Fair to be held in Colombo

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Interest rates hike dashes hopes of early upturn
  • Lines and Portnet set up crisis-solving forum
  • Manica absorbs Saftainer
  • Corrupt customs officials accused of targeting even honest shippers
  • Growing OEL moves into bigger Durban offices
  • Kien Hung sails directly from Japan to improve turnaround for Delta
  • 'Our country needs dreamers'
  • Video spells out the impact of Millennium Bug
  • New company launches overborder war and riots cover
  • Aggressive rail marketing challenges road transport
  • Transnet gets ready for rocky ride with trade unions
  • New Angolan port rules place heavier burden on shipping lines Receivers relieved of the cost of retrieving containers
  • ALS vessels change names
  • VW deal revs up PE freight industry
  • Insurance company protects forwarder against risky clients
  • NOL looks at north-south trade potential
  • Reddy to head up SCI
  • Spoornet won't compromise on quality in affirmative action drive, says Le Roux
  • British Standards buys into SA inspection company
  • Gama will talk on private involvement in ports at Reunion conference
  • New GSA will serve SAA/DHL joint venture
  • Trainers wanted!
  • Upgraded West Africa service gets moving
  • Dangerous goods transporters need clarity as DoT develops new set of codes
  • Policies may not cover road carriers in full
  • Airports Company dumps La Mercy idea
  • Ethiopia-bound cargo switches to Djibouti amid simmering tensions
  • ICS names prize-winners
  • RB invests R50-m in piling
  • Voigt celebrates 'multi-national' birthday
  • Griffin buy-out will give Grincor greater flexibility
  • Some desperate shippers switch to airfreight as port delays persist
  • Cargocare gears up for export drive
  • Groupage operator claims unfair competition on Tanzanian route
  • KWE takes on major perishable exporter
  • MITB will guide companies through new labour legislation
  • New Maputo Corridor launches first one-stop border permit
  • Alliance Air welcomes departure of Air Tanzania
  • Freight statement needs 'independent authority'
  • Industry awareness programme reaches out to school-leavers
  • Airlink web-page offers 'unique' consol info
  • Compu-Clearing moves into consumables
  • El Al will stay grounded on Saturdays
  • Lufthansa exceeds profit expectations
  • SAA names possible strategic partners
  • TNT scoops First National contract
  • GEX switches to East London
  • Independent regulator could save R22-m a year in airline fuel bills
  • MOL revs up Super Express Service to offer weekly Shanghai, West Africa frequency
  • Airports Company looks at equity partnerships in unnamed overborder states
  • Zimbabwe's airfreight rates take a tumble ...but shippers are deeply unhappy with cargo handling facilities
  • Zim customs to act against duty-dodging cabinet ministers
  • 'Portnet is killing transporters as well'
  • Portnet strikes a deal with unions over R500 incentive bonus
  • Portnet wants to call in overseas consultants

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Australia dockers claim victory
    AUSTRALIA'S four-and-a-half month waterfront dispute is nearing an end, with dockers expected to endorse a peace deal that will see 628 of them offered voluntary redundancy packages.
  • Aaserod lowers Igloo ships bid
    NEW York-based Norwegian businessman Bjorn Aaserod has renewed his bid for Bergesen's seven Igloo Pool ships, but at an unspecified lower price based on lower vessel valuations.
  • South Korea steel slump worsens
    EVIDENCE of further problems in South Korea's embattled steel industry spells more bad news for hard-pressed dry bulk shipowners.
  • Deutsche Bank shows caution on ship lending
    DEUTSCHE Bank is reacting to the "insecure economic environment" of shipping by continuing its careful lending policy, a senior company official has said.
  • Hamburger Hafen restructures
    HAMBURG'S major port operating company, Hamburger Hafen-und Lagerhaus is planning wide-ranging reorganisation within the next six months.
  • Bolt Canada may expand services to Montreal
    BOLT Canada Line is in preliminary talks with carriers about expanding its transatlantic service into Montreal.
  • Hyundai Mipo Dockyard enjoys booming business
    THE scale of work carried out by South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) is reflected in recently announced figures which show that the yard repaired a total of 380 vessels and converted a further 10 ships during 1997.
  • Jiangnan seeks $130m loan
    JIANGNAN Shipbuilding Group of Shanghai is to apply for permission from the central government to borrow $130m from Japanese banks to complete construction of the country's biggest shipyard.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 16, 1998
  • Bureaucracy delays Spanish fast ferry service
    DAYS after breaking the trans-Atlantic speed record, Buquebus Espa'a's fast ferry Catalonia proved no match against the torpidity of government bureaucrats.
  • Malaysia to harmonise shipping laws
    THE Malaysian government is expected to introduce a new Merchant Shipping Act in parliament shortly.
  • Indonesians seek better access to rice trade
    INDONESIA'S shipowners want the government to liberalise the way dry cargo vessels are chartered for the country's foodstuff import and export trade.
  • Normandy officials discuss shipbuilder's future
    A DELEGATION of officials from the Normandy regional government today visited Le Havre shipbuilder Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre to discuss the company's future.
  • Yang Ming is ready to order newbuildings
    YANG Ming Marine, the Taiwanese carrier, is expected to sign a letter of intent with South Korean builder Hyundai Heavy Industries for five 5,200-teu ships.
  • Salvors 'must help to prevent casualties as well'
    THE shipping industry views the salvage industry as "vultures trying to make a living out of the misfortune of others," said Arjan Herrebout of Wijsmuller,
  • Chinese shipyard project running out of cash
    WAIGAOQIAO Shipyard, under construction in Shanghai's Pudong New Area, is facing a shortfall of cash to finish the project.
  • Singapore boosts association membership
    PROPOSALS to boost Singapore's shipping industry into the new millennium appear to be working.
  • Crane operators disrupt container terminal
    OPERATIONS at Colombo Port's main container facility were disrupted on June 14 when gantry crane operators on the day shift did not turn up for work.
  • Sulphur Corp to build terminal at Prince Rupert
    SULPHUR Corp of Canada has announced it intends to build a sulphur exporting facility at the Port of Prince Rupert in northern British Columbia.
  • 'Peace breaks out' at IRI
    "PEACE has broken out" at International Registries Inc, according to one observer close to the US corporation that administers the Liberian and Marshall Islands ship registers.
  • Drifting tanker towed to Chennai
    A TANKER from Singapore, Ganim Power, which was drifting in the Bay of Bengal after losing power, is being towed to Chennai port.
  • ICTSI goes for bulk
    INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc has started to cash in on bulk handling services at the Manila International Container Terminal.
  • Kobe exempts charges to boost ship calls
    KOBE port will exempt from port entry charges and wharfage dues ocean-going vessels entering the port for the first time in a bid to attract more vessels.
  • Non-union stevedore sacks workforce
    AUSTRALIA'S newest dockside operator, Producers & Consumers Stevedoring, has sacked its entire labour force less than six months after hiring them.
  • Anaconda nickel project on schedule
    ANACONDA Nickel is poised to start operations later this year at its Murrin Murrin nickel mine in Western Australia's eastern goldfield.
  • AP Moller in rift with government over tax
    A RIFT between the Danish government and the AP Moller group has led to a decision not to flag four containership newbuildings into Denmark.
  • Australian dollar hits 12-year low
    THE Australian dollar has hit a new 12 year low against the US dollar in the wake of the fall in the Japanese yen.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Transport de containers sans chauffeur dans le port de Rotterdam?
    Le transport de containers par la route et sans chauffeur dans le port de Rotterdam pourrait bientôt ne plus être une utopie, à condition que le ministère néerlandais du Transport et l'entreprise portuaire communale de Rotterdam jugent que le système multitrailer (Multitrailer System, MTS) est suffisamment sûr. L'Université Technique de Delft se prépare à en fournir la preuve à l'occasion d'une démonstation sur un nouveau tronçon d'autoroute de six kilomètres de long entre Alphen aan den Rijn et Leiden.
  • Le dossier de l'exploitation des services ro/ro n'est toujours pas clos
    Les ministres européens du Transport étudieront la proposition de la Commission européenne concernant les "conditions d'exploitation de services ro/ro-ferries et de navires à grande vitesse dans l'UE" jeudi prochain à Luxembourg. Le commissaire aux Transports Neil Kinnock applique de la sorte la résolution sur la sécurité des unités ro/ro adoptée il y a quatre ans par les ministres européens du Transport.
  • BP Chemicals vend ses divisions de distribution à Internatio-Müller
    BP Chemicals a annoncé son intention de vendre ses divisions de distribution chimique au Royaume-Uni, en Allemagne, en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande à Internatio-Müller. Le CA consolidé des quatre entreprises concernées s'élève à 150 mio. de USD. Cette transaction doit permettre à BP Chemicals de se concentrer davantage sur la production pétrochimique, tandis qu'Internatio renforce son réseau paneuropéen et occupe une position dominante en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • MUA has three weeks to sell deal
    The maritime union of Australia will have three weeks in which to convince its members that 51 per cent of Patrick's employees will lose their jobs.
    With 700 Patrick workers facing the axe several hundred others employed by P&O Ports are also unlikely to retain their jobs as that company comes under intense pressure to equal Patrick's "achievement."
  • Car carriers adopt wait-and-see approach
    Shipping lines are dipping their toes back into the water at Melbourne's Webb Dock vehicle-handling facilities, having shied away since the Patrick sub-lease of No 5 berth to the National Farmers Federation in late January.
    While most former Patrick clients have returned, lines are keeping their options open an a climate of a gradual restoration of confidence.
  • Back to the farm for P&CS workers
    The outcome of negotiations between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia has left the directors of Producers and Consumers Stevedoring with no choice but to terminate the majority of the company's workforces, its chairman Don McGauchie said yesterday.
    He said that at meetings around the country yesterday morning, P&CS employees had been informed by the company's future and their termination arrangements.
  • Department rejects MUA levy plan
    A suggestion by the Maritime Union of Australia that the suspended Stevedoring Industry Levy should be reinstated to provide for redundancy payouts for MUA workers deemed redundant in negotiations between the MUA and Patrick Stevedores was rejected yesterday by the Department of Workplace Relations.
    MUA national secretary John Coombs said the Stevedoring Industry Levy Bills should be scrapped because their wording provided for the collection of levies which could be used to pay for other aspects of the government's waterfront reform agenda, other than worker redundancies.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
PORTS
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
PORTS
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
TRADE
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
SHIPPING
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
SHIPPING
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
MARITIME SERVICES
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
TRADE
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
PORTS
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
SHIPPING
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
SHIPYARDS
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
MARITIME SERVICES
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
PORTS
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
PORTS
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
SAFETY & SECURITY
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
SHIPYARDS
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
PORTS
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
PORTS
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
COMPANIES
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
PORTS
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
PORTS
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
INDUSTRY
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
PORTS
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
SHIPPING
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
SHIPPING
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
PORTS
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
PORTS
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
PORTS
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
SAFETY & SECURITY
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
SHIPPING
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
SAFETY & SECURITY
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
CRUISES
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ACCIDENTS
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
SHIPYARDS
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
SHIPPING
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
PORTS
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
PORTS
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
PORTS
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
SHIPPING
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
LOGISTICS
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
INDUSTRY
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
PORTS
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
SHIPPING
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
SHIPYARDS
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
ASSOCIATIONS
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
NEWS
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
CRUISES
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
SHIPPING
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
CUSTOMS
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
MEETINGS
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
INSTITUTIONS
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
RIVER TRANSPORT
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
PORTS
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
CRUISES
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
SHIPPING
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
ASSOCIATIONS
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
ASSOCIATIONS
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
PORTS
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
PORTS
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
COMPANIES
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
PORTS
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
PORTS
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
INFRASTRUCTURE
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
SHIPYARDS
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
SHIPPING
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
TRUCKING
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
PORTS
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
COMPANIES
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
PORTS
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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