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December 17, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Product tanker trade crippled by Asian slump
    Clarkson study says only bright spot is an expected recovery in the US market
  • Asian imports to LA port swelled by 21% in Nov
  • Caribbean cruise ship hits rocks
Air and Land Transport
  • UPS plans major S'pore centre to house all facilities
    The new building is expected to improve efficiency and help in the consolidation
  • ANA says it lost 20,000 passengers to Skymark
  • TWA's ad campaign next year to highlight order of new aircraft
  • Lax security at many airports: Jane's
  • Delta to shell out US$314m to revamp business-class service
  • Heathrow's busiest day -- tomorrow
Features
  • Small firms scurry to meet anti-bug deadline
    Solid wood packing material must now be treated for Asian longhorned beetle
  • Korea Heavy rejects offers on plants
Columns
  • No dramatic upturn in building rates is seen after next year

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Product tanker trade crippled by Asian slump
    Clarkson study says only bright spot is an expected recovery in the US market
  • Asian imports to LA port swelled by 21% in Nov
  • Caribbean cruise ship hits rocks
Air and Land Transport
  • UPS plans major S'pore centre to house all facilities
    The new building is expected to improve efficiency and help in the consolidation
  • ANA says it lost 20,000 passengers to Skymark
  • TWA's ad campaign next year to highlight order of new aircraft
  • Lax security at many airports: Jane's
  • Delta to shell out US$314m to revamp business-class service
  • Heathrow's busiest day -- tomorrow
Features
  • Small firms scurry to meet anti-bug deadline
    Solid wood packing material must now be treated for Asian longhorned beetle
  • Korea Heavy rejects offers on plants
Columns
  • No dramatic upturn in building rates is seen after next year

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Product tanker trade crippled by Asian slump
    Clarkson study says only bright spot is an expected recovery in the US market
  • Asian imports to LA port swelled by 21% in Nov
  • Caribbean cruise ship hits rocks
Air and Land Transport
  • UPS plans major S'pore centre to house all facilities
    The new building is expected to improve efficiency and help in the consolidation
  • ANA says it lost 20,000 passengers to Skymark
  • TWA's ad campaign next year to highlight order of new aircraft
  • Lax security at many airports: Jane's
  • Delta to shell out US$314m to revamp business-class service
  • Heathrow's busiest day -- tomorrow
Features
  • Small firms scurry to meet anti-bug deadline
    Solid wood packing material must now be treated for Asian longhorned beetle
  • Korea Heavy rejects offers on plants
Columns
  • No dramatic upturn in building rates is seen after next year

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Product tanker trade crippled by Asian slump
    Clarkson study says only bright spot is an expected recovery in the US market
  • Asian imports to LA port swelled by 21% in Nov
  • Caribbean cruise ship hits rocks
Air and Land Transport
  • UPS plans major S'pore centre to house all facilities
    The new building is expected to improve efficiency and help in the consolidation
  • ANA says it lost 20,000 passengers to Skymark
  • TWA's ad campaign next year to highlight order of new aircraft
  • Lax security at many airports: Jane's
  • Delta to shell out US$314m to revamp business-class service
  • Heathrow's busiest day -- tomorrow
Features
  • Small firms scurry to meet anti-bug deadline
    Solid wood packing material must now be treated for Asian longhorned beetle
  • Korea Heavy rejects offers on plants
Columns
  • No dramatic upturn in building rates is seen after next year

Sched Netweb site
  • New direct service to Yantian
  • Court of appeal rules merger must proceed
  • Hanjin praised for first year at Long Beach terminal
  • PFFA to require CBC/CADs
  • New terminal for Karachi
  • Cathay not to buy PAL
  • Brussels secures its European position
  • Low freight volumes hit Airborne Express

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 16, 1998
  • ECT competitor wants Rotterdam terminal on sea
  • TNT Post CEO slams 'subsidized takeovers' by Deutsche Post
  • FedEx expands Internet services
  • Nedlloyd integrates under new IT system
  • Boeing to modify MD-11s for China Eastern Airlines

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Bigger Atlantic consortium proposed
  • As impeachment looms, Clinton asked to be presidential
  • Merger rumors drive jump in CF stock trading
  • Companies face choice: Net or EDI
  • UPS takes EU to court for not moving on its Deutsche Post complaint
  • UK deputy PM sees revival for British flag fleet if its modeled after the Dutch
  • UN expects financial crises in Russia and Asia to slow European economies
  • Circle International wins Cellstar logistics contract
  • FMC unveils proposals for using Shipping Reform Act on the Internet
  • Union-Transport acquires customs broker H.Z. Bernstein
  • Russia lawmakers pass currency bill
Transportation
  • Now, it's beetle vs. rules
  • BNSF reorganizes merchandise groups
  • TNT: Jet first of several purchases
  • DOT offers technical assistance for railway bridge in Bolivia-Chile link
  • Russian rail executive fired in shake-up
Maritime
  • EC asks industry to police ship safety
  • Avondale wants to hire foreigners
  • NMU, Seafarers sign cooperative agreement
  • Wing Lee International will be first tenant at Pearl River terminal
  • Paul Richardson's Slot Watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Bigger Atlantic consortium proposed
  • As impeachment looms, Clinton asked to be presidential
  • Merger rumors drive jump in CF stock trading
  • Companies face choice: Net or EDI
  • UPS takes EU to court for not moving on its Deutsche Post complaint
  • UK deputy PM sees revival for British flag fleet if its modeled after the Dutch
  • UN expects financial crises in Russia and Asia to slow European economies
  • Circle International wins Cellstar logistics contract
  • FMC unveils proposals for using Shipping Reform Act on the Internet
  • Union-Transport acquires customs broker H.Z. Bernstein
  • Russia lawmakers pass currency bill
Transportation
  • Now, it's beetle vs. rules
  • BNSF reorganizes merchandise groups
  • TNT: Jet first of several purchases
  • DOT offers technical assistance for railway bridge in Bolivia-Chile link
  • Russian rail executive fired in shake-up
Maritime
  • EC asks industry to police ship safety
  • Avondale wants to hire foreigners
  • NMU, Seafarers sign cooperative agreement
  • Wing Lee International will be first tenant at Pearl River terminal
  • Paul Richardson's Slot Watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Bigger Atlantic consortium proposed
  • As impeachment looms, Clinton asked to be presidential
  • Merger rumors drive jump in CF stock trading
  • Companies face choice: Net or EDI
  • UPS takes EU to court for not moving on its Deutsche Post complaint
  • UK deputy PM sees revival for British flag fleet if its modeled after the Dutch
  • UN expects financial crises in Russia and Asia to slow European economies
  • Circle International wins Cellstar logistics contract
  • FMC unveils proposals for using Shipping Reform Act on the Internet
  • Union-Transport acquires customs broker H.Z. Bernstein
  • Russia lawmakers pass currency bill
Transportation
  • Now, it's beetle vs. rules
  • BNSF reorganizes merchandise groups
  • TNT: Jet first of several purchases
  • DOT offers technical assistance for railway bridge in Bolivia-Chile link
  • Russian rail executive fired in shake-up
Maritime
  • EC asks industry to police ship safety
  • Avondale wants to hire foreigners
  • NMU, Seafarers sign cooperative agreement
  • Wing Lee International will be first tenant at Pearl River terminal
  • Paul Richardson's Slot Watch

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Conference Sends Letter to JSC on Documentation Fee
  • Mid-East Conference Postpones THC Introduction
  • PMA Leader Optimistic about Contract Negotiation with ILWU

urgente online pressweb site
  • Once trabajadores ganan la batalla legal a Iberia
  • MRW recibe de Caixa Terrassa el Premio a la creación de valor social
  • Almería atrae el turismo de cruceros
  • Air France aumenta la participación accionarial de los empleados
  • La Anfac, contra el nuevo impuesto sobre los vehículos monovolumen
  • Iveco Pegaso presenta los camiones "euro tech cursor"
  • La alianza aérea Oneworld negocia la entrada de Japan Airlines
  • American Airlines da por acabada su etapa de expansión

Exim Indiaweb site
  • PSA simplifies box storage, handling rates structure
  • Core panel moots sweeping reforms
  • Drawback facility extended to gold jewellery exporters
  • Antwerp Port cuts terminal handling charges
  • CII faults export implementation policy
  • Gem & jewellery exports witness ten per cent growth
  • SNC Lavalin consortium to develop Gangavaram port
  • Work on PM's corridor project to begin on Jan. 2
  • Jaswant Singh to open US investment summit in Chennai next month
  • AEPC branch in Surat opened
  • Kerala wants link with expressway
  • Dumping duty may prick needles
  • Global consultancy firm terms India 'market of the future'
  • Separate body for freight terminals planned
  • UP attracts industrialists
  • Malaysia interested in 5 expressways in India
  • TUF awaiting Cabinet panel's approval

The East Africanweb site
  • Government Rule Could Hit Ship Arrivalsin Mombasa
  • Dubai Free Zone Now Targets Kenyan Business
  • Tanzania Could Benefit by Using More Diesel Vehicles
  • Ghana Says Tema is Safe from Piracy
  • Speed Boat for Lake Victoria
  • Indigenous Firms Threatened by Bond Regulation
  • Chaplain Gives Crew Tips on3e'S UNDER Stowaways
  • Uganda Railways Attacked Over Exclusive Wagon Deals
  • Clogging May Force Vessels on Lake Nyasa to Shift Docking

Marine Logweb site
  • Bid to take over B.C. ferry building project flops
    Washington Marine Group has dropped its bid to take over British Columbia's controversial $250-million fast-ferry program
  • Treasury: Korea isn't using IMF bail-out money to subsidize yards
    U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin has respondedto Congressional concerns that South Korea might be misusing IMF bail-out money
  • Hyundai gets order for R&B Falcon semi
    South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd has announced a $300 million order from R&B Falcon Corp for a semi-submersible drilling rig
  • Chevron gives details of capital budget with continued "significant spending" in U.S. Gulf
    Chevron Corp. has announced a $5.1 billion capital and exploratory spending program for 1999 and a plan to reduce expenses in 1999 by $500 million
  • Finally, some good news for Smedvig on West Navion II
    Negotiations with suppliers cut cancellation costs by $18 million
  • Monarch of the Seas grounding
    Text of statement by Royal Caribbean

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Prescott seeks tonnage tax to reinvigorate UK shipping
    DEPUTY prime minister John Prescott yesterday vowed to consider a Dutch-style tonnage tax as part of a new UK government strategy to reinvigorate the British shipping industry.
  • NTA pulls out of dry bulk sector
    SWEDISH tanker giant NTA is to quit the dry bulk sector under a new rationalisation plan that also includes the departure of former Argonaut boss Bj'rn Ersman at the end of the year.
  • US to boost reserves with $100m oil buy
    A US Department of Energy emergency task force is expected tomorrow to deliver its final recommendations on how to assist the country's ailing oil industry.
  • Smedvig to claw-back $18m drillship charge
    Norway's Smedvig has discovered that it can reverse NKr140m, or about $18m, of the $90m it swallowed as a one-off charge in second-quarter accounts after deciding to withdraw from the West Navion II drillship project.
  • No quick-fix for decades of UK shipping decline
    THE UK government's reaction to the proposals of the Shipping Working Group, which reported to the deputy prime minister John Prescott in March 1998, has been broadly supportive, acknowledging that the resolution of many of the proposals rest on the industry itself.
  • Shipping Working Group
    THE Shipping Working Group was established in late 1997 by the deputy prime minister John Prescott under the chairmanship of the director of shipping and ports in the DETR.
  • Owners left to achieve 2000 compliance
    SHIPOWNERS have been left to arrange their own stringent tests for year 2000 compliance of vessels, after leading classification societies said they were unable to help, writes James Brewer.
  • 1,850 tonnes of record cargo
    The German registered Rhine barge Lass Saturn, 2,366 dwt, pictured in the upper reaches of the Truro River in southwest England, en route to Truro port , where she loaded a record cargo from the port, 1,850 tonnes of calcified seaweed bound for Lorient.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 16, 1998
  • Tanjung Priok postpones three port projects
    THREE infrastructure projects slated for completion this year have been postponed by PT Pelabuhan III, the operator of Tanjung Priok port in Indonesia.
  • Keppel launches Philippines share swap
    KEPPEL Philippines group has nearly completed the restructuring of its shipyard and property related interests.
  • Viking's pre-tax rises as more passengers carried
    VIKING Line, the Finnish cruise ferry operator, saw pre-tax profit rise in the financial year ended October 31 as more passengers and freight were carried.
  • UK proposes tonnage tax
    BRITAIN'S deputy prime minister, John Prescott, today announced the introduction of tonnage tax, pending budget approval, to help bring ships back to the British flag.
  • Royal Caribbean's emergency plan 'a success'
    ROYAL Caribbean's Emergency Response Plan, put into action following its grounding yester-day involving the Monarch of the Seas, appears to have been successful.
  • South Koreans see hope in lower fuel expenses
    FALLING crude oil prices and a container fee rise have boosted South Korean vessel operators' fortunes.
  • West Coast dock workers win legal struggle
    A US court has thrown out a lawsuit filed by west coast waterfront employers that sought to prevent the reccurrence of a dockers' strike similar to last year's stoppage.
  • Wilhelmsen sells ships to finance newbuildings
    WILHELMSEN Lines has sold six vehicle carriers to raise finance to extend its newbuilding programme.
  • Meyer lays keel of P&O Cruises' Aurora
    THE keel of P&O Cruises' new cruiseship Aurora was laid yesterday at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany.
  • Insurance bill introduced to Indian parliament
    THE controversial Insurance Regulatory Bill was introduced in the Indian parliament on Tuesday amid strong protests from opposition parties.
  • Estonian roro arrested in pay dispute
    AN Estonian Shipping Company roro has been arrested by the Finnish Seamen's Union over a pay dispute involving unions in Scandinavia and Germany.
  • Sinchart to expand in Asia
    SINCHART Shipping, the Asian operating arm of Russian tanker company Primorsk, is looking to expand its local operations despite the region's economic crisis.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • La relève de la TACA ne semble pas garantie
    Il devient de plus en plus évident que les jours de la conférence TACA sont comptés, mais son remplacement semble assez difficile. Il est question aujourd'hui de la création d'une sorte d'association qui se substituerait à ladite conférence. Vingt deux armements opérant sur l'Atlantique se sont une fois de plus réunis tout récemment à Londres cette fois pour faire le point au sujet de cette perspective que certains soutiennent, alors que d'autres adoptent une attitude de prudente réserve, où encore participent aux discussions par simple curiosité. Comme de coutume Evergreen était absent.
  • Premier pas vers une concertation entre ports maritimes et autorités fédérales
    La commission parlementaire compétente a approuvé la proposition de loi de Jos Ansoms et Jozef Van Eetvelt (CVP') concernant la création d'une concertation portuaire au niveau fédéral mardi dernier. La proposition pourrait être approuvée par l'assemblée plénière de la Chambre au cours de la première moitié de janvier. Si le décret d'application ne se fait pas trop longtemps attendre, la concertation pourrait débuter à Pâques. C'est ce qu'annonce un communiqué. L'objectif est de créér un dialogue direct entre les autorités fédérales et les ports maritimes (Anvers, Gand, Zeebrugge, Ostende, Liège et Bruxelles) en ce qui concerne les dossiers pour lesquels ces ports ne peuvent s'adresser aux instances régionales, qui sont compétentes pour l'infrastructure portuaire.
  • AEL au départ d'Anvers en conventionnel vers la COA
    Vers la fin du mois de janvier prochain, la compagnie maritime Africa Express Lines (AEL) va lancer au départ d'Anvers, dont il fera son port de base, un service régulier en conventionnel/breakbulk à destination de la COA. En fait, il s'agira de l'inauguration d'un service complet étant donné que l'opérateur assurait déjà des voyages northbound avec des navires affrétés "trip out". La fréquence sera d'un départ par mois dans un premier stade.
  • Le conseil communal de Rotterdam favorable à une participation dans ECT
    Les opposants à une participation dans Europe Combined Terminals au sein du conseil communal ne devraient pas pouvoir empêcher une participation rotterdamoise dans l'entreprise de transbordement de containers. Le conseil communal, qui se penche sur le dossier aujourd'hui, devrait approuver la proposition des échevins de prendre une participation de 30% dans ECT. Si la proposition ne fait pas l'unanimité au sein du collège des échevins, l'importance que revête ECT pour l'économie régionale devrait néanmoins faire la différence. La participation dans ECT doit permettre à la commune de développer une stratégie offensive ensemble avec Hutchison Port Holding, ce qui devrait par exemple se traduire par des investissements dans des terminaux dans l'hinterland de Rotterdam.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Ming Mercy fire report released
    "AMATEUR" wiring extensions are suspected of causing the accommodation fire aboard the Taiwanese bulk carrier Ming Mercy off Port Kembla in August 1997.
    The fire was eventually brought under control with the assistance of the New South Wales Fire Brigade, members of which were ferried to the vessel by tug and helicopters.
    The forward end of the lower and upper bridge decks of the Ming Mercy, owned by Yang Ming Line, was severely damaged by the fire.
    The bridge suffered extensive smoke damage and buckling of the steel deck.
    All navigation, control and communications equipment was rendered unserviceable through damage to electrical cables in the decks beneath.
  • Unusual events led to ferry grounding
    "AN unusual combination of events" has been blamed for the grounding off Middle Head of the Sydney harbour ferry Narrabeen in September.
    Details of the official investigation into the grounding were released by the New South Wales Minister for Ports, Kim Yeadon.
    "A number of related factors contributed to the grounding including the prevailing swell, low tidal height and wind conditions combined with the presence of other vessels in the transit area," Mr Yeadon said.
    "These conditions certainly tested all organisations involved and we have learnt a lot from this incident.
    "To ensure this type of incident is not repeated, the Waterways Authority will be putting in place a plan of action so future events of this kind are more lightly co-ordinated between the agencies involved."
  • Norwegian Star shines brightly
    NORWEGIAN Capricorn Line's Norwegian Star, which arrives in Sydney tomorrow, has already sold out her first two cruises.
    Described as the only four star cruiseship in the South Pacific, the vessel will be officially welcomed to Australia and Sydney, where she will be based, by the New South Wales Minister for Tourism, Bob Debus.
    Featuring Australian hotel staff, food, wine and entertainment, the Norwegian Star will facilitate a boost to domestic tourism.
    The managing director of Norwegian Capricorn Line, Sarina Bratton, said passenger interest in the vessel has been excellent.
  • Miners return to work
    ALL coalminers have returned to work following the strike called to protest a reduction in prices paid for Australian coal, the coalminers union said yesterday.
    Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) barrister Wayne Haylen, QC, said as far as he was aware all miners had abided by the Federal Court's temporary injunction which prevented the union taking further industrial action.
    Mr Haylen had headed an appeal in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
    against an earlier decision which found the strike was in breach of industrial laws and
    further industrial action should cease.
    The CFMEU and its officials face potential heavy fines and jail terms if they are found to
    have breached secondary boycott and other provisions of the Workplace Relations Act.
    A barrister for the mine employers, Adrian Morris, said the industrial action had had a
    massive economic impact on mines in Queensland and New South Wales.
    "The order should be left in place," Mr Morris said.
    "The main reason is that the union wont be able to take further unprotected action."
    The strike brought multiple hearings in the Commission, the Supreme Court and the Federal Court.

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