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March 18, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • MPA launches electronic chart for Singapore waters
    S'pore among first in world to release electronic navigational chart for commercial use
  • Germanischer Lloyd revamps S-E Asia network
  • Sydney Ports Corp appoints first overseas trade rep based in S'pore
  • Tanjung Priok's cargo down
  • Global Marine wins US$208m deal

  • Six US airlines awarded new flights to Japan
    American, Delta Continental, TWA Hawaiian and Northwest benefit from bilateral pact
  • Icahn withdraws Pan Am offer, new investor emerges
  • Boeing 737-800 gets FAA certification
  • EU to announce verdicts on 3 airline alliances in April
  • Most Air France white collar staff favour partial sell-off: poll
  • Port Authority of New York chalks up record profits
  • GEC eyes Lockheed, Northrop units: report

  • Target: North Atlantic trade
    New chief sees it as an autonomous line within CP Ships, aiming to be a leading independent carrier on this route

  • Problems non-ISM Code compliant ships will face come July 1

Sched Netweb site
  • P&ON switches HK warehouse
  • CSAV introduces rate restoration
  • Yang Ming replaces Southeast Asia service ship
  • US monitors Japan terminal services after liner reshuffle
  • Adelaide addition for MSC
  • Australian airlines protest over change of tax rule
  • Amerijet broadens Jamaica cargo service
  • Moscow airport to get investment in cargo facilities
  • Intra-Asian carriers `to suffer most' from economic
  • New aircraft repair company opens in Texas

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 17, 1998
  • Fraud with truck speed limiter
  • P&O Nedlloyd invests in ships
  • APL offers intermodal and Internet tracking & tracing
  • Icelanders buy German harbor and shipping company
  • Van Ommeren realises nlg 34 million ($17 million) profit on sale of US tanker interest

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Dockworkers seto to stage 48-hour strike
  • Independent lines follow conference's rate move
  • APL offering tracing system via Internet
  • Safmarine posts 55% profit rise in 2nd half 1997
  • UK, French carriers combine round-the-world services
  • Maersk launches feeder service linking Ukraine
  • Cargo traffic at Kobe up to 86% of pre-quake level
  • Georgia ports project another record-breaking year
  • CN, CSXI to join NACS program
  • Cathay suffers sharp profit drop in 1997

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Maersk/Sea-Land announce scheduled service changes
  • Crowley earns certifications
  • Radisson plans to charter a $200 million cruise ship
  • Trico Marine vessel sinks off Grand Isle
  • Grupo Libra wins approval for inland terminal in Brazil
  • Newport News rating downgraded by S&P

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • EU breakthrough on duty-frees
    OPPONENTS of plans to end duty-free sales in the European Union won an important breakthrough yesterday when transport ministers from most of the 15 member states called for a study of the social and economic implications of abolition.
  • Lloyd's 1995 profit just below forecasts
    LLOYD'S yesterday announced an overall profit for the 1995 year of account of '1.156bn ($1.9bn), slightly below the optimistic forecasts made over past weeks.
  • Tasman freight rates to rise
    FREIGHT rates on the Tasman are likely to rise following the demise of South Pacific Shipping, the head of one of the trade's dedicated operators has forecast.
  • Maputo sell-off hangs in balance
    TENDERS for the privatisation of Maputo port in Mozambique are in the process of being adjudicated, but indications are that they may not meet the expectations of government-owned port and rail operator, CFM.
  • Epitaph to an Eagle that crash-landed
    THE epitaph on the tombstone of giant naval construction-oriented Newport News Shipbuilding's attempt to re-enter the commercial newbuilding sector consists of just six words: "Quite bluntly, it has not worked!"
  • Van Ommeren sells 25% Hvide stake to Newport
    DUTCH tank storage to shipping group Van Ommeren is selling its 25% interest in Hvide Van Ommeren to Newport News Shipbuilding, writes Alan Dickey, Netherlands Correspondent.
  • A&P Tyne optimistic over RFA orders
    BRITISH company A&P Tyne is confident of success in bidding for multi-million pound orders from the Ministry of Defence which would create hundreds of new jobs. The Tyneside yard, which is already completing a '6m ($9.8m) contract to refit the Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Fort Austin, is hoping to secure two more RFA contracts.
  • ONGC project boost for Cochin Shipyard
    INDIA'S Cochin Shipyard has enhanced its credentials in the offshore repair and conversion sector with the repair and upgrading of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's mobile offshore drillship Sagar Vijay, writes Dale Wainwright.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 17, 1998
  • Two killed, one missing in engineroom blast
    TWO seafarers have been killed, one seriously injured and another reported missing following an engineroom blast on a handysize general cargoship near Bangkok earlier today.
  • Singapore unveils new electronic navaids
    MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore today unveiled a new Electronic Navigational Chart (Singapore ENC).
  • Intertanko welcomes drop in reinsurance costs
    INTERTANKO has welcomed a fall in reinsurance costs of more than 18 per cent for the 1998/99 underwriting year.
  • French yard wins four-ship order from Celebrity
    CHANTIERS de l'Atlantique has won an order from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd for four 'Millennium'-class cruiseships.
  • Newport News buys control of Hvide Van Ommeren
    NEWPORT News Shipbuilding has eased its withdrawal from commercial shipbuilding by acquiring Van Ommeren's 25 per cent stake in Hvide Van Ommeren
  • Frontline disappoints market
    FRONTLINE'S reported net profit of $17.4m for 1997 has failed to meet the expectations of the Oslo stock market.
  • PDV Marina averts strike with doubled wages
    PDV Marina has acceded to union demands and more than doubled the salaries of 420 seamen, averting a strike that had been threatened to start yesterday.
  • Costs spiral at Ennore port project
    ESTIMATED costs of the Ennore port project have surged nearly 50 per cent according to the Chennai Port Trust.
  • Cory wins Venezuelan tug contract
    CORY Towage has been awarded a new contract to provide towage and fire fighting services at Venezuelan ports.
  • Newport News abandons commercial shipbuilding
    NEWPORT News Shipbuilding has announced that it is to withdraw from commercial vessel construction.
  • American Classic plans expansion
    AMERICAN Classic Voyages has hinted it might be ready to acquire more tonnage.
  • Union-free ports 'will be the rule', says Reith
    BY the end of 1998, union-free ports in Australia will be the rule rather than the exception, according to maritime reform minister Peter Reith.
  • World Bank to aid Indian tariff research
    The World Bank has sanctioned $733,000 in assistance to India's Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMPS) to conduct research into the formation of port tariffs.
  • Cunard bid unconfirmed
    REPORTS of a $500m bid by investment bank Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette for Cunard Cruise Line remain unconfirmed.
  • Royal Caribbean seeks Miami refit
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruise Line is in talks with the Port of Miami to renovate some of the port's terminals and increase its capacity.
  • Ulstein to buy US propeller manufacturer
    ULSTEIN Marine Industries has agreed to buy the US propeller manufacturer Bird-Johnson.
  • Hamburg-Süd introduces MaxCube integrals
    HAMBURG-SÜD has introduced a series of 40 ft high-cube reefer containers which offers the world's largest interior reefer capacity.
  • CMR wins MSC repair work
    GENEVA-based MSC is to drydock three 1,000 teu containerships at the CMR repair yard in Marseilles, now controlled by the Swiss firm Marinvest.
  • Lloyd Werft redelivers lengthened cruiseship
    NCL Cruises has taken delivery of the cruiseship Norwegian Wind after it was stretched at Lloyd Werft in Germany.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • "Le client n'est pas toujours roi, le transporteur doit pouvoir dire non"
    Le client est-il roi? La question a été largement abordée au cours de la séance d'ouverture de la SITL. Constatant que l'on est passé d'une société de production à une société de consommation, plusieurs intervenants ont observé que cette mutation a fait en sorte que le consommateur est devenu plus exigeant en matière de qualité, de flexibilité et de ponctualité à l'égard des producteurs et, par ricochet, à l'égard des transporteurs. Ceci peut mener, dans l'état actuel du marché (caractérisé par un déséquilibre de l'offre et de la demande), à des abus. "Non, le client n'est pas toujours roi. Il faut parfois oser dire non. Il y a des limites", a indiqué un consultant en transport dans la salle.
  • L'UE refuse de payer l'entretien de toute l'infrastructure routière suisse
    Comme prévu, les ministres européens du Transport n'ont pas approuvé le projet d'accord concernant le transit routier par la Suisse. Tous les Etats membres sans exception doutent de la justesse du relevé présenté par la Suisse au commissaire européen aux Transports Neil Kinnock sur les coûts d'entretien annuels de l'infrastructure routière, sur laquelle est basée la proposition d'un péage de 200 ECU par trajet pour les poids lourds de 40 tonnes. L'UE réclame des chiffres objectifs.
  • Sabena poursuit l'assainissement de ses comptes
    Le groupe Sabena a présenté ses résultats hier mardi. La "bonne surprise" annoncée il y a quelques semaines par Paul Reutlinger se confirme, puisque le résultat courant de l'année 1997 est positif de 9 millions de BEF, contre une perte de plus de quatre milliards en 1996. Toutefois, le résultat d'entreprise du groupe, après charges exceptionnelles de 2.523 millions, est négatif de 2.514 millions (contre - 8.867 mio. en 1996).
  • Marseille entend corriger le tir
    "Dans le cadre d'InterMed, un GIE constitué par les ports de Marseille, Gênes et Barcelone, nous allons rencontrer pour la troisième fois le commissaire européen au Transport Neil Kinnock au sujet du Livre vert sur les ports et les infrastructures maritimes. Cette nouvelle rencontre aura lieu à Barcelone et nous sommes bien décidés à ne pas nous laisser faire. L'Europe portuaire et la politique qui s'y rapportera, ne se feront pas sous la conduite des ports du Nord. Nous ne sommes pas des ports régionaux, il faut bien le réaliser." C'est ce que nous a déclaré Henry Roux-Alezais, président du PA de Marseille-Fos, lors d'une manifestation organisée sur le stand qu'anime son port à la Semaine Internationale du Transport et de la Logistique, qui se tient ces jours-ci à Paris.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Patrick warns employees: your future is under threat
    Patrick yesterday warned employees that their unions were drawing them and the company into what it described as "a serious commercial situation"
    A letter to employees signed by Patrick director Bill Clayton appears to be a warning that the company's very existence was at stake, claiming that "the contractual arrangements we need for our current and future existence re under severe strain and threat".
  • Van Onselen leads consortium in V/Line
    Former V/Line Freight managing director Marinus van Onselen has emerged as the lead figure of the powerful Freight Victoria Ltd consortium bidding for the V/Line Freight business, which is to be sold off by the middle of the year.
    The Melbourne-based consortium which has the primary aim of bidding for V-Line Freight Corporation, comprises heavyweight backers - Macquarie Bank, Rail America and Serco.
  • Pilots face conflicts - Hirst
    The decision of some Australian port authorities to contract out for pilotage services had led to some pilots having difficulties reconciling their professional needs with those of the firms that employ them, according to the executive director of the Australian Association of Port Marine Authorities, John Hirst.
    He said the relationship between the pilotage company and the port authority needed to be that of any principal and contractor who would work towards a common goal.
  • Cho Yang looks for Australian growth
    Cho Yang Line's managing director for liner trades, Joung-Boo Shin, reaffirmed the line's commitment to the Australian trade on a recent visit to Sydney.
    Mr Shin, who was in Australia primarily for discussions with partners Blue Star Line and Maersk said the company had expanded the range of ports it offers to Australian shippers to include ports in north China and Taiwan.
  • Brisbane to triple air freight
    Brisbane Airport Corp Ltd which took over ownership of Brisbane Airport last July, yesterday launched a master plan aiming to more than triple the amount of airfreight handled at the airport over the next 20 years.
    The corporation also proposes to triple the airport's passenger traffic by the year 2018, and build another runway in the next decade enabling it to introduce a parallel runway system providing takeoffs and landings over the bay.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Negotiators clear way to establish framework for hemisphere talks
  • Border trade grows -- and so does congestion
  • Mariana governor orders apparel raids
  • Shipbuilder exits US commercial program

  • Rails to reroute some Mexico cargo
  • US, Argentina discuss open skies for cargo
  • Celadon moves into fast lane via purchase of Canada's Gerth
  • Hub Group agrees to buy Quality Intermodal
  • Voyage opens door to normal Baltic-North shipping
  • Tanker owner Frontline posts record profit of $17.4 million
  • UPS pilots approve contract
  • Rails share dispatching center
  • Palm Beach touts perishables at forum
  • 2 lines quit Vancouver; others enhance service
  • Still rough waters for those vessels plying the China-Taiwan lane
  • Search for 'multifunctional' business machine continues
  • Union head: Pilots of towboats may strike in April
  • Original equipment manufacturers: the nuts and bolts and boxes of industry
  • Sager hopes to help industry plot stable course

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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