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November 18, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker market forecast to have surplus of 21m dwt
    Increase in capacity of tanker fleet likely to put more pressure on freight rates next year: report
  • Halla shipbuilder gets reprieve from creditors
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China seeks better deals for its struggling aviation firms
    Domestic manufacturing capabilities lag far behind West in terms of technology
  • Y2K bug may force int'l airlines to suspend flights
  • Delta gets US nod for flight link with Air France
  • Boeing, FAA study cracks on 737 rudder valves
  • FedEx, pilots to meet mediators in Washington
  • Volvo to unveil plans for job cuts
Features
  • Dispute over open registry
    Shipowners caught in middle as Liberian government and firm running its maritime registry wrangle over control
Columns
  • Can 5,000 passengers be safely evacuated from a cruise ship?

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker market forecast to have surplus of 21m dwt
    Increase in capacity of tanker fleet likely to put more pressure on freight rates next year: report
  • Halla shipbuilder gets reprieve from creditors
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China seeks better deals for its struggling aviation firms
    Domestic manufacturing capabilities lag far behind West in terms of technology
  • Y2K bug may force int'l airlines to suspend flights
  • Delta gets US nod for flight link with Air France
  • Boeing, FAA study cracks on 737 rudder valves
  • FedEx, pilots to meet mediators in Washington
  • Volvo to unveil plans for job cuts
Features
  • Dispute over open registry
    Shipowners caught in middle as Liberian government and firm running its maritime registry wrangle over control
Columns
  • Can 5,000 passengers be safely evacuated from a cruise ship?

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker market forecast to have surplus of 21m dwt
    Increase in capacity of tanker fleet likely to put more pressure on freight rates next year: report
  • Halla shipbuilder gets reprieve from creditors
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China seeks better deals for its struggling aviation firms
    Domestic manufacturing capabilities lag far behind West in terms of technology
  • Y2K bug may force int'l airlines to suspend flights
  • Delta gets US nod for flight link with Air France
  • Boeing, FAA study cracks on 737 rudder valves
  • FedEx, pilots to meet mediators in Washington
  • Volvo to unveil plans for job cuts
Features
  • Dispute over open registry
    Shipowners caught in middle as Liberian government and firm running its maritime registry wrangle over control
Columns
  • Can 5,000 passengers be safely evacuated from a cruise ship?

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker market forecast to have surplus of 21m dwt
    Increase in capacity of tanker fleet likely to put more pressure on freight rates next year: report
  • Halla shipbuilder gets reprieve from creditors
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China seeks better deals for its struggling aviation firms
    Domestic manufacturing capabilities lag far behind West in terms of technology
  • Y2K bug may force int'l airlines to suspend flights
  • Delta gets US nod for flight link with Air France
  • Boeing, FAA study cracks on 737 rudder valves
  • FedEx, pilots to meet mediators in Washington
  • Volvo to unveil plans for job cuts
Features
  • Dispute over open registry
    Shipowners caught in middle as Liberian government and firm running its maritime registry wrangle over control
Columns
  • Can 5,000 passengers be safely evacuated from a cruise ship?

Sched Netweb site
  • China and Taiwan negotiate joint operations
  • China Japan route established
  • Intercontainer-Interfrigo adds to train service
  • JSC told of rate/THC separation
  • Rotterdam asks shipowners for Y2K-compatible evidence
  • Star Alliance to extend reach with All Nippon Airways
  • Northwest and ATSA reach contract agreement
  • Lufthansa places US$350m CFM56-5C engine order
  • Authorities approve Boeing jet

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 1998
  • Threat of European rail strike on Monday
  • DFDS acquires North Sea Line
  • European concentration in aircraft production
  • KLM builds on new 'Network Organization'
  • BTL expands in the Baltic region

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shareholders rebuff Holt in his bid to control ACL
  • Clinton to focus on Asian revival
  • Drug traffickers turn to Puerto Rico to transport narcotics to the US
  • New countervailing rules hurt importers
  • Slater calls for White House maritime council
  • Mexico and China reach accord on unfair trade problems
  • Sherwood Food re-signs logistics pact with Ryder
  • Martinair extends cargo contract with AMR Services at Miami for four more years
  • Fed cuts interest rate due to market strains
  • OECD says world economic growth may screech to halt
  • Japan supports more cooperation among world's seaports
  • Bangladeshi port handles rush of imported food
  • First bridge built as part of Alameda Corridor is dedicated
  • Nasstrac looking for new chief - plaid jacket is optional
  • Penske Truck Leasing is buying Young Nationalease
Transportation
  • FedEx gets credit to cover pilot strike
  • Truckers strike Sea-Land facility in Puerto Rico
Maritime
  • Shippers: Rates to rise before they fall
  • Columbus' Pacific expansion pays off
  • Labor strike idles Brazil's Port of Rio de Janeiro
  • TACA to end inland rate-setting in Europe
  • New terminal boosts capacity at Sri Lanka's Colombo port
  • New EU probe adds to Kvaerner's ongoing financial problems
  • Malaysia's largest box handlers team up to promote a port concept
  • Containership market report

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shareholders rebuff Holt in his bid to control ACL
  • Clinton to focus on Asian revival
  • Drug traffickers turn to Puerto Rico to transport narcotics to the US
  • New countervailing rules hurt importers
  • Slater calls for White House maritime council
  • Mexico and China reach accord on unfair trade problems
  • Sherwood Food re-signs logistics pact with Ryder
  • Martinair extends cargo contract with AMR Services at Miami for four more years
  • Fed cuts interest rate due to market strains
  • OECD says world economic growth may screech to halt
  • Japan supports more cooperation among world's seaports
  • Bangladeshi port handles rush of imported food
  • First bridge built as part of Alameda Corridor is dedicated
  • Nasstrac looking for new chief - plaid jacket is optional
  • Penske Truck Leasing is buying Young Nationalease
Transportation
  • FedEx gets credit to cover pilot strike
  • Truckers strike Sea-Land facility in Puerto Rico
Maritime
  • Shippers: Rates to rise before they fall
  • Columbus' Pacific expansion pays off
  • Labor strike idles Brazil's Port of Rio de Janeiro
  • TACA to end inland rate-setting in Europe
  • New terminal boosts capacity at Sri Lanka's Colombo port
  • New EU probe adds to Kvaerner's ongoing financial problems
  • Malaysia's largest box handlers team up to promote a port concept
  • Containership market report

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shareholders rebuff Holt in his bid to control ACL
  • Clinton to focus on Asian revival
  • Drug traffickers turn to Puerto Rico to transport narcotics to the US
  • New countervailing rules hurt importers
  • Slater calls for White House maritime council
  • Mexico and China reach accord on unfair trade problems
  • Sherwood Food re-signs logistics pact with Ryder
  • Martinair extends cargo contract with AMR Services at Miami for four more years
  • Fed cuts interest rate due to market strains
  • OECD says world economic growth may screech to halt
  • Japan supports more cooperation among world's seaports
  • Bangladeshi port handles rush of imported food
  • First bridge built as part of Alameda Corridor is dedicated
  • Nasstrac looking for new chief - plaid jacket is optional
  • Penske Truck Leasing is buying Young Nationalease
Transportation
  • FedEx gets credit to cover pilot strike
  • Truckers strike Sea-Land facility in Puerto Rico
Maritime
  • Shippers: Rates to rise before they fall
  • Columbus' Pacific expansion pays off
  • Labor strike idles Brazil's Port of Rio de Janeiro
  • TACA to end inland rate-setting in Europe
  • New terminal boosts capacity at Sri Lanka's Colombo port
  • New EU probe adds to Kvaerner's ongoing financial problems
  • Malaysia's largest box handlers team up to promote a port concept
  • Containership market report

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • CMA-CGM to Inaugurates Med/Japan Service
  • Rate Increase for Cargoes from Guangzhou
  • China Express to Change Port Rotation
  • Time-Limited Strike in Japan Ports December 1

urgente online pressweb site
  • Azkar prepara su expansión en el mercado catalán
  • Iberia aumenta un 88 por ciento los beneficios
  • TNT Post, a la compra de Europa
  • Correos aprovechará 1999 para crearse una nueva imagen
  • AECA analiza hoy la situación del transporte aéreo privado en España
  • DHL España ya tiene web propia
  • MRW, en la localidad madrileña de Las Rozas

Exim Indiaweb site
  • International conference & expo on 'Indian Ports ' Opportunities and Options'
  • Four road projects awarded to private sector on BOT basis
  • Gujarat plans to make Hazira 'most preferred port of call'
  • Box services resumption from NMPT welcomed
  • US slaps dumping duty on stainless wire imports
  • Ban on sands, soils export
  • 15,000-TEU boxship on the horizon!
  • US blacklisting not to affect banks' lending
  • Trade ties with Croatia to grow
  • AAI getting set to privatise duty-free shops
  • Farahnika Exhibitions
  • Gujarat expects higher cotton output
  • Special duty on flawed steel imports mooted
  • Valinokkam minor port to be developed as shipyard
  • PM's corridor project kicks off in Dec.s
  • 3-tier excise duty structure mooted
  • IMC flays US blacklist of Indian firms

Marine Logweb site
  • Ingalls to pay $2.25 million settlement in improper billing case
    Ingalls Shipbuilding has reportedly agreed to a $2.25 million payment in a case brought under the False Claims Act by a former employee who gets a $405,000 award
  • Kværner third quarter report
    Kvaerner Group yesterday reported a pre-tax loss of NOK 1,151 million and an earnings per share loss of NOK 28.54, for the third quarter ending 30 September 1998.
  • South Korea denies that IMF funds help shipyards
    South Korean officials are rejecting charges by European Commissioner Martin Bangman that South Korea has been using International Monetray Fund aid to enhance its yards' competitiveness

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Fury over Halla rescue package
    THE future of South Korea's bankrupt shipbuilder Halla Engineering & Heavy Industries appears to have been secured after creditors agreed to a restructuring of the company's massive debt.
  • European shipbuilders urge action on Korea price cuts
    European shipbuilders have stepped up the pressure on Brussels to take action over alleged price dumping by South Korean rivals, writes Tony Gray.
  • Battle heads task force to reduce energy costs
    A joint government/industry task force to reduce the cost of developing UK oil and gas resources was launched yesterday by energy minister John Battle.
  • Vosper Thornycroft to diversify through acquisitions in marine products sector
    VOSPER Thornycroft is planning to make more acquisitions in the marine products sector as it diversifies from its traditional base as a naval shipbuilder.
  • LNG business hostage to lack of vessels
    Future commercialisation of the liquefied natural gas business is being seriously impeded by a shortage of LNG carriers, according to Tim Cottew, chairman and chief executive of Osprey Maritime.
  • Floating production growth rate weakening
    Annual growth rates in the floating production industry are beginning to show signs of weakening, according to a new report, but the sector is bearing up well given the current state of the industry.
  • Unicool boosts fleet to 100 ships in fightback
    LEADING refrigerated shipping operator Unicool has responded to tough market conditions with two major initiatives boosting its fleet to a total of 100 ships.
  • Secondhand VLCC prices slump further
    PRICES for modern VLCC secondhand tonnage have slumped further due to the relentless pressure from prospective buyers.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 1998
  • PSA Corp adds fourth Italian port
    PSA Corp, the Singapore terminal operator, is to take a stake in Terminal Darsena Toscana, its fourth port investment in Italy
  • Rammed feedership refloated
    LEERORT, the container feedership that sank after being rammed by the Zim Piraeus in Colombo harbour on September 19, was refloated on November 15.
  • Polish minister delays Gdansk sale
    POLISH privatisation minister Emil Wasacz yesterday confirmed that he would delay giving final approval for the sale of Gdansk Shipyard until December 31.
  • Government U-turn resolves Swedish dispute
    COMPROMISE has been reached in a dispute over maritime policy in Sweden after a government U-turn.
  • Interest charges hit ICTSI
    ICTSI, the Manila-based container terminal operator, saw interest charges drag down third quarter earnings by 16 per cent.
  • Sulpicio ferry runs aground
    ANOTHER Sulpicio Lines ferry had a close brush with disaster last weekend when the 3,553 gt Princess of the Caribbean ran aground near Shell Island in Mactan Channel
  • OOCL boosts Baltic service
    HONG KONG operator OOCL is boosting its Scan Baltic service through the introduction of two 650 teu ice-class vessels.
  • Weak dollar boosts Canadian ferry operator
    A SUBSTANTIAL fall in the value of the Canadian dollar is helping the government's Marine Atlantic ferry service between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
  • Election hinders Davie sale
    THE search for a buyer for the closed Davie Industries shipyard has been complicated by a provincial election in Quebec.
  • US faces scrapping dilemma
    THE US government must spend at least $58m over the next four years to maintain and guard 206 state-owned ships ready to be scrapped.
  • Clerici opposes cabotage liberalisation
    PAOLO Clerici, the president of the Italian shipowners' association, has called on the Italian government to ask the EU to postpone the liberalisation of cabotage.
  • New high speed link for Malta
    A NEW year-round high-speed catamaran car/passenger service is being introduced to operate between Malta and Sicily.
  • Cruise industry accused of cover-up
    THE cruise industry's whiter-than-white image has been hit by reports alleging that repeated sexual assaults on passengers by crew members are routinely covered up.
  • Wilhelmsen threatens to sell fleet
    WILHELM Wilhelmsen, chairman of the Norwegian shipping group Wilh Wilhelmsen, is threatening to sell the fleet if the Norwegian parliament approves its draft budget.
  • Laem Chabang port limit extended
    THAILAND'S ministry of transport and communications has given the green light to extend the port limits of the country's leading container port.
  • Adsteam moves into NZ
    FAST-GROWING Australian towage group Adsteam Marine has expanded to New Zealand.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Banacol transférerait définitivement son trafic d'Anvers à Zeebrugge
    Le groupe Banacol dirige depuis quelques semaines ses navires reefer vers les installations spécialisées de la BNFW (Belgian New Fruit Wharf) dans l'arrière-port de Zeebrugge, où ils déchargent des cargaisons de bananes en provenance du Costa Rica et de Colombie. Les raisons de ce transfert résultent de la conjugaison de plusieurs facteurs, qui pourraient d'ailleurs inciter l'entreprise à maintenir définitivement ce trafic dans le port côtier belge dès le début de l'année prochaine. Précisons qu'il s'agit d'un trafic annuel d'environ 160.000 t de bananes.
  • Changshu cherche opérateur pour port et terminal à containers
    En juillet 1997, un nouveau centre de transbordement maritime était mis en service en bordure du fleuve Yangtze, à Changshu, localité située à 97 km au nord-ouest de Shanghai, outil qui est appelé à aider au développement économique de cette province particulièrement dynamique qu'est Jiangsu. Dans le style qui est celui de la Chine aujourd'hui, ce projet prend d'emblée d'énormes proportions. Dès l'arrivée on est confronté à un immense bâtiment de plusieurs dizaines d'étages qui fait office de QG de l'administration portuaire, construction pratiquement vide pour l'instant, qui borde une route de deux kilomètres traversant des terrains encore déserts, mais qui devront accueillir des activités industrielles, d'entreposage et autres fonctions qui gravitent autour de la marchandise. Cette route mène à un port constitué de quelques entrepôts, dont celui de Westerlund, et d'un quai sur pilotis de 550 m de long, soit 3 emplacements, que deux passerelles géantes en ciment relient à la terre ferme. Deux portiques à containers de type panamax circulent sur ce quai ainsi qu'une grue mobile. Tel se présente pour le moment le port "polyvalent" de Changshu.
  • Copex Anvers offre un service de groupage sur les Caraïbes
    Copex Freight Antwerpen a été désigné agent pour la Belgique par l'armement américain NVOCC Tropical Shippings. Cela signifie que dorénavant, Copex pourra offrir un service de groupage de containers hebdomadaire à partir d'Anvers vers une cinquantaine de destination aux Caraïbes, aux Bahamas et en Amérique latine. Les containers seront livrés à Anvers par P&O Nedlloyd, qui a des départs à Rotterdam.
  • La semaine de travail de 48 heures dans le transport routier suscite le scepticisme
    Divers Etats-membres de l'UE sont sceptiques à l'égard de la proposition de la Commission européenne visant une directive contraignante destinée à réduire la semaine de travail des chauffeurs de poids lourds et d'autobus à 48 heures en moyenne. Si la Commission, qui se réunit aujourd'hui à Strasbourg, approuve la proposition, celle-ci sera soumise aux ministres européens du Transport dans les plus brefs délais.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Sydney shippers celebrate Sofrana's 30th
    HMAS VAMPIRE at Sydney's Darling Harbour was a fitting location for last week's 30th anniversary celebration for Australian supporters of Sofrana, hosted by the line and its shipping agents, Barwil.
    The decommissioned 1960s destroyer (now alongside the maritime museum) set the scene for a short address by Sofrana's chief executive Hans Assarsson, describing Sofrana as "a ship braced against the winds of change".
    Overtonnaging and depressed rates in the Pacific Islands routes had caused Sofrana to brace by concentrating its shipping operation into three key services.
  • Close Encounter of the green kind
    THE P&O Nedlloyd containership Encounter Bay, now on her final voyage to Australia, was yesterday prevented from leaving Barcelona by Greenpeace activists.
    The Encounter Bay, which inaugurated containerisation in the Europe-Australia trade and one of the first deep-sea containerships in the world, is to be scrapped after her present voyage.
    The Greenpeace protesters claimed the vessel will be "broken up manually in India," adding that it was "full of dangerous substances, including asbestos".
  • Scott Corp now 'more focused'
    Mount Gambier-based national transport group Scott Corporation is now a leaner and more focused group better equipped to respond to the constant challenges facing the transport industry, according to the company's chairman Alan Scott.
    Mr Scott told the group's annual general meeting in Mount Gambier yesterday that the company recorded an unaudited profit after tax of $1.14 million for the four months to October 1998 which was 12.9 per cent higher than the previous year. Revenue decreased 5.4 per cent to $82.5 million.
  • Mayne's logistics future 'rosy'
    Mayne Nickless chairman Mark Raynor yesterday forecast a rosy future for the Australian logistics business within the group's overall asset base, despite recent strong industry speculation that the company could soon move to sell off its logistics assets.
    Mr Raynor told the transport and healthcare group's annual general meeting in Melbourne that Mayne Nickless had completed its withdrawal from the under-performing and loss-making transport assets which burdened the group four years ago.
    "We are now able to focus on the key performance drivers of the continuing businesses and concentrate on improving performance in each of them, with the overall objective of increasing shareholder value," he said.
  • MBV to provide less services from inside
    THE latest annual report of the Marine Board of Victoria shows a loss of $362,284 for the financial year. The MBV recorded a profit of $395,628 profit the previous financial year.
    The board attributes the majority of the loss to an abnormal item. The report said: "In accordance with government policy, motor vehicles owned by the board were sold to the Commonwealth Bank in July 1997. These vehicles have been leased back to the board from the Department of Treasury and Finance in July 1997 under an operating lease."
    The report said in future, where appropriate, the board would rely more on external service providers.

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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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