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December 19, 1998
Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 18, 1998
  • City council Rotterdam agrees on ECT bid
  • Restructuring of Intercontainer
  • Year result NFC up 9 percent
  • Schiphol closes two runways to night traffic
  • Increase in fraud with speed limiting devices
  • Female trucker lets rip

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Congress may be easing view on sanctions
  • Deregulation loosens TACA's grip on shippers
  • Casio dosen't miss a beat, (or a container), with new tracking system
  • US presses ahead with sanctions against EU in bitter banana dispute
  • Ailing cargo inspection company SGS to cut staff
  • Clinton asks EU to take more steel imports from Russia
  • France breaks EU ranks to support Moroccan candidate as chief of WTO
  • American Online trade forum to feature debate on the Jones Act
  • India, Sri Lanka move closer to free trade pact
  • Russian-built Ilyushin aircraft approved as import for US
  • Morocco will soon choose builder for its Tangiers port
Transportation
  • FedEx, pilots union reach tentative pact
  • STB grants truck rate delay
  • Tribasa buys Mexico's southern railroad
  • Hoffa running mates facing charges from union's overseer
  • Neil Porter, former chief of CSX Intermodal, dies
Maritime
  • Merger mania marks hectic year for Australia trade
  • British shipowners welcome proposal on tonnage tax
  • Liberia taps DC lawyers to handle registry

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Congress may be easing view on sanctions
  • Deregulation loosens TACA's grip on shippers
  • Casio dosen't miss a beat, (or a container), with new tracking system
  • US presses ahead with sanctions against EU in bitter banana dispute
  • Ailing cargo inspection company SGS to cut staff
  • Clinton asks EU to take more steel imports from Russia
  • France breaks EU ranks to support Moroccan candidate as chief of WTO
  • American Online trade forum to feature debate on the Jones Act
  • India, Sri Lanka move closer to free trade pact
  • Russian-built Ilyushin aircraft approved as import for US
  • Morocco will soon choose builder for its Tangiers port
Transportation
  • FedEx, pilots union reach tentative pact
  • STB grants truck rate delay
  • Tribasa buys Mexico's southern railroad
  • Hoffa running mates facing charges from union's overseer
  • Neil Porter, former chief of CSX Intermodal, dies
Maritime
  • Merger mania marks hectic year for Australia trade
  • British shipowners welcome proposal on tonnage tax
  • Liberia taps DC lawyers to handle registry

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Congress may be easing view on sanctions
  • Deregulation loosens TACA's grip on shippers
  • Casio dosen't miss a beat, (or a container), with new tracking system
  • US presses ahead with sanctions against EU in bitter banana dispute
  • Ailing cargo inspection company SGS to cut staff
  • Clinton asks EU to take more steel imports from Russia
  • France breaks EU ranks to support Moroccan candidate as chief of WTO
  • American Online trade forum to feature debate on the Jones Act
  • India, Sri Lanka move closer to free trade pact
  • Russian-built Ilyushin aircraft approved as import for US
  • Morocco will soon choose builder for its Tangiers port
Transportation
  • FedEx, pilots union reach tentative pact
  • STB grants truck rate delay
  • Tribasa buys Mexico's southern railroad
  • Hoffa running mates facing charges from union's overseer
  • Neil Porter, former chief of CSX Intermodal, dies
Maritime
  • Merger mania marks hectic year for Australia trade
  • British shipowners welcome proposal on tonnage tax
  • Liberia taps DC lawyers to handle registry

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Wan Hai to Make Double Calls at Mizushima
  • COSCO to Shift to Norfolk from Baltimore
  • Japan's Trade Surplus Predicted Almost Same as in 1998
  • Naigai Nitto to Launch LCL Service to Brazil
  • Net Income Jumps 22% at FDX Corp. during 2nd Quarter

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Ministry devises new borrowing route for companies
  • Spectacular rise in rayon, synthetic textile exports
  • Handlooms get back MDA
  • State floats global tender for two expressways
  • EPZ DCs given more powers

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
  • Gulf market jittery after cruise missile strikes on Iraq
  • Oil and bunkers fall after Gulf Crisis induced rally
  • St. Petersburg low on stock
  • Panama on downward trend
  • Singapore jumps 22% then falls sharply
  • A glance at the Lebanese bunker market

Marine Logweb site
  • Port of Portland commissioners vote to sell shipyard to Cascade General
    Yard will go to privately-owned Cascade General Inc. for $38.4 million
  • DRPA to sponsor informational meeting for vendors interested in doing business with Kværner Philly
    On January 29, 1999,the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) and the Southern New Jersey Development Council will sponsor a briefing directed to companies interested in joining the Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard supplier network.
  • Class societies won't be too much help on Y2K
    The leading classification societies say they are unable to confirm ships' Y2K compliance.
  • New Sperry Marine president
    Dr. Clark "Corky" Graham, age 56, will succeed Paul David Miller as president of Sperry Marine Inc. effective Dec. 23, 1998. In this capacity, he will oversee the companies comprising Litton Marine Systems.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Air attack 'destroys' Umm Qasr
    UMM Qasr, Iraq's main commercial port and an important entry point for humanitarian goods, has reportedly been "completely destroyed" by the continuing US and British air raids on the country.
  • US is still in market as Iraq's biggest oil buyer
    AMERICAN bombs may be falling on Baghdad but US oil companies said they expect to remain the biggest buyer of Iraqi crude in the months ahead.
  • Weather takes its toll on margins in reefer trades
    BANANAS are being left in the cold this Christmas (1998), and so are the operators of ships that transport them across the oceans.
  • Exotica begins with lychees
    FRANCE is setting the pace in its taste for exotic fruit.
  • ACL strategy unshaken by Holt move
    ATLANTIC Container Line's business plan has not been de-railed by pressure from the carrier's biggest shareholder.
  • Eight held over Turkish sell-off
    Police investigating the alleged rigging of a Turkish oil tanker sell-off made eight arrests this week.
  • Owners call on Bonn for more cash aid
    German shipowners have asked the new Bonn government for fresh financial help totalling Dm60m ($37.5m) annually, in addition to the package of shipping-related tax cuts that will come into effect next year.
  • Korea 'ghost port' springs to life
    Hanjin and Choyang are expected to start calling upon the greenfield container port of Kwangyang in Korea after shunning their dedicated berths there for nearly a year, writes Matthew Flynn, North Asia Correspondent. Known in Korea as the "Ghost Port" for its lack of cargo, Kwangyang boasted a throughput of 19,013 teu in November, up from 1,299 in July. By the end of this year, total throughput should top 40,000 teu.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 18, 1998
  • Fate of Brandal Viking to be decided today
    LAWYERS, agents, a prospective buyer and others interested in the sale of the 2,000 gt reefer ship Brandal Viking are meeting in Gibraltar today to decide on the ship's fate.
  • UK to reopen formal Derbyshire investigation
    UK DEPUTY prime minister John Prescott yesterday announced the reopening of a formal investigation into the sinking of the bulk carrier Derbyshire in September 1980.
  • Sri Lanka seeks fast ferry for Jaffna
    SRI Lanka is in the market for a fast passenger ferry to transport people between the eastern port of Trincomalee and the northern Jaffna peninsula.
  • Oil prices under pressure
    THE survival of Iraq's oil industry, combined with no positive news about production cuts from Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Venezuela, has put further pressure on the oil price.
  • P&O Nedlloyd carries most Korean boxes
    P&O Nedlloyd handled the largest number of containers carried on foreign lines on routes to and from South Korean.
  • RINA challenges ranking
    ITALIAN class society RINA has hit back after Tokyo MOU Secretariat ranking of ISM non-compliance.
  • Costa posts improved results
    COSTA Crociere, the Italian cruiseship operator now part of Carnival Corp, has posted substantially improved results for the first nine months of the year.
  • PZM wins major steel contract
    DUTCH steel giant Hoogovens Staal has awarded a $60m, five-year contact involving the shipment of Dutch steel to Great Lakes ports to Polish Steamship Company.
  • Kværner sells properties, merges pulping activity
    KVÆRNER, the troubled shipbuilding and construction group, is to sell properties and merge its paper and pulping machinery activities as part of its restructuring process.
  • Malta yard blames drawings for delayed ferries
    MALTA Shipbuilding Co's worker director Jesmond Tanti has alleged that work on three Gozo Channel ferries was being done twice because drawings were incorrect.
  • Portland votes to sell shipyard
    PORT of Portland commissioners have voted unanimously to proceed with the sale of Portland Shipyard and its three floating drydocks to Cascade General for $38.8m.
  • Bona on the look out for acquisitions
    BONA Shipping, the Oslo-based obo operator, is on the look out for companies to take over, following its arrangement of a $500m revolving credit facility deal.
  • Senate urged to study Cargill-Continental deal
    CARGILL'S acquisition of Continental's grain business is to come under the scrutiny of the US Senate Agricultural Committee, if time allows.
  • Liberia confirms it has dropped IRI
    LIBERIA'S Commissioner of Maritime Affairs confirmed in New York yesterday that the contract with International Registries Inc will not be renewed.
  • Pacific Carriers offers birthday dividend
    PACIFIC Carriers, the bulk carrier and chemical tanker operator, is to pay a 25 per cent per share dividend to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 18, 1998
  • Aker Maritime Wins Three-Year $60M Order
    Aker Maritime ASA reportedly won a contract from Esso Norway worth $20.2 million annually over three years. The contract is for the maintenance of installations in the Jotun and Balder fields in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
  • Exxon Signs Three Angola Deepwater Deals
    Exxon Corp.'s, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, Angolan affiliate reportedly signed three production-sharing agreements with state oil company Sonangol.
  • Carnival Profit Surges As Passenger Counts Rise
    Carnival Corp., operator of the world's largest cruise line, reported profits jumped 42 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, as stronger passenger counts and a majority stake of Cunard, acquired in May, boosted revenues.
  • Bulk Carrier Safety Assessment Plan Accepted
    A plan to carry out formal safety assessment studies of bulk carriers to aid future decisions on their safety has reportedly been accepted by International Maritime Organization (IMO) members.
  • Port Authority Of NY/NJ Approves $250M Project
    The board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reportedly authorized a $250 million project that will speed dredging of key channels serving the Port of New York and New Jersey.
  • Singapore Looks At Expanding Cruise Business
    Singapore is reportedly planning to build a bigger center for cruise vessels as it expects strong growth in the business in coming years.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • Deutsche Post AG intends to acquire Danzas Holding AG, Europe's fourth-largest freight company, for $1.1 billion in cash in a bid to become Europe's dominant transportation and logistics provider. The acquisition comes as the European Union prepares for postal deregulation in 2003. Danzas shares rose by 33 percent to 580 francs following the announcement. The tender offer is expected to commence in mid-January and to remain open until mid-February 1999.
  • Hide, duck, bob and weave - you can't avoid a conclusion that 1998 was custom-designed for Bud Shuster and his six-year, $217 billion highway and mass transit spending bill signed into law as the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Shuster now is determined to build a protective firewall around the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Shuster also could set the House and Senate agenda in the 106th Congress on Surface Transportation Board reauthorization and captive-shipper initiatives to trim railroad market power. The new Congress also must concern itself with funding port dredging and reconstructing dozens of aging inland waterway locks. And don't be surprised to see the new Congress debating a thaw in the truck size and weight freeze.
  • For those in the logistics arena, 1998 came in with bang and went out with a blast with plenty of action in between. The bang came when Federal Express Corp. made final its acquisition of Caliber System to form FDX Corp., a $15 billion global logistics company. During the year companies were relying less on an array of different products to turn a profit and more on the speed and efficiency with which they could get them to markets around the world. Shippers continued to cite information technology, broader services and wider geographic coverage as their top priorities.
  • Nonunion carriers enjoyed a banner year in trucking, compared with their unionized counterparts. The exception was Teamsters-covered United Parcel Service, which rebounded from last year's strike by breaking its all-time annual net profit in the first nine months of 1998. A month-by-month breakdown of the year that was in trucking charts the dynamic trucking industry in 1998.
  • For railroads and their customers, 1998 was the year to get together and talk. The increased dialogue between the railroads and their customers was initiated by a host of service problems that actually began in 1997. Outreach programs sponsored by the Association of American Railroads acted as a release valve for frustrated customers. From a Wall Street perspective, management still must prove that they're capable of handling the continuing industry consolidation before financial faith in the industry is restored.
  • Canadian transportation companies will be glad to put 1998 behind them if 1999 shapes up to be any less trying than the last 12 months. Unfortunately the new year promises at least as many headaches for carriers and shippers. The Asian flu and Russia's economic woes have unsettled world trading patterns. The economic malaise has spread into Latin America and all of this has led to problems for Canada's export-import dependent economy. On top of the trade issues are forecasts of poorer economic performance in 1999.
  • By far the biggest ocean shipping story of 1998 was the passage of maritime deregulation legislation, although reregulation would be a much more accurate term. It's been a long, twisted journey for the deregulation effort and there's been quite a bit of difference between what was initially proposed about three years ago and what's going to be law come spring. The important piece of the regulation, as far as some big shippers are concerned, is that there can be private, secret deals that span all of the trade lanes. How this works out for smaller shippers and shipping lines remains to be seen.
  • Software companies and third-party logistics firms are taking Ben Franklin's sage advice - they are all trying to "hang together" to win the race to offer fully integrated supply-chain solutions. 1998 was the year for supply-chain mergers and partnerships. There were some other big issues too: the Internet and electronic commerce, the millennium bug and globalization stole some of the limelight. Analysts see many of the trends of 1998 continuing on in 1999 and beyond, with visibility through the supply chain remaining a driving factor.
  • Being high-tech and on the cutting edge is hip, but successful carriers in today's freight market also are predictable. That's why air carriers are projected to increase their share of the $65 billion U.S. time-definite transportation market next year, according to a study released by the Colography Group Inc. The ability to specify a transit time and meet that commitment is what separates winners from losers in today's freight markets, argued Ted Scherck, president of the research group.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
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
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
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
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.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
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
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
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
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
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
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
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
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
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%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
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
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
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
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
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
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%)
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
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
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
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
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
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
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
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
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
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
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
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
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
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
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
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
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
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.
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
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
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
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
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
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%
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
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
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
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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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
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
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
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
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
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
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
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
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
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
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.
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
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
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
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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