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June 20, 1998
Sched Netweb site
  • Chinese port gains development funding
  • Free trade zone blamed for Argentinian trade imbalance
  • Marina committed to development programmes
  • Lykes wins subsidy
  • New crude carrier named
  • KLM and Chinese logistics firm join forces
  • Siemens has long term plans in Asia
  • Aussie model favourite for Indian airport privatisation
  • Fine Air generates US$200 million

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 19, 1998
  • Eurokai wants to take over ECT
  • Shipping companies CMB and Safair buy Hunting Cargo Airlines
  • Unexpected $ 50 million bonus for KLM
  • New editor Lloyd's List
  • Poland suspends weekend driving prohibition for trucks
  • Agreement Northwest Airlines
  • Amsterdam pool wants transhipment company boycott
  • Strike in Greece
  • Interesting links of the port of Rotterdam

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Sanctions lose their sting as US obsession grows
  • Amtrak and freight rails will work together
  • Y2K question: Will the bug bite shipping?
  • Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to buy insurer General Re Corp. for $22 billion
  • Xtra to be bought for $1.9 billion
  • Air France Cargo has new Paris-Atlanta service
  • Harbor tax attorneys Goldstein and Weiser switch law firms
  • US intelligence analysts fear trade sanctions may spread the 'Islamic Bomb'
  • Philippine Air strike threatens other air carriers
  • China to raise ship export subsidy
  • Columbus-Blue Star to call San Francisco next week, raising hopes of port revival
  • Asian crisis affects Boeing orders
  • Insurer: Shipowners will face tough new environmental regs
  • European railroads' freight arm embraces the euro
Transportation
  • British post office to open Heathrow distribution hub
  • Philippine airline seeks rehabilitation package
Maritime
  • Cosco speaks out on US bill
  • Maersk expanding global business by setting sail on new Caribbean venture
  • Madras moves to unsnarl traffic on surcharge threat
  • Reefers take on container ships in changing market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Sanctions lose their sting as US obsession grows
  • Amtrak and freight rails will work together
  • Y2K question: Will the bug bite shipping?
  • Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to buy insurer General Re Corp. for $22 billion
  • Xtra to be bought for $1.9 billion
  • Air France Cargo has new Paris-Atlanta service
  • Harbor tax attorneys Goldstein and Weiser switch law firms
  • US intelligence analysts fear trade sanctions may spread the 'Islamic Bomb'
  • Philippine Air strike threatens other air carriers
  • China to raise ship export subsidy
  • Columbus-Blue Star to call San Francisco next week, raising hopes of port revival
  • Asian crisis affects Boeing orders
  • Insurer: Shipowners will face tough new environmental regs
  • European railroads' freight arm embraces the euro
Transportation
  • British post office to open Heathrow distribution hub
  • Philippine airline seeks rehabilitation package
Maritime
  • Cosco speaks out on US bill
  • Maersk expanding global business by setting sail on new Caribbean venture
  • Madras moves to unsnarl traffic on surcharge threat
  • Reefers take on container ships in changing market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Sanctions lose their sting as US obsession grows
  • Amtrak and freight rails will work together
  • Y2K question: Will the bug bite shipping?
  • Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to buy insurer General Re Corp. for $22 billion
  • Xtra to be bought for $1.9 billion
  • Air France Cargo has new Paris-Atlanta service
  • Harbor tax attorneys Goldstein and Weiser switch law firms
  • US intelligence analysts fear trade sanctions may spread the 'Islamic Bomb'
  • Philippine Air strike threatens other air carriers
  • China to raise ship export subsidy
  • Columbus-Blue Star to call San Francisco next week, raising hopes of port revival
  • Asian crisis affects Boeing orders
  • Insurer: Shipowners will face tough new environmental regs
  • European railroads' freight arm embraces the euro
Transportation
  • British post office to open Heathrow distribution hub
  • Philippine airline seeks rehabilitation package
Maritime
  • Cosco speaks out on US bill
  • Maersk expanding global business by setting sail on new Caribbean venture
  • Madras moves to unsnarl traffic on surcharge threat
  • Reefers take on container ships in changing market

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • ANSCON to Introduce Deposit System
  • South Korea Plans Cheju/Shanghai Ferry Run
  • Japan's Beef Imports from US Rise 13%
  • Japan's Import Growth Rate Slows Down
  • China Eastern Airlines Plans to Form All-Cargo Airline

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mumbai Port Trust
  • State govt. unveils package to promote exports
  • SCI director
  • Due date for filing self I-T returns extended

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Alaska return blow for 'Exxon Valdez'
    EXXON, the US energy major, and its shipping subsidiary, SeaRiver Maritime, have suffered a setback in the two-year effort to return the oil tanker Exxon Valdez to the Alaskan crude oil trade for which she was purpose-built.
  • Lloyd's names 'are not being squeezed out'
    LLOYD'S sought to reassure names present at its annual meeting yesterday that it is not trying to squeeze them out of the market.
  • Rokke further tightens his grip on Aker RGI
    AKER RGI chairman Kjell Inge Rokke has further tightened his grip on the Norwegian industrial holding company after increasing his personal stake to 38.55%, with voting rights of 40.7%.
  • Economic crisis hits Bintulu sale
    PLANS to privatise Bintulu Port in Sarawak, which handles Malaysia's entire LNG export, have been deferred indefinitely as a result of the economic downturn, writes G Durairaj Malaysia.
  • New York plans fresh cargo charge cut
    INTERNATIONAL Longshoremen's Association officers in New York are expected to vote next week on a new cut in tonnage assessment for local cargo proposed by the New York Shipping Association, the port's employer group.
  • Ems barrage aid cleared by EU
    GERMAN state aid for a barrage dyke on the river Ems which allows the Meyer-Werft shipyard to build larger cruiseships is not illegal, the European Commission has ruled.
  • Court backs CMA over detention
    FRENCH shipping group CMA-CGM said yesterday it was confident that the eight-month detention of the 352 teu feeder ship Ville de Damiette in Beirut would come to an end following a local court ruling in its favour.
  • Ocean Rig receives hull from Dalian
    NORWAY'S Ocean Rig has announced delivery of its first Bingo 9000 baredeck hull from China's New Dalian Shipyard. The company said delivery was within its time and cost expectations.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 19, 1998
  • China issues bleak warning on exports
    CHINA'S Ministry for Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation (Moftec) has issued a bleak forecast for export performance this year and called for measures to boost foreign sales.
  • Korean prices attract Norddeutsche
    ATTRACTIVE prices have prompted Norddeutsche Reederei, the Hamburg-based ship finance company, to order three 4,800 teu containerships from South Korean builder Hyundai.
  • South Korean operators appear on 'hit list'
    TWO small shipping companies are on the 'hit list' of 55 South Korean companies declared unviable by creditor banks in the IMF-mendated restructuring.
  • Greek seafarers call off strike action
    PARALYSIS of Greek domestic ferry services during the peak tourist season was averted in the nick of time as seafarers called off their strike action scheduled for today.
  • Hong Kong investor to take Wuhan stake
    CHINA Infrastructure of Hong Kong is negotiating to take over management rights and a 49 per cent stake in the Wuhan container port project in China from troubled Pacific Ports.
  • Due diligence proof 'paramount in 2000'
    THE "ability to prove due diligence will be paramount" with regard to court cases resulting from the millennium bug, according to Richard Williams of Ince & Co.
  • Bidding closes on Inchcape Shipping Services
    TODAY is the closing date for indicative offers for Inchcape's shipping services division.
  • OMI take-over of MTL approved
    OMI Corp shareholders have approved the acquisition of Marine Transport Lines.
  • Guernsey Transport Board now backs Condor
    GUERNSEY'S Transport Board has given notification that it will now back Condor's bid to operate ferry services from the UK to the Channel Islands.
  • ICF adopts the euro
    LEADING European rail-road combined transport operator Intercontainer-Interfrigo (ICF) has decided to abandon the ecu in favour of the euro.
  • Australia-Asia service launched
    A FORTNIGHTLY Australia-Asia liner service has been launched to Newcastle by Project Asia Service (PAS), a subsidiary of Austral Asia Line (AAL).
  • Captrans suspends Singapore-India service
    INDIAN-owned operator Captrans has suspended its Singapore-India run after just eight months due to financial troubles.
  • ENZA focuses on controlled atmosphere exports
    THERE has been a huge growth in controlled atmosphere shipments of apples from New Zealand this season, according to ENZA.
  • Port Klang receives cruise terminal award
    STAR Cruises' newly completed specialised cruise terminal in Port Klang, Malaysia, has been awarded "Most improved port facility" in an industry poll.
  • Mini sub to aid Flare investigators
    CANADIAN accident investigators are planning to use a remote controlled mini submarine to examine the wreck of the bulk carrier Flare, which sank in the Gulf of St Lawrence.
  • Philippine lines research new markets
    MAJOR domestic lines in the Philippines are looking into the viability of tapping new markets for their services.
  • Jaya terminal strikers return to work
    OPERATIONS at Jaya Container Terminal returned to normal on June 17 after Sri Lanka Ports Authority threatened to sack workers who go on strike

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 19, 1998
Tabletalk
  • Dr Bernd Malmström: «Use the chances of the network!». Schenker's success in recent years is attributed by its board chairman to focusing on specific sectors and using large networks.
Maritime
  • Seatrade Liner Services is expanding to South Africa.
  • CGM launches additional «banana» service. A third weekly liner service has been launched by CGM between Guadaloupe/Martinique and the Mediterranean.
  • Interasia Lines offers calls at Hong Kong southbound as well.
  • Kien Hung Line introduces a new Japan-China service.
  • UASC fixes the financing for its fleet renewal plan.
  • Germanische Lloyd posts double-digit growth for fiscal 1997.
  • German shipowners welcome the government's new tax decisions.
  • Viewpoint: Sagitta advocates professionalism instead of ideology in matters concerning liner shipping, as concluded by the MTC.
Ports and Terminals
  • A report has appeared on the port of Rotterdam's prospects till 2020.
  • ATI extends its operating contract at the port of Manila.
  • Gothenburg has commissioned its first two postpanamax cranes.
Intermodal
  • ICF's results in fiscal 1997 were clouded by the bankruptcy of one of its major customers.
  • Russian and Belorussian railways have made a test run from Nakhodka to Brest in nine days.
  • The UIRR is opening up, and has accepted CNC as associate member.
Aviation
  • In spite of the impact of the strong pound, British Airways' results for fiscal 1997 were better than it anticipated.
  • The 1997 Iata figures for Switzerland produced a new market leader with Panalpina.
  • Air Canada has moved to a larger warehouse at Frankfurt airport.
  • Chapman Freeborn is named German agent for Air Seychelles.
  • Roehlig (UK) is reorganising its airfreight department.
  • The USA and Korea have signed an open skies agreement.
  • A novel concept for handling express consignments by truck has been developed by GIN Transport.

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 19, 1998
Tabletalk
  • Dr Bernd Malmström: «Use the chances of the network!». Schenker's success in recent years is attributed by its board chairman to focusing on specific sectors and using large networks.
Maritime
  • Seatrade Liner Services is expanding to South Africa.
  • CGM launches additional «banana» service. A third weekly liner service has been launched by CGM between Guadaloupe/Martinique and the Mediterranean.
  • Interasia Lines offers calls at Hong Kong southbound as well.
  • Kien Hung Line introduces a new Japan-China service.
  • UASC fixes the financing for its fleet renewal plan.
  • Germanische Lloyd posts double-digit growth for fiscal 1997.
  • German shipowners welcome the government's new tax decisions.
  • Viewpoint: Sagitta advocates professionalism instead of ideology in matters concerning liner shipping, as concluded by the MTC.
Ports and Terminals
  • A report has appeared on the port of Rotterdam's prospects till 2020.
  • ATI extends its operating contract at the port of Manila.
  • Gothenburg has commissioned its first two postpanamax cranes.
Intermodal
  • ICF's results in fiscal 1997 were clouded by the bankruptcy of one of its major customers.
  • Russian and Belorussian railways have made a test run from Nakhodka to Brest in nine days.
  • The UIRR is opening up, and has accepted CNC as associate member.
Aviation
  • In spite of the impact of the strong pound, British Airways' results for fiscal 1997 were better than it anticipated.
  • The 1997 Iata figures for Switzerland produced a new market leader with Panalpina.
  • Air Canada has moved to a larger warehouse at Frankfurt airport.
  • Chapman Freeborn is named German agent for Air Seychelles.
  • Roehlig (UK) is reorganising its airfreight department.
  • The USA and Korea have signed an open skies agreement.
  • A novel concept for handling express consignments by truck has been developed by GIN Transport.

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 19, 1998
Tabletalk
  • Dr Bernd Malmström: «Use the chances of the network!». Schenker's success in recent years is attributed by its board chairman to focusing on specific sectors and using large networks.
Maritime
  • Seatrade Liner Services is expanding to South Africa.
  • CGM launches additional «banana» service. A third weekly liner service has been launched by CGM between Guadaloupe/Martinique and the Mediterranean.
  • Interasia Lines offers calls at Hong Kong southbound as well.
  • Kien Hung Line introduces a new Japan-China service.
  • UASC fixes the financing for its fleet renewal plan.
  • Germanische Lloyd posts double-digit growth for fiscal 1997.
  • German shipowners welcome the government's new tax decisions.
  • Viewpoint: Sagitta advocates professionalism instead of ideology in matters concerning liner shipping, as concluded by the MTC.
Ports and Terminals
  • A report has appeared on the port of Rotterdam's prospects till 2020.
  • ATI extends its operating contract at the port of Manila.
  • Gothenburg has commissioned its first two postpanamax cranes.
Intermodal
  • ICF's results in fiscal 1997 were clouded by the bankruptcy of one of its major customers.
  • Russian and Belorussian railways have made a test run from Nakhodka to Brest in nine days.
  • The UIRR is opening up, and has accepted CNC as associate member.
Aviation
  • In spite of the impact of the strong pound, British Airways' results for fiscal 1997 were better than it anticipated.
  • The 1997 Iata figures for Switzerland produced a new market leader with Panalpina.
  • Air Canada has moved to a larger warehouse at Frankfurt airport.
  • Chapman Freeborn is named German agent for Air Seychelles.
  • Roehlig (UK) is reorganising its airfreight department.
  • The USA and Korea have signed an open skies agreement.
  • A novel concept for handling express consignments by truck has been developed by GIN Transport.

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 19, 1998
Tabletalk
  • Dr Bernd Malmström: «Use the chances of the network!». Schenker's success in recent years is attributed by its board chairman to focusing on specific sectors and using large networks.
Maritime
  • Seatrade Liner Services is expanding to South Africa.
  • CGM launches additional «banana» service. A third weekly liner service has been launched by CGM between Guadaloupe/Martinique and the Mediterranean.
  • Interasia Lines offers calls at Hong Kong southbound as well.
  • Kien Hung Line introduces a new Japan-China service.
  • UASC fixes the financing for its fleet renewal plan.
  • Germanische Lloyd posts double-digit growth for fiscal 1997.
  • German shipowners welcome the government's new tax decisions.
  • Viewpoint: Sagitta advocates professionalism instead of ideology in matters concerning liner shipping, as concluded by the MTC.
Ports and Terminals
  • A report has appeared on the port of Rotterdam's prospects till 2020.
  • ATI extends its operating contract at the port of Manila.
  • Gothenburg has commissioned its first two postpanamax cranes.
Intermodal
  • ICF's results in fiscal 1997 were clouded by the bankruptcy of one of its major customers.
  • Russian and Belorussian railways have made a test run from Nakhodka to Brest in nine days.
  • The UIRR is opening up, and has accepted CNC as associate member.
Aviation
  • In spite of the impact of the strong pound, British Airways' results for fiscal 1997 were better than it anticipated.
  • The 1997 Iata figures for Switzerland produced a new market leader with Panalpina.
  • Air Canada has moved to a larger warehouse at Frankfurt airport.
  • Chapman Freeborn is named German agent for Air Seychelles.
  • Roehlig (UK) is reorganising its airfreight department.
  • The USA and Korea have signed an open skies agreement.
  • A novel concept for handling express consignments by truck has been developed by GIN Transport.

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 19, 1998
Tabletalk
  • Dr Bernd Malmström: «Use the chances of the network!». Schenker's success in recent years is attributed by its board chairman to focusing on specific sectors and using large networks.
Maritime
  • Seatrade Liner Services is expanding to South Africa.
  • CGM launches additional «banana» service. A third weekly liner service has been launched by CGM between Guadaloupe/Martinique and the Mediterranean.
  • Interasia Lines offers calls at Hong Kong southbound as well.
  • Kien Hung Line introduces a new Japan-China service.
  • UASC fixes the financing for its fleet renewal plan.
  • Germanische Lloyd posts double-digit growth for fiscal 1997.
  • German shipowners welcome the government's new tax decisions.
  • Viewpoint: Sagitta advocates professionalism instead of ideology in matters concerning liner shipping, as concluded by the MTC.
Ports and Terminals
  • A report has appeared on the port of Rotterdam's prospects till 2020.
  • ATI extends its operating contract at the port of Manila.
  • Gothenburg has commissioned its first two postpanamax cranes.
Intermodal
  • ICF's results in fiscal 1997 were clouded by the bankruptcy of one of its major customers.
  • Russian and Belorussian railways have made a test run from Nakhodka to Brest in nine days.
  • The UIRR is opening up, and has accepted CNC as associate member.
Aviation
  • In spite of the impact of the strong pound, British Airways' results for fiscal 1997 were better than it anticipated.
  • The 1997 Iata figures for Switzerland produced a new market leader with Panalpina.
  • Air Canada has moved to a larger warehouse at Frankfurt airport.
  • Chapman Freeborn is named German agent for Air Seychelles.
  • Roehlig (UK) is reorganising its airfreight department.
  • The USA and Korea have signed an open skies agreement.
  • A novel concept for handling express consignments by truck has been developed by GIN Transport.

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WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
Carnival orders two new cruise ships from Fincantieri for AIDA Cruises brand
Miami/Trieste
Equipped with approximately 2,100 cabins, they will be delivered at the beginning of 2030 and at the end of 2031.
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
Ismailia
In February, traffic was 864 vessels, down -22.9%
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
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
Leghorn
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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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
Call on UN States to Protect These Critical Systems
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
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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
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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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
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
››› File
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
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