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October 21, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major lines feeling impact of Asia's trade imbalance
    Many reporting losses as they struggle to cope with effects of Asian crisis
  • S Korea to delay, scale down some port projects
  • New World Alliance to launch service on Nov 1
  • Mahathir to hold talks with M'sian port users on Oct 31
Air and Land Transport
  • HK cargo handler restricts freight after power cut
    Cargo will only be accepted within 24 hours of its scheduled departure
  • Jaguar predicts 4-fold rise in sales by 2002
  • Cathay may pay HK$1b for 40% stake in PAL
  • Lufthansa, SAS move to share express air freight services
  • Gulfstream wins record US$1.3b order for 38 jets
  • £250m plan to expand UK's Stansted airport
Features
  • Buying spree sparks concern
    Buoyed by demand and high fares, airlines have ordered many new planes, raising fears of overcapacity
Columns
  • Ensuring a better standard of spoken communication

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major lines feeling impact of Asia's trade imbalance
    Many reporting losses as they struggle to cope with effects of Asian crisis
  • S Korea to delay, scale down some port projects
  • New World Alliance to launch service on Nov 1
  • Mahathir to hold talks with M'sian port users on Oct 31
Air and Land Transport
  • HK cargo handler restricts freight after power cut
    Cargo will only be accepted within 24 hours of its scheduled departure
  • Jaguar predicts 4-fold rise in sales by 2002
  • Cathay may pay HK$1b for 40% stake in PAL
  • Lufthansa, SAS move to share express air freight services
  • Gulfstream wins record US$1.3b order for 38 jets
  • £250m plan to expand UK's Stansted airport
Features
  • Buying spree sparks concern
    Buoyed by demand and high fares, airlines have ordered many new planes, raising fears of overcapacity
Columns
  • Ensuring a better standard of spoken communication

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major lines feeling impact of Asia's trade imbalance
    Many reporting losses as they struggle to cope with effects of Asian crisis
  • S Korea to delay, scale down some port projects
  • New World Alliance to launch service on Nov 1
  • Mahathir to hold talks with M'sian port users on Oct 31
Air and Land Transport
  • HK cargo handler restricts freight after power cut
    Cargo will only be accepted within 24 hours of its scheduled departure
  • Jaguar predicts 4-fold rise in sales by 2002
  • Cathay may pay HK$1b for 40% stake in PAL
  • Lufthansa, SAS move to share express air freight services
  • Gulfstream wins record US$1.3b order for 38 jets
  • £250m plan to expand UK's Stansted airport
Features
  • Buying spree sparks concern
    Buoyed by demand and high fares, airlines have ordered many new planes, raising fears of overcapacity
Columns
  • Ensuring a better standard of spoken communication

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major lines feeling impact of Asia's trade imbalance
    Many reporting losses as they struggle to cope with effects of Asian crisis
  • S Korea to delay, scale down some port projects
  • New World Alliance to launch service on Nov 1
  • Mahathir to hold talks with M'sian port users on Oct 31
Air and Land Transport
  • HK cargo handler restricts freight after power cut
    Cargo will only be accepted within 24 hours of its scheduled departure
  • Jaguar predicts 4-fold rise in sales by 2002
  • Cathay may pay HK$1b for 40% stake in PAL
  • Lufthansa, SAS move to share express air freight services
  • Gulfstream wins record US$1.3b order for 38 jets
  • £250m plan to expand UK's Stansted airport
Features
  • Buying spree sparks concern
    Buoyed by demand and high fares, airlines have ordered many new planes, raising fears of overcapacity
Columns
  • Ensuring a better standard of spoken communication

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL christens latest addition to fleet
  • OOCL, P&ON boost alliance services with VSA
  • Millions to be invested in Howland Hook
  • Rate raises expected in 2nd half of 1999
  • Mega-carriers to stay in discussion agreement
  • Cathay PAL talks continue
  • Thai Airways to launch its 1998 Winter Programme
  • Research papers now being accepted by TIACA
  • Africa and Asia biggest loss makers for AEA

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 20, 1998
  • Chrysler opts for Austrian Railroads
  • TNT Post buys Rinaldi Group
  • Social Democrat new Minister of Transport in Germany
  • 'Hutchison share in ECT limited to 45 percent'
  • German forwarders' slot agreement

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Trade deficit soars to new high
  • Asia will recover -- slowly, experts say
  • EC considers standards lawsuit against Microsoft
  • Canada looks to Europe to advance free trade
  • Brazil and IMF agree budget targets to stave off crisis
  • Talks between FedEx and its pilots' union break down
  • New World Alliance to introduce weekly service from North Europe to Middle East
  • Con-Way Transportation launches logistics arm, moves headquarters to Ann Arbor
  • UK to consider a new sea pollution law following study of 1997 ship grounding
  • Norfolk Southern and Canadian Pacific rededicate central Pennsylvania route
Transportation
  • Analysts: US firms could dominate EU logistics
  • Shenzhen airport boasts strong growth in traffic
  • Short-line deadline at STB is Oct. 30
  • Heavy trucks sales set pace for record year
  • Rail unions may resume stalled merger negotiations
  • KLM warns millennium bug may ground flights
  • Wisconsin's governor backs railroad construction plan
  • Bad news again at Hong Kong airport: terminal imposes cargo restrictions
  • Korean Air launches safety campaign
Maritime
  • Vermont port rides interstate to top 50 spot
  • Singapore terminal operator to expand its China venture
  • Russia to auction 25.5% share in shipping company
  • Chile port privatization ruling expected soon
  • Matson to enter East Coast

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Trade deficit soars to new high
  • Asia will recover -- slowly, experts say
  • EC considers standards lawsuit against Microsoft
  • Canada looks to Europe to advance free trade
  • Brazil and IMF agree budget targets to stave off crisis
  • Talks between FedEx and its pilots' union break down
  • New World Alliance to introduce weekly service from North Europe to Middle East
  • Con-Way Transportation launches logistics arm, moves headquarters to Ann Arbor
  • UK to consider a new sea pollution law following study of 1997 ship grounding
  • Norfolk Southern and Canadian Pacific rededicate central Pennsylvania route
Transportation
  • Analysts: US firms could dominate EU logistics
  • Shenzhen airport boasts strong growth in traffic
  • Short-line deadline at STB is Oct. 30
  • Heavy trucks sales set pace for record year
  • Rail unions may resume stalled merger negotiations
  • KLM warns millennium bug may ground flights
  • Wisconsin's governor backs railroad construction plan
  • Bad news again at Hong Kong airport: terminal imposes cargo restrictions
  • Korean Air launches safety campaign
Maritime
  • Vermont port rides interstate to top 50 spot
  • Singapore terminal operator to expand its China venture
  • Russia to auction 25.5% share in shipping company
  • Chile port privatization ruling expected soon
  • Matson to enter East Coast

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Trade deficit soars to new high
  • Asia will recover -- slowly, experts say
  • EC considers standards lawsuit against Microsoft
  • Canada looks to Europe to advance free trade
  • Brazil and IMF agree budget targets to stave off crisis
  • Talks between FedEx and its pilots' union break down
  • New World Alliance to introduce weekly service from North Europe to Middle East
  • Con-Way Transportation launches logistics arm, moves headquarters to Ann Arbor
  • UK to consider a new sea pollution law following study of 1997 ship grounding
  • Norfolk Southern and Canadian Pacific rededicate central Pennsylvania route
Transportation
  • Analysts: US firms could dominate EU logistics
  • Shenzhen airport boasts strong growth in traffic
  • Short-line deadline at STB is Oct. 30
  • Heavy trucks sales set pace for record year
  • Rail unions may resume stalled merger negotiations
  • KLM warns millennium bug may ground flights
  • Wisconsin's governor backs railroad construction plan
  • Bad news again at Hong Kong airport: terminal imposes cargo restrictions
  • Korean Air launches safety campaign
Maritime
  • Vermont port rides interstate to top 50 spot
  • Singapore terminal operator to expand its China venture
  • Russia to auction 25.5% share in shipping company
  • Chile port privatization ruling expected soon
  • Matson to enter East Coast

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Trio to Offer Fastest Europe/Jeddah Service
  • FESAMEC Introduces Chennai Surcharge
  • Evergreen Consolidates Three US Offices in Salt Lake
  • MOT Official Worries About FMC Power

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 20, 1998
  • Export curbs on milk powder, ghee lifted
  • Pinto outlines major projects
  • Industrial output index a mere 2.4 pc in Aug.
  • Addl. powers for EPZ commissioners
  • Ship-breaking nets CPT Rs 3 crore
  • NMPT record in handling LPG
  • Madurai-Delhi goods service by CONCOR next month
  • 5 thrust areas identified
  • Plan to boost exports to theNetherlands
  • Pepper exports net more in value terms
  • 150 pc dumping duty on sugar imports urged
  • US bid to ban Indian shrimp import fails
  • Dereservation of garment sector under consideration
  • Diesel cess to enlarge highway fund corpus proposed
  • CPT plans crude discharge at Sandhead
  • Railways plan 'volume discount' to win back lost traffic
  • TDC clears plan to tax enhanced road value
  • DGFT gives more time for credit

Marine Logweb site
  • R&B Falcon tidies up its deepwater position--signs letters of intent for newbuilds, plans to buy a slice of Navis and decides not to convert bulkers to drillships
  • Halter increases gross profits on vessels-but its backlog decreases from $988 million to $857 million

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • UK toughens stance on pollution
    BRITAIN is to enact tougher legislation on non-oil marine pollution after publication yesterday of the Marine Accident Investigation Board report into the Cita grounding of March 1997.
  • British authorities detain 12 vessels
    BRITAIN'S port state control authorities held 12 vessels in September, with a further nine still under detention from previous months, writes David Osler.
  • Nordic American trims dividend
    Nordic American Tanker Shipping is reducing its fourth quarter dividend to the minimum level following the fall in freight rates.
  • Alexander & Baldwin hit by Matson decline
    A 34% profits decline at its ocean shipping subsidiary Matson Navigation has resulted in Honolulu-based Alexander & Baldwin posting a sharp drop in net income for the third quarter, to $13.8m from $21.9m in the same period in 1997.
  • Gas shipping outlook 'gloomy'
    THE Asian financial crisis, an expected spate of large LPG carrier newbuilding deliveries in the millennium and falling raw material prices are expected to depress the gas transport market for the foreseeable future, especially on the demand side.
  • Wan Hai links up for new Gulf service
    LEADING intra-Asia operator Wan Hai is to link with Singapore's Sea Consortium to launch a new weekly Asia-Gulf service from October 31.
  • AP Møller 'returns to Hyundai'
    Danish shipping group AP Møller is believed to have embarked on a further round of VLCC orders in South Korea.
  • London Club raises advance call
    The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association has opted for a 5% increase in advance call rates for the policy year beginning on February 20 1999.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 20, 1998
  • Eurotunnel back on track
    EUROTUNNEL, the Anglo-French tunnel operator, was back on track in the third quarter with a 24.5 per cent rise.
  • SNCM back in black
    FRENCH ferry operator SNCM has announced a 1997 profit of Ffr9m ($1.6m), compared to a loss of Ffr124m in 1996.
  • Gorthon forecasts reduced profits
    GORTHON Lines has reported a 12 per cent drop in pre-tax profits to Skr63m ($8.2m) for the first nine months of the year, and expects the year's final figure to fall below that of 1997.
  • Asean currency plan collapses
    A PLAN by ASEAN member states to use their own currencies instead of the US dollar in bilateral trade has collapsed.
  • Plane sailing for Sydney
    SYDNEY has re-launched itself as Australia's premier freight hub through an unprecedented joint enterprise by Sydney Ports and Sydney Airport.
  • Cartagena gets a lift
    CARTAGENA port in Colombia is boosting its potential for handling 5,000 teu ships through the addition of a second gantry crane and dredging at the container terminal.
  • Ugland boosts reefer investment
    NORWAY'S Ugland International Holdings, the specialist vehicle carrier which also owns a reefer fleet, has acquired a 10 per cent stake in Swan Reefers, the Oslo-based reefer operator.
  • LatAm trade 'set to double'
    LATIN American trade will double by 2010, according to a senior associate with Standard & Poor's DRI International Trade Group.
  • HMM to increase car carrier fleet
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine is to expand its car carrier services by adding seven more new ships by the end of this year.
  • Unloading starts as Leerort righted
    LEERORT, the feeder ship that sank in Colombo after being rammed by another containership, was raised upright over the weekend.
  • Bass family increases OSG stake
    INVESTMENT companies controlled by the Texas-based Bass family now own more than ten per cent of Overseas Shipholding Group.
  • German pledge to boost coastal shipping
    GERMANY'S newly-elected government coalition says it plans a large initiative to promote coastal shipping to help remove traffic from roads.
  • Newport News profits soar
    NEWPORT News, one of the US's largest military shipyards, reported a third quarter 1998 net income of $17m, a big increase from the $1m earned in the same period of 1997.
  • 'Voyager' launch date confirmed
    VOYAGER of the Seas, the first of the three Project Eagle cruiseships ordered by RCCL, will be launched next month at the Kv'rner Masa-Yards' Turku shipyard.
  • Ecuador faces banana crisis
    ECUADOR, the world's largest banana exporting country, is facing the worst banana crisis for five years as a result of the fall of confidence in the world economy.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
OCTOBER 20, 1998
  • Les opérateurs de transport combiné attendent désespérément la libéralisation du rail
    Des négociations certainement très serrées vont avoir lieu à très court terme entre la direction de DB Cargo et les opérateurs de transport combiné: en cause, des hausses tarifaires que la DB voudrait appliquer, variant entre 12 et 25%! Inutile de dire que dans les rangs des opérateurs, ce n'est pas la joie. Ces opérateurs agitent la perspective de la perte de pans entiers de trafic, au profit de la route.
  • Les ports flamands génèrent 60% du trafic ferroviaire Belgique-Pologne
    Dans le cadre d'une mission belge en Pologne a eu lieu à Varsovie une présentation commune des trois grands ports maritimes flamands (Anvers, Gand et Zeebrugge). C'était la première fois que les trois ports se profilaient ainsi conjointement. L'accent a notamment été mis sur la nécessité de transporter davantage de marchandises entre la Belgique et la Pologne par le rail ou le cabotage.
  • Cork ambitionne une desserte de la côte est des Etats-Unis
    "Depuis l'apparition du service direct "Euro-Med" de GrImaldi à Cork, Fiat Irlande dirige ses importations irlandaises vers notre port et nous avons enregistré une croissance remarquable du trafic des containers." Frank J. Boland, président du port de Cork, qui participait à la conférence de presse donnée par l'armement italien à Killarney, s'est montré résolument satisfait des développements que connaît ces derniers mois l'Entreprise portuaire, qui va investir 7 millions de livres dans un projet d'expansion, alors que 3,5 mio. de livres ont déjà été investis dans l'aménagement de nouveaux terrains gagnés sur l'eau.
  • Le Parlement européen soutient la proposition de la Commission sur les matières dangereuses
    Le Parlement européen devrait approuver ce mardi la proposition de la Commission européenne concernant une directive (à adopter par les ministres européens des Transports) sur l'harmonisation de la formation et des exigences d'examens pour les conseillers de sécurité en matière de transport de produits dangereux par la route, le rail et la voie d'eau.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Air forwarders press for removal of "ludicrous requirement"
    Australia's air freight forwarding agents are at odds with regional air cargo carriers over a new IATA cargo agency agreement for south-west Pacific region which is at variance with what has been settled for other regions of the world.
    Today in Geneva the matter comes before an inter-industry meeting of IATA for the air carriers and FIATA, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders' Associations.
    AFIF, the Australian Federation of International Forwarders, has made written representations concerning Clause 7.2.2, for the world-wide dropping of the monies in trust requirement on forwarding agents.
  • CTAL walk-out magnifies Sydney woes
    The situation on the Sydney waterfront worsened dramatically yesterday after members of the Maritime Union of Australia walked off the job at P&O Ports' Container Terminals Australia Ltd facility at Botany Bay.
    According to DCN sources, the walk-out took place over the manner in which disciplinary interviews were being carried out.
    In the past and in accordance with the enterprise agreement, one union delegate and two members of the management were involved in the interviews.
    But yesterday, the local branch of the MUA insisted that four delegates be present.
    In addition, instead of the workers being interviewed individually, a request was made for two workers to be interviewed at the same time.
  • Kernot gets many shadows
    Former leader of the Australian Democrats and now member for the Queensland rural seat of Dickson, Cheryl Kernot, was yesterday appointed as shadow minister for regional development, infrastructure, transport and regional services.
    Announcing his new shadow ministry, Labor Party leader Kim Beazley said that given the importance of job creation initiatives to Australia's future, particularly in regional Australia, Ms Kernot had been given a major role "beyond that envisaged for her technical counterpart (Minister for Transport and Regional Services), John Anderson, in the government".
    He said Ms Kernot would have very substantial responsibilities for dealing with job creation issues in areas of highest unemployment.
  • SSA: Dredging won't delay Webb start-up
    Difficulties encountered with the dredging program for the West Webb Dock car terminal development will not delay the expected operational start-up date, according to Strang Stevedoring Australia.
    SSA general manager (business) David Stephenson told DCN on Friday: "Webb Dock is going beautifully, there's a good feel about the whole project, it's very promising and the car industry can't wait for it to open."
    He admitted dredging was taking a little longer than planned but said the "engineering and construction people are very happy" and that the terminal would be operating by mid-November.
    Work on the terminal was originally due to begin in January, then February, with completion in July. Construction finally got under way in July and Stage 1 was predicted to be finished by the end of September.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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