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November 21, 1998
Sched Netweb site
  • Shipping lines defend rates
  • Hitachinaka ready for opening
  • Taiwan drags feet on pilot law
  • MSC bolsters Wallaby route
  • Bidvest declares Safren holding
  • Hanjin newbuilding makes fleet among industry's youngest
  • Anson names latest P&O Nedlloyd newbuilding
  • Northwest adds to services
  • EU bans hush-kitted planes
  • Continental/Teamsters to resume talks
  • GECAS signs contract for 30 A320 family aircraft
  • TNT launches Price Check competition

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 20, 1998
  • Chance of alliance K&N and Nedlloyd 'not great'
  • Plea for new technology instead of rails
  • Problems at British Midland
  • ASG in the black again
  • United Parcel Service unwraps 'community.ups.com'
  • Greenpeace protest against Nedlloyd

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US: EU uses standards as trade weapon
  • APL's move could drive rates down in Atlantic
  • Kelly reaches out to textile importers
  • FedEx shippers get early gift from pilots
  • Asian trade imbalance won't be easing soon for carriers
  • Supreme Court case could enhance Customs' clout
  • Roberts Express joins ranks of truckers offering real-time Internet tracking
  • Rail joint-venture between Sweden, Norway and Denmark is called off
  • Asian ship crews win $1 million in back pay, unions say
  • Bombardier and Power Corp. to build mass transit railcars in China
  • Finland and Sweden studying the end of duty-free sales aboard their ferries
  • OTR Express launches new intermodal logistics department
Transportation
  • UP predicts better year after road to recovery
  • British truckers weigh tax exile
  • Norfolk Southern agrees to back CN-IC merger
  • Hoffa seen in driver's seat for election
  • EU strikes aimed at state rail privatization
Maritime
  • Sea-Land Service to charter five post-Panamax ships
  • MOL merges nonbox fleet with Navix
  • Philadelphia immune to Kvaerner woes abroad
  • Investment bankers take new interest in junk bonds
  • Kvaerner rocket venture set for blastoff next fall
  • Massport names Michael Leone as director of Port of Boston
  • Users face more delays in '99 as Panama Canal gets facelift
  • China's Port of Qingdao increases container volume
  • Cartagena launching anti-smuggling effort
  • Halifax operator orders two mega-cranes
  • Hong Kong eases registry fees, procedures

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US: EU uses standards as trade weapon
  • APL's move could drive rates down in Atlantic
  • Kelly reaches out to textile importers
  • FedEx shippers get early gift from pilots
  • Asian trade imbalance won't be easing soon for carriers
  • Supreme Court case could enhance Customs' clout
  • Roberts Express joins ranks of truckers offering real-time Internet tracking
  • Rail joint-venture between Sweden, Norway and Denmark is called off
  • Asian ship crews win $1 million in back pay, unions say
  • Bombardier and Power Corp. to build mass transit railcars in China
  • Finland and Sweden studying the end of duty-free sales aboard their ferries
  • OTR Express launches new intermodal logistics department
Transportation
  • UP predicts better year after road to recovery
  • British truckers weigh tax exile
  • Norfolk Southern agrees to back CN-IC merger
  • Hoffa seen in driver's seat for election
  • EU strikes aimed at state rail privatization
Maritime
  • Sea-Land Service to charter five post-Panamax ships
  • MOL merges nonbox fleet with Navix
  • Philadelphia immune to Kvaerner woes abroad
  • Investment bankers take new interest in junk bonds
  • Kvaerner rocket venture set for blastoff next fall
  • Massport names Michael Leone as director of Port of Boston
  • Users face more delays in '99 as Panama Canal gets facelift
  • China's Port of Qingdao increases container volume
  • Cartagena launching anti-smuggling effort
  • Halifax operator orders two mega-cranes
  • Hong Kong eases registry fees, procedures

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US: EU uses standards as trade weapon
  • APL's move could drive rates down in Atlantic
  • Kelly reaches out to textile importers
  • FedEx shippers get early gift from pilots
  • Asian trade imbalance won't be easing soon for carriers
  • Supreme Court case could enhance Customs' clout
  • Roberts Express joins ranks of truckers offering real-time Internet tracking
  • Rail joint-venture between Sweden, Norway and Denmark is called off
  • Asian ship crews win $1 million in back pay, unions say
  • Bombardier and Power Corp. to build mass transit railcars in China
  • Finland and Sweden studying the end of duty-free sales aboard their ferries
  • OTR Express launches new intermodal logistics department
Transportation
  • UP predicts better year after road to recovery
  • British truckers weigh tax exile
  • Norfolk Southern agrees to back CN-IC merger
  • Hoffa seen in driver's seat for election
  • EU strikes aimed at state rail privatization
Maritime
  • Sea-Land Service to charter five post-Panamax ships
  • MOL merges nonbox fleet with Navix
  • Philadelphia immune to Kvaerner woes abroad
  • Investment bankers take new interest in junk bonds
  • Kvaerner rocket venture set for blastoff next fall
  • Massport names Michael Leone as director of Port of Boston
  • Users face more delays in '99 as Panama Canal gets facelift
  • China's Port of Qingdao increases container volume
  • Cartagena launching anti-smuggling effort
  • Halifax operator orders two mega-cranes
  • Hong Kong eases registry fees, procedures

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • MOL, Navix Agree to Merge to Make Biggest Line in Japan
  • Sea-Land to Launch Australia Service
  • P&O Nedlloyd Posts $7 Million Profit During 3rd Q.
  • FMC to Discuss Rules for Ship Reform Act

Exim Indiaweb site
  • No EU dumping duty on steel, but CVD to continue
  • Kandla Port sets new records
  • Better future for Croatia Line
  • EDI facility at all major ports by January-end

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
  • Oil markets look to OPEC meeting
  • Plans for global energy exchange hatched for December
  • U.S. refinery cuts likely
  • Rumours of new mega merger in oil industry
  • Fujairah newcomers encounter testing times - Shell coming soon
  • Company News and Updates

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Mitsui OSK and Navix to merge
    Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines and Navix Line are to merge next April to create one of the world's largest shipowners in an attempt to blunt the impact of the Asian economic crisis.
  • Cezanne still aground in Panama
    Newly-built containership CGM Cezanne was still hard aground yesterday in the Panama Canal despite three days of intensive efforts to shift her.
  • Starcraft told to halt part of its ferry fleet
    Troubled Starcraft Ferry Corp, Manila's biggest river ferry operator, has been forced by the maritime authorities to suspend the operations of a number of its ferries.
  • Profit is pegged back at Keppel Philippines
    Keppel Philippines Holdings, which controls the Philippines' largest shipyards, maintained its consolidated profit for the first nine months of 1998 at Peso65.7m ($1.6m), compared with Peso64.9m last year, writes Alec Almazan, Manila.
  • Mixed views on 'inescapable merger'
    "This is a monstrously large company," said one Hong Kong-based broker.
  • Minoan and Samsung seal ro-pax ferry deal
    CRETE-based Minoan Lines yesterday signed contracts with Samsung Heavy Industries for the construction of a series of up to four ro-pax ferries for its services linking Greece with the port of Venice.
  • Ukraine plans expansion of fleet
    GOVERNMENT and private businesses are holding talks on ways of financing a huge new Volga fleet of sea/river tankers to serve the Caspian Basin oil industry.
  • Channel ferry fares set for 25% rise in 1999
    Next year's Channel ferry fares look set to rise 25% to compensate for the loss of duty-frees.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 20, 1998
  • Taranto denies Evergreen pull-out
    TARANTO Port Authority has firmly denied rumours that Evergreen was pulling out of its transhipment terminal project at Molo Polisettoriale.
  • EC outlines aid to offset duty-free ban
    THE European Commission has specified the instruments available to member states to offset the consequences of the abolition of duty-free sales.
  • South Korea rejects European accusations
    SOUTH Korean officials have rejected EC accusations that aid from the IMF is being used to undercut shipbuilding prices.
  • SCI proposes lng joint venture
    SHIPPING Corp of India has proposed a joint venture with Petronet LNG.
  • Buss bids for Hamburg terminal
    BUSS, the Hamburg terminal operator, is negotiating with city authorities to set up a specialist steel terminal.
  • Bremen fails to identify BV culprit
    NO agreement has been reached by Bremen city parliament as to who was to blame for the collapse of Bremer Vulkan shipyard.
  • EC proposal limits seafarers' hours
    EUROPEAN seafarers would have minimum working hours under a Directive proposed on November 18 by the European Commission.
  • Chilean ferries hit by berthing hike
    CHILE'S National Association of Shippers has criticised a massive increase in docking fees for ferries.
  • Safety fears prompt Asian owners' switch
    ASIAN shipowners have switched their agm from Jakarta to Singapore because of fears about spiralling civil unrest in Indonesia.
  • Finnish newbuildings to fly Dutch flag
    TWO roro ships on order for Finnish owner Rettig Oy Bore are to be placed under the Dutch flag after delivery from Aker Finnyards' shipyard next autumn.
  • Penguin to provide ferry link
    SINGAPORE'S Penguin Boat International has won a S$35m ($22m) contract to provide a ferry service between the Singapore mainland and nearby island Pulau Tekong.
  • Call for Euro currency corrective mechanism
    A CALL has been made for a "corrective mechanism" to compensate for the Euro overvaluation against the currencies of shipbuilders in Japan, South Korea and China.
  • Holyman fuels takeover speculation
    HOLYMAN, the struggling Australian transport group, has fuelled take-over speculation with a public declaration of the company's "valuable core business".
  • SCT declines comment on terminal tragedy
    SOUTHAMPTON Container Terminals has declined to comment on news that an employee was killed last night when he became entangled in the wheels of a straddle carrier.
  • P&O Ports forges deal with MUA
    P&O Ports, Australia's largest stevedore, has foreshadowed hundreds of redundancies as part of an in principle labour agreement with the MUA.
  • New Brazil/Europe 'mega-pool' imminent
    BRAZILIAN lines Transroll and Alian'a are close to concluding a new pooling arrangement with European and US container lines on the Brazil/Europe trade.
  • Pallas controversy continues to rage
    CONTROVERSY continues to rage in Germany over the bungled efforts to salvage the general cargo vessel Pallas.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
NOVEMBER 20, 1998
  • Transeurop Shipping Line en tête pour la reprise du trafic Sally
    Deux candidats se sont présentés pour prendre la relève de Sally Line à Ostende. Il s'agit de l'opérateur britannique HR Transport et de l'armement slovène Transeurop Shipping Line (TSL), de Koper. Ce dernier semble avoir le plus de chances de l'emporter: un pré-accord en ce sens aurait été signé cette semaine à Londres. Cet armateur opère avec le manutentionnaire OCHS (Ostend Cargo Handling Services) et est propriétaire des anciens ferries de la RTM "Prins Albert" et "Prinses Marie-Christine", vendus l'année dernière par les liquidateurs de l'armement d'Etat belge. Le "Prins Albert" a été affrété par Sally pour la ligne Ostende-Ramsgate, mais le "Marie-Christine" doit encore passer un mois en cale sèche.
  • Touax: le fluvial sur trois continents
    Le Groupe Touax (siège à Paris), se présente notamment comme le seul opérateur fluvial positionné à la fois sur les marchés d'Europe, d'Amérique du Nord et d'Amérique du Sud. En 1997, les activités fluviales ont représenté 44% du chiffre d'affaires total qui s'est élevé à 342 millions de FRF pour un résultat net (consolidé part du Groupe) de 67,4 millions de FRF.
  • La voie vers le shortsea reste semée d'embûches
    "Les volumes augmenteront quoi qu'il en soit. Tentons d'agir en conséquence." C'est avec ces mots que le conseiller en transprot Honoré Paelinck a conclu son intervention en tant que premier orateur du débat organisé mercredi dernier à Anvers par l'Académie Royale Belge de la Marine" sur le thème "Shortsea: une alternative!". La discussion a principalement permis de dresser l'inventaire des obstacles qui doivent être supprimés pour parvenir à un transport shortsea à 100% efficace et qui peut véritablement contribuer à l'élimination des files de plus en plus nombreuses côté terrestre.
  • Le port de Rotterdam en ébullition
    Le port de Rotterdam doit faire face à deux problèmes sociaux: celui des pensions et une énième réorganisation de European Bulk Services (EBS). Les syndicats FNV Bondgenoten et CNV Bedrijvenbond disent que le budget qui doit financer les pensions des ouvriers portuaires, voulant profiter du règlement pour les plus de 60 ans, est insuffisant. L'ex-président du syndicat, Joop Verroen, déclare que le soi-disant puits des pensions n'existera que d'ici quelques années et qu'il y a encore suffisamment de temps pour trouver une solution. Un porte-parole du FNV, par contre, prévoit de fortes grèves si les employeurs ne décident pas immédiatement de coopérer afin de trouver une solution globale au problème des pensions.

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 20, 1998
  • Royal Caribbean To Start Marketing New Super Liner
    Royal Caribbean International (RCI) will reportedly begin marketing its state-of-the-art new liner currently under construction, Voyager of the Sea, in January next year.
  • Mitsui OSK, Navik To Merger To Survive Competition
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Navix Line Ltd. will reportedly merge next April, creating one of Japan's biggest shipping firms with revenues comparable to industry leader Nippon Yusen KK.
  • Brazil Ships Face $2M In U.S. Fines
    Fines imposed on Brazilian shipping lines by the U.S. could amount to $2 million a year and possibly five times as much if a dispute over alleged discrimination is not solved.

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 20, 1998
  • Asian yards gut Europe
    EUROPEAN YARDS are on the warpath over claims that Far Eastern builders are being propped up by government generosity. Temperatures are likely to rise further with the latest figures showing Europe is losing market share.
  • Creditors accuse Blasco of hiding ships offshore
  • AN ARGUMENT over ship valuations has flared...
  • ITF in the firing line
  • Bulk bond bargains
  • P&I chief jumps ship
  • Back in business

Traffic Worldweb site
  • A Justice Department antitrust official invited captive rail shippers and small railroads to bring the department evidence that the nation's major freight railroads are monopolizing or attempting to monopolize transportation. If captive rail shippers and shortline railroads "are victims of wrongful practices, they can contact the antitrust section," said Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Nannes. He cautioned that every case depends on facts and circumstances. The first opportunity for the Justice Department to bring an antitrust action against railroads could come when the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issues a decision in the so-called bottleneck case.
  • The Clinton Administration's signing of an international treaty to reduce emissions believed to be causing global warming has transportation firms, their unions and many shippers distressed. If the Senate ratifies the Kyoto protocol, nearly 1.6 million American jobs could be lost as American firms lose their international competitive edge, according to the AFL-CIO. "We're confident the Senate will reject an agreement that dramatically stifles the American economy, undermines job growth, sends fuel prices skyrocketing and exempts certain developing nations from its requirements," said American Trucking Associations President Walter McCormick.
  • The nation's largest nonunion LTL carrier, Overnite Transportation, is making an unprecedented move to save company jobs in the upcoming slack winter season by eliminating some contract carriers from its daily mix. Instead, Overnite will use its own over-the-road drivers and is competing for truckload backhauls at what are expected to be bargain, spot-price rates for shippers. Senior Vice President John Fain called the move the "perfect opportunity" for sales and operations to work together.
  • The "shippers' voice" was noticeably absent from the National Industrial Transportation League's opening rail panel at its 91st Annual TransComp meeting in San Diego. In a panel discussion entitled, "Railroads' Vows of Service: for Richer, for Poorer, in Sickness and in Health," a shipper audience heard from government, the railroads and organized labor. FRA official Charles White suggested that there is more the Surface Transportation Board could do to change a shipper perception of bias. But shippers were represented on the panel by a consultant - rubbing some attendees the wrong way.
  • FedEx and its pilots were told by federal mediators to tone down the public rhetoric and focus on issues of negotiating a settlement. FedEx management and union negotiators from the FedEx Pilots Association have not met formally since talks broke down Oct. 30, although the National Mediation Board has had contact with both sides. Neither has shown any willingness to compromise since the union opted not to accept FedEx's contract proposal to a membership vote. Saying that proposal no longer is "economically feasible," FedEx management has withdrawn it from the table. A deal with the pilots looks anything but imminent.
  • U.S. ports move mountains of cargo but they need to do it better financially, operationally and intermodally, said the Maritime Administration in a report to Congress. Ports are trying to navigate through tough storms, with some of the worst weather yet to come, said Marad.
  • A recent survey of "big-player" logistics companies found substantial growth over the past three years but concluded that such growth may be difficult to sustain. Although the study continues to find growing interest in outsourcing logistics services, it also found a growing negative impact by third-party providers on companies' key performance measures. In addition, 17 percent of those surveyed said outside providers had a negative impact on costs and 43 percent of users cancelled contracts in 1998, up from 37 percent in 1997.
  • Two independent divisions of Computer Associates International announced new warehouse management software systems: Acacia Technologies' beta version of Warehouse Boss 6.0 for AS400 systems and MK Group's MK Warehouse Optimizer for Windows NT. The new software from Acacia adds functionality in receiving, reporting and tracking, shipping lanes, assembly management, location capacity management, replenishment planning, and pick and drop. The MK Warehouse Optimizer is based on the warehouse component of MK-Manufacturing and is "targeted toward people with high-volume operations that do a lot of orders per day with multiple lines per order - 4,000 to 6,000 orders per day," said Jim Coker, vice president of MK Logistics product strategy.
  • The euro is just weeks away from its debut and European Union nations are promoting the advantages of doing business inside their borders. The latest incentive comes from Flanders, Belgium, which launched a campaign to attract U.S. businesses with distribution activities. Eleven European nations will begin the first phase of the euro switch in January and by 2002 all currency transactions must be in the euro.

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HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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