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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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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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