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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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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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