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