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January 23, 1998
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  • PSA ties up with Italy's Fiat for its first Europe port project
    PSA has signed an agreement to buy 60% of Italian port and logistics firm Sinport
  • Kelang Port told to refloat An Tai
  • Key maritime talks between US and China, Brazil will test ties
  • Guangzhou has US$400m of orders, plans to expand

  • Airbus, Boeing's backlog of Asian orders at US$30b
    The 260 planes make up 10% of units to be delivered, but include many widebodies
  • MAS in talks with Delta to switch slots for Boeing deliveries
  • Airbus close to selling 180 planes: report
  • JAL reduces flights to HK, Manila, S'pore
  • Japan says US request for extra 56 flights is 'too much'
  • Canadian railway's profit picks up 42%

  • Panama is still number one
    Lloyd's Register also lists Liberia, Greece, Bahamas, Cyprus, Malta, Japan, Norway, China and S'pore among top flags

  • Second arrest of a released vessel may not constitute abuse of court

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  • FEFC set rates not implemented across the board
  • Sooho Cho elected as chairman of KSA
  • Shanghai launches channel-deepening project
  • Philippine line raises funds through sales
  • Thai shipping group drops out of state fleet development
  • Continental boosts cargo RTM
  • Royal Aviation buys B-737 cargo planes
  • Asian flights trimmed by Qantas
  • Mercury tops off LAX facility

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JANUARY 22, 1998
  • British EU chairman plumps for safety
  • NS Cargo books 18% growth in intermodal transport
  • Army to protect money transports
  • Far East rates drop, with volumes up to the mark
  • DAF orders rapid systems from Digital

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  • Partners will operate as ‘New World Alliance’
  • San Juan operations director wins ‘97 Thomas Crowley Trophy
  • B.C. port sees third best year
  • Ships are working at Kalama North Port
  • U.S. and Netherlands will share information
  • Grand Alliance picks Hamburg as port of call for Asia shipping
  • Safmarine plans shipping routes to Africa and India

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  • Trio set to operate under 'New World Alliance'
  • Hanjin's Sooho Cho elected KSA chairman
  • Japan, Korea agree on ferry expansion
  • Yokohama Reito to open biggest cold storage in Tokyo
  • Russo-Japan Siberian rail talk soon in Tokyo
  • Export cargo volume at TACT hits record

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  • Daewoo acts to help ease Korean crisis
    MANAGERIAL staff at Daewoo Heavy Industries have accepted salary cuts of 10%-15% and shipyard production personnel have agreed to work an extra hour a day for no additional payment to help pull the South Korean economy through its financial crisis.
  • FPSO blockade halted
    A BLOCKADE of BP's Schiehallion FPSO in Belfast harbour by Greenpeace was cut short yesterday, after safety considerations forced the environmental action group to abandon its protest, writes Quentin Sommerville.
  • Box chartering undergoes a lull
    THIS is the time of year when the containership charter market becomes blurred. Brokers complain that everyone seems to shut up shop over Christmas and the New Year in Europe, reopening for a short while in early January. And then it all slows down again for the Chinese New Year.
  • Ras Laffan receives 'negative implications'
    STANDARD & Poor's has retained on its CreditWatch "with negative implications" two bond issues totalling $1.2bn from Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co.
  • Global lines in new alliance
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine, APL and Mitsui OSK will operate under the name New World Alliance in their new network of global container shipping services.
  • Shippers pledge to move more cargo with Taca members
    SHIPPERS have pledged to move more cargo this year with members of the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement under annual service contracts than in 1997, writes Janet Porter.
  • US pilot crackdown move
    THE US Coast Guard has proposed new regulations requiring that all merchant vessels in foreign trade on North Carolina's Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear Rivers must be under the direction and control of federally-licensed pilots, unless state licensed pilots have control.
  • Transroll to boost service capacity
    BRAZILIAN shipowner and operator Transroll Navegacao is to boost its capacity and frequency between north Europe and east coast South America in May with the deployment of the 1,650 teu Sirius.

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JANUARY 22, 1998
  • NCLH rejects takeover rumours
    THE Oslo-based cruise shipping group NCL Holding has issued a statement rejecting rumours that P&O's Princess Cruises might bid for the company.
  • Substantial shipyard overcapacity forecast
    THERE will be a substantial overcapacity in world shipbuilding by the year 2000, according to Nomura Research of Japan.
  • Mercur Tankers buys roro ship
    MERCUR Tankers has bought a roro container vessel in a move to widen its activities outside the tanker business.
  • Japan remains top ship exporter
    JAPAN remained the world's largest ship exporter last year for the fourth consecutive year.
  • Currency woes hit Asian steel exports
    SOUTH Korea's economic turmoil threatens to put a dent in its steel-making industry.
  • Weak currencies threaten Chinese builder
    WEAKENING Korean and Japanese currencies are a major threat to the competitiveness of Chinese shipyards, according to the president of China State Shipbuilding Corp.
  • Judge rules on Lloyd's Names
    A JUDGE today ruled that Lloyd's had now produced a finality statement in an "intelligible form" which complied sufficiently with the requirements of Equitas clause 5.10.
  • Gibraltar tug company plans MBO
    HOWARD Smith, the UK-BASED towage and salvage company, appears to be in the first stages of negotiating a management buyout of its Gibraltar subsidiary.
  • Sea Containers announces record carryings
    THE launch of the SuperSeaCat on the English Channel helped Sea Containers reach record carryings on passenger and vehicle carrying services last year.
  • Thamesport wins Canadian service
    THE St Lawrence Co-ordinated Service (SLCS), operated by Canada Maritime and OOCL, is switching its UK port of call from Felixstowe to Thamesport from next month.
  • BV launches ISM software
    AN ISM compliant software system was unveiled yesterday by BV and Trident Software Developments, in the first such tie up between a software company and a class society.
  • Weak yen slows down Japanese-flag decline
    THE decline in the number of Japanese-flagged ships has slackened because the weak yen has boosted their competitiveness.
  • Sweden reaches ITF accord
    THE majority of Swedish-owned foreign registered vessels will soon be covered by collective agreements at a level acceptable to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF).
  • Texaco boosts bunkers in Gibraltar
    TEXACO is to restructure its bunkering operations in Gibraltar from February 1.
  • Owners protest against new Brazilian tax
    A NEW tax on shipowners imposed by the Brazilian government earlier this month has sparked a huge protest from a shipowner's body.
  • Trinidad signs natural gas deal
    TRINIDAD and Tobago is set to become a major player for lng exports after the government yesterday signed an agreement to finance a $1.6bn project.
  • Firm rates boost Teekay
    FIRM freight rates for aframax tankers and lower bunker fuel costs boosted fourth quarter results for Teekay Shipping.
  • Antwerp container dock wins approval
    THE regional government of Flanders in Belgium has given official authorisation for the construction of a Bf 15bn ($397m) tidal container dock with direct access to the river Scheldt.

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  • OCHZ: un mia. de BEF investis dans la nouvelle dimension
    A la mi-1999, le terminal à containers de l'OCHZ (Ocean Container terminal Hessenatie Zeebrugge), dans l'avant-port, présentera une physionomie totalement différente, celle d'une installation ultra-moderne apte à traiter des PC de 4.000 TEU et plus, dans des conditions plus optimales qu'aujourd'hui et ce, dans le contexte de dessertes rapides, tant côté maritime que terrestre car ladite installation reste également un terminal ferroviaire. L'outil comptera alors 8 portiques dont 3 super-postpanamax et une grue Gottwald, ceci pour une capacité annuelle de 400.000 containers ou 540.000 TEU.
  • J. Bellekens va construire une nouvelle plate-forme de groupage
    La société de transport routier international J. Bellekens a été élue Transporteur de l'Année 1998 par les lecteurs du magazine Truck & Business. Cette entreprise de groupage devrait connaître cette année une évolution importante, avons-nous appris lors de la réception ayant suivi la remise du trophée. Jozef Bellekens nous a en effet déclaré que de toutes nouvelles installations, sensiblement plus grandes que les actuelles, seront construites.
  • L'année de tous les records pour le complexe portuaire liégeois
    La région liégeoise connaît, depuis quelques années, une activité portuaire en expansion continue. En 1997, Liège renforce encore, devant Strasbourg et tous les grands ports rhénans, sa position de troisième port européen d'intérieur, derrière Duisbourg-Ruhrort et Paris, dont elle se rapproche. En effet, avec 23,9 millions de tonnes manipulées, Liège réalise, en 1997, une progression de 10,63 % par rapport à 1996.
  • Les autorités fédérales respectent le calendrier des réformes de la navigation intérieure
    "En vue de la libéralisation complète de la navigation intérieure en 2000, j'ai précisé à toutes les parties concernées que la Belgique transposerait la directive 96/75 du Conseil des Communautés européennes dans la totalité de ses aspects, en ce compris le timing proposé". C'est ce qu'a répondu le ministre fédéral des Communications Michel Daerden à une question parlementaire de J. Van Eetvelt du CVP.

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  • Draft restrictions set for Panama Canal
  • Mexico expects to complete its first airport concession sale by midyear
  • Antwerp wins approval to build box terminal
  • Heavy-truck makers on roll at end of 3rd-biggest year
  • Air France gets OK for China flights
  • Hong Kong seeks more equity in rail line
  • Daily tanker index planned
  • Reebok to ship through Rotterdam
  • Arrow links Houston with South America
  • South Korean tanker seized in Hawaii
  • Canadian truckers protest Customs border proposal
  • Merger of rival German ports seen as strength in unity
  • Shipowners urged to beat the deadline on safety management code compliance
  • Rail industry optimistic that 1998 will smooth out some road bumps

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  • Filing opens North American questions
    The implications of yesterday’s filing of a space charter and sailing agreements by the three conference carriers in the north American trade, Australia-New Zealand Direct Line, Blue Star Line and Columbus line are still under discussion. As reported yesterday, the carriers have made the application with United States’ Federal Maritime Commission and will have to wait up to 45 days before receiving a ruling.
  • Asian freight rates slide on bulk trade
    Asia’s currency crisis has sent freight rates for the bulk commodity trade plummeting by as much as 20 per cent, with shipping sources forecasting that the trend will continue until at least the third quarter of this year.
    Shipping brokers say the combination of the high level of service on shipping routes between Australia and Asia and reduced demand for bulk commodities has driven freight rates down by around 8 per cent over the past few months.
  • Wellington terminal OK ‘premature’
    Reports from New Zealand this week that agreement has finally been reached on construction of a new ferry terminal at Wellington’s Glasgow Wharf, replacing the existing terminal, have been dismissed by the Port of Wellington and the Wellington City Council.
    Ken Harris, the port’s chief executive said that the port was still negotiating with (terminal user) Tranz Rail and was a long way off beginning construction.
  • Safe boating campaign
    In a campaign launched in Fremantle this week, recreational boat owners have been urged to exercise more care when approaching commercial shipping vessels.
    The safety campaign, which is being jointly run by the WA Department of Transport and the Fremantle Port Authority, features a video which shows the problems faced by ships’ masters and pilots in confined waters and the safety measures the owners of pleasure craft can take to prevent collisions.
  • Queensland Rail’s flood bill tops $3m
    The damage bill to rail-related infrastructure following the recent record floods in northern Queensland had reached $3 million, Queensland Rail said yesterday.
    Flood-ravaged northern Queensland continued its massive clean-up this week, as most vital transport links and services in the region around Townsville returned to normal.

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  • Asian ills infect more players
    Japanese trading houses appear to be among the latest victims of the financial crisis plaguing Asia. Meanwhile, vessels in the sagging fleet of Halla Merchant Marine are up for grabs and even the mighty Hyundai is scrambling to relieve its debt load... eliminating the most likely saviour of the once-expansive Halla shipyard. In Indonesia, shipping companies linked to the faltering Suharto regime are putting on a brave face.
  • Greeks linked to VLCC orders
    NKK Corp in Japan is reportedly close to signing a USD 168m newbuilding deal for two VLCCs with a Greek shipowner.
  • Baltic truce leaves some still fuming
    A massive row inside the Baltic Exchange over its plans to launch a tanker freight futures index has simmered down, with the London Tanker Brokers Panel (LTBP) ending its opposition.
  • Bets placed on New York cruise project
    A new gambling-cruise operation about to be launched in New York by a group with strong links to Singapore-based Star Cruises reflects enthusiasm for a potentially lucrative market here rather than a souring on economically troubled Asia, a top executive tells TradeWinds.
  • B+H boosts fleet with Ceres ships
    B+H of the US is expanding its fleet of product/chemical tankers, reportedly purchasing four vessels from Ceres Hellenic Shipping of Greece for USD 42m en bloc.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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
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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
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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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