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BRIEFS
May 23, 1998
Sched Netweb site
  • TSA director steps down
  • Free trade areas come good
  • Patrick suggests second round of sackings
  • New multi-purpose berth for Indian port
  • Penang pilots EDI system
  • US transport department supports shipping act revision
  • Lufthansa Cargo returns profits in first quarter 1998
  • China Airlines told to shape up training procedures
  • Hong Kong SAR signs agreement with Maldives

Cargowebweb site
MAY 22, 1998
  • Trouble ahead for British Airways and American Airlines
  • Italian government to invest in ports and inland waterways
  • Reduction of TNT Post monopoly in the Netherlands
  • Good result KLM in '97/'98
  • Traffic decrease KLM in April
  • Clash threatens in Australia between unions and P&O Ports

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • LA, Long Beach vow peak season won't be rerun of '97
  • Sanctions on Russia face veto
  • More shippers moving bulk cargoes by air
  • It's getting easier to finance Africa sales, investments
  • IMO says piracy on the high seas increased last year
  • South Carolina ports authority wins A-1 rating from Moody's
  • Australia's Patrick seeks to de-register union in waterfront dispute
  • Singapore announces new rules for ships in Malacca Strait
  • Justice Department opposes American-British Air alliance
  • Russia's Railway Ministry: No train loading till blockade off
  • Food groups form NAFTA trade alliance
Transportation
  • Rails, groups seek more time for Texas plan
  • Predictions vary on speed of US-Italian open-skies talks
  • Builders Transport set to change direction after Chapter 11 filing
  • US dissent to greet Van Miert
  • Colombian truckers threaten to strike
Maritime
  • Maersk, Sea-Land arrange to speed Panama traffic
  • Mississippi river tugboat pilots' union seeks recognition
  • Singapore lays down spill laws
  • China's freight index first in a series
  • Washington port buys wharf to load petroleum coke
  • Patrick goes to court to fight union registration
  • Importers, exporters pin hopes on developing African markets

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • LA, Long Beach vow peak season won't be rerun of '97
  • Sanctions on Russia face veto
  • More shippers moving bulk cargoes by air
  • It's getting easier to finance Africa sales, investments
  • IMO says piracy on the high seas increased last year
  • South Carolina ports authority wins A-1 rating from Moody's
  • Australia's Patrick seeks to de-register union in waterfront dispute
  • Singapore announces new rules for ships in Malacca Strait
  • Justice Department opposes American-British Air alliance
  • Russia's Railway Ministry: No train loading till blockade off
  • Food groups form NAFTA trade alliance
Transportation
  • Rails, groups seek more time for Texas plan
  • Predictions vary on speed of US-Italian open-skies talks
  • Builders Transport set to change direction after Chapter 11 filing
  • US dissent to greet Van Miert
  • Colombian truckers threaten to strike
Maritime
  • Maersk, Sea-Land arrange to speed Panama traffic
  • Mississippi river tugboat pilots' union seeks recognition
  • Singapore lays down spill laws
  • China's freight index first in a series
  • Washington port buys wharf to load petroleum coke
  • Patrick goes to court to fight union registration
  • Importers, exporters pin hopes on developing African markets

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • LA, Long Beach vow peak season won't be rerun of '97
  • Sanctions on Russia face veto
  • More shippers moving bulk cargoes by air
  • It's getting easier to finance Africa sales, investments
  • IMO says piracy on the high seas increased last year
  • South Carolina ports authority wins A-1 rating from Moody's
  • Australia's Patrick seeks to de-register union in waterfront dispute
  • Singapore announces new rules for ships in Malacca Strait
  • Justice Department opposes American-British Air alliance
  • Russia's Railway Ministry: No train loading till blockade off
  • Food groups form NAFTA trade alliance
Transportation
  • Rails, groups seek more time for Texas plan
  • Predictions vary on speed of US-Italian open-skies talks
  • Builders Transport set to change direction after Chapter 11 filing
  • US dissent to greet Van Miert
  • Colombian truckers threaten to strike
Maritime
  • Maersk, Sea-Land arrange to speed Panama traffic
  • Mississippi river tugboat pilots' union seeks recognition
  • Singapore lays down spill laws
  • China's freight index first in a series
  • Washington port buys wharf to load petroleum coke
  • Patrick goes to court to fight union registration
  • Importers, exporters pin hopes on developing African markets

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Conference to Introduce New Charge for Mombasa Cargo
  • Ship Bill Sponsor Optimistic About Passage
  • Tanjung Priok Remains 'Business As Usual'
  • Hong Kong Air Cargo Stalls

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • India drops port tenders system
    INDIA is to abolish its tendering system for selecting partners for joint ventures with major port trusts. In addition, the government has made clear that overseas investors will not be extended foreign exchange cover to protect their investments.
  • Malacca monitoring endorsed by IMO
    A STRINGENT new vessel monitoring system for all merchant ships passing through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore has been adopted by the International Maritime Organisation.
  • South Korea facing new
    PROSPECTS for economic recovery in South Korea are being jeopardised as workers at the Hyundai Motor plant in Ulsan threaten strikes and other action to stop the company laying off workers.
  • Malta Freeport throughput up
    MALTA Freeport container transhipment hub recorded a 61% increase in throughput to 328,000 teu in the first quarter of the year.
  • Bulker safety to remain IMO priority
    BULK carrier safety is to remain a priority at the International Maritime Organisation, the body's Maritime Safety Committee has confirmed following its eight-day meeting.
  • CargoLifter airs prospect of airship for millennium
    A PROTOTYPE of a new freight airship will be dedicated in the year 2000 in a hangar under construction in Brand, a former Soviet airbase, 50km south of Berlin, writes Julius Duthy.
  • Nuclear leaks stop German shipments
    GERMANY'S environment minister Angela Merkel has ordered a stop to all shipments of nuclear waste to reprocessing plants in Britain and France, after external contamination was discovered on flasks and rail wagons used in the transport process.
  • Willis Corroon wins role in $17bn Russian port scheme
    UK-based risk management, insurance and reinsurance broking company Willis Corroon Group, has been appointed consultant and insurance broker for the $17bn Ust-Luga port and industrial zone project in the Leningrad region of Russia.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 22, 1998
  • No Daily News issue on May 25
    MONDAY May 25 is a holiday in the UK. The next issue of Fairplay's Daily News service will be on Tuesday May 26.
  • US deregulation bill bypasses committee
    US shipping deregulation legislation is to go directly to the floor of the House of Representatives, rather than pass through a committee, it was announced today.
  • Irish Continental Group acquires Eurofeeders
    IRISH Continental Group, the publicly listed transport organisation, has acquired the share-holding of Felixstowe based Eurofeeders for an undisclosed sum.
  • Spain rights off yard's debts
    DEBTS incurred by Spanish shipbuilder Naval Gijon are to be written off by the government in order to help the yard's restructure.
  • Shenzhen ports 'to be future hub facility'
    SHENZHEN'S Yantian, Shekou and Chiwan ports are destined to become an international container hub, says Zou Guohua, director of Shenzhen Municipal Port Authority.
  • Chittagong to counter congestion through charges
    OFFICIALS in Chittagong are considering raising charges to force importers to take delivery of goods from port sheds quickly.
  • Filipino rating system dubbed irrelevant
    A NEW rating system, which aims to improve domestic liner standards in the Philippines, has been dubbed irrelevant by local operators.
  • World's biggest ship to change hands
    MERKUR Tankers, the Norwegian tanker operator, has agreed to sell the world's biggest ship, Jahre Viking, to buyers in Bermuda.
  • New Ivarans ceo appointed
    GODRIC Baron, operations director at Contship Containerlines, has been transferred within the CP Ships group to become chief executive of Ivaran Lines.
  • Record coal throughput for Newcastle
    NEWCASTLE, NSW, posted a record coal throughput in the last Japanese financial year.
  • Jakarta tanker operator returns home
    INDONESIA'S only stock market-listed tanker operator, Berlian Laju Tankers, is moving its chartering department back to Jakarta today.
  • Indonesian companies under scrutiny
    THE future of Indonesian state-owned shipping companies with close links with the Suharto family has been the cause of much local speculation today.
  • Contship RTW service strengthened
    CONTSHIP Washington has entered service into Contship's round-the-world joint operation. The Washington is one of seven ships contributed by Contship to the eight-strong fleet
  • US may re-apply sanctions on Japan
    SANCTIONS on Japanese ships may be reimposed if Japanese ports continue to victimise US vessels, warns FMC boss Harold Creel.
  • Silversea signs two-cruiser deal with Mariotti
    SILVERSEA Cruises of New York has signed a contract with Italy's T Mariotti Shipyard for two new luxury cruise ships.
  • 'Straitrep' system to start in December
    MERCHANT ships plying the Malacca Strait and around Singapore will have to report to local shore-based authorities from December 1, following the adoption of the 'straitrep' system.
  • Salerno plans passenger ship expansion
    ITALY'S southern port of Salerno will receive a substantial boost if plans for a passenger ship jetty are approved.
  • Mediterranean cruising "is saturated"
    CRUISE operators targeting the Mediterranean this summer may destabilise the market which is now saturated, according to Mediterranean Shipping Cruises' Antonio de Rosa.
  • LatAm boom boosts APL
    BOOMING markets in Latin America are boosting prospects for NOL subsidiary American President Lines.
  • MUA accused of breaching Trade Practices Act
    AUSTRALIA'S anti-trust agency has initiated court proceedings against the MUA for breaching the Trade Practices Act.
  • Malta Drydocks appoints Enterprises ceo
    MALTA Drydocks Enterprises has appointed Peter Moore, who has extensive experience in the UK coal industry, as its future ceo.
  • Scorpio to operate Lolli-Ghetti newbuildings
    TWO tanker newbuildings recently placed at the Croatian shipbuilder 3 Maj by the Italian owner Lolli-Ghetti will be operated by in-house Scorpio Shipmanagement.
  • Burlando unveils plan for cabotage shipping
    ITALIAN transport minister Claudio Burlando has delivered to parliament his masterplan for the future of the state owned cabotage fleet.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Channels deeper, not cheaper
    The Victorian Channels Authority has finally completed dredging the channels into the Port of Geelong and has declared a new depth of 12.3 metres for Pt Richards; Wilson Spit; Hopetoun and Corio channels - 1.3 metres deeper than previously.
    The VCA's ceo Ian Edwards said the authority has established a differential pricing structure for the deepened channels, which has been approved by the Office of the Regulator General.
  • Administrators try for 'confidential' redundancies
    The administrators of the insolvent Patrick labor hire companies are today expected to advertise a confidential 1800 telephone service for waterfront workers to register their interest in redundancy packages, while P&O Ports was yesterday contemplating the next move in its row with the Maritime Union of Australia.
  • Regional ports woo container trade
    The western Australian ports of Albany and Bunbury and the Victorian port of Portland are combining their resources to their resources to map out a strategy focuses on winning them a share of the general cargo export container trade.
    Albany Port Authority general manager Bob Emery said the ports had agreed their regional economies could benefit from regaining direct general cargo container services and were involved in a three-part strategy to achieve this end.
  • Maritime union's time has come, says Reith
    The maritime Union of Australia will stop at nothing in the pursuit of its own narrow self-interest, according to the minister for Workplace Relations Peter Reith.
    Mr Reith said the nub of the issue between the stevedore and the union had always been reform of the MUA's monopoly supply of labor on the waterfront and the attendant inefficiencies that monopoly delivers.
  • NSW accident line to reopen
    The NSW rail freight line on which two people were killed earlier this week after a National Rail freight train derailed is expected to reopen later today.
    About 100 metres of rail track at the site of the derailment was badly damaged from the incident and had to be replaced.
  • Standards to be focus of ASF
    Regional shipping industry leaders will discuss a range of issues affecting owners and operators when the Australian Shipowners association hosts the seventh annual Asian Shipowners Forum at Sanctuary Cove on Monday and Tuesday next week.
    The main theme will be the mounting international pressure on the industry to rid the world of substandard shipping.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • It's finally testimony time for CSX and Norfolk Southern. The joint application of the railroads to partition and acquire Conrail will soon be decided by the Surface Transportation Board. Although it is the largest and arguably most consequential rail merger in history just two board members will vote. Although the outcome of the carve-up is not in doubt among most shippers, railroads and students of the STB, the number and nature of conditions upon the applicants are up in the air.
  • From chaos is emerging order and at least $210 billion for highway and transit spending over the next six years. As Congress departed for a 10-day recess, a consensus agreement on reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act was hastily cobbled together for delivery to the president, with the expectation he would sign it into law.
  • Heavy truck sales are up, but this year, unlike in years past, truck manufacturers are not worrying about an inevitable swell of overcapacity. Since 1992 truck sales have averaged around 178,000 units a year. Today that average has shot up to about 200,000 units a year, a number the CEO of Freightliner is happy with. For the first quarter of this year, truck sales nearly doubled to 97,500, up from just 55,000 units in 1997.
  • Recent reports from the Port Import/Export Reporting Service bears witness to the container rush of 1997. "Flush with new cash, U.S. consumers have been on a prolonged spending spree, increasing their appetites for foreign products," the report said. "This was reflected in the performance of the U.S. inbound container trade, which jumped 13 percent for the year, compared to a mere 2 percent growth in 1996." Many top export lanes saw big increases to China and countries in Europe and Latin America. But 1998 is proving to be a tough one for the trades.
  • A Union Pacific Railroad executive's suggestion that ocean carriers reschedule sailing times eastbound from Asia to help ease congestion on the West Coast didn't sit well with carriers or shippers. They claim that such a change is not only impractical but may be downright impossible.
  • The Boeing 747-400 freight or the An-124 aren't big enough for you? Well, a number of aircraft manufacturers want to build something that is. Boeing is shopping for a launch customer for its MD-17 project, a near-clone of the C-17 military cargo plane it inherited through the merger with McDonnell Douglas. Antonov Design Bureau wants to build and sell the six-engine An-225. Meanwhile, a new German company, CargoLifter Inc., thinks airships are the wave of the future.
  • High-tech manufacturer A.G. Associates Inc. wants to bring inbound material straight to the production line, without time-consuming inspections. Two years ago it embarked on a supplier quality management program to reduce inventory and cut costs. Bringing up the quality of the parts shipped to the manufacturer is also critical to the program, thereby reducing the money and time wasted when unusable parts sit in a reject pile.
  • Two companies have joined together to offer customers a complete package of supply-chain management and import/export software. The new alliance integrates the features of Syntra's Global Logistics System and HK System's Stockmaster SCM and is expected to bring new cost-saving to its users.
  • Canadian shipowners and shippers are fuming over the latest proposal from the Canadian Coast Guard to change or introduce fees for the navigation and icebreaking services it provides. The National Marine and Industrial Coalition, which represents foreign and domestic shipowners as well as shippers, presented Ottawa with a cost recovery plan six months ago which it said met the government's revenue goals while protecting the competitiveness of the carriers and ports. The government response to that plan was delayed several times.
  • For intermodal marketing companies, the good news is that big shippers can be a rich source of new business. The not-so-good news is that the resources needed to capture the business may be beyond smaller operators. How to persuade large-volume shippers to use intermodal was described at this month's International Intermodal Expo in Dallas by the nation's largest IMC, The Hub Group. Despite deep-rooted misgivings about intermodal, two large shippers, Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Compaq Computer Corp., have become users.

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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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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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