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BRIEFS
June 23, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Two shipping firms on Seoul's bankruptcy list
    Hyundai's Sun Eel Shipping and SK Group's Kyongjin Shipping among 55 to bedissolved
  • Port of Madras trying to reduce berthing delays
  • Surabaya port strike cost exporters US$40m
  • Wah Kwong's profits plunge 57% to US$17.2m
  • 2 Kandla berths may resume oil imports
  • China Dalian Int'l's IPO
Air and Land Transport
  • SilkAir crash: hard to find conclusive evidence
    Destruction of airliner so total that investigators can only guess at whathappened
  • PAL chairman offers to take back striking pilots
  • KLM pilots to support any Northwest strike
  • Kuwait takes first step to privatise national carrier
  • Tung calls for more investment in HK railway
  • Qantas plans more cost-cutting if Asian crisis worsens
  • Taiwan airline plans to buy 35% stake in Air Philippines
Features
  • European gateway for PSA
    PSA has bought a stake in this container terminal and its staff provided much of the expertise to start operations
Columns
  • European, S'pore yards share same aim of training workforce

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Two shipping firms on Seoul's bankruptcy list
    Hyundai's Sun Eel Shipping and SK Group's Kyongjin Shipping among 55 to bedissolved
  • Port of Madras trying to reduce berthing delays
  • Surabaya port strike cost exporters US$40m
  • Wah Kwong's profits plunge 57% to US$17.2m
  • 2 Kandla berths may resume oil imports
  • China Dalian Int'l's IPO
Air and Land Transport
  • SilkAir crash: hard to find conclusive evidence
    Destruction of airliner so total that investigators can only guess at whathappened
  • PAL chairman offers to take back striking pilots
  • KLM pilots to support any Northwest strike
  • Kuwait takes first step to privatise national carrier
  • Tung calls for more investment in HK railway
  • Qantas plans more cost-cutting if Asian crisis worsens
  • Taiwan airline plans to buy 35% stake in Air Philippines
Features
  • European gateway for PSA
    PSA has bought a stake in this container terminal and its staff provided much of the expertise to start operations
Columns
  • European, S'pore yards share same aim of training workforce

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Two shipping firms on Seoul's bankruptcy list
    Hyundai's Sun Eel Shipping and SK Group's Kyongjin Shipping among 55 to bedissolved
  • Port of Madras trying to reduce berthing delays
  • Surabaya port strike cost exporters US$40m
  • Wah Kwong's profits plunge 57% to US$17.2m
  • 2 Kandla berths may resume oil imports
  • China Dalian Int'l's IPO
Air and Land Transport
  • SilkAir crash: hard to find conclusive evidence
    Destruction of airliner so total that investigators can only guess at whathappened
  • PAL chairman offers to take back striking pilots
  • KLM pilots to support any Northwest strike
  • Kuwait takes first step to privatise national carrier
  • Tung calls for more investment in HK railway
  • Qantas plans more cost-cutting if Asian crisis worsens
  • Taiwan airline plans to buy 35% stake in Air Philippines
Features
  • European gateway for PSA
    PSA has bought a stake in this container terminal and its staff provided much of the expertise to start operations
Columns
  • European, S'pore yards share same aim of training workforce

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Two shipping firms on Seoul's bankruptcy list
    Hyundai's Sun Eel Shipping and SK Group's Kyongjin Shipping among 55 to bedissolved
  • Port of Madras trying to reduce berthing delays
  • Surabaya port strike cost exporters US$40m
  • Wah Kwong's profits plunge 57% to US$17.2m
  • 2 Kandla berths may resume oil imports
  • China Dalian Int'l's IPO
Air and Land Transport
  • SilkAir crash: hard to find conclusive evidence
    Destruction of airliner so total that investigators can only guess at whathappened
  • PAL chairman offers to take back striking pilots
  • KLM pilots to support any Northwest strike
  • Kuwait takes first step to privatise national carrier
  • Tung calls for more investment in HK railway
  • Qantas plans more cost-cutting if Asian crisis worsens
  • Taiwan airline plans to buy 35% stake in Air Philippines
Features
  • European gateway for PSA
    PSA has bought a stake in this container terminal and its staff provided much of the expertise to start operations
Columns
  • European, S'pore yards share same aim of training workforce

Sched Netweb site
  • Nenaco benefits from takeover
  • Carriers combine services for Europe-South America trade
  • Lykes announces changes
  • Sabah Port Authority promises continuation of expansion plans
  • PPA seeks development partners for Iloilo
  • Pilot dispute at Los Angeles port continues
  • Federal Express holds inaugural flight into CLK Airport
  • Calicut air cargo complex almost complete
  • Hunting leaves air cargo

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 22, 1998
  • Possibly scaled back EU demand for BA/AA deal
  • 'Amsterdam Airport can grow'
  • KLM salary rise 6.5 percent
  • KLM hampered by Northwest strikes
  • Aircraft leasing company Ansett possibly to Oasis
  • Netherlands Railroads wants to sell shares

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • European ministers delay rail competition
  • FMC weighing rules for forwarders
  • Can they succeed without global teeth? (Part two of three)
  • India reports flurry of investments, indicating little fallout from US curbs
  • Trade ministers give Clinton time to nail fast track
  • Hvide buying two more bulk tankers for domestic trade
  • Court: Washington state can write its own tanker safety rules
  • Fritz launches customs advice consultancy
  • Facing 2nd quarter loss, Ampace restructuring its operations
  • Consolidated Freightways introduces new supply chain software
  • Australia dock union, terminal operator seen signing deal on port fight by Wednesday
  • ATA heading in a new direction, looks for additional members
  • Indonesia, IMF agree on budget
Transportation
  • Teamsters walk out at Overnite centers
  • Yellow Corp. offers time-definite service
  • BA, AA brace for EU verdict on alliance
  • Qantas continues cuts in Asia service
  • 30-car derailment in West Virginia spills chlorine, sends 7 to hospital
  • Accord expected this week between Patrick and union
  • Intercontainer-Interfrigo will make the switch to the euro next year
  • Trucking association retools, trims member fees
  • Transit Group buys New York cargo carrier in third acquisition
  • Heavy-truck buyers kept May sales rolling
  • JOC index dips but beats the Dow
  • Coal mine leaders at a loss on how to handle workers
Maritime
  • San Francisco takes heart in new service
  • Arbitrators move to boost dispute settlements in US
  • Taiwan's Keelung port seeks to speed up privatization plan

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • European ministers delay rail competition
  • FMC weighing rules for forwarders
  • Can they succeed without global teeth? (Part two of three)
  • India reports flurry of investments, indicating little fallout from US curbs
  • Trade ministers give Clinton time to nail fast track
  • Hvide buying two more bulk tankers for domestic trade
  • Court: Washington state can write its own tanker safety rules
  • Fritz launches customs advice consultancy
  • Facing 2nd quarter loss, Ampace restructuring its operations
  • Consolidated Freightways introduces new supply chain software
  • Australia dock union, terminal operator seen signing deal on port fight by Wednesday
  • ATA heading in a new direction, looks for additional members
  • Indonesia, IMF agree on budget
Transportation
  • Teamsters walk out at Overnite centers
  • Yellow Corp. offers time-definite service
  • BA, AA brace for EU verdict on alliance
  • Qantas continues cuts in Asia service
  • 30-car derailment in West Virginia spills chlorine, sends 7 to hospital
  • Accord expected this week between Patrick and union
  • Intercontainer-Interfrigo will make the switch to the euro next year
  • Trucking association retools, trims member fees
  • Transit Group buys New York cargo carrier in third acquisition
  • Heavy-truck buyers kept May sales rolling
  • JOC index dips but beats the Dow
  • Coal mine leaders at a loss on how to handle workers
Maritime
  • San Francisco takes heart in new service
  • Arbitrators move to boost dispute settlements in US
  • Taiwan's Keelung port seeks to speed up privatization plan

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • European ministers delay rail competition
  • FMC weighing rules for forwarders
  • Can they succeed without global teeth? (Part two of three)
  • India reports flurry of investments, indicating little fallout from US curbs
  • Trade ministers give Clinton time to nail fast track
  • Hvide buying two more bulk tankers for domestic trade
  • Court: Washington state can write its own tanker safety rules
  • Fritz launches customs advice consultancy
  • Facing 2nd quarter loss, Ampace restructuring its operations
  • Consolidated Freightways introduces new supply chain software
  • Australia dock union, terminal operator seen signing deal on port fight by Wednesday
  • ATA heading in a new direction, looks for additional members
  • Indonesia, IMF agree on budget
Transportation
  • Teamsters walk out at Overnite centers
  • Yellow Corp. offers time-definite service
  • BA, AA brace for EU verdict on alliance
  • Qantas continues cuts in Asia service
  • 30-car derailment in West Virginia spills chlorine, sends 7 to hospital
  • Accord expected this week between Patrick and union
  • Intercontainer-Interfrigo will make the switch to the euro next year
  • Trucking association retools, trims member fees
  • Transit Group buys New York cargo carrier in third acquisition
  • Heavy-truck buyers kept May sales rolling
  • JOC index dips but beats the Dow
  • Coal mine leaders at a loss on how to handle workers
Maritime
  • San Francisco takes heart in new service
  • Arbitrators move to boost dispute settlements in US
  • Taiwan's Keelung port seeks to speed up privatization plan

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • SSEX Raps Four Lines for Violating Tariff Rules
  • J/EFC to Introduce THCs Without Shippers' Consent
  • World Box Fleet Expands 11% in 1997: NYK Report
  • Maersk to Add New Caribbean Service
  • Kuehne & Nagel Launches Customs Clearance Service

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Maersk breaks into new market with direct calls to Caribbean ports
  • U.S. and France sign agreement to open more air cargo services
  • Holland America regrets spill; pays $2 million fines and charity
  • Interpool announces merger with Apollo Management, IV
  • Fitch puts Interpool merger on 'Rating Alert negative'

urgente online pressweb site
  • II Plan Tecnológico Aeronáutico
  • Air Nostrum recupera la subvención del Gobierno navarro
  • El Puerto de Las Palmas quiere un millón de metros cuadrados en La Isleta
  • Seminario sobre los mercados energ'ticos mundiales
  • La belga Noord Natie colabora en una terminal para el puerto letón de Ventspil

The Linkweb site
JUNE 8, 1998
Shipping
  • Another successful year for Lloyd's Register
  • Shipping Market Share Highlights
  • Pipavav-Kochi coastal container service heralds ...
  • TT Club turns the spotlight on the Millennium Bug
  • Merger trends in container lines to continue
  • IICL releases annual fleet survey
  • Indian emerges jt. winner of IICL's Inspector's Award '97
  • Norasia launches new CEX service
  • ECU-Line offers direct service to Chittagong
  • SCAN POINT-1
  • Air Tech breaches 2000-teu mark in first year of operations at ICD-Nagpur
  • APL, Maersk top at ICD-Pithampur in fiscal '97-98
  • SCAN POINT-2
  • Evergreen launches second Singapore-Australia weekly service
  • Panalpina surpasses previous record
  • Kalmar's new range of reachstackers make their debut
  • Flying the UAE Flag

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Mercenary force to tackle piracy
    A TEAM of armed mercenaries led by former UK Special Forces and Ministry of Defence personnel is being offered for hire to shipowners who fall victim to pirate attacks.
  • Lloyd Werft wins deal to lengthen NCL's 'Majesty'
    GERMAN shipyard Lloyd Werft has won a $53.3m contract from Norwegian Cruise Lines to lengthen the Norwegian Majesty (ex Royal Majesty).
  • Container boost for Rosario
    ARGENTINA'S port of Rosario will be ready to handle containers by the beginning of next year, the port's new owners have promised, marking the first stage in rejuvenation of what was one of the world's greatest maritime landmarks.
  • Klang bunkers buoyant
    MALAYSIA'S first onshore supplier of bunker fuel at Port Klang, which secured a targeted sales volume of 240,000 tonnes in the first year of its operations, is hoping to raise handling to 500,000 tonnes by the third year of operation, writes G Durairaj, Malaysia Correspondent.
  • Trust blamed for cyclone fiasco
    GUJARAT chief minister Keshubbai Patel has placed the blame for the cyclone devastation caused earlier this month to the western Indian coastal town of Kandla squarely on the shoulders of the Kandla Port Trust for not taking proper precautionary measures.
  • Flags of convenience under spotlight
    FOR two days starting today Oslo will host a conference to commemorate a seminal event: the 50th anniversary of the International Transport Workers' Federation launch of the campaign against flags of convenience.
  • 'Pacificat' delivered two years late
    THE first of three high-speed car-carrying catamarans built for British Columbia Ferry Corp has been delivered two years late and $16m over budget.
  • Austal Ships wins Norden-Frisia fast cat contract
    AUSTAL Ships has won a fast ferry newbuilding contract from German ferry operator Norden-Frisia, for a 450-passenger aluminium catamaran destined for operation on the North Sea next year.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 22, 1998
  • Partek raises stake in Kalmar
    THE Finnish engineering industry group Partek has raised its stake in the cargo handling equipment manufacturer Kalmar Industries.
  • Trasmed takes delivery of newbuilding ferry
    SPANISH ferry company Trasmediterranea has taken delivery of the Ciudad de Malaga from shipbuilder Astilleros de Huelva.
  • Cosco, Alabama Shipyard resolve boxship dispute
    COSCO and Alabama Shipyard have resolved their dispute stemming from last year's termination by Cosco of a $157m order for four 1,432 teu containerships.
  • Japanese try to sell direct to Pertamina
    JAPANESE trading companies are trying to sell gas oil directly to Indonesian state oil company Pertamina after attempts to set up barter arrangements fell through.
  • US company plans bid for ACL
    NEW Jersey-based Holt Group has informed the board of Atlantic Container Line that it is considering bidding for all outstanding shares in the deep sea roro/containership owner.
  • Guayaquil to improve port security
    GUAYAQUIL has ordered two speedboats to patrol the channel to the port in an effort to combat pirates and smugglers.
  • Delayed Buquebus service is launched
    BUQUEBUS Espana's Catalonia began operating between Barcelona and Palma, Majorca on June 20 after the resolution of a bureaucratic glitch.
  • China raises tax rebates on building
    CHINA has raised export tax rebates for the shipbuilding, iron and steel, cement, and coal industries to counter the effects of the financial crisis.
  • Brazilian yard targets mega-yachts
    FRANK Wlasek, owner of Brazilian shipping company Metalnave and shipyard Itajai, is to target the mega-yacht market to keep the yard active.
  • BLG boosts traffic and profits
    TRAFFIC volume through the ports of Bremerhaven and Bremen rose to a new record last year, helping port operator BLG to boost profits
  • Kandla chief faces negligence charge
    THE Division Bench of India's Gujarat High Court has issued notices concerning action for negligence in respect of the large scale destruction at Kandla.
  • Intertanko welcomes US court decision
    INTERTANKO today welcomed the news that a US appeal court has overturned a recent decision regarding federal and international standards on vessel modification.
  • Kandla damage hits lng supplies
    EXTENSIVE damage to Kandla port's oil jetty, crucial to India's import of lng, will hamper supplies for two months, according to government sources.
  • Sri Lanka Ports acts to avoid strike chaos
    SRI Lanka Ports Authority is to maintain a list of potential candidates in case it has to sack crane operators at the Jaya Container Terminal, the port's main container facility.
  • Brazilian operators to bid for Sepetiba
    BRAZILIAN operators will compete strongly in the bidding for the container and car terminals at Sepetiba despite the lack of interest shown by international operators.
  • Batangas to receive Japanese funding
    PHASE two of the Batangas Port development project in the Philippines is to receive a total Pesos5.1bn ($127.5m) worth of funds this year in the form development assistance from Japan.
  • Lloyd Brasileiro left with six ships, all laid up
    AFTER the sale of three vessels at auction in New York, state-owned shipping company Lloyd Brasileiro has only six vessels left in its fleet, all of which are laid up.
  • HHLA restructuring decision expected this week
    A DECISION on a corporate restructuring plan for Hamburg port terminal company HHLA is expected at a meeting of the company's supervisory board on June 26.
  • Two container services close down
    TWO container services, operated by DAL and Breizh, are to be closed because a fall in business has rendered them unviable.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • End of July changeover target
    An agreement between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia is likely to be signed as soon as today.
    The agreement, which goes before the first rank and file meeting in Melbourne today, will not be implemented until the end of next month. The Sydney rank and file will get a chance to voice its opinion on the document tomorrow, followed by Brisbane on Friday.
  • ATN's boost for Tasmania rail network
    The much anticipated re-opening of the Burnie to Wiltshire rail line in north west Tasmania looks almost certain, with Australian Transport Network chairman Ed Burkhardt revealing last week that the company was actively considering re-opening the line.
    The Us-based railway boss also announced that the first of ATN's multi-million dollar upgraded locomotives would arrive in Australia in August to boost Tasrail's stocks.
  • Farmers to keep watch
    New South Wales farmers are set to monitor container handling rates at the state's ports, according to the chief executive of the NSW Farmers' Association, Peter Comensoli, who at the same time delivered a blunt analysis of the value of the agreement between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia to genuine waterfront reform.
  • Bill gives WA port more flexibility
    West Australian ports are being promised greater commercial freedom under new legislation passed in the state parliament. Public service-type regulations will be relaxed and port authorities no longer be government by the Public Sector Management Act and the Financial Administration and Audit Act.
    Transport minister Eric Charlton said the port Authorities Bill would repeal seven separate acts to bring the state's ports under one unified Act.
  • East Arm: Not waving, drowning
    Darwin's $88 million East Arm port development could be officially opened in October or November this year once problems caused by subsidence of a 200 metre section of the new wharf are overcome by joint construction contractors, Barklay Mowlem and Thiess.
    A spokesman for Northern Territory Ports Minister Barry Coulter said the problem would be fixed at the contractors' expense.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • Yellow Freight System is looking to shed its image as a traditional LTL carrier and it plans to do so by offering customers a new menu of time-definite services. The launch of Exact Express, slated for July 13, will give customers the opportunity to chose what day, morning or hour they would like their freight delivered. The trucking company has also added air freight to its service roster for the first time. Yellow has spent more than $100 million on upgrading its customer service center and the technology that feeds it to prepare for the new service.
  • Congress is debating whether to expand the authority of the Surface Transportation Board. But even before the heat of debate begins, shippers are scrambling to make clear their complaint that the board isn't doing a satisfactory job with the responsibilities it has now. One shipper termed the bill the "railroad anti-shipper bill." In its current form, it would allow the STB to double the amount of time it takes to issue emergency orders to 18 months, with the ability to request two six-month extensions. Sponsors of the bill admit it is only a starting point to frame the debate.
  • Yellow Freight System wants to fly. The venerable trucking company has formed a new air freight division. Yellow will be able to handle same-day and next-day shipments by air for shipments weighing more than 70 pounds. The new service is meant to compete with domestic freight forwarders and heavy weight air specialists like Emery Worldwide and BAX Global.
  • The big four, despite settling labor contracts in record time, still face leery shippers afraid of being burned by unionized carriers. Thanks to the 1994 LTL strike followed by last summer's strike against United Parcel Service, unionized carriers have had to work extra hard to convince shippers that labor peace is at hand. Despite the healthy economy, some carriers like Roadway are expecting earnings in the second quarter to be off by as much as 40 percent compared to last year. That said, Roadway and others are not going to drop prices in order to lure back shippers but find ways to add value instead.
  • Japan has failed to live up to its end of the bargain for port reform and the Federal Maritime Commission is weighing whether sanctions may be needed after all. The FMC agreed last year to postpone hefty fines against Japanese lines calling on U.S. ports after the Japanese government promised to open up its harbors more to U.S. carrier operations. The Japanese have yet to live up to those promises.
  • You can add Pacific Northwest lumber and forest products shippers to the list of those demanding details on Union Pacific Railroad's recovery efforts. Since late last year the Surface Transportation Board has been requiring UP to provide detailed carload and cycle time information, and UP voluntarily supplies information to representatives of National Industrial Transportation League, Chemical Manufacturers Association and Society of the Plastics Industry under confidentiality agreements. Now, after hearing complaints from a group of Pacific Northwest lumber shippers and a congressional delegation from Oregon and Washington, UP Chairman and CEO Dick Davidson has agreed to provide biweekly details on rail car orders and transit times to them as well.
  • Hallmark Cards lives for point-of-sale information. It uses the data to forecast future sales and is an indispensable part of the company's supply chain management. The $4 billion company isn't just in the greeting card business; the Kansas City-based giant has divisions devoted to television programs and craft supplies. Hallmark executive Marc Evans shared his company's experience with making the most of POS data at the Voluntary Inter-Industry Commerce Standards Association conference in New Orleans last week.
  • Con-Way Transportation Services is putting hand-held computers in the hands of all of its drivers as a part of a $7.2 million technology upgrade to improve communication between the driver and the dispatcher. Instead of paging drivers and waiting for them to call in from a pay phone during their shifts, Con-Way dispatchers and drivers send messages to each other electronically using the Norand Pen*Key 6100 computer. Communication that used to take minutes or even hours, depending on traffic conditions, now takes literally seconds.
  • Canada is looking for ways to improve grain transportation. The problems are great because railroads have been notorious at abandoning pieces of a line without consideration for how farms are reached. The bottomline is Canada is looking for ways to make its grain producers more competitive on the open market. Improving the transportation system is an obvious solution to making Canada a world player.

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