testata inforMARE
Cerca
31 July 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
01:37 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
September 24, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMO mission to study piracy problem in region
    Visit next month will be first in a series to discuss combined regional approach to reducing attacks
  • Asian turmoil poses challenges for industry
  • Philippines suspends shipping firm's ferries after sinking
  • Japan's export ship orders down in Aug
  • Mersey Docks invests in Mombasa grain terminal
Air and Land Transport
  • Four US airlines get warnings on poor hygiene
    ComAir, Continental, Midway, US Airways receive letters from Food and Drug Administration
  • Iberia makes US$1.4b Airbus order
  • Boeing deliveries in 3rd qtr may dip
  • Private Indian airlines owe New Delhi 1.4b rupees
  • Schiphol eyeing stake in Indonesian airport operator
  • Hyundai India launches small car to take on Maruti
  • Nissan gets US business back in order
Features
  • Fewer ships being lost at sea
    Major initiatives such as better ship design have contributed to this, Lloyd's Register official tells Martech '98
Columns
  • New orders in gt terms up 11%

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMO mission to study piracy problem in region
    Visit next month will be first in a series to discuss combined regional approach to reducing attacks
  • Asian turmoil poses challenges for industry
  • Philippines suspends shipping firm's ferries after sinking
  • Japan's export ship orders down in Aug
  • Mersey Docks invests in Mombasa grain terminal
Air and Land Transport
  • Four US airlines get warnings on poor hygiene
    ComAir, Continental, Midway, US Airways receive letters from Food and Drug Administration
  • Iberia makes US$1.4b Airbus order
  • Boeing deliveries in 3rd qtr may dip
  • Private Indian airlines owe New Delhi 1.4b rupees
  • Schiphol eyeing stake in Indonesian airport operator
  • Hyundai India launches small car to take on Maruti
  • Nissan gets US business back in order
Features
  • Fewer ships being lost at sea
    Major initiatives such as better ship design have contributed to this, Lloyd's Register official tells Martech '98
Columns
  • New orders in gt terms up 11%

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMO mission to study piracy problem in region
    Visit next month will be first in a series to discuss combined regional approach to reducing attacks
  • Asian turmoil poses challenges for industry
  • Philippines suspends shipping firm's ferries after sinking
  • Japan's export ship orders down in Aug
  • Mersey Docks invests in Mombasa grain terminal
Air and Land Transport
  • Four US airlines get warnings on poor hygiene
    ComAir, Continental, Midway, US Airways receive letters from Food and Drug Administration
  • Iberia makes US$1.4b Airbus order
  • Boeing deliveries in 3rd qtr may dip
  • Private Indian airlines owe New Delhi 1.4b rupees
  • Schiphol eyeing stake in Indonesian airport operator
  • Hyundai India launches small car to take on Maruti
  • Nissan gets US business back in order
Features
  • Fewer ships being lost at sea
    Major initiatives such as better ship design have contributed to this, Lloyd's Register official tells Martech '98
Columns
  • New orders in gt terms up 11%

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMO mission to study piracy problem in region
    Visit next month will be first in a series to discuss combined regional approach to reducing attacks
  • Asian turmoil poses challenges for industry
  • Philippines suspends shipping firm's ferries after sinking
  • Japan's export ship orders down in Aug
  • Mersey Docks invests in Mombasa grain terminal
Air and Land Transport
  • Four US airlines get warnings on poor hygiene
    ComAir, Continental, Midway, US Airways receive letters from Food and Drug Administration
  • Iberia makes US$1.4b Airbus order
  • Boeing deliveries in 3rd qtr may dip
  • Private Indian airlines owe New Delhi 1.4b rupees
  • Schiphol eyeing stake in Indonesian airport operator
  • Hyundai India launches small car to take on Maruti
  • Nissan gets US business back in order
Features
  • Fewer ships being lost at sea
    Major initiatives such as better ship design have contributed to this, Lloyd's Register official tells Martech '98
Columns
  • New orders in gt terms up 11%

Sched Netweb site
  • Conferences enforce LCL/FCL rate hikes
  • No Kwangyang plans for Cho Yang
  • UASC to receive newbuildings
  • Leap for Long Beach August container volume
  • More airlines may become part of Oneworld
  • Estrada lends voice to airline cause
  • UPS second quarter revenue with net income rise

Cargowebweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 1998
  • Deutsche Post buys Global Mail
  • Canadian Pacific acquires ANZDL
  • Iberia may join new Oneworld alliance
  • Iberia to buy 11 Airbus A340
  • $30 million Schenker investment in Singapore hub
  • UPS starts wireless operators supply group
  • TPG announces interim stock dividend

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Consolidators unite, prepare for shipping deregulation
  • What to expect from CP's latest buy
  • Florida, ocean carriers brace for Georges' wrath
  • USDA offers four options for Chinese pallets
  • Fed approves merger of Citicorp and Travelers to create world's largest bank
  • McCain seeks approval for foreign cruise ship operators in US waters
  • Problems at the main air cargo terminal of Hong Kong's new airport will linger
  • Bangladesh's Chittagong port sees brisk activity
  • Philippines orders sunken ferry owner to suspend operations
Transportation
  • Critics slam $1.4 billion South Dakota rail plan
  • Northwest ready to tackle peak season
  • Virgin set to challenge US carriers in US skies
  • Grounded Philippine shippers seek alternatives
  • Mexico asks arbitration to force open border
  • Carriers fear Georges' wrath
Maritime
  • Grupo Libra to build its own ships
  • Malaysia studies ways to cut port costs
  • Germans offer leasing fund for ship financing
  • Cargo watch
  • Hart faces calls for change at Marad

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Consolidators unite, prepare for shipping deregulation
  • What to expect from CP's latest buy
  • Florida, ocean carriers brace for Georges' wrath
  • USDA offers four options for Chinese pallets
  • Fed approves merger of Citicorp and Travelers to create world's largest bank
  • McCain seeks approval for foreign cruise ship operators in US waters
  • Problems at the main air cargo terminal of Hong Kong's new airport will linger
  • Bangladesh's Chittagong port sees brisk activity
  • Philippines orders sunken ferry owner to suspend operations
Transportation
  • Critics slam $1.4 billion South Dakota rail plan
  • Northwest ready to tackle peak season
  • Virgin set to challenge US carriers in US skies
  • Grounded Philippine shippers seek alternatives
  • Mexico asks arbitration to force open border
  • Carriers fear Georges' wrath
Maritime
  • Grupo Libra to build its own ships
  • Malaysia studies ways to cut port costs
  • Germans offer leasing fund for ship financing
  • Cargo watch
  • Hart faces calls for change at Marad

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Consolidators unite, prepare for shipping deregulation
  • What to expect from CP's latest buy
  • Florida, ocean carriers brace for Georges' wrath
  • USDA offers four options for Chinese pallets
  • Fed approves merger of Citicorp and Travelers to create world's largest bank
  • McCain seeks approval for foreign cruise ship operators in US waters
  • Problems at the main air cargo terminal of Hong Kong's new airport will linger
  • Bangladesh's Chittagong port sees brisk activity
  • Philippines orders sunken ferry owner to suspend operations
Transportation
  • Critics slam $1.4 billion South Dakota rail plan
  • Northwest ready to tackle peak season
  • Virgin set to challenge US carriers in US skies
  • Grounded Philippine shippers seek alternatives
  • Mexico asks arbitration to force open border
  • Carriers fear Georges' wrath
Maritime
  • Grupo Libra to build its own ships
  • Malaysia studies ways to cut port costs
  • Germans offer leasing fund for ship financing
  • Cargo watch
  • Hart faces calls for change at Marad

urgente online pressweb site
  • Azkar retiró la OPV "para no dañar a los trabajadores"
  • Fracasan en Bruselas las negociaciones sobre los tiempos de conducción
  • Curso avanzado de maniobra y navegación
  • Pugna por los aeropuertos thailandeses
  • La conexión mar'timo/fluvial entre Ipswich y Duisburg dobla las frecuencias

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Hoegh Lines ownership to be transferred to Egon Oldendorff
  • Panel to formulate policy on cargo movement set up
  • The trade deficit in the
  • Modest recovery in world ship order-books
  • Kandla Port shifts to fast track in cargo handling
  • Mega projects cost soars by 88-100 per cent
  • Easier sub-contract norms for EOUs, EPZs and EHTPs
  • Asia in for more trouble, warns IMF report
  • Scrap obsolete, non-viable units, says ICMF chief
  • The Tamil Nadu Leather
  • Govt to act on FIEO report on air cargo in 2 months
  • World Maritime Day fete
  • Texprocil urges govt to implement technology upgradation fund
  • Chennai Custom House staff go on indefinite strike
  • Boon for exporters as ECGC upgrades South Korea
  • 'Hoegh Lines services to continue without any change'

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Jackson backs self-regulation
    BRITAIN'S shipping minister and the leader of the International Transport Workers' Federation have used today's 50th anniversary celebrations at the International Maritime Organisation to express sharply contrasting views on how to tackle substandard shipping.
  • Fears grow for missing bulker
    RADIO contact with a laden capesize bulk carrier in the South Atlantic has been lost since Monday morning, raising fears for the safety of the vessel and its 22-strong crew, writes David Osler.
  • China shipbuilding declines as price advantage vanishes
    CHINA'S ambition to become one of the world's premier shipbuilding nations looks to have suffered a setback after the latest quarterly newbuilding statistics showed a decline in its order book.
  • Merger hearing
    AMOCO vice-president George Spindler (left) and British Petroleum America chairman and chief executive officer Steven Percy (right) have defended the two oil giants' proposed $110bn merger before the Federal Trade Commission. Two US senators argued that the move would allow Amoco-BP to raise petrol prices. Ohio's Mike DeWine and Herb Kohl of Wisconsin want an inquiry into the security implications of the US energy giant's planned alliance with a foreign firm.
  • P&I club at the crossroads
    A radical change in direction appears increasingly likely for the Liverpool & London Steamship Protection and Indemnity Association at the culmination of a turbulent year for the small UK-based marine mutual.
  • Freight lobby criticises UK rail companies
    British railways lobby, The Railfreight Group, has published a study on what freight customers want from rail.
  • Hopes rise as BFI hits three month high
    A six point rise pushed the Baltic Freight Index to 906 points yesterday, its highest level for three months, strengthening hopes of a recovery in dry cargo freight rates.
  • Seateam to fund Brazil expansion
    NORWAY's Seateam Technology has announced an Oslo private placement worth NKr95.3m ($12.7m) which the company says will be devoted to strengthening its activities in Brazil, a market it feels has great potential.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 1998
  • Flag states urged ratify pollution annex
    PRESSURE should be put on flag states to ratify MARPOL Annex VI on air pollution by ships, according to delegates at a marine environmental regulation conference.
  • Greek owners warn of bleak prospects ahead
    GREEK owners have warned that prospects for the shipping industry are bleak as a result of the expanding crisis in world economies and the bad conditions in the freight market.
  • Sulpicio Lines' operations have been suspended
    SULPICIO Lines' operations have been suspended following the sinking last week of the Princess of the Orient.
  • Costa Rica's economy expected to grows steadily
    EXPORT and import trade involving Costa Rica has been growing steadily for the last 19 months and will continue to thrive throughout 1999, according to the central bank.
  • First Minoan ferry order goes to Sestri
    SESTRI Cantiere Navale is to build the first of the two 30,000 gt conventional ferries ordered by Minoan Lines at Fincantieri.
  • Cory Towage expresses interest in Swansea
    CORY Towage, the UK's second largest tug owner, has expressed its interest in operating tugs at the South Wales port of Swansea.
  • Trieste shipper to become Mongolian representative
    SAMER & Co Shipping of Trieste has confirmed that it would act as the 'technical representative' of the Mongolia Ship Register.
  • Port Weller Dry Docks wins refit contract
    PORT Weller Dry Docks of St Catharines, Ontario, has won a C$5.3m ($3.4m) contract to refit the Algoma Central selfunloader Agawa Canyon.
  • Miami braces itself for Hurricane Georges
    MIAMI is bracing itself for the onslaught of Hurricane Georges that is on course for South Florida leaving a trail of destruction in its Caribbean path.
  • Malaysian team to push use of Port Klang
    MALAYSIA'S government may set up a specialist team to work on new strategies to promote the use of Port Klang as the country's national load port.
  • Bugsier starts trials with two-man tugs
    GERMAN towage company Bugsier has started trials with two man crewing on tugs in Hamburg.
  • Australian farm exports to slump in 1999
    AUSTRALIAN exports of wool, wheat and beef are expected to slump significantly next year according to the nation's leading commodities forecaster.
  • CP Ships snaps up ANZDL
    CP SHIPS has acquired Australia New Zealand Direct Line from its two owners, SCAC Delmas Vieljeux of France and Brierley Investments of New Zealand.
  • Puerto Rico devastated by Hurricane Georges
    HURRICANE Georges caused extensive damage to shipping terminals at San Juan, Puerto Rico on September 21-22.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
SEPTEMBER 23, 1998
  • Anvers/Milan reliés par un train hebdomadaire pour trafics conventionnels ouvert au combiné
    Dès la semaine 43 pour parler en langage ferroviaire, ou encore vers le 20 octobre, le port d'Anvers et Milan Smistamento (et bien entendu les hinterlands respectifs) seront réunis par un train complet hebdomadaire (dans un stade initial), principalement axé sur le transport de marchandises conventionnelles, mais également ouvert au transport combiné, englobant la logistique dans un produit complet. Ce train, présenté lors de la manifestation Freight Select International Mainport à Anvers, sera commercialisé conjointement par les sociétés Railtrans et Eurorail à des tarifs particulièrement intéressants.
  • Plein cap sur une année record pour le Port de Nantes/St-Nazaire
    Fin août, le trafic total à Nantes/St-Nazaire (Port Atlantique) s'élevait à 20,29 millions de tonnes, soit 20% de plus qu'au terme des huits premiers mois de 1997. Sur cette lancée, le cap des 30 mio. de t devrait être franchi pour l'ensemble de l'année 1998, soit un gain de 15% par rapport à 1997, exercice qui était lui-même en progression de 6,1% par rapport à 1996. En moins de trente ans (1970/1998), le trafic aura ainsi été multiplié par trois (de 10 à 30 mio. de t). Pour l'avenir, le port attend notamment une forte progression des céréales qui est attendue.
  • Conti 7 met en place les outils du 21e siècle
    Depuis sa création, le groupe maritime et portuaire anversois Continental Lines n'a cessé d'évoluer vers de nouvelles dimensions, prenant une place de plus en plus importante dans l'économie maritime et portuaire belge. L'évolution la plus marquante des quarante dernières années est en fait l'œuvre de Jean Brion, son président, à la fois homme de vision, dans la mesure où il a su très adroitement jouer la carte des diversifications et procéder aux restructurations nécessaires de l'entreprise afin de la mettre au diapason des nouvelles circonstantes, et homme d'action, qui a toujours su s'entourer des cadres et d'un personnel de haut niveau auxquels il communique un dynamisme à toute épreuve. Ces jours-ci, Continental Lines fête son 75e anniversaire et saisit cette occasion pour faire peau neuve. En effet, après trois années de restructurations et d'investissements, période au cours de laquelle toutes les activités de cette société de portefeuille ont été fondamentalement repensées, il a été décidé de donner un nouveau nom au groupe, celui de "Conti 7", qui doit mieux refléter les sept métiers qui lui sont propres.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • CP Ships grabs ANZDL
    The long-speculated sale of Australia-New Zealand Direct Line (ANZDL) to Canadian Pacific has finally been confirmed.
    Canadian Pacific announced yesterday that it had signed an agreement to acquire the container shipping business of ANZDL from its two owners, SCAC Delmas Vieljeux of France and Brierley Investments Ltd of New Zealand.
    The transaction includes ANZDL's container shipping services and brand name in two key regional trades, United States west coast to and from Australia/New Zealand and trans-Tasman.
    Included also are ANZDL's organisation, its chartered ships and containers.
    Described by Canadian Pacific as one of the most readily recognised brand names in the Australasian trades, ANZDL will become part of CP Ships, the company's container shipping business.
  • Reform chase underway at CTAL
    Waterfront reform arrived at P&O Ports yesterday with the removal of crane chasers, albeit in a limited capacity.
    Yesterday was the first time that crane chasers were not used at the Container Terminals Australia Ltd terminal at Port Botany.
    This followed trials, witnessed last week by the NSW government's WorkCover authority and a number of conferences on the issue in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
    Yesterday's allocation of work without crane chasers was said to be on a relatively small scale, although work was proceeding.
    Productivity was, however, reported to be down.
  • Brands to be maintained
    ANZDL will retain its own identity and market autonomy in the North American trade, despite the established presence of CP Ships' stablemate Contship in the East Coast service and its recently announced West Coast entry via Fesco's FANAL operation (DCN, 15 September).
    Contship and ANZDL will continue as discrete businesses in the manner CP Ships has successfully employed in its earlier acquisitions of CAST, Lykes, Ivaran and Contship itself, and its joint venture with TMM.
    Indeed Contship and ANZDL will go head-to-head in the Pacific, mirroring the situation in Atlantic trades where various services of CAST, Lykes and CP Ships' original entity Canada Maritime compete with each other.
  • Liner shipping in trouble: Beard
    The liner shipping industry is a troubled one according to Australia-New Zealand Direct Line (ANZDL) president and chief executive officer Michael Beard.
    Mr Beard, who spoke at the FIATA conference in Sydney yesterday, said this was notwithstanding the fact that the traditional liner shipping industry had responded to the challenge of increased global trade with increased service levels and lower prices.
    The industry, he said, suffered from what was, superficially, a strange paradox.
    On the one hand it had growing global markets, subsidised ships and the ability to form cartels; on the other, it was affected by low prices, low profitability as well as unhappy shareholders and unhappy and suspicious customers.
  • Conference aims to bridge SAR chasm
    Maritime rescue players from 22 countries surrounding the Indian Ocean converged on Fremantle this week to devise a master-integrated Search and Rescue (SAR) plan to cover the entire Indian Ocean.
    Representatives of countries as economically and politically diverse as Oman, Pakistan, the Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, the Seychelles, Tanzania and Yemen are pursuing the common goal of ensuring an end to the days when a ship can vanish without a trace.
    Conference delegates are identifying areas in the region lacking necessary arrangements for Search and Rescue, they will address training needs and assess the adequacy of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) in each country.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile