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June 25, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Intertanko to monitor S'pore tanker crash trial
    Group concerned about fate of masters involved in oil spill cases
  • Cosco criticises US shipping deregulation bill
  • Japan proposes yellow card system for vessel condition
Air and Land Transport
  • Pilots will remember Kai Tak airport for hair-raising landing
    Hongkong airport, which closes on July 5, is a classic for world's pilots
  • GM shuts 2 more assembly plants in North America
  • Dealers brace for shortages
  • German, Dutch railways set up company to merge cargo operations
  • Used cars from Japan end up in China
Features
  • Uphill task to stop decline
    Authorities try to turn around the fall in Brazilian-flag tonnage caused by ballooning debt and high costs
Columns
  • A man with a mission: to promote Hongkong as int'l shipping centre

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Intertanko to monitor S'pore tanker crash trial
    Group concerned about fate of masters involved in oil spill cases
  • Cosco criticises US shipping deregulation bill
  • Japan proposes yellow card system for vessel condition
Air and Land Transport
  • Pilots will remember Kai Tak airport for hair-raising landing
    Hongkong airport, which closes on July 5, is a classic for world's pilots
  • GM shuts 2 more assembly plants in North America
  • Dealers brace for shortages
  • German, Dutch railways set up company to merge cargo operations
  • Used cars from Japan end up in China
Features
  • Uphill task to stop decline
    Authorities try to turn around the fall in Brazilian-flag tonnage caused by ballooning debt and high costs
Columns
  • A man with a mission: to promote Hongkong as int'l shipping centre

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Intertanko to monitor S'pore tanker crash trial
    Group concerned about fate of masters involved in oil spill cases
  • Cosco criticises US shipping deregulation bill
  • Japan proposes yellow card system for vessel condition
Air and Land Transport
  • Pilots will remember Kai Tak airport for hair-raising landing
    Hongkong airport, which closes on July 5, is a classic for world's pilots
  • GM shuts 2 more assembly plants in North America
  • Dealers brace for shortages
  • German, Dutch railways set up company to merge cargo operations
  • Used cars from Japan end up in China
Features
  • Uphill task to stop decline
    Authorities try to turn around the fall in Brazilian-flag tonnage caused by ballooning debt and high costs
Columns
  • A man with a mission: to promote Hongkong as int'l shipping centre

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Intertanko to monitor S'pore tanker crash trial
    Group concerned about fate of masters involved in oil spill cases
  • Cosco criticises US shipping deregulation bill
  • Japan proposes yellow card system for vessel condition
Air and Land Transport
  • Pilots will remember Kai Tak airport for hair-raising landing
    Hongkong airport, which closes on July 5, is a classic for world's pilots
  • GM shuts 2 more assembly plants in North America
  • Dealers brace for shortages
  • German, Dutch railways set up company to merge cargo operations
  • Used cars from Japan end up in China
Features
  • Uphill task to stop decline
    Authorities try to turn around the fall in Brazilian-flag tonnage caused by ballooning debt and high costs
Columns
  • A man with a mission: to promote Hongkong as int'l shipping centre

Sched Netweb site
  • P&O Nedlloyd moves empty containers to offdock sites
  • Davies Turner enters Hong Kong market via BALtrans
  • Loss for Intercontainer-Interfrigo
  • Dalian shipbuilding improves
  • New alliance brings more calls to Klang
  • Luzon port activities increase
  • Decision expected from EU mid-July on TACA fines
  • DHL opens its Osaka Logistics Centre in western Japan
  • Air Canada awarded key Toronto-Hong Kong route
  • Asian airline market overcrowded

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 24, 1998
  • Dutch minister to investigate NS Cargo takeover
  • NS Cargo will fall into hands of German state
  • First 150-million dollar Fiat order for TNT Post
  • Price TNT Post already rises
  • Start of new FedEx service

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Sanctions flexibility sought
  • Trade bill embroils Senate in the Caucasus' problems
  • Shippers, rails at an impasse on service, rate issues
  • Cargo lines fear BA-AA sellout
  • Mexico keeps wary eye out for Asian dumping
  • Sen. Lott Stumped on ship reform
  • Philadelphia stevedore Holt Terminal eyes buying Atlantic Container Line
  • Maersk sending a super containership to New York in July
  • Asia crisis looms as German economy chugs along
  • N.Y. dock workers vote to slash cargo assessment
  • Port authorities call on Senate to push renewal of dredging legislation
  • Celadon Group to change hands in $259 million deal
  • WTO urges reform to boost Nigeria trade
  • Oman gears up to launch Salalah port
  • Allied Holdings' Brazil logistics unit gets Mercedes pact
  • Teamsters call off strike against Overnite in Atlanta
  • Ghirardelli signs East Bay Logistics to operate its new distribution center
  • Preston's Teamster workers ratify contract
  • Plans to replace harbor tax delayed until the summer
  • Clinton vetoes Iran sanctions bill
  • Despite nuke sanctions, Unocal to invest $4 billion in Indian projects
  • Poland national airline looks for foreign buyers
  • Oakland to raise port budget 5%
  • Bulk shipping markets face tougher times, as Asia crisis, overcapacity bite
  • Flatbed hauler Intrenet launches its web site
Transportation
  • STB sets rail merger schedule
  • New Russian regulator on mission to slash railroad freight charges
  • It's official: Hamberger to join railroad association on July 15
  • Days of yesteryear: IBM joins free software parade with Apache
  • Air study expected to delay guidelines
  • All Nippon Airways moves to cut costs
  • Directed by ex-policemen, cargo thieves hit one street over and over in Mexico
  • Rescue plan is drafted for Philippine Airlines
Maritime
  • Senate blocks anti-Cosco amendment
  • Bulk markets remain in slump
  • Standoff over death benefits latest in merchant marine saga
  • Tampa adds third service to Central America
  • Ship ministry group in Halifax for meeting
  • Newark port prepares for 3rd annual blessing
  • Clinton's plan on harbor tax in the works
  • CGM turns corner on profit as CMA churns
  • Bangladesh's state-owned shipping line plans to double feeder-service fleet in fiscal 1999
  • Merchant marine library group honors American Steamship Co.
  • Marseilles port primed to be Texas' gateway to African oil
  • Export rebates seen aiding China's yards
  • Polish Ocean Lines shapes up
  • Prices for new ships sink in Asia as economic crisis fails to blow over

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Sanctions flexibility sought
  • Trade bill embroils Senate in the Caucasus' problems
  • Shippers, rails at an impasse on service, rate issues
  • Cargo lines fear BA-AA sellout
  • Mexico keeps wary eye out for Asian dumping
  • Sen. Lott Stumped on ship reform
  • Philadelphia stevedore Holt Terminal eyes buying Atlantic Container Line
  • Maersk sending a super containership to New York in July
  • Asia crisis looms as German economy chugs along
  • N.Y. dock workers vote to slash cargo assessment
  • Port authorities call on Senate to push renewal of dredging legislation
  • Celadon Group to change hands in $259 million deal
  • WTO urges reform to boost Nigeria trade
  • Oman gears up to launch Salalah port
  • Allied Holdings' Brazil logistics unit gets Mercedes pact
  • Teamsters call off strike against Overnite in Atlanta
  • Ghirardelli signs East Bay Logistics to operate its new distribution center
  • Preston's Teamster workers ratify contract
  • Plans to replace harbor tax delayed until the summer
  • Clinton vetoes Iran sanctions bill
  • Despite nuke sanctions, Unocal to invest $4 billion in Indian projects
  • Poland national airline looks for foreign buyers
  • Oakland to raise port budget 5%
  • Bulk shipping markets face tougher times, as Asia crisis, overcapacity bite
  • Flatbed hauler Intrenet launches its web site
Transportation
  • STB sets rail merger schedule
  • New Russian regulator on mission to slash railroad freight charges
  • It's official: Hamberger to join railroad association on July 15
  • Days of yesteryear: IBM joins free software parade with Apache
  • Air study expected to delay guidelines
  • All Nippon Airways moves to cut costs
  • Directed by ex-policemen, cargo thieves hit one street over and over in Mexico
  • Rescue plan is drafted for Philippine Airlines
Maritime
  • Senate blocks anti-Cosco amendment
  • Bulk markets remain in slump
  • Standoff over death benefits latest in merchant marine saga
  • Tampa adds third service to Central America
  • Ship ministry group in Halifax for meeting
  • Newark port prepares for 3rd annual blessing
  • Clinton's plan on harbor tax in the works
  • CGM turns corner on profit as CMA churns
  • Bangladesh's state-owned shipping line plans to double feeder-service fleet in fiscal 1999
  • Merchant marine library group honors American Steamship Co.
  • Marseilles port primed to be Texas' gateway to African oil
  • Export rebates seen aiding China's yards
  • Polish Ocean Lines shapes up
  • Prices for new ships sink in Asia as economic crisis fails to blow over

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Sanctions flexibility sought
  • Trade bill embroils Senate in the Caucasus' problems
  • Shippers, rails at an impasse on service, rate issues
  • Cargo lines fear BA-AA sellout
  • Mexico keeps wary eye out for Asian dumping
  • Sen. Lott Stumped on ship reform
  • Philadelphia stevedore Holt Terminal eyes buying Atlantic Container Line
  • Maersk sending a super containership to New York in July
  • Asia crisis looms as German economy chugs along
  • N.Y. dock workers vote to slash cargo assessment
  • Port authorities call on Senate to push renewal of dredging legislation
  • Celadon Group to change hands in $259 million deal
  • WTO urges reform to boost Nigeria trade
  • Oman gears up to launch Salalah port
  • Allied Holdings' Brazil logistics unit gets Mercedes pact
  • Teamsters call off strike against Overnite in Atlanta
  • Ghirardelli signs East Bay Logistics to operate its new distribution center
  • Preston's Teamster workers ratify contract
  • Plans to replace harbor tax delayed until the summer
  • Clinton vetoes Iran sanctions bill
  • Despite nuke sanctions, Unocal to invest $4 billion in Indian projects
  • Poland national airline looks for foreign buyers
  • Oakland to raise port budget 5%
  • Bulk shipping markets face tougher times, as Asia crisis, overcapacity bite
  • Flatbed hauler Intrenet launches its web site
Transportation
  • STB sets rail merger schedule
  • New Russian regulator on mission to slash railroad freight charges
  • It's official: Hamberger to join railroad association on July 15
  • Days of yesteryear: IBM joins free software parade with Apache
  • Air study expected to delay guidelines
  • All Nippon Airways moves to cut costs
  • Directed by ex-policemen, cargo thieves hit one street over and over in Mexico
  • Rescue plan is drafted for Philippine Airlines
Maritime
  • Senate blocks anti-Cosco amendment
  • Bulk markets remain in slump
  • Standoff over death benefits latest in merchant marine saga
  • Tampa adds third service to Central America
  • Ship ministry group in Halifax for meeting
  • Newark port prepares for 3rd annual blessing
  • Clinton's plan on harbor tax in the works
  • CGM turns corner on profit as CMA churns
  • Bangladesh's state-owned shipping line plans to double feeder-service fleet in fiscal 1999
  • Merchant marine library group honors American Steamship Co.
  • Marseilles port primed to be Texas' gateway to African oil
  • Export rebates seen aiding China's yards
  • Polish Ocean Lines shapes up
  • Prices for new ships sink in Asia as economic crisis fails to blow over

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Carriers Face Additional Tax Burden
  • SARA Introduces Chennai Congestion Surcharge
  • Panama Canal Draft Nearing Normal Level
  • Maersk Orders Six 3700-TEU Ships
  • US Administration Wants SC Amendment

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • CHEMBULK VANCOUVER honored on first call to Port of Portland
  • Three lines will share vessels on South America and U.S. run
  • Corps dredging project will lower river bed near Lake Washington
  • Interpool, Inc. declares second quarter dividend
  • Indian Ocean area ports sign safety agreement with IMO

urgente online pressweb site
  • Fomento: de la autovía a la autopista de peaje
  • CAF tiene pedidos en Europa y América por 87.150 millones
  • Valladolid, ciudad piloto en el transporte urbano medioambiental
  • Azkar se instala junto a El Prat de Barcelona
  • Maersk Air y LFV compran Novia
  • "Puertos: aspectos ambientales y de gestión desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar"

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 24, 1998
  • SolMac wins Best Software Exporter award
  • APSRTC sleeper bus to run daily soon
  • Importers seek clarification on CVD exemption
  • Exclusive 10 per cent quota for NRIs in listed cos
  • BCHAA-TDWA agreement signed
  • EU network programme clears 29 Indian projects
  • Kandla Port resumes cargo handling operations
  • Danish agency offers help to upgrade Kulachal port
  • Inflation dips
  • Govt takes recourse to diplomatic channel
  • XTRA announces merger and recapitalisation
  • New approach to expedite AP projects
  • Maruti to unveil new models soon

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Junk bonds 'increasing failure risk'
    THE rampant growth of high yield debt in shipping has come under renewed fire at a top level shipping finance forum in New York.
  • Ferry operator Minoan may bid for Cretabank
    GREECE'S largest ferry operator, Minoan Lines, may be a surprise participant in bidding for a state-controlled bank for which offers must be submitted by next Monday.
  • Setback for India fleet plans
    THE absence of fiscal support for the Indian shipping industry in the budget will badly affect fleet acquisition plans, leading shipowners have predicted.
  • P&I club criticises US over oil spill handling
    A PROTECTION and indemnity club has hit out at the widening gap between the US and the rest of the world over the handling of oil pollution claims and criticised the behaviour of the US Coast Guard.
  • Urgent action sought on safety of ships
    CALLS are growing for substantial changes in ship design, to produce more "survivable" bulk carriers and ocean-going vessels in general.
  • Kinnock warns on EU support programme
    EUROPEAN transport commissioner Neil Kinnock has said he sees an agreed programme of transport infrastructure for European Union applicants in eastern Europe costing Ecu90bn ($100bn), writes Nigel Tutt, Brussels.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 24, 1998
  • 'Technical hitch' delays ILU/LIRMA merger
    THE approval required from members of the Institute of London Underwriters (ILU) for the proposed merger of the ILU and LIRMA has been delayed "a few weeks" by a 'technical hitch'.
  • MUA warns P&O
    P&O Australia has been warned it will face renewed industrial strife if it tries to pressure the Maritime Union for a labour deal to match the MUA's new agreement with Patrick Stevedoring.
  • RCCL sends new tonnage north
    ROYAL Caribbean has announced plans to position its two newest ships in Alaska for the 1999 summer season.
  • Australian commodity exports on the slide
    AUSTRALIA'S commodity exports will be seriously eroded by the continuing Asian financial crisis, according to new official data.
  • Shipping has a credibility problem, says Saether
    THE shipping industry suffers from a credibility problem because most of the world's merchant fleet sails under flags of nations that do not have a maritime administration, says NSA chief.
  • Decision time for new Sri Lanka hub
    SRI Lanka must decide soon on building its second international seaport as time is running out for Colombo, international port experts said yesterday.
  • Thai shippers call for rate protection law
    THE Thai National Shippers' Council has called for the introduction of a law to protect shippers from unjustified freight rate increases.
  • Korea-China shipbuilding exports soar
    EXPORTS of South Korean shipbuilding materials and equipment to China have seen a sharp increase this year, according to the Korea Shipbuilding Materials Cooperative (KSMC).
  • Hyundai raises funds
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine of South Korea is negotiating with a United States owner to sell and charter back three of its 4,800 unit car carriers.
  • Unions sit down with flags and owners
    HISTORY was made in Oslo yesterday, when for the first time representatives of the owners, the flags and the unions sat down together in public.
  • US sanctions curb Indian Coast Guard training
    SANCTIONS imposed on India following its recent nuclear tests, have led to the cancellation of US training schemes for Indian Coast Guard officers.
  • Chung Ju-yung promotes North Korean port
    CHUNG Ju-yung, founder of South Korea's Hyundai Group is promoting plans for a world-class port in the North Korean city of Wonsan.
  • UN approves $300m oil restructuring deal with Iraq
    THE United Nations has approved a request from Iraq to use $300m from its oil revenue to redevelop its oil industry infrastructure.
  • Kandla limps back to normal
    CYCLONE-devastated Kandla port, where all functions have remained suspended for about ten days, is limping back to normal.
  • NYK's liner business set to decline
    CONTAINERSHIP trades will probably account for less than 40 per cent of NYK's turnover by next year, according to its cheif economist.
  • Breakdown hits Indian ore exports
    EXPORTS of iron ore from India's east-coast port of Visakhapatnam have come to a standstill following an equipment failure.
  • Subic Bay chairman challenges sacking
    RICHARD Gordon, chairman of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), is challenging his dismissal by incoming Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
  • Bergesen sells 24-year-old lpg carrier
    NORWEGIAN bulk shipping group Bergesen has sold the 1974-built lpg carrier Hemera.
  • Leghorn to double container capacity
    DARSENA Toscana, the main container facility at the port of Leghorn, will double its capacity after a Lira 53bn ($30m) investment is completed in five years.
  • Conflict rages in wake of cyclone
    CONFLICT continues to rage between the government of Kutch district and the Kandla Port Trust over who is to blame for the deaths of thousands of people in the recent cyclone.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
JUNE 24, 1998
  • Les transporteurs routiers anversois tirent la sonnette d'alarme
    Les transporteurs routiers en ont ras-le-bal d'être le bouc-émissaire, alors que les poids lourds seront toujours nécessaires pour pouvoir continuer à vivre dans un Etat-providence. Ils demandent davantage de concertation avec et de bonne volonté de la part des autorités et des donneurs d'ordres afin de résoudre les problèmes existants. Au cours d'une conférence de presse à Anvers, ils ont critiqué les créneaux horaires trop limités, le Just-in-Time ("Just in Trouble"), la mauvaise organisation des travaux routiers et le manque de chauffeurs bien formés.
  • Seatrade lance un service de retour sur l'Afrique du Sud
    Le 30 juin prochain, l'armement Seatrade, un des grands spécialistes des trafics reefer, assurera d'Anvers le premier départ d'un service de ligne régulier à destination de l'Afrique du Sud. Il s'agit d'un service de retour qui a recours aux navires reefer qui amènent des fruits dans le port scaldien. L'armement est coutumier de ce genre d'opérations au départ de l'Europe du Nord.
  • La SNCB dévoile les premiers détails sur la reprise de THL
    "En reprenant THL, ABX est en mesure de développer une forte position sur son marché domestique et d'utiliser celle-ci pour devenir un acteur à part entière sur la scène européenne. C'est une étape dans l'itinéraire qui doit mener la SNCB au statut de global carrier au niveau mondial." C'est en ces termes que le patron de la SNCB, Etienne Schouppe, a résumé lors d'une conférence de presse à Cologne la stratégie qui a incité la compagnie des chemins de fer belge à racheter Thysssen Haniel Logistik (y compris la moitié de Bahntrans).

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Sydney follows suit
    Sydney’s waterfront workers, members of the Maritime Union of Australia employed by Patrick yesterday followed the lead set by their Melbourne colleagues and voted in support of the agreement between their union and the company.
    The vote, which is expected to be followed by Brisbane tomorrow and Fremantle next Tuesday, has endorsed the document which is now set for signing early next month.
    Prior to a vote being taken at the five and half hour meeting MUA’s national secretary, John Coombs, told his members they had no option but to endorse the deal.
  • Wharfies feel need for speed
    Waterfront workers employed by Patrick in Sydney and Melbourne will have to maintain a productivity level of 20 lifts per hour if they are to qualify for incentive payments.
    The productivity requirements at the company’s facilities in Brisbane and Fremantle are slightly lower.
    The agreement between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia will introduce a productivity incentive scheme which will replace all existing agreements and arrangements, monetary or otherwise.
    The scheme will operate on a shift basis covering all shifts worked from the first on Saturday to the twilight one on Friday inclusive.
  • Austal Ships delivers first vessel to Greece
    Austal Ships has delivered its first fast ferry to Greece, a 46 metre catamaran for Ceres Hydrofoil John Service.
    The vessel, the Flying Dolphin 2000, marks the beginning of a fleet renewal program for the company widely known throughout the Mediterranean as Ceres Flying Dolphins.
  • EBA talks complete this week
    Negotiations between the Australian shipping industry and the maritime unions over the implementation of an enterprise employment agreement are expected to be completed this week as transitional arrangements coving the employment of seafarers expire at the end of this month, according to the Australian Shipowners Association.
  • National Rail seeks new business
    Sell-off target National rail has set up a new business division called BulkFlow in a bid to secure more new business in new and existing markets, and provide its steel customers with their own exclusive management.
    BulkFlow which will join NR’s four other divisions - Intermodal, SteelLink, SeaTrain and Trailerail - will have responsibility for most of the non-steel freight business now in Steel-Link as well as other train load business.

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Shipowners call for suspending the application of the EU ETS to the maritime sector.
Brussels
Messina speaks of the ideological shortsightedness of a part of the Commission that relies on partial and imprecise market monitoring
Federlogistica expresses concern over the proposed Genoese tax on maritime passengers.
Genoa
Concerns for the overall balance of the national port ecosystem and for the operational choices of shipowners
SEA Europe disappointed by the failure to recognize the maritime manufacturing industry as a strategic sector for the EU
Port of Palermo: Administrative violations amounting to one million euros related to boating and concessions
Palermo
Over 265 vessels used for rental purposes without mandatory insurance were identified.
EU transport ministers approve incentives for trucks by amending the directive on dimensions and weights.
EU transport ministers approve incentives for trucks by amending the directive on dimensions and weights.
Brussels
Road haulage - CER, ERFA, RFF, UIP, UIRR and UNIFE denounce - can expect economic gains, but the company will have to wait for a reduction in the environmental impact of logistics.
First LNG refueling of a ferry in the port of Genoa
Genoa
500 cubic meters of bioLNG delivered to the new vessel "GNV Virgo"
ONE appoints new agency in Albania
London
Centralog Albania is based in Durres and will be fully operational by the end of the month
Genoa-based shipping broker Lockton PL Ferrari expands its operations into other sectors.
Genoa
New segments Natural Resources, Oil & Gas and Construction & Real Estate
Giampieri (Assoporti): Italy's widespread port system requires a single, stable control room.
Rome
The port reform - he stated - can be a great opportunity for all of us
Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo have signed a strategic cooperation agreement.
Frankfurt/Zurich
Synergies are expected in both the commercial and operational fields
Agreement to end EU dependence on Russian energy
Brussels
The Council-Parliament agreement provides for a gradual but definitive elimination of Russian gas imports by the end of 2027.
Assiterminal confirms its appeal to the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) regarding the indexation of concession fees.
Genoa
108 member companies reached
The ITF urges the Dutch Court of Appeal to correct its preliminary findings on maritime work.
London
Port of Piombino, the regasification terminal has created both opportunities and obstacles
Livorno
Gariglio: It is necessary to know if and for how long the "Italis LNG" will remain in port.
Fincantieri signs a memorandum of understanding on its production model and procurement.
Rome/Trieste
A step forward - underline Fim, Fiom and Uilm - for the regulation and control of the supply chain system
The Port Authority of Genoa and Savona opposes the introduction of a three-euro municipal surcharge on ferry and cruise boarding fees.
Genoa
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 3.8% last October.
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 3.8% last October.
Beijing
International volumes increased by 8.9%. Container traffic amounted to 26.4 million TEUs (+8.0%).
The composition of the International Maritime Organization's council has been renewed.
London
Rixi: Italy was once again the most voted nation
Quarterly decline in general cargo traffic at the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
During the July-September period, solid bulk cargoes also decreased. Liquid cargoes increased.
The large port of Syracuse will be equipped with a new maritime station
Assologistica applauds the approval of the new rules on pallet exchanges.
Milan
Potential savings of at least 70 million euros are estimated
Giuseppe Grimaldi confirmed as Secretary General of the Central Tyrrhenian Port Authority
Naples
Unanimous resolution of the Management Committee
Hiab acquires Brazilian loading crane supplier ING Cranes.
Helsinki
The company has 250 employees and a turnover of approximately 50 million euros.
Norwegian MPC Container Ships' revenues fell by 5.0% in the third quarter.
Oslo
Net profit was $53.6 million (-15.8%)
The Algerian port of Skikda will be equipped with a new 600,000 TEU container terminal
Algiers
It will be built as part of the oil port expansion project
Port of Rotterdam plans offshore wind terminal
Rotterdam
A public consultation has been launched
ZIM is evaluating several proposals for the purchase of the company
Haifa
Receipt of the offer submitted by Glickman and Ungar confirmed
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk have not set a date for the return of their ships via Suez
Copenhagen/Hamburg
Maersk announces the return of its ships through the Suez Canal starting next month
Ismailia
In October, transits remained unchanged. A 16% increase is expected in November.
After 2035, Russian cargo traffic on the Arctic route could decrease
Diana Shipping offers to acquire all of Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.
Athens/New York
Planned investment of $758 million for the remaining 85.2% of the capital
At the IMO assembly, Rixi acts as a lobbyist for the party opposed to the European Union ETS system.
London
The election of the new council of the International Maritime Organization is on Friday.
Macquarie Asset Management submits an offer to acquire Australian logistics group Qube Holdings
Sydney
Proposal worth $7.5 billion
HMM orders eight 13,400 TEU containerships from HD Hyundai Group
Seoul
Six will be built by HD Hyundai Samho and two by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
Companies inform
Accelleron calls for cross-sector action to unlock carbon-neutral fuels for shipping
G20 economies' merchandise trade growth in the July-September quarter
Paris
Exports and imports of services are also increasing
Freewheels: New rules on payment times leave hauliers without protection.
Modena
They do not address - explains Franchini - the heart of the problem: the disproportion of bargaining power between clients and small carriers.
The Trump administration unveils a plan for the massive exploitation of offshore oil and gas fields.
Washington
The program covers areas of the outer continental shelf amounting to approximately 514 million hectares.
In the July-September quarter, ZIM's revenues decreased by -35.7%
In the July-September quarter, ZIM's revenues decreased by -35.7%
Haifa
Fleet volumes fell by 4.5%. Performance in the Asia-Europe market was very negative.
Fincantieri granted additional areas in the port of Ancona
Ancona
The company is committed to implementing a modernization and development program for the shipyard at the port of Portorož.
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica, LNG and bioGNL are strategic for the energy transition of shipping and road haulage.
Legora (Uniport): the objective of greater national coordination envisaged by the port reform is positive, but there is concern over the lack of dialogue
Legora (Uniport): the objective of greater national coordination envisaged by the port reform is positive, but there is concern over the lack of dialogue
Rome
He underlined that discussion, vision and urgent interventions are needed for the competitiveness of Italian ports.
New measures in Switzerland to promote the shift of freight from road to rail
Bern
They will be introduced to strengthen the new transalpine railway Alptransit and to encourage rail and intermodal transport
HMM and BGN joint venture for liquefied petroleum gas transportation
Seoul
The new company will charter two new 88,000 cubic meter VLGCs
Slight decline in freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in October
Barcelona/Valencia
Container cargo fell by -2.5% at both ports
Green light for a new site for sediments from excavations in the Venice Lagoon.
Venice
New expansion in sight for the Greek shipyard in Eleusis
Athens
Financial support from the US International Development Finance Corporation
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by +3%
Hamburg
Container traffic on the rise thanks to increased transhipments
In the July-September quarter, CMA CGM's revenues decreased by -11.3%
Marseille
Record volumes of goods transported by the container fleet
The EU will abolish customs duty exemptions for goods worth less than €150.
Brussels
A temporary solution is being studied to make the measure effective as early as 2026.
BIMCO: Legal disputes threaten to hinder progress in ship recycling industry
London
Over the next decade, 16,000 ocean-going vessels will have to be scrapped, more than double the number of ships scrapped in the decade just ending.
Significant resources for the expansion of the port of Bremerhaven, also for military purposes
Bremen
Approved financing of approximately 1.35 billion euros
In the July-September quarter, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -4.9%
Ljubljana
Container growth
HMM reports a 23.8% decline in quarterly revenues
HMM reports a 23.8% decline in quarterly revenues
Seoul
In the period July-September the fleet of the South Korean company transported over one million TEUs (+3.7%)
Hapag-Lloyd's revenues fell by 11.3% in the third quarter.
Hapag-Lloyd's revenues fell by 11.3% in the third quarter.
Hamburg
The fleet transported more than 3.4 million containers (+6.1%). During the period, traffic handled by HHLA port terminals grew by +4.5%.
Salvini signs the nomination of eight more presidents of Port System Authorities
Rome
The Chamber of Deputies approved Consalvo's appointment as president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority.
Evergreen orders 14 14,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Taipei
Series of orders also for eight ship-to-shore cranes and other port equipment and for 90,500 containers
In the third quarter, the value of new orders acquired by Fincantieri grew by +44%
Trieste
MSC Cruises orders two more World-class ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique
MSC Cruises orders two more World-class ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Geneva
The contract is worth €3.5 billion. Delivery will take place in 2030 and 2031.
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL reported negative quarterly financial performances.
Taipei/Keelung
In the period July-September, revenues fell by -36.6%, -42.2% and -35.7% respectively.
In the July-September quarter, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.4%
Zagreb
Passengers on scheduled services decreased by 1.5%. Cruise passengers increased by 7.8%.
In the third quarter, Eurogate and Contship Italia port terminals handled 3.6 million TEUs (+15.6%)
In the third quarter, Eurogate and Contship Italia port terminals handled 3.6 million TEUs (+15.6%)
Hamburg
Historic traffic record in Wilhelmshaven
In the first nine months of 2025, goods in the port of La Spezia increased by +4.5%
La Spezia
Growth of +6.9% at the port of Marina di Carrara
Finnlines' revenues grew by 3.2% in the July-September period
Helsinki
Record passenger numbers onboard the fleet's ships. Cargo volumes decline.
Houthi militias announce cessation of attacks on ships in the Red Sea
Riyadh
Letter from the Chief of Staff to the Hamas Qassam Brigades
In the third quarter, traffic in the port of Venice decreased by -2.2%
Venice
Miscellaneous cargo is increasing. Bulk cargo is decreasing.
Fincantieri to build ultra-luxury cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Trieste
Order from NCLH worth between 500 million and 1 billion euros
Today Washington and Beijing suspended their mutual measures against ships
Beijing/Washington
Application of additional taxes postponed by one year
The Suez Canal was crossed by the largest container ship in the last two years
Ismailia
The transit of the "CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin" on Saturday
EU shipping emissions hit record levels, T&E reports
Brussels
The association reiterates its proposal to extend the ETS to smaller vessels
In September, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +18.3%
Ravenna
In the third quarter of 2025, growth was +10.6%. A +58% increase in cruises is expected in 2026.
In the first nine months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of the Southern Adriatic system decreased by -7%
Sea-Intelligence: Marked deterioration in the westbound transatlantic shipping market
Singapore
Last year, 13 seafarers died in accidents involving EU vessels.
Luxembourg
Nine deaths occurred on board fishing vessels
The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement on the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions from transport.
Brussels
Incentives are foreseen for small and medium-sized enterprises
The English port of Shoreham has won the ESPO Award for Social Integration of Ports.
Brussels/Rome
Assoporti received a special mention for its project on gender inequalities.
In the third quarter, the Ocean division of the Maersk group recorded a decrease in revenues of -17.4%.
In the third quarter, the Ocean division of the Maersk group recorded a decrease in revenues of -17.4%.
Copenhagen
Container ship volumes increased by 7.0%. The Danish company highlights the benefits of the VSA Gemini Cooperation.
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the final text of the proposed law on interports
Rome
Applause from the United Interports Union
ECSA and T&E welcome the STIP plan presented by the European Commission
Brussels
CER applauds measures to accelerate the development of high-speed rail
Only one proposal admitted to the competition for the construction of mooring points outside the protected waters of the Venice lagoon
Venice
It will now have to be developed by the proposing entity
The European Commission presents the plan to ensure the sustainability of maritime and air transport by guaranteeing the production of the necessary alternative fuels
Brussels
The one to accelerate the development of high-speed rail is also ready
In the third quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal grew by +2.5%
In the third quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal grew by +2.5%
Cairo/Ismailia
10.6% increase in transits in September
The first freight train opens the new Austrian Koralm railway line.
Villach
The infrastructure is part of the European Baltic-Adriatic Corridor
Lineas and FS Logistix have inaugurated the Modalink terminal joint venture.
Antwerp
Five weekly train rotations between Antwerp and Milan
Marcel Theis will be the new CEO of SBB Cargo International from January 1st.
Olten
He will take over from Sven Flore
In October, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +13.4%
Ravenna
A rise of +14.5% is expected in November
The conflict over the Genoa Municipality's additional tax on port boarding fees is escalating.
Genoa
Assarmatori, Assagenti, CLIA, Confindustria Genova and Confitarma will not participate in the technical meeting announced by the mayor.
Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania reach agreement on enhanced cooperation within the Black Sea-Aegean Corridor
Brussels
Acceleration of implementation of transport axis projects expected
The Port of Barcelona plans to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030
Barcelona
Private investments of 920 million euros and public investments of 780 million are expected.
Fincantieri reaches agreement with Bahraini ASRY to collaborate in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
They will evaluate opportunities for the construction of naval vessels and offshore units
Salis: The municipal surcharge on boarding fees will not lead to any reduction in traffic.
Genoa
The mayor of Genoa recalls that similar measures have already been activated in other port cities
In the first year of operation, 750,000 tons of goods passed through the Parma Interporto railway terminal
Parma
Over 800 trains moved
The five ships put up for sale by Moby were sold for €229.9 million.
Vicenza
A bid equal to the starting price was submitted
PSA Italy expects to close 2025 with further growth in container traffic
Genoa
Brussels approves African joint venture between MSC and NYK
Brussels
European Commission clears Yusen Logistics' acquisition of Movianto International
Port of Genoa fines luxury cruise megayacht Vidantaworld's Elegant
Genoa
Serious violations of European ship recycling legislation found
Consalvo appointed president of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
He is the general manager of Aeroporto Friuli Venezia Giulia Spa
Promoting sustainable development and the energy transition process of the Port of Taranto
Taranto
This is provided for in an agreement between the AdSP of the Ionian Sea and GSE
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority (APSP) will be in Oran to present its Mediterranean Green Corridors development project.
Livorno
Among the objectives, the consolidation of relations with Algeria
The tender for the railway shunting service in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure has been published.
Genoa
The concession duration is set at 60 months
In 2024, passenger traffic in European Union ports increased by +6.2%
Luxembourg
The three ports with the highest traffic volume are Italian
GSL invests $90 million to buy three 8,600 TEU containerships built in 2010 and 2011
Athens
Youroukos: They are the cash cows of the future
RCG launches intermodal link between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the port of Koper
Vienna
The train service to Tuzla is weekly.
The Ministry of the Interior announces an inter-ministerial meeting for the early exodus of port workers.
Rome
The goal is to identify a definitive solution within a certain timeframe.
Christening and delivery of a new PCTC of the Grimaldi Group
Naples
The "Greater Istanbul" has a cargo capacity of 9,241 CEUs
GNV strengthens its ferry service on the Naples-Palermo route.
Genoa
By December 19, the capacity on the line will increase to over 6,000 linear meters
The Marseille-Fos Port Authority will invest €1-1.3 billion by 2029.
Marseille
Agreement with MSC for the expansion of the Fos 2XL container terminal
Port workers are holding a demonstration in Rome today to demand the establishment of a Fund to support the exodus.
Rome/Genoa
The general assembly of the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association will be held tomorrow in Rome.
Rome
The meeting at the Auditorium Parco della Musica
Cisl and Fit Cisl Savona, for Vado Gateway 2025 has proved to be a substantially positive year
Savona
Seeking opportunities with the reopening of the Suez Canal and the recovery of some markets
In the first nine months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Tanger Med grew by +14.9%
Anjra
118 million tons of cargo moved
Assarmatori welcomes the new regulations, which are very important for shipping companies and maritime workers.
Rome
Zanetti (Confitarma): The Simplification Decree offers more modern tools to our businesses.
Rome
Listen - he underlined - to the needs of our industry
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
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National Maritime Fund: The House of Representatives approved the legislation.
Genoa
D'Amato: Measures expected for our seafarers and the competitiveness of the national fleet
Potassium permanganate seized at the Port of Genoa as part of the fight against drug trafficking.
Genoa
Operation by the Customs and Monopolies Agency and the Financial Police
Fincantieri cancels orders for four U.S. Navy frigates
Trieste
Further orders are expected for the construction of new classes of naval units
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority met with the port cluster to discuss the new sustainability report.
Livorno
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy celebrates its first 20 years
Genoa
During this period, 3,660 students from all over Italy graduated.
Crédit Agricole Italia financed the construction of the Grande Tianjin ship for Grimaldi Euromed.
Naples/Parma
Hapag-Lloyd expects next 45% increase in EU ETS surcharge
Hamburg
The Emissions Trading System will enter into full force on January 1st.
European Commissioner Tzitzikostas visited the Monfalcone shipyard
Trieste
Upcoming measures announced to strengthen the sector's competitiveness, resilience, innovation, and technological leadership.
The trial against Damen for alleged corruption and sanctions violations begins today
Amsterdam
The company expresses disappointment with the protracted investigation and anticipates a lengthy legal battle.
AD Ports Group has acquired a 19.3% stake in Egypt's Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Co.
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Saudi Egyptian Investment Company's share purchased
Corsica Sardinia Ferries has purchased the Stena Vision ferry
Vado Ligure
It will be renamed "Mega Serena"
In 2024, the turnover of the main Italian port container terminals grew by +8.1%
Milan
Traffic increased by +3.4%
Work has begun to increase container traffic capacity at the port of Thessaloniki by 40%.
Thessaloniki
The expansion of Pier 6 will be completed in 40 months
A precautionary seizure of over €100 million has been ordered against Liberty Lines.
Trapani
BLS Cargo urges Switzerland to exert tangible pressure on German rail infrastructure stakeholders.
Bern
The company denounces the dire situation of transalpine rail freight transport. Further incentives requested.
Livorno is confident in the additional one hundred million euros promised by Salvini to build the Darsena Europa.
Livorno
Salvetti: I asked how we intend to proceed with the future assignment to private individuals who have expressed interest.
The Chinese embassy in Greece responds to alleged American ambitions in the port of Piraeus.
Athens
Beijing speaks of a Cold War mentality and a hegemonic logic
The procedure for requesting access to the third year of the Sea Modal Shift grant has been activated.
Rome
Applications must be submitted by December 17th
US cruise group Viking reports strong quarterly performance growth
Los Angeles
The July-September period closed with a net profit of 514.0 million dollars (+35.4%)
Guido Pietro Bertolone is the new president of Fedit
Rome
He takes over from Giuseppe Cela, outgoing president and currently head of Fedit Servizi
Latrofa (AdSP Lazio): the ZLS will make our ports even more attractive for investors, logistics operators, and businesses.
Civitavecchia
The tool - he highlighted - can lead to a qualitative leap in terms of logistical and industrial competitiveness
Container traffic continued to decline at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in October
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Cordero: Consumers will likely see price escalation in the coming months
Pasquale Legora de Feo has been confirmed as president of Uniport
Rome
New Technical Commission for "Cruises and Passengers" established
The expansion of the Suez Canal Container Terminal was inaugurated on Sunday.
Port Said
Capacity increase of 2.2 million TEUs per year
Katoen Natie to acquire 80% of French firm Bils-Deroo Solutions
Luxembourg
The logistics company has nearly 1,500 employees
Danaos Corporation closed the third quarter with a net profit of $130.6 million (+6.2%)
Athens
Revenues up 1.8%
In the first nine months of 2025, Circle's production value increased by +80%
Milan
As of September 30, the value of the group's multi-year backlog had grown by +66%.
APM Terminals to build and operate Laldia Container Terminal at Chittagong Port
Dhaka/The Hague
30-year concession contract signed
MPCC orders four new 4,500 TEU containerships from China
Oslo
The contract unit price is $58 million.
In October, the port of Singapore handled 31.2 million tonnes of containerized cargo (+1.0%).
Singapore/Hong Kong
In the port of Hong Kong, traffic amounted to 1.1 million TEUs (-6.9%)
DHL Group revenues decreased by 2.3% in the third quarter
Bonn
Net profit was 888 million euros (+9.5%)
Fincantieri and KAYO sign agreement for the construction and maintenance of military vessels in Albania.
Trieste
CMA Terminals (CMA CGM Group) to acquire 20% of Container Terminal Hamburg
Marseille/Hamburg
Agreement with the German Eurogate
The Municipality of Civitavecchia denounces that the Fiumicino cruise port project undermines the foundations of the law on ports
Rome/Civitavecchia/London
The project - Cruise Terminals International underlines - will be a pillar of the sustainable development of Fiumicino
Over 175 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Cagliari
Over 8,500 counterfeit items intercepted at Cagliari's Porto Canale
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly revenue again
Athens
Youroukos emphasizes the solidity and excellent prospects of the small and medium-sized containership market
In the third quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 675 thousand tons of goods (+4.1%)
Podgorica
80.0% growth in cargoes to Italy
Svitzer acquires 66.6% of Norwegian towing company Buksér og Berging
Copenhagen
It has a fleet of approximately 35 tugboats and 25 pilot boats
The keel-laying ceremony for the new oceanographic vessel Arcadia took place in Piombino.
Piombino
Construction entrusted to T. Mariotti
The Management Committee of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has approved the 2026 budget forecast.
Ancona
An administrative surplus of 32.2 million is expected
Cruise passenger traffic at GPH terminals stable in the summer quarter
Istanbul
1,503 stopovers were recorded (+9.6%) for a total of 4.66 million passengers (+0.8%)
The UNIPORT public meeting will be held in Rome on November 19th.
Rome
Among the topics at the centre of the meeting was the port system reform project.
Ocean Network Express establishes its own shipping agency in Greece
Singapore
It will take over the activities of the ENA Shipping Agency
Regional Container Lines orders two new 14,000 TEU containerships from KSOE
Bangkok/Seongnam
MSC includes calls at Bremerhaven, Limassol and Beirut in the Levante Express service
Geneva
The line connects Northern Europe with the Mediterranean
AD Ports to acquire 20% stake in Latakia International Container Terminal
Abu Dhabi
Agreement with the CMA CGM shipping group
The Eastern Liguria Port Authority approves the 2026 budget and three-year plan.
La Spezia
The decree has been signed to begin construction on the new high-voltage electricity grid in the port of La Spezia.
A new SDC Customs Service Containers warehouse has opened in Porto Marghera.
Venice
It will be used for the storage and movement of goods at room temperature
Moby is selling five ferries at a starting price of €229.9 million.
Vicenza
Sale and lease-back agreement expected for two of the vessels
d'Amico International Shipping's quarterly financial results decline
Luxembourg
Mottola Crossbow: The fundamentals of the tanker industry remain solid.
ICTSI posts record quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
In the period July-September, container traffic in the group's terminals grew by +12.3%
Denmark's DFDS to cut 400 jobs
Copenhagen
The group is looking for a new CEO. Record revenues were recorded in the July-September quarter.
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
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DATABASE
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ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
The National Maritime Fund has organised a meeting with the ITS Mare and the maritime training centres
Rome
It will be held on December 3rd in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Three UAE Firms Eye Investment In Kenya's Port, Renewable Energy, And Shipping Projects
(Capital FM Kenya)
Foreign firms to operate 3 terminals under Ctg Port for up to 30 years; deals by December
(The Business Standard)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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CEVA Logistics has completed the acquisition of Turkey's Borusan Logistics.
Marseille
Operation worth 383 million dollars
1,100 cars from the Chinese car manufacturer Dongfeng were unloaded in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Traffic is managed through the "Il Faldo" logistics area operated by XCA
Assiterminal, the MIT note clarifies that the 90-minute grace period applies only to waiting times
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: The Conference of Port Authority Presidents could consider a sort of national program agreement.
Harren assigns a single brand to its heavy lift companies
Bremen
The fleet of 80 vessels will be operated under the single SAL brand.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen's revenues fell by 2% in the third quarter.
Lysaker
Net profit was $280 million (+8%)
ESPO has presented its new annual environmental report
Brussels
Climate change remains the top priority for European ports to address
Over €60 million from the PNRR for the ports of Naples and Salerno
Rome
Rixi: Let's make more effective use of European resources and accelerate the implementation of strategic projects.
Agreement between Escola Europea and DLTM to promote international mobility and maritime training
La Spezia
Synergies between the Ligurian maritime cluster and the port and training community of Barcelona
CMA CGM to register ten new 24,212 TEU containerships in the French International Register
Marseille/Copenhagen
The company will take delivery of them starting from 2026
UPS has completed its acquisition of Canada's Andlauer Healthcare Group.
Atlanta/Toronto
Operation worth 1.6 billion dollars
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