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November 25, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port seen as preferred over Port Klang
    Republic scores on efficiency, frequent ship calls: M'sian business leader
  • China gives in to US anti-beetle import laws
  • HK aims to be Asia's int'l shipping hub
  • Call for new probe into '94 Estonian ferry disaster
Air and Land Transport
  • No serious impact yet from Asia's slump: Rolls-Royce
    Slow growth in region has even helped smooth order load, says chairman
  • PAL to re-start talks with Northwest on possible tie-up
  • Joy all around as Gaza airport opens
  • Relief as FedEx pilot strike averted
Features
  • Competitive and confident
    Its location as the gateway to the Middle East has ideally placed it to service the world's oil tankers
Columns
  • Detention rate signals problem in ISM Code implementation

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port seen as preferred over Port Klang
    Republic scores on efficiency, frequent ship calls: M'sian business leader
  • China gives in to US anti-beetle import laws
  • HK aims to be Asia's int'l shipping hub
  • Call for new probe into '94 Estonian ferry disaster
Air and Land Transport
  • No serious impact yet from Asia's slump: Rolls-Royce
    Slow growth in region has even helped smooth order load, says chairman
  • PAL to re-start talks with Northwest on possible tie-up
  • Joy all around as Gaza airport opens
  • Relief as FedEx pilot strike averted
Features
  • Competitive and confident
    Its location as the gateway to the Middle East has ideally placed it to service the world's oil tankers
Columns
  • Detention rate signals problem in ISM Code implementation

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port seen as preferred over Port Klang
    Republic scores on efficiency, frequent ship calls: M'sian business leader
  • China gives in to US anti-beetle import laws
  • HK aims to be Asia's int'l shipping hub
  • Call for new probe into '94 Estonian ferry disaster
Air and Land Transport
  • No serious impact yet from Asia's slump: Rolls-Royce
    Slow growth in region has even helped smooth order load, says chairman
  • PAL to re-start talks with Northwest on possible tie-up
  • Joy all around as Gaza airport opens
  • Relief as FedEx pilot strike averted
Features
  • Competitive and confident
    Its location as the gateway to the Middle East has ideally placed it to service the world's oil tankers
Columns
  • Detention rate signals problem in ISM Code implementation

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port seen as preferred over Port Klang
    Republic scores on efficiency, frequent ship calls: M'sian business leader
  • China gives in to US anti-beetle import laws
  • HK aims to be Asia's int'l shipping hub
  • Call for new probe into '94 Estonian ferry disaster
Air and Land Transport
  • No serious impact yet from Asia's slump: Rolls-Royce
    Slow growth in region has even helped smooth order load, says chairman
  • PAL to re-start talks with Northwest on possible tie-up
  • Joy all around as Gaza airport opens
  • Relief as FedEx pilot strike averted
Features
  • Competitive and confident
    Its location as the gateway to the Middle East has ideally placed it to service the world's oil tankers
Columns
  • Detention rate signals problem in ISM Code implementation

Sched Netweb site
  • Keelung private operators face fees
  • P&ON to set up logistics firm
  • Cross-strait trade to slow
  • China units drive NWI profit
  • Asian economic crisis fuels further cargo imbalance
  • HPIC attributes success
  • Three proposals received for shipyard site
  • Branson eyes London/Shanghai route
  • SIA set to join Star Alliance
  • MSAS plans further agent tie-ups
  • Supply chain efficiency key part of business success today

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 1998
  • European outsourcing percentage from 65 to 75 percent
  • Rumors about Intercontainer winding up denied
  • Rail liberalisation is not on the EU agenda
  • Truck popular with refugees
  • Acquisition Jacobs in logistics

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • FMC readies Brazilian sanctions
  • Latin apparel makers seek help from US
  • Commerce could soon levy steel penalties
  • Maersk, Sea-Land prepare to choose port finalists for East Coast terminal
  • Turkey's growing hostility threatens trade ties
  • Judge: shippers who missed trade complaint deadline out of luck
  • UPS aims to save $1 million a year with recycled packaging
  • France opposes EU plan to open rail freight market
  • South Asia doubles products for tariff cuts
  • RailAmerica's Chilean subsidiary expands contract with major shipper
Transportation
  • STB is told to re-evaluate user-fee system
  • Once-rival rail unions to join forces
  • East-west truck transit fees dip as commerce slows to Russia
  • UP reports overall service progress
  • Pilot union, FedEx back negotiating contract
  • Chunnel to tighten safety procedures
  • PAL resumes talks with Northwest as Cathay deal falters
  • Cargill-Continental proposal sparks questions over barging
Maritime
  • Savannah to rig second mega-crane
  • Ship hit by fire and explosion has lost 85% to 90% of its cargo
  • Singapore campaigns to squish Y2K bug
  • Shipowners fume as German official blasts 'cheap-flag' ships
  • France's CMA to launch third direct service to Asia
  • Brazil rocked by port strike as unions call for nationwide action
  • EU weighs sanctions on Korean shipyards

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • FMC readies Brazilian sanctions
  • Latin apparel makers seek help from US
  • Commerce could soon levy steel penalties
  • Maersk, Sea-Land prepare to choose port finalists for East Coast terminal
  • Turkey's growing hostility threatens trade ties
  • Judge: shippers who missed trade complaint deadline out of luck
  • UPS aims to save $1 million a year with recycled packaging
  • France opposes EU plan to open rail freight market
  • South Asia doubles products for tariff cuts
  • RailAmerica's Chilean subsidiary expands contract with major shipper
Transportation
  • STB is told to re-evaluate user-fee system
  • Once-rival rail unions to join forces
  • East-west truck transit fees dip as commerce slows to Russia
  • UP reports overall service progress
  • Pilot union, FedEx back negotiating contract
  • Chunnel to tighten safety procedures
  • PAL resumes talks with Northwest as Cathay deal falters
  • Cargill-Continental proposal sparks questions over barging
Maritime
  • Savannah to rig second mega-crane
  • Ship hit by fire and explosion has lost 85% to 90% of its cargo
  • Singapore campaigns to squish Y2K bug
  • Shipowners fume as German official blasts 'cheap-flag' ships
  • France's CMA to launch third direct service to Asia
  • Brazil rocked by port strike as unions call for nationwide action
  • EU weighs sanctions on Korean shipyards

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • FMC readies Brazilian sanctions
  • Latin apparel makers seek help from US
  • Commerce could soon levy steel penalties
  • Maersk, Sea-Land prepare to choose port finalists for East Coast terminal
  • Turkey's growing hostility threatens trade ties
  • Judge: shippers who missed trade complaint deadline out of luck
  • UPS aims to save $1 million a year with recycled packaging
  • France opposes EU plan to open rail freight market
  • South Asia doubles products for tariff cuts
  • RailAmerica's Chilean subsidiary expands contract with major shipper
Transportation
  • STB is told to re-evaluate user-fee system
  • Once-rival rail unions to join forces
  • East-west truck transit fees dip as commerce slows to Russia
  • UP reports overall service progress
  • Pilot union, FedEx back negotiating contract
  • Chunnel to tighten safety procedures
  • PAL resumes talks with Northwest as Cathay deal falters
  • Cargill-Continental proposal sparks questions over barging
Maritime
  • Savannah to rig second mega-crane
  • Ship hit by fire and explosion has lost 85% to 90% of its cargo
  • Singapore campaigns to squish Y2K bug
  • Shipowners fume as German official blasts 'cheap-flag' ships
  • France's CMA to launch third direct service to Asia
  • Brazil rocked by port strike as unions call for nationwide action
  • EU weighs sanctions on Korean shipyards

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Uniglory Launches Japan;/Yantian direct Service
  • Revenue, Profit Declines at YAS

urgente online pressweb site
  • La mejora ferroviaria entre Valencia y Zaragoza cuesta 10.000 millones
  • Iberia promociona Asturias
  • Embalaje de TNT para enviar botellas
  • La matriculación de autobuses y autocares crece m's del 7,5 por ciento
  • Schenker-BTL completa la fusión
  • Debonair conecta Londres con el centro empresarial de París
  • Toyota y el RACE divulgarán en España la campaña europea de seguridad vial
  • EE UU diseña el corredor de alta velocidad Costa del Golfo
  • Crossair volará entre Valencia y Basilea

Exim Indiaweb site
  • FAB Logistics ' jv between Forbes Gokak and Ahlers Bridge
  • MOL to merge non-container fleet with Navix
  • New Mangalore Port to resume box services
  • Swiss President for faster economic reforms in India
  • US embargo on eve's apparel
  • Sugar production is estimated
  • Marginal rise in cashew kernel exports
  • Transport/freight costs will go up: CII
  • 'Gold'en days are here again!
  • The Italian car maker Fiat
  • Steel producers hike hot rolled coils price
  • Advantages of Mormugao Port listed
  • Hudco will extend
  • India, Sri Lanka agree to take bilateral free trade on fast track
  • VAI plans operation hub in India for third country exports
  • Record coffee exports, but disappoint growers
  • Cabinet clears 40 pc foreign equity in insurance
  • The Link Special Issue on Kandla Port released

Port Development International (PDI)web site
NOVEMBER 18, 1998
General News
  • Intermodal news
  • ECT preferred bidder for KLASCO?
  • Melbourne grain development
  • Bilbao growth continues
  • Constantza sell-off commences
  • Forth ports buys into TCS
  • Stora order goes to CIMC
  • PSA Corp taps rate notes
  • Lisahally expansion
  • Teesport win
  • Steel plans for Denholm
  • Race to privatise on West Coast of South America
  • Dibden Bay plans on table
  • P&O Ports: the making of a MITH
  • Boskalis wins
  • New York to dredge in February
  • 10 ICDS for China
  • Redesign calls for tenders
  • Besix boost
  • Ro-ro in Rio
  • Hutchison port holdings in talks for ECT
  • Sea-Land gets Tianjin approval
  • Counting Georges' cost
  • Top banana - Southampton
  • Vict begins operations
  • Reliance to lease Jamnagar to independents
Shipping News
  • Libra shares space
  • P&O Nedlloyd looks East
  • Indian shipping up for grabs

Port Development International (PDI)web site
NOVEMBER 18, 1998
General News
  • Intermodal news
  • ECT preferred bidder for KLASCO?
  • Melbourne grain development
  • Bilbao growth continues
  • Constantza sell-off commences
  • Forth ports buys into TCS
  • Stora order goes to CIMC
  • PSA Corp taps rate notes
  • Lisahally expansion
  • Teesport win
  • Steel plans for Denholm
  • Race to privatise on West Coast of South America
  • Dibden Bay plans on table
  • P&O Ports: the making of a MITH
  • Boskalis wins
  • New York to dredge in February
  • 10 ICDS for China
  • Redesign calls for tenders
  • Besix boost
  • Ro-ro in Rio
  • Hutchison port holdings in talks for ECT
  • Sea-Land gets Tianjin approval
  • Counting Georges' cost
  • Top banana - Southampton
  • Vict begins operations
  • Reliance to lease Jamnagar to independents
Shipping News
  • Libra shares space
  • P&O Nedlloyd looks East
  • Indian shipping up for grabs

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Cyprus in fake papers alert
    THE government of Cyprus is to complain to the European Commission and the International Maritime Organisation about the growing number of forged certificates, which its port state control inspections are revealing aboard visiting ships.
  • St Vincent tops Tokyo detentions
    ST VINCENT and the Grenadines vessels are more than twice as likely to be detained for International Safety Management code deficiencies as ships under any other flag, according to new statistics from the Tokyo memorandum of understanding.
  • Atlantic bucks merger trend
    Bulk shipowners in the Atlantic market are not ready to join the merger trend that is sweeping Asia, said Intercargo vice-chairman G.C. Savasta recently.
  • Massive job cuts likely as banks' merge
    DEUTSCHE Bank's planned $9.2bn takeover of Bankers Trust has fuelled industry rumours that up to a thousand jobs will go in New York and London.
  • US transport vision a 'guide' only
    THE Clinton Administration has insisted that the government must not dictate US port and waterways development, yet Washington should help guide the maritime industry into the next century.
  • UK ports step up calls to end light dues
    BRITISH ports are renewing their efforts to persuade the government to abolish light dues.
  • Shanghai yard turns to inter-group work to beat regional price squeeze
    Shanghai Shipping United Dock Co, China Shipping Group's flagship repair facility, has been able to ride out a collapse in foreign businesses by winning more orders from its parent, but competition both domestic and international, is fierce.
  • African states push for regional service
    SIX African states are pushing ahead with long-mooted plans for a regional shipping line to take on foreign carriers, according to local reports.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 1998
  • Essar gets go-ahead for $50m bond
    INDIA'S FOREIGN Investment Promotion Board has cleared Essar Shipping's proposal for a $50m foreign currency convertible bond issue.
  • Delhi urged to provide incentives
    REPRESENTATIVES of Indian and foreign shipowners have urged the Indian government to provide more incentives to the domestic shipping industry.
  • Grounding hits Mississippi traffic
    PART of the Mississippi river has been closed to outbound deep draught ships following the grounding of a Greek registered bulk carrier.
  • Philippines plans Spratly surveys
    THE Philippines is planning to undertake surveys in the contested territories of the Spratly island groups in the South China Sea.
  • Finland ponders subsidy U-turn
    FINLAND may have to reconsider its decision to abolish state aid to shipbuilding from the beginning of 1999.
  • Ferry companies in merger talks
    TWO Scandinavian ferry companies, Mols-Linien and Scandlines, are in merger talks.
  • Norfolk Line amalgamates brand names
    NORFOLK Line, the Netherlands-based subsidiary of AP Moller, is to incorporate several trading names under one umbrella from January 1, 1999.
  • Damaged Silja ferry resumes service
    SILJA Line's service between Turku and Stockholm has returned to normal following cruise ferry Silja Europa's collision with the berth in Mariehamn on the 'land islands.
  • Port states 'know the offending flag states'
    PORT states have sufficient evidence to know which flag states are not complying with international safety directives, according to the Liberian Shipowners Council.
  • Patrick might cut more jobs
    PATRICK, the Australian stevedore, has hinted that more jobs might be lost as the company seeks productivity gains.
  • Austal scales back public offering
    AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal has been forced to reduce the number of shares it will make available through a public share offering.
  • India to encourage port joint ventures
    INDIA is to introduce a parliamentary bill to amend the Major Ports Act, which will seek to approve joint ventures in the port sector.
  • Greenpeace attacks ship scrapping
    GREENPEACE has protested against Hamburg-S'd's decision to send the 1971-built container ship Columbus New Zealand to India for scrapping.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Jacobs Holdings se diversifie dans le groupage européen
    Jacobs Holdings, la société mère d'entre autres Dart Line, a repris la société britannique de transport Horizon Holdings. Avec cette reprise Jacobs vise à se diversifier de plus en plus en construisant un service de groupage et de transport européen, à côté de la spécialisation existante du groupe dans le secteur automobile. Il est sûr que Dart Lines sera le premier à profiter de ces activités. Wayne Denton, le responsable chez Jacobs de cette opération, estime que le trafic Benelux d'ici 1999 sera bon pour une cargaison supplémentaire de 20 à 30 semi-remorques par semaine.
  • Inquiétude et consternation après la hausse de tarifs de TRW
    La société belge de transport combiné TRW a diffusé lundi par fax un communiqué à sa clientèle dans lequel elle annonce qu'elle se voit contrainte de pratiquer une adaptation des tarifs sur certains axes. Certains transporteurs ont calculé que sur les axes Italie, France et Espagne, cela revient à une hausse de 5%. Et ils disent craindre que des hausses similaires seront pratiquées "d'année en année", selon eux jusqu'en 2002. Paul Sauvillier, le nouveau patron de TRW, conteste cela: nulle part il n'est question de 5% ou d'autres augmentations pour les années à venir. Chez les transporteurs routiers utilisant le combiné, c'est l'inquiétude, voire la consternation. "Après trois années de hausses consécutives de 5 à 6%, nous espérions qu'au vu de la dégradation de la qualité de service, il y aurait une stabilisation, voir une baisse des prix", nous a déclaré l'un d'entre eux.
  • Chipolbrok à la recherche de nouvelles opportunités en Chine
    Intéressante confrontation que celle survenue récemment à Shanghai entre la direction de l'armement sino-polonais Chipolbrok et la délégation maritime et portuaire anversoise de passage dans ses bureaux, d'autant plus que l'armement est depuis sa création un fidèle client du port scaldien. L'entreprise, au fil des années a pris un caractère assez particulier en ce sens que si elle maintient un service de ligne mixte axé sur le conventionnel/breakbulk et les containers entre l'Europe du Nord et l'Asie du Sud-Est, essentiellement la Chine, elle s'est diversifiée dans ce dernier pays en abordant les secteurs de l'agence maritime, de l'expédition avec entreposage et de l'immobilier.
  • Grève diversement suivie dans les ports français
    Comme annoncé (LL. du 24.11.98), l'appel à la grève lancé par la Fédération nationale des ports & docks (FNPD-CGT) a effectivement perturbé le fonctionnement des ports français durant la journée du lundi 23 novembre. Néanmoins, d'un port à l'autre, le mouvement a été très diversement suivi.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Setchell in surprise departure
    P&O Australia yesterday announced that Richard Setchell, the managing director of P&O Ports, has decided to take early retirement and will be succeeded by Douglas Anderson.
    Mr Anderson is at present P&O Australia's deputy managing director and finance director.
    In addition, Jo Curin will join P&O Australia as finance director.
    Captain Setchell will give up his full time executive responsibilities in January.
    He will stay on the board of P&O Australia as non-executive director and continue as a director of several of P&O Australia's international port companies.
  • New tensions at CTAL
    Cargo handling at the Container Terminals Australia Ltd facility at Botany Bay was disrupted yesterday when waterfront workers, members of the Maritime Union of Australia, walked off the job for just under three hours.
    The workers were protesting at the alleged harassment of a colleague, a union delegate, who was dismissed this month.
    It is understood the dismissal was made with the approval of P&O Ports management, but was later overturned following intervention at a higher level and the dismissed worker was reinstated.
    Industry sources went so far as to suggest yesterday that this intervention might have precipitated the senior management changes at P&O Ports announced yesterday.
  • Qantas UK freight move delayed
    Qantas will not be able to take advantage of British Airways' much-heralded $650 million World Cargo Centre at Heathrow -- which is due to open in January -- until at least 2000, Qantas Freight revealed yesterday.
    In a blow to Qantas Freight and its customers on the "kangaroo" route, Qantas Freight group general manager Peter Frampton said all of its cargo handling operations would soon be temporarily transferred to an alternative cargo handler instead of the new BA Cargo Centre.
  • $2 billion saving in rail revival, says ARA
    THE dramatic transformation of Australia's railways into a "dynamic and profitable" transport industry over the past decade has saved taxpayers nearly $2 billion, according to rail lobby group Australasian Railway Association.
    "The days of railways losing money on their freight operations are over," ARA executive director John Kirk said. "There is no net cost to taxpayers from Australian government rail freight operations and the cost of operating rail passenger services has been reduced."
    According to ARA research, from a rail deficit of $2.4 billion in the late 1980s, the rail deficit has been reduced by 75 per cent to $800 million per year -- the cash operating payment for rail passenger services.

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 1998
  • U.S. To China: No Delay on Bugs
    The United States reportedly told China it will not extend a Dec. 17 deadline that could affect billions of dollars of trade. As reported in Maritime Week, on Sept. 18, USDA published an "interim rule" aimed at preventing the Asian longhorned beetle from entering the United States in solid wood packing material (SWPM) from China. The pest, which has no natural predators in the United States, poses a serious threat to U.S. forests. Shipments leaving China as of Dec 17 will be required to have a Chinese government certificate stating that the SWPM was heat treated, fumigated or treated with preservatives to kill the Asian longhorned beetle.
  • Brent Spar To Be Dismantled
    Shell is to begin dismantling the controversial Brent Spar oil storage buoy Wednesday, to re-use parts of it as the foundation for a quay in Norway. The buoy, which environmentalists Greenpeace fought to stop being dumped at sea, was moved in mid-August from Erfjord in Norway to a deepwater construction site at Vats, where dismantling will be carried out.
  • LNG Partner Sought
    State-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is reported to be scouting for partners to launch a new venture to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG).
  • Bradley To Head IACS
    Robin Bradley, who is the former Chief Executive of the U.K. Marine Safety Agency, will head up the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) starting next year. He will replace James Bell as Permanent Secretary in the spring of 1999 when Bell retires after seven years at the head of the association. IACS represents the world's largest ship classification societies which are responsible for setting safety and structural standards for vessel construction and maintenance.
  • Osprey CFO Steps Down From Board
    Osprey Maritime Ltd. CFO Roger Barlett has reportedly resigned from the board, effective November 21.
  • Colombo Port Traffic Up 5.7%
    Ship arrivals at the Colombo port increased by 5.7 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of 1998 to 2,859 vessels.
  • Oslo Oil, Offshore & Shipping Shares Down
    Norwegian oil, offshore and shipping shares remained down, seemingly held there by weak oil prices. Norsk Hydro, Saga Petroleum and Petroleum Geo-Services all traded down for the day.

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Seoul
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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
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Rome
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Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
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Beijing
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Washington
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FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
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The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
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WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
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Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
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Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
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Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
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Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
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Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Ferrara-based INCICO acquires Italiana Sistemi and focuses on transport engineering
Ferrara/Naples
It specializes in infrastructure and plant engineering in the railway and road sectors
Hupac announces expansion of Duisburg-Singen shuttle with connections to Italy
Noise
Daily departures will be made
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
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