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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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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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