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February 26, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • PSA sees regional crisis slowing down '98 growth
    But North-east Asia, South Asia and Oceania provide buffer: chairman
  • Advisory panel raises issue of port costs and value
  • Five NZ stevedores under receivership
  • Aussie farmers' body to start 2nd non-union stevedore

  • World cargo growth seen to triple in next 20 years
    Boeing expects growth to stimulate demand for additional 1,200 planes in that period
  • Pratt to spend US$1b to develop engines
  • 3 carriers in aero parts venture
  • Europe, Japan seen to hold key to 'open skies'
  • Indonesian airlines on verge of collapse?

  • Boeing, Airbus vie for order
    British airline has called for proposals from the two manufacturers to sell it up to 100 planes worth about US$4b

Sched Netweb site
  • Asia import decline feeds growing imbalance
  • JUEFC set to restore rates
  • EUROKAI and BLG to hold merger talks
  • Strike hits Kochi port
  • New transshipment service in Malta
  • FreightForward Europe chooses bar-code standard
  • EC seeks equal treatment at Japanese airports
  • KLM buys up Martinair
  • Lufthansa to step up Singapore/Frankfurt service
  • Indian airport switches on EDI scheme at last

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 1998
  • KLM may fly to China more often
  • 'KLM considers purchase 25 to 30 wide bodies'
  • Agreement China-the Netherlands on Yangtze and Shanghai
  • Korean Air terminates flights to Amsterdam
  • Swissair, Austrian and Sabena integrate sales
  • Neptune leaves Taca conference

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Prince Rupert hot spot for cruise business
  • NCL cruise ship WINDWARD growing to NORWEGIAN WIND
  • Two rail companies agree to plan joint regional dispatching center
  • Hvide spends $290 million for 37 Care Group vessels
  • Coast Guard and MARAD plan incident reporting
  • World Trade Center groups meet today in Portland
  • Exec says industry has ‘marketing myopia’

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Currency crisis hits exports to Philippines
  • MSC set to start Adelaide calling
  • COSCO, OOCL ready to join forces
  • Sea-Land's logistics unit gets customs license
  • Kochi, Subic Bay ink sister port pact

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 1998
  • Comprehensive excise legislation called for
  • Package to counter linen anti-dumping
  • ‘Emirates chosen Airline of the Year’
  • FICCI Bisnet chief drives home Internet value at Exim Club meet
  • ASAA acquires own premises
  • Compulsory price stamping likely from April
  • Centre launches Focus on Latin America programme
  • IMC meet with BIFR member
  • Import/Export container handling at ICD-Dashrath
  • Commerce ministry to support all pilot EC projects

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • General Accident and CU in '14.9bn merger
    BRITISH composite insurers Commercial Union and General Accident are to merge in a '14.9bn ($24.4bn) deal, underscoring consolidation in the insurance sector.
  • Brussels set to renew attack on conferences
    A RENEWED onslaught by the European Commission on past activities of rate setting conferences will be launched shortly when Brussels issues its final position on service contracts issued by the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement.
  • Ulstein before tax profits rise fourfold
    NORWEGIAN-owned maritime production group Ulstein quadrupled its pre-tax profit in 1997 against a backcloth of strong market demand and extensive restructuring.
  • Smedvig unveils increased earnings
    OFFSHORE oil rig operator Smedvig has unveiled considerably increased earnings, and won a strong endorsement from leading stockbroker Merrill Lynch as it initiated coverage of the company, writes James Brewer.
  • 'Tassos' grounding blamed on steering
    STEERING gear failure was responsible for the grounding of the Cyprus flag bulker Tassos N, which touched bottom in the Parmelia Channel off the port of Fremantle in western Australia on January 10.
  • Time factor 'critical' for OECD Bill
    JAPAN now believes that early passage of US legislation covering the OECD shipbuilding agreement depends on the availability of Congressional time rather than the contents of the Bill.
  • Asia crisis to bring changes in box trades
    ASIA'S economic crisis has produced a 'dramatic slowdown' in the world's container shipping industry which could later produce fundamental structural changes in the world market, a group of leading owners said yesterday.
  • Jurong diversification brings 40.5% leap in profits
    LEADING Singapore shiprepair facility Jurong Shipyard yesterday revealed bumper results for last year thanks to its diversification strategy and a weaker Singapore dollar, writes Edward Ion, Asia Editor, Singapore.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 1998
  • Brussels rebuffs IG proposals
    EU Commisioner Karel van Miert has rejected proposals put forward by the International Group of P&I clubs to improve transparency in their system.
  • Griffin to close Hong Kong office
    DURBAN-based shipowner Griffin is moving its shipmanagement operations from Hong Kong to Durban.
  • MOL to swap space with Interasia
    JAPANESE carriers MOL and Interasia Lines will start sharing space on each others' vessels in the Japan-Hong Kong-Malacca Straits trade next month.
  • Asia crisis will hit shipping, says Moller chief
    THERE is no doubt that the present economic turmoil in Asia will have a "major impact on shipping", according to AP Moller partner, Flemming R Jacobs.
  • Manila pilots ignore overtime pay ruling
    MOVES appear to be failing in the effort to stamp out the habit of harbour pilots collecting overtime and night differential pay from ships entering and leaving Philippine ports.
  • OSG results sharply higher
    Overseas Shipholding Group, the tanker and bulk carrier operator, has reported a sharply improved result for 1997.
  • Canada introduces health inspection blitz
    CANADA'S Health Department is launching a rigorous programme of cruiseship sanitation inspections this year to try to prevent outbreaks of influenza and other diseases.
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen profits double
    NET profits of the Wilh Wilhelmsen car carrier and roro group more than doubled last year to Nkr839m ($112m) compared with NKr345m in 1996.
  • Japan's ship exports up in January
    JAPAN exported 13 ships totalling 614,000 gt last month, up 16.4 per cent in tonnage terms over the January 1997 figure, according to the Japan Ship Exporters' Association.
  • Singapore must work harder, says chairman
    PSA Corporation will have to work a lot harder this year to improve its productivity record in the face of the Asia's current financial troubles, according to its chairman Dr Yeo Nin Hong.
  • Norwegian Cruise Lines profits rise
    NCLH has reported a sharp rise in profits but yields have been disappointing.
  • Samudera forecasts revenue fall
    SOEDARPO Sastrosatomo, president director of Samudera Indonesia, today conceded that his agency/feeder group would suffer a drop in revenues.
  • Gorthon Lines may make acquisition
    SWEDISH forestry produce carrier Gorthon Lines' expansion plans could include acquiring another company.
  • Torm forms alliance with Pacific Carriers
    DANISH liner and product tanker group Torm has formed an alliance with Pacific Carriers Ltd (PCL) of Singapore to strengthen its presence in Asia.
  • Japanese study European dock deregulation
    JAPAN'S Ministry of Transport, under pressure to reform its port operations, has sent fact-finding mission to European ports to seek their views on deregulation.
  • ICTSI forced to take non-box cargoes
    ICTSI, which operates the Manila International Container Terminal, has started to provide non-containerised handling services after a slump in container traffic.
  • Stevedore and state accused of collusion
    PATRICK, the Australian stevedoring company, has been accused of colluding with Victoria state government to stop China's OOCL from establishing an operation at Port Melbourne.
  • Kvaerner wins $1.1bn Carnival order
    KVAERNER Masa-Yards has won a $1.1bn order from Carnival Corporation for up to three cruise ships for its Carnival Cruise Lines unit.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Comment relier le deuxième accès ferroviaire au Rhin d'Acier?
    Si le tracé retenu par la SNCB pour le deuxième accès ferroviaire au port d'Anvers entre Ekeren et Lierre est assurément celui qui présente le moins de dommages pour les riverains et l'environnement - étant donné l'énorme concentration des constructions privées et publiques en Flandre, il n'y a pas moyen de faire d'omelettes sans casser d'oeufs -, le raccord de cette nouvelle ligne à l'est de Lierre à deux autres lignes existantes, celle vers Aerschot et celle vers Herentals, donc vers le Rhin d'Acier, pose encore problème.
  • Renault V.I. Belgique veut redresser la barre en 1998
    Renault V.I. Belgique a concédé l'année passée une légère perte de part de marché, en dépit du lancement de ses nouveaux camions Premium Distribution et Premium Route. Elle a régressé de 8,7 à 8,3%, essentiellement à cause d'un ralentissement des ventes au premier semestre. La fermeture de Renault Industries Belgique à Vilvorde a été un facteur important, car un certain nombre d'administrations publiques - et dans une moindre mesure des entreprises privées - n'ont plus voulu acheter des Renault. Le phénomène n'a été que passager, mais l'amélioration au second semestre n'a pu compenser la baisse. RVI Belgique, par contre, a très bien entamé 1998, puisqu'une importante commande publique a pu être obtenue: un important contrat de livraison pour l'armée belge. C'est ce qui a été annoncé lors d'une conférence de presse à Bruxelles.
  • "Space freeze" could help problem of poor freight rates
    A limited form of "space freezing" cold help to solve the problem of "disastrously" low freight rates in container shipping, a leading operator suggested to delegates attending the "Containerisation International" Liner Shipping Conference in London. When the supply-demand gap widened greatly as the result of the imbalance between outbound and inbound cargo and seasonal differences, an artificial adjustment in supply was necessary and should be acceptable, said Makoto Ishii, senior managing director and chief executive of Mitsui OSK Lines' liner division.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Industry's ship reform pact gains support
  • Overweight container law leads to lighter loads on roads, ships
  • Customs agrees to revisit border diversion plan
  • Leasing strategy raises questions of legality amid fears that the practice may spread
  • Container lines must provide information services to survive, APL executive says
  • ILWU protest may disrupt Oakland
  • MOL revives capacity management proposal
  • Boeing taking steps to streamline operations
  • Air pact prompts JAL-American deal
  • Cruise ship order book hits record
  • Boeing to double output of 737s; deliveries on track
  • Port of Tuxpan will unveil roll-on service next month
  • Singapore airport to add 6th terminal
  • Alpine route rates could climb if Swiss-EU truck deal is approved
  • APL plans Latin alliance with Crowley, Columbus
  • IMF tells Yeltsin: Privatize rail system or loan may be lost
  • U.S. container trade with South America, Central America and the Caribbean is expected to skyrocket, leading one Florida port to set its sails on luring this business
  • Maine refrain: Can quiet Winterport turn into an international cargo hub?

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Express fate known soon
    THE future of Mayne Nickless’s troubled road express operations in Australia hung in the balance yesterday after the company warned that further cost-cutting and restructuring was imminent.
    Announcing its half-year results to December, the company said a decision on the future of Mayne Nickless Express Road operations would be made by the year-end.
  • Labour backs call for NZ waterfront industry review
    THE NEW Zealand Labour party has lent its support to NZ First MP Peter Brown's call for an urgent review of the waterfront industry following news of 300 redundancies yesterday and the prospect of more to come.
    Steve Maharey, Labour's employment spokesperson, said that during the coalition talks, Labour supported the NZ First request for an inquiry into the impact of casualisation on industries like the waterfront. However, the initiative died when NZ First joined with National.
  • FreightCorp plans ACT terminal
    NSW rail freight operator FreightCorp is proposing to develop an intermodal rail terminal near Canberra and begin regular container services to Sydney within 12 months.
    A spokeswoman said that while the project was still in its infancy, FreightCorp management was considering a suitable long-term site for the terminal, as well as assessing potential traffic volumes from the Canberra area.
  • Patrick, MUA continue ‘genuine’ negotiations
    LITTLE progress was made by Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia at enterprise agreement negotiations yesterday. The parties are due to meet again next Monday and Tuesday.
    Patrick has, so far, not committed to any major issue placed on the table by the MUA, including the 15 per cent wage increase sought by the latter over the three year term of the proposed agreement.
  • Maritime Union, farmers in ‘image’ battle
    NATIONAL Farmers Federation executive director Dr Wendy Craik has said the Maritime Union of Australia is ineffectual in its endeavors to prevent a newcomer from operating on the waterfront.
    In an address to the annual conference of the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA, Dr Craik said while it had been almost a month since Producers & Consumers Stevedoring was established, the threatened national industrial action by all unions had not happened.

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