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March 27, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • HK does not see any threat from regional ports
    HK port official confident that container volume will continue to grow
  • Austal sees potential in fast cargo ships
  • PSA sets up first overseas representative office in Dalian
  • S'pore signs port state control accord

  • Air fares in Asia-Pacific up slightly: survey
    Airlines are holding fares stable in local currencies despite Asian crisis
  • New Kuala Lumpur airport showcases flora and fauna
  • Canberra sells 4 more regional airports
  • Vietnam Airlines may cut services
  • EU's 1998 estimate of car demand up 2% from last year
  • Ford doubles M'sian market share

  • Creating win-win situations
    A company benefits from focusing on its core business, letting others handle activities such as movement of goods

  • Insurer held negligent and in breach of contract with yacht builder

Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin cancels CAX-II service
  • Kuehne & Nagel maintains winning streak
  • MSC to offer new Europe/South America east coast service
  • Cut in cargo rates to tempt back trade
  • Singapore voted Asia's best seaport for 11th year
  • Indonesia builds harbour to relieve Tanjung Priok
  • Korean Air plans to launch Pakistan cargo flights
  • Indian airport to get cargo centre
  • Airlines risk losing lease planes
  • Carriers gear up for transfer

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 26, 1998
  • Port of Rotterdam and ECT Asian favorites
  • Sita/Equant delivers IP-network to United Airlines
  • Satellite used for reporting of tailbacks
  • Fear of expensive Rotterdam intermodal terminal
  • Fitness equipment shipper opts for LEP
  • Eindhoven Airport privatized

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Dock strike looming ahead
  • South African box rates to be raised
  • New charge to be set on China/Mid East trade
  • Conference determined to carry out rate hike
  • Deutsche post plans to acquire 22.5% stake in DHL

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Port of Olympia unveils anniversary kiosk
  • Crowley joins APL in space agreement
  • Port State Control pact inked
  • Hyundai making moves
  • Sea Containers 1997 earnings up from previous year's mark
  • P&O Nedlloyd adds express run from Europe to New Zealand
  • Nedlloyd sells art movers
  • Storms in Midwest hit rail numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Singapore yard giants to merge
    KEPPEL Shipyard and Hitachi Zosen Singapore, two of the 'Big Four' shiprepair yards in the Lion Republic, are to merge in a deal worth around Sing$265m ($163m).
  • Patrick goes on the attack after share suspension
    TRADING in Lang Corporation shares were temporarily suspended on the Australian Stock Exchange yesterday pending a statement from the company.
  • Bona unveils plans for change of tax residence
    BONA Shipholding has announced plans to change its tax residence before the end of 1999.
  • Port activities lift Hutchison group profits
    A STRONG performance from Hutchison Whampoa's ports helped the group to further profits progress in 1997.
  • Hampton Roads unrest
    THE Port of Hampton Roads, the US Atlantic coast's second-busiest shipping facility after New York, faces a strike by lorry operators who say that port delays are costing them money.
  • Canada summit backs action to make ships safe
    SUBSTANDARD ships can be driven from the seas if flag states fulfil their obligations to international safety standards and port states increase enforcement measures, writes Alan Daniels, Vancouver.
  • Vlasov lifts stake in MC Shipping
    THE Vlasov Group has lifted its stake in MC Shipping to almost 50% following the completion of a ships-for-shares and cash deal.
  • TSA to impose 'temporary surcharge'
    THE Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (TSA) is to impose a "temporary peak season surcharge" of $100 per 40 ft container for all Asian origination cargo except Japan, writes Matthew Flynn, Hong Kong Correspondent.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 26, 1998
  • Austal targets high-speed freight market
    AUSTRALIAN fast ferry builder Austal aims to break into the high-speed ocean freight market niche armed with a new series of conceptual designs.
  • Asia crisis will hit Clarksons' profits
    ASIA'S economic crisis will have an adverse impact on profits at Clarksons, the leading shipbroker.
  • Trans-Pacific carriers set new surcharges
    MEMBER lines of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) are to introduce three new freight surcharges.
  • Derbyshire report 'is just conjecture'
    THE UK/EC assessors report into the Derbyshire sinking is just conjecture, says Capt David Ramwell, an advisor to the Derbyshire Families Association.
  • Sjaastad elected NSA chairman
    BJORN Sjaastad, md of the Bergen-based chemical carrier group Odfjell, has been elected the new chairman of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association.
  • Loki shareholders approve convertible bond
    AN extraordinary shareholders' meeting of the Norwegian shipping investment company Loki has approved the board's plan to issue a convertible bond.
  • Bunker sales hit by South Korea's woes
    BUNKER sales volumes out of South Korea have taken a battering as a result of Asia's current economic crisis.
  • Intertanko chief calls for zero tolerance
    SHIPPING has been too tolerant of sub-standard owners for too long, according to Intertanko chairman Richard du Moulin.
  • V ships and Radisson form joint venture
    MONTE Carlo-based V Ships has formed a joint venture with Fort Lauderdale-based Radisson Seven Seas Cruises covering the marketing and operation of a new 490-passenger cruise ship.
  • USCG to propose automated information system
    US COAST Guard is to put forward a proposal for a ship automated information system (AIS) at the IMO navigation sub-committee meeting this summer.
  • Bank forecloses on Madrigal vessel
    MANILA-based Far East Bank and Trust has initiated a foreclosure proceeding on the Panamanian-flag reefer vessel Alicia.
  • CSL to rebuild self-unloaders
    CANADA Steamships Line (CSL) will spend C$100m ($70m) during the next three years to have new forebodies built for three of its Great Lakes self-unloaders.
  • Merged MOU reaffirms commitment to safety
    THE first ever merged meeting of the Paris and Tokyo MOUs concluded with a commitment to to the IMO and to improved training of port state control personnel.
  • SCT orders post-panamax cranes
    SHEKOU Container Terminals (SCT) in southern China has placed a $10m order for two post-panamax cranes.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Cologne propose de devenir un hub d'hinterland d'Anvers
    Selon l'oberburgermeister Burger de Cologne, sa ville dispose des atouts nécessaires pour jouer le rôle de hub d'hinterland du port d'Anvers. C'est ce qu'il a déclaré à l'occasion de la visite de la délégation du port scaldien dans la cité rhénane. Il a apporté son soutien au Rhin d'Acier, mais y couple une condition.
  • MSC prépare la desserte directe des Caraïbes et du Mexique
    Il y a quelques jours, l'armement Mediterranean Shipping Cy (MSC) a procédé à l'acquisition auprès de Hyundai de quatre porte-containers de 3.000 TEU, dont la direction évalue pour l'instant les possibilités d'affectation. Cet exercice est d'autant plus nécessaire que l'armement projette à très court terme le lancement de nouveaux services containérisés au départ de l'Europe du Nord.
  • Corneel Geerts en groupage sur le Caucase
    Le groupe de transport Corneel Geerts, qui est actif sur le marché géorgien via la joint-venture CG East depuisla fin 1996, a l'intention de lancer un service de groupage bimestriel sur cette destination à partir de la première semaine d'avril. L'entreprise se dit très satisfaite des résultats de sa filiale à Tbilisi.
  • Azimut Services confie sa manutention à la Noord Natie
    L'entreprise anversoise de groupage Azimut Services confiera le traitement de ses containers au complexe de la Noord-Natie dans la zone logistique de Berendrecht (Haven 650) à partir du premier avril prochain. Outre cette opération, Azimut a également l'intention de développer et approfondir son éventail mondial de services. Ces nouvelles initiatives illustrent la percée d'une entreprise anversoise dont les observateurs prétendaient à sa création il y a deux ans qu'elle n'avait aucune chance de réussir. C'est ce que nous ont confié l'administrateur délégué Patrick Wouters et le directeur-général Daniel Welleman.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • UDL confirms Rotorua departure
    Intense competition and depressed rates were yesterday blamed for the removal of Union Rotorua, one of the three roll-on roll-off ships operated on the trans-Tasman trade.
    Australia New Zealand Direct Line announced that it will not be renewing the charter on the vessel, previously used on the dedicated Australian service under the Union Direct Line brand name.
    The company intends to operate a streamlined two ship service bolstered by feeders through the hub port of Wellington.
  • Patrick denies 'deliberate collapse'
    Patrick yesterday strenuously denied Maritime Union of Australia claims that the stevedore was deliberately engineering its own collapse in order to sell the company without the workforce.
    Patrick director Bill Clayton described the scenario as nonsense, saying he had spent considerable time at teach meeting with the union stressing to its leaders the serious harm which was inflicted on the company by the union actions.
  • Four more airports sold
    The federal government yesterday announced the identities of its preferred purchasers of four more airports under the second phase of its airport sales program.
    The Ministers for Transport and Finance Mark Vaile and John Fahey said the sale of the remaining 'phase 2' airports - Archerfield in Queensland, Essendon in Victoria, Darwin and Tennant Creek - were expected to be finalised by 30 June this year following the participation of interested consortia in a limited re-bid process.
  • AMC 'launches' new simulator
    The Australian Maritime College's $4.5 million integrated marine simulator will be commissioned by Federal Minister for Employment Education Training and Youth Affairs Warwick Smith in Launceston tomorrow.
    The facility comprises a ship handling and ship operations simulator which, according to the college, can provide diagnostic training over a few days equivalent to years of "hands on" experience.
  • Beaufort under further attack
    Australian Peak Shippers Association executive president Frank Beaufort has come under further attack for recommending shippers avoid stevedore Patrick during the company's protracted dispute with the Maritime Union of Australia.
    After harsh criticism from Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith, Mr Beaufort's views have also been slammed by the Australian Chamber of Shipping, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Western Australian Shippers council.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Gramm bill would speed up Mexico crossings
  • Add APL's name to list entering north-south trade
  • Hong Kong is starting to lose business to smaller competitors in Southern China
  • Surface Transportation Board will get an earful at 2-day hearing on rail rates
  • Consolidators keep seeking changes in ship bill

  • Pacific carriers impose surcharge
  • Shippers and transporters slow to prepare for euro, report suggests
  • MISC raises concerns about results this year
  • India to upgrade rail cargo moves
  • Spain's Iberia averts pilot strike at 11th hour
  • DCL offers service from Puerto Rico; taps PRFS as sales and handling agent
  • Port of Seattle again delays meet on rebate for Cargill
  • Philadelphia set record for cargo in 1997
  • Fee cut seen as little help to Santos
  • Settlement repairs internal labor rift
  • CN plans to issue $1.8 billion in new debt to cover merger
  • US-Japan air accord to benefit shippers
  • James Hagen takes interim post as chief of US railroad association
  • Preussag AG: Hapag-Lloyd a perfect fit
  • Small terminal operator expands in Manila
  • Asia ship sector to suffer effects of 'flu,' experts say
  • Former Bay State Gov. Ed King steered Massport through tough competitive times

TradeWindsweb site
  • Chemical clouds
    ASIA'S economic turmoil has left the region's chemical tanker operators facing a crisis of their own. The confidence brought about by years of growth has evaporated as consumers duck for cover.Owners who invested heavily in newbuildings are now having to cope with loss-making rates just as a surge of new tonnage floods on to the market.TradeWinds takes an extensive look at the region's trade and players.On the other side of the world, there is at least one chemical tanker operator who feels bullish enough to order newbuildings.
  • Intercargo swings axe
    DRY CARGO owners' organisation Intercargo is facing financial trouble, forcing it to slim down headquarters staff. The cutbacks comes as some owners may be having second thoughts about their continuing membership.
  • Punchbag Peraticos
    DOYEN SHIPOWNER Michael Peraticos is facing fresh trouble over his involvement with the Elefsis shipyard with banks connected to the Greek government demanding $40m. There are claims political motives are at work.
  • Air-to-sea missile
    CREDITORS of the Black Sea Shipping Company are planning to put pressure on the Ukrainian government by threatening to arrest an aircraft.
  • Building frenzy
    WHAT IS GOING on in Chinese shipbuilding? The country has never won an order to build a VLCC, but yet another scheme to build a giant dock is being planned.
  • Scrapper's long march
    CHINESE shipbreaking is on the verge of a revival. But will it regain its former glory of the early '90s when it was the world's largest shipbreaker?

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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