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July 28, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major Japanese yards win orders for 50 VLCCs
    12% jump in new orders booked in April and May totalling 1.5m gt
  • Hai Sun Hup's show of confidence
  • Only 9 Philippine maritime schools comply with STCW
  • Let unprofitable go bust
Air and Land Transport
  • World defence industry spins web of mega-deals
    Int'l cooperation allows sharing of risk, technology and know-how
  • Financing schemes may offer some relief to sluggish S-E Asian car market
  • Dasa opens way for BAe to buy Casa stake
Features
  • Barges face high-tech future
    The Netherlands' tradition-bound industry is being promoted as a 'green' alternative to Europe's clogged roads

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major Japanese yards win orders for 50 VLCCs
    12% jump in new orders booked in April and May totalling 1.5m gt
  • Hai Sun Hup's show of confidence
  • Only 9 Philippine maritime schools comply with STCW
  • Let unprofitable go bust
Air and Land Transport
  • World defence industry spins web of mega-deals
    Int'l cooperation allows sharing of risk, technology and know-how
  • Financing schemes may offer some relief to sluggish S-E Asian car market
  • Dasa opens way for BAe to buy Casa stake
Features
  • Barges face high-tech future
    The Netherlands' tradition-bound industry is being promoted as a 'green' alternative to Europe's clogged roads

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major Japanese yards win orders for 50 VLCCs
    12% jump in new orders booked in April and May totalling 1.5m gt
  • Hai Sun Hup's show of confidence
  • Only 9 Philippine maritime schools comply with STCW
  • Let unprofitable go bust
Air and Land Transport
  • World defence industry spins web of mega-deals
    Int'l cooperation allows sharing of risk, technology and know-how
  • Financing schemes may offer some relief to sluggish S-E Asian car market
  • Dasa opens way for BAe to buy Casa stake
Features
  • Barges face high-tech future
    The Netherlands' tradition-bound industry is being promoted as a 'green' alternative to Europe's clogged roads

Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen buys Lloyd Triestino
  • OOCL opens new depot facilities in Qingdao
  • Phase 2 for FCP
  • New ship on Contship service
  • Karachi ports surging ahead
  • MSC reroutes services to La Spezia
  • Noise levels threaten night flights
  • DHL mobilisation facilitates Hong Kong trade
  • DHL updates fleet in UAE
  • Recommendations for Narita's customs facilities

Cargowebweb site
JULY 27, 1998
  • German logistic center in The Netherlands
  • Eurotunnel freight and rates increase
  • EL Al slips up again with dangerous cargo
  • Dasa not in Spanish plane maker
  • Decrease for AA Cargo
  • Hamburg Sud buys Brazilian shipping company

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Political fight over autos slows Mercosur talks
  • Shippers face higher costs as lines attempt to unite
  • UP hammers at competitors on trackage rights
  • Union Pacific settles poor rail service lawsuit with Dow Chemical
  • Federal board expels Carey as Teamsters union president
  • Could Asian sheep product imports lead to sanctions of the lambs?
  • Singapore and Malaysia seeking agreement in railway dispute
  • IMF officials to return to Russia in September to consider loan
  • South Korea recession to ease in '99 -- think tank
  • Thailand braces for rain and floods
  • ASEAN ministers urge India, Pakistan to put nukes aside
  • China container production glut will sink its smaller manufacturers
  • American Airlines planning on Boeing purchases to replace aging fleet
Transportation
  • Truckers say they're getting a bum rap
  • Airports ready to invest billions in facility upgrades, study says
  • Overnite, Teamsters contract talks to pick up speed
  • BAA boosts pretax profit, says cargo, passengers up
  • Philippine Air gains strength as strike ends
  • Fall in market hurts JOC tally
Maritime
  • China foresees failures among container makers
  • Plan to boost port capacity attracts cash
  • Yangming orders five ships; line bets on market upturn
  • Malaysia hints at home port legislation
  • EU seeks to recoup Bremer Vulkan aid
  • Investors get another chance

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Political fight over autos slows Mercosur talks
  • Shippers face higher costs as lines attempt to unite
  • UP hammers at competitors on trackage rights
  • Union Pacific settles poor rail service lawsuit with Dow Chemical
  • Federal board expels Carey as Teamsters union president
  • Could Asian sheep product imports lead to sanctions of the lambs?
  • Singapore and Malaysia seeking agreement in railway dispute
  • IMF officials to return to Russia in September to consider loan
  • South Korea recession to ease in '99 -- think tank
  • Thailand braces for rain and floods
  • ASEAN ministers urge India, Pakistan to put nukes aside
  • China container production glut will sink its smaller manufacturers
  • American Airlines planning on Boeing purchases to replace aging fleet
Transportation
  • Truckers say they're getting a bum rap
  • Airports ready to invest billions in facility upgrades, study says
  • Overnite, Teamsters contract talks to pick up speed
  • BAA boosts pretax profit, says cargo, passengers up
  • Philippine Air gains strength as strike ends
  • Fall in market hurts JOC tally
Maritime
  • China foresees failures among container makers
  • Plan to boost port capacity attracts cash
  • Yangming orders five ships; line bets on market upturn
  • Malaysia hints at home port legislation
  • EU seeks to recoup Bremer Vulkan aid
  • Investors get another chance

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Political fight over autos slows Mercosur talks
  • Shippers face higher costs as lines attempt to unite
  • UP hammers at competitors on trackage rights
  • Union Pacific settles poor rail service lawsuit with Dow Chemical
  • Federal board expels Carey as Teamsters union president
  • Could Asian sheep product imports lead to sanctions of the lambs?
  • Singapore and Malaysia seeking agreement in railway dispute
  • IMF officials to return to Russia in September to consider loan
  • South Korea recession to ease in '99 -- think tank
  • Thailand braces for rain and floods
  • ASEAN ministers urge India, Pakistan to put nukes aside
  • China container production glut will sink its smaller manufacturers
  • American Airlines planning on Boeing purchases to replace aging fleet
Transportation
  • Truckers say they're getting a bum rap
  • Airports ready to invest billions in facility upgrades, study says
  • Overnite, Teamsters contract talks to pick up speed
  • BAA boosts pretax profit, says cargo, passengers up
  • Philippine Air gains strength as strike ends
  • Fall in market hurts JOC tally
Maritime
  • China foresees failures among container makers
  • Plan to boost port capacity attracts cash
  • Yangming orders five ships; line bets on market upturn
  • Malaysia hints at home port legislation
  • EU seeks to recoup Bremer Vulkan aid
  • Investors get another chance

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Box Imbalance in Transpacific Trade Worsening
  • OOCL Enhances Scan-Baltic Express Service
  • Yang Ming Inks Contract for Five 5,500-TEU Ships
  • Box Throughput at L.A. Hits Record High

urgente online pressweb site
  • Fletamentos de Baleares pasa a manos de sus directivos
  • Correos y Telégrafos pierde 22.467 millones en 1997
  • Danobat entra en la aeronáutica
  • CAF y Renfe trabajarán para los trenes de cercanías de Río de Janeiro
  • Concentración ferroviaria en Estados Unidos
  • Philippine Airlines, sin recursos para sobrevivir a la crisis asiática

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 27, 1998
  • Upgradation programme for Chennai Port outlined
  • Govt announces productivity linked bonus to dock staff
  • India's exports to UAE rise 7% to $1.6 billion
  • Nod for Exim Bank to riase paid-up capital
  • Special Awards for exporters instituted
  • 10th SAARC summit to evolve 'collective response' to IPRS
  • Hegde reminds auto firms of export commitments
  • Foreign investment inflow gains momentum in June

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Attica orders SuperFast ferries
    ATTICA Enterprises has ordered four large passenger-vehicle ferries for its SuperFast Ferries operation at Germany's Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft (HDW) in a move which will double the size of the company's fleet.
  • ICB Shipping takes up option on 'Mindoro'
    SWEDISH tanker specialist ICB Shipping is expanding its owned VLCC fleet, writes Tony Gray. ICB said it was exercising its purchase option on the 300,294 dwt Mindoro.
  • Jacobs sees robust profit growth
    STRONG half-year profit growth was yesterday unveiled by Jacobs Holdings, helped by the group's shipping and ports division moving into the black.
  • SeaFrance increases Dover traffic share
    FRENCH Channel ferry operator, SeaFrance, claims to have increased its share of the ferry market in the Strait of Dover during the first half of the year, despite a 6.7% fall in the number of passengers it carried.
  • Hitachi Zosen buoyed by orderbook strength
    LEADING Japanese shipbuilder, Hitachi Zosen, has little to fear from the current uncertainties in the newbuilding market, a senior company executive has said.
  • Japan bankers cool on loan to Shanghai yard
    JAPANESE banks are said to be reacting negatively to calls for a Yen18bn ($128m) loan extension for the Waigaoqiao shipyard, to be constructed in the Hudong district of Shanghai.
  • DFDS to save duty-frees by Norway call
    DENMARK'S DFDS, part of the Lauritzen group, expects a change in its Scandinavia-UK passenger ferry routes to yield a 25% increase in volume and get around next year's change in duty-free regulations.
  • Databases focus on stowaways
    TWO separate databases are to be compiled on stowaways, furnishing shipowners with the statistical backing to ensure that governments take their responsibilities in this area more seriously.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 27, 1998
  • Eurotunnel hits throughput records
    A RECORD monthly throughput of 62,143 heavy goods vehicles were carried through Eurotunnel in June, according to figures just released by the Anglo-French tunnel operator.
  • Guayaquil targets 75,000 ton grain import
    UP to 75,000 tons of grain will be imported to Guayaquil during the second half of this year to compensate for El Ni'o damage to domestic crops.
  • CGM agrees Antilles service extension
    FRENCH liner operator CGM (CMA-CGM group) and the banana planters of the French Antilles have agreed a renewal of the current banana transport contract.
  • 'Double hulls best' says report
    THE risk of oil spill from shuttle tankers can be more than halved if they have double hulls, claims a new study by Lloyd's Register and Amerada Hess.
  • Spanish group to run Paranagua
    A CONSORTIUM led by Spain's Terminal de Contenedores de Barcelona (TCB) will operate the container terminal in the Brazilian port of Paranagua.
  • Panama records toll and traffic growth
    CANAL traffic and toll revenues exceeded expectations for the first nine months of fiscal year 1998 according to the Panama Canal board.
  • Chevron warns on Australia/PNG pipeline
    US OIL giant Chevron has warned it may have to delay its proposed $2.13bn gas pipeline between Australia and Papua New Guinea.
  • Frontline takes first in vlcc series
    FRONTLINE has taken delivery of the first in a series of five vlccs from Hyundai in South Korea.
  • K Line eyes Med hub
    JAPANESE container carrier 'K' Line is eyeing the possibility of adding a Mediterranean hub to its services from the Far East to the North Continent.
  • Call to put army into Bangladeshi ports
    THE Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) has asked the government to deploy the army at key ports.
  • Gopalpur breaks into shipbreaking
    SHIPBREAKING has started near Gopalpur port in the eastern Indian state of Orissa with the breaking-up of a 10,000 dwt Russian vessel at the site by Burn Avon, a Calcutta firm.
  • India clears new maritime offences bill
    INDIA'S cabinet has cleared a proposal brought forward by the Ministry of Surface Transport to enact a new Admiralty Act.
  • Viking buys Tunisian ships
    LE HAVRE-based shipping operator Compagnie Viking has purchased two 2,700 dwt roros from Tunisian group Cotunav.
  • Hamburg Süd buys into Aliança
    GERMANY'S Hamburg Süd and Brazil's Empresa de Navegação Aliança have reached agreement on the sale of Aliança's container shipping and bulk trade activities.
  • Auckland port reveals box growth
    CONTAINER volumes at Ports of Auckland (POAL), New Zealand's largest container port, grew by 10 per cent to 499,000 teu in the year ended June 30 1998.
  • Crowley Maritime acquires tractor tug
    CROWLEY Maritime-owned Vessel Management Services has purchased a second-hand tractor tug for its growing southern California operations.
  • Consortium signs Colombo modernisation deal
    SRI Lanka's government last week initialled an agreement with an international consortium to modernise Colombo's Queen Elizabeth Quay, with a 30-year build, operate and transfer project.
  • Cement company plans new port
    JK CEMENTS of the JK group of industries is planning to build a port at Dholera in the Gulf of Cambay in the Indian state of Gujarat.
  • Philippines lifts cement export ban
    THE Philippines has lifted its ban on the export of cement, leaving a prospect of 1.5m tonnes of the bulk cargo for shipment to various parts of Asia within the year.
  • Strong interims expected from Singapore repairs
    SINGAPORE'S ship repair yards are expected to report strong interim earnings next month.
  • Guayaquil closer to privatisation
    PRIVATISATION of the Guayaquil bulk terminal is one step closer to completion, following approvals by the office of the state attorney and the National Council for Modernization.
  • Police raid Subic Freeport
    MORE than 100 people were injured after Philippine police staged a dawn raid on Subic Freeport to successfully oust sacked Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority chief Richard Gordon.
  • Ecuador's El Niño aid finally released
    EUROPEAN El Niño relief donations to Ecuador have finally been released from customs warehouses after more than six months.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • SCL désormais contrôlé à 100% par Safmarine
    L'armement SCL (Safmarine-CMBT Line) a définitivement perdu le caractère belge qui lui restait encore: le groupe CMB vient en effet de céder sa participation de 25% dans SCL à son partenaire sud-africain Safmarine. SCL avait été formé par la fusion des intérêts de Safmarine et de CMBT dans un partenariat à 51%/49%; dans la mesure, toutefois, où le groupe sud-africain détenait 49% de CMBT Investments, Safmarine détenait en réalité 75% de l'armement de ligne. La transaction porte également sur les 51% que CMB détenait dans CMBT Investments. Cela signifie que le groupe CMB se retire complètement du liner en Europe du Nord, alors que via son holding Almabo, il maintient une présence dans ce secteur en Europe du Sud via sa filiale Transinsular. C'est une page de l'histoire de la flotte marchande belge qui est ainsi tournée.
  • Hamburg Süd a repris toutes les activités d'Aliança
    Le groupe Hamburg Süd a repris toutes les activités inhérentes au transport maritime de containers et de vracs de l'armement brésilien Empresa de Navegação Aliança. Le transfert aura lieu à la fin du mois d'août.
  • Le transport fret par le tunnel sous la Manche augmente en volume et en prix
    A l'occasion du Summer Press Briefing, Fabrice Vennarucci, le directeur des ventes, et William MacKenzie, le directeur-général de la division fret d'Eurotunnel, ont dévoilé les innovations récentes et la stratégie de la société. Ainsi, un hangar d'entretien flambant neuf pouvant accueillir un train-navette entier a été constuit, tandis que le nom "Le Shuttle" sera systématiquement remplacé par "Eurotunnel Freight". Les chiffres sont encourageants et incitent à l'optimisme. En l'an 2000, les poids lourds pourront traverser la Manche jusqu'à cinq fois par heure.
  • Anvers: trafic toujours en hausse de 10,4% à la fin juin
    Le port d'Anvers poursuit sur sa lancée. Le trafic du mois de juin ayant été de la même veine (10,14 millions de tonnes, +21,5%) que celui du mois précédent (10,15 mio. de t, +6,8%), le port affiche un score remarquable pour le premier semestre: le trafic maritime a atteint 60,34 mio. de t, en progression de 10,4%, ce qui est supérieur à la progression enregistrée à la fin mai, qui était de 8,4%. C'est surtout le trafic à l'entrée qui a augmenté (+17% à 35,98 mio. de t). Le trafic à la sortie (24,35 mio. de t) maintient son rythme de progression au niveau de 2%.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • New Strait plan moves to costing stage
    The long-term plans of retired businessman Arthur Hayward to establish a third fast passenger-freight ferry service across Bass Strait will reach a critical stage this week when Mr Hayward talks to a Western Australian shipbuilder about the up-front costs involved.
    Mr Hayward said last week he was proposing to start the new service between Burnie and Hastings in the summer of 1999 provided a vessel of the right specifications could be constructed at a reasonable cost, and also if the Tasmanian government and relevant state and mainland authorities pledged their support for the project.
  • Vaile sets mass limits timetable
    Transport Minister Mark Vaile has applied further welcome pressure on the ACT and NSW governments to introduce increased mass limits for trucks with 'road-friendly' suspension systems, according to the Road Transport Forum.
    In a speech on Saturday to the annual Australian and Tasmanian Livestock Transporters Association Conference in Hobart, Mr Vaile said he had instructed his department to prepare the instruments necessary for him to declare the National Highway open to the new mass limits regime from 1 January.
  • Bridge funding seen as top reform priority
    The most critical part of the long-awaited mass limit reforms, recognised as the most important micro-economic reform for the trucking sector is the availability of commonwealth funding for bridge upgrades.
    The federal government has not yet publicly stated its position on national bridge funding allocations or levels, other than to say it would take a proposal on the matter to cabinet shortly.
  • Govt disowns ACCC, MUA impasse
    The federal government has washed its hand of the impasse between the Maritime Union of Australia and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
    Minister for Workplace Relations Peter Reith has said the matter is entirely for the ACCC, although he admitted that the implementation of the agreement between the MUA and Patrick would advance the government's objectives on the waterfront.
    Mr Reith told journalists that the federal government was prepared to financially assist with the payment of redundancies on the waterfront, provided that the outlined benchmarks were adhered to.
  • ALP backs fast ferry fuel rebate
    The ALP's Bass Strait policy -- designed to enhance the potential for a permanent 'Devil Cat' service between Tasmania and the mainland -- would not guarantee the viability of such a service, according to Tasmanian Tourism Minister Ray Groom.
    The ALP policy's proposes an increase in the fuel rebate applying to fast ferries from 5.3 cents per litre to the 27.5 cent per litre paid by operators of conventional vessels such as the Spirit of Tasmania.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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