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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
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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