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April 29, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • President Marine cushioned from crisis
    Local shipbuilder has diversified into European, Middle Eastern markets
  • Aussie waterfront lags behind other world ports
  • Triple A alliance to offer 2 services
Air and Land Transport
  • Volvo to unveil all-new top-of-the-range model
    The S80 will be launched at a world premiere in Sweden on May 28
  • DHL opens US$827,000 gateway in Penang
  • Amtrak's passenger traffic up in second quarter
  • Delta optimistic about talks with pilots on alliance with United
  • Six bids received for stake in Uganda Airlines
  • Japan's car exports up
Features
  • Dogfight of the 100-seaters
    The rivals have put aside the fight for superjumbo dominance for the potentially bigger market for a 100-seat jet
Columns
  • Missing Malaysian tanker highlights need for ship identification

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • President Marine cushioned from crisis
    Local shipbuilder has diversified into European, Middle Eastern markets
  • Aussie waterfront lags behind other world ports
  • Triple A alliance to offer 2 services
Air and Land Transport
  • Volvo to unveil all-new top-of-the-range model
    The S80 will be launched at a world premiere in Sweden on May 28
  • DHL opens US$827,000 gateway in Penang
  • Amtrak's passenger traffic up in second quarter
  • Delta optimistic about talks with pilots on alliance with United
  • Six bids received for stake in Uganda Airlines
  • Japan's car exports up
Features
  • Dogfight of the 100-seaters
    The rivals have put aside the fight for superjumbo dominance for the potentially bigger market for a 100-seat jet
Columns
  • Missing Malaysian tanker highlights need for ship identification

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • President Marine cushioned from crisis
    Local shipbuilder has diversified into European, Middle Eastern markets
  • Aussie waterfront lags behind other world ports
  • Triple A alliance to offer 2 services
Air and Land Transport
  • Volvo to unveil all-new top-of-the-range model
    The S80 will be launched at a world premiere in Sweden on May 28
  • DHL opens US$827,000 gateway in Penang
  • Amtrak's passenger traffic up in second quarter
  • Delta optimistic about talks with pilots on alliance with United
  • Six bids received for stake in Uganda Airlines
  • Japan's car exports up
Features
  • Dogfight of the 100-seaters
    The rivals have put aside the fight for superjumbo dominance for the potentially bigger market for a 100-seat jet
Columns
  • Missing Malaysian tanker highlights need for ship identification

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • President Marine cushioned from crisis
    Local shipbuilder has diversified into European, Middle Eastern markets
  • Aussie waterfront lags behind other world ports
  • Triple A alliance to offer 2 services
Air and Land Transport
  • Volvo to unveil all-new top-of-the-range model
    The S80 will be launched at a world premiere in Sweden on May 28
  • DHL opens US$827,000 gateway in Penang
  • Amtrak's passenger traffic up in second quarter
  • Delta optimistic about talks with pilots on alliance with United
  • Six bids received for stake in Uganda Airlines
  • Japan's car exports up
Features
  • Dogfight of the 100-seaters
    The rivals have put aside the fight for superjumbo dominance for the potentially bigger market for a 100-seat jet
Columns
  • Missing Malaysian tanker highlights need for ship identification

Sched Netweb site
  • Kochi terminal set for expansion
  • Floundering shipping line to receive 900 million pesos
  • World box port industry 'set for major expansion'
  • HK/Japan rates restored
  • Singapore bolsters trade with Indonesia
  • Conterm makes Brazilian market more accessible for
  • Shippers disappointed as government rules on terminal
  • Korean Air gets new JFK handling system
  • AAI to revamp airports
  • Leap in Cathay shares sparks restructuring talk

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 28, 1998
  • ECT employees becoming restive
  • Differences of opinion on European rail transport liberalization
  • TNT wants to become global market leader; leases plane
  • Amsterdam Airport thieves caught
  • 21 stowaways in containers
  • TNT Post Group will pay 30-35 percent dividend

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US-Korean aviation pact a better deal for Seoul
  • Customs' drug busts decline as smugglers find cargo risky
  • Panama Canal eases draft limit 12 inches to 36.5 feet
  • Singapore says ASEAN-India trade ties set to expand
  • Shuster says he's ready to deal on highway bill
  • UPS chief urges US-Europe air cargo treaty
  • Danish strike seen costing Denmark a $150 million a day
Transportation
  • Fast lane urged for highway bill
  • Britain nudging traffic off the road
  • Transport chiefs stress environment
  • OECD seeks transport integration
  • EVA Airways' profits take off for third consecutive year
  • Korean airlines shedding planes to pare their debt
Maritime
  • CP Ships hits no turbulence from industry over subsidies
  • Canada to raise Seaway tolls on June 1
  • Santos breaks up in order to grow
  • Stralsund port hopes to revive with dredging, expansion plan
  • Virginia ports unveil navigation plan
  • Israel 'a sweet little trade' for foreign container operators

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US-Korean aviation pact a better deal for Seoul
  • Customs' drug busts decline as smugglers find cargo risky
  • Panama Canal eases draft limit 12 inches to 36.5 feet
  • Singapore says ASEAN-India trade ties set to expand
  • Shuster says he's ready to deal on highway bill
  • UPS chief urges US-Europe air cargo treaty
  • Danish strike seen costing Denmark a $150 million a day
Transportation
  • Fast lane urged for highway bill
  • Britain nudging traffic off the road
  • Transport chiefs stress environment
  • OECD seeks transport integration
  • EVA Airways' profits take off for third consecutive year
  • Korean airlines shedding planes to pare their debt
Maritime
  • CP Ships hits no turbulence from industry over subsidies
  • Canada to raise Seaway tolls on June 1
  • Santos breaks up in order to grow
  • Stralsund port hopes to revive with dredging, expansion plan
  • Virginia ports unveil navigation plan
  • Israel 'a sweet little trade' for foreign container operators

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US-Korean aviation pact a better deal for Seoul
  • Customs' drug busts decline as smugglers find cargo risky
  • Panama Canal eases draft limit 12 inches to 36.5 feet
  • Singapore says ASEAN-India trade ties set to expand
  • Shuster says he's ready to deal on highway bill
  • UPS chief urges US-Europe air cargo treaty
  • Danish strike seen costing Denmark a $150 million a day
Transportation
  • Fast lane urged for highway bill
  • Britain nudging traffic off the road
  • Transport chiefs stress environment
  • OECD seeks transport integration
  • EVA Airways' profits take off for third consecutive year
  • Korean airlines shedding planes to pare their debt
Maritime
  • CP Ships hits no turbulence from industry over subsidies
  • Canada to raise Seaway tolls on June 1
  • Santos breaks up in order to grow
  • Stralsund port hopes to revive with dredging, expansion plan
  • Virginia ports unveil navigation plan
  • Israel 'a sweet little trade' for foreign container operators

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Carriers Succeed in Concluding SC with Auto-Makers
  • Evergreen to Start Europe/South America Svc.
  • JSC Asks Carriers to Drop THC Plan

urgente online pressweb site
  • El Parlamento amplia el "servicio universal" de la futura Ley Postal
  • La Aeci, consternada por los cambios sobre el fondo de compensación postal
  • Trasmediterránea apuesta por Almería

Marine Linkweb site
APRIL 28, 1998
  • Pakhoed Orders Three Chemical Tankers
  • Viktor Lenac Gets $5.1M Norwegian Order

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Saudi bid to extend ISM deadline
    A SAUDI Arabian move to allow tankers calling at Saudi oil terminals a six-month extension to the ISM deadline has sparked uproar and dismay among owners.
  • Hapag-Lloyd set to order four Korean boxships
    GERMANY's leading carrier Hapag-Lloyd is set to order four containerships ranging in size from 4,600 teu to 4,800 teu from a South Korean shipyard, according to board member Gunther Casjens said.
  • FMC probes Sea-Land cargo rate allegations
    AN investigation to determine whether Sea-Land repeatedly violated the Shipping Act of 1984 by "charging, demanding, collecting, or receiving less, or different compensation" for transporting cargo at rates beneath its commission-filed tariffs has been launched by the US Federal Maritime Commission.
  • BA plans '15m airport facility
    BRITISH Airways World Cargo yesterday announced plans to expand its perishable goods handling facilities at London's Heathrow Airport.
  • US 'save our whales' bid at IMO
    A CONTROVERSIAL resolution establishing two mandatory ship-reporting systems off the US Atlantic coast to reduce vessel collisions with endangered large whales will be proposed by Washington at the July meeting of the International Maritime Organisation safety of navigation sub-committee in London.
  • Hapag-Lloyd sees opportunity amid a sea of overcapacity
    HAPAG-Lloyd's four-ship order for 4,600 to 4,800 teu ships from South Korea ends a two-year period during which Germany's leading carrier had hoped to profit from the containership glut by picking up secondhand tonnage or a newbuilding contract at a good price.
  • MacGregor and A&P in drillship link
    UK shiprepair and conversion specialist, A&P Group, has joined forces with one of Europe's leading drillship upgrade and conversion contractors, MacGregor Energy Services, offering a comprehensive new engineering service.
  • Dutch yard rig work near end
    THE Netherlands' Verolme Botlek is close to completing the conversion of the Petrobas XXIII offshore drilling rig which will represent a further reference in the offshore market and act as another stepping stone towards its eventual goal of semi-submersible and jack-up rig newbuilding, writes Dale Wainwright.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 28, 1998
  • Wheat shortage fear in China
    WASHINGTON-based World Watch Institute (WWI) has warned that China's water shortage threatens the world wheat market.
  • GL forms new operating division
    GERMANISCHER Lloyd is reorganising its operations in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Africa and Middle East through the formation of a new division.
  • OTAL takes new groupage partner
    WEST African trade specialist and multi-modal transport operator, OT Africa Line (OTAL), has formed a new partnership with European groupage and forwarding specialist, Ecu Line.
  • APL boosts container fleet
    OAKLAND-based liner operator APL, now part of Singapore's Neptune Orient Line, is planning to introduce 2,400 53 ft containers and matching chassis this year.
  • Castrol enters Philippine lube oil market
    LUBRICATION specialist Castrol Marine has entered the Philippine domestic shipping market.
  • Hapag-Lloyd profits surge
    A STRONG performance in 1997 by Hapag-Lloyd's container shipping division was the main reason for a 36 per cent improvement in after-tax profits.
  • Gujarat to form dredging company
    INDIA'S Gujarat Maritime Board is planning to set up a separate company to carry out dredging operations.
  • US rail competition enquiry continues
    THE US Surface Transportation Board is to continue its enquiry into competitive access to the rail industry following allegations of unfairness by rail shippers.
  • Lines drop alliance plan
    BLUE Star, Columbus and ANZDL have announced that they are backing out of plans to form a three-way alliance in the north-south trades.
  • Mississippi chaos continues
    THIRTEEN barges are still missing, following an incident on April 25, when 130 Mississippi barges broke their moorings in heavy weather.
  • Dock dispute enters fourth week
    BETWEEN 8,000 and 10,000 containers remain stranded on Australia's waterfront as the nation's stevedoring dispute enters its fourth week.
  • ILWU backs sacked wharfies
    THE International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has announced its solidarity with some 2,000 sacked union dockworkers in Australia.
  • Commission slams Australian stevedoring
    AUSTRALIA'S waterfront is among the world's most unproductive, according to a new report by that country's Productivity Commission.
  • Strong US volumes boost ACL
    STRONG freight volumes to and from the US east coast to Europe boosted pre-tax earnings of Atlantic Container Line.
  • Improved rates boost ICB Shipping
    AN improvement in freight rates helped ICB Shipping, the Swedish tanker company, to stage a 44 per cent leap in first-quarter operating profit.
  • Swedish Orient hit by reefer market
    WEAKENING of the reefer spot market has contributed to a 13 per cent drop in the pre-tax profit of Swedish Orient Line.
  • Alfons Hakans goes for Neste deal
    FINNISH tug group Alfons Hakans is negotiating with Finland's major oil company Neste to supply three harbour tugs for escort duties in the ports of Porvoo and Nantaali.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Eagles fly but cargo still stuck
    The battle between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia continued to occupy the legal profession on several fronts yesterday, but no cargo was moving in and out of the stevedore's facilities and delays to shipping movements continued around the country.
    In Sydney, injunctions preventing obstruction of Patrick container terminals at Darling Harbour and Port Botany were extended indefinitely by the New South Wales Supreme Court.
  • TNT unveils new ID
    The new world-wide corporate image of TNT, unveiled yesterday in Sydney has been in preparation almost five years, according to James Wilson, the company's chief executive for Australia.
    Its release was timed to align with a restructuring of the world-wide organisation into two arms, TNT and PTT Post, under the umbrella name.
  • P&O Port gives berth to twins
    The Dock Express 11 sailed into the port of Melbourne yesterday, carrying two new containers cranes for P&O Ports' West Swanson Dock operation.
    The high-elevation cranes were purpose built for P&OP by Electruck Pty Ltd in the Philippines, and are sister cranes to the P3 which arrived in Melbourne 18 months ago.
  • Ministers to study multi-modal transport body
    The establishment of a national transport body incorporating rail within the responsibilities of the National Road Transport Commission moved a step closer last Friday when Transport ministers agreed to study the feasibility of creating a Land Transport Commission. According to the Australian Transport Council announcement, ministers agreed on the need for an integrated approach to road and rail freight operational and regulatory issues.
  • Report a 'sharp reminder
    The Productivity Commission's reports into work arrangements in container stevedoring were a sharp reminder of the real issues in the waterfront dispute according to Australian Chamber of Commerce and industry chief executive Mark Paterson.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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
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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