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July 30, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • CP Ships, TMM form US$1b joint venture
    New firm will incorporate CP Ships' Lykes, Ivaran lines and container shipping arm of TMM
  • A grave mistake to force M'sian shippers to use domestic ports
  • Disney takes to the cruise line to widen empire
Air and Land Transport
  • Chek Lap Kok woes may cost economy HK$4.6b
    Amount is equivalent to 0.35% of gross domestic product for Hongkong
  • EasyJet to buy 15 Boeing 737-700s
  • JAL forms mileage programme for international calls
  • Garuda seeks higher fares on routes to KL
  • Honda in US$316m settlement of kickback suit
  • Southwest Airlines, state attorneys support US dept proposal on competitio
Features
  • Kenyan port running at less than half pace
    Red tape and lack of cash the main causes of slowdown of Mombasa port
Columns
  • Low prices in Asian yards, high-value contracts in Europe

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • CP Ships, TMM form US$1b joint venture
    New firm will incorporate CP Ships' Lykes, Ivaran lines and container shipping arm of TMM
  • A grave mistake to force M'sian shippers to use domestic ports
  • Disney takes to the cruise line to widen empire
Air and Land Transport
  • Chek Lap Kok woes may cost economy HK$4.6b
    Amount is equivalent to 0.35% of gross domestic product for Hongkong
  • EasyJet to buy 15 Boeing 737-700s
  • JAL forms mileage programme for international calls
  • Garuda seeks higher fares on routes to KL
  • Honda in US$316m settlement of kickback suit
  • Southwest Airlines, state attorneys support US dept proposal on competitio
Features
  • Kenyan port running at less than half pace
    Red tape and lack of cash the main causes of slowdown of Mombasa port
Columns
  • Low prices in Asian yards, high-value contracts in Europe

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • CP Ships, TMM form US$1b joint venture
    New firm will incorporate CP Ships' Lykes, Ivaran lines and container shipping arm of TMM
  • A grave mistake to force M'sian shippers to use domestic ports
  • Disney takes to the cruise line to widen empire
Air and Land Transport
  • Chek Lap Kok woes may cost economy HK$4.6b
    Amount is equivalent to 0.35% of gross domestic product for Hongkong
  • EasyJet to buy 15 Boeing 737-700s
  • JAL forms mileage programme for international calls
  • Garuda seeks higher fares on routes to KL
  • Honda in US$316m settlement of kickback suit
  • Southwest Airlines, state attorneys support US dept proposal on competitio
Features
  • Kenyan port running at less than half pace
    Red tape and lack of cash the main causes of slowdown of Mombasa port
Columns
  • Low prices in Asian yards, high-value contracts in Europe

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • CP Ships, TMM form US$1b joint venture
    New firm will incorporate CP Ships' Lykes, Ivaran lines and container shipping arm of TMM
  • A grave mistake to force M'sian shippers to use domestic ports
  • Disney takes to the cruise line to widen empire
Air and Land Transport
  • Chek Lap Kok woes may cost economy HK$4.6b
    Amount is equivalent to 0.35% of gross domestic product for Hongkong
  • EasyJet to buy 15 Boeing 737-700s
  • JAL forms mileage programme for international calls
  • Garuda seeks higher fares on routes to KL
  • Honda in US$316m settlement of kickback suit
  • Southwest Airlines, state attorneys support US dept proposal on competitio
Features
  • Kenyan port running at less than half pace
    Red tape and lack of cash the main causes of slowdown of Mombasa port
Columns
  • Low prices in Asian yards, high-value contracts in Europe

Sched Netweb site
  • New service helps mainland import/export
  • Long Beach commissioners adopt US$545.3m budget
  • NRC on the right track
  • Cronos announces loss for 1997
  • OOCL enhances scan-Baltic express service
  • Emery sees marginal second quarter increase
  • Fine Air purchases Southern Air Transport
  • Jobs on the line at PAL
  • BAX and Lufthansa team up
  • Labour woes spark earnings drop

Cargowebweb site
JULY 29, 1998
  • Shippers advocate reconsideration Rotterdam-Germany railroad
  • CMB says goodbye to colonial past
  • Port of Rotterdam tired of waiting for ECT/Maersk deal
  • Better net result Airborne
  • All-time low for shipping rates Europe to Asia
  • 3.7 percent Amsterdam air freight growth
  • Lloyd Triestino to be sold to Evergreen

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • CP Ships, TMM form shipping venture
  • Rule change boosts exporters' risk
  • GOP, Clinton differ on timing of fast-track
  • East-west land link quietly studied
  • Air express carriers gain from Hong Kong's chaos
  • UP makes last ditch effort to avoid extension of service order
  • Canada bows to WTO rulings on allowing foreign magazines, but still bans ads
  • New study highlights increased risk of global recession by 1999
  • Teamsters' chief to ask his union to help pay for new election
  • EU strikes back in farm trade dispute with US
  • Orders for transportation goods and services dropped in June
  • Clinton imposes sanctions on seven Russian companies for selling hi-tech materials
  • 3Com inks China deal, eyes Asia for Palm Pilot
  • GM back in business as UAW workers at two plants vote to end strikes
Transportation
  • UP on right track in Texas but off elsewhere
  • CSX Corp. income down 33%
  • Norfolk Southern's net slips slightly
  • One year after UPS strike, labor, management are still at odds
  • Kansas City Southern had a record second quarter
Maritime
  • Ports jockey to win race for their intermodal lives
  • Carriers cry, 'I want my own terminal!' (And many are getting their way)
  • Analysts: Congestion should ease this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • CP Ships, TMM form shipping venture
  • Rule change boosts exporters' risk
  • GOP, Clinton differ on timing of fast-track
  • East-west land link quietly studied
  • Air express carriers gain from Hong Kong's chaos
  • UP makes last ditch effort to avoid extension of service order
  • Canada bows to WTO rulings on allowing foreign magazines, but still bans ads
  • New study highlights increased risk of global recession by 1999
  • Teamsters' chief to ask his union to help pay for new election
  • EU strikes back in farm trade dispute with US
  • Orders for transportation goods and services dropped in June
  • Clinton imposes sanctions on seven Russian companies for selling hi-tech materials
  • 3Com inks China deal, eyes Asia for Palm Pilot
  • GM back in business as UAW workers at two plants vote to end strikes
Transportation
  • UP on right track in Texas but off elsewhere
  • CSX Corp. income down 33%
  • Norfolk Southern's net slips slightly
  • One year after UPS strike, labor, management are still at odds
  • Kansas City Southern had a record second quarter
Maritime
  • Ports jockey to win race for their intermodal lives
  • Carriers cry, 'I want my own terminal!' (And many are getting their way)
  • Analysts: Congestion should ease this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • CP Ships, TMM form shipping venture
  • Rule change boosts exporters' risk
  • GOP, Clinton differ on timing of fast-track
  • East-west land link quietly studied
  • Air express carriers gain from Hong Kong's chaos
  • UP makes last ditch effort to avoid extension of service order
  • Canada bows to WTO rulings on allowing foreign magazines, but still bans ads
  • New study highlights increased risk of global recession by 1999
  • Teamsters' chief to ask his union to help pay for new election
  • EU strikes back in farm trade dispute with US
  • Orders for transportation goods and services dropped in June
  • Clinton imposes sanctions on seven Russian companies for selling hi-tech materials
  • 3Com inks China deal, eyes Asia for Palm Pilot
  • GM back in business as UAW workers at two plants vote to end strikes
Transportation
  • UP on right track in Texas but off elsewhere
  • CSX Corp. income down 33%
  • Norfolk Southern's net slips slightly
  • One year after UPS strike, labor, management are still at odds
  • Kansas City Southern had a record second quarter
Maritime
  • Ports jockey to win race for their intermodal lives
  • Carriers cry, 'I want my own terminal!' (And many are getting their way)
  • Analysts: Congestion should ease this year

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Cho Yang to Dispose of Own Terminals
  • Box Volume in Rotterdam Grows 10.5%
  • Shippers to Gather in Kobe to Discuss Common Issues
  • Hamburg Sud Taking Over Alianca
  • DHL to Invest $30 Million in Latin America

urgente online pressweb site
  • Seur competirá en el mercado franc's en 1999
  • Expertos de todo el mundo debaten en Alicante la historia del tren
  • Barcelona invertirá 165.000 millones en el puerto, hasta el año 2010
  • FedEx aumenta en cinco vuelos sus conexiones con Hong Kong
  • Heathrow se convertirá en un intercambiador ferroviario

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Ministry to set aside $700m for shipping sector
  • Indo-Korean business meet
  • US investment in India rises 3-fold in June
  • 1mn 'Rugmark' carpets exported
  • Revenue Dept eases excise norms for super star trading houses
  • Top Indian IT cos showcase their competitive dynamism
  • Textile industry to discuss credit crunch with banks
  • Cabinet okays IT Task Force report
  • Report on easier FERA norms for software soon
  • Basmati Rice
  • Canadian firm offers Y2K solution
  • Dredging improves Hooghly navigability
  • Delayed payments to SSI

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • CP Ships plans liner merger with TMM
    CP Ships is merging two of its subsidiaries with the container shipping activities of family-controlled Transportacion Maritima Mexicana to create a powerful new regional carrier in the Latin American trades.
  • Mexican firm still in red
    TRANSPORTACION Maritima Mexicana has posted net losses of just under $8m for the second quarter of this year, an improvement on the first quarter but still significantly worse than the same period last year, writes Justin Stares, Buenos Aires.
  • Uruguay hub plan in doubt
    MAERSK Inc's $100m-plus bid to make Montevideo's container terminal a hub for South America now lies in the hands of Uruguayan transport minister Lucio Caceres.
  • Stopford returns to Clarksons
    MARTIN Stopford, chief executive of Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, is to rejoin British-based shipbroker Clarksons next month.
  • US Bill seeks $2.3bn war on drug sea and air links
    CONGRESSMAN Bill McCollum has filed legislation to authorise nearly $2.3bn in fresh funds for a new effort to halt the flow of cocaine and heroin into the US by sea and air from Latin America.
  • Belgian firms clear Scheldt wrecks
    BELGIAN companies Scaldis Salvage and Dredging International are to begin clearing wrecks in the Scheldt estuary next month, as part of a six-year plan to clear the main shipping channel and improve access to the port of Antwerp, writes Dale Wainwright.
  • Rotterdam box trade up 10%
    ROTTERDAM general freight totals edged ahead 1.6% to 157m tonnes in the first six months of 1998 with container handling up 10.5%, or 280,000 teu.
  • Car carrier may be total loss after blaze
    A VEHICLE carrier laden with more than 3,700 new and used cars may be declared a constructive total loss after a serious fire off the Sharjah coast.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 29, 1998
  • Star Cruises sells to Hyundai
    ASIAN cruise operator Star Cruises today announced the sale of its 1972-built 3,202 dwt SuperStar Sagittarius to Hyundai Merchant Marine.
  • Jacobs' profits soar
    UK ship and port operator Jacobs Holdings has reported a four-fold increase in pre-tax profits from '1.4m to '5.3m ($8.7m) for the first half of the year.
  • CP and TMM create container major
    CP Ships and Transportaci'n Mar'tima Mexicana have formed a 50-50 joint venture merging the operations of TMM, Lykes Lines and Ivaran Lines into a 40-ship container fleet.
  • Australia threatens livestock trade suspension
    AUSTRALIA has threatened to suspend live cattle trade with the Middle East following the death of almost 30 per cent of a cattle shipment to Israel.
  • ICB confident
    STOCKHOLM-based tanker operator, ICB, is confident that the present strong market will continue during the rest of 1998.
  • Sea-Land-Mærsk in Gioia Tauro talks
    US and Danish megacarriers, Sea-Land and Mærsk are each to take a 25 per cent stake in the Medcenter terminal operation at Gioia Tauro.
  • Stopford to return to Clarksons
    DR Martin Stopford, currently chief executive of Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, is to rejoin the shipbroker Clarksons in August.
  • WG&A's profits collapse
    PHILIPPINE domestic shipping operator WG&A posted a 33 per cent fall in profits for the first half of the year.
  • Los Angeles sets new box record
    LOS Angeles port has managed to set a new container handling record with 3,145,529 teu in its 1997-98 fiscal year, eclipsing last fiscal year'scontainer volume record by 9 per cent.
  • Chennai congestion surcharge extended
    CONTAINER feeder lines operating through Chennai port to Singapore, Port Klang and Colombo have extended the congestion surcharge through to August 31.
  • L&T sells shipping division
    MUMBAI-based engineering company Larsen and Toubro is selling its shipping division for $40m.
  • Gordon urges courts to stall blood-shed
    OUSTED Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority chief, Richard Gordon, has urged the Philippine Court of Appeals to advance his hearing to prevent a repeat of Sunday's blood-shed.
  • Mexico grain imports may complicate rail problems
    AN expected surge in US grain exports to Mexico this summer could complicate US efforts to improve rail services for agricultural shippers, a US official said yesterday.
  • Five stowaways die in Genoa
    FIVE stowaways from Tunisia have died in a fire on board the 8,000 dwt ro-ro vessel Linda Rosa while approaching the port of Genoa.
  • IUA elects deputy chairmen
    ANTHONY Medniuk, the md of British Aviation Insurance Group, and Stephen Riley, md of Swiss Re UK, have been elected as deputy chairmen designate for the IUA of London.
  • Mombasa congestion hits liner operation
    PERSISTENT congestion at the Kenyan port of Mombasa has resulted in the termination of a vessel sharing agreement on the Europe to Indian Ocean Islands and East Africa trade.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • MUA - Patrick settlement in doubt
    THE FUTURE of the settlement between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) was in serious jeopardy yesterday, on the eve of what is supposed to be the final meeting of creditors of Patrick's four labor hire companies this morning.
    Not only was there no settlement in sight, but according to one source "the whole thing could collapse."
    Crucial to the agreement is the settlement of legal action instigated by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) against the MUA under secondary boycott provisions of the Trade Practices Act.
    There was still no sign of that settlement yesterday and it was also unclear whether the union's attempt to sign the documents with a clause noting the need for settlement with the ACCC would be successful.
  • Safmarine takes control of SCL
    THE SOUTH African shipping line, Safmarine, is to take control of SCL following agreement its Belgian partner, CMBT Lines.
    Although Safmarine's local agents have not been notified of the move at the time of going to press, it is understood that the South African carrier will pay an US$55 million on cash as part of the arrangement.
    SCL is described as a north-south container shipping specialist.
    Meanwhile, in other overseas shipping moves, CP Ships and Transportacion Maritime Mexicana (TMM) have agreed to form a 50-50 joint venture which will merge the container shipping businesses of TMM, Lykes Lines and Ivaran Lines.
    With its initial revenue base of US$1.2 billion and an annual volume of one million 20 ft container equivalents (teus), the new joint venture will rank among the 15 largest container shipping lines globally.
    It will operate 40 ships and a container fleet of 150,000 teus.
  • OOCL expands services, again
    ORIENT Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has announced enhancements to the Scan-Baltic Express service (SBX) launched only in April of this year.
    The weekly fixed day service will now call the United Kingdom port of Blyth, make both an eastbound and westbound call at Hamburg and add a call at Bremerhaven.
    The new port rotation is Hamburg, Rotterdam, Blyth, Bremerhaven, Hamburg, St Petersburg, Kotka and Aarhus before returning to Hamburg.
    The second call at Hamburg will significantly improve the overall transit time of cargo originating from Asia, Canada and the United States mid-west.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
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MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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