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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
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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.
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