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September 30, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Knud I Larsen's 3 new tankers to fly S'pore flag
    Its regional office KIL Singapore now manages 21 ships
  • Sentosa foam parties to feature on cruise ship
  • Philippines fighting ferry oil spill
  • US$50m loan for Dubai tankers
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL's future depends on union vote on management proposal
    Manila to call off domestic charter flights by Cathay Pacific next week
  • India seeks US investors for highway projects
  • More checks of B737 fuel-tank wiring ordered
  • Sale delivers final two planes to America West
  • KLM aims to cut costs
  • Small cars shine in tough market
  • Railtrack shareholders back plan to buy rail link
Features
  • New era of luxury arrives
    The US$350m SuperStar Leo, with 1,000 cabins, is the first world-class megaship to be built for Asian market
Columns
  • ITF campaign vessel highlights unsavoury side of shipping

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Knud I Larsen's 3 new tankers to fly S'pore flag
    Its regional office KIL Singapore now manages 21 ships
  • Sentosa foam parties to feature on cruise ship
  • Philippines fighting ferry oil spill
  • US$50m loan for Dubai tankers
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL's future depends on union vote on management proposal
    Manila to call off domestic charter flights by Cathay Pacific next week
  • India seeks US investors for highway projects
  • More checks of B737 fuel-tank wiring ordered
  • Sale delivers final two planes to America West
  • KLM aims to cut costs
  • Small cars shine in tough market
  • Railtrack shareholders back plan to buy rail link
Features
  • New era of luxury arrives
    The US$350m SuperStar Leo, with 1,000 cabins, is the first world-class megaship to be built for Asian market
Columns
  • ITF campaign vessel highlights unsavoury side of shipping

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Knud I Larsen's 3 new tankers to fly S'pore flag
    Its regional office KIL Singapore now manages 21 ships
  • Sentosa foam parties to feature on cruise ship
  • Philippines fighting ferry oil spill
  • US$50m loan for Dubai tankers
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL's future depends on union vote on management proposal
    Manila to call off domestic charter flights by Cathay Pacific next week
  • India seeks US investors for highway projects
  • More checks of B737 fuel-tank wiring ordered
  • Sale delivers final two planes to America West
  • KLM aims to cut costs
  • Small cars shine in tough market
  • Railtrack shareholders back plan to buy rail link
Features
  • New era of luxury arrives
    The US$350m SuperStar Leo, with 1,000 cabins, is the first world-class megaship to be built for Asian market
Columns
  • ITF campaign vessel highlights unsavoury side of shipping

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Knud I Larsen's 3 new tankers to fly S'pore flag
    Its regional office KIL Singapore now manages 21 ships
  • Sentosa foam parties to feature on cruise ship
  • Philippines fighting ferry oil spill
  • US$50m loan for Dubai tankers
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL's future depends on union vote on management proposal
    Manila to call off domestic charter flights by Cathay Pacific next week
  • India seeks US investors for highway projects
  • More checks of B737 fuel-tank wiring ordered
  • Sale delivers final two planes to America West
  • KLM aims to cut costs
  • Small cars shine in tough market
  • Railtrack shareholders back plan to buy rail link
Features
  • New era of luxury arrives
    The US$350m SuperStar Leo, with 1,000 cabins, is the first world-class megaship to be built for Asian market
Columns
  • ITF campaign vessel highlights unsavoury side of shipping

Sched Netweb site
  • Eurokai positive following 1998 increases
  • OOCL names new vessel
  • Cho Yang/Blue Star to charter Maersk slots
  • Internet system on trial at Port of Rotterdam
  • Star Alliance looks to expand with more Asian members
  • Airbus Beluga makes aid flight to flood-ravaged China
  • Sichuan Airlines receives A321 - first for China

Cargowebweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 1998
  • UK will build Channel tunnel rail link
  • Union anger at ECT-Maersk accord
  • PAL accord with unions
  • Higher Swiss tolls
  • Smit starts tug services in Hamburg

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Tardy export filings decrease
  • Textile buyers want names of transshippers
  • Red tape blocks hazardous road to nowhere
  • Export zones give nations new entry into world trade
  • Georges: The messy aftermath
  • Financially ailing Croatia Line gets $78.8 million reprieve from its government
  • Gabon's free trade zone plans are taking shape
  • American Airline parent selling three units, including its air cargo subsidiary
  • Emery Worldwide signs up hydraulic power systems maker Sauer-Sunstrand
  • TRW Integrated Supply Chain Solutions opens Singapore office
  • Australian insurers brace for gas crisis claims
  • NYK Line taps DiVirgilio as vp for marketing and sales
  • Pioneer Railcorp receives federal funds to repair 1998 storm damage
  • Manugistics wins logistics software pact with Australian food giant Goodman Fielder
Transportation
  • Terminal solutions to intermodal challenges
  • Embattled Union Pacific posts best operating performance since August 1997
  • Hong Kong cargo handler sues over airport crisis, slams tests
  • Free-wheeling cargo delivered by tricycle in two German ports
  • Kinnock wants EU to stand together, negotiate air pact
  • Workers stand in way of Philippine Air rescue
  • Georges' aftermath: flooding, power loss
Maritime
  • British port enters Atlantic trade
  • What has six legs, two horns and may be a major threat to the US economy and trade?
  • Shipbrokers told to fish for information or die
  • Bulk ship operators told their future is a gamble

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Tardy export filings decrease
  • Textile buyers want names of transshippers
  • Red tape blocks hazardous road to nowhere
  • Export zones give nations new entry into world trade
  • Georges: The messy aftermath
  • Financially ailing Croatia Line gets $78.8 million reprieve from its government
  • Gabon's free trade zone plans are taking shape
  • American Airline parent selling three units, including its air cargo subsidiary
  • Emery Worldwide signs up hydraulic power systems maker Sauer-Sunstrand
  • TRW Integrated Supply Chain Solutions opens Singapore office
  • Australian insurers brace for gas crisis claims
  • NYK Line taps DiVirgilio as vp for marketing and sales
  • Pioneer Railcorp receives federal funds to repair 1998 storm damage
  • Manugistics wins logistics software pact with Australian food giant Goodman Fielder
Transportation
  • Terminal solutions to intermodal challenges
  • Embattled Union Pacific posts best operating performance since August 1997
  • Hong Kong cargo handler sues over airport crisis, slams tests
  • Free-wheeling cargo delivered by tricycle in two German ports
  • Kinnock wants EU to stand together, negotiate air pact
  • Workers stand in way of Philippine Air rescue
  • Georges' aftermath: flooding, power loss
Maritime
  • British port enters Atlantic trade
  • What has six legs, two horns and may be a major threat to the US economy and trade?
  • Shipbrokers told to fish for information or die
  • Bulk ship operators told their future is a gamble

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Tardy export filings decrease
  • Textile buyers want names of transshippers
  • Red tape blocks hazardous road to nowhere
  • Export zones give nations new entry into world trade
  • Georges: The messy aftermath
  • Financially ailing Croatia Line gets $78.8 million reprieve from its government
  • Gabon's free trade zone plans are taking shape
  • American Airline parent selling three units, including its air cargo subsidiary
  • Emery Worldwide signs up hydraulic power systems maker Sauer-Sunstrand
  • TRW Integrated Supply Chain Solutions opens Singapore office
  • Australian insurers brace for gas crisis claims
  • NYK Line taps DiVirgilio as vp for marketing and sales
  • Pioneer Railcorp receives federal funds to repair 1998 storm damage
  • Manugistics wins logistics software pact with Australian food giant Goodman Fielder
Transportation
  • Terminal solutions to intermodal challenges
  • Embattled Union Pacific posts best operating performance since August 1997
  • Hong Kong cargo handler sues over airport crisis, slams tests
  • Free-wheeling cargo delivered by tricycle in two German ports
  • Kinnock wants EU to stand together, negotiate air pact
  • Workers stand in way of Philippine Air rescue
  • Georges' aftermath: flooding, power loss
Maritime
  • British port enters Atlantic trade
  • What has six legs, two horns and may be a major threat to the US economy and trade?
  • Shipbrokers told to fish for information or die
  • Bulk ship operators told their future is a gamble

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Wan Hai Revamps Southeast Asian Services
  • FMC's Transpacific Hearing Schedules Unveiled
  • Salalah Box Terminal Operational Early Nov.
  • Maersk, ECT Ink Pact for New Terminal in Rotterdam

urgente online pressweb site
  • Renfe transporta en verano 5,5 millones de viajeros más que en 1997
  • El Gobierno libera los precios de las gasolinas
  • La UE obliga a instalar el tacógrafo digital
  • Los auxiliares de vuelo organizan paros para diciembre
  • Barajas estrena nuevo espacio aéreo
  • Frans Maas abre rutas entre Portugal y el Reino Unido
  • La UE aprueba la fusión Renault/Iveco
  • Estados Unidos recuerda la prohibición de volar sobre Sudán y Afganistán

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • PPECB accepts that its role has changed
  • New agreement will lead to free market - Kruger
  • Shippers scored as lines were tied in to a fixed price structure
  • Companies will be wise to stick to their core business
  • Ships return to DRC but riot damage delays loading
  • Zambia lays off 2400 in moves to rail privatisation
  • Employers and employees must take joint responsibility in retrenchment process
  • Specialisation is the name of the game
  • Third party warehousing allows companies to concentrate on their core business
  • Road hauliers fear major delays as border post project goes live
  • Quality control is a key to today's approach
  • Linking with another operation provides a viable option - Black
  • Any alliance must be morally correct and capable of generating extra business - Buckley-Jones
  • Four candidates will bone up their skills in Germany
  • Saferoute appoints Canadian agent
  • Express trees!
  • SPCA slaps restrictions on livestock carrier
  • Lykes keen to exploit SA's strategic potential
  • I needed to empower myself economically - Maboi
  • Training is an essential ingredient - Mthethwa
  • Cargo Info Africa Internet Oscars
  • Informative site supports online transactions
  • 'Mauritius Freeport will play decisive role in development of the region'
  • Pass the chopsticks
  • IDC to drop low interest rate finance for export promotion
  • P&ON cares
  • Customers demand electronic solutions
  • Lesotho crisis could colour future investment decisions for SA, says analyst
  • Win prizes worth R10 000!
  • For the record
  • DHL and Affretair invest R15-m to upgrade handling facilities
  • SA station comes up trumps
  • Danzas joins Lufthansa's partnership programme
  • Customs courses now available in five centres
  • Shipping lines are forced to run faster just to stand still
  • EDI will be bedded down in November at JIA
  • Overborder truckers steer clear of Lesotho
  • Charles Fairweather leaves SAA for Laser
  • PE reader pockets this month's R1000 prize

Marine Logweb site
  • BIMCO launches Y2K clause
  • Six yards bid for innovative offshore Field Development Ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • NOL bullish despite first-half downturn
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) confirmed the markets' worst fears yesterday when it plunged to a thumping S$240.7m (US$140m) loss for the first half of this year.
  • Keppel faces major restructuring
    Keppel Corp, the diversified marine based conglomerate, plans to restructure and slash loss-making operations, the company revealed yesterday, writes Edward Ion, Asia Editor, Singapore.
  • Stelmar share offer 'on hold'
    Stelmar Tankers' initial public offering (IPO) has been put on "temporary hold" as a result of the turmoil in world markets.
  • Stolt Comex seeks new earning areas
    Subsea contractor Stolt Comex Seaway has expressed confidence that it will remain immune to the shrinkage of oil firm exploration budgets for at least two years, provided the oil price does not remain low for an extended period, writes Rajesh Joshi, Oslo Correspondent.
  • Philippine officials battle with oil spill
    PHILIPPINE maritime officials are battling an oil spill caused by the sinking of the passenger ferry Princess of the Orient on September 18.
  • Star will proceed with newbuildings
    MALAYSIAN-based Star Cruise will not cut back on its $1.5bn four ship newbuilding programme because of the Asian financial crisis and may even build a 100,000 ton vessel in future. President and chief executive, Colin Au has told Lloyd's List. "We have signed for four ships and we will build them," he said.
  • Japanese insurers face $525m loan loss
    JAPANESE insurers have revealed they have at least $525m in problem loans to Japan Leasing Corp, the institution heading for a massive corporate collapse.
  • P&O Nedlloyd Rotterdam is named
    P&O Nedlloyd has dismissed fears about overcapacity at the naming ceremony of its third mega-containership in Rotterdam yesterday writes Emily Redding, Rotterdam The third of the four new Southampton class 6,690 teu vessels ordered by P&O Nedlloyd (pictured) was christened P&O Nedlloyd Rotterdam by the HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 1998
  • O'Neil issues cruise safety warning
    BILL O'Neil, secretary general of the IMO has issued a warning over the safety of the new generation of 5,000 passenger cruise ships.
  • Filipino ROs intensify campaign
    FILIPINO radio officers (ROs) have formed a new union, and intensified their campaign for a license upgrade, in the light of the forthcoming implementation of GMDSS.
  • NOL slumps into red
    SINGAPORE shipowner NOL suffered a S$63m ($37m) operating loss for the first six months of 1998, and a registered net loss of S$241m.
  • Australian gas crisis worsens
    A THIRD car-maker has announced it is suspending production in Australia in response to an energy crisis which analysts predict could cut almost half-a-point off the nation's gdp.
  • Spliethoff in $320m ship deal
    DUTCH shipping group Spliethoff will invest $320m in ten multi-purpose ships, following a deal with UPM-Kymmene, the Finnish forestry group.
  • Bank seizes Russian reefer
    DSF, the Copenhagen-based shipping bank, has had the 4,000 dwt reefer Orion seized in the Port of Aarhus for non-payment of debt.
  • Kværner shares slide
    UNEASINESS over the future of Kværner continues to mount as the company's shares have fallen sharply and a bond launched last week yielded 40 per cent at issue.
  • Georges boosts Panama Canal's power
    PANAMA Canal Commission (PCC) has had an unexpected boost from Hurricane Georges, with rainfall swelling Gatun Lake, allowing the power plant to restart after a longterm hiatus.
  • Pipavav shipbreaking project to be spun off
    GOVERNMENTAL approval has been given to the proposal of the Gujarat Pipavav Port to spin off shipbreaking from its integrated port project.
  • CCNI stages expansion drive
    THE Chilean Interocean Navigation Company (CCNI) last week received the fifth of six new Conbulker B-577s for mixed bulk and container transport.
  • Indonesia restructures oil business
    ALL seven of Indonesia's oil refineries owned and operated by state oil and gas company Pertamina will become separate business units from next month.
  • Puerto Cabello shifts radioactive boxes
    TWO twenty-foot containers, containing 15 kilos of radioactive material, arrived by road on September 25 at the Venezuelan naval base docks in Puerto Cabello.
  • LOOP closed by hurricane
    THE Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, 20 miles off the coast of Louisiana, remained closed for the third consecutive day yesterday as hurricane Georges swept through the US Gulf Coast.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Election outcome: waterfront waits
    The outcome of Saturday's federal election will be watched on the waterfront with greater interest than perhaps any other sector of industry.
    According to industry sources there is some apprehension about the possibility of a change of government and the effect which such a change could have, particularly on the two stevedores.
    While Patrick has implemented its new enterprise agreement after a bruising confrontation with the Maritime Union of Australia, P&O Ports has yet to enter into serious discussions with the union.
  • Carter says ALP rail policy 'closer to mark'
    While both of the major parties' rail industry policy statements fall short of what is required, the Labor Party's statement is closer to the mark, according to Rail 2000's executive director Mark Carter.
    Commenting on the release of the ALP's policy, Mr Carter said that on the critical issue of the provision of funding for national track upgrades, the ALP's commitment to provide $400 million for the Australian Rail Track Corporation -- including $150 million over three years specifically to improve the Adelaide-Melbourne corridor -- was clearly superior to the coalition's allocation of only $250 million.
  • COSCO's Qingdao calls a Sino-the-times
    IN A move reflecting the increasing liner service trend to a wider range of direct Chinese port calls China Ocean Shipping Co has announced a further strengthening of its principal Australian service with the additional of fixed-day weekly calls at Qingdao from mid-November.
    The line, which is replacing three "old and slow" cellular vessels in its six-ship Sino-service, with three 19-knot ships from next month, will then offer Australian shippers and consignees a direct weekly sailing from/to four Chinese ports, Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
  • Gas crisis: shippers brace for fallout
    WITH industry largely at a standstill across Victoria until gas supplies are restored, the shipping and transport industries are bracing themselves for the inevitable trickle down effect to hit their businesses.
    While it is still early days, the general consensus is that as manufacturing industry product stocks dwindle business will slow down considerably.

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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
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 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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