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February 2, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Canadian bank upbeat about ship financing
    Bank of Nova Scotia seizing opportunities for long-term relationships in Asia-Pacific
  • Asian retail sector lacks integrated logistics: APL
  • US shipbuilding to get US$6.6b boost from Navy
  • Indian port officers plan protest
  • Penang port expects trade to rise
  • India's Essar Shipping to build port
Air and Land Transport
  • Greece seeks foreign help to save Olympic Airways
    Govt hopes management company can turn unprofitable carrier around
  • Order to stop forced return of PAL plane lifted
  • TWA pilots union sees need for airline to get partner
  • Protest over airport noise
  • UK airport operator expects EU to extend duty-free shopping
  • Garuda appoints Lufthansa as consultant
  • Indian Airlines hopes for small profit this year
  • DaimlerChrysler lowers Benz A-class sales target for Brazil
Features
  • Japanese brace for the giants
    Carmakers like Toyota scurry to meet the challenge posed by global mergers, either with new partners or cutbacks

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Canadian bank upbeat about ship financing
    Bank of Nova Scotia seizing opportunities for long-term relationships in Asia-Pacific
  • Asian retail sector lacks integrated logistics: APL
  • US shipbuilding to get US$6.6b boost from Navy
  • Indian port officers plan protest
  • Penang port expects trade to rise
  • India's Essar Shipping to build port
Air and Land Transport
  • Greece seeks foreign help to save Olympic Airways
    Govt hopes management company can turn unprofitable carrier around
  • Order to stop forced return of PAL plane lifted
  • TWA pilots union sees need for airline to get partner
  • Protest over airport noise
  • UK airport operator expects EU to extend duty-free shopping
  • Garuda appoints Lufthansa as consultant
  • Indian Airlines hopes for small profit this year
  • DaimlerChrysler lowers Benz A-class sales target for Brazil
Features
  • Japanese brace for the giants
    Carmakers like Toyota scurry to meet the challenge posed by global mergers, either with new partners or cutbacks

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Canadian bank upbeat about ship financing
    Bank of Nova Scotia seizing opportunities for long-term relationships in Asia-Pacific
  • Asian retail sector lacks integrated logistics: APL
  • US shipbuilding to get US$6.6b boost from Navy
  • Indian port officers plan protest
  • Penang port expects trade to rise
  • India's Essar Shipping to build port
Air and Land Transport
  • Greece seeks foreign help to save Olympic Airways
    Govt hopes management company can turn unprofitable carrier around
  • Order to stop forced return of PAL plane lifted
  • TWA pilots union sees need for airline to get partner
  • Protest over airport noise
  • UK airport operator expects EU to extend duty-free shopping
  • Garuda appoints Lufthansa as consultant
  • Indian Airlines hopes for small profit this year
  • DaimlerChrysler lowers Benz A-class sales target for Brazil
Features
  • Japanese brace for the giants
    Carmakers like Toyota scurry to meet the challenge posed by global mergers, either with new partners or cutbacks

Sched Netweb site
  • Asian Sources, ACS launch supply chain product
  • China and US set to clash over shipping regulations
  • Labour dispute at Israeli ports causes delays
  • Cosco keeps costs down
  • Med shipping launch transpacific trade
  • Santos throughput to increase
  • Target Logistics aims at expansion opportunities
  • 1998 results down for BAX
  • Singapore's secrets of success
  • Emery announce Q4 figures

Cargowebweb site
  • Rumors take-over Sea-Land by Maersk
  • Belgian Railways to buy Rotterdam forwarder
  • Danser Container Line the first operator with EDI
  • Operating profit BTL up by non-recurring items
  • Just little growth fruit juice transshipment Rotterdam

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Clinton budget proposal includes $1 billion in fees
  • Creel says draft rules may change
  • Airline alliances are leaving cargo out in the hold
  • Recession looms as Chavez prepares to lead Venezuela
  • Union Pacific gets socked by federal judge over its 1997 service failures
  • Citing losses due to cheap imports, Geneva Steel files for Chapter 11
  • Safmarine buys logistics company from Rennies
  • Fritz Cos. to settle antiboycott charges for $12,000
  • Celadon Group posts earnings drop
  • Harris Semiconductor gives BAX Global pact to manage exports from Malaysia
  • EU confirms trade deal reached with South Africa
  • Schenker's owner, Stinnes AG, makes bid to buy rest of Sweden's BTL
  • Motor Cargo Industries taps former Viking exec for COO
Transportation
  • 3rd investigation raps Hong Kong in airport fiasco
  • Strong earnings push transport index up 2.6%
  • China trims spending for airports, aircraft
Maritime
  • EU warns Atlantic lines on capacity
  • Zim to open second Pacific route to cover the Northwest
  • Over and out: Morse Code replaced by satellite system
  • Coast Guard considering standards for barge cargo
  • Breakbulk fuels cargo growth at Virginia ports
  • Year-old operator carves out gains at Pennsylvania port

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Clinton budget proposal includes $1 billion in fees
  • Creel says draft rules may change
  • Airline alliances are leaving cargo out in the hold
  • Recession looms as Chavez prepares to lead Venezuela
  • Union Pacific gets socked by federal judge over its 1997 service failures
  • Citing losses due to cheap imports, Geneva Steel files for Chapter 11
  • Safmarine buys logistics company from Rennies
  • Fritz Cos. to settle antiboycott charges for $12,000
  • Celadon Group posts earnings drop
  • Harris Semiconductor gives BAX Global pact to manage exports from Malaysia
  • EU confirms trade deal reached with South Africa
  • Schenker's owner, Stinnes AG, makes bid to buy rest of Sweden's BTL
  • Motor Cargo Industries taps former Viking exec for COO
Transportation
  • 3rd investigation raps Hong Kong in airport fiasco
  • Strong earnings push transport index up 2.6%
  • China trims spending for airports, aircraft
Maritime
  • EU warns Atlantic lines on capacity
  • Zim to open second Pacific route to cover the Northwest
  • Over and out: Morse Code replaced by satellite system
  • Coast Guard considering standards for barge cargo
  • Breakbulk fuels cargo growth at Virginia ports
  • Year-old operator carves out gains at Pennsylvania port

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Clinton budget proposal includes $1 billion in fees
  • Creel says draft rules may change
  • Airline alliances are leaving cargo out in the hold
  • Recession looms as Chavez prepares to lead Venezuela
  • Union Pacific gets socked by federal judge over its 1997 service failures
  • Citing losses due to cheap imports, Geneva Steel files for Chapter 11
  • Safmarine buys logistics company from Rennies
  • Fritz Cos. to settle antiboycott charges for $12,000
  • Celadon Group posts earnings drop
  • Harris Semiconductor gives BAX Global pact to manage exports from Malaysia
  • EU confirms trade deal reached with South Africa
  • Schenker's owner, Stinnes AG, makes bid to buy rest of Sweden's BTL
  • Motor Cargo Industries taps former Viking exec for COO
Transportation
  • 3rd investigation raps Hong Kong in airport fiasco
  • Strong earnings push transport index up 2.6%
  • China trims spending for airports, aircraft
Maritime
  • EU warns Atlantic lines on capacity
  • Zim to open second Pacific route to cover the Northwest
  • Over and out: Morse Code replaced by satellite system
  • Coast Guard considering standards for barge cargo
  • Breakbulk fuels cargo growth at Virginia ports
  • Year-old operator carves out gains at Pennsylvania port

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • HK Panel to Hear from Parties Concerned over THC
  • MOL VP Sees Space Adjustment As Key Issue
  • Nantai Line to Launch China, HK, Taiwan Service

urgente online pressweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 1999
  • La UE considera que el ferrocarril europeo transporta pocas mercancías
  • La UE reparte licencias para circular por Suiza
  • Tabarca sufre los desaires de la liberalización de cabotaje
  • Hirosaki Shipping conecta Tarragona con el Mediterráneo
  • Festival de Cruceros invierte 71.700 millones en ampliar flota
  • EE.UU. presionará para que las aerolíneas extranjeras paren en Alaska
  • Cargolux llevará mercanc'as a Shanghai
  • Las 13 mayores aerolíneas de EE.UU. obtienen beneficios

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 1999
  • Former Statoil trader given severest corruption sentence to date
  • Pernis refinery cut-back may affect Rotterdam bunker market
  • Singapore slips USD 6.50 in January

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Deferred VAT payment system addresses cash flow concerns
  • It's back to normal after Beit Bridge strike
  • Michael Katz takes over Marimed helm
  • Renfreight Circle to announce new company structure
  • K&N moves closer to Pretoria clients
  • SARS will release trade stats on the Internet
  • CMS brings on a new vessel
  • New man will oversee SA - Zim trade relations
  • Wayne heads up City Deep depot
  • Zim VAT refund complaints fall on deaf ears
  • Export reference book lives up to expectation
  • Goods in transit insurance seminar
  • Durban will host Festival of the Sea
  • Fast Forward launches Internet Proof of Delivery system
  • New agreement with Netherlands deals with double taxation issue
  • Interlinked global network takes logistics to the limit at Hellmann
  • City Bird wants to fly to SA
  • SAA staffers still suspended as Morgan Air enquiry continues
  • US truckers win cargo from airfreight
  • Top-level talks will address Trans-Kalahari highway concerns
  • Workshop spotlights electronic commerce issues
  • Flywell finds a lucrative market in the DRC
  • Zimbabwe wants cross border tariffs gone by next year
  • 'I expected to stir up a hornet's nest'
  • 'No preference is given to preclearances at border posts'
  • New Transport super union is born
  • SARS wants your input on electronic tax collection
  • BA wants another CT flight
  • Compu-Clearing takes over Clearway
  • Maersk Line appoints new CT manager
  • Portnet takes empowerment route for new tugs
  • 4000 TEU MSC Diego arrives

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 1999
  • Paris MOU announces inspection campaigns for large bulk carriers
    Large bulk carriers of more than 30,000 GT and over 15 years old will be inspected for structural safety by port state authorities.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Shipowners face US fees threat
    SHIPOWNERS and operators face new user-fees and other charges totalling millions of dollars under the Clinton Administration's proposed Financial Year 2000 federal budget sent yesterday to the US Congress.
  • Subsidy victory for Norway yards
    Norwegian shipbuilders appeared to have won a major victory yesterday, when the three-party minority government said it would raise subsidies on newbuildings costing more than Euro10m ($8.7m) from 7% to the European maximum level of 9%, and those on smaller craft and refurbishments from 3.5% to 4.5%.
  • Spectacular profits growth at Royal Caribbean Cruises
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruises yesterday unveiled a "spectacular" profit increase for 1998.
  • Inchcape in talks on shipping sale
    INCHCAPE is well on the way to completing its disposal programme following the sale yesterday of its Chilean and Peruvian bottling interests, but has yet to sell its shipping subsidiary, writes Janet Porter.
  • IMO in new bid to beat fatigue at sea
    TIRELESS investigators are to embark on yet another attempt at beating an age-old problem: how to prevent fatigue at sea.
  • Pallion yard set to resurrect itself after dormant decade
    Alan Donnelly, Tyne and Wear MEP, said he hopes that the owners of the Pallion shipyard in Sunderland will revive the famous Austin and Pickersgill name as it moves back into business after a ending of a 10-year moratorium.
  • Lloyd's Register's reign challenged
    Lloyd's Register is to receive a blow to its prestige as unchallanged top classification society in the lucrative cruise business.
  • Montserrat jetty becomes point of entry
    MONTSERRAT, the Caribbean island that thousands of people fled in fear of the erupting volcano, Lang Soufriere, has turned what was an emergency evacuation jetty into its main point of entry.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 1999
  • US yards to receive defence order boost
    THE big three US naval shipyards will receive a large boost in orders from the department of defense as part of a $6.6bn shipbuilding spending plan to be announced by the Pentagon.
  • Cyprus managers may move tonnage to Germany
    CYPRUS-based managers with German connections may follow Christian F Ahrenkiel's lead and transfer ships to German management if the German tonnage tax rules prove advantageous.
  • AP Møller in Sea-Land talks rumour
    SHARES in AP Møller group rose last Friday on rumours that the company was in talks to acquire US liner operator Sea-Land.
  • Canadian grain strike ends
    STRIKING grain weighers in Canada returned to work less than 24 hours after the Canadian Wheat Board called on Ottawa to legislate an end to the strike.
  • Pressure mounts on livestock shipments
    PUBLIC pressure is mounting on the Australian government to restrict livestock shipments following last week's cattle losses on an Indonesian-bound livestock carrier.
  • Norway's yards promised aid package
    LARS Sponheim, Norway's minister of economic affairs, is soon to present to parliament an aid package for the country's shipbuilding industry.
  • Worker opposition delays yard take-over
    THE planned takeover of Dutch repair yard Wilton-Fijenoord by Yssel-Vliet Combination has been delayed because the workers' councils of both companies are against the merger.
  • Japan to end directorship ban
    JAPAN'S Ministry of Transport has decided to end a legal ban on foreigners serving as directors of shipping companies.
  • Taiwan to ease rules on passengerships
    TAIWAN transport officials may soon soften their stance regarding contact with the Chinese mainland and allow foreign passengerships to link the two countries.
  • IMB renews plea to China
    THE International Maritime Bureau has renewed its plea to China for increased action against piracy in its waters.
  • India to loosen ports legislation
    INDIA'S Ministry of Surface Transport has proposed amendments to the Merchant Shipping Act to enable the country's major ports to forge joint ventures with a minor or foreign port.
  • Future of Thai 'anti-smuggling' police in doubt
    THAILAND'S National Energy Police Office might have made its last vessel seizure following news of a possible end to funding for the anti-smuggling government department.
  • Reefer car shortage hurts Chinese
    HUGE annual losses are being incurred by China because of a desperate shortage of refrigerated rail cars to handle the country's fresh or perishable commodities.
  • China to increase export credits
    CHINA'S Export and Import Bank has announced it will increase export sellers' credits by 14bn yuan ($1.69bn) in 1999.
  • Storms disrupt Italian ferry links
    UNSEASONALLY bad weather that hit Italy over the week-end severely affected shipping links.
  • Laguna takes on Manila ferry service
    LAGUNA Lake Star Ferry Corp, the sister company of the bankrupt Starcraft Ferry, has been granted a permit to operate a ferry service on Manila's Pasig River.
  • Zim adds second trans-Pacific service
    ZIM Israel Navigation will inaugurate an additional fixed-day weekly service between the Far East and the Pacific coast of the US and Canada in May.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Unions flag Newcastle tug strife
    As many as seven tug crews totalling 28 people are likely to lose their jobs as a result of the Adsteam takeover of Hunter Towage Services Pty Ltd.
    The takeover, which will rationalise towage services in the port of Newcastle, is awaiting the approval of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
    Maritime unions are due to discuss the implications of the takeover with Hunter Towage Services Pty Ltd this week, although one of the unions has already indicated that a potential for conflict exists.
    The number of retrenchments, the size of the redundancy package and future rosters which will apply to towage crews in the port of Newcastle will be on the agenda at this week's talks.
  • FreightCorp now four state operator
    NSW-based rail freight operator FreightCorp officially began operating in four Australian states yesterday after it took over the South Australian coal haulage operation that links the Leigh Creek coal mine with the Port Augusta power stations.
    FreightCorp said the two-year haulage contract, which involves the haulage of up to three million tonnes of coal annually along the 250km rail line between Leigh Creek and Port Augusta, would get under way on Friday after modification to coal loading facilities.
    From Friday, FreightCorp is expected to run one round trip daily from the Leigh Creek Mine to Port Augusta with a train comprising three locomotives and up to 168 wagons. The remaining rolling stock required for the task was being railed across from NSW to South Australia today.
  • Keppel Cairncross meeting 'procedural'
    In what was described as a procedural matter, the creditors of Brisbane's financially troubled ship repairer, Keppel Cairncross Shipyard Limited, were to decide yesterday whether to replace the voluntary administrators appointed on 22 January by the company's directors.
    The creditors were also to decide whether to form a "committee of creditors' tasked to liaise with the administrators on the future of the company.
    Following yesterday's meeting -- still in progress at DCN press time -- the administrators and the Keppel Cairncross's creditors will meet again in two to three weeks to decide critical issues concerning the company's future.
  • Darwin dropped in SIA revamp
    Australia's second largest international air carrier, Singapore Airlines, has blamed disappointing operating results on the Darwin-Singapore route for its decision to scrap operations to Darwin by the end of March.
    The airline's move to stop the weekly A310 service to Darwin, which is a shared service with Cairns, is part of a shake-up of its capacity and aircraft servicing Australian ports. Most services will remain unchanged when SIA's northern summer schedule comes into effect at the end of March, although capacity to Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne will be increased through a combination of additional services and larger aircraft.
    SIA said the decision to terminate the loss-making Darwin service after 11 years had been taken with regret, but said the service had not operated up to expectations. The airline has been forced to review its loss-making routes in light of the Asian economic crisis.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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