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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
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
PORTS
The unions confirm the three-day strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
The protest action is scheduled for January 31, February 3 and 4.
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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