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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.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
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.
TRADE
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
MARITIME SERVICES
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
TRADE
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.
PORTS
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
SHIPPING
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
SHIPYARDS
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
LOGISTICS
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
MARITIME SERVICES
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
SAFETY & SECURITY
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
SHIPYARDS
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
PORTS
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
PORTS
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
COMPANIES
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
PORTS
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
PORTS
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%)
INDUSTRY
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%)
PORTS
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
SHIPPING
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
CRUISES
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ACCIDENTS
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
PORTS
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
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
PORTS
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
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
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
SHIPPING
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
LOGISTICS
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
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
PORTS
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
SHIPPING
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
SHIPYARDS
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
ASSOCIATIONS
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
NEWS
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
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
CRUISES
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
SHIPPING
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
CUSTOMS
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
MEETINGS
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
SHIPPING
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
INSTITUTIONS
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
RIVER TRANSPORT
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.
PORTS
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
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
CRUISES
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
SHIPPING
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
ASSOCIATIONS
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
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%
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
MEETINGS
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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
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
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
COMPANIES
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
PORTS
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
PORTS
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
SHIPYARDS
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
SHIPPING
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
TRUCKING
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
PORTS
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.
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
COMPANIES
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
PORTS
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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