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March 2, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Economic rebound in sight: shipping execs
    Two PSA advisory members optimistic about prospects for shipping industry
  • China to improve marine safety, curb pollution
  • Royal Caribbean accused of false entries in records of oil disposal
  • Stena's charges plunge it into the red
  • Cargo ship rolls in rough seas, killing 2
Air and Land Transport
  • ANA to cut aircraft spending by 100b yen
    Japanese airline will have 141 aircraft by end of March 2000
  • Boeing, Airbus reject Thai Airways bid to cancel order
  • Lufthansa lifts ban on CD players, CD-ROMs
  • Carrier's passenger traffic up
  • Ailing Air Afrique to be privatised
  • Families of victims of China jet crash to get compensation
Features
  • Business savvy flows north
    Fifty years ago, HK benefited from the flight of shipping people from Shanghai; now it is returning the favour

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Economic rebound in sight: shipping execs
    Two PSA advisory members optimistic about prospects for shipping industry
  • China to improve marine safety, curb pollution
  • Royal Caribbean accused of false entries in records of oil disposal
  • Stena's charges plunge it into the red
  • Cargo ship rolls in rough seas, killing 2
Air and Land Transport
  • ANA to cut aircraft spending by 100b yen
    Japanese airline will have 141 aircraft by end of March 2000
  • Boeing, Airbus reject Thai Airways bid to cancel order
  • Lufthansa lifts ban on CD players, CD-ROMs
  • Carrier's passenger traffic up
  • Ailing Air Afrique to be privatised
  • Families of victims of China jet crash to get compensation
Features
  • Business savvy flows north
    Fifty years ago, HK benefited from the flight of shipping people from Shanghai; now it is returning the favour

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Economic rebound in sight: shipping execs
    Two PSA advisory members optimistic about prospects for shipping industry
  • China to improve marine safety, curb pollution
  • Royal Caribbean accused of false entries in records of oil disposal
  • Stena's charges plunge it into the red
  • Cargo ship rolls in rough seas, killing 2
Air and Land Transport
  • ANA to cut aircraft spending by 100b yen
    Japanese airline will have 141 aircraft by end of March 2000
  • Boeing, Airbus reject Thai Airways bid to cancel order
  • Lufthansa lifts ban on CD players, CD-ROMs
  • Carrier's passenger traffic up
  • Ailing Air Afrique to be privatised
  • Families of victims of China jet crash to get compensation
Features
  • Business savvy flows north
    Fifty years ago, HK benefited from the flight of shipping people from Shanghai; now it is returning the favour

Sched Netweb site
  • Zim Israel to call directly at port of Xingang
  • New focus for Xinjiang
  • MEDFEC to restore rates
  • Yang Ming may be in box seat
  • Columbus calls on Sea-Land
  • PSA eye Aden opening
  • Haldia to go corporate
  • Ship-share deal off
  • ECT talks off
  • Deutsche Post flagged in
  • Target Logistics aims at expansion opportunities
  • Davies Turner attributes success to Turkey
  • TWA hits turbulence
  • New European services for Continental Airlines
  • End of an era for combis

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 1, 1999
  • Sony Europe concentrates logistics
  • KLM orders additional aircraft
  • TNT Post acquires Tecnologistica
  • Part of El Al Boeing freight 'still uncertain'
  • 400 million dollar for Russian road maintenance
  • New American destinations Virgin

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US, Brazil both bend at maritime meeting
  • Potential public uproar seen over China pallets
  • Logistics services aren't fast enough for German firms
  • Air cargo prices are in-sane on eastbound Atlantic runs
  • 'K' Line America's chairman, Oscar J. Abello to retire early
  • Southern States Power buys Mexican oil plant to meet tougher US fuel rules
  • Lucas Aerospace signs contract to sell $20 million in 747 conversion kits
  • L.A. and Long Beach ports choose trucking group for its Internet dispatch service
  • ICAO toughens aircraft emission standards by 16 percent
  • Overnite expands its full-service option into five more states
  • Seven killed as freighter capsizes off Azores
Transportation
  • Rail, truck leaders to meet
  • Gains among air express, forwarders lift index
  • Senate panel to review STB status today
Maritime
  • Rotterdam outstrips Hamburg
  • CMB results buoyed by stevedoring unit
  • ILWU official: Both sides have to understand contract
  • A vessel name, a sign of the (mari)times
  • Pakistani shippers protest rate increase

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US, Brazil both bend at maritime meeting
  • Potential public uproar seen over China pallets
  • Logistics services aren't fast enough for German firms
  • Air cargo prices are in-sane on eastbound Atlantic runs
  • 'K' Line America's chairman, Oscar J. Abello to retire early
  • Southern States Power buys Mexican oil plant to meet tougher US fuel rules
  • Lucas Aerospace signs contract to sell $20 million in 747 conversion kits
  • L.A. and Long Beach ports choose trucking group for its Internet dispatch service
  • ICAO toughens aircraft emission standards by 16 percent
  • Overnite expands its full-service option into five more states
  • Seven killed as freighter capsizes off Azores
Transportation
  • Rail, truck leaders to meet
  • Gains among air express, forwarders lift index
  • Senate panel to review STB status today
Maritime
  • Rotterdam outstrips Hamburg
  • CMB results buoyed by stevedoring unit
  • ILWU official: Both sides have to understand contract
  • A vessel name, a sign of the (mari)times
  • Pakistani shippers protest rate increase

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US, Brazil both bend at maritime meeting
  • Potential public uproar seen over China pallets
  • Logistics services aren't fast enough for German firms
  • Air cargo prices are in-sane on eastbound Atlantic runs
  • 'K' Line America's chairman, Oscar J. Abello to retire early
  • Southern States Power buys Mexican oil plant to meet tougher US fuel rules
  • Lucas Aerospace signs contract to sell $20 million in 747 conversion kits
  • L.A. and Long Beach ports choose trucking group for its Internet dispatch service
  • ICAO toughens aircraft emission standards by 16 percent
  • Overnite expands its full-service option into five more states
  • Seven killed as freighter capsizes off Azores
Transportation
  • Rail, truck leaders to meet
  • Gains among air express, forwarders lift index
  • Senate panel to review STB status today
Maritime
  • Rotterdam outstrips Hamburg
  • CMB results buoyed by stevedoring unit
  • ILWU official: Both sides have to understand contract
  • A vessel name, a sign of the (mari)times
  • Pakistani shippers protest rate increase

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Triangular Route Linking Korea, Japan and Russia Mulled
  • Shanghai Ferry Improving Lead-time by Faster Delivery
  • JAL, SIA To Expand Code-Sharing Operation to Three
  • China Shipping Set to Link Far East Ports with Australia

urgente online pressweb site
MARCH 1, 1999
  • Comisión y Parlamento negocian el peso del transporte combinado
  • El Grupo Cat factura 22.600 millones en 1998
  • Renfe se gastará 390.000 millones en trenes
  • Las Palmas proyecta un tren ligero para el corredor Hoya de la Plata
  • Schenker-BTL distribuirá los productos de IBM en Europa

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 1, 1999
  • Union Budget 1999-2000
  • Extracts from Finance Minister's Budget Speech
  • Some key features of the Budget - 1999-2000
  • Centre plans to extend quality norms for more farm products
  • Karwar to handle containers soon
  • 5.8 pc GDP growth, says Survey
  • EU shifts emphasis to import of only eco-friendly products
  • Port workers set to oppose privatisation
  • CII suggests northern India-Pak economic zone
  • TN plans to promote captive ports
  • India can still avail of USDA export credit
  • Hundreds drawn to glittering gold fair
  • Economic Survey emphasises need to reduce transaction costs for exporters
  • Heartening trend in exports to United Kingdom
  • Workshop on forex held
  • Seafood exporters seek brand name
  • Seminar on 'Export opportunities in Bangladesh' proves big draw
  • Bank rate cut not now: RBI

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 1, 1999
  • Singapore fuel oil rises on bullish sentiment
  • US attacks in northern Iraq cuts off oil export
  • Marine safety and prevention of pollution given new emphasis in China

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • New column will focus on legal issues
  • Transit traffic hits VAT flak
  • Expeditors gets a new-look top order
  • Y2K industry forum swings into action
  • Jewellers set up export council to expand market support
  • Original bill of lading is an iron rule of maritime law
  • Danny Reddy heads up RB combi terminal
  • Plenty of land is available for development at RB
  • RB's new cold storage facility moves a step closer
  • Shock stats reveal 12,3% more business liquidations
  • Walvis Bay company uses SA training course
  • 'Grey' trucks threaten SA jobs and lives
  • Over-stressed executives increasingly resort to drugs and alcohol
  • New development company will take Coega project into the next stage
  • Cargolux switches agents
  • Group Air adds logistics consultancy function
  • Affretair plans Amsterdam service
  • Zim plans oil pipeline to avoid fuel imports from SA
  • Container conversions, inspections, inland haulage, storage, warehousing and handling
  • Container inspections help reduce risk exposure
  • Recession is a good opportunity to show that service counts
  • East Africa rail service offers 16-day Jo'burg - Kampala transit
  • SACD has positioned itself for perishable market growth
  • Freight City tunes into clients' total service package demands
  • New ideas for modified containers are becoming more sophisticated
  • Container repairs are big business
  • Shipping lines are still helpless over dirty box syndrome
  • Communication replaces confrontation in Portnet/shipping lines' lingo
  • RB's R600m upgrades take shape
  • Beitbridge - Bulawayo rail link gets ready for July launch
  • Leading financial institutions back the project
  • Durban Chamber moves to new home
  • Transport Expo set for September
  • Beata is Cargo Info's tenth R1000 prizewinner
  • Smarting Durban shippers are concerned over capacity shortfall

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • France clinches cruiseships deal
    Festival Cruises has made a $500m investment in European cruising by signing a shipbuilding contract for two additional 48,000 gt cruiseships with Chantiers de l'Atlantique.
  • Bombs disrupt Iraq oil
    A damage report has cast doubt on how quickly Iraq will resume oil shipments to the Mediterranean after US planes bombed an oil pumping station, pictured above, 240 miles north of Baghdad. Dutch firm Saybolt said there was no damage to the pipeline itself. "It could take a day or it could take weeks. It's up to the Iraqis when they decide to resume pumping," said Saybolt. The pipeline supplies around 950,000 bpd of Kirkuk crude to Ceyhan in Turkey.
  • Ocean Group unveils '170m war chest for acquisitions
    OCEAN Group, the UK freight forwarder to tug operator, has earmarked '170m ($272m) for sea and airfreight acquisitions to develop its growing logistics business.
  • Costa Crociere set to close catering unit
    Costa Crociere is to close the third-party catering business it acquired in the early 1990s when it bought Zerbone Catering.
  • Armed guards accused of African port cargo thefts
    ARMED guards provided in some African ports steal cargo themselves, according to the latest monthly threat to shipping report from Bahrain-based, anti-piracy watchdog, the Maritime Liaison Office.
  • Birka Princess
    Finnish ferry Birka Princess has left Lloyd Werft at Bremerhaven after a Dm40m extensive refit and rebuilding which lasted five weeks. The work included the construction of a new forefront and 75 new cabins, of which 31 were built on top of the wheelhouse.
  • Cyprus shipping firms call for computer project action
    SHIPPING companies based in Cyprus have asked for the personal intervention of the country's president to spur the implementation of a longstanding project to computerise the island's maritime department.
  • New giant containership set to join Maersk fleet
    MAERSK Line will take delivery of its seventh S-class containership, with a capacity of at least 6,600 teu, within a couple of weeks, writes Janet Porter.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 1, 1999
  • Ecstacy officer tests positive
  • Stena axes 660 jobs
  • P&O Nedlloyd makes $55m container investment
  • KOTC denies it has shelved newbuildings
  • MUA halts BHP ships
  • Kuwait free zone opens this month
  • SOL plunges after write-down
  • Keppel FELS and Smit form joint venture
  • India abolishes tax on breakers
  • Senators worried by yard takeover
  • Singapore reaches cruise landmark
  • Dutch repair yard takeover moves ahead
  • Fpsos win tax exemption in Singapore
  • Chinese timber imports to rise
  • 'Malta not conforming to EU standards'
  • Intertanko opens up in Singapore
  • Marina appoints shipowners' president
  • Indian ports face strike action
  • Precious reports worst operational loss

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Evergreen teste divers ports européens, dont Anvers, avec sa classe "U" (5.364 TEU)
    Ce mardi, en début d'après midi, un PC géant de 5.364 TEU, le "Ever Union" se présentera au terminal de l'Europe qu'exploite la Hessenatie sur les bords de l'Escaut, escale assez particulière car elle se situe dans une campagne de tests que l'armement Evergreen mène actuellement et qui intéresse divers ports européens.
  • La douane anversoise marque des points dans l'enregistrement électronique de documents
    Il arrive fréquemment qu'au sein de la communauté maritime et portuaire anversoise, des critiques soient émises à l'endroit de la douane, critiques qui ne s'adressent pas à la fonction proprement dite ni a son personnel, mais plus particulièrement à l'organisation, qui souffre d'un manque crucial d'effectifs. Il n'en reste pas moins vrai qu'en dehors de certains aspects négatifs, il faut prendre en considération ce qui est positif. Et il s'avère que la douane réalise effectivement des performances qui méritent d'être mises en évidence. Nous citerons la transmission électronique des données relatives à la déclaration des navires et à l'apurement de la liste des marchandises à l'entrée. Depuis le premier janvier dernier, ces opérations s'effectuent entièrement par voie électronique dans le port d'Anvers. On peut dire que dans ce domaine également, la douane a une longueur d'avance par rapport à ce qui se passe dans d'autres ports étrangers voisins. Nous avons rencontré J. Moortgat de l'Administration des Douanes et Accises et R. De Meyer de la Fédération Maritime d'Anvers, afin d'aborder cetter évolution.
  • Belgique: un comité d'action fluvial plaide pour une hausse des tarifs
    "Nous voulons un retour aux tarifs en vigueur avant la libéralisation de la navigation intérieure". Voilà en bref la revendication du comité d'action Beter Binnenvaart Team (BBT).
  • La SNCB approuve le système modulaire de calcul du côut de l'usage de l'infrastructure
    La semaine dernière, le conseil d'administration de la SNCB a approuvé la formule avec la valeur de tous les coefficients, qui devrait permettre de calculer le côut de l'utilisation de l'infrastructure ferroviaire. Sur base des simulations du transport ferroviaire en 1997, le côut moyen, calculé sur le réseau entier, s'élevait à quelque 54 à 58 BEF par train-kilomètre. Le grand nombre de points et de virgules fait preuve de coûts variables qui se situent entre les deux extrêmes. En d'autres termes: il y aura une variation de prix. Or, il n'y a aucun doute sur ce que la SNCB devra elle-même payer: 6,6 mia. de BEF (163 mio. d'EUR).

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Crane holds up Newcastle ship
    A dispute over the operation of a mobile crane prevented the loading of the reefer Maunakea at Newcastle yesterday.
    The vessel was due to load a consignment of mutton at the Eastern Basin Distribution Centre, the core of a demarcation dispute involving members of the Maritime Union of Australia and the Transport Workers Union employed by Patrick and Toll Logistics, respectively.
  • Owners' over-servicing worries remain
    Shipowners are concerned about possible over-servicing of towage services in the port of Melbourne, according to the chief executive officer of Liner Shipping Services Ltd, Llew Russell.
    Mr Russell was commenting yesterday on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's decision to allow a 10 per cent increase in the towage charges in the port, rather than the 17.5 per cent sought by Howard Smith Towage.
  • Declining ship business hits ADI
    ADI Ltd's $22.5 million reduction in revenue during the first half of 1998 has been attributed mainly to a reduction in its heavy engineering and ship repair businesses, and "the maturing" Huon Class minehunter construction project.
    The company announced late on Friday that it had recorded an $11.4 million profit before tax and abnormals over the six months to 31 December 1998, compared to $12.1 million announced last year.
  • Enforcement set for greater consistency
    Roadside decisions by enforcement staff about truck defects are set to become more nationally consistent following approval of new national guidelines by Australia's Transport Ministers.
    The National Road Transport Commission said the guidelines, to be introduced nationally by the end of 1999, would enable enforcement officers to assess the safety risk of each defect, taking into account the type of defect, how the truck is being used and the road conditions ahead.
  • September air freight figures show a small decrease
    The amount of air freight carried into and out of Australia in September 1998 decreased 3.1 per cent when compared with the same month in 1997, latest aviation figures from the federal Department of Transport showed.
    According to the figures, released last week, a total of 54,127.1 tonnes of freight passed through Australia's international airports in September 1998, compared to 55,850.4 tonnes in September 1997.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • FedEx will abandon its Express Saver name for heavy-freight hauls and replace it with three tiers of service under the FedEx name as it makes a push beginning March 15 to haul big, big stuff weighing more than 150 pounds. They don't want it all, though. In FedEx fashion, very specific parameters govern what they will take and how they will take it. But if all goes as planned, pallets will be as commonplace as parcels for FedEx.
  • Alleging unlawful double taxation, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is suing Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and New York to recover $720 million in fuel taxes collected from truckers who also pay a fee to drive over self-supporting toll roads. The suits also are a warning to states considering tolling existing Interstate highways under a provision of last year's Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. "We are asking the courts to find that the Constitution's commerce clause does not permit states to impose taxes or fees that exceed that which is reasonable and appropriate for the services provided," OOIDA General Counsel Paul D. Cullen Sr. said.
  • What do you do when your business expects to more than double in size within four years? You ask for help. That's just what Wayne Gibson and Bret Rudeseal of The Home Depot did at the Traffic World Strategic Technology Conference. The home-improvement retailer is looking to its carriers to help it fully integrate its inbound supply chain, said Gibson, vice president of import-logistics. That will require close linkage of information systems between the shipper and its carriers, and a much stronger shipper-carrier partnership than exists today, even with Home Depot's core carriers.
  • United Parcel Service seems to have fully recovered from its first nationwide work stoppage, a 15-day Teamsters strike in August 1997. UPS posted record annual net profits last year of $1.7 billion on $24.88 billion in revenue, compared with $909 million earnings on similar revenue in 1997. Plus, UPS made a profit internationally last year for the first time ever. Analysts marveled over UPS's operational excellence while UPS officials claimed the best might yet be coming.
  • BDP International of Philadelphia hopes within six months to quadruple heavy equipment shipments of its newly formed domestic air-freight division. It is geared to handle shipments weighing more than 50 kilos and offers a number of different service options, including next flight out, emergency shipments, overnight service, two-day service and three-to-five day service.
  • At the request of the Surface Transportation Board, Canadian National Railway submitted redacted versions of its marketing agreements with Illinois Central and Kansas City Southern. But industry observers say the documents do not answer what opponents say is a central question in CN's merger with IC: are some of the benefits of the merger actually attributable to these marketing alliances, and if so should they be considered separately from the merger itself? CN believes the question has already been answered. The STB believes the filings will help make for a smoother oral argument when the board reviews the merger in March.
  • The United States should put its own house in order before complaining about the lack of security at foreign ports, said a U.S. Customs official. A pilot project at the port of Jacksonville, Fla., could begin the process. The aim of the project is to establish a security blueprint for the ports industry.
  • Domino's Pizza has spent the past three years getting its domestic logistics under control. Now it's turning its attention internationally. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based pizza maker has selected Schenker International as its international logistics provider, responsible for the shipments of materials that include both food and nonfood supplies such as kitchen equipment, store interiors and signage. Schenker also will be responsible for the logistics and exporting of materials for the construction of 500 new Domino's Pizza stores worldwide.
  • A cargo plane crash that killed more than 40 people seven years ago still is sending shockwaves throughout the Netherlands where a parliamentary commission is investigating whether the Dutch government and El Al Israel Airlines sought to cover up the release of hazardous materials following the crash. A final report is expected by the end of March.

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HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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