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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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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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