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February 3, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Same pirates involved in two separate incidents
    Piracy acts not random but are carried out by highly organised networks
  • Satellite distress alerting system in force globally
  • G-O-O-D-B-Y-E to the Morse Code
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing still committed to Asia despite crisis
    US aircraft maker will continue to support and build on customer and industry relations
  • US jet maker opposes PAL survival plan
  • Holiday jet company may sue brawling passengers
  • Cathay open to talks with union but will not change pay options
Features
  • Technology takes over
    GMDSS uses terrestrial and satellite technology and shipboard radio-systems to send distress calls
Columns
  • When an untidy ship can become a potential death trap

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Same pirates involved in two separate incidents
    Piracy acts not random but are carried out by highly organised networks
  • Satellite distress alerting system in force globally
  • G-O-O-D-B-Y-E to the Morse Code
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing still committed to Asia despite crisis
    US aircraft maker will continue to support and build on customer and industry relations
  • US jet maker opposes PAL survival plan
  • Holiday jet company may sue brawling passengers
  • Cathay open to talks with union but will not change pay options
Features
  • Technology takes over
    GMDSS uses terrestrial and satellite technology and shipboard radio-systems to send distress calls
Columns
  • When an untidy ship can become a potential death trap

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Same pirates involved in two separate incidents
    Piracy acts not random but are carried out by highly organised networks
  • Satellite distress alerting system in force globally
  • G-O-O-D-B-Y-E to the Morse Code
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing still committed to Asia despite crisis
    US aircraft maker will continue to support and build on customer and industry relations
  • US jet maker opposes PAL survival plan
  • Holiday jet company may sue brawling passengers
  • Cathay open to talks with union but will not change pay options
Features
  • Technology takes over
    GMDSS uses terrestrial and satellite technology and shipboard radio-systems to send distress calls
Columns
  • When an untidy ship can become a potential death trap

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Same pirates involved in two separate incidents
    Piracy acts not random but are carried out by highly organised networks
  • Satellite distress alerting system in force globally
  • G-O-O-D-B-Y-E to the Morse Code
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing still committed to Asia despite crisis
    US aircraft maker will continue to support and build on customer and industry relations
  • US jet maker opposes PAL survival plan
  • Holiday jet company may sue brawling passengers
  • Cathay open to talks with union but will not change pay options
Features
  • Technology takes over
    GMDSS uses terrestrial and satellite technology and shipboard radio-systems to send distress calls
Columns
  • When an untidy ship can become a potential death trap

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL expects strong May-October exports
  • TACA replacement delays EU rule implementation
  • WTSA to have rate restoration meeting
  • New Japanese crane cuts costs
  • Wan Hai/Hyundai to replace transshipment option
  • Singapore rebates to woo Malaysian traders
  • P&ON awarded ISO 9002 certification
  • UPS, Sinotrans announce MOU
  • United to adjust services
  • ATLAS announce Q4 results
  • French share of carrier to drop

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
  • Red light Brussels for take-over Martinair by KLM
  • Net loss KLM, in line with forecast
  • Schenker acquired majority in BTL
  • TNT Post Group acquire Portuguese express company
  • TNT launched a new Portuguese freight service

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • House okays $50 million for ACE
  • Administration plans to push for dredging
  • Truckers in driver's seat in railroads' battle with shippers
  • Computer 'crash' could take Houston, Galveston back to future
  • How election reform could alter Mexico's approach to trade
  • House members seek steel quotas
  • Portugal rail strike hurting carmakers and food processors
  • AP reports that Gephardt won't run for president
  • Harmon Industries and Burlington Northern Santa Fe sign three-year pact
  • US takes beef trade dispute with South Korea to WTO
  • Safmarine buys logistics company from Rennies
Transportation
  • UP loses fight to dismiss Entergy suit
  • Customs finds high SED compliance at Mexican border
  • Logistics firms told Web is tomorrow's safety net
  • Rail union to appeal Conrail arbitration ruling
  • KLM posts loss, and EU reviews plan for Martinair
Maritime
  • No bloodbath, just posturing
  • Maersk admits interest in buying Safmarine
  • A&B reports loss for quarter, cites Matson's performance
  • Columbia Coastal expands feeder fleet
  • Settlement reached on Arthur Kill spill
  • Modern piracy, old-fashioned terror for mariners

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • House okays $50 million for ACE
  • Administration plans to push for dredging
  • Truckers in driver's seat in railroads' battle with shippers
  • Computer 'crash' could take Houston, Galveston back to future
  • How election reform could alter Mexico's approach to trade
  • House members seek steel quotas
  • Portugal rail strike hurting carmakers and food processors
  • AP reports that Gephardt won't run for president
  • Harmon Industries and Burlington Northern Santa Fe sign three-year pact
  • US takes beef trade dispute with South Korea to WTO
  • Safmarine buys logistics company from Rennies
Transportation
  • UP loses fight to dismiss Entergy suit
  • Customs finds high SED compliance at Mexican border
  • Logistics firms told Web is tomorrow's safety net
  • Rail union to appeal Conrail arbitration ruling
  • KLM posts loss, and EU reviews plan for Martinair
Maritime
  • No bloodbath, just posturing
  • Maersk admits interest in buying Safmarine
  • A&B reports loss for quarter, cites Matson's performance
  • Columbia Coastal expands feeder fleet
  • Settlement reached on Arthur Kill spill
  • Modern piracy, old-fashioned terror for mariners

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • House okays $50 million for ACE
  • Administration plans to push for dredging
  • Truckers in driver's seat in railroads' battle with shippers
  • Computer 'crash' could take Houston, Galveston back to future
  • How election reform could alter Mexico's approach to trade
  • House members seek steel quotas
  • Portugal rail strike hurting carmakers and food processors
  • AP reports that Gephardt won't run for president
  • Harmon Industries and Burlington Northern Santa Fe sign three-year pact
  • US takes beef trade dispute with South Korea to WTO
  • Safmarine buys logistics company from Rennies
Transportation
  • UP loses fight to dismiss Entergy suit
  • Customs finds high SED compliance at Mexican border
  • Logistics firms told Web is tomorrow's safety net
  • Rail union to appeal Conrail arbitration ruling
  • KLM posts loss, and EU reviews plan for Martinair
Maritime
  • No bloodbath, just posturing
  • Maersk admits interest in buying Safmarine
  • A&B reports loss for quarter, cites Matson's performance
  • Columbia Coastal expands feeder fleet
  • Settlement reached on Arthur Kill spill
  • Modern piracy, old-fashioned terror for mariners

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Improper Translation Causes Criticism: China Official
  • Japan, China Agree on Container Rules
  • Zim Plans to Launch Another Transpacific Service

urgente online pressweb site
  • DHL hará el mantenimiento de sus aviones en Vitoria
  • Spanair saldrá a Bolsa a finales de año
  • TNT compra la empresa lusa Trajano
  • Recatan un puerto romano en el País Vasco
  • DHL integra a Colitel en su red logística mundial
  • Enagás centra sus actividades en el transporte

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
  • Lithuanian refinery shut down Saturday afternoon
  • Shareholders give Nippon - Mitsubishi Oil merger thumbs up
  • Shell's Singapore refinery to raise February runs

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Shares slide as Safmarine sale runs into delay
    SAFREN shares fell 2.3% yesterday after the South African group admitted that negotiations to sell its key container shipping business had fallen behind schedule.
  • Tribal warfare:
    Indian leaders from the Amazon region of Ecuador arrived at a federal court in New York yesterday for a hearing involving their $1bn action against the Texaco oil group for alleged widespread devastation to their rainforest. The hearing was to determine whether the case should be heard in full in the United States, or before judges in the mens' own country.
  • Weaker rates hit Global Ocean
    DRY cargo operator Global Ocean Carriers is expecting to suffer a loss for the fourth quarter of last year following deteriorating market conditions.
  • Angelicoussisset for Navix aframax deal
    GREECE'S Angelicoussis group is close to purchasing a Navix Lines' aframax in a "bargain" $22.75m deal.
  • Industry unrest at escalating level of violent pirate attacks
    A series of brutal attacks on shipping which left 67 seafarers confirmed dead and a further 35 seriously injured are listed in the 1998 Annual Report of the ICC International Maritime Bureau which is published today.
  • Metal workers attend a rally . . .
    Metal workers attend a rally in front of a banner reading 'strike' during a brief work stoppage of about 300 employees of German car producer BMW's Berlin branch yesterday. German metal and engineering union IG Metall continues to extend work stoppages and demonstrations in support of a demand for wage increases. Already, two shipyards have been affected by the action, the Lindenau yard in Kiel and the Schiffswerft Hugo Peters at Wewelsfleth. IG Metall is seeking a 6.5% rise while employers have offered 2.5% plus a one-off bonus payment of 0.5%, dependent on the success of individual firms.
  • Brazilian crisis hits neighbours
    Brazil's neighbours in the Mercosur Customs union have been hit hard by the first shockwave caused by the devaluation of the real.
  • Germany acts to boost shipping
    GERMANY'S new maritime legislation will strengthen the nation's role in international shipping, according to Lothar Ibr'gger, parliamentary secretary of state for the transport minister.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
  • Holyman sells NY ferry operator
    THE dismantling of Holyman, the once diverse Australian shipping group, continues with the sale to Sea Containers of its New York ferry operator Express Navigation.
  • Spanish shipbuilder to be split
    BANCO Central Hispano, the majority owner of Spanish shipbuilder Union Naval de Levante, is planning to split the company into separate newbuildings and repairs operations.
  • Hoverspeed loses immigration fines challenge
    THE UK High Court has rejected a challenge by Hoverspeed, the cross-Channel ferry operator, to regulations aimed at helping to control the flow of immigrants into the UK.
  • Gulf of Mexico ferry operator collapses
    AMERICAN Viking Lines, the latest operator to attempt a ferry shuttle operation across the Gulf of Mexico, has failed after only six weeks in operation.
  • New tonnage for Columbus
    HAMBURG-based Columbus Line has embarked on a major tonnage upgrade and realignment of capacity on its Australasia/North America trades.
  • Landesbank hits out at allegations
    HAMBURGISCHE Landesbank has hit back at allegations that it has trouble with its Turkish portfolio.
  • Tenders called for Colombo feeder terminal
    SRI Lanka Ports Authority has called for tenders for the construction of the second phase of its Unity Container Terminal at Colombo.
  • Strike paralyses Marsaxlokk
    MALTA'S Marsaxlokk Freeport is at a standstill as a result of a strike called by a key trade union.
  • Sri Lankan officials to quiz master
    MERCHANT Shipping Division officials in Sri Lanka want to question the master of a 65,000 dwt general cargo ship loaded with scrap iron that sank off Colombo last week.
  • Milford Haven gets two years to pay
    MILFORD Haven Port Authority will have two years to pay the '4m ($6.6m) fine imposed on it as a result of the Sea Empress incident.
  • Brostrom sells brokerage firm
    BROSTROM Ship Agency network, part of the Gothenburg-based shipping group Brostrom, has agreed to sell its 60 per cent holding in brokerage firm SwanFalk Shipping.
  • Filipino bank sells Starcraft fleet
    STATE-owned Development Bank of the Philippines is considering bids for 15 ferries, following foreclosure on a loan to bankrupt Starcraft Ferry Corp.
  • Venice to get distripark
    ITALY'S Sinport and Interporto di Padova have agreed to establish a distripark in the port of Venice.
  • Exporters hit out at TSA rate hikes
    INDIAN exporters are up in arms at the scale of the freight increase introduced by member lines of the US-based Transpacific Stabilization Agreement.
  • Singapore imposes night barge restrictions
    SINGAPORE'S Maritime and Port Authority is to restrict the use of line-towed barges at night in the western sector of Singapore port following a number of recent incidents.
  • Netherlands boost to barge transport
    THE insatiable appetite for containerised barge transport has generated the opening of another container terminal facility in the Netherlands.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
  • CTO: deuxième terminal roulier dans l'avant-port de Zeebrugge
    Le port de Zeebrugge est actuellement un grand chantier, tant dans l'avant-port que dans l'arrière-port: de nouvelles sections de quai sont construites, de nouveaux terre-pleins sont aménagés. Dans l'avant-port, les travaux de prolongation du quai est du terminal à containers de l'entreprise de manutenion OCHZ vont bon train.
  • Dunkerque ne s'attend pas à une guerre du remorquage
    Selon Jacques Bouvet, président du Port autonome de Dunkerque, il est peu probable que l'on assiste dans son port à une guerre du remorquage comme celle qui se manifeste ou se précise dans certains ports du Nord. Par contre, il souhaite vivement la présence d'une concurrence dans le secteur de la fourniture des soutes.
  • BTL envisage de vendre ses activités d'expédition
    Bilspedition Transport & Logistics a clôturé l'exercice 1998 sur un chiffre d'affaires opérationnel de 19,11 milliards de SEK et un bénéfice opérationnel de 631 millions de SEK. Le transport terrestre a une fois de plus généré le plus grand bénéfice. BTL et son actionnaire majoritaire Stinnes, qui ont conjugué leurs activités de transport terrestre, envisagent désormais de se défaire des activités d'expédition, qui sont assurées sous le nom de Wilson Group.
  • Reprise imminente de Kersten Hunik par ABX
    Le porte-parole de la SNCB nous a confirmé la nouvelle, annoncée samedi dernier par le journal néerlandais "Nieuwsblad Transport", selon laquelle ABX est en train de négocier avec l'entreprise maritime et de transport Kersten Hunik. D'autres reprises, moins importantes, seraient également envisagées aux Pays-Bas. La SNCB n'a pas voulu donner davantage de détails.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Toll accuses MUA
    THE Maritime Union of Australia was yesterday accused of taking industrial action to prevent the port of Newcastle becoming more competitive.
    Toll Logistics said it was considering its response to alleged industrial action by the MUA that has stopped the unloading of timber from the first vessel to berth at the Eastern Basin wharf since it and R&H Transport won the right to develop a new multi-modal distribution centre.
    The Eastern Basin Distribution Centre and Patrick have an agreement to provide more flexible arrangements for customers of the port.
    Under the agreement, Patrick is the preferred stevedore for the centre, although customers with existing stevedoring contracts can use the Eastern Basin berths with the stevedore of their choice.
  • MSC revamps Asian service ahead of trans-Pacific push
    Mediterranean Shipping Company will significantly revamp its Australia-Asia service, cutting out Xingang, Jakarta, Singapore, Fremantle and Adelaide to concentrate on fast transits between North Asia and East Coast Australia.
    The substantial changes come ahead of the planned launch of MSC's first trans-Pacific service in May, reportedly employing three new and three chartered ships on an Asia-West Coast North America route. The company will be aggressively marketing the new US service in Australia, relaying local cargo over Yokohama on the Asian trade vessels.
  • Freight awaits Oneworld attention
    The simple blue logo of the oneworld airline alliance began appearing on Qantas planes and at Australian airports this week, but it appears that shippers will have to wait some time for the benefits to flow through to the cargo business.
    Qantas's tie-up with British Airways, American Airlines, Canadian Airlines and Cathay Pacific -- which brings together a combined annual total cargo volume of 2.6 million tonnes -- was announced in September but was only implemented this week.
    The chief focus of oneworld appears to be initially passenger traffic.
    Qantas did not comment yesterday, but has previously said it would not specifically apply the oneworld alliance to cargo, saying only that the airlines involved are working on a number of joint services.
  • Inspections await Temburong
    The livestock carrier, Temburong, was en route to Batam near Singapore yesterday where she is expected to arrive on Sunday to undergo an inspection by AMSA and Germanischer Lloyd surveyors designed to pinpoint the cause of the power failure suffered by the vessel on 27 January which resulted in around 800 cattle apparently suffocating.
    An AMSA spokesman said yesterday that the around 200 surviving cattle would be discharged at an as yet unspecified Indonesian port while en route to Batam.
    "This schedule and routing is, however, subject to change," the spokesman said.
  • Eden up, Yamba down
    The outlook for the regional NSW ports of Eden and Yamba remain positive, according to the 1998 annual report of the NSW Ministry for Forests and Marine Administration.
    It notes that as far as Eden is concerned, a modest rise in woodchip exports is forecast.
    A feasibility study for an armaments facility is also expected to be completed.
    "The ports of Eden and Yamba are relatively small, handling just 0.7 per cent of total sea trade through New South Wales ports," the report said.

Marine Linkweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
  • Atlantic Marine Wins Platform Supply Vessel Contract
    Astromar'tima Navega''o S.A., a Brazilian shipping company that owns and operates a fleet of offshore supply vessels, was approved by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd), for the construction of two Platform Supply Vessels at Atlantic Marine Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. This is the first Latin American transaction ever closed under the MarAd's Title XI Guarantee Program and was approved for Astromar'tima's whole owned Bahamian based subsidiary, Astro Offshore Corporation, which will own the vessels to be operated offshore Brazil by the parent company.
    The vessels (234'x54'x20'), a design by Peter S. Hatfield Inc., from Vancouver (Canada), have specifications to attend dynamic positioned drill ships, rigs and FPSO's, in very deep waters and tough weather conditions.
    The placement of the bonds for the construction of the first vessel was successfully completed through Salomon Smith Barney Inc., a Citigroup company on Dec. 7th, bearing interest of 6.0% p.a. and a 21 years term (one year of grace period). Astromar'tima is actively pursuing a contract for the second vessel, before deciding to start construction."
  • AAPA: Administration's Budget Calls For $1 Billion In New Maritime
    The Administration's budget request announced on February 1 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil Works program calls for $1 billion in new taxes on the maritime industry through its proposed Harbor Services Fund (HSF). The fund proposes to replace the Harbor Maintenance Tax, which the U.S. Supreme Court declared unconstitutional in March 1998.
  • "AAPA and a host of other
    organizations are strongly opposed to this new tax," said American Association of Port Authorities President Kurt J. Nagle. "It is a hastily crafted solution to a complex problem that took years to resolve. The HSF proposes to raise nearly twice what is needed for maintenance dredging and, for the first time in our nation's history, the Federal Government is suggesting that it completely abdicate its financial responsibility for navigation channel maintenance."
  • Norwegian Government Looks To Raise Shipbuilding Subsidies
    The Norwegian government reportedly seeks to raise subsidies for building new ships to nine percent of the cost from seven percent for vessels priced in excess of $11.4 million.
  • Stinnes Bids For BTL
    German Stinnes AG, owner of Germany's largest freight forwarding group Schenker AG, reportedly bid on the remaining shares in BTL AB in an attempt to secure its position as market leader in transport and logistics in Europe.
  • Murchison Plans Container Venture
    Murchison SA, an Argentina-based stevedoring group, is reportedly moving ahead with plans to build a new container terminal near Buenos Aires despite the negative affects of Brazil's financial crisis.
  • Shipowners' Employer Group Warns Of Costly Clauses
    New clauses introduced into crew contracts issued by the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) as well as amendments to existing clauses will reportedly provide additional benefits to seafarers at significant cost to employers.
  • ICB Sells VLCC To Cirebon
    ICB Shipping AB reportedly sold the VLCC Vanadis to Cirebon Shipping Pte Ltd. of Singapore.
  • Russia, Borders Slow Tallinn Port Growth
    Poor infrastructure and the fallout from Russia's collapse will reportedly slow growth in activity at Estonia's port of Tallinn in 1999 after several years of rapid growth.
  • Oil Firms Get Few Breaks In Clinton Budget
    The Clinton administration's proposed budget for the upcoming spending year reportedly contains several excise taxes and tax rule changes that would cost energy companies $8.2 billion over the next five years.
  • Taiwan May Allow Passenger Shipping With China
    Taiwan reportedly will allow foreign passenger liners to operate services between the island and arch rival China as early as May.
  • Baker Hughes Faces Double-Digit Decline In Revenue
    Baker Hughes Inc., the world's third biggest oilfield services company, could face a double-digit drop in revenues in 1999 as the outlook for the energy sector would remain difficult in the short term.
  • Sea Containers Acquires Express Navigation, Inc.
    Ferry Operator Makes First Foray Into U.S. Markets; New Boats, Routes Promised

    Sea Containers Ltd. acquired Express Navigation, Inc. from Holyman Ltd. for $5 million. Express Navigation provides services with three passenger ferries between Wall Street's Pier 11 on Manhattan's East Side to Highlands and Atlantic Highlands in New Jersey and Pier 4 in Brooklyn. The three ferries are owned by subsidiaries of Hydrolines, Inc. a Delaware company which has time chartered them to Express Navigation on long term charters.
    The profitable services of Express Navigation have been capacity constrained and the company's main terminal in Highlands, N.J. needs to be expanded to allow for greater car parking. Holyman Ltd. decided to exit the business rather than make additional capital investment so it agreed to sell Express Navigation to Sea Containers. Sea Containers and Holyman own the successful Hoverspeed Holyman fast ferry service which operates between Dover, England and Ostend, Belgium.
    Mr. James B. Sherwood, President of Sea Containers Ltd., said that Express Navigation was the company's first passenger transport investment in the U.S. and will form a part of a group of U.S. based ferry services which the company would seek to acquire or initiate in the coming years. More, larger and faster vessels will be introduced on Express Navigation's routes as soon as they can be obtained.
  • Marine Management Systems Sold
    Visma has signed an agreement through its subsidiary SpecTec, Inc. to acquire the assets of Marine Management Systems, Inc.(MMS). Visma/SpecTec significantly strengthened its position in the maritime market by increasing its customer base by 25 percent, from an installed base of about 4.000 ships to nearly 5,000 ships.
  • SpecTec Connecticut, a subsidiary of SpecTec, Inc., signed an agreement with MMS to buy key assets, including intellectual property rights and necessary assets to continue the operation. SpecTec will hire the employees of MMS. The agreement is subject to various approvals expected to be completed in the next couple months.
    The main software products of MMS, will continue to be fully supported with major systems such as Fleetworks carried forward and supported for at least 5 years. MMS's Fleet Manager is a very well seasoned product, with a large number of satisfied users. SpecTec Connecticut, through its former MMS employees, will continue to provide support and consulting.

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Paris
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German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
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%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
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
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
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
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
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
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
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› 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
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.
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
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
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
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