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August 4, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port to take Y2K precautions on Sept 9
    Date is one of three Y2K 28-hour critical time windows
  • Emery clinches Nike's logistics services deal
  • China eyes top shipbuilder spot: Drewry
Air and Land Transport
  • BA attaches tough conditions to bids on 100-seater jets
    British carrier wants plane makers to take back jets if necessary and to buy its older B757s
  • Taipei may hit back at Manila over air row
  • Northwest, TWA cut fares by 25%
  • AOM pilots' 4-day strike suspended, says management
  • China's airlines cut losses in first half
Features
  • Foldable boxes the way to go
    US$500m could be saved yearly on new container ships by 2010 if sufficient folding containers are introduced
Columns
  • North, West European masters, officers come out tops in survey

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port to take Y2K precautions on Sept 9
    Date is one of three Y2K 28-hour critical time windows
  • Emery clinches Nike's logistics services deal
  • China eyes top shipbuilder spot: Drewry
Air and Land Transport
  • BA attaches tough conditions to bids on 100-seater jets
    British carrier wants plane makers to take back jets if necessary and to buy its older B757s
  • Taipei may hit back at Manila over air row
  • Northwest, TWA cut fares by 25%
  • AOM pilots' 4-day strike suspended, says management
  • China's airlines cut losses in first half
Features
  • Foldable boxes the way to go
    US$500m could be saved yearly on new container ships by 2010 if sufficient folding containers are introduced
Columns
  • North, West European masters, officers come out tops in survey

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port to take Y2K precautions on Sept 9
    Date is one of three Y2K 28-hour critical time windows
  • Emery clinches Nike's logistics services deal
  • China eyes top shipbuilder spot: Drewry
Air and Land Transport
  • BA attaches tough conditions to bids on 100-seater jets
    British carrier wants plane makers to take back jets if necessary and to buy its older B757s
  • Taipei may hit back at Manila over air row
  • Northwest, TWA cut fares by 25%
  • AOM pilots' 4-day strike suspended, says management
  • China's airlines cut losses in first half
Features
  • Foldable boxes the way to go
    US$500m could be saved yearly on new container ships by 2010 if sufficient folding containers are introduced
Columns
  • North, West European masters, officers come out tops in survey

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port to take Y2K precautions on Sept 9
    Date is one of three Y2K 28-hour critical time windows
  • Emery clinches Nike's logistics services deal
  • China eyes top shipbuilder spot: Drewry
Air and Land Transport
  • BA attaches tough conditions to bids on 100-seater jets
    British carrier wants plane makers to take back jets if necessary and to buy its older B757s
  • Taipei may hit back at Manila over air row
  • Northwest, TWA cut fares by 25%
  • AOM pilots' 4-day strike suspended, says management
  • China's airlines cut losses in first half
Features
  • Foldable boxes the way to go
    US$500m could be saved yearly on new container ships by 2010 if sufficient folding containers are introduced
Columns
  • North, West European masters, officers come out tops in survey

Sched Netweb site
  • Mainland shipbuilder wins US$152 million COSCO order
  • China's late delivery
  • Malaysian Marine Director General to give keynote speech
  • Handling stations measure up
  • New BAA Chief Executive takes over in October

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 3, 1999
  • Maersk acquired Rotterdam warehousing activities
  • Quarter results KLM down
  • Significant increase cargo volumes KLM
  • KLM/Northwest suspend transatlantic services

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • European Shippers Face Third Rate Hike in Year
  • Asia/U.S. Box Traffic Still On the Rise
  • Kawasaki City Starts Sales of Port Site for Logistics Facilities
  • Emery Awarded Contract in Asia by Nike

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 3, 1999
Shipping News
  • Exports register hearty 11 pc increase in June
  • No waiting for vessels at Kandla Port
  • ChPT requests CFOs to defer congestion surcharge
  • IMC meet with M. P. Pinto today
  • Mangalore Refinery floats tender for transportation of crude
  • Auto component makers seek European expertise
  • RBI doubles investment limit in Saarc JVs
  • Forex reserves swell by $ 355 million
  • IMC memo to state govt lists export boost steps
  • "K" Line to upgrade Far East service
  • CII repositions itself in Europe
  • Concor's ICD-Daulatabad handles 312 TEUs in Q1
  • NYK picks Singapore as Asian operations hub
  • Inflation rate dips to 1.62 pc
  • Govt reviewing subsidy to shipyards
  • DGFT suggests India joining reg. trade blocs
  • Canadian bank, ADB to fund railway plans
  • Govt studying selling Ennore Port stake to users, Major Ports
  • ECGC raises Vietnam's payment credibility rating
Aviation News
  • Air passengers to Australia set record
  • Shanghai airport handles more cargo
  • Traffic forecasts for Indian airports
  • KLM signs deal for diplomatic exclusivity
  • US airlines get up to 5% of bookings online
  • British Airways joins hands with Jet
  • Paris to become second hub for Virgin Express
  • Fleet boost for Emirates

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 3, 1999
Shipping News
  • Exports register hearty 11 pc increase in June
  • No waiting for vessels at Kandla Port
  • ChPT requests CFOs to defer congestion surcharge
  • IMC meet with M. P. Pinto today
  • Mangalore Refinery floats tender for transportation of crude
  • Auto component makers seek European expertise
  • RBI doubles investment limit in Saarc JVs
  • Forex reserves swell by $ 355 million
  • IMC memo to state govt lists export boost steps
  • "K" Line to upgrade Far East service
  • CII repositions itself in Europe
  • Concor's ICD-Daulatabad handles 312 TEUs in Q1
  • NYK picks Singapore as Asian operations hub
  • Inflation rate dips to 1.62 pc
  • Govt reviewing subsidy to shipyards
  • DGFT suggests India joining reg. trade blocs
  • Canadian bank, ADB to fund railway plans
  • Govt studying selling Ennore Port stake to users, Major Ports
  • ECGC raises Vietnam's payment credibility rating
Aviation News
  • Air passengers to Australia set record
  • Shanghai airport handles more cargo
  • Traffic forecasts for Indian airports
  • KLM signs deal for diplomatic exclusivity
  • US airlines get up to 5% of bookings online
  • British Airways joins hands with Jet
  • Paris to become second hub for Virgin Express
  • Fleet boost for Emirates

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 3, 1999
  • OPEC summit planned ahead of March 2000
  • Williams Completes Purchase of Gulf Coast Terminals From Amerada Hess
  • Norway's Statoil tipped to approve part privatisation
  • More Russian oil flows through Ventspiels, Latvia
  • Petrolsoft Introduces Wholesale Supply-Chain Planning Solution for Refinery-to-Terminal Distribution

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Hauliers oppose new SABS safety ruling
  • Agents band together to secure volume discounts
  • Bullet-proof tyre sealant keeps trucks moving
  • Greek trade expo
  • Jo'burg -Uganda transit cut to 14 days
  • Supply chain management expo
  • Liens - how to get them and how to keep them
  • Nautical knick knack nook for Gautengers
  • Insurance excludes port delays
  • New security seal works on radio frequencies
  • Congestion surcharge hangs in critical balance
  • Collective effort will boost automotive industry exports
  • Disadvantaged will benefit from Birkart training project
  • Technology will widen the gap between haves and have nots
  • Zimbabwe rail reveals plan to cut losses
  • Economic summit spells out foreign investment priorities
  • Hong Kong gets ready to act on SA's reducing import tariffs
  • K&N sets up major European transport network
  • Stinnes takes steps to raise its profile in SA
  • Who is Stinnes?
  • Another computer company hooks into DHL's logistics centre
  • Maersk goes farming
  • Sri Lanka and Maldives seek SA products

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 3, 1999
  • Acquisition will create offshore construction giant
    Global Industries, Ltd. (NASDAQ: GLBL) has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire ETPM, SA from Groupe GTM, the construction affiliate of French utility Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux.
  • AHTS order for Bender
    Bender Shipbuilding & Repair, Mobile, Ala., has announced the most significant OSV order to be placed with a U.S.Gulf Coast Yard in quite some time.
  • Management contract for Navy oceanographic fleet
    Dyn Marine Services, Inc., has been awarded a contract to operate and maintain the U.S. Navy's oceanographic ship fleet.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Shell poised for FPSO expansion
    ANGLO-DUTCH oil major Shell is poised to embark on a major investment programme in new floating production, storage and offload tonnage for its West African oil exploration operations.
  • New ship Olympic Voyager
    Royal Olympic Cruises' first new ship, Olympic Voyager, will visit seven ports of call in four countries on her initial Mediterranean itinerary next year, writes David Mott.
  • Rotterdam cargo volumes slip by 3.7% as iron ore imports decline
    ROTTERDAM. Europe's biggest port saw cargo volumes fall in the first half and blamed the decline in a large decrease in import of iron ore.
  • Lyondell chemical plant boost
    A REVIVAL in the fortunes of the port of Rotterdam's chemical and petrochemical sectors may be on the cards, with the news that US giant Lyondell is to invest Fls500m ($232m) in a new Butanediol plant with a capacity of 125,000 tonnes per year, writes Alan Dickey.
  • Early alert to bondholders may thwart the vultures
    SHIPPING companies have been warned that it is crucial to keep bondholders informed when financial problems are developing if they are not to fall prey to vulture funds.
  • UK firms not ready for changeover
    THOUSANDS of UK firms, including road transport companies, have been severely criticised for failing to plan against the millennium computer bug.
  • Port bids rush shows faith in Chile stability
    MERSEY Docks & Harbour Co and Hutchison Whampoa are among the host of international developers which have presented bids in the current round of port sales in Chile, confirming the country's standing as one of the most stable locations for inward investment in South America.
  • List of bidding consortia
    Port of San Antonio (South Dock)
    1. Agunsa (Chile); Sabco (Chile); Mersey Docks & Harbour Co (UK); Empresas Naviera (Chile)
    2. Hutchison International Port Holdings (UK)
    3. International Container Terminal Services (Philippines); Ian Taylor & Co (Chile)
    4. Inversiones Cosmos-Ultramar (Chile); Hamburger Hafen und Lagerhaus Aktlengesclischaft (Germany)
    5. Minera Valparaiso (Chile); P&O Ports (Australia)
    6. Sudamericana Agencias Aereas y Maritimas (SAAM) (Chile); SSA Holdings (USA)
    7. Urbaser (Spain)
    Port of San Antonio (North Terminal)
    1. Agunsa (Chile); Empresas Naviera (Chile)
    2. Minera Valparaiso (Chile)
    3. Sociedad Punta de Lobos, Sociedad Productora y Distribuidora; Empresas Ariztia; Inversiones La Estampa; Inversiones las Malvas; Gonzalo Vial Concha (all Chile)
    4. SAAM (Chile); SSA Holdings (USA)
    Port of San Vicente
    1. Agunsa (Chile); Sabco (Chile); Mersey Docks & Harbour Co (UK)
    2. Inversiones Cosmos-Ultramar (Chile); Inversiones dos Volcanes (Chile)
    3. Minera Valparaiso (Chile); Wilport Operadores Portuarios (Brasil)
    4. SAAM (Chile); SSA Holdings (USA)
    Port of Valparaiso
    1. Agunsa (Chile); Sabco (Chile); The Mersey Docks & Harbour Company (UK); Empresas Navieras (Chile)
    2. International Container Terminal Services (Philippines); Ian Taylor & Co (Chile)
    3. Inversiones Cosmos-Ultramar (Chile); Hamburger Hafen und Lagerhaus Aktlengesellschaft (Germany)
    4. Minera Valparaiso (Chile); P&O Ports (Australia)
    5. Urbaser-Dragados (Spain)
    6. SAAM (Chile); SSA Holdings (USA)

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 3, 1999
  • Five die in repair yard fire
  • Taiwanese box ship seized by Chinese
  • Officers face blame for ferry panic
  • Report slates Philippines safety record
  • Union slams secretive German ministry
  • Former port chief on corruption charges
  • Bangladesh strike strands ships
  • ITF threatens action over Chile
  • Kværner makes $24M disposal
  • Ferry delayed at crowded Genoa
  • Australian owners call for subsidies
  • Sembawang may quit Dubai venture
  • Brazil to give export finance top priority

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Apparel quota ruling could cut shippers' costs
  • Barges provide edge for Port of Rotterdam
  • Customs bans suspect Macau textile and apparel goods
  • Longshoremen at Canada's Port of Vancouver reach tentative contract
  • WTO upholds ruling calling on Brazil and Canada to halt aircraft subsidies
  • AEI posts $12.7 million earnings in second quarter
  • IBM gives Tech Data global logistics contract
  • Russia to get $150 million from World Bank
  • Congress gets bill proposing tougher trucker license and work rules
  • New Zealand forwarder Mainfreight Ltd. buys stake in Carotrans International
  • Taiwan computer chip supplier buys National Semiconductor's Cyrix chip business
  • Crowley Marine Transport begins serving New Orleans
Transportation
  • Wisconsin Central, KCSI post net declines
  • United's new Miami terminal is designed for transshipments
  • Internet could spur air cargo changes
  • Congress gets DOT proposal to reduce rail worker fatigue
Maritime
  • New Malaysia port takes aim at rival Singapore
  • Think tank finds there's plenty to ponder in maritime's future
  • Mozambique to build port near Maputo

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Apparel quota ruling could cut shippers' costs
  • Barges provide edge for Port of Rotterdam
  • Customs bans suspect Macau textile and apparel goods
  • Longshoremen at Canada's Port of Vancouver reach tentative contract
  • WTO upholds ruling calling on Brazil and Canada to halt aircraft subsidies
  • AEI posts $12.7 million earnings in second quarter
  • IBM gives Tech Data global logistics contract
  • Russia to get $150 million from World Bank
  • Congress gets bill proposing tougher trucker license and work rules
  • New Zealand forwarder Mainfreight Ltd. buys stake in Carotrans International
  • Taiwan computer chip supplier buys National Semiconductor's Cyrix chip business
  • Crowley Marine Transport begins serving New Orleans
Transportation
  • Wisconsin Central, KCSI post net declines
  • United's new Miami terminal is designed for transshipments
  • Internet could spur air cargo changes
  • Congress gets DOT proposal to reduce rail worker fatigue
Maritime
  • New Malaysia port takes aim at rival Singapore
  • Think tank finds there's plenty to ponder in maritime's future
  • Mozambique to build port near Maputo

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Apparel quota ruling could cut shippers' costs
  • Barges provide edge for Port of Rotterdam
  • Customs bans suspect Macau textile and apparel goods
  • Longshoremen at Canada's Port of Vancouver reach tentative contract
  • WTO upholds ruling calling on Brazil and Canada to halt aircraft subsidies
  • AEI posts $12.7 million earnings in second quarter
  • IBM gives Tech Data global logistics contract
  • Russia to get $150 million from World Bank
  • Congress gets bill proposing tougher trucker license and work rules
  • New Zealand forwarder Mainfreight Ltd. buys stake in Carotrans International
  • Taiwan computer chip supplier buys National Semiconductor's Cyrix chip business
  • Crowley Marine Transport begins serving New Orleans
Transportation
  • Wisconsin Central, KCSI post net declines
  • United's new Miami terminal is designed for transshipments
  • Internet could spur air cargo changes
  • Congress gets DOT proposal to reduce rail worker fatigue
Maritime
  • New Malaysia port takes aim at rival Singapore
  • Think tank finds there's plenty to ponder in maritime's future
  • Mozambique to build port near Maputo

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
AUGUST 3, 1999
  • De Dijcker devient le transporteur attitré de BP Amoco Belgique
    Le groupe de transport De Dijcker assurera à partir du 1er septembre tous les trafics à partir des usines BP et Amoco, respectivement situées à Zwijndrecht et à Feluy. Le groupe mettra en oeuvre dans le même temps une solution à la croissance limitée de la filiale transport en France (Ets André). Il a été décidé de combiner les deux événements, à savoir le nouveau contrat et les résultats décevants de la filiale française, en transférant en Belgique l'ensemble du parc automobile et du personnel de l'implantation en France. "Malgré cette fermeture, la France reste notre principal marché international", souligne le manager financier Ivan Van Es.
  • Delmas: "option zéro" pour l'horizon 2005
    Liée au fait d'armer les navires sous des pavillons moins coûteux, la formule dite "option zéro" signifierait que l'armement du Groupe Bolloré n'emploierait plus de navigants français. Cette option était à l'origine des grèves qui viennent de prendre fin. Elle est partiellement repoussée pour l'immédiat, mais devrait être appliquée à partir de 2005. Ce conflit pose une nouvelle fois le problème de l'urgence d'une refonte du pavillon français.
  • WW Lines envisage de transférer d'Anvers à Zeebrugge ses trafics du Moyen-Orient et du Far East
    Ce mardi 3 août démarreront dans l'arrière-port de Zeebrugge les travaux d'aménagement du grand terminal pour véhicules de Wallenius-Wilhelmsen Lines. Une première phase concerne une superficie de 22 ha. Ce site devrait être prêt pour le 15 décembre prochain. Une seconde phase suivra. Dès qu'il aura la place nécessaire, l'armement pourra traiter d'autres trafics sur ce terminal. Il songe ainsi à transférer d'Anvers vers son terminal zeebrugeois ses trafics intéressant le Moyen-Orient et le Far East. Cette évolution se manifesterait dans le courant de l'année prochaine.
  • L'axe Matadi-Kinshasa est paralysé
    Le trafic maritime global import-export au port de Matadi, porte d'acces à la mer de la Republique democratique du Congo, enregistre en ce moment une forte baisse d'environ 60%. Pour ce port de transit de l'hinterland de la capitale congolaise, située à 400 km de Matadi, les chiffres sont inquiétants, tant du fait de l'emploi que ce port génère, que de ses rétombées économiques sur le secteur des transports congolais en général.

Marine Linkweb site
AUGUST 3, 1999
  • Elf, TotalFina Takeover Fight Heats Up
  • Oil Companies Spent More, Earned Less In 1998
  • Rotterdam Port Volume Dips In First Half
  • First Olsen Sees Weak Tanker Market Through 1999
  • Skaugen Seeks Gas Consolidation
  • Scrapping Needed To Put Life Into VLCC Market

Traffic Worldweb site
  • Another old-line LTL Teamsters union-covered trucking company has closed. Preston Trucking Co., nicknamed the "151 Line" in a holdover from its days when it had that number of trucks, ceased operations suddenly after 67 years. Preston had undergone three ownership changes and several sets of management as well as close to a 9 percent wage concession from the union. But it never found the right profitable mix of freight despite its status as the nation's 22nd-largest trucking company that was a favorite among shippers looking for low rates. Preston joins 40-year-old NationsWay which closed on May 20. The two put more than 8,000 Teamsters out of work.
  • Morgan the Mighty is on the spot. Surface Transportation Board Chairman Linda Morgan is twisting in the wind awaiting renomination to a second five-year term. But shippers and rail unions want her sacked because the five major rail mergers her agency approved created greater market power than ever was assembled by the fabled 19th-century robber barons. If Morgan is not renominated and confirmed by the Senate before Dec. 31, she must leave the agency.
  • Ocean Group plc has entered into an agreement to buy Memphis-based Mark VII Inc. and merge it into its MSAS Global Logistics subsidiary. The two parties say they expect the merger will strengthen MSAS's foothold in the U.S. market while nudging Mark VII into the first-level tier of global logistics providers. MSAS Acquisition Corp., another Ocean Group company, is making a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Mark VII at $23 per share cash. The stock includes those shares owned by Mark VII's board of directors, who collectively own 8.4 percent of the company's outstanding common stock.
  • Several Midwestern states are banding together to offer truckers a one-stop shop for obtaining regional trip and fuel permits online. Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Iowa will be offering these temporary permits on Iowa's website this week. The temporary permits will allow truckers to register their vehicles in that state or to enter the state for refueling, said Mark Portofe, a principal with American Management Systems, a technology and services company involved with the project. The fuel permit is used to pay fuel tax in that state. "Iowa has been doing web permitting since May of last year," said Portofe. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin may join the program soon, he said.
  • In a sure sign that the regional LTL freight market is booming, CNF Transportation, the Menlo Park, Calif.-based parent of Con-Way Transportation Services, and USFreightways, Rosemont, Ill., a group of five regional LTL carriers, both posted record earnings and revenue levels for the second quarter. That contrasted with a slight rise in Yellow Corp.'s earnings and a slight drop in Consolidated Freightways' earnings, while ABF Freight System lowered its operating ratio in the quarter significantly from year-ago results.
  • Following one of the biggest acquisitions in the maritime industry—A.P. Moller-Maersk Line's acquisition of Sea-Land's international liner business for $800 million—Maersk is trying to reassure shippers there will be no disruptions in service. There are no immediate rate hikes planned and all existing contracts with Sea-Land will be honored, a Maersk spokesman said. Although consolidations at terminals are possible, no formal action is planned yet.
  • Airborne Express, as expected, turned in a lackluster second-quarter performance. Net income was down 17 percent to $17.7 million, while revenue and shipment volumes remained flat and took a dip. Airborne lost some ground in almost all of its service categories and showed only a small improvement in international revenue despite competitors benefiting from an improving Asian economy. Airborne was also hit with new labor costs in the quarter following the ratification of the most lucrative Teamsters contract in Airborne history signed in Chicago at the end of June.
  • Although the possibility of another year of feedstocks piled on the ground is likely, depressed grain prices combined with improved rail service in general should mean the Western Class 1 carriers will be in a good position to handle the fall grain harvest. At some point in the short harvest period there may be spot shortages but both Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific say they have plenty of cars to handle the flow.

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Darwin/Strathpine
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Brussels
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Beijing
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Hamburg
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Genoa
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London
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Leghorn
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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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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