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October 4, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Benefits of US shipping reform to grow further
    Shippers, carriers can now truly form partnerships: US shippers' group
  • Piracy rebuttal by China 'selective', says IMB
  • Pegasus chief sorry for oil spill off California
  • Older, smaller ships main casualties
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • DHL to be first buyer of Boeing's converted 757s
    Boeing will buy from British Airways 34 used passenger 757s that it will refurbish as freighters
  • Swissair won't rule out joining global alliance
  • BA chief not hopeful of US-UK open skies pact soon
Columns
  • Stowaways remain big problem for container operators

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Benefits of US shipping reform to grow further
    Shippers, carriers can now truly form partnerships: US shippers' group
  • Piracy rebuttal by China 'selective', says IMB
  • Pegasus chief sorry for oil spill off California
  • Older, smaller ships main casualties
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • DHL to be first buyer of Boeing's converted 757s
    Boeing will buy from British Airways 34 used passenger 757s that it will refurbish as freighters
  • Swissair won't rule out joining global alliance
  • BA chief not hopeful of US-UK open skies pact soon
Columns
  • Stowaways remain big problem for container operators

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Benefits of US shipping reform to grow further
    Shippers, carriers can now truly form partnerships: US shippers' group
  • Piracy rebuttal by China 'selective', says IMB
  • Pegasus chief sorry for oil spill off California
  • Older, smaller ships main casualties
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • DHL to be first buyer of Boeing's converted 757s
    Boeing will buy from British Airways 34 used passenger 757s that it will refurbish as freighters
  • Swissair won't rule out joining global alliance
  • BA chief not hopeful of US-UK open skies pact soon
Columns
  • Stowaways remain big problem for container operators

Sched Netweb site
  • K Line dissolves finance subsidiary
  • Croatia Line plumbs the depths
  • NOL appoints two more to APL management team
  • Wallenius launches US-flag firm
  • Malaysia Airlines inks deal with Northwest Airlines
  • BA and Qantas join forces in Hong Kong
  • FedEx upgrades European service with Paris hub

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • Tech Pacific Australia contract for Emery Worldwide
  • Web site US government about Y2K bug in transport
  • UPS Increases `Around the World` Flights
  • Substantial Alitalia loss
  • 'World ports must aid to help deepen Suez Canal'
  • Internet will influence transport 'drastically'

urgente online pressweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • Logista saca a bolsa el 25 por ciento de su capital
  • Renfe adjudica sus espacios publicitarios a Urbaser
  • El grupo portugués Rangel adquiere Roquette
  • Fomento modifica la Ley de Navegación Aérea para potenciar el sector aéreo privado
  • La revista "Fortune" destaca a TNT en Europa y a UPS en EE.UU.
  • Iberia une la puntuación con la OneWorld
  • Delta, Swissair y Singapore Airlines se devuelven los "cromos"

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • Hapag-Lloyd projects significant profit for fiscal ending Sept.
  • Overseas courier rules eased substantially
  • Dutch firm allowed stake in Cochin airport
  • Panel studying tax changes to give thrust to mineral sector
  • Elf additives set to enter Indian markets
  • Vizag Port to cut wharf charges for bulk cargoes
  • EU ready to discuss dumping issues
  • India to export 6 lakh tonne petro-goods to Bangla
  • Gujarat enacts law to boost pvt. investment in core sector
  • Rubber shows recovery signs
  • 150 firms to take part in Gartex '99
  • Textile exports looking up
  • Ministry-wise fast-track panels for FDI proposed
  • Ministry's steel team proves success in EC
  • RBI issues 'takeout financing' guidelines
  • Coffee Board seeks $ 8 m from ICO
  • Indian firms plans to invest $ 500 million in Bahrain

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • OPEC compliance slightly up in September
  • Singapore refiner plans higher October runs
  • Russian fuel oil export ban lifted today
  • Tight weekend avails sent prices higher in Singapore today
  • USWC markets sharply higher on spotty avails
  • US Gulf IFOs reach USD 130
  • Stable US East Coast market set to rise
  • Stable prices in Latin American ports so far
  • Tight spots and some bargains seen in Middle Eastern markets
  • Durban suppliers prepare for refinery downtime
  • African West Coast markets marginally firmer
  • Singapore jumps USD 2

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • Silversea to manage condo ship
    William L. Smith, president and COO of Silversea Cruises Ltd says the line has signed a contract with ResidenSea Ltd. to manage The World of ResidenSea, scheduled for delivery in December 2001.
  • Canadian-U.S.consortium to take over Davie Industries
    In a meeting yesterday in L'vis, Quebec, the creditors of Davie Industries gave their support to a joint offer to purchase made by a Canadian-U.S. consortium
  • $3.7 million ship scrapping contract
    Ship Dismantlement and Recycling Joint Venture (SDR) has been awarded a $3.7 million contract for the dismantling and disposal of an inactive U.S. Navy ship.
  • Oceaneering to convert jack-up to MOPU for Australian project
    Oceaneering International, Inc. has been selected as the preferred contractor to provide a mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) for development of the Legendre North and South oil fields in WA-1-P on the North West Shelf of Western Australia.
  • Boston ship repair executives enter guilty pleas
    The Octanova case rumbles on. The top executives of a major Boston ship repair company yesterday pled guilty to violating the federal Anti-Kickback Act.
  • Shipowners' associations meet, but don't merge
    The chairmen of three prominent shipowners' organizations met in London on Thursday.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Banks withhold Russia ship loans
    FINANCE packages for Russian shipping worth up to $100m have been put on hold by western banks concerned that the security of non-Russian flagging can no longer be relied on.
  • Cruise pioneer Ted Arison dies aged 75
    TED Arison, one of the pioneers of the modern cruise industry, has died aged 75, writes David Osler.
  • Frontline move to strengthen finances
    JOHN Fredriksen's Frontline has wasted no time in strengthening its financial position as the full takeover of ICB Shipping gets underway.
  • Daewoo delay worries markets
    More than a month has passed since creditors decided to dismember South Korea's embattled Daewoo Group, but there has been no concrete progress yet on how to resolve the group's affiliates or debts.
  • Medcenter deal for Maersk
    MAERSK has won the right to operate part of the Medcenter Container Terminal at Gioia Tauro as a fully dedicated terminal after two years of negotiations, Lloyd's List can reveal.
  • Wave power
    Wave power: fierce storms lash the ferry Pride of Portsmouth passing the port defences of Le Havre in northern France at the weekend.
  • Accident prompts new nuclear doubts
    FOUR days after the nation's worst nuclear accident, Japanese investigators yesterday launched a full-scale investigation into the cause of the disaster.
  • Ports ask Congress for infrastructure cash
    AMERICA'S ports are to launch a major political lobbying effort aimed at squeezing additional funding for vital port infrastructure projects from a recalcitrant Congress.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • Navy to subsidise shipbreaking in US
  • New president at Polish Ocean
  • Adsteam counter-bids Lang for Holyman
  • POAL launches new tug operation
  • Synchrolift wins Gulf orders
  • Frontline reshuffles its finances
  • Asian recovery stimulates Japanese import surge
  • Eurotunnel plans road link
  • Stolt profits slump
  • A&P completes refinancing
  • Florens raises $75M in capital market
  • Deadlock in Malta shipyard talks
  • Evergreen contributes $3M to quake relief
  • MOL reveals three year targets
  • Silversea will manage ResidenSea
  • Colombo bunker prices soar
  • ECT workers approve sale plan
  • P&O Australia raises $182M from asset sale

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 1999
Home
  • High-tech suppliers upset by restrictions
  • Traders watch textile quotas fill up
  • Burnside sees big shipping industry changes
  • United Shipping buys largest same-day carrier in U.S.
  • Plans finalized for first US trade show in Cuba in 40 years
  • DaimlerChrysler opens Polish bus unit
  • Judge Oks Boeing settlement
  • Eleventh hour talks scheduled between Polar Air and pilots union
Transportation
  • Morgan nomination goes to Senate
  • Three plead guilty to hazardous-materials charges
  • Report: Switch to railroads is no panacea
  • DOT refuses review of fatigue research
  • GATX starts chemicals unit
  • US&T adds express delivery to its stable of companies
  • BA executive pessimistic on resolving open-skies debate
  • Standard hours for European truckers face roadblocks
Maritime
  • Outlook brightens for shipowners as fleet grows
  • Coast Guard: Ports will remain open on New Year's Eve
  • Eurotunnel's revenue is fueled by truck traffic
  • Strachan tapped to handle Star Shipping support work
  • Carriers try to overcome increases in ship fuel costs

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 1999
Home
  • High-tech suppliers upset by restrictions
  • Traders watch textile quotas fill up
  • Burnside sees big shipping industry changes
  • United Shipping buys largest same-day carrier in U.S.
  • Plans finalized for first US trade show in Cuba in 40 years
  • DaimlerChrysler opens Polish bus unit
  • Judge Oks Boeing settlement
  • Eleventh hour talks scheduled between Polar Air and pilots union
Transportation
  • Morgan nomination goes to Senate
  • Three plead guilty to hazardous-materials charges
  • Report: Switch to railroads is no panacea
  • DOT refuses review of fatigue research
  • GATX starts chemicals unit
  • US&T adds express delivery to its stable of companies
  • BA executive pessimistic on resolving open-skies debate
  • Standard hours for European truckers face roadblocks
Maritime
  • Outlook brightens for shipowners as fleet grows
  • Coast Guard: Ports will remain open on New Year's Eve
  • Eurotunnel's revenue is fueled by truck traffic
  • Strachan tapped to handle Star Shipping support work
  • Carriers try to overcome increases in ship fuel costs

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 1999
Home
  • High-tech suppliers upset by restrictions
  • Traders watch textile quotas fill up
  • Burnside sees big shipping industry changes
  • United Shipping buys largest same-day carrier in U.S.
  • Plans finalized for first US trade show in Cuba in 40 years
  • DaimlerChrysler opens Polish bus unit
  • Judge Oks Boeing settlement
  • Eleventh hour talks scheduled between Polar Air and pilots union
Transportation
  • Morgan nomination goes to Senate
  • Three plead guilty to hazardous-materials charges
  • Report: Switch to railroads is no panacea
  • DOT refuses review of fatigue research
  • GATX starts chemicals unit
  • US&T adds express delivery to its stable of companies
  • BA executive pessimistic on resolving open-skies debate
  • Standard hours for European truckers face roadblocks
Maritime
  • Outlook brightens for shipowners as fleet grows
  • Coast Guard: Ports will remain open on New Year's Eve
  • Eurotunnel's revenue is fueled by truck traffic
  • Strachan tapped to handle Star Shipping support work
  • Carriers try to overcome increases in ship fuel costs

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • Railtrans présente un nouveau produit: le Gaudi-shuttle
    La présence de l'opérateur en combiné ferroviaire Railtrans à la manifestation "Freight Select", qui s'est tenue ces jours-ci à Anvers, a été l'occasion de présenter un nouveau produit: le Gaudi-shuttle. Il s'agit d'une navette ferroviaire entre Anvers et l'Espagne.
  • "De nombreux projets déjà gelés au Havre"
    Inquiets de voir la situation actuelle s'apparenter à une "préavis de décès", les professionnels de la filière transport et logistique font état de nombreux projets déjà bloqués au Havre. Or, l'enjeu du bras de fer avec le syndicat des dockers porte sur les activités logistiques sans lesquelles la grande ambition "Le Havre Port 2000" ne se justifierait plus. A moins bien sûr d'accepter de la financer en pure perte.
  • L'entreprise portuaire communale de Gand est opérationnelle
    Le conseil d'administration de la nouvelle entreprise portuaire de Gand (GAB - Gemeentelijk Autonoom Bedrijf) s'est réuni mercredi pour la première fois. Le conseil avait été formellement constitué par le conseil communal de Gand une semaine plus tôt.

Marine Linkweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • Polish Shipyard Gets Orders For Seven Ships
Breaking News
  • Minoan Flying Dolphins To Order Three Ferries
  • Carnival Cruise Lines Founder Dies

Marine Linkweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • Polish Shipyard Gets Orders For Seven Ships
Breaking News
  • Minoan Flying Dolphins To Order Three Ferries
  • Carnival Cruise Lines Founder Dies

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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