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May 5, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL shifts focus to providing customised logistics solutions
    NOL arm plans to intensify efforts to offer door-to-door services to multi-nationals
  • Johor grain terminal expects more cargo in '99
  • India shipping firm to spin off property division
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US calls for upgrade of aircraft flight recorders
    Aviation agency wants equipment on board to provide better information after accidents
  • Korean Air reshuffles top ranks to improve safety
  • Manila reviewing open skies policy in bid to help PAL
  • JAL's top shareholder renews demand for senior execs to resign
  • Northwest Air fined for hazardous shipments
  • India's Sahara Air out to grab share of market
Features
  • Ban on hush-kits put off
    Europeans delay for a year plan to ban engine mufflers on planes from operating in Europe to defuse trade spat
Columns
  • New figures highlight role of age, flag in ship losses

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL shifts focus to providing customised logistics solutions
    NOL arm plans to intensify efforts to offer door-to-door services to multi-nationals
  • Johor grain terminal expects more cargo in '99
  • India shipping firm to spin off property division
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US calls for upgrade of aircraft flight recorders
    Aviation agency wants equipment on board to provide better information after accidents
  • Korean Air reshuffles top ranks to improve safety
  • Manila reviewing open skies policy in bid to help PAL
  • JAL's top shareholder renews demand for senior execs to resign
  • Northwest Air fined for hazardous shipments
  • India's Sahara Air out to grab share of market
Features
  • Ban on hush-kits put off
    Europeans delay for a year plan to ban engine mufflers on planes from operating in Europe to defuse trade spat
Columns
  • New figures highlight role of age, flag in ship losses

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL shifts focus to providing customised logistics solutions
    NOL arm plans to intensify efforts to offer door-to-door services to multi-nationals
  • Johor grain terminal expects more cargo in '99
  • India shipping firm to spin off property division
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US calls for upgrade of aircraft flight recorders
    Aviation agency wants equipment on board to provide better information after accidents
  • Korean Air reshuffles top ranks to improve safety
  • Manila reviewing open skies policy in bid to help PAL
  • JAL's top shareholder renews demand for senior execs to resign
  • Northwest Air fined for hazardous shipments
  • India's Sahara Air out to grab share of market
Features
  • Ban on hush-kits put off
    Europeans delay for a year plan to ban engine mufflers on planes from operating in Europe to defuse trade spat
Columns
  • New figures highlight role of age, flag in ship losses

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL shifts focus to providing customised logistics solutions
    NOL arm plans to intensify efforts to offer door-to-door services to multi-nationals
  • Johor grain terminal expects more cargo in '99
  • India shipping firm to spin off property division
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US calls for upgrade of aircraft flight recorders
    Aviation agency wants equipment on board to provide better information after accidents
  • Korean Air reshuffles top ranks to improve safety
  • Manila reviewing open skies policy in bid to help PAL
  • JAL's top shareholder renews demand for senior execs to resign
  • Northwest Air fined for hazardous shipments
  • India's Sahara Air out to grab share of market
Features
  • Ban on hush-kits put off
    Europeans delay for a year plan to ban engine mufflers on planes from operating in Europe to defuse trade spat
Columns
  • New figures highlight role of age, flag in ship losses

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL takes up with E-Transport
  • Wan Hai doubles profit
  • Norasia seeks US Pacific port
  • Shipco quits NAAA in wake of May 1 new rules
  • Panalpina reports record performance
  • Schenker to go public
  • Evergreen, Cosco plan route alliance
  • House approves dredging bill
  • Rolls-Royce Signs US$20 million China contract
  • More airlines go time-definite
  • BAX Global reports a turnaround
  • Aer Lingus to join oneworld alliance
  • Eagle USA reports increase in income
  • GeoLogistics wins Trinidad pipeline contract

Cargowebweb site
MAY 4, 1999
  • Belgian complaint about terminal allocation
  • Investor raises stake in Scania to 49 percent
  • Wilson being put on sale
  • HAL Holding has a 13.6 percent stake in Pakhoed
  • KLM intends to reduce shares by 25 percent
  • Transport of vegetables perhaps by ship instead of by plane

urgente online pressweb site
  • Feve invertirá 7.200 millones en infraestructuras y material móvil
  • Andalusair echa a volar con chárter
  • Trasmediterránea mandará construir dos transbordadores
  • El Gobierno de Aragón entrega 23 camiones para el transporte de basuras
  • Extremadura contará con un centro regional de transporte de mercancías en el 2000
  • Meridiana cambia su flota de DC-9 por 17 MD-82

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 4, 1999
Shipping
  • Import incentives for jewellery exporters cleared
  • Ministry may agree to export wheat
  • Remarkable rise in exports
  • Sugar production spurts by 13 pc
  • Tunisia for better trade relations with India
  • Soyameal exports looking up
  • Sustained export thrust for increase in GDP reiterated by CEOs
  • India may buy more palm oil from Malaysia
  • Canada offers to help develop core sector
  • Poland keen on joint ventures
  • Fresh look at acrylic fibre dumping duty
  • Finance Ministry notifies some changes in Exim Policy
  • Ficci draws up economic agenda for political parties
  • St. John Freight handles first lot of Saint Gobain project import
  • Record FDI inflow in March
  • Assocham strategy to boost trade with Russia
  • Highway automation system proves boon for truck operators, logistics managers
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on SB rubber
  • US to drag India to WTO over auto policy
  • Garment exporters have a website
  • Continental Warehousing-promoted multimodal hub inaugurated
  • People & Position
Aviation
  • Austrian Airlines details new share sale
  • Dragonair's express cargo service
  • Vietnam Air's passenger growth increases by 5 pc
  • COMAIR extends its routes
  • Finnair set for tough competition
  • Airbus targets Boeing's market share in Japan
  • Qatar Airways introduces Airbus A320
  • Thai Airways gears up to deal with the Y2K bug problem

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 4, 1999
Shipping
  • Import incentives for jewellery exporters cleared
  • Ministry may agree to export wheat
  • Remarkable rise in exports
  • Sugar production spurts by 13 pc
  • Tunisia for better trade relations with India
  • Soyameal exports looking up
  • Sustained export thrust for increase in GDP reiterated by CEOs
  • India may buy more palm oil from Malaysia
  • Canada offers to help develop core sector
  • Poland keen on joint ventures
  • Fresh look at acrylic fibre dumping duty
  • Finance Ministry notifies some changes in Exim Policy
  • Ficci draws up economic agenda for political parties
  • St. John Freight handles first lot of Saint Gobain project import
  • Record FDI inflow in March
  • Assocham strategy to boost trade with Russia
  • Highway automation system proves boon for truck operators, logistics managers
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on SB rubber
  • US to drag India to WTO over auto policy
  • Garment exporters have a website
  • Continental Warehousing-promoted multimodal hub inaugurated
  • People & Position
Aviation
  • Austrian Airlines details new share sale
  • Dragonair's express cargo service
  • Vietnam Air's passenger growth increases by 5 pc
  • COMAIR extends its routes
  • Finnair set for tough competition
  • Airbus targets Boeing's market share in Japan
  • Qatar Airways introduces Airbus A320
  • Thai Airways gears up to deal with the Y2K bug problem

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 4, 1999
  • Exxon appeals $5.3 billion Valdez verdict
  • Will YPF sell out to Repsol?
  • Company updates

The East Africanweb site
  • Passengers Swamp New Lake Service
  • Tanzania Seeks IMO-Compliant Maritime Laws
  • Talks on African Shipping Body Likely
  • Kenya Launches Express Cargo Train to Kampala
  • Warning to Ships Over Yugoslavia
  • Union Calls for Armed Ship Guards

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lasmo bids '600m for Monument
    LASMO yesterday made a '600m ($970) agreed takeover offer for fellow British exploration and production company Monument Oil & Gas as long- awaited market consolidation sparked into life.
  • Aftermath of the midwest tornadoes
    As many as 45 people were feared dead and many more were missing yesterday after what US president Bill Clinton described as "some of the most powerful tornadoes ever recorded" hit the midwest.
  • Hessenatie defiant in concession award row
    Antwerp stevedore Hessenatie's general manager Jan Pellens said a complaint to the European Commission over the award of the concession for the port's third container terminal to a Hessenatie and Mediterranean Shipping Company consortium will not affect the terminal's go-ahead.
  • Romano Prodi team facing tough vetting
    European parliamentarians warned European Commission president-designate Romano Prodi yesterday they were prepared to delay appointments to his new executive team if nominees did not meet high standards.
  • New Cosco chief braced for rough seas
    "SMOOTH seas can never make a strong sailor," comments Cosco (Hong Kong) Group president Dong Jiufeng, when asked about the state of play of the international shipping business.
  • New director for Bahamas open register
    LONDON consultant John Mervyn Jones is to succeed John Dempster as director of The Bahamas Maritime Authority.
  • Deck cargoes may be risk to boxship safety
    The Nautical Institute is seeking the opinion of its members as to the safety of containerships following a number of incidents involving damage to large ships and extensive losses of containers overboard.
  • Buyer for lowline ships
    Receivers have found a buyer for British shipowner, Lowline's, three vessels - the cruiseship Edinburgh Castle and the offshore supply vessels Lowland Pioneer and Lowland Cavalier, writes David Mott. But the deal will first have to be ratified by the Admiralty Court in London. Receivers PricewaterhouseCoopers, appointed by Royal Bank of Scotland, would not disclose the name of the buyer. Cammell Laird, the UK shiprepair group, has been mentioned as a possible buyer. But it confirmed that all three vessels had been purchased by a single buyer.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 4, 1999
  • Stolt rebate sparks Le Havre demonstrations
  • Lyttelton dismisses Auckland rumours
  • Intermodal operator speaks out on ship bunching
  • Alaska resumes coal shipments to S Korea
  • Mærsk/Sea-Land will pick port on economics
  • French ferry operator expands fleet
  • Fesco in big box spend
  • Montreal and Great Lakes pray for rain
  • SCI to hike freight rates to US East Coast
  • P&O Ports wins Surabaya concession
  • WTO set to officially condemn banana regime
  • Ecuador plans banana export drive
  • Acomarit reorganises management team
  • P&O/Enka win Turkish container terminal
  • Maritime policy meeting for US and CSG
  • Belgium joins BIMCO anti-drug measures
  • Handysizes lead Baltic freight rises

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers sign deals as reform law starts
  • Hearings start today on ocean shipping
  • Truckers in legal fight over faulty gear
  • Cargo 2000 plan on schedule, supporters say
  • CMA-CGM steers own Pacific course
  • FRA applauds CSX and Norfolk Southern for safety efforts during Conrail split-up
  • UPS to airlift giant pandas from China to Atlanta
  • Brazil disappointed after being named to US trade watch list
  • Russian aid for Yugoslavia hits another logistics snag
  • United Airlines Cargo opens new consolidation center in Dallas
  • FAA says it will propose better flight recorders for 737s
  • UK Post Office buys German delivery company Der Kurier
Transportation
  • Panalpina wins IBM logistics pact in Brazil
  • Tornadoes disrupt BNSF, UP service in Oklahoma, Kansas
Maritime
  • A fresh start: Panama's first woman president to lead canal's transition
  • China Shipping returns to profit as outlook brightens
  • Baltic freight market begins to rebound
  • Indian intermodal operator to add terminals
  • Union-free port poses threat to Fremantle
  • Exxon continues Valdez damages fight in court
  • P&O wins stake in Indonesian terminal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers sign deals as reform law starts
  • Hearings start today on ocean shipping
  • Truckers in legal fight over faulty gear
  • Cargo 2000 plan on schedule, supporters say
  • CMA-CGM steers own Pacific course
  • FRA applauds CSX and Norfolk Southern for safety efforts during Conrail split-up
  • UPS to airlift giant pandas from China to Atlanta
  • Brazil disappointed after being named to US trade watch list
  • Russian aid for Yugoslavia hits another logistics snag
  • United Airlines Cargo opens new consolidation center in Dallas
  • FAA says it will propose better flight recorders for 737s
  • UK Post Office buys German delivery company Der Kurier
Transportation
  • Panalpina wins IBM logistics pact in Brazil
  • Tornadoes disrupt BNSF, UP service in Oklahoma, Kansas
Maritime
  • A fresh start: Panama's first woman president to lead canal's transition
  • China Shipping returns to profit as outlook brightens
  • Baltic freight market begins to rebound
  • Indian intermodal operator to add terminals
  • Union-free port poses threat to Fremantle
  • Exxon continues Valdez damages fight in court
  • P&O wins stake in Indonesian terminal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers sign deals as reform law starts
  • Hearings start today on ocean shipping
  • Truckers in legal fight over faulty gear
  • Cargo 2000 plan on schedule, supporters say
  • CMA-CGM steers own Pacific course
  • FRA applauds CSX and Norfolk Southern for safety efforts during Conrail split-up
  • UPS to airlift giant pandas from China to Atlanta
  • Brazil disappointed after being named to US trade watch list
  • Russian aid for Yugoslavia hits another logistics snag
  • United Airlines Cargo opens new consolidation center in Dallas
  • FAA says it will propose better flight recorders for 737s
  • UK Post Office buys German delivery company Der Kurier
Transportation
  • Panalpina wins IBM logistics pact in Brazil
  • Tornadoes disrupt BNSF, UP service in Oklahoma, Kansas
Maritime
  • A fresh start: Panama's first woman president to lead canal's transition
  • China Shipping returns to profit as outlook brightens
  • Baltic freight market begins to rebound
  • Indian intermodal operator to add terminals
  • Union-free port poses threat to Fremantle
  • Exxon continues Valdez damages fight in court
  • P&O wins stake in Indonesian terminal

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Geodis Logistics acquiert l'Italien Borghi Trasporti
    La société Geodis Logistics Italie, filiale du groupe français contrôlé par la SNCF, a acheté la société Borghi Trasporti. "Cette acquisition s'est faite dans le cadre de la stratégie de développement européen des activités logistiques", dit un communiqué. Cette opération pourrait avoir des conséquences pour l'alliance Eurotech.
  • Hausse de 36% du bénéfice de Union Transport
    Le prestataire de services logistiques Union Transport a conclu l'exercice 1998 sur un CA de 571,1 mio. de USD, une hausse de 8% par rapport à 1997. Le bénéfice a augmenté de 36%, de 11,8 à 16 mio. de USD. Ces excellents résultats sont le fruit des acquisitions stratégiques, qui ont généré un hausse du CA dans toutes les régions du monde.
  • German Parcel reprend Der Kurier
    German Parcel Paket-Logistik GmbH, une division de l'entreprise britannique Post Office, a repris l'entreprise express allemande Der Kurier avec effet rétroactif au premier janvier 1999. De cette manière, German parcel pourra proposer l'ensemble de la gamme de produits de services de messagerie, express et de colis et cela tant au niveau national qu'international. Ainsi, la société-mère The Post Office pourra concurrencer la division express de Deutsche Post. Cette reprise n'aura aucune influence sur la coopération entre Der Kurier et la filiale de La Poste Chronopost, estime un porte-parole de cette dernière.
  • Katoen Natie saisit le Conseil d'Etat et la CE
    La politique de concession du port d'Anvers est soumise à rude pression. Après que l'AGHA (l'Association des Intérêts Portuaires d'Anvers) et Noord Natie - par la bouche de son président Philip Van gestel - aient exprimé leur inquiétude suite à la tendance qui consiste à attribuer des terminaux dédiés à des services de lignes réguliers, le groupe Katoen Natie reprend le flambeau.

Marine Linkweb site
MAY 4, 1999
  • First Olsen Tankers to Acquire Tankers
    First Olsen Tankers Ltd. said it has entered into agreements with Mosvold Farsund AS and Fred. Olsen-related companies to acquire three Suezmax tankers and one Suezmax shuttle tanker. FOTL said it will also acquire the remaining 50 percent of the shares in Knock Tankers Ltd. Through the proposed transaction, FOTL said it would become one of the world's largest owners of modern Suezmax tankers, increasing the size of its fleet from seven to 11 vessels.
  • Panama Customers Not Worried
    Scarcely batting an eyelash at the spirited run-up to Panama's presidential polls, Panama Canal customers say they expect no threat to operations of the waterway no matter who is in charge when the U.S. hands it over later this year. The U.S., which has operated the canal since it opened in 1914, is scheduled to pull out its troops from Panama and hand over the canal along with U.S. military bases and other facilities to the Panamanian government by Dec. 31.
  • Intermarine Sells Savannah Shipyard
    Italian holding company Compart said its shipbuilding unit Intermarine sold its Savannah, Ga., shipyard and certain luxury yacht contracts to Savannah Yacht & Ship Llc and BCT Real Estate Llc. The buyers will pay $14.35 million plus $1.53 million to partially cover losses that took place in the first months of 1999. The sale resulted in a loss of $30.3 million for Compart, already accounted for in 1998 balance sheet.
  • Trico Downgraded by Moody's
    Moody's Investors Service downgraded to B1 from Ba3 its rating on Trico Marine Service's $280 million of 8.5% senior unsecured notes due 2005, and to Ba3 from Ba2 its rating on an amended $85 million secured bank facility. A US$80 million-equivalent (NOK 600 million-denominated) reducing bank revolver at wholly-owned Saevik Supply ASA is not rated. The senior implied rating is B1.
  • Kuwait Petroleum Group to Finance Tanker
    Kuwait's Independent Petroleum Group and Dubai-owned Emirates National Oil Co have signed a $12 million financing deal to buy a crude and petroleum products tanker, announced the Kuwait Stock Exchange.
  • International Ship Register Proposed
    Finland's autonomous Aland Islands proposed creating an international ship register that would prevent Finnish vessels from sailing under foreign flags, but would shield the islands' economy as well. Aland's plan also includes a new tonnage tax on vessels.

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ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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