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January 6, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Japanese charity to fund more navigational aids
    Nippon Foundation has helped to promote safety in Straits of Malacca for last 30 years
  • Antwerp port's throughput up 8% to record 120m tons
  • Maju Maritime gets public towage licence
  • Lloyd Triestino resigns from Europe-Aussie conferences
Air and Land Transport
  • Japan to buy 4 Boeing tanker aircraft for 80b yen
    Aircraft likely to be modified versions of the 767 wide-body jet: report
  • Delhi choking slowly under pollution blanket
  • Delta to unveil major expansion of overseas network
  • Daewoo overtakes Hyundai to be No 1 carmaker in South Korea
Columns
  • Take into account practical experience to get ISM Code right

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Japanese charity to fund more navigational aids
    Nippon Foundation has helped to promote safety in Straits of Malacca for last 30 years
  • Antwerp port's throughput up 8% to record 120m tons
  • Maju Maritime gets public towage licence
  • Lloyd Triestino resigns from Europe-Aussie conferences
Air and Land Transport
  • Japan to buy 4 Boeing tanker aircraft for 80b yen
    Aircraft likely to be modified versions of the 767 wide-body jet: report
  • Delhi choking slowly under pollution blanket
  • Delta to unveil major expansion of overseas network
  • Daewoo overtakes Hyundai to be No 1 carmaker in South Korea
Columns
  • Take into account practical experience to get ISM Code right

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Japanese charity to fund more navigational aids
    Nippon Foundation has helped to promote safety in Straits of Malacca for last 30 years
  • Antwerp port's throughput up 8% to record 120m tons
  • Maju Maritime gets public towage licence
  • Lloyd Triestino resigns from Europe-Aussie conferences
Air and Land Transport
  • Japan to buy 4 Boeing tanker aircraft for 80b yen
    Aircraft likely to be modified versions of the 767 wide-body jet: report
  • Delhi choking slowly under pollution blanket
  • Delta to unveil major expansion of overseas network
  • Daewoo overtakes Hyundai to be No 1 carmaker in South Korea
Columns
  • Take into account practical experience to get ISM Code right

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 5, 1999
  • P&O Nedlloyd protest against ECT takeover by Hutchison
  • Deutsche Bahn between western ports and Austria
  • Antwerp throughput up 7 percent
  • Stagnation at Zeeland Seaports
  • Euro soon to be used in transport sector

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Backers claim support for single electronic gateway
  • Rampaging yen pushes upstart euro out of currency market spotlight
  • Restrictions will limit food sales to Cuba
  • First beetle-prone shipments arrive; no delays reported
  • Truckers file second lawsuit against carriers over repair bills
  • Japanese automakers deny merger talk
  • With Congress away, Clinton appoints new Seaway administrator
  • Clinton unlikely to endorse steel import restraints
  • Amazon.Com sales soar but profit margins fall
  • CBS bumps ABC News as Internet news partner for AOL
  • Mexico promotes Nafta office head, shuffles commerce agency
  • Netscape's Netcenter reaches 10 million members
Transportation
  • Warehouse operators slam OSHA regulatory proposals
  • Freight transportation stocks ended '98 with bang
  • STB jurisdiction over rail merger job changes upheld
  • Union mails ballots to FedEx pilots
  • Emery readies expanded guaranteed delivery service
  • US Ex-Im Bank hits Philippine Air plan
  • Report blasts DOT for lax border checks
Maritime
  • Rio Grande builds on IFC funds
  • Box growth slows at Tianjin port
  • Russians grow restless and desperate on disputed Kuril Islands
  • Final talks on dredging in New York set today
  • Pricing rule irks European, Japanese lines

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Backers claim support for single electronic gateway
  • Rampaging yen pushes upstart euro out of currency market spotlight
  • Restrictions will limit food sales to Cuba
  • First beetle-prone shipments arrive; no delays reported
  • Truckers file second lawsuit against carriers over repair bills
  • Japanese automakers deny merger talk
  • With Congress away, Clinton appoints new Seaway administrator
  • Clinton unlikely to endorse steel import restraints
  • Amazon.Com sales soar but profit margins fall
  • CBS bumps ABC News as Internet news partner for AOL
  • Mexico promotes Nafta office head, shuffles commerce agency
  • Netscape's Netcenter reaches 10 million members
Transportation
  • Warehouse operators slam OSHA regulatory proposals
  • Freight transportation stocks ended '98 with bang
  • STB jurisdiction over rail merger job changes upheld
  • Union mails ballots to FedEx pilots
  • Emery readies expanded guaranteed delivery service
  • US Ex-Im Bank hits Philippine Air plan
  • Report blasts DOT for lax border checks
Maritime
  • Rio Grande builds on IFC funds
  • Box growth slows at Tianjin port
  • Russians grow restless and desperate on disputed Kuril Islands
  • Final talks on dredging in New York set today
  • Pricing rule irks European, Japanese lines

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Backers claim support for single electronic gateway
  • Rampaging yen pushes upstart euro out of currency market spotlight
  • Restrictions will limit food sales to Cuba
  • First beetle-prone shipments arrive; no delays reported
  • Truckers file second lawsuit against carriers over repair bills
  • Japanese automakers deny merger talk
  • With Congress away, Clinton appoints new Seaway administrator
  • Clinton unlikely to endorse steel import restraints
  • Amazon.Com sales soar but profit margins fall
  • CBS bumps ABC News as Internet news partner for AOL
  • Mexico promotes Nafta office head, shuffles commerce agency
  • Netscape's Netcenter reaches 10 million members
Transportation
  • Warehouse operators slam OSHA regulatory proposals
  • Freight transportation stocks ended '98 with bang
  • STB jurisdiction over rail merger job changes upheld
  • Union mails ballots to FedEx pilots
  • Emery readies expanded guaranteed delivery service
  • US Ex-Im Bank hits Philippine Air plan
  • Report blasts DOT for lax border checks
Maritime
  • Rio Grande builds on IFC funds
  • Box growth slows at Tianjin port
  • Russians grow restless and desperate on disputed Kuril Islands
  • Final talks on dredging in New York set today
  • Pricing rule irks European, Japanese lines

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • China Proposes Rules for Tariff Enforcement
  • Nittsu Unveils Box Traffic Outlook for FY98/99
  • Documentation Fee Takes Effect on Jan 1
  • Sasia Express to Offer Direct Link to Brazil

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Saimex Agencies marches ahead with ISO 9002 from Lloyds
  • Evergreen bags Korean port concession
  • Gold import duty raised to Rs 400 per 10 gm
  • Garment exporters feel ETS is untimely
  • WTO's free export norms to hit leather industry
  • Dumping duty on rubber import from Japan recommended
  • Gujarat aims for higher cargo handling
  • CII organising show in Tanzania
  • Export curbs on encryption relaxed
  • FICCI calls for stable import duty structure to expedite growth
  • ChPT strategy pays off, waiting, turnaround time cut
  • Beneficiaries of tax exemptions unclear: Sinha
  • Maharashtra seeks $ 500 m private investment for expressways
  • Autonomous state transport tariff authorities on cards
  • Cochin Port sets new handling record in Dec.
  • Mushrooming EOUs a healthy sign: Fieo
  • Bank strike on January 12
  • Growth must generate revenue too ' Mohile
  • More government investment in core sector vital: PHDCCI
  • Mega fish processing and export projects to come up in Kerala

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Kvaerner set to cut yard debt burden
    Kvaerner group hopes shortly to raise NKr2.5bn ($335m) through the securitisation of major shipbuilding contracts in an attempt to reduce the Anglo-Norwegian concern's debt burden.
  • New storm as Pallas stays stuck in the sand
    A heated debate has erupted in Germany between environmentalists and salvage experts concerning the wreck of the Pallas, which remains stranded off the North Frisian island of Amrum.
  • Aker Maritime clinches $169m Gullfaks deal
    NORWEGIAN offshore services firm Aker Maritime has secured a NKr1.3bn ($169m) modification project on Statoil's Gullfaks field in the North Sea.
  • Large drop in Malaysia port volumes
    Two of Malaysia's principal gateway ports - Port Klang and Penang Port - suffered large reverses in total cargo volumes handled in the light of the contraction of the country's economy.
  • Shetlanders angry over Braer impasse
    SIX years after the tanker Braer ran aground on the south tip of Shetland, disillusioned islanders claim they are being forced to drop their compensation cases against the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund.
  • Car carrier trade set for good result this year
    CAR transport vessels are likely to continue to enjoy good results this year, following a healthy 1998, according to a new joint shipping industry report from Hyundai Merchant Marine Co and the Korea Maritime Institute.
  • Dutch escalate German tug war
    THE tug war between German and Dutch operators has taken on new dimensions following the entrance of the Rotterdam companies Kotug to Bremerhaven and Smit Internationale to Hamburg on January 1.
  • Repsol in Libyan oil find
    Spanish energy group Repsol has made a major oil discovery in Libya's Block NC-115 in the Murzuq Basin, near the El-Saharara field, some 800 km south of Tripoli in the country's desert hinterland.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 5, 1999
  • Salvors continue to fight Aconcagua fire
    SALVORS from Smit Internationale are continuing to fight the fire on the four-month old containership Aconcagua.
  • Crowley to build Valdez spill recovery tugs
    CROWLEY Marine Services of Seattle will provide three new tugs to the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company for use in Valdez Harbour and Prince William Sound, Alaska.
  • Crescent companies reorganise
    UK-BASED Crescent Shipping and Crescent Ship Management have been reorganised into three trading companies with effect from January 1.
  • Police investigate crewman overboard
    AUSTRALIAN police are investigating the apparent death of a crewman from the Cypriot bulk carrier Fanari, off the southern coast of Australia.
  • Philippines refineries look to overseas markets
    TWO major oil refineries in the Philippines are planning to develop the export market as domestic petroleum demand is expected to slow this year.
  • Colombo to import bunkers
    SRI Lanka is planning to import 180,000 tonnes of fuel oil because the excess oil produced by the island's sole refinery is being used for thermal power generation.
  • Brazil to buy Australian wheat
    AUSTRALIA'S commodity export sector has received a New Year shot in the arm with Brazil finally agreeing to buy Australian wheat.
  • Smith leaves Liberian owners for LISCR
    JERRY Smith, general secretary of the Liberian Shipowners' Council, is to take up his new position at the Liberia International Ship & Corporate Registry on January 15.
  • Finncarriers returns to Finland-Norway route
    FINNCARRIERS, the liner shipping unit of the Finnlines group, has introduced weekly services between Helsinki and Kotka in Finland to Copenhagen and Oslo.
  • P&O joins Newcastle feasibility study team
    P&O Ports has joined a partnership to conduct a A$6m ($3.66m) feasibility study into a major multipurpose container and general cargo terminal in Newcastle, Australia.
  • Japan's box throughput 'will continue to fall'
    CONTAINERISED cargo exported through Japan's eight major ports this year is expected to fall by two per cent, after dropping by almost five per cent last year.
  • Sweeping changes urged in Canadian grain transport
    A REPORT by Justice Willard Estey has recommended dramatic changes to the way western Canada's grain transport system is run.
  • MOL to dominate 'merger' with Navix
    MITSUI OSK will dominate the "merger" with Navix Line, taking 20 of the 28 places on the new board of directors.
  • Philippines tightens up on training centres
    THE Philippine government has vowed to impose tough measures on seafarers' training centres as it subjects them to close monitoring and inspections.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Après Casablanca, Agadir et Tanger sont menacés de paralysie
    Rien ne va plus au port de Casablanca. Plus de 60 navires attendent en rade. Certains d'entre eux sont déjà là depuis 10 jours. Le travail est quasi inexistant depuis le 27 décembre. Les marchandises s'amoncèlent sur les quais. Le port est totalement congestionné. "Même si le travail devait reprendre demain, il faudrait au moins 3 semaines avant que le port renoue avec une situation normale". C'est ce que nous a déclaré un agent maritime local. En outre, on s'attendait ce mardi que le mouvement de grève s'étende à Agadir et Tanger, dans le cadre d'une solidarité avec Casablanca.
  • La navigation intérieure proteste contre le bradage des frets
    Le risque latent d'actions dans le secteur de la navigation intérieure s'est concrétisé mardi matin, lorsque le "Python" (80 mètres de long) du batelier G. Landuyt a bloqué l'entrée du Marshalldok anversois vers 13h30, isolant de la sorte le bassin portuaire du trafic.
  • Lynx Express acquiert Red Star Parcels
    Le transporteur express britannique Lynx Express a réalisé lundi l'acquisition de Red Star Parcels, l'ancienne division "petits colis" de British Rail. Lynx devient ainsi un des quatre leaders du marché en Grande-Bretagne dans le secteur du colis express (et le plus grand indépendant). La pression sur le Post Office, qui vient de recevoir une certaine liberté d'action, devient encore plus grande. Le prix de la transaction n'a pas été révélé.
  • ASG conclut un accord de partenariat avec Heppner
    Le groupe logistique suédois ASG a conclu un accord de coopération statégique avec le groupe français Heppner. La coopération entre immédiatement en vigueur et comprend toutes les activités d'ASG en Suède, en Norvège, au Danemark, en Finlande, dans les Etats baltes, en Russie et en Ukraine.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Patrick provokes union: Coombs
    The war of words between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia escalated yesterday with the union accusing the stevedore of conducting a disinformation campaign.
    This latest dispute concerns a row about work arrangements during two shifts over the New Year's Eve and Day break.
    The union's national secretary, John Coombs, has taken a hard line against the company, claiming that it was again attempting provoke an industrial dispute.
    "No other employer chose to force work on New Year's Eve which has historically been a non-operational shift across Australia," Mr Coombs said.
  • Breakthrough near for National Rail
    National Rail is close to a breakthrough in its long-running quest to run intrastate services in most Australian states, after legislation was passed recently which clears the way for the interstate freight carrier to compete for intrastate freight in South Australia and Western Australia.
    The legislation was passed in both South Australian and West Australian parliaments late last month, but still requires written permission from the states' transport ministers. It complements similar legislation and ministerial approvals already in place in Victoria and NSW.
  • Newcastle coal queue tapers off
    The queue of bulk carriers waiting off the port of Newcastle has been steadily decreasing over the past month with four vessels loading and five waiting at the beginning of this week.
    The queue has reduced steadily to single figures from around 22 vessels at the beginning of December.
    On 1 December there were 1.893 million tonnes of coal contracted for vessels which had arrived and were waiting to load. By 4 January this had decreased to 1.024 million tonnes.
  • Vicgrain sets loading record to kick off '99
    Grower-owned bulk handler Vicgrain Limited has made a positive start to 1999, smashing previous ship loading records at Geelong during the loading of the MV Captain George L for its customer AWB Limited.
    Vicgrain completed loading the vessel with 52,365 tonnes of wheat on Monday, a record grain cargo for the Geelong terminal. Vicgrain also established a new loading record of 30,730 tonnes in a single day.
    The average rate of almost 2300 gross tonnes per hour over a 13.5 hour shift easily surpassed the previous record of 21,048 tonnes at a rate of 1503 gtph set during a 14-hour shift in late December 1995.

Marine Linkweb site
JANUARY 5, 1999
  • Ship Scrapping Sales Up 45% In 1998
    Ship scrapping sales in 1998 have reportedly risen 45 percent year on year by deadweight tonnage. Approximately 673 merchant ships totaling 27.3 million dwt were sold for demolition worldwide in 1998, surpassing last year's total of 440 ships and 14.9 million dwt.
  • Prosafe, Abbot In Merger Talks
    Shares in Norwegian offshore services firm ProSafe and British rival Abbot Group Plc reportedly soared after news the companies were discussing a merger to combat the fallout of low oil prices.  A final accord could be signed within four weeks creating the world's leading platform driller and a major provider of offshore services.
  • Russian Seaborne December Gas Oil Exports Rise
    Russian seaborne gas oil exports from four main Black Sea and Baltic terminals reportedly rose to 55,732 tons (tpd) per day in December from 46,987 tpd in November.
  • Texaco Makes Major Nigeria Deepwater Find
    Texaco and Famfa Oil of Nigeria have reportedly made a major wildcat discovery containing several hundred million barrels of recoverable oil in deepwater offshore. The find on OPL Block 216 about 70 mi. offshore in the central Niger delta in discovery well Agbami-1 encountered 420 net ft. of pay in multiple oil zones from 8,200 ft. to a total depth of 12,400 ft.
  • Aker Wins $170.9M Statoil Deal
    Aker Maritime has reportedly won a 170.9 million contract for work on Statoil's Gullfaks field in the North Sea.
  • Sembawang Shipyard In Alliance With Shell
    Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd. reportedly signed an alliance agreement with tanker operator Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Ltd. for the refitting and drydocking of Shell's fleet trading in Asia.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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