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04 October 2025 - Year XXIX

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BRIEFS

May 7, 1999

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Concordia gives new life to 25-year-old VLCCs
With hydrostatic balanced loading (HBL), VLCCs can continue trading for another five years
ABS, poly offer course to monitor seamen training
Keppel wins US$35m conversion deals
Kvaerner: No decision yet on how to quit shipbuilding

Air and Land Transport

India panel gives nod to 40% sale of Air India
Foreign strategic partner to be chosen by global bidding
Australia may ban foreign airlines over Y2K risk
Qantas, China Eastern sign code-sharing agreement
India buys locomotives from General Motors for US$40m

Features

Move to stop price-fixing
US shipping lines should be held to anti-trust laws and steps taken to rein in ship line cartels, justice official says

Columns

S'pore yard wins claim for possessory lien over vessel

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Concordia gives new life to 25-year-old VLCCs
With hydrostatic balanced loading (HBL), VLCCs can continue trading for another five years
ABS, poly offer course to monitor seamen training
Keppel wins US$35m conversion deals
Kvaerner: No decision yet on how to quit shipbuilding

Air and Land Transport

India panel gives nod to 40% sale of Air India
Foreign strategic partner to be chosen by global bidding
Australia may ban foreign airlines over Y2K risk
Qantas, China Eastern sign code-sharing agreement
India buys locomotives from General Motors for US$40m

Features

Move to stop price-fixing
US shipping lines should be held to anti-trust laws and steps taken to rein in ship line cartels, justice official says

Columns

S'pore yard wins claim for possessory lien over vessel

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Concordia gives new life to 25-year-old VLCCs
With hydrostatic balanced loading (HBL), VLCCs can continue trading for another five years
ABS, poly offer course to monitor seamen training
Keppel wins US$35m conversion deals
Kvaerner: No decision yet on how to quit shipbuilding

Air and Land Transport

India panel gives nod to 40% sale of Air India
Foreign strategic partner to be chosen by global bidding
Australia may ban foreign airlines over Y2K risk
Qantas, China Eastern sign code-sharing agreement
India buys locomotives from General Motors for US$40m

Features

Move to stop price-fixing
US shipping lines should be held to anti-trust laws and steps taken to rein in ship line cartels, justice official says

Columns

S'pore yard wins claim for possessory lien over vessel

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Concordia gives new life to 25-year-old VLCCs
With hydrostatic balanced loading (HBL), VLCCs can continue trading for another five years
ABS, poly offer course to monitor seamen training
Keppel wins US$35m conversion deals
Kvaerner: No decision yet on how to quit shipbuilding

Air and Land Transport

India panel gives nod to 40% sale of Air India
Foreign strategic partner to be chosen by global bidding
Australia may ban foreign airlines over Y2K risk
Qantas, China Eastern sign code-sharing agreement
India buys locomotives from General Motors for US$40m

Features

Move to stop price-fixing
US shipping lines should be held to anti-trust laws and steps taken to rein in ship line cartels, justice official says

Columns

S'pore yard wins claim for possessory lien over vessel

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APL adds third weekly transatlantic service Grand expansion by Cosco Delmas upgrades Chinese go Dutch INSA pushing for new port system Cosco starts Taiwan service UPS becomes more convenient at 7-ELEVEN UK Post buys another German parcel company Air France, Continental increase capacity Privatisation delayed at Amsterdam Schiphol Ice cream boom keeps on truckin' CF starts online service Felixstowe cranks crane capacity United opens consolidation centre Acquisition strategy bears fruit

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MAY 6, 1999
Deutsche Post acquired YellowStone 15 percent Frans Maas logistic growth with ICT 400 new contracts for APL Banks want Amsterdam toll road Problems around French tunnel

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CMA-CGM's Pacific Service to Start on May 15 One of Busan Box Terminals Now for Lease Judiciary Committee Chief Not Challenging Carrier Immunity

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Renfe estudia un AVE Madrid-Toledo II Plan Director de Transportes de Castilla-La Mancha Andalucía adjudica el dragado del puerto de Carboneras ERA volará desde el aeropuerto de La Coruña Sea Containers compra el 51 por ciento de Neptun Maritime Acuerdo de "cielos abiertos" entre EE.UU. y Pakistán Continental aumenta las frecuencias de carga aérea con Europa

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MAY 6, 1999
Panalpina, SAirLogistics to develop unique air cargo product Pipavav setting up 2 jetties to handle crude oil Maersk to join Safari Group Govt invites proposals to set up forward trading exchanges STC to continue with buying natural rubber Indian shrimps fail to gain entry into US India offered 'country pavilion' in food ingredient expo in Paris 1.9 pc growth in core sector Tirupur puts up better show on export front Business upbeat on growth: NCAER survey Tyre output rolls up Finance Bill yet to be given Presidential approval WTI offers 2 PG diploma courses RITES putting Jamaica's trains back on rails New textile policy report in a few days, says Kashiram Rana ECB policy changes may augur well for exporters

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Asian bunkers: IFO's past $100 U.S. and Canada Pacific coast markets firm Mixed avails and prices in the U.S. Gulf Pan-African bunker market report Market review from Latin America/Carribean

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Dar Ports Bosses Take Owners of Wrecks to Court Ferry Firm in Trouble, as 'Nyayo' is Detained Panama Bows to Pressure on Liability New Grain Facility Gives Mombasa Port the Edge

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Siglata dopo otto anni la convenzione sulla difesa ambientale Una flotta «ecologica» per pattugliare le coste I «junk bond» affondano nel mare Assoporti critica il piano dei trasporti Decisa la spartizione dei primi mille miliardi per i porti italiani

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Cyprus accuses top class society on shoddy ships Cyprus has read the riot act to a leading classification society after blaming it for the appalling state of two Cypriot-flagged bulk carriers detained at United States and Dutch ports in separate incidents in recent weeks. Historic elections BRITAIN voted yesterday in historic elections that give Scotland a parliament for the first time in nearly 300 years and Wales a less powerful national assembly. Early indications confirm concerns by the ruling Labour Party of a poor turnout among the 30 million eligible voters. The leader of Labour's Scottish campaign, Donald Dewar (above) braved the wind and rain to wave to onlookers after a visit to a day care centre in his Glasgow constituency. In Wales, late sunshine failed to assuage voter apathy but Labour leader Tony Blair, celebrating his 46th birthday, challenged voters to "make a stark choice between a new Britain or its costly break-up." The outcome may also decide the future of the struggling opposition Conservative Party leader William Hague but the most high profile battle is the contest between Labour and the pro-independence Scottish National Party which trailed some 12 points behind Labour in latest opinion polls. Labour is likely to have to ask the centrist Liberal Democrats to form a coalition within the new Scottish parliament. In Wales, Labour should win an overall majority for the assembly which cannot pass its own laws or raise taxes. Britain's traditional 'first past the post' voting system has been abandoned for the elections in favour of a dual choice proportional representation system. Western Bulk Shipping loss increases in first quarter NORWAY'S Western Bulk Shipping reported a first quarter net loss of NKr34.7m ($4.45m), compared with a NKr20.35m deficit a year ago. Operating margin was a NKr3m loss compared with a NKr994,000 deficit a year ago. Shell ends its run of disappointing results Shell has posted a strong set of first quarter figures, ending a run of disappointing results. The Anglo-Dutch oil giant reported a first quarter profit of $1.67bn, down just 1% on the previous year. Keppel wins Single Buoy conversions KEPPEL Shipyard of Singapore has clinched two major conversion projects from Single Buoy Moorings. Montevideo privatisation back on track A RELAUNCH of the scandal-plagued Montevideo port privatisation process is imminent, according to the national port authority. And this time things will be done differently. Dutch government plans aid for Danube shipping THE Netherlands and Romania have announced a programme of co-operation which sets out to provide rapid aid to inland shipping as soon as the Kosovo crisis is resolved. Bankruptcy fears prompt Hvide share warning Fears that Hvide Marine could topple into bankruptcy have led one stockbroker to recommend that investors avoid the US offshore support services group's shares.

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MAY 6, 1999
Kværner's first quarter orders "disastrous" US Justice Department opposes anti-trust exemption NZ dairy goes for mega co-op Currency control complaints rise Atlantis Two crew demands separate settlement Fredriksen moves closer to ICB takeover Liberia Maritime Advisory Board to meet Philippines and Vietnam sign bulk trade agreement Neptunia turns to coastal trade Algoma turns in first quarter loss South Korea and Russia sign maritime accord Koreas promote seaborne trade Italians confident of price gap support Fish in ships Baltic indices rise strongly

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Maersk expands Pacific capacity
House bill proposes putting heftier trucks on nation's highways
Forwarders, carriers call Hyde hearing a success
Chilean fruit exporters recovering from nature's 'problem children'
Emery Worldwide launches sea-air service from Asia to Latin America
Nation's insurance agents' and underwriters' groups exploring cooperation
USFreightways combines its freight forwarding operations under a new name
EVA Airways orders three Boeing 747 freighters
Liberia ship register settlement seen soon

Transportation

Intermodal group to buy rail access
Rail tariff rise in Russia won't come till second half
Rail chief's chat with Yeltsin spurs speculation
Kodak's logistics whiz in Brazil shows you can go home again
Circle picks Cargo-Amerford to serve as its Iraeli agent
Optum widens reach of supply-chain ware
Canadian town back on track

Maritime

Le Havre port to launch rail shuttles
Singapore's PSA opens logistics hub at Genoa complex
Brooks, ex-Marad official, dies
Crowley revamps Puerto Rico run
US port roundup

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Maersk expands Pacific capacity
House bill proposes putting heftier trucks on nation's highways
Forwarders, carriers call Hyde hearing a success
Chilean fruit exporters recovering from nature's 'problem children'
Emery Worldwide launches sea-air service from Asia to Latin America
Nation's insurance agents' and underwriters' groups exploring cooperation
USFreightways combines its freight forwarding operations under a new name
EVA Airways orders three Boeing 747 freighters
Liberia ship register settlement seen soon

Transportation

Intermodal group to buy rail access
Rail tariff rise in Russia won't come till second half
Rail chief's chat with Yeltsin spurs speculation
Kodak's logistics whiz in Brazil shows you can go home again
Circle picks Cargo-Amerford to serve as its Iraeli agent
Optum widens reach of supply-chain ware
Canadian town back on track

Maritime

Le Havre port to launch rail shuttles
Singapore's PSA opens logistics hub at Genoa complex
Brooks, ex-Marad official, dies
Crowley revamps Puerto Rico run
US port roundup

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Maersk expands Pacific capacity
House bill proposes putting heftier trucks on nation's highways
Forwarders, carriers call Hyde hearing a success
Chilean fruit exporters recovering from nature's 'problem children'
Emery Worldwide launches sea-air service from Asia to Latin America
Nation's insurance agents' and underwriters' groups exploring cooperation
USFreightways combines its freight forwarding operations under a new name
EVA Airways orders three Boeing 747 freighters
Liberia ship register settlement seen soon

Transportation

Intermodal group to buy rail access
Rail tariff rise in Russia won't come till second half
Rail chief's chat with Yeltsin spurs speculation
Kodak's logistics whiz in Brazil shows you can go home again
Circle picks Cargo-Amerford to serve as its Iraeli agent
Optum widens reach of supply-chain ware
Canadian town back on track

Maritime

Le Havre port to launch rail shuttles
Singapore's PSA opens logistics hub at Genoa complex
Brooks, ex-Marad official, dies
Crowley revamps Puerto Rico run
US port roundup

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MAY 6, 1999
La communauté portuaire anversoise serre les rangs Une tempête dans un verre d'eau. Voilà comment il faudrait décrire la soi-disant opposition entre la direction du port d'Anvers et le secteur privé. Une libre interprétation du contenu d'une lettre que l'AGHA avait envoyée à l'administration du port d'Anvers a fait augmenter le niveau d'adrénaline chez les responsables du port. UIC: le chemin de fer devra faire valoir ses atouts environnementaux "Les chemins de fer membres de l'UIC mettent en œuvre de profondes transformations de leur offre pour tenir compte des mutations de l'économie; ils remportent ainsi de véritables succès sur des marchés d'avenir". Message résolument optimiste du président de l'UIC Adam Wieladek au cours d'un récent déjeuner de presse à Paris au cours duquel le rapport annuel fut également présenté. La restructuration de l'ORNI peut être entamée Au cours de leur dernier conseil, les ministres fédéraux ont approuvé un certain nombre de mesures qui doivent permettre la restructuration de l'Office de Régulation de la Navigation intérieure (ORNI). Ces décisions s'inscrivent dans le prolongement des mesures résultant de la libéralisation de la navigation intérieure. La déréglementation du marché fluvial en Belgique a été introduite de manière anticipée en date du premier décembre dernier.

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MAY 6, 1999
Kvaerner Ship Unit Has Several Possible Buyers Kvaerner, which reported a record first-quarter loss of $635 million, is reportedly talking with several possible buyers for its shipbuilding unit but is in no rush to sell. Hanjin Wins $160M Ship Order Hanjin Heavy Industries Co. reportedly won a $160 million order from Reederei B.Rickmers GmbH & Cie to build eight 1,200 TEU container ships. South Korean Shipbuilding Orders Sink 45% New orders received for South Korean ships reportedly fell 45.1 percent in the first four months of 1999 compared to last year's results. Shell Upbeat At First Quarter Stage Royal Dutch/Shell Group chairman Mark Moody-Stuart has reportedly made a defiant pledge to recover his company's standing among the world's oil giants. Hyundai Units In $30M Deal Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. reportedly won a $30 million order with Hyundai Corp. from the South Carolina State Port Authority to make four container cranes. Belgian Dredging Braces For Overcapacity Belgian Dredging International reportedly warned that the world dredging market could face overcapacity problems from the second half of next year. Keppel Shipyard Wins Monaco Projects Keppel Hitachi Zosen's unit, Keppel Shipyard, was reportedly awarded two conversion projects by Monaco-based Single Buoy Moorings (SBM). Exxon, Mobile Merger To Be Completed By September Exxon Corp.'s $90 billion acquisition of Mobil Corp., originally scheduled to close in the middle of the year, is reportedly expected to be completed by the end of September. LUKoil Launches North Caspian Drilling Rig LUKoil reportedly launched a drilling rig from Astrakhan in the northern Caspian Sea, the first to explore the Russian sector of the sea. Helicopter Services In Mobil Deal Helicopter Services' UK unit Bond Helicopters reportedly signed a contract with Mobil North Sea Ltd. worth $39.2 million.

International Transport Journal

Maritime

Evergreen reorganises SNA service. The company will reduce transit times in its services between the east coasts of North and South America.
Unifeeder upgrades its service to St Petersburg.
Falline of Canada celebrates its 40th anniversary.
CMB sells its stake in CNN.
LHC produces more turnover and profit due to car transports. Should maritime freight rates be transparent or confidential?
Maersk's and Sea-Land's AE2 service calls at Bremerhaven.
MSC and LT cooperate in the African trade. The DFDS Group sets up an agency in the UK.
SCL Germany GmbH takes over SCL representations.

Ports and Terminals

The introduction of the US Ocean Shipping Reform Act is one of the reasons for a change in the competition situation between US and Canadian ports.

Intermodal

IRU: "Europe needs road transport". IRU has presented the EU commission and parliament with a manifesto which documents the indispensable role of road transport.
The European Intermodal Association (EIA) is taking the Mont Blanc fire as another example to point to an existing alternative to road haulage, namely intermodal transport.
Rail operator European Rail Shuttle (ERS) has recently joined the North European network as the fourth partner.
German rail subsidiary Transfracht International has opened its own office in Moscow.

Aviation

SwissGlobalCargo integrates heavy air cargo. With innovative door-to-door products for the industry, Panalpina and SAir Logistics plan to open up the growing market of integrated airfreight transport.
Eagle USA Airfreight has met the high expectations it has set itself for its second quarter 1999.
For the second consecutive year, Netherlands carrier Martinair has presented record annual figures.
Boeing Co has increased profit beyond expectation in first quarter 1999.

International Transport Journal

Maritime

Evergreen reorganises SNA service. The company will reduce transit times in its services between the east coasts of North and South America.
Unifeeder upgrades its service to St Petersburg.
Falline of Canada celebrates its 40th anniversary.
CMB sells its stake in CNN.
LHC produces more turnover and profit due to car transports. Should maritime freight rates be transparent or confidential?
Maersk's and Sea-Land's AE2 service calls at Bremerhaven.
MSC and LT cooperate in the African trade. The DFDS Group sets up an agency in the UK.
SCL Germany GmbH takes over SCL representations.

Ports and Terminals

The introduction of the US Ocean Shipping Reform Act is one of the reasons for a change in the competition situation between US and Canadian ports.

Intermodal

IRU: "Europe needs road transport". IRU has presented the EU commission and parliament with a manifesto which documents the indispensable role of road transport.
The European Intermodal Association (EIA) is taking the Mont Blanc fire as another example to point to an existing alternative to road haulage, namely intermodal transport.
Rail operator European Rail Shuttle (ERS) has recently joined the North European network as the fourth partner.
German rail subsidiary Transfracht International has opened its own office in Moscow.

Aviation

SwissGlobalCargo integrates heavy air cargo. With innovative door-to-door products for the industry, Panalpina and SAir Logistics plan to open up the growing market of integrated airfreight transport.
Eagle USA Airfreight has met the high expectations it has set itself for its second quarter 1999.
For the second consecutive year, Netherlands carrier Martinair has presented record annual figures.
Boeing Co has increased profit beyond expectation in first quarter 1999.

International Transport Journal

Maritime

Evergreen reorganises SNA service. The company will reduce transit times in its services between the east coasts of North and South America.
Unifeeder upgrades its service to St Petersburg.
Falline of Canada celebrates its 40th anniversary.
CMB sells its stake in CNN.
LHC produces more turnover and profit due to car transports. Should maritime freight rates be transparent or confidential?
Maersk's and Sea-Land's AE2 service calls at Bremerhaven.
MSC and LT cooperate in the African trade. The DFDS Group sets up an agency in the UK.
SCL Germany GmbH takes over SCL representations.

Ports and Terminals

The introduction of the US Ocean Shipping Reform Act is one of the reasons for a change in the competition situation between US and Canadian ports.

Intermodal

IRU: "Europe needs road transport". IRU has presented the EU commission and parliament with a manifesto which documents the indispensable role of road transport.
The European Intermodal Association (EIA) is taking the Mont Blanc fire as another example to point to an existing alternative to road haulage, namely intermodal transport.
Rail operator European Rail Shuttle (ERS) has recently joined the North European network as the fourth partner.
German rail subsidiary Transfracht International has opened its own office in Moscow.

Aviation

SwissGlobalCargo integrates heavy air cargo. With innovative door-to-door products for the industry, Panalpina and SAir Logistics plan to open up the growing market of integrated airfreight transport.
Eagle USA Airfreight has met the high expectations it has set itself for its second quarter 1999.
For the second consecutive year, Netherlands carrier Martinair has presented record annual figures.
Boeing Co has increased profit beyond expectation in first quarter 1999.

International Transport Journal

Maritime

Evergreen reorganises SNA service. The company will reduce transit times in its services between the east coasts of North and South America.
Unifeeder upgrades its service to St Petersburg.
Falline of Canada celebrates its 40th anniversary.
CMB sells its stake in CNN.
LHC produces more turnover and profit due to car transports. Should maritime freight rates be transparent or confidential?
Maersk's and Sea-Land's AE2 service calls at Bremerhaven.
MSC and LT cooperate in the African trade. The DFDS Group sets up an agency in the UK.
SCL Germany GmbH takes over SCL representations.

Ports and Terminals

The introduction of the US Ocean Shipping Reform Act is one of the reasons for a change in the competition situation between US and Canadian ports.

Intermodal

IRU: "Europe needs road transport". IRU has presented the EU commission and parliament with a manifesto which documents the indispensable role of road transport.
The European Intermodal Association (EIA) is taking the Mont Blanc fire as another example to point to an existing alternative to road haulage, namely intermodal transport.
Rail operator European Rail Shuttle (ERS) has recently joined the North European network as the fourth partner.
German rail subsidiary Transfracht International has opened its own office in Moscow.

Aviation

SwissGlobalCargo integrates heavy air cargo. With innovative door-to-door products for the industry, Panalpina and SAir Logistics plan to open up the growing market of integrated airfreight transport.
Eagle USA Airfreight has met the high expectations it has set itself for its second quarter 1999.
For the second consecutive year, Netherlands carrier Martinair has presented record annual figures.
Boeing Co has increased profit beyond expectation in first quarter 1999.

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Yard offers rent-a-ship ORDER HUNGRY Italian shipyards are getting into shipowning. Fincantieri is poised to become an owner in order to win a deal for two bulk carriers that will be operated by the Bottiglieri family. Meanwhile, the SEC yard looks as if it will be forced down the same road in order to complete a controversial ro-ro contract. Here comes trouble Cutting to the bone Jebsens quit on Precious More LNG tank cracks Crunch for Latreefers Halla to sell amid battle Flag tries a fresh start Strong Pole Detentions Casualties

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PORTS

In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%

Ravenna

Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.

ASSOCIATIONS

Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula

Genoa

It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain

MARITIME SERVICES

Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Valencia

Transaction valued at $640 million

LEGISLATION

ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework

Brussels

The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards

PORTS

The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.

Los Angeles

Invitation to submit expressions of interest

In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.

PORTS

In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.

Geneva

The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)

SHIPPING

ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships

Singapore

They will be applied starting from October 14th

INDUSTRY

Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.

Trieste

PORTS

Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054

Genoa

The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP

FREIGHT TERMINALS

PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.

Padua

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.

Beijing

Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)

PORTS

The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.

PORTS

In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%

Hamburg

Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.

SHIPPING

China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels

Beijing

The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures

ACCIDENTS

New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden

Southampton

UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell

Le Aziende informano

ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri

Carnival closes its best quarter ever

CRUISES

Carnival closes its best quarter ever

Miami

The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings

CRUISES

Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.

Hannover/Trieste

With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned

PORTS

GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese

SHIPPING

HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships

Seoul

The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars

Vienna

The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.

In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%

PORTS

In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%

Bremen

Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.

FINANCING

India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors

New Delhi

Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year

PORTS

In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.

Paris

Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.

MARINAS

Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator

Paris/London/New York

It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC

CRUISES

Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade

Miami

Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series

SHIPPING

Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels

Copenhagen

The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector

New Delhi

The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected

LOGISTICS

DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.

Bonn

They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.

ENVIRONMENT

World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework

NEWS

Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector

Ancona

Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner

Birmingham

The transaction will be completed in early 2026

PORTS

Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month

Algeciras

The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract

Rome

Activities within the Rail Baltica project

PORTS

Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August

Barcelona/Valencia

In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded

LOGISTICS

In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%

Memphis

An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel

Milan/Rome

At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.

SHIPYARDS

Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905

Zagreb

The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.

SHIPPING

To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors

London

This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.

SHIPPING

COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels

Shanghai

We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.

SHIPPING

Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030

Copenhagen

The need to introduce incentives was underlined

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.

Valencia

The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.

Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port

PORTS

Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port

Baku

Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR

TRUCKING

German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact

Berlin/Brussels

They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards

Venice

A 740-meter freight track has been opened.

SHIPPING

World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires

Washington

It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections

SHIPYARDS

Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen

Bremen

Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production

FINANCING

The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.

London

Private investments of 700 million expected

SHIPPING

HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport

Seoul

It is worth around $310 million.

PORTS

The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal

Naples

The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports

PUBLICATIONS

IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities

Tokyo/Brussels

Contributed by the World Shipping Council

SHIPPING

ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion

Stockholm

The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company

Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye

OFFSHORE

Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye

Milan

It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%

Civitavecchia

Record for cruise passengers this period

PORTS

Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.

Rome

Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.

Milan

Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled

PORTS

Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.

Naples

Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"

ACCIDENTS

Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea

Portsmouth

According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic

SHIPYARDS

Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco

Gorinchem/Amsterdam

Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.

PORTS

DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port

Dubai/Montreal

It will become operational in 2030

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.

Vienna

Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%

Cairo

In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%

Genoa

The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.

INSTITUTIONS

Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.

Washington

The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.

PORTS

Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.

Genoa

Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially

PORTS

Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.

PORTS

Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization

Taranto

Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.

PORTS

Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise

Catania

In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal

Antwerp

Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase

ACCIDENTS

Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea

Southampton

A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage

SHIPPING

Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.

Genoa

It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship

INDUSTRY

In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.

Hong Kong

The average selling price dropped by -3.8%

SHIPPING

The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.

Vado Ligure

It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock

FINANCING

The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.

Ravenna

Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey

PORTS

Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.

Rome

Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution

PORTS

Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro

Gioia Tauro

The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.

COMPANIES

A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.

Milan

At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa

PORTS

Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.

Livorno

The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels

COMPANIES

Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy

Milan

It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport

PORTS

GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.

Genoa

The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.

PORTS

Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports

Rome

Meetings organized by Assoporti

TRADE

In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.

Brussels

Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros

PORTS

Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor

Rome

Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities

SHIPPING

Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.

Athens

They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.

Vienna

Only domestic traffic is growing

LOGISTICS

ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.

Rozzano

The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.

COMPANIES

Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025

Milan

Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)

PORTS

A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority

Livorno

Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports

PORTS

The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.

Luxembourg

The total investment is 937 million euros

SHIPPING

This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)

Valencia

In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel

PORTS

The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.

Pozzallo

It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm

CRUISES

Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises

Monfalcone

It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.

MEETINGS

A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.

Milan

It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua

PORTS

Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.

Rome

This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.

EDUCATION

The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.

Genoa

The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed

LOGISTICS

Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.

Genoa

The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector

Rome

Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.

OFFSHORE

Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.

San Donato Milanese

The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023

LOGISTICS

Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena

Mesero

Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.

SHIPPING

The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.

Naples

It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu

PORTS

The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.

Cagliari

Green light unanimously

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.

Brussels

Study commissioned by CER

SAFETY & SECURITY

In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.

Naples

Serious irregularities found on board

INDUSTRY

Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes

Trieste

It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi

INSTITUTIONS

Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard

Rome

He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port

Villorba

The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing

ACCIDENTS

Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden

Portsmouth

The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

COMPANIES

Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.

La Spezia

He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group

ASSOCIATIONS

Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti

Genoa

This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa

CRUISES

In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%

Venice

The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.

SHIPPING

SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean

Hamburg

They were built in 2008 and 2012

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico

The Eagle

The sale will be completed in the next few days

MEETINGS

The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.

Lugano

Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland

OFFSHORE

DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean

Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht

It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan

PORTS

Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.

Ferrara

The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities

PORTS

The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.

London

Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch

PORTS

In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%

Taranto

The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.

Los Angeles

Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025

PORTS

Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno

Livorno

Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports

INFRASTRUCTURE

Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.

Rome

They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.

PORTS

A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.

La Spezia

Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.

PORTS

The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs

Rome

Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform

SHIPPING

Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships

Keelung

They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029

PORTS

Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.

Kiev

Today the first meeting of the tender commission

PORTS

The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.

Ravenna

The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.

Long Beach

Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.

PORTS

Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting

Genoa

Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.

PORTS

Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.

Hamburg

Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe

MOURNING

Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.

Viareggio

His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers

PORTS

In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%

Piraeus

Passengers down by -1.1%

SHIPYARDS

HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships

Seoul

Order worth approximately 468 million dollars

NEWS

Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector

Trieste

Investigation into a company based in Palermo

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.

Hong Kong

In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%

SHIPPING

BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels

Amsterdam

Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.

PORTS

Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August

Singapore

Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa

Genoa

A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies

CRUISES

Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months

Lake Buena Vista

Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.

SHIPPING

Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships

Hamburg

Agreement effective immediately

COMPANIES

Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica

Genoa

The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto

INDUSTRY

Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.

Genoa

The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution

PORTS

PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.

Genoa

Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly

SHIPPING

CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services

Marseille

The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.

SHIPYARDS

South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships

Busan

Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars

MEETINGS

Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"

Genoa

Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa

COMPANIES

GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona

Barcelona

The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.

PORTS

Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects

Trieste

Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros

NEWS

Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.

Rome

Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza

PORTS

Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt

Gothenburg

It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.

PORTS

In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%

Gioia Tauro

2,912,943 TEUs were handled

CRUISES

Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship

Miami/Turku

It will be delivered in 2027

SAFETY & SECURITY

More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages

Washington

This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks

PORTS

Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%

Ravenna

In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%

PORTS

In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.

Brussels

Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%

NEWS

Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy

Rome

Intervention in the south of the island of Crete

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery

Rovereto/Genoa

PORTS

PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated

Singapore

Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs

MEETINGS

The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.

Rome

It will be held on September 18th and 19th

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.

Milan

It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua

MEETINGS

The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.

Lugano

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid

(The Korea Bizwire)

Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

DEFENCE

Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy

Trieste

The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.

PORTS

In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.

Washington

Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.

Frankfurt am Main

It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture

Stockholm

The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.

PORTS

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.

Rome

He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body

LOGISTICS

DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.

Bonn/Riyadh

The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees

PORTS

CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter

Hong Kong

In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)

EDUCATION

Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.

Rome

Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps

PORTS

Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases

Tangier/Casablanca

In Tanger Med the growth was +17%

COMPANIES

The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.

Genoa

President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo

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