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BRIEFS
December 7, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TT Club eyes growth in S'pore logistics industry
    It also expects new business from the privatisation of regional ports
  • Evergreen plans to merge with Uniglory unit: report
  • New Delhi planning to sell SCI stake
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Washington to ask US airlines to monitor foreign partners?
    Proposal said to be identical to programme to assure Pentagon foreign partners were safe
  • Virgin ready to join global air alliance
  • Air bookings down on Y2K fears
  • Qantas vows to beat Virgin at its own game
  • VW poised to remain Europe's top-selling brand this year
Features
  • Expansion plans defy reality
    Recession has turned Osaka's Kansai airport into a flop but japan pushes ahead with airport building plans

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TT Club eyes growth in S'pore logistics industry
    It also expects new business from the privatisation of regional ports
  • Evergreen plans to merge with Uniglory unit: report
  • New Delhi planning to sell SCI stake
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Washington to ask US airlines to monitor foreign partners?
    Proposal said to be identical to programme to assure Pentagon foreign partners were safe
  • Virgin ready to join global air alliance
  • Air bookings down on Y2K fears
  • Qantas vows to beat Virgin at its own game
  • VW poised to remain Europe's top-selling brand this year
Features
  • Expansion plans defy reality
    Recession has turned Osaka's Kansai airport into a flop but japan pushes ahead with airport building plans

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TT Club eyes growth in S'pore logistics industry
    It also expects new business from the privatisation of regional ports
  • Evergreen plans to merge with Uniglory unit: report
  • New Delhi planning to sell SCI stake
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Washington to ask US airlines to monitor foreign partners?
    Proposal said to be identical to programme to assure Pentagon foreign partners were safe
  • Virgin ready to join global air alliance
  • Air bookings down on Y2K fears
  • Qantas vows to beat Virgin at its own game
  • VW poised to remain Europe's top-selling brand this year
Features
  • Expansion plans defy reality
    Recession has turned Osaka's Kansai airport into a flop but japan pushes ahead with airport building plans

Sched Netweb site
  • Trade director promotes HK-North America ties
  • New facility for Shanghai
  • Maersk southbound rate restoration
  • Alliance talks to Lykes
  • Circle International breaks new ground in Singapore
  • Exports up in the Philippines
  • Cathay-DHL deal huge boost for Hong Kong
  • Reshuffle for Ryder
  • AeroPeru to be liquidated
  • Italian aircraft in China

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 6, 1999
  • Accusation of state-owned companies' expansion through subsidy
  • Air Canada wins Canadian Airlines battle
  • Struggle for OOCL might intensify
  • Approval KLM, Northwest and Alitalia alliance; 5th flight Detroit-Amsterdam
  • United daily nonstop from Los Angeles to Melbourne
  • USFreightways logistics for Value America Internet store
  • New non-ferrous scrap terminal

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • MOL Group to Beef up Logistics Services in Benelux
  • Another China License for P&O Nedlloyd
  • Maersk to Raise Rates for Australia-bound Cargoes

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 6, 1999
  • Clinton drops in on APL facility as part of WTO stop in Seattle
  • Slater says governments need to make transportation investments
  • Railroads post increase in intermodal traffic
  • Bath Iron Works builds Navy's newest guided missle destroyer
  • Port Hamburg is Y2K ready
  • Hvide plan would kill Chapter 11 protection
  • Hanjin awarded Y2K Readiness Certificate

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Now, on to other major reforms, says PM
  • Hyundai and MSC extend joint service pact
  • Largest-ever crude carrier calls at Calcutta Port
  • WTO talks failure will hamper trade growth: CII
  • New markets emerging for soyabeans
  • Wheat import duty notified
  • PHDCCI study sees need to extend ECGC cover to new markets
  • Spurt in Bangla jute goods imports upsets IJMA
  • Food processing policy soon
  • Spices team off to Gulf for tapping markets
  • Coffee exports may touch 2.2 lakh tonnes
  • New textile policy may be unveiled only in March
  • Schengen countries' visa systems now Y2K compliant
  • Bright future awaits high-carbon ferrochrome industry
  • Inflation rate falls to 2.85 pc
  • Vizag Port logs 7 pc growth in cargo-handling
  • Futures trading in RBD palmolein to start from February 2000
  • Domestic consumption of flat steel recovers lost ground
  • CII unfolds 21-pt plan for textile industry
  • Forex reserves swell by $ 231 m

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 6, 1999
  • Exxon Mobil stands to dominate Singapore refining sector
  • Fire-struck Thai Oil Refinery may resume operations next week
  • EIA forecasts world oil price above $20 next year
  • Oil up on Iraqi rejection of one-week extension
  • Oil prices: OPEC might be aiming for a soft landing

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • A chapter closes for SA Marine
  • Urgent talks address terminal troubles
  • New Chinese boxes increase internal capacity
  • Portnet sponsors nippers
  • Capespan takes on American partner
  • Empowerment group could build new Richards Bay fruit terminal
  • FFS Bunkers sets up Cape operation
  • Kuehne & Nagel restructures top management
  • Sterilisation project takes aim at fruit fly pest
  • Delta heads the pack in exports to Africa
  • Maputo goes private next July
  • P&ON launches up to the minute sailing info
  • Spoornet clinches major Swedish rail wagon contract
  • Arrive Alive campaigners name habitual overloaders
  • Transport expo 2000
  • Cape Town Customs rakes in the illegal pickings
  • Wharf Rat's Diary
  • Maldives delay
  • Spoornet joins UN in cargo tracking venture
  • Yemen service starts
  • Air France launches expanded cargo portfolio
  • Border agents get their marching orders
  • Payroll levy will replace stamp system next April

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 6, 1999
  • TOTE orders two new RO/RO's from NASSCO
    Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE), Anchorage, Alaska, has entered into a $300 million agreement with NASSCO to build two RO/RO (roll-on/roll-off) ships for the Alaska trade. Deliveries are scheduled for mid and late 2002.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Ugland family plans buyback
    Car carrier specialist Ugland International yesterday announced a strategic U-turn with a plan to return to private hands in the next three months.
  • Maltese flagged tanker, Histria Seatide . . .
    The 85,250 dwt Maltese flagged tanker, Histria Seatide, ran aground in the Sea of Marmara off Istanbul yesterday while carrying crude oil from Russia's Novorossisk port to Augusta in Italy. Port officials said there were no indications of oil leakage from the vessel, which the crew was trying to free under her own propulsion.
  • Carnival and NCL swap values across a chasm
    To say that Mickey Arison and Kristian Siem do not see eye-to-eye is an understatement.
  • Refinancing plan frees $44m over next two years
    Reluctant bid target NCL Holding has unveiled a $500m refinancing that will free $44m of cash for expansion over the next two years, writes Tony Gray.
  • Owners hope for new trade rules
    EUROPEAN shipowners are confident that a set of global rules covering maritime services will be agreed eventually despite the collapse of World Trade Organisation talks at the weekend.
  • Polish Ocean Lines escapes POL-Atlantic debt liability
    POL-ATLANTIC has finally been declared bankrupt, almost a year after the carrier was forced to suspend its transatlantic service because of mounting losses, writes Janet Porter.
  • Asian crisis halves 1998 seaborne trade growth
    Growth in seaborne trade was cut by half last year in the aftermath of the Asian crisis, according to Unctad's Review of Maritime Transport 1999.
  • Hong Kong sees 3%-4% box rise
    CONTAINER throughput at Hong Kong port is set to grow by 3%-4% next year, according to Modern Terminals (MTL) managing director Erik Christensen.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 6, 1999
  • Asian crisis 'not as hard on shipping as feared'
  • Storm topples Gdynia yard crane
  • Perama worker dies in welding accident
  • Stricken bulker towed to Cuxhaven
  • German box ship aground on Greek island
  • Ceylon Shipping chairman dies
  • Sohmen slates 'Asian identity' plans
  • Philippines snatch smuggling ships
  • Hvide denies fraud rumour
  • Cruise lines race to set up waste policy
  • Cabinet changes delay Indian bills
  • Last orders for Canada Ports Corp
  • Naples operators form action group
  • Oils cuts to remain says Saudi minister
  • New berth for Trincomalee
  • Peerless to become Coflexip Stena India

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Self-importing is growing trend for big retailers
  • Is OSRA working? FMC will ask
  • SabreTech guilty of lesser counts in ValuJet crash
  • UPS accelerates Airbus deliveries
  • Australia predicts new WTO round after Seattle talks fail
  • 'Silk Road' railway line opens
  • UK post office acquires Citipost
  • Oceanborne trade expected to grow 3.5% in 2000
Transportation
  • Shippers want Hong Kong marine terminal near airport
  • Air France playing catch-up with new services in 2000
  • British Post acquires NY delivery firm
  • DHL Asian expansion is a two-pronged endeavor
  • Lufthansa may develop Shanghai air freight hub
  • Germany's Hahn recast as cargo hub powerhouse
Maritime
  • Growth of 3.5% seen for oceanborne trade in 2000
  • India lists approved equipment suppliers
  • Government to sell equity stake in India carrier

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Self-importing is growing trend for big retailers
  • Is OSRA working? FMC will ask
  • SabreTech guilty of lesser counts in ValuJet crash
  • UPS accelerates Airbus deliveries
  • Australia predicts new WTO round after Seattle talks fail
  • 'Silk Road' railway line opens
  • UK post office acquires Citipost
  • Oceanborne trade expected to grow 3.5% in 2000
Transportation
  • Shippers want Hong Kong marine terminal near airport
  • Air France playing catch-up with new services in 2000
  • British Post acquires NY delivery firm
  • DHL Asian expansion is a two-pronged endeavor
  • Lufthansa may develop Shanghai air freight hub
  • Germany's Hahn recast as cargo hub powerhouse
Maritime
  • Growth of 3.5% seen for oceanborne trade in 2000
  • India lists approved equipment suppliers
  • Government to sell equity stake in India carrier

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Self-importing is growing trend for big retailers
  • Is OSRA working? FMC will ask
  • SabreTech guilty of lesser counts in ValuJet crash
  • UPS accelerates Airbus deliveries
  • Australia predicts new WTO round after Seattle talks fail
  • 'Silk Road' railway line opens
  • UK post office acquires Citipost
  • Oceanborne trade expected to grow 3.5% in 2000
Transportation
  • Shippers want Hong Kong marine terminal near airport
  • Air France playing catch-up with new services in 2000
  • British Post acquires NY delivery firm
  • DHL Asian expansion is a two-pronged endeavor
  • Lufthansa may develop Shanghai air freight hub
  • Germany's Hahn recast as cargo hub powerhouse
Maritime
  • Growth of 3.5% seen for oceanborne trade in 2000
  • India lists approved equipment suppliers
  • Government to sell equity stake in India carrier

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 6, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • Totem Enters Into Agreement With NASSCO
  • Atlantic Marine To Build SWATH Vessel
Breaking News
  • Spain Named Partner Country of SMM 2000

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 6, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • Totem Enters Into Agreement With NASSCO
  • Atlantic Marine To Build SWATH Vessel
Breaking News
  • Spain Named Partner Country of SMM 2000

Traffic Worldweb site
  • The world is going nuts, or at least that part of it that uses almonds. Production of the oval-shaped nut is expected to increase supplies worldwide by 30 percent over last year. This country produces 75 percent of the world supply of almonds and those responsible for that growth are forever looking for new ways to use the product. The supply peak puts more emphasis on shipping direct to customers, which is where logistics expertise is valued.
  • Entreaties by three home-state utilities and an iron-ore shipper convinced Minnesota's Jim Oberstar, the ranking Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, to become the latest lawmaker to demand railroad reform as part of a deal to keep the Surface Transportation Board in business. Oberstar's involvement is of substantial strategic importance as until he introduced his bill it appeared no shipper-friendly legislation would gain a committee hearing. Although two other committee members, Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., and Jack Quinn, R-N.Y., earlier introduced similar though less extensive bills, the Republican leadership has declined to schedule hearings. But Committee Chairman Bud Shuster, R-Pa., and Ground Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Tom Petri, R-Wis., are unlikely to snub Oberstar as they have Nadler and Quinn.
  • Never heard of B2B? Get used to it. It's geek shorthand for business-to-business electronic commerce, which is coming to mean a whole lot more than online auctions and digital versions of consumer catalogs. Some enthusiasts are calling it the most radical innovation since the invention of the assembly line. The recent announcements by Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. that they would put their supply-chain operations online is just the tip of the iceberg of the B2B e-commerce revolution.
  • New England Motor Freight continues to rake in industry awards. Arthur Andersen recently awarded NEMF its "best practices" award, which comes on the heels of individual awards won by NEMF Chairman Myron P. "Mike" Shevell. Once a bankrupt LTL carrier, NEMF has blossomed under the 65-year-old Shevell with a philosophy that excellent customer services win shipper loyalty for the long run.
  • Plans for a major container port at Quonset, R.I., are on hold. The private development group that was working to build the port wants compensation from Rhode Island for what it claims are broken promises and a breach of contract. The developers, Boston-based Quonset Point Partners LLC, claims that Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Almond backed off a pledge to support the project and said the state bureaucracy never would have approved plans anyway.
  • That sigh of relief you may have heard could have come from the headquarters of the Union Pacific Railroad. The Surface Transportation Board declared the UP's service crisis over. The UP's service-plagued merger with Southern Pacific is now actually "producing benefits to the shipping public," according to the STB. Shippers agreed. The National Industrial Transportation League noted that its members are saying the UP's service woes of 1997-98 are largely over and that rail service "appears to have returned to normal levels." Not only that but competition between the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the UP-SP now "seems to be vigorous," according to the NIT League. There are dissenters, however. The California Public Service Commission has claimed the UP-SP merger has not produced benefits and is actually hurting shippers.
  • It's that time of year again when companies look for ways to thank their best customers for another year of support. The flurry of purchases in December mean huge volumes for companies that do relatively little business during the other 11 months of the year. San Francisco's Boudin Bakery and New York's Manhattan Fruitier are two companies that are gearing up for huge holiday seasons both through catalog sales and brand new websites. Both companies are relying on United Parcel Service to deliver the goods and, because of the perishable nature of bread and fruit, all of it is going by air.
  • Kansas City Southern Rail Network is happy and its customers are happy. Why? Because the railroad's use of the Internet for such services as shipment tracing and bills of lading has made it easier for KCS's customers to do business with it while at the same time reducing the railroad's costs and time associated with customer service. The KCS website went live a year ago and since then has been a resounding success, according to Pete Nygren, manager, customer service systems, electronic data interchange for KCS.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
SHIPPING
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
PORTS
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
PORTS
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
LOGISTICS
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
INDUSTRY
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
INFRASTRUCTURE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
PORTS
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
INDUSTRY
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PORTS
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
CUSTOMS
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
PORTS
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
PORTS
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
SHIPPING
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
SHIPPING
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
SHIPPING
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
SHIPPING
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
SHIPYARDS
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
LOGISTICS
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
INDUSTRY
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
SEAFARERS
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
TRADE
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
TRANSPORTATION
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
LOGISTICS
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
SHIPPING
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
SHIPPING
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
SHIPPING
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
SEAFARERS
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
LOGISTICS
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
PORTS
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
SHIPPING
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
PORTS
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
SHIPPING
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
SHIPPING
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
TRADE
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
NEWS
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
SHIPPING
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
SHIPPING
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
SHIPPING
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
SHIPYARDS
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
PORTS
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
INDUSTRY
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
PORTS
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
PORTS
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
INDUSTRY
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
PORTS
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
PORTS
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
PORTS
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
PORTS
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
PORTS
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
ASSOCIATIONS
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PORTS
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
PORTS
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
PORTS
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
PORTS
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
NEWS
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
COMPANIES
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
TRANSPORTATION
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
PORTS
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
ASSOCIATIONS
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
PORTS
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
SHIPPING
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
PORTS
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
SHIPPING
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
PORTS
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
PUBLICATIONS
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
PORTS
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
PORTS
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
SHIPYARDS
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
INSURANCE
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
RIVER TRANSPORT
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
PORTS
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
OFFSHORE
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
SHIPPING
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
LOGISTICS
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
SHIPPING
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
LOGISTICS
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
LOGISTICS
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
AWARDS
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
SHIPPING
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
LAW
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
NEWS
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
SHIPYARDS
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
CRUISES
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
SHIPYARDS
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
NEWS
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
PORTS
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
PORTS
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
MEETINGS
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
PORTS
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
PORTS
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
MEETINGS
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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