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April 8, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major lines expect rates, volumes to pick up this year
    Asia's trade imbalance beginning to ease, little additional capacity expected
  • Lankan shippers slam higher THCs
Air and Land Transport
  • Asia-Pacific air traffic bucks rising world trend
    Passengers passing through Asia-Pac down 5.6%, though world average rose 2.9% last year
  • Long term, BA may start solely business-class flights
  • Japan's vehicle sales lowest in 12 years
  • All six crew killed in Turkish Airlines plane crash
  • Garuda holds talks on US$1b debt
  • Asian fuel prices likely to stay high due to supply shortages, Nato bombing
Features
  • Aids to port safety & design
    Increased technical and operational capabilities of tugs have consequences for port design and operation
Columns
  • Asian yards may soon join Europe's cruiseship club

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major lines expect rates, volumes to pick up this year
    Asia's trade imbalance beginning to ease, little additional capacity expected
  • Lankan shippers slam higher THCs
Air and Land Transport
  • Asia-Pacific air traffic bucks rising world trend
    Passengers passing through Asia-Pac down 5.6%, though world average rose 2.9% last year
  • Long term, BA may start solely business-class flights
  • Japan's vehicle sales lowest in 12 years
  • All six crew killed in Turkish Airlines plane crash
  • Garuda holds talks on US$1b debt
  • Asian fuel prices likely to stay high due to supply shortages, Nato bombing
Features
  • Aids to port safety & design
    Increased technical and operational capabilities of tugs have consequences for port design and operation
Columns
  • Asian yards may soon join Europe's cruiseship club

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major lines expect rates, volumes to pick up this year
    Asia's trade imbalance beginning to ease, little additional capacity expected
  • Lankan shippers slam higher THCs
Air and Land Transport
  • Asia-Pacific air traffic bucks rising world trend
    Passengers passing through Asia-Pac down 5.6%, though world average rose 2.9% last year
  • Long term, BA may start solely business-class flights
  • Japan's vehicle sales lowest in 12 years
  • All six crew killed in Turkish Airlines plane crash
  • Garuda holds talks on US$1b debt
  • Asian fuel prices likely to stay high due to supply shortages, Nato bombing
Features
  • Aids to port safety & design
    Increased technical and operational capabilities of tugs have consequences for port design and operation
Columns
  • Asian yards may soon join Europe's cruiseship club

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major lines expect rates, volumes to pick up this year
    Asia's trade imbalance beginning to ease, little additional capacity expected
  • Lankan shippers slam higher THCs
Air and Land Transport
  • Asia-Pacific air traffic bucks rising world trend
    Passengers passing through Asia-Pac down 5.6%, though world average rose 2.9% last year
  • Long term, BA may start solely business-class flights
  • Japan's vehicle sales lowest in 12 years
  • All six crew killed in Turkish Airlines plane crash
  • Garuda holds talks on US$1b debt
  • Asian fuel prices likely to stay high due to supply shortages, Nato bombing
Features
  • Aids to port safety & design
    Increased technical and operational capabilities of tugs have consequences for port design and operation
Columns
  • Asian yards may soon join Europe's cruiseship club

Sched Netweb site
  • Japanese shipbuilding industry sinking fast
  • MOL (Japan) has April opening
  • Cosco doubles container rate
  • Neptun Maritime goes to Sea Containers Ltd
  • Policy may give fresh hope
  • Conterm customers to benefit from changes
  • DHL aims at Singapore's SME's
  • European manufacturers to target Asia
  • Shipping solution for USCO
  • Emirates enjoys success with engineering centre
  • Two new stars in the sky
  • Midland cut off ICM arm

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 7, 1999
  • KLM creates online flower business
  • Danube impassable through bombing
  • Inchape agent for Pan Ocean Shipping
  • Atlanta biggest airport
  • Inchcape sells Middle East operations

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Dockworkers Unveils Intensified Tactics
  • Box Traffic between Japan, China Grows 39.5% in February
  • APL Coverage of Latin America Spans 34 Ports

urgente online pressweb site
  • Valencia verá remodelada su estructura ferroviaria
  • El CES apoya la ordenación del tiempo de trabajo en los sectores excluidos
  • Mejoras en el aeropuerto de Melilla
  • El aeropuerto de Vigo aumenta en marzo el número de pasajeros en un 15 por ciento
  • Silicon Graphics contrata transporte y logística con DHL
  • Air France firma un acuerdo con Aeropostal para volar a Caracas

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 7, 1999
  • PSA to acquire majority stake in Pipavav Port
  • India, Pak to ink MoU on jt chamber
  • Traffic handled* at Major Ports during '98-99
  • ICD-Pithampur maintains growth
  • Foreign investment guidelines further liberalised
  • Cashewnut importers cool to cheap Indonesian product imports
  • Diamond exports may exceed $ 5 bn in current fiscal
  • Gujarat to invest Rs 13,000 cr in various ports
  • Taiwanese seeking business partners in India
  • SIL premium not an export incentive, clarifies govt
  • Tamil Nadu urged to rethink on port development strategy
  • India must dismantle more trade walls: USTR report
  • MoF notifications soon: Hegde
  • 'Global' magazine lists top exporters
  • Dry spell worries tea exporters

The East Africanweb site
  • Port Thefts Upset Dar's Plans for 24-Hour Services
  • Rotterdam Leads Quest for Bug Free Shipping
  • A Good Showing for Mombasa Port Last Year
  • After Maputo, Mozambique Prepares to Privatise Nacala
  • Kisumu Inland Container Depot Hit by Wagon Shortage

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Restis buys Safmarine bulk and reefer arms for $200m
    Greece's Restis shipping family has agreed to acquire the bulk and reefer shipping activities of South Africa's Safmarine group, including 13 bulk carriers, in a $200m deal.
  • Unions rap P&O over election bar on seafarers
    Maritime unions have accused P&O Group of being undemocratic after it banned seafarers from standing for office on the company's Europe-wide works council in a ballot of its 8,000 UK employees.
  • Orient Overseas slips into the red
    Hong Kong-listed Orient Overseas (International) (OOIL) has slipped into the red, announcing a pre-tax loss before exceptional items of $22.2m for 1998, compared with a $3.7m profit the year before.
  • Shenzen price war hits port operator
    Port operator China Merchants Shekou Port Service Co said its 1998 profits slumped due to fierce price-cutting among rival ports in China's Shenzhen city.
  • Bombed Danube bridges cut off Dutch newbuilds
    A large number of newbuilding inland ships ordered by Dutch owners cannot be delivered as a result of extensive Nato bombing of bridges in the Yugoslavian section of the Rhine-Danube canal.
  • Chamber warns on stowaways
    Shipowners and P&I clubs could be set for an increase in the number of displaced people attempting to stow away on board vessels, in the wake of the crisis in Kosovo writes Andrea Felsted.
  • Libya opens door to US oil firms
    LIBYA'S energy minister Abdullah Salem al-Badri has wasted no time in inviting US oil firms to return to Libya, two days after United Nations sanctions were lifted.
  • Norwegian fleet grew by 5% last year
    Norway's foreign-going fleet ended 1998 on a high note, posting a 5% increase on the year as a whole and 2% during the fourth quarter.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 7, 1999
  • S bans Yugoslav ships
  • Restis snaps up Safmarine's non-liner assets
  • Avondale slammed for 400 safety violations
  • Kværner cfo leaves 'with immediate effect'
  • Almskog 'wants to sell Kv'rner's yards'
  • J Lauritzen Holdings slides into the red
  • Orient Overseas savaged by Asian crisis
  • Adelaide port put up for sale
  • Moby Lines attacks Tirrenia plans
  • Bilbao refinery workers strike
  • Bogus tanker detained for selling illegal diesel
  • Bank Line pulls plug on S Africa-Mid East
  • Rail link will extend Koper's hinterland
  • North Koreans blame Hyundai for tragedy
  • Australia hunts zebra mollusc ship
  • SuperStar Leo makes maiden call at Songkhla

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Europe awaits banana war fallout
  • US exults but penalties are less than expected
  • Ship lines fear filing snafu may thwart reform
  • Railcar size becomes weighty issue for farming hinterlands
  • Maritime industry expects new levy to replace outlawed harbor tax next week
  • FDX and Netscape announce Internet partnership
  • US, China to sign civil aviation agreement
  • German ship line sees Danube River remaining blocked for coming grain harvest
  • OOCL reports its earnings plunge
  • Wayne Chapman leaves Caliber Logistics, joins Skyway to run Supply Chain unit
  • Cambodia, Thailand plan to reopen rail link
Transportation
  • Air cargo firms see turnaround
  • Relief groups try to cope with logistics of Kosovo aid effort
  • PBB purchases Seven Seas Freight, plans more bids
  • N. America sees biggest increase as global air cargo rises
  • Larger hopper cars change rail economics
Maritime
  • Group puts brakes on in-transit vehicle damage
  • Port of Mumbai needs to modernize
  • Keppel Philippines' profit, revenue fall; Subic Bay yard is bright spot
  • Indonesian privatization advances with port takeover
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Europe awaits banana war fallout
  • US exults but penalties are less than expected
  • Ship lines fear filing snafu may thwart reform
  • Railcar size becomes weighty issue for farming hinterlands
  • Maritime industry expects new levy to replace outlawed harbor tax next week
  • FDX and Netscape announce Internet partnership
  • US, China to sign civil aviation agreement
  • German ship line sees Danube River remaining blocked for coming grain harvest
  • OOCL reports its earnings plunge
  • Wayne Chapman leaves Caliber Logistics, joins Skyway to run Supply Chain unit
  • Cambodia, Thailand plan to reopen rail link
Transportation
  • Air cargo firms see turnaround
  • Relief groups try to cope with logistics of Kosovo aid effort
  • PBB purchases Seven Seas Freight, plans more bids
  • N. America sees biggest increase as global air cargo rises
  • Larger hopper cars change rail economics
Maritime
  • Group puts brakes on in-transit vehicle damage
  • Port of Mumbai needs to modernize
  • Keppel Philippines' profit, revenue fall; Subic Bay yard is bright spot
  • Indonesian privatization advances with port takeover
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Europe awaits banana war fallout
  • US exults but penalties are less than expected
  • Ship lines fear filing snafu may thwart reform
  • Railcar size becomes weighty issue for farming hinterlands
  • Maritime industry expects new levy to replace outlawed harbor tax next week
  • FDX and Netscape announce Internet partnership
  • US, China to sign civil aviation agreement
  • German ship line sees Danube River remaining blocked for coming grain harvest
  • OOCL reports its earnings plunge
  • Wayne Chapman leaves Caliber Logistics, joins Skyway to run Supply Chain unit
  • Cambodia, Thailand plan to reopen rail link
Transportation
  • Air cargo firms see turnaround
  • Relief groups try to cope with logistics of Kosovo aid effort
  • PBB purchases Seven Seas Freight, plans more bids
  • N. America sees biggest increase as global air cargo rises
  • Larger hopper cars change rail economics
Maritime
  • Group puts brakes on in-transit vehicle damage
  • Port of Mumbai needs to modernize
  • Keppel Philippines' profit, revenue fall; Subic Bay yard is bright spot
  • Indonesian privatization advances with port takeover
  • Slot watch

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Europe-Far East: le container risque-t-il de perdre le breakbulk de faible valeur?
    Récemment à une réunion de presse donnée à Londres, Chris Bourne, managing director de MOL (Europe), a évidemment abordé l'épineuse question de l'évolution des taux de fret entre l'Asie et l'Europe. Il a d'ailleurs réitéré ce qu'il nous avait déjà déclaré précédemment à Rotterdam, à savoir que son armement, comme d'autres d'ailleurs, ne gagnent pas d'argent et que les rendements du capital sont dérisoires. Les choses doivent donc changer.
  • Des maisons du fluvial vont être créées en France
    Notamment auprès des chargeurs, le transport fluvial français reste encore très marqué par l'image du tour de rôle. La fin de ce régime administré fera donc évoluer les pratiques de tous les acteurs. Il faudra en particulier que l'esprit d'entreprise se développe chez les artisans bateliers.
  • Les sociétés de ferroutage mettent tout en œuvre pour remédier à la fermeture du tunnel du Mont-Blanc
    Alors qu'il devient de plus en plus clair que le tunnel du Mont-Blanc ne sera pas rouvert avant plusieurs mois, voire même un an, les sociétés de ferroutage font un maximum pour apporter un début de solution aux problèmes auxquels les sociétés de transport routier, actives de et vers l'Italie, doivent faire face.
  • Augmentation des délais de starie des produits à manipulation facile
    Le délai de starie des produits à manipulation facile prévu dans les Conditions d'Anvers 1951 sera augmenté en date du 12 avril prochain et ce, pour une période d'essai de six mois.

Marine Linkweb site
APRIL 7, 1999
  • Iran To Buy Korean Ships
    A South Korean bank reportedly approved a $550 million credit to Iran to buy 10 oil tankers from Daewoo. Iran also reportedly ordered eight transport vessels from Hyundai.
  • WTO Said To Side Against EU In Banana Battle
    World Trade Organization (WTO) experts are rumored to have ruled that the European Union's new regime for the import and marketing of bananas breaks global trading rules and will have to be changed. Officials in Washington announced that the three experts, acting as arbitrators in a parallel case, also found that the U.S. could impose sanctions on EU goods to the value of $191.4 million to compensate for trade losses caused by the regime. Official word on the conclusion is not yet available.
  • Impasse Could Force Shippers Out Of NY
    The governors of New York and New Jersey have reportedly hit an impasse in a battle that could cause the loss of 1,000 jobs and the relocation of two shippers out of the region. The delay of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in offering new leases to Sea-Land Service and Maersk Line has reportedly allowed Baltimore to sweeten its offer to build a new hub port for the two companies.
  • Orient Overseas Sees Improvement This Year
    Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. does not expect a full recovery in 1999 but sees the container shipping sector improving in the second half.
  • U.S. Bars Yugloslav Ships
    The U.S. is said to have begun barring Yugoslav ships from U.S. ports and territorial waters to further isolate President Slobodan Milosevic and protect against spying or sabotage.
  • U.S. Stocks Steady, Oil Price Declines
    Oil prices fell on Wednesday after weekly inventory data from the U.S. apparently failed to show an expected decline in crude and petroleum product stocks. Benchmark North Sea Brent blend traded at $14.61.
  • European Exploration Still Slow
    Consultants Arthur Andersen said in its Well Report that oil and gas drilling offshore northwest Europe continued slow in the week ending March 31 with one new exploration well started in Denmark marking the only increase over 1998.
  • Tanker Rates Fall With OPEC Cuts
    Tanker rates eased last week due to a fall in demand for tonnage caused by refinery maintenance in Asia and cuts in oil production by OPEC/non OPEC producers.
  • Moody's Downgrades Hvide Marine
    Moody's Investors Service reportedly downgraded to Caa2 from B1 Hvide Marine Inc's senior unsecured rating on $300 million of 8.375% notes due 2008, to B2 from Ba2 its rating on an amended $166 million secured bank revolver and $112 million of secured bank term debt, and to "c" from "b3" its rating on $115 million of trust convertible preferred stock. The ratings outlook remains negative.

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