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February 9, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ports of LA, Long Beach handle record volumes
    Strong import growth from Asia boosted throughput at top two US ports last year
  • Taiwan shipyard seeks to diversify
  • Opening up India's coastal trade: govt may ask for reciprocality
  • Manila ferry firms stop operations
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Australia urged to allow foreign airlines into domestic market
    Proposal if adopted will result in dramatically reduced fares
  • European carrier in talks to buy PAL unit
  • China to stop commercial aircraft purchases this year
  • American Air flights cancelled due to dispute with pilots
  • South Pacific states set to create world's biggest air traffic control system
  • S Korean high-speed train to make trial run by year-end
Features
  • US seeks to end flight limits
    Change would enable start-up airlines to challenge established carriers, thus promoting airline competition

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ports of LA, Long Beach handle record volumes
    Strong import growth from Asia boosted throughput at top two US ports last year
  • Taiwan shipyard seeks to diversify
  • Opening up India's coastal trade: govt may ask for reciprocality
  • Manila ferry firms stop operations
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Australia urged to allow foreign airlines into domestic market
    Proposal if adopted will result in dramatically reduced fares
  • European carrier in talks to buy PAL unit
  • China to stop commercial aircraft purchases this year
  • American Air flights cancelled due to dispute with pilots
  • South Pacific states set to create world's biggest air traffic control system
  • S Korean high-speed train to make trial run by year-end
Features
  • US seeks to end flight limits
    Change would enable start-up airlines to challenge established carriers, thus promoting airline competition

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ports of LA, Long Beach handle record volumes
    Strong import growth from Asia boosted throughput at top two US ports last year
  • Taiwan shipyard seeks to diversify
  • Opening up India's coastal trade: govt may ask for reciprocality
  • Manila ferry firms stop operations
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Australia urged to allow foreign airlines into domestic market
    Proposal if adopted will result in dramatically reduced fares
  • European carrier in talks to buy PAL unit
  • China to stop commercial aircraft purchases this year
  • American Air flights cancelled due to dispute with pilots
  • South Pacific states set to create world's biggest air traffic control system
  • S Korean high-speed train to make trial run by year-end
Features
  • US seeks to end flight limits
    Change would enable start-up airlines to challenge established carriers, thus promoting airline competition

Sched Netweb site
  • FMC agrees to rule changes
  • Growth surge for reefer lines
  • Zim to launch 2nd Pacific route
  • 67 killed in pirate attacks
  • Samrat shines as Mumbai volumes slump
  • Sea-Land hurt by Asian slump
  • New York/New Jersey welcomes EVA
  • Sandford open London office
  • Lufthansa suspends Montreal freighter service
  • KLM posts loss

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 1999
  • CSX can't sell Sea-Land
  • Belgian Railways buy three Dutch companies
  • KNV in favour of road tolls
  • Premier is taking action against liars El Al disaster; El Al pilots complain about cancer
  • Fedex pilots ratify contract

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • For next Congress, trade is the issue
  • Shippers push unity on the West Coast
  • EU privacy rule threatens US economy
  • US growers fight plan to ease citrus import ban
  • EU suspends WTO panel probing Massachusetts' law
  • Union Pacific and Burlington Northern creating joint dispatching centers
  • FedEx will raise rates 2.8% on March 15
  • Southwest Assoc. of Rail Shippers elects new president
  • Greenbrier wins orders for 1,700 railcars worth $120 million
  • Canadian National says its merger with Illinois Central has Amtrak's blessing
  • Russia's Aeroflot makes a small 1998 profit
  • Roadway Express enhances its scheduled delivery service
Transportation
  • Transport index posted slight gain last week
  • Kuehne & Nagel to stay independent, Swiss paper says
Maritime
  • Hong Kong tries to end shipper, carrier fee dispute
  • Inchcape sells shipping unit for $78.4 million
  • Taiwan yard will diversify to thwart competition
  • Hamburg handles more containers, less total cargo
  • Proposed TACA successor to be filed with US, EU regulators this week
  • Family feud leaves CMA-CGM adrift
  • Maersk Tokyo undergoes repairs after deadly blast
  • Clinton picks ex-governor to fill 5th FMC spot

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • For next Congress, trade is the issue
  • Shippers push unity on the West Coast
  • EU privacy rule threatens US economy
  • US growers fight plan to ease citrus import ban
  • EU suspends WTO panel probing Massachusetts' law
  • Union Pacific and Burlington Northern creating joint dispatching centers
  • FedEx will raise rates 2.8% on March 15
  • Southwest Assoc. of Rail Shippers elects new president
  • Greenbrier wins orders for 1,700 railcars worth $120 million
  • Canadian National says its merger with Illinois Central has Amtrak's blessing
  • Russia's Aeroflot makes a small 1998 profit
  • Roadway Express enhances its scheduled delivery service
Transportation
  • Transport index posted slight gain last week
  • Kuehne & Nagel to stay independent, Swiss paper says
Maritime
  • Hong Kong tries to end shipper, carrier fee dispute
  • Inchcape sells shipping unit for $78.4 million
  • Taiwan yard will diversify to thwart competition
  • Hamburg handles more containers, less total cargo
  • Proposed TACA successor to be filed with US, EU regulators this week
  • Family feud leaves CMA-CGM adrift
  • Maersk Tokyo undergoes repairs after deadly blast
  • Clinton picks ex-governor to fill 5th FMC spot

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • For next Congress, trade is the issue
  • Shippers push unity on the West Coast
  • EU privacy rule threatens US economy
  • US growers fight plan to ease citrus import ban
  • EU suspends WTO panel probing Massachusetts' law
  • Union Pacific and Burlington Northern creating joint dispatching centers
  • FedEx will raise rates 2.8% on March 15
  • Southwest Assoc. of Rail Shippers elects new president
  • Greenbrier wins orders for 1,700 railcars worth $120 million
  • Canadian National says its merger with Illinois Central has Amtrak's blessing
  • Russia's Aeroflot makes a small 1998 profit
  • Roadway Express enhances its scheduled delivery service
Transportation
  • Transport index posted slight gain last week
  • Kuehne & Nagel to stay independent, Swiss paper says
Maritime
  • Hong Kong tries to end shipper, carrier fee dispute
  • Inchcape sells shipping unit for $78.4 million
  • Taiwan yard will diversify to thwart competition
  • Hamburg handles more containers, less total cargo
  • Proposed TACA successor to be filed with US, EU regulators this week
  • Family feud leaves CMA-CGM adrift
  • Maersk Tokyo undergoes repairs after deadly blast
  • Clinton picks ex-governor to fill 5th FMC spot

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Three African Conferences Plan to Introduce THCs
  • 7 Carriers Join Forces for South American Links
  • Seattle Reports New Records Both in Sea, Air Traffic
  • FedEx Pilots Ratify Labor Contract

urgente online pressweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 1999
  • El puerto de Castellón, el más informatizado de España
  • Renfe gasta más de 2.000 millones en un tren para el Xacobeo
  • Iberia envía un B-747 con ayuda humanitaria a Colombia
  • La Poste negocia con UPS y Federal Express su aliado internacional
  • KLM extiende sus alianzas regionales
  • Rusia quiere explotar las rutas polares
  • La web de Seat Ibiza, la mejor en español

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MbPT going for global consultancy on three container berths
  • Private sector gets green signal to export wheat
  • Zim to launch 2nd transpacific weekly service
  • Sembawang Shriram opens logistics centre in Chennai
  • Aflatoxin tests compulsory for g'nuts export to EU
  • IMC organises meet with SA trade mission on Feb. 15
  • Low pricing hits granite exports
  • Cochin International Airport homes in on Alpha for duty-free business
  • New gold scheme for banks soon
  • Inflation up
  • EPCG scheme threshold limit may be lowered for garment trade
  • Estonia keen on stronger trade ties with India
  • Israel woos Indian cos to agri expo
  • India to become petro-goods exporter
  • Gold policy needs review: RBI panel
  • Ministerial team to study successful airport corporatisation in S-E Asia
  • Phenol import catches DG's eye
  • DHL operations on Sundays too
  • Dynamic CFS offers two-way consolidation services
  • NTPC to negotiate with Gujarat Pipavav, Petronet for supply of LNG

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 1999
  • Shell with ambitious plans in Nigeria
  • Japan Energy and Showa Shell in discussions to merge refinery units
  • LUKoil to help increase Ventspils' oil export capacity

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Almoguera is Maersk's marketing manager
  • Asian crisis keeps bidders 'shy'
  • Sounds of silence cover Safmarine bids
  • Anti-dumping legislation could be our only protection
  • EU trade pact raises fears of a flood of cheap European imports
  • Conference zero-rates CAF
  • EU duty concessions will continue until new pact is finalised
  • Micor's Schwikkard explains 'unbundling'
  • 'Beware of the dangers of technology'
  • Talking turtle with IOL!
  • Hauliers grab value not tonnage from rail
  • New package guides exporter into new markets
  • Rohlig joins hands with software company to launch international trade programme
  • CT and Saldanha will pioneer new satellite ship tracking system
  • Miami forwarder wants distribution help in Africa
  • SCL offers special rates for cars and household effects on SA - Europe route
  • Spoornet takes decisive action to ward off criminals
  • New product finds the cause of damage
  • Plastic pallets reduce compensation claims
  • Damage-prevention measures adapt to any product
  • Cargo inspection pinpoints where goods were tampered with
  • Powerful data bases respond to new globalised client needs
  • Fast Forward's insurance offers customised premiums
  • ISO certification is a big step towards managing cargo risk
  • Ten tips to combat container theft
  • 'All we want is customers'
  • Portnet commits R34-m to port upgrades
  • 'Tell us now if Coega is not happening'
  • Port conference will focus on Coega and Maputo
  • PE's first freighter sounds warning bells over capacity squeeze
  • Saudi mission dates changed
  • Spoornet switches freight to user-friendly schedules

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 1999
  • Draft COGSA revision threatens international trade says BIMCO
    The most significant negative element of a draft revision of the U.S. Carruage of Goods by Sea Act would limit the right of commercial parties engaged in international maritime trade to contractually agree upon the most appropriate venue and applicable law for the resolution of disputes.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Inchcape Shipping Services goes on the attack after sale clinched
    Inchcape Shipping Services, the world's largest ship agency business, will undertake an agressive campaign to increase market share following its purchase by Electra Fleming, the venture capital firm, in a deal which is worth '47.5m ($77m).
  • Strintzis signs Hellenic deal
    AN emotional ceremony was held at Hellenic Shipyards yesterday as Greece's largest shipyard signed a landmark contract with Strintzis Lines to build the first of what is hoped to be a series of three passenger-vehicle ferries for the stocklisted operator.
  • Korea yards rocked by share sales
    AS the South Korean economy shows signs of bottoming out and returning to positive growth, foreign investors are selling shares in the country's major shipbuilders, since the yards' profitability is expected to deteriorate with the rising value of the won.
  • Steel exports decline as competition stunts demand
    South Korean steel mills are suffering from a drastic decline in overseas shipments of steel.
  • Decision day looms for P&I sector
    WITH the approach of the February 20 P&I renewal - the day on which the ice typically broke on the Baltic allowing seaborne trade to resume - many owners are contemplating whether to renew their P&I cover with a marine mutual or test the waters of a fixed premium facility.
  • Antwerp submits waste plan
    A proposal for a study which would look at how ports in the Flemish part of Belgium can deal with waste products has been submitted to the European Community.
  • Shippers back Brussels initiative on ship safety
    EUROPEAN shippers are pledging support for the European Commission's initiative to create an integrated database covering the world merchant fleet and are seeking ways of contributing to the project.
  • Freak Malta shunt
    The Russian vessel Zamoskvorechye lies in Malta's Grand Harbour after suffering aft damage in a freak accident involving three ships. While berthed she was in collision with the Messina vessel Jolly Giallo. The collision then knocked her onto the cargoship Lady Nancy.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 1999
  • Mærsk in bid for control of Medcenter
    ADVANCED negotiations are said to be in progress regarding Mærsk Line's acquisition of a majority stake in Medcenter, the transhipment hub at Gioia Tauro.
  • Jacques Saade ejected from CMA-CGM
    JACQUES Saade has been forced to resign from his position as chairman of CMA-CGM after being placed under judicial control by a French court.
  • Inchcape goes for '47.5m
    INCHCAPE Shipping Services, the ship agency division of the shrinking UK-based group, has been sold to the private equity company Electra Fleming for '47.5m.
  • Germany bids to cut shipping tax
    GERMANY is to seek ways to further reduce the tax burden on shipping companies, according to junior transport minister Lothar Ibrugger.
  • Trasmed scraps fleet renewal plan
    SPANISH state controlled ferry operator Trasmediterranea is revising its $530m five-year fleet renovation programme launched late last year.
  • New ferry withdrawn from service
    MECHANICAL faults led to the withdrawal of the new NZ$106m ($58m) rail/cruise ferry Aratere last week after making only four runs on Tranz Rail's Cook Strait service.
  • Washington state seeks bids on six fast ferries
    WASHINGTON State Ferries has called for bids to build one passenger-only fast ferry with an option for five more.
  • IMO moves on piracy legislation
    THREE resolutions calling for improved legislation, better regional co-operation and less bureaucracy were passed at the end of the IMO's piracy seminar in Singapore last week.
  • EU backs Cargill's Continental deal
    BRUSSELS has approved Cargill's acquisition of Continental Grain's grain trading division, Commodities Marketing Group.
  • Australian watchdog investigates port row
    AUSTRALIA'S competition watchdog has entered a dispute which is threatening a A$30m ($19m) port development project at Newcastle.
  • Kværner 'about to sell division'
    KVÆRNER is rumoured to be about to sell its energy division and is to cut its debt by selling a number of contracts in three cruiseships in a major securitisation deal.
  • Wood chip carrier grounds on Oregon coast
    US COAST Guard officials are not sure why the Panamanian-flag wood chip carrier New Carissa went aground last week.
  • Filipino crew appeals for agency probe
    FILIPINO crewmen from a ship arrested for smuggling oil from Iraq have appealed to Philippine authorities to investigate the "improper" and "illegal" conduct of their crewing agency.
  • Weir rebuffs US bidder
    PUMP manufacturer Weir Group has rejected a '600m ($978m) bid from Texas-based Flowserve.
  • Wilton-Fijenoord employees go to court
    EMPLOYEES at Wilton-Fijenoord shiprepair yard have taken their dispute with owner Joep van den Nieuwenhuizen to the Company Court in Amsterdam.
  • Damen eyes De Schelde takeover
    DAMEN Shipyards of Gorinchem has received permission from the Dutch government to study the books of state-owned shipyard De Schelde of Vlissingen
  • UK refutes it is 'on the warpath' over spill claim
    THE UK government stated this morning that it is 'not on the warpath' with regard to compensation for the Sea Empress oil spill clean up.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Tristan Vieljeux à la présidence du groupe CMA-CGM
    Jacques Saade, qui a pris l'initiative de renoncer à ses mandats de président de CGM et de CMA, a présenté comme candidat à sa succession Tristan Vieljeux, qui sera donc élu très prochainement à ces fonctions.
  • Rouen a enregistré en 1998 son meilleur résultat depuis cinq ans
    En 1998, le trafic maritime du port de Rouen s'est élevé à 21,2 millions de tonnes, ce qui représente un gain de 6% par rapport à 1997. C'est le meilleur résultat enregistré depuis cinq ans. Il tient en particulier à la croissance générale des vracs et au développement de filières spécialisées comme les containers sur les lignes Nord/Sud, les produits forestiers et papetiers et les sucres.
  • Inchcape Shipping Service repris par Electra Fleming
    Ainsi que nous l'avions annoncé à la fin du mois de novembre dernier, le réseau d'agences maritimes "Inchcape Shipping Services" a été vendu au groupe d'investissement privé britannique Electra Fleming pour un montant de 47,5 millions de GBP, soit 2,77 milliards de BEF ou 68,89 millions d'EUR. Selon le nouveau propriétaire, le réseau restera tel quel et opérera sous le même nom avec la même organisation et le même management.
  • IATA organise une nouvelle conférence sur le Cargo Agency Agreement
    L'International Air Transport Association (IATA) organisera en mars prochain une nouvelle conférence consacrée au Cargo Agency Agreement (CAA), le contrat de base qui règle officiellement les rapports entre les compagnies aériennes et les expéditeurs de fret aérien. Le texte définitif sur lequel les compagnies aériennes devront se prononcer à l'occasion de la conférence reste néanmoins inacceptable aux yeux des expéditeurs. C'est ce que nous a confié notre compatriote Herman Donker, qui suit le dossier à différents les niveaux.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • ACCC, MUA to 'discuss' Newcastle
    The Maritime Union of Australia has indicated it is prepared to meet with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to discuss recent developments in the port of Newcastle.
    The commission wrote to the MUA last week seeking a meeting to discuss the dispute that has affected the Eastern Basin Distribution Centre, to which the union has responded advising that its national secretary, John Coombs, is interstate and not due to return to Sydney until Thursday.
    The fact that the vessel at the centre of this dispute, the Kapitan Betkhar, has been moved and is no longer being held up has taken some pressure off the need for a meeting to discuss the situation.
  • Anderson closes speeding loophole
    Operators of heavy vehicles registered under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme can no longer rely on a 'loophole' in the law which allowed them to avoid the 'three-strikes-and-your-out' speeding regulations in Victoria, NSW and Queensland.
    Transport Minister John Anderson announced on Sunday that vehicles egistered under FIRS were now liable to have their registrations suspended if they were caught speeding at more than 15kmh above speed limits, more than three times in three years.
    He said the government wanted to rule out any possibility that operators of FIRS vehicles could break speeding laws in the knowledge the states and territories could not suspend their vehicle's registrations.
  • Doulos - sailing the sea of cross-cultural understanding
    The world's oldest active ocean-going ship, the Doulos, visited Fremantle this week on another leg of a goodwill mission for the German non-profit charity organisation, Gute Bucher for Alle (GBA).
    GBA -- or Good Books for All -- bought the Doulos in the late 1970s to hold the world's largest floating book fair.
    The book fair is used as a tool for promoting cultural exchange with the vessel being staffed by a crew of 300 volunteers from 30 countries.
  • Lack of coordination "biggest hurdle": Telford
    There are too may ports in Australia, says divisional director of Toll Transport, Don Telford.
    Speaking on Survival Of Regional Ports In Australia at this week's Beyond The Waterfront Reforms conference in Melbourne, he said that to his reckoning there were 57 regional ports.
    He said these ports lacked supporting infrastructure with poor land facilities and rail and road connections, combined with no intermodal strategy.
    This meant low facility utilisation and no economies of scale because the ports were unable to justify modern cargo handling equipment and this led to inefficient cargo handling.
  • Ansett rejects freight sale story
    Ansett Australia yesterday described as "speculative" media reports that its door-to-door retail freight business has been sold to the Dutch-owned TNT Australia.
    In a statement, Ansett said the sale process for the loss-making door-to-door business was continuing. "No sale has been finalised," Ansett said. "Negotiations regarding the sale are continuing."
    The airline's statement came after an article in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald and The Age which said TNT Australia had outbid Mayne Nickless for the operations. The article, quoting an industry source, said TNT was always seen as the frontrunner.
    It said Ansett paid out some redundancy packages to Ansett air freight staff last week and that part of the sale deal was a condition that the freight was still carried on Ansett aircraft.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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