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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
European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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