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April 9, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Smit poised to strengthen presence in region
    Dutch maritime group to launch several initiatives this year
  • APL continues to improve Latin America services
  • Clash between NY, New Jersey may cause Sea-Land, Maersk to leave
Air and Land Transport
  • Star aims to get SIA to join alliance next month
    Global airline group wants new partners to stay ahead of rivals and to help boost revenue
  • SIA expands joint cargo services with JAL; strengthens freighter network
  • US, China agree on pact to reduce flight restrictions
  • FedEx aims to triple China flights
  • BA hopes to start London-Tripoli services
  • China Airlines names adviser for share offer
  • Manila sharply raises flight charges despite protests
Features
  • Eyeing larger slice of the pie
    Since full deregulation of Singapore's tug services market last month, it has been working to attract more business
Columns
  • When the condition of properly issued bills of lading is put to test

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Smit poised to strengthen presence in region
    Dutch maritime group to launch several initiatives this year
  • APL continues to improve Latin America services
  • Clash between NY, New Jersey may cause Sea-Land, Maersk to leave
Air and Land Transport
  • Star aims to get SIA to join alliance next month
    Global airline group wants new partners to stay ahead of rivals and to help boost revenue
  • SIA expands joint cargo services with JAL; strengthens freighter network
  • US, China agree on pact to reduce flight restrictions
  • FedEx aims to triple China flights
  • BA hopes to start London-Tripoli services
  • China Airlines names adviser for share offer
  • Manila sharply raises flight charges despite protests
Features
  • Eyeing larger slice of the pie
    Since full deregulation of Singapore's tug services market last month, it has been working to attract more business
Columns
  • When the condition of properly issued bills of lading is put to test

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Smit poised to strengthen presence in region
    Dutch maritime group to launch several initiatives this year
  • APL continues to improve Latin America services
  • Clash between NY, New Jersey may cause Sea-Land, Maersk to leave
Air and Land Transport
  • Star aims to get SIA to join alliance next month
    Global airline group wants new partners to stay ahead of rivals and to help boost revenue
  • SIA expands joint cargo services with JAL; strengthens freighter network
  • US, China agree on pact to reduce flight restrictions
  • FedEx aims to triple China flights
  • BA hopes to start London-Tripoli services
  • China Airlines names adviser for share offer
  • Manila sharply raises flight charges despite protests
Features
  • Eyeing larger slice of the pie
    Since full deregulation of Singapore's tug services market last month, it has been working to attract more business
Columns
  • When the condition of properly issued bills of lading is put to test

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Smit poised to strengthen presence in region
    Dutch maritime group to launch several initiatives this year
  • APL continues to improve Latin America services
  • Clash between NY, New Jersey may cause Sea-Land, Maersk to leave
Air and Land Transport
  • Star aims to get SIA to join alliance next month
    Global airline group wants new partners to stay ahead of rivals and to help boost revenue
  • SIA expands joint cargo services with JAL; strengthens freighter network
  • US, China agree on pact to reduce flight restrictions
  • FedEx aims to triple China flights
  • BA hopes to start London-Tripoli services
  • China Airlines names adviser for share offer
  • Manila sharply raises flight charges despite protests
Features
  • Eyeing larger slice of the pie
    Since full deregulation of Singapore's tug services market last month, it has been working to attract more business
Columns
  • When the condition of properly issued bills of lading is put to test

Sched Netweb site
  • Big six trial for e-commerce
  • HK-Shenzhen Expressway close
  • Shuffled board at Cronos
  • Top S&P rating for London Club
  • New EU transit customs rule
  • MOL (Japan) has April opening
  • Container theft preventative measures
  • Growing trade between Taiwan and China
  • Zim goes alone

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 8, 1999
  • Airborne exchanges Lufthansa for TNT Post
  • New web tools UPS
  • Agreement at P&O North Sea Ferries
  • KLM no longer to Yemeni, but new on Riyadh
  • Integration Alitalia and KLM sales
  • Cargo load factor KLM down again

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • WTSA Members to Follow Suit After TSA on Charges
  • OOIL Posts $0.2 Million Profit for 1998
  • APL Logistics to Manage Just-in-Time Operation of Parts for GM
  • FedEx Mulls to Triple US/China Flights

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 8, 1999
  • Leather industry seeks withdrawal of ACD on capital goods import
  • Exports record marginal rise
  • ABC India joins hands with Nissin Corpn
  • CONCOR signs MoU with Indian Railways
  • BRT 2 Trust completes first phase of 'Sahyog'
  • PSWC introduces bonded trucking facility
  • APL issues comprehensive report on industry deregulation
  • ISPL to develop Kakinada deep water port
  • NMPT confident of getting clearance for second MRPL jetty
  • Call for trade bandh on Friday
  • Open more doors to Indian goods, Hegde urges European Union
  • Value-addition norms for exports to Russia eased
  • Polyester yarn units reel under flood of imports
  • 24 FDI proposals get FIPB nod
  • Kadlabju sets sights on meeting challenges in 2000 & beyond

The East Africanweb site
  • Swift Action by Kenya Railways Prevents Delays
  • Uganda Revamps Marine Unit to Police Waters
  • Stability At Last for Containership Charter?

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 8, 1999
  • Oil demand in U.S. and Europe "should grow this year"
    Daniel R. Pickering of investment banker Simmons & Company International yesterday told an audience of offshore industry leaders that exploration and production spending by 31 public oil companies is estimated to be $39.9 billion in 1999, some 31% less than 1998. These same companies spent some $57.9 billion in 1998. But oil demand in the U.S. and Europe shouldn start to grow this year
  • Trico gets Title XI commitment
    Trico Marine Services, Inc., Houston, yesterday announced that it has received a commitment from MarAd to provide a Title XI guarantee for mortgage period financing, relating to the construction of two 230-foot deepwater supply vessels.
  • Emergency preparedness could cut shipowners' insurance premiums
    With a better understanding of the consequences of ship accidents, gained through a formal computer modeling program of a ship's structural behaviour in a given situation, owners and operators could follow a risk reduction path. This emergency preparedness could be linked to the level of insurance premiums, says Dr David Aldwinckle, manager of Lloyd's Register Ship Emergency Response Service (LR SERS).
  • Samsung places big order for MacGregor shipboard cranes
    The total order value is over 110 million Swedish kroner with a possible option for a further 70 million SEK. The cranes are for a series of ten container vessels
  • Union woes for Newport News and Avondale
    While Newport News Shipbuiildings proposed merger with Avondale still waits to come to fruition, both yards face labor-related problems.

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Per la prima volta i cantieri del Far East potrebbero infrangere il monopolio degli europei
    Crociere, offensiva asiatica
    Carnival tratta due navi con coreani e giapponesi mentre Princess si rivolge a Mitsubishi
  • E Cagliari diventa una tappa del «tour»
  • Piano di rafforzamento del gruppo Gallozzi in nuove aree e in servizi feeder
    Salerno si espande nei container
  • Allo scalo di Genova in diminuzione il traffico di rinfuse e di petrolio

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • German order frenzy triggers market alert
    A THREE-day frenzy of German funded ship orders to beat Bonn's tax clampdown threatens to produce a glut of vessels and a new rates meltdown, a leading shipowner has warned.
  • Five crews abandoned every month
    AT LEAST five crews are abandoned by shipowners every month, according to a new report from the International Transport Workers' Federation to be launched in Vancouver today.
  • Profits for HES Beheer after nine years in red
    AFTER nine years in the red, the group which owns the biggest share of Dutch bulk cargo stevedoring interests has posted a small, but significant, net profit of Fls1.3m ($640,000).
  • L&L offers call reinsurance
    The Liverpool & London Steamship Protection and Indemnity Association is offering its members reinsurance protection against unforecast supplementary calls for the 1999-2000 year.
  • Amer Reefer purchase frees $3.5m frozen cash
    Amer Reefer has purchased a seventh large refrigerated vessel in a move which also fulfills the terms of its junk bond escrow agreement and frees $3.5m of cash for the company.
  • Croatia yard wins second contract
    CROATIA'S resilient shipbuilding industry would appear to be shrugging off any impact of the crisis in neighbouring Serbia by winning its second newbuilding order from a European owner in less than a month.
  • Ailing Alpha slips deeper into mire
    ALPHA Shipping, the junk bond company which recently defaulted on an $8m interest payment, slid further into the mire in the first quarter of the current financial year.
  • Vietnam shipyard completes first repair
    VIETNAM'S new Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard has completed its first repair contract with work on an Onassis bulker, marking a watershed for the southeast Asian country's yard sector.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 8, 1999
  • Bombing 'will block grain movements'
  • Corrigan reported under investigation
  • California drafts bunker spill plans
  • Pinto report worries EC
  • Steady as she goes at Moller
  • Shippers 'yet to benefit' from waterfront war
  • Auckland issues Y2K warning
  • Chinese forwarders impose boycott
  • Amer blames loss on El Nin'
  • Philippines pressed on sugar imports
  • Focsani goes to auction
  • Indian coastal issue rekindled

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Clinton, Zhu fall short of WTO deal
  • China needs to be a world partner before it can expand world trade
  • Passenger, cargo carriers vie for China
  • Take a closer look at transfer pricing
  • China Shipping Group enters crowded Europe-Asia trades
  • US sanctions against Russia may backfire
  • Citing costs, possible restrictions, Challenge Air Cargo phasing out three 757s
  • NATO air attacks taking a heavy toll on Balkans' logistics system
  • US Postal Service gives Kitty Hawk new contract for Seattle-Anchorage mail
  • Panasonic UK gives logistics software pact to Sapiens
  • Atlas Air finds new customer for 747-200 operated by SAS
  • Libya resumes international flights as sanctions end, seeks to renew trade ties
Transportation
  • FDX, UPS broaden Internet services
  • UP spurns offer for trackage
  • Containers boxed out by Brazil railroads
  • Philippine Airlines plan rejected
Maritime
  • AP Moller reports solid results for '98
  • Harbor tax proposal still seeks $1 billion
  • Small shippers won't be forgotten May 1, APL executive says
  • Labor urges governors to sign port proposal
  • OOCL says economy, box slump reduce holding group's profit
  • Safmarine sells non-liner business to Greek shipowner
  • McLean to be honored by port association
  • Global shipping future dim, says Indian official
  • 'Vessel owner' classification disputed

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Clinton, Zhu fall short of WTO deal
  • China needs to be a world partner before it can expand world trade
  • Passenger, cargo carriers vie for China
  • Take a closer look at transfer pricing
  • China Shipping Group enters crowded Europe-Asia trades
  • US sanctions against Russia may backfire
  • Citing costs, possible restrictions, Challenge Air Cargo phasing out three 757s
  • NATO air attacks taking a heavy toll on Balkans' logistics system
  • US Postal Service gives Kitty Hawk new contract for Seattle-Anchorage mail
  • Panasonic UK gives logistics software pact to Sapiens
  • Atlas Air finds new customer for 747-200 operated by SAS
  • Libya resumes international flights as sanctions end, seeks to renew trade ties
Transportation
  • FDX, UPS broaden Internet services
  • UP spurns offer for trackage
  • Containers boxed out by Brazil railroads
  • Philippine Airlines plan rejected
Maritime
  • AP Moller reports solid results for '98
  • Harbor tax proposal still seeks $1 billion
  • Small shippers won't be forgotten May 1, APL executive says
  • Labor urges governors to sign port proposal
  • OOCL says economy, box slump reduce holding group's profit
  • Safmarine sells non-liner business to Greek shipowner
  • McLean to be honored by port association
  • Global shipping future dim, says Indian official
  • 'Vessel owner' classification disputed

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Clinton, Zhu fall short of WTO deal
  • China needs to be a world partner before it can expand world trade
  • Passenger, cargo carriers vie for China
  • Take a closer look at transfer pricing
  • China Shipping Group enters crowded Europe-Asia trades
  • US sanctions against Russia may backfire
  • Citing costs, possible restrictions, Challenge Air Cargo phasing out three 757s
  • NATO air attacks taking a heavy toll on Balkans' logistics system
  • US Postal Service gives Kitty Hawk new contract for Seattle-Anchorage mail
  • Panasonic UK gives logistics software pact to Sapiens
  • Atlas Air finds new customer for 747-200 operated by SAS
  • Libya resumes international flights as sanctions end, seeks to renew trade ties
Transportation
  • FDX, UPS broaden Internet services
  • UP spurns offer for trackage
  • Containers boxed out by Brazil railroads
  • Philippine Airlines plan rejected
Maritime
  • AP Moller reports solid results for '98
  • Harbor tax proposal still seeks $1 billion
  • Small shippers won't be forgotten May 1, APL executive says
  • Labor urges governors to sign port proposal
  • OOCL says economy, box slump reduce holding group's profit
  • Safmarine sells non-liner business to Greek shipowner
  • McLean to be honored by port association
  • Global shipping future dim, says Indian official
  • 'Vessel owner' classification disputed

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • L'OTAN mise sur la destruction de l'infrastructure de transport yougoslave
    L'OTAN a intensifié l'offensive aérienne sur des cibles stratégiques en Yougoslavie et au Kosovo ces derniers jours. Pas moins de 80 attaques ont été exécutées durant les quatre derniers jours. Des dépots de pétrole, des aéroports, des gares et des ponts sur le Danube ont été détruits ou endommagés.
  • La navigation électronique gagne sans cesse en importance
    Wivina Demeester, la ministre flamande des Finances, du Budget et de la Santé remettra symboliquement un 500e programme de navigation à un entrepreneur fluvial à bord du "Seastar" en fin de mois.
  • La redevance d'utilisation de l'infrastructure à l'agenda du Parlement européen
    Mardi prochain à Strasbourg, le Parlement européen se penchera sur les propositions de la Commission européenne concernant une rétribution équitable pour l'utilisation de l'infrastructure par le secteur du transport. Les propositions sont basées sur le Livre Blanc du commissaire européen aux Transports Neil Kinnock, qui a élaboré un cadre communautaire pour le calcul des coûts liés à l'utilisation de l'infrastructure de transport dans l'UE.
  • L'importance économique de l'A4 n'impressionne pas la ministre néerlandaise du Transport
    La demande d'une décision rapide en ce qui concerne l'achèvement de l'A4 Midden-Delftland émanant des banques et d'un consortium n'impressionne guère la ministre néerlandaise du Transport Tineke Netelenbos. La liaison revête une importance telle pour le port de Rotterdam, que les entreprises sont prêtes à investir à condition que le projet soit co-financé par le ministère du Transport et que le péage ou des bandes payantes soient introduits.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • How to cure the ailing liner shipping industry? The ailing container shipping industry ought to take a cure, but expert opinion differs on the nature of the treatment.
Maritime
  • Lykes/Hapag Lloyd/TMM cooperate in Atlantic service. The three shipping lines are improving the Gulf Atlantic Sprint Service with more port calls and shorter transit times.
  • Zim Pacific Service will be inaugurated from Shekou on May 7.
  • D'Amico and Zim charter slots between Europe and North America.
  • The CMA-CGM group closed 1998 in the black and intends to expand.
  • ANZDL will deploy faster ships in the Australia-North America trade.
  • The Greek group Capital Finance is taking over Safmarine's remaining shipping activities.
  • CMB's weak results in the bulk sector in 1998 were partly offset by other sectors and the sale of its SCL stake.
  • NOL closed 1998 with an unexpected loss, but looks forward to a financial turnaround this year.
  • OOIL had a difficult year in 1998 but expects to recover this year.
  • Sea Containers increases profit.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Logistec in Canada posted record results in fiscal 1998.
  • Fritz Companies recorded a disappointing third quarter.
  • Danzas showed dramatic gains in net income last year.
  • Atege is strengthening its cooperation with Aramex in Amman.
  • Calberson UK and EMO Air Cargo are merging their operations.
Aviation
  • The first MD-10 was rolled out recently at Long Beach under the largest aircraft conversion project in history.
  • Swissair launches new flights in its summer timetable.
  • Austrian Airlines is using its new A340s to boost long-haul services.
  • British Airways introduces flights to Cuba and Tashkent.
  • Swiss World Airways is likely to stay grounded for good.
  • BA World Cargo will open its Special Handling Centre on April 19.
  • Emirates of Dubai is expanding its airfreight capacity.
  • FedEx's third quarter results were affected by strike contingency plans.
  • British Cargo Airlines Alliance demands an end to US discrimination.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • How to cure the ailing liner shipping industry? The ailing container shipping industry ought to take a cure, but expert opinion differs on the nature of the treatment.
Maritime
  • Lykes/Hapag Lloyd/TMM cooperate in Atlantic service. The three shipping lines are improving the Gulf Atlantic Sprint Service with more port calls and shorter transit times.
  • Zim Pacific Service will be inaugurated from Shekou on May 7.
  • D'Amico and Zim charter slots between Europe and North America.
  • The CMA-CGM group closed 1998 in the black and intends to expand.
  • ANZDL will deploy faster ships in the Australia-North America trade.
  • The Greek group Capital Finance is taking over Safmarine's remaining shipping activities.
  • CMB's weak results in the bulk sector in 1998 were partly offset by other sectors and the sale of its SCL stake.
  • NOL closed 1998 with an unexpected loss, but looks forward to a financial turnaround this year.
  • OOIL had a difficult year in 1998 but expects to recover this year.
  • Sea Containers increases profit.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Logistec in Canada posted record results in fiscal 1998.
  • Fritz Companies recorded a disappointing third quarter.
  • Danzas showed dramatic gains in net income last year.
  • Atege is strengthening its cooperation with Aramex in Amman.
  • Calberson UK and EMO Air Cargo are merging their operations.
Aviation
  • The first MD-10 was rolled out recently at Long Beach under the largest aircraft conversion project in history.
  • Swissair launches new flights in its summer timetable.
  • Austrian Airlines is using its new A340s to boost long-haul services.
  • British Airways introduces flights to Cuba and Tashkent.
  • Swiss World Airways is likely to stay grounded for good.
  • BA World Cargo will open its Special Handling Centre on April 19.
  • Emirates of Dubai is expanding its airfreight capacity.
  • FedEx's third quarter results were affected by strike contingency plans.
  • British Cargo Airlines Alliance demands an end to US discrimination.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • How to cure the ailing liner shipping industry? The ailing container shipping industry ought to take a cure, but expert opinion differs on the nature of the treatment.
Maritime
  • Lykes/Hapag Lloyd/TMM cooperate in Atlantic service. The three shipping lines are improving the Gulf Atlantic Sprint Service with more port calls and shorter transit times.
  • Zim Pacific Service will be inaugurated from Shekou on May 7.
  • D'Amico and Zim charter slots between Europe and North America.
  • The CMA-CGM group closed 1998 in the black and intends to expand.
  • ANZDL will deploy faster ships in the Australia-North America trade.
  • The Greek group Capital Finance is taking over Safmarine's remaining shipping activities.
  • CMB's weak results in the bulk sector in 1998 were partly offset by other sectors and the sale of its SCL stake.
  • NOL closed 1998 with an unexpected loss, but looks forward to a financial turnaround this year.
  • OOIL had a difficult year in 1998 but expects to recover this year.
  • Sea Containers increases profit.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Logistec in Canada posted record results in fiscal 1998.
  • Fritz Companies recorded a disappointing third quarter.
  • Danzas showed dramatic gains in net income last year.
  • Atege is strengthening its cooperation with Aramex in Amman.
  • Calberson UK and EMO Air Cargo are merging their operations.
Aviation
  • The first MD-10 was rolled out recently at Long Beach under the largest aircraft conversion project in history.
  • Swissair launches new flights in its summer timetable.
  • Austrian Airlines is using its new A340s to boost long-haul services.
  • British Airways introduces flights to Cuba and Tashkent.
  • Swiss World Airways is likely to stay grounded for good.
  • BA World Cargo will open its Special Handling Centre on April 19.
  • Emirates of Dubai is expanding its airfreight capacity.
  • FedEx's third quarter results were affected by strike contingency plans.
  • British Cargo Airlines Alliance demands an end to US discrimination.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • How to cure the ailing liner shipping industry? The ailing container shipping industry ought to take a cure, but expert opinion differs on the nature of the treatment.
Maritime
  • Lykes/Hapag Lloyd/TMM cooperate in Atlantic service. The three shipping lines are improving the Gulf Atlantic Sprint Service with more port calls and shorter transit times.
  • Zim Pacific Service will be inaugurated from Shekou on May 7.
  • D'Amico and Zim charter slots between Europe and North America.
  • The CMA-CGM group closed 1998 in the black and intends to expand.
  • ANZDL will deploy faster ships in the Australia-North America trade.
  • The Greek group Capital Finance is taking over Safmarine's remaining shipping activities.
  • CMB's weak results in the bulk sector in 1998 were partly offset by other sectors and the sale of its SCL stake.
  • NOL closed 1998 with an unexpected loss, but looks forward to a financial turnaround this year.
  • OOIL had a difficult year in 1998 but expects to recover this year.
  • Sea Containers increases profit.
Forwarding & Logistics
  • Logistec in Canada posted record results in fiscal 1998.
  • Fritz Companies recorded a disappointing third quarter.
  • Danzas showed dramatic gains in net income last year.
  • Atege is strengthening its cooperation with Aramex in Amman.
  • Calberson UK and EMO Air Cargo are merging their operations.
Aviation
  • The first MD-10 was rolled out recently at Long Beach under the largest aircraft conversion project in history.
  • Swissair launches new flights in its summer timetable.
  • Austrian Airlines is using its new A340s to boost long-haul services.
  • British Airways introduces flights to Cuba and Tashkent.
  • Swiss World Airways is likely to stay grounded for good.
  • BA World Cargo will open its Special Handling Centre on April 19.
  • Emirates of Dubai is expanding its airfreight capacity.
  • FedEx's third quarter results were affected by strike contingency plans.
  • British Cargo Airlines Alliance demands an end to US discrimination.

TradeWindsweb site
  • King of the Caribbean
    OVERSEAS Shipholding Group (OSG) is poised to buy out the Aframax fleet of state-run Petroleos de Venezuela.
  • The Kosovo shock wave
  • A long road to recovery
  • One bid for Lygnos ship
  • Arrest door opens wide
  • Shame on shipping
  • Tough guy in Florida
  • Stock-guru scoreboard
  • Detentions
  • Casualties

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta 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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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