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October 11, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asean urged to develop proper cruise facilities
    Region has great potential but cruise facilities, itineraries and marketing efforts are lacking
  • China to build four large oil ports
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing bullish on take-off in Asian air traffic growth
    Region recovering from financial crisis, overcapacity in market used up
  • China tries to play down size of its aviation market
  • China to make Airbus jet wings
  • UK may strip Railtrack of its safety role
  • CAL wins cargo terminal contract
Features
  • Millennium marks handover
    Direction of toll rates is a hot topic in the run-up to US return of the canal to Panama
Columns
  • Alternative to organotin antifoulings available

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asean urged to develop proper cruise facilities
    Region has great potential but cruise facilities, itineraries and marketing efforts are lacking
  • China to build four large oil ports
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing bullish on take-off in Asian air traffic growth
    Region recovering from financial crisis, overcapacity in market used up
  • China tries to play down size of its aviation market
  • China to make Airbus jet wings
  • UK may strip Railtrack of its safety role
  • CAL wins cargo terminal contract
Features
  • Millennium marks handover
    Direction of toll rates is a hot topic in the run-up to US return of the canal to Panama
Columns
  • Alternative to organotin antifoulings available

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asean urged to develop proper cruise facilities
    Region has great potential but cruise facilities, itineraries and marketing efforts are lacking
  • China to build four large oil ports
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing bullish on take-off in Asian air traffic growth
    Region recovering from financial crisis, overcapacity in market used up
  • China tries to play down size of its aviation market
  • China to make Airbus jet wings
  • UK may strip Railtrack of its safety role
  • CAL wins cargo terminal contract
Features
  • Millennium marks handover
    Direction of toll rates is a hot topic in the run-up to US return of the canal to Panama
Columns
  • Alternative to organotin antifoulings available

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asean urged to develop proper cruise facilities
    Region has great potential but cruise facilities, itineraries and marketing efforts are lacking
  • China to build four large oil ports
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing bullish on take-off in Asian air traffic growth
    Region recovering from financial crisis, overcapacity in market used up
  • China tries to play down size of its aviation market
  • China to make Airbus jet wings
  • UK may strip Railtrack of its safety role
  • CAL wins cargo terminal contract
Features
  • Millennium marks handover
    Direction of toll rates is a hot topic in the run-up to US return of the canal to Panama
Columns
  • Alternative to organotin antifoulings available

Sched Netweb site
  • Jardine Logistics reports 1999 liftings
  • European unions clamp down on cheap flagging
  • Maersk's acquisition of Sea-Land gets Euro approval
  • Ansett managers fill in for lock-out pilots
  • Fritz the business for FedEx
  • BAX names new president for North America unit
  • Roadway Express introduces 3-day US coast-to-coast service

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 8, 1999
  • European politics book slight progress in rail-borne goods transport
  • Airbus sells better than Boeing
  • Brussels clears acquisition Sea-Land by Maersk
  • Roadway Express introduces 3-Day Coast-to-Coast Service
  • New contract of Fedex to Fritz Companies
  • Polar adds 2 747-200 freighters
  • Stolt-Nielsen and Marine Transport in alliance with 2 US Flag Tankers
  • Rotterdam Austria's main port

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 9, 1999
  • Hyundai to Launch Japan/Australia Service
  • EC Approves Maersk's Acquisition of Sea-Land
  • Mitsui, Meiko Form JV for Chemicals in Netherlands
  • Panalpina, Sinotrans Ink Cooperation Pact
  • Grain Exports to Asia Rebound at Port of Seattle

urgente online pressweb site
OCTOBER 8, 1999
  • El 54 por ciento de Iberia sale a bolsa
  • Fomento fija los servicios mínimos entre el 50 y el 75 por ciento para la huelga de hoy
  • Fuerte crecimiento en la venta de vehículos en España
  • Spanair y Lufthansa sellan su acuerdo
  • Italmar compra Astilleros de Santander
  • Acuerdo de American Airlines con SNCF
  • UPS presenta la conexión internet para sus cliente
  • "El Vigia" celebra su Número 1.000

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 8, 1999
  • Bunkers fell by $7 today, but trend tipped to reverse
  • WTI crude down 10% in one week
  • USWC stays firm on tight avails, must fall
  • Panama Canal transit back to normal, St. Eustatius out till next week
  • Brazil and Venezuela main supply areas normal
  • Some Argentinian ports out of product, Ecuador normal
  • US Gulf prices drop at last
  • USEC markets could fall further

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 8, 1999
  • NTSB presses for "Black Boxes" on ships
    In testimony earlier this week before the House Coast Guard and Maritime Safety subcommittee, Jim Hall, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety pressed for the carriage of Voyage Data Recorders (VDR)--similar to aircraft "black boxes" on ships.
  • Britain appoints former stuntman as salvage czar
    Robin Middleton has been appointed to the new post of U.K. Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage Operations (SOSREP).
  • Japanese hotel giant could enter cruise market
    With an order for two 110,000 gt cruise liners for P&O Princess on its books, Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has turned to Tokyo-based Hotel Okura Co. to look after the vessel's interior outfitting. And the hotel chain could have its own ambitions in the cruise sector
  • Is Litton eyeing U.S. Marine Repair?
    With Navy repair and maintenance spending running at low levels, ship repairers in the Hampton Roads area have plenty of time for gossip and speculation. Latest rumor, according to a report in the Virginian Pilot this week, is that U.S. Marine Repair, the company that bought Norshipco a year ago, is apparently for sale and could soon be sold to Litton Industries Inc.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Alliance forms 33-VLCC fleet
    A new alliance between two of Japan's largest oil companies will create a 33-VLCC fleet designed to aid its parent companies weather deregulation of the oil industry.
  • Festival Cruises signs $1.2bn deal with Chantiers for expanded fleet
    Festival Cruises has signalled its intention to become a major force in world cruising with a dramatic expansion of its newbuilding plans at France's Chantiers de l'Atlantique.
  • Lloyd's will find way to keep names says chief executive
    The Lloyd's market will find its own solution to the disparity between those who want to see an end to the system of private capital providers and Lloyd's names that wish to continue underwriting, Lloyd's chief executive Nick Prettejohn said.
  • IM Skaugen pushes further into China
    Norwegian gas carrier and lightering specialist IM Skaugen is intensifying its push into inland Chinese LPG markets through increasing co-operation with 50:50 joint venture partner - Shezhen stock exchange quoted Hubei Tianfa.
  • Pressure on ports to go private
    Current attempts by private interests in the Irish Republic to acquire control of the country's main airports have had the effect of focusing attention on the privatisation of the nation's seaports.
  • Independent rail safety inspectorate by year-end
    The UK is to introduce a new independent rail safety inspectorate by the end of the year.
  • Congress questions safety
    CRUISE industry representatives have been forced to defend themselves on Capitol Hill once again as US congressmen took aim at the international cruise lines' recent safety performance.
  • Silversea lands contract to run ResidenSea project
    Six-star cruise operator, Silversea, has landed a valuable contract to run the marine operations and marketing for the new ResidenSea ship, just ordered with a Norwegian shipyard at a cost of $260m.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 8, 1999
  • Chinese-Norwegian seafarer school opens doors
  • Lack of trust in class certificates, claims Lunde
  • Halla strike set to continue
  • EU favours standard for flag states
  • Cyprus will privatise ports
  • Is Korean cash behind Gdynia-KMY offer?
  • Iquique workers demand better privatisation deal
  • Regional government criticised for Pallas incident
  • Gdynia chairman calms KMY fears
  • Engineers to dredge West Coast ports
  • Grounded Singapore drill ship refloated
  • Financing expenses weigh on NATS
  • Stena restructures in Ireland
  • Scandlines closes unprofitable ferry route
  • NIIT-Convoy launch maritime consultancy
  • LR warns on NOx regulations

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 9, 1999
Home
  • Shippers share space in barges
  • TACA planning new rate increases
  • Shipper associations fail to develop two-way contracts with carriers
  • Daley: Difficulty for China to join WTO by November
  • Mitsubishi Motors, Volvo to link
  • ...While Volvo plans to deliver 110 trucks to China
  • US businesses plan first trip to N. Korea
Transportation
  • Panalpina, Sinotrans extend partnership
  • UP completes Missouri short-line sale
  • Lufthansa Cargo taps Vorwerk to manage import sales project
Maritime
  • Senate divided on cruise reform
  • Alaskans prepare to tax cruise visitors

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 9, 1999
Home
  • Shippers share space in barges
  • TACA planning new rate increases
  • Shipper associations fail to develop two-way contracts with carriers
  • Daley: Difficulty for China to join WTO by November
  • Mitsubishi Motors, Volvo to link
  • ...While Volvo plans to deliver 110 trucks to China
  • US businesses plan first trip to N. Korea
Transportation
  • Panalpina, Sinotrans extend partnership
  • UP completes Missouri short-line sale
  • Lufthansa Cargo taps Vorwerk to manage import sales project
Maritime
  • Senate divided on cruise reform
  • Alaskans prepare to tax cruise visitors

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 9, 1999
Home
  • Shippers share space in barges
  • TACA planning new rate increases
  • Shipper associations fail to develop two-way contracts with carriers
  • Daley: Difficulty for China to join WTO by November
  • Mitsubishi Motors, Volvo to link
  • ...While Volvo plans to deliver 110 trucks to China
  • US businesses plan first trip to N. Korea
Transportation
  • Panalpina, Sinotrans extend partnership
  • UP completes Missouri short-line sale
  • Lufthansa Cargo taps Vorwerk to manage import sales project
Maritime
  • Senate divided on cruise reform
  • Alaskans prepare to tax cruise visitors

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
OCTOBER 7, 1999
  • L'harmonisation des temps de travail entre chauffeurs salariés et indépendants est irréalisable
    Les ministres européens du Transport ont interrompu mercredi matin leur réunion à Luxembourg pour recevoir une délégation de l'European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) venue communiquer ses griefs et souhaits en ce qui concerne les heures de travail excessives dans le transport routier.
  • Le succès du short sea dépend d'une saine concurrence entre modes
    "Le short sea shipping peut s'intégrer dans la chaîne de la logistique pour autant qu'il y ait une coopération entre les différents acteurs, et parmi ceux-ci les ports, qui doivent être attractifs dans le contexte de cette chaîne. Le short sea doit bénéficier d'une situation de saine concurrence entre les modes de transport, ce qui implique une position d'égalité sur ce vaste théâtre opérationnel du transport" C'est ce qu'a déclaré A.Guinier, secrétaire général de l'ECSA (European Community Shipowner's Associations), lors de la clôture de la 3e convention Euro-Med "From land to sea", qui s'est tenue la semaine dernière à Ischia.
  • Alcatel confie sa nouvelle plate-forme européenne à Heppner
    Alcatel Business System vient d'inaugurer son nouveau "Support Logistic Center" (SLC), à Strasbourg. Véritable pivot du dispositif de pièces détachées, cette plate-forme devrait également gérer les flux vers l'Amérique du Sud et l'Asie Pacifique, dès le premier semestre 2000, sous la responsabilité du groupe Heppner.
  • La région Nord-Pas-de-Calais inquiète pour son rôle de carrefour logistique
    Le contrat de plan Etat-région pour le Nord-Pas-de-Calais, qui couvre la période 2000-2006, inquiète fortement les milieux économiques et politiques du Nord de la France. Ils craignent que les moyens manqueront pour faire de cette région de transit un carrefour logistique pour l'Europe du Nord-Ouest. "Des marchandises qui ne font que passer ne créent pas de valeur ajoutée", ont dit la plupart des intervenants lors de la séance inaugurale du salon TEN-JTR, mercredi à Lille.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • The global economy relies on three basic industries: telecommunications, finance and transport. The first two largely have been deregulated and today are global industries. But transport—air cargo transport in particular— still is restricted by antiquated bilateral agreements. Even the most liberal of these, so-called "open skies" agreements, fall short of creating the kind of global marketplace for air cargo services the business world needs. That, in a nutshell, is the view of a growing number of executives around the world who would like to see bilateral regulation of the air cargo industry end, and air freight join telecommunications and finance under the global regulatory umbrella of the World Trade Organization.
  • How much influence do railroads have over Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican and Commerce Committee chairman? The question is valid given the amount of money railroads have contributed to McCain, his conspicuous support of the railroads' agenda and his contradictory statements when discussing airline competition. McCain is author of a multiyear Surface Transportation Board reauthorization bill clean of a single change in regulatory law despite substantial demand from railroad customers for pro-competitive change and agreement from STB Chairman Linda Morgan that some change might be appropriate.
  • It's not Daimler and it's not Chrysler. The combined entity of DaimlerChrysler AG is transforming itself into a business that won't resemble either parent. DaimlerChrysler's new management structure took effect Oct. 1 following the end of a formal, 16-month "integration" of the German-based Daimler-Benz and Detroit's Chrysler Corp. The theory behind the merger made sense: Daimler-Benz would give Chrysler access to renowned technology and a network of European suppliers while Chrysler would show its German counterpart how to control costs and get product to market quickly. Chrysler also would give Daimler a pipeline to the North American market for Daimler's heavy truck, rail and automotive products. The question has been whether the companies could make the arrangement work in fact and not just in theory.
  • The old saw about the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing often applies to Internet retailers. Many companies are finding that their Internet operations are not well integrated with their regular, retail store operations. Enter Blue Martini Software, which promises to create multichannel merchandising and customer management across brick-and-mortar and Internet stores. The company was founded in 1998 and has been shipping its software only for the past six months.
  • Overnite Transportation Co. and the Teamsters union continue to spar over a labor agreement. The nation's fifth-largest stand-alone LTL carrier and biggest nonunion LTL carrier rejected the Teamsters' heavily conditioned acceptance to take the company up on a system-wide vote for union representation. Overnite Chairman and CEO Leo H. Suggs called the Teamsters' conditions a "heads I win, tails you lose" proposition on the union's part.
  • US Airways Cargo has weathered a tough few years. Revenue from cargo is way down, the staff has been cut back, cargo handling has been outsourced and now the airline is looking for a new leader. Greg Curtis, US Airways' senior director for cargo, left abruptly last month after three years of poor performance by the division. The airline is adding new capacity and wants a renewed focus on cargo. A search is on to find someone to breathe life into a division that has gotten very little respect from upper management and is losing that of its customers.
  • Who would have guessed that Union Pacific Railroad's new hump yard at Roseville, Calif., complete with the latest in railyard engineering, would cause service delays instead of increasing operating efficiency? After opening with a flourish in May, the $147 million classification facility has been the epicenter for congestion in California and the Pacific Northwest throughout the summer. It is just now beginning to find its stride. The reason it initially failed to perform adequately lies somewhere between customer expectations and what UP considers to be standard railroading procedure.
  • An ATM machine for cargo? That is what ports will have to become in order to meet the increasing demands of their customers, according to Andrew Rosener, director, international logistics, Hasbro Inc. Rosener described this vision of ports as 24-hour dispensers of cargo at the American Association of Port Authorities 1999 convention in New York. The industry is still geared to a time when factories worked to a five-day production cycle with a lull at weekends. Vessels tend to arrive in clumps, an inefficient and unnecessary cause of congestion at ports. This model is outdated, as factories switch to 24-hour operation in order to meet the demands of the big retailers.

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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
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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
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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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