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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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Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
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