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February 12, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bimco objects to revision of US maritime law
    It is protectionist and a threat to foreign trade, shipping body says
  • EC fines AP Moeller for not reporting mergers in time
  • S'pore bunker suppliers face bankruptcy as demand falls
  • Port of Tanjung Pelepas to start operations by Dec
Air and Land Transport
  • Pilots ordered back to work
    Court issues temporary restraining order against pilots
  • SIA firms up US$2.2b Airbus order
  • MAS to map out contingency plans for Y2K
  • Few British trains punctual last year: study
  • GM study shows all-day headlights cut accident rate
  • No delay in Airbus jet delivery to China
  • VW in talks to lay off Argentine workers
Features
  • Dockworkers' attitude rapped
    P&O Ports director blames poor attitude, unrealised targets and excessive industrial action for low productivity
Columns
  • Typhoon clause fails to nullify policy covering vessel lost in typhoon

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bimco objects to revision of US maritime law
    It is protectionist and a threat to foreign trade, shipping body says
  • EC fines AP Moeller for not reporting mergers in time
  • S'pore bunker suppliers face bankruptcy as demand falls
  • Port of Tanjung Pelepas to start operations by Dec
Air and Land Transport
  • Pilots ordered back to work
    Court issues temporary restraining order against pilots
  • SIA firms up US$2.2b Airbus order
  • MAS to map out contingency plans for Y2K
  • Few British trains punctual last year: study
  • GM study shows all-day headlights cut accident rate
  • No delay in Airbus jet delivery to China
  • VW in talks to lay off Argentine workers
Features
  • Dockworkers' attitude rapped
    P&O Ports director blames poor attitude, unrealised targets and excessive industrial action for low productivity
Columns
  • Typhoon clause fails to nullify policy covering vessel lost in typhoon

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bimco objects to revision of US maritime law
    It is protectionist and a threat to foreign trade, shipping body says
  • EC fines AP Moeller for not reporting mergers in time
  • S'pore bunker suppliers face bankruptcy as demand falls
  • Port of Tanjung Pelepas to start operations by Dec
Air and Land Transport
  • Pilots ordered back to work
    Court issues temporary restraining order against pilots
  • SIA firms up US$2.2b Airbus order
  • MAS to map out contingency plans for Y2K
  • Few British trains punctual last year: study
  • GM study shows all-day headlights cut accident rate
  • No delay in Airbus jet delivery to China
  • VW in talks to lay off Argentine workers
Features
  • Dockworkers' attitude rapped
    P&O Ports director blames poor attitude, unrealised targets and excessive industrial action for low productivity
Columns
  • Typhoon clause fails to nullify policy covering vessel lost in typhoon

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bimco objects to revision of US maritime law
    It is protectionist and a threat to foreign trade, shipping body says
  • EC fines AP Moeller for not reporting mergers in time
  • S'pore bunker suppliers face bankruptcy as demand falls
  • Port of Tanjung Pelepas to start operations by Dec
Air and Land Transport
  • Pilots ordered back to work
    Court issues temporary restraining order against pilots
  • SIA firms up US$2.2b Airbus order
  • MAS to map out contingency plans for Y2K
  • Few British trains punctual last year: study
  • GM study shows all-day headlights cut accident rate
  • No delay in Airbus jet delivery to China
  • VW in talks to lay off Argentine workers
Features
  • Dockworkers' attitude rapped
    P&O Ports director blames poor attitude, unrealised targets and excessive industrial action for low productivity
Columns
  • Typhoon clause fails to nullify policy covering vessel lost in typhoon

Sched Netweb site
  • China ports set for huge growth
  • 41 firms win China trade permits
  • Tariffs for beetle ruling
  • Mitsui awards reefer order
  • Singapore regains top slot
  • Kelang rail link to be commissioned "soon"
  • Yang Ming to join conference
  • Securicor launches box liner
  • JNP sets handling record
  • Winnport to re-enter China
  • EVA introduces Mumbai service
  • Korean builds JFK terminal
  • FedEx upgrades online shipping services

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
  • End duty free will lead to higher ferry tariffs
  • Maximum price for Air France
  • El Al threatens to depart after announcement of investigation
  • Truckers often work illegally, for low wages, but satisfied
  • Negociations American Airlines and pilots

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Japan, 2 others face dumping fines
  • Small and medium-size shippers flocking to associations
  • Export rules aim at more accountability
  • AP Moller makes its first purchase since the early 1990s, buys Safmarine
  • Enforcement, transshipments top Clinton's textile priorities
  • Suez Canal revenue falls for fifth straight year
  • Yellow Freight unveils improved web site...
  • ...and American Freightways announces its web site has new features, too
  • BT Alex. Brown's Anthony Gallo urges caution when investing in railroads
Transportation
  • Circle eyes domestic forwarding
  • Court sides with STB in 'bottleneck' ruling
  • Fine to double fleet with Arrow purchase
  • Railroad data show little change in average train speed
  • Kuehne & Nagel to stay independent, paper says
Maritime
  • Germany studies maritime relief
  • Portland's sole box terminal shut by strike
  • Plan for harbor tax expected in March
  • Vancouver reaches container record despite west coast economic slump
  • Corpus Christi posts growth, plans expansion
  • Exxon Valdez spill remains a blight on Alaska wildlife
  • Navy attempts to set fire to fuel on vessel grounded off Oregon
  • European ports roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Japan, 2 others face dumping fines
  • Small and medium-size shippers flocking to associations
  • Export rules aim at more accountability
  • AP Moller makes its first purchase since the early 1990s, buys Safmarine
  • Enforcement, transshipments top Clinton's textile priorities
  • Suez Canal revenue falls for fifth straight year
  • Yellow Freight unveils improved web site...
  • ...and American Freightways announces its web site has new features, too
  • BT Alex. Brown's Anthony Gallo urges caution when investing in railroads
Transportation
  • Circle eyes domestic forwarding
  • Court sides with STB in 'bottleneck' ruling
  • Fine to double fleet with Arrow purchase
  • Railroad data show little change in average train speed
  • Kuehne & Nagel to stay independent, paper says
Maritime
  • Germany studies maritime relief
  • Portland's sole box terminal shut by strike
  • Plan for harbor tax expected in March
  • Vancouver reaches container record despite west coast economic slump
  • Corpus Christi posts growth, plans expansion
  • Exxon Valdez spill remains a blight on Alaska wildlife
  • Navy attempts to set fire to fuel on vessel grounded off Oregon
  • European ports roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Japan, 2 others face dumping fines
  • Small and medium-size shippers flocking to associations
  • Export rules aim at more accountability
  • AP Moller makes its first purchase since the early 1990s, buys Safmarine
  • Enforcement, transshipments top Clinton's textile priorities
  • Suez Canal revenue falls for fifth straight year
  • Yellow Freight unveils improved web site...
  • ...and American Freightways announces its web site has new features, too
  • BT Alex. Brown's Anthony Gallo urges caution when investing in railroads
Transportation
  • Circle eyes domestic forwarding
  • Court sides with STB in 'bottleneck' ruling
  • Fine to double fleet with Arrow purchase
  • Railroad data show little change in average train speed
  • Kuehne & Nagel to stay independent, paper says
Maritime
  • Germany studies maritime relief
  • Portland's sole box terminal shut by strike
  • Plan for harbor tax expected in March
  • Vancouver reaches container record despite west coast economic slump
  • Corpus Christi posts growth, plans expansion
  • Exxon Valdez spill remains a blight on Alaska wildlife
  • Navy attempts to set fire to fuel on vessel grounded off Oregon
  • European ports roundup

urgente online pressweb site
  • En marcha el "puerto seco" de Plasencia
  • Aena y Lufthansa, interesadas en los aeropuertos peruanos
  • Schenker consolida su posición en Escandinavia
  • Virgin, Alstom y Fiat firman el contrato ferroviario del siglo
  • Nedlloyd vende Martinair e intenta la compra de Tasman Express

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
  • Maersk begins operations at Pipavav port today
  • Bhiwadi-ICD inaugurated
  • IMC meet with S. African trade delegation
  • SCI's deal with Mitsui, Enron cleared
  • America may lift import ban on Indian shrimps by year-end
  • Atma wants BIS certification mandatory for tyre imports
  • Guwahati trade fair is on
  • Study sees scope for tropical countries to boost ornamental fish exports
  • Onion export ban lifted
  • CLE suggests formation of seven-nation group to promote leather industry
  • ADB may provide more funds for Paradip terminal berths
  • Finance Ministry lending an ear to exporters
  • 20 consortia respond to AAI ad for cargo consultant
  • Two-pronged strategy mooted for funding infrastructure
  • Task force on multimodal transport constituted
  • IMC organises meet with Korean cos' representatives
  • CSO sees 5.8 pc GDP growth in current fiscal
  • Plea to slap 100 pc customs duty on used cars
  • Plan for permanent world class trade fair complex at Bangalore
  • Minerals production increases in Dec. '98
  • Austrian Minister on virtues of transparent regime
  • Packet tea feels the 8 pc excise duty pinch
  • SCI sounds Unocal on LNG transport
  • Pak has surplus trade with India

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
  • Jeddah posted prices slashed by $17 today
  • South African ports still tight on IFO 180
  • Lithuanian refinery to come back on stream this week
  • A/S Trumf Bunker to take over Top Oil AB's Gothenburg activities

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
  • Containership fleet shrinks
    The world's fleet of cellular containerships decreased by four ships and 4,822 slots in January.
  • ABS fleet grows
    The fleet of ABS classed vessels has surpassed 100 million gross tons--the first time that the ABS fleet has exceeded this mark since the ship order boom of the mid-1970s.
  • Big waterjets
    Kamewa, now a subsidiary of the Marine Division of Vickers plc, has entered into an agreement with FastShip, Inc. to design and develop the world's largest ever waterjets.

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Crescita record (+19%) dei viaggiatori che cercano itinerari e standard di alto livello su navi piccole
    Le crociere navigano nel lusso
    I cantieri italiani favoriti nella conquista di una decina di contratti per la costruzione di nuove unità
  • Civitavecchia, prima del Giubileo i lavori del porto saranno conclusi
  • Napoli, traffico boom di passeggeri (+41%)
  • Pozzallo, uno scalo per il Mediterraneo
  • Treu: pronta la riforma

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • AP Møller in $240m deal for Safmarine liner shipping arm
    DENMARK'S AP Møller is to buy Safmarine's liner shipping arm for $240m, signalling the break-up of the diversified South African shipping group.
  • Swan Reefer head calls for calm over Ugland
    SWAN Reefer's new managing director has called for a period of calm as the company pursues talks over its $240m debts.
  • Bergesen warns of storms ahead
    BERGESEN, Norway's largest shipping group, yesterday said a slow tanker market would contribute to weaker operating profits this year, after reporting a 10.4% decline on that figure for 1998.
  • Concordia expects SKr50m profit
    SWEDISH tanker specialist Concordia Maritime is forecasting a profit for the current year despite a widely-expected fall in freight rates.
  • Artha Rimba master violated law
    Indonesia's maritime authorities and shipping community yesterday expressed shock at the loss of more than 300 lives on board the wooden hulled Artha Rimba.
  • Germany strike threat as wage talks fail
    A major strike in the German engineering industry now seems a distinct possibility, following the breakdown of talks in all regions.
  • Shipowners new victims of Internet sting
    SHIPPING, one of the world's oldest businesses, has been stung by one of the newest, the Internet.
  • Tugs wars
    TUGS WARS: Ready for the fight ahead, newly-arrived Kotug vessels line up in Bremerhaven as the company attempts to break into the German market.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
  • Maersk acquires SCL
    A P Moller/Maersk has acquired Safmarine Container Lines (SCL) for a total $240m.
  • AP Møller wins SCL for $240m
    THE sale by Safren (Safmarine and Rennies Holdings) of its liner business Safmarine Container Lines (SCL) to AP Møller for $240m will become effective retroactively from January 1 1999.
  • Passenger ships head detentions list
    THE Tokyo MOU campaign to inspect ships requiring ISM certification reveals passenger ships as the worst offenders.
  • Concordia hit by dip in vlcc earnings
    LOWER earnings of its vlccs and scheduled dry dockings of four ships have reduced the 1998 profit of Concordia Maritime.
  • Adsteam tight-lipped on Holyman merger
    AUSTRALIAN towage operator Adsteam Marine has declined to comment on reports that it may be negotiating a merger with the troubled Holyman transport group.
  • Estonia bodies not to be recovered
    THE Swedish government has decided that bodies in the sunken ferry Estonia will not be recovered after consulting the governments of Estonia and Finland.
  • Explosive solution fails on stranded vessel
    US Coast Guard officials yesterday failed in their attempt to burn off remaining fuel supplies by detonating explosives aboard the grounded woodchip carrier New Carissa.
  • Swan sells reefer stake
    SWAN Shipping, the Norwegian owner of roro and bulk vessels, has changed its name to Bulk & Roro Shipping following the sale of its stake in Swan Reefers.
  • Tankers collide in the Philippines
    A DOMESTIC oil carrier has been in collision with another inter-island tanker near the refinery of Petron Corp in the Philippines.
  • Better financials lift Bergesen
    A SHARP fall in financing expenses helped Bergesen, the Norwegian bulk shipping group, to increase its pre-tax profit by 46 per cent.
  • Indian LNG joint venture cleared
    INDIA'S Ministry of Surface Transport has cleared,with a few modifications, the lng joint venture involving Enron, Mitsui OSK Lines and the Shipping Corp of India..
  • Keppel FELS warns of bleak outlook
    CONTINUING low oil prices and reductions in exploration and production expenditure by most oil companies heralds a bleak year for offshore construction, says Keppel FELS.
  • Profits leap for Jurong Shipyard
    SINGAPORE'S Jurong Shipyard yesterday announced a 58 per cent growth in net profit in 1998 on the back of a healthy increase in repairs and conversion work.
  • US pressure mounts on steel imports
    PRESSURE is growing in the US Congress for legislative action to curb the surge in steel imports from Asia, Russia and Brazil.
  • Canal commission slated over liability denial
    A PROPOSAL put forward by the Panama Canal Commission to deny liability for damage to vessels transiting the canal has been slammed by the International Chamber of Shipping.
  • Ship operators seek share of productivity cake
    SHIP operators will be pressing hard for better stevedoring rates and services in Australia now that stevedores are boasting about improved productivity.
  • Ship-shore interface is millennium bug threat
    THE interface between ships and the shore is more likely to cause problems associated with the millennium bug than deficiencies with the ships themselves, according to the ICS chairman.
  • Intertanko opens Singapore office
    INDEPENDENT tanker association Intertanko has announced it will be inaugurating its new Asian representative office in Singapore on March 1.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • SCL passe sous contrôle de AP Møller/Mærsk Line
    On s'y attendait un peu, aussi la nouvelle n'est guère surprenante: SCL (Safmarine Container Line) et ses activités affiliées ont été reprises par le groupe AP Møller pour la somme de 240 mio. de dollars (8,40 mia. de BEF - 208,23 mio. d'EUR). La transaction deviendra officielle dès l'approbation par les autorités officielles.
  • Flandre: le décret portuaire doit être mis en pratique dans les plus brefs délais
    Steve Stevaert, le ministre flamand des Travaux Publics, du Transport et de l'Aménagement du Territoire entend concrétiser les arrêtés d'exécution du décret portuaire, qui a été approuvé à l'unanimité, dans les délais les plus brefs. 12 à 14 arrêtés seraient nécessaires. Un certain nombre d'entre eux, comme la création d'une commission de concertation pour la promotion et les tarifs, la désignation d'un commissaire régional qui contrôlera les ports ou le transfert des actions de la MBZ de la région à la ville de Bruges, devraient être rapidement concrétisés. Les aspects concernant l'inventarisation des charges historiques qui ont pesé sur les ports flamands prendront par contre davantage de temps et nécessiteront l'intervention d'un bureau externe.
  • Une nouvelle année record pour le port de Liège
    L'année dernière, le port public et privé de Liège a traité quelque 24.533.870 t. Un nouveau record pour le port mosan. Par rapport à 1997, une croissance de 661.859 t, soit 2,77%, a été notée. Rappelons que dans le courant de la denrière décennie, le trafic dans les ports liégois a progressé d'environ 10 mio. de t, ce qui revient à un peu moins de 1 mio. de t par an.
  • L'entreprise portuaire prête pour le millénaire le 30 avril prochain
    Tous les systèmes informatiques de l'entreprise portuaire d'Anvers seront fin prêts pour le passage à l'an 2000 d'ici le 30 avril prochain. C'est ce qu'a communiqué le directeur-général Eddy Bruyninckx à l'Union Anversoise pour l'expédition et la logistique (UEA). Suite à une circulaire de la Confédération des Expéditeurs de Belgique (CEB), l'UEA avait adressé une lettre à huit instances afin de vérifier dans quelle mesure elles sont prêtes à affronter le bogue du millénaire.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Over-capacity both ways: O'Dea
    Most trades are over-tonnaged on either an inward or outward leg but the United States-Australasia trade is over-tonnaged on both legs, according to the general manager of the Australia-New Zealand Direct Line, Brian O'Dea.
    Mr O'Dea, speaking at the Ports, Shipping and Waterfront Reform conference in Sydney this week, said the growth in capacity in this tradelane had far outstripped the growth in trade.
    He said in order to gain an elusive competitive edge, the lines had hurdled each other to provide greater port ranges and fixed-day sailings.
  • 'Slight headway' in P&OP talks
    This week's enterprise agreement talks between stevedore P&O Ports and the Maritime Union of Australia have made slight headway, but there is a still a long way to go.
    While the discussions for a new document to cover Container Terminals Australia Ltd in Sydney have made some progress, the gap between the parties remains substantial.
    So substantial, in fact, that a satisfactory conclusion is unlikely despite a next round of meetings scheduled for middle of next month.
  • Geraldton and MUA gear up for March court case
    The Geraldton Port Authority continues to run a skeleton stevedoring pool while it fulfills an undertaking to retain them until after its Federal Court battle with the Maritime Union of Australia next month.
    On 25 March, the GPA will go to court to fight a conspiracy case filed by the MUA which is also trying to prevent port management from privatising its workforce and dismantling an Integrated Port Labour Force (IPLF) agreement.
    The case was filed last year after the GPA launched a reform program and announced it wanted to stop providing stevedoring labor. The port granted licences for stevedoring services to Cooperative Bulk Handling, P&O Ports and WA Mercantile.
  • ASF is major step forward
    The formation of the Australian Shipping Federation is a major step in the development of a more sophisticated representative body for the shipping industry of Australia, according to the organisation's chief executive, Lachlan Payne.

Marine Linkweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 1999
  • Mobil Shipping Forms VLCC Joint Venture
    Mobil Shipping and Transportation Company (MOSAT) announced today that it had formed a joint shipping venture with two premier Greek shipping organizations, the Onassis Group and the Petros J. Goulandris Sons Group, to acquire two very large crude carriers (VLCCs). The vessels will be employed in Mobil's worldwide system under long-term charters with the Onassis Group and the Goulandris Group collaborating in the technical management of the vessels. Delivery is scheduled for the fall of 2000.  The new joint venture company, MARCARE Shipping Co., in which all three partners hold an equal share, will be the owner of the two high quality, state-of-the-art, double-hull VLCCs to be built by Hyundai.  Heavy Industries. MOSAT President Gerhard Kurz said the new company follows the pattern of other joint ventures MOSAT has formed over the last four years, benefiting from third party financing and combining the experience and capability of three leading companies in the shipping industry.
  • ABS Classed-Fleet Passes 100M GT Mark
    U.S. ship classification society ABS reported that the fleet of vessels it classed had passed 100 million gt for the first time since the ship order boom of the mid-1970s. ABS, which is the third largest classification society in terms of tonnage, reported the increase was partially a result of computer-based ship design technology it had introduced. The society had secured 22 percent of the current newbuilding orderbook.
  • Kamewa To Build World's Largest Waterjets
    Kamewa has entered an agreement with FastShip Inc. to design and develop the world's largest ever waterjets for the first of four 36-40 knot vessels which will provide seven day door-to-door North Atlantic transportation.
  • Oslo Bors rops
    The Oslo Stock Exchange reacted well to market influences in January, leading to a record advance in the first week of the year.
    These influences included signals from Norges Bank that activity levels in the economy, and merely the crown exchange rate alone, will influence interest rates. In addition, higher oil prices and stock exchange advances worldwide fueled the strong market surge in Oslo.
    In late January, oil prices dropped back and the stockmarket followed suit, before Norges Bank's interest rate cut at the month's end gave stocks a new boost. Maritime shares had risen by approximately 20 percent halfway through the second week of January, but a correction in the middle of the month halved the gain. The All Share Index rose a solid 9.5 percent in January and the Shipping Index advanced 10.6 percent.
  • Explosives Fail To Ignite Fuel, Save Environment
    Experts detonated explosive charges aboard a grounded 639-foot (195-m) cargo ship late last Wednesday in an effort to burn off its remaining fuel and limit environmental damage as a fierce storm threatened to break up the leaking freighter. But incendiary grenades that were set by a team of Navy specialists apparently failed to ignite the 400,000 gallons of fuel oil aboard the disabled vessel, authorities said.
    As thousands of gallons of gooey oil washed up along five miles of central Oregon's pristine sandy coast, state and federal authorities concluded that it was safer to try to burn the fuel aboard the New Carissa rather than risk a more serious spill.
  • Cruise Prospects Look Good For '99 And Beyond
    Cruise bookings in 1999 are off to a strong start, with Carnival and other lines showing solid sales growth as North America's cruise operators sail into an era of gigantic ships, including one featuring an ice rink and a rock-climbing wall. Carnival Cruise Lines, a leading cruise operator owned by Carnival Corp. of Miami, reported its single biggest bookings day on Monday, when 21,190 berths were ordered, or six percent more than the previous one-day high set Jan. 27, 1998.
    Carnival Cruise's 1999 year-to-date individual bookings were up 16 percent versus the same days in 1998, the line's best year ever, according to Carnival President Bob Dickinson.
  • EU to make play for SatCom market?
    The European Commission urged European Union governments to throw their backing behind the development of a new generation of satellite technology to tap into huge industrial applications and reduce dependence on the U.S. and Russia.
  • Kvaerner Nabs Fast Ferry Contracts
    Kvaerner ASA won deals to build three fast ferries worth a total of $35.9 million. It said it had signed one contract with Egyptian Amco worth $24 million and another one with Turkish Shipbuilding, of which it did not disclose a price. Kvaerner said it was to build a Jumbo Cat 60 for Amco, representing the yard's second contract with the Egyptian ship owner.
  • ZF Marine Takes Over Renk S.E.E. (Masson)
    The ZF Marine Group signed a contract with the Renk AG for the take-over of their subsidiary Renk Soci't' Europ'enne d'Engrenages (S.E.E.) S.A. Roland, an important addition to the group, adding the potential for expansion into workboat markets worldwide.
  • Gulf Island Fabrication Director Resigns
    Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. announced that Stephen G. Benton, Jr., a director of the Company since February 1998, has resigned.

International Transport Journalweb site
Maritime
  • With its changed shareholder and company structure, Hapag-Lloyd affirms its faith in the future with investments of DEM 1.1 billion.
  • NDS serves Dunkirk direct in its Europe-West Africa service.
  • Armada calls at Tunis as first port in its North Europe-Med service.
  • HUAL has added direct calls at Norfolk in the trade between the USA, Mediterranean and Middle East.
  • MSC is planning a new trans-Pacific link, and will serve North-South America with Evergreen.
  • Coral Container Lines launches new Med-Latin America link.
  • Ray Miles of CP Ships describes the "regional specialist" strategy of his group of shipping lines to the Propeller Club in Basel.
Ports and Terminals
  • PSA Corp of Singapore looks forward to seeing its Aden Container Terminal open in March.
  • Port Klang posted a steep drop in throughput in 1998 but expects to improve: it has also opened a new rail link and fertiliser terminal.
  • Hamburg almost reached 1997's record and is still the world's seventh largest boxport.
Intermodal
  • ICF will in future be divided into six units, comprising four new operating companies, Interfrigo and itself as the service company.
  • Progress on the European intermodal scene is assessed by Hanja Maij-Weggen, new EIA president, and Robert Coleman of DG7.
  • T&B purchases Haulmark Europe.
  • Cemat/Medlink improve Greek link.
Aviation
  • United Airlines World Cargo is launching its new time-guaranteed product and is also reorganising trans-Pacific freighter operations.
  • America West is proving to be an attractive potential merger candidate, with United Airlines apparently heading the pack.
  • Kitty Hawk changes the names of two acquisitions; it now has four units with the same brand-name.
  • KLM posted a loss in third quarter 1999/98, reducing its profits for the first three quarters.
  • Airborne Express reports satisfactory income for 1998.
  • FedEx plans a single tariff in European countries using the Euro.
  • AMR Services Espapza expands operations in Madrid.

International Transport Journalweb site
Maritime
  • With its changed shareholder and company structure, Hapag-Lloyd affirms its faith in the future with investments of DEM 1.1 billion.
  • NDS serves Dunkirk direct in its Europe-West Africa service.
  • Armada calls at Tunis as first port in its North Europe-Med service.
  • HUAL has added direct calls at Norfolk in the trade between the USA, Mediterranean and Middle East.
  • MSC is planning a new trans-Pacific link, and will serve North-South America with Evergreen.
  • Coral Container Lines launches new Med-Latin America link.
  • Ray Miles of CP Ships describes the "regional specialist" strategy of his group of shipping lines to the Propeller Club in Basel.
Ports and Terminals
  • PSA Corp of Singapore looks forward to seeing its Aden Container Terminal open in March.
  • Port Klang posted a steep drop in throughput in 1998 but expects to improve: it has also opened a new rail link and fertiliser terminal.
  • Hamburg almost reached 1997's record and is still the world's seventh largest boxport.
Intermodal
  • ICF will in future be divided into six units, comprising four new operating companies, Interfrigo and itself as the service company.
  • Progress on the European intermodal scene is assessed by Hanja Maij-Weggen, new EIA president, and Robert Coleman of DG7.
  • T&B purchases Haulmark Europe.
  • Cemat/Medlink improve Greek link.
Aviation
  • United Airlines World Cargo is launching its new time-guaranteed product and is also reorganising trans-Pacific freighter operations.
  • America West is proving to be an attractive potential merger candidate, with United Airlines apparently heading the pack.
  • Kitty Hawk changes the names of two acquisitions; it now has four units with the same brand-name.
  • KLM posted a loss in third quarter 1999/98, reducing its profits for the first three quarters.
  • Airborne Express reports satisfactory income for 1998.
  • FedEx plans a single tariff in European countries using the Euro.
  • AMR Services Espapza expands operations in Madrid.

International Transport Journalweb site
Maritime
  • With its changed shareholder and company structure, Hapag-Lloyd affirms its faith in the future with investments of DEM 1.1 billion.
  • NDS serves Dunkirk direct in its Europe-West Africa service.
  • Armada calls at Tunis as first port in its North Europe-Med service.
  • HUAL has added direct calls at Norfolk in the trade between the USA, Mediterranean and Middle East.
  • MSC is planning a new trans-Pacific link, and will serve North-South America with Evergreen.
  • Coral Container Lines launches new Med-Latin America link.
  • Ray Miles of CP Ships describes the "regional specialist" strategy of his group of shipping lines to the Propeller Club in Basel.
Ports and Terminals
  • PSA Corp of Singapore looks forward to seeing its Aden Container Terminal open in March.
  • Port Klang posted a steep drop in throughput in 1998 but expects to improve: it has also opened a new rail link and fertiliser terminal.
  • Hamburg almost reached 1997's record and is still the world's seventh largest boxport.
Intermodal
  • ICF will in future be divided into six units, comprising four new operating companies, Interfrigo and itself as the service company.
  • Progress on the European intermodal scene is assessed by Hanja Maij-Weggen, new EIA president, and Robert Coleman of DG7.
  • T&B purchases Haulmark Europe.
  • Cemat/Medlink improve Greek link.
Aviation
  • United Airlines World Cargo is launching its new time-guaranteed product and is also reorganising trans-Pacific freighter operations.
  • America West is proving to be an attractive potential merger candidate, with United Airlines apparently heading the pack.
  • Kitty Hawk changes the names of two acquisitions; it now has four units with the same brand-name.
  • KLM posted a loss in third quarter 1999/98, reducing its profits for the first three quarters.
  • Airborne Express reports satisfactory income for 1998.
  • FedEx plans a single tariff in European countries using the Euro.
  • AMR Services Espapza expands operations in Madrid.

International Transport Journalweb site
Maritime
  • With its changed shareholder and company structure, Hapag-Lloyd affirms its faith in the future with investments of DEM 1.1 billion.
  • NDS serves Dunkirk direct in its Europe-West Africa service.
  • Armada calls at Tunis as first port in its North Europe-Med service.
  • HUAL has added direct calls at Norfolk in the trade between the USA, Mediterranean and Middle East.
  • MSC is planning a new trans-Pacific link, and will serve North-South America with Evergreen.
  • Coral Container Lines launches new Med-Latin America link.
  • Ray Miles of CP Ships describes the "regional specialist" strategy of his group of shipping lines to the Propeller Club in Basel.
Ports and Terminals
  • PSA Corp of Singapore looks forward to seeing its Aden Container Terminal open in March.
  • Port Klang posted a steep drop in throughput in 1998 but expects to improve: it has also opened a new rail link and fertiliser terminal.
  • Hamburg almost reached 1997's record and is still the world's seventh largest boxport.
Intermodal
  • ICF will in future be divided into six units, comprising four new operating companies, Interfrigo and itself as the service company.
  • Progress on the European intermodal scene is assessed by Hanja Maij-Weggen, new EIA president, and Robert Coleman of DG7.
  • T&B purchases Haulmark Europe.
  • Cemat/Medlink improve Greek link.
Aviation
  • United Airlines World Cargo is launching its new time-guaranteed product and is also reorganising trans-Pacific freighter operations.
  • America West is proving to be an attractive potential merger candidate, with United Airlines apparently heading the pack.
  • Kitty Hawk changes the names of two acquisitions; it now has four units with the same brand-name.
  • KLM posted a loss in third quarter 1999/98, reducing its profits for the first three quarters.
  • Airborne Express reports satisfactory income for 1998.
  • FedEx plans a single tariff in European countries using the Euro.
  • AMR Services Espapza expands operations in Madrid.

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  • Alafouzos set for fightback
    GREEK shipowner John Alafouzos (photo) has his back against the wall. A junk-bond issue launched last year has run into problems and now the ITF is pursuing ships in a joint-venture fleet he runs with Romanians over non-payment of crew wages. He is pledging to battle against an adverse market by ploughing more money into his private operation.
  • Money's gone
  • One ship left
  • Ofer buy-out
  • Tough time in Canada
  • Halla gets Yank suitor
  • Norway's quiet hero
  • Brave face at Bocimar
  • Stolt packs up its bags
  • New path at renewal
  • 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
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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
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
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