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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.

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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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    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
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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%
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
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
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
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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
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
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
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.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
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
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
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
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
››› 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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With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
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%
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