BRIEFS

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BRIEFS

January 13, 1999

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JANUARY 12, 1999
Royal Mail buys German Parcel Ebrex owner "Harbour Man of the Year" Taca successor agreed Nippon Shokubai moves to Antwerp Tielbeke Group buys Scandinavian office

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Customs mobilizes for system breakdown
MSC cuts consolidated cargo rates
Crop insurance rates expected to rise after recent freeze
Competition argument by rail shippers lacks supporting data
US moves to impose sanctions on EU in bitter banana fight...
...and warns Japan of rising trade tensions over steel
Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
UK cargo plane crash in Channel Islands leaves two dead

Transportation

Danzas buys last 25% of Hungarian firm
FAA imposes cargo weight limits on converted 727s
Suit raises questions about trade zones
Asiana cargo circles globe
Philippine Airlines to meet with creditors
US Airways defends record on security
Airbus had banner year in 1998 but foresees slowdown

Maritime

'Dream' plans arena garage at Port of Houston site
Yangming, Cosco to be Asia-East Coast partners
South Korean yards reach record output
Ningbo credits service, promotion for rise in volume
Unions, Greenpeace seek to stop scrapping of contaminated vessel
Evergreen Marine Corp. taps George Hsu as vice chairman
British group wins bid for Abidjan project
Seized Hong Kong ship, crew remain in unexplained Chinese detention

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Customs mobilizes for system breakdown
MSC cuts consolidated cargo rates
Crop insurance rates expected to rise after recent freeze
Competition argument by rail shippers lacks supporting data
US moves to impose sanctions on EU in bitter banana fight...
...and warns Japan of rising trade tensions over steel
Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
UK cargo plane crash in Channel Islands leaves two dead

Transportation

Danzas buys last 25% of Hungarian firm
FAA imposes cargo weight limits on converted 727s
Suit raises questions about trade zones
Asiana cargo circles globe
Philippine Airlines to meet with creditors
US Airways defends record on security
Airbus had banner year in 1998 but foresees slowdown

Maritime

'Dream' plans arena garage at Port of Houston site
Yangming, Cosco to be Asia-East Coast partners
South Korean yards reach record output
Ningbo credits service, promotion for rise in volume
Unions, Greenpeace seek to stop scrapping of contaminated vessel
Evergreen Marine Corp. taps George Hsu as vice chairman
British group wins bid for Abidjan project
Seized Hong Kong ship, crew remain in unexplained Chinese detention

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Customs mobilizes for system breakdown
MSC cuts consolidated cargo rates
Crop insurance rates expected to rise after recent freeze
Competition argument by rail shippers lacks supporting data
US moves to impose sanctions on EU in bitter banana fight...
...and warns Japan of rising trade tensions over steel
Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
UK cargo plane crash in Channel Islands leaves two dead

Transportation

Danzas buys last 25% of Hungarian firm
FAA imposes cargo weight limits on converted 727s
Suit raises questions about trade zones
Asiana cargo circles globe
Philippine Airlines to meet with creditors
US Airways defends record on security
Airbus had banner year in 1998 but foresees slowdown

Maritime

'Dream' plans arena garage at Port of Houston site
Yangming, Cosco to be Asia-East Coast partners
South Korean yards reach record output
Ningbo credits service, promotion for rise in volume
Unions, Greenpeace seek to stop scrapping of contaminated vessel
Evergreen Marine Corp. taps George Hsu as vice chairman
British group wins bid for Abidjan project
Seized Hong Kong ship, crew remain in unexplained Chinese detention

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Las exportaciones españolas descienden al final del 98 Los aeropuertos de Cantabria, Málaga y Fuerteventura cierran 1998 con m's tráfico Fomento integra el ferrocarril con la ciudad de Cádiz El Correo británico compra la firma alemana German Parcel El Seat Arosa, mejor de su clase en prueba de choque

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JANUARY 12, 1999
Bunker fraud case in Norway: Defendant pleads not guilty Firmer outlook for Asian crudes New company listing in Novorossiysk Company news and updates

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JANUARY 12-19, 1999
Let's Observe Axle Load Limit Uganda Gets Tough On Axle Load Limit Rule Freight Forwarders' Body in the Offing Crisis in Shipping Industry Could See Banks Lose Billions Yemen Hostage Crisis Could Imperil US Plans for Aden Danish Liner Eyes South African Shipping Firm Uganda to Stop Routing Coffee Through Kisumu Zanzibar to Privatise Roads Ministerial Statement Creates Uncertainty Over East Suez Port Another Tanzanian Cargo Vessel for Lake Victoria

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Royal Caribbean orders second 'Project Vantage' Ship Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has exercised its option with Meyer Werft,Papenburg, Germany, to build a second 85,000-ton Vantage class vessel for Royal Caribbean International at a contract cost of approximately $350 million.

The Link

JANUARY, 1999

Shipping

COSCO's Director visits India to study market potential
SeaLand, Maersk Line shortlist three ports for US hub
COSCO forges ahead ...
Samudera chief bullish about cargo potential in Indian subcontinent
Samudera commences new container service ' Sharjah and Bandar Abbas
WW Shipping Agencies Pvt Ltd.
Tai-Pan Shipping (P) Ltd.
ANL (liner services), CGM merger completed
Decks cleared for SCI to acquire 4 more tankers
CSL builds helideck on SCI vessel
Golden Jubilee voyage of Rossana II
Shipping bills brought under EDI process at Chennai Customs
Sanmar Shipping to be hived off
Dal-transport GmbH, Hamburg, commences operations in India
UASC gets last of ten 3,800 teu containerships
ECU-Line names new manager for Senegal
Wan Hai upgrades services to/from W. Asia-Gulf area
Ambitious plan for inland water transport framed
AP Moller's new large container vessel named at Lindo
Mitsui to launch liner unit in Tokyo
NSCSA charts course for future

Ports

Memo to MoST on vital need for full-time ChPT chairmen
Federation of Ship-Agents' Associations of India
PSA simplifies box storage, handling rates structure
Increasing Cargoes handled at the Port of Kobe
JNPT-IOT pact for upgrading multipurpose berth
Calcutta, Haldia ports handle increased volume of Nepalese cargo
HSL plans new floating dock
Positive note struck at seminar on 'Towards making ICD-Dashrath more user-friendly'
Kandla Port first to handle 40 lakh tonnes in a month
Centre plans additional capacity for 11 major ports
SNC Lavalin consortium to develop Gangavaram port
Major Port Trusts Act in for amendment
L&T's state-of-art cement terminal in New Mangalore Port

Aviation

Plan for private funds in airports soon
AI selects US co. for automated revenue system
Airbus Industrie sets new sales record

The Link

JANUARY, 1999

Shipping

COSCO's Director visits India to study market potential
SeaLand, Maersk Line shortlist three ports for US hub
COSCO forges ahead ...
Samudera chief bullish about cargo potential in Indian subcontinent
Samudera commences new container service ' Sharjah and Bandar Abbas
WW Shipping Agencies Pvt Ltd.
Tai-Pan Shipping (P) Ltd.
ANL (liner services), CGM merger completed
Decks cleared for SCI to acquire 4 more tankers
CSL builds helideck on SCI vessel
Golden Jubilee voyage of Rossana II
Shipping bills brought under EDI process at Chennai Customs
Sanmar Shipping to be hived off
Dal-transport GmbH, Hamburg, commences operations in India
UASC gets last of ten 3,800 teu containerships
ECU-Line names new manager for Senegal
Wan Hai upgrades services to/from W. Asia-Gulf area
Ambitious plan for inland water transport framed
AP Moller's new large container vessel named at Lindo
Mitsui to launch liner unit in Tokyo
NSCSA charts course for future

Ports

Memo to MoST on vital need for full-time ChPT chairmen
Federation of Ship-Agents' Associations of India
PSA simplifies box storage, handling rates structure
Increasing Cargoes handled at the Port of Kobe
JNPT-IOT pact for upgrading multipurpose berth
Calcutta, Haldia ports handle increased volume of Nepalese cargo
HSL plans new floating dock
Positive note struck at seminar on 'Towards making ICD-Dashrath more user-friendly'
Kandla Port first to handle 40 lakh tonnes in a month
Centre plans additional capacity for 11 major ports
SNC Lavalin consortium to develop Gangavaram port
Major Port Trusts Act in for amendment
L&T's state-of-art cement terminal in New Mangalore Port

Aviation

Plan for private funds in airports soon
AI selects US co. for automated revenue system
Airbus Industrie sets new sales record

The Link

JANUARY, 1999

Shipping

COSCO's Director visits India to study market potential
SeaLand, Maersk Line shortlist three ports for US hub
COSCO forges ahead ...
Samudera chief bullish about cargo potential in Indian subcontinent
Samudera commences new container service ' Sharjah and Bandar Abbas
WW Shipping Agencies Pvt Ltd.
Tai-Pan Shipping (P) Ltd.
ANL (liner services), CGM merger completed
Decks cleared for SCI to acquire 4 more tankers
CSL builds helideck on SCI vessel
Golden Jubilee voyage of Rossana II
Shipping bills brought under EDI process at Chennai Customs
Sanmar Shipping to be hived off
Dal-transport GmbH, Hamburg, commences operations in India
UASC gets last of ten 3,800 teu containerships
ECU-Line names new manager for Senegal
Wan Hai upgrades services to/from W. Asia-Gulf area
Ambitious plan for inland water transport framed
AP Moller's new large container vessel named at Lindo
Mitsui to launch liner unit in Tokyo
NSCSA charts course for future

Ports

Memo to MoST on vital need for full-time ChPT chairmen
Federation of Ship-Agents' Associations of India
PSA simplifies box storage, handling rates structure
Increasing Cargoes handled at the Port of Kobe
JNPT-IOT pact for upgrading multipurpose berth
Calcutta, Haldia ports handle increased volume of Nepalese cargo
HSL plans new floating dock
Positive note struck at seminar on 'Towards making ICD-Dashrath more user-friendly'
Kandla Port first to handle 40 lakh tonnes in a month
Centre plans additional capacity for 11 major ports
SNC Lavalin consortium to develop Gangavaram port
Major Port Trusts Act in for amendment
L&T's state-of-art cement terminal in New Mangalore Port

Aviation

Plan for private funds in airports soon
AI selects US co. for automated revenue system
Airbus Industrie sets new sales record

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Empress port official cleared THE Milford Haven harbourmaster who faced criminal charges over the Sea Empress supertanker disaster off the West Wales coast has walked free from court. Five killed in blast on Athenian Fidelity Five crew have been killed and three injured in an explosion aboard the Cyprus flag tanker Athenian Fidelity, just a week after another tanker operated by the same company was hit by a blast. Islamic ship financing deal claimed as a first BANKERS have completed what is claimed to be the first syndicated Islamic structure for financing a shipbuilding order. Yangming finalises cash for boxships TAIWAN-BASED Yangming Marine Transport's UK subsidiary has completed a $180m financing for three 5,500 teu containerships under construction at South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries. Plea over missing Filipino crew Families of 19 missing Filipino crewmen have appealed to Philippine president Joseph Estrada for help after claiming that their relatives may be being held hostage by pirates. Daewoo upset over Hyundai offensive SOUTH Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Heavy Industries is infuriated by the Seoul government's move to allow shipbuilding rival Hyundai Heavy Industries to participate in the bidding for the country's next generation of military submarines. P&I club reconsiders fixed future The Liverpool & London Steam-ship Protection and Indemnity Association is to look again at the possibility of becoming a fixed premium P&I facility following the February renewal. Singapore vying for world top box slot SINGAPORE handled more than 15m teu for the first time last year - a figure which could make it the world's busiest container port.

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JANUARY 12, 1999
RCL orders second Vantage vessel MIAMI-based Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has ordered a second 85,000 grt Vantage class vessel for Royal Caribbean International at a cost of $350 m. Sea Empress port pleads guilty MILFORD Haven Port Authority (MHPA) has accepted responsibility for the pollution caused by the grounding of the Sea Empress in February 1996. Strike called at Aker Finnyards ALMOST 900 staff at Aker Finnyards' shipyard went on a two-day strike today in protest against job losses at the Rauma-based company. Singapore passes 15m teu mark SINGAPORE'S PSA Corp today unveiled port throughput figures of 15.1m teu for 1998. Osprey dismisses ' jeopardy' rumours SINGAPORE tanker owner Osprey Maritime has issued a statement stressing that it is financially sound in response to reports of growing debt and shaky links to the Suharto family. Row erupts over Canadian pilotage A RIFT between Canadian and foreign owners has arisen during a review of marine pilotage by Canadian authorities as domestic owners seek cost cutting pilotage exemption certificates. Greenpeace targets 'toxic' P&O Nedlloyd ship GREENPEACE activists staged their first ever protest in Singapore yesterday stating that a 1969-built P&O Nedlloyd containership en route to be scrapped in China was 'toxic'. Colombo consortium lists equipment needs THE international consortium which will lease Colombo Port's new container terminal is going ahead with plans to acquire new equipment despite a delay in signing the final agreement. INSA claims India could reserve cargoes INDIAN cargoes could become reserved for Indian shipping lines, according to BL Mehta, outgoing president of the Indian national Shipowners Association (INSA). Talks imminent on Maltese terminal A CONSORTIUM will shortly open negotiations with the Maltese government for the construction and operation of the Valletta Grand Harbour sea passenger terminal. Dangerous cargo suggested cause of fire DANGEROUS cargo may have been the cause of a fire on board the Liberian-flagged containership Aconcagua last week in Ecuadorian waters off Guayaquil. Mærsk launches Euro-Caribbean service MÆRSK Line has announced a direct service between Europe and the French Antilles, Guadeloupe and Trinidad & Tobago. Spain starts work on inland 'port' CONSTRUCTION began yesterday of a 80,000-100,000 teu inland container centre that will have rail links with the Spanish ports of Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao and Algeciras. Cat links Miami with Nassau A NEW fast ferry service has started between Miami and Nassau in the Bahamas.

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JANUARY 12, 1999
New Oil Investments In U.K. North Sea Down $4 Billion Depressed prices reportedly slashed the amount of new oil investment approved for Britain's part of the North Sea by more than $4 billion last year. Big Oil Companies Brace For Brutal Earnings Season The weakest crude oil prices in 12 years have sparked massive layoffs and mergers on an unprecedented scale and now, big oil is set to report the largest percentage drop in annual earnings since 1992. Panama Canal Denies Pilot Manning Threaten Safety An assertion that safety on the Panama Canal would be threatened by reported plans to cut pilot manning were denied by the Panama Canal Commission. The Panama Canal Pilots Association reported earlier that the Canal had proposed not rehiring American pilots who guide ships through the waterway as part of its plans to cut the number of pilots on the largest ships. U.K. Firm Wins Tender For Abidjan Port Extension A consortium led by Britain's Transport and Communications International Corp. Ltd. (TCI) reportedly won a tender to extend the port of Abidjan and build a related free trade zone for $125 million.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic

PORTS

The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic

Bremen/Hamburg

Terminal operator HHLA posts record quarterly revenue

PORTS

In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in the port of Koper grew by +9.9%

Coper

Containerized cargo volumes continue to grow

ASSOCIATIONS

Paul Pathy elected BIMCO President

Copenhagen

He is the president and CEO of the Canadian Fednav

PORTS

The project to resection the western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro is about to start

Joy Taurus

It is not subject to the VIA procedure

HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%

SHIPPING

HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%

Seoul

The South Korean company's fleet transported 930,629 containers (+4.2%)

In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.

SHIPPING

In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.

Hamburg

The company's fleet transported 3.3 million containers (+8.8%)

SHIPPING

Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly earnings growth eases

Keelung/Taipei

The second company recorded a decline in profits

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, cruise traffic at GPH terminals increased by +30%

Istanbul

In the period, 1,568 ships (+53%) called at them

In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%

SHIPPING

In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%

Cairo

Growth of +16.4% in the value of transit rights paid by ships

This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno

PORTS

This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno

Leghorn

Five years of work and an investment of 550 million euros are expected

SHIPYARDS

Russia to invest $6 billion over the next six years to develop shipbuilding

Fly

Over 1,600 Civilian Ships Planned to Be Built by 2036

TRADE

US, China agree to suspend tariffs for 90 days, cut by 115 percentage points

Beijing/Washington

They will drop to 30% and 10% respectively from the current 145% and 125%

PORTS

In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -2.6%

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +8.9%

Ravenna

Increase in dry bulk, containerized and conventional cargo

PORTS

The port of Ancona closed the first quarter with a traffic of 2.1 million tons of goods (+4%)

Ancona

At the Ortona airport a decrease of -9% was recorded and at the Vasto airport a growth of +14%

SHIPPING

In the first quarter, Costamare's revenues decreased by -6.1%

Monk

Costamare Bulkers Spin-Off Completed

PORTS

The western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro has become operational

Joy Taurus

Container ship "MSC Bridge" docks

Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results

SHIPPING

Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results

Copenhagen

Container volumes transported by the fleet remain stable. Traffic growth of +8.4% in port terminals

SHIPPING

European Commission approves Italy's request to reintroduce the International Registry

Brussels

It will be in force until the end of 2033

PORTS

In the port of Trieste, bulk cargo decreases and miscellaneous goods increase

Trieste

In the first quarter, a decrease of -4.3% was recorded. In Monfalcone, traffic increased by +54.9%

PORTS

In the first quarter, goods handled by the port of Venice increased by +4.3%

Venice

Solid bulk and containerized cargoes on the rise. Liquid bulk drops by -6.1%

SHIPPING

GNV orders four more ro-pax vessels from Guangzhou Shipyard International

Genoa

Deliveries of the 71,300 GRT units will begin in early 2028

PORTS

The agreement between the Region and the extraordinary commissioner gives the go-ahead to the construction of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno

Florence

Giani: work can finally start

PORTS

Filt, Fit and Uilt support Ciane's activity in Genoa and Savona, which would be put in danger by Petromar's competition

Genoa

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac will focus on combined transport on the North-South axis, focusing on high-volume connections

Zurich

SHIPPING

DFDS Quarterly Revenues Up 7.5% With Ekol Acquisition

Copenhagen

The volumes of goods transported by the fleet are stable. Passengers drop by -27.5%

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

At the end of 2025, RAlpin will suspend the rolling highway rail service between Fribourg and Novara

Olten

The company denounces the numerous and unexpected restrictions on the railway network

PORTS

Terminal operator ICTSI closes a record first quarter

Manila

Historic peak in financial results and container freight volumes handled

SHIPPING

Premuda, management buy-out operation on the entire share capital of the company

Genoa

It was implemented with the strategic and financial support of Pillarstone

In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%

SHIPPING

In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%

Panama

Ships carried 60.0 million tons of cargo (+40.1%)

In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%

SHIPPING

In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%

Ankara

A total of 9,351 ships passed through

PORTS

Tender for the expansion and technological modernization of Gate IV of the Port of Trieste

Trieste

It is related to the technical and economic feasibility design of the project

SHIPPING

Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow

Brussels

Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million

CRUISES

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million

Miami

In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%

LOGISTICS

DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker

Hedehouse

In the first three months of this year, the Danish logistics group's operating result increased by +17.5%

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the first quarter with very positive performance

Hamburg

ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)

SHIPPING

ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)

Singapore

In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)

In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%

SHIPPING

In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%

Shanghai

The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)

PORTS

In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)

Hamburg

In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)

SHIPPING

OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships

Hong Kong

Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract

Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...

Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter

PORTS

Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter

Beijing

In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)

PORTS

Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port

Messina

Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria

Le Aziende informano

Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile

LOGISTICS

UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)

Atlanta

Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics

CRUISES

Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched

Shanghai

It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026

PORTS

Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control

Rome

SHIPPING

The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.

Washington

This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA

PORTS

Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee

Tehran

It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people

PORTS

Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year

Kiev

The management will include the general cargo terminal

INDUSTRY

Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive

Helsinki

New orders value growth slows

LOGISTICS

CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik

INFRASTRUCTURE

ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome

Brussels

The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted

PORTS

Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work

Rome

It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority

INDUSTRY

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue

Neuilly-sur-Seine

New historical peak also for the classified fleet

PORTS

PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports

Singapore

This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022

CUSTOMS

Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones

Rome

Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy

COMPANIES

RINA closes 2024 with revenues once again at a record level

Genoa

In the first quarter, turnover increased by +12% and new orders by +16%

MEETINGS

The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd

Rome

Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice

LOGISTICS

In the UK, express delivery company Evri and DHL's e-commerce division merge

London

PORTS

Another 20 tractors coming for Contship Group's Hannibal

The Spice

They will be taken into delivery between the end of this year and the first months of 2026.

PORTS

In April, the port of Singapore handled over 3.6 million containers (+7.1%)

Singapore

In terms of weight, containerized traffic decreased by -2.5%

PORTS

Assagenti suggests the priorities that will have to be addressed by the next president of the port of Genoa

Genoa

SHIPPING

Danaos Corporation's Quarterly Revenues Steady

Athens

Net profit down -23.5%

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Montenegro ports stable in first quarter

Podgorica

Growth of +73.9% in volumes to and from Italy

MARITIME SERVICES

Prysmian inaugurates the new cable-laying vessel Prysmian Monna Lisa

Milan

Finnish plant producing high-voltage submarine cables expanded

PORTS

Second container terminal inaugurated at Cameroonian port of Kribi

Yaounde

It has a quay of 715 linear meters and a seabed depth of -16 meters

TRUCKING

Eurogate Intermodal has bought the Deisser trucking company

Hamburg/Stuttgart

The Stuttgart-based company specializes in the container segment

SHIPPING

Discount announced on transit fee for large container ships in Suez Canal

Ismailia

15% reduction for ships of at least 130,000 SCNT tons

LOGISTICS

The Simplified Logistics Zone of the Port and hinterland of La Spezia is ready to be made operational

Genoa/La Spezia

Regional councilor Piana made this known

LAW

Port of Genoa, the TAR for Lazio has annulled the Ignazio Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger

Rome

Grimaldi Euromed's appeal accepted

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri closes first quarter with record new orders

Trieste

Strong growth in revenue and EBITDA

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Stop, other Regions should follow Abruzzo's example by introducing the regional ferrobonus

Rome

LOGISTICS

The laying of the first pillar of the logistics park under construction in Tortona was celebrated

Tortona

The project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.

TRADE

The Customs Free Zone enclosed in Genoa as an opportunity to mitigate the impact of duties

Genoa

Spediporto highlights it

SHIPPING

Taiwan's Evergreen and Yang Ming saw revenue decline in April

Keelung/Taipei

Compatriot Wan Hai Lines' turnover grows

SHIPPING

In the first three months of 2025, RCL containerships transported 658,000 TEU (+8.9%)

Bangkok

Revenues up +37.6%

PORTS

The preparation process for the Port Regulatory Plan of Ancona has begun

Ancona

Preliminary verification of the Strategic Environmental Assessment has begun

SHIPPING

d'Amico International Shipping reports quarterly revenue and earnings decline

Luxembourg

Balestra di Mottola: We do not expect any impact on us from any port tariffs applied in the US for ships built in China

PORTS

Towards the final approval of the nomination of Francesco Benevolo as president of the port of Ravenna

Rome

The MIT has forwarded the proposal to the Transport Commission of the Chamber

SHIPPING

The decline in vehicle volumes transported by the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet continues

Lysaker

The first three months of 2025 were closed with revenues of 1.3 billion dollars (+3.4%)

PORTS

Shipping agents, customs agents and freight forwarders of La Spezia applaud Pisano's appointment

The Spice

For the presidency of the AdSP - they rejoice - "one of us" has been chosen

PORTS

MIT appoints Bruno Pisano as president of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea

Rome

LOGISTICS

DHL Buys IDS Fulfillment

Westerville/Indianapolis

Strengthening the e-commerce segment

YACHTING

V.Ships created V.Yachts to provide its services to large yachts

London

It will be based in Monaco

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Rail transports scrap iron from Pomezia to steel mills in Northern Italy

Milan

SHIPPING

Finnlines revenues increased by +2.3% in the first quarter

Helsinki

The volumes transported by the fleet are increasing, with the exception of cars

PORTS

NYK to build third car terminal at Barcelona port

Barcelona

Work begins on the electrification of the MSC Crociere terminal

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COMPANIES

The Verdane investment fund sells Danelec to the GTT group

Paris

Danish company develops technologies for digitalization of maritime transport

NEWS

Israeli forces attacked the port of Hodeyda

Jerusalem

IDF, measures taken to limit damage to ships

SHIPYARDS

Vard signs new contract with Dong Fang Offshore for OSCV vessel

Trieste

It will be delivered in the first quarter of 2028

MARITIME SERVICES

Collaboration protocol between the Federation of the Sea and WSense

Rome

Among the aims, to promote intelligent and sustainable management of marine resources

MEETINGS

A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday

Rome

It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI

PORTS

The 2024 general financial statement of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been approved

Trieste

It records a general administrative surplus of almost 283 million euros

INDUSTRY

Accelleron Industries Announces Further Investments in Italy

Baden

The aim is to strengthen technological leadership in fuel injection systems for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.

LOGISTICS

UAE's AD Ports continues to invest in Egypt

Cairo/Abu Dhabi

Usufruct contract to develop and manage a logistics and industrial park near the port of Port Said

PORTS

The 2024 final budget of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has been approved

Ancona

Green light from the Management Committee

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

RFI, tender awarded for maintenance and telecommunications enhancement works

Rome

Program worth approximately 180 million euros

PORTS

Contract signed assigning CMA CGM the management of the container terminal at the port of Latakia

Damascus

Investments of 230 million euros expected in the first four years

PORTS

Rizzo appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Strait Port System Authority

Messina

LOGISTICS

DHL Group revenues increased by +2.8% in the first three months of 2025

Bonn

Net profit of 830 million euros (+3.9%)

PORTS

Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed

Venice

It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.

AVIATION

CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium

Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert

Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%

Tirana

Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)

Vienna

31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres

PORTS

The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved

Cagliari

Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers

FREIGHT TERMINALS

Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved

Padua

Revenues up +7.3%

PORTS

Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno

Leghorn

Works worth six million euros

SHIPPING

Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina

Messina

It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people

PORTS

Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea

Taranto

424.8 million port works completed in the last decade

INDUSTRY

Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders

Helsinki

In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)

PORTS

Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria

Genoa

He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit

INDUSTRY

In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales

Hong Kong

Revenues grew by +11.0%

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd

Rome

Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice

MEETINGS

A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday

Rome

It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke

(Free Malaysia Today)

Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure

(The Romania Journal)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti

Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo

Roma, 18 settembre 2024

››› File

PORTS

Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%

Hong Kong

In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)

PORTS

The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved

Genoa/Civitavecchia

INDUSTRY

Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025

Helsinki

343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth

Schindellegi

The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)

PORTS

Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno

Leghorn

The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession

PORTS

In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba

Leghorn

The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved

PORTS

EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras

Luxembourg

It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks

PORTS

In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)

Valencia

Transhipment traffic decline

PORTS

The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement

Naples

ASSOCIATIONS

SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity

Milan

The association currently has 74 members

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased

Barcelona/Algeciras

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara

Noise

Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio

PORTS

PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna

Genoa

Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day

PORTS

The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved

The Spice

PORTS

The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion

The Spice

The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it

PORTS

Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait

Rome

He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait

NEWS

US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa

Tampa/Beirut

38 dead and over a hundred injured

COMPANIES

In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa

TRANSPORTATION

MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight

Rome

PORTS

In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%

St. Petersburg

Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing

ASSOCIATIONS

Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto

Genoa

The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028

PORTS

Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia

Milan

Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik

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