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January 13, 1999
Cargowebweb site
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 Commerceweb site
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 Commerceweb site
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 Commerceweb site
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

urgente online pressweb site
  • 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

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
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

The East Africanweb site
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

Marine Logweb site
  • 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 Linkweb site
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 Linkweb site
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 Linkweb site
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

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • 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.

Fairplayweb site
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.

Marine Linkweb site
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.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
TRADE
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
SHIPPING
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
SHIPPING
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
MARITIME SERVICES
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
TRADE
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
PORTS
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
SHIPPING
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
SHIPYARDS
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
MARITIME SERVICES
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
PORTS
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
PORTS
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
SAFETY & SECURITY
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
SHIPYARDS
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
PORTS
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
PORTS
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
COMPANIES
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
PORTS
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
PORTS
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
INDUSTRY
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
PORTS
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
SHIPPING
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
SHIPPING
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
PORTS
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
PORTS
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
PORTS
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
SAFETY & SECURITY
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
SHIPPING
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
SAFETY & SECURITY
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
CRUISES
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ACCIDENTS
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
SHIPYARDS
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
SHIPPING
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
PORTS
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
PORTS
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
PORTS
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
SHIPPING
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
LOGISTICS
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
INDUSTRY
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
PORTS
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
SHIPPING
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
SHIPYARDS
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
ASSOCIATIONS
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
NEWS
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
CRUISES
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
SHIPPING
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
CUSTOMS
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
MEETINGS
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
INSTITUTIONS
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
RIVER TRANSPORT
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
PORTS
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
CRUISES
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
SHIPPING
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
ASSOCIATIONS
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
ASSOCIATIONS
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
PORTS
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
PORTS
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
COMPANIES
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
PORTS
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
PORTS
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
INFRASTRUCTURE
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
SHIPYARDS
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
SHIPPING
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
TRUCKING
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
PORTS
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
COMPANIES
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
PORTS
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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