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January 14, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DBS Bank sees room for growth in offshore market
    Main local ship financier still looking for deals despite industry downturn, economic crisis
  • Knowing pollution rules: MPA steps up drive
  • China detains suspected killers of cargo ship crew
  • Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines win bid to limit US personal injury suits
    Recourse to local law will undermine uniform regulation of international air carrier liability: Supreme Court
  • BA, JAL announce marketing tie-up
  • Co-pilots use hints to correct pilots: study
  • Near-collision at Bangkok airport: pilot's poor English to blame
  • United to cut flights to Japan
  • Delta levies US$2 ticket fee on domestic flights
  • Volvo wants to sell AutoNov stake
Features
  • Making the best of bad times
    Collapse in volumes follows a huge rise in slotting capacity by carriers to SE Asia over the past three years
Columns
  • Backlog continues to grow

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DBS Bank sees room for growth in offshore market
    Main local ship financier still looking for deals despite industry downturn, economic crisis
  • Knowing pollution rules: MPA steps up drive
  • China detains suspected killers of cargo ship crew
  • Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines win bid to limit US personal injury suits
    Recourse to local law will undermine uniform regulation of international air carrier liability: Supreme Court
  • BA, JAL announce marketing tie-up
  • Co-pilots use hints to correct pilots: study
  • Near-collision at Bangkok airport: pilot's poor English to blame
  • United to cut flights to Japan
  • Delta levies US$2 ticket fee on domestic flights
  • Volvo wants to sell AutoNov stake
Features
  • Making the best of bad times
    Collapse in volumes follows a huge rise in slotting capacity by carriers to SE Asia over the past three years
Columns
  • Backlog continues to grow

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DBS Bank sees room for growth in offshore market
    Main local ship financier still looking for deals despite industry downturn, economic crisis
  • Knowing pollution rules: MPA steps up drive
  • China detains suspected killers of cargo ship crew
  • Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines win bid to limit US personal injury suits
    Recourse to local law will undermine uniform regulation of international air carrier liability: Supreme Court
  • BA, JAL announce marketing tie-up
  • Co-pilots use hints to correct pilots: study
  • Near-collision at Bangkok airport: pilot's poor English to blame
  • United to cut flights to Japan
  • Delta levies US$2 ticket fee on domestic flights
  • Volvo wants to sell AutoNov stake
Features
  • Making the best of bad times
    Collapse in volumes follows a huge rise in slotting capacity by carriers to SE Asia over the past three years
Columns
  • Backlog continues to grow

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DBS Bank sees room for growth in offshore market
    Main local ship financier still looking for deals despite industry downturn, economic crisis
  • Knowing pollution rules: MPA steps up drive
  • China detains suspected killers of cargo ship crew
  • Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines win bid to limit US personal injury suits
    Recourse to local law will undermine uniform regulation of international air carrier liability: Supreme Court
  • BA, JAL announce marketing tie-up
  • Co-pilots use hints to correct pilots: study
  • Near-collision at Bangkok airport: pilot's poor English to blame
  • United to cut flights to Japan
  • Delta levies US$2 ticket fee on domestic flights
  • Volvo wants to sell AutoNov stake
Features
  • Making the best of bad times
    Collapse in volumes follows a huge rise in slotting capacity by carriers to SE Asia over the past three years
Columns
  • Backlog continues to grow

Sched Netweb site
  • New HK-based logistics group
  • Sea-Land in Tianjin venture
  • Mainland firms get export rights
  • Le Havre brings down dues
  • Throughput record at JNP
  • P&O Nedlloyd volumes offset higher Asian costs
  • Philippine terminal operators feel squeeze
  • Airbus eyes China
  • Beijing deals with Asian fallout
  • German postal operator to buy Italian express company

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 13, 1999
  • Unions support Greenpeace
  • $30 million for Hong Kong infrastructure
  • Pilots warning against reduction work in Panama Canal
  • KLM about to launch scheduled service to Shanghai
  • Broersma Transport takes over Dragt
  • BAX agreement re-endorsed by Xerox

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Steel makers renew push for quotas
  • Brazil's surprise batters markets
  • Lawsuits: Retailers and factories mistreat offshore textile workers
  • New York puts dredging at center of plan to double volume by 2010
  • Railroads become first in transport to publicly report service performance
  • Polish outdoor markets suffer business falloff as visitors decline
  • Purolator Courier plane crashes on British Columbia island, killing two
  • Transport America sells its ailing Transport International Express unit
  • GE Capital boosts credit for U.S. Trucking Inc. to $11.8 million
  • Penske Truck Leasing to buy Wisconsin utility truck rental outfit
  • Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
  • P.A.M. Transportation closes deal on Decker Transport and Van Houten Ltd.
Transportation
  • Locals hound FHWA for Nafta-related projects
  • Taiwan's EVA Airways launches cargo connections to India
  • Arab world's only cargo airline turns operations around, expects profit in '99
Maritime
  • Harbor tax, shipbuilding subsidies are key issues
  • Pilots assert Panama Canal risks will rise when US cedes
  • Anera official sees life after deregulation
  • Reefer market seen growing steadily
  • Death toll rises to 5 in explosion of tanker off Dominican Republic
  • Sea-Land may drop Montreal service for US East Coast
  • Singapore seems to be world's No. 1 boxport
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Steel makers renew push for quotas
  • Brazil's surprise batters markets
  • Lawsuits: Retailers and factories mistreat offshore textile workers
  • New York puts dredging at center of plan to double volume by 2010
  • Railroads become first in transport to publicly report service performance
  • Polish outdoor markets suffer business falloff as visitors decline
  • Purolator Courier plane crashes on British Columbia island, killing two
  • Transport America sells its ailing Transport International Express unit
  • GE Capital boosts credit for U.S. Trucking Inc. to $11.8 million
  • Penske Truck Leasing to buy Wisconsin utility truck rental outfit
  • Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
  • P.A.M. Transportation closes deal on Decker Transport and Van Houten Ltd.
Transportation
  • Locals hound FHWA for Nafta-related projects
  • Taiwan's EVA Airways launches cargo connections to India
  • Arab world's only cargo airline turns operations around, expects profit in '99
Maritime
  • Harbor tax, shipbuilding subsidies are key issues
  • Pilots assert Panama Canal risks will rise when US cedes
  • Anera official sees life after deregulation
  • Reefer market seen growing steadily
  • Death toll rises to 5 in explosion of tanker off Dominican Republic
  • Sea-Land may drop Montreal service for US East Coast
  • Singapore seems to be world's No. 1 boxport
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Steel makers renew push for quotas
  • Brazil's surprise batters markets
  • Lawsuits: Retailers and factories mistreat offshore textile workers
  • New York puts dredging at center of plan to double volume by 2010
  • Railroads become first in transport to publicly report service performance
  • Polish outdoor markets suffer business falloff as visitors decline
  • Purolator Courier plane crashes on British Columbia island, killing two
  • Transport America sells its ailing Transport International Express unit
  • GE Capital boosts credit for U.S. Trucking Inc. to $11.8 million
  • Penske Truck Leasing to buy Wisconsin utility truck rental outfit
  • Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
  • P.A.M. Transportation closes deal on Decker Transport and Van Houten Ltd.
Transportation
  • Locals hound FHWA for Nafta-related projects
  • Taiwan's EVA Airways launches cargo connections to India
  • Arab world's only cargo airline turns operations around, expects profit in '99
Maritime
  • Harbor tax, shipbuilding subsidies are key issues
  • Pilots assert Panama Canal risks will rise when US cedes
  • Anera official sees life after deregulation
  • Reefer market seen growing steadily
  • Death toll rises to 5 in explosion of tanker off Dominican Republic
  • Sea-Land may drop Montreal service for US East Coast
  • Singapore seems to be world's No. 1 boxport
  • Slot watch

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Blue Star to Join Forces with Conference Group
  • MOL to Enhance Japan/S. America Service
  • Forwarder Group Names Shippers Association Manager

urgente online pressweb site
  • El transporte, responsable de la contaminación en Granada
  • Fomento adjudica la renovación de vía del tramo Tardienta-Huesca
  • La Generalitat valenciana invierte 14.000 millones en suprimir los pasos a nivel
  • Empresarios de Valencia construirán un puerto en el Mar Rojo
  • Programas de perfeccionamiento directivo en log'stica de fabricación y distribución
  • La alianza Qualiflyer Group lanza su programa para pasajeros frecuentes
  • Boeing vende 7 aviones a Lauda Air y espera reclamaciones multimillonarias de SAS
  • Bruselas aprueba nuevas ayudas para el enlace ferroviario bajo el Canal de la Mancha

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Yang Ming, K Line restructure Asia-Europe liner services
  • Industry united on need to rationalise duty structure
  • MOL, Navix boards clear merger plan
  • Vast scope to boost textile exports to Germany, says Chamber
  • Misconceptions about India in West : Oertli
  • Quicker drawback: Act amended
  • CSL completes major repairs on SCI's tanker
  • Karnataka blueprint for boosting food processing units
  • US puts off steel import ban
  • Sugar output up by 6.7 per cent
  • Truck freight rates may fall
  • SISI to hold buyer-seller meet in Chennai
  • Rice offered to Indonesia on deferred payment
  • Russia to import Indian goods worth Rs 2,500 cr
  • No stopping of silk imports, says Hegde
  • Saudi promising market for mayonnaise
  • Bangalore Garments Exporters' Association established
  • SEA projects higher edible oil import during Oct-Sept
  • WTC hosts meet with foreign trade facilitators
  • Rice exports to Bangladesh resume
  • Rajasthan forms advisory board to attract investments
  • CLRI helps tackle to reduce tannery pollution
  • Gold demand may stay weak till June
  • Ministry to part-finance steel exporters' dumping cases

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 13, 1999
  • Crude price receives blow from API figures
  • Coast Guard Publishes Interim Rule On Emergency Control Measures for Tank Barges

Cargonews Asiaweb site
DECEMBRER 28, 1998
  • CP takes over reins at ANZDL
  • SeaLand confirms vessel charter from Costamare
  • Evergreen pendulum set to swing in 1999
  • Samudera Shipping Line has commenced a new container ...
  • VICT to ease Ho Chi Minh operations
  • Subic focus on harbour
  • Cranes lift Mina forecast
  • Asian piracy attacks on the climb
  • Volatile year prompts consolidation

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Vardinoyannis fights ruling
    LEADING tanker operator and oil trader Vardis Vardin-oyannis is preparing to fight a temporary order obtained in the UK High Court that prevents him from disposing of assets.
  • Cunard's new vessel may break price record
    THE new Cunarder, currently being tendered for by European shipyards, is likely to be the most expensive cruiseship ever built, coming in at between $550m and $600m.
  • ECT geared to maintain momentum
    Europe Combined Terminals president Wouter den Dulk reviewed 1998 at a press conference yesterday, and gave reporters a glimpse of how the company will perform while the ink is drying on its new ownership structure.
  • UK North Sea oil gloom
    Britain's North Sea oil industry faces a bleak year, with the low crude prices which led to massive mergers and lay-offs in 1998 battering exploration and production plans, spelling doom for thousands of workers.
  • China holds gang after mass murder of bulk carrier crew
    IN what is developing into a horrific tale of mass-murder at sea, the Chinese mainland's Public Security Bureau is reported to have arrested members of a suspected piracy gang involved in the killing of the 23-strong Chinese crew of the bulk carrier Cheung Son.
  • Pleas over missing cargoship
    PLEAS for action made to the Philippines president Joseph Estrada by relatives of crew on the missing 5,141 dwt cargoship Pixy Marzo appear to be in vain.
  • Ecstasy fire sparks US safety fears
    THE US National Transportation Safety Board has expressed its concern over "potential injury and death" on the large bluewater passenger vessels operating from US ports.
  • Laskaridis takes over Cronus Airlines
    Greece's largest reefer operator, the Laskaridis family group, has confirmed it has taken over locally based Cronus Airlines as the country's mari-time community continues to show a marked interest in the aviation sector.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 13, 1999
  • Barge terminal for Venlo
    ROTTERDAM-based ECT (Europe Combined Terminals) is to add an inland barge terminal to its existing rail terminal at Venlo in the south east of Holland near the German border.
  • IMB concerned at new trend in piracy
    THE International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has warned of an alarming new trend in piracy, following the disappearance of yet another vessel and its crew
  • Anti-hijack tracking system is ready
    A SATELLITE ship tracking device intended to help locate hijacked ships is ready for implementation.
  • ROCL is now listed in Euros
    ROYAL Olympic Cruise Lines (ROCL) has changed its listing on the Brussels-based EASDAQ stock exchange into Euros.
  • ITF targets Singapore flag over crew abandonment
    THE International Transport Workers' Federation has tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade the Singaporean register to take responsibility for 24 crewmembers stranded in Vietnam.
  • Sri Lankan navy rescues tanker crew
    THE crew of a small oil tanker that had been waiting for repairs off Colombo since last August, were rescued by the Sri Lankan navy when the vessel developed a leak and almost sank.
  • Kulpi port gets the green light
    INDIA's Ministry of Surface Transport has given the go-ahead for the Rs8,000m ($188m) Kulpi port project on a build, operate and transfer basis, reversing its earlier decision.
  • SCI divestment plan accepted
    THE Indian Ministry of Surface Transport has accepted the Disinvestment Commission's recommendation to reduce the government's stake in the Shipping Corporation of India.
  • Thailand joins MARPOL convention
    AT a cabinet meeting today the Thai government agreed to sign up to the MARPOL convention.
  • Thai port workers to win 'tea concession'
    THAI maritime officials look set to concede defeat after efforts to stamp out the payment of kickbacks to local port workers have led to a series of productivity-hampering slowdowns.
  • Patrick boss says 'Sydney will deliver'
    EQUIPMENT upgrading by Patrick stevedoring at its Sydney facilities will deliver "world best practice" productivity by the end of 1999, according to Patrick chairman Chris Corrigan.
  • Australia carves out new markets
    AUSTRALIAN agricultural exporters have carved out new markets in North and South America for 1999.
  • Reliance arrests Emerald Sky
    RELIANCE Industries has arrested the Emerald Sky, the vessel alleged to have rammed and sunk the single buoy mooring at Hazira in Gujarat in October 1998.
  • Wijsmuller concludes Pallas operations
    WIJSMULLER has ended salvage operations on the cargoship Pallas, which ran aground off the North German coast in October 1998, and the wreck has been left to sink into the sands.
  • Arbitration due over Panama pilotage plans
    ARBITRATION is due to start on February 8 between the Panama Canal Commission and its pilots over working methods after the canal is handed over at the end of this year.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Melbourne, Brisbane rank and file approves P&O strategy
    WATERFRONT workers, members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), in Melbourne and Brisbane have voted to endorse the union's negotiating strategy with P&O Ports.
    The Melbourne vote was said to be close and, therefore, there will be a great deal of interest in the Sydney meeting which will take place today.
    Last year the Sydney rank and file members rejected the recommendations of the MUA's federal council mainly as a result of opposition to the in-principle agreement which the union's federal office has reached with P&O Ports.
    Industry sources claimed yesterday they detected some "apprehension" on the Sydney waterfront ahead of today's meeting.
  • Smooth sailing for P&O Cruises Division
    1998 was a particularly good year for P&O's Cruises Division with the outlook remaining extremely positive.
    Releasing cruise statistics for the October to December 1998 period, P&O said that on
    anticipated increased capacity for the division of 16 per cent in 1999, bookings remain ahead of those at this time last year.
    Revenue yields are good while unit costs are reducing, the company added.
  • Maersk Line expands again
    DENMARK'S Maersk Line, already one of the world's premier shipping lines, has announced further expansion of its global services.
    With immediate effect the line said it will start a direct service between Europe and the French Antilles: Martinique, Guadeloupe and Trinidad & Tobago.
    The service will be fixed day weekly and offer direct sailings from ports on the following rotation: Antwerp, Felixstowe, Dunkerque, Rouen, Le Havre, Brest, Montoir, Algeciras, Pointe-A-Pitre, Fort de France, Port of Spain, Basse Terre, Fort de France, Le Havre, Antwerp.
    The first sailing left the Antilles on 9 January from Fort de France and the first departure from Europe will be from Antwerp on Monday.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
SHIPPING
ICS satisfied with ISWG-GHG's progress towards decarbonisation of shipping, even if not definitive
London
Platten: Much work still needs to be done urgently by MEPC meeting in April
PORTS
In the second half of 2024, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +15.3%
Venice
In the whole year, cruise passengers were 548 thousand (+7.8%)
PORTS
In the last quarter of 2024, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2%
Rotterdam
A decrease of -0.7% was recorded for the whole year.
SHIPPING
HMM in talks to acquire compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
The transaction would be valued at close to $1.4 billion
SHIPPING
Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests actions needed to make clean fuels available for shipping
Brussels
PORTS
The AdSP will become the sole manager of railway shunting in the port of Ravenna
Ravenna
Extraordinary maintenance and investments in new infrastructure will remain the responsibility of RFI
MARITIME SERVICES
Cargill and Hafnia joint venture in marine fuel supply
Singapore
Seascale Energy formed
SHIPPING
Coast Guard authorizes use of batteries on board Italian flagged ships
Rome
Adopted a risk assessment approach using EMSA guidelines
PORTS
Joint venture between Marsa Maroc and TIL (MSC group) for the management of the eastern container terminal of the port of Nador West Med
Casablanca
50% of the capital plus one share will be held by the African company
PORTS
Shipping, lack of services and costs for goods checks give a bad reputation to the port of Genoa
Genoa
Botta: wasting time and money on various checks, not having certainty on the times of exit of the goods from the ports makes the situation unsustainable
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by +8.7%
Barcelona
Sharp increase (+12.4%) in containerized cargo. In the last quarter alone, total traffic increased by +1.2%
PORTS
In the second quarter of 2024, freight traffic in European ports began to grow again
Luxembourg
The main types of cargo are increasing with the exception of solid bulk. Sharp increase in volumes in Italian ports
PORTS
Positive annual economic results for the HHLA terminal group
Hamburg
Last year, container traffic handled by port terminals grew by +0.9%
PORTS
788 kg of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria/Gioia Tauro
The AdSP protests against the downgrading of the local Customs office implemented at the same time as a significant increase in its functions
SHIPPING
GNV to take delivery of last two of four ro-pax vessels ordered 11 months early
Palermo
Catani: modernization of port infrastructures, adoption of cold ironing and development of a LNG distribution network are necessary
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
ABB Ability™ Marine Remote Diagnostic System
Always on board with you
SHIPYARDS
Maersk and Cochin Shipyard Partner Under Indian Government's Shipping Incentive Program
Mumbai
The first repair of a Danish group ship at the Indian plant during 2025
PORTS
Federagenti, speed up dredging by using waste material in port facilities
Rome
Pessina: the case of La Spezia and Genoa can provide an immediate and effective solution
DEFENCE
Contract awarded to Maestral (Fincantieri - EDGE) for the management of the fleet of the United Arab Emirates Navy
Abu Dhabi/Trieste
The order is worth 500 million euros
ENVIRONMENT
T&E, remove deforestation-related biofuels from shipping decarbonization strategy and limit those produced from food crops
Brussels
Dijkstra: IMO should consider climate impact of ‘bad’ biofuels
SHIPPING
ICS confident about outcome of next week's IMO meeting on decarbonisation of shipping
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -1% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +7%
Genoa
Cruise passengers down by -11%
PORTS
Last year traffic in the port of Koper increased by +3.0%
Ljubljana
Containerized goods were over 9.4 million tons (+5.6%)
SEAFARERS
Assarmatori, the ok to the recruitment of crew members by the ship's commander is good
Rome
Messina: We ask that the measure becomes structural
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of the Moroccan Marsa Maroc handled a record volume of goods
Casablanca
Historic peak of containers with 2,898,779 teu (+13)
TRANSPORTATION
ECSA, A4E and T&E urge EU Commission to promote clean fuels for maritime and aviation
Brussels
Raptis: We need huge investments, certainties and simplification of access to public and private funding
INDUSTRY
Kalmar's annual business and economic results decline
Helsinki
Sharp increase in new orders in the last quarter of 2024
SHIPPING
In the fourth quarter of 2024, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -53.5%
Cairo
Tankers fell by -42.9% and other types of vessels by -58.1%.
SHIPPING
Evergreen Invests Nearly $3 Billion in 11 New 24,000-TEU Containerships
Taipei/Keelung
Taiwan's three major container shipping companies continue to grow in revenue
MARITIME SERVICES
Confitarma, the current regulatory framework for port towing services is more than fine
Rome
Ministerial circular of 19 March 2019 fully suitable for managing tenders
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -10.1%.
Zagreb
Record number of line passengers and cruise passengers
SHIPPING
MSC Reorganizes Two Transatlantic Services Between Mediterranean and US East Coast
Geneva
Nine-day transit time between the port of Genoa and that of New York
SHIPPING
Danaos Corporation revenues surpass $1 billion for the first time in 2024
Athens
Annual net profit decreased by -8.0%
PORTS
Ro-ro traffic and regional routes increasingly important for the development of the port of Ancona
Ancona
Research presented on the potential of the Marche port
SHIPPING
HMM revenues grew by +39% in 2024
Seoul
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +53%
PORTS
AP Moller Capital - Bergé y Compañía Agreement to Invest in the Port Sector in Spain and Latin America
Kongens Lyngby/Madrid
Investments through a separately managed fund supported by the Danish company
JOBS
HHLA signs collective bargaining agreement with ver.di
Hamburg
The union had opposed the transfer of shares of the company's capital to MSC
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority suspends Istat variations on concession fees
Leghorn
COMPANIES
Nova Marine Carriers, Aug. Bolten and Ership Acquire Maja Stuwadoors Groep
Lugano
The Dutch company operates a bulk terminal in the port of Amsterdam
PORTS
In 2024, container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by -0.5%
Algeciras/Valencia
The negative trend continued last month
SEAFARERS
Confitarma, maintenance of the simplified procedure for the enlistment of seafarers is a good thing
Rome
MOURNING
Neapolitan journalist Bianca D'Antonio dies at 83
Naples
Point of reference for courtesy and professionalism also for the shipping sector
PORTS
The AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea has joined the National Observatory for the Protection of the Sea
Rome
The organization promotes the valorization of the sea resource
MEETINGS
Tomorrow in Naples a conference of studies on the fight against illicit trafficking by sea
Naples
It will be held at the University of "Parthenope"
PORTS
Port of Los Angeles Hits New Container Traffic Peak for January
Los Angeles
PORTS
Port of Livorno, in 2024 rail traffic grew by +10.4%
Leghorn
Rail share of freight volumes moved rose to 19%
PORTS
Contract for the immersion in the Ancona reclamation basin of the dredging sediments of the ports of Fano and Numana
Ancona
INFRASTRUCTURE
Federlogistica, the closure of the Busalla motorway toll booth could put logistics in crisis in the North West
Genoa
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports increased by +2.2%
Podgorica
Passengers increased by +16.1%
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Investments of 1.4 billion euros for the development of the Logistics Hub of the FS Italiane group
Rome
Investments for new physical and digital assets are foreseen in the 2025-2029 Strategic Plan
SHIPPING
Grimaldi Group extends its maritime network to India
Naples
On February 20th the first call at the port of Mumbai with the PCTC "Grande California"
PORTS
One million euros for the reduction of the amount of anchorage fees in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Ok to the expansion of the Automar car terminal
PORTS
The AdSP of Eastern Liguria agrees on the need for buffer areas for the ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara
The Spice
Areas identified by the body near the port and hinterland of Santo Stefano di Magra
MEETINGS
Conference "Iron-Rubber-Water: Intermodality and the Port of Genoa"
Genoa
It will be held on Friday at the Maritime Station of Genoa
MARITIME SERVICES
Fratelli Cosulich has acquired a controlling stake of 62% of the capital of Femo Bunker
Genoa
It has an annual turnover of over 70 million euros
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Nola Interport, in 2024 intermodal traffic grew by +18%
Nola
Road freight traffic stable
PORTS
MSC Cruises' new cruise terminal in the port of Barcelona has become operational
Barcelona
It will be officially inaugurated in the next few months
PORTS
In January, the port of Singapore handled 3.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore/HongKong
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -10.5%
PORTS
The "mole" for the Bisagno torrent spillway tunnel has arrived in the port of Genoa
Genoa
It is composed of three main pieces of 196 tons
PORTS
Port of Long Beach Continues to See Exceptional Container Traffic Growth
Long Beach
In January, 953 thousand were moved (+41.4%)
SHIPPING
Mercitalia Intermodal reaches agreement with PJM for the digitalization of 600 intermodal wagons
Rome
Between 2025 and 2027 they will be equipped with the Austrian company's WaggonTracker digital system
SHIPPING
Tomorrow CMA CGM will activate a new service between Italy, Spain and Egypt
Marseille
Reorganization of the Bora Med Service line with the inclusion of stopovers in Syria
PORTS
Assoporti at the Fruit Logistica fair in support of the Italian fruit and vegetable sector
Rome
Record export value of 6.1 billion euros in 2024
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -1.6% in January
St. Petersburg
Only import loads are growing
SHIPPING
First Newbuild Container Ship Owned by ONE Christened
Singapore
It has a capacity of approximately 13,800 TEUs
PORTS
Call for proposals for the enhancement of the Tuscan Port Community System
Leghorn
Paroli: the TPCS is used profitably not only by our AdSP, but also by those of Naples, Venice and Cagliari
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
D'Angelo (ANSI): Necessary steps forward also in cybersecurity for the port sector
Rome
Threats can paralyze a highly strategic component for the Country System
LOGISTICS
UBV Group buys International Services and Logistics Nardi
Milan
The Milanese company has been operating in the shipping and integrated logistics sector since 1949
LOGISTICS
New logistics area in the Milanese hinterland
London/Milan
Joint venture between SFO Capital Partners, Edmond de Rothschild REIM and GARBE
PORTS
In 2024, container traffic in the port of Valencia increased by +14.1%
Valencia
Strong growth in transhipment (+18.8%)
LOGISTICS
Dutch Raben Group has acquired fellow Dutch DGO Express
Milan
The company provides road groupage transport and logistics services
COMPANIES
Musso (Grendi group): escaping from Genoa? For us it was a stroke of luck
Genoa
Among the initiatives planned for 2025, the relaunch of the container port of Cagliari
ASSOCIATIONS
This year the association of Genoese maritime agents celebrates its eightieth anniversary
Genoa
A series of celebratory events are planned
MARITIME SERVICES
MPC Capital Acquires 50% Stake in Fellow City BestShip
Hamburg
The Hamburg company currently offers services to around 450 vessels
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
Tomorrow in Naples a conference of studies on the fight against illicit trafficking by sea
Naples
It will be held at the University of "Parthenope"
MEETINGS
In Ancona the conference "The port as a strategic development hub for the territory"
Ancona
It is scheduled for February 11th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Türkiye's largest shipping company moves to Greece, while tourism giant exits
(Türkiye Today)
Billions lost at sea: over-reliance on foreign shipping drains economy
(The News International, Pakistan)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Port of Chioggia, the call for tenders for the assignment of temporary port work service has been published
Venice
The optimal operational staff of the authorized company is set at 20 units
SHIPPING
Hyundai Mipo Orders Four LNG Bunker Vessels
Ulsan/Tokyo/Oslo
Yara to lease new ammonia carrier from NYK
MEETINGS
In Ancona the conference "The port as a strategic development hub for the territory"
Ancona
It is scheduled for February 11th
SHIPPING
Improvement in the final part of the year is not enough for Eimskip to close 2024 positively
Reykjavik
PORTS
Container traffic at HPH Trust terminals grew by +4.8% last year
Singapore
Revenues up +8.8%
INDUSTRY
Konecranes posts record annual and quarterly revenues
Helsinki
In 2024, the value of new orders fell by -3.9%
PORTS
AD Ports - CMA Terminals Agreement to Manage New Multipurpose Terminal at the Port of Pointe-Noire
ASSOCIATIONS
The Sustainable Intermodality Logistics Association renews its technical commissions
Rome
Francesca Fiorini confirmed as general secretary. 30 new members welcomed
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tarros activates a new rail link between the port of La Spezia and the Interporto of Padua
The Spice
The frequency is weekly
PORTS
CMA CGM to continue operating container terminal at Syrian port of Latakia
Beirut
New contract with the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports
SHIPPING
Costamare posts record annual and quarterly revenues
Monk
Last year, turnover increased by +37.9%
ACCIDENTS
Fatal accident in the ship repair area of the port of Genoa
Genoa
Immediate strike by workers in the sector
PORTS
The work on electrifying the docks of La Spezia is proceeding rapidly
The Spice
CUSTOMS
Federlogistica calls for temporary suspension of measure on new classification criteria for customs offices
INDUSTRY
Wärtsilä closes 2024 with record financial and commercial results
Helsinki
The value of new orders acquired in the year grew by +14%
LOGISTICS
DSV Group revenues increased in 2024, but not profits
Hedehouse
Air and sea shipments handled by the Danish company increased by +7.1% and +6.6%
PORTS
Approved for the concession for the automotive terminal of Vezzani in Porto Marghera
Venice
25-year contract
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, estimated growth of +12.9% of traffic in January
Ravenna
Over 1.9 million tons of goods moved
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro increased by +12.5% in January
Joy Taurus
347,917 TEUs were handled
FREIGHT TERMINALS
The Interporto of Jesi is part of the Unione Interporti Riuniti
Rome
The terminals of Melzo and Rubiera are new aggregate partners of the association
CUSTOMS
Cisl FP Liguria, the downgrading of the Customs offices of Genoa, La Spezia and Savona is absolutely unjustified
FINANCING
Hapag-Lloyd secures 80% financing for construction costs of 24 containerships
Hamburg
The total investment for the new ships amounts to four billion dollars.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
ONE Forms Joint Venture With LX Pantos For U.S. Intermodal Market
Singapore/Seoul
Boxlinks to provide end-to-end services in the US
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