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January 15, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sea Empress grounding: UK port authority pleads guilty
    Milford Haven Port Authority accepts blame for pollution; case against harbour master dropped
  • Open up maritime market, US urges China
  • New World Alliance expects closer cooperation in '99
  • China-Taiwan shipping talks likely in mid-Feb
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing, Airbus stand to lose with real's plunge
    More expensive for Latin American airlines to raise money they need to pay for jets
  • Aerospatiale reports record orders
  • SIA to drop Berlin service
  • Toyota launches hatchback for Japan, Europe markets
  • KL may hire experts to get rid of rats at airport
  • New blackmail attempt against German rail
Features
  • Questions, but no answers to shipbreaking problem
    MARCUS HAND looks at the main issues involved in the trade of 'toxic' ships
Columns
  • Third party action against German yard must be heard in German court

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sea Empress grounding: UK port authority pleads guilty
    Milford Haven Port Authority accepts blame for pollution; case against harbour master dropped
  • Open up maritime market, US urges China
  • New World Alliance expects closer cooperation in '99
  • China-Taiwan shipping talks likely in mid-Feb
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing, Airbus stand to lose with real's plunge
    More expensive for Latin American airlines to raise money they need to pay for jets
  • Aerospatiale reports record orders
  • SIA to drop Berlin service
  • Toyota launches hatchback for Japan, Europe markets
  • KL may hire experts to get rid of rats at airport
  • New blackmail attempt against German rail
Features
  • Questions, but no answers to shipbreaking problem
    MARCUS HAND looks at the main issues involved in the trade of 'toxic' ships
Columns
  • Third party action against German yard must be heard in German court

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sea Empress grounding: UK port authority pleads guilty
    Milford Haven Port Authority accepts blame for pollution; case against harbour master dropped
  • Open up maritime market, US urges China
  • New World Alliance expects closer cooperation in '99
  • China-Taiwan shipping talks likely in mid-Feb
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing, Airbus stand to lose with real's plunge
    More expensive for Latin American airlines to raise money they need to pay for jets
  • Aerospatiale reports record orders
  • SIA to drop Berlin service
  • Toyota launches hatchback for Japan, Europe markets
  • KL may hire experts to get rid of rats at airport
  • New blackmail attempt against German rail
Features
  • Questions, but no answers to shipbreaking problem
    MARCUS HAND looks at the main issues involved in the trade of 'toxic' ships
Columns
  • Third party action against German yard must be heard in German court

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sea Empress grounding: UK port authority pleads guilty
    Milford Haven Port Authority accepts blame for pollution; case against harbour master dropped
  • Open up maritime market, US urges China
  • New World Alliance expects closer cooperation in '99
  • China-Taiwan shipping talks likely in mid-Feb
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing, Airbus stand to lose with real's plunge
    More expensive for Latin American airlines to raise money they need to pay for jets
  • Aerospatiale reports record orders
  • SIA to drop Berlin service
  • Toyota launches hatchback for Japan, Europe markets
  • KL may hire experts to get rid of rats at airport
  • New blackmail attempt against German rail
Features
  • Questions, but no answers to shipbreaking problem
    MARCUS HAND looks at the main issues involved in the trade of 'toxic' ships
Columns
  • Third party action against German yard must be heard in German court

Sched Netweb site
  • Kwangyang thrives on low-cost regime
  • Rail sector faces buyer's market
  • Russia's reefer shortage
  • Port Klang container terminal operators join forces
  • Rotterdam sees record year
  • Problems foreseen for port of Antwerp's air venture
  • Macau airport reports continued growth
  • Emirates boss gets top award

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 14, 1999
  • Rotterdam port companies opposed to city having a stake in ECT
  • ECT boosts profit by 7.5 percent; road transport volume drops
  • American railways to publish weekly performance
  • JAL, BA-partner now, doubts about Oneworld
  • Equipment for main hub combined transport

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • What the spreading crisis could mean to you
  • Carriers worry that a nasty cargo imbalance will only get nastier
  • Troubled Russia may be hurt even more if Latin nation's woes alter IMF lending
  • Shippers face new Atlantic grouping
  • Gore assures five-year federal funding for New York port's dredging plan
  • US again asking WTO to settle banana dispute
  • Jim White named to head Maryland Port Administration
  • Brazilian stocks plummet Thursday amid fears of another currency devaluation
  • L.B. Foster boosts investment in Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
  • Intercargo Insurance creates truck division
  • Florida's Governor Bush vetoes the state's $6.3 billion bullet train
  • Skyway Freight restructures to form separate transportation and supply chain units
  • Mark Skoda tabbed as president of Mark VII
Transportation
  • Railroads post first service reports
  • Stagnant truck sales predicted
  • Airbus' success seen fueling US dispute over EU subsidies
  • BNSF cements international route with Tex-Mex agreement
  • US expects progress in open-skies discussions
  • Bethlehem Steel unveils intermodal terminal for NS
Maritime
  • Battle over Liberian ship registry
  • Sea-Land begins Tianjin project
  • Holt looks to son to run Navieras unit
  • Kaohsiung hits record volume
  • Evergreen America names Chang president; Hsu, vice chairman
  • Chinese pirates reportedly kill crew of 23 on cargo ship

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • What the spreading crisis could mean to you
  • Carriers worry that a nasty cargo imbalance will only get nastier
  • Troubled Russia may be hurt even more if Latin nation's woes alter IMF lending
  • Shippers face new Atlantic grouping
  • Gore assures five-year federal funding for New York port's dredging plan
  • US again asking WTO to settle banana dispute
  • Jim White named to head Maryland Port Administration
  • Brazilian stocks plummet Thursday amid fears of another currency devaluation
  • L.B. Foster boosts investment in Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
  • Intercargo Insurance creates truck division
  • Florida's Governor Bush vetoes the state's $6.3 billion bullet train
  • Skyway Freight restructures to form separate transportation and supply chain units
  • Mark Skoda tabbed as president of Mark VII
Transportation
  • Railroads post first service reports
  • Stagnant truck sales predicted
  • Airbus' success seen fueling US dispute over EU subsidies
  • BNSF cements international route with Tex-Mex agreement
  • US expects progress in open-skies discussions
  • Bethlehem Steel unveils intermodal terminal for NS
Maritime
  • Battle over Liberian ship registry
  • Sea-Land begins Tianjin project
  • Holt looks to son to run Navieras unit
  • Kaohsiung hits record volume
  • Evergreen America names Chang president; Hsu, vice chairman
  • Chinese pirates reportedly kill crew of 23 on cargo ship

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • What the spreading crisis could mean to you
  • Carriers worry that a nasty cargo imbalance will only get nastier
  • Troubled Russia may be hurt even more if Latin nation's woes alter IMF lending
  • Shippers face new Atlantic grouping
  • Gore assures five-year federal funding for New York port's dredging plan
  • US again asking WTO to settle banana dispute
  • Jim White named to head Maryland Port Administration
  • Brazilian stocks plummet Thursday amid fears of another currency devaluation
  • L.B. Foster boosts investment in Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
  • Intercargo Insurance creates truck division
  • Florida's Governor Bush vetoes the state's $6.3 billion bullet train
  • Skyway Freight restructures to form separate transportation and supply chain units
  • Mark Skoda tabbed as president of Mark VII
Transportation
  • Railroads post first service reports
  • Stagnant truck sales predicted
  • Airbus' success seen fueling US dispute over EU subsidies
  • BNSF cements international route with Tex-Mex agreement
  • US expects progress in open-skies discussions
  • Bethlehem Steel unveils intermodal terminal for NS
Maritime
  • Battle over Liberian ship registry
  • Sea-Land begins Tianjin project
  • Holt looks to son to run Navieras unit
  • Kaohsiung hits record volume
  • Evergreen America names Chang president; Hsu, vice chairman
  • Chinese pirates reportedly kill crew of 23 on cargo ship

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Sea-Land Launches Box Terminal Operation in Tianjin
  • Box Throughput at Korean Ports Jumps 10.6% in 1998
  • Yangming's PSW Service Set to Call Yokohama

urgente online pressweb site
  • Correos patrocinará el ciclismo español en 1999
  • Los empresarios isleños preparan la Confederación Canaria del Transporte
  • General Parcel integra a Malta en su plataforma de transporte
  • UPS, en el proyecto electrónico Barrabes
  • Aumenta la utilización del tren en Castilla y León
  • Acuerdo entre Fomento y Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza
  • "El futuro del transporte español en un contexto europeo"
  • Seat ha vendido en 1998 unos 30.000 coches más que durante el año anterior

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MoST report on major port trusts revamp ready
  • MbPT to open bids for developing two container terminals
  • Farm goods exporting countries fine-tuning strategy
  • CII organises interactive seminar on EDI
  • Chennai air cargo complex to be ready by March 2000
  • Gold festival in city begins
  • Positive growth signs
  • Gujarat chalks out Master Plan for infrastructure growth
  • State to spotlight 5 thrust areas in trade fair at New Delhi next month
  • Ministry moots duty waiver on power equipment imports
  • Handloom exporters pin high hopes on Heimtextil '99
  • Sugar import duty hiked by 15 pc
  • Indian silk yarn prices decline
  • 'Deemed' export status limited to manufacturer-exporters
  • Concessional export credit extended to agro-products
  • Sharp rise in gems, software exports in November '98
  • Kerala govt clears Vizhinjam port project
  • Brazil devalues currency
  • SCI acquires another product tanker
  • CMIE projects 4.5 pc growth in 1999-2000
  • Sidco's export management offer draws trading houses too
  • KETIA to promote electronics SSIs

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
  • Suez tight towards "generally sold-out"
  • Houston prices drops USD 10 during week 2
  • Petrobras to sell 11 refineries
  • Mobil Joint Venture Company Takes Delivery of New Double-Hull Tanker

Marine Logweb site
  • Algoma Central buys Enerchem
    Canada's Algoma Central Corporation has purchased the main operating companies and certain assets of the EnerChem Group for approximately $19.5 million.
  • NTSB to hold public hearing on Ecstasy fire
    The National Transportation Safety Board will conduct a public hearing in Miami in February to discuss the circumstances surrounding the July 1998m fire aboard the cruise ship Ecstasy.
  • $9.27 million Navy job for Todd Pacific
    Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp., Seattle Div., Seattle, Wash., is receiving a $9,517,624 cost-plus-award-fee option for performance of the post-shakedown availability of USS Bridge (AOE-10)

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Più vicina la flessibilità in banchina ma compagnie e sindacati sono critici
    Lavoro in affitto nei porti: la Ue preme, Treu accelera
  • Imminente anche la cessione di Adriatica e delle società regionali Finmare privatizza Almare
    In arrivo la liquidazione
  • Nuovi armatori sullo Stretto

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • New York eyes $7bn port boost
    NEW York port planners have proposed investing $5bn to $7bn in new terminal construction and dredging in a bid to cement the port's position as the US east coast's premier hub port for the next century.
  • Total targets FFr10bn from disposal of assets
    FRANCE'S Total oil group expects to raise FFr5bn ($901m) to FFr10bn over the next two years through the sale of assets it considers incompatible with its strategic objectives following the takeover of Belgium's Petrofina.
  • Shaken reefer trade facing widespread rationalisation
    Widespread rationalisation is on the cards right across the refrigerated shipping industry, a new report has made clear.
  • Opposing views on Gujarat terminal
    CONSULTANTS have filed conflicting reports on the feasibility of a LNG terminal at the small Indian port of Dahej in Gujarat.
  • Sanford tries again on US cabotage rule
    Congressman Mark Sanford has relaunched his legislative effort to allow foreign-flag cruiseships into the US cabotage trade for the first time in 113 years.
  • Viktor Lenac wins deal to convert support ship
    CROATIAN repair yard Viktor Lenac has won the contract to convert the ROV support vessel Kommander 3000 into a sophisticated pipelaying vessel for offshore Brazil.
  • Crackdown on residue threat to Barrier Reef
    AUSTRALIA is to take a tough line on the illegal disposal of dry bulk cargo residues in the Great Barrier Reef and neighbouring ports.
  • Asian bank acts over slow India port sell-offs
    INDIA'S slow-moving port privatisation programme has recieved a jolt from the Asian Development Bank.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 14, 1999
  • Philippine import boost for bulkers
    PROSPECTS for bulk vessel operators in the Philippines have improved with the news that the National Food Authority is to import more rice and sugar.
  • New barge shuttle links Rotterdam berths
    FROM next month a shuttle barge will transport containers between the ECT Delta terminals at Maasvlakte and three terminals in Rotterdam's central port area.
  • Blue Star joins ANSCON
    P&O Nedlloyd subsidiary Blue Star Line (Asia) is joining the ANSCON service next month.
  • Mafia arrests at Gioia Tauro
    AN INVESTIGATION lasting two and a half years has led to the arrest of 23 people charged with belonging to the mafia in the southern Italian port of Gioia Tauro.
  • Crowley boosts Yucatan service
    CROWLEY American Transport is boosting its Mexican service by offering a roro service linking the US Gulf and the Yucatan Peninsular.
  • Avlis Shipyard explosion 'was sabotage'
    GREEK coast guard investigators believe an explosion that led to the sinking of a large yacht at Avlis Shipyards yesterday was sabotage.
  • ITC 'has benefited more than Liberia'
    THE three principals of ITC and their group of companies "have made more than Liberia itself out of the country's maritime programme," claims Gerald Cooper, Liberia's IMO representative.
  • New floating dock for Durban
    THE Port of Durban yesterday acquired an additional floating dock with the arrival of a second hand dock of 8,500 tons lifting capacity. The do
  • India stands firm on cabotage
    THE Indian government is unlikely to restore the relaxation of cabotage regulations introduced some years ago but discontinued last year.
  • P&O Ports to slash workforce
    P&O PORTS has unveiled plans to make redundant some 40 per cent of its stevedoring workforce in Australia.
  • SAECS reintroduces Cape Town call
    THE Southern Africa Europe Container Service (SAECS) has reintroduced the double call at Cape Town.
  • APL debt downgraded
    EXPOSURE to the Asian market has led Moody's Investors Service to downgrade American President Lines' debt to a B3 rating from double B.
  • USCG orders new tank barge rules
    IN order to reduce spills from tank barges, the US Coast Guard has issued an interim rule to implement emergency control measures for the vessels.
  • Chinese hold crew murder suspects
    CHINESE police are reported to have arrested seven men suspected of killing the 23 crewmembers of a Hong Kong operated bulk carrier that went missing in the Taiwan Straits.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Keulders concrétise sa coopération avec Middlegate
    Le groupe belge Keulders (Visé) vient d'annoncer une alliance commerciale avec la société de transport Middelgate (Hull). Les deux sociétés sont spécialisées dans le groupage routier. Selon Gilbert Keulders, Middlegate partage la même philosophie du transport routier, de sorte qu'une extension de la couverture de l'Europe continentale au Royaume-Uni via une collaboration avec cette société s'est rapidement imposée.
  • ODTH réceptionne une grue mobile Gottwald
    La grue mobile Gottwald d'ODTH a été déchargée jeudi dernier sur un terrain de l'ancien chantier naval Fulton à Ruisbroek, le long du canal maritime Escaut-Bruxelles. Les grutiers auront l'occasion de se familiariser avec l'engin de levage dans les semaines à venir, le véritable début des activités sur le nouveau terminal à containers étant prévu pour mars.
  • Belgique: une réduction de la TVA donnerait un coup de pouce au rail et au fluvial
    Mercredi dernier, les députés ont discuté au sein du Parlement fédéral, de la proposition de loi instituant une "Commission fédérale de la politique des ports maritimes", qui, en principe, devait être approuvée par la Chambre hier après-midi. Dans le cadre de cette discussion, Jos Ansoms (CVP Anvers) a lancé l'idée de passer à "une réduction du tarif TVA de 21% à 6% pour le transport fret fluvial, et cela au niveau européen. Une réduction pareille devrait être réalisée pour le rail".
  • L'UCV réclame le rétablissement du modus vivendi
    "Nous regrettons que le modus vivendi qui a existé pendant des années (dans le secteur de la navigation citernière) ait été entièrement abandonné". C'est ce qu'a déclaré Philippe Grulois, le président de l'UCV (Unie der Continentale Vaart), qui référait au malaise qui règne actuellement dans le secteur de la navigation citernière. Il appèle les parties concernées à conclure des accords acceptables pour tout le monde" et qui soient loyalement appliqués.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Sydney rejects P&OP plan
    Sydney rank-and-file members of the Maritime Union of Australia employed by P&O Ports yesterday almost unanimously rejected their union's negotiating strategy with the stevedore.
    The deputy secretary of the central New South Wales branch, Jim Donovan, told DCN the vote was 244 to 1.
    Mr Donovan also signalled major problems for P&O Ports in Sydney, noting that if any of the points contained in the in-principle agreement, detailed in yesterday's DCN, were contained in the proposed enterprise document, it would be rejected.
    "We rejected it before, and we will reject it again," he said.
  • ASR goes with the grain
    Australia Southern Railroad will sign a new five-year deal with its biggest customer, the South Australian grains industry, paving the way for freight rate cuts and other efficiencies in the state's grain haulage task.
    ASR, which took over the former Australian National rail freight business in 1997, revealed this week [13/1] that discussions with the grain industry were being finalised on a new deal covering new rates, conditions and infrastructure developments.
  • Coal-oriented FreightCorp keeps Rio task
    Coal and iron ore giant Rio Tinto Ltd has elected to retain FreightCorp as its coal haulage provider in the Hunter Valley, despite recently criticising its rail haulage practices in the region.
    FreightCorp announced this week it had won the hotly contested bid to supply coal haulage services between Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley mines and the Port of Newcastle under a long-term agreement.
  • 'Significant' ITF win in compo battle
    The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has won an important legal battle to obtain compensation for victims of a shipping incident, which will have significant repercussions for the industry.
    The ITF won the case on the first anniversary of the breaking in two and sinking of the bulk carrier Flare off the Newfoundland Coast in the Gulf of St Lawrence.
    Following the sinking on 16 January, 1998, of the Cyprus-flagged bulk carrier with the loss of 21 lives, four survivors, assisted by the ITF, last month successfully defeated a challenge by the owners, ABTA Shipping and the UK P&I Club to have the case thrown out of the Canadian Court.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • New ways to Central Asia. In the past Central Asia could only be reached via Russia, but now a number of interesting alternative routes have been developed.
Maritime
  • APL enhances its weekly North Atlantic container service.
  • Saecs resumes southbound calls at Cape Town. Safmarine Container Lines has announced the resumption of outbound calls at Cape Town within the Saecs service.
  • Maersk offers direct calls to Morocco and a feeder to Tallinn.
  • TransRussiaExpress has been upgraded with a 1A ice class ship.
  • DFDS Tor Line improves North Sea liner services.
  • The New World Alliance has made a good start and looks forward to even closer collaboration in 1999.
  • The Finnlines Group restructures its German organisation.
  • Multiport Ship Agencies Network is 20 years old and has 100 members.
  • New publications: Bimco Holiday Calendar 1999.
  • Calendar of events: Design and Operation of Container Ships, London; MariChem 99, Amsterdam.
Ports and Terminals
  • Northwest Europe's ports continued to show healthy growth in 1998, with mostly higher growth rates in container throughput than in total volumes.
Intermodal
  • The UIRR supports the EU Commission's latest proposals but wants them to be more precise.
  • Multimodal Logistics launches the Marco Polo Rail Express landbridge between Rotterdam and China.
  • Calendar of events: Coastal ships and Inland waterways, London.
Aviation
  • Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines start codesharing.
  • Northwest fills the gap left by EVA Air to Kaohsiung.
  • Air Canada and SAS plan joint Toronto-Copenhagen flights, and SAS adjusts capacity on its global network.
  • Kuwait Air flies to Islamabad.
  • Change of owner at Safair. Imperial Holdings has purchased the South African carrier from Safmarine with effect from January 1 this year.
  • Kitty Hawk is dropping passenger services and will focus on cargo.
  • Thai Airways International made a profit in fiscal 1998 but is still burdened with huge debts.
  • Philippine Airlines has started afresh but is having trouble with its reorganisation program.
  • China Cargo Airlines has two MD-11s converted to cargo aircraft.
  • TNT Post Group NV takes over Jet Services in France.
  • Bridges Worldwide is GSA for American Airlines in southeast UK.
  • Emery offers more time guarantees.
  • UPS announces small rate increases.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • New ways to Central Asia. In the past Central Asia could only be reached via Russia, but now a number of interesting alternative routes have been developed.
Maritime
  • APL enhances its weekly North Atlantic container service.
  • Saecs resumes southbound calls at Cape Town. Safmarine Container Lines has announced the resumption of outbound calls at Cape Town within the Saecs service.
  • Maersk offers direct calls to Morocco and a feeder to Tallinn.
  • TransRussiaExpress has been upgraded with a 1A ice class ship.
  • DFDS Tor Line improves North Sea liner services.
  • The New World Alliance has made a good start and looks forward to even closer collaboration in 1999.
  • The Finnlines Group restructures its German organisation.
  • Multiport Ship Agencies Network is 20 years old and has 100 members.
  • New publications: Bimco Holiday Calendar 1999.
  • Calendar of events: Design and Operation of Container Ships, London; MariChem 99, Amsterdam.
Ports and Terminals
  • Northwest Europe's ports continued to show healthy growth in 1998, with mostly higher growth rates in container throughput than in total volumes.
Intermodal
  • The UIRR supports the EU Commission's latest proposals but wants them to be more precise.
  • Multimodal Logistics launches the Marco Polo Rail Express landbridge between Rotterdam and China.
  • Calendar of events: Coastal ships and Inland waterways, London.
Aviation
  • Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines start codesharing.
  • Northwest fills the gap left by EVA Air to Kaohsiung.
  • Air Canada and SAS plan joint Toronto-Copenhagen flights, and SAS adjusts capacity on its global network.
  • Kuwait Air flies to Islamabad.
  • Change of owner at Safair. Imperial Holdings has purchased the South African carrier from Safmarine with effect from January 1 this year.
  • Kitty Hawk is dropping passenger services and will focus on cargo.
  • Thai Airways International made a profit in fiscal 1998 but is still burdened with huge debts.
  • Philippine Airlines has started afresh but is having trouble with its reorganisation program.
  • China Cargo Airlines has two MD-11s converted to cargo aircraft.
  • TNT Post Group NV takes over Jet Services in France.
  • Bridges Worldwide is GSA for American Airlines in southeast UK.
  • Emery offers more time guarantees.
  • UPS announces small rate increases.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • New ways to Central Asia. In the past Central Asia could only be reached via Russia, but now a number of interesting alternative routes have been developed.
Maritime
  • APL enhances its weekly North Atlantic container service.
  • Saecs resumes southbound calls at Cape Town. Safmarine Container Lines has announced the resumption of outbound calls at Cape Town within the Saecs service.
  • Maersk offers direct calls to Morocco and a feeder to Tallinn.
  • TransRussiaExpress has been upgraded with a 1A ice class ship.
  • DFDS Tor Line improves North Sea liner services.
  • The New World Alliance has made a good start and looks forward to even closer collaboration in 1999.
  • The Finnlines Group restructures its German organisation.
  • Multiport Ship Agencies Network is 20 years old and has 100 members.
  • New publications: Bimco Holiday Calendar 1999.
  • Calendar of events: Design and Operation of Container Ships, London; MariChem 99, Amsterdam.
Ports and Terminals
  • Northwest Europe's ports continued to show healthy growth in 1998, with mostly higher growth rates in container throughput than in total volumes.
Intermodal
  • The UIRR supports the EU Commission's latest proposals but wants them to be more precise.
  • Multimodal Logistics launches the Marco Polo Rail Express landbridge between Rotterdam and China.
  • Calendar of events: Coastal ships and Inland waterways, London.
Aviation
  • Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines start codesharing.
  • Northwest fills the gap left by EVA Air to Kaohsiung.
  • Air Canada and SAS plan joint Toronto-Copenhagen flights, and SAS adjusts capacity on its global network.
  • Kuwait Air flies to Islamabad.
  • Change of owner at Safair. Imperial Holdings has purchased the South African carrier from Safmarine with effect from January 1 this year.
  • Kitty Hawk is dropping passenger services and will focus on cargo.
  • Thai Airways International made a profit in fiscal 1998 but is still burdened with huge debts.
  • Philippine Airlines has started afresh but is having trouble with its reorganisation program.
  • China Cargo Airlines has two MD-11s converted to cargo aircraft.
  • TNT Post Group NV takes over Jet Services in France.
  • Bridges Worldwide is GSA for American Airlines in southeast UK.
  • Emery offers more time guarantees.
  • UPS announces small rate increases.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • New ways to Central Asia. In the past Central Asia could only be reached via Russia, but now a number of interesting alternative routes have been developed.
Maritime
  • APL enhances its weekly North Atlantic container service.
  • Saecs resumes southbound calls at Cape Town. Safmarine Container Lines has announced the resumption of outbound calls at Cape Town within the Saecs service.
  • Maersk offers direct calls to Morocco and a feeder to Tallinn.
  • TransRussiaExpress has been upgraded with a 1A ice class ship.
  • DFDS Tor Line improves North Sea liner services.
  • The New World Alliance has made a good start and looks forward to even closer collaboration in 1999.
  • The Finnlines Group restructures its German organisation.
  • Multiport Ship Agencies Network is 20 years old and has 100 members.
  • New publications: Bimco Holiday Calendar 1999.
  • Calendar of events: Design and Operation of Container Ships, London; MariChem 99, Amsterdam.
Ports and Terminals
  • Northwest Europe's ports continued to show healthy growth in 1998, with mostly higher growth rates in container throughput than in total volumes.
Intermodal
  • The UIRR supports the EU Commission's latest proposals but wants them to be more precise.
  • Multimodal Logistics launches the Marco Polo Rail Express landbridge between Rotterdam and China.
  • Calendar of events: Coastal ships and Inland waterways, London.
Aviation
  • Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines start codesharing.
  • Northwest fills the gap left by EVA Air to Kaohsiung.
  • Air Canada and SAS plan joint Toronto-Copenhagen flights, and SAS adjusts capacity on its global network.
  • Kuwait Air flies to Islamabad.
  • Change of owner at Safair. Imperial Holdings has purchased the South African carrier from Safmarine with effect from January 1 this year.
  • Kitty Hawk is dropping passenger services and will focus on cargo.
  • Thai Airways International made a profit in fiscal 1998 but is still burdened with huge debts.
  • Philippine Airlines has started afresh but is having trouble with its reorganisation program.
  • China Cargo Airlines has two MD-11s converted to cargo aircraft.
  • TNT Post Group NV takes over Jet Services in France.
  • Bridges Worldwide is GSA for American Airlines in southeast UK.
  • Emery offers more time guarantees.
  • UPS announces small rate increases.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • New ways to Central Asia. In the past Central Asia could only be reached via Russia, but now a number of interesting alternative routes have been developed.
Maritime
  • APL enhances its weekly North Atlantic container service.
  • Saecs resumes southbound calls at Cape Town. Safmarine Container Lines has announced the resumption of outbound calls at Cape Town within the Saecs service.
  • Maersk offers direct calls to Morocco and a feeder to Tallinn.
  • TransRussiaExpress has been upgraded with a 1A ice class ship.
  • DFDS Tor Line improves North Sea liner services.
  • The New World Alliance has made a good start and looks forward to even closer collaboration in 1999.
  • The Finnlines Group restructures its German organisation.
  • Multiport Ship Agencies Network is 20 years old and has 100 members.
  • New publications: Bimco Holiday Calendar 1999.
  • Calendar of events: Design and Operation of Container Ships, London; MariChem 99, Amsterdam.
Ports and Terminals
  • Northwest Europe's ports continued to show healthy growth in 1998, with mostly higher growth rates in container throughput than in total volumes.
Intermodal
  • The UIRR supports the EU Commission's latest proposals but wants them to be more precise.
  • Multimodal Logistics launches the Marco Polo Rail Express landbridge between Rotterdam and China.
  • Calendar of events: Coastal ships and Inland waterways, London.
Aviation
  • Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines start codesharing.
  • Northwest fills the gap left by EVA Air to Kaohsiung.
  • Air Canada and SAS plan joint Toronto-Copenhagen flights, and SAS adjusts capacity on its global network.
  • Kuwait Air flies to Islamabad.
  • Change of owner at Safair. Imperial Holdings has purchased the South African carrier from Safmarine with effect from January 1 this year.
  • Kitty Hawk is dropping passenger services and will focus on cargo.
  • Thai Airways International made a profit in fiscal 1998 but is still burdened with huge debts.
  • Philippine Airlines has started afresh but is having trouble with its reorganisation program.
  • China Cargo Airlines has two MD-11s converted to cargo aircraft.
  • TNT Post Group NV takes over Jet Services in France.
  • Bridges Worldwide is GSA for American Airlines in southeast UK.
  • Emery offers more time guarantees.
  • UPS announces small rate increases.

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    A dispute between Germany s Egon Oldendorff and China s Wuhu Shipyard has led to the owner rejecting delivery of a new bulk carrier and the yard having to find a new buyer for the ship. The row could set nerves jangling elsewhere as there are reports of other owners looking to get out of contracts with Chinese yards.
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  • Tanker alliance
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  • Lygnos collapse
  • Crisis in Japan
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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
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