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April 16, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NatSteel completes Aden port's crane spreader job
    Equipment picked for its ruggedness and reliability to withstand harsh conditions of port
  • Newport News does not expect prolonged strike
  • Saving New York's shipping
Air and Land Transport
  • JAL urged to join oneworld as soon as possible
    Members of global group want Japanese carrier to take part in forming policies
  • Smaller airlines, airports using resource software
  • Garuda on target for US$30m profit this year
  • Number of passengers using British airports at record high
  • Japan meets international aviation safety standards
  • US carriers may apply for extra China flights
  • Aeroflot, Delta in talks on code-sharing pact
  • Up or down? Philippine Airlines' fate still up in air
Columns
  • Concern raised over engine failures during berthing

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NatSteel completes Aden port's crane spreader job
    Equipment picked for its ruggedness and reliability to withstand harsh conditions of port
  • Newport News does not expect prolonged strike
  • Saving New York's shipping
Air and Land Transport
  • JAL urged to join oneworld as soon as possible
    Members of global group want Japanese carrier to take part in forming policies
  • Smaller airlines, airports using resource software
  • Garuda on target for US$30m profit this year
  • Number of passengers using British airports at record high
  • Japan meets international aviation safety standards
  • US carriers may apply for extra China flights
  • Aeroflot, Delta in talks on code-sharing pact
  • Up or down? Philippine Airlines' fate still up in air
Columns
  • Concern raised over engine failures during berthing

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NatSteel completes Aden port's crane spreader job
    Equipment picked for its ruggedness and reliability to withstand harsh conditions of port
  • Newport News does not expect prolonged strike
  • Saving New York's shipping
Air and Land Transport
  • JAL urged to join oneworld as soon as possible
    Members of global group want Japanese carrier to take part in forming policies
  • Smaller airlines, airports using resource software
  • Garuda on target for US$30m profit this year
  • Number of passengers using British airports at record high
  • Japan meets international aviation safety standards
  • US carriers may apply for extra China flights
  • Aeroflot, Delta in talks on code-sharing pact
  • Up or down? Philippine Airlines' fate still up in air
Columns
  • Concern raised over engine failures during berthing

Sched Netweb site
  • K&N's net income surges
  • Schenker 'official supplier' for Sydney 2000
  • Kien Hung cuts transit time to southern China
  • Ben Line takes Santo Swire
  • Shanghai port gears up
  • Maersk and Sea-Land looking for east coast hub
  • ICTSI profits soar
  • Gulf ports boxing clever as throughput rises again
  • K&N's net income surges to highest in company history
  • GECAS acquires MD82s from China Eastern
  • Air France launches second daily Chicago-Paris flight
  • New facility at Heathrow
  • Japan considers lifting Korea charter sanctions

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 15, 1999
  • French government wants to retain rail monopoly
  • US Air also ends flights to Amsterdam
  • Warning less profit Pakhoed
  • No apologize for bombing people, but for death of squirrels
  • Shipping companies in Scandinavian rail service

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • ESC Raps CSG's Move to Discourage Thai Legislation
  • Panel Airs Proposal to Crack down Harbor Fees Dumping
  • Japanese Dockworkers to Escalate Tactics

urgente online pressweb site
  • Más control sobre los conductores de camiones
  • El Estado se gasta 358.000 millones en 1999 en infraestructuras ferroviarias
  • DHL se une a las aduanas de Bélgica para controlar el contrabando de narcóticos
  • Air France mejora un 6,6 por ciento los tráficos en el último ejercicio
  • DFDS Transport obtiene el certificado medioambiental ISO 14001
  • Salón del Automóvil de Londres
  • Seat vende en marzo más de 51.000 coches

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 15, 1999
  • Shrimp exporters should explore US market further: MPEDA
  • Used machinery import curbs to help local industry
  • AIAI confers prestigious award on Palkhivala
  • Emirates extend deal with Atlas Air
  • Lower Chinese tariffs may prove boon to soyameal exporters
  • Forex reserves leap to $ 33 bn
  • Restrictive trade practices constrict India's growth rate : WB
  • Russia fancies Indian farm equipment
  • MMTC bid to boost jewellery exports
  • Exports rise from CEPZ despite depression in overseas markets
  • Notification on excise accounting system on the anvil
  • Rubber seminar on April 17-18
  • Coir production increases
  • AIAI President flays increasing bank holidays
  • TUF can be used for VRS, says minister
  • SRTEPC welcomes institution of ombudsman
  • India loses case taken by US in WTO
  • Electronic kiosks to monitor transport fleet
  • Gems & jewellery EPC terms Exim policy 'pragmatic'

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 15, 1999
  • Authorities will make Kværner honor Philadelphia deal
    So far as state and city authorities are concerned, Kværner Philadelphia is still very much a go, despite Kværner ASA's decision to get out of shipbuilding.
  • Pentagon opposes GD acquisition of NNS
    Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen yesterday announced that the Department of Defense does not support the proposed General Dynamics Corp. acquisition of Newport News Shipbuilding Inc.

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • L'associazione continentale Cesa chiede aiuto a Bruxelles - E in Oriente occhi rivolti alla crisi del colosso Kvaerner
    Allarme dei cantieri europei: Seul punta alla Scandinavia
  • In vista l'aumento di capitale Montanari vuole la flotta (sei navi) della Chevron
  • Il mercato crolla sotto il dumping
  • La società del gruppo Aponte in una joint con Alilauro Msc nel terminal di Napoli

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Brussels to probe ECT takeover
    THE European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into the planned take-over of Dutch container stevedore Europe Combined Terminals by the Hong Kong port services giant Hutchison Whampoa and the port of Rotterdam.
  • Jet crash
    The scene after a Korean Air cargo jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Shanghai Airport, killing seven people and injuring more than 30. The MD-11 heavy freighter bound for Seoul grazed a building and came down in a suburban construction site, exploding on impact. The aircraft was carrying 70 tonnes of green tea, wire rope, machinery parts and mushrooms when it crashed.
  • Seascope shrugs off the market malaise
    Leading London shipbroker Seascope conquered difficult market conditions to achieve record profits in 1998.
  • Croatia war risk zones modified
    THE London Market's Joint War Committee has amended the areas of Croatia which it classifies as war risk zones for marine hull insurance, writes Andrea Felsted.
  • Kvaerner held to its obligations under Philadelphia contract
    ALL contractually agreed obligations incurred by Kvaerner in signing contracts to operate the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard must be honoured, regardless of which method the embattled Anglo-Norwegian firm finally adopts to downsize or withdraw from the shipbuilding business.
  • Ignarski to pursue shipping interests
    JONATHAN "Sam" Ignarski is expected to continue to pursue interests in the shipping, transport and insurance industries following his surprise resignation from Thomas Miller group earlier this week.
  • Tanker scrap prices hit peak 1999 levels
    PRICES have soared to this year's highest levels for tanker tonnage heading for scrap, following Athenian Tankers' disposal of a very large crude carrier.
  • Madurese refugees receive food . . .
    Madurese refugees receive food from an Indonesian military policeman after disembarking from a ship at Surabaya, capital of East Java province. More than 6,000 Madurese from the island of Madura off East Java, fled the town of Sambas in West Kalimantan on the Indonesian side of Borneo after weeks of clashes between Dayak and Madurese minorities in which at least 200 people were killed.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 15, 1999
  • Kværner's Philadelphia project 'will go ahead'
  • Pentagon rejects Newport News buyout
  • Fincantieri posts $167m loss
  • Ukraine to close Kherson Shipyard
  • Keppel sheds power boat subsidiary
  • MOL launches enhanced safety campaign
  • V Ships to manage Hyundai cruiseships
  • IACS moves for greater transparency
  • Hindustan seeks new partner
  • MMB appeals port rejection
  • Bari denies war risk
  • Exxon boosts PNG gas link
  • Amosup to open school in September
  • Skaugen to redeem small stakes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Commerce vows to untangle export rules
  • Customs: Don't delay in joining AES system
  • Relief logistics: antidote to strife
  • In Europe's breadbasket, war creates a bitter harvest
  • Sidetracked: Rails fail to partake in market rally
  • Wal-Mart installing 1,250 more wireless units in its private truck fleet
  • Study says rail mergers have been help in reducing coal rates
  • EU probes Hutchison and Port of Rotterdam's purchase of container terminal
  • Russian LUKoil still eyeing Bulgarian oil retailer Petrol
  • CD&L aiming to develop Internet tracking system
  • IATA says Y2K no big safety risk to flights, but it may be rough on luggage
  • Sweden's WM-data ABB selects Astea International's ServiceAlliance system
Transportation
  • US wants more control of hazardous materials
  • Four trucking firms travel superhighway to big profits
Maritime
  • Evergreen set to add Turkey to US route in June
  • Intermarine reorganizes Venezuela, Trinidad service
  • Thurber buys Strachan a year after failing in bid for Inchcape
  • European port roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Commerce vows to untangle export rules
  • Customs: Don't delay in joining AES system
  • Relief logistics: antidote to strife
  • In Europe's breadbasket, war creates a bitter harvest
  • Sidetracked: Rails fail to partake in market rally
  • Wal-Mart installing 1,250 more wireless units in its private truck fleet
  • Study says rail mergers have been help in reducing coal rates
  • EU probes Hutchison and Port of Rotterdam's purchase of container terminal
  • Russian LUKoil still eyeing Bulgarian oil retailer Petrol
  • CD&L aiming to develop Internet tracking system
  • IATA says Y2K no big safety risk to flights, but it may be rough on luggage
  • Sweden's WM-data ABB selects Astea International's ServiceAlliance system
Transportation
  • US wants more control of hazardous materials
  • Four trucking firms travel superhighway to big profits
Maritime
  • Evergreen set to add Turkey to US route in June
  • Intermarine reorganizes Venezuela, Trinidad service
  • Thurber buys Strachan a year after failing in bid for Inchcape
  • European port roundup

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Commerce vows to untangle export rules
  • Customs: Don't delay in joining AES system
  • Relief logistics: antidote to strife
  • In Europe's breadbasket, war creates a bitter harvest
  • Sidetracked: Rails fail to partake in market rally
  • Wal-Mart installing 1,250 more wireless units in its private truck fleet
  • Study says rail mergers have been help in reducing coal rates
  • EU probes Hutchison and Port of Rotterdam's purchase of container terminal
  • Russian LUKoil still eyeing Bulgarian oil retailer Petrol
  • CD&L aiming to develop Internet tracking system
  • IATA says Y2K no big safety risk to flights, but it may be rough on luggage
  • Sweden's WM-data ABB selects Astea International's ServiceAlliance system
Transportation
  • US wants more control of hazardous materials
  • Four trucking firms travel superhighway to big profits
Maritime
  • Evergreen set to add Turkey to US route in June
  • Intermarine reorganizes Venezuela, Trinidad service
  • Thurber buys Strachan a year after failing in bid for Inchcape
  • European port roundup

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Ebus veut contrôler le transbordement de fruits à Rotterdam
    L'entreprise de Jan Ebus a formulé une offre pour l'achat d'une participation de 70 % dans l'entreprise de transbordement de fruits Seabrex de Rotterdam, située dans la zone portuaire de Merwe, qui contrôle la société d'investissement HIM Furness. Ebus, qui possède déjà les autres parts de Seabrex, attend une réponse de HIM Furness dans les deux semaines.
  • Le NFTI doit mettre en valeur la position géographique de Dunkerque entre Rotterdam et Le Havre
    "Notre savoir-faire commun permettra de présenter à la clientèle des services de qualité. Dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la CNC, nous développerons l'hinterland de Dunkerque et l'offre sera comparable à celle de Rotterdam, Anvers et Zeebrugge. Et dans ce contexte, le concept de navette Anvers-Dunkerque constituera un atout particulier. " C'est ce qu'a déclaré jeudi dernier à Dunkerque Etienne Schouppe, le patron de la SNCB, à l'occasion de l'inauguration du North France Terminal International SA, le grand terminal à containers du port ouest de Dunkerque repris il y a un an par IFB.
  • Transport routier: la Commission européenne veut harmoniser les amendes
    La Commission européenne veut harmoniser les amendes pour le transport routier de marchandises. Ces amendes sont très différentes d'un Etat membre à l'autre et pourraient miner la concurrence loyale dans ce secteur de transport, si elles sont imposées de façon arbitraire.

Marine Linkweb site
APRIL 15, 1999
  • NATO Strikes Leaves Romanian Shippers High And Dry
    Romanian shippers said 100,000 tons of cargo for Western destinations was blocked in local ports after NATO bombing raids wrecked three bridges on the Danube in northern Yugoslavia
  • World Fuel Services Mulls Expansion
    World Fuel Services Corp. is considering further acquistions following an $8.5 million deal to buy Bunkerfuels Group. Miami-based World Fuel Services bought Bunkerfuels because the fuel broker's business fitted neatly with the group's existing marine activities.
  • Philadelphia Freedom?
    While the impact of the sale of Kvaerner's shipbuilding business is unclear, it appears the engineering and construction beheamouth will not abandon its new Philadelphia operation, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Kvaerner, which announced plans to sell or close its 13 shipyards around the world due to low profits, is seeking a buyer for the Philadelphia yard. If a buyer is not found, "then Kvaerner must continue," said Harald Rafdal, CEO of Kvaerner Philadelphia Inc., sending a signal that the shipping giant would not abandon the Philadelphia operation.
  • New CEO For Zim Israel
    Ofer Brothers plans to name Udi Angel as chairman of Zim Israel Navigation Co, replacing Yoseph Rosen who had held the position temporarily. Angel is general manager of the Ofer Brothers shipping company. The Ofers Brothers group formally took control of Zim's parent company, the Israel Corp., on Wednesday. Rosen is Israel Corp's managing director. Angel's appointment will be voted on at the next meeting.
  • Osprey LNG Carrier Chartered
    Osprey Maritime Ltd. said its liquid natural gas carrier (LNG) Khannur has been chartered until December 1999 by International Gas Transportation Co. (IGTC). It said in a statement IGTC chartered the 125,000 cu. m. carrier from May on behalf of sellers in the North West Shelf Project in Australia. Osprey did not provide details on the price of the contract.
  • New York Could Lose Sea-Land, Maersk
    Sea-Land Service Inc. and Maersk Inc. will spend the next several weeks reviewing proposals from three ports competiting for their business. The companies received the final bid packages from Baltimore, New York/New Jersey and Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • IACS To List "Class Jumpers"
    Vessels leaving members' classification for shipping standards will from now be identified on the International Association of Classification Societies' (IACS) web site. Updated monthly, the list was expected to name around 2,000 vessels a year, IACS said.
  • Atlantic Sector Buoys Baltic Indices
    Firm conditions for Panamaxes and Handies in the Atlantic sector lifted all the Baltic indices last Thursday. The Baltic Freight Index (BFI) rose nine points to 873, while the Baltic Panamax Index and the Baltic Handy Index gained 14 points to 885 and 754 respectively. In the grain markets, Marc Rich was reported to have fixed a 1978-built vessel 65,000 dwt U.S. Gulf/Alexandria at $6,000 plus $100,000 ballast bonus, and Glencore was said to have fixed the 1983-built Leader A.II 64,861 dwt U.S. Gulf/Egypt at around the same levels. Finagrain fixed the 1998-built Samjohn Amity 74,000 dwt delivery Dunkirk early May for an east coast South American round voyage at $7,500 daily on subjects. On the minerals markets, Capers were busier but rates remained flat. Bocimar fixed Monalisa for 140,000 tons coal Bolivar/Sines at $3/3.10, and Bulk Trading fixed Amber for 50,000 tons coal Maracaibo/Mobile prompt at $4.
  • Weakness Expected In Aframax Markets
    Norway's Bona Shipholding expects the Aframax tanker market to weaken further during 1999. Freight rates for its Aframax tankers fell about 16 percent in the first quarter of 1999 to $15,773 per day on a time charter basis largely due to U.S refinery maintenance during February.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Italy: problems for the new transport minister. Tiziano Treu is taking a slightly different course from that of his predecessor.
Maritime
  • CMA is cooperating with Maersk Line and Sea-Land to upgrade its US Med service after ending its agreement with Italia Line.
  • CGM and Marfret upgrade Guyana/Caribbean services.
  • Zim/SCI/Yangming offer fixed-day service to India/Sri Lanka.
  • CSCL will introduce its Asia-Europe service on April 25.
  • "TMM Ensenada" is launched and will be deployed in the Pacific.
  • Ignazio Messina will serve West Africa on a weekly basis.
  • MSC and Lloyd Triestino cooperate in the Africa trade.
  • Evergreen upgrades Lloyd Triestino's fleet with five boxships.
  • Conterm expands its services.
  • A.P Moeller recorded a higher net profit in 1998, despite a decline in operating results.
Ports and Terminals
  • Hinterland connections will be the deciding factor for ports in the next ten to 20 years, according to Hans-Gerd Gielessen of Lubeck.
Intermodal
  • Combined transport in Europe is in a fix, and operators are trying various means to improve this sector and earn a profit for themselves.
Aviation
  • The Austrian Airlines Aviation Group posted the best fiscal year of its history in 1998.
  • SIA/JAL offer three joint freighter flights between Singapore and Tokyo.
  • Ryanair will operate between Hahn in Germany and London Stansted.
  • KLM will serve Riad instead of Sanaa this summer.
  • KLM and Italia are integrating their sales organisations.
  • Consolidators cooperates with Dunwoody and Australian Freight.
  • ANA Aviation Services represents Air Malawi as GSA.
  • World Airways suffered another loss in 1998 after a profit in 1997.
  • Calendar of events: IACC'99 in Atlantic City; ACF 2000.
  • A new US/PR China aviation pact will double flights between the two.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Italy: problems for the new transport minister. Tiziano Treu is taking a slightly different course from that of his predecessor.
Maritime
  • CMA is cooperating with Maersk Line and Sea-Land to upgrade its US Med service after ending its agreement with Italia Line.
  • CGM and Marfret upgrade Guyana/Caribbean services.
  • Zim/SCI/Yangming offer fixed-day service to India/Sri Lanka.
  • CSCL will introduce its Asia-Europe service on April 25.
  • "TMM Ensenada" is launched and will be deployed in the Pacific.
  • Ignazio Messina will serve West Africa on a weekly basis.
  • MSC and Lloyd Triestino cooperate in the Africa trade.
  • Evergreen upgrades Lloyd Triestino's fleet with five boxships.
  • Conterm expands its services.
  • A.P Moeller recorded a higher net profit in 1998, despite a decline in operating results.
Ports and Terminals
  • Hinterland connections will be the deciding factor for ports in the next ten to 20 years, according to Hans-Gerd Gielessen of Lubeck.
Intermodal
  • Combined transport in Europe is in a fix, and operators are trying various means to improve this sector and earn a profit for themselves.
Aviation
  • The Austrian Airlines Aviation Group posted the best fiscal year of its history in 1998.
  • SIA/JAL offer three joint freighter flights between Singapore and Tokyo.
  • Ryanair will operate between Hahn in Germany and London Stansted.
  • KLM will serve Riad instead of Sanaa this summer.
  • KLM and Italia are integrating their sales organisations.
  • Consolidators cooperates with Dunwoody and Australian Freight.
  • ANA Aviation Services represents Air Malawi as GSA.
  • World Airways suffered another loss in 1998 after a profit in 1997.
  • Calendar of events: IACC'99 in Atlantic City; ACF 2000.
  • A new US/PR China aviation pact will double flights between the two.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Italy: problems for the new transport minister. Tiziano Treu is taking a slightly different course from that of his predecessor.
Maritime
  • CMA is cooperating with Maersk Line and Sea-Land to upgrade its US Med service after ending its agreement with Italia Line.
  • CGM and Marfret upgrade Guyana/Caribbean services.
  • Zim/SCI/Yangming offer fixed-day service to India/Sri Lanka.
  • CSCL will introduce its Asia-Europe service on April 25.
  • "TMM Ensenada" is launched and will be deployed in the Pacific.
  • Ignazio Messina will serve West Africa on a weekly basis.
  • MSC and Lloyd Triestino cooperate in the Africa trade.
  • Evergreen upgrades Lloyd Triestino's fleet with five boxships.
  • Conterm expands its services.
  • A.P Moeller recorded a higher net profit in 1998, despite a decline in operating results.
Ports and Terminals
  • Hinterland connections will be the deciding factor for ports in the next ten to 20 years, according to Hans-Gerd Gielessen of Lubeck.
Intermodal
  • Combined transport in Europe is in a fix, and operators are trying various means to improve this sector and earn a profit for themselves.
Aviation
  • The Austrian Airlines Aviation Group posted the best fiscal year of its history in 1998.
  • SIA/JAL offer three joint freighter flights between Singapore and Tokyo.
  • Ryanair will operate between Hahn in Germany and London Stansted.
  • KLM will serve Riad instead of Sanaa this summer.
  • KLM and Italia are integrating their sales organisations.
  • Consolidators cooperates with Dunwoody and Australian Freight.
  • ANA Aviation Services represents Air Malawi as GSA.
  • World Airways suffered another loss in 1998 after a profit in 1997.
  • Calendar of events: IACC'99 in Atlantic City; ACF 2000.
  • A new US/PR China aviation pact will double flights between the two.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Italy: problems for the new transport minister. Tiziano Treu is taking a slightly different course from that of his predecessor.
Maritime
  • CMA is cooperating with Maersk Line and Sea-Land to upgrade its US Med service after ending its agreement with Italia Line.
  • CGM and Marfret upgrade Guyana/Caribbean services.
  • Zim/SCI/Yangming offer fixed-day service to India/Sri Lanka.
  • CSCL will introduce its Asia-Europe service on April 25.
  • "TMM Ensenada" is launched and will be deployed in the Pacific.
  • Ignazio Messina will serve West Africa on a weekly basis.
  • MSC and Lloyd Triestino cooperate in the Africa trade.
  • Evergreen upgrades Lloyd Triestino's fleet with five boxships.
  • Conterm expands its services.
  • A.P Moeller recorded a higher net profit in 1998, despite a decline in operating results.
Ports and Terminals
  • Hinterland connections will be the deciding factor for ports in the next ten to 20 years, according to Hans-Gerd Gielessen of Lubeck.
Intermodal
  • Combined transport in Europe is in a fix, and operators are trying various means to improve this sector and earn a profit for themselves.
Aviation
  • The Austrian Airlines Aviation Group posted the best fiscal year of its history in 1998.
  • SIA/JAL offer three joint freighter flights between Singapore and Tokyo.
  • Ryanair will operate between Hahn in Germany and London Stansted.
  • KLM will serve Riad instead of Sanaa this summer.
  • KLM and Italia are integrating their sales organisations.
  • Consolidators cooperates with Dunwoody and Australian Freight.
  • ANA Aviation Services represents Air Malawi as GSA.
  • World Airways suffered another loss in 1998 after a profit in 1997.
  • Calendar of events: IACC'99 in Atlantic City; ACF 2000.
  • A new US/PR China aviation pact will double flights between the two.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Italy: problems for the new transport minister. Tiziano Treu is taking a slightly different course from that of his predecessor.
Maritime
  • CMA is cooperating with Maersk Line and Sea-Land to upgrade its US Med service after ending its agreement with Italia Line.
  • CGM and Marfret upgrade Guyana/Caribbean services.
  • Zim/SCI/Yangming offer fixed-day service to India/Sri Lanka.
  • CSCL will introduce its Asia-Europe service on April 25.
  • "TMM Ensenada" is launched and will be deployed in the Pacific.
  • Ignazio Messina will serve West Africa on a weekly basis.
  • MSC and Lloyd Triestino cooperate in the Africa trade.
  • Evergreen upgrades Lloyd Triestino's fleet with five boxships.
  • Conterm expands its services.
  • A.P Moeller recorded a higher net profit in 1998, despite a decline in operating results.
Ports and Terminals
  • Hinterland connections will be the deciding factor for ports in the next ten to 20 years, according to Hans-Gerd Gielessen of Lubeck.
Intermodal
  • Combined transport in Europe is in a fix, and operators are trying various means to improve this sector and earn a profit for themselves.
Aviation
  • The Austrian Airlines Aviation Group posted the best fiscal year of its history in 1998.
  • SIA/JAL offer three joint freighter flights between Singapore and Tokyo.
  • Ryanair will operate between Hahn in Germany and London Stansted.
  • KLM will serve Riad instead of Sanaa this summer.
  • KLM and Italia are integrating their sales organisations.
  • Consolidators cooperates with Dunwoody and Australian Freight.
  • ANA Aviation Services represents Air Malawi as GSA.
  • World Airways suffered another loss in 1998 after a profit in 1997.
  • Calendar of events: IACC'99 in Atlantic City; ACF 2000.
  • A new US/PR China aviation pact will double flights between the two.

TradeWindsweb site
  • Gotcha!
    SHIPOWNING father and son Loucas and Poly Haji-Ioannou have co-operated on many shipping deals. But they were in for a surprise when they unwittingly found themselves competing against each other to buy an Aframax tanker, an exercise which might have inadvertently pushed up the price.
  • Europe waves the white flag to Far Eastern shipbuilders Read all:
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  • Clearing the decks
  • Greek goes back home
  • Who is the liner king?
  • Betting on bulker rise
  • Detentions
  • Casualties

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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
››› File
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
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