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March 18, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Toyofuji serves up a world first in Asia
    It is launching a weekly fixed-day car carrier service with the addition of a fourth US$35m ship
  • Asia-Pac to stay as Cunard's fastest growing market
  • Samsung wins US$234m orders
Air and Land Transport
  • BA and Aeroflot sign cooperation agreement
    Pact seen boosting both airlines' traffic share on route between Moscow and London
  • Air France to face EU antitrust probe
  • Ford to introduce bi-fuel cars with launch of Focus model
  • Indon govt to groom 2 national airlines
  • Real devaluation forces Varig to cut routes
  • PAL warns employees rehab plan will be painful but skirts issue of job cuts
Features
  • Put to the test in rough seas
    Probe into the sinking of the Derbyshire has raised theory that such ships may be prone to breaking in two
Columns
  • Shipping's no bed of roses even for a rose among the thorns

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Toyofuji serves up a world first in Asia
    It is launching a weekly fixed-day car carrier service with the addition of a fourth US$35m ship
  • Asia-Pac to stay as Cunard's fastest growing market
  • Samsung wins US$234m orders
Air and Land Transport
  • BA and Aeroflot sign cooperation agreement
    Pact seen boosting both airlines' traffic share on route between Moscow and London
  • Air France to face EU antitrust probe
  • Ford to introduce bi-fuel cars with launch of Focus model
  • Indon govt to groom 2 national airlines
  • Real devaluation forces Varig to cut routes
  • PAL warns employees rehab plan will be painful but skirts issue of job cuts
Features
  • Put to the test in rough seas
    Probe into the sinking of the Derbyshire has raised theory that such ships may be prone to breaking in two
Columns
  • Shipping's no bed of roses even for a rose among the thorns

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Toyofuji serves up a world first in Asia
    It is launching a weekly fixed-day car carrier service with the addition of a fourth US$35m ship
  • Asia-Pac to stay as Cunard's fastest growing market
  • Samsung wins US$234m orders
Air and Land Transport
  • BA and Aeroflot sign cooperation agreement
    Pact seen boosting both airlines' traffic share on route between Moscow and London
  • Air France to face EU antitrust probe
  • Ford to introduce bi-fuel cars with launch of Focus model
  • Indon govt to groom 2 national airlines
  • Real devaluation forces Varig to cut routes
  • PAL warns employees rehab plan will be painful but skirts issue of job cuts
Features
  • Put to the test in rough seas
    Probe into the sinking of the Derbyshire has raised theory that such ships may be prone to breaking in two
Columns
  • Shipping's no bed of roses even for a rose among the thorns

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Toyofuji serves up a world first in Asia
    It is launching a weekly fixed-day car carrier service with the addition of a fourth US$35m ship
  • Asia-Pac to stay as Cunard's fastest growing market
  • Samsung wins US$234m orders
Air and Land Transport
  • BA and Aeroflot sign cooperation agreement
    Pact seen boosting both airlines' traffic share on route between Moscow and London
  • Air France to face EU antitrust probe
  • Ford to introduce bi-fuel cars with launch of Focus model
  • Indon govt to groom 2 national airlines
  • Real devaluation forces Varig to cut routes
  • PAL warns employees rehab plan will be painful but skirts issue of job cuts
Features
  • Put to the test in rough seas
    Probe into the sinking of the Derbyshire has raised theory that such ships may be prone to breaking in two
Columns
  • Shipping's no bed of roses even for a rose among the thorns

Sched Netweb site
  • FMC backs down on bonds
  • Rotterdam breaks TEU barrier
  • FEFC rate increase
  • Sea-Land names men at the top
  • Trading places
  • New Euro route for CSG
  • POL to honour debts
  • Insurance plan almost assured
  • Carriers facing fines
  • SM Logistics becomes Italy's biggest forwarder
  • Guangzhou company sets pace with ISO 9002
  • Sembawang snaps up ST
  • Midgard successful with shipping solution for USCO
  • New Wave warehouse set to meet NZ demand
  • DHL launch major Asian investment package
  • Delivery to be 72-hour maximum
  • American carriers go for Atlantic market
  • Air freight volumes up but figures still poor

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 17, 1999
  • FedEx to invest in software company
  • UPS is Euro ready
  • Sea Containers new owner of Silja Line
  • Brussels to subsidize 60 intermodal research projects
  • Lot of Amsterdam cash for Ceres terminal
  • Enormous infrastructure for toll levying

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • CSX Formally Unveils Sea-Land Split
  • Yangming to Enhance East Coast S. America Service
  • NY/NJ, Suez Canal Poised to Attract Asian Cargo
  • Sankyu Predicts Net Loss for Fiscal 1998

urgente online pressweb site
MARCH 17, 1999
  • Chronopost y la alemana Der Kurier firman un acuerdo de colaboración
  • Danzas se establece en el Centro de Transporte de Coslada
  • La Generalitat valenciana adjudica las obras de desdoblamiento entre Aspe y Elche
  • Amberes aumenta el tráfico de navegación fluvial
  • Air France, acusada de competencia desleal
  • YPF no combinará ni información ni negocios con Repsol
  • Seminario interactivo del transporte marítimo mundial

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
  • Houston: Prices down but demand has picked up
  • Oil jumps on API report
  • Statoil analysis: oil could rise to $15-17 before millennium

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Osprey Maritime and OMI pool product carrier fleets
    Osprey Maritime and OMI are creating one of the world's largest product tanker operators by pooling their fleets in a new jointly-owned company.
  • Bangemann cancels Seoul trip
    OUTGOING European industry commissioner Martin Bangemann has performed an about-turn and cancelled next week's planned trip to Seoul to discuss alleged unfair competion by South Korean shipyards.
  • Clydeport airs plan for Glasgow ro-ro terminal
    SCOTTISH ports company Clydeport has unveiled plans to build a new ro-ro terminal at the former Scott Lithgow site at Port Glasgow on the Clyde.
  • Asian crisis drives Norden into red
    Norden, the Danish tanker and bulker operator, plunged into the red in 1998 blaming the financial crisis in Asia.
  • Legal twist in Newport News takeover bid
    GENERAL Dynamics' unsolicited bid of nearly $2bn to acquire Newport News Shipbuilding has taken a strange new twist thanks to the Department of Justice.
  • Milan listing for Grimaldi ferries
    SHAREHOLDERS in Grimaldi Group cruise ferry subsidiary Grandi Navi Veloci have voted to start the process to list the company on the Milan Stock Exchange.
  • Green lobby victory on ship arrest convention
    A NEW international convention is set to strengthen the hand of claimants seeking to arrest ships over pollution incidents.
  • Van Ommeren double order for 3 Maj
    Sweden's Brostroms Group has ordered two 35,000 dwt product/chemical tankers from Croatia's 3 Maj shipyard.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 17, 1999
  • UK to review liability in salvage
  • 'Difficult' masters could face RN action
  • CSX splits Sea-Land into three
  • Rothschild makes first investment in Halla
  • Kværner agrees $250m security deal
  • New York/New Jersey signs pact with Suez
  • Changes to US preference rules proposed
  • Profits leap for Samadura
  • Long Beach optimistic after container growth
  • Intercargo promotes industry panels
  • Analysts turn upbeat on shipping shares
  • Brussels will allow Spanish aid scheme
  • Safmarine, Lloyd Triestino end alliance
  • Asean nations divided over tariff cuts
  • Port Waratah to be expanded
  • Libra-CSAV venture appoints president
  • Docenave calm after profit falls

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Apollo affiliate to buy APL stack-train unit
  • Deregulation fallout: Carrier conferences dying in the Pacific
  • Mediterranean Shipping, Evergreen join to offset rates in crowded eastern coast trade
  • Nafta panel highlights trade and environment
  • Spying charges in US may undermine China's bid for WTO entry
  • State Department backs NRC nuclear export rules
  • House votes in favor of steel quotas
  • Osprey Maritime and OMI Corp. merging their tanker operations
  • Investigators zero in on truck in deadly Amtrak crash that killed 11
  • EU Commission calls for creation of a European intermodal reference center
  • CN's Tellier says railroad/shipper cooperation, not regulation will improve service
  • Panama Canal Commission says Y2K won't disrupt canal traffic
  • California high-speed rail authority okays tax to pay for new system
  • RailWorks is acquiring four rail products companies
Transportation
  • FedEx denies charges of 'blackmailing' Britain
  • French strike snarls cargo across English Channel
  • Carriers forced to cut Ecuador flights
Maritime
  • Argentina will privatize river Port of Santa Fe
  • Grain ships stalled in Vancouver strike
  • Deckhands vote down union twice at Bunge
  • Pakistan's Port of Karachi plans transshipment facility
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Apollo affiliate to buy APL stack-train unit
  • Deregulation fallout: Carrier conferences dying in the Pacific
  • Mediterranean Shipping, Evergreen join to offset rates in crowded eastern coast trade
  • Nafta panel highlights trade and environment
  • Spying charges in US may undermine China's bid for WTO entry
  • State Department backs NRC nuclear export rules
  • House votes in favor of steel quotas
  • Osprey Maritime and OMI Corp. merging their tanker operations
  • Investigators zero in on truck in deadly Amtrak crash that killed 11
  • EU Commission calls for creation of a European intermodal reference center
  • CN's Tellier says railroad/shipper cooperation, not regulation will improve service
  • Panama Canal Commission says Y2K won't disrupt canal traffic
  • California high-speed rail authority okays tax to pay for new system
  • RailWorks is acquiring four rail products companies
Transportation
  • FedEx denies charges of 'blackmailing' Britain
  • French strike snarls cargo across English Channel
  • Carriers forced to cut Ecuador flights
Maritime
  • Argentina will privatize river Port of Santa Fe
  • Grain ships stalled in Vancouver strike
  • Deckhands vote down union twice at Bunge
  • Pakistan's Port of Karachi plans transshipment facility
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Apollo affiliate to buy APL stack-train unit
  • Deregulation fallout: Carrier conferences dying in the Pacific
  • Mediterranean Shipping, Evergreen join to offset rates in crowded eastern coast trade
  • Nafta panel highlights trade and environment
  • Spying charges in US may undermine China's bid for WTO entry
  • State Department backs NRC nuclear export rules
  • House votes in favor of steel quotas
  • Osprey Maritime and OMI Corp. merging their tanker operations
  • Investigators zero in on truck in deadly Amtrak crash that killed 11
  • EU Commission calls for creation of a European intermodal reference center
  • CN's Tellier says railroad/shipper cooperation, not regulation will improve service
  • Panama Canal Commission says Y2K won't disrupt canal traffic
  • California high-speed rail authority okays tax to pay for new system
  • RailWorks is acquiring four rail products companies
Transportation
  • FedEx denies charges of 'blackmailing' Britain
  • French strike snarls cargo across English Channel
  • Carriers forced to cut Ecuador flights
Maritime
  • Argentina will privatize river Port of Santa Fe
  • Grain ships stalled in Vancouver strike
  • Deckhands vote down union twice at Bunge
  • Pakistan's Port of Karachi plans transshipment facility
  • Slot watch

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • BHPT action dropped ASP bid rejected
    Executives of the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers will meet representatives of ASP Ship Management in Melbourne today to discuss their differences which have delayed vessels managed by the company.
    This follows the company's failure in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on Tuesday to restrain the Institute from taking industrial action
    ASP took the action under section 166A of the Workplace Relations Act.
    Commissioner Wilks did not grant the application, instead repeating an earlier recommendation that the parties meet and discuss their differences.
  • Wilhelmsen, Contship swap ECNA slots
    Wilhelsen Lines and Contship Containerlines have announced a slot-swapping deal on the East Coast North America-New Zealand/Australia leg of their respective round-the-world services, effective mid-year.
    Beginning in June, Contship will charter container space on Wilhelmsen's three roll-on/roll off services -- the third of which is the re-routed African loop, announced last week (DCN, 11 March) -- providing additional container capacity and upping Contship's frequency in this trade from every 10 days to weekly.
  • 'The fastest Irish pub in the world'
    Austal Ships yesterday hosted a St Patrick's Day celebration at the fastest Irish pub in the world when it launched its latest high-speed vehicle-passenger ferry, the 86-metre Jonathan Swift.
    The $70 million vessel, has a service speed of 39 knots and can accommodate 800 passengers and 200 cars.
  • Melbourne pleases Patrick, customers
    The Melbourne waterfront continues to perform strongly for Patrick, according to the company's chairman, Chris Corrigan.
    Mr Corrigan told the Australian Institute of Company Directors earlier this week that the average container handling rate in Melbourne was now at or near the government benchmark of 25 moves per hour, a full 25 per cent higher than last year with a greatly reduced number of employees.
  • Another Kooragang expansion
    The Kooragang coal terminal at the port of Newcastle is to undergo a $345 million expansion.
    The board of Port Waratah Coal Services has approved the expansion which will be performed in two stages and increase the capacity of the facility by 23 million.
    The initial investment will expand capacity by 12 million tonnes per annum, a 16 per cent increase.

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