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January 19, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hongkong port looks to mainland for growth
    hk capitalising on china ties to expand trade and bring new maritime business
  • Mumbai Port Trust approves plan for 3 berths, more facilities
  • Argentina continues oil spill clean-up
  • Taiwan revises shipping law
  • A.P Moeller orders two cable ships
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL hopes to start paying creditors by end-Jan
    Cash needed to settle carrier's debts or planes will be repossessed, warns chief adviser
  • BAe expected to announce merger with GEC unit
  • Cathay will not give in to flight attendants
  • Air Lanka gets nod to fly to Australia
Features
  • Milford Haven rings alarm
    Case against Sea Empress shows law does not accept defence that one has done the utmost to prevent an accident

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hongkong port looks to mainland for growth
    hk capitalising on china ties to expand trade and bring new maritime business
  • Mumbai Port Trust approves plan for 3 berths, more facilities
  • Argentina continues oil spill clean-up
  • Taiwan revises shipping law
  • A.P Moeller orders two cable ships
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL hopes to start paying creditors by end-Jan
    Cash needed to settle carrier's debts or planes will be repossessed, warns chief adviser
  • BAe expected to announce merger with GEC unit
  • Cathay will not give in to flight attendants
  • Air Lanka gets nod to fly to Australia
Features
  • Milford Haven rings alarm
    Case against Sea Empress shows law does not accept defence that one has done the utmost to prevent an accident

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hongkong port looks to mainland for growth
    hk capitalising on china ties to expand trade and bring new maritime business
  • Mumbai Port Trust approves plan for 3 berths, more facilities
  • Argentina continues oil spill clean-up
  • Taiwan revises shipping law
  • A.P Moeller orders two cable ships
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL hopes to start paying creditors by end-Jan
    Cash needed to settle carrier's debts or planes will be repossessed, warns chief adviser
  • BAe expected to announce merger with GEC unit
  • Cathay will not give in to flight attendants
  • Air Lanka gets nod to fly to Australia
Features
  • Milford Haven rings alarm
    Case against Sea Empress shows law does not accept defence that one has done the utmost to prevent an accident

Sched Netweb site
  • Replacement for TACA imminent
  • Yantian wins Moftec accolade
  • Zhejiang exports outpace national average
  • Apathy at euro launch
  • PSA Corp exceeds targets
  • No change to Jones Act
  • PAL seeks loan
  • DHL reports growth for packages in 1998
  • New cargo terminals planned for JFK and Newark

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 18, 1999
  • Volvo preys on Scania
  • Singapore to 15 million Teu in 1998
  • Less transhipment in Amsterdam ports
  • 25 percent growth at DAF
  • Tenders for Jakarta Airport
  • More China-EU trade

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Asia's Containerized Exports to US on the Rise
  • Chinese Lines Expand Minimum Rate Pacts to 6 Routes
  • MOL Forms Joint Venture with Enron for LNG Contract
  • JSA Urges MOT to Push China to Give up Shipping Rules

urgente online pressweb site
  • El corredor marítimo Península-Canarias, en el Proyecto Inspire
  • El volumen de tráfico del puerto de Santander crece un 8 por ciento en 1998
  • Trasmediterránea aumenta los incentivos de las agencias
  • Canarias renueva la flota de transporte terrestre
  • Danzas contrata las importaciones aéreas y marítimas de Ell Lilly
  • Gefco consigue el ISO 9001 para toda su red europea de transporte y logística
  • Crossair hace de embajador olímpico suizo
  • Indonesia privatiza el aeropuerto de Yakarta

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Fresh incentive package for exports on anvil
  • Delhi Court stops garment quota distribution via ETS
  • WTC meet with foreign trade facilitators today
  • Mitsui OSK adds to reefer fleet
  • Rail link with Bangladesh in June
  • WTO projects 4 pc growth in international trade
  • Trade pacts with Zimbabwe and Jamaica
  • 100 pc Modvat: Chemexcil chief compliments Sinha
  • Sinha to temper reforms with 'populist streaks'
  • Bengal hikes incentives for industries
  • 'In-principle' approval for dollar trading at pepper futures exchange
  • Inflation falls to 5.03 per cent
  • Increased diesel imports to continue till March
  • State plans to augment exports
  • 'Global India Conference' today
  • Investment summit attracts more than 100 US firms
  • Customs Dept adopts euro currency
  • EDI for handicraft export under study
  • Shipping remains major forex earner despite odds
  • Spices export up
  • People & Placements

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 18, 1999
  • Argentina: Oil spill at River Plate following collision Friday
  • Norway: Bunker fraud court hearing concluded yesterday
  • Ceiling on Iraqi oil exports could be lifted

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Durban terminal reaches final hurdle
  • VAT collections on BLNS imports clog border posts
  • First privately-owned floating dock arrives in Durban
  • MOLSAF will launch globally-linked computer system next month
  • Billiton sounds warning bells over Coega
  • Economists predict R6,40 to the US$ by year end
  • Portnet will screen hauliers once 'open gates' kicks in
  • Cargoes continue to flow into Angola amid unrest
  • Transformed diamond recovery ship heads for Namibia
  • SAA lands R90-m fish contracts
  • Japan-bound cargo will tranship in HK as SAA withdraws from direct route
  • Alitalia and Sabena to fly daily from March
  • BA reinstates Jo'burg - Harare
  • Richards Bay gets another week-day flight
  • Much ado about nothing
  • R1,5m Jo'burg anti-crime project keeps thieves in check
  • Building industry slump rules out upturn before 2000
  • Report examines IT in ports
  • Stockpoort border limits loads
  • Teething problems are over as cross border permit system takes shape
  • US product keeps flowers fresh
  • Consultant devises course to cut ISO certification costs
  • Transport Expo in September
  • Zimbabwe sceptical as talks with SA on freer trade go ahead
  • Sango Ntsaluba will co-ordinate restructuring of Transnet
  • Swissair boasts first all female cockpit crew
  • SAECS tranships Le Havre cargo during port labour unrest
  • SA will export 80 000 cars this year

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Yards seek EC action on Korea
    TWELVE of Europe's leading shipbuilders yesterday vowed to demand action from the European Commission against what they claim is unfair competition from their South Korean rivals in the face of the worst market conditions for a decade.
  • Spain faces subsidies probe
    The European Commission is expected to start formal proceedings against Spain tomorrow amid strong suspicions that Madrid has given its state-controlled shipyards more subsidies than allowed under a 1997 agreement, reports Reuters.
  • Asia Terminals ready for $26m rights issue
    Listed Asian Terminals Inc will shortly go ahead with its Peso1.0bn ($26.3m) rights offering following aproval for the plan by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • Kra Isthmus Canal plan 'not feasible'
    A special committee of the Ministry of Transportation and Communication has found evidence that the long dreamed-of Kra Isthmus Canal, a 102 km waterway cutting across Thailand from the Andaman Sea to the Gulf of Thailand, is not economically feasible.
  • Stevedores take Patrick to court
    AN unknown number of former non-union stevedoring workers involved in Patrick's effort to oust the Maritime Union of Australia from the company's terminals have filed a class action against Patrick, the federal government and labour companies Fynwest and P&C Stevedores, alleging breach of contract and breaches of the Trade Practices Act.
  • Survey shows need for better ship design
    A book aimed at promoting better operational design of ships and more communication between designers and "users" has been published by The Nautical Institute.
  • Ofer group seizes Zim foothold
    SAMMY and Yuli Ofer have gained a powerful foothold in one of the world's largest container shipping lines following its acquisition of a controlling interest in Israel Corp, the largest single shareholder in Zim Israel Navigation.
  • Rostock box co-operation call
    CO-OPERATION between the German ports of Rostock and Hamburg could prove to be the most successful way of increasing container volume in Rostock, according to rating agency Moody's Investors Service.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 18, 1999
  • Kandla traders still waiting for payout
    INDIAN commodity traders are complaining that their insurance claims have yet to be settled seven months after a cyclonic storm devastated the port of Kandla.
  • Piracy fears over missing vessel
    A FILIPINO organisation believes that the missing Panama-registered general cargoship Pixy Marzo and its crew might have been victims of piracy.
  • Asian crisis knocks Evergreen profits
    EVERGREEN Marine Corp said it expected a slump in pre-tax profits for 1998 because of the global decline in container shipping and weaker freight rates.
  • Indian insurers face strike threat
    INSURANCE employees have threatened militant action in protest against the government's move to open the insurance business to foreign and private competition.
  • Hong Kong bids to cut port costs
    THE Hong Kong government is to arrange talks between shippers, shipping lines and terminal operators in a bid to resolve the dispute over the territory's high terminal handling charges.
  • Britannia sets up oil spill response scheme
    BRITANNIA P&I Club has established a clean-up response scheme for its dry cargo shipowner members for dealing with oil pollution in the US.
  • Hoverspeed to fill ferry void
    HOVERSPEED, the Sea Containers subsidiary, is to launch a fast ferry service between Newhaven, UK, and Dieppe, France on April 10 following Stena's withdrawal.
  • Shanghai set to join top ten
    SHANGHAI is expected to be ranked as tenth largest container port after handling an estimated 3.05m teu last year.
  • CESA plans South Korean offensive
    EUROPEAN shipbuilders' association CESA is planning a series of countermeasures to combat what it sees as unfair competition from South Korean yeards.
  • Brazilian devaluation hits import prospects
    BRAZIL'S eight per cent devaluation of the real last Wednesday has important implications for the country's import and export patterns, says the IGC
  • Sri Lanka considers boosting refinery capacity
    STATE-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corp is considering doubling the capacity of its 50,000 bpd oil refinery at Sapugaskanda.
  • Thailand ditches canal project
    A THAI government-appointed committee investigating a proposal to construct a canal across the Kra Isthmus has deemed it economically unviable.
  • AMSA warns on computer risk
    A SPATE of onboard fires has prompted the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to warn about dangers posed by the growing use of personal computers.
  • BHP predicts seven lean years for coal
    WORLD coal prices will drop for at least the next seven years, according to BHP, one of the major coal producers.
  • Smit plans major expansion
    SMIT International, the Dutch towage and salvage company, is planning to add 15 harbour tugs to its fleet.
  • Asian markets 'set to bounce back'
    ASIAN maritime markets are set to bounce back in the not too distant future, according to a Norwegian shipbroker.
  • Durban pilotage takes to the air
    DURBAN'S helicopter pilot service finally became fully operational on January 15.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Timetable set for P&OP negotiations
    Discussions on the P&O Ports' enterprise agreement resumed in Melbourne in Sydney yesterday and will continue for most of this week.
    In Melbourne, this week's talks will concentrate on the bulk and general stevedoring side of the company's operations.
    In Sydney, they will deal with the container operation, the Container Terminals Australia Ltd facility.
    However, in Sydney there will be no direct discussions between the parties.
    Instead, it has been decided to allow the Container Terminals Australia's local committee to discuss the company's proposal and come up with a response which will be considered at a later date.
  • New maritime courses in Sydney
    Maritime industry employees working in Sydney are being offered the opportunity to acquire new skills this year at two new courses being offered by the Sydney Maritime College.
    There are two courses: the Foundation Certificate in Maritime Studies and the Advanced Certificate in Maritime Studies.
    The Foundation Certificate is a basic level course designed to appeal to anyone wanting to gain an understanding of how the maritime industry works in Australia and internationally, as well as how it relates to other industries in the transport chain.
    This course will commence next month subject to sufficient enrolments and will be of 18 weeks duration.
  • BA to increase one-stop Melbourne flights
    British Airways is scheduling more one-stop flights between London and Melbourne and improved connections between London and Durban, based on Oneworld alliance with Qantas and Southern Africa franchise partner, Comair.
    According to BA passenger business director Charles Gurassa, the changes could not have been contemplated were it not for the alliance.
  • P&O keeps faith in Australis
    Following the third aborted attempt by the Australian Antarctic Division to deploy, without incident, its expedition-supply vessel Aurora Australis to Australian bases in the Antarctic, the vessel's owner, P&O Australia, has defended the operational integrity of the icebreaker.
    P&O Australia's managing director Ross Brewer also confirmed yesterday that despite last week's engine room fire on the Aurora Australis - a day after she left Fremantle after being dry-docked there for two weeks for propulsion system repairs - that P&O would be re-offering the Aurora Australis to the division when the division's current charter expired next year.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
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
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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