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August 19, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • UK to detain ships if they're not Y2K ready
    Britain latest among port states to issue such a warning to shipowners
  • S'pore ship registry hits 23m gt mark
  • Guide to S'pore Strait to be launched on Sat
  • S'pore to hold int'l conference on oil pollution next month
  • Ports of Auckland's profits down 23%
  • Vancouver port strike may end with breakthrough in truckers talks
Air and Land Transport
  • Seoul on alert for GPS mishaps in air and sea
    Korean air, Asiana well prepared for date change this weekend
  • HK airport blackout delays flights
  • Direct S'pore-Dalat flight approved
  • United says sorry with bonus mileage
  • Japanese airlines fill more flights, but revenue may be down
  • No decision yet on second Sydney airport
  • Airlines urged to prevent unruly passenger conduct on board flights
Features
  • Attacks in Asia seen rising
    Shipowners want better enforcement of anti-piracy laws but hold little hope of reducing piracy soon
Columns
  • Bulkers in demand as yards scramble for orders

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • UK to detain ships if they're not Y2K ready
    Britain latest among port states to issue such a warning to shipowners
  • S'pore ship registry hits 23m gt mark
  • Guide to S'pore Strait to be launched on Sat
  • S'pore to hold int'l conference on oil pollution next month
  • Ports of Auckland's profits down 23%
  • Vancouver port strike may end with breakthrough in truckers talks
Air and Land Transport
  • Seoul on alert for GPS mishaps in air and sea
    Korean air, Asiana well prepared for date change this weekend
  • HK airport blackout delays flights
  • Direct S'pore-Dalat flight approved
  • United says sorry with bonus mileage
  • Japanese airlines fill more flights, but revenue may be down
  • No decision yet on second Sydney airport
  • Airlines urged to prevent unruly passenger conduct on board flights
Features
  • Attacks in Asia seen rising
    Shipowners want better enforcement of anti-piracy laws but hold little hope of reducing piracy soon
Columns
  • Bulkers in demand as yards scramble for orders

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • UK to detain ships if they're not Y2K ready
    Britain latest among port states to issue such a warning to shipowners
  • S'pore ship registry hits 23m gt mark
  • Guide to S'pore Strait to be launched on Sat
  • S'pore to hold int'l conference on oil pollution next month
  • Ports of Auckland's profits down 23%
  • Vancouver port strike may end with breakthrough in truckers talks
Air and Land Transport
  • Seoul on alert for GPS mishaps in air and sea
    Korean air, Asiana well prepared for date change this weekend
  • HK airport blackout delays flights
  • Direct S'pore-Dalat flight approved
  • United says sorry with bonus mileage
  • Japanese airlines fill more flights, but revenue may be down
  • No decision yet on second Sydney airport
  • Airlines urged to prevent unruly passenger conduct on board flights
Features
  • Attacks in Asia seen rising
    Shipowners want better enforcement of anti-piracy laws but hold little hope of reducing piracy soon
Columns
  • Bulkers in demand as yards scramble for orders

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • UK to detain ships if they're not Y2K ready
    Britain latest among port states to issue such a warning to shipowners
  • S'pore ship registry hits 23m gt mark
  • Guide to S'pore Strait to be launched on Sat
  • S'pore to hold int'l conference on oil pollution next month
  • Ports of Auckland's profits down 23%
  • Vancouver port strike may end with breakthrough in truckers talks
Air and Land Transport
  • Seoul on alert for GPS mishaps in air and sea
    Korean air, Asiana well prepared for date change this weekend
  • HK airport blackout delays flights
  • Direct S'pore-Dalat flight approved
  • United says sorry with bonus mileage
  • Japanese airlines fill more flights, but revenue may be down
  • No decision yet on second Sydney airport
  • Airlines urged to prevent unruly passenger conduct on board flights
Features
  • Attacks in Asia seen rising
    Shipowners want better enforcement of anti-piracy laws but hold little hope of reducing piracy soon
Columns
  • Bulkers in demand as yards scramble for orders

Sched Netweb site
  • Shippers applaud UK tax rules
  • Tax bill to affect UPS' plans
  • Westbound surcharge
  • PSA China, CSG take equity Dalian stake
  • Canal strike hurts shipping
  • Cronos stops profit loss
  • Philippines and Taiwan to talk
  • Cathay wants new aircraft
  • Y2K testing at Beijing complete

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 18, 1999
  • Shippers demand for negotiations about Atlantic tariffs
  • Conflict Continental and KLM
  • Ericsson and Scania together in wireless Internet solutions
  • GPS date problem next weekend
  • Investment China Eastern in Airbus

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Columbus, Hapag File Joint Service Contract Pact
  • Sea United Shipping Expands China/Japan Service
  • Nantai Line Discontinues Japan/Asia Service
  • Truck Drivers Still Continue Strike at Vancouver

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 18, 1999
  • Procedure laid down to facilitate relay via gateway ports
  • Outstanding feat by MbPT
  • Prudential Shipping awarded ISO-9002
  • Exim Bank announces concessional R&D loans
  • Crude import duty cut plan deferred
  • Only actual users can import used capital goods, says DGFT
  • Sustained improvement in freight handling at CPT
  • Global tea meet in Kochi to be held in Sept.
  • US may drop anti-dumping duties on Indian steel plates
  • Oil find off Amalapuram
  • Rising global prices of HR coils prove boon for steel units
  • 2 oilseeds players to sign MoU on futures deals
  • Corporatisation of Mumbai, Chennai Ports next
  • Cotton textile exports dip
  • Brand logo for Indian coffee by Nov-end likely
  • Feedback Ventures Group to structure Gujarat infrastructure fund
  • IMC meeting with Chinese team on Thursday
  • Govt may allow duty drawback on service tax
  • TUF: knitwear units seek direct funding

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 18, 1999
  • DOE/API stats more bearish than bullish for oil
  • TotalFina seeks "amicable settlement" with Elf
  • New IPE chairman to start ownership talks again
  • Nigeria cuts out middle men from oil sales

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 18, 1999
  • Ferry passengers mutiny
    Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reports that thousands of people had to take emergency ferries from the outlying island of Peng Chau last Sunday, after a group of angry passengers mutinied and refused to leave a ferry for 16 hours.
  • Taiwan FMS contract for Lockheed Martin
    Lockheed Martin, Government Electronic Systems, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $10,051,811 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering, technical and program management support for the Taiwan PFG 2 shipbuilding program
  • Waiting period waiver in offshore drilling merger
    Transocean Offshore Inc. and Schlumberger Limited announced early termination of the antitrust waiting period for the proposed merger of Schlumberger's offshore contract drilling business with Transocean.
  • Ecuador offshore installation job for Horizon
    EDC Ecuador, Ltd. has signed a letter of intent with Horizon Offshore Contractors, Inc., for the transportation and installation of a platform facility off the coast of Ecuador.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Refinery blazes on as death toll climbs
    A HUGE fire raged on at Turkey's largest oil refinery last night, despite claims by officials they were gaining control of the blaze with the aid of specially equipped aircraft.
  • Insurers start to count the cost of disaster
    INSURERS yesterday started to count the cost of the damage inflicted by the earthquake in Turkey, although many said it would be some time before an accurate estimate of losses emerged.
  • Bouygues bucks trend with 29% first half revenue rise
    FRENCH offshore contractor, Bouygues Offshore, succeeded in bucking the downturn in traditional offshore activity in the first half, pushing up its revenues for the period 29% to E480.6m ($491m).
  • Push for action on hypochlorite
    LONDON underwriters will take their case for changes to the International Maritime Organisation's regulations covering the shipping of the dangerous cargo calcium hypochlorite to the UK government if efforts to directly influence IMO are not successful.
  • US yard begins Scandinavia business drive
    DETYENS Shipyards, the shiprepair and conversion facility headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, has embarked on an aggressive new business drive in Scandinavia.
  • DB Cargo volumes hit hard in first half
    NEGATIVE trends in transport-intensive industries hit business hard at German Railway's freight subsidiary DB Cargo in the first half of 1999.
  • Daewoo faces up to debt 'shock therapy'
    DAEWOO Group and its foreign creditors yesterday agreed to establish a nine-member panel to negotiate the rescheduling of the South Korean chaebol's estimated $10bn in foreign debt.
  • Mangalia stake the first casualty
    DAEWOO Heavy Industries' shipbuilding operation in Romania has become the first casualty of its decision to quit shipbuilding.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 18, 1999
  • Vancouver truckers dispute spreads to Seattle
  • Chinese arrest hijack mastermind
  • IRI denies its staff are leaving
  • Daewoo's foreign creditors join forces
  • Prescott launches Thames safety review
  • Mammoth iceberg threatens shipping
  • Strike paralyses Cochin
  • Funding released for new Brazilian box terminal
  • AP Møller pushes Singapore register to record
  • Owner serves writ on Maltese union
  • Filipino seafarers warned of Cuban corruption law
  • Brostrom Van Ommeren suffers in first half
  • Arab Heavy Industries plans to expand
  • Weir's Oz acquisition approved
  • Hanjin HI acquires sister companies
  • Fund profits plummet

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • For Hamburg-Sud, expansion is the watchword
  • Vancouver truck strike spreads to US; Seattle hit
  • MassPort chief resigns after "booze cruise"
  • Clinton signs port deepening authorization and plugs harbor tax plan
  • Circle International and regional trucker Billings Freight Systems team up
  • DHL International spending $25 million to expand air express service in Japan
  • CTI to operate Goodyear's logistics center in Illinois
  • Arab Maritime raises $120 million to buy new tankers
  • Asian ship piracy is rising, but little help is on the way
  • Turkey's plans to sell biggest oil refinery in peril after earthquake and fire
  • Manugistics appoints head of marketing
  • Dupont awards Exel freight management contract
Transportation
  • Arrests indicate drug smugglers are using railroads from Mexico
  • In-house logistics keeps beermaker Coors on tap
  • German truckers decry plan to increase diesel taxes
  • BAX Global's Asian expansion reflects optimism
  • Tranz Rail appoints chairman
  • Logistix sets sights on expansion in India
  • Pacer logs $195 million in revenue
  • FAA seeks to fine Asiana Air, Samsung
  • Rails seek ride on TFM intermodal plans
  • DHL receives first Airbus for US fleet
Maritime
  • FMC alleges Expeditors International mislabeled imports from Pacific Rim
  • India port unions strike over privatization
  • Ship operators are cautioned about possible navigational bug this weekend
  • Iceberg threatens shipping from S. America to Antarctica
  • Maersk seeks fruit from Pakistan

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • For Hamburg-Sud, expansion is the watchword
  • Vancouver truck strike spreads to US; Seattle hit
  • MassPort chief resigns after "booze cruise"
  • Clinton signs port deepening authorization and plugs harbor tax plan
  • Circle International and regional trucker Billings Freight Systems team up
  • DHL International spending $25 million to expand air express service in Japan
  • CTI to operate Goodyear's logistics center in Illinois
  • Arab Maritime raises $120 million to buy new tankers
  • Asian ship piracy is rising, but little help is on the way
  • Turkey's plans to sell biggest oil refinery in peril after earthquake and fire
  • Manugistics appoints head of marketing
  • Dupont awards Exel freight management contract
Transportation
  • Arrests indicate drug smugglers are using railroads from Mexico
  • In-house logistics keeps beermaker Coors on tap
  • German truckers decry plan to increase diesel taxes
  • BAX Global's Asian expansion reflects optimism
  • Tranz Rail appoints chairman
  • Logistix sets sights on expansion in India
  • Pacer logs $195 million in revenue
  • FAA seeks to fine Asiana Air, Samsung
  • Rails seek ride on TFM intermodal plans
  • DHL receives first Airbus for US fleet
Maritime
  • FMC alleges Expeditors International mislabeled imports from Pacific Rim
  • India port unions strike over privatization
  • Ship operators are cautioned about possible navigational bug this weekend
  • Iceberg threatens shipping from S. America to Antarctica
  • Maersk seeks fruit from Pakistan

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • For Hamburg-Sud, expansion is the watchword
  • Vancouver truck strike spreads to US; Seattle hit
  • MassPort chief resigns after "booze cruise"
  • Clinton signs port deepening authorization and plugs harbor tax plan
  • Circle International and regional trucker Billings Freight Systems team up
  • DHL International spending $25 million to expand air express service in Japan
  • CTI to operate Goodyear's logistics center in Illinois
  • Arab Maritime raises $120 million to buy new tankers
  • Asian ship piracy is rising, but little help is on the way
  • Turkey's plans to sell biggest oil refinery in peril after earthquake and fire
  • Manugistics appoints head of marketing
  • Dupont awards Exel freight management contract
Transportation
  • Arrests indicate drug smugglers are using railroads from Mexico
  • In-house logistics keeps beermaker Coors on tap
  • German truckers decry plan to increase diesel taxes
  • BAX Global's Asian expansion reflects optimism
  • Tranz Rail appoints chairman
  • Logistix sets sights on expansion in India
  • Pacer logs $195 million in revenue
  • FAA seeks to fine Asiana Air, Samsung
  • Rails seek ride on TFM intermodal plans
  • DHL receives first Airbus for US fleet
Maritime
  • FMC alleges Expeditors International mislabeled imports from Pacific Rim
  • India port unions strike over privatization
  • Ship operators are cautioned about possible navigational bug this weekend
  • Iceberg threatens shipping from S. America to Antarctica
  • Maersk seeks fruit from Pakistan

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Dunkerque: NFTI prêt pour attirer de grands trafics
    A Dunkerque les projets que mènent Interferry Boats dans le cadre de la s.a. Nord France Terminal International, évoluent positivement. La mise en place de la structure opérationnelle et de l'infrastructure informatique, basée sur un IBM 400, est terminée. La période de préparation aura duré près d'un an. "Nous sommes maintenant prêts à passer à l'action sur une plus grande échelle", nous a dit Marc Dubois, le patron d'IFB au cours d'une entrevue. Dans les faits, il s'avère qu'un armement engagé dans des trafics containérisés Est-Ouest s'apprêterait à inscrire ce port du nord de la France dans sa rotation.
  • Les interdictions de dépasser pour camions deviendront définitives en Flandre
    Les interdictions de dépasser pour camions introduites à titre expérimental aux heures de pointe sur quatre tronçons autoroutiers en Flandre vont recevoir un caractère définitif. C'est ce qui nous a été confirmé au cabinet du ministère flamand des Transports. L'attaché de presse a précisé que l'expérience va être étendue à d'autres tronçons. L'on pense en première instance à l'autoroute E19 entre Sint-Job in 't Goor et la frontière néerlandaise.
  • Anvers: le rail en baisse, le fluvial se stabilise
    Le transbordement maritime dans le port d'Anvers a baissé de 9,2%, de 60,34 à 55,62 millions de tonnes au cours du premier semestre (voir LL du 23/7). Le trafic ferroviaire a subi au cours du premier trimestre (les chiffres semestriels ne sont pas encore disponibles), un recul de 12,7%, regréssant de 6,87 à 6,00 mio. de tonnes. Le transport fluvial a mieux tiré son épingle du jeu et a réussi à se maintenir, les chiffres de l'entreprise portuaire faisant mention d'une légère hausse de 0,3% à 30,25 mio. de tonnes.
  • Le CNE va-t-il s'attaquer à la surcharge de repositionnement de la TACA?
    La fameuse surcharge de 250 dollars US pour le repositionnement des containers WB que la TACA va imposer dès le 11 septembre prochain, que les indépendants semblent s'empresser d'adopter, va-t-elle engendrer une réaction de la part du Comité des expéditeurs de la mer du Nord? Vu la grogne qui se manifeste tant dans les milieux des chargeurs que des expéditeurs et autres NVO, cela paraît probable. En fait, le CNE est déjà parti en guerre contre une autre initiative émanant cette fois de la FEFC et qui se traduirait par l'introduction d'une surcharge pour le westbound millenium qui porte le nom de "Peak Season Surcharge".

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
SAILING LIST
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
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