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January 26, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Antwerp's cargo volume hits record 120m tonnes
    Growth of container throughput outstripped growth in total cargo tonnage last year
  • MPA invites Japanese transport adviser
  • Lebanon expects more Gulf business
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China to slash aviation investment by half
    Beijing will also try to turn loss-making airlines around
  • BA denies losing major chunk of premium market
  • India's car demand forecast to rise 20%
  • Madrid airport says contaminated land does not pose a health hazard
  • Bangladesh to ban leaded fuel on new contracts
  • SAS in talks with Airbus on long-haul plane order
Features
  • Slack market clips wings of aspiring Indian pilots
    Airlines formed with start of open skies in 1991 soon collapsed, leaving many unemployed
Columns
  • Multimodal operators worldwide concerned over proposed US law

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Antwerp's cargo volume hits record 120m tonnes
    Growth of container throughput outstripped growth in total cargo tonnage last year
  • MPA invites Japanese transport adviser
  • Lebanon expects more Gulf business
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China to slash aviation investment by half
    Beijing will also try to turn loss-making airlines around
  • BA denies losing major chunk of premium market
  • India's car demand forecast to rise 20%
  • Madrid airport says contaminated land does not pose a health hazard
  • Bangladesh to ban leaded fuel on new contracts
  • SAS in talks with Airbus on long-haul plane order
Features
  • Slack market clips wings of aspiring Indian pilots
    Airlines formed with start of open skies in 1991 soon collapsed, leaving many unemployed
Columns
  • Multimodal operators worldwide concerned over proposed US law

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Antwerp's cargo volume hits record 120m tonnes
    Growth of container throughput outstripped growth in total cargo tonnage last year
  • MPA invites Japanese transport adviser
  • Lebanon expects more Gulf business
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China to slash aviation investment by half
    Beijing will also try to turn loss-making airlines around
  • BA denies losing major chunk of premium market
  • India's car demand forecast to rise 20%
  • Madrid airport says contaminated land does not pose a health hazard
  • Bangladesh to ban leaded fuel on new contracts
  • SAS in talks with Airbus on long-haul plane order
Features
  • Slack market clips wings of aspiring Indian pilots
    Airlines formed with start of open skies in 1991 soon collapsed, leaving many unemployed
Columns
  • Multimodal operators worldwide concerned over proposed US law

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Antwerp's cargo volume hits record 120m tonnes
    Growth of container throughput outstripped growth in total cargo tonnage last year
  • MPA invites Japanese transport adviser
  • Lebanon expects more Gulf business
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China to slash aviation investment by half
    Beijing will also try to turn loss-making airlines around
  • BA denies losing major chunk of premium market
  • India's car demand forecast to rise 20%
  • Madrid airport says contaminated land does not pose a health hazard
  • Bangladesh to ban leaded fuel on new contracts
  • SAS in talks with Airbus on long-haul plane order
Features
  • Slack market clips wings of aspiring Indian pilots
    Airlines formed with start of open skies in 1991 soon collapsed, leaving many unemployed
Columns
  • Multimodal operators worldwide concerned over proposed US law

Sched Netweb site
  • Cheng Lie to extend services
  • Yang Ming in loan deal
  • AEI revenues down
  • Forwarders anxious over possible rate hikes
  • KLM to increase China- Shanghai operations
  • Hopes for end to UK/US Open Skies deadlock
  • UK cargo airport set to take on the competition

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 25, 1999
  • Competition between sailing lists in Rotterdam
  • More sailings to the east coast of South America
  • New intranet for Swissair
  • More tapioca for Rotterdam
  • Wired Magazine about 'the airline of the Internet'

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers, carriers decry FMC rules
  • Export control law back on the agenda
  • Atlantic conference, faced with deregulation, starts to shrink
  • US, EU headed for serious beef trade war warns Agriculture Secretary Glickman
  • Questions over railroad mergers and safety rise after four deaths aboard Conrail
  • Brazil currency futures booming on Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Comsat to provide satellite communications for Argentine railroad
  • Germany joins Ukraine's Antonov military aircraft project
  • Panalpina adds tracking to its website
  • Truckers to help police track down bad drivers, stranded motorists
  • Pirates on a rampage in Asia seas with whole crews missing
  • Transervice Logistics signs 2nd contract with Kroger Food Stores
  • Pacer International brings intermodal units under Pacer banner
Transportation
  • EU official urges end to rail monopolies
  • Austria moves to expand rail service into southern and eastern Europe
  • UPS will decide soon if overnight rail service in Germany is feasible
  • Domestic stocks lead way on JOC index
  • Mexico's Tamaulipas makes inroads in infrastructure
Maritime
  • Germany investigates wreck
  • Waiting game: Ships arrested, crews owed, cargo trapped
  • Montreal expects higher box volume

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers, carriers decry FMC rules
  • Export control law back on the agenda
  • Atlantic conference, faced with deregulation, starts to shrink
  • US, EU headed for serious beef trade war warns Agriculture Secretary Glickman
  • Questions over railroad mergers and safety rise after four deaths aboard Conrail
  • Brazil currency futures booming on Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Comsat to provide satellite communications for Argentine railroad
  • Germany joins Ukraine's Antonov military aircraft project
  • Panalpina adds tracking to its website
  • Truckers to help police track down bad drivers, stranded motorists
  • Pirates on a rampage in Asia seas with whole crews missing
  • Transervice Logistics signs 2nd contract with Kroger Food Stores
  • Pacer International brings intermodal units under Pacer banner
Transportation
  • EU official urges end to rail monopolies
  • Austria moves to expand rail service into southern and eastern Europe
  • UPS will decide soon if overnight rail service in Germany is feasible
  • Domestic stocks lead way on JOC index
  • Mexico's Tamaulipas makes inroads in infrastructure
Maritime
  • Germany investigates wreck
  • Waiting game: Ships arrested, crews owed, cargo trapped
  • Montreal expects higher box volume

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers, carriers decry FMC rules
  • Export control law back on the agenda
  • Atlantic conference, faced with deregulation, starts to shrink
  • US, EU headed for serious beef trade war warns Agriculture Secretary Glickman
  • Questions over railroad mergers and safety rise after four deaths aboard Conrail
  • Brazil currency futures booming on Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Comsat to provide satellite communications for Argentine railroad
  • Germany joins Ukraine's Antonov military aircraft project
  • Panalpina adds tracking to its website
  • Truckers to help police track down bad drivers, stranded motorists
  • Pirates on a rampage in Asia seas with whole crews missing
  • Transervice Logistics signs 2nd contract with Kroger Food Stores
  • Pacer International brings intermodal units under Pacer banner
Transportation
  • EU official urges end to rail monopolies
  • Austria moves to expand rail service into southern and eastern Europe
  • UPS will decide soon if overnight rail service in Germany is feasible
  • Domestic stocks lead way on JOC index
  • Mexico's Tamaulipas makes inroads in infrastructure
Maritime
  • Germany investigates wreck
  • Waiting game: Ships arrested, crews owed, cargo trapped
  • Montreal expects higher box volume

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Japan, China to Work Out Container Rules
  • China Shipping Poised to Launch Europe Service
  • US Discontented with Japan's Deregulation Initiative

urgente online pressweb site
  • Astic recibe la Placa al Mérito del Transporte Terrestre
  • Chronopost International España remodela su estructura
  • Air Nostrum amplía flota para cubrir más rutas con Iberia
  • Propuesta para que la carga se transporte a Formentera por la noche
  • UPS pagará 1.725 millones por un pleito por discriminación racial
  • Lamerholm Fleming saca un registrador de choques y vibraciones
  • Lima, dispuesta a acabar con el caos del transporte público
  • "Privatización y regulación de servicios de transporte"

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 25, 1999
  • Proposed YPF / Petrobras merger may strengthen Mercosur
  • Mobil / Shell Australian JV will not proceed
  • Oil Giant Hits the Gas

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Cosmos goes live in Durban next month
  • SCL buys Roadwing
  • Crocodiles eat desperate illegal at Zim-SA border
  • Laser buys Docks Shipping
  • Railway congestion stunts Beira's growth
  • Sale still under wraps
  • 'Greenies' give Durban chopper the official thumbs up
  • Hual will add capacity in mid-year
  • Exports will make up 25% of car makers' total output
  • New Durban terminal expects 15% increase in throughput this year
  • Four-point plan maps out debugging system for Y2K
  • Workshop offers delegates a 1999 survival kit
  • Cindy joins Emery
  • Natal - Gauteng toll road upgrade will begin in March/April
  • Safety scheme for imports targets pirate automotive parts
  • Legal wrangle erupts over new Capespan deal
  • Trade with Zimbabwe dives 13% in 'worst' economic crisis
  • TransAfrica exhibition scores a full house
  • Customs duty on SA goods will cost Zim importers R14bn
  • Namport sets April date for official launch of new terminal
  • Election year will introduce degree of instability
  • MSAS launches new global brand
  • Airfreight growth forecasts range from 2% to 5,7%
  • Compu-Clearing goes live with Customs in a move that locks out fraudsters
  • Economics rather reason for shift in than politics is the probable China trade
  • AMUSA offers guidelines on handling Y2K
  • Millennium bug could knock insurers for six
  • Small new workboat will handle smaller vessels at RB
  • MSAS students score record highs in 1998 exams
  • PE records 190% volume increase in first week of 1999
  • 1998 strikes cost SA highest lost mandays since 1994

Marine Logweb site
  • Avondondale workers hope merger with NNS will end yard's resistance to union

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • P&O flag threat over new ferries
    BRITISH shipping giant P&O yesterday threatened to snub the Red Ensign when flagging two gigantic ferry newbuildings, in a move that may increase pressure on the British government to introduce a tonnage tax this year.
  • Yards set to vie for UK aircraft carriers order
    INTERNATIONAL defence contractors and shipyards are lining up to enter battle for a new $2.5bn UK order for two large aircraft carriers.
  • Costa Crociere set to pay dividend
    Costa Crociere will pay a share dividend for the first time since its 1997 takeover by Miami-based Carnival Corp and British partner, Airtours.
  • Difficult times
    Difficult times: A floor trader spends time in thought during afternoon trading at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Stocks closed sharply lower yesterday as fresh worries of a Chinese yuan devaluation rocked the market and drove interbank interest rates higher.
  • Strait talking as Turkey goes to tender
    TURKEY is to reissue over the next few weeks a $40m tender for a state of-the-art radar control system intended to improve navi-gation safety along the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits and the Sea of Marmara linking the Black Sea with the Mediterranean.
  • Asian Terminals plans Terminales Rio sell-off
    Asian Terminals Inc (ATI), sole operator of Manila's international South Harbour port terminal, plans to sell its remaining stake in Argentina's Terminales Rio de la Plata.
  • Onorato $209m fleet expansion move
    Italian ferry and towage specialist Onorato group is planning a major newbuilding expansion with orders for vessels worth a total of Lire350bn ($209m).
  • Keppel quits Australian yard
    KEPPEL Corp has decided to pull out of the Keppel Cairncross yard in Australia after sustaining continuous losses.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 25, 1999
  • Germany to cut shipbuilding subsidies
    GERMANY is planning to cut shipbuilding subsidies by about Dm10m ($6m) in 1999.
  • BC ferry chief quits over PacifiCat
    TOM Ward, president and ceo of BC Ferry Corp, has resigned over a substantial cost overrun on the PacifiCat fast ferry project.
  • P&O Ports tipped to win Kandla contract
    P&O PORTS is set to win the contract for the operation and management of the container terminal in Kandla port on India's west coast.
  • Keppel closes Australian operation
    SINGAPORE'S diversified Keppel Corporation is to discontinue its shipyard operations in Australia.
  • P&O North Sea orders largest cruiseferries
    P&O North Sea Ferries has ordered two 60,600 gt cruiseferries from Fincantieri for its Hull to Rotterdam route.
  • Repsol opens LNG talks with owners
    SPAIN'S Repsol-Gas Natural group has entered confidential talks with domestic and foreign lng tanker operators regarding a long-term time-charter contract.
  • Laem Chabang to extend port limits
    LAEM Chabang, the Thai port, is to extend its limits from 50 km' to 243 km' to include the Koh Si Chang anchorage and nearby private ports.
  • Extra ferry for North Sea route
    DFDS Seaways will add the passenger ferry King of Scandinavia to its service between Ymuiden in the Netherlands and Newcastle, UK.
  • Feeder operators withdraw Chennai levy
    FEEDER operators serving Chennai port have decided to withdraw the operational cost recovery levy from January 31.
  • Major rate hikes 'premature'
    REPORTS of a planned 60 per cent jump in Asia-Europe container freight rates have been branded as premature by the liner conference concerned.
  • Container handlers join forces
    HONG Kong's midstream container handlers have joined forces to fight for their survival in the face of continuous pressure from shipping lines to reduce rates.
  • Italian owner finds no cabotage benefit
    LIFTING of cabotage restrictions in Italian waters has yet to be implemented, according to owners trying to benefit from the three-week old ruling.
  • Colombo rate hikes defended
    SHIPPING agents in Colombo have defended planned increases in freight rates this year, saying that lines are responding to market forces.
  • Liner service to link Paris with Russia
    A FRANCO-Russian group is to launch a direct sea-river liner service in the spring between Paris and Russia.
  • Malta Drydocks seeks new shift system
    SIGNIFICANT changes to the work pattern at Malta Drydocks could emerge from a new collective agreement to be discussed with the General Workers' Union.
  • Medcenter orders cranes for 8,000 teu ships
    MEDCENTER Container Terminal at Gioia Tauro has ordered four super post-panamax cranes (with an option for another two) from Irish manufacturer Liebherr.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Dirk Mertens (URS): "Nous recherchons des partenariats pour présenter des offres globales"
    "Nous envisageons une expansion de nos activités, mais vers le Sud, vers les pays latins, c'est essentiel. Nous ne regardons pas vers le Nord, étant donné que le marché du remorquage y est saturé. Cela devrait se faire avant la fin de l'année. De même, nous évaluons l'opportunité de rechercher un partenaire et dans cette optique, nous discutons avec diverses entreprises. Nous recherchons des alliances, celai dans le cadre de la présentation d'offres globales". C'est ce qu'a déclaré Dirk Mertens, administrateur délégué de l'Union de Remorquage et de Sauvetage, alors qu'il occupait dernièrement la tribune du Maritieme kring Antwerpen.
  • Hupac: les temps sont durs pour le transport combiné
    Avec une hausse de seulement 4,2% du nombre d'envois en 1998, alors qu'elle espérait 7%, la société helvétique de transport combiné rail/route Hupac sera sans doute une de celles du secteur qui seront parvenues à tirer plus ou moins bien leur épingle du jeu, tant la situation s'est dégradée l'année dernière.
  • Hartog-Union ferme son centre de distribution à Brecht
    Hartog-Union, une entreprise de produits alimentaires du groupe Unilever, a décidé d'arrêter ses activités d'entreposage et de distribution à Burcht et de les donner en sous-traitance à SBT/Danzas. Ce prestataire de services logistiques dirige déjà une grande partie des activités d'entreposage de Hartog'Union vers l'entrepôt spécial pour produits alimentaires à Willebroek.
  • United Stevedoring cherche une solution à ses problèmes financiers
    L'arrimeur anversois United Stevedoring est confronté à des problèmes financiers depuis quelque temps déjà. Suite à ces problèmes, les ouvriers portuaires traditionnellement actifs pour l'entreprise n'ont plus été payés depuis le 25 décembre dernier. C'est ce qu'a déclaré Marc Loridan, le secrétaire de l'UBOT (Union Belge des Ouvriers du Transport) pour le port d'Anvers.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • AIRC to hear PSC surveyors' gripe
    THE Australian Industrial Relations Commission has been notified of a dispute involving marine surveyors, members of the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers.
    The institute notified the commission of a dispute following a move late last year by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to alter the working arrangements of the surveyors who are involved in port state control inspections.
    The move to alter the working arrangements, under a flexibility clause of their award, was allegedly made without consultation at the end of last year with the changes coming into effect from 1 January.
  • Unions' Aratere claims 'no threat'
    Neither TranzRail nor the New Zealand Maritime Safety Authority regard the latest union claims that crew accommodation aboard TranzRail's new 150-metre passenger/freight ferry, Aratere, is not in line with the regulations, as a serious threat to the vessel officially entering service on the Cook Strait run as planned in early February.
    Built by Astillero Berreras at its shipyards in Vigo, Spain, the Aratere arrived in Wellington early last week after modifications were undertaken, and Authority exemptions granted, in line with complaints by New Zealand maritime unions, particularly the New Zealand Merchant Service Guild, that her crew accommodations did not meet the requirements of the Shipping (Crew Accommodations) Regulations 1974.
  • Ports Corp SA reaches OH&S peak
    Ports Corp South Australia, which recently announced a record operating profit for 1997-98, has followed this up by achieving the International Standard for Quality Assurance, ISO 9002 as well as the highest level in WorkCover Occupational Health and Safety Standards.
    Corporation general manager Peter Edmonds said the achievement took into account all Ports Corp's operations and installations.
    "Ports Corp has achieved these standards in all 10 of its ports," Mr Edmonds said. "From the time we were created more than four years ago, Ports Corp has sought to be the nation's leading port and winning ISO 9002 has always been a major goal.
    "The certification will provide tangible benefits to our clients, as well as making Ports Corp even more efficient.
  • Govt puts stevedores on notice
    The ACCC has been directed to monitor stevedoring prices, costs and profits at all major ports, Treasurer John Fahey announced on Friday.
    The move has been designed – as a government source put it -- "to ensure the major stevedores keep up to their side of the bargain" in absorbing the cost of repaying the government for its provision of up to $250 million for wharfie redundancy payments.
    Mr Fahey noted that P&O Ports and Patrick Stevedores had undertaken to meet the full costs of reform through the application of the container terminal levy of $12 a container and $6 a car to repay redundancy funds being made available through the wholly owned commonwealth company, the Maritime Industry Finance Company.

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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
››› File
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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