BRIEFS

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BRIEFS

April 27, 1999

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA plans 45-minute pause for Y2K crossover
PSA working with customers to ensure smooth operations
US terminal operator sues NOL for services rendered
Pressure on rates halves KCT pre-tax profit to RM30.2m
P&O likely winner in Pelindo III privatisation
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

Airbus to build 107-seater A318 jet
It has already received 109 commitments worth US$4b for the plane
Priceline.com serves 1m customers
Dutch firms to co-develop Lockheed jet
BA apologises after crash false alarm
Low-cost airlines' share of European market expected to grow

Features

More rules aren't the answer
Regulation of shipping has increased but too many rules and inspections can cause delays and hurt efficiency

Columns

Changes in VLCC market will impact shiprepairers

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA plans 45-minute pause for Y2K crossover
PSA working with customers to ensure smooth operations
US terminal operator sues NOL for services rendered
Pressure on rates halves KCT pre-tax profit to RM30.2m
P&O likely winner in Pelindo III privatisation
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

Airbus to build 107-seater A318 jet
It has already received 109 commitments worth US$4b for the plane
Priceline.com serves 1m customers
Dutch firms to co-develop Lockheed jet
BA apologises after crash false alarm
Low-cost airlines' share of European market expected to grow

Features

More rules aren't the answer
Regulation of shipping has increased but too many rules and inspections can cause delays and hurt efficiency

Columns

Changes in VLCC market will impact shiprepairers

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA plans 45-minute pause for Y2K crossover
PSA working with customers to ensure smooth operations
US terminal operator sues NOL for services rendered
Pressure on rates halves KCT pre-tax profit to RM30.2m
P&O likely winner in Pelindo III privatisation
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

Airbus to build 107-seater A318 jet
It has already received 109 commitments worth US$4b for the plane
Priceline.com serves 1m customers
Dutch firms to co-develop Lockheed jet
BA apologises after crash false alarm
Low-cost airlines' share of European market expected to grow

Features

More rules aren't the answer
Regulation of shipping has increased but too many rules and inspections can cause delays and hurt efficiency

Columns

Changes in VLCC market will impact shiprepairers

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA plans 45-minute pause for Y2K crossover
PSA working with customers to ensure smooth operations
US terminal operator sues NOL for services rendered
Pressure on rates halves KCT pre-tax profit to RM30.2m
P&O likely winner in Pelindo III privatisation
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

Airbus to build 107-seater A318 jet
It has already received 109 commitments worth US$4b for the plane
Priceline.com serves 1m customers
Dutch firms to co-develop Lockheed jet
BA apologises after crash false alarm
Low-cost airlines' share of European market expected to grow

Features

More rules aren't the answer
Regulation of shipping has increased but too many rules and inspections can cause delays and hurt efficiency

Columns

Changes in VLCC market will impact shiprepairers

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Tatsuya "Tats" Nakayama joins DCL to develop business Rotation changes for Sea-Land, Maersk on US trade P&ON orders four 6,788-TEU ships from Korean yard Carriers lose licences Emery fits GM's bill CSG Agencies opens bookings for Singapore-Europe service Ryder considers selling assets to push profits Wilhelmsen and Wilship report lower profits Turnaround for UP's railroad subsidiary Dragonair suspends service to Tianjin and Ningbo Emirates combines two key departments Asiana and Rolls-Royce sign US$30 million maintenance deal High profits for Cargolux GeoLogistics expands western European presence Trading in ASG shares stopped Traffic via Yugoslavia re-routed

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APRIL 26, 1999
Recommendation to check transit freight gets poor reception Mont Blanc Tunnel closure hits road haulage Test underground goods transport Northwest applies for 11 US-China flights Paris-Amsterdam rail shuttle

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Japanese Line Predicts Higher Loading Factor for 1999 Osaka Port to Ease Vessel Entry Restrictions House Committee to Conduct Hearing on Carriers Practices CSX Reports 18% 1Q Net Earnings Decline

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Mercancías peligrosas por carreteras peligrosas Redur recibe el premio "Europe's 500" de la EFER 1998 Azkar construye otro centro de 24.000 metros cuadrados en Madrid Correos patrocina el proyecto "Ningún niño sin sonrisa" CC.OO. se entiende con la Sepi Estudio del ruido en las carreteras "Mi coche Siempre a Punto" El GIF adjudica las obras de 23 kilómetros en el AVE Madrid-Zaragoza

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APRIL 26, 1999
Core group for 100 pc FDI in export units via automatic route ACL looks at extra stop Accord-Singapore achieves ISO 9002 status Most investors prefer Maharashtra or Gujarat: Assocham's analysis Wheat procurement set to touch new record of 13.7 mt 34 pc rise in bulk drugs exports Stagnant growth in HK box handling Dumping probe into NBR import from Taiwan India losing Bangla rice market to Pak on price front IMC should draft Exim policy, feels Jt DGFT India two rungs up competitive ladder Russia fixes new export tariffs Flower exporters expect rising demand for May 9 KPCL signs MoU with UK consortium to develop Krishnapatnam port Hegde asks STC to pick up 10 m kg tobacco STPI proposes setting up 6 more software parks Panel suggests all national highways under NHAI umbrella UK offering range of energy goods German State for collaboration with Indian cos Spices Board to take part in Brazil fair Efforts on to make Singapore a world maritime centre Textile exports up 13.9 per cent Zinc ash, lead scrap imports may come under OGL

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APRIL 26, 1999
Hopes to reopen Tosco refinery Reopening might affect oil product prices Singapore fuel oil could come off Houston avails improve, price remains high Statoil board sacked by Norwegian government

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Cargolux achieves record-breaking year New road regs outlaw left hand drive imports CFR devises scheme to help Kosovo refugees Customs drops interest rates Ecu-Line launches direct options from Brazil, Portugal and Sweden PE plans to develop confidence index CMS sets up own SA agency network New total logistics company opens its doors 'Importer who sells goods on the high seas is no longer liable for VAT' Professional Consolidators opens Durban branch Fjeldheim feeds on SA culinary fad ACP gets its teeth into southern Africa African Star is licensed to go Dollars, dagga and cocaine are routine finds for SARS

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Nato softens stance on blockade Nato chiefs have ruled out force to halt merchant shipments of oil to Yugoslavia, claiming inspection plans were strong enough to deter sanctions-busters. Towl mops up Scott's job in A&P reshuffle CLIVE Towl has replaced Denis Scott as managing director of northern operations for UK shiprepair and conversion group A&P, after the latter left the company last Friday by mutual agreement, writes Dale Wainwright. Suezmax sale will aid future Benor growth BERMUDA-based Benor Tankers said the sale of a suezmax newbuilding under construction at the Hyundai group's Ulsan shipyard in South Korea, announced in February, would improve its capacity to develop "subsequent new business later on". Guangzhou Shipyard optimistic despite suffering effect of rising costs Guangzhou Shipyard International, which suffered a 52% fall in net profit in 1998, will increase its core business of shipbuilding and steel construction in 1999, officials said yesterday. Vietnam opens shiprepair joint venture Vietnam, with major assistance from Korean conglomerate Hyundai, has splashed onto the world shiprepair scene with the official opening yesterday of the $150m joint-venture Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard. Bugsier 14 gets a lift IN an unusual action the Bremerhaven based heavylift floating crane Roland has lifted the harbour tug Bugsier 14 into the repair dock of Rickmers Lloyd Dockbetrieb, where one of the two Schottel propellers was to be replaced. The propeller had loosened during work at Wilhelmshaven and had to be fastened by a diver, so that the Bugsier 14 could sail for Bremerhaven. The lifting of the tug into dry dock became necessary, as the floating dock could not be submerged due to the ferry rebuilding Nordenham, which occupied the dock with an open hull. The installation of a new Schottel rudder propeller under the hull of the Bugsier 14 was carried out during one week and was completed around April 10. Refloating of the Bugsier 14 from the repair dock was carried out in a conventional way. Insurers see rise in vessels lost at sea Last year saw an increase in the number of vessels that were total losses at sea together with hull and cargo losses resulting from windstorm damage, the International Underwriting Association said yesterday. Luxembourg faces ship fines LUXEMBOURG could face heavy fines for failing to provide minimum safety and health requirements for improved medical treatment on board vessels.

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APRIL 26, 1999
Cable & Wireless sells cable-laying business Tension grows at Newport News Chao brothers lose control of Wah Kwong Boizenburg yard quota to be shared out Merchant navy veterans' status is raised Univan opens seamen's training institute Bourbon maritime posts healthy results P&O Stena freight volume holds up Sea Containers' acquisition of Neptun cleared Durban port entrance to be widened Harms attacks Bremen subsidy in Brussels ICF publishes Balkan contingencies Containerised cannabis caught in Cambodia Logistec expands stevedoring and terminal ops Baltic's dry indices rise steadily

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Steel import surge is downplayed
New lines take tough stand with terminals
JFK to get elite squad of cargo cops in May
Airborne Express earnings fall in first quarter
Yellow Corp. announces management changes
Menlo Logistics gets Caliber Logistic's Robert Bassett to head high-tech sector
CN moves closer to completing pre-merger labor agreements
Atlas Air pilots vote for Pilots Association representation
FMC is investigating whether NVO Direct Container Line received rebates
Wisconsin Central says new two-year contract with BLE is ratified
Russia says it will continue shipping oil to Yugoslavia despite NATO ban
Shevell Group of Transportation Companies creates logistics subsidiary
TACA pact plans one-day notice on independent rate actions

Transportation

Deutsche Post purchases Swedish forwarder ASG
Britain offers measures to stem trucker rebellion
Rail, shipping stocks spoil otherwise strong week
Ministers to sign liberal accord
Six German transporters offer joint chemical services

Maritime

FMC investigating Maersk
Hyundai cargo takes a shortcut
Sri Lanka's Colombo weighs three shifts to boost productivity
Carmen Lunetta, ex-chief of Miami port, goes on trial

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Steel import surge is downplayed
New lines take tough stand with terminals
JFK to get elite squad of cargo cops in May
Airborne Express earnings fall in first quarter
Yellow Corp. announces management changes
Menlo Logistics gets Caliber Logistic's Robert Bassett to head high-tech sector
CN moves closer to completing pre-merger labor agreements
Atlas Air pilots vote for Pilots Association representation
FMC is investigating whether NVO Direct Container Line received rebates
Wisconsin Central says new two-year contract with BLE is ratified
Russia says it will continue shipping oil to Yugoslavia despite NATO ban
Shevell Group of Transportation Companies creates logistics subsidiary
TACA pact plans one-day notice on independent rate actions

Transportation

Deutsche Post purchases Swedish forwarder ASG
Britain offers measures to stem trucker rebellion
Rail, shipping stocks spoil otherwise strong week
Ministers to sign liberal accord
Six German transporters offer joint chemical services

Maritime

FMC investigating Maersk
Hyundai cargo takes a shortcut
Sri Lanka's Colombo weighs three shifts to boost productivity
Carmen Lunetta, ex-chief of Miami port, goes on trial

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Steel import surge is downplayed
New lines take tough stand with terminals
JFK to get elite squad of cargo cops in May
Airborne Express earnings fall in first quarter
Yellow Corp. announces management changes
Menlo Logistics gets Caliber Logistic's Robert Bassett to head high-tech sector
CN moves closer to completing pre-merger labor agreements
Atlas Air pilots vote for Pilots Association representation
FMC is investigating whether NVO Direct Container Line received rebates
Wisconsin Central says new two-year contract with BLE is ratified
Russia says it will continue shipping oil to Yugoslavia despite NATO ban
Shevell Group of Transportation Companies creates logistics subsidiary
TACA pact plans one-day notice on independent rate actions

Transportation

Deutsche Post purchases Swedish forwarder ASG
Britain offers measures to stem trucker rebellion
Rail, shipping stocks spoil otherwise strong week
Ministers to sign liberal accord
Six German transporters offer joint chemical services

Maritime

FMC investigating Maersk
Hyundai cargo takes a shortcut
Sri Lanka's Colombo weighs three shifts to boost productivity
Carmen Lunetta, ex-chief of Miami port, goes on trial

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The General Accounting Office has confirmed what shippers already know: railroads have benefited from deregulation and where those benefits have been shared through lower rates, the existence of effective truck and barge alternatives made a difference. The GAO's conclusions are contained in a 107-page report, "Railroad Regulation: Changes in Railroad Rates and Service Quality Since 1990," to be released April 30. The Clinton administration wants to make railroad mergers subject to the antitrust laws, eliminate the ability of merging railroads to abrogate collective bargaining agreements, mandate reciprocal switching in terminal areas where rail monopolies exist, increase fines against railroads that intimidate safety-conscious employees and charge railroads for safety inspections. The provisions are contained in separate draft bills to reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board and extend FRA oversight of rail safety. Western Digital has decided to turn over management of its $50 million global supply chain to a single logistics provider, GeoLogistics. Such deals are rare today, but according to a handful of very large third-party logistics providers it's a harbinger of things to come. They believe the trends of globalization and outsourcing have created a need for one-stop shopping on a global scale. Despite its size, Western Digital chose a one-stop shop to ensure that it remained relevant to its logistics partner. The National Transportation Safety Board is turning its expertise and cold analytical eye on the trucking industry. In three days of hearings in Washington, D.C., NTSB officials examined the reasons behind the increasing number of truck-related fatalities on the nation's crowded roads. Drivers, manufacturers, safety advocates and industry officials seemed to welcome the apolitical nature of the NTSB fact-finding exercise and pledged to do their best to increase safety awareness in the industry. DXI, a Pittsburgh-based software company, will announce a new product line and a new company name tomorrow. E-Transport Marketplace, an online reservation and documentation system, will be introduced April 27. With the announcement comes the name change to E-Transport, which becomes official May 1. DXI, which developed software automating back-office operations for ocean cargo transportation, is planning to move into the electronic commerce world with its new product offering. The company hopes to create an electronic network of ocean carriers, freight forwarders and shippers. Conrail hopes to clean up what has become a messy situation at auto ramps and rail sidings in the Northeast before it is taken over by Norfolk Southern and CSX on June 1. Apparently the railroad found itself a victim of bad luck, bad weather and a change in motor carrier market share in the region. This, in turn, has led to congestion and a lack of haul-away capacity for automobiles at many ramps, including those at Newark, N.J., Selkirk, N.Y., and Framingham, Mass. The murky waters of the Jones Act are being stirred by an investigation into fleeting services in the Midwest. A final judgment from the U.S. Coast Guard is imminent, but the Maritime Administration is being tight-lipped about the progress of an investigation it is carrying out. The hyperbole which surrounds the cabotage debate often makes it difficult to separate truths from half-truths, but even by Jones Act standards this affair is convoluted. What also makes it unusual is the cold hard fact that 14 vessels already have been forced to cease trading, and criminal penalties could be brought against U.S. citizens. Kitty Hawk made its final purge of ex-AIA employees by replacing Steve Murray, general manager of Kitty Hawk Cargo, with someone from the inside. Since the merger months ago, Kitty Hawk has replaced every top manager from the American International Airways regime. There is one vice president of human resources still standing. Despite the strong performance of the scheduled cargo service operation of late, the upcoming move to Fort Wayne and the company penchant for internal control, the changes weren't that surprising.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic

PORTS

The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic

Bremen/Hamburg

Terminal operator HHLA posts record quarterly revenue

PORTS

In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in the port of Koper grew by +9.9%

Coper

Containerized cargo volumes continue to grow

ASSOCIATIONS

Paul Pathy elected BIMCO President

Copenhagen

He is the president and CEO of the Canadian Fednav

PORTS

The project to resection the western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro is about to start

Joy Taurus

It is not subject to the VIA procedure

HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%

SHIPPING

HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%

Seoul

The South Korean company's fleet transported 930,629 containers (+4.2%)

In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.

SHIPPING

In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.

Hamburg

The company's fleet transported 3.3 million containers (+8.8%)

SHIPPING

Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly earnings growth eases

Keelung/Taipei

The second company recorded a decline in profits

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, cruise traffic at GPH terminals increased by +30%

Istanbul

In the period, 1,568 ships (+53%) called at them

In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%

SHIPPING

In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%

Cairo

Growth of +16.4% in the value of transit rights paid by ships

This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno

PORTS

This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno

Leghorn

Five years of work and an investment of 550 million euros are expected

SHIPYARDS

Russia to invest $6 billion over the next six years to develop shipbuilding

Fly

Over 1,600 Civilian Ships Planned to Be Built by 2036

TRADE

US, China agree to suspend tariffs for 90 days, cut by 115 percentage points

Beijing/Washington

They will drop to 30% and 10% respectively from the current 145% and 125%

PORTS

In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -2.6%

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +8.9%

Ravenna

Increase in dry bulk, containerized and conventional cargo

PORTS

The port of Ancona closed the first quarter with a traffic of 2.1 million tons of goods (+4%)

Ancona

At the Ortona airport a decrease of -9% was recorded and at the Vasto airport a growth of +14%

SHIPPING

In the first quarter, Costamare's revenues decreased by -6.1%

Monk

Costamare Bulkers Spin-Off Completed

PORTS

The western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro has become operational

Joy Taurus

Container ship "MSC Bridge" docks

Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results

SHIPPING

Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results

Copenhagen

Container volumes transported by the fleet remain stable. Traffic growth of +8.4% in port terminals

SHIPPING

European Commission approves Italy's request to reintroduce the International Registry

Brussels

It will be in force until the end of 2033

PORTS

In the port of Trieste, bulk cargo decreases and miscellaneous goods increase

Trieste

In the first quarter, a decrease of -4.3% was recorded. In Monfalcone, traffic increased by +54.9%

PORTS

In the first quarter, goods handled by the port of Venice increased by +4.3%

Venice

Solid bulk and containerized cargoes on the rise. Liquid bulk drops by -6.1%

SHIPPING

GNV orders four more ro-pax vessels from Guangzhou Shipyard International

Genoa

Deliveries of the 71,300 GRT units will begin in early 2028

PORTS

The agreement between the Region and the extraordinary commissioner gives the go-ahead to the construction of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno

Florence

Giani: work can finally start

PORTS

Filt, Fit and Uilt support Ciane's activity in Genoa and Savona, which would be put in danger by Petromar's competition

Genoa

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac will focus on combined transport on the North-South axis, focusing on high-volume connections

Zurich

SHIPPING

DFDS Quarterly Revenues Up 7.5% With Ekol Acquisition

Copenhagen

The volumes of goods transported by the fleet are stable. Passengers drop by -27.5%

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

At the end of 2025, RAlpin will suspend the rolling highway rail service between Fribourg and Novara

Olten

The company denounces the numerous and unexpected restrictions on the railway network

PORTS

Terminal operator ICTSI closes a record first quarter

Manila

Historic peak in financial results and container freight volumes handled

SHIPPING

Premuda, management buy-out operation on the entire share capital of the company

Genoa

It was implemented with the strategic and financial support of Pillarstone

In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%

SHIPPING

In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%

Panama

Ships carried 60.0 million tons of cargo (+40.1%)

In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%

SHIPPING

In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%

Ankara

A total of 9,351 ships passed through

PORTS

Tender for the expansion and technological modernization of Gate IV of the Port of Trieste

Trieste

It is related to the technical and economic feasibility design of the project

SHIPPING

Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow

Brussels

Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million

CRUISES

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million

Miami

In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%

LOGISTICS

DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker

Hedehouse

In the first three months of this year, the Danish logistics group's operating result increased by +17.5%

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the first quarter with very positive performance

Hamburg

ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)

SHIPPING

ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)

Singapore

In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)

In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%

SHIPPING

In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%

Shanghai

The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)

PORTS

In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)

Hamburg

In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)

SHIPPING

OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships

Hong Kong

Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract

Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...

Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter

PORTS

Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter

Beijing

In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)

PORTS

Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port

Messina

Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria

Le Aziende informano

Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile

LOGISTICS

UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)

Atlanta

Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics

CRUISES

Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched

Shanghai

It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026

PORTS

Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control

Rome

SHIPPING

The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.

Washington

This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA

PORTS

Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee

Tehran

It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people

PORTS

Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year

Kiev

The management will include the general cargo terminal

INDUSTRY

Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive

Helsinki

New orders value growth slows

LOGISTICS

CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

PORTS

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

INDUSTRY

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue

Neuilly-sur-Seine

New historical peak also for the classified fleet

PORTS

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

CUSTOMS

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

COMPANIES

RINA closes 2024 with revenues once again at a record level

Genoa

In the first quarter, turnover increased by +12% and new orders by +16%

MEETINGS

The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd

Rome

Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice

LOGISTICS

In the UK, express delivery company Evri and DHL's e-commerce division merge

London

PORTS

Another 20 tractors coming for Contship Group's Hannibal

The Spice

They will be taken into delivery between the end of this year and the first months of 2026.

PORTS

In April, the port of Singapore handled over 3.6 million containers (+7.1%)

Singapore

In terms of weight, containerized traffic decreased by -2.5%

PORTS

Assagenti suggests the priorities that will have to be addressed by the next president of the port of Genoa

Genoa

SHIPPING

Danaos Corporation's Quarterly Revenues Steady

Athens

Net profit down -23.5%

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Montenegro ports stable in first quarter

Podgorica

Growth of +73.9% in volumes to and from Italy

MARITIME SERVICES

Prysmian inaugurates the new cable-laying vessel Prysmian Monna Lisa

Milan

Finnish plant producing high-voltage submarine cables expanded

PORTS

Second container terminal inaugurated at Cameroonian port of Kribi

Yaounde

It has a quay of 715 linear meters and a seabed depth of -16 meters

TRUCKING

Eurogate Intermodal has bought the Deisser trucking company

Hamburg/Stuttgart

The Stuttgart-based company specializes in the container segment

SHIPPING

Discount announced on transit fee for large container ships in Suez Canal

Ismailia

15% reduction for ships of at least 130,000 SCNT tons

LOGISTICS

The Simplified Logistics Zone of the Port and hinterland of La Spezia is ready to be made operational

Genoa/La Spezia

Regional councilor Piana made this known

LAW

Port of Genoa, the TAR for Lazio has annulled the Ignazio Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger

Rome

Grimaldi Euromed's appeal accepted

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri closes first quarter with record new orders

Trieste

Strong growth in revenue and EBITDA

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Stop, other Regions should follow Abruzzo's example by introducing the regional ferrobonus

Rome

LOGISTICS

The laying of the first pillar of the logistics park under construction in Tortona was celebrated

Tortona

The project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.

TRADE

The Customs Free Zone enclosed in Genoa as an opportunity to mitigate the impact of duties

Genoa

Spediporto highlights it

SHIPPING

Taiwan's Evergreen and Yang Ming saw revenue decline in April

Keelung/Taipei

Compatriot Wan Hai Lines' turnover grows

SHIPPING

In the first three months of 2025, RCL containerships transported 658,000 TEU (+8.9%)

Bangkok

Revenues up +37.6%

PORTS

The preparation process for the Port Regulatory Plan of Ancona has begun

Ancona

Preliminary verification of the Strategic Environmental Assessment has begun

SHIPPING

d'Amico International Shipping reports quarterly revenue and earnings decline

Luxembourg

Balestra di Mottola: We do not expect any impact on us from any port tariffs applied in the US for ships built in China

PORTS

Towards the final approval of the nomination of Francesco Benevolo as president of the port of Ravenna

Rome

The MIT has forwarded the proposal to the Transport Commission of the Chamber

SHIPPING

The decline in vehicle volumes transported by the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet continues

Lysaker

The first three months of 2025 were closed with revenues of 1.3 billion dollars (+3.4%)

PORTS

Shipping agents, customs agents and freight forwarders of La Spezia applaud Pisano's appointment

The Spice

For the presidency of the AdSP - they rejoice - "one of us" has been chosen

PORTS

MIT appoints Bruno Pisano as president of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea

Rome

LOGISTICS

DHL Buys IDS Fulfillment

Westerville/Indianapolis

Strengthening the e-commerce segment

YACHTING

V.Ships created V.Yachts to provide its services to large yachts

London

It will be based in Monaco

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Rail transports scrap iron from Pomezia to steel mills in Northern Italy

Milan

SHIPPING

Finnlines revenues increased by +2.3% in the first quarter

Helsinki

The volumes transported by the fleet are increasing, with the exception of cars

PORTS

NYK to build third car terminal at Barcelona port

Barcelona

Work begins on the electrification of the MSC Crociere terminal

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COMPANIES

The Verdane investment fund sells Danelec to the GTT group

Paris

Danish company develops technologies for digitalization of maritime transport

NEWS

Israeli forces attacked the port of Hodeyda

Jerusalem

IDF, measures taken to limit damage to ships

SHIPYARDS

Vard signs new contract with Dong Fang Offshore for OSCV vessel

Trieste

It will be delivered in the first quarter of 2028

MARITIME SERVICES

Collaboration protocol between the Federation of the Sea and WSense

Rome

Among the aims, to promote intelligent and sustainable management of marine resources

MEETINGS

A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday

Rome

It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI

PORTS

The 2024 general financial statement of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been approved

Trieste

It records a general administrative surplus of almost 283 million euros

INDUSTRY

Accelleron Industries Announces Further Investments in Italy

Baden

The aim is to strengthen technological leadership in fuel injection systems for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.

LOGISTICS

UAE's AD Ports continues to invest in Egypt

Cairo/Abu Dhabi

Usufruct contract to develop and manage a logistics and industrial park near the port of Port Said

PORTS

The 2024 final budget of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has been approved

Ancona

Green light from the Management Committee

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

RFI, tender awarded for maintenance and telecommunications enhancement works

Rome

Program worth approximately 180 million euros

PORTS

Contract signed assigning CMA CGM the management of the container terminal at the port of Latakia

Damascus

Investments of 230 million euros expected in the first four years

PORTS

Rizzo appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Strait Port System Authority

Messina

LOGISTICS

DHL Group revenues increased by +2.8% in the first three months of 2025

Bonn

Net profit of 830 million euros (+3.9%)

PORTS

Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed

Venice

It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.

AVIATION

CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium

Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert

Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%

Tirana

Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)

Vienna

31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres

PORTS

The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved

Cagliari

Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers

FREIGHT TERMINALS

Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved

Padua

Revenues up +7.3%

PORTS

Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno

Leghorn

Works worth six million euros

SHIPPING

Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina

Messina

It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people

PORTS

Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea

Taranto

424.8 million port works completed in the last decade

INDUSTRY

Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders

Helsinki

In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)

PORTS

Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria

Genoa

He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit

INDUSTRY

In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales

Hong Kong

Revenues grew by +11.0%

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd

Rome

Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice

MEETINGS

A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday

Rome

It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI

››› 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

Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti

Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo

Roma, 18 settembre 2024

››› File

PORTS

Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%

Hong Kong

In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)

PORTS

The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved

Genoa/Civitavecchia

INDUSTRY

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%)

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth

Schindellegi

The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)

PORTS

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

PORTS

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

PORTS

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

PORTS

In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)

Valencia

Transhipment traffic decline

PORTS

The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement

Naples

ASSOCIATIONS

SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity

Milan

The association currently has 74 members

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased

Barcelona/Algeciras

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara

Noise

Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio

PORTS

PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna

Genoa

Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day

PORTS

The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved

The Spice

PORTS

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

PORTS

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

NEWS

US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa

Tampa/Beirut

38 dead and over a hundred injured

COMPANIES

In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa

TRANSPORTATION

MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight

Rome

PORTS

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

ASSOCIATIONS

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

PORTS

Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia

Milan

Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik

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