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BRIEFS
July 7, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
    Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
  • Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
  • Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
  • Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
  • Port Klang moving up the ranks
  • Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
    UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
  • SIA's overall traffic up
  • BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
  • Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half
Features
  • Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave
Logistics
  • Circle bought over by rival US group
    Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
  • What the Internet can and cannot do
Columns
  • Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
    Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
  • Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
  • Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
  • Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
  • Port Klang moving up the ranks
  • Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
    UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
  • SIA's overall traffic up
  • BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
  • Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half
Features
  • Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave
Logistics
  • Circle bought over by rival US group
    Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
  • What the Internet can and cannot do
Columns
  • Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
    Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
  • Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
  • Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
  • Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
  • Port Klang moving up the ranks
  • Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
    UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
  • SIA's overall traffic up
  • BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
  • Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half
Features
  • Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave
Logistics
  • Circle bought over by rival US group
    Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
  • What the Internet can and cannot do
Columns
  • Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
    Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
  • Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
  • Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
  • Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
  • Port Klang moving up the ranks
  • Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
    UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
  • SIA's overall traffic up
  • BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
  • Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half
Features
  • Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave
Logistics
  • Circle bought over by rival US group
    Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
  • What the Internet can and cannot do
Columns
  • Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
    Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
  • Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
  • Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
  • Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
  • Port Klang moving up the ranks
  • Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
    UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
  • SIA's overall traffic up
  • BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
  • Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half
Features
  • Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave
Logistics
  • Circle bought over by rival US group
    Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
  • What the Internet can and cannot do
Columns
  • Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Glacial pace: Congress funds new icebreaker
    After a 10-year fight, Washington will replace the aging Great Lakes cutter Mackinaw.
  • China venture broadens electronic tariff payments
    Import and export companies can pay tariffs in Shanghai via computer, with a local bank transferring funds directly to customs.
  • American Airlines Cargo raises fuel surcharge
    The carrier will bump the surcharge by 5 cents per kilogram on Aug. 3.
  • Northwest boosts cargo fleet with two 747-200s
    The passenger aircraft will be converted to full freighters.
  • Congress talks while rail issues gather dust
    The chances that proposed measures to give the Justice Dept. more power over rail mergers range from "slim" to "none."
  • Customs loses country-of-origin challenge
  • End of an era: Congress approves funds to replace aging Great Lakes icebreaker
  • Austrian rail system spins off logistics operations
  • Crowley puts scheduling, bill-of-lading information on the Internet
  • Transshipment business soars at Port Kelang
  • Malaysia orders cuts in air cargo fees
  • Northwest boosts freighter fleet, acquires two Boeing 747-200s
  • Alitalia seeks commercial partners
  • Greece to sell majority stake in Olympic Airways
  • Boeing may sell 30 planes to International Lease Finance Corp.
  • MSAS subsidiary acquires Newsround International Airfreight
  • Shippers association adds air cargo consolidator
  • Greenpeace activists leave Russian ship
  • US&T becomes Velocity Express
  • Feeder operators threaten congestion surcharge in Bangladesh

Sched Netweb site
  • From BAF to FAF
  • Oakland order
  • Lively Qingdao takes third place
  • CX codeshare with Ansett
  • Emery appoints North Asia logistics chief
  • China Eastern and Cargolux joint cargo service
  • Lufthansa ultimatum

Cargowebweb site
JULY 6, 2000
  • Eagle to buy Circle
  • CEO Swissair back to the USA
  • Danzas and Deutsche Telekom exchange contracts
  • Danzas launches expansions in Africa
  • Maersk Sealand to gain access to military, cargo-preference shipments
  • American Airlines Cargo increase in fuel surcharge

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Sealand baptises two containerships
  • State plans to 'co-operatise' cotton procurement scheme
  • Exim Bank extends credit to Korean bank
  • Curbs on sugar industry to be lifted gradually
  • Move to hike sectoral investment caps for SSI units
  • Durban fair nets Rs 25-cr business
  • Benefits for branded product exporters spelled out
  • Fixed duty rate for naphtha turned down
  • Minister hails Saudi move
  • Flourishing Indo-Israeli diamond trade faces rough weather
  • Basis of tea export projection explained
  • Karnataka clears 51 plans worth Rs 703 cr
  • IFC to acquire stake in India's first floriculture infrastructure park
  • NSICT handles 491,192 TEUs against 175,000 guaranteed to JNP in first year
  • Pipavav Port handles first rice vessel
  • Plan for phase-II of Ennore Port
  • Nagpur airport hub: 21 cos bid for consultancy service
  • RBI to ease forex encashment curbs
  • Silk exporters urge Karnataka govt to scrap Sericulture Act
  • 38 FDI proposals cleared

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 6, 2000
  • New weekly global averages
  • Busy in Falmouth
  • Baltic market report
  • Gibraltar market snapshot
  • Sufficient avails in Malta
  • Uncertain avails in Genoa
  • Istanbul market report
  • Piraeus market review
  • Rotterdam rebounds moderately
  • St. Petersburg avails suffer from transport difficulties
  • Limited avails in Jeddah
  • Fujairah prices sharply lower
  • Good demand in Suez
  • South Africa market review
  • Djibouti today
  • Africa West Coast market review
  • Singapore price slide halts
  • Very quiet market in South Korea
  • Demand thin and avails tight in Japan
  • Hong Kong prices following Singapore down

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 6, 2000
  • Penske acquires Trimac's Rentway
  • NACA acquires Universal Air Cargo group
  • Malev to replace its six Tu-154Bs

Marine Logweb site
JULY 6, 2000
  • Keppel in talks to acquire Lisnave
    According to reports in Singapore and Portuguese newspapers, Keppel Hitachi Zosen is in talks about a possible buyout of leading Portuguese ship repairer Lisnave
  • Halliburton and Petrobras in $2.5 billion deepwater contract
    Halliburton Company and Petrobras have signed contracts to proceed with the development of both the Barracuda and the Caratinga offshore oil fields in Brazil. The project includes two FPSOs.
  • DD21 class to be named after Zumwalt
    The Navy will honor Navy Admiral Elmo R. "Bud" Zumwalt Jr., by naming its 21st Century Land Attack Destroyer (DD 21) after him.
  • Shades of Chicken Run
    If you liked the animated movie Chicken Run, you'll love this. Here's how one of those online computer-based translation services mangled a German language report on the decision of a Bremen court to withdraw its arrest warrant on ex-Bremer Vulkan chief Friedrich Hennemann

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • L'Autorità portuale di Genova chiede autonomia fiscale e finanziaria: «Investire sarebbe più facile»
    La devolution in banchina
    Sulle attività dello scalo ligure lo Stato ha incassato più di 2mila miliardi «restituendone» solo 33
  • Onorato annuncia la quotazione per il 2001
    Moby lines in rotta verso Piazza Affari
  • Livorno, esce Psa-Sinport mentre si affaccia Contship
  • Coreane le tre nuove petroliere per D'Amato
  • Traghetti nel Mediterraneo, un unico portale Internet per biglietti e prenotazioni

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • CMB ditches bulker order for VLCCs
    MARC Savery's CMB has ditched orders for two large bulk carriers at Daewoo Heavy Industries in favour of a pair of VLCCs, Lloyd's List has learnt.
  • Erika spill test case judgment reserved
    A FRENCH court has reserved judgement until November 8 on a test case claim made by a small seaside resort against the TotalFinaElf for FFr548,000 ($80,000) to cover the cost of cleaning beaches polluted by oil from the sunken tanker, Erika, writes Andrew Spurrier, Paris.
  • Box surge helps PSA shrug off competition
    SINGAPORE terminal operator PSA Corporation has brushed aside concern over regional competition with a 12.8% growth in container throughput for the first half of 2000.
  • Triple A rating boosts bond issue move
    PSA Corp has been assigned a triple AAA corporate credit rating by Standard & Poor's as it moves towards a bond issue, writes Marcus Hand.
  • Fitness query over tanker detained at Milford Haven
    A TANKER that resumed trading after plans to scrap her fell through was yesterday released from Milford Haven following a six-day detention for numerous breaches of the International Safety Management code.
  • Giant boxships to bring major savings
    Savings of almost $100m a year could be made by employing giant 12,500 teu vessels on the liner trades between Europe and Asia, according to a study by Lloyd's Register and Ocean Shipping Consultants.
  • British tonnage tax lower than rivals'
    THE level of tax proposed under Britain's new tonnage tax regime compares favourably with similar systems established in other countries, the Lloyd's List Events Ship Finance Forum was told yesterday.
  • Doll predicts online chartering revolution
    ALMOST half of shipping transactions could be conducted online by 2005, according to a leading participant in shipping's internet revolution.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 6, 2000
  • Salvor baulks at fixed premium LOF
  • New feeder berths for Colombo
  • Japanese repair work shrinks
  • Kobe set to top 2M TEU
  • PTP tariffs 'no problem' for PSA
  • Lunde to head Nedship Bank
  • Dar es Salaam goes for scrap
  • Treasure tank yields no oil
  • UK tax system 'offers best value'
  • QE2 suffers knock-on effect
  • KPC declares force majeure
  • Two-year warning on ISM2
  • P&I chief warns on fixed premiums
  • 'Scrapped' Obo held on ISM breaches
  • Polish owners urge IACS re-think
  • Henneman arrest order lifted
  • Germany names maritime supremo
  • Singapore launches maritime portal

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Une enquête révèle l'écart entre la perception du camion et la réalité
    L'association des constructeurs automobiles allemands VDA a effectué une vaste enquête d'opinion en Allemagne (et, pour comparer certains points, en France et aux Pays-Bas) sur l'image du camion. Il en ressort que des efforts d'information et de communication gigantesques devront être livrés pour améliorer cette image, qui demeure très mauvaise en dépit des progrès immenses réalisés dans la réduction des nuisances. Le public ne perçoit pas - ou même, ne veut pas percevoir - tous ces progrès, qui peuvent pourtant être établis objectivement.
  • La Namibie veut développer le corridor de Walvis Bay
    Le Walvis Bay Corridor Group a récemment été créé à l'initiative d'un certain nombre de ministères namibiens, d'organisations de transport (dont les expéditeurs), des chemins de fer, des autorités portuaires et des transporteurs routiers. L'objectif est de développer le port namibien en tant que centre de transbordement international. L'hinterland de Walvis Bay s'étend sur une région qui compte 140 millions d'habitants.
  • La CCFE se félicite de la position du PE sur le "paquet ferroviaire"
    Le Parlement européen entend aller plus loin et plus vite que le conseil des ministres dans la libéralisation du transport ferroviaire en Europe (voir LL du 4/7 et du 6/7). La Communauté des Chemins de fer européens (CCFE), qui regroupe 35 gestionnaires d'infrastructures ferroviaires et entreprises ferroviaires, se félicite "de l'approche pragmatique et progressive préconisée par le Parlement en la matière". On la comprend...

TradeWindsweb site
  • London Club plans go it alone strategy
    Microsoft boosts club's plan to stand aside from changing P&I market.
  • Gard sets sail on new venture
    A new one-stop shop for hull and P&I cover is aiming high with a launch on the tall ship Sorlandet.
  • Intertanko chief checks in at Nedship Bank
    Dagfinn Lunde is moving to the German banking group that controls Nedship as head of shipping finance.
  • Double trouble for DNV tankers
    For the second time in a few days the UK has detained an Aframax tanker linked to the Norwegian classification society.
  • Tokyo Gas buys two LNG carriers
    Japanese utility moves into shipowning with deal to buy two gas carriers from Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
  • Skaugen orders up to ten gas carriers from China
    Norwegian shipowner in deal worth up to $220m with Zhonghua Shipyard.
  • Star set for $5m ship sale loss
    New buyers of MegaStar cruise vessels are getting a bargain.
  • Mersey Docks buys Irish terminal operator
    The Liverpool port operator pays $24.3m for Imari.
  • Northia to be converted to FPSO
    Isis gives new life to elderly Shell tanker.
  • Lisnave repair yards sold for $1
    A controlling stake in troubled Portuguese shiprepair group sold to two executives.
  • CSAV port bid rejected
    Chilean shipping line fails to buy control of Argentine terminal.
  • Greeks protest over Polish Register expulsion
    Greek shipowners, led by Epaminondas Logothetis, are to campaign against a decision to kick the PRS out of IACS.
  • Cracked tanker detained at Sullom Voe
    An Aframax tanker has been detained at Europe's biggest crude terminal after cracks and corrosion were discovered in the hull.
  • Precious Shipping restructuring hits quorum problem
    Eurobond holders unable to vote on debt deal after meeting narrowly misses quorum.
  • Tough trading conditions hit the American Club
    Tonnage rises but free reserves fall at the New York based P&I club.
  • Erika deal for Salvage Assocation
    Contract to investigate events behind controversial tanker loss boosts efforts to go commercial.
  • Salvage Association lashes substandard owners
    Lack of care for ships and crew attacked by insurance underwriter David Davies.
  • Fortum orders Aframax tankers from Japan
    Two doubled hulled tankers are to be built for the Finnish energy group on the back of ten year bareboat charters.
  • New roles for two ex-DNV chiefs
    Two veterans of the Norwegian classification society are starting new roles in the commercial world.
  • Maersk goes on British recruiting drive
    The Danish shipping giant has used a high profile naming ceremony to announce plans to employ more Britons on its ships.
  • Bergesen rejects tanker pooling
    The Norwegian shipowner spells out a go-it-alone strategy.
  • Liberia slashes tonnage tax
    The Liberian registry is winning vessels such as Celebrity Cruises newbuildings to its flag with an aggressive new pricing plan.
  • Row over South African spill sistership
    A sistership of the bulk carrier that is causing serious pollution in South Africa has run into trouble with Det Norske Veritas.
  • Underwriters subsidise shipowners
    London insurance company underwriters pay out 50% more in claims than they receive in premium.
  • Aframax sale boosts Norden
    The profitable sale of an Aframax tanker has given a boost to the financial performance of the Danish shipowner.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
MARITIME SERVICES
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
PORTS
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Leghorn
The documentation requested by the company has been sent to Terminal Investment Limited
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
PORTS
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
SAFETY & SECURITY
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
The purpose is to detect, avoid, deter, delay and report attacks and incidents on ships.
SHIPYARDS
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
PORTS
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
PORTS
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
COMPANIES
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
PORTS
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
PORTS
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
INDUSTRY
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
PORTS
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
SHIPPING
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
SHIPPING
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
PORTS
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
PORTS
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
PORTS
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
SAFETY & SECURITY
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
SHIPPING
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
SAFETY & SECURITY
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
CRUISES
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ACCIDENTS
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
SHIPYARDS
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
SHIPPING
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
PORTS
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
PORTS
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
PORTS
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Hapag-Lloyd revenues increased by +6.5%. Net profit decreased by -18.9%
SHIPPING
In 2024, Hapag-Lloyd revenues increased by +6.5%. Net profit decreased by -18.9%
Hamburg
New historical record of containers transported by the fleet
The OPS also serves to charge the batteries of ships while they are in port
SHIPPING
The OPS also serves to charge the batteries of ships while they are in port
Brussels
The ferry companies remind us of this by highlighting the need to have an adequate supply of electricity.
SHIPPING
The extension of the EU ETS to the maritime transport sector has not brought about significant changes in the shipping market
Brussels
This is stated in a report adopted by the European Commission, which found no evidence of tendencies towards evasion or avoidance of the law
PORTS
In February, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -4.2%
Barcelona
Containers down -4.2% due to -18.8% reduction in transhipped boxes
NEWS
Complaint filed for fraud and corruption against Bolloré Group
Paris
Allegations relating to activities carried out in the context of logistics and port operations in Africa sold in 2022
SHIPPING
US FMC surveys seven major global maritime corridors
Washington
Federal agency threatens to ban Panamanian-flagged ships from US ports
PORTS
Last year, freight traffic in German ports began to grow again (+2.3%)
Wiesbaden
It is still lower than the pre-Covid level, as is container traffic alone which amounted to 13.3 million TEU (+4.9%)
TRADE
BIMCO: The application of specific port charges to Chinese ships calling at the US will prove a disaster for the American economy
London
The impact of the proposed measures on China's dominance in shipbuilding is highly uncertain
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
SHIPPING
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
LOGISTICS
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
PORTS
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
INDUSTRY
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
PORTS
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
SHIPPING
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
SHIPYARDS
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
ASSOCIATIONS
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
NEWS
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
CRUISES
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
SHIPPING
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
CUSTOMS
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
MEETINGS
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
INSTITUTIONS
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
RIVER TRANSPORT
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
PORTS
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
CRUISES
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
SHIPPING
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
ASSOCIATIONS
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
ASSOCIATIONS
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
PORTS
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
PORTS
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
SHIPPING
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
COMPANIES
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
PORTS
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
PORTS
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
INFRASTRUCTURE
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
SHIPYARDS
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
SHIPPING
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
TRUCKING
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
PORTS
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
COMPANIES
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
PORTS
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
INDUSTRY
Accelleron revenue surpassed $1 billion for the first time in 2024
Baden
Net profit up +63.1%
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri has delivered the new ship Norwegian Aqua to Norwegian Cruise Line
Trieste
It has a gross tonnage of 156,300 tons.
PORTS
The tender for the first lot of the new electricity distribution network in the port of La Spezia has started
The Spice
Intervention worth 36.9 million euros
SHIPPING
In 2024 d'Amico International Shipping recorded a decline in time charter revenues
Luxembourg
-7.6% decline on the previous record year
PORTS
Global Ports Holding's port terminals handled record cruise traffic in 2024
Istanbul
The company's revenue increased by +21%
PORTS
In the first two months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.7%
St. Petersburg
Only import loads are growing
TRADE
The latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer shows a variable trend towards good
Geneva
TRUCKING
Trasportounito will propose a national haulage ban from March 31st
Rome
Longo: from the Ministry evanescent and contentless answers
COMPANIES
The introduction of ESG standards represents a profound transformation for port companies
Rome
SHIPPING
Attica Reports Record Revenue and Operating Performance in 2024
Athens
Profits down due to costs of merger with Anek and purchase of emission allowances
ACCIDENTS
Man arrested in investigation into collision between Solong and Stena Immaculate
Southampton
The charge is manslaughter due to gross negligence
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