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September 7, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Mitsubishi Heavy to axe 20% of shipbuilding staff
    [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said it plans to cut a fifth of its 6,000 shipbuilding workers over the next six years in an effort to lower costs and regain market share from South Korean rivals.
  • Hutchison Port to invest US$250m in Tanjung Priok
  • Cosco Pacific H1 profit up 3.7%
  • "Estonia" divers begin probe
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing close to clinching US$5b in new orders
    [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, which has already landed more jetliner orders than it did last year, is close to winning at least another 60 valued at US$5 billion (S$8.6 billion) or more, analysts said.
  • Gulf Air crash due to human error
  • Air Canada may spend US$5b to buy new planes
  • Paris, truckers reach deal on fuel prices
  • 10% growth seen in Indian air travel
Features
  • Safety is his business
    [PERTH] FORMER Australian Special Air Services officer Rick Parish is progressing a business strategy to raise the safety and survival skills of hundreds of thousands of South-east Asian seafarers.
  • Spill teams pump all oil from STYL parameter error Erika
  • Hutchison takes stake in Koja

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Mitsubishi Heavy to axe 20% of shipbuilding staff
    [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said it plans to cut a fifth of its 6,000 shipbuilding workers over the next six years in an effort to lower costs and regain market share from South Korean rivals.
  • Hutchison Port to invest US$250m in Tanjung Priok
  • Cosco Pacific H1 profit up 3.7%
  • "Estonia" divers begin probe
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing close to clinching US$5b in new orders
    [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, which has already landed more jetliner orders than it did last year, is close to winning at least another 60 valued at US$5 billion (S$8.6 billion) or more, analysts said.
  • Gulf Air crash due to human error
  • Air Canada may spend US$5b to buy new planes
  • Paris, truckers reach deal on fuel prices
  • 10% growth seen in Indian air travel
Features
  • Safety is his business
    [PERTH] FORMER Australian Special Air Services officer Rick Parish is progressing a business strategy to raise the safety and survival skills of hundreds of thousands of South-east Asian seafarers.
  • Spill teams pump all oil from STYL parameter error Erika
  • Hutchison takes stake in Koja

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Mitsubishi Heavy to axe 20% of shipbuilding staff
    [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said it plans to cut a fifth of its 6,000 shipbuilding workers over the next six years in an effort to lower costs and regain market share from South Korean rivals.
  • Hutchison Port to invest US$250m in Tanjung Priok
  • Cosco Pacific H1 profit up 3.7%
  • "Estonia" divers begin probe
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing close to clinching US$5b in new orders
    [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, which has already landed more jetliner orders than it did last year, is close to winning at least another 60 valued at US$5 billion (S$8.6 billion) or more, analysts said.
  • Gulf Air crash due to human error
  • Air Canada may spend US$5b to buy new planes
  • Paris, truckers reach deal on fuel prices
  • 10% growth seen in Indian air travel
Features
  • Safety is his business
    [PERTH] FORMER Australian Special Air Services officer Rick Parish is progressing a business strategy to raise the safety and survival skills of hundreds of thousands of South-east Asian seafarers.
  • Spill teams pump all oil from STYL parameter error Erika
  • Hutchison takes stake in Koja

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Customs slates Post Entry Amendment update
    The service has scheduled a Thursday satellite broadcast to discuss the policy change that will eliminate Supplemental Information Letters.
  • Impasse in French truck blockade
    Truckers agreed to hold out for further concessions in protest against soaring diesel prices.
  • FMC investigates Mississippi tug contracts
    Agency is looking into anti-competitive activities by terminal operators and ocean carriers on the river.
  • Chen named president of Yangming
    The top executive will continue to act as chairman of the Taiwanese shipping group, replacing Frank F. H. Lu, who stepped down after five years as president.
  • Package carriers bolster Korean services
    The courier war in South Korea is heating up, with FedEx buying out its local partner and Emery Worldwide extending its high-priority service.
  • Canadian National in contract deal with maintenance union
  • Global online holiday sales to rise 85% this year
  • High on the hog: EGL Inc. signs contract with Harley-Davidson
  • Office Depot, UPS expand in-store shipping centers
  • LanChile Cargo adds new Boeing 767 freighter
  • Plastico.com will use From2 global shipping system
  • Transport workers to protest flag-of-convenience ships
  • CCAL to be merged into Lykes Lines
  • Mack Trucks will idle plants for second week
  • Hvide Marine reaches debt deal
  • Heavylift Cargo Airlines purchases two Airbus A300 freighters
  • CMA-CGM confirms Atlantic schedules
  • Conterm, Intl. Line in alliance
  • DOT invites industry to Nafta transport parley
  • Malaysia inland to stress logistics
  • Malaysia's Pelepas to speed expansion
  • Indian shippers seek government intervention against freight
  • Western Indian port elicits interest for container terminal project
  • CII, AMI form stategic alliance to move cargo to Australia
  • Airline fuel costs up 50% this year
  • Airborne executive retires
  • US-based cargo insurance Website launched
  • Houston steel, container cargo is up
  • Union to vote on new OSG contract

Sched Netweb site
  • P&O agreement with Shell
  • Beijing-Tianjin bullet train
  • HK human smuggling seminar
  • ILA alliance with Conterm Consolidation
  • Singapore e-exchange
  • Top Chinese fliers out of the red
  • Guilin forms air Thais
  • Round the BAX door-to-door
  • ANA asks for airline approval
  • National pride above all
  • Official thumbs up for Pudong

Cargowebweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
  • French blockades not over
  • P&O plans threat for British ports
  • Overnight express succes
  • TNT Post Group to buy CTI logistics
  • Lilian Borrone moves up

Exim Indiaweb site
  • OTAL offers new barge service from Rotterdam to Antwerp
  • CMA-CGM makes timely transatlantic entry
  • Lloyd Triestino launches first post-Panamax containership
  • US-India Business Summit on September 13
  • CII sets up China Watch Group
  • Italy heads list of coffee importers in Jan.-Aug.
  • Panel agrees on VAT time-table
  • FISME begins authenticating Certificates of Origin
  • Concor holds meet on Kossipore ICD
  • HPMC doing well on export front
  • 2 m tonnes wheat exports allowed
  • Gem & Jewellery export awards function today
  • Stainless steel units seek import floor price
  • IPC forecasts higher pepper output, export
  • 'Focus India' in Canada
  • Pipavav Port handles over 1 MT in 8 months
  • CNSICT handles 57, 301 TEUs in August - Total TEUs handles at JN Port: 98,960
  • Fieo chief: SSI sector hit by inspector raj
  • A. C. Muthiah to be new Ficci Chief
  • Dereservation, if garment bodies favour it: SSI Minister
  • New input-output norms for 26 export items
  • Panel proposes EPCs restructuring on turnover classification
  • New foodgrains policy on anvil: Minister

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
  • Fire at TotalFinaElf refinery in Le Havre
  • Liberian Registry launches internet tonnage tax calculator
  • Traders eye $40 crude on stock concerns
  • French fuel action could end with new deal
  • Oil tanker revenues surge as boom continues
  • Jeddah and Dammam posted prices
  • Singapore today

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
  • Air China and Swissair
  • Northwest Airlines Cargo
  • Fasco
  • AirPass
  • Cargolux
  • Alitalia
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo
  • Lykes Lines absorbs CCAL business
  • Panalpina adds second vessel to combined air/sea service in West Africa
  • Otal offers new barge service from Rotterdam to Antwerp
  • Boeing acquires AeroInfo
  • Antwerp: Inland shipping freight market, week 35, 28th August/1st September, 2000
  • Rotterdam: Inland shipping freight market, week 35, 28th August/1st September, 2000
  • P&O in Ivory Coast and England
  • DFDS and Scandinavian Garment Service establish company in Lithuania
  • New daily railroad shuttle between Tecon (Santos) & São Paulo state interior

The East Africanweb site
  • IMO to Save Oceans From 'Alien Invaders'
  • URC Moves Against Fuel Theft
  • URC Carries Out Feasibility Study on Closed Lines
  • KPA to Increase Mombasa Port's Handling Capacity
  • Sinotaship Records Increased Revenue, Exceeds Targets

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
  • FPSO to be upgraded to reduce roll
    Petroleum Geo-Services ASA has received approval to proceed with a vessel improvement plan for the Ramform Banff FPSO. The upgrade will significantly reduce the roll motions of the FPSO and allow it continue North Sea operations for the foreseeable future.
  • Can aging offshore fleet cope?
    "The upturn in the offshore industry is beginning, bringing with it a demand for more high quality offshore vessels," saysJohn Westwood of energy industry analysts Douglas-Westwood
  • FirstWave/Newpark awarded Jack Ryan contract
    FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding has been awarded a contract from Global Marine Drilling Company of Houston, Texas for final commissioning of drilling equipment and other miscellaneous completion work on the newbuild drillship Glomar Jack Ryan.
  • Liberian Registry launches internet tonnage tax calculator
    The Liberian Registry has put an instant tonnage tax calculator on its web site.
  • OMI refinances
    OMI Corporation has accepted an offer from a group of banks led by Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse to refinance its existing bank indebtedness
  • "White paper" on cruise ship waste management
    The U.S. EPA is making available a discussion paper with preliminary information on waste management practices on cruise ships
  • First oceangoing U.S-flag newbuilding to DNV Class
    A 37,237 grt car carrier is the first ever U.S. flag ocean-going cargo ship to be built in the U.S. to Det Norske Veritas class.
  • Bedplate cracking in VLCC diesels
    Wärtsilä NSD Corporation and HSD Engine Co Ltd, on behalf of Hanjung (KHIC) have issued a response to newspaper reports on cracking in the bedplates of some Sulzer low speed diesels.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Seascope poised for Braemar merger
    London shipbroking is set to witness its most significant merger for more than 30 years following the disclosure that Seascope Shipping and Braemar Shipbrokers plan to combine forces.
  • OneSea.com paves way for procurement alliance
    A FORMIDIBLE alliance in marine procurement has been formed following the purchase by OneSea.com of a 25% stake in the Marine Contracting Association, which was formed by three leading shipping groups last year, writes Tony Gray.
  • Don't peddle talk about death of the cycle
    A DEATH has been reported, but, as does happen in insurance circles, prematurely, writes James Brewer.
  • TotalFinaElf pumps out record profits
    NEWLY formed French oil group TotalFinaElf yesterday announced record first half profits totalling E3.4bn ($3.23bn) but said that it wanted to see oil prices fall.
  • Concordia tanker loading plea
    SWEDISH tanker owner Concordia Maritime has called for European action to introduce thorough condition assessments for all tankers over 10 years and hydrostatic balanced loading for all single-skin vessels.
  • Olsen holds out the hope of rig work for Harland
    OSLO-listed Fred Olsen Energy has threatened a closure of Belfast's historic Harland & Wolff shipyard if it loses an arbitration decision expected tomorrow. But Fred Olsen has also dropped a tantalising hint about a new offshore conversion project on one of its own rigs, which might bolster Harland & Wolff.
  • No need for panic as freight rates lose fizz
    SPARKLING wine has replaced champagne as the tanker market's tipple as rates have retreated from August's heady highs, writes Carly Fields.
  • Lance Corporal Mark Orr
    Lance Corporal Mark Orr of the 1st Royal Irish Regiment guards the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Sir Percivale at a quayside in Freetown. On board the vessel are the five British soldiers who were last week freed by rebels. A further six soldiers are still being held by the kidnappers.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
  • Tanker pinch-points targeted
  • Lykes expands African services
  • Itaja' scores with P&O Ned order
  • German financier back in box ships
  • ISO rejects Brazil sugar fuel claim
  • Barranquilla wins direct Europe link
  • Upbeat Toll homes in on Finemore
  • Seascope and Braemar to merge
  • Unpaid Buquebus workers to strike
  • OneSea takes MARCAS stake
  • German pilots call crisis talks
  • India to lift port capacity
  • Daedong strike enters second month
  • Devil stays put in Melbourne
  • MDD price move paying off
  • Acomarit moves to Isle of Man
  • Ford builds Brazil terminal
  • Grain car pooling 'a hindrance'
  • Hvide reschedules debt repayments
  • Aframax gets top dollar

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
  • La tension monte d’un cran en France
    Les discussions entamées lundi après-midi se sont soldées par un échec. Les transporteurs routiers ont maintenu leurs barrages mardi, alors que la pénurie d’essence et de gazole menaçait déjà certaines régions françaises.
  • P&ONL aura un terminal à containers à Abidjan
    C’est maintenant officiel, l’armement P&ONL va réaliser un grand terminal à containers dans le port d’Abidjan où il vient d’obtenir une concession portant sur un site de 40 ha et ce pour une période de 30 ans. L’opération sera réalisée dans le cadre d’un consortium impliquant TCI Infrastructure Ltd et Christiani & Nielsen. L’installation aura une capacité annuelle de 500.000 TEU.
  • Rotterdam doit entrer dans l’ère électronique”
    Le port de Rotterdam va devoir combiner ‘ancienne’ et ‘nouvelle économie’ afin de pouvoir refaire son retard sur le plan de la qualité. Le port semble être ‘rattrapé’ par d’autres ports du nord-ouest de l’Europe sur le plan du transbordement de containers, et devra tenir compte de l’émergence rapide des ports du sud de l’Europe, de plus en plus concurrentiels. Ce sombre constat a été dressé lors du séminaire Une nouvelle voie n@vigable, organisé le week-end dernier pour lancer le Festival portuaire mondial au terminal de croisières de Rotterdam.

Marine Linkweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding Awarded Contract by GLM
Breaking News
  • VTS Slated For Hong Kong
  • Freighter Hits Pier In Panama
  • US Vessel Breaks Canal Record
  • Suez Canal Receipts Increase
  • Dry Cargo Rates Continue Rise In Quiet Market
  • France Says Erika Pumping Complete

Marine Linkweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding Awarded Contract by GLM
Breaking News
  • VTS Slated For Hong Kong
  • Freighter Hits Pier In Panama
  • US Vessel Breaks Canal Record
  • Suez Canal Receipts Increase
  • Dry Cargo Rates Continue Rise In Quiet Market
  • France Says Erika Pumping Complete

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
PORTS
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
PORTS
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
TRADE
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
SHIPPING
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
SHIPPING
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
MARITIME SERVICES
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
TRADE
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
PORTS
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
SHIPPING
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
SHIPYARDS
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
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
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
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
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
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
PORTS
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
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
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
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
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
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
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
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› 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
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
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
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
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%)
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