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September 8, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • N-W American ports see strong transpacific trade
    [SINGAPORE] Recovering Asian markets and a robust North American economy are being credited for boosting container traffic through Pacific North-west ports.
  • Port Klang delays rate hikes till Oct 1
  • Yangming to beef up logistics arm
Air and Land Transport
  • 4 consortiums bid to build Bangkok airport terminal
    [BANGKOK] Four international consortiums on Wednesday entered the race to build the main part of Bangkok's new airport, but some bidders expressed concern that the government's budget of US$1.1 billion (S$1.9 billion) was too low.
  • India to invite bids for Air India, Indian Airlines
  • CPA launches Penang cargo service
  • JAL jet forced to return to Jakarta
  • Indon Air delays debut on political concerns
  • Delta to change Japan routes
  • Lufthansa, Siemens card to ease check-ins
Features
  • New UK terminal may lead to price war
    [LONDON] THE confirmation of plans by P&O, the British shipping and port building group, to develop a new container port at the Thames Estuary may result in a rate war with rival container ports when the planned terminal comes on stream in 2002.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • N-W American ports see strong transpacific trade
    [SINGAPORE] Recovering Asian markets and a robust North American economy are being credited for boosting container traffic through Pacific North-west ports.
  • Port Klang delays rate hikes till Oct 1
  • Yangming to beef up logistics arm
Air and Land Transport
  • 4 consortiums bid to build Bangkok airport terminal
    [BANGKOK] Four international consortiums on Wednesday entered the race to build the main part of Bangkok's new airport, but some bidders expressed concern that the government's budget of US$1.1 billion (S$1.9 billion) was too low.
  • India to invite bids for Air India, Indian Airlines
  • CPA launches Penang cargo service
  • JAL jet forced to return to Jakarta
  • Indon Air delays debut on political concerns
  • Delta to change Japan routes
  • Lufthansa, Siemens card to ease check-ins
Features
  • New UK terminal may lead to price war
    [LONDON] THE confirmation of plans by P&O, the British shipping and port building group, to develop a new container port at the Thames Estuary may result in a rate war with rival container ports when the planned terminal comes on stream in 2002.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • N-W American ports see strong transpacific trade
    [SINGAPORE] Recovering Asian markets and a robust North American economy are being credited for boosting container traffic through Pacific North-west ports.
  • Port Klang delays rate hikes till Oct 1
  • Yangming to beef up logistics arm
Air and Land Transport
  • 4 consortiums bid to build Bangkok airport terminal
    [BANGKOK] Four international consortiums on Wednesday entered the race to build the main part of Bangkok's new airport, but some bidders expressed concern that the government's budget of US$1.1 billion (S$1.9 billion) was too low.
  • India to invite bids for Air India, Indian Airlines
  • CPA launches Penang cargo service
  • JAL jet forced to return to Jakarta
  • Indon Air delays debut on political concerns
  • Delta to change Japan routes
  • Lufthansa, Siemens card to ease check-ins
Features
  • New UK terminal may lead to price war
    [LONDON] THE confirmation of plans by P&O, the British shipping and port building group, to develop a new container port at the Thames Estuary may result in a rate war with rival container ports when the planned terminal comes on stream in 2002.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Evergreen America names new top officers
    Owen Wu was appointed chairman, and Thomas Chen was named president.
  • FMC Web site hacked Click to view hacked site
    The intruder defaced the agency's site Thursday morning to protest actions against online music provider Napster.
  • London shipbrokers to merge
    The marriage of Seascope Shipping and Braemar Shipbrokers creates a group second only to Clarksons, the world's leading broker.
  • French fuel price dispute spreads
    Protests by farmers and truckers over high fuel prices have tightened regional supplies.
  • Cosco box unit beefs up stock, eyes rate hike
    Line outlines investment of $43 million in new containers and plans boost in charges of about 5%.
  • Mixed signals across the trade spectrum
    Improving U.S. ties with India is one of President Clinton's remaining foreign policy goals.
  • Pasha Hawaii adds car carrier
  • CSX World Terminals plans new Euro headquarters
  • Fosse elected president of Pacific port authorities
  • Galveston cements bulk milestone
  • Customs seizes vessel in anti-drug move
  • Nextlinx, G-Log in partnership
  • Expeditors envisions China growth
  • UPS Logistics on acquisitions trail: Exec
  • Koch to address maritime group
  • Israel government rejects Zim privatization plan
  • Star Shipping adds ship to Houston-Europe service
  • ABP profits up as US ports unit improves
  • TMM says Laredo financing in the bank
  • Police seize heroin shipped through Vancouver port
  • Taiwan's Kien Hung upgrades Americas service
  • Viking Freight implements general rate increase
  • Cathay launches Penang's first all-cargo service
  • Malaysia's main port upgrades Web site
  • New tariff policy to be

Sched Netweb site
  • Ships that pass in the night
  • NYK extends GFK to Gulf
  • Maersk to improve Asia logistics
  • P&O Nedlloyd to build Abidjan port extension
  • Beijing busiest airport in China
  • Virgin cargo doubled to Cape
  • FedEx makes technology upgrade
  • Ukrainian behemoth revamped
  • LanChile cargo capacity up 12pc

Cargowebweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
  • OneSea.com to buy in procurement force
  • US expansion saves Tibbett & Britten
  • Rift prevents end to blockades; strikes also in Spain
  • Commission clears Volvo's acquisition of Renault
  • LanChile Cargo adds freighter
  • Pacer acquires GTS Transportation

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
  • US Gulf prices flat until now, rise anticipated
  • African West coast snapshot
  • Djibouti avails good
  • Durban follows Singapore up
  • Avails tight in France following fuel tax row
  • Fuel oil prices up by $20 in Falmouth
  • Quiet market in St Petersburg
  • Great Belt and Tallinn: Good avails, thin demand
  • ARA product avails seen tighter ahead
  • Italy and Malta market review
  • Gibraltrar and Istanbul snapshot
  • Piraeus still troubled by avails problems
  • Singapore buyers get used to higher prices
  • Fujairah OK avails, thin demand
  • Avails slightly tight in Suez and Jeddah
  • Quiet before South Korean holiday
  • Prices continue to choke Japanese demand
  • Typhoon still offshore Hong Kong
  • Singapore today
  • US stock report offers no relief from high oil prices
  • New weekly global averages

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
  • Liberian Registry launches internet tonnage tax calculator
  • Maersk Sealand, APL, MOL in Atlantic
  • Farrell goes weekly
  • Krupp: the big tipper
  • Railroad link from Seoul-Pyönyang
  • GATX enters the Brazilian market
  • SBB wants to roll in the UK
  • Stowaway sleuth

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
  • Aker Maritime buys out Gulf yard partner
    Aker Maritime has decided to buy out its partner, Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc, in the Aker Gulf Marine yard in Texas
  • Integrating ferries and highways to cut smog
    A study will examine how an expanded high speed passenger ferry system in the San Francisco Bay Area can be best integrated into an existing commuter system to reduce greenhouse gases and pollutants such as CO2 and NOx .
  • Seven million cruise passengers by year's end?
    For the second quarter in a row, cruise passenger carryings far outpaced industry capacity increases, says CLIA. the Cruise Lines International Association.

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Il gruppo Radisson ordina a Genova una nave da crociera «cinque stelle»
    Maxi-commessa del lusso ai cantieri Mariotti: 400 mld
  • Ma in Italia si costruisce di meno
  • Un progetto che vale 500 miliardi di investimenti privati
    A Fiumicino un porto per crociere e traghetti
  • Trieste, il nuovo scalo
  • Finmare cede a Premuda l'ultimo «gioiello» Almare

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • French fuel blockade stops Helvetica
    A NEW Channel ferry operator, which is planning to fly lorry and car drivers over the Channel while taking their vehicles by sea, has blamed the disruption caused by French hauliers' protests over fuel prices for its decision to delay the launch of the service.
  • Crewing rules face global overhaul
    INTERNATIONAL shipping labour standards are set to undergo their most comprehensive overhaul for decades in a move that will clarify rules for both operators and crews.
  • Lloyd's recruits Moss for top job
    LLOYD'S has chosen a top outsider, from the world of banking, to take on its main finance job, writes James Brewer.
  • ABP profits surge after shake-up
    ASSOCIATED British Ports yesterday reported a 16% jump in pre-tax profit for the six months ended June 30, boosted by strong throughput growth and organisational changes aimed at focusing the group on its core ports businesses.
  • Delwaide gets tough on Schelde
    ANTWERP Port Authority president Leo Delwaide has said he will seek arbitration in the international court if the Dutch continue to delay talks on a further deepening of the river Schelde.
  • Officials discount Estonia bomb claim
    CLAIMS that new video footage of the wreck of the Estonia may prove that a bomb explosion sank the ill-fated vessel have been discounted by Finnish officials who investigated the tragedy.
  • Northern Offshore split lures Fredriksen into oil
    TANKER tycoon John Fredriksen has now emerged as the force behind an Oslo-listed oil minnow following a two-way split of Northern Offshore, the floating production enterprise in which his Hemen Holding has a majority.
  • Police look through the remains of two cargo trains
    Police look through the remains of two cargo trains which collided head-on in the Basque region of northern Spain yesterday, sending one locomotive plunging into a river. Four people, the drivers and conductors of each train, died in the accident, which happened 60 km from Bilbao on the line between the town of Carranza and the city of Santander. A statement for the owner of both trains, Ferrocarriles Espa'oles de Via Estrecha, said that one of the trains had left a station out of its usual schedule and should not have been on the track at the time. Both trains were loaded with aluminium.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
  • Tanker owners' $16Bn nightmare
  • Maersk ejected from Singapore
  • WIGs ready to lift off
  • Indonesia OKs fuel oil price hike
  • Stowaway search suspended
  • Philippines to form new policy body
  • African trade pact launched
  • Mercosur opens talks with Mexico
  • Greek ferrymen demand rate hike
  • Premuda to pay $60M for Almare
  • PRS involves crews in surveys
  • South African pontoon row settled
  • ABP profits up 16%
  • Global Mariner inquiry opens
  • Hutchison plans Tanjung Priok hub
  • Shipping at standstill off Germany
  • Pacific Century wins HK VTS deal
  • Dubai cruise visits set to double

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
  • CMA CGM s’affirme sur l’AN et reprend 10% d’ACL
    Il y a quelques jours à peine les commentateurs boursiers s’interrogeaient sur la signifaction de la reprise par une entité appelée Mars Shipping INC BVI de 10,04% des actions de l’armement Atlantic Container Line. Et de s’interroger sur l’identité, voire l’appartenance de ce repreneur. D’aucuns n’hésitaient pas à envisager un rapprochement avec le groupe Grimaldi (Naples), qui quelques jours plus tôt avait repris 33,95% des actions de cet armement. Une autre transaction est également intervenue entre-temps, menée par la Banque Orkla Enskilda Securities, qui s’accaparait de 5% des actions, or cette dernière avait paraît-il conseillé Grimaldi dans son opération. De là à conclure qu’Emanuele Grimaldi poursuivait un raid, il n’y avait plus qu’un pas que nous ne franchirons pas... étant donné que le nouvel actionnaire d’ACL, via Mars Shipping INC n’est autre que l’armement français CMA CGM.
  • Sans approfondissement de l’Escaut, Anvers verra sa croissance s’arrêter
    La première phase de l’approfondissement de l’Escaut s’est avérée un énorme succès pour le port d’Anvers, ce qui ressort de la croissance du trafic et de la part de marché dans le secteur containérisé. Mais sans une nouvelle perspective, la tendance s’inversera et le port sera confronté à un recul. Car la croissance est le résultat de la confiance des armements dans une poursuite des travaux d’approfondissement du chenal de navigation et dans le développement de la navigation indépendante des marées”, a affirmé hier l’échevin du port d’Anvers Leo Delwaide lors de la présentation d’une version actualisée de l’analyse coûts/bénéfices réalisée en 1996 pour la première phase (jusqu’à 11,6 mètres). Dans le cadre de cette actualisation, Policy Research Corporation a également étudié l’impact économique d’une poursuite de l’approfondissement jusqu’à 15 mètres de navigation indépendante des marées. Si ces travaux sont effectués, les bénéfices en termes de valeur ajoutée, de rentrées pour les pouvoirs publics et d’emploi seront multipliés par un facteur d’environ 2,5. De plus, une étude sur les évolutions morphologiques de l’Escaut démontre selon le professeur Jean-Jacques Peters que l’approfondissement pourrait contribuer à la préservation de l’environnement et à la sécurité, si une stratégie de dragage adéquate est utilisée. Delwaide a par ailleurs appelé les gouvernements flamand et belge à recourir aux procédures d’arbitrage international si les Pays-Bas tentaient de ralentir le dossier pour défendre leur intérêts économiques.
  • Les transporteurs routiers français poursuivent leurs actions malgré les concessions de Gayssot
    Hier midi, l’association française des transporteurs routiers FNTR annonçait qu’elle poursuivrait ses actions après concertation avec ses membres. Elle juge insuffisante les propositions du ministre du Transport Gayssot, à savoir une baisse de l’accise de 35 centimes par litre en 2000 et de 25 centimes/litre en 2001. A ce moment même, plusieurs villes françaises étaient confrontées à d’énormes embouteillages suite aux longues colonnes de taxis, d’autobus et d’ambulances qui paralysaient la circulation, tandis qu’à Paris, la Seine était bloquée par des bateliers mécontents. L’atmosphère se dégrade également dans les pays voisins. Même la Commission européenne estime que les prix du pétrole sont inacceptables. Elle a l’intention d’envoyer un signal politique à l’OPEP.
  • La SNCF en avance sur ses objectifs fret
    Au vu des résultats en tonnes/kilomètres (t/k) à fin juin, donc sur l’ensemble du 1er semestre 2000, la SNCF (chemins de fer français) est en avance de cinq points sur ses objectifs fret. Au sein d’une progression globale à +9,53% par rapport à la même période de l’exercice 1999, le trafic combiné rail/route affiche pour sa part +11,18%.

Marine Linkweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • SpecTec Group Secures Agreement With Saipem
Breaking News
  • Cammell Laird Extends Repair Reach West
  • Empire WaterLink Offers Alternative Airport Transportation
  • Bollinger Delivers 1,734-ft. Worth Of Barge
  • Austal USA Appoints Senior Management Team
  • GE's Gear Plant Receives U.S. Navy's Theater Surface Team Award
  • Marinetalk.Com Re-Launches And Updates
  • Seabulk Branches Out To Transhipment With New Office
  • DuPont Canada Acquires Majority Ownership In Brookdale

Marine Linkweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • SpecTec Group Secures Agreement With Saipem
Breaking News
  • Cammell Laird Extends Repair Reach West
  • Empire WaterLink Offers Alternative Airport Transportation
  • Bollinger Delivers 1,734-ft. Worth Of Barge
  • Austal USA Appoints Senior Management Team
  • GE's Gear Plant Receives U.S. Navy's Theater Surface Team Award
  • Marinetalk.Com Re-Launches And Updates
  • Seabulk Branches Out To Transhipment With New Office
  • DuPont Canada Acquires Majority Ownership In Brookdale

TradeWindsweb site
  • ITF deal gives $550m savings
    Shipowers and managers covered by the recent pay deal between the ITF and IMEC stand to make big savings in crew costs.
  • DSD poised for big profit on Aframax resale
    Brokers argue that what appears to be a strong price rumoured on an Aframax tanker resale is a realistic level.
  • Brittany Ferries orders Channel newbuilding
    The French ferry operator is going Dutch for a 36,000 gt vessel set to cost $120m.
  • Abandoned cargoship named rustbucket
    Port state control authorities in the Paris MOU region have singled out the Seerose 1 as their latest "rustbucket of the month".
  • No stowaways found on diverted ship, but search continues
    US Coastguard personnel have opened a container from a cargo vessel docked in Alaska, but found nothing, despite crew hearing pounding from inside during voyage.
  • DNV wins US flag newbuilding contract
    Norwegian classification society makes US newbuilding breakthrough.
  • Premuda buys Almare from liquidator
    Italian owner in $54m deal that gives it control of two Aframax tankers.
  • AMPTC confirms tanker order
    The Egyptian owner has invested money from last month's vessel disposals in new tonnage in Korea.
  • ABP pushes ahead with new port project
    Port operator Associated British Ports Holdings wants to progress plans for a new giant container terminal in the UK.
  • Braemar and Seascope set to merge
    Top London brokers Braemar and Seascope are planning to hook up as consolidation continues in the shipbroking world.
  • Seascope boss speaks on Braemar merger
    The proposed merger between Braemar and Seascope is the "first major merger among London shipbrokers for 33 years", according to Seascope chief Tom Young (right).
  • Teekay wins FSO contract
    Despite surging Aframax freight rates Teekay is to convert one of its ships into an FSO for operation off Australia.
  • Bulker hits pier at Balboa, Panama
    A Maltese-flagged bulk carrier will need repairs to its bow after a collision at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal.
  • OMI mulls fleet expansion
    US tanker owner OMI is in a stronger position to add to its 20 Suezmax and product carriers after reducing debt payments, according to chief executive officer Craig Stevenson (left).
  • VLCCs in demand for time-charter deals
    Rates are creeping up for long-term VLCC charters, as the deadline approaches for offers on ExxonMobil's five-year enquiry.
  • Royal Bank of Scotland cashes in on Frontline
    Financier Royal Bank of Scotland has exercised an option to acquire new shares in John Fredriksen-controlled tanker giant Frontline.
  • LASCO sell-off may slip to 2001
    The sell-off of state controlled Latvian Shipping Co may not get underway until next year, although the project has an end year deadline.
  • Greek bulker spill draws legal action
    Local authorities in the Greek coastal areas affected by oil spilt from a sunken cement carrier are taking legal action.
  • Cosco Pacific pursues bigger profits
    Hong Kong container leasing and terminal operating company Cosco Pacific has made an interim profit - and immediately announced a 5% hike in its lease rates.
  • OneSea steps up e-commerce challenge
    The marine dot.com headed by Arvid Bergvall is tying up with buying venture set up by Teekay, World-Wide and Acomarit.
  • Shipping operations lift Labroy profits
    Interim pre-tax profits at Labroy Marine improved as its shipping activities benefited from both an improving Asian economy and freight rates, but shipbuilding suffered.
  • VSC expands down under
    Monaco-based shipping group Vlasov Services Corporation has snapped up Sydney ship operators Scottish Shipowners & Managers in a bid to grow its business in Australia.
  • Acomarit legs it to Isle of Man
    Ship manager Acomarit is shifting its headquarters from Bermuda to the Isle of Man.
  • Arbitration on H&W crisis
    Fred Olsen reveals cost of supporting troubled Belfast shipyard that faces closure if arbitration result is unfavourable.
  • DFDS poised to sell logistics arm
    Danish transport group DFDS is redefining its shipping and logistics business in a move that could see DFDS Dan Transport being sold off.
  • Global Carriers restructuring moves ahead
    Company boss Mohamad bin Hashim (right) says Global Carriers hopes to get its restructuring plan approved this month and is going ahead with the scrap sale of 10 bulkers.
  • Jacobs makes interim loss
    Costs generated by its car recovery and delivery businesses have hit results at the UK's Jacobs Holdings, but its shipping division turned in a profit.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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