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BRIEFS
June 9, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL-NOL signs service pact with new M'sian port
    Weekly service between Pelapas and Middle East begins on Monday
  • Maersk in talks to buy 12% stake in Indian port
  • New Contship route links Asia and Arabian Gulf
  • Kvaerner Fjellstrand sells S'pore shipyard
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus makes progress on A3XX, but delay likely
    Technical, financial aspects resolved, but question of Airbus revamp remains
  • Ansett may acquire 12 B747s for US flights
  • American, Delta in early merger discussion: report
  • Air Canada, pilots break off contract talks
Features
  • Fangcheng Harbour taps P&O Ports for makeover
    Port in Guangxi Zhuang seeks support to develop container transport
  • Wah Kwong shareholders to buy back shares
Columns
  • Carriers not liable for oil cargo shortfall on delivery

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL-NOL signs service pact with new M'sian port
    Weekly service between Pelapas and Middle East begins on Monday
  • Maersk in talks to buy 12% stake in Indian port
  • New Contship route links Asia and Arabian Gulf
  • Kvaerner Fjellstrand sells S'pore shipyard
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus makes progress on A3XX, but delay likely
    Technical, financial aspects resolved, but question of Airbus revamp remains
  • Ansett may acquire 12 B747s for US flights
  • American, Delta in early merger discussion: report
  • Air Canada, pilots break off contract talks
Features
  • Fangcheng Harbour taps P&O Ports for makeover
    Port in Guangxi Zhuang seeks support to develop container transport
  • Wah Kwong shareholders to buy back shares
Columns
  • Carriers not liable for oil cargo shortfall on delivery

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL-NOL signs service pact with new M'sian port
    Weekly service between Pelapas and Middle East begins on Monday
  • Maersk in talks to buy 12% stake in Indian port
  • New Contship route links Asia and Arabian Gulf
  • Kvaerner Fjellstrand sells S'pore shipyard
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus makes progress on A3XX, but delay likely
    Technical, financial aspects resolved, but question of Airbus revamp remains
  • Ansett may acquire 12 B747s for US flights
  • American, Delta in early merger discussion: report
  • Air Canada, pilots break off contract talks
Features
  • Fangcheng Harbour taps P&O Ports for makeover
    Port in Guangxi Zhuang seeks support to develop container transport
  • Wah Kwong shareholders to buy back shares
Columns
  • Carriers not liable for oil cargo shortfall on delivery

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL-NOL signs service pact with new M'sian port
    Weekly service between Pelapas and Middle East begins on Monday
  • Maersk in talks to buy 12% stake in Indian port
  • New Contship route links Asia and Arabian Gulf
  • Kvaerner Fjellstrand sells S'pore shipyard
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus makes progress on A3XX, but delay likely
    Technical, financial aspects resolved, but question of Airbus revamp remains
  • Ansett may acquire 12 B747s for US flights
  • American, Delta in early merger discussion: report
  • Air Canada, pilots break off contract talks
Features
  • Fangcheng Harbour taps P&O Ports for makeover
    Port in Guangxi Zhuang seeks support to develop container transport
  • Wah Kwong shareholders to buy back shares
Columns
  • Carriers not liable for oil cargo shortfall on delivery

Sched Netweb site
  • Shenzhen technology event
  • $300m order for Hyundai
  • US Customs to test AES
  • Contship launches Galex Service
  • CP Ships names new senior VP
  • Integra direct service to Ningbo
  • Sole Vietnam agent for MOL
  • China Airlines weekly cargo flights to Frankfurt
  • A3XX project likely to take off
  • BA in KLM takeover bid
  • MAH revises first quarter EPS
  • FAA to introduce over-flight fees
  • Varig adds second LA-Brazil flight
  • Emery expands its Asian services

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 8, 2000
  • Train companies to co-operate on goods traffic
  • Optimism about KLM and BA is too great
  • buy.com Outsources e-commerce Logistics for Consumer Electronics To Ingram Micro's IM-Logistics
  • Copera Partners with Sanyo Logistics to Provide Integrated Warehouse Services for e-Commerce

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Centre exempts status holders from bank guarantee clause
  • Canada hikes anti-dumping duty on Indian steel
  • Belgian investors fancy India
  • Coffee exports up by record 13 pc in volume
  • FCI plans to dispose of old grain stockpile
  • CII to lead team for Cairo G-15 summit
  • Probe into 'dumping' of ferro silicon ordered
  • MMTC move to import palmolein
  • 10 lakh tonnes of sugar export sans levy permitted
  • More consumer items may attract anti-dumping duty
  • World Bank to lend $ 62 m for telecom sector
  • Sima moots textile equity fund to help cash-strapped mills
  • CSL completes shiprepair works ahead of time
  • Lead recycling norms notified
  • Delhi rice exporters told to pay 8 pc CST on licences sold over 4 yrs

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 8, 2000
  • Polish class society "surprised" at expulsion from IACS
    The Polish class society PRS has reacted to the decision taken by IACS Council to terminate its Associate membership stating: "We were very surprised by this and we do not believe such a course of action was merited by the facts associated with LEADER L and the period during which it was classed by PRS".
  • P&O Nedlloyd acquires Farrell
    P&O Nedlloyd has announced the acquisition of Farrell Lines Incorporated subject to final agreement and regulatory clearances from the United States Maritime Administration and other agencies.
  • Newbuildings ordered for Zim
    Six new 4,800 teu panamax-sized vessels have been ordered for Zim Israel Navigation from Hyundai .
  • U.K. fine tunes tonnage tax rules
    The Chief Secretary to the British Treasury, Andrew Smith MP, has introduced amendments to the tonnage tax provisions in the Finance Bill.

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Monopoli
    Alla Camera è saltato il numero legale dopo lo scontro tra Governo e opposizioni
    Affonda la riforma portuale
    Sulla mancata approvazione pesano le norme che disciplinano la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
  • Analisi di efficienza per i terminal container
  • E sui «camalli» arriva la scure Ue
    Bruxelles è intenzionata a chiedere la restituzione di oltre 900 miliardi
  • Navi cisterna sotto ispezione dopo il disastro della «Erika»

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Athens assassination puts visitors on guard
    BRITISH companies at the Posidonia exhibitions in Pireaus were warned yesterday to be on their guard after the terrorist murder of UK diplomat Brigadier Stephen Saunders in Athens.
  • Dalian and Hudong scoop big boxships
    CHINA Shipping Group has confirmed orders for eight 5,600 teu containerships at two domestic shipbuilders in a historic first for Chinese shipyards in the fast growing post-panamax boxship market.
  • Lloyd's signals rise in marine premiums
    LLOYD'S marine underwriters have fired a warning shot across the bows of Greek and other shipowners with the message that they must expect to pay more for their insurance cover.
  • Informa Group acquires Bysis Research Services
    Informa Group, the publisher of Lloyd's List, has bought a leading provider of daily US financial product information, Bysis Research Services.
  • Erika surveyor retires from Rina
    A SENIOR Rina surveyor who had managerial responsibility for a key inspection of the ill-fated oil tanker Erika is to leave the Italian classification society.
  • Unions seize P&O works council seats
    TRADE union representatives have taken all 15 employee places on P&O Group's European works council, which will hold its first meeting in London on July 5.
  • Atlantic liner pact 'killed competition'
    THE former Trans-Atlantic Agreement was not a legally recognised freight conference but a means of subverting outside competition by offering traditionally independent carriers flexible membership terms, the European Commission said in court yesterday.
  • New string for Latam-Europe box service
    A SECOND string of ships is to be introduced in the service between Europe and the east coast of South America operated by the VSA3 consortium writes Janet Porter.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 8, 2000
  • Heavy seas and poor ballasting sank the Flare
  • Oil spill in Boston after collision
  • Japanese report 70 per cent rise in piracy
  • Chinese team refloats part of Dashun
  • PTP bags Singapore operator
  • Philippines seeks new meat supplier
  • Senator calls for Great Lakes dredging
  • Salvage operation starts off Port Moresby
  • Panama cruise port construction delayed
  • Aqaba port project goes public
  • Concern grows over Malta Drydocks
  • Bankrupt French shipyard holds auction
  • Taiwanese builder seeks white knight
  • Hurricanes threaten Windward banana crop
  • Harland & Wolff cuts 280 jobs
  • Pirates hit six vessels in seven-day period
  • Elite Rederi for sale after restructuring
  • SCI to raise loan for Aframax tankers
  • Port worker dies during salvage attempt

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Trade facilitation atop new Customs deputy chief's list
    Automated filing and a proposal to rewrite and clarify the laws and procedures regarding import entry top Charles Winwood's agenda.
  • Panalpina, Rhenus in logistics venture
    The German partnership will focus mainly on client-oriented logistics solutions in the European chemical industry, automotive sector, and the consumer good markets.
  • Mudslinging clogs the Danube
  • FMC names four to senior posts
  • Truckers, shippers fight it out over fuel legislation
  • Cargolifter eyes U.S. blimp base
  • Canadian Pacific rolls out ro-ro service for trains, truck
  • Grand Aire Inc. wins cargo pact from Lear Corp.
  • Bangladesh plans air cargo subsidy for fruit, vegetable exports
  • International Lease Finance Corp. confirms interest in Airbus jumbo jet
  • Tiaca sells out exhibition space for Air Cargo Forum
  • Greek shipowners ponder going public
  • Private terminal operator at Nehru port to add crane
  • China boosts all-cargo air capacity
  • Web site aims to thwart pirates
  • DOT to issue 25-year look-ahead
  • Shippers overwhelmingly back OSRA

Marine Linkweb site
JUNE 8, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Tidewater To Purchase Platform Supply Vessel
Breaking News
  • MarAd Names Council Members
  • IBIA And Videotel Launch Packages
  • CIMAC Panel Held At ASME
  • LR Assists With Ballast Water Guidelines
  • Zurich Forms Focus Group
  • ExxonMobil Consolidates In Scandinavia
  • Just2Clicks Launches Online Cargo Insurance Service
  • Friede Goldman Offshore Settles Dispute

Marine Linkweb site
JUNE 8, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Tidewater To Purchase Platform Supply Vessel
Breaking News
  • MarAd Names Council Members
  • IBIA And Videotel Launch Packages
  • CIMAC Panel Held At ASME
  • LR Assists With Ballast Water Guidelines
  • Zurich Forms Focus Group
  • ExxonMobil Consolidates In Scandinavia
  • Just2Clicks Launches Online Cargo Insurance Service
  • Friede Goldman Offshore Settles Dispute

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 8, 2000
  • Galex to be launched soon
  • Healthy revenues for Charleston
  • SOM starts terminal construction
  • Russian Volga-Dnepr Airlines recognized by UN

TradeWindsweb site
  • Class societies to name and shame suspended ships
    Vessels that have classification suspended for more than seven days are to be exposed on the Internet, says IACS chief.
  • Tanker spills oil in US waters
    A collision between a modern tanker and a tug has dumped oil into Boston harbour.
  • Bankers put Elite up for grabs
    Danish shipowner Elite is being put up for sale by its owners.
  • Greek owner may sue over PRS expulsion
    Shipowner Manolis Tripodakis is looking at a $150,000 loss after charterer rejects vessel classed with the Polish Register.
  • IACS to axe another two classification societies
    The Indian and Croatian registers of shipping are likely to lose their membership of the International Association of Classification Societies.
  • Belfast yard axes workforce
    Harland & Wolff is to lay off workers until contracts kick in.
  • The Posidonia party is over
    TradeWinds was there with a camera to cover one of the most grueling events of the shipping calander.
  • Thai national carrier set for rebirth
    Thailand's government has given the all clear to reinvent a dormant shipping company.
  • Officers vote on ferry action
    P&O officers are being balloted on their willingness to strike after a breakdown in pay talks.
  • Taiwan seeks buyer for yard
    Cash-strapped shipyard China Shipbuilding Corp is pushing forward its hunt for investors.
  • NOL doubles up on VLCCs
    Singapore shipowner Neptune Orient Lines is showing its faith in the large tanker sector.
  • Bocimar and Chao launch Wah Kwong bid
    CMB group company Bocimar is joining forces with George Chao to buy up the remaining stock in Wah Kwong.
  • Saverys speaks on Wah Kwong
    Bocimar boss Marc Saverys explains Wah Kwong buyout strategy.
  • Bureau Veritas sparks class society takeover battle
    The French classification society aims to buy German rival Germanischer Lloyd as well as Registro Italiano Navale of Italy, but ABS may mount a counterbid.
  • P&O Nedlloyd makes move on US carrier
    Boxship giant P&O Nedlloyd is buying long-standing US containership operator Farrell Lines Inc.
  • P&O forges ahead with ABC listing
    A stocklisting of P&O's bulk shipping unit is imminent, in a move that could rekindle interest in the sluggish Capesize sector.
  • P&O cruise loan securred
    Bankers announce cash has been raised for two cruiseship newbuildings.
  • Athenian Sea Carriers places Hyundai order
    Shipowner interupts Posidonia party to award Suezmax contract with South Korean yard.
  • Polish Register fires Leader L surveyor
    Poles blame surveyor in Egypt for substandard survey of tragic bulk carrier.
  • Lloyd's Register in ship detention controversy
    RINA beats LR in US Coast Guard ship detention league table
  • Mitsubishi bails out Russians
    Details have emerged of a loan restructuring agreement made between Sovcomflot and Mitsubishi on 10 vessels.
  • New chief executive for Essar
    Indian shipowner finds a CEO in New York
  • Class faces stormy future
    Reform of classification tops the agenda at Posidonia.
  • DNV calls for action against RINA
    A tough call for the Italian classification society to be suspended from IACS has electrified the opening day of Posidonia in Greece. TradeWinds was there as DNV chief Helge Midttun spoke out.
  • Class War breaks out at Posidonia
    Battle for the Polish Register fleet follows ejection from IACS over bulk carrier tragedy.
  • Polish Register kicked out of IACS
    Classification societies act over 18 deaths on "substandard" bulk carrier.
  • Osprey shareholders vote on plan
    Stock holders in Osprey Maritime met today to review a planned capital reduction exercise.
  • Tanker boom puts Posidonia in party mood
    Clarkson's irrepressible managing director, Richard Fulford-Smith, veteran of at least 12 Posidonias, tells TradeWinds what the year's biggest event means to him.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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