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January 11, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK shipping concerned over human smuggling
    Shipowners, terminal operators cooperating fully with govt to stamp out illicit trade
  • Air NZ to raise fares next week to recoup costs
  • K Line launches service between Korea, N China and Straits
  • Hyundai pays N Korea US$6m for collision
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay's passenger load factor rises to 73.18%
    More people travelling as Asian economies recover
  • Human error behind Norwegian train disaster
  • US carmakers unveil high-tech concepts at Detroit show
Features
  • Union politics cripple ports
    Bangladesh needs to pursue an urgent programme to cope with its burgeoning trade, but it is thwarted by red tape

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK shipping concerned over human smuggling
    Shipowners, terminal operators cooperating fully with govt to stamp out illicit trade
  • Air NZ to raise fares next week to recoup costs
  • K Line launches service between Korea, N China and Straits
  • Hyundai pays N Korea US$6m for collision
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay's passenger load factor rises to 73.18%
    More people travelling as Asian economies recover
  • Human error behind Norwegian train disaster
  • US carmakers unveil high-tech concepts at Detroit show
Features
  • Union politics cripple ports
    Bangladesh needs to pursue an urgent programme to cope with its burgeoning trade, but it is thwarted by red tape

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK shipping concerned over human smuggling
    Shipowners, terminal operators cooperating fully with govt to stamp out illicit trade
  • Air NZ to raise fares next week to recoup costs
  • K Line launches service between Korea, N China and Straits
  • Hyundai pays N Korea US$6m for collision
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay's passenger load factor rises to 73.18%
    More people travelling as Asian economies recover
  • Human error behind Norwegian train disaster
  • US carmakers unveil high-tech concepts at Detroit show
Features
  • Union politics cripple ports
    Bangladesh needs to pursue an urgent programme to cope with its burgeoning trade, but it is thwarted by red tape

Sched Netweb site
  • Chinese smuggling up by half
  • Shanghai shows increase
  • Yang Ming takes partner
  • Uniglory expands service
  • Hamburg Süd buys Crowley American Transport
  • Philippines exports up
  • CMA-CGM gets new man
  • Air Berlin orders six Next Generation B737-800s
  • Korean service suspended
  • Datong to build new airport
  • Vietnam Airlines land in black
  • Airborne to make surcharges

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 10, 2000
  • French forwarders launch blockades
  • Evergreen with Bolero in e-commerce
  • Dutch haulier industry demands compensation
  • OT Africa Line moves Netherlands port operations
  • NMBS CEO against strikes

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SEBI panel simplifies venture capital investment norms
  • Concor to start ICD-Nagpur-JNP fast train soon
  • Radiant Shipping Ltd accredited with ISO 9002 certification
  • Cochin Port Trust chalks out strategy to ward off competition
  • Forex reserves touch record $ 35 bn mark
  • Inflation dips
  • Government mulling allowing FDI in plastics R&D: Prabhu
  • India holds trade surplus against US
  • Tirupur garment exports log 15 pc growth in 1999
  • PHD Chamber for changes in Companies Bill
  • Delhi makes out strong case against EU dumping duties on steel
  • CPT may begin floating storage operation at Sandheads in May
  • New EEPC chief exudes confidence about exceeding export target
  • CII signs pact with South Africa Foundation to boost trade
  • Andhra plans single-window to clear investments
  • State casts sales tax net wider
  • Spices Board to participate in German fair
  • Spice Congress in city holds promise
  • Petro-goods duty cutback favoured

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 10, 2000
  • Baltic refiner and Lukoil close to deal
  • Mixed year for Rotterdam volumes
  • Record year for Port of Los Angeles
  • US residual spot prices softer, IFO380 off by $2
  • Reuters survey says OPEC supply restraint slips

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Minister lashes out at UK trust ports
    BRITAIN'S shipping minister yesterday launched an astonishing attack on trust ports, threatening to "put a bomb" under operations allegedly beset with patronage and senility.
  • Truckers paralyse France
    AS French haulage bosses yesterday began their indefinite blockade of ports and frontier crossings, the European Commission stepped up political pressure on Paris for a settlement.
  • Steamship mutual faces 1999 underwriting deficit
    IN a new jolt to the fiercely competitive protection and indemnity market, Steamship Mutual (Bermuda), one of the largest clubs, has revealed it is likely to suffer an underwriting deficit in the 1999-2000 policy year.
  • Board roles change at Tibbett & Britten
    TIBBETT & Britten, the £1.2bn ($1.93bn) turnover UK logistics company, is restructuring its boardroom responsibilities to reflect the multinational business of its core customers writes Roger Hailey.
  • Attica targets Baltic ferry routes
    FOUR of Attica Enterprises series of six new ropax ferries being constructed for its Superfast Ferries operation by Germany's Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft are to be put into service in the Baltic next year.
  • Oil charterers' policies wrong claims Slater
    OIL companies have been accused by Paul Slater, chairman of First International, of allowing price, rather than quality, to dictate their tanker chartering activities.
  • San Francisco picks cruise terminal firm
    SAN Francisco port has selected an international joint venture, San Francisco Cruise Terminal, as its choice to develop a new cruise terminal and commercial area on the city's South Beach waterfront.
  • Ventspils lowers profit target for 2000
    LATVIAN oil terminal Ventspils Nafta has approved a 2000 net profit target at Lats8.7m ($1.48bn) due to increased Baltic competition and unfavourable Russian oil sector policies, but will leave transhipment tariffs unchanged this year.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 10, 2000
  • La Guaira closed for several months
  • France blames RINA over Erika sinking
  • Malta hits back at French envoy
  • EU will look into FOC ships
  • Hapag-Lloyd re-admits Europa crew
  • HK cruise terminal plan scrapped
  • Australia resumes live sheep exports to Saudi
  • Peru privatisation on ice
  • Ecuador suffers shipment delays
  • Vancouver announces cruise berth plans
  • OTAL switches Dutch ports
  • Philippines to approve handling hike
  • Vietnam ports see growth
  • Shanghai throughput hits record
  • Costa Crociere secures Savona concession
  • Wilport wins Salvador concession
  • Greenpeace 'could wreck breaking industry'
  • P&O Stena runs normal service despite blockade

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Companies link empty boxes, cargo via Internet
  • Clinton to revive plan for funding of dredging
  • U.S., India reach market-opening pact
  • Boeing engineers call Thursday strike deadline
  • JAL to implement fuel surcharge
  • U.S. agencies agree to port environmental plan
  • China Southern leases Atlas 747 freighter, crew
  • USFreightways names two to corporate sales posts
Transportation
  • Four large railroads urge shippers to oppose latest mega-merger deal
  • Varig expects growth, but no acquisitions
  • 3PLs grow by 16.5% in 1999
  • High court rejects landing fee increase
  • Firm restructures logistics management
Maritime
  • Tanjung Pelepas sets sights on Singapore cargo
  • Maritime Bureau issues warning for India subcontinent
  • 'K' Line asks FMC to tell NVO to pay

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Companies link empty boxes, cargo via Internet
  • Clinton to revive plan for funding of dredging
  • U.S., India reach market-opening pact
  • Boeing engineers call Thursday strike deadline
  • JAL to implement fuel surcharge
  • U.S. agencies agree to port environmental plan
  • China Southern leases Atlas 747 freighter, crew
  • USFreightways names two to corporate sales posts
Transportation
  • Four large railroads urge shippers to oppose latest mega-merger deal
  • Varig expects growth, but no acquisitions
  • 3PLs grow by 16.5% in 1999
  • High court rejects landing fee increase
  • Firm restructures logistics management
Maritime
  • Tanjung Pelepas sets sights on Singapore cargo
  • Maritime Bureau issues warning for India subcontinent
  • 'K' Line asks FMC to tell NVO to pay

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Companies link empty boxes, cargo via Internet
  • Clinton to revive plan for funding of dredging
  • U.S., India reach market-opening pact
  • Boeing engineers call Thursday strike deadline
  • JAL to implement fuel surcharge
  • U.S. agencies agree to port environmental plan
  • China Southern leases Atlas 747 freighter, crew
  • USFreightways names two to corporate sales posts
Transportation
  • Four large railroads urge shippers to oppose latest mega-merger deal
  • Varig expects growth, but no acquisitions
  • 3PLs grow by 16.5% in 1999
  • High court rejects landing fee increase
  • Firm restructures logistics management
Maritime
  • Tanjung Pelepas sets sights on Singapore cargo
  • Maritime Bureau issues warning for India subcontinent
  • 'K' Line asks FMC to tell NVO to pay

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Les ports français risquent d'être bloqués eux aussi
    Quatre fédérations patronales de transporteurs routiers français ont organisé ce lundi 10 janvier une opération de blocage des frontières. Un mouvement, qui commença dès 8h00 le matin, et vise également à bloquer les ports. Il pourrait même entraîner des barrages filtrants à l'intérieur du pays.
  • L'e-commerce, un nain qui aura une influence de géant
    Le "commerce électronique", qui est défini comme des "transactions commerciales conclues sur internet", est un phénomène récent qui, surtout aux Etats-Unis, prend rapidemennt de l'ampleur. Les montants concernés sont déjà fabuleux et l'on s'attend à un essor exponentiel. Pourtant, bon nombre de "cyber-gourous" se trompent lorsqu'ils disent qu'il remplacera le commerce traditionnel: l'on s'accorde généralement pour dire que le commerce électronique ne devrait pas représenter plus de 10% de l'ensemble des transactions commerciales... et que c'est essentiellement dans le business-to-business que ce situera la croissance. Mais même marginal dans son ensemble, on peut toutefois prévoir que le commerce électronique aura une influence disproportionnée sur les processus logistiques - tant en amont qu'en aval - ainsi que sur la mobilité. C'est ce que nous aborderons dans une série de trois articles, pour lesquels nous avons tenté d'astiquer au mieux notre boule de cristal.
  • Quand les PC s'attaquent au marché des car carriers et autres PCTC
    Le marché océanique des car carriers et pure car truck carriers (PCTC) est-il menacé par une intrusion en force des grands porte-containers? A terme, ce n'est pas impossible. On sait que depuis quelques années, des voitures neuves sont mises dans des containers de 20 et 40' grâce à des structures métalliques qui permettent d'y caser les véhicules et de bien les arrimer, mais jusqu'ici il s'agit d'expéditions très limitées. Tout récemment encore, à l'exposition "Intermodal 99" qui s'est tenue à Londres, était exposé un concept de structure métallique permettant d'accueillir deux grosses voitures, ladite structure une fois chargée étant glissée dans le container. Aujourd'hui, il est question d'expédition massive de voitures avec des porte-containers.
  • Seagha de plus en plus utilisé
    Le trafic de messages de Seagha, le système de communication de données du secteur portuaire privé anversois, a connu une forte croisance en 1999. Le principe "Single Point of Entry", proposé aux clients, a été le produit de l'année, déclare Seagha dans un communiqué. Quant à l'avenir proche, on parle de développement d'un centre back-up et de commercialisation de nouveaux services.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • Chalk up the Wisconsin Badgers' 17-9 Rose Bowl victory to tailback Ron Dayne's 200-yard rushing performance, or quarterback Brooks Bollinger's fourth-quarter touchdown, or the motivational magic of coach Barry Alvarez. But when credit is handed out, don't forget John Chadima. He's the man with the logistics plan that got the Badgers to Pasadena.
  • Congress may have authorized billions of dollars for new highways, intermodal connectors and terminals and port expansions, but a six-year-old White House order to executive branch agencies could freeze the shovels and cement mixers. Even trucks powered by diesel engines could be forced off highways. What's going on is called environmental justice.
  • Many businesses have a global strategy but the Internet is exposing the extent to which companies can actually engage in world markets. In a recent survey of U.S. retailers carried out by Forrester Research, 85 percent of the companies contacted could not ship products internationally. "If they were doing it, they were really servicing a country from a domestic warehouse," said Stacy McCullough, a supply-chain analyst at Forrester.
  • Enterprise resource planning software company Baan Co. N.V. is reorganizing to focus on the business-to-business electronic commerce market. The company's chief executive officer, Mary Coleman, has resigned, effective immediately. The announcements came as a surprise to analysts Elizabeth Malis, with Benchmarking Partners, and Rod Johnson, of AMR Research. Her departure "is nothing but bad news for Baan," said Malis. "Mary Coleman really brought a lot of excitement to the team. She is a very talented woman. To see her leaving is really very troublesome for these guys."
  • Overnite Transportation Co. wants to start the year with a new emphasis on expanding its LTL customer base as it tries to put its labor strife in the past. Overnite is actively seeking small and midsize shippers attracted to the carrier because of its high service and competitive rates and willing to look past Overnite's current labor strife. Overnite enjoyed a 1.5 percent rise in revenue for the 1999 fourth quarter despite a 1.6 percent drop in tonnage compared with the 1998 fourth quarter, but is not expected to match its overall 1998 earnings of $40.5 million when parent Union Pacific Corp. releases its final financial report on its trucking unit on Jan. 20. In the first of a two-part series Traffic World examines the effect the 11-week Teamsters strike is having on Overnite, the nation's fifth-largest stand-alone LTL carrier and biggest nonunion LTL carrier.
  • BC Rail shippers in northwestern Canada have been on pins and needles since the railroad locked out a group of trade unions on Dec. 27. That tension was greatly relieved when a tentative agreement was reached Jan. 5, and both labor and management are hoping the agreement sticks. The weeklong lockout could have had a much greater impact on BC Rail customers - namely forest product shippers - had it occurred almost any other time of the year. As it turned out, the lockout took place over the Christmas holidays when mills operate in low gear.
  • Cargo 2000 greeted the new year by throwing out a good chunk of the work it's done over the last three years. Originally the group set out to indelibly link freight forwarders with airlines, a task that has eluded the industry for decades, with a single technology solution. After more than a year of evaluating choices and narrowing the field down to two vendors, Cargo 2000 decided to take on more a supervisory role and let the airlines and forwarders make their own IT choices. The decision, much to the dismay of Syntegra and Unisys, opens the floodgates to Internet companies hungry for a piece of the transportation market.
  • One of 2000's best business prospects for the maritime sector is a land-based mode of transportation. Buoyant consumer demand and the globalization of manufacturing are fueling growth in the number of finished autos that are being shipped around the world. A growing number of manufacturers are asking for global tenders and multitrade delivery services from ocean carriers, and in order to meet these global demands carriers are becoming more integrated with manufacturers' operations.

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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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