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February 15, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ex-NZ journalist named NOL communications head
    Flemming Jacobs continues with task of building senior echelon
  • Teekay seeks expansion in three other markets
  • Philippine port firm may pull out of Argentina
Air and Land Transport
  • Carrier planned to replace key tail part but finally did not
    Maintenance workers in 1997 changed their mind after more tests
  • Thai Airways expected to report plunge in Q1 profit
  • China orders checks on McDonnell jets
  • Sabena forecasts small 1999 profit
  • Gulf Air to borrow US$170m to buy two Airbuses
  • Dragonair jet in near miss with balloon
Features
  • ICTSI consortium wins Subic Bay port deal

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ex-NZ journalist named NOL communications head
    Flemming Jacobs continues with task of building senior echelon
  • Teekay seeks expansion in three other markets
  • Philippine port firm may pull out of Argentina
Air and Land Transport
  • Carrier planned to replace key tail part but finally did not
    Maintenance workers in 1997 changed their mind after more tests
  • Thai Airways expected to report plunge in Q1 profit
  • China orders checks on McDonnell jets
  • Sabena forecasts small 1999 profit
  • Gulf Air to borrow US$170m to buy two Airbuses
  • Dragonair jet in near miss with balloon
Features
  • ICTSI consortium wins Subic Bay port deal

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ex-NZ journalist named NOL communications head
    Flemming Jacobs continues with task of building senior echelon
  • Teekay seeks expansion in three other markets
  • Philippine port firm may pull out of Argentina
Air and Land Transport
  • Carrier planned to replace key tail part but finally did not
    Maintenance workers in 1997 changed their mind after more tests
  • Thai Airways expected to report plunge in Q1 profit
  • China orders checks on McDonnell jets
  • Sabena forecasts small 1999 profit
  • Gulf Air to borrow US$170m to buy two Airbuses
  • Dragonair jet in near miss with balloon
Features
  • ICTSI consortium wins Subic Bay port deal

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco revises Africa service
  • Extension of container supply service
  • Zim considers slot swop with China Shipping
  • Wee to be on top of Emery's Asian expansion
  • PSA Marine boosts tug fleet
  • All systems go for cargo clearance
  • Caribbean hub at Grenada
  • TNT names new vice presidents
  • Virgin invests 'Down Under'
  • US/Canada night service

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2000
  • Brussels disagrees with remailing prohibition
  • USPS service large customers via the web
  • OTAL to integrate Africa services
  • German airports against night flights prohibition

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • COSCON to Shift Cargo to Med/West Africa Link
  • Carriers to Restore Rates on Europe/Red Sea/Mideast
  • Fuji Logistics Group to Expand Business by Acquisition
  • U-Freight Expands in Vietnamese Markets
  • Sale of Sea-Land Affects CSX Corp.'s Earnings

Exim Indiaweb site
  • JNP nominated hub port on west coast; Chennai on the east
  • More sops for deemed exports on cards
  • Bennett Logistics formed
  • AEPC allows garment exporters to transfer PPE, NQE
  • Karnataka pioneers power reforms
  • Forex reserves swell to $ 34.981 bn
  • Commerce Ministry sends wish-list to Finance Ministry
  • Inflation rate dips to 2.88 pc
  • Copper producers plea to cut import duty disparity
  • Apex chambers for retaining peak import duty tariffs
  • OTAL upgrades container services to West Africa
  • Futures trading in sugar, rubber, wheat soon
  • Base value fixed for imports of polyester items, VSF
  • 3 cos tie up with Dutch firm for CNG kits
  • New Exim Policy may allow rubber imports under OGL
  • Railways set to achieve gross traffic target
  • EU imposes dumping duties on steel plate imports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2000
  • Texaco joins the eCommerce JV bandvagon

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Portnet's tariff review meets stiff resistance
  • Critical fuel shortage will assail Zimbabwe for some time
  • Heavyweights to tackle supply chain issues
  • Intertek clinches Malawi inspection deal
  • International marketing in focus
  • Wharf Rat's Diary
  • Brazil will burn untreated pallets
  • Dredging of Walvis Bay begins this month
  • Micor turns tradition on its head
  • MITB 'disappears' on March 31
  • Transnet sets up new road division
  • George Young keeps an era alive
  • Sumpton takes over Shirley's marine post
  • CSC bags several new players in Cape Town
  • Emirates doubles cargo capacity
  • Visiting expert outlines the nuts and bolts of new ISO rules
  • Refinery shutdown
  • Will the real Stuart Little step forward!
  • Bell opts for Renfreight Circle
  • Compu-Clearing diversifies its IT portfolio
  • Exporters to the EU take note
  • Decurion saga continues with repairs estimated at R2-m
  • Sebenza celebrates third anniversary
  • Work begins to widen Bayhead road
  • COEGA seeks international partner
  • CSAV looks into East London option

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2000
  • Wärtsilä NSD and John Crane Lips to offer total marine power systems
    Two leading companies are planning to collaborate to offer shipowners and shipbuilders total marine power systems including the engine, gearbox, the ship's propeller and all controls.
  • Korea continues inroads into FMS market
    South Korean shipyards continue to expand into the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) sector.
  • Kvaerner sells Fjellstrand shipyards in Norway
    Kvaerner has signed an agreement to sell the two Kvaerner Fjellstrand yards in Norway to a consortium consisting of the management of the company and other local investors.
  • Bureau Veritas signs on to French Ship Safety Charter
    Classification society Bureau Veritas is a founding signatory to a Ship Safety Charter was developed at a round table of all principal players in the French petroleum shipping industry

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Flying Dolphins swoop on rival
    MINOAN Flying Dolphins yesterday came close to completing a virtual sweep of Greece's island ferry industry when it announced a deal to acquire 46% of G A Ferries, perhaps the last stand-alone company of any size in the sector.
  • Thirteen feared dead after Zafir sinks
    THIRTEEN Spanish seafarers are feared dead after a general cargoship sank off southern Italy yesterday following a collision with a freight ferry.
  • Gard gives approval to innovative deal
    ONE of the most important new ventures in shipowners' insurance has been given key backing by leaders of Gard, the world's second biggest protection and indemnity club.
  • World Bank president shakes hands yesterday with Softbank president
    World Bank president James Wolfensohn (right) shakes hands yesterday with Softbank president Masayoshi Son at a news conference in Tokyo, where the World Bank's International Finance Corp and Softbank, the Japanese Internet investor, announced that they would establish a joint venture called Softbank Emerging Markets for Internet start-up companies in 100 developing countries in an effort to narrow the global digital divide between rich and poor nations.
  • Mideast handy surge forecast
    DEMAND for handysized product tankers trading out of the Middle East into Europe is expected to more than double by 2003 on the back of an anticipated surge of petroleum product exports from the region.
  • Kvaerner offloads two more shipbuilding concerns
    ANGLO-Norwegian engineering group Kvaerner has clinched two sales totalling NKr230m ($28m), including the Norwegian facilities of catamaran specialist Kvaerner Fjellstrand for NKr100m and the technology firm Kvaerner Maritime for NKr130m, writes Rajesh Joshi, Oslo.
  • Norsk Hydro signals sale of UK offshore assets
    NORSK Hydro, the 42% state-owned oil, metal and fertiliser group, said yesterday it was putting its UK continental shelf portfolio up for sale, as it had determined that the region "did not have significant growth potential".
  • High oil prices bring profit surge
    THE high oil price allowed Norsk Hydro to shrug off an indifferent performance from agriculture and report a 29% surge in annual pre-tax profit to NKr7.54bn ($921m) writes Rajesh Joshi, Oslo.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2000
  • Two dead, 11 missing after collision
  • Adsteam issues sacking deadline
  • Kawasaki HI signs newbuilding venture with Mitsui
  • Wärtsilä NSD forms venture with John Crane-Lips
  • French yard launches massive recruitment drive
  • Dutch yard workers accept job-saving pay cuts
  • Al Jazya 1 refloated
  • Detained vessel leaves Kandla
  • Michigan plans tough ballast rules
  • Fuel depot to be built near Bilbao
  • Marina could lose STCW responsibilities
  • MTC buys Mormac bulk business
  • Indian Oil Corp plans joint ventures
  • Scottish grant boosts ABP port

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Ports see growth across trade lanes in 2000
  • Customs may edit rules of origin
  • New Jersey truckers end protests
  • NOL Group switches to U.S. dollar as currency of record
  • UTU, railroads reach 'cramdown' agreement
  • Lykes Lines unveils online container tracking
  • Leif Hoegh acquires rest of HUAL ro/ro
  • Hapag-Lloyd launches new container fleet
Transportation
  • Taiwan airports told to upgrade
  • Belgium rescinds ban on night flights; DHL stays
  • TNT plans same-day, door-to-door delivery in India
  • Bestroute.com signs pact with UPS Logistics
  • EU lifts ban on air links with Yugoslavia
  • Circle International's net rises as subsidiaries post solid results
  • Web site to offer aerospace products
  • Singapore Air signs contract with Polar Air
Maritime
  • Americana's schedule is disrupted
  • Dredging plan panned at hearing
  • Container agents criticize increase in entry fees

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Ports see growth across trade lanes in 2000
  • Customs may edit rules of origin
  • New Jersey truckers end protests
  • NOL Group switches to U.S. dollar as currency of record
  • UTU, railroads reach 'cramdown' agreement
  • Lykes Lines unveils online container tracking
  • Leif Hoegh acquires rest of HUAL ro/ro
  • Hapag-Lloyd launches new container fleet
Transportation
  • Taiwan airports told to upgrade
  • Belgium rescinds ban on night flights; DHL stays
  • TNT plans same-day, door-to-door delivery in India
  • Bestroute.com signs pact with UPS Logistics
  • EU lifts ban on air links with Yugoslavia
  • Circle International's net rises as subsidiaries post solid results
  • Web site to offer aerospace products
  • Singapore Air signs contract with Polar Air
Maritime
  • Americana's schedule is disrupted
  • Dredging plan panned at hearing
  • Container agents criticize increase in entry fees

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Ports see growth across trade lanes in 2000
  • Customs may edit rules of origin
  • New Jersey truckers end protests
  • NOL Group switches to U.S. dollar as currency of record
  • UTU, railroads reach 'cramdown' agreement
  • Lykes Lines unveils online container tracking
  • Leif Hoegh acquires rest of HUAL ro/ro
  • Hapag-Lloyd launches new container fleet
Transportation
  • Taiwan airports told to upgrade
  • Belgium rescinds ban on night flights; DHL stays
  • TNT plans same-day, door-to-door delivery in India
  • Bestroute.com signs pact with UPS Logistics
  • EU lifts ban on air links with Yugoslavia
  • Circle International's net rises as subsidiaries post solid results
  • Web site to offer aerospace products
  • Singapore Air signs contract with Polar Air
Maritime
  • Americana's schedule is disrupted
  • Dredging plan panned at hearing
  • Container agents criticize increase in entry fees

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Anvers et sa rive gauche: la troisième phase de la darse de Verrebroek attendra...
    Au moment de l'élaboration du projet de la darse de Verrebroek dans la zone portuaire de la rive gauche et qui est parallèle à la darse de Vrasene, les trafics en conventionnel/breakbulk étaient toujours en expansion. Depuis trois ans les choses ont évolué différemment, depuis que le container s'attaque avec des prix dérisoires à ce type de trafic. C'est en fonction de cette évolution que la direction de l'Entreprise portuaire anversoise a décidé de mettre la réalisation de la troisième phase de la construction de la darse de Verrebroek dans une position d'attente.
  • Géodis a vu ses bénéfices baisser en 1999
    Le groupe Géodis a annoncé qu'il s'attend à une baisse des bénéfices pour l'année 1999, dont les résultats finaux seront publiés le 23 mars. Cette baisse a dû être concédée malgré une hausse de l'activité dans les branches messagerie et logistique. Le chiffre d'affaires a augmenté de 11,2% à 20,6 mia. de FRF (3,15 mia. d'EUR). A structures et taux de change comparables, la hausse du CA a été de 9,3 %.
  • Baptême du PC "Antwerpen Express" de 4.864 TEU
    De tous les mega-carriers qui fréquentent le port d'Anvers, Hapag-Lloyd est assurément un des plus fidèles, son engagement à assurer des dessertes directes s'est révélé constant au cours des dernières décennies et c'est d'ailleurs grâce à ses efforts que le groupe Grand Alliance y a dirigé un de ses 5 services hebdomadaires sur l'Asie. Une nouvelle preuve de cet engagement a été fournie ce lundi avec le baptême, au terminal de la Noord Natie sur l'Escaut, du dernier né de sa flotte, le PC "Antwerpen Express", une unité de 4. 864 TEU. H-L, on le sait fait désormais partie du groupe Preussag.

Marine Linkweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2000
  • Kvaerner To Sell Shipyards, Maritime Unit
  • SembCorp Sees Profits Rise, Eyes Business Abroad
  • Freight Rate Hikes Benefit South Korean Shipping Firms
  • Insurers Should Control Ship Classification System: Broker
  • RINA Testifies In International Erika Probe

Traffic Worldweb site
  • The National Small Shipments Traffic Conference is set to launch a new marketing and communications campaign to try to double membership from its current 400 shipper and carrier affiliates, its new Washington executive director said. Debra Phillips said the goal of the campaign is to emphasize the group's educational and networking opportunities in a time of fast-changing developments for the nation's shippers.
  • American Trucking Associations President Walter McCormick plans to refocus the trade organization on advocacy, shedding many other roles while cutting membership dues. He's convinced his board of directors that after 16 years in the wilderness of Alexandria, Va., it's time to look homeward by taking ATA back to Capitol Hill. Within 18 months ATA will relocate adjacent to lawmakers' offices and even sooner narrow the trade group's focus to congressional legislation, federal regulation, federal court suits and cultivation of the national media. State trucking associations will be expected to fill voids at the local and regional levels and that's why ATA now requires its members to belong to at least one state association.
  • Crown Cork & Seal Co., which invented the bottle cap 108 years ago, is carrying on a long tradition of automation with a program to integrate key elements of its supply chain throughout North America and overseas. Founder William Painter thrust the company into the age of automation in 1898 with a machine called a foot-powered syrup-crowner that could cap 24 bottles a minute. Fast forward to the present day and the company is taking another "quantum leap," said Mike Dunleavy, vice president, corporate development. The current strategy may not be that much different from Painter's - to stay ahead of the competition through improved service and product quality - but this time the company is developing a system that manages time, material and money simultaneously.
  • Tracking the price of diesel fuel the past 10 months has been like watching the NASDAQ stock exchange, except for one all-important item. Even the go-go NASDAQ market falls now and then. Welcome to the land of $2.12-a-gallon diesel, which is the price the black gold hit in New England last week. Coping with fuel prices that have risen nationally by some 40 cents a gallon since April, trucking companies are scrambling to cover the increases through fuel surcharges, hedge programs and good old-fashioned wrangling with shippers.
  • The day Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. announced the "demerger" of its cruise line business, P&O Chairman Lord Sterling was in Germany signing a joint venture agreement to develop an inland waterway terminal and logistics center at the Rhine River port of Duisburg. Germany's Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was on hand to underscore the significance of the new terminal and the importance his government attaches to expanding environmentally friendly inland waterway traffic. But Sterling's day was not done. With less fanfare he also announced that P&O Ports had signed an agreement to purchase the container and general cargo stevedoring business of Seaport Terminal n.v. in Antwerp.
  • Emery Worldwide and BAX Global spent 1998 turning around foundering operations and in 1999, both began seeing results. While the two heavyweight air freight companies have very similar structures and go after nearly identical business, both seemed to have carved out a profitable market toehold. Emery, since 1998, has had great success with its guaranteed international air freight service, Gold Priority. BAX Global, meanwhile, has concentrated on winning large logistics contracts and taking more deferred air freight, another strategy that paid off in 1999.
  • At the request of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chairman Rob Krebs, the National Industrial Transportation League held two informal shipper meetings in late January and early February in Portland, Ore., and Chicago. In addition to wondering, "where was Paul Tellier," meeting attendees came away unconvinced that another merger would be beneficial to shippers. And contrary to shippers' opinions, BNSF and CN assured them that both Krebs and CN president Paul Tellier were on the same page.
  • First it was SITA and AAR. Now it's Supplyaccess, a subsidiary of En Pointe Technologies. What do they want to do? Sell aircraft parts over the Internet. Kevin Schatzle, president, chief executive officer and co-founder of Supplyaccess, describes the future portal site as a single interface to multiple suppliers, warehouses and distribution channels. The company plans to take the site live in the second quarter and started development this month, he said.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
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
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
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
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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