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July 21, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PIL invests $12m in Internet-based IT facilities
    [SINGAPORE] Singapore-based mid-haul carrier Pacific International Lines (PIL) is investing $12 million in an Internet-based IT infrastructure to facilitate real-time communication among its 124 global offices and agencies.
  • Indon vessel sinks off Australia; crew safe
  • Cargo ship crew rescued off India
  • S Korea to ban bank loans for yards that underbid
  • Carnival cancels more 'Paradise' cruises
Air and Land Transport
  • Falling costs boost Boeing profit by 26%
    [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, the world's biggest planemaker, said second-quarter profit rose 26 per cent as costs fell and it caught up on jetliner deliveries delayed by a 40-day engineers' strike.
  • United, American Air put up strong showing
  • Continental Air's profit higher than expected
  • Virgin Express' traffic growth edges up

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PIL invests $12m in Internet-based IT facilities
    [SINGAPORE] Singapore-based mid-haul carrier Pacific International Lines (PIL) is investing $12 million in an Internet-based IT infrastructure to facilitate real-time communication among its 124 global offices and agencies.
  • Indon vessel sinks off Australia; crew safe
  • Cargo ship crew rescued off India
  • S Korea to ban bank loans for yards that underbid
  • Carnival cancels more 'Paradise' cruises
Air and Land Transport
  • Falling costs boost Boeing profit by 26%
    [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, the world's biggest planemaker, said second-quarter profit rose 26 per cent as costs fell and it caught up on jetliner deliveries delayed by a 40-day engineers' strike.
  • United, American Air put up strong showing
  • Continental Air's profit higher than expected
  • Virgin Express' traffic growth edges up

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • CN, BNSF call off proposed merger
    The companies' boards voted to quit their proposed $5.1 billion marriage.
  • Grand Alliance launches Indonesia-to-N. Europe
    The group of four carriers made its first direct calls to Tanjung Priok.
  • Intermodal gives Hub Group's 2Q revenue a lift
    But the transportation provider saw its bottom line slip by 4 cents.
  • Trans-Pacific lines will 'cotton' to rate increase
    Fine U.S. fiber harvest, strong exports are pushing up rates to Asia.
  • Deutsche Bahn seeks closer ties to Schenker
    German rail execs want the carrier to widen its forwarding and logistics.
  • UPS delivers strong profits across-the-board
    Second quarter net income rose 18.2% on significant gains in volume and market share.
  • Nistevo, Savi enter cargo-tracking venture
  • UPS imposes fuel surcharge
  • Profit down for International Shipholding
  • Giant bulk fleet changes hands
  • Sydney breaks 1 million box mark
  • Forward Air reports record 2Q profit
  • Pakistan International Airlines to add five freighters
  • Hyundai to upgrade Pusan terminal as volume surges
  • Former Commerce Department official takes Seaway post
  • India port seeks 30% hike in box-handling charges
  • Dutch court orders Boeing to compensate crash victims
  • CSX Lines buys container chassis for Hawaii

Sched Netweb site
  • Liberian Registry offers savings
  • Lion City takes its share
  • U-Freight adds to head count
  • Hual to begin direct ro-ro sailing
  • Ecu-Line looks to the heavens
  • GWS extends presence in PRC
  • Boeing begins first 757 freighter conversion
  • Signature of the times - UPS puts writing on the web
  • Speedpost to Frankfurt

Cargowebweb site
JULY 20, 2000
  • TNT Post in big turkish joint-venture
  • French acquisition TNT Post
  • US politicians against KLM/BA merger
  • Strong CMB Group half year
  • Good result United
  • Sea-Land director to Contship
  • Onecourier.com hits express market
  • Ryder takes part in pFreight online

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Sugar export prospects brighten
  • Global tea output up; export prospects still bright
  • Govt allays industry's fears on WTO's free trade regime
  • EU emerging as major market for India's IT
  • MbPT, TEC sign agreement for coal berthl
  • CoPT Board ratifies proposal to widen area of operation seaward
  • Small investors protection: Apex chambers' plea rejected
  • Validity of notification extended
  • Positive features of Fema highlighted at Fieo 'Open House'
  • Steel output growth estimated at 10 pc
  • Assocham: Rationalise silk carpet drawback rates
  • Iranian tea delegation arriving on week-long visit today
  • Assocham seeks deadline for privatisation of SEBs
  • Silk goods exports up 28 pc in Q1
  • India, Oman to form strategic consultative group
  • OPEC supply plan collapses
  • CCEA clears expansion of Chennai Petroleum

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 20, 2000
  • Singapore bunkers move moderately lower again
  • Brazil market review
  • Falmouth market review
  • Mixed demand in the Baltic
  • Tight avails in St.Peterburg
  • Healthy avails in the Great Belt region
  • Rotterdam market review
  • Malta and Italy market review
  • Istanbul fuel oil prices buck regional trend
  • Demand picking up in Piraeus
  • Fuel prices down in Gibraltar
  • African West Coast: Mixed avails
  • African East Coast market review
  • South Africa market review
  • Steady fuel oil and firm distillate prices in the Canary Islands
  • Better avails in Jeddah
  • Prices down in Fujairah
  • Mixed avails in Suez
  • South Korea: demand up as prices soften
  • National holiday in Japan
  • Hong Kong up on OPEC disappointment
  • New weekly global averages

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 20, 2000
  • Hamburg airport starts privatization
  • Lykes Lines upgrades Africa service
  • Transaero and Air Moldova
  • Cathay Pacific
  • Emery Worldwide
  • NACA
  • SOSDI Dry Port starts operations

Marine Logweb site
JULY 20, 2000
  • Tidewater spends big on repairs to prepare for expected offshore market surge
    Offshore services giant Tidewater accelerated a number of vessel drydockings into the first and second quarter of fiscal 2001 to have the equipment ready for service in anticipation of improvements in the market later in the fiscal year; thus incurring higher repair and maintenance costs and depressing earnings.
  • OMI "positioned for record breaking earnings"
    President and CEO Craig H. Stevenson, says "OMI is strategically positioned to reach record breaking earnings with its younger, cost efficient tankers operating at a very exciting time in the international tanker market.".
  • Kirby Corporation reports strong product volumes
    Inland tank barge specialist Kirby Corporation, Houston, reported net earnings for the 2000 second quarter of $9,880,000, or $.40 per share, compared with 1999 second quarter earnings of $6,602,000, or $.33 per share.
  • Teekay Shipping income surges
    Bahamas-based tanker owner Teekay Shipping Corporation reported net income of $46.7 million, or $1.22 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, compared to $732,000, or 2 cents per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 1999.
  • Problems with Paradise persist
    Carnival Cruise Lines said yesterday that it had canceled two more voyages on its cruise ship Paradise
  • Hull insurer sets up advisory council
    Dex, the recently launched specialist hull insurer, has appointed the first four members of its new Advisory Council.

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Bruxelles e le compagnie chiedono tempi brevi per i regolamenti attuativi della legge
    Porti, pressing sulla riforma
    Restano ancora da sciogliere i nodi di appalti e servizi e del reclutamento della manodopera
  • Bersani: «Presto la privatizzazione Tirrenia»
  • Genova, dalle banchine 10mila posti in dieci anni
  • Ricorso alla Wto contro il dumping Cantieri, la Ue accusa Seul
  • Scalo di Salerno, la nuova Autorità parte a settembre

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Prescott spends big on transport
    BRITAIN has unveiled a '180bn ($270bn) 10-year transport plan that includes better rail freight links to major ports and incentives to use shortsea shipping.
  • ITF targets Cosco for 'unfair practices'
    THE International Transport Workers' Federation yesterday launched a global campaign targeting Chinese shipping line Cosco over alleged unfair cargo handling practices.
  • Teekay shares ride tanker wave
    Shares in Teekay Shipping touched a 12-month high after the aframax tanker specialist unveiled impressive earnings growth in the second quarter.
  • Höegh books $11m profit on Teekay shares for LNG play
    LEIF Höegh, the diversified Norwegian shipping group, has cashed in on the ongoing tanker boom by offloading about a fifth of its shareholding in aframax giant Teekay Shipping.
  • LevelSeas.com nets venture capital
    ONLINE shipping exchange LevelSeas.com, which is backed by BP Amoco, Shell, Cargill and Clarkson's, has become the first investment of eVolution Global Partners, the new venture capital company specialising in internet-related deals, writes Tony Gray.
  • CMB bullish after strong first half
    BELGIAN shipping conglomerate CMB hopes to maintain strong profits in the second half of the year after its interim results beat forecasts.
  • Krafft's passion for sail has lasted a lifetime
    THE last thing guests departing Royal Clipper, the world's largest sailing ship, would have seen was owner Mikael Krafft inspecting the paintwork on his new ship to see if it had been damaged by the pontoon the Port of London Authority had forced him to use for the disembarkation.
  • BP rejects North Sea safety ballot
    BP AMOCO has rejected the Inter-Union Offshore Oil Committee's call for a secret ballot of offshore workers regarding the oil major's controversial proposal to replace North Sea standby vessels with helicopters, writes Brian Reyes.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 20, 2000
  • IRI challenges Liberian price cuts
  • MARAD rationalises Title XI
  • Stalemate in EU-Korea talks
  • Thyssen Krupp sells Seeschiffahrt
  • Sri Lanka acts against Tiger threat
  • Hutchison to invest in Ningbo port
  • Agreement concludes Rosario dispute
  • Leif Hoegh back in the black
  • Bigger box ships can reach Rio
  • Trasmed deal deemed illegal
  • Indonesia calls for maritime plans
  • Estonia diver to defy ban
  • Austral newbuildings 'are viable'
  • Panama seeks peak port performance
  • North Sea Aframaxes red-hot
  • Columbia/Snake dams win reprieve
  • Record fine for NZ oil spill
  • Feeder ship sinks in Hooghly river

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
JULY 20, 2000
  • AN: l'ordre nouveau va-t-il générer un régime de stabilité?
    Le secteur particulièrement difficile qu'est l'Atlantique voit progressivement s'installer un ordre nouveau au fur et à mesure que les nouveaux services issus des rationalisations auxquelles ont procédé plusieurs groupes d'armements se mettent en place ou démarreront au cours des prochaines semaines, des prochains mois. L'objectif unanimement poursuivi est évidemment de réinstaurer une stabilité sur ledit secteur, ce qui doit contribuer à une restauration des taux. Cet objectif pourra-t-il être atteint?
  • Un nouvel assainissement est-il possible et approprié?
    "Quels que soient les sentiments qu'elle inspire, la libéralisation est devenue réalité. Elle s'impose à tous". L'Union Internationale de la Navigation Fluviale a tiré un trait sur le passé. Lors de sa récente assemblée générale tenue à Paris, elle n'a pas fait mystère des difficultés engendrées par le retour à la liberté des marchés, avec l'intensification de la concurrence et des baisses notoires des prix. Mais ses membres savent qu'ils doivent s'en accommoder et qu'il leur faut, dès lors, "exploiter au mieux les spécificités et avantages de leur mode de transport".
  • L'utilisation du tachygraphe comme charge de preuve pour les infractions de vitesse (parfois) controversée
    Le disque du tachygraphe peut-il être utilisé comme charge de preuve a posteriori pour les infractions de vitesse, comme vient de le déterminer un arrêt de la Cour de Cassation? Nous avons demandé l'avis des associations professionnelles du transport routier Febetra et SAV.
  • La flotte marchande belge continue à s'effriter
    Il y a quinze ans, la flotte marchande belge comptait 1.036 navires d'un contenu global de 2.230.246 t.br. Au début de l'année, cette flotte se réduisait à 17 navires représentant 322.414 t.br., en baisse de deux unités et de 22.644 t.br. par rapport à début 1999.

TradeWindsweb site
  • OMI swings into the black
    A strong Suezmax tanker market has helped OMI Corp reverse its fortunes says company president & CEO Craig Stevenson.
  • ISC slumps to loss
    The US operator famous for its LASH ships has been hit by higher vessel expenses.
  • Owners rage at Cargill move
    A new clause in Cargill charterparties forcing shipowners to use charterers' agents has provoked strong protests.
  • Leif Hoegh in strong first half
    Norwegian owner sees good six months result after restructuring ownership of car carrier operation HUAL and reefer company Unicool
  • Krupp Shipping sold to First International
    Fleet that includes some of the world's largest bulk carriers goes to Paul Slater controlled group.
  • Paradise problems will hit Carnival earnings
    Technical problems with the innovative azipod propulsion system of the cruise ship Paradise could cost Carnival Cruise Lines $15m.
  • New ship reporting system for English Channel
    Erika spill sparks mandatory navigation initiative by IMO.
  • Smit International inks in alliance
    Smit International has finalised its agreement with the Towage and Salvage Union of Antwerp on their tie up.
  • US Coast Guard pulls in Big Red Boat III
    Seventeen vessels were detained under US port state control during last month, including a passenger ship.
  • Dex sets up shipowner council
    Levant Maritime, Hamburg Sud and Seatrans to have directors on advisory council of new hull insurance venture.
  • Moody's rocks Lloyd's marine syndicate
    Rating agency delivers negative verdict on outlook for former star underwriter Jonathan Jones.
  • Teekay profits soar
    Vancouver-based Teekay Shipping Corp saw it second quarter profits jump on the back of the buoyant tanker market.
  • Engine girder cracks linked to material defects
    Classificiation societies investigating the causes of cracking in Korean-built engine bearing girders are homing in on the most likely cause.
  • CMB profits rocket
    The Belgian bulk operator's profits have soared on the back of booming shipping markets, vindicating Marc Saverys massive chartering of capesize bulkers.
  • White knight for Kvaerner?
    The Anglo-Norwegian engineering group could be looking for a white knight to rescue it from the clutches of Aker Maritime.
  • Canadian Pacific's second quarter profits jump
    Energy, transport and hotels group Canadian Pacific sees second quarter profits triple.
  • Frontline gives Liberian flag a boost.
    Top tanker owner is moving newly acquired VLCCs to Liberian registry.
  • Fred Olsen Energy profit warning
    Lay-off costs at Harland & Wolff subsidiary are set to hit second quarter result.
  • Yard subsidy talks fail
    European Union and South Korea agree to meet again in September after talks in Seoul end in deadlock.
  • Tanker boom set to continue
    Fearnleys predicts the good times for the tanker market are set to roll with time charter rates catching up with spot fixtures.
  • Ten ships named with engine girder cracking
    Documents issued by engine designer Wartsila NSD Corp detail ten vessels experiencing engine girder cracking problems, but industry players believe others may also be affected.
  • Shell joins LNG carrier bonanza
    Shell International Gas is cashing in on the need for LNG tonnage with an $800m plus order for a potential five newbuildings in Japan.
  • UK holds 16 ships in June
    Port state control authorities in the UK detained 16 vessels during June, after they failed inspections.
  • Soaring shares put Fredriksen in the money
    The battle for control of bankrupt US shipowner, Golden Ocean, is doing no harm at all to the wealth of Frontline chief, John Fredriksen.
  • Hyde teams up with TransportEdge
    Shipbroker JE Hyde is moving into e-commerce through a strategic alliance with an online market maker.
  • eVolution takes stake in LevelSeas
    Internet fund invests in maritime dot.com but is secretive about the deal.
  • Precious pens profile of restructuring efforts
    Thai stocklisted bulker owner Precious Shipping has all but wrapped up its financial restructuring and company boss Khalid Hashim wants to tell everyone how it was done.
  • Galatea puts broker commission cover online
    Cover against a casualty hitting shipbrokers in the pocket is offered by a new internet insurance policy underwritten at Lloyd's

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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