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June 26, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China blames Dover tragedy on immigration loopholes
    Beijing urges int'l community to crack down on organised criminal groups
  • Royal Caribbean forecasts lower profit this year
  • P&O delays sale of bulker business
  • Hamburg's gain is Bremerhaven's loss
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ sees 18-month integration with Ansett
    Most of the work will be done in a year, says chief executive
  • Shenzhen first China airport to pass WHO inspection
  • American Air may have to pay FAA fine
  • Branson confident his Aussie airline will operate by Sept
  • Crew members' families sue Boeing, parts makers
  • Emirates welcomes A3XX go-ahead
  • Log Book
Features
  • Bunker oil threatens South African coastline
    Bulk carrier sinks off Cape Town after failing to find sheltered waters
Columns
  • Container security must be high on industry's priority list

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China blames Dover tragedy on immigration loopholes
    Beijing urges int'l community to crack down on organised criminal groups
  • Royal Caribbean forecasts lower profit this year
  • P&O delays sale of bulker business
  • Hamburg's gain is Bremerhaven's loss
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ sees 18-month integration with Ansett
    Most of the work will be done in a year, says chief executive
  • Shenzhen first China airport to pass WHO inspection
  • American Air may have to pay FAA fine
  • Branson confident his Aussie airline will operate by Sept
  • Crew members' families sue Boeing, parts makers
  • Emirates welcomes A3XX go-ahead
  • Log Book
Features
  • Bunker oil threatens South African coastline
    Bulk carrier sinks off Cape Town after failing to find sheltered waters
Columns
  • Container security must be high on industry's priority list

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China blames Dover tragedy on immigration loopholes
    Beijing urges int'l community to crack down on organised criminal groups
  • Royal Caribbean forecasts lower profit this year
  • P&O delays sale of bulker business
  • Hamburg's gain is Bremerhaven's loss
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ sees 18-month integration with Ansett
    Most of the work will be done in a year, says chief executive
  • Shenzhen first China airport to pass WHO inspection
  • American Air may have to pay FAA fine
  • Branson confident his Aussie airline will operate by Sept
  • Crew members' families sue Boeing, parts makers
  • Emirates welcomes A3XX go-ahead
  • Log Book
Features
  • Bunker oil threatens South African coastline
    Bulk carrier sinks off Cape Town after failing to find sheltered waters
Columns
  • Container security must be high on industry's priority list

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China blames Dover tragedy on immigration loopholes
    Beijing urges int'l community to crack down on organised criminal groups
  • Royal Caribbean forecasts lower profit this year
  • P&O delays sale of bulker business
  • Hamburg's gain is Bremerhaven's loss
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ sees 18-month integration with Ansett
    Most of the work will be done in a year, says chief executive
  • Shenzhen first China airport to pass WHO inspection
  • American Air may have to pay FAA fine
  • Branson confident his Aussie airline will operate by Sept
  • Crew members' families sue Boeing, parts makers
  • Emirates welcomes A3XX go-ahead
  • Log Book
Features
  • Bunker oil threatens South African coastline
    Bulk carrier sinks off Cape Town after failing to find sheltered waters
Columns
  • Container security must be high on industry's priority list

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 24, 2000
  • Korean lines add service to Jakarta and Hong Kong
    Korea Marine Transport and Hyundai Merchant Marine have launched a joint weekly service anchored by Jakarta International Container Terminal. Full story
  • TNT reportedly dropping Manila hub for Hong Kong
    The express company will bail after a dispute with its local air cargo partner. Full story
  • P&O Ports to operate Chennai box terminal
    The company expects to receive a letter of intent on the 30-year concession shortly. Full story
  • Mexican railway to rebuild port rail route
    The 12-year, $100 million contract will upgrade the 362 miles of track from the Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas to Celaya. Full story
  • The ever-changing model of a transport dot-com
    Logistics e-commerce is in a state of flux, and the most basic ideas are up for grabs
  • Logistics alliance adds food companies to the pot
  • ANA, TWA to cooperate in mail transport
  • Four airlines launch global alliance
  • P&O Ports selected to operate Chennai box terminal
  • Antitrust expert casts doubt over United-USAir merger
  • South Korea ag shippers get Web alternative
  • New dot-com plans direct links between air shippers, carriers
  • Emery Worldwide names e-commerce, marketing chiefs
  • BAX Global opens Puerto Rico office, partners with CaribEx

Sched Netweb site
  • Senator drops DSR
  • Freight-On-Line alternative to web-based auction sites
  • Metzler heads APL Logistics
  • Safmarine restructures network
  • Tiaca appoints two members
  • Emirates phases in time-definite product
  • Czech mates
  • Confader shows faith in VASP
  • IAT snaps up Vancouver property

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 23, 2000
  • Aeromexico, Air France, Delta and Korean Air in SkyTeam Alliance
  • 'Heaviest criticism ever' hits Betuwelijn
  • BA chief says no huge job losses
  • Cosco with Los Angeles- Lianyungang service; Investment in Singapore; First online payment in China
  • Emery Worldwide with new directors
  • Airborne purchased operation in Sweden
  • Belgian postal company calls 'internet'
  • Vopak and Essberger pool chemical tankers; Vopak acquires remaining interest in Chemgas
  • CargoSphere.com wins patent
  • RightFreight.com gets USD 20 Million
  • TransportEdge with maritime industry marketplace
  • Big Companies join logistics network

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 23, 2000
  • Hot day for Singapore fuel oil cargoes
  • Oil cools down after Norwegian strike ends
  • Winners and losers after the OPEC meeting
  • Fuel oil up by $7 in Rotterdam
  • Avails still tight in US Pacific North West
  • LA and San Francisco market snapshot
  • US Gulf bunker market report
  • Prices and avails in Argentina
  • Good demand in Chile
  • Ecuador bunker prices
  • Healthy avails in Panama

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 24, 2000
  • Cape coast hit by sunken Treasure spill
    HEAVY fuel oil pollution from the bulk ore carrier, Treasure, which sank late last week, has hit some of Cape Town's premier resort areas as well as the national heritage site, Robben Island.
  • Poles appeal over IACS expulsion
    POLSKI Rejestr Statkow has branded its expulsion from the International Association of Classification Societies as a "miscarriage of justice" and is appealing for reinstatement to the organisation.
  • Underwriters brew up internet cafe
    A CYBERSPACE descendant has followed the line of Edward Lloyd's coffeeshop, the bustling rendezvous that cradled the great London insurance market.
  • Kvaerner rights issue 'disappointment'
    NORWEGIAN engineering and shipbuilding group Kvaerner has announced a disappointing result to its NKr2.5bn ($299m) rights issue launched last month, writes Rajesh Joshi Oslo.
  • Offshore havens face new probe
    MANY of the world's leading ship registries may face a tough fight to retain tonnage volumes under a threatened clean-up of offshore financial centres.
  • No room for complacency
    FOR anyone with a long-term survival plan there is no substitute for knowing just how strong your trading partners are. Two companies that recently fell out of the market, leaving a trail of debt in their wake, offer a cautionary tale.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 23, 2000
  • P&O abandons Oslo IPO for ABC
  • Rio Tinto bids for ore rival
  • 120 still missing from Chinese ferry
  • China Merchants to take Zhangzhou stake
  • Clarkson's tipped to triple profits
  • Derbyshire assessor's claim challenged
  • Treasure sinks off South African coast
  • Export status sought for Indian owners
  • Smuggling charges filed against Dealco
  • Surcharges for box shippers at Colombo
  • Vopak and Essberger pool chemical tankers
  • Medstar hijackers go on hunger strike
  • Norfolk yards to pool resources

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
JUNE 24, 2000
  • La présidence portugaise de l'UE veut forcer une décision sur l'adaptation des écopoints autrichiens
    La présidence portugaise de l'UE a l'intention de forcer une décision sur l'adaptation du nombre d'écopoints pour le transit routier à travers l'Autriche lors du prochain conseil des ministres du Transport la semaine prochaine à Luxembourg. Si les ministres européens ne parviennent pas à se mettre d'accord, se sera à la Commission européenne de trancher, en vertue de la procédure prescrite. Le système des écopoints doit être adapté, le nombre de trajets autorisés par l'Autriche ayant été dépassé l'année dernière. La matière ressort d'un protocol au Traité d'adhésion de l'Autriche à l'UE.
  • "EuroBridge reste à Gand"
    Suite aux investissements annoncés par Volvo Cars Gand, EuroBridge de DFDS Tor Line est à l'aube d'une nouvelle phase d'expansion, a déclaré Eric Nilsson, deputy managing director, jeudi à Gand (voir LL du 23/06). Volvo Transport, de loin le plus grand client d'EuroBridge, va confier à ce service des trafics encore sensiblement plus importants. De plus le 'third party' devrait aussi continuer à croître. DFDS Tor Line veut maintenir la part de Volvo sur cette liaison à environ 45% (elle est actuellement de 48%, selon l'échevin du port, Daniël Termont). Sans adaptation de ce service, la cargaison Volvo atteindrait à terme les 80%. Le service Gand-Göteborg devra donc être renforcé si l'on veut garder un certain équilibre entre les deux flux.
  • Le port de Genk veut jouer un rôle clé dans le développement du Limbourg en tant que pôle logistique
    Le port de Genk veut jouer une rôle de premier plan dans le développement des activités logistiques dans le Limbourg. Dans ce contexte, l'exploitant de l'ancien port charbonnier en bordure du canal Albert va collaborer prochainement avec Euro Terminal Genk pour l'exploitation commune des terminaux ferroviaires à Genk et Winterslag. C'est ce qui a été annoncé vendredi lors de l'ouverture officielle du terminal à containers de Genk.
  • Grimaldi relance son projet de terminal-hub au Benelux
    Dans le courant des prochains jours, l'armement Grimaldi (groupe Naples) va relancer son projet de grand terminal-hub pour le Benelux, en prenant à nouveau contact avec les trois ports susceptibles d'entrer en ligne de compte, à savoir Anvers, Flessingue et Zeebrugge. Cela fait maintenant plus de deux ans que l'armement évoque cette perspective, jusqu'ici qu'il n'a pu poursuivre en raison des divers développements qui se sont manifestés et se manifestent toujours dans le cadre de son grand service de cabotage intra-européen EuroMed.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • The world is full of guides. Guides that rate restaurants. Guides to finding the perfect mate. But why, oh why, shippers may cry, is there no comprehensive guide that ranks motor carriers according to criteria important to shippers? Armstrong & Associates and Market Data Corp. want to give shippers that guide. They call it CarrierRankings.com, an online guide to transportation carriers. The companies have identified 1,800 carriers - 1,600 of them motor carriers - that will be included in the CarrierRankings.com database. Shippers will be asked to rate the carriers according to criteria developed by Armstrong and Market Data. Best of all, there will be no charge to shippers for basic services.
  • Although the Surface Transportation Board is taking 15 months to rewrite its merger rules, says a Chicago transportation attorney, it declines to follow or amend its own rail line-abandonment procedures, which may have a greater financial impact on shippers. Tom McFarland, a former elected official of the STB's bar association, says the STB's reluctance to review its line-abandonment policies could be attributed to fear that Congress might recognize a short-changing of shippers and the public. Through a complaint filed with the STB, McFarland is hoping to pressure the agency either to follow its own regulations or admit publicly they're a sham.
  • Although UPS Logistics was pitching the attractions of the logistics market to the investment community recently in New York, the company may have been preaching to the choir. A report by investment company Bear Stearns estimated that last year's logistics market was worth $920 billion in the United States and $2 trillion globally, with less than 5 percent of this business being outsourced. The logistics market related to e-commerce is valued by Bear Stearns at around $42 billion this year and projected to reach $274 billion by 2004. Third-party outsourced expenditures are estimated at $11 billion in 2000, rising to $100 billion in 2004. Bear Stearns' advice: "Hang on to your seat belts - the supply chain revolution is about to blast off."
  • James Welch is taking over as president and chief operating officer of Yellow Freight System with a plan to do battle with all competitors, both long-haul and regional. Welch is unveiling a plan by which the nation's largest long-haul LTL carrier also is actively competing against the regional competition in the one- and two-day lanes. The 45-year-old Welch takes over YFS at a time when it is improving its profitability, thanks to its Exact Express offerings, but he says he won't be satisfied unless further improvement in operating ratio is made.
  • The STB has initiated a proceeding to determine whether railroads can file tariffs against other railroads. The issue was raised as a result of a dispute between Union Pacific Railroad and a Chicago terminal railroad, among other shortlines, which maintain that they should be allowed to assess charges against UP (and other railroads) as a disincentive to trains being left unpulled from their tracks. UP and others say that there already is a system in place for dealing with such matters, and that allowing railroads to assess charges against other railroads unilaterally would impede service.
  • The end is in sight in the fight for the right to serve China. Four U.S. airlines - American, Delta, United Parcel Service and Polar Air Cargo - are vying for a shot at serving the world's largest market and unless something derails the process, the Department of Transportation is expected to announce the tentative winner in the next month or so. UPS has made China its No. 1 international priority and has been hammering the need for competition in the express industry since the application process began more than a year ago. FedEx has the only express service into China and is happy to keep it that way, claiming customers would be better served by its ability to add more destinations than by UPS duplicating service.
  • APL will participate in a new direct weekly container service between Singapore and the Indian subcontinent that it says will slash transit times between the region and the United States by six days. The new service, known as the Gulf Asia Line Express, or GALEX, will be offered in partnership with Samudera Shipping Lines, CMA-CGM SA and Contship Container Lines. In addition to serving the Indian port of Nhava Sheva directly, APL also will make direct calls for the first time to two other Indian ports, Tuticorin and Cochin. The new service, which started June 24, is expected to affect existing routes by speeding up delivery of refrigerated goods from North America and extending cargo-loading deadlines at the port of Karachi, Pakistan.
  • There was much wheeling and dealing at the E-Commerce Freight conference in Las Vegas, sponsored by eyefortransport.com, a subsidiary of London-based First Conferences. The dot-com conference drew huge numbers of Internet transportation players but hardly any customers. Hence, the venue became a mecca for forging alliances or scoping out potential buyouts. Part of the conference was a roundtable discussion of all things Internet and transportation related. Fourteen transportation and logistics dot-coms sat down to answer questions on the industry's future.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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