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BRIEFS
October 26, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • European shipbuilders complain to EC about S Korea's aid to industry
    [BRUSSELS] European shipbuilders complained to the European Union over South Korean state aid to its shipbuilders, opening the way for a possible EU case against Seoul at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
  • Mitsubishi taking control of tanker venture with Cosmo
  • Malaysia captures pirate suspects
  • Nigeria vows to end corruption at seaports
Air and Land Transport
  • UK aviation body may demand more legroom on aircraft
    [LONDON] The UK's Civil Aviation Authority said it may demand airlines provide more legroom on their aircraft to protect passengers' health and safety.
  • Airlines may be liable for compensation
  • Airbus may get A3XX order from US company
  • FAA stops computer tests at air traffic centres
  • Lufthansa sees no need to raise fares to offset fuel costs
Features
  • Start-up serves small cargoes
    WHILE most attention focuses on gargantuan container ships, other goods must be moved in more modest vessels. Asia Shipping Market Ltd of Hongkong thinks there's a better way than traditional means -- especially for logistics companies. "Our mission is to enable small and medium-sized players in the region to take advantage of Internet-based chartering tools and broaden their reach into the market without changing their existing business models and channels or investing heavily in new systems or equipment," says managing director M J Canham.
Logistics
  • Shanghai seeks to develop logistics sector
    LOGISTICS is one of four sectors the Shanghai government will give priority to developing in its five-year plan through 2005, a senior official told a seminar in China's largest port and commercial heart.
  • UPS Logistics secures Hewlett-Packard deal
  • Pelepas port wins tenant for its free zone area

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • European shipbuilders complain to EC about S Korea's aid to industry
    [BRUSSELS] European shipbuilders complained to the European Union over South Korean state aid to its shipbuilders, opening the way for a possible EU case against Seoul at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
  • Mitsubishi taking control of tanker venture with Cosmo
  • Malaysia captures pirate suspects
  • Nigeria vows to end corruption at seaports
Air and Land Transport
  • UK aviation body may demand more legroom on aircraft
    [LONDON] The UK's Civil Aviation Authority said it may demand airlines provide more legroom on their aircraft to protect passengers' health and safety.
  • Airlines may be liable for compensation
  • Airbus may get A3XX order from US company
  • FAA stops computer tests at air traffic centres
  • Lufthansa sees no need to raise fares to offset fuel costs
Features
  • Start-up serves small cargoes
    WHILE most attention focuses on gargantuan container ships, other goods must be moved in more modest vessels. Asia Shipping Market Ltd of Hongkong thinks there's a better way than traditional means -- especially for logistics companies. "Our mission is to enable small and medium-sized players in the region to take advantage of Internet-based chartering tools and broaden their reach into the market without changing their existing business models and channels or investing heavily in new systems or equipment," says managing director M J Canham.
Logistics
  • Shanghai seeks to develop logistics sector
    LOGISTICS is one of four sectors the Shanghai government will give priority to developing in its five-year plan through 2005, a senior official told a seminar in China's largest port and commercial heart.
  • UPS Logistics secures Hewlett-Packard deal
  • Pelepas port wins tenant for its free zone area

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • European shipbuilders complain to EC about S Korea's aid to industry
    [BRUSSELS] European shipbuilders complained to the European Union over South Korean state aid to its shipbuilders, opening the way for a possible EU case against Seoul at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
  • Mitsubishi taking control of tanker venture with Cosmo
  • Malaysia captures pirate suspects
  • Nigeria vows to end corruption at seaports
Air and Land Transport
  • UK aviation body may demand more legroom on aircraft
    [LONDON] The UK's Civil Aviation Authority said it may demand airlines provide more legroom on their aircraft to protect passengers' health and safety.
  • Airlines may be liable for compensation
  • Airbus may get A3XX order from US company
  • FAA stops computer tests at air traffic centres
  • Lufthansa sees no need to raise fares to offset fuel costs
Features
  • Start-up serves small cargoes
    WHILE most attention focuses on gargantuan container ships, other goods must be moved in more modest vessels. Asia Shipping Market Ltd of Hongkong thinks there's a better way than traditional means -- especially for logistics companies. "Our mission is to enable small and medium-sized players in the region to take advantage of Internet-based chartering tools and broaden their reach into the market without changing their existing business models and channels or investing heavily in new systems or equipment," says managing director M J Canham.
Logistics
  • Shanghai seeks to develop logistics sector
    LOGISTICS is one of four sectors the Shanghai government will give priority to developing in its five-year plan through 2005, a senior official told a seminar in China's largest port and commercial heart.
  • UPS Logistics secures Hewlett-Packard deal
  • Pelepas port wins tenant for its free zone area

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • European shipbuilders complain to EC about S Korea's aid to industry
    [BRUSSELS] European shipbuilders complained to the European Union over South Korean state aid to its shipbuilders, opening the way for a possible EU case against Seoul at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
  • Mitsubishi taking control of tanker venture with Cosmo
  • Malaysia captures pirate suspects
  • Nigeria vows to end corruption at seaports
Air and Land Transport
  • UK aviation body may demand more legroom on aircraft
    [LONDON] The UK's Civil Aviation Authority said it may demand airlines provide more legroom on their aircraft to protect passengers' health and safety.
  • Airlines may be liable for compensation
  • Airbus may get A3XX order from US company
  • FAA stops computer tests at air traffic centres
  • Lufthansa sees no need to raise fares to offset fuel costs
Features
  • Start-up serves small cargoes
    WHILE most attention focuses on gargantuan container ships, other goods must be moved in more modest vessels. Asia Shipping Market Ltd of Hongkong thinks there's a better way than traditional means -- especially for logistics companies. "Our mission is to enable small and medium-sized players in the region to take advantage of Internet-based chartering tools and broaden their reach into the market without changing their existing business models and channels or investing heavily in new systems or equipment," says managing director M J Canham.
Logistics
  • Shanghai seeks to develop logistics sector
    LOGISTICS is one of four sectors the Shanghai government will give priority to developing in its five-year plan through 2005, a senior official told a seminar in China's largest port and commercial heart.
  • UPS Logistics secures Hewlett-Packard deal
  • Pelepas port wins tenant for its free zone area

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Customs pulls list of companies that paid '1592' fines
    Commissioner Raymond Kelly orders the list of companies that paid 'Section 1592' fines removed after protests from the trade community.
  • CMA-CGM to double trans-Pac slots by year-end
    CMA-CGM is negotiating a slot allocation with China Shipping Group that is likely to boost capacity from 1,700 TEU to 3,500 TEU later this year.
  • Tanker rates top $100K as available charters shrink
  • Vastera and Manugistics marry transport planning with execution capabilities
  • Capital unit spurs GATX earnings
  • American Commercial Lines, Ultrapetrol merge South American barge operations
  • Houston inks trade agreement with Gambia ports
  • SupplyLinks expands sales force
  • TMM Lines to offer online bills of lading
  • Westbound rates to rise in April in Europe-Canada trade
  • G-Log software adopted by Mark VII

Sched Netweb site
  • New record at Shekou
  • USWC handling Asian trade
  • Unitex opens Dubai branch
  • Asian trade hits US west coast
  • ABP has dibs on Dibden box ops
  • Canmar restructures management
  • MAS strengthens codeshare agreement with KLM
  • SIA chooses Rolls Royce Trent engines for A3XX order
  • Emirates secures third B777-300
  • Concor plans to conquer west

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2000
  • Rapid action in e-marketplaces needed for transport sector
  • Canadian conferences raise their freight rates
  • Go-Ahead wants to fend off hostile bid
  • BNSF victim of high fuel prices
  • No successor for Railion Benelux md

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2000
  • Crude eases slightly after DOE report
  • Shell likely to reduce Omani crude premium
  • Analysts shrug off OPEC production increase
  • Russian government to allow more gas oil exports in November, fuel oil restrictions remain
  • Brazilian price indications
  • No relief in API's weekly oil stock report
  • Tanker shortage expected in northeast US
  • Jeddah/Dammam posted prices
  • Argentina: San Lorenzo/Rosario bunker barge temporarily out of service
  • Mexican price indications
  • Brazilian market: Bunker deliveries suspended this week in Sepetiba

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2000
  • DFDS Tor Line and B.B. Bredo B.V. enter into agreement in principle regarding privatization of 75.1% of LISCO, Lithuanian Shipping Company
  • Vitoria: attractive around the clock
  • Much money lies on Spanish roads
  • Pol-Levant
  • Duferco Holding Italia
  • Piacenza's logistics platform
  • GM gets in on TMM Multi-Modal
  • GEB: taxing CO2 and fuel
  • SAS Cargo
  • Korean Air Cargo
  • Cargo-Lifter
  • CSA to join «SkyTeam»
  • Zim Indochina Line
  • Senator Lines
  • ConFlo Lines
  • Matson Navigation
  • WAL
  • WTSA
  • HHLA cooperates with Qingdao
  • P&O Nedlloyd: Asia South America-South Africa

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2000
  • McAlear new Kværner Philadelphia president
    Kvaerner today announced the appointment of Ron J McAlear, as CEO of its Philadelphia Shipyard.

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2000
  • U.S. will set back clocks one hour this Sunday, October 29th at 2:00 a.m.
  • Port of Seattle buys airline property for aircraft parking during construction
  • PDX's new Cascade Interchange features a "roundabout" traffic circle
  • Corps reveals management plan for Lake Washington's historic Fremont Cut
  • Japanese delegation from Port Chiba arrives today for four day promotion visit

Traffic Worldweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2000
  • Atlas Posts Record Income
  • Emery Posts Loss for Quarter
  • UPS Soars in Third Quarter
  • Penske Captures Saturn Contract
  • Cargoreservations.com Goes Live
  • Boston Threatens Gate Action

The East Africanweb site
  • Tanzanian Fishermen Dynamiting Fish in Kenya's Waters
  • Rust Was Main Cause of 'Erika' Sinking, Says Malta Report

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Hutchison plans box build-up at Harwich
    HUTCHISON Ports (UK) has unveiled plans to build facilities capable of handling 1.7m teu a year at Harwich, so boosting its UK container handling capability by as much as 50%.
  • Greek threat to Panama flag over envoy sacking
    GREEK shipowners have threatened to abandon the Panamanian flag as a result of the surprise sacking of Constantinos Mataragas, Panama's vice-consul in Piraeus.
  • Cash help on way for yards in EU
    THE European Commission will not propose an extension of shipbuilding operating aid, of up to 9% of contract value, but is preparing support for the EU industry, commission sources said.
  • Wilhelmsen sheds further tranche of Frontline shares
    WILH Wilhelmsen has lucratively offloaded a further chunk of the Frontline stock it received for the two 1993-built VLCCs Tartar and Tarim it sold to John Fredriksen in March.
  • Melbridge charters German boxship
    Rotterdam-based Melbridge Container Line has chartered the German-owned container vessel Sleipner for its Europe to Cuba service, writes Ralf Witthohn.
  • Coeclerici verifies coal deal lawsuit against Steag
    COECLERICI Group confirmed yesterday the news broken by Lloyd's List that its Coeclerici Logistics subsidiary has taken legal action against Steag, the German electricity producer part of the Rag Group.
  • Shippers confront lines on West African alliance
    SHIPPERS and shipping lines are again pitted against each other in the West African region. This time the issue is the reintroduction of a liner conference type grouping comprising most of the major lines which trade to Europe.
  • Pertamina shake-up in move to curb graft
    PERTAMINA'S shipping operations will be swept up in a centralisation plan aimed at curbing collusion and corruption at the Indonesia state oil company.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2000
  • Harwich reveals mega box port plan
  • We'll help Interpol, says Cambodia
  • India gears up to tackle piracy
  • Safety monitoring vital - PRS
  • Go-ahead for Le Havre box port
  • Action urged on Chittagong pirates
  • Buquebus ferry protest ends
  • 'Missing chairman' on medical leave
  • Malaysia smashes pirate gang
  • ALNG's Taiwan deal evaporates
  • HK and UK sign tax deal
  • CESA lodges S Korean protest
  • Bugsier applies for two men tugs
  • Greek ferrymen call off 'strike'

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • TLF veut un assouplissement des 35 heures “anticonjoncturelles”
    La fédération française des entreprises de Transport et de Logistique de France (TLF) ne croit pas à une quelconque régulation du marché pour restaurer la rentabilité du marché du transport routier. Par contre, l’Etat français est en mesure d’améliorer la situation en assouplissant certaines réglementations franco-françaises - et en particulier la réduction du temps de travail (RTT) à 35 heures, pensées à l’époque d’une crise économique et du chômage, mais appliquées dans une situation de croissance économique et de pénurie de main-d’oeuvre.
  • Aux EU, le superjumbo d’Airbus suscite surtout l’intérêt du secteur fret
    Airbus Industrie espère recevoir cette année encore une commande nord-américaine de la version fret de son superjumbo A3XX. C’est ce qu’a déclaré le président du consortium pour l’Amérique du Nord, Henri Courpon, au cours d’une conférence de presse à Chicago.
  • Samsung propose un PC de 9.000 TEU baptisé ULCS
    Notre confrère Lloyd’s List fait allusion à la dernière innovation commerciale du constructeur naval sud-coréen Samsung Heavy Industries, qui consiste à proposer au marché les plans d’un PC géant du type “ultra-large container ship” (ULCS) d’une capacité de 9.000 TEU et filant 25 noeuds. Le constructeur envisage ces PC pour le secteur du transpacifique.

Marine Linkweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2000
  • Tanker Shortage To Squeeze Northeast's Oil Supply
  • Mississippi Traffic Stalled
  • HK, U.K. Sign Double Taxation Legislation
  • Divers Make First Hole In Kursk, Send Camera Inside

TradeWindsweb site
  • Solitaire battle goes to arbitration
    The future of FD&D cover is at stake in a dispute between the Gard insurance club and Allseas over a troubled bulk carrier conversion.
  • Kvaerner appoints new head for US yard
    US yard talent is being imported to boost Kvaerner's Philadelphia business.
  • Swedish Orient Lines losses shrink
    Gothenburg-based ro-ro operator Swedish Orient Lines looks set to remain in the red for 2000.
  • Fred. Olsen Energy results hit by H&W
    Troubled Belfast yard Harland & Wolff has dragged parent company Fred. Olsen Energy into the red.
  • Star boss due back on the job
    Malaysian-headquartered Star Cruises has issued a statement about missing CEO Colin Au.
  • Havila stops the rot
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner Havila Supply has turned around recent losses to report a profit in the third quarter.
  • Politics to factor in Precious currency hedging
    The Thai dry bulk operator wants to see the outcome of January's elections before making any decision about its exposure to the weakened Thai Baht.
  • VLCC rates set to hit new high
    Rates for VLCCs are set to bunk up past the next psychological Worldscale level as tonnage tightens and charterers crank up winter loadings.
  • Mitsui Shipbuilding expects to reduce losses
    Japan's Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding has forecast an improvement in its interim results.
  • SCI secures loan for new crude tanker
    Shipping Corp of India is expanding its fleet with the help of a $26m loan from the country's Central Bank.
  • Halim Mazmin and NYK hook up on bulker
    NYK has linked up with the expansion-minded Malaysian ship owner on a coal import project.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PORTS
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
CUSTOMS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%)
SHIPPING
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.
SHIPPING
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
SHIPPING
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
SHIPPING
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
SHIPYARDS
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
LOGISTICS
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
INDUSTRY
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
SEAFARERS
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.
TRADE
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
TRANSPORTATION
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.
LOGISTICS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
SHIPPING
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
SEAFARERS
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
LOGISTICS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
SHIPYARDS
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
TRADE
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%
NEWS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
SHIPYARDS
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
SHIPPING
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)
SHIPYARDS
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
TRUCKING
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
INDUSTRY
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%)
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
PORTS
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
ASSOCIATIONS
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PORTS
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
PORTS
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
NEWS
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
COMPANIES
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
TRANSPORTATION
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
PORTS
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
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
SHIPPING
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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%)
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
PUBLICATIONS
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%
PORTS
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
SHIPYARDS
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
INSURANCE
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
RIVER TRANSPORT
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
PORTS
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
PORTS
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
OFFSHORE
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
SHIPPING
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
LOGISTICS
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
SHIPPING
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
LOGISTICS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
LOGISTICS
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
AWARDS
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
SHIPPING
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
LAW
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
NEWS
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
SHIPYARDS
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.
CRUISES
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
SHIPYARDS
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.
NEWS
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
PORTS
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
PORTS
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
MEETINGS
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
PORTS
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
PORTS
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The 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
MEETINGS
"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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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