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BRIEFS
February 29, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US, China to hold talks on port access this week
    Washington wants Beijing to curb its authority to regulate commercial shipping
  • Chittagong port blockade lifted
Air and Land Transport
  • Manila seeks to resume aviation talks with Taipei
    Philippines proposes meeting tomorrow to settle renewed dispute
  • Taiwan hopes to reopen air routes to South Korea
  • Bangkok to sell 400m shares of Thai Airways this year
  • KLM has to slash costs by 800m guilders to be profitable: paper
  • Korean Air to cut down number of executives by 28%
  • SIA opens third aircraft engine testing facility
  • FedEx's home delivery move not a threat: UPS
Features
  • April rise for freight rates
    But state-owned Indian Railways will leave politically sensitive prices of passenger tickets unchanged

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US, China to hold talks on port access this week
    Washington wants Beijing to curb its authority to regulate commercial shipping
  • Chittagong port blockade lifted
Air and Land Transport
  • Manila seeks to resume aviation talks with Taipei
    Philippines proposes meeting tomorrow to settle renewed dispute
  • Taiwan hopes to reopen air routes to South Korea
  • Bangkok to sell 400m shares of Thai Airways this year
  • KLM has to slash costs by 800m guilders to be profitable: paper
  • Korean Air to cut down number of executives by 28%
  • SIA opens third aircraft engine testing facility
  • FedEx's home delivery move not a threat: UPS
Features
  • April rise for freight rates
    But state-owned Indian Railways will leave politically sensitive prices of passenger tickets unchanged

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US, China to hold talks on port access this week
    Washington wants Beijing to curb its authority to regulate commercial shipping
  • Chittagong port blockade lifted
Air and Land Transport
  • Manila seeks to resume aviation talks with Taipei
    Philippines proposes meeting tomorrow to settle renewed dispute
  • Taiwan hopes to reopen air routes to South Korea
  • Bangkok to sell 400m shares of Thai Airways this year
  • KLM has to slash costs by 800m guilders to be profitable: paper
  • Korean Air to cut down number of executives by 28%
  • SIA opens third aircraft engine testing facility
  • FedEx's home delivery move not a threat: UPS
Features
  • April rise for freight rates
    But state-owned Indian Railways will leave politically sensitive prices of passenger tickets unchanged

Sched Netweb site
  • Lykes launches US East Coast-Africa service
  • January export boost
  • Service changes for CSX Lines
  • MSC expands Asia-NAWC lane
  • Descartes acquires E-Transport
  • New shuttle service to Vietnam
  • Expansion likely for Southeast Asia-Middle East service
  • Lion to transfer plant to Malaysia
  • Unitex to open sea+air service from Shenzhen to Dubai
  • Celebi ground handling to use Mercator system
  • New Airbus agreement with Cathay Pacific

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2000
  • Descartes bought E-Transport
  • Record cargo-handling result Hamburg
  • Major investment P&O in China
  • Merger costs of Vopak higher; savings with e-commerce
  • Battle for control of airspace

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • NYK Awards Five 6,200-TEU Ships Contract to Samsung
  • TACA Unveils Rate Increase Schedules
  • TMM Reports 4th Quarter and Year-End Results
  • Container Traffic in Taiwan Jumps 10% in 1999
  • Container Volume at Long Beach Climes 6% in January

Exim Indiaweb site
  • HC stay reinstates floor import prices on steel goods
  • Gujarat attracting private funds for ports: Minister
  • Garment export trade seeks incentives
  • Open all doors to potential investors: AIAI chief
  • Centre approves 11 EOUs in Madhya Pradesh
  • PM for corporatisation of power sector
  • Cotton tech mission takes off in Gujarat
  • 30 pc jump in cut-flower exports forecast
  • Inflation rate plummets to 2.37 per cent
  • UK missions coming to India for bilateral trade in May, Sept.
  • Advantage India for $ 1 bn US investment in jute sector
  • Malaysia shipping firms may rake in record profits
  • Cashewnut output may exceed 5.2 lakh tonnes
  • Bank strike call withdrawn
  • Review of Modvat essential before VAT introduction, says Minister
  • Excise, customs duty cuts for textile sector on cards
  • Old rubber stock: Singapore order comes to STC rescue
  • Workshop on Union Budget, its implications
  • Bank credit offtake, forex reserves up
  • Cologne fair organisers aim at achieving better results

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2000
  • Chemoil/AFT expands into Antwerp
  • Analysts expect OPEC supply increase in April

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Beira reopens
  • P&O Nedlloyd takes on landside partner
  • Follow these pointers to qualify for duty-free entry to EU
  • Wharf Rat's diary
  • Grindrod joint venture creates new ships agency
  • 'Zimbabwe shippers are wasting money by using Durban'
  • 'Future lies in integrating operator's and cargo owner's risk'
  • Prevention is the best medicine
  • Co-operation helps minimise risk at source
  • Jessegaard looks after your cargo every step of the way
  • US company launches tamper-proof container lock
  • Satellite trackers address hijack bogey
  • Make sure those bills of lading are original
  • Guardforce provides security link in logistics chain
  • Paperwork path must have checks and controls - CSC
  • Take a serious look at your carriers to minimise marine insurance
  • Comprehensive new tracker
  • Developers reveal bold plans for new Mozambique port
  • Budget promotes investment and trade growth - economist
  • Grindrod Unicorn posts massive loss
  • Uncertainty reigns as floods close borders

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2000
  • Kvaerner Philadelphia chief resigns
    Harald Rafdal has resigned as president and chief executive of the Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard. Meanwhile, both Aker RGI and Singapore Technologies are thought to be interested in buying the yard
  • Environmentalists sue to force EPA to regulate emissions from seagoing ships
    A lawsuit filed in U.S.Circuit Court yesterday seeks to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to create strong emission standards for large sea-going vessels

Cargonews Asiaweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2000
  • Alliance sends Suez link up the creek
  • CSX name on the line
  • Asian Safari lines up
  • Privatisation headache for Philippines
  • Subic bores to Manila
  • China to boost LA volumes

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • UK cracks down on arms trade
    SHIPPING lines and forwarders carrying weapons cargoes from the UK could face stricter controls on export documentation, as part of a government drive for greater regulation of the arms trade.
  • Tamil Tigers 'owns fleet of 11 merchant vessels'
    ONE of the world's most deadly guerrilla armies owns a fleet of 11 merchant vessels, mostly engaged in commercial work, according to a recent report on the international arms trade, writes David Osler.
  • Sherwood sets technology target
    THE leaders of London-listed Sherwood International have set the company the target of winning global number three ranking as a supplier of information technology services to the insurance industry.
  • Torm shrugs off tough year
    Torm, the Danish bulk, tanker, liner and offshore vessel operator, has blamed shippers and bunker prices for its DKr111m ($15m) loss in 1999.
  • Danes head off European tax clash
    THE Danish government has proposed changes to its tax regime to head off conflict with EU rules on state subsidies and also to allow ferry operators to place their ships under the Danish International Ship register.
  • London Frog Tours
    An amphibious bus cruises up the River Thames on its maiden voyage for London Frog Tours which has been launched using refurbished World War II vehicles to take tourists on tours of London by land and water.
  • Golden touch eludes beleaguered Carnival
    IT once seemed that cruise giant Carnival Corp possessed that much-envied Midas touch.
  • P&O seals Mitsubishi duo order
    BRITAIN'S P&O Group has finally formalised its contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to build two cruiseships, eight months after first announcing it had ordered them from the Japanese shipbuilder.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2000
  • Miami passengers face stadium tax
  • P&O Ports buys into New Orleans
  • NYK places orders in Korea
  • Adsteam to announce US venture
  • B&N to manage ACL fleet
  • New Carissa salvors given deadline
  • Fels confirms Brazil shipyard deal
  • Moby seeks EU surveillance on subsidies
  • Truckers threaten Houston stoppage
  • Philippines military probes ferry bombing
  • China to cap shipbuilding capacity
  • No place at HK for Greenpeace flagship
  • Genoa terminal workers protest
  • Lloyd's of London in the dock
  • US bunkers expand in Europe
  • Frame 65 still an issue at Derbyshire re-hearing
  • Torm axes dividend after second heavy loss
  • Offshore boat in collision with USN oiler
  • Carnival puts brakes on diversification
  • SCI gains more autonomy

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Ports, cities get creative on funding
  • NIT League hops aboard the Net
  • Hamburg posts record cargo-handling for 1999
  • Aramex to develop logistics hub in Jordan
  • Columbia Coastal Transport super-barge enters Chesapeake service
  • Canada-U.K. container rates to increase
  • Contract talks collapse again, Boeing engineers continue strike
  • TMM reports 4th quarter results
Transportation
  • ACCA study shows holes in Customs USPS inspections
  • EU willing to discuss lowering trade barriers
  • Hungarian line struggles in wake of strike
  • KLM-Alitalia joint venture in jeopardy
  • Amtrak to expand freight service
  • Boeing taps Singapore for freighter conversions
  • Cargo planes fall below FAA radar on safety issues
Maritime
  • ILWU is called technophobic
  • Drivers may flee 'sweatshops'
  • P&O Ports to acquire Louisiana company
  • Sakinaga to succeed Shintani as president of 'K' Line
  • Mexico's TMM posts $126 million loss for year
  • Hong Kong tightens vessel traffic enforcement
  • Malaysia approves 8 intermodal truck firms

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Ports, cities get creative on funding
  • NIT League hops aboard the Net
  • Hamburg posts record cargo-handling for 1999
  • Aramex to develop logistics hub in Jordan
  • Columbia Coastal Transport super-barge enters Chesapeake service
  • Canada-U.K. container rates to increase
  • Contract talks collapse again, Boeing engineers continue strike
  • TMM reports 4th quarter results
Transportation
  • ACCA study shows holes in Customs USPS inspections
  • EU willing to discuss lowering trade barriers
  • Hungarian line struggles in wake of strike
  • KLM-Alitalia joint venture in jeopardy
  • Amtrak to expand freight service
  • Boeing taps Singapore for freighter conversions
  • Cargo planes fall below FAA radar on safety issues
Maritime
  • ILWU is called technophobic
  • Drivers may flee 'sweatshops'
  • P&O Ports to acquire Louisiana company
  • Sakinaga to succeed Shintani as president of 'K' Line
  • Mexico's TMM posts $126 million loss for year
  • Hong Kong tightens vessel traffic enforcement
  • Malaysia approves 8 intermodal truck firms

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Ports, cities get creative on funding
  • NIT League hops aboard the Net
  • Hamburg posts record cargo-handling for 1999
  • Aramex to develop logistics hub in Jordan
  • Columbia Coastal Transport super-barge enters Chesapeake service
  • Canada-U.K. container rates to increase
  • Contract talks collapse again, Boeing engineers continue strike
  • TMM reports 4th quarter results
Transportation
  • ACCA study shows holes in Customs USPS inspections
  • EU willing to discuss lowering trade barriers
  • Hungarian line struggles in wake of strike
  • KLM-Alitalia joint venture in jeopardy
  • Amtrak to expand freight service
  • Boeing taps Singapore for freighter conversions
  • Cargo planes fall below FAA radar on safety issues
Maritime
  • ILWU is called technophobic
  • Drivers may flee 'sweatshops'
  • P&O Ports to acquire Louisiana company
  • Sakinaga to succeed Shintani as president of 'K' Line
  • Mexico's TMM posts $126 million loss for year
  • Hong Kong tightens vessel traffic enforcement
  • Malaysia approves 8 intermodal truck firms

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Mory annoncera bientôt une alliance americaine
    La société française Mory Team (siège à Paris/Pantin) affiche la ferme volonté de reconquérir les positions qu'elle avait été contrainte d'abandonner à l'overseas aérien et maritime, ainsi qu'en logistique. La reconquête de l'overseas passera par une alliance très prochaine avec un groupe américain. Celle de la logistique est déjà bien amorcée.
  • Supplément "gasoil": les armements citerniers fluviaux belges persistent et signent
    Les 2 avril prochain, les opérateurs citerniers fluviaux se rassembleront une nouvelle fois pour évaluer l'évolution de la situation quant à leur exigence d'instaurer un supplément pour répercuter l'augmentation du prix du gasoil. Tel est le résultat de la rencontre organisée dimanche à Anvers par les opérateurs citerniers fluviaux.
  • Corneel Geerts met sur pied un service de groupage sur les Balkans
    Le groupe de transport Corneel Geerts a signé un accord de coopération avec la société slovène Intereuropa, dont le siège est à Koper. Cet ancien transporteur d'Etat yougoslave a été privatisée il y a un certain temps déjà. Intereuropa dispose d'un réseau encore très dense dans les Balkans. En groupage, deux départs par semaine sont assurés depuis la Belgique sur Jesenice (Slovénie) et Zagreb (Croatie), les autres républiques de l'ex-Yougoslavie pouvant à leur tour être desservies à partir de ces deux terminaux.
  • La Conférence interministérielle définit la politique aéroportuaire
    Conformément à l'accord intervenu le 11 février au conseil des ministres au sujet des nuisances sonores, la Conférence Interministérielle de la Mobilité, de l'Infrastructure et des Télécommunications (CIMIT) a défini les modalités de la concertation entre le fédéral et les Régions en matière de politique aéroportuaire.

Marine Linkweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • P&O Takes Two From MHI
Breaking News
  • Panama Canal Revenues Drop 2.6%
  • Finland Prepares For Massive Sea Transport Strikes
  • U.S. MSC Ship Collides In UAE

Marine Linkweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • P&O Takes Two From MHI
Breaking News
  • Panama Canal Revenues Drop 2.6%
  • Finland Prepares For Massive Sea Transport Strikes
  • U.S. MSC Ship Collides In UAE

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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 annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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