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BRIEFS

February 2, 1999

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Canadian bank upbeat about ship financing
Bank of Nova Scotia seizing opportunities for long-term relationships in Asia-Pacific
Asian retail sector lacks integrated logistics: APL
US shipbuilding to get US$6.6b boost from Navy
Indian port officers plan protest
Penang port expects trade to rise
India's Essar Shipping to build port

Air and Land Transport

Greece seeks foreign help to save Olympic Airways
Govt hopes management company can turn unprofitable carrier around
Order to stop forced return of PAL plane lifted
TWA pilots union sees need for airline to get partner
Protest over airport noise
UK airport operator expects EU to extend duty-free shopping
Garuda appoints Lufthansa as consultant
Indian Airlines hopes for small profit this year
DaimlerChrysler lowers Benz A-class sales target for Brazil

Features

Japanese brace for the giants
Carmakers like Toyota scurry to meet the challenge posed by global mergers, either with new partners or cutbacks

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Canadian bank upbeat about ship financing
Bank of Nova Scotia seizing opportunities for long-term relationships in Asia-Pacific
Asian retail sector lacks integrated logistics: APL
US shipbuilding to get US$6.6b boost from Navy
Indian port officers plan protest
Penang port expects trade to rise
India's Essar Shipping to build port

Air and Land Transport

Greece seeks foreign help to save Olympic Airways
Govt hopes management company can turn unprofitable carrier around
Order to stop forced return of PAL plane lifted
TWA pilots union sees need for airline to get partner
Protest over airport noise
UK airport operator expects EU to extend duty-free shopping
Garuda appoints Lufthansa as consultant
Indian Airlines hopes for small profit this year
DaimlerChrysler lowers Benz A-class sales target for Brazil

Features

Japanese brace for the giants
Carmakers like Toyota scurry to meet the challenge posed by global mergers, either with new partners or cutbacks

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Canadian bank upbeat about ship financing
Bank of Nova Scotia seizing opportunities for long-term relationships in Asia-Pacific
Asian retail sector lacks integrated logistics: APL
US shipbuilding to get US$6.6b boost from Navy
Indian port officers plan protest
Penang port expects trade to rise
India's Essar Shipping to build port

Air and Land Transport

Greece seeks foreign help to save Olympic Airways
Govt hopes management company can turn unprofitable carrier around
Order to stop forced return of PAL plane lifted
TWA pilots union sees need for airline to get partner
Protest over airport noise
UK airport operator expects EU to extend duty-free shopping
Garuda appoints Lufthansa as consultant
Indian Airlines hopes for small profit this year
DaimlerChrysler lowers Benz A-class sales target for Brazil

Features

Japanese brace for the giants
Carmakers like Toyota scurry to meet the challenge posed by global mergers, either with new partners or cutbacks

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Asian Sources, ACS launch supply chain product China and US set to clash over shipping regulations Labour dispute at Israeli ports causes delays Cosco keeps costs down Med shipping launch transpacific trade Santos throughput to increase Target Logistics aims at expansion opportunities 1998 results down for BAX Singapore's secrets of success Emery announce Q4 figures

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Rumors take-over Sea-Land by Maersk Belgian Railways to buy Rotterdam forwarder Danser Container Line the first operator with EDI Operating profit BTL up by non-recurring items Just little growth fruit juice transshipment Rotterdam

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Clinton budget proposal includes $1 billion in fees
Creel says draft rules may change
Airline alliances are leaving cargo out in the hold
Recession looms as Chavez prepares to lead Venezuela
Union Pacific gets socked by federal judge over its 1997 service failures
Citing losses due to cheap imports, Geneva Steel files for Chapter 11
Safmarine buys logistics company from Rennies
Fritz Cos. to settle antiboycott charges for $12,000
Celadon Group posts earnings drop
Harris Semiconductor gives BAX Global pact to manage exports from Malaysia
EU confirms trade deal reached with South Africa
Schenker's owner, Stinnes AG, makes bid to buy rest of Sweden's BTL
Motor Cargo Industries taps former Viking exec for COO

Transportation

3rd investigation raps Hong Kong in airport fiasco
Strong earnings push transport index up 2.6%
China trims spending for airports, aircraft

Maritime

EU warns Atlantic lines on capacity
Zim to open second Pacific route to cover the Northwest
Over and out: Morse Code replaced by satellite system
Coast Guard considering standards for barge cargo
Breakbulk fuels cargo growth at Virginia ports
Year-old operator carves out gains at Pennsylvania port

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Clinton budget proposal includes $1 billion in fees
Creel says draft rules may change
Airline alliances are leaving cargo out in the hold
Recession looms as Chavez prepares to lead Venezuela
Union Pacific gets socked by federal judge over its 1997 service failures
Citing losses due to cheap imports, Geneva Steel files for Chapter 11
Safmarine buys logistics company from Rennies
Fritz Cos. to settle antiboycott charges for $12,000
Celadon Group posts earnings drop
Harris Semiconductor gives BAX Global pact to manage exports from Malaysia
EU confirms trade deal reached with South Africa
Schenker's owner, Stinnes AG, makes bid to buy rest of Sweden's BTL
Motor Cargo Industries taps former Viking exec for COO

Transportation

3rd investigation raps Hong Kong in airport fiasco
Strong earnings push transport index up 2.6%
China trims spending for airports, aircraft

Maritime

EU warns Atlantic lines on capacity
Zim to open second Pacific route to cover the Northwest
Over and out: Morse Code replaced by satellite system
Coast Guard considering standards for barge cargo
Breakbulk fuels cargo growth at Virginia ports
Year-old operator carves out gains at Pennsylvania port

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Clinton budget proposal includes $1 billion in fees
Creel says draft rules may change
Airline alliances are leaving cargo out in the hold
Recession looms as Chavez prepares to lead Venezuela
Union Pacific gets socked by federal judge over its 1997 service failures
Citing losses due to cheap imports, Geneva Steel files for Chapter 11
Safmarine buys logistics company from Rennies
Fritz Cos. to settle antiboycott charges for $12,000
Celadon Group posts earnings drop
Harris Semiconductor gives BAX Global pact to manage exports from Malaysia
EU confirms trade deal reached with South Africa
Schenker's owner, Stinnes AG, makes bid to buy rest of Sweden's BTL
Motor Cargo Industries taps former Viking exec for COO

Transportation

3rd investigation raps Hong Kong in airport fiasco
Strong earnings push transport index up 2.6%
China trims spending for airports, aircraft

Maritime

EU warns Atlantic lines on capacity
Zim to open second Pacific route to cover the Northwest
Over and out: Morse Code replaced by satellite system
Coast Guard considering standards for barge cargo
Breakbulk fuels cargo growth at Virginia ports
Year-old operator carves out gains at Pennsylvania port

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HK Panel to Hear from Parties Concerned over THC MOL VP Sees Space Adjustment As Key Issue Nantai Line to Launch China, HK, Taiwan Service

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FEBRUARY 1, 1999
La UE considera que el ferrocarril europeo transporta pocas mercancías La UE reparte licencias para circular por Suiza Tabarca sufre los desaires de la liberalización de cabotaje Hirosaki Shipping conecta Tarragona con el Mediterráneo Festival de Cruceros invierte 71.700 millones en ampliar flota EE.UU. presionará para que las aerolíneas extranjeras paren en Alaska Cargolux llevará mercanc'as a Shanghai Las 13 mayores aerolíneas de EE.UU. obtienen beneficios

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FEBRUARY 1, 1999
Former Statoil trader given severest corruption sentence to date Pernis refinery cut-back may affect Rotterdam bunker market Singapore slips USD 6.50 in January

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Deferred VAT payment system addresses cash flow concerns It's back to normal after Beit Bridge strike Michael Katz takes over Marimed helm Renfreight Circle to announce new company structure K&N moves closer to Pretoria clients SARS will release trade stats on the Internet CMS brings on a new vessel New man will oversee SA - Zim trade relations Wayne heads up City Deep depot Zim VAT refund complaints fall on deaf ears Export reference book lives up to expectation Goods in transit insurance seminar Durban will host Festival of the Sea Fast Forward launches Internet Proof of Delivery system New agreement with Netherlands deals with double taxation issue Interlinked global network takes logistics to the limit at Hellmann City Bird wants to fly to SA SAA staffers still suspended as Morgan Air enquiry continues US truckers win cargo from airfreight Top-level talks will address Trans-Kalahari highway concerns Workshop spotlights electronic commerce issues Flywell finds a lucrative market in the DRC Zimbabwe wants cross border tariffs gone by next year 'I expected to stir up a hornet's nest' 'No preference is given to preclearances at border posts' New Transport super union is born SARS wants your input on electronic tax collection BA wants another CT flight Compu-Clearing takes over Clearway Maersk Line appoints new CT manager Portnet takes empowerment route for new tugs 4000 TEU MSC Diego arrives

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FEBRUARY 1, 1999
Paris MOU announces inspection campaigns for large bulk carriers Large bulk carriers of more than 30,000 GT and over 15 years old will be inspected for structural safety by port state authorities.

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Shipowners face US fees threat SHIPOWNERS and operators face new user-fees and other charges totalling millions of dollars under the Clinton Administration's proposed Financial Year 2000 federal budget sent yesterday to the US Congress. Subsidy victory for Norway yards Norwegian shipbuilders appeared to have won a major victory yesterday, when the three-party minority government said it would raise subsidies on newbuildings costing more than Euro10m ($8.7m) from 7% to the European maximum level of 9%, and those on smaller craft and refurbishments from 3.5% to 4.5%. Spectacular profits growth at Royal Caribbean Cruises ROYAL Caribbean Cruises yesterday unveiled a "spectacular" profit increase for 1998. Inchcape in talks on shipping sale INCHCAPE is well on the way to completing its disposal programme following the sale yesterday of its Chilean and Peruvian bottling interests, but has yet to sell its shipping subsidiary, writes Janet Porter. IMO in new bid to beat fatigue at sea TIRELESS investigators are to embark on yet another attempt at beating an age-old problem: how to prevent fatigue at sea. Pallion yard set to resurrect itself after dormant decade Alan Donnelly, Tyne and Wear MEP, said he hopes that the owners of the Pallion shipyard in Sunderland will revive the famous Austin and Pickersgill name as it moves back into business after a ending of a 10-year moratorium. Lloyd's Register's reign challenged Lloyd's Register is to receive a blow to its prestige as unchallanged top classification society in the lucrative cruise business. Montserrat jetty becomes point of entry MONTSERRAT, the Caribbean island that thousands of people fled in fear of the erupting volcano, Lang Soufriere, has turned what was an emergency evacuation jetty into its main point of entry.

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FEBRUARY 1, 1999
US yards to receive defence order boost THE big three US naval shipyards will receive a large boost in orders from the department of defense as part of a $6.6bn shipbuilding spending plan to be announced by the Pentagon. Cyprus managers may move tonnage to Germany CYPRUS-based managers with German connections may follow Christian F Ahrenkiel's lead and transfer ships to German management if the German tonnage tax rules prove advantageous. AP Møller in Sea-Land talks rumour SHARES in AP Møller group rose last Friday on rumours that the company was in talks to acquire US liner operator Sea-Land. Canadian grain strike ends STRIKING grain weighers in Canada returned to work less than 24 hours after the Canadian Wheat Board called on Ottawa to legislate an end to the strike. Pressure mounts on livestock shipments PUBLIC pressure is mounting on the Australian government to restrict livestock shipments following last week's cattle losses on an Indonesian-bound livestock carrier. Norway's yards promised aid package LARS Sponheim, Norway's minister of economic affairs, is soon to present to parliament an aid package for the country's shipbuilding industry. Worker opposition delays yard take-over THE planned takeover of Dutch repair yard Wilton-Fijenoord by Yssel-Vliet Combination has been delayed because the workers' councils of both companies are against the merger. Japan to end directorship ban JAPAN'S Ministry of Transport has decided to end a legal ban on foreigners serving as directors of shipping companies. Taiwan to ease rules on passengerships TAIWAN transport officials may soon soften their stance regarding contact with the Chinese mainland and allow foreign passengerships to link the two countries. IMB renews plea to China THE International Maritime Bureau has renewed its plea to China for increased action against piracy in its waters. India to loosen ports legislation INDIA'S Ministry of Surface Transport has proposed amendments to the Merchant Shipping Act to enable the country's major ports to forge joint ventures with a minor or foreign port. Future of Thai 'anti-smuggling' police in doubt THAILAND'S National Energy Police Office might have made its last vessel seizure following news of a possible end to funding for the anti-smuggling government department. Reefer car shortage hurts Chinese HUGE annual losses are being incurred by China because of a desperate shortage of refrigerated rail cars to handle the country's fresh or perishable commodities. China to increase export credits CHINA'S Export and Import Bank has announced it will increase export sellers' credits by 14bn yuan ($1.69bn) in 1999. Storms disrupt Italian ferry links UNSEASONALLY bad weather that hit Italy over the week-end severely affected shipping links. Laguna takes on Manila ferry service LAGUNA Lake Star Ferry Corp, the sister company of the bankrupt Starcraft Ferry, has been granted a permit to operate a ferry service on Manila's Pasig River. Zim adds second trans-Pacific service ZIM Israel Navigation will inaugurate an additional fixed-day weekly service between the Far East and the Pacific coast of the US and Canada in May.

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Unions flag Newcastle tug strife As many as seven tug crews totalling 28 people are likely to lose their jobs as a result of the Adsteam takeover of Hunter Towage Services Pty Ltd. The takeover, which will rationalise towage services in the port of Newcastle, is awaiting the approval of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Maritime unions are due to discuss the implications of the takeover with Hunter Towage Services Pty Ltd this week, although one of the unions has already indicated that a potential for conflict exists. The number of retrenchments, the size of the redundancy package and future rosters which will apply to towage crews in the port of Newcastle will be on the agenda at this week's talks. FreightCorp now four state operator NSW-based rail freight operator FreightCorp officially began operating in four Australian states yesterday after it took over the South Australian coal haulage operation that links the Leigh Creek coal mine with the Port Augusta power stations. FreightCorp said the two-year haulage contract, which involves the haulage of up to three million tonnes of coal annually along the 250km rail line between Leigh Creek and Port Augusta, would get under way on Friday after modification to coal loading facilities. From Friday, FreightCorp is expected to run one round trip daily from the Leigh Creek Mine to Port Augusta with a train comprising three locomotives and up to 168 wagons. The remaining rolling stock required for the task was being railed across from NSW to South Australia today. Keppel Cairncross meeting 'procedural' In what was described as a procedural matter, the creditors of Brisbane's financially troubled ship repairer, Keppel Cairncross Shipyard Limited, were to decide yesterday whether to replace the voluntary administrators appointed on 22 January by the company's directors. The creditors were also to decide whether to form a "committee of creditors' tasked to liaise with the administrators on the future of the company. Following yesterday's meeting -- still in progress at DCN press time -- the administrators and the Keppel Cairncross's creditors will meet again in two to three weeks to decide critical issues concerning the company's future. Darwin dropped in SIA revamp Australia's second largest international air carrier, Singapore Airlines, has blamed disappointing operating results on the Darwin-Singapore route for its decision to scrap operations to Darwin by the end of March. The airline's move to stop the weekly A310 service to Darwin, which is a shared service with Cairns, is part of a shake-up of its capacity and aircraft servicing Australian ports. Most services will remain unchanged when SIA's northern summer schedule comes into effect at the end of March, although capacity to Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne will be increased through a combination of additional services and larger aircraft. SIA said the decision to terminate the loss-making Darwin service after 11 years had been taken with regret, but said the service had not operated up to expectations. The airline has been forced to review its loss-making routes in light of the Asian economic crisis.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

SHIPPING

Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow

Brussels

Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million

CRUISES

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million

Miami

In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%

LOGISTICS

DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker

Hedehouse

In the first three months of this year, the Danish logistics group's operating result increased by +17.5%

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the first quarter with very positive performance

Hamburg

ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)

SHIPPING

ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)

Singapore

In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)

In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%

SHIPPING

In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%

Shanghai

The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)

PORTS

In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)

Hamburg

In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)

SHIPPING

OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships

Hong Kong

Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract

Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...

Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter

PORTS

Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter

Beijing

In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)

PORTS

Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port

Messina

Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria

LOGISTICS

UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)

Atlanta

Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics

CRUISES

Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched

Shanghai

It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026

PORTS

Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control

Rome

SHIPPING

The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.

Washington

This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA

PORTS

Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee

Tehran

It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people

PORTS

Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year

Kiev

The management will include the general cargo terminal

INDUSTRY

Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive

Helsinki

LOGISTICS

CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik

Istanbul/Marseille

Transaction valued at $440 million

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

Shanghai

They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo

Rome

Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci

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

Le Aziende informano

Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile

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

PORTS

Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed

Venice

It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.

AVIATION

CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium

Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert

Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)

Vienna

31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres

PORTS

In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%

Tirana

Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)

PORTS

The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved

Cagliari

Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers

FREIGHT TERMINALS

Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved

Padua

Revenues up +7.3%

PORTS

Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno

Leghorn

Works worth six million euros

SHIPPING

Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina

Messina

It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people

PORTS

Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea

Taranto

424.8 million port works completed in the last decade

INDUSTRY

Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders

Helsinki

In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)

PORTS

Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria

Genoa

He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit

INDUSTRY

In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales

Hong Kong

Revenues grew by +11.0%

PORTS

Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%

Hong Kong

In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)

PORTS

The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved

Genoa/Civitavecchia

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

In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)

Valencia

Transhipment traffic decline

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

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

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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

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

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

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

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

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