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BRIEFS
October 7, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global e-commerce for shipping fully launched
    Bolero aims to make traditional shipping paper documents a thing of the past
  • Princess Cruises to monitor demand in Asia-Pac market
  • Probe into tanker blast
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US set to ground domestic carriers keeping mum on Y2K compliance
    1,368 carriers risk losing their licences for failing to respond to govt survey on Y2K readiness
  • More upheaval forecast for Asian carmakers
  • BA forecasts tough trading conditions
  • European truckers stage protests against long working hours
  • GM to appeal US$1.09b verdict
Features
  • Jet maker moves into leasing
    New programme to lease jets and provide maintenance services takes off with DHL contract for 44 planes
Columns
  • Number of shipbuilding related disputes rising

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global e-commerce for shipping fully launched
    Bolero aims to make traditional shipping paper documents a thing of the past
  • Princess Cruises to monitor demand in Asia-Pac market
  • Probe into tanker blast
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US set to ground domestic carriers keeping mum on Y2K compliance
    1,368 carriers risk losing their licences for failing to respond to govt survey on Y2K readiness
  • More upheaval forecast for Asian carmakers
  • BA forecasts tough trading conditions
  • European truckers stage protests against long working hours
  • GM to appeal US$1.09b verdict
Features
  • Jet maker moves into leasing
    New programme to lease jets and provide maintenance services takes off with DHL contract for 44 planes
Columns
  • Number of shipbuilding related disputes rising

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global e-commerce for shipping fully launched
    Bolero aims to make traditional shipping paper documents a thing of the past
  • Princess Cruises to monitor demand in Asia-Pac market
  • Probe into tanker blast
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US set to ground domestic carriers keeping mum on Y2K compliance
    1,368 carriers risk losing their licences for failing to respond to govt survey on Y2K readiness
  • More upheaval forecast for Asian carmakers
  • BA forecasts tough trading conditions
  • European truckers stage protests against long working hours
  • GM to appeal US$1.09b verdict
Features
  • Jet maker moves into leasing
    New programme to lease jets and provide maintenance services takes off with DHL contract for 44 planes
Columns
  • Number of shipbuilding related disputes rising

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global e-commerce for shipping fully launched
    Bolero aims to make traditional shipping paper documents a thing of the past
  • Princess Cruises to monitor demand in Asia-Pac market
  • Probe into tanker blast
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US set to ground domestic carriers keeping mum on Y2K compliance
    1,368 carriers risk losing their licences for failing to respond to govt survey on Y2K readiness
  • More upheaval forecast for Asian carmakers
  • BA forecasts tough trading conditions
  • European truckers stage protests against long working hours
  • GM to appeal US$1.09b verdict
Features
  • Jet maker moves into leasing
    New programme to lease jets and provide maintenance services takes off with DHL contract for 44 planes
Columns
  • Number of shipbuilding related disputes rising

Sched Netweb site
  • ACS and Pacer expand Asia-North America service
  • Maersk boosts Asia/US fleet
  • WTSA recommends westbound fuel charge hike
  • New intra-Asia service at JICT
  • US brings out the big guns
  • Asia could hike air fares to cover fuel costs
  • Iata campaign on "intolerable" European delays
  • Business as usual for Polar

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 6, 1999
  • UPS offers free Internet Access
  • Rotterdam Port Management becomes more commercial
  • Cenargo completes acquisition of Norse Irish Ferries
  • European truckers on the barricades
  • Emery launches online pickup and rate requests

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • FEFC Decides Rate Increases for 2000
  • WTSA Recommends Bunker Surcharge Increase
  • Maersk Adds Sixth Asia/US Loop
  • ACS, Pacer Expand Joint Asia/US Distribution
  • JAL to Spin off Passenger Sales Business
  • DHL Unveils Acquisition of 44 B757 Freighters

urgente online pressweb site
OCTOBER 6, 1999
  • Redel gestiona los certificados medioambientales ISO 14000 y EMAS
  • Renfe crea en Internet una oficina de atención al viajero
  • DHL compra 44 Boeing B-757 para renovar la flota de Europa y Africa
  • Francia parará sus trenes en la transición del milenio
  • KLM anuncia un crecimiento de 5 por ciento en cargas
  • UPS lanza nueva ruta aérea mundial
  • South African Airways se alía con Delta
  • Air Canada recibe ayuda de United Airlines y Lufthansa
  • Excedente comercial de la zona euro alcanza los dos billones de pesetas

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 6, 1999
Shipping News
  • CII frames 3-pronged strategy for textile sector at Seattle
  • ChPT marching to millennium with all-time record
  • CEC to transport cargo for Dabhol project phase-II
  • Dumping margin on Japanese co's acrylic fibre reassessed
  • CII selects Germany as partner country for tech summit
  • Engg industry team off to Dubai
  • WTO panel to hear India, European Commission dumping duty issue
  • FEII team studying scope for jt ventures in Dubai
  • Transport workers to observe 'action day' on October 11
  • Relocation of production bases to realise cost benefits, markets advised
  • Resolve drawback issue, pleads tea trade
  • Investment proposals move up by 28 pc
  • EU notifies 70 seafood processors, 8 ships hygienic to export
  • CEPZ sets Rs 250 crore turnover target
  • Vacuum gas export by HPCL allowed
  • Domestic users against dumping duty on Taiwan NBR
  • GCCI hails HC ruling on environment audit
  • SAIL posts 100 per cent export growth
  • Global Network to take business team to S. Africa
  • KSIDC sets business target of Rs 100 cr
  • GCCI signs agreements with Iceland
Aviation News
  • Austrian Airlines to join Star Alliance
  • Move to privatise Saudi airline
  • China airline attracts investor interest
  • KLM to launch low cost airline
  • Cathay Pacific launches internet booking service
  • Northwest, Malaysia Airlines sign commercial services deal
  • United Airlines and Spanair join hands

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 6, 1999
Shipping News
  • CII frames 3-pronged strategy for textile sector at Seattle
  • ChPT marching to millennium with all-time record
  • CEC to transport cargo for Dabhol project phase-II
  • Dumping margin on Japanese co's acrylic fibre reassessed
  • CII selects Germany as partner country for tech summit
  • Engg industry team off to Dubai
  • WTO panel to hear India, European Commission dumping duty issue
  • FEII team studying scope for jt ventures in Dubai
  • Transport workers to observe 'action day' on October 11
  • Relocation of production bases to realise cost benefits, markets advised
  • Resolve drawback issue, pleads tea trade
  • Investment proposals move up by 28 pc
  • EU notifies 70 seafood processors, 8 ships hygienic to export
  • CEPZ sets Rs 250 crore turnover target
  • Vacuum gas export by HPCL allowed
  • Domestic users against dumping duty on Taiwan NBR
  • GCCI hails HC ruling on environment audit
  • SAIL posts 100 per cent export growth
  • Global Network to take business team to S. Africa
  • KSIDC sets business target of Rs 100 cr
  • GCCI signs agreements with Iceland
Aviation News
  • Austrian Airlines to join Star Alliance
  • Move to privatise Saudi airline
  • China airline attracts investor interest
  • KLM to launch low cost airline
  • Cathay Pacific launches internet booking service
  • Northwest, Malaysia Airlines sign commercial services deal
  • United Airlines and Spanair join hands

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 6, 1999
  • Belgian supplier ceases bunkering
  • Dutch bunker suppliers take Internet Bunker Enquiries
  • TotalFina/Elf merger comes under regulatory scrutiny
  • Mexico thinks oil production control will go beyond March 2000
  • API's seen neutral to slightly bullish today
  • Consolidation continues in Japan's petroleum sector

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 6, 1999
  • Kitchen to succeed Bossier at Avondale
    Thomas M. "Tom" Kitchen, a member of the Litton Avondale Industries management team for more than two decades, has been named president of Avondale, succeeding Al Bossier.
  • Stolt-Nielsen and Marine Transport buy two U.S.-flag tankers
    Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group Ltd. ,a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen S.A., and Marine Transport Corporation Inc. have formed a joint venture company , Stolt Marine Tankers Inc. (SMT), that has completed the purchase of two chemical parcel tankers from Occidental Chemical Corporation Inc.
  • Friede Goldman could face Newfoundland penalty
    According to a report from Canada On Line Explorer, the Newfoundland government could soon be in a position to collect C$5 million in penalties from Friede Goldman International Inc.
  • FastShip selects Philadelphia Gear for $35 million contract
    FastShip, Inc. has reached an agreement with Philadelphia Gear Corporation, King of Prussia, Pa., to supply transmission equipment for its high- speed transAtlantic fleet.
  • DSND to acquire Hays Ships
    Norway's DSND - Det Søndenfjelds-Norske Dampskibsselskab- has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire all shares in Hays Ships Ltd. and Kommander Subsea Ltd.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Carnival gives hope to European yards
    EUROPEAN shipbuilders have been thown a lifeline following the effective collapse of Carnival Corporation's plans to build cruiseships in South Korea.
  • Logistics
    French truckers block the highway between Metz and Luxembourg at Dudelange on the French border as EU transport ministers met in Luxembourg. European truckers want to draw the EU's attention to their demands for improved working conditions and pan-European regulations for their industry.
  • Christiania directors evaluate MeritaNordbanken takeover bid price
    CHRISTIANIA Bank's board is yet to conclude an evaluation of the price bid by MeritaNordbanken to take over Norway's second largest bank.
  • German ship investments set for lucrative future
    SHIPPING investments will remain lucrative in Germany, despite the curb on tax breaks, a leading German shipping investment manager has claimed.
  • Green tonnage tax plan a sign of the times
    NORWAY'S environmental performance-linked tonnage tax proposal is intended to send an important signal to shipowners that they will be rewarded if they exceed minimum environmental standards, a government official has said.
  • Death toll rises in London rail disaster
    THE death toll in one of the UK's worst train crashes continues to rise.
  • Hanjin Group hit by record tax fine
    SOUTH Korea's Hanjin Group has been hit with a huge tax fine, and top family executives of the company's aviation and shipping empire are now the target of criminal investigation for tax evasion and foreign exchange violations.
  • P&O ships hit engine snag
    TWO of P&O Nedlloyd's newest and biggest 6,690 teu containerships were pulled out of service in September for 10-day engine repair in Singapore.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 6, 1999
  • Samsung 'not to build cruise ships for HAL'
  • Criminal activity alleged after Mundogas blast
  • Caltex cleared of Dona Paz disaster
  • Greenpeace blockades TBT ship at Antwerp
  • US yards appeal against pollution restrictions
  • Grounded ore carrier threatens to spill oil
  • Brazilian stevedores back to work
  • Smit International secures Pentow
  • Call to cap Canadian rail revenue
  • BHP halves steel ownership
  • Liner services set bunker surcharges
  • Finnlines newbuilding switched
  • Italy pledges investment in short-sea shipping
  • South African weather fax service closed
  • Carriers co-operate on South-East Asia link
  • New head for Cosco Container Lines

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers' headache: frantic Fridays
  • Carriers cautious about online auctions
  • US senators urge anti-dumping duties on Canadian cattle
  • Nova Chemicals to acquire Shell's European polystyrene business
  • DaimlerChrysler signs pact with auto workers union
  • Roadway launches new 3-day coast-to-coast service
  • BAX Global tags Joey Carnes as company president for US, Canada
  • Airline mechanics choose between contract agreement and strike
Transportation
  • UP stock plan for executives is based on future performance
  • Myanmar turmoil blocks highway link
  • Malaysia considers law to limit rate increases
  • Buyers' cooperatives nail big transport savings
  • Venture expands in trans-Pacific trade
  • Asian airlines' safety record probed
  • Truckers protest plan to cut hours
Maritime
  • Asian exports to end slump in 2000: PIERS
  • Breakbulk benefits from Mexican rail privatization
  • Shippers criticize association, call for decertification
  • Canal link not vital to US growers
  • Dry-bulk, liquid-cargo port plans to handle containers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers' headache: frantic Fridays
  • Carriers cautious about online auctions
  • US senators urge anti-dumping duties on Canadian cattle
  • Nova Chemicals to acquire Shell's European polystyrene business
  • DaimlerChrysler signs pact with auto workers union
  • Roadway launches new 3-day coast-to-coast service
  • BAX Global tags Joey Carnes as company president for US, Canada
  • Airline mechanics choose between contract agreement and strike
Transportation
  • UP stock plan for executives is based on future performance
  • Myanmar turmoil blocks highway link
  • Malaysia considers law to limit rate increases
  • Buyers' cooperatives nail big transport savings
  • Venture expands in trans-Pacific trade
  • Asian airlines' safety record probed
  • Truckers protest plan to cut hours
Maritime
  • Asian exports to end slump in 2000: PIERS
  • Breakbulk benefits from Mexican rail privatization
  • Shippers criticize association, call for decertification
  • Canal link not vital to US growers
  • Dry-bulk, liquid-cargo port plans to handle containers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers' headache: frantic Fridays
  • Carriers cautious about online auctions
  • US senators urge anti-dumping duties on Canadian cattle
  • Nova Chemicals to acquire Shell's European polystyrene business
  • DaimlerChrysler signs pact with auto workers union
  • Roadway launches new 3-day coast-to-coast service
  • BAX Global tags Joey Carnes as company president for US, Canada
  • Airline mechanics choose between contract agreement and strike
Transportation
  • UP stock plan for executives is based on future performance
  • Myanmar turmoil blocks highway link
  • Malaysia considers law to limit rate increases
  • Buyers' cooperatives nail big transport savings
  • Venture expands in trans-Pacific trade
  • Asian airlines' safety record probed
  • Truckers protest plan to cut hours
Maritime
  • Asian exports to end slump in 2000: PIERS
  • Breakbulk benefits from Mexican rail privatization
  • Shippers criticize association, call for decertification
  • Canal link not vital to US growers
  • Dry-bulk, liquid-cargo port plans to handle containers

Marine Linkweb site
OCTOBER 6, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • FastShip Selects Gear Corporation As Supplier
Breaking News
  • Shipowners Say Industry Is Being Choked By Legislation
  • Hyundai Heavy To Cut Debt Ratio
  • Minoan Shares Performance Rated
  • Analysts Recommend Norwegian Offshore And Shipping Stocks

Marine Linkweb site
OCTOBER 6, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • FastShip Selects Gear Corporation As Supplier
Breaking News
  • Shipowners Say Industry Is Being Choked By Legislation
  • Hyundai Heavy To Cut Debt Ratio
  • Minoan Shares Performance Rated
  • Analysts Recommend Norwegian Offshore And Shipping Stocks

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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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 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
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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