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January 14, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DBS Bank sees room for growth in offshore market
    Main local ship financier still looking for deals despite industry downturn, economic crisis
  • Knowing pollution rules: MPA steps up drive
  • China detains suspected killers of cargo ship crew
  • Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines win bid to limit US personal injury suits
    Recourse to local law will undermine uniform regulation of international air carrier liability: Supreme Court
  • BA, JAL announce marketing tie-up
  • Co-pilots use hints to correct pilots: study
  • Near-collision at Bangkok airport: pilot's poor English to blame
  • United to cut flights to Japan
  • Delta levies US$2 ticket fee on domestic flights
  • Volvo wants to sell AutoNov stake
Features
  • Making the best of bad times
    Collapse in volumes follows a huge rise in slotting capacity by carriers to SE Asia over the past three years
Columns
  • Backlog continues to grow

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DBS Bank sees room for growth in offshore market
    Main local ship financier still looking for deals despite industry downturn, economic crisis
  • Knowing pollution rules: MPA steps up drive
  • China detains suspected killers of cargo ship crew
  • Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines win bid to limit US personal injury suits
    Recourse to local law will undermine uniform regulation of international air carrier liability: Supreme Court
  • BA, JAL announce marketing tie-up
  • Co-pilots use hints to correct pilots: study
  • Near-collision at Bangkok airport: pilot's poor English to blame
  • United to cut flights to Japan
  • Delta levies US$2 ticket fee on domestic flights
  • Volvo wants to sell AutoNov stake
Features
  • Making the best of bad times
    Collapse in volumes follows a huge rise in slotting capacity by carriers to SE Asia over the past three years
Columns
  • Backlog continues to grow

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DBS Bank sees room for growth in offshore market
    Main local ship financier still looking for deals despite industry downturn, economic crisis
  • Knowing pollution rules: MPA steps up drive
  • China detains suspected killers of cargo ship crew
  • Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines win bid to limit US personal injury suits
    Recourse to local law will undermine uniform regulation of international air carrier liability: Supreme Court
  • BA, JAL announce marketing tie-up
  • Co-pilots use hints to correct pilots: study
  • Near-collision at Bangkok airport: pilot's poor English to blame
  • United to cut flights to Japan
  • Delta levies US$2 ticket fee on domestic flights
  • Volvo wants to sell AutoNov stake
Features
  • Making the best of bad times
    Collapse in volumes follows a huge rise in slotting capacity by carriers to SE Asia over the past three years
Columns
  • Backlog continues to grow

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DBS Bank sees room for growth in offshore market
    Main local ship financier still looking for deals despite industry downturn, economic crisis
  • Knowing pollution rules: MPA steps up drive
  • China detains suspected killers of cargo ship crew
  • Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines win bid to limit US personal injury suits
    Recourse to local law will undermine uniform regulation of international air carrier liability: Supreme Court
  • BA, JAL announce marketing tie-up
  • Co-pilots use hints to correct pilots: study
  • Near-collision at Bangkok airport: pilot's poor English to blame
  • United to cut flights to Japan
  • Delta levies US$2 ticket fee on domestic flights
  • Volvo wants to sell AutoNov stake
Features
  • Making the best of bad times
    Collapse in volumes follows a huge rise in slotting capacity by carriers to SE Asia over the past three years
Columns
  • Backlog continues to grow

Sched Netweb site
  • New HK-based logistics group
  • Sea-Land in Tianjin venture
  • Mainland firms get export rights
  • Le Havre brings down dues
  • Throughput record at JNP
  • P&O Nedlloyd volumes offset higher Asian costs
  • Philippine terminal operators feel squeeze
  • Airbus eyes China
  • Beijing deals with Asian fallout
  • German postal operator to buy Italian express company

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 13, 1999
  • Unions support Greenpeace
  • $30 million for Hong Kong infrastructure
  • Pilots warning against reduction work in Panama Canal
  • KLM about to launch scheduled service to Shanghai
  • Broersma Transport takes over Dragt
  • BAX agreement re-endorsed by Xerox

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Steel makers renew push for quotas
  • Brazil's surprise batters markets
  • Lawsuits: Retailers and factories mistreat offshore textile workers
  • New York puts dredging at center of plan to double volume by 2010
  • Railroads become first in transport to publicly report service performance
  • Polish outdoor markets suffer business falloff as visitors decline
  • Purolator Courier plane crashes on British Columbia island, killing two
  • Transport America sells its ailing Transport International Express unit
  • GE Capital boosts credit for U.S. Trucking Inc. to $11.8 million
  • Penske Truck Leasing to buy Wisconsin utility truck rental outfit
  • Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
  • P.A.M. Transportation closes deal on Decker Transport and Van Houten Ltd.
Transportation
  • Locals hound FHWA for Nafta-related projects
  • Taiwan's EVA Airways launches cargo connections to India
  • Arab world's only cargo airline turns operations around, expects profit in '99
Maritime
  • Harbor tax, shipbuilding subsidies are key issues
  • Pilots assert Panama Canal risks will rise when US cedes
  • Anera official sees life after deregulation
  • Reefer market seen growing steadily
  • Death toll rises to 5 in explosion of tanker off Dominican Republic
  • Sea-Land may drop Montreal service for US East Coast
  • Singapore seems to be world's No. 1 boxport
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Steel makers renew push for quotas
  • Brazil's surprise batters markets
  • Lawsuits: Retailers and factories mistreat offshore textile workers
  • New York puts dredging at center of plan to double volume by 2010
  • Railroads become first in transport to publicly report service performance
  • Polish outdoor markets suffer business falloff as visitors decline
  • Purolator Courier plane crashes on British Columbia island, killing two
  • Transport America sells its ailing Transport International Express unit
  • GE Capital boosts credit for U.S. Trucking Inc. to $11.8 million
  • Penske Truck Leasing to buy Wisconsin utility truck rental outfit
  • Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
  • P.A.M. Transportation closes deal on Decker Transport and Van Houten Ltd.
Transportation
  • Locals hound FHWA for Nafta-related projects
  • Taiwan's EVA Airways launches cargo connections to India
  • Arab world's only cargo airline turns operations around, expects profit in '99
Maritime
  • Harbor tax, shipbuilding subsidies are key issues
  • Pilots assert Panama Canal risks will rise when US cedes
  • Anera official sees life after deregulation
  • Reefer market seen growing steadily
  • Death toll rises to 5 in explosion of tanker off Dominican Republic
  • Sea-Land may drop Montreal service for US East Coast
  • Singapore seems to be world's No. 1 boxport
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Steel makers renew push for quotas
  • Brazil's surprise batters markets
  • Lawsuits: Retailers and factories mistreat offshore textile workers
  • New York puts dredging at center of plan to double volume by 2010
  • Railroads become first in transport to publicly report service performance
  • Polish outdoor markets suffer business falloff as visitors decline
  • Purolator Courier plane crashes on British Columbia island, killing two
  • Transport America sells its ailing Transport International Express unit
  • GE Capital boosts credit for U.S. Trucking Inc. to $11.8 million
  • Penske Truck Leasing to buy Wisconsin utility truck rental outfit
  • Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
  • P.A.M. Transportation closes deal on Decker Transport and Van Houten Ltd.
Transportation
  • Locals hound FHWA for Nafta-related projects
  • Taiwan's EVA Airways launches cargo connections to India
  • Arab world's only cargo airline turns operations around, expects profit in '99
Maritime
  • Harbor tax, shipbuilding subsidies are key issues
  • Pilots assert Panama Canal risks will rise when US cedes
  • Anera official sees life after deregulation
  • Reefer market seen growing steadily
  • Death toll rises to 5 in explosion of tanker off Dominican Republic
  • Sea-Land may drop Montreal service for US East Coast
  • Singapore seems to be world's No. 1 boxport
  • Slot watch

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Blue Star to Join Forces with Conference Group
  • MOL to Enhance Japan/S. America Service
  • Forwarder Group Names Shippers Association Manager

urgente online pressweb site
  • El transporte, responsable de la contaminación en Granada
  • Fomento adjudica la renovación de vía del tramo Tardienta-Huesca
  • La Generalitat valenciana invierte 14.000 millones en suprimir los pasos a nivel
  • Empresarios de Valencia construirán un puerto en el Mar Rojo
  • Programas de perfeccionamiento directivo en log'stica de fabricación y distribución
  • La alianza Qualiflyer Group lanza su programa para pasajeros frecuentes
  • Boeing vende 7 aviones a Lauda Air y espera reclamaciones multimillonarias de SAS
  • Bruselas aprueba nuevas ayudas para el enlace ferroviario bajo el Canal de la Mancha

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Yang Ming, K Line restructure Asia-Europe liner services
  • Industry united on need to rationalise duty structure
  • MOL, Navix boards clear merger plan
  • Vast scope to boost textile exports to Germany, says Chamber
  • Misconceptions about India in West : Oertli
  • Quicker drawback: Act amended
  • CSL completes major repairs on SCI's tanker
  • Karnataka blueprint for boosting food processing units
  • US puts off steel import ban
  • Sugar output up by 6.7 per cent
  • Truck freight rates may fall
  • SISI to hold buyer-seller meet in Chennai
  • Rice offered to Indonesia on deferred payment
  • Russia to import Indian goods worth Rs 2,500 cr
  • No stopping of silk imports, says Hegde
  • Saudi promising market for mayonnaise
  • Bangalore Garments Exporters' Association established
  • SEA projects higher edible oil import during Oct-Sept
  • WTC hosts meet with foreign trade facilitators
  • Rice exports to Bangladesh resume
  • Rajasthan forms advisory board to attract investments
  • CLRI helps tackle to reduce tannery pollution
  • Gold demand may stay weak till June
  • Ministry to part-finance steel exporters' dumping cases

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 13, 1999
  • Crude price receives blow from API figures
  • Coast Guard Publishes Interim Rule On Emergency Control Measures for Tank Barges

Cargonews Asiaweb site
DECEMBRER 28, 1998
  • CP takes over reins at ANZDL
  • SeaLand confirms vessel charter from Costamare
  • Evergreen pendulum set to swing in 1999
  • Samudera Shipping Line has commenced a new container ...
  • VICT to ease Ho Chi Minh operations
  • Subic focus on harbour
  • Cranes lift Mina forecast
  • Asian piracy attacks on the climb
  • Volatile year prompts consolidation

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Vardinoyannis fights ruling
    LEADING tanker operator and oil trader Vardis Vardin-oyannis is preparing to fight a temporary order obtained in the UK High Court that prevents him from disposing of assets.
  • Cunard's new vessel may break price record
    THE new Cunarder, currently being tendered for by European shipyards, is likely to be the most expensive cruiseship ever built, coming in at between $550m and $600m.
  • ECT geared to maintain momentum
    Europe Combined Terminals president Wouter den Dulk reviewed 1998 at a press conference yesterday, and gave reporters a glimpse of how the company will perform while the ink is drying on its new ownership structure.
  • UK North Sea oil gloom
    Britain's North Sea oil industry faces a bleak year, with the low crude prices which led to massive mergers and lay-offs in 1998 battering exploration and production plans, spelling doom for thousands of workers.
  • China holds gang after mass murder of bulk carrier crew
    IN what is developing into a horrific tale of mass-murder at sea, the Chinese mainland's Public Security Bureau is reported to have arrested members of a suspected piracy gang involved in the killing of the 23-strong Chinese crew of the bulk carrier Cheung Son.
  • Pleas over missing cargoship
    PLEAS for action made to the Philippines president Joseph Estrada by relatives of crew on the missing 5,141 dwt cargoship Pixy Marzo appear to be in vain.
  • Ecstasy fire sparks US safety fears
    THE US National Transportation Safety Board has expressed its concern over "potential injury and death" on the large bluewater passenger vessels operating from US ports.
  • Laskaridis takes over Cronus Airlines
    Greece's largest reefer operator, the Laskaridis family group, has confirmed it has taken over locally based Cronus Airlines as the country's mari-time community continues to show a marked interest in the aviation sector.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 13, 1999
  • Barge terminal for Venlo
    ROTTERDAM-based ECT (Europe Combined Terminals) is to add an inland barge terminal to its existing rail terminal at Venlo in the south east of Holland near the German border.
  • IMB concerned at new trend in piracy
    THE International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has warned of an alarming new trend in piracy, following the disappearance of yet another vessel and its crew
  • Anti-hijack tracking system is ready
    A SATELLITE ship tracking device intended to help locate hijacked ships is ready for implementation.
  • ROCL is now listed in Euros
    ROYAL Olympic Cruise Lines (ROCL) has changed its listing on the Brussels-based EASDAQ stock exchange into Euros.
  • ITF targets Singapore flag over crew abandonment
    THE International Transport Workers' Federation has tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade the Singaporean register to take responsibility for 24 crewmembers stranded in Vietnam.
  • Sri Lankan navy rescues tanker crew
    THE crew of a small oil tanker that had been waiting for repairs off Colombo since last August, were rescued by the Sri Lankan navy when the vessel developed a leak and almost sank.
  • Kulpi port gets the green light
    INDIA's Ministry of Surface Transport has given the go-ahead for the Rs8,000m ($188m) Kulpi port project on a build, operate and transfer basis, reversing its earlier decision.
  • SCI divestment plan accepted
    THE Indian Ministry of Surface Transport has accepted the Disinvestment Commission's recommendation to reduce the government's stake in the Shipping Corporation of India.
  • Thailand joins MARPOL convention
    AT a cabinet meeting today the Thai government agreed to sign up to the MARPOL convention.
  • Thai port workers to win 'tea concession'
    THAI maritime officials look set to concede defeat after efforts to stamp out the payment of kickbacks to local port workers have led to a series of productivity-hampering slowdowns.
  • Patrick boss says 'Sydney will deliver'
    EQUIPMENT upgrading by Patrick stevedoring at its Sydney facilities will deliver "world best practice" productivity by the end of 1999, according to Patrick chairman Chris Corrigan.
  • Australia carves out new markets
    AUSTRALIAN agricultural exporters have carved out new markets in North and South America for 1999.
  • Reliance arrests Emerald Sky
    RELIANCE Industries has arrested the Emerald Sky, the vessel alleged to have rammed and sunk the single buoy mooring at Hazira in Gujarat in October 1998.
  • Wijsmuller concludes Pallas operations
    WIJSMULLER has ended salvage operations on the cargoship Pallas, which ran aground off the North German coast in October 1998, and the wreck has been left to sink into the sands.
  • Arbitration due over Panama pilotage plans
    ARBITRATION is due to start on February 8 between the Panama Canal Commission and its pilots over working methods after the canal is handed over at the end of this year.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Melbourne, Brisbane rank and file approves P&O strategy
    WATERFRONT workers, members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), in Melbourne and Brisbane have voted to endorse the union's negotiating strategy with P&O Ports.
    The Melbourne vote was said to be close and, therefore, there will be a great deal of interest in the Sydney meeting which will take place today.
    Last year the Sydney rank and file members rejected the recommendations of the MUA's federal council mainly as a result of opposition to the in-principle agreement which the union's federal office has reached with P&O Ports.
    Industry sources claimed yesterday they detected some "apprehension" on the Sydney waterfront ahead of today's meeting.
  • Smooth sailing for P&O Cruises Division
    1998 was a particularly good year for P&O's Cruises Division with the outlook remaining extremely positive.
    Releasing cruise statistics for the October to December 1998 period, P&O said that on
    anticipated increased capacity for the division of 16 per cent in 1999, bookings remain ahead of those at this time last year.
    Revenue yields are good while unit costs are reducing, the company added.
  • Maersk Line expands again
    DENMARK'S Maersk Line, already one of the world's premier shipping lines, has announced further expansion of its global services.
    With immediate effect the line said it will start a direct service between Europe and the French Antilles: Martinique, Guadeloupe and Trinidad & Tobago.
    The service will be fixed day weekly and offer direct sailings from ports on the following rotation: Antwerp, Felixstowe, Dunkerque, Rouen, Le Havre, Brest, Montoir, Algeciras, Pointe-A-Pitre, Fort de France, Port of Spain, Basse Terre, Fort de France, Le Havre, Antwerp.
    The first sailing left the Antilles on 9 January from Fort de France and the first departure from Europe will be from Antwerp on Monday.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
G20 trade value up cyclically in first quarter of 2025
TRADE
G20 trade value up cyclically in first quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services recorded a -0.7% decline in exports and a +1.0% increase in imports
PORTS
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras increased. Decline in Valencia
Algeciras/Barcelona/Madrid/Valencia
In the first four months of 2025, Spanish ports handled 182.0 million tonnes (-1.9%)
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
The renewal proposal for the National Collective Labour Agreement for Railway Activities and the FS Italiane Company Contract has been signed
Rome
Salary increases recognized for an average monthly amount of 230 euros
ECONOMY
The European Commission has published "The EU Blue Economy Report 2025"
Brussels
In 2022, the blue economy directly employed 4.82 million people and generated nearly €890 billion in revenues
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
In 2024, the number of combined transport shipments in Europe grew by +5.2%
Brussels
Performance in tonne-km increased by +8.4%
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples grew by +4.3%, while in Salerno it fell by -3.4%
PORTS
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples grew by +4.3%, while in Salerno it fell by -3.4%
Naples
-12.1% drop in cruise passengers in the Campania capital
ACCIDENTS
Destroyer launch failed in North Korea
Pyongyang
The incident in the presence of dictator Kim Jong-un
SHIPPING
FMC investigates whether US flag state harms foreign trade
Washington
Initial 90-day period for public comment
PORTS
While waiting for answers from the justice system, Hapag-Lloyd urges the Italian government to reactivate the concession to Genoa Port Terminal
Genoa
We cannot move forward with our investment plans - the company denounces - if the concession is suddenly considered to expire at the end of June
SHIPPING
António Guterres: Without maritime security there can be no global security
New York
Travlos (Union of Greek Shipowners): If the global shipping system stops, the world economy will collapse in just 90 days
COMPANIES
Stonepeak (Textainer) has reached an agreement to buy Seaco
Hamilton
Concentration of $1.75 billion in container leasing market
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
SBB CFF FFS Cargo reorganizes combined transport business with cancellation of unprofitable services and redundancies
Bern
The goal is to reduce costs by 60 million francs per year by 2033.
In the first quarter of 2025, Viking cruise group revenues increased by +24.9%
CRUISES
In the first quarter of 2025, Viking cruise group revenues increased by +24.9%
Los Angeles
The period was closed with a net loss of -105.4 million dollars
TRUCKING
Government measures for road haulage? Good for Unatras/FAI-Conftrasporto. Bad for Trasportounito
Rome
Uggè: listen to the requests of the sector. Longo: totally ignore the requests
TRUCKING
Franchini (Ruote Libere): Government measures for road haulage leave the category's problems unchanged
Modena
It even ends up - he denounces - worsening the situation
PORTS
Container traffic at Eurokai port terminals grew by +11.0% in the first three months of 2025
Hamburg
In Germany the increase was +16.5%, in Italy +4.0% and in other foreign terminals +2.8%
LOGISTICS
Automotive logistics companies suffer a collapse in volumes handled
Brussels
Göbel: We urgently need to rebuild trust in the sector
Israeli ZIM's quarterly performance was very positive
SHIPPING
Israeli ZIM's quarterly performance was very positive
Haifa
Revenues grew by +28.5% in the first three months of 2025. Ships transported 944 thousand containers (+11.6%)
CRUISES
MSC Cruises orders two more World-class cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Paris
They will be taken into delivery in 2029 and 2030
SHIPPING
WSC: US decision to tax all foreign car carriers is wrong
SHIPPING
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2025 with a net profit of 1.12 billion dollars (+42.8%)
Marseille
Revenues up +12.1%
INDUSTRY
ECSA and SEA Europe explain how to ensure and increase the competitiveness of the EU maritime industry
Szczecin/Brussels
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado grew by +1.4%
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado grew by +1.4%
Genoa
In the container sector, a sharp increase in transhipments (+107.3%) and a slight decrease in import-export (-0.7%)
The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic
PORTS
The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic
Bremen/Hamburg
Terminal operator HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
PORTS
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in the port of Koper grew by +9.9%
Coper
Containerized cargo volumes continue to grow
ASSOCIATIONS
Paul Pathy elected BIMCO President
Copenhagen
He is the president and CEO of the Canadian Fednav
PORTS
The project to resection the western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro is about to start
Joy Taurus
It is not subject to the VIA procedure
HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%
SHIPPING
HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%
Seoul
The South Korean company's fleet transported 930,629 containers (+4.2%)
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
SHIPPING
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
Hamburg
The company's fleet transported 3.3 million containers (+8.8%)
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, cruise traffic at GPH terminals increased by +30%
Istanbul
In the period, 1,568 ships (+53%) called at them
SHIPPING
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly earnings growth eases
Keelung/Taipei
The second company recorded a decline in profits
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
SHIPPING
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
Cairo
Growth of +16.4% in the value of transit rights paid by ships
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
PORTS
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Five years of work and an investment of 550 million euros are expected
SHIPYARDS
Russia to invest $6 billion over the next six years to develop shipbuilding
Fly
Over 1,600 Civilian Ships Planned to Be Built by 2036
TRADE
US, China agree to suspend tariffs for 90 days, cut by 115 percentage points
Beijing/Washington
They will drop to 30% and 10% respectively from the current 145% and 125%
PORTS
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -2.6%
The Goulette
-16.9% drop in unloading loads and +6.8% increase in loading loads
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +8.9%
Ravenna
Increase in dry bulk, containerized and conventional cargo
PORTS
The port of Ancona closed the first quarter with a traffic of 2.1 million tons of goods (+4%)
Ancona
At the Ortona airport a decrease of -9% was recorded and at the Vasto airport a growth of +14%
SHIPPING
In the first quarter, Costamare's revenues decreased by -6.1%
Monk
Costamare Bulkers Spin-Off Completed
PORTS
The western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro has become operational
Joy Taurus
Container ship "MSC Bridge" docks
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
SHIPPING
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
Copenhagen
Container volumes transported by the fleet remain stable. Traffic growth of +8.4% in port terminals
SHIPPING
European Commission approves Italy's request to reintroduce the International Registry
Brussels
It will be in force until the end of 2033
PORTS
In the port of Trieste, bulk cargo decreases and miscellaneous goods increase
Trieste
In the first quarter, a decrease of -4.3% was recorded. In Monfalcone, traffic increased by +54.9%
PORTS
In the first quarter, goods handled by the port of Venice increased by +4.3%
Venice
Solid bulk and containerized cargoes on the rise. Liquid bulk drops by -6.1%
SHIPPING
GNV orders four more ro-pax vessels from Guangzhou Shipyard International
Genoa
Deliveries of the 71,300 GRT units will begin in early 2028
PORTS
The agreement between the Region and the extraordinary commissioner gives the go-ahead to the construction of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Florence
Giani: work can finally start
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt support Ciane's activity in Genoa and Savona, which would be put in danger by Petromar's competition
Genoa
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac will focus on combined transport on the North-South axis, focusing on high-volume connections
Zurich
SHIPPING
DFDS Quarterly Revenues Up 7.5% With Ekol Acquisition
Copenhagen
The volumes of goods transported by the fleet are stable. Passengers drop by -27.5%
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
At the end of 2025, RAlpin will suspend the rolling highway rail service between Fribourg and Novara
Olten
The company denounces the numerous and unexpected restrictions on the railway network
PORTS
Terminal operator ICTSI closes a record first quarter
Manila
Historic peak in financial results and container freight volumes handled
SHIPPING
Premuda, management buy-out operation on the entire share capital of the company
Genoa
It was implemented with the strategic and financial support of Pillarstone
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
SHIPPING
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
Panama
Ships carried 60.0 million tons of cargo (+40.1%)
PORTS
Project for the creation of a Renewable Energy Community in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
SAFETY & SECURITY
New anti-piracy exercise in the Gulf of Guinea
Rome
It involved the naval unit "Comandante Bettica" and the merchant ship "Grande Angola"
TRUCKING
Kuehne+Nagel to buy Spanish haulage firm TDN
Schindellegi/Madrid
It has 600 employees and a fleet of over 700 vehicles
SHIPPING
MPC Container Ships' Quarterly Revenue and Profit Decline
Oslo
Baack: Container market continues to show resilience
COMPANIES
Fincantieri and SRSA sign agreement for maritime and coastal development in the Red Sea
Trieste
Fincantieri Arabia for Naval Services inaugurated in Riyadh
COMPANIES
Green light for the sale of 56% of Wilson Sons to Shipping Agencies Services (MSC group)
London
The transaction will be completed early next month
PORTS
Work to remove wrecks of 38 vessels in Catania port begins
Catania
Intervention worth over two million euros
PORTS
The issue of the intended use of the Molo Clementino is heating up in Ancona
Ancona
INDUSTRY
ABB has reached a deal to buy France's BrightLoop
Zurich
The aim of the acquisition is to accelerate the electrification strategy in the industrial mobility and marine propulsion sectors.
COMPANIES
GNV has obtained ISO 14001 certification
Genoa
It has been issued by LRQA - Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance
PORTS
The criteria for adjusting port concession fees to inflation rates have been defined
Rome
LOGISTICS
MBS Logistics buys Swiss freight forwarder Gerhard Wegmüller
Zurich
The company is headquartered in Zurich
SHIPPING
Ferry Kriti I, earmarked for scrap, sold for $3.6 million
Athens
It will be dismantled by an EU-authorised shipyard
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by +9.4% in April
Los Angeles/New York
In the first three months of 2025, the Port of New York handled 2.2 million containers (+10.0%)
The Council of Ministers has approved the Infrastructure Decree-Law
Rixi: important measure for road haulage
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease revenues increased by +6.4% in the first quarter
Athens
Net profit of 123.4 million dollars (+34.3%)
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge an urgent overcoming of the commissioner phase for the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
SAFETY & SECURITY
Federlogistica, a proactive plan is needed to strengthen cybersecurity of ports and logistics
Genoa
Creation of a national fund urged
PORTS
DP World to operate multipurpose terminal at Syrian port of Tartous
Damascus
An investment of 800 million dollars is planned
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Logistics - Logtainer Agreement
Rome
The aim is to develop intermodal maritime transport services in Italy and Europe.
PORTS
Port of Long Beach Sets New Container Traffic Record for April
Long Beach/Hong Kong
Hong Kong port handled 1.2 million containers (+6.0%)
COMPANIES
RINA closes 2024 with revenues once again at a record level
Genoa
In the first quarter, turnover increased by +12% and new orders by +16%
MEETINGS
The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
LOGISTICS
In the UK, express delivery company Evri and DHL's e-commerce division merge
London
PORTS
Another 20 tractors coming for Contship Group's Hannibal
The Spice
They will be taken into delivery between the end of this year and the first months of 2026.
PORTS
In April, the port of Singapore handled over 3.6 million containers (+7.1%)
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized traffic decreased by -2.5%
PORTS
Assagenti suggests the priorities that will have to be addressed by the next president of the port of Genoa
Genoa
SHIPPING
Danaos Corporation's Quarterly Revenues Steady
Athens
Net profit down -23.5%
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Montenegro ports stable in first quarter
Podgorica
Growth of +73.9% in volumes to and from Italy
MARITIME SERVICES
Prysmian inaugurates the new cable-laying vessel Prysmian Monna Lisa
Milan
Finnish plant producing high-voltage submarine cables expanded
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Second container terminal inaugurated at Cameroonian port of Kribi
Yaounde
It has a quay of 715 linear meters and a seabed depth of -16 meters
TRUCKING
Eurogate Intermodal has bought the Deisser trucking company
Hamburg/Stuttgart
The Stuttgart-based company specializes in the container segment
SHIPPING
Discount announced on transit fee for large container ships in Suez Canal
Ismailia
15% reduction for ships of at least 130,000 SCNT tons
LOGISTICS
The Simplified Logistics Zone of the Port and hinterland of La Spezia is ready to be made operational
Genoa/La Spezia
Regional councilor Piana made this known
LAW
Port of Genoa, the TAR for Lazio has annulled the Ignazio Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger
Rome
Grimaldi Euromed's appeal accepted
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri closes first quarter with record new orders
Trieste
Strong growth in revenue and EBITDA
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Stop, other Regions should follow Abruzzo's example by introducing the regional ferrobonus
Rome
LOGISTICS
The laying of the first pillar of the logistics park under construction in Tortona was celebrated
Tortona
The project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.
SHIPPING
Taiwan's Evergreen and Yang Ming saw revenue decline in April
Keelung/Taipei
Compatriot Wan Hai Lines' turnover grows
TRADE
The Customs Free Zone enclosed in Genoa as an opportunity to mitigate the impact of duties
Genoa
Spediporto highlights it
SHIPPING
In the first three months of 2025, RCL containerships transported 658,000 TEU (+8.9%)
Bangkok
Revenues up +37.6%
PORTS
The preparation process for the Port Regulatory Plan of Ancona has begun
Ancona
Preliminary verification of the Strategic Environmental Assessment has begun
SHIPPING
d'Amico International Shipping reports quarterly revenue and earnings decline
Luxembourg
Balestra di Mottola: We do not expect any impact on us from any port tariffs applied in the US for ships built in China
PORTS
Towards the final approval of the nomination of Francesco Benevolo as president of the port of Ravenna
Rome
The MIT has forwarded the proposal to the Transport Commission of the Chamber
SHIPPING
The decline in vehicle volumes transported by the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet continues
Lysaker
The first three months of 2025 were closed with revenues of 1.3 billion dollars (+3.4%)
PORTS
Shipping agents, customs agents and freight forwarders of La Spezia applaud Pisano's appointment
The Spice
For the presidency of the AdSP - they rejoice - "one of us" has been chosen
PORTS
MIT appoints Bruno Pisano as president of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
LOGISTICS
DHL Buys IDS Fulfillment
Westerville/Indianapolis
Strengthening the e-commerce segment
YACHTING
V.Ships created V.Yachts to provide its services to large yachts
London
It will be based in Monaco
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail transports scrap iron from Pomezia to steel mills in Northern Italy
Milan
SHIPPING
Finnlines revenues increased by +2.3% in the first quarter
Helsinki
The volumes transported by the fleet are increasing, with the exception of cars
PORTS
NYK to build third car terminal at Barcelona port
Barcelona
Work begins on the electrification of the MSC Crociere terminal
COMPANIES
The Verdane investment fund sells Danelec to the GTT group
Paris
Danish company develops technologies for digitalization of maritime transport
NEWS
Israeli forces attacked the port of Hodeyda
Jerusalem
IDF, measures taken to limit damage to ships
SHIPYARDS
Vard signs new contract with Dong Fang Offshore for OSCV vessel
Trieste
It will be delivered in the first quarter of 2028
MARITIME SERVICES
Collaboration protocol between the Federation of the Sea and WSense
Rome
Among the aims, to promote intelligent and sustainable management of marine resources
MEETINGS
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
PORTS
The 2024 general financial statement of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been approved
Trieste
It records a general administrative surplus of almost 283 million euros
INDUSTRY
Accelleron Industries Announces Further Investments in Italy
Baden
The aim is to strengthen technological leadership in fuel injection systems for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.
LOGISTICS
UAE's AD Ports continues to invest in Egypt
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Usufruct contract to develop and manage a logistics and industrial park near the port of Port Said
PORTS
The 2024 final budget of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has been approved
Ancona
Green light from the Management Committee
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
RFI, tender awarded for maintenance and telecommunications enhancement works
Rome
Program worth approximately 180 million euros
PORTS
Contract signed assigning CMA CGM the management of the container terminal at the port of Latakia
Damascus
Investments of 230 million euros expected in the first four years
PORTS
Rizzo appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Strait Port System Authority
Messina
LOGISTICS
DHL Group revenues increased by +2.8% in the first three months of 2025
Bonn
Net profit of 830 million euros (+3.9%)
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
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 fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
MEETINGS
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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%
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