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November 19, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA enters pilot logistics systems joint venture
    It will help develop integrated logistics solution for petrochemical firm's operations
  • Carnival orders two ships worth US$800m
  • Shanghai, Ningbo ports pass Y2K compliance tests
  • Indon crew of hijacked ship being questioned
  • PSA is Asia's top terminal operator
Air and Land Transport
  • Dubai airport completing new terminal as traffic soars
    Expansion of one of the world's fastest growing airports due to be completed early next year
  • 30% of European flights in 3rd qtr delayed
  • Qantas forecasts higher profit in year-to-date
  • UK air traffic control sell-off in Transport Bill
  • Boeing chief warns against early conclusions
Features
  • Pirates nabbed with force
    Pirated Japanese ship and its crew taken by Indian Navy to Mumbai where the crew are being questioned
Columns
  • Court of jurisdiction depends on where carrier breaches its duty

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA enters pilot logistics systems joint venture
    It will help develop integrated logistics solution for petrochemical firm's operations
  • Carnival orders two ships worth US$800m
  • Shanghai, Ningbo ports pass Y2K compliance tests
  • Indon crew of hijacked ship being questioned
  • PSA is Asia's top terminal operator
Air and Land Transport
  • Dubai airport completing new terminal as traffic soars
    Expansion of one of the world's fastest growing airports due to be completed early next year
  • 30% of European flights in 3rd qtr delayed
  • Qantas forecasts higher profit in year-to-date
  • UK air traffic control sell-off in Transport Bill
  • Boeing chief warns against early conclusions
Features
  • Pirates nabbed with force
    Pirated Japanese ship and its crew taken by Indian Navy to Mumbai where the crew are being questioned
Columns
  • Court of jurisdiction depends on where carrier breaches its duty

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA enters pilot logistics systems joint venture
    It will help develop integrated logistics solution for petrochemical firm's operations
  • Carnival orders two ships worth US$800m
  • Shanghai, Ningbo ports pass Y2K compliance tests
  • Indon crew of hijacked ship being questioned
  • PSA is Asia's top terminal operator
Air and Land Transport
  • Dubai airport completing new terminal as traffic soars
    Expansion of one of the world's fastest growing airports due to be completed early next year
  • 30% of European flights in 3rd qtr delayed
  • Qantas forecasts higher profit in year-to-date
  • UK air traffic control sell-off in Transport Bill
  • Boeing chief warns against early conclusions
Features
  • Pirates nabbed with force
    Pirated Japanese ship and its crew taken by Indian Navy to Mumbai where the crew are being questioned
Columns
  • Court of jurisdiction depends on where carrier breaches its duty

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA enters pilot logistics systems joint venture
    It will help develop integrated logistics solution for petrochemical firm's operations
  • Carnival orders two ships worth US$800m
  • Shanghai, Ningbo ports pass Y2K compliance tests
  • Indon crew of hijacked ship being questioned
  • PSA is Asia's top terminal operator
Air and Land Transport
  • Dubai airport completing new terminal as traffic soars
    Expansion of one of the world's fastest growing airports due to be completed early next year
  • 30% of European flights in 3rd qtr delayed
  • Qantas forecasts higher profit in year-to-date
  • UK air traffic control sell-off in Transport Bill
  • Boeing chief warns against early conclusions
Features
  • Pirates nabbed with force
    Pirated Japanese ship and its crew taken by Indian Navy to Mumbai where the crew are being questioned
Columns
  • Court of jurisdiction depends on where carrier breaches its duty

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping launches trans- pacific service from Xiamen
  • Vancouver back in business
  • First visit to China
  • New port on the Red Sea coast
  • Philippines to attract investors
  • Sea-Land Service changes name to CSX Lines
  • AEI signs definitive merger agreement with Deutsche Post
  • American Airlines and EVA Airways to launch alliance
  • Aviation seminar in Shanghai

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
  • P&O Nedlloyd 5 percent higher revenue per Teu
  • Book profit Nedlloyd transport was 271 million euro
  • Multinationals want to reduce number of logistics service providers
  • Beazley starts underwriting website
  • 'CSX Lines' new domestic container-shipping name in the US

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Nittsu Reports Lower Half-Year Profits
  • Cho Yang Withdrawing from US/South America Trade
  • Hanjin's 5,600-TEU Ships Coming into Service

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
  • Washington appeals court Oks Sea-Tac third runway process
  • Hanjin charters container ships
  • FAA gives U.S. airlines clean Y2K compliance
  • Slater Oks steam rules
  • Seattle organizations seek relief for victims of Vietnamese flood
  • Port Vancouver, BC open
  • Maersk expands line

urgente online pressweb site
  • Logista factura 331.145 millones de pesetas en lo que va de año
  • La "Jornada sobre Logística" de Azkar hace énfasis en la inversión tecnológica
  • La Comisión exige a España que recupere las subvenciones a Daewoo
  • Segundo vuelo Málaga-Zurich de Swissair
  • FastShip Atlantic hará la conexión Filadelfia-Cherburgo a partir del 2003

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Belgium offers to develop TN's ports, box handling facilities
  • Spectacular growth in steel exports during April-Sept.
  • Coastal shipping workshop at IMC tomorrow
  • Reliance, WorldTel forge tie-ups in TN
  • Australia eyes port sector for investment
  • Anti-dumping duties on seamless tube imports mooted
  • UK, India 'Get connected'
  • Handicrafts exports may touch new high
  • Textile exports move up marginally by 2.5 per cent in first half
  • New railways freight policy soon
  • US to be partner-country in Indiachem 2000
  • Mr D. L. Bapooji elected new EISA president
  • North American investors see India less risky and market vast
  • July-Sept. gold demand soars by 38 per cent
  • Sinha projects 6.5-7 pc GDP growth
  • Logistics investment prospects in Singapore rated high
  • New crop to boost basmati exports
  • Energy expo
  • US investors to seek 49 pc equity in JVs
  • Plans to set up 3 petrochem complexes near ports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
  • Rotterdam tight until 20 November
  • Unusually low demand in South Africa
  • Mediterranean bunkers steady while distillates surge
  • Fujairah quite steady, tight avails in Suez/Jeddah
  • Singapore still waiting for cargoes
  • Asian market review
  • Russian fuel oil export "already dealt with"
  • Deltaven offers new bunkering service

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Commesse per un valore di 2.800 miliardi: i prezzi sono inferiori del 30%
    Gli armatori italiani ordinano 47 nuove navi nel «Far East»
  • Allarme per l'export delle piastrelle emiliane Livorno, a rischio le linee merci Fs
  • E d'Amato scommette sulla Cina
  • Il Registro navale apre gli uffici in Estremo Oriente
  • La «Voyager of the Seas» prima tra le regine dei mari

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Honduras weeds out 750 vessels
    IN AN effort to upgrade the Honduran ship register massively from its position as one that tends to attract poor quality ships, the country's maritime administration has cancelled the registrations of no fewer than 750 vessels deemed to be substandard.
  • Tug of war over seized dredger
    A DUTCH hopper dredger, Delta Queen, is the focus of intensifying diplomatic debate between the Dutch and Pakistani governments.
  • P&O Nedlloyd returns to an even keel
    Rate increases in the strong Pacific and Asia-Europe container trades, countered by a rise in bunker charges, saw P&O Nedlloyd break even in the third quarter compared with a $7m profit last year.
  • MC Shipping swings into profit on back of bond repurchase scheme
    Containership to gas carrier group MC Shipping has reported a swing into profit in the third quarter.
  • Brown & Root team ousted from Hellenic
    A BRITISH management team on secondment from Brown & Root has finally been ousted from Hellenic Shipyards following several months of increasingly frosty relations with the yard's 2,000-strong workforce.
  • Luka urged to postpone merger
    The Slovenian government yesterday called on the management of the port operator Luka Koper to postpone its planned merger with the shipping company Intereuropa.
  • Dole master is fined
    THE master of a reefer which crashed into a UK lighthouse was yesterday fined '3,000 ($4,800).
  • Race against time to save banana cargo
    Stevedores at Southampton are racing against time to unload bananas from the Dole America, which collided with the Nab Tower on November 7.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Deutsche Post works to meld acquisitions
  • Nut exports move at bargain rates
  • Trade deficit widens in September
  • Jury gets Teamster funding scheme case
  • Martin named CFO for CarrierPoint
  • Chevron to pay Occidental $775 million
  • BP Amoco in new Russia bid
  • TWA drops Rome, Madrid, Barcelona
Transportation
  • Finkbiner quits NS to head motor carrier
  • Drivers killed, cargo stolen in Eastern Europe
  • Four carriers vie for right to fly to China
  • UPS Logistics center in Texas to serve regional trade, Mexico
Maritime
  • Hong Kong terminals set for Y2K pause
  • India plans inland terminals, more railcars planned
  • Mergers and acquisitions again name of game
  • Complexity, speed of modern ships increases risks
  • Rates for hull coverage remain in doldrums
  • Buyers of cargo insurance can expect bargain rates
  • Reinsurers may raise their marine rates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Deutsche Post works to meld acquisitions
  • Nut exports move at bargain rates
  • Trade deficit widens in September
  • Jury gets Teamster funding scheme case
  • Martin named CFO for CarrierPoint
  • Chevron to pay Occidental $775 million
  • BP Amoco in new Russia bid
  • TWA drops Rome, Madrid, Barcelona
Transportation
  • Finkbiner quits NS to head motor carrier
  • Drivers killed, cargo stolen in Eastern Europe
  • Four carriers vie for right to fly to China
  • UPS Logistics center in Texas to serve regional trade, Mexico
Maritime
  • Hong Kong terminals set for Y2K pause
  • India plans inland terminals, more railcars planned
  • Mergers and acquisitions again name of game
  • Complexity, speed of modern ships increases risks
  • Rates for hull coverage remain in doldrums
  • Buyers of cargo insurance can expect bargain rates
  • Reinsurers may raise their marine rates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Deutsche Post works to meld acquisitions
  • Nut exports move at bargain rates
  • Trade deficit widens in September
  • Jury gets Teamster funding scheme case
  • Martin named CFO for CarrierPoint
  • Chevron to pay Occidental $775 million
  • BP Amoco in new Russia bid
  • TWA drops Rome, Madrid, Barcelona
Transportation
  • Finkbiner quits NS to head motor carrier
  • Drivers killed, cargo stolen in Eastern Europe
  • Four carriers vie for right to fly to China
  • UPS Logistics center in Texas to serve regional trade, Mexico
Maritime
  • Hong Kong terminals set for Y2K pause
  • India plans inland terminals, more railcars planned
  • Mergers and acquisitions again name of game
  • Complexity, speed of modern ships increases risks
  • Rates for hull coverage remain in doldrums
  • Buyers of cargo insurance can expect bargain rates
  • Reinsurers may raise their marine rates

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
  • StoraEnso optera-t-il pour un grand terminal au UK?
    Certaines informations de presse font état de l'intention du groupe StoraEnso et de l'armement Cobelfret de réaliser ensemble un grand terminal forestier à Harwich. L'installation devrait être prête dans le courant du premier trimestre de 2001. Renseignements pris à bonnes sources, et chez StoraEnso et chez Cobelfret, les choses ne se présentent pas de la même manière.
  • Les ports français handicapés par des accords locaux avec les dockers
    Ministre français des Transports, Jean-Claude Gayssot ne manque jamais d'argumenter en faveur du développement d'implantations logistiques dans les ports. Mais cette ambition se heurte toujours à l'attitude des dockers. Ces derniers reviennent en effet constamment à la charge pour intervenir y compris dans les enceintes privées et pour des activités qui ne peuvent pas supporter les coûts d'une telle main-d'œuvre. Une véritable épée de Damoclès pour ceux qui souhaitent exploiter notamment des entrepôts dans certains ports français.
  • Coyne Airways lance un service fret régulier Ostende-Pristina
    La compagnie britannique de fret aérien Coyne Airways, qui se spécialise dans le transport vers la CEI, a lancé un service fret hebdomadaire entre Ostende et Pristina. Les vols sont assurés par un Ilyushin IL-76 d'une capacité de 45 tonnes.
  • Interdiction de circuler le week-end: la MBZ, l'APZI et l'UBOT s'inquiètent
    L'Union Belge des Ouvriers du Transport (UBOT), les autorités portuaires de Zeebrugge (MBZ) ainsi que le groupement défendant les intérêts des ports de Bruges et Zeebrugge (APZI) ont toutes les trois fait part de leur préoccupation dans un courrier séparé adressé au ministre de l'Emploi et du Tourisme, Renaat Landuyt, au sujet de sa proposition d'instaurer une interdiction de circuler le week-end pour le transport routier pour résoudre le problème des files le week-end vers la côte.

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • Litton Marine Systems Wins IBS Orders
  • Oceaneering To Provide Offshore Unit
  • Vickers Ulstein Wins Design And Equipment Packages
Breaking News
  • LR Selects New Finance Director
  • Intereuropa Shares Down Amid Merger Doubts
  • British Group Wins Contract For Management Of Mozambique Port
  • Japanese Foreign Ship Orders Increase

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • Litton Marine Systems Wins IBS Orders
  • Oceaneering To Provide Offshore Unit
  • Vickers Ulstein Wins Design And Equipment Packages
Breaking News
  • LR Selects New Finance Director
  • Intereuropa Shares Down Amid Merger Doubts
  • British Group Wins Contract For Management Of Mozambique Port
  • Japanese Foreign Ship Orders Increase

TradeWindsweb site
  • Battle on the Lakes
    A DISPUTE has blown up between shipowner Michael Hudner (photo) and Canada's Fednav over trading in the Great Lakes. Hudner has plans to operate in the dry cargo trade in the Lakes but claims Fednav is trying to hold him back.
  • Pao heir steps in
  • D'Amico in transition
  • Ofer boxes paying off
  • Seatrans in hot water
  • Banking on the Internet
  • Detentions
  • Casualties

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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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