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BRIEFS
March 6, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK bids for busiest port title with 16.1m TEUs
    Its throughput of 16.1m TEUs last year is more than S'pore's 15.9m TEUs
  • Plan to let single operator run Manila terminal opposed
  • Ships dumping oil off French coast
  • Cunard goes airborne
  • Ship sales
  • CSCL and CMA CGM in slot deal
Air and Land Transport
  • Asian airlines slow in cashing in on the Net
    Companies reluctant to move away from traditional modes of doing business: survey
  • BA's premium traffic up 11.7% last month
  • China Airlines stake sale still on track: Taipei
  • American Air to subsidise computers for staff
Features
  • Evergreen and China's Coscon in joint service
    Deal to run two new weekly fixed-day services linking Asia and Australia
  • Bulk carrier vanishes in Taiwan Strait
  • Dubai port still competitive, says report
Columns
  • Conventional reefer ships hold their own

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK bids for busiest port title with 16.1m TEUs
    Its throughput of 16.1m TEUs last year is more than S'pore's 15.9m TEUs
  • Plan to let single operator run Manila terminal opposed
  • Ships dumping oil off French coast
  • Cunard goes airborne
  • Ship sales
  • CSCL and CMA CGM in slot deal
Air and Land Transport
  • Asian airlines slow in cashing in on the Net
    Companies reluctant to move away from traditional modes of doing business: survey
  • BA's premium traffic up 11.7% last month
  • China Airlines stake sale still on track: Taipei
  • American Air to subsidise computers for staff
Features
  • Evergreen and China's Coscon in joint service
    Deal to run two new weekly fixed-day services linking Asia and Australia
  • Bulk carrier vanishes in Taiwan Strait
  • Dubai port still competitive, says report
Columns
  • Conventional reefer ships hold their own

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK bids for busiest port title with 16.1m TEUs
    Its throughput of 16.1m TEUs last year is more than S'pore's 15.9m TEUs
  • Plan to let single operator run Manila terminal opposed
  • Ships dumping oil off French coast
  • Cunard goes airborne
  • Ship sales
  • CSCL and CMA CGM in slot deal
Air and Land Transport
  • Asian airlines slow in cashing in on the Net
    Companies reluctant to move away from traditional modes of doing business: survey
  • BA's premium traffic up 11.7% last month
  • China Airlines stake sale still on track: Taipei
  • American Air to subsidise computers for staff
Features
  • Evergreen and China's Coscon in joint service
    Deal to run two new weekly fixed-day services linking Asia and Australia
  • Bulk carrier vanishes in Taiwan Strait
  • Dubai port still competitive, says report
Columns
  • Conventional reefer ships hold their own

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK bids for busiest port title with 16.1m TEUs
    Its throughput of 16.1m TEUs last year is more than S'pore's 15.9m TEUs
  • Plan to let single operator run Manila terminal opposed
  • Ships dumping oil off French coast
  • Cunard goes airborne
  • Ship sales
  • CSCL and CMA CGM in slot deal
Air and Land Transport
  • Asian airlines slow in cashing in on the Net
    Companies reluctant to move away from traditional modes of doing business: survey
  • BA's premium traffic up 11.7% last month
  • China Airlines stake sale still on track: Taipei
  • American Air to subsidise computers for staff
Features
  • Evergreen and China's Coscon in joint service
    Deal to run two new weekly fixed-day services linking Asia and Australia
  • Bulk carrier vanishes in Taiwan Strait
  • Dubai port still competitive, says report
Columns
  • Conventional reefer ships hold their own

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC restores rates and charges
  • TACA increases rates
  • Zhejiang foreign trade boost
  • Cosco-PIL southern China link
  • Cathay Pacific signs codeshare agreement with British Airways
  • MAS fleet face-lift
  • Northwest, Alitalia and KLM in co-operation deal

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 3, 2000
  • Surcharce P&O Nedlloyd for carrier haulage in Europe
  • FedEx fuel surcharge higher
  • DB Cargo results down
  • German forwarding group bankrupt because of large shipper
  • Huge handling contract One World Alliance in Amsterdam
  • Website for recruiting truck drivers
  • Sabre and Ariba with B2B marketplace for transportation
  • Next online market place: QuoteShip.com

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 3, 2000
  • Controversial forecast sees oil prices halved
  • Valero wins bid for ExxonMobil California refinery
  • Changes to Chinese barge rates
  • Venezuelan strike action threatens US oil supplies
  • South American markets: Rio prepares for Carnival amid supply problem
  • Snapshots from Panama and Caribbean markets
  • US East Coast market review
  • Market report from US and Canada West Coast
  • US Gulf IFOs around $150 and rising

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Single hull plan runs into flak
    EU member state experts have opposed a possible European Commission proposal for an early phasing out of single hull oil tankers at consultations on the measures.
  • Operator denies P&O bid to join the Festival
    EUROPEAN operator Festival Cruises has denied it has received a £500m-plus ($800m) approach from P&O after suggestions were made to this effect yesterday by a popular British newspaper.
  • Majors face 'inconsistency' rap
    OIL companies have been accused of inconsistency in their attitude towards elderly tankers, according to a leading Norwegian shipbroker.
  • Mitsubishi losses to be twice original forecast
    MITSUBISHI Heavy Industries, the parent of Japan's biggest shipbuilder, announced that net losses in the current year through March will be twice as bad as originally expected with a net loss of Y136bn ($1.3bn).
  • Brussels officials swoop on carriers
    A LETTER written by Cho Yang Shipping to other transatlantic carriers last year is thought to have triggered a Brussels inquiry that led to a series of raids on shipping line offices last week.
  • Det Norske Veritas loses three Red Funnel catamarans
    ISLE of Wight fast ferry operator Red Funnel has withdrawn all three Red Jet catamarans from Det Norske Veritas class and will in future leave statutory surveys to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, writes David Osler.
  • Visiting an epitaph on a way of life
    TRAVEL, they say, broadens the mind, though one could be forgiven for thinking otherwise if you do much of it within the compass of these islands.
  • It's time to weigh up the anchor worries very carefully
    ANYONE would expect that if any piece of ship's equipment should be of cast-iron reliability, it would be the anchor.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 3, 2000
  • Hyundai HI looking for bid partner
  • Seafarer killed securing anchor
  • Outlook for cruise profits 'mediocre'
  • Drivers protest in Oakland
  • VTG to review towage operations
  • Nepal moves towards training seafarers
  • China targets natural gas as energy source
  • Surprise court ruling on US harbour tax refunds
  • Coast Guard officers disciplined
  • German rail looks at port terminals
  • Imabari's new yard ready for launch
  • New trans-Tasman trader
  • Asians differ over cargo inspection
  • Bids shortlisted for Jervoise Bay development
  • Litton taps maintenance market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 4, 2000
Home
  • Cargo 2000 adopts industry standards
  • US firms may face problems with China entry into WTO
  • Funds found for Customs NCAP program
  • Venezuela oil workers strike
  • UTU asks board to reconsider Union Pacific representation decision
  • Alianca increases container rates
  • Universal Media Holdings sets April date for 'Ship Egis' tracking system
  • Pacer names Bailey VP of planning
Transportation
  • Quality of customer service is inadequate, shippers report
  • Cathay considers regional expansion
  • BDP forms alliance with Singapore firm
  • Deutsche Post gains on USPS
  • i2 Technologies Inc. to enter online freight exchange market
Maritime
  • ILA fears proposal would cut jobs
  • Japan tests high-speed liner

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 4, 2000
Home
  • Cargo 2000 adopts industry standards
  • US firms may face problems with China entry into WTO
  • Funds found for Customs NCAP program
  • Venezuela oil workers strike
  • UTU asks board to reconsider Union Pacific representation decision
  • Alianca increases container rates
  • Universal Media Holdings sets April date for 'Ship Egis' tracking system
  • Pacer names Bailey VP of planning
Transportation
  • Quality of customer service is inadequate, shippers report
  • Cathay considers regional expansion
  • BDP forms alliance with Singapore firm
  • Deutsche Post gains on USPS
  • i2 Technologies Inc. to enter online freight exchange market
Maritime
  • ILA fears proposal would cut jobs
  • Japan tests high-speed liner

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 4, 2000
Home
  • Cargo 2000 adopts industry standards
  • US firms may face problems with China entry into WTO
  • Funds found for Customs NCAP program
  • Venezuela oil workers strike
  • UTU asks board to reconsider Union Pacific representation decision
  • Alianca increases container rates
  • Universal Media Holdings sets April date for 'Ship Egis' tracking system
  • Pacer names Bailey VP of planning
Transportation
  • Quality of customer service is inadequate, shippers report
  • Cathay considers regional expansion
  • BDP forms alliance with Singapore firm
  • Deutsche Post gains on USPS
  • i2 Technologies Inc. to enter online freight exchange market
Maritime
  • ILA fears proposal would cut jobs
  • Japan tests high-speed liner

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
MARCH 4, 2000
  • Belgique: une taxe sur les transports exceptionnels n'est pas à l'ordre du jour
    Une taxe pourrait-elle être perçue en Belgique sur les transports exceptionnels afin de couvrir les frais d'escorte par la gendarmerie? La chose est envisagée par certains responsables politiques, mais loin d'être acquise. C'est ce qui ressort d'une discussion jeudi dernier au Sénat entre les sénateurs Nathalie T'Serclaes (PRL-FDF-MCC) et Ludwig Caluwé (CVP) et la ministre des Transports Isabelle Durant. La réponse, toutefois, réside essentiellement auprès du ministre de l'Intérieur, Antoine Duquesne. Et celui-ci estime que les escortes sont une mission de service public, et qu'elles doivent donc être gratuites.
  • La reprise est manifeste sur la route Europe/Far East
    Lors de sa dernière réunion à Hambourg, la Far Eastern Freight Conference a annoncé la couleur: la restauration des taux eastbound se poursuit et se manifestera par une augmentation de 200 USD par container, qui sera suivie en octobre prochain d'une autre adaptation tarifaire encore à préciser. Westbound, la hausse sera de 150 USD par TEU en avril; elle sera suivie d'une autre augmentation de 250 dollars en date du 1er août. Les membres de ladite conférence font preuve d'une satisfaction croissante, qui s'explique par plusieurs évolutions.
  • Bruxelles refuserait la fusion Volvo-Scania
    La Commission européenne a fait savoir qu'elle se prononcera sur la fusion Volvo-Scania le mardi 14 mars, une semaine avant la date prévue, qui avait été fixée au 23 mars suite à la décision - inhabituelle - de la Commission de prolonger d'un mois l'enquête approfondie sur cette transaction. La plupart des observateurs s'accordent pour dire que Bruxelles refusera de donner son feu vert. Ce serait alors la douzième fois seulement depuis 1990 qu'une fusion est interdite.
  • Zeeland Container Terminal sera opérationnel au printemps
    Selon les prévisions, le Zeeland Container Terminal, qui est en cours de construction au Braakmanhaven à Terneuzen, devrait être opérationnel d'ici la mi-mai ou le début du mois de juin.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • Trucking companies are rethinking the way they conduct business with their customers. Buoyed by the firmest pricing environment in trucking in more than a decade, carriers are exploiting shippers' fears of lack of capacity later in the year to win rate increases now. The carriers also are making a strong case for the higher rates through their pledges of top-notch service. Carriers are hoping to transfer some of this higher-yielding freight to their bottom lines but higher costs associated with fuel and drivers is frustrating that goal at present.
  • Former maritime industry executive Jack Abrams will tell the Surface Transportation Board that it needs to delay the pending merger of the Canadian National and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroads until Congress studies the national security implications of Canadian control of the BNSF. Is this merely xenophobia or are there really national security fears of the Canadians? Abrams fears that what has happened to the U.S.-flag maritime fleet could happen to American-controlled rails if the CN-BNSF merger is allowed.
  • Boo.com, the international e-tailer of sportswear, will add 13 South American and Asian countries to its current 18-nation lineup by the end of the first quarter. Along with that expansion, Boo.com is rethinking and continually retooling its logistics strategies. When it launches South America, Boo.com will utilize UPS Worldwide Logistics as its 3PL but acknowledges it will be examining its longer-term supply-chain management strategy in the future.
  • Toronto-based Vitran Corp., a North American group of transportation companies, is putting off expansion of its LTL regional network for a while after reporting so-so fourth-quarter earnings. Vitran officials said systems integration problems associated with merging its Quast and Overland units into its Vitran Express LTL network caused higher-than-expected costs. Vitran said the worst problems are over, its year-over-year February traffic is up double-digits and that service never suffered.
  • With the recent passing of a resolution that would allow the Texas Department of Transportation to acquire it, the fate of the South Orient Railroad is again at a crossroads. Plans for the railroad, which originally ran 350 miles between Presidio and Fort Worth, Texas, were to have it become, along with El Paso, Laredo and Brownsville, an important gateway to Mexico. But a lack of overhead traffic has reduced the South Orient to a 70-mile shortline shuttle for local business. And although he's not optimistic of its future, Chief Operating Officer Roy Williams says that things can't get any worse.
  • Congressional hearings this month will assess whether the Ocean Shipping Reform Act is a work in progress in need of change or a skillfully crafted compromise that should be given time to work as planned. The Coalition for Fair Play in Ocean Shipping is asking for modifications because these shipping interests will not benefit from the pro-competitive aspects of OSRA. How to handle antitrust immunity is sure to be a hot topic at the hearings.
  • Route authority designations are always competitive but two of the four airlines vying for a single spot to serve the world's largest market have taken the competition to new heights. American Airlines and United Parcel Service are going toe-to-toe to try and convince the Department of Transportation that their application would best serve the United States. Polar Air Cargo and Delta Air Lines also want the right but neither is putting up the fight of American or UPS. With dueling websites, supporter lists and a lot of political arm-twisting, UPS and American are gearing up for a long fight. The decision likely won't come until this summer and service can't start until April 2001.
  • Descartes Systems Group recently acquired business-to-business logistics exchange company E-Transport. It now claims to be "the largest Internet logistics network in the world." Descartes bought E-Transport for approximately $80 million worth of stock, said Art Mesher, chief e-business officer at Descartes. In a similar move, Celarix, a transportation and logistics marketplace, acquired Management Dynamics, a tariff and contract management software developer for ocean carriers.

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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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