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BRIEFS
February 3, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • No rate war with Alliance's call switch: Hutchison
    Industry expected group to switch HK terminal operator with alliance changes
  • Howard accuses dock unions of thuggery
  • Panama levels won't affect Baltic's route plan

  • Sale wins contract to lease 3 A320s to America West
    With 10-year contract, firm has placed 4 of 6 jets due for delivery in '98
  • UK govt to invest 120m in Airbus aircraft
  • Asia-Pac car sales seen falling 29% in '98: report
  • Eurorail asked to rescue Channel project: FT
  • JAL, US Partner to develop code-sharing
  • US to budget US$100m for airport safety

  • Firm sees potential to grow
    In China, river and road transport may be cheaper but railway firm says itis more reliable and faster


Sched Netweb site
  • Europe and Australia linked by new Maersk route
  • Nanyou and United Signal to start forwarding business
  • Government to give green light for container dock in
  • Freight rates set to rise
  • Korea's port charges go up
  • ACTA issues requests for proposals for Mid-Corridor

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 1998
  • Rotterdam harbor pool back to the drawing board
  • Schiphol stagnation very harmful; airlines look for a way out
  • Merger ferry services nearly approved
  • Banks accept Eurotunnel plan
  • Last Blasco ship auctioned

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • U.S. air deal with Japan only beginning
  • Preliminary aviation agreement brings Delta flights closer to PDX
  • President budgets $3.4 billion for Corps of Engineers programs
  • Survey finds Germany falls from economic pinnacle

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • P&O Nedlloyd upgrades Mediterranean feeder
  • Crowley improves Yucatan service
  • Sanko Steamship pays off debts
  • Dockworkers to start wage-hike offensive early March
  • Rail facility in NY/NJ handles 50,000 boxes
  • Japan, US agree on new air pact
  • Northwest launches all-cargo flight to/from Manila

Marine Linkweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 1998
  • Handlowy, PBK Sell Gdynia Shipyard Stakes
  • Attica Enterp Launch New Superfast Ferries
  • Royal Caribbean Orders Seven Cruise Ships
  • Stubkjaer Appointed New Maersk Line Chief
  • French Shipyard Gets Tentative Cruise Ship Orders

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • PSA wins Tuticorin contract
    SINGAPORE container terminal operator PSA Corporation has won a major contract to operate the fast-expanding Tuticorin Cont-ainer Terminal in south India. It is the first such project in India for PSA, which has been seeking port investment opportunities in the sub-continent for a couple of years.
  • Asia crisis threat to Hutchison port project
    HONG Kong's Hutchison Whampoa has frozen its Indonesian port development project in the wake of the Far East financial crisis.
  • Newbuilding price peak forecast
    NEWBUILDING prices will peak in five years and then slip back to existing levels by the end of the next decade, according to UK-based Ocean Shipping Consultants.
  • DSR-Senator to keep its identity
    SENIOR managers from Hanjin Shipping are at the heart of efforts to preserve a separate identity for DSR-Senator Lines in the global marketplace.
  • Indian government lifts cabotage restrictions
    DESPITE stiff domestic competition, the Indian government has extended derogations to its cabotage laws by two years, giving foreign vessels the right to offload or lift cargo at any domestic port.
  • Court threat to pipeline plan
    AN environmental group is to challenge in court plans by Reliance Petroleum to lay an oil pipeline through what is being described as an important marine sanctuary, writes Shirish Nadkarni.
  • Asian shipbreakers face US crackdown
    IN a move that could potentially prove distressing to Asian ship-scuttlers, the US Maritime Administration has suspended all exports of its National Defence Reserve Fleet vessels while the Pentagon reviews the human and environmental risks of shipbreaking.
  • TPT withdraws debt suspension plea
    TROUBLED Trans-Pacific Towage, which early last month asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to protect it from creditors, has withdrawn its petition.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 1998
  • Turkish vessel refloated in Greek waters
    A TURKISH flag general cargo ship that ran aground off the Greek island of Kos was refloated with the assistance of Greek salvage tugs on January 31.
  • Ferry service is suspended
    THE ferry service between Eemshaven in the Netherlands and Kristiansand, Norway, has been suspended pending a study of its viability.
  • Bangkok raises Thai owners' holding in TMN
    THAILAND'S deputy transport minister Phadermchai Sasomsup has agreed to raise the share held by the Thai Shipowners Association in Thai Maritime Navigation.
  • Desgagnes acquires double hull tanker
    GROUPE Desgagnes of Quebec City and its partly-owned subsidary Petro-Nav have acquired the double hulled tanker Ek-sky.
  • AP Moller appoints new liner head
    KNUD Stubkjaer will be appointed head of AP Moller's liner division in Copenhagen, following the sudden death last week of Knud Erik Moller Nielsen.
  • Piraeus to get VTMIS
    GREECE has invited tenders for a Vessel Traffic Management and Information System which will cover the greater Piraeus area.
  • North of England warns on El Niño claims
    SHIP owner members of the North of England P&I Club have been warned of the increased risk of apparent liability claims resulting from the current El Niño weather phenomenon.
  • Cosco takes over Port Island berths
    COSCO is to start using two redeveloped berths - PC-16 and PC-7 - at Kobe's Port Island Container Terminal from February 16.
  • RCCL to order four ships plus three on option
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruises Limited has signed a letter of intent to order four cruiseships plus an option for three more.
  • US-based Norwegian plans lpg fleet
    A US-based Norwegian businessman is reported to be planning to set up a new, publicly-listed lpg carrier company.
  • ICB takes up vlcc option
    ICB Shipping is to take up an option to buy the 254,000 dwt vlcc Flores.
  • New equipment installed at non-union dock
    ANGRY waterfront workers have failed to stop Australia's newest stevedoring company from installing equipment at its Melbourne dock.
  • NZ ports feels Asian chill
    ONE of New Zealand's busiest ports has been forced to put 130 staff on leave because of a sharp downturn in trade with Asia.
  • AP Møller signs Volkswerft Stralsund agreement
    THE contract for the sale of eastern German shipyard Volkswerft Stralsund to AP Moller was signed on January 31.
  • US-Australasia carriers make rationalisation bid
    COLUMBUS Line, Blue Star Line and Australia-New Zealand Direct Line (ANZDL) have applied to the US FMC to rationalise services.
  • Court upholds MarAd 'old tanker' clause
    AN appeals court has confirmed MarAd's authority to allow 1970-era tankers built with federal subsidies to enter the US coastal trades after serving 20 years on international routes.
  • Buy-out yard delivers fourth ship
    CANTIERI Navali Fratelli Orlando, the Italian yard bought by its employees, has just launched its fourth specialised ship in a year, the double hull chemical tanker Mimmo Ievoli.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Dunkerque: les tarifs de la manutention ont baissé de 30% en 6 ans
    "Si 92 fut l'année de la réforme du travail portuaire, 97 et 98 sont celles de la restructuration du tissu des entreprises de manutention. La restructuration se fait surtout dans le secteur des diverses. Dans le domaine du conventionnel/breakbulk les firmes Dewulf et Feron se sont séparées, mettant un terme au règne de la Cogema et chacune à la maîtrise de ses activités tant opérationnelles que commerciales". Ces propos émanant de la direction du PA de Dunkerque démontrent qu'elle a toutes les raisons d'être satisfaite. En effet, le secteur privé a repris confiance car il sait qu'il peut désormais compter sur une main-d'oeuvre fiable et responsable.
  • Trois handicaps freinent le combiné rail/route en France
    Au-delà des performances quantitatives réalisées par certains opérateurs, trois handicaps freinent l'essor du rail/route en France: les grèves de la SNCF; le niveau tarifaire de la concurrence routière; la saturation de certains sites assurant les transbordements.
  • TRW se veut confiant pour 1998
    Luc Mikolajczak, CEO de TRW, nous a contacté pour nuancer très fortement notre information sur le conseil d'administration de vendredi dernier (LL 31/01/97). "Il n'a pas été orageux du tout, au contraire il s'est déroulé de manière très sereine". Plus fondamentalement, le patron de l'entreprise belge de transport combiné a tenu à relativiser notre information selon laquelle TRW aurait subi une perte de 100 mio. de BEF en 1997. Il a confirmé que les trois partenaires de l'axe Belgique/Italie via la France (TRW, Novatrans et Cemat) ont dû engager des sommes très importantes pour faire face à la non-qualité ferroviaire en 1997.
  • Stora ne lève toujours pas l'option Zeebrugge
    En ce qui concerne le projet de concentration de ses principaux trafics sur un port continental européen (dans le cadre d'une restructuration de ses systèmes de transport), Stora souflle le chaud et le froid. Le conseil d'administration du groupe forrestier suédois s'est réuni vendredi dernier et a approuvé le principe d'un tel centre de distribution, mais n'a pas pris de décision définitive quant à son emplacement. Le groupe poursuit les négociations avec Zeebrugge, où on croit toujours dur comme fer dans les chances d'obtenir ce trafic de 2,5 à 3 mio. de tonnes et aux 250 emplois qu'il génèrerait. Chez Stora, on avance désormais le mois de mars en tant qu'éventuelle date finale.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Maersk relay service from Panama bows
  • Second look urged for Chunnel rail link
  • Rail, labor woes made '97 tough for Matson
  • Maersk preparing to launch multipurpose box run to Africa
  • Ugland agrees to buy AutoPort
  • Mississippi River section is reopened after mishap
  • NYK Line shifts Pacific operations to US, shuffles execs
  • 5 of 7 transport categories lift index
  • Container lessors expect increased demand this year
  • Paper: Lufthansa plans big cargo hub in China

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • PCS geared up for start
    Patrick yesterday successfully delivered two truckloads of heavy equipment to the new stevedoring company set up by the National Farmers’ federation at Melbourne’s Webb Dock.
    A Patrick director at the scene, Bill Clayton, said the waterfront workers assembled at the site, while noisy, offered no resistance.
  • ITF ridicules "macho threat"
    The International Transport Workers’ federation (ITF) has ridiculed what it described as "a macho threat" from Australian farmers to ‘fix’ the global union" and alerted key maritime unions to the dispute at Webb Dock.
    The ITF has asked unions to be on standby to respond to what it described as the third anti-union attack in five months on its affiliate, the Maritime Union of Australia.
  • Taxmen target truckies
    Trucking operators will come under increasing scrutiny from the Australian Tax Office under a new benchmark system which aims to crack down on tax cheats.
    The Australian Tax Office which has recognised an escalating problem of collecting tax from the "cash economy" recently released a series of financial ratios compiled in consultation with the Cash Economy Task Force, tax agents and professional bodies.
  • Exporter sticks his neck out
    West Australian exporter Ken Kuehlman has a date with a difference on Valentine’s Day. On that day, he will arrive in Egypt to be reunited with 100 especially leggy birds, all products of Mr Kuehlman’s company, the Western Australian Ostrich Co. Mr Kuehlman is flying to Egypt to ensure the smooth hand over of his birds to client, Egyptian resort owner Ashrab Enab.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • The outsourcing deal signed in September 1995 between Ryder Integrated Logistics and OfficeMax Inc., the office superstore, has gone sour. In what has become a bitter legal fight, the two companies are suing each other for alleged contract violations. OfficeMax terminated Ryder last June and followed up last fall with a suit asking for $19 million to compensate for what the company calls a breach of contract. Ryder returned fire on Jan. 23 with a countersuit, seeking $75 million in compensation for OfficeMax's allegedly dismissing the third-party provider without legal justification.
  • Highway advocates braced themselves for Feb. 2's scheduled release of President Clinton's proposed 1999 budget. The start of the annual budget battle also marks the resumption of the debate over reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. It was unclear how much money the administration would propose for surface transportation spending in its budget. Highway advocates are pressing for as much money as they can get to minimize fights between states over funding levels.
  • The first full-year financial reports from publicly held motor carriers confirm that 1997 was an excellent year for trucking. CNF Transportation, led by the Con-Way regional carriers, posted the best operating income in its 69-year history. Roadway Express net income zoomed 69 percent to $36.9 million. And, in one of the most remarkable turnarounds in recent years, Overnite posted its first profit in two years - going from a $23.4 million loss last year to a $23.8 million profit in 1997.
  • Union Pacific Railroad's service problems last year resulted in a $152 million, or 62 cent per share, fourth-quarter loss for parent Union Pacific Corp. UP said congestion problems on the railroad reduced pretax income by a whopping $567 million and net income by $353 million, or $1.42 per share. UP's losses were widened by an after-tax loss of $40 million, or 16 cents per share, on the planned sale of the company's logistics subsidiary, Skyway Freight Systems, and by $13 million, or 5 cents per share, in after-tax expenses associated with implementation of the UP-Southern Pacific merger.
  • Continental and Northwest airlines are going to make cargo a prominent part of the new alliance the two agreed upon. The two carriers say they already have a plan to share belly space along with increased cooperation in cargo handling, terminal space and roadfeeder service. The joined route network has very little overlap, broadening each airline's reach all around the globe. Forwarders could find very few negatives about the deal.
  • Delaware River Stevedores has won permission from the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority to operate the Tioga Street Marine Terminal. The company won its uphill battle to operate the terminal though a combination of hard work and an aggressive public relations campaign. But competitor Thomas Holt is not taking the loss of the contract lightly. He is suing the port, saying it is trying to drive him out of business in the way it is combining its public piers with those of South Jersey.
  • China is avidly looking for foreign investors to help build the country's infrastructure and technology base. A joint venture offers advantages to foreign and domestic partner alike. Foreign companies can take advantage of China's burgeoning consumer market and cheap labor force while benefiting from the advantages of having a Chinese management team, customer service and distribution operation in place.
  • As barriers to internal traffic and trade continue to fall in the European Union, many observers think the community's freight forwarders are in for a tough time. Observers predict a shakeout among European forwarders. But British freight forwarder Davies Turner & Co. Ltd. believes information technology can give a company the edge it needs to compete, even against bigger multinationals.
  • Freight rates for western Canadian grain must keep the railways viable while not leaving the farmers empty-handed, says former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Willard Estey, who is heading a review of the transportation system. If the rates get beyond what farmers can afford to pay based on world grain prices, they will be forced to stop shipping grain, Estey warned.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
SHIPPING
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
ACCIDENTS
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
PORTS
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
SHIPPING
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
SHIPPING
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
TRANSPORTATION
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
TRADE
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
PORTS
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
PORTS
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
COMPANIES
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
SHIPPING
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
SHIPYARDS
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
PORTS
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
SHIPYARDS
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
SHIPPING
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
SHIPPING
IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.
London
38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.
POLICY
Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance
Brussels
The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.
SHIPYARDS
The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain
Geneva
This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union
SHIPPING
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
ACCIDENTS
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Brussels
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list
PORTS
In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed
Balboa
The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.
COMPANIES
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
PORTS
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
SHIPYARDS
EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia
Brussels
This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
SHIPPING
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Hong Kong
The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.
TRADE
G20 trade accelerates in second quarter
Paris
Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace
PORTS
La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.
La Spezia
SHIPPING
OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter
Hong Kong
The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)
PORTS
Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.
Florence/Livorno
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year
Bern
The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)
TRADE
White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs
Washington
ACCIDENTS
IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden
London/Riyadh/Southampton
The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.
PORTS
CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port
Paris
The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
PORTS
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
Beijing
In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%
Bremen
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships
Trieste
PIRACY
A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
The unit was forced to head towards Somalia
LAW
CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Hong Kong
The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.
PORTS
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
Hamburg
The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal
The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
SHIPPING
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
Haifa
Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%
Civitavecchia
In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)
PORTS
Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong
COMPANIES
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement
Copenhagen/Casablanca
ACCIDENTS
Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies
PORTS
Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.
Barcelona
In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)
COMPANIES
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.
Abu Dhabi
He currently owns a 75.42% stake
PORTS
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%
La Spezia
Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply
In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)
PORTS
The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic
Ljubljana
In June the decline was -18.9%
PORTS
Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance
Dubai
PORTS
Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.
Hong Kong
Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%
PORTS
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.
Hamburg
Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)
SHIPPING
HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter
Seoul
Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income
SHIPPING
Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.
Taipei
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation
PORTS
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter
Genoa
Passenger numbers drop at both ports
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.
Keelung
Revenues stable in the first half of 2026
ACCIDENTS
Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen
Southampton
A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter
SHIPPING
The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez
Basel
Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University
SHIPYARDS
The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
Panama/Balboa
The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.
CRUISES
Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force
Monaco/Miami
Delivery is scheduled for 2034
ACCIDENTS
More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area
Southampton/Tehran
Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.
PORTS
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
TRUCKING
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
CRUISES
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
SAFETY & SECURITY
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
PORTS
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
COMPANIES
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
SAFETY & SECURITY
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
NEWS
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
COMPANIES
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
INFRASTRUCTURE
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
COMPANIES
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
COMPANIES
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
SHIPPING
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
INDUSTRY
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
NEWS
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
PORTS
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
COMPANIES
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
SHIPPING
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
PORTS
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
INDUSTRY
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
PORTS
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
ACCIDENTS
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
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INDUSTRY
Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
INDUSTRY
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
COMPANIES
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Hong Kong
Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)
COMPANIES
In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%
Hong Kong
Net profit up 7.4%
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025
Papenburg
The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros
SHIPPING
Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September
Genoa
It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya
SHIPYARDS
The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera
Trieste
The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.
SHIPPING
Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.
La Spezia
The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route
SHIPPING
MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan
Oslo
MOURNING
Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.
Schindellegi
Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958
NEWS
A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.
Livorno
It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals
PORTS
In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)
Madrid
Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)
PORTS
Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini
Rome
Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins
Ravenna
The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.
Noise
An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th
LOGISTICS
Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe
Vilnius
It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%
Taranto
An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July
CRUISES
Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Los Angeles
Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.
Los Angeles
In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.
Long Beach
In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs
Bangkok
Net profit down 1.1%
SHIPPING
Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves
Copenhagen
In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.
PORTS
Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter
Hamburg
Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.
PORTS
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
COMPANIES
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
INDUSTRY
MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela
Sandefjord
Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning
SHIPPING
Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit
Taipei
The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico
Naples
The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu
COMPANIES
In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)
Genoa
Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)
MOURNING
Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.
Rome
He passed away in Rome after a long illness.
PORTS
Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition
Brussels
It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports
PORTS
Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.
Ravenna
PORTS
Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina
Vibo Valentia
The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics
COMPANIES
Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services
Copenhagen
They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations
PORTS
In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)
Venice
Cruise passengers down by -15.3%
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%
Ravenna
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
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 "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
MEETINGS
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard
(Maeil Business Newspaper)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
LOGISTICS
DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK
Dubai
186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton
LOGISTICS
DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere
Bonn
Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Athens
Rising costs impact profits
PORTS
DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp
Dubai/Kallo
SHIPPING
GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday
Genoa
The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.
SHIPPING
Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.
Athens
The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.
ACCIDENTS
A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/London
One crew member is reportedly missing.
PORTS
This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.
Messina
Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter
New York
In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport
Zagreb
The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.
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