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BRIEFS
April 3, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • S'pore still a competitive bunkering centre: Shell
    Tariff levels and quality control allow republic to stand out from the competition
  • Four marine shows being held together for the first time
  • Indon exporters hit by container shortage

  • Keen overseas interest likely with China airport policy change
    Beijing will allow foreign investors to enter other sectors, join senior mangagement
  • China Southern positive on domestic market
  • Garuda suspends 6 int'l routes
  • American Airlines orders 8 more Boeing 777s
  • SIA passenger load down 9% in Feb
  • Beijing launches first joint venture to make airplane parts

  • 'General paramount clause' in charterparty refers to Hague Rules


Sched Netweb site
  • Slot-charter agreed within TNWA
  • Thai shippers may be hit by "late delivery"
  • Vessel purchase to boost Malaysian group
  • Dutch group probes new terminal design
  • GAC keeps up to par
  • Israel and India examine code-share
  • Lufthansa Cargo orders three MD-11F aircraft
  • New man at Polar
  • HACTL wins industry awards
  • Delta launches Atlanta-Caracas service
  • Emirates appoints cargo boss

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 2, 1998
  • BTL and the Sema Group cooperate in Internet commerce
  • Lobby organization HIDC offers agenda for the future
  • Penske Logistics purchases 3,000 mobile systems from Qualcomm
  • Big loss for Hanjin Shipping
  • Dutch prime minister urges for better infrastructure in Eastern Europe

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Shippers praise cabinet decision on conference exemption
  • South American trade carriers eye rate hike
  • Thai exports to Europe piled up in Singapore
  • DCL to launch freight service from Puerto Rico
  • Kintetsu's sales up but profit wanes in 1997
  • Consolidated air exports grow 12% in Feb.

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Sea-Tac firefighters honor Warf
  • Corps of Engineers updates financial system
  • Portland port board meeting change notice
  • Newport News directors Ok dividend
  • Exec describes IMO history in 50th anniversary message

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • UK owners face training penalty
    UK shipowners who fail to shoulder the responsibility of maritime training may be penalised as part of a new government strategy under discussion.
  • Iran frees Smit captives held for seven months
    THREE Smit International seafarers have been reunited with their families following their release by the Iranian authorities after more than six months in captivity.
  • Philippine ports sector faces uncertain outlook
    MARKET watchers are divided in their view of Philippine port operators. Some are convinced things are looking up for the sector while others still have their doubts, Dow Jones reports.
  • Namibia seeks port help
    THE Namibian government has appealed to the world's largest port, Rotterdam, for assistance to help it expand the port of Walvis Bay.
  • Harbour upkeep tax gets thumbs down
    THE US Supreme Court has ruled that the country's controversial harbour maintenance fee, assessed since 1986 against all waterborne cargoes, is contrary to the US constitution when applied to exports.
  • Boston shippers may lose out over refunds
    THE US Supreme Court ruling that the ad valorem Harbour Maintenance Tax is unconstitutional when applied to export cargoes could cost Port of Boston shippers as much as they receive in court-ordered tax refunds from the federal government, writes Joel Glass.
  • Indonesia set to merge state shipping firms
    THE Indonesian Ministry of Transportation is set to merge the country's three state shipping companies into one, in addition to the merger of the archipelago's four port management companies, it has been reported.
  • Access to Jebel Ali port to be dredged
    MARKING its return to the Persian Gulf after an absence of eight years, Belgium's Dredging International is to conduct a port maintenance project at the port of Jebel Ali using the 11,300 cu m trailing suction hopper dredger Vlaanderen 18.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 2, 1998
  • Barcelona begins talks with Rotterdam
    BARCELONA port authorities are hoping to sign a strategic alliance with the port of Rotter-dam to consider joint bids for ports being privatised outside Europe.
  • Brazil approves new orders
    BRAZIL'S government, worried by increasing unemployment, has approved new shipbuilding orders.
  • Luzon free zone attracts overseas interest
    THREE international firms are interested in forming a joint venture with the Philippine state-run Bases Conversion Development Authority to develop an economic and freeport zone in Luzon.
  • RCCL moves to number two in Oslo
    RAPIDLY expanding Royal Caribbean Cruises has become the second most capitalised company listed on the Oslo stock exchange.
  • Nhava Sheva appoints HSBC
    NHAVA Sheva International Container Terminal has appointed Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp as its sole arranger of debt finance.
  • Greek ports to strike again
    GREEK port workers unions have announced a 48-hour nationwide strike for April 8 and 9.
  • P&O Nedlloyd completes Blue Star acquisition
    P&O Nedlloyd has completed its acquisition of Blue Star Line's container shipping business.
  • Vancouver handles biggest ever food-aid shipment
    VANCOUVER has handled its largest ever shipment of food aid, destined for Afghanistan.
  • UK taxation 'should be brought into line'
    THE UK's tax rules for shipping should be "brought into line with those of our European competitors," said David Cobb, executive chairman of James Fisher & Sons
  • Patrick refuses to rule out mass sackings
    AUSTRALIAN stevedoring company Patrick has refused in court to rule out sacking its workforce en masse as a result of mounting losses
  • Australia reviews Navigation Act
    AUSTRALIA has begun a two-stage review of its 86-year-old Navigation Act with a view to modernising it.
  • Mitsui Engineering slashes jobs
    JAPAN'S Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding announced yesterday that it aims to cut 500 employees from its workforce by March 2001.
  • Ukraine confirms carrier sale
    A UKRAINE official has confirmed the sale of the aircraft carrier Varyag to a tourism company for $20m.
  • BHP's Hawaiian refinery sold
    TEXAS-based Tesoro Petroleum has agreed to purchase the BHP Americas Refining oil refinery on Oahu Island in the Hawaiian Islands.
  • SCI wins Indian oil work
    INDIA'S government has given Shipping Corp of India authority to charter ships to carry crude oil for the Oil Co-ordination Committee.
  • Filipino crews face increasing competition
    GROWING competition and the depressed market have sparked fears of harder times ahead for Filipino seafarers.
  • Jinhui sails into the red
    OSLO-listed Chinese carrier Jinhui Shipping has reported a $8.53m loss for last year, compared with a profit of $5.91m in 1996.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Autocare Europe se développe sur des créneaux de marché sur l'axe est/ouest
    Autocare Europe (ACE), opérateur ferroviaire spécialisé dans le transport automobile, est né il y a cinq ans en tant que filiale conjointe des chemins de fer belges et britanniques, de Ferry-Boats et de Cobelfret. A la veille de l'ouverture du tunnel sous la Manche, l'objectif était de générer en premier lieu des trafics dans cette direction, mais la réalité en a décidé autrement. Les producteurs automobiles accordent une grande importance aux coûts. De plus, les ferries avaient réalisé une telle offre, qu'ils assuraient la navette dans les mêmes délais de temps que le tunnel sous la Manche. La compagnie s'est alors orientée vers l'axe est-ouest, et non sans succès. ACE s'est en effet développé en un important opérateur de niche qui forme désormais un maillon indispensable dans la chaîne logistique offerte par le groupe Cobelfret.
  • Belgique: Daerden prié de libéraliser plus rapidement le secteur fluvial
    Les Pays-Bas, on le sait, ont la ferme intention de libéraliser un an plus tôt que prévu, c'est-à-dire au 1er décembre de cette année, leurs systèmes de tour-de-rôle et de frets obligatoires. Un débat est attendu ces jours-ci au sein de la Deuxième Chambre afin de modifier la loi qui régit actuellement le transport fluvial aux Pays-Bas.
  • La CE souhaite réduire l'émission de CO2 de moitié d'ici 2010
    La Commission européenne a publié un rapport sur les moyens de réduire l'émission de CO2 par le transport routier de personnes et de marchandises afin de respecter les accords conclus lors de la conférence climatologique des Nations Unies à Kyoto. Cette émission représente 26% de l'émission totale de CO2 dans l'Union européenne. Si l'Europe ne prend pas de mesures coordonnées, ce taux pourrait augmenter jusqu'à 40% d'ici 2010.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Rail freight shunted out of Sydney metro
    Weekday rail freight services will be shunted out of the Sydney metropolitan area for two weeks, starting from April 3 as part of State Rail's first "dress rehearsal for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
    State Rail has scheduled freight trains at night or diverted them around the area to avoid passenger train problems during the two-week Royal Sydney Easter Show being held at the Olympic Homebush Bay site.
  • Maritime union awaits Patrick '$5 sale'
    The national secretary of the Maritime union of Australia, John Coombs yesterday accused Patrick of attempting to introduce "United State industrial thuggery" to the Australian waterfront.
    Mr Coombs told DCN he was absolutely certain that Patrick would sack its workforce on or about April 14 and place the company into liquidation.
  • WS says Dampier viability at risk
    Western Stevedores director John Peraldini has indicated that the viability of its Dampier stevedoring operation will be seriously threatened if its exclusive stevedoring rights at the port are taken away.
    He said the company's contract with the Dampier Port Authority committed it to meet cost structures for managing the berth which would be difficult if the company lost part of its revenue.
  • Govt begins two-stage review of Nav Act.
    Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith announced yesterday that the government has begun a two-stage review of the Navigation Act 1912.
    DCN understands that the intended outcome is to take the industrial relations element out of the Navigation Act, and hand it back to industry to be handled in conformity with the Workplace Relations Act.
  • BHPT, Daiichi join hands for Capesize order
    BHP Transport and Japanese ship operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha have confirmed a joint order for a 185,000 DWT bulk carrier - due for delivery in 2000 - from Korea's Samsung Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries.
    BHPT said Daiichi is one of its "most substantial and significant contract holders" and the two companies have a long and close relationship extending to most of BHP's international shipping trades, particularly those of BHP Minerals and BHP steel.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Board opens review of rail competition
  • Harbor tax alternative sought
  • Taking steps to trip cargo thieves
  • House, Senate on road to final highway bill
  • Forecasters predict rains of replenishment in Panama

  • Textainer Equipment takes charge of PrimeSource's marine box fleet
  • Truckers will tell all about shipping in 2000 at meet
  • New York container traffic rises
  • Rostock-Atlantic makes switch to Africa service
  • Sandstorm shuts Cairo airport
  • Cargo International signs on as sales agent for truck carriers
  • Wallenius orders 10th Daewoo car carrier
  • Russia agency wins bid to slash rail cargo rates
  • EU panel weighs fuel tax or emissions charge to cut back airplane pollution
  • Reopened New London woos breakbulk
  • Lobbyist was an unsung heroine of oil and marine transportation industries
  • STB tries to stay alive while keeping rail competition rolling


Traffic Worldweb site
  • Is the Surface Transportation Board merely a cipher dutifully carrying out congressional instructions? Or is it an independent policy-making agency? Those questions fueled ardent debate between STB Chairman Linda Morgan and Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D.-W.Va., when the Surface Transportation Subcommittee held what is likely to be its only hearing on STB reauthorization. Morgan was treated to a bipartisan display of displeasure toward the board's handling of railroad mergers and captive shipper rate complaints. Morgan defended her agency's record, and asked for a five-year reauthorization with no substantive changes.
  • Eliminating operating crew fatigue and determining the technical dimensions of a train collision-avoidance system are emerging as principal issues in congressional reauthorization of a federal rail safety program. FRA Administrator Jolene Molitoris intends to rivet FRA's collaborative Safety Assurance and Compliance Program on employee fatigue, which is blamed for as many as one-third of all train accidents.
  • Money here, money there, money everywhere. There's money all around in the record-breaking $217 billion and $214 billion highway bills approved by the House and the Senate, respectively. Trucking interests are ecstatic over the prospect of a 40 percent rise in federal spending on highways. Plus, there's the added bonus that the Highway Trust Fund would be taken off budget, if conferees agree to the House version of the bill. President Clinton is threatening a veto of this potentially budget-busting bill, but highway backers say there's money in the trust fund to cover everything.
  • Overriding the objections of both Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the STB will consider a bid by the Texas Mexican Railway and its part owner, the Kansas City Southern, to acquire trackage between Houston and Beaumont, Texas, and other property from congestion-plagued Union Pacific. The STB decision could lead to consideration of a number of proposals that would impose additional conditions on the UP-Southern Pacific merger, specifically to address service problems in Houston and the Gulf Coast area.
  • The U.S. Postal Service wants to be the first to cultivate China as a booming mail order market. Through its three-year-old Global Package Link service, the USPS is courting small to midsize businesses to print up catalogs and let the Postal Service do the rest. Thanks to its arrangement with China Post, the USPS is able to offer a local partner for U.S. companies wishing to peddle their products in the huge, virtually untapped market.
  • It's been a mad March for Asian cargo coming into the United States, and April looks even crazier. "We've never seen anything like it," said Thomas M. Eskesen, director of strategic line management for Maersk Line's Pacific service. But carriers aren't exactly clapping their hands for joy - they're holding them out and asking for more money. They're planning freight increases - not, they say, to take advantage of the busy shipping season, but to make up for the losses they've incurred because of a drop in rates.
  • Hellmann International Forwarders wouldn't have jumped headlong into the perishables business last year if it hadn't been for the Internet. The Miami-based forwarder has created a website devoted to shippers of perishables. It shows its customers not only where their shipment is, but its temperature and quality as well. Still in the works is an application that will allow buyers of perishables to place orders through the website.
  • Hellmann International Forwarders wouldn't have jumped headlong into the perishables business last year if it hadn't been for the Internet. The Miami-based forwarder has created a website devoted to shippers of perishables. It shows its customers not only where their shipment is, but its temperature and quality as well. Still in the works is an application that will allow buyers of perishables to place orders through the website.
  • Maybe it's the unseasonably warm weather. Or that mysterious antigravity force that's been puzzling scientists. Whatever the reason, the urge to merge has led to a surge of acquisitions, mergers and partnerships among supply-chain software companies. Warehouse software vendor Optum Software announced it will merge with transportation software developer Metasys, while United Parcel Service and PeopleSoft agreed to integrate their software distribution and order management software.
  • Railways and the Canadian Wheat Board have come out swinging at the start of public hearings by the Canadian Transportation Agency into last winter's grain transportation problems. Almost lost in the legal jousting has been the fact that this winter grain has moved smoothly.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Hong Kong government protests PPC's removal from Panamanian ports
Hong Kong/Beijing
Beijing government spokeswoman stressed that China will firmly protect the rights and legitimate interests of its companies.
TRANSPORTATION
European transport associations call for the CEF to be allocated at least €100 billion
Brussels
Chronic underfunding and financial shortfalls are lamented
PORTS
The Panamanian government assigns the transitional management of the port of Balboa to APM Terminals and the port of Cristóbal to TiL
Hong Kong/Panama
CK Hutchison Holdings denounces the illegality of the terminal seizure and confirms the possibility of legal action.
PORTS
Panamanian government seizes assets and equipment at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal
Panama
The Panama Ports Company of the CK Hutchison group has been removed from the management of the two ports
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Statement by rail and intermodal transport associations against gigaliners on European roads
Brussels
The current positions of the EU institutions - they denounce - all include elements that risk opening the door to a widespread diffusion of these vehicles.
SAFETY & SECURITY
The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended until 28 February 2027.
Brussels
A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
PORTS
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
Madrid
Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS should be monitored and, where necessary, revised.
OFFSHORE
Tidewater acquires Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million.
Houston
It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
TRADE
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Washington/Suitland
An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed.
PORTS
Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025
Ancona
Rolling stock slightly down. Passenger numbers significantly down.
PORTS
Construction of the cruise terminal at Molo San Cataldo in Taranto will begin in October.
London
Global Ports Holding invests over €4.5 million
ACCIDENTS
One dead and four injured on board the cruise ship World Legacy (formerly Moby Zaza )
Singapore
A fire broke out on the unit
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
SBB CFF FFS Cargo has sold 31 locomotives to Nordic Re-Finance
Bern
The Swiss company plans to equip itself exclusively with vehicles produced by Stadler Rail Valencia by 2035.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
PORTS
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Hamburg
Containers boosted the growth. Volumes remained stable in the fourth quarter alone.
SHIPPING
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the DFDS Group recorded a net loss of DKK -286 million.
Copenhagen
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegro's ports grew by 1.6%.
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy alone increased by +64.6%
PORTS
To APM Terminals the 37.5% of the Southern Container Terminal of the port of Jeddah
The Hague/Dubai
DP World will keep the remaining 62.5%
PORTS
Continues the bending of the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
In January decrease of -12.1%. Bown: the state of exports to China seems bad
PORTS
In the fourth trimester of the 2025 the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia is increased of +8.6%
Civitavecchia
In the whole year growth was +3.1%
COMPANIES
Samskip sells marine and logistic services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to the CLdN
Luxembourg/Rotterdam
The agreement includes rental agreements for over 5,000 multimodal load units
COMPETITION
The Antitrust has reopened the procedure on the concentration between the Ignazio Messina & C. and the Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
SHIPPING
The International Chamber of Shipping against the new harbour taxes programmed by the US government
Washington
Necessary - the association emphasizes - carefully coordinated political solutions
CRUISES
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new ships from cruise to Fincantieri
Miami/Trieste
They are destined to the companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM agreed on a merger agreement
Haifa/Hamburg
The German company will pay up to $2.5 billion
SHIPPING
America's Maritime Action Plan proposes a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports.
Washington
It would be used to fund the new Maritime Security Trust Fund
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli ZIM
Hamburg
The German company will be responsible for international operations, while those in and with Israel will be assigned to the Tel Aviv-based private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.
COMPANIES
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after Epstein's involvement
Dubai
It Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan managing director
PORTS
Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest a billion euros for the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven
Bremen/The Hague
PORTS
CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it will assume the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Hong Kong
PORTS
Tomorrow will be inaugurated the new container terminal of transhipment of Damietta
Bremen/Melzo
Its ability to annual traffic will rise up to 3,3 million teu
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards
Milan
For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.
Trieste/Genoa
The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year
PORTS
Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports
Zagreb
Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers
COMPANIES
The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)
Genoa
Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
SHIPPING
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
Seoul
In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)
LOGISTICS
Offer to acquire European express courier InPost
Amsterdam/Luxembourg
It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)
OFFSHORE
Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement
Steinhausen/Hamilton
The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.
Hamburg
Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.
TRANSPORTATION
FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy
London
The new company is based in London
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
SHIPPING
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Cairo
Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.
SEAFARERS
The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.
Genoa
LOGISTICS
BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.
Schiedam
The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
SHIPPING
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Copenhagen
The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.
PORTS
In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs
Genoa
Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.
PORTS
Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.
Busan
Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
PORTS
Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Panama
Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation
PORTS
In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%
Cagliari
Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia
PORTS
Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025
Barcelona
In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
SHIPPING
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
Panama
The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
PORTS
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Anjra
New all-time high in total goods
PORTS
In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)
Ankara
Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.
PORTS
APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.
Panama
President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
PORTS
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
Beijing
In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)
PORTS
PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework
Balboa
The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action
INDUSTRY
Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets
Fly
The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
PORTS
Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.
Panama
Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Miami
New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.
PORTS
CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals
New York/Los Angeles
The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices
Berlin
Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten
Milan
Two daily connections are made in each direction
PORTS
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.
Antwerp
For the whole year the decline was -4.1%
CRUISES
Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic
London
In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)
SHIPPING
Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships
Taipei
Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.
PORTS
In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs
Madrid
New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
PORTS
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
Algiers
It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen
TRUCKING
Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders
Belgrade
Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system
NEWS
Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened
Tehran
They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
SHIPPING
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through
SEAFARERS
New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners
London
In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned
PORTS
Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports
Washington
Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged
PORTS
Annual container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras remains stable.
Algeciras
A 6.2% decrease in the weight of goods in containers was recorded
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
The EU Commission authorizes Italy to provide financial support for rail operations in ports.
Rome
Incentives for a maximum total of 30 million euros over five years
ACCIDENTS
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
ENVIRONMENT
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
PORTS
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
TRADE
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
SHIPPING
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
OFFSHORE
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
PORTS
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
SHIPPING
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
PORTS
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
SEAFARERS
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
SHIPPING
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
PORTS
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
PORTS
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
PORTS
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
PORTS
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
SHIPPING
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
SHIPPING
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
MEETINGS
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
COMPANIES
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
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Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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OFFSHORE
Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
AWARDS
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
JOBS
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
LOGISTICS
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
LOGISTICS
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
LOGISTICS
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
CRUISES
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
INDUSTRY
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
PORTS
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
INFRASTRUCTURE
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
SHIPPING
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
ASSOCIATIONS
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
PORTS
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
SHIPPING
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
ASSOCIATIONS
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
PORTS
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
PORTS
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
DEFENCE
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
INDUSTRY
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
TRANSPORTATION
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
SHIPPING
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
PORTS
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
SHIPPING
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
SHIPYARDS
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
PORTS
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
SHIPYARDS
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
PORTS
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
SHIPPING
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
ENVIRONMENT
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
ENVIRONMENT
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
PORTS
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
LOGISTICS
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
INDUSTRY
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
COMPANIES
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
SHIPPING
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
ACCIDENTS
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
AVIATION
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
SHIPPING
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
PORTS
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
SEAFARERS
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
ASSOCIATIONS
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
PORTS
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
SHIPPING
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
INSTITUTIONS
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
PORTS
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
PORTS
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
INDUSTRY
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
LAW
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
COMPANIES
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
COMPANIES
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Livorno Reefer to acquire stake in CSC
SHIPPING
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
SHIPPING
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
SHIPPING
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
COMPANIES
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
PORTS
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
SHIPPING
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
PORTS
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
PORTS
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
PORTS
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
DEFENCE
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
INDUSTRY
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
SAFETY & SECURITY
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
INDUSTRY
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
YACHTING
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
PORTS
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
MOURNING
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
PORTS
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
COMPANIES
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
PORTS
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
SHIPPING
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
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
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
MEETINGS
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
SHIPPING
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
PORTS
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
MARINAS
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
OFFSHORE
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
LOGISTICS
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
PORTS
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
SHIPPING
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
COMPANIES
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
SHIPPING
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
SHIPPING
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
SHIPPING
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
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