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BRIEFS

June 5, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Only 6 Philippine maritime schools up to standard
Over 100 schools will be given till next June to comply with STCW '95
US customs calls for better port security
Union expected to drop court motion
New World Alliance revises port call
HK official favours Cheung Kong plan for cruise ship terminal

Air and Land Transport

Boeing's Douglas division faces uncertain future
Phase out of MD-11 in 2000 jeopardises jobs of 3,000 Long Beach employees
Korean Air orders 27 B737s worth US$1.3b
Porsche invests 1b marks in all-terrain vehicle
Indon airlines facing collapse without govt help
New Air France talks raise hopes of end to pilot strike
Northwest expects labour woes to hurt 2nd qtr earnings

Features

Going for growth by merger
Malaysia's largest container terminal operator, with 50% market share, wants to merge with Kelang Port Management

Columns

Appeal court upholds arbitration clause in voyage charterparty

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Only 6 Philippine maritime schools up to standard
Over 100 schools will be given till next June to comply with STCW '95
US customs calls for better port security
Union expected to drop court motion
New World Alliance revises port call
HK official favours Cheung Kong plan for cruise ship terminal

Air and Land Transport

Boeing's Douglas division faces uncertain future
Phase out of MD-11 in 2000 jeopardises jobs of 3,000 Long Beach employees
Korean Air orders 27 B737s worth US$1.3b
Porsche invests 1b marks in all-terrain vehicle
Indon airlines facing collapse without govt help
New Air France talks raise hopes of end to pilot strike
Northwest expects labour woes to hurt 2nd qtr earnings

Features

Going for growth by merger
Malaysia's largest container terminal operator, with 50% market share, wants to merge with Kelang Port Management

Columns

Appeal court upholds arbitration clause in voyage charterparty

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Only 6 Philippine maritime schools up to standard
Over 100 schools will be given till next June to comply with STCW '95
US customs calls for better port security
Union expected to drop court motion
New World Alliance revises port call
HK official favours Cheung Kong plan for cruise ship terminal

Air and Land Transport

Boeing's Douglas division faces uncertain future
Phase out of MD-11 in 2000 jeopardises jobs of 3,000 Long Beach employees
Korean Air orders 27 B737s worth US$1.3b
Porsche invests 1b marks in all-terrain vehicle
Indon airlines facing collapse without govt help
New Air France talks raise hopes of end to pilot strike
Northwest expects labour woes to hurt 2nd qtr earnings

Features

Going for growth by merger
Malaysia's largest container terminal operator, with 50% market share, wants to merge with Kelang Port Management

Columns

Appeal court upholds arbitration clause in voyage charterparty

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Only 6 Philippine maritime schools up to standard
Over 100 schools will be given till next June to comply with STCW '95
US customs calls for better port security
Union expected to drop court motion
New World Alliance revises port call
HK official favours Cheung Kong plan for cruise ship terminal

Air and Land Transport

Boeing's Douglas division faces uncertain future
Phase out of MD-11 in 2000 jeopardises jobs of 3,000 Long Beach employees
Korean Air orders 27 B737s worth US$1.3b
Porsche invests 1b marks in all-terrain vehicle
Indon airlines facing collapse without govt help
New Air France talks raise hopes of end to pilot strike
Northwest expects labour woes to hurt 2nd qtr earnings

Features

Going for growth by merger
Malaysia's largest container terminal operator, with 50% market share, wants to merge with Kelang Port Management

Columns

Appeal court upholds arbitration clause in voyage charterparty

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Hong Kong shippers hit with fee increase P&O Nedlloyd post improved first quarter results New berths for Tianjin Rain eases Panama Canal draft restrictions Hanjin sells containerships Union negotiates Charleston freight station contract Korean carriers plan to increase freight flights HK freight forwarders promote Shenzhen logistics park Swisscargo and Delta alliance by millenium

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JUNE 4, 1998
Rotterdam port lobby's website late but powerful Forecasts market 'large jet transports' $480 billion El Al disaster plane carried ammo Alaska Airlines and KLM in marketing Alliance Pakhoed withdraws from Tunisia

The Journal of Commerce

Home

TMM halts service from port in Colombia
Cleveland deal marks end of Conrail hearing
CP Ships bucks trend on way to growing profits
CP Rail moves to offer shippers a second Canadian alternative
EU won't peel away current banana import curbs for a more open system
Yellow Corp. forms new international unit
Pony Express sold to Mustang Holdings
World Bank put Indonesia aid on fast track
French airport workers join pilots strike, rail workers eye own walkout
UPS logistics group names new CEO
Judge OKs Teamsters election rerun schedule
Boeing to stop building MD-11 jets
Clinton says he will renew trade benefits for China
Intrenet's INET logistics unit buys Ram Trans
Penske Logistics selected to serve nine Ford plants in Mexico
SAP invests in Israeli software firm
Semiconductor group sees global sales off 1.8 percent

Transportation

Thai government stalls upgrade of key airport
Caution urged for logistics firms entering global market
China forging intermodal connections
Grupo ICA withdraws bid for Mexican rail

Maritime

Pacific lines queried on forum
Ex-Miami port director pleads not guilty to money laundering
FMC finds Guam shippers overcharged by Sea-Land, APL
Ferry begins sprint for Spain
U.S. port roundup

The Journal of Commerce

Home

TMM halts service from port in Colombia
Cleveland deal marks end of Conrail hearing
CP Ships bucks trend on way to growing profits
CP Rail moves to offer shippers a second Canadian alternative
EU won't peel away current banana import curbs for a more open system
Yellow Corp. forms new international unit
Pony Express sold to Mustang Holdings
World Bank put Indonesia aid on fast track
French airport workers join pilots strike, rail workers eye own walkout
UPS logistics group names new CEO
Judge OKs Teamsters election rerun schedule
Boeing to stop building MD-11 jets
Clinton says he will renew trade benefits for China
Intrenet's INET logistics unit buys Ram Trans
Penske Logistics selected to serve nine Ford plants in Mexico
SAP invests in Israeli software firm
Semiconductor group sees global sales off 1.8 percent

Transportation

Thai government stalls upgrade of key airport
Caution urged for logistics firms entering global market
China forging intermodal connections
Grupo ICA withdraws bid for Mexican rail

Maritime

Pacific lines queried on forum
Ex-Miami port director pleads not guilty to money laundering
FMC finds Guam shippers overcharged by Sea-Land, APL
Ferry begins sprint for Spain
U.S. port roundup

The Journal of Commerce

Home

TMM halts service from port in Colombia
Cleveland deal marks end of Conrail hearing
CP Ships bucks trend on way to growing profits
CP Rail moves to offer shippers a second Canadian alternative
EU won't peel away current banana import curbs for a more open system
Yellow Corp. forms new international unit
Pony Express sold to Mustang Holdings
World Bank put Indonesia aid on fast track
French airport workers join pilots strike, rail workers eye own walkout
UPS logistics group names new CEO
Judge OKs Teamsters election rerun schedule
Boeing to stop building MD-11 jets
Clinton says he will renew trade benefits for China
Intrenet's INET logistics unit buys Ram Trans
Penske Logistics selected to serve nine Ford plants in Mexico
SAP invests in Israeli software firm
Semiconductor group sees global sales off 1.8 percent

Transportation

Thai government stalls upgrade of key airport
Caution urged for logistics firms entering global market
China forging intermodal connections
Grupo ICA withdraws bid for Mexican rail

Maritime

Pacific lines queried on forum
Ex-Miami port director pleads not guilty to money laundering
FMC finds Guam shippers overcharged by Sea-Land, APL
Ferry begins sprint for Spain
U.S. port roundup

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Carriers Set to Raise Rates in US/Asia Trade Wilhelmsen, Daewoo Group Sign Transport Contracts Wallenius Posts 9% Profit Rise Carriers Mulling Over Chittagong Surcharge Boeing to Phase Out Production of MD-11 Economic Turmoil Affects Carriers' Expansion Plan Cargo Throughput Rises at 19% at YAT

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Port Vancouver done with initial TCE study Tower move will change view at Port of Olympia U.S. Army Corps goes to work on Newport jetty sinkhole repairs Boeing pays state $148,500 fine; 'mea culpa' to plant employees Navy League announces awards set for presentation in Seattle Continental and union agree on bargaining pact

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El futuro incierto de la primera naviera española CC.OO. rechaza la privatizaci'n de Enatcar Premio "Andén 98" Deutsche Post compra 1.600 furgones Ford Courier XXXVI Congreso de la Federación Española de Asociaciones de Amigos del Ferrocarril

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IMC meet with Commerce Minister Sea-Land enhances Baltic service with Felixstowe call Early legislation of FEMA sought New formula for excise duty on petrol Non-basmati rice export prospects look bright Budget will prop up SSIs, says trade assns Gujarat occupies top position in sea food exports MNC auto makers seek revamp of DGFT norms for MoUs 'CVD exemption only for genuine traders says Rev. Secretary AP accords top priority to transportation Spice labs set up for quality exports

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Biffex in crisis as trade halves BIFFEX, the 13-year-old freight futures market traded on the London International Financial Futures Exchange (Liffe) has reached crisis point. Baltic Freight Index at 11-year low SLUMPING dry bulk ship-ping rates have depressed the Baltic Freight Index to its lowest level for 11 years. Premier Cruises seeks $20m equity but delays listing plan PREMIER Cruises, which recently suffered the indignity of having the credit rating on its junk bonds downgraded, is seeking to raise $20m in fresh equity. Teesside ports lift Powell Duffryn A STRONG performance from Powell Duffryn's Teesside operation has helped the British port and engineering group to pre-tax profits of '38.1m ($62.1m), up 27.8%. Defaulters to be detained indefinitely SHIPS will be detained indefinitely under the Tokyo memorandum of understanding on port state control until ISM Code deficiencies are rectified, while a three-month com-pliance blitz is promised from July 1. World cruise venture targets British ex-servicemen A NEW British-based shipping company is planning to run cut-price world cruises for ex-servicemen using a British flag ship. New court bid over 'Estonia' FAMILIES of victims of the Estonia ferry tragedy have mounted a new tactic in an attempt to pursue claims through the French legal system. Samsung venture in Egyptian assets sale A CONSORTIUM of troubled South Korean conglomerates has sold five Egyptian oil and gas concessions for $40m to Australian oil producer Novus Petroleum.

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JUNE 4, 1998
Royal Olympic funding plans released DETAILS have been released of funding for two cruiseship orders placed by Royal Olympic Cruises at Blohm + Voss shipyard. Firefighters called to engine room fire FIREFIGHTERS were called to the containership Canmar Endeavour late yesterday after the master reported a fire in the engine room. Tokyo MoU agrees on ISM campaign MEMBER states of the MoU on Port State Control in Asia-Pacific (Tokyo MoU) are to launch a concentrated inspection campaign for three months from July 1. Malaysia seeks extradition of hijackers KUALA Lumpur has asked Beijing to extradite 12 Indonesians suspected of hijacking the tanker Petro Ranger following China's decision to release the vessel. Equipment market worth $278bn over six years THE marine equipment market over the period from 1997 to 2002 has been estimated at $278bn, according to a study just completed for the British Marine Equipment Council. GAC expands into South Africa GULF Agency Company (GAC) opened an office in Cape Town last month. Speculation mounts over fate of Igloo vessels SPECULATION is mounting about what the Norwegian shipping group Bergesen will do with its seven small lpg carriers after the $200m sale of the fleet to Cambridge Partners fell through. South America-Med rates take a nose-dive FREIGHT rates for the east coast South America-Med route have fallen by 50 per cent in the last 12 months, according to shipowners. US to build Chittagong container terminal BANGLADESH approved a proposal by SSA Bangladesh,an affiliate of Stevedoring Services of America,to build, own and operate a $500m international container terminal at Chittagong. port. US fruit exports plummet FRUIT exports from the US Pacific north-west plummeted last year, according to the Wenatchee Valley Traffic Association, which keeps tabs on the trade. Lawsuits anger Filipino owners and crewing agents FILIPINO shipowners and crewing agents are angered by the growing number of lawsuits filed in Panama on behalf of Filipino crew. Rail fees are prohibitive, says operator PROHIBITIVE fees for the use of European rail freeways are reducing their use by rail operators, according to S'ren Rasmussen, the md of Intercontainer-Interfrigo. India approves seamen's safety bill INDIA'S parliament has approved a bill seeking to stipulate safety standards and hours of work for seamen employed on board merchant ships. Surveys take a slide in Asia LOCAL surveyors have seen a "major downturn" in work in south-east Asia as a result of the region's economic slow down. Sea-Land adopts new positioning strategy US CARRIER Sea-Land is attempting to compensate for unfavourable market conditions and equipment shortages in Asia by minimising the repositioning of empty containers. Name chosen for insurance merger THE new trade association formed from the merger of the ILU and LIRMA will be called the International Underwriting Association of London. Sugar stevedores strike in Santos STRIKING sugar stevedores in Santos show that little headway has been made in improving port operations in Brazil. Paraguayan ships sinking at anchor AUTHORITIES at Porto Alegre in Brazil have made an official complaint to the government of Paraguay regarding two small general cargoships abandoned and sinking in the harbour. BFI slumps to 11 year low THE Baltic Freight Index, which acts as a barometer for dry bulk freight rates, dropped to 918 points yesterday to hit an 11-year low. Australian maritime reformer quits politics ONE of the chief architects of Australian maritime reform has announced he is quitting politics.

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Sharp's fire goes out Announcing his retirement from federal politics yesterday the former Minister for Transport John Sharp, said his decision had not bee prompted by any aspect of the current legal wrangling over the government's alleged involvement in Patrick Stevedores action to sack its MUA workforce. Mr Sharp said an influential factor in his decision had been the many private sector job opportunities which had been offered to him recently by major companies, including an offer of a senior position at Linfox by trucking magnate Lindsay Fox. Columbus catches the Brisbane double-docker Columbus Line has declared itself to being more than happy to have drydocked two of its vessels in Australian recently. The company once considered Australian docks to be too expensive, however the success of a 1995 drydocking at Brisbane's Keppel Cairncross yard has led the line to continue using the facility a further four times. End for Barbican Line? An official announcement of the closure of the barbican line southern hemisphere service is imminent, after an apparent determination by German parent Deutsche Afrika-Linien that results from the operation do not justify necessary re-investment. According to industry sources Barbican has been badly hit by escalating competition on most legs of its service. Survey finds dispute 'handled badly' Patrick Stevedore's dismissal of its entire union workforce and the federal government's support for the company were overwhelmingly supported by small business as was the National Farmers Federation's involvement in the dispute, according to a new survey of 1200 small businesses across Australia. The Yellow Pages Small Business Index found that 58 per cent of respondents said they believed the federal government had handled the dispute badly, 30 per cent thought it had handled it well, and 11 per cent had no opinion. MUA-Patrick talks 'at operational level' Discussions between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia continued in Sydney yesterday afternoon. Despite talks, legal action is continuing at a furious pace on several fronts. In the latest legal twists, the judge hearing the conspiracy case brought against Patrick and the federal government by the MUA is also to hear legal action instigated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission against the MUA.

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THE LAST CALL POLEMBROS, Mediterranean Shipping, Enterprises Shipping & Trading, United Arab Shipping, Athenian Sea Carriers and other Liverpool & London P&I Club members face digging into their pockets to find $50m in an effort to put years of problems behind them. New boss Stephen Peary hopes the move will end the club's "bankrupt underwriting policy". A fleet that got away JOHN FREDRIKSEN may have big ambitions to become king of the ULCCs but he will not be getting his hands on one fleet of large tankers. The Greeks know how POSIDONIA, scene of a thousand shipping parties, is here again. Reports and pictures from the mother-of-all maritime get-togethers. Tigers go cruising WHAT ARE tigers, leopards and cougars doing on a cruiseship? Read about the latest gimmick to attract customers. Australian wheat man THE CHARTERING manager known as "Dr Wheat" is making an impact Down Under with his own style of working. Dark deals in the East IS THERE something sinister about the Asian Shipowners' Forum? The US government seems to think there is. The Syros that was SYROS may now be quiet but, once upon a time, this small island in the Aegean was thriving as a maritime centre.

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The state of logistics is, in a word, "disturbing." That is the conclusion of Cass Information Systems' highly regarded ninth annual report on the state of logistics. It appears logistics' productivity has stalled in the quest to get total logistics costs below 10 percent of Gross Domestic Product. Last year business logistics costs were equal to 10.7 percent of GDP. Five years ago, our nation's logistics costs were equal to 10.2 percent of GDP. That half-percentage-point increase in logistics costs relative to GDP translates into lost productivity of $40 billion. Cass Vice President Robert V. Delaney charged policy-makers with a 10-point program to improve productivity and shave more than $50 billion off the nation's annual logistics tab. TEA 21 - the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century - authorized $700 million to improve congestion at cross-border highway choke points but that appears to a drop in the bucket compared to the gigantic needs of some crossing points. Traffic on Interstate 35 in Texas north of the Mexico border at Laredo is clogged with trucks nearly any time of the day or night. With new interstate highways costing $100 million per mile, the $700 million isn't going to go too far - not even considering that the money is to be shared among 29 "high-priority" cross-border corridors. How much can Union Pacific Corp. realistically expect to reap from the initial public offering of its Overnite Trucking unit? UP is hoping to fetch up to $550 million from the IPO to be issued in the third quarter. But an analysis of similar trucking companies shows that the railroad holding company might be lucky to get close to $400 million. While $1-billion-a-year Overnite ranks as the largest nonunion LTL carrier, it is facing the prospect of going public at a time when the LTL market is softening, analysts said. Overnite's debt load as a stand-alone entity largely depends on its IPO value, they added. Northwest Airlines and its pilots are still far from inking a new contract that would bring some labor peace to the Minneapolis-based carrier. Talks were recessed on May 30 and both sides went on the offense, criticizing the behavior of one another during the negotiations. Meanwhile, customers of Northwest Cargo are growing weary of the situation and are trying to find alternative lift until the labor unrest is over. The "Conrail jitters" have gotten even worse in the wake of Union Pacific's service breakdowns. So CSX and Norfolk Southern have turned up the PR effort in assuring shippers that their pending carve-up of Conrail will have no UP-like meltdowns. California-based Riss Cos. is starting what it says is the first alliance between a U.S. intermodal marketing company and a European rail concern. Riss' partnership with France-based CNC Transports, part of the SCETA group of companies, is designed to provide door-to-pier, pier-to-door inland transportation between the two continents. Baltimore's loss is Oakland's gain. Tay Yoshitani, Port of Baltimore executive director the past two years, is returning to the West Coast to take over the deputy executive director's job at the Port of Oakland. While Baltimore is a vital port, it offers a mixed bag of hopes and headaches while facing some of the same issues of older, struggling ports like Philadelphia and Boston. But Baltimore is bouncing back after attracting a healthy diet of autos, tractors and ro-ro cargo. Devine Intermodal is celebrating its 75th anniversary by changing just about everything about the company. Founded as Devine and Son Trucking Co. in 1923, it has morphed from a family-owned drayage company handling mostly agricultural exports to one of Northern California's largest intermodal firms largely servicing the region's technology industry. With revenue of $1 million a month, the 100-person company has a customer roster including such giants as Apple Computer, Packard-Bell, Hewlett-Packard, Radio Shack and Intel. Surfing the Internet is child's play compared with the potential of global information systems, or GIS. Already giants such as Federal Express use GIS to help their sales force route and price shipments. Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Procter & Gamble are other GIS believers. How GIS works and why it isn't a panacea for shippers is debated in the logistics section. Canadian ports are booming. Thanks to a strong demand for crude oil in this country and a strong Asian economy, at least at the start of last year, Statistics Canada reports that ports handled record international tonnage in 1997. Vancouver was once again the busiest port in the Great White, handling a record 71.8 million tons of cargo - nearly one-third of all tonnage handled by Canadian ports. Montreal was next at 8.2 million tons of container cargo, with Halifax logging 4.7 million tons. The fastest-growing Canadian port was probably Nova Scotia's Port Hawkesbury, which specializes in transshipments of crude oil from Norway and the United Kingdom to this country.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits

The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.

PORTS

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

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

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave

(South China Morning Post)

Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

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

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