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November 10, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call for int'l standard to test ships for Y2000 bug
    No current measures to decide which ships are millennium resistant: Rotterdam port official
  • Shipmanager denies China's smuggling claim
  • Yantian port aims to be China's 2nd busiest
  • More autonomy for Cosco
Air and Land Transport
  • Lufthansa expanding in Asia despite crisis
    It has mainly intercontinental routes and fewer intra-Asian operations
  • America West, EVA to start code-sharing
  • Dassault in talks with French govt on revamp
  • VW may build Beetle in Europe
Features
  • Winning with safety, quality
    Ship manager V Ships finds its goals of safety and quality can create a dynamic profitable environment

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call for int'l standard to test ships for Y2000 bug
    No current measures to decide which ships are millennium resistant: Rotterdam port official
  • Shipmanager denies China's smuggling claim
  • Yantian port aims to be China's 2nd busiest
  • More autonomy for Cosco
Air and Land Transport
  • Lufthansa expanding in Asia despite crisis
    It has mainly intercontinental routes and fewer intra-Asian operations
  • America West, EVA to start code-sharing
  • Dassault in talks with French govt on revamp
  • VW may build Beetle in Europe
Features
  • Winning with safety, quality
    Ship manager V Ships finds its goals of safety and quality can create a dynamic profitable environment

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call for int'l standard to test ships for Y2000 bug
    No current measures to decide which ships are millennium resistant: Rotterdam port official
  • Shipmanager denies China's smuggling claim
  • Yantian port aims to be China's 2nd busiest
  • More autonomy for Cosco
Air and Land Transport
  • Lufthansa expanding in Asia despite crisis
    It has mainly intercontinental routes and fewer intra-Asian operations
  • America West, EVA to start code-sharing
  • Dassault in talks with French govt on revamp
  • VW may build Beetle in Europe
Features
  • Winning with safety, quality
    Ship manager V Ships finds its goals of safety and quality can create a dynamic profitable environment

Sched Netweb site
  • Panama Canal results unaffected by El Nino
  • Tacoma readies for crane arrival
  • Four saved in Zim rescue effort
  • CMA CGM Group upgrades service to Indonesia
  • New Orleans terminal construction faces obstacles
  • Qantas enhances US-Australia freighter services
  • Delta and Aeromexico introduce 4th code-share flight
  • UPS ranked world's most admired
  • British Airways signs agreement with Nigeria Airways

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 1998
  • Court ruling against CMA-CGM merger
  • Excellent results NYK and Mitsui OSK
  • Cathay Pacific to acquire PAL
  • P&O Nedlloyd office in China
  • Dutch cabinet's unswerving support for Betuwelijn
  • KLM/Northwest freight alliance not before 1999

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Livingston seen as a businessman with a temper
  • Wary US investors fear Venezuela turning left following election
  • Shippers see a snub in Slater's conference
  • Clinton could regain sanction power as disarrayed Republicans try to regroup
  • Commerce Secretary Daley unsure if Democratic gains will help fast track
  • USDA official says Brazil's end to health ban against US wheat is encouraging
  • Union Pacific looking at hiring 60,000 new workers over next 12 years
  • US-EU banana stand-off could trigger trade war
  • Customs adds another 63 names to its Hong Kong illegal transshipment list
  • Colombian government willing to meet with truckers to avert strike
  • BAX gets Asian logistics contract from Motorola
Transportation
  • Fepasa privatization faces another delay
  • US, EU seek harmony in transport rules
  • Montana rail project seeks STB extension
  • STB derails trackage rights expansion
  • Canadian National opens distribution center for steel
  • Gains in all sectors push JOC index
Maritime
  • West Coast operators find a niche
  • Keppel slashing staff and costs to remain afloat
  • Mitch delivers latest blow to Mississippi ports
  • Cosco cuts ties to Chinese ministry
  • Samsung reports $355 million order for container ships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Livingston seen as a businessman with a temper
  • Wary US investors fear Venezuela turning left following election
  • Shippers see a snub in Slater's conference
  • Clinton could regain sanction power as disarrayed Republicans try to regroup
  • Commerce Secretary Daley unsure if Democratic gains will help fast track
  • USDA official says Brazil's end to health ban against US wheat is encouraging
  • Union Pacific looking at hiring 60,000 new workers over next 12 years
  • US-EU banana stand-off could trigger trade war
  • Customs adds another 63 names to its Hong Kong illegal transshipment list
  • Colombian government willing to meet with truckers to avert strike
  • BAX gets Asian logistics contract from Motorola
Transportation
  • Fepasa privatization faces another delay
  • US, EU seek harmony in transport rules
  • Montana rail project seeks STB extension
  • STB derails trackage rights expansion
  • Canadian National opens distribution center for steel
  • Gains in all sectors push JOC index
Maritime
  • West Coast operators find a niche
  • Keppel slashing staff and costs to remain afloat
  • Mitch delivers latest blow to Mississippi ports
  • Cosco cuts ties to Chinese ministry
  • Samsung reports $355 million order for container ships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Livingston seen as a businessman with a temper
  • Wary US investors fear Venezuela turning left following election
  • Shippers see a snub in Slater's conference
  • Clinton could regain sanction power as disarrayed Republicans try to regroup
  • Commerce Secretary Daley unsure if Democratic gains will help fast track
  • USDA official says Brazil's end to health ban against US wheat is encouraging
  • Union Pacific looking at hiring 60,000 new workers over next 12 years
  • US-EU banana stand-off could trigger trade war
  • Customs adds another 63 names to its Hong Kong illegal transshipment list
  • Colombian government willing to meet with truckers to avert strike
  • BAX gets Asian logistics contract from Motorola
Transportation
  • Fepasa privatization faces another delay
  • US, EU seek harmony in transport rules
  • Montana rail project seeks STB extension
  • STB derails trackage rights expansion
  • Canadian National opens distribution center for steel
  • Gains in all sectors push JOC index
Maritime
  • West Coast operators find a niche
  • Keppel slashing staff and costs to remain afloat
  • Mitch delivers latest blow to Mississippi ports
  • Cosco cuts ties to Chinese ministry
  • Samsung reports $355 million order for container ships

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • US Agrees to Aid 3.1 Million Tons of Food to Russia
  • Hanjin Inaugurates 7th 5,300-TEU Vessel
  • APL Celebrates 150th Anniversary
  • Fukuyama Port Celebrates First Thai Ship

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Co-ordinating export incentives
  • Satisfied with operational systems Maersk enters ICD-Dashrath
  • Working of Customs during 3-day strike
  • New areas for trade ties with Malaysia listed
  • Easing sanctions means access to US credit: CII
  • Phase out subsidy on phone calls: IMC
  • Govt. clears ICD-Bhadohi
  • Forex reserves shoot up by $ 35m.
  • Infrastructure companies can lend on easier terms
  • Garment exporters seek govt. help
  • FIPB clears Essar Shipping's FDI plans
  • Exit sanctions, enter infrastructure
  • 8 mega power projects allowed duty-free import of capital goods
  • Infrastructure industry growth falls
  • CD-ROM of overseas importers

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Ring speaks out against liquidation order
  • Status Maritime to launch Europe service in January
  • Mauritius freighter competes with sea on fruit exports
  • Narrowing margins force Outspan Unifruco merger
  • Durban's new cranes arrive
  • Ecu Line set to open in China
  • Local freight package to launch in US and UK
  • State could share Transnet's pension debt to speed privatisation
  • Port access to be upgraded
  • SA - Uganda rail service gets moving
  • Meat importer gets 25 years for customs fraud
  • SARS delays border post clampdown
  • Airship wants a slice of freight transport pie
  • Vehicle database aims to put a stop to crime
  • Export activity in PE intensifies as local companies score major orders
  • PE approaches import/export balance thanks to car makers
  • Mauritius Freeport as the hub of the southern Indian Ocean?.
  • 'Cost-related port pricing needs public/private sector co-operation'
  • Freeport turnover leaps 1000% in three years
  • Freeport will foster symbiotic relationship
  • Port authorities have upgraded to enhance transhipment status
  • Cost-shaving is the name of the game as exporters battle tough market conditions
  • Crop of new publications explores the industry
  • For the record
  • Durban car terminal opens officially with 56 000 units expected in the first year
  • Industry doyen retires
  • Mozambique looks at joint ventures to neutralise SA competition
  • Stakeholders find solutions to overborder delays
  • Business and government promote alliances on Zimbabwe route
  • Make an offer and cruise to the US
  • Apron Services wins ACSA handling licence
  • Listing puts a smile on everyone's face

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Ateliers told to repay $328m aid
    Struggling French shipyard Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre suffered a major blow yesterday when it was revealed that the European Commission had ruled that French government aid totalling FFr1.8bn ($328m) was illegal and should be repaid.
  • South Korea 'dumping' leads to layoffs at Aker
    Norwegian-controlled Aker Finnyards is to lay off an unspecified number of its 1,150-strong workforce, writes Rajesh Joshi, Oslo Correspondent.
  • General Dynamics gets Nassco takeover boost
    THE proposed acquisition of National Steel and Shipbuilding parent Nassco Holdings by giant US defence contractor General Dynamics is a step closer to completion thanks to just-granted US Defence Department (DoD) approval of the $415m deal.
  • K-Line hit by operating costs
    CAR carrier services and the tanker trades helped underpin half year results of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, which reported a drop in pre-tax income for the period as vessel operating costs increased.
  • Empty boxships threat to small bulker sector
    THE empty stomachs of today's containership fleet means that the world's smaller bulkers are facing a struggle - where only the fittest will survive.
  • HDW in pact with Chinese shipyards
    CHINA State Shipbuilding Corp and German shipyard Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in Kiel have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-operate on newbuilding projects.
  • Daedong awaits Tsakos go-ahead
    SOUTH Korea's Daedong Shipbuilding says it will discover tomorrow whether Greek shipowner Nikolaos Tsakos intends to proceed with his much-delayed plans to order coated panamax tankers at the bankrupt shipyard.
  • Panama renews objections to US bases
    IN an address coinciding with Panama's independence celebrations this week, president Ernesto Perez Balladares, again rejected the proposal of a conservative group of US congressmen to maintain US military bases at the Panama Canal after the year 2000.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 1998
  • Changes rumoured at Polish Baltic
    CHANGES to the management team at state owned Polish Baltic Shipping Co (PZB) are considered likely at today's executive board meeting.
  • India-Pak conference imposes currency curbs
    FOLLOWING increasing difficulties in repatriating freight remittances overseas, IPBCC lines have restricted payments in Pakistan currency.
  • Dunkirk-Ramsgate venture to be launched
    FRENCH ship operator Delom is to launch a roro service between Dunkirk and Ramsgate on November 16.
  • Pallas salvage bid called off
    ALL salvage operations involving the general cargoship Pallas were ended on November 6 when the vessel broke its back.
  • CMA-CGM merger is blocked
    FRENCH liner shipping group CMA-CGM has been hit by a decision by the Nanterre (Paris) Tribunal of Commerce to suspend the merger of the two companies.
  • P&O Ports ups Cagliari stake
    P&O PORTS has increased its stake in Porto Industriale di Cagliari, the company holding the concession to operate the Cagliari container terminal in southern Sardinia.
  • Fincantieri pleads for EU support
    FINCANTIERI md Saverio Di Macco has pleaded with the EU to support European shipyards in combating the dumping policy of Asian countries.
  • Dutch plan to aid ailing yard
    THE Dutch government is ready to make Df 60m ($32m) available for Vlissingen's troubled De Schelde shipyard.
  • Offshore vessels head for Caspian
    THREE of the five offshore vessels ordered by Wagenborg Shipping of Delfzijl have departed to the Caspian Sea for use by the Offshore Kazakhstan International Operating Company.
  • Tianjin ousts Shanghai
    TIANJIN has replaced Shanghai as the most favoured Chinese port for South Korean services over the first seven months of the year.
  • LA awards Yang Ming rail contract
    A CONTRACT has been awarded to build an intermodal rail facility for Yang Ming Line at the Port of Los Angeles.
  • Docenave plans four bulkers
    DOCENAVE, the Brazilian operator, has delivered a letter of intent to the merchant marine shipping institution, BNDES, regarding orders for four bulk carriers.
  • First PacifiCat exceeds expectations
    CANADA'S Catamaran Ferries International, which is building three fast vehicle-carrying catamarans for the Vancouver Island trade, has exceeded expectations during sea trials.
  • Chennai surcharge 'not withdrawn'
    CHENNAI feeder operators have refuted the Port Trust's claim that they have agreed to withdraw the congestion surcharge on containers.
  • EU to probe German yard
    EU COMPETITION commissioner Karel Van Miert is starting an investigation into whether Kv'rner Warnow-Werft has exceeded its EU newbuilding capacity.
  • Patrick back in court
    PATRICK, the troubled Australian stevedore, is in court again facing a class action from sacked non-union labour.
  • Aker Finnyards to cut workforce
    AKER Finnyards, the Rauma-based shipyard, has started talks with representatives of its 1,150 strong workforce about layoffs or job losses.
  • Finland/Norway plan to cut shipbuilding aid
    BOTH Finland and Norway are planning to cut state aid to the shipbuilding industry.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Les opérateurs citerniers belges veulent établir un nouveau rapport commercial avec les affréteurs
    La nouvelle situation qui résultera de la libéralisation anticipée du marché belge de la navigation intérieure en date du 1ier décembre prochain, suscite l'inquiétude dans les milieux des opérateurs citerniers belges. Les rapports déjà délicats entre affréteurs et transporteurs menacent de se compliquer davantage. Les contrats à terme entre les transporteurs et affréteurs individuels constituent la principale préoccupation. De nombreux transporteurs souhaitent une révision de leur contrat, mais les affréteurs ne semblent pas enclins à les suivre dans cette voie, dit-on du côté des transporteurs.
  • Cathay Pacific s'attaque à la crise avec un programme d'action différencié
    La crise asiatique a également affecté les compagnies aériennes de la région. Pour la première fois en trente-cinq ans, la compagnie Cathay Pacific de Hong-Kong a enregistré des chiffres rouges au cours du premier semestre. Elle ne baisse pourtant pas les bras et a lancé un programme d'action différencié pour redresser la situation, a pu apprendre la presse européenne au quartier-général de Cathay au nouvel aéroport de Chek Lap Kok.
  • CMA et CGM sous la surveillance d'un "observateur indépendant"
    L'ordonnance prise par le Tribunal de Commerce de Nanterre, dans la banlieue parisienne (voir LL du 6/11) et suspendant le processus de fusion entre la Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA, Marseille) et la Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM, Paris) crée une situation nouvelle, même si la décision du tribunal ne concerne pas le fond. Autrement dit, ce n'est pas le principe même de la fusion qui est en cause. Mais, suite à sa décision de suspendre le processus de fusion entre la CMA et la CGM, le tribunal a nommé un administrateur judiciaire en qualité d'observateur.
  • P&O Ports prend une participation dans le terminal de Cagliari
    P&O Ports, la filiale portuaire australienne du groupe P&O, a annoncé qu'elle va prendre une participation de 32% dans le nouveau terminal à containers de Calgiari, en Sardaigne. "Nous estimons que Cagliari peut s'ériger comme le hub et centre de transhipment par excellence dans la partie centrale de la Méditerranée", a déclaré Richard Setchell, le président de P&O Ports. "La gestion et le savoir-faire de P&O combinés à l'expérience locale et les connaissances des actionnaires restants sont les garants de l'éfficacité et de la compétitivité du terminal", a-t-il ajouté.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • "Third force" for airports to reckon with
    Door-to-door express freight company Federal Express wants to see the Airports Council International assume a standard-setting role for the special needs express freight operators.
    Its credentials for advising airport leaders are size of business and fleet.
    It employs 143,000 people on the processing of some three million packages a night and has 615 aircraft, placing it in the world's top five of aircraft owners, including the major airlines.
  • Hong Kong troubles slashed loads
    The cargo chaos which ruined the opening of Hong Kong's new airport in July severely affected air freight movements between Australia and Hong Kong, with new figures showing that the amount of freight carried on the route plummeted by up to 50 per cent.
    According to the latest aviation report from the commonwealth Department of Transport, the total amount of air freight carried in July between Hong Kong and Australia decreased by 41.2 per cent over the same period in 1997.
    Inbound air freight was hampered the most, with a 48.5 per cent drop in traffic, while outbound freight traffic suffered a 35.3 per cent decline. The figures show that 3975.8 tonnes of freight was carried between the two destinations in July compared to 6761.2 tonnes in July last year.
  • Trailerail delays start-up
    National Rail's successful bi-modal refrigerated operation Trailerail will now begin its inaugural Sydney to Perth train service in the latter half of January because of delays to the manufacture of new trailers.
    Trailerail general manager Graeme Jaensch told DCN yesterday the long-awaited weekly service, originally planned to start this month, had been delayed until next year because the trailers for the new service had not yet been completed.
    "We've had a few problems with our trailer manufacturers and consequently we won't be starting until January," Mr Jaensch said. "We won't have enough (trailers) to run an economic train until January."
  • Teekay, AMOU agree EBA
    Teekay Shipping (Australia) and the Australian Maritime Officers Union have reached agreement on a three-year extension of their enterprise agreement.
    The document, which will take the parties until July, 2001, was yesterday ratified by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
    Teekay Shipping (Australia) managing director Paul Bendy told DCN yesterday the agreement included wage rises, offset by a number of productivity improvements which the deck officers were prepared to make.
    Mr Bendy did not wish to disclose the level of wage rises involved, noting that it did not give a true picture, particularly as the officers had agreed to a number of productivity issues.

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 1998
  • Sanko Eternal Sold
    The 96,117 dwt tanker Sanko Eternal was reportedly sold for $21 million with 5 years time charter back at $17,000 to clients of Greek shipping company Tomasos.
  • Swedish Orient Line To Flag Out Two Ships
    Swedish Orient Line AB reportedly will flag out two of its four RoRo vessels to achieve cost savings of 5-6 million Swedish crowns per year. The full impact of the savings was not expected to be felt until July 1, 1999.
  • IEA Offers Warning On Oil Demand
    Prospects for a recovery next year in petroleum consumption have diminished, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said, citing the continuing world financial crisis, particularly in the Far East. "Oil demand in 1998 and 1999 has been revised downwards to reflect the latest reported oil demand and economic information, which have both been lower than expected."
  • Maritrans To Use Tanker Acquisition During 4Q
    Maritrans Inc. reportedly intends to start using its latest tanker acquisition in the Gulf of Mexico during the fourth quarter. This vessel will begin transporting refined products in the Gulf of Mexico.  The double-hulled tanker was acquired in August when it entered a shipyard for maintenance and modifications.
  • Hyundai Heavy Wins $960M In Orders
    Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. reportedly won orders worth $960 million from three foreign companies to build 13 vessels. Hyundai Heavy said it had won one order worth $650 million from Stena of Sweden to build eight 316,000-ton VLCCs. Hyundai Heavy also reportedly won an order worth $160 million from Iranian state-run shipping company Islamic Republic Iran Shipping Lines to build four 3,300-TEU containerships, and an order from a French consortium of Buoygues Offshore and McDermott-ETPM worth $150 million to build one FPSO ship.
  • Pentagon Backs General Dynamics Purchase
    The Defense Department reportedly has notified the Justice Department Antitrust Division that it had no objection to General Dynamics Corp.'s proposed purchase of National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. of San Diego.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
In the first half of 2026, Trieste, Venice, Ravenna and Ancona will remain at around 819 thousand TEUs: growth in the basin will come from Koper and Rijeka
PORTS
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
PORTS
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
PORTS
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
PORTS
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
SHIPYARDS
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
ACCIDENTS
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
ACCIDENTS
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
COMPANIES
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
CRUISES
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
PORTS
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
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
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.
PORTS
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
SHIPPING
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
COMPANIES
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
PORTS
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
JOBS
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
PORTS
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
SHIPPING
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
SHIPPING
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
CELEBRATION
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
JOBS
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
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.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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
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
ACCIDENTS
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
SHIPPING
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
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
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
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