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BRIEFS

November 11, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

P&O Ports pulls out of US$1b project in India
Excessive delay the reason for firm's withdrawal from Vadhavan port project: report
Cargo owners must be involved in ship safety too
Port Klang operators combine resources
Hanjin shipyard workers strike
P&O Ports buys stake in Cagliari operation

Air and Land Transport

Cathay makes initial offer for stake in PAL
PAL chairman to provide rest of capital injection: financial secretary
Airbus may let China make A320 wings
FedEx pilots stop flying overtime
Audi drops plans to make luxury cars in India
China's car demand rebounds after crackdown on smuggling
Daimler shareholders accept share swap offer

Features

Poor standards are due to substandard mentality
Substandard ships can't operate without acquiescence of many parties, says Fincantieri MD

Columns

Key to improving market is to get rid of sub-standard shipping

Shipping Times

Shipping News

P&O Ports pulls out of US$1b project in India
Excessive delay the reason for firm's withdrawal from Vadhavan port project: report
Cargo owners must be involved in ship safety too
Port Klang operators combine resources
Hanjin shipyard workers strike
P&O Ports buys stake in Cagliari operation

Air and Land Transport

Cathay makes initial offer for stake in PAL
PAL chairman to provide rest of capital injection: financial secretary
Airbus may let China make A320 wings
FedEx pilots stop flying overtime
Audi drops plans to make luxury cars in India
China's car demand rebounds after crackdown on smuggling
Daimler shareholders accept share swap offer

Features

Poor standards are due to substandard mentality
Substandard ships can't operate without acquiescence of many parties, says Fincantieri MD

Columns

Key to improving market is to get rid of sub-standard shipping

Shipping Times

Shipping News

P&O Ports pulls out of US$1b project in India
Excessive delay the reason for firm's withdrawal from Vadhavan port project: report
Cargo owners must be involved in ship safety too
Port Klang operators combine resources
Hanjin shipyard workers strike
P&O Ports buys stake in Cagliari operation

Air and Land Transport

Cathay makes initial offer for stake in PAL
PAL chairman to provide rest of capital injection: financial secretary
Airbus may let China make A320 wings
FedEx pilots stop flying overtime
Audi drops plans to make luxury cars in India
China's car demand rebounds after crackdown on smuggling
Daimler shareholders accept share swap offer

Features

Poor standards are due to substandard mentality
Substandard ships can't operate without acquiescence of many parties, says Fincantieri MD

Columns

Key to improving market is to get rid of sub-standard shipping

Shipping Times

Shipping News

P&O Ports pulls out of US$1b project in India
Excessive delay the reason for firm's withdrawal from Vadhavan port project: report
Cargo owners must be involved in ship safety too
Port Klang operators combine resources
Hanjin shipyard workers strike
P&O Ports buys stake in Cagliari operation

Air and Land Transport

Cathay makes initial offer for stake in PAL
PAL chairman to provide rest of capital injection: financial secretary
Airbus may let China make A320 wings
FedEx pilots stop flying overtime
Audi drops plans to make luxury cars in India
China's car demand rebounds after crackdown on smuggling
Daimler shareholders accept share swap offer

Features

Poor standards are due to substandard mentality
Substandard ships can't operate without acquiescence of many parties, says Fincantieri MD

Columns

Key to improving market is to get rid of sub-standard shipping

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Cosco profits to compensate for purchase losses Trailblazing Customs at Xiamen Brunswick plans move forward First port design seminar held in Singapore Container wreckage assessment continues North Atlantic still leading airfreight market Garuda to cut costs with charter services Air Baltic, SAS Cargo in tighter co-operation Circle registers gains KLM Cargo to offer pet service on Internet

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NOVEMBER 10, 1998
'Freeways must become better and cheaper' Higher profit British Airways Delay in KLM/Alitalia alliance Danzas under its own name in Czech Republic Operating profit BTL slightly down

The Journal of Commerce

Home

US-EU ties slip on banana rift
ILWU pay soars, and employers see trouble
Container industry braces for lawsuits
Rail group ponders approaches to new Congress on competition
Emery's guaranteed service to start early
Union Pacific experiences mini-boom in grain traffic
Europe's E1 logistics alliance is coming together
JOC industrial price index falls to five-year low
Drugs seized on Colombian Air Force plane in South Florida

Transportation

DOT moves to calm shippers
Mitch's fury delays US firm's rail plan
If FedEx pilots strike, don't count on Emery
Ferropasa wins jewel in Brazilian rail auction
Through the woods, a trail of consolidations

Maritime

Unions and US steelmakers battle foreign imports
Seaboard, Miami reach accord
Winter gale bears down on Great Lakes shipping
Crowley floats first Mercosur river push boat
Approval pending for Argentina's dredging project
US ports adapting as wood shipments face global decline
Slot Watch

The Journal of Commerce

Home

US-EU ties slip on banana rift
ILWU pay soars, and employers see trouble
Container industry braces for lawsuits
Rail group ponders approaches to new Congress on competition
Emery's guaranteed service to start early
Union Pacific experiences mini-boom in grain traffic
Europe's E1 logistics alliance is coming together
JOC industrial price index falls to five-year low
Drugs seized on Colombian Air Force plane in South Florida

Transportation

DOT moves to calm shippers
Mitch's fury delays US firm's rail plan
If FedEx pilots strike, don't count on Emery
Ferropasa wins jewel in Brazilian rail auction
Through the woods, a trail of consolidations

Maritime

Unions and US steelmakers battle foreign imports
Seaboard, Miami reach accord
Winter gale bears down on Great Lakes shipping
Crowley floats first Mercosur river push boat
Approval pending for Argentina's dredging project
US ports adapting as wood shipments face global decline
Slot Watch

The Journal of Commerce

Home

US-EU ties slip on banana rift
ILWU pay soars, and employers see trouble
Container industry braces for lawsuits
Rail group ponders approaches to new Congress on competition
Emery's guaranteed service to start early
Union Pacific experiences mini-boom in grain traffic
Europe's E1 logistics alliance is coming together
JOC industrial price index falls to five-year low
Drugs seized on Colombian Air Force plane in South Florida

Transportation

DOT moves to calm shippers
Mitch's fury delays US firm's rail plan
If FedEx pilots strike, don't count on Emery
Ferropasa wins jewel in Brazilian rail auction
Through the woods, a trail of consolidations

Maritime

Unions and US steelmakers battle foreign imports
Seaboard, Miami reach accord
Winter gale bears down on Great Lakes shipping
Crowley floats first Mercosur river push boat
Approval pending for Argentina's dredging project
US ports adapting as wood shipments face global decline
Slot Watch

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Trio to Add Qingdao Call on Far East/NZ Service CMA-CGM Adds Jakarta Call on MEX Service Hyundai Wins $960 Million Contracts

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La agrupación Renfe-Talgo entra en el mercado de Estados Unidos Iberia mejora en la ruta Madrid-Barcelona UPS recibe el premio a la "Mejor web de información al consumidor" New World Alliance introduce un servicio Norte de Europa-Oriente Medio

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Shot-in-arm for joint ventures Silk pre-shipment inspection to go IMC meeting on excise structure rationalisation Myanmar onions import under OGL Higher soyabean output seen Exim Bank's credit line for Polish enterprises CBEC clarification on redemption fine, penalty waiver Move to form NRIs forum to interact with govt. AP to privatise 7 spinning mills Only WTO-accepted subsidies from now on, says Textile Secy Maharashtra signs MoU with TIC for Rs 500-crore agro fund The export target for software

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Hyundai has record order backlog Korea's Hyundai Engineering and Heavy Industries (HEHI) has recently announced shipbuilding contracts which, it says, are worth a total $960 million for 13 vessels. $27.4 million submarine contract award modification for NNS GD take-over of NASSCO gets Pentagon OK The Department of Defense has advised theAntitrust Division of the Department of Justice that it has no objection to General Dynamics Corp.'s proposed acquisition of National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.

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Continental sells off grain arm to Cargill US commodity giant Cargill has agreed to purchase rival Continental Grain's worldwide grain business for an undisclosed sum. Salvarani quits safety post to lead transport drive ROBERTO Salvarani, the architect of Europe's forceful campaign against substandard ships, has quit his post to help reinvigorate the European Union's drive for improved transport links. Southern Seas planning rise in cover to $500m Fixed-premium P&I insurer Southern Seas is set to raise its level of cover to $500m ahead of the forthcoming P&I renewal. Safmarine sale deadline set SAFREN expects to draw up a shortlist of candidates to buy Safmarine in the next two to three weeks, and to complete the disposal of its shipping division within about three months. Vadhavan scheme is abandoned P&O Ports Australia has withdrawn from the ambitious Rs40bn ($950m) Vadhavan private port project, citing inordinate delays by the state administration over creating a conducive atmosphere for the project. Two more Sanko ships on secondhand market JAPAN'S Sanko Steamship has placed a further two vessels on the secondhand market, as poor freight rates continue to dog the dry bulk and tanker sectors. Mitch leaves transport in crisis Hurricane Mitch has destroyed many smaller Central American ports, wiped out coastal navigation aids, damaged larger ports and devastated transport infrastructure. Hurricane aftermath set to shake up reefer markets REFRIGERATED shipping markets face a shake-up after Hurricane Mitch's devastation of banana plantations in Central America.

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NOVEMBER 10, 1998
Colombo commissions transhipment terminal SRI Lanka Ports Authority today commissioned a new dedicated transhipment container terminal for feeder ships at Colombo. Norwegian bank merger collapses A PLANNED merger between Norwegian banks has fallen through as the parties could not agree on the use of the distribution network of Posten Norge. Gdansk opens oil terminal THE opening today of the third tanker berth at Poland's Gdansk Oil Terminal will increase the handling ability of the port's Northern Port from 21m tons to 33m tons of oil a year. Hyundai continues MSC slot charter HYUNDAI Merchant Marine is to continue its present agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company next year by chartering slots on MSC vessels. C-Link blacklisted by Philippines SINGAPORE-based shipmanager C-Link has been blacklisted and banned from recruiting Filipino seafarers. South Korea to curb TBT paints SOUTH Korea's Ministry of Maritime and Fishery will restrict the use of anti-fouling paints containing tributyl tin (TBT). Banks bail out Jindo Corp CREDITOR banks have agreed to help save South Korea's Jindo group in a deal which involves swapping debt for an equity stake. California seeks oil-spill contingency plans PACIFIC Merchant Shipping Association has sought proposals for the development of a Californian oil-spill contingency plan. Petro Ranger allegations 'preposterous' MANAGERS of the hijacked products tanker Petro Ranger have described claims by Chinese authorities that members of the vessel's crew were involved in smuggling as 'preposterous'. P&O Ports sells Vadhavan stake P&O PORTS has agreed to sell a major stake in India's Vadhavan port project to Reliance Industries. Swedish flag facing exodus SWEDISH owners have confirmed that seven ships are to be withdrawn from the national flag as a result of the government's 1999 draft budget. Finnish minister hits back at yards FINLAND'S trade and industry minister has attacked Aker Finnyards and Kv'rner Masa-Yards for blaming the government for problems in the industry. Seaboard signs Miami deal A LONG-term terminal agreement has been signed between the Port of Miami and South Florida-based Seaboard Marine. Banana crops devastated by Mitch HURRICANE Mitch has devastated banana plantations in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

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MUA sues over WA conspiracy The Maritime Union of Australia is sharpening its battle tactics on the western waterfront, mounting a conspiracy case in the Federal Court against the Geraldton Port Authority, former WA Transport Minister Eric Charlton and present state Transport Minister Murray Criddle. Documents lodged in the Federal Court for the MUA on Tuesday seek an injunction to prevent the GPA from privatising its workforce on 31 December. Geraldton's reform program will see it license stevedoring, effectively ending its role of providing stevedoring labor. In a prepared statement the MUA said the Federal Court action would be modelled on the successful court action against Patrick Stevedores. Deadweight Devil a first for Hobart's Incat Incat Australia launched its largest wave-piercing catamaran from the Coverdale building hall at its Hobart yard on Saturday. A spokeswoman for the company said the launch of the 96-metre, $70 million Devil Cat was on the smoothest in recent times -- a particularly pleasing result given the reduced margins for error involved in launching vessels of that size from Incat's drydock. With a displacement of about 870 tonnes and a deadweight capacity of 800 tonnes, the new vessel is almost capable of carrying its own weight -- an achievement which Incat believes is a world first in vehicle-passenger ferry design. MIIU mulls carrier grounding The Maritime Incident Investigation Unit is thinking of conducting an official investigation into the grounding of a Panama-flagged woodchip carrier on a sandbank in the Tamar River near Launceston on Saturday evening. However, given that the 50,000 DWT vessel Crimson Venus was successfully freed by tugs on Sunday and embarked on her return voyage to Japan early on Monday morning after passing a Class NK inspection, the MIIU may decide not to pursue the matter. According to the Launceston Port Corporation's chief executive Craig Faulkner, the incident occurred as the Crimson Venus left the port's No 6 berth at 6pm on Saturday. "Basically the vessel was being taken off our No 6 berth after it has been loaded with woodchips, and it was caught by the wind and tide and found its way onto a sandbar," Mr Faulkner said. SCT runs into new terminal AUSTRALIA'S first private interstate freight train operator Specialized Container Transport has begun its thrice-weekly Melbourne-Perth trains to its new $18 million rail terminal at Forrestfield in Perth. The Melbourne-based company revealed yesterday the long-awaited construction of its Western Australian freight hub was nearing completion, with services expected to be fully operational by mid-December. Skilled Maritime cruises into Sydney Skilled Maritime Services has made a small foray into the port of Sydney in the area of baggage handling for visiting cruise ships. SMS manager Ken Drake, described the event as "a bit of a first", with the activity previously the sole domain of the Marine Porters Association, which is affiliated to the Maritime Union of Australia. Mr Drake said: "It's all been negotiated with the unions -- there's nothing underhand about it." Mr Drake said Skilled performed their first job last Saturday, on the NYK vessel, Crystal Harmony. He said the deal was on a "job by job" basis, but SMS was looking for more work in the area.

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NOVEMBER 10, 1998
German Enviro Disaster Caused By Burning Freighter An oil slick off the German coast has caused what is being reported as the region's worst environmental disaster in living memory and endangered thousands of sea birds and animals. Oil has been leaking from the wrecked Italian-owned freighter Pallas since it caught fire in the North Sea two weeks ago and came to rest on one of Germany's North Fresian islands. EuroCom To Get Copenhagen Listing EuroCom Industries A/S (ECI), one of the largest suppliers of communication equipment for the maritime market with a reported turnover of $83.2 million in 1997 will get a listing on the Copenhagen stock exchange. The company is owned 50 percent by SAIT-RadioHolland, 50 percent owned by Germany's STN ATLAS Marine Electronics GmbH. VLCC Rates Steady VLCC rates were generally steady, as the market awaited the release of Saudi stems for December. Mideast/UKC and Mideast/Singapore rates were pegged at W52.5 ($9.4/ton) and W57.5 ($4.0), respectively, both unchanged, and Mideast/Japan slightly softer at W60 ($7.0). Sea Containers Earnings Up 35% Sea Containers Ltd. reported a 35 percent boost in third-quarter earnings to $20.8 million and said it reaffirmed fiscal year earnings forecasts of at least $3.00 a share. The diversified marine container lessor which operates passenger transport and hotels said 1997 period included a gain on sale of a hotel property of $5 million, or $0.26 per common share, so the year to year improvement is even greater if this gain is excluded. Barry Leads Business Delegation To Cameroon A U.S. business delegation led by Washington Mayor Marion Barry is in Cameroon to look at various investment projects, including the development of Douala port. Cranes Headed For Port Of Tacoma Four container cranes bound for the Port of Tacoma's new Hyundai Terminal project are expected to arrive on Thursday. The cranes are part of the $63 million construction of the port's new container terminal for Hyundai Merchant Marine which will be completed by the end of November. Shipsales Tanker Sanko Eternal, built 1991, 96,117 dwt, sold for $21 million to Italian based Greek buyers including a timercharter back at $17,000 daily. Tanker Xin Ning, built 1986, 5,940 dwt, sold for $5.2 million to Chinese buyers. RoRo Brabant and Bayard, built 1998 and 1997 respectively, 11,900 dwt and 12,488 dwt ,sold for $98 million en-bloc.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

SHIPPING

IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.

London

38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.

POLICY

Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance

Brussels

The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.

SHIPYARDS

The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain

Geneva

This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union

SHIPPING

Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships

London

ACCIDENTS

Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz

Riyadh

Bahri VLCC Sidr hit

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities

Brussels

BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list

PORTS

In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed

Balboa

The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.

COMPANIES

Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.

Trieste/Kiel

The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions

PORTS

Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG

Manila

The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa

SHIPYARDS

EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia

Brussels

This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment

PORTS

In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record

Anjra

Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

SHIPPING

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

Hong Kong

The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.

TRADE

G20 trade accelerates in second quarter

Paris

Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace

PORTS

La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.

La Spezia

SHIPPING

OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter

Hong Kong

The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)

PORTS

Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.

Florence/Livorno

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year

Bern

The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)

TRADE

White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs

Washington

ACCIDENTS

IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden

London/Riyadh/Southampton

The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.

PORTS

CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port

Paris

The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars

The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic

PORTS

The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic

Beijing

In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%

Bremen

In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships

Trieste

PIRACY

A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden

Southampton

The unit was forced to head towards Somalia

LAW

CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama

Hong Kong

The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.

PORTS

Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II

Hamburg

The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal

The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for

ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter

SHIPPING

ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter

Haifa

Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%

Civitavecchia

In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)

PORTS

Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)

Singapore/Hong Kong

A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong

COMPANIES

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement

Copenhagen/Casablanca

ACCIDENTS

Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies

PORTS

Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.

Barcelona

In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)

COMPANIES

Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.

Abu Dhabi

He currently owns a 75.42% stake

PORTS

In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%

La Spezia

Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply

In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)

PORTS

The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic

Ljubljana

In June the decline was -18.9%

PORTS

Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance

Dubai

PORTS

Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.

Hong Kong

Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%

PORTS

In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.

Hamburg

Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)

SHIPPING

HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter

Seoul

Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income

SHIPPING

Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.

Taipei

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter

Genoa

Passenger numbers drop at both ports

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.

Keelung

Revenues stable in the first half of 2026

ACCIDENTS

Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen

Southampton

A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter

SHIPPING

The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez

Basel

Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University

SHIPYARDS

The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.

Bucharest

In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June

Panama/Balboa

The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.

CRUISES

Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force

Monaco/Miami

Delivery is scheduled for 2034

ACCIDENTS

More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area

Southampton/Tehran

Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

NEWS

US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers

Tampa

Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island

COMPANIES

Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund

Abu Dhabi

INFRASTRUCTURE

Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.

Milan

Construction of the wave barrier is underway

COMPANIES

For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.

Balboa

Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.

COMPANIES

Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba

Portoferraio

Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.

SHIPPING

HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale

Seoul

It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company

INDUSTRY

Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop

Oslo

The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems

NEWS

New drug seizure in the port of Livorno

Livorno

53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%

Brussels

Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively

PORTS

A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.

Genoa

The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.

Ravenna

COMPANIES

MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa

Genoa

The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa

SHIPPING

Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship

London

The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.

PORTS

The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.

Ravenna

Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st

INDUSTRY

MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste

Stockholm

The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

An accident also in the Indian Ocean

PORTS

Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.

Taranto

The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment

ACCIDENTS

Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested

Nicosia

Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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

INDUSTRY

Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026

Hong Kong

The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.

INDUSTRY

CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet

Hong Kong

Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%

In the first half of this year, China

COMPANIES

COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues

Hong Kong

Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)

COMPANIES

In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%

Hong Kong

Net profit up 7.4%

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025

Papenburg

The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros

SHIPPING

Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September

Genoa

It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya

SHIPYARDS

The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera

Trieste

The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.

SHIPPING

Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.

La Spezia

The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route

SHIPPING

MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan

Oslo

MOURNING

Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.

Schindellegi

Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958

NEWS

A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.

Livorno

It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals

PORTS

In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)

Madrid

Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)

PORTS

Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini

Rome

Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins

Ravenna

The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.

Algeciras

In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.

Noise

An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th

LOGISTICS

Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe

Vilnius

It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%

Taranto

An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July

CRUISES

Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue

Los Angeles

Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.

Los Angeles

In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.

Long Beach

In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs

Bangkok

Net profit down 1.1%

SHIPPING

Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves

Copenhagen

In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.

PORTS

Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter

Hamburg

Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.

PORTS

The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.

Livorno

The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project

COMPANIES

Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.

Genoa

Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico

INDUSTRY

MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela

Sandefjord

Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning

SHIPPING

Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit

Taipei

The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships

PORTS

In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%

Podgorica

Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico

Naples

The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu

COMPANIES

In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)

Genoa

Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)

MOURNING

Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.

Rome

He passed away in Rome after a long illness.

PORTS

Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition

Brussels

It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports

PORTS

Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.

Ravenna

PORTS

Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina

Vibo Valentia

The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics

COMPANIES

Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services

Copenhagen

They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations

PORTS

In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)

Venice

Cruise passengers down by -15.3%

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%

Ravenna

In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

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

The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.

Genoa

It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority

MEETINGS

The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.

Rome

Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

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

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard

(Maeil Business Newspaper)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

LOGISTICS

DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK

Dubai

186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton

LOGISTICS

DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere

Bonn

Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.

SHIPPING

Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues

Athens

Rising costs impact profits

PORTS

DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp

Dubai/Kallo

SHIPPING

GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday

Genoa

The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.

SHIPPING

Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.

Athens

The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.

ACCIDENTS

A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/London

One crew member is reportedly missing.

PORTS

This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.

Messina

Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter

New York

In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport

Zagreb

The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.

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