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BRIEFS

December 11, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Charterers asking for cover for Y2K incidents
But London Club warns owners against giving guarantees
KL urged to consult industry players on set-up of national feeder firm
Vanuatu Registries acts against seafarer with fake officer licence
Mobil offers cash-back guarantee on fuel oil
China's maritime accidents down

Air and Land Transport

BA, Japan Airlines in talks to form closer ties
Deal delayed due to potential conflicts with the carriers' other alliances
Aviation giants seek Asian partners
HK airport slashes rents for retailers
FAA orders checks on MD-11 wiring
TWA chief urges US to deny air alliances antitrust immunity
Boeing wins US$335m order from Cargolux

Features

Founder won't yield to pilots
Fred Smith resists union threats, relying on FedEx's team spirit as a key advantage over unionised competitors

Columns

Owners, operators of Polish ship rapped for poor maintenance

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Charterers asking for cover for Y2K incidents
But London Club warns owners against giving guarantees
KL urged to consult industry players on set-up of national feeder firm
Vanuatu Registries acts against seafarer with fake officer licence
Mobil offers cash-back guarantee on fuel oil
China's maritime accidents down

Air and Land Transport

BA, Japan Airlines in talks to form closer ties
Deal delayed due to potential conflicts with the carriers' other alliances
Aviation giants seek Asian partners
HK airport slashes rents for retailers
FAA orders checks on MD-11 wiring
TWA chief urges US to deny air alliances antitrust immunity
Boeing wins US$335m order from Cargolux

Features

Founder won't yield to pilots
Fred Smith resists union threats, relying on FedEx's team spirit as a key advantage over unionised competitors

Columns

Owners, operators of Polish ship rapped for poor maintenance

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Charterers asking for cover for Y2K incidents
But London Club warns owners against giving guarantees
KL urged to consult industry players on set-up of national feeder firm
Vanuatu Registries acts against seafarer with fake officer licence
Mobil offers cash-back guarantee on fuel oil
China's maritime accidents down

Air and Land Transport

BA, Japan Airlines in talks to form closer ties
Deal delayed due to potential conflicts with the carriers' other alliances
Aviation giants seek Asian partners
HK airport slashes rents for retailers
FAA orders checks on MD-11 wiring
TWA chief urges US to deny air alliances antitrust immunity
Boeing wins US$335m order from Cargolux

Features

Founder won't yield to pilots
Fred Smith resists union threats, relying on FedEx's team spirit as a key advantage over unionised competitors

Columns

Owners, operators of Polish ship rapped for poor maintenance

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Charterers asking for cover for Y2K incidents
But London Club warns owners against giving guarantees
KL urged to consult industry players on set-up of national feeder firm
Vanuatu Registries acts against seafarer with fake officer licence
Mobil offers cash-back guarantee on fuel oil
China's maritime accidents down

Air and Land Transport

BA, Japan Airlines in talks to form closer ties
Deal delayed due to potential conflicts with the carriers' other alliances
Aviation giants seek Asian partners
HK airport slashes rents for retailers
FAA orders checks on MD-11 wiring
TWA chief urges US to deny air alliances antitrust immunity
Boeing wins US$335m order from Cargolux

Features

Founder won't yield to pilots
Fred Smith resists union threats, relying on FedEx's team spirit as a key advantage over unionised competitors

Columns

Owners, operators of Polish ship rapped for poor maintenance

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IRA/SARA increase fees FEFC to raise HK/Guangdong documentation fee ANL and CGM tie the knot Slip sheets cut costs, saves space for importers FMC applauds Brazilian waivers, slams dispute Safbank Line modifies services EVA chosen as Lufthansa's new Sharjah partner DHL selects British Aerospace to handle A300 conversions CargoSmith introduces its container loading optimiser

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DECEMBER 10, 1998
French roads again abused for blockades Rail wins ground in battle for Spanish citrus fruit Slight rise in freight rates K'hne & Nagel/DHL joint venture profitable in 2000 TWA en Cargolux orders for Boeing Russian walks through the Channel Tunnel

The Journal of Commerce

Home

It's official: New York, Baltimore, Halifax on short-list for Atlantic hub
Shell drops plans for pipeline across Iran
West Coast ports push for ever larger terminals
Airbus subsidies come under fire as Boeing loses ground
STB gives DM&E initial OK for rail line into Wyoming
Warm weather lengthens shipping season on Great Lakes
Customs facilitation proposal made for FTAA process
Airbus and India HAL to work on developing A320 cargo models

Transportation

Warehouses face new forklift rules
Deutsche Post offers $1 billion for Danzas
Europe cooperative to split rail units
TWA order reinvigorates Boeing's shaky 717 program
British rail owner reined in

Maritime

3 Med ports lobby EU for rail funds
Lantau container terminal expected to operate by 2002
FMC may provide online tariff listing
FMC delays sanctions on Brazilian shipping
Maryland forms group to study transport needs
European ports roundup

The Journal of Commerce

Home

It's official: New York, Baltimore, Halifax on short-list for Atlantic hub
Shell drops plans for pipeline across Iran
West Coast ports push for ever larger terminals
Airbus subsidies come under fire as Boeing loses ground
STB gives DM&E initial OK for rail line into Wyoming
Warm weather lengthens shipping season on Great Lakes
Customs facilitation proposal made for FTAA process
Airbus and India HAL to work on developing A320 cargo models

Transportation

Warehouses face new forklift rules
Deutsche Post offers $1 billion for Danzas
Europe cooperative to split rail units
TWA order reinvigorates Boeing's shaky 717 program
British rail owner reined in

Maritime

3 Med ports lobby EU for rail funds
Lantau container terminal expected to operate by 2002
FMC may provide online tariff listing
FMC delays sanctions on Brazilian shipping
Maryland forms group to study transport needs
European ports roundup

The Journal of Commerce

Home

It's official: New York, Baltimore, Halifax on short-list for Atlantic hub
Shell drops plans for pipeline across Iran
West Coast ports push for ever larger terminals
Airbus subsidies come under fire as Boeing loses ground
STB gives DM&E initial OK for rail line into Wyoming
Warm weather lengthens shipping season on Great Lakes
Customs facilitation proposal made for FTAA process
Airbus and India HAL to work on developing A320 cargo models

Transportation

Warehouses face new forklift rules
Deutsche Post offers $1 billion for Danzas
Europe cooperative to split rail units
TWA order reinvigorates Boeing's shaky 717 program
British rail owner reined in

Maritime

3 Med ports lobby EU for rail funds
Lantau container terminal expected to operate by 2002
FMC may provide online tariff listing
FMC delays sanctions on Brazilian shipping
Maryland forms group to study transport needs
European ports roundup

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Deutsche Post compra a la multinacional suiza Danzas Aena retrasa la apertura del aeropuerto de La Gomera Fomento "decreta" las normas para descentralizar los aeropuertos Santander amplía las instalaciones marítimas del puerto UPS apuesta por Mercosur Iberia pone el avión y los empleados, el combustible Arias-Salgado subraya el compromiso del Gobierno con el ferrocarril El puerto de Londres instala un sistema de control VTMIS Nefab, elegida "Mejor Empresa en su Línea de Negocio"

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BIMCO to conduct 'Towards Better Decisions' course at Chennai Study finds Pipavav most suitable for LNG terminal Spices export cess rationalised Three major airports to be separately corporatised Global Network launches Bangladesh Yellow Pages in Gujarat PM confers core sector status for railways Meet on marine archaeology in Thane IMC seminar today Move for cargo hub at Tiruchi airport Fair nets major orders for plastic units Poland woos software firms Chambers to observe 'black day' against power tariff hike on December 14 SRTEPC to release quota for EU Tea exports dip

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Korean shipbuilders reject European charges ... won't go along with implementation of OECD deal without U.S. participation

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Deutsche Post bids for Danzas EXPANSIONARY German post office organisation Deutsche Post took a step towards becoming a European freight transport giant yesterday when it made a SFr1.46bn ($1.1bn) bid to acquire Swiss freight forwarder Danzas. Roussel sentenced to jail A decade after the death of shipping heiress Christina Onassis, her last husband, Thierry Roussel, has been convicted by an Athens court of perjury and malicious defamation in his long-running feud with the directors of the Onassis Foundation. Heavy weather ahead for Golden Ocean as losses grow Fred Cheng's Golden Ocean Group, which currently has more VLCCs on order than any other shipping company, is expecting further heavy losses in 1999 before moving into profit the following year. Cover limits raised ahead of renewal Two fixed premium insurers are increasing the limit of cover they provide ahead of the February 20, 1999 P&I renewal. Montevideo port scandal hits Uruguay "What is our company's name doing in the midst of such a scandal?" Maersk group executives have been asking partner Christopherson in Montevideo, according to local reports. Sea-Land charters two newbuildings Sea-Land has chartered two 1,100 teu newbuildings from Thien & Heyenga of Hamburg. The Stadt Berlin, to be renamed the Sea-Land Mexico, is to be delivered by Cuxhaven-based Mützelfeldtwerft on December 18 while her sister the Stadt D'sseldorf, built at Santierul Naval Constantza, will be delivered on December 21 and renamed Sea-Land Guatemala. Primorsk unit in Singapore deal Sinchart Shipping, a major Russian tanker operator, is beefing up its Singapore presence as part of plans to increase its business in southeast and east Asia. IMO plans to protect whales Whales are to be protected from the risk of being killed by ships through an innovative initiative approved this week by the International Maritime Organisation.

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DECEMBER 10, 1998
Commission probes French aid THE EC last week decided to open an investigation into French aid to the publicly-owned Brittany Ferries and Corsica Maritime. EC rules against Irish aid scheme THE EC has ruled against an Irish scheme of state aid to shipping, on the grounds that it provides inadequate guarantees for EU jobs. SCI looks for lng partner THE Shipping Corporation of India is on the look out for a foreign partner to transport liquified natural gas from the terminal currently under development at Pipavav port in Gujarat state. Maltese ships cost double their value THE Malta Shipbuilding Company has accumulated a loss of M'121m ($321m) since it was set up in 1984. OECD announces action plan THE OECD's Maritime Transport Committee has announced its backing of an action plan aimed at marginalising substandard shipping. EC fines Adriatic ferry cartel THE EC has imposed fines totalling Ecu 9.1m ($11m) on seven ferry companies for "colluding to fix prices" on roro services between Greece and Italy. Silja Line to sell Swedish stake SILJA Line, part of the Finnish ferry group Neptun Maritime, will sell its 40 per cent stake in the Destination Gotland ferry joint venture to Rederi AB Gotland. Slum dwellers hold up port development SLUM dwellers in the Batangas port complex have hampered efforts of the Philippine Ports Authority to proceed with the second phase of its port development project. New cruise terminal for Marseilles MARSEILLES is to build a cruise terminal to cater for major growth it is experiencing in the passenger sector. Asian downturn an opportunity, says club boss ASIA'S economic downturn provides P&I mutuals with a good opportunity to strengthen their positions, according to Nicolas Sansom, md of Thomas Miller (South East Asia). LR warns on Y2K bug LLOYD'S Register has warned shipowners and operators that they must accept the possibility of failures occurring as a result of the Year 2000 problem. Christmas cargo endangered THE surge in volume of eastbound cargo from Asia to the US has endangered cargo for the Christmas market. Australian exports hit by Japanese contraction AUSTRALIA'S exports are facing increasing danger from the continuing recession in Japan, its biggest market. Ningbo to list in Hong Kong THE Chinese Port of Ningbo has been granted approval to list its shares in Hong Kong. P&O Ports suffers labour setback P&O PORTS has had its second dose of bad news in as many days with two of Australia's largest ports' workforces rejecting a new labour agreement with the company. Belfast sale under review BELFAST Harbour Commissioners are conducting "the most extensive round of briefings ever undertaken in Northern Ireland" regarding the sale of the Port of Belfast.

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Coombs claims victory - P&O Ports to feel the heat THE federal leadership of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) yesterday claimed victory for its vision of the future of the Australian waterfront. The national secretary of the union, John Coombs, told DCN that while some votes were still coming in from regional ports, the rank and file supported the motions from the national council by a margin of three to one. Mr Coombs stressed that only in Sydney was there a vote against the in principle agreement with P&O Ports, adding that DCN correctly identified that the vote in Brisbane did not concern this document. AMSA detains 24 in November THE number of vessels detained by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority under port state control rose from 17 during October to 24 in November. The November detentions brought the number of ship detentions during the period 1 January to 30 November to a total of 190, including two Australian registered vessels. One of the longest detentions during the latest period under review involved the Malaysian registered containership Nepline Teratai which was held up in Brisbane for over eight days, delaying the vessels scheduled sailing time by 195 hours. Columbus in new South American co-operation COLUMBUS Line’s parent company, Hamburg Sud and its Brazilian partner, Alianca, are to enter into co-operation with CGM/Transroll in the trade between northern Europe and the east coast of South America. The presently operated individual services of both groups will be merged into one joint, high frequency, service. The co-operation will commence in the second half of this month. It will embrace the joint operations of vessels and the sharing of slots. The fleet will include nine vessels of about 2,000 teus each.

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DECEMBER 10, 1998
Matson Executive Dies At 49 Matson Navigation Co. executive Walter D. Brewer, 49, died unexpectedly on November 11. Mr. Brewer had been the company’s director of corporate development at the San Francisco headquarters since 1990. He directed and oversaw the development of a number of key strategic initiatives for the company, including the development of an alliance service in the Pacific with APL in 1996. "He was an exceptionally valuable member of our executive team who had a unique ability to use his broad experiences and extremely inquisitive mind to formulate very clear strategies, as well as provide comprehensive and visionary insights into the future of our organization," said C. Bradley Mulholland, Matson president and CEO. Mr. Brewer is survived by his wife and their two children. NNS Promotes Six To Director Roles Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has promoted six employees to director positions within the organization. Jennifer Boykin, who joined the company in 1987, has been appointed director of Facilities. She is responsible for the facilities engineering, construction and the maintenance of company buildings, equipment and service throughout the 550-acre facility in Virginia. Greg Corey has been promoted to director and assistant controller with responsibilities including financial reporting, general accounting, tax and government liaison functions. John Lilley, promoted to director of Carrier Overhauls, will lead the effort to plan and conduct overhauls of aircraft carriers at NNS. A 26-year employee of NNS, Harold Paxton has been appointed to director of Carrier Construction. Mr. Paxton will be responsible for all carrier construction activities to include ship progress, schedules and performance. Tim Thomassy has been appointed to director of Business Development. Mr. Thomassy will identify and evaluate new business opportunities for NNS, as well as provide aircraft carrier and submarine engineering design and analysis support to the U.S. Navy customer and represent NNS with the Navy and other Department of Defense customers. Mike Wynn has been appointed director of CVN New Construction/Design, responsible for the non-nuclear design of the Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as well as CVN 77 and future aircraft carriers. Lockheed Martin Executive To Head Southwest Marine United States Marine Repair, Inc. (USMR) has appointed Monty W. Dickinson as president and general manager of its subsidiary, Southwest Marine (SWM), located in San Diego, Calif. Mr. Dickinson joins Southwest Marine following a 37-year career with Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics. He will fill the position previously held by B. Edward Ewing, now president and CEO of USMR. P&O Nedlloyd Has Positive 3Q P&O Nedlloyd has announced that cost saving measures and improved trade volume contributed to a 20% increase in third quarter profits, despite reduced rates and the continued negative impact of the Asian financial crisis. The company reported operating profits of $30 million for the third quarter compared to $25 million for the same period in 1997. Although there was a four percent reduction on revenues per TEU, an increase of 11 percent was experienced in this quarter’s throughput, which offset reduced rates, higher interest charges due to financing costs of new ships, and the negative effects of the Asian crisis. GL Ranked As Fourth Largest Classification Society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) recently announced that its core ship classification activities grew by 19 percent in 1997. Worldwide, 4,664 seagoing ships of 26.6 million GT were in GL class at the end of 1997, representing a 12 percent increase in tonnage over the previous year. A member of GL’s executive board, Rainer Schoendube, said, "Reckoned by the number of ships classed of over 300 GT, GL is now the fourth largest classification society." Mr. Schoendube also said that Germanischer Lloyd held nearly 50 percent of worldwide containership orders by number at the end of 1997. By TEU, the society now has 43 percent of all containerships in its class. ABB And IHI Form New Joint Company ABB Industry K.K. and Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (IHI) jointly established Turbo Systems United Co. Ltd. in October. The joint venture sells and services the full range of ABB and IHI turbochargers for marine and power plant use in Japan and Taiwan. Emphasis will be placed in the introduction of the new generation of ABB Turbochargers and the further development of after sales service capabilities. Kendschi Takeo has assumed the position of executive director and president. He previously served as chief engineer at IHI, having gained vast experience in international R&D projects in the field of gas turbines, jet engines and turbochargers. Oliver Riemenschneider has been appointed executive director and senior vice president, and is also responsible for after sales services business. Masashi Kimura has been appointed director and division manager of turbocharger business. He is responsible for sales of new turbochargers, application engineering and product support. BV Awards First VeriSTAR Machinery Notations Bureau Veritas has awarded the first certificates under its new risk-based classification system, VeriSTAR Machinery. Denmark’s Elite Shipping A/S and France’s SOCATRA were presented with certificates for ships certified with the new notation. VeriSTAR Machinery is a risk-based system which integrates the owner’s planned maintenance system with classification. Risk analyses are performed on the planned maintenance system to establish an acceptable risk level. The new system was launched in November in London. VeriSTAR Machinery has been tested in service on several different ships, and is designed to achieve more cost-effective operation and classification. BF Goodrich Merging With Coltec Industries BF Goodrich and Coltec Industries have announced plans to merge. Under the terms of a definitive agreement approved by the boards of both companies, Coltec shareholders will receive .56 shares of BF Goodrich common stock for each Coltec common share. Based on BF Goodrich’s closing price of $35.94 on Nov. 20, 1998, the transaction is currently valued at $20.13 per Coltec share, or a total of approximately $2.2 billion, including the assumption of Coltec debt. The companies expect to achieve minimum annual cost savings of approximately $60 million by 2001, with significant savings beginning in 1999. The transaction is expected to be completed by as early as spring 1999, and is subject to approval by shareholders of both companies, applicable regulatory authorities, and other customary conditions. Mobil Launches Water In Fuel Guarantee Mobil International Marine Fuels has become the first bunker supplier to offer a cash-back guarantee of low water content in its fuel oil. "Mobil guarantees a maximum water content of 0.5 percent in its fuel oil supplied at Singapore," says Iain White, Mobil manager for marine fuels and trading. "Anything more than that and we pay the buyer the difference." Heavy fuel products sold to the ISO 8217 standard are required to have a water content of less than 1.0 percent. Mobil is to guarantee a content of less than half of this for all its Singapore supplies. "Owners and charterers want the best price and the best quality. And they do not want disputes over quantities. Excess water in the fuel affects both price, quality and quantity. We are certain of the high quality of our product, and prepared to guarantee it," says White. Moran Announces Executive Appointments Edmond J. Moran, Jr., a Moran employee for 27 years, has been named a senior vice president and will oversee the company’s port operations and ship docking business based in 13 ports on the East and Gulf coasts of the United States. Gregory F. McGinty, a former Turecamo executive, has been named a senior vice president with responsibilities for business development and the company’s construction and repair activities. William P. Muller will remain president of the company’s Moran Services Corp. subsidiary and has also been named a senior vice president of Moran Towing Corp. with responsibility for the company’s marine transportation and contract towing operations. Peter J. Nistad, a former Turecamo executive, has been named a senior vice president with responsibility for port operations and ship docking in Southeastern and Gulf ports. According to Moran Towing Corp.’s CEO and president, Malcolm W. MacLeod, the management appointments and the company’s reorganization along functional lines "represent a major step forward in realizing the benefits that we envisioned from combining the Moran and Turecamo businesses." Cummins To Offer Case Credit Financing Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Case Credit Corporation have entered into an agreement through which Case Credit will make financing available for North American commercial marine customers building or repowering vessels powered by Cummins engines. "This is a ‘win-win’ situation for our customers, for Cummins and for Case Credit," said F. Joseph Loughrey, executive vice president and group president-industrial for Cummins. "It provides a full array of quality financing options for our customers, a value-added way to increase Cummins’ sales and a means for growing Case Credit’s portfolio."

International Transport Journal

Feature

Hartmut H. Menzel looks to niches of the future. Norasia's ambitions for the future are to find new niches and serve them better than its rivals.

Maritime

Hamburg Süd/Alian'a and CGM/Transroll will cooperate in the trade between North Europe and the South American east coast.
Columbus expands its service between North and South America.
KMTC reorganises its South Korea-Japan services.
Zim upgrades its feeder network to Asia via Colombo.
Unifeeder expands Baltic service to include more North European ports.
Andrew Weir/MacAndrews adds a connection to the Canary Islands.
The Taca lines have appealed to the European Court of First Instance, and are discussing a new trans-Atlantic agreement.
ANL-Container Line has started up, following CGM's takeover of ANL's liner shipping activities.
AEI has signed a preliminary agreement committing freight to FastShip vessels when they start in 2002.

Ports and Terminals

Seaports are essential parts of Europe's intermodal network, according to Dr J.M. Dekkers of Feport.
The land grant for Container Terminal 9 has been signed in Hong Kong.
ECT and RCT are jointly building a trimodal inland container terminal in Belgium.
Mitsui and NOL have started up a new container terminal in Vietnam.
The Mina Raysut/Salalah hub has been officially opened.

Aviation

LH Cargo: five years at Sharjah hub. Lufthansa's successful air cargo hub at Sharjah concentrates mainly on transit cargo.
LH Cargo was unable to repeat last year's good interim result in the first three quarters of this year.
Swissair Express is launched jointly by Swissair and Air One.
British Airways announces new flights out of London Gatwick.
Emirates prefers bilateral partnerships, despite the trend towards worldwide alliances.
SAS and All Nippon Airways enter a long-term partnership.
Nippon Express and FedEx will cooperate in express shipments out of Japan.
Deutsche Post has just announced that it will take over Danzas.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Hartmut H. Menzel looks to niches of the future. Norasia's ambitions for the future are to find new niches and serve them better than its rivals.

Maritime

Hamburg Süd/Alian'a and CGM/Transroll will cooperate in the trade between North Europe and the South American east coast.
Columbus expands its service between North and South America.
KMTC reorganises its South Korea-Japan services.
Zim upgrades its feeder network to Asia via Colombo.
Unifeeder expands Baltic service to include more North European ports.
Andrew Weir/MacAndrews adds a connection to the Canary Islands.
The Taca lines have appealed to the European Court of First Instance, and are discussing a new trans-Atlantic agreement.
ANL-Container Line has started up, following CGM's takeover of ANL's liner shipping activities.
AEI has signed a preliminary agreement committing freight to FastShip vessels when they start in 2002.

Ports and Terminals

Seaports are essential parts of Europe's intermodal network, according to Dr J.M. Dekkers of Feport.
The land grant for Container Terminal 9 has been signed in Hong Kong.
ECT and RCT are jointly building a trimodal inland container terminal in Belgium.
Mitsui and NOL have started up a new container terminal in Vietnam.
The Mina Raysut/Salalah hub has been officially opened.

Aviation

LH Cargo: five years at Sharjah hub. Lufthansa's successful air cargo hub at Sharjah concentrates mainly on transit cargo.
LH Cargo was unable to repeat last year's good interim result in the first three quarters of this year.
Swissair Express is launched jointly by Swissair and Air One.
British Airways announces new flights out of London Gatwick.
Emirates prefers bilateral partnerships, despite the trend towards worldwide alliances.
SAS and All Nippon Airways enter a long-term partnership.
Nippon Express and FedEx will cooperate in express shipments out of Japan.
Deutsche Post has just announced that it will take over Danzas.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Hartmut H. Menzel looks to niches of the future. Norasia's ambitions for the future are to find new niches and serve them better than its rivals.

Maritime

Hamburg Süd/Alian'a and CGM/Transroll will cooperate in the trade between North Europe and the South American east coast.
Columbus expands its service between North and South America.
KMTC reorganises its South Korea-Japan services.
Zim upgrades its feeder network to Asia via Colombo.
Unifeeder expands Baltic service to include more North European ports.
Andrew Weir/MacAndrews adds a connection to the Canary Islands.
The Taca lines have appealed to the European Court of First Instance, and are discussing a new trans-Atlantic agreement.
ANL-Container Line has started up, following CGM's takeover of ANL's liner shipping activities.
AEI has signed a preliminary agreement committing freight to FastShip vessels when they start in 2002.

Ports and Terminals

Seaports are essential parts of Europe's intermodal network, according to Dr J.M. Dekkers of Feport.
The land grant for Container Terminal 9 has been signed in Hong Kong.
ECT and RCT are jointly building a trimodal inland container terminal in Belgium.
Mitsui and NOL have started up a new container terminal in Vietnam.
The Mina Raysut/Salalah hub has been officially opened.

Aviation

LH Cargo: five years at Sharjah hub. Lufthansa's successful air cargo hub at Sharjah concentrates mainly on transit cargo.
LH Cargo was unable to repeat last year's good interim result in the first three quarters of this year.
Swissair Express is launched jointly by Swissair and Air One.
British Airways announces new flights out of London Gatwick.
Emirates prefers bilateral partnerships, despite the trend towards worldwide alliances.
SAS and All Nippon Airways enter a long-term partnership.
Nippon Express and FedEx will cooperate in express shipments out of Japan.
Deutsche Post has just announced that it will take over Danzas.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Hartmut H. Menzel looks to niches of the future. Norasia's ambitions for the future are to find new niches and serve them better than its rivals.

Maritime

Hamburg Süd/Alian'a and CGM/Transroll will cooperate in the trade between North Europe and the South American east coast.
Columbus expands its service between North and South America.
KMTC reorganises its South Korea-Japan services.
Zim upgrades its feeder network to Asia via Colombo.
Unifeeder expands Baltic service to include more North European ports.
Andrew Weir/MacAndrews adds a connection to the Canary Islands.
The Taca lines have appealed to the European Court of First Instance, and are discussing a new trans-Atlantic agreement.
ANL-Container Line has started up, following CGM's takeover of ANL's liner shipping activities.
AEI has signed a preliminary agreement committing freight to FastShip vessels when they start in 2002.

Ports and Terminals

Seaports are essential parts of Europe's intermodal network, according to Dr J.M. Dekkers of Feport.
The land grant for Container Terminal 9 has been signed in Hong Kong.
ECT and RCT are jointly building a trimodal inland container terminal in Belgium.
Mitsui and NOL have started up a new container terminal in Vietnam.
The Mina Raysut/Salalah hub has been officially opened.

Aviation

LH Cargo: five years at Sharjah hub. Lufthansa's successful air cargo hub at Sharjah concentrates mainly on transit cargo.
LH Cargo was unable to repeat last year's good interim result in the first three quarters of this year.
Swissair Express is launched jointly by Swissair and Air One.
British Airways announces new flights out of London Gatwick.
Emirates prefers bilateral partnerships, despite the trend towards worldwide alliances.
SAS and All Nippon Airways enter a long-term partnership.
Nippon Express and FedEx will cooperate in express shipments out of Japan.
Deutsche Post has just announced that it will take over Danzas.

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Tsakos warns bondholders NICK TSAKOS (phot0) has told junk-bond investors in US-listed Global Ocean Carriers (GOC) that the company faces a hostile market including delays in charter payments from the Far East. LNG cash squeeze Bergesen on the spot China woos its owners Bulk plans put on ice Writs issued Detentions, Bunkers & Casualties

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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

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

SHIPPING

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

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Stockholm

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

SHIPPING

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

Hamburg

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Sana'a/Hamburg

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

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

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

SHIPPING

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

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

PORTS

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

Bremen

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

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

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

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

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

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

(South China Morning Post)

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

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

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

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.

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