testata inforMARE
Cerca
13 September 2026 - Year XXX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
20:24 GMT+2
LinkedInXFacebook
BRIEFS
November 12, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Former S'pore Cosco chief named group's president
    He will lead conglomerate's reorganisation to gain more autonomy
  • Congestion surcharge imposed on Madras stays
  • Italian firm to study major Manila port project
  • K Line's pre-tax profit down, hit by higher operating costs
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL accepts Cathay's initial proposal for capital injection
    Work on rehabilitation plan for airline expected to take many weeks
  • Rivals urge US govt to reject BA-American deal
  • SIA to increase capacity on services to China
  • Boeing snatches back lead in aircraft orders from Airbus
  • Airbus forecasts 50% market share for this year
  • Auckland Airport passenger traffic up
  • FedEx to expand trucking operations if pilots strike
Features
  • Fruit of a worldwide effort
    Sept 11 launch of SIA's new product and service features came from two years of intensive research and work
Columns
  • Knud I Larsen director reflects on shipping's biggest changes

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Former S'pore Cosco chief named group's president
    He will lead conglomerate's reorganisation to gain more autonomy
  • Congestion surcharge imposed on Madras stays
  • Italian firm to study major Manila port project
  • K Line's pre-tax profit down, hit by higher operating costs
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL accepts Cathay's initial proposal for capital injection
    Work on rehabilitation plan for airline expected to take many weeks
  • Rivals urge US govt to reject BA-American deal
  • SIA to increase capacity on services to China
  • Boeing snatches back lead in aircraft orders from Airbus
  • Airbus forecasts 50% market share for this year
  • Auckland Airport passenger traffic up
  • FedEx to expand trucking operations if pilots strike
Features
  • Fruit of a worldwide effort
    Sept 11 launch of SIA's new product and service features came from two years of intensive research and work
Columns
  • Knud I Larsen director reflects on shipping's biggest changes

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Former S'pore Cosco chief named group's president
    He will lead conglomerate's reorganisation to gain more autonomy
  • Congestion surcharge imposed on Madras stays
  • Italian firm to study major Manila port project
  • K Line's pre-tax profit down, hit by higher operating costs
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL accepts Cathay's initial proposal for capital injection
    Work on rehabilitation plan for airline expected to take many weeks
  • Rivals urge US govt to reject BA-American deal
  • SIA to increase capacity on services to China
  • Boeing snatches back lead in aircraft orders from Airbus
  • Airbus forecasts 50% market share for this year
  • Auckland Airport passenger traffic up
  • FedEx to expand trucking operations if pilots strike
Features
  • Fruit of a worldwide effort
    Sept 11 launch of SIA's new product and service features came from two years of intensive research and work
Columns
  • Knud I Larsen director reflects on shipping's biggest changes

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Former S'pore Cosco chief named group's president
    He will lead conglomerate's reorganisation to gain more autonomy
  • Congestion surcharge imposed on Madras stays
  • Italian firm to study major Manila port project
  • K Line's pre-tax profit down, hit by higher operating costs
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL accepts Cathay's initial proposal for capital injection
    Work on rehabilitation plan for airline expected to take many weeks
  • Rivals urge US govt to reject BA-American deal
  • SIA to increase capacity on services to China
  • Boeing snatches back lead in aircraft orders from Airbus
  • Airbus forecasts 50% market share for this year
  • Auckland Airport passenger traffic up
  • FedEx to expand trucking operations if pilots strike
Features
  • Fruit of a worldwide effort
    Sept 11 launch of SIA's new product and service features came from two years of intensive research and work
Columns
  • Knud I Larsen director reflects on shipping's biggest changes

Sched Netweb site
  • September's external trade figures released
  • APSA succeeds in resisting new THCs
  • New cranes for Santos
  • U-Freight opens in Vancouver
  • Asian Sources and ACS form new partnership
  • EVA predicts rise in cargo transportation
  • ATA applauds passage of international treaty
  • Avia Presto experiences huge growth in cargo handling

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 1998
  • American Airlines not to Amsterdam and Moskou
  • Nedlloyd pools forces with Dan in UK
  • Sea-Land to charter Greek ships
  • KLM in alliance with Air Alps Aviation
  • Eleven percent ECT growth
  • Demand to close Amsterdam runway in bad weather

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Safari to Enhance Service by Cutting Transit Times
  • HMM Extends Transatlantic Service Pact With MSC
  • Sea Containers' Earnings for 3rd Quarter Rise 35%

Marine Logweb site
  • European Commission to monitor newbuilding prices for unfair competition
    The European Commission's DGIII Directorate has published an invitation to tender for services to monitor the shipbuilding market in 1999 and to provide monthly, mid-term and final reports on the newbuilding contracts concluded in the period.
  • Daewoo set for $400 million cable ship order
    Daewoo Heavy Industries is reportedly poised to sign a contract to build l3 cable-laying vessels worth US$400 million.
  • GD completes take-over of NASSCO
    General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has completed its purchase of NASSCO Holdings Inc.
  • Friede Goldman files for NYSE listing
    Friede Goldman International Inc. has filed an Original Listing Application for the New York Stock Exchange. The company's proposed first day of trading on the NYSE is December 1, 1998, and the company's new trading symbol will be "FGI."

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Threat to transatlantic trade fuels renewed crisis for lines
    OCEAN carriers could find themselves on the frontline of a threatened transatlantic trade war, with dozens of European products targeted for punitive duties by the US, which is taking unilateral action over the European Union's banana import regime.
  • Holt names ACL board candidates
    TWO directors of Atlantic Container Line will be retained on the board that major shareholder Holt Group is proposing, writes Janet Porter.
  • US exports to Asia down 11%
    CARGO imbalances across the Pacific are worsening, with US containerised exports to Asia continuing to shrink while imports keep growing.
  • Bremen brokers create new firm
    BREMEN insurance enterprises Lampe & Schierenbeck and Buse & Schwartze have merged.
  • Cargill grain buyout to have worldwide repercussions
    A sense of inevitability surrounds Cargill's proposed buyout of Continental Grain's worldwide commodity busines.
  • German class society predicts 15,000 teu ships
    GERMANISCHER Lloyd has predicted that a new generation of containership leviathans are set to ply the world's trade routes in a little over 10 years, with nearly double the teu capacity of the current largest containership.
  • Hull premiums set for substantial rise
    SHIPOWNERS have been warned by a Norwegian expert they face substantial increases in hull insurance premiums, as marine insurers come to terms with heavy losses.
  • Storebrand profits hit by unrest in market
    NORWEGIAN insurance company Storebrand has blamed capital market unrest for a 37% erosion in nine-month consolidated profit, but said it was still financially strong.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 1998
  • Salvarani quits EU safety post
    ROBERTO Salvarani, for seven years the head of the Europe's maritime safety campaign, has left his post to take charge of the transport directorate's Trans-European Network programme.
  • Sea Containers buys ferry business
    SEA Containers has announced it has signed a contract to acquire another ferry business, but "the company and the vendor have agreed to keep the transaction confidential until closing."
  • Italian second register attracts 200 ships
    MORE than 200 ships have applied to join the Italian International Register, according to Confitarma, the Italian owners' association.
  • Tea-for-oil deal resumed
    SRI Lanka is to buy $10-12m worth of oil from Iraq, and will resume sales of Ceylon tea, under a barter deal struck by a Colombo delegation that visited Baghdad last week.
  • Italian inland cruising expands
    INTEREST in cruising on Italy's inland waterways is growing, following the development of cruises on the River Po by a Swiss operator.
  • Subic Bay set to beat targets
    SUBIC Bay freeport has posted Pesos139m ($3.6m) in revenue for the first nine months of 1998, and looks set to beat this year's target revenue.
  • Philippines 'fines' SGS
    PHILIPPINES Customs Bureau is to deduct penalties for alleged valuation errors committed by Societe Generale de Surveillance from the firm's fee for next year.
  • Marine underwriting losses 'inevitable'
    SEVERE underwriting losses are now inevitable, according to Norway's Central Union of Marine Underwriters.
  • Shore jobs threatened claim owners
    FAILURE to develop an attractive career path will jeopardise the seafaring expertise needed to maintain related shore-based industries, Glasgow owners warned.
  • Port Klang terminals form alliance
    TWO of Port Klang's three container terminals have agreed a "strategic and operational alliance" to offer their services under a new "North Port" title.
  • Strike hits Hanjin shipyards
    WORKERS at South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries started an indefinite strike yesterday.
  • FESCO plans $500m fleet renewal
    RUSSIA'S Far Eastern Shipping Co is planning to spend $500m to renew its fleet.
  • Knud I Larsen debts dwarf assets
    DANISH shipping company Knud I Larsen, which suspended debt repayments on October 28, has debts of Dkr1.57bn ($240m), while assets come to only Dkr 90m.
  • Cruise lines bewildered by booking slowdown
    CRUISE lines are reported to be bewildered by a slowing in bookings in the US market this winter.
  • Algoma hit by grain dearth
    LOWER grain shipments on the Great Lakes, increased shiprepair costs and depressed earnings have hit the third quarter results of Ontario-based Algoma Central Corp.
  • MUA claims Geraldton conspiracy
    A PLAN to sack wharfies in the Western Australian port of Geraldton is being tackled head on by the Maritime Union which is lodging conspiracy charges.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • VCA in deep over surcharge
    The Victorian Channels Authority is searching for a more effective method of charging users of the recently deepened channels of the port of Geelong, following a virtual boycott by bulk trades operators which has seen larger vessels staying away in droves.
    Early this year after the $35 million project was completed, the VCA declared a new channel depth of 12.3 metres -- 1.3 metres deeper than previously -- and established a differential pricing structure to reflect use of the increased depth.
  • Botany back on even keel
    Productivity at Port Botany container terminals has returned to levels experienced prior to the dispute over the removal of crane chasers.
    All sources agree that the situation has improved over the past week, but stressed the need for those levels to be sustained.
    The commercial director of the New South Wales Road Transport Association, Terry Dene, confirmed that the level of complaints from his members had fallen, and has been taken as a sign of the general improvement in the situation.
    Truck operators have been among the most forceful critics of the Port Botany facilities.
  • Court to hear MUA claim
    The Federal Court will hold a hearing for the Maritime Union of Australia on Wednesday to assess its application for an injunction to stop the Geraldton Port Authority from making its stevedoring workforce redundant.
    The GPA, which has licensed Cooperative Bulk Handling, P&O Ports and WA Mercentile, to provide stevedoring at the port, will end its involvement in stevedoring on 31 December.
    The port has offered voluntary redundancies to its stevedoring workers and those who do not take up this option will be placed on the state government redeployment list.
    The MUA is modelling its action on its court case against Patrick Stevedores earlier this year.
  • Rail puts Toll ahead
    Transport giant, the Toll Group, told shareholders at yesterday's annual general meeting that group trading for the first four months of the 1998-99 financial year was above forecast and significantly ahead of the comparable period in the previous financial year.
    Toll managing director Paul Little said the performance of the Long Distance division had exceeded expectations, particularly its rail operations which continue to benefit from the restructure and cost reduction programs.
  • AWB backs private rail, but …
    One of the rail freight industry's biggest customers, the Australian Wheat Board, has thrown its support behind further privatisation of Australia's rail operations, saying the removal of regulation has lowered costs and improved Australia's international grain competitiveness.
    However, AWB representatives told a public hearing in Melbourne this week that issues associated with rail access, investment and infrastructure, and service and pricing levels still needed to be resolved.
    The AWB, which was giving evidence before the Productivity Commission inquiry into the "Progress in Rail Reform", also ruled out becoming a freight train owner and/or operator in the short-term.

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 1998
  • Daewoo Wins $400M Order
    Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. has reportedly won a $400 million order to build 13 cable laying vessels for the CTR Group Ltd. of the United States.
  • EU Probes Capacity At Kvaerner's German Yard
    The European Commission is reportedly investigating whether the German Warnow Werft shipyard owned by Norway's Kvaerner is complying with capacity limits in return for EU subsidies.
  • P&O Nedlloyd Agrees To Cheaper Crew Deal
    P&O Nedlloyd has reportedly reached an agreement with seafarers' unions about its plans to replace 330 British and New Zealand seaman with cheaper crew.
  • CEFOR Warns Of Marine Insurance Losses
    The managing director of Norway's Central Union of Marine Underwriters (CEFOR), Tore Forsmo, reportedly warned insurers that losses are inevitable in marine insurance this year and premium rates must be raised to reflect exposures.
  • IUA Formally Launched After LIRMA Vote
    The International Underwriting Association of London (IUA) was formally launched after members of The London International Insurance and Reinsurance Market Association (LIRMA) voted in favor of a merger with the Institute of London Underwriters (ILU).
  • Worldscale Predicts Rates Will Fall In 1999
    Worldscale flat rates for oil tankers will reportedly fall by between five and seven percent next year.
  • Holt Group Wants To Take Active Role In ACL
    Privately-owned U.S. stevedoring and shipping company The Holt Group Inc. will reportedly propose taking a more active role in Atlantic Container Line AB.
  • Oslo Frets About Plans To Tow Ex-Soviet Warship
    Norway reportedly expressed concern about Russian plans to tow a rusting aircraft carrier, formerly the pride of the Soviet fleet, past its coast this winter bound for an Indian scrapyard.
  • U.S. Oil Industry Hopes For Asian Recovery By 2000
    The worst of Asia's economic woes could be over and a recovery could be under way by 2000, top U.S. oil executives, meeting at a major industry conference in San Francisco, Calif. reported. And they agreed that the oil industry -- the first industry outside Asia to suffer when Asian currencies and economies began crumbling in 1997 -- will still be in dismal shape if an Asian recovery doesn't start to take place by then.
  • Chevron Sale Marks End Of California Offshore Oil Saga
    Chevron Corp. reportedly agreed to sell its share of the Point Arguello offshore oil project -- the center of a decade-long fight with environmentalists in the 1980s and early 1990s -- along with the rest of its California offshore properties. The sale to privately held Venoco Inc. marks the end of a long saga for Chevron that began in 1981 with one of the largest U.S. offshore finds ever, off the California resort city of Santa Barbara, and led to a landmark struggle between the oil industry and environmentalists.

›››File
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 Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
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
(Interfax)
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.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile