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December 15, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA simplifies box storage, handling rates
    New rate structure, to begin Jan 1, will save customers administrative costs
  • Sea-Land, Maersk Line shortlist 3 ports for US hub
  • Singtel cuts rates for Inmarsat services
Air and Land Transport
  • Thai Airways crash is not airport's fault, says manager
    Other planes landed safely during the six months instrument landing system was turned off
  • JAL, ANA to raise first, business class fares
  • Int'l air fares set to rise as airlines seek to cover costs
  • Hyundai aims to become world's No 9 carmaker
  • Saudi Arabian Airlines to sell 17 old planes
  • FedEx talks with pilots may stall over pay
  • Oman Air finalises lease deal
Features
  • Coping with dramatic changes
    Rate recovery plan sets rates at least US$900 higher per 40-foot container from next May 1

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA simplifies box storage, handling rates
    New rate structure, to begin Jan 1, will save customers administrative costs
  • Sea-Land, Maersk Line shortlist 3 ports for US hub
  • Singtel cuts rates for Inmarsat services
Air and Land Transport
  • Thai Airways crash is not airport's fault, says manager
    Other planes landed safely during the six months instrument landing system was turned off
  • JAL, ANA to raise first, business class fares
  • Int'l air fares set to rise as airlines seek to cover costs
  • Hyundai aims to become world's No 9 carmaker
  • Saudi Arabian Airlines to sell 17 old planes
  • FedEx talks with pilots may stall over pay
  • Oman Air finalises lease deal
Features
  • Coping with dramatic changes
    Rate recovery plan sets rates at least US$900 higher per 40-foot container from next May 1

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA simplifies box storage, handling rates
    New rate structure, to begin Jan 1, will save customers administrative costs
  • Sea-Land, Maersk Line shortlist 3 ports for US hub
  • Singtel cuts rates for Inmarsat services
Air and Land Transport
  • Thai Airways crash is not airport's fault, says manager
    Other planes landed safely during the six months instrument landing system was turned off
  • JAL, ANA to raise first, business class fares
  • Int'l air fares set to rise as airlines seek to cover costs
  • Hyundai aims to become world's No 9 carmaker
  • Saudi Arabian Airlines to sell 17 old planes
  • FedEx talks with pilots may stall over pay
  • Oman Air finalises lease deal
Features
  • Coping with dramatic changes
    Rate recovery plan sets rates at least US$900 higher per 40-foot container from next May 1

Sched Netweb site
  • Danzas to become logistics arm of Deutsche Post
  • IADA adjusts HK fees
  • NYK newbuilding arrives at Long Beach
  • 1999 opening for new Belgium terminal
  • HKSC warns against rate rises
  • Sea-Land and Maersk expand Suez service
  • Melbourne unaffected by Asian troubles
  • Fedex/Nippon Express to have joint service
  • Hong Kong air cargo services under review
  • Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral acquired by AMR Corp.
  • Continental Airlines orders Boeing 767-200ER

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 14, 1998
  • Possibly legal steps against participation in ECT
  • Maersk/Sea-Land announced finalists for US terminal
  • Johnny Saade lost first CMA-CGM case
  • JAL might join Oneworld alliance
  • Database poor quality ships needed
  • Boeing cancels 737 line at Long Beach

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • TACA revamps its operations
  • New suppliers emerge for textiles to US
  • Deutsche Post bid for Danzas outpaces USPS global moves
  • US nuclear curbs on subcontinent are questioned
  • FMC approves Sea-Land service between Puerto Rico and US
  • Saudi Arabia gets its own Internet service on Jan. 2
  • Macedonian truckers say Serb fees are linked to presence of NATO troops
  • Shipping industry needs to work on Y2K problem, US officials say
Transportation
  • STB refuses to allow regional rail expansion
  • CP Rail sees growth in operating income
  • Air express stocks fuel 6% gain in index
Maritime
  • Hong Kong shipowners' chief sees danger of overcapacity
  • Ship lines have a handle on millennium bug, but others may not
  • Pakistani shippers hit with rate hike on goods to US

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • TACA revamps its operations
  • New suppliers emerge for textiles to US
  • Deutsche Post bid for Danzas outpaces USPS global moves
  • US nuclear curbs on subcontinent are questioned
  • FMC approves Sea-Land service between Puerto Rico and US
  • Saudi Arabia gets its own Internet service on Jan. 2
  • Macedonian truckers say Serb fees are linked to presence of NATO troops
  • Shipping industry needs to work on Y2K problem, US officials say
Transportation
  • STB refuses to allow regional rail expansion
  • CP Rail sees growth in operating income
  • Air express stocks fuel 6% gain in index
Maritime
  • Hong Kong shipowners' chief sees danger of overcapacity
  • Ship lines have a handle on millennium bug, but others may not
  • Pakistani shippers hit with rate hike on goods to US

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • TACA revamps its operations
  • New suppliers emerge for textiles to US
  • Deutsche Post bid for Danzas outpaces USPS global moves
  • US nuclear curbs on subcontinent are questioned
  • FMC approves Sea-Land service between Puerto Rico and US
  • Saudi Arabia gets its own Internet service on Jan. 2
  • Macedonian truckers say Serb fees are linked to presence of NATO troops
  • Shipping industry needs to work on Y2K problem, US officials say
Transportation
  • STB refuses to allow regional rail expansion
  • CP Rail sees growth in operating income
  • Air express stocks fuel 6% gain in index
Maritime
  • Hong Kong shipowners' chief sees danger of overcapacity
  • Ship lines have a handle on millennium bug, but others may not
  • Pakistani shippers hit with rate hike on goods to US

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • MOL to Spins off Liner Marketing Division
  • Mitsubishi Logistics Opens Subsidiary in Pt. Klang
  • FedEx Places Drop Box at Convenience Store

urgente online pressweb site
  • Zamora puja por el eje ferroviario Portugal-España-Francia
  • Fomento destina el 92 por ciento de las inversiones PAIF al ferrocarril
  • Melilla, interesada en la totalidad del consorcio del puerto
  • Asturias tendrá una conexión aérea regular con Alemania
  • El puerto de Tarragona, de visita en Mercosur
  • Irizar entra en el mercado austriaco con Scania
  • Finnair, llamada al "olimpo" de la Oneworld
  • Penske le quita GE Plastics a Frans Maas

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Centre plans additional capacity for 11 major ports
  • 4-pronged strategy to boost excise collections proposed
  • PIL launches Kwangyang call on Red Sea run
  • Europe to scrap curbs on Basmati rice
  • Inflation down
  • Independent fabric processors to gain from new excise scheme
  • Indian chilli prices too hot for overseas buyers
  • CFS-Pune turns corner; expands operations
  • Trade with Chile moves up
  • RBI takes a fresh look at export credit procedures
  • KPT lining up Rs 1,419 cr private investment
  • Govt will be investor-friendly, assures PM
  • Textile policy in for delay
  • Export-import workshop
  • IMC meet with ICC Sec-Gen today
  • People & Placements
  • Soft loans for mills urged
  • Zim pact with Korean firm

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Imperial snaps up Safair for R230m
  • 'It's a nightmare' say Zim importers of new VAT border collections
  • Expect a boom in late 2000, says Ronnie Holtshausen
  • 'It's a nightmare'
  • New PE cold storage facility to open in April
  • Local producers consider anti-dumping measures as cheap chicken imports lurk
  • Portnet and Spoornet confirm Xmas hours
  • South African businessmen will have to pay up in Zimbabwe
  • Zim shippers fear imposition of fixed exchange rate
  • Cross Country opens Harare office
  • New product offers interactive insurance via the Internet
  • Costs cut
  • Exporter's guide will be out next year
  • Lufthansa extends partnerships to include medium-sized agents
  • Saldanha 'steels' itself for major contract
  • Lesotho needs to move economically closer to SA
  • PE hauliers sign up customers as Portnet monopoly crumbles
  • Low growth and inflexibility pare 350 000 jobs a year
  • Renfreight Circle sets up specialist book industry business unit
  • Liquidation of contractor won't halt building of RB dry dock
  • K-Line changes
  • 'Portnet Cartage played a part in container hostel'
  • SARS sets up helpline for queries on new BLNS border controls
  • Thriving dolphins expel port pollution concerns in RB
  • Customs on the alert as new proof of shipment rules come into force
  • Spoornet website gets top accolade
  • Zimbabwe switches oil source to Beira
  • Unidel unsettles West Africa operators
  • SA-sourced cargo is not a big part of what Unidel is chasing
  • Morgan Aviation loses court bid
  • Good start could fast-forward Customs EDI schedule

Marine Logweb site
  • Navy awards Ingalls $620 million destroyer contract
    Ingalls Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Litton Industries , has been awarded a $620 million contract to build two additional DDG 51 Class Aegis guided missile destroyers
  • Oslo market shipping and offshore shares follow oil price down
    After experiencing one of the best months ever in October, maritime shares on the Norwegian share market saw fortunes reversed in November, losing almost half the gains from the previous month
  • Oslo exchange investigates Ulstein dealings for possible insider trading
    The Oslo Stock Exchange is reportedly investigating Ulstein share transactions prior to the share being suspended and the takover by Vickers

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Shell wields axe to save $2.5bn a year
    Shell is to sell off part of its business and cut more jobs in an attempt to realise billion dollar cost-savings over the next two years, chairman Mark Moody-Stuart said yesterday.
  • Ocean Marine to be absorbed
    Owners covered for third party liability insurance through Ocean Marine Mutual are to be offered renewal terms by the Liverpool & London club when Ocean Marine ceases underwriting in February.
  • Tough times in junk bond market
    In a more gentlemanly age, the American sports writer Grantland Rice wrote that it was not whether you won or lost but how you played the game that mattered. It is doubtful whether this sentiment is shared by investors in the US junk bond market.
  • Asgard A departure is delayed
    Thruster complications which were uncovered during quayside testing have pushed back the departure of Statoil's Asgard A production vessel from Aker Stord by a further week.
  • Subic Bay plans $6.4m upgrade
    IMPROVING Subic Bay Free-port's port facilities will be a major priority of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority under its new chairman, Felicito Payumo.
  • Panama staff face early retirement
    MORE than 10% of the Panama Canal's 7,900 workers will retire by the end of December as part of a plan to make the waterway more efficient before the US hands it over to Panama, Reuters reports.
  • Carriers in London talks on Taca role
    A TOP-LEVEL meeting to discuss the future of the transatlantic container trades will convene today in London amid mixed views about the prospects for success.
  • SCI close to Japanese LNG deal
    SHIPPING Corporation of India is close to signing a joint venture with a top Japanese Liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel operator.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 14, 1998
  • IMO agrees cruise ship helipad exemption
    FORMAL Safety Assessment arguments have led the IMO to exempt passenger ships from the 1999 SOLAS requirement for helicopter landing areas.
  • Colombo assesses its competitive position
    COLOMBO Port is taking a hard look at its operations and tariffs in an effort to improve productivity, efficiency and competitiveness.
  • CP completes ANZDL purchase
    CANADIAN Pacific has completed the acquisition of Australia - New Zealand Direct Line from its two owners.
  • New Korean box port makes strong start
    KWANGYANG, South Korea's newest container port, has built up business quickly and now handles 18 containerships a week, mostly on routes to China and south-east Asia.
  • ICF to restructure
    THE board of Intercargo-Interfrigo, the Switzerland-based combined transport operator, has agreed to restructure the company.
  • IACS to maintain firm line
    CLASSIFICATION society managers will instruct their surveyors not to relax standards or acquiese to special pleading, the IACS council announced.
  • ECSA appoints new board
    THE European Community Shipowners' Association has appointed Denmark's Knud Pontopiddan president of its management board for 1999-2000.
  • Owens expands in Australia
    MAJOR NZ transport company Owens Group has expanded its Australian operations with the acquisition of Quality Container Management.
  • Philippines plan to promote domestic safety
    THE Philippine Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and Aboitiz Jebsen Bulk Transport (Abojeb) have agreed to promote higher domestic safety and management standards.
  • Docenave fined for flagging back to Brazil
    DOCENAVE, the Brazilian operator, has been fined $8m because it flagged two panamax bulkers, Docebeta and Docelotus, back to the Brazilian flag.
  • Indonesian instability 'a risk to shipping'
    SINGAPORE'S deputy prime minister has warned that further instability in Indonesia could affect the safety of vital sea lanes.
  • MarAd grants newbuilding loan to Brazilians
    ASTROMARITIMA, the Rio de Janeiro-based offshore supply vessel operator, is to become the first Brazilian shipping company to receive a loan from MarAd for a newbuilding.
  • P&O Nedlloyd returns to New Plymouth
    P&O Nedlloyd's New Zealand/Singapore shuttle will return to New Plymouth in January following the opening of a new container terminal.
  • Berlian Laju take-over 'not until next year'
    BERLIAN Laju Tanker's take-over of a 60 per cent stake in Indonesian state-run PNOC Shipping and Transport is unlikely to be completed before the end of this year.
  • Easing of cabotage rules worries Malaysian owners
    MALAYSIAN owners claim that the decision to allow foreign vessels to trade between local ports will hinder the development of a viable national merchant marine.
  • MOL raises Hong Kong presence
    JAPAN'S Mitsui OSK Lines will establish a Hong Kong company from April 1, 1999 to operate its unprofitable container unit.
  • Australian miners on strike
    AUSTRALIA'S coal industry has been disrupted by a nationwide 48-hour miners' strike over falling export prices.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • CCS lance un nouveau service rhénan depuis Zeebrugge
    Combined Container Service lancera le 4 janvier prochain un service fluvial régulier entre Zeebrugge et Emmerich, où les containers transportés seront transbordés sur d'autres services rhénans de CCS. Dans une première phase, trois départs seront assurés tous les quinze jours au départ de Zeebrugge (via Bruges, Gand et Terneuzen). Le nouveau service de CCS sera le cinquième assuré depuis Zeebrugge vers le Rhin. Est-ce nécessaire ou de trop?
  • Intercontainer va créer de nouvelles sociétés d'exploitation
    L'opérateur ferroviaire pan-européen Intercontainer-Interfrigo (ICF) a décidé de restructurer ses activités à partir de l'année prochaine et d'adopter la structure d'un holding. Cela se traduira par la création de filiales opérationnelles qui recouperont des routes européennes spécifiques. Cela doit conduire à son tour à une meilleure maîtrise des coûts et à une amélioration du service. La restructuration démarrera en février et prendra plusieurs mois à réaliser.
  • Pohl & Co s'allie à GeoLogistics dans la logistique du papier
    La société d'expédition Pohl & Co à Hambourg et la division allemande du groupe américain GeoLogistics (ex- LEP International) ont signé un accord d'alliance afin d'offrir des services logistiques intégrés à l'industie du papier. Les deux enteprises vont échanger leur savoir-faire et leurs ressources afin d'offrir un service de distribution couvrant toute la chaîne logistique de la papeterie aux usagers finaux, et ce pour une variété très importante de produits, qui vont du carton ondulé au papier d'imprimerie en passant par les papiers formatés.
  • C'est décidé: Prologis va acquérir Garonor
    La société américaine Prologis, qui exploite et loue des plates-formes de distribution, a annoncé qu'elle est arrivée à un accord pour la reprise de Garonor. Elle confirme ainsi notre information d'il y a un mois (LL du 6/11/98), selon laquelle ProLogis procédait à un audit de Garonor pour vérifier s'il n'y avait pas de cadavres dans les placards. L'opération coûtera au total 317 millions d'USD à ProLogis. Elle lui permettra de devenir un acteur majeur sur le marché européen des centres de stockage et de distibution en France et même en Europe.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Farmers calls for action on MUA "power struggle"
    THE New South Wales Farmers' Association has called on the state government to intervene in what it describes as "a power struggle" within the Sydney branch of Maritime Union of Australia (MUA).
    The Association's industrial spokesman, Duncan Fraser, claimed yesterday that the power struggle is extracting a big cost from the people of New South Wales.
    Mr Fraser said that while reforms in other ports since the crippling strike earlier this year had in many cases exceeded expectations, Sydney languished "while one or two selfish individuals from the MUA secured their futures."
    "The power struggle is simply entrenching the bad old days of the MUA in Sydney," he said.
  • ITF honours lost seafarers
    THE International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) will contribute US$500,000 to an international memorial to seafarers which will be erected in London.
    According to the ITF over 2,200 seafarers die every year at work, making seafaring second only to fishing among the most dangerous occupations in the world.
    The memorial to the thousands of workers lost at sea every year is to be erected by a Trust Fund being established by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
    The new London landmark will be situated at the IMO's headquarters on Albert Embankment.
  • Criminals target shipping
    CRIMINALS targeting the shipping industry by trying to pass off fake office licenses as real have struck again according to shipping authorities in Vanuatu.
    Vanuatu has apparently again discovered a fake license and has taken prompt action against the holder who could be fined up to US$10,000.
    Don Sheetz, the executive vice-president of the Vanuatu registry's operational arm, Vanuatu Maritime Services Ltd (VMSL), said that intense scrutiny of all new documents presented to its New York office continues to pay off.
    "These criminals will not succeed as long as we and other registries continue this high level of scrutiny and exchange of information," Mr Sheetz said.

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 14, 1998
  • ACL Appoints Chief Operating Officer
    Atlantic Container Line said that company executive vice president Andrew Abbott will be promoted to COO from January 1, 1999. Abbott, who has worked for ACL since 1977 will be responsible for all day-to-day business reporting directly to Olive Rakkenes, president and CEO, the company said in a statement.
  • China Boosts Export Tax Rebate For Shipbuilders
    China's State Bureau of Taxation reportedly raised export tax rebates for ships to 16 percent from 14 percent in a move to boost exports effective October 1, 1998. The rebate hike means shipbuilders, among the sectors in China hardest hit by currency devaluations of Asian competitors, will get back all but one percent of the 17 percent value-added tax the government imposes on exports.
  • Sea-Land, Maersk Pick Three Port Finalists
    Sea-Land Service Inc. and Maersk Inc. have named Halifax, Nova Scotia, New York/New Jersey and Baltimore, Maryland, as finalists for an East Coast super port. The carriers said in a statement they are still reviewing if one megaport is the most effective option or if volumes should be spread over more than one northeast port facility.
  • EU Clears BP, Amoco Merger; U.S. FTC Up Next
    The European Commission gave its blessing to a merger between British Petroleum Plc and Amoco Corp. after the U.S. firm pre-empted antitrust concerns by selling its European polyisobutylene business. The merger was valued at $49 billion when it was announced in August. The merger must still obtain approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
  • Coflexip Stena Completes Pipeline Job Off California
    Coflexip Stena Offshore announced that one of its U.S. entities, Coflexip Stena Offshore Inc. (CSOI), has completed the Exxon Harmony Heritage pipeline. This was the first use of the new CSO MJ-Lay (modular J-Lay) spread, designed by the Group and announced in October 1997.  The project, located offshore California in approximately 300 m water depth, entailed the installation of a steel gas pipeline between the Heritage and the Harmony platforms. The 12-in. diameter line was initiated by a J-tube pull and terminated with a steel catenary riser (SCR). There was a total of 13 km of pipe installed with a diversity of coatings.
  • Baker Hughes Appoints O'Donnell
    John "Andy" O'Donnell was appointed vice president for business process development for Baker Hughes Inc. His responsibilities will include managing Project Renaissance, an enterprise-wide effort to help Baker Hughes achieve cost savings by streamlining internal business processes, which was announced in 1997.

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PORTS
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
In the first half of 2026, Trieste, Venice, Ravenna and Ancona will remain at around 819 thousand TEUs: growth in the basin will come from Koper and Rijeka
PORTS
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
PORTS
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
PORTS
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
PORTS
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
SHIPYARDS
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
ACCIDENTS
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
ACCIDENTS
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
COMPANIES
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
CRUISES
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
PORTS
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
PORTS
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
ACCIDENTS
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
INFRASTRUCTURE
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
TRANSPORTATION
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
PORTS
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
AIRPORTS
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
PORTS
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
ACCIDENTS
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
COMPANIES
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
PORTS
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
CRUISES
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
PORTS
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
TRUCKING
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
PORTS
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
PORTS
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
EDITORIAL
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
SHIPPING
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
ACCIDENTS
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
PORTS
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
TRUCKING
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
SEAFARERS
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
SHIPPING
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
SHIPYARDS
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
SHIPPING
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
EDUCATION
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
PORTS
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
PORTS
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
SHIPPING
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
PORTS
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
PORTS
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
SHIPPING
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
TRADE
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
SAFETY & SECURITY
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
PORTS
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
SHIPPING
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
ACCIDENTS
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
PORTS
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
SHIPPING
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
SHIPPING
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
PORTS
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
SHIPPING
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
COMPANIES
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
PORTS
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
JOBS
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
PORTS
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
SHIPPING
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
SHIPPING
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
CELEBRATION
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
JOBS
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
HEALTHCARE
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
PORTS
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
AWARDS
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
TRANSPORTATION
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
LOGISTICS
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
SHIPPING
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
PORTS
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
PORTS
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
MARITIME SERVICES
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
PORTS
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
SHIPPING
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
SHIPPING
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
EDUCATION
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
PUBLICATIONS
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
SHIPPING
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
INFRASTRUCTURE
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
ECONOMY
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
ACCIDENTS
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
SHIPYARDS
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
SHIPPING
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
DEFENCE
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
LAW
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
PORTS
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
PORTS
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
PORTS
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
PORTS
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
LOGISTICS
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
PORTS
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
PORTS
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
CRUISES
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
LOGISTICS
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
MEETINGS
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
ACCIDENTS
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
SHIPPING
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
YACHTING
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
SAFETY & SECURITY
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
JOBS
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
YACHTING
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
MEETINGS
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
COMPANIES
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
PORTS
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
PORTS
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
SHIPPING
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
MEETINGS
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
PORTS
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
MEETINGS
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
TRUCKING
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
SHIPYARDS
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
ACCIDENTS
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
PORTS
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
TRUCKING
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
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