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June 17, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Jakarta to open 3 sea lanes for int'l passage
    North-south lanes will also allow overhead flights along the designated routes
  • MPA takes over distress calls on radio channel
  • Patrick reaches pact with unions to end dock dispute
  • HK-based firm in talks on a few Wuhan port projects
Air and Land Transport
  • Rudder control problems found in 7 Boeing jets
    About 10% of aircraft, or 140 planes, have been inspected by US aviation agency
  • SIA to shift focus of Tata venture
  • UPS launches Internet delivery service for documents
  • PAL trying to avoid financial collapse
  • Qantas increases flights to Manila
  • Airlines dumping excess capacity in Australia: Qantas
Features
  • Port state inspections should be standardised
    A clearer idea of what is required in ship inspections would be helpful for all concerned
Columns
  • Time running out for industry to deal with Millennium Bug

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Jakarta to open 3 sea lanes for int'l passage
    North-south lanes will also allow overhead flights along the designated routes
  • MPA takes over distress calls on radio channel
  • Patrick reaches pact with unions to end dock dispute
  • HK-based firm in talks on a few Wuhan port projects
Air and Land Transport
  • Rudder control problems found in 7 Boeing jets
    About 10% of aircraft, or 140 planes, have been inspected by US aviation agency
  • SIA to shift focus of Tata venture
  • UPS launches Internet delivery service for documents
  • PAL trying to avoid financial collapse
  • Qantas increases flights to Manila
  • Airlines dumping excess capacity in Australia: Qantas
Features
  • Port state inspections should be standardised
    A clearer idea of what is required in ship inspections would be helpful for all concerned
Columns
  • Time running out for industry to deal with Millennium Bug

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Jakarta to open 3 sea lanes for int'l passage
    North-south lanes will also allow overhead flights along the designated routes
  • MPA takes over distress calls on radio channel
  • Patrick reaches pact with unions to end dock dispute
  • HK-based firm in talks on a few Wuhan port projects
Air and Land Transport
  • Rudder control problems found in 7 Boeing jets
    About 10% of aircraft, or 140 planes, have been inspected by US aviation agency
  • SIA to shift focus of Tata venture
  • UPS launches Internet delivery service for documents
  • PAL trying to avoid financial collapse
  • Qantas increases flights to Manila
  • Airlines dumping excess capacity in Australia: Qantas
Features
  • Port state inspections should be standardised
    A clearer idea of what is required in ship inspections would be helpful for all concerned
Columns
  • Time running out for industry to deal with Millennium Bug

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Jakarta to open 3 sea lanes for int'l passage
    North-south lanes will also allow overhead flights along the designated routes
  • MPA takes over distress calls on radio channel
  • Patrick reaches pact with unions to end dock dispute
  • HK-based firm in talks on a few Wuhan port projects
Air and Land Transport
  • Rudder control problems found in 7 Boeing jets
    About 10% of aircraft, or 140 planes, have been inspected by US aviation agency
  • SIA to shift focus of Tata venture
  • UPS launches Internet delivery service for documents
  • PAL trying to avoid financial collapse
  • Qantas increases flights to Manila
  • Airlines dumping excess capacity in Australia: Qantas
Features
  • Port state inspections should be standardised
    A clearer idea of what is required in ship inspections would be helpful for all concerned
Columns
  • Time running out for industry to deal with Millennium Bug

Sched Netweb site
  • WTSA announced three-tiered rate increase
  • Yang Ming aiming for China service
  • MISC takes delivery of two newbuildings
  • Kelang Port Management Board maintains P2 rating
  • Workers worried about Philippine privatisation plans
  • NY/NJ supports rail purchase
  • DHL predicts growth despite slowdown
  • China Airlines fails in bid for new air routes
  • Thai government reduce sell off

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 16, 1998
  • The Netherlands wants European overtaking prohibition for trucks
  • Agreement Ingram Micro with Bax Global
  • Call for Belgian Railroads' CEO dismissal
  • Internatio-Müller buys BP chemical distribution
  • Joint venture Belgian stevedore in Latvia
  • Agreement on Smit Harbor Towage Services

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Atlantic lines win a round vs. EU
  • Traders face crunch as GSP expires, for now
  • Unions to vote on fee cut
  • Customs brokers dish up more services as Mod Act changes importing business
  • LTL truckers spin their wheels even in a very good economy
  • Union Pacific makes a little headway in clearing up congestion
  • GeoLogistics Corp. buying Caribbean Air
  • BAX Global opens office Switzerland
  • Swiss railroad plans mobile phone-free zones
  • Yangming to expand fleet with Korean yard deal
  • InsWeb introduces online insurance shopping for Utah residents
  • GM Canada's new truck line may be hit by strikes
  • Japan government report blames others for Asia economic trouble
  • Lugar predicts China MFN will survive overturn effort
Transportation
  • German minister blasts Austria for Brenner Pass protests
  • Leading freight forwarder targets logistics
  • Greyhound unveils priority package service in Southeast
  • Teamsters union, Preston agree to 5-year contract
  • Philippine Airlines fires 5,000 workers as rival takes wing
  • World Cup soccer software brings you the game without the hooligans
Maritime
  • Pilots file action against LA
  • Costa Rica seeks port project investors
  • Huang returns to Evergreen America
  • EVA hits airways to Los Angeles
  • Australian peace comes at a cost
  • Containers turned into houses in Guam
  • Hamburg seeks revamp in face of competition, but employees fret
  • Hong Kong launches port, maritime board
  • Yang Ming expands fleet and alliance ties

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Atlantic lines win a round vs. EU
  • Traders face crunch as GSP expires, for now
  • Unions to vote on fee cut
  • Customs brokers dish up more services as Mod Act changes importing business
  • LTL truckers spin their wheels even in a very good economy
  • Union Pacific makes a little headway in clearing up congestion
  • GeoLogistics Corp. buying Caribbean Air
  • BAX Global opens office Switzerland
  • Swiss railroad plans mobile phone-free zones
  • Yangming to expand fleet with Korean yard deal
  • InsWeb introduces online insurance shopping for Utah residents
  • GM Canada's new truck line may be hit by strikes
  • Japan government report blames others for Asia economic trouble
  • Lugar predicts China MFN will survive overturn effort
Transportation
  • German minister blasts Austria for Brenner Pass protests
  • Leading freight forwarder targets logistics
  • Greyhound unveils priority package service in Southeast
  • Teamsters union, Preston agree to 5-year contract
  • Philippine Airlines fires 5,000 workers as rival takes wing
  • World Cup soccer software brings you the game without the hooligans
Maritime
  • Pilots file action against LA
  • Costa Rica seeks port project investors
  • Huang returns to Evergreen America
  • EVA hits airways to Los Angeles
  • Australian peace comes at a cost
  • Containers turned into houses in Guam
  • Hamburg seeks revamp in face of competition, but employees fret
  • Hong Kong launches port, maritime board
  • Yang Ming expands fleet and alliance ties

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Atlantic lines win a round vs. EU
  • Traders face crunch as GSP expires, for now
  • Unions to vote on fee cut
  • Customs brokers dish up more services as Mod Act changes importing business
  • LTL truckers spin their wheels even in a very good economy
  • Union Pacific makes a little headway in clearing up congestion
  • GeoLogistics Corp. buying Caribbean Air
  • BAX Global opens office Switzerland
  • Swiss railroad plans mobile phone-free zones
  • Yangming to expand fleet with Korean yard deal
  • InsWeb introduces online insurance shopping for Utah residents
  • GM Canada's new truck line may be hit by strikes
  • Japan government report blames others for Asia economic trouble
  • Lugar predicts China MFN will survive overturn effort
Transportation
  • German minister blasts Austria for Brenner Pass protests
  • Leading freight forwarder targets logistics
  • Greyhound unveils priority package service in Southeast
  • Teamsters union, Preston agree to 5-year contract
  • Philippine Airlines fires 5,000 workers as rival takes wing
  • World Cup soccer software brings you the game without the hooligans
Maritime
  • Pilots file action against LA
  • Costa Rica seeks port project investors
  • Huang returns to Evergreen America
  • EVA hits airways to Los Angeles
  • Australian peace comes at a cost
  • Containers turned into houses in Guam
  • Hamburg seeks revamp in face of competition, but employees fret
  • Hong Kong launches port, maritime board
  • Yang Ming expands fleet and alliance ties

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • ANERA Liftings Maintain Two-Digit Increase
  • RCL Upgrades North Asia Services
  • UPS, NCA Ink Code-Sharing Pact
  • Carriers to Impose Chennai Surcharge

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Giant container crane returns to Port of Seattle's Terminal 18
  • Bothell boat builder expands line
  • UPS chairman claims Europe will be vibrant free trade zone
  • DOT awards 39 ship contracts with U.S. maritime companies
  • Sea-Land to crew vessels for American reserve fleet

urgente online pressweb site
  • El Gobierno liquida la deuda de 1996 con Trasmediterránea
  • Finanzauto-Manutención traslada sus oficinas a localidad madrileña de Arganda
  • British Airways planifica un tren que una el aeropuerto de Londres con París
  • La carga aérea, en Fitrans'98
  • El Jetstream utilizará pistas de gravilla en Australia

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 16, 1998
  • The Bombay Custom House Agents' Association
  • CHA employees' strike continues
  • Duty rollback should be on select items: AIAI
  • Grand Alliance improved schedule
  • Ircon Int'l gets mini ratna status
  • Hegde moots Cabinet panel
  • Modvat curb to hit cos
  • Pending port projects to get MoST approval
  • First cargo centre for perishables inaugurated at Delhi
  • Guidelines for ship-breaking on the anvil
  • 2nd SAARC Trade Fair to be held in Colombo

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Interest rates hike dashes hopes of early upturn
  • Lines and Portnet set up crisis-solving forum
  • Manica absorbs Saftainer
  • Corrupt customs officials accused of targeting even honest shippers
  • Growing OEL moves into bigger Durban offices
  • Kien Hung sails directly from Japan to improve turnaround for Delta
  • 'Our country needs dreamers'
  • Video spells out the impact of Millennium Bug
  • New company launches overborder war and riots cover
  • Aggressive rail marketing challenges road transport
  • Transnet gets ready for rocky ride with trade unions
  • New Angolan port rules place heavier burden on shipping lines Receivers relieved of the cost of retrieving containers
  • ALS vessels change names
  • VW deal revs up PE freight industry
  • Insurance company protects forwarder against risky clients
  • NOL looks at north-south trade potential
  • Reddy to head up SCI
  • Spoornet won't compromise on quality in affirmative action drive, says Le Roux
  • British Standards buys into SA inspection company
  • Gama will talk on private involvement in ports at Reunion conference
  • New GSA will serve SAA/DHL joint venture
  • Trainers wanted!
  • Upgraded West Africa service gets moving
  • Dangerous goods transporters need clarity as DoT develops new set of codes
  • Policies may not cover road carriers in full
  • Airports Company dumps La Mercy idea
  • Ethiopia-bound cargo switches to Djibouti amid simmering tensions
  • ICS names prize-winners
  • RB invests R50-m in piling
  • Voigt celebrates 'multi-national' birthday
  • Griffin buy-out will give Grincor greater flexibility
  • Some desperate shippers switch to airfreight as port delays persist
  • Cargocare gears up for export drive
  • Groupage operator claims unfair competition on Tanzanian route
  • KWE takes on major perishable exporter
  • MITB will guide companies through new labour legislation
  • New Maputo Corridor launches first one-stop border permit
  • Alliance Air welcomes departure of Air Tanzania
  • Freight statement needs 'independent authority'
  • Industry awareness programme reaches out to school-leavers
  • Airlink web-page offers 'unique' consol info
  • Compu-Clearing moves into consumables
  • El Al will stay grounded on Saturdays
  • Lufthansa exceeds profit expectations
  • SAA names possible strategic partners
  • TNT scoops First National contract
  • GEX switches to East London
  • Independent regulator could save R22-m a year in airline fuel bills
  • MOL revs up Super Express Service to offer weekly Shanghai, West Africa frequency
  • Airports Company looks at equity partnerships in unnamed overborder states
  • Zimbabwe's airfreight rates take a tumble ...but shippers are deeply unhappy with cargo handling facilities
  • Zim customs to act against duty-dodging cabinet ministers
  • 'Portnet is killing transporters as well'
  • Portnet strikes a deal with unions over R500 incentive bonus
  • Portnet wants to call in overseas consultants

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Australia dockers claim victory
    AUSTRALIA'S four-and-a-half month waterfront dispute is nearing an end, with dockers expected to endorse a peace deal that will see 628 of them offered voluntary redundancy packages.
  • Aaserod lowers Igloo ships bid
    NEW York-based Norwegian businessman Bjorn Aaserod has renewed his bid for Bergesen's seven Igloo Pool ships, but at an unspecified lower price based on lower vessel valuations.
  • South Korea steel slump worsens
    EVIDENCE of further problems in South Korea's embattled steel industry spells more bad news for hard-pressed dry bulk shipowners.
  • Deutsche Bank shows caution on ship lending
    DEUTSCHE Bank is reacting to the "insecure economic environment" of shipping by continuing its careful lending policy, a senior company official has said.
  • Hamburger Hafen restructures
    HAMBURG'S major port operating company, Hamburger Hafen-und Lagerhaus is planning wide-ranging reorganisation within the next six months.
  • Bolt Canada may expand services to Montreal
    BOLT Canada Line is in preliminary talks with carriers about expanding its transatlantic service into Montreal.
  • Hyundai Mipo Dockyard enjoys booming business
    THE scale of work carried out by South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) is reflected in recently announced figures which show that the yard repaired a total of 380 vessels and converted a further 10 ships during 1997.
  • Jiangnan seeks $130m loan
    JIANGNAN Shipbuilding Group of Shanghai is to apply for permission from the central government to borrow $130m from Japanese banks to complete construction of the country's biggest shipyard.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 16, 1998
  • Bureaucracy delays Spanish fast ferry service
    DAYS after breaking the trans-Atlantic speed record, Buquebus Espa'a's fast ferry Catalonia proved no match against the torpidity of government bureaucrats.
  • Malaysia to harmonise shipping laws
    THE Malaysian government is expected to introduce a new Merchant Shipping Act in parliament shortly.
  • Indonesians seek better access to rice trade
    INDONESIA'S shipowners want the government to liberalise the way dry cargo vessels are chartered for the country's foodstuff import and export trade.
  • Normandy officials discuss shipbuilder's future
    A DELEGATION of officials from the Normandy regional government today visited Le Havre shipbuilder Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre to discuss the company's future.
  • Yang Ming is ready to order newbuildings
    YANG Ming Marine, the Taiwanese carrier, is expected to sign a letter of intent with South Korean builder Hyundai Heavy Industries for five 5,200-teu ships.
  • Salvors 'must help to prevent casualties as well'
    THE shipping industry views the salvage industry as "vultures trying to make a living out of the misfortune of others," said Arjan Herrebout of Wijsmuller,
  • Chinese shipyard project running out of cash
    WAIGAOQIAO Shipyard, under construction in Shanghai's Pudong New Area, is facing a shortfall of cash to finish the project.
  • Singapore boosts association membership
    PROPOSALS to boost Singapore's shipping industry into the new millennium appear to be working.
  • Crane operators disrupt container terminal
    OPERATIONS at Colombo Port's main container facility were disrupted on June 14 when gantry crane operators on the day shift did not turn up for work.
  • Sulphur Corp to build terminal at Prince Rupert
    SULPHUR Corp of Canada has announced it intends to build a sulphur exporting facility at the Port of Prince Rupert in northern British Columbia.
  • 'Peace breaks out' at IRI
    "PEACE has broken out" at International Registries Inc, according to one observer close to the US corporation that administers the Liberian and Marshall Islands ship registers.
  • Drifting tanker towed to Chennai
    A TANKER from Singapore, Ganim Power, which was drifting in the Bay of Bengal after losing power, is being towed to Chennai port.
  • ICTSI goes for bulk
    INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc has started to cash in on bulk handling services at the Manila International Container Terminal.
  • Kobe exempts charges to boost ship calls
    KOBE port will exempt from port entry charges and wharfage dues ocean-going vessels entering the port for the first time in a bid to attract more vessels.
  • Non-union stevedore sacks workforce
    AUSTRALIA'S newest dockside operator, Producers & Consumers Stevedoring, has sacked its entire labour force less than six months after hiring them.
  • Anaconda nickel project on schedule
    ANACONDA Nickel is poised to start operations later this year at its Murrin Murrin nickel mine in Western Australia's eastern goldfield.
  • AP Moller in rift with government over tax
    A RIFT between the Danish government and the AP Moller group has led to a decision not to flag four containership newbuildings into Denmark.
  • Australian dollar hits 12-year low
    THE Australian dollar has hit a new 12 year low against the US dollar in the wake of the fall in the Japanese yen.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Transport de containers sans chauffeur dans le port de Rotterdam?
    Le transport de containers par la route et sans chauffeur dans le port de Rotterdam pourrait bientôt ne plus être une utopie, à condition que le ministère néerlandais du Transport et l'entreprise portuaire communale de Rotterdam jugent que le système multitrailer (Multitrailer System, MTS) est suffisamment sûr. L'Université Technique de Delft se prépare à en fournir la preuve à l'occasion d'une démonstation sur un nouveau tronçon d'autoroute de six kilomètres de long entre Alphen aan den Rijn et Leiden.
  • Le dossier de l'exploitation des services ro/ro n'est toujours pas clos
    Les ministres européens du Transport étudieront la proposition de la Commission européenne concernant les "conditions d'exploitation de services ro/ro-ferries et de navires à grande vitesse dans l'UE" jeudi prochain à Luxembourg. Le commissaire aux Transports Neil Kinnock applique de la sorte la résolution sur la sécurité des unités ro/ro adoptée il y a quatre ans par les ministres européens du Transport.
  • BP Chemicals vend ses divisions de distribution à Internatio-Müller
    BP Chemicals a annoncé son intention de vendre ses divisions de distribution chimique au Royaume-Uni, en Allemagne, en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande à Internatio-Müller. Le CA consolidé des quatre entreprises concernées s'élève à 150 mio. de USD. Cette transaction doit permettre à BP Chemicals de se concentrer davantage sur la production pétrochimique, tandis qu'Internatio renforce son réseau paneuropéen et occupe une position dominante en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • MUA has three weeks to sell deal
    The maritime union of Australia will have three weeks in which to convince its members that 51 per cent of Patrick's employees will lose their jobs.
    With 700 Patrick workers facing the axe several hundred others employed by P&O Ports are also unlikely to retain their jobs as that company comes under intense pressure to equal Patrick's "achievement."
  • Car carriers adopt wait-and-see approach
    Shipping lines are dipping their toes back into the water at Melbourne's Webb Dock vehicle-handling facilities, having shied away since the Patrick sub-lease of No 5 berth to the National Farmers Federation in late January.
    While most former Patrick clients have returned, lines are keeping their options open an a climate of a gradual restoration of confidence.
  • Back to the farm for P&CS workers
    The outcome of negotiations between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia has left the directors of Producers and Consumers Stevedoring with no choice but to terminate the majority of the company's workforces, its chairman Don McGauchie said yesterday.
    He said that at meetings around the country yesterday morning, P&CS employees had been informed by the company's future and their termination arrangements.
  • Department rejects MUA levy plan
    A suggestion by the Maritime Union of Australia that the suspended Stevedoring Industry Levy should be reinstated to provide for redundancy payouts for MUA workers deemed redundant in negotiations between the MUA and Patrick Stevedores was rejected yesterday by the Department of Workplace Relations.
    MUA national secretary John Coombs said the Stevedoring Industry Levy Bills should be scrapped because their wording provided for the collection of levies which could be used to pay for other aspects of the government's waterfront reform agenda, other than worker redundancies.

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Tanker hit near Strait of Hormuz
Portsmouth
A bullet caused minor damage. The crew was unharmed.
Sharp increase in transshipment containers in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In February, overall freight traffic increased by +8.1%
PPC denounces that the Republic of Panama is delaying the arbitration at the ICC
Panama
The Chinese company continues to reiterate the illegality of the seizure of the Balboa and Cristóbal port terminals
Alessandro Becce is the new Secretary General of the Sardinian Sea Port Authority.
Cagliari
Bagalà: EU ETS application for major and minor islands must be cancelled
Operation Aspides' mandate will not be extended to the Strait of Hormuz at this time.
Brussels
This was announced by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas.
Greece and Italy reject the extension of Operation Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz.
The ships of the two nations constitute the naval force of the European mission
Freewheels: The government has broken its promise regarding fuel taxes.
Modena
Franchini: Continuing to treat road haulage like a tax cash machine is simply irresponsible.
Pessina (Federagenti): Shipping will also overcome the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
Genoa
We hope - he specified - that we will soon move in the direction of a progressive normalization.
Israel's eastern Mediterranean coast has been designated a high-risk area for the safety of ships and crews.
London
Resolution of the International Bargaining Forum
Evergreen Marine Corporation's revenues decreased by 26.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Taipei
Quarterly net profit down 71.8%
EU Commission and EIB support for investment projects in small and medium-sized ports
In the second half of 2025, OOIL's revenues decreased by -20.0%
Hong Kong
Net profit down 67.9%
In transalpine freight transport through Switzerland, rail is losing further market share to road transport
Bern
Dramatic development - a report underlines - from the point of view of Swiss modal shift policies
An extraordinary IMO council will be held on 18 and 19 March to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
London
As of yesterday, the attacks on ships have resulted in the death of eight sailors and the wounding of ten, in addition to three missing.
In 2025, combined road/rail traffic handled by Hupac grew by +4.3%
Noise
The need to extend the application of contributions to transalpine combined transport beyond 2030 was reaffirmed.
Yang Ming to order six new 13,000 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Keelung
The fourth quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit down by -81.2%
The resumption of shipping traffic through Suez does not appear to be affected by the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz
Cairo/Southampton/Washington/Genoa
While ships increased by 1.9% in January, growth in the canal has since been more sustained. War material seized in the port of Genoa.
US prepares to attack Iranian ports
Tampa/Muscat
Centcom warns civilians to immediately avoid all port facilities. Drones over the port of Salalah.
MSC to build container terminal at Snake Island Port in Lagos
Geneva
45-year concession agreement with Nigerdock
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz resume
Southampton/Geneva
A container ship was damaged. A fire broke out on another vessel. UNCTAD raised alarm over the effects of the disruption to maritime traffic in the region.
Three crew members of a bulk carrier stricken in the Strait of Hormuz are missing.
Bangkok
Twenty seafarers were disembarked in Oman
ONE's stake in Poseidon (Seaspan Corporation) will rise to 48.9%
Singapore/Toronto
Investment worth $1.07 billion
FS Logistix and Grimaldi Euromed sign agreement to develop integrated sea-rail transport solutions.
Verona
Confitarma requests the possible deployment of Italian Navy units to the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz area.
Rome
Zanetti: A concrete sign of attention to protecting the country's strategic interests.
Scotland debates taxing cruise ships
Three fifths of those interviewed said they were in favour of granting local authorities the power to introduce a tax
Last year, freight traffic in German ports amounted to 284.4 million tonnes (+3.8%).
Wiesbaden
Imports increased by +5.3%
In January, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure fell by -4.9%.
Genoa/Ravenna
A growth of +12.5% was recorded in the port of Ravenna
In 2025, ZIM's revenues fell by -18.1%
In 2025, ZIM's revenues fell by -18.1%
Haifa
The decline was more pronounced in the fourth quarter (-31.5%). Glickman: the merger with Hapag-Lloyd is very positive for shareholders.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen increased by 5.4 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen increased by 5.4 percent.
Bremen
In the fourth quarter alone, growth was +5.4%, with container loads increasing by 11.8%.
In 2025, the port of La Spezia handled 12.6 million tons of goods (+3.3%)
In 2025, the port of La Spezia handled 12.6 million tons of goods (+3.3%)
La Spezia
At the port of Marina di Carrara, traffic was 4.8 million tonnes (-0.7%)
PPC and CK Hutchison warn that they will assert all their rights and seek full compensation from Panama
Hong Kong
In 2025, the PSA terminal operator group recorded record revenues
Singapore
Operating profit up 19.0% and net profit up 0.5%
In 2025, the CMA CGM group's shareholder profit fell by -58.1%.
Marseille
Revenues down -2.0% (-5.2% in the fourth quarter alone)
2025 was Global Ship Lease's best year yet
Athens
Positive trend also in the fourth quarter
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno grew by +2.0%
Naples
The -1.0% decline recorded at the regional capital's airport was more than offset by the +6.3% growth in Salerno
The Maritime Federation fully endorses the new EU strategies for the maritime and port sectors
Rome
Mattili: We are available to contribute to the EU Industrial Maritime Value Chains Alliance.
CK Hutchison announces it has intensified legal action against the Republic of Panama.
Hong Kong
Addendum to the Notice of Dispute filed with the ICC
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals see record traffic
Istanbul
Last year there were 18.1 million passengers (+8.5%)
Interferry: The EU Commission's path to ferry decarbonization is the right one.
Victoria
Roos: It is good to recommend that ETS funds be used exactly where they are collected.
CLECAT promotes the EU strategy for the European maritime, port and logistics system
Brussels
Emphasis is also placed on the need to prevent integrated operators from limiting competitors' access to infrastructure, services or customers.
ESPO approves new EU Port Strategy
Brussels
Among the most appreciated elements, the commitment to implement a review of the EU ETS and the FuelEU Maritime Regulation
Tanker hit near Kuwait coast
Southampton/Kuwait City
A shell also hit a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz
European shipowners and shipbuilders applaud the EU's strategy for the sector. German port operators are less convinced by the proposal.
Brussels/Rome/Hamburg
WSC welcomes the strategies for the maritime industry and ports proposed by the European Commission
Washington
However, according to the association, they are not sufficiently attentive to the simplification of trade exchanges.
The European Commission presents two strategies to promote the competitiveness, sustainability, safety and resilience of EU ports, maritime transport and shipbuilding.
Brussels
A high-level council will be established
Explosions and a fire on a Russian ship that sank near Libya
Moscow/Tripoli
In December, Ukraine claimed responsibility for an attack on a Russian oil tanker in the same region.
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz region continue
Southampton/Battaramulla
Three naval vessels reported shellfire and damage. An Iranian frigate was hit in Sri Lanka.
Viking orders two new expedition cruise ships from Fincantieri and secures an option for two ocean-going vessels
Trieste
The value of the agreements exceeds two billion euros
Container traffic at the Maltese port of Marsaxlokk remained stable in 2025
Kalafrana/Hong Kong
China's CMPort has signed a 70% stake in Brazil's Vast Infraestrutura oil terminal.
T&E: Over half of European ferries could become electric by 2035
T&E: Over half of European ferries could become electric by 2035
Brussels
Klann: Electric ferries are already cheaper on many routes and will become even cheaper in the coming years.
ITF, JNG and IBF have designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area
ITF, JNG and IBF have designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area
London
The area may soon be transitioned to a Warlike Operations Area.
Nautilus International urges States and shipping operators to ensure the safety and rights of seafarers
London/Brussels
The International Trade Union Confederation urges an immediate ceasefire by all parties
Strait of Hormuz: A sailor from a ship attacked by a drone vessel dies.
Muscat
Twenty-one crew members were evacuated
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings closes a record 2025, but faces challenges with non-operating costs.
Miami
The war crisis in the Middle East also affects ports
Dubai/Muscat/Washington
Kramek (WSC): Liner shipping has demonstrated its ability to react to emergency situations, such as the one in the Red Sea
ICS, ECSA and ASA concerned about seafarers' safety in the Middle East
London/Brussels/Singapore
This is - they underlined - a rapidly evolving and unpredictable situation.
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk were the first to sense trouble in the Middle East. A tanker sanctioned by the US was hit.
Hamburg/Copenhagen/Southampton/
Washington/Muscat
On Friday, the two companies notified customers of changes to their services in the region. Four Skylight crew members were injured.
European list of ship recycling facilities updated
Brussels
Including for the first time a German shipyard, that of Emden
Confitarma urges the EU to strengthen the attractiveness of its maritime flags
Rome
An arbitration worth over $1.5 billion will resolve the dispute between PPC and the Republic of Panama.
Panama
Procedure at the International Chamber of Commerce in New York
Tender for 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
Fincantieri and Navantia agree to jointly coordinate and execute the European Patrol Corvette project.
Sad/Madrid
They will form a joint venture that will be open to participation by the other project partners.
In 2025, the port of Rotterdam handled 14.2 million containers (+3.1%)
In 2025, the port of Rotterdam handled 14.2 million containers (+3.1%)
Rotterdam
In the fourth quarter alone, containers amounted to 3.5 million TEUs (+3%)
PSA announces a billion-dollar investment plan in the port of Genoa
PSA announces a billion-dollar investment plan in the port of Genoa
Rome/Singapore
The first phase focuses on the technological implementation and infrastructural adaptation of the PSA Genova Pra' terminal.
New logistics hub in London to boost rail freight through the Channel Tunnel
London
An investment of around £15 million is expected
Jeremy Nixon will hand over his position as CEO of Ocean Network Express to Till Ole Barrelet on July 1st.
Singapore
The German manager comes from Emirates Shipping Lines
The first three electric gantry cranes have been installed at the new intermodal terminal in Milan Smistamento.
Milan
At full capacity it will be able to handle up to 44 trains per day
Hong Kong government protests PPC's removal from Panamanian ports
Hong Kong/Beijing
Beijing government spokeswoman stressed that China will firmly protect the rights and legitimate interests of its companies.
European transport associations call for the CEF to be allocated at least €100 billion
Brussels
Chronic underfunding and financial shortfalls are lamented
The Panamanian government assigns the transitional management of the port of Balboa to APM Terminals and the port of Cristóbal to TiL
Hong Kong/Panama
CK Hutchison Holdings denounces the illegality of the terminal seizure and confirms the possibility of legal action.
Panamanian government seizes assets and equipment at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal
Panama
The Panama Ports Company of the CK Hutchison group has been removed from the management of the two ports
Statement by rail and intermodal transport associations against gigaliners on European roads
Brussels
The current positions of the EU institutions - they denounce - all include elements that risk opening the door to a widespread diffusion of these vehicles.
The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended until 28 February 2027.
Brussels
A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
Madrid
Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS should be monitored and, where necessary, revised.
Tidewater acquires Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million.
Houston
It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Washington/Suitland
An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed.
Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025
Ancona
Rolling stock slightly down. Passenger numbers significantly down.
Construction of the cruise terminal at Molo San Cataldo in Taranto will begin in October.
London
Global Ports Holding invests over €4.5 million
Medlog (MSC Group) will acquire the remaining 29% of MVN from Logistics Project Italia
Rome
The operation has been notified to the Antitrust Authority
Greek group Attica Holdings continues its fleet renewal plan
Athens
Purchase of two catamarans for €15 million. Long-term lease of the "GNV Bridge" ferry.
Germany's Arvato has acquired Canada's THINK Logistics
Mississauga/Gütersloh
The company, founded in 2012, is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.
Two new state-of-the-art ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the PSA SECH terminal.
Genoa
They will be operational from June
Banco BPM's €55 million financing to Grimaldi Euromed
Naples/Milan
Partially covers the purchase of the new ship "Grande Inghilterra"
Stolt-Nielsen sells 50% of Avenir LNG to NYK Line
Oslo/Tokyo
The company operates in the liquefied natural gas bunkering sector
Only 7% of the workers in the port companies and terminals of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara are women
La Spezia
Costa cancels cruises originally scheduled to sail to the Middle East
Genoa
The company currently has no vessels operating in the region.
In 2025, d'Amico International Shipping's time charter revenues decreased by -29.0%.
Luxembourg
Fourth quarter decline eases
NYK to become sole owner of Norway's Saga Welco
Tokyo/Tønsberg
The Tønsberg company has a fleet of 48 open-hatch vessels
Grimaldi Group's Valencia Terminal Europa will manage the new car terminal at the port of Sagunto.
Valencia
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Seoul
Naples
It is the ninth ammonia-ready unit of the Neapolitan shipping group
The Cagliari-Algeria service operated by Maersk and Grendi will soon dock at the Giammoro di Milazzo pier.
Messina
It will be held on a weekly basis
Falteri (Federlogistica): The consequences of the war in Iran are only in their infancy.
Genoa
There is a dramatic congestion of perishable products in the hub airports of the Gulf, he underlined.
DP World reported record annual operating and financial results
Dubai
In 2025, container traffic increased by +5.8% and revenues by +22.0%
Two additional new Medium Range 2 tankers for d'Amico Tankers
Luxembourg
Exercised options with Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co.
Japan's MOL has acquired 25% of V.Ships France
Tokyo/London
The remaining 75% of the capital remains with V.Ships
ICTSI reports record annual and quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
Last year the group's port terminals handled 14.5 million containers (+11.0%)
Wan Hai Lines' revenue decreased by 13.3% in 2025
Taipei
The company will buy four new 6,000 TEU container ships and two 9,200 TEU container ships.
Observatory on the presence of women in the blue economy sector
Milan
Initiative by WISTA Italy and the Maritime Federation
The first train will depart from the Pordenone Interport on April 2nd.
Pordenone
Ausserdorfer (InRail): We have already received new requests and contracts to increase connections
Triple ceremony for Explora Journeys at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard
Genoa
Technical launch of "Explora IV", coin ceremony of "Explora V" and start of construction of "Explora VI"
The Propeller Club of the Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara has renewed its board of directors.
La Spezia
Gianluca Agostinelli and Federica Maggiani confirmed as president and vice president
The Tunisian government decides to start construction of the port of Enfidha
Tunis
52,000 jobs expected to be created
Hundreds of containers of temperature-controlled plant-based food products are held up in the port of Genoa.
Genoa
Spediporto reports it
The La Spezia Freight Forwarders Association has established a terminal freight forwarder section.
La Spezia
The aim is to strengthen the representation and enhance the value of inland logistics.
FHP Intermodal launches rail service from northern Italy to Bari and Catania
Foggia
Initially, two pairs of trains are scheduled to depart per week.
Managing maritime shipments in a scenario made extremely complex by the crisis in the Middle East
Genoa
Botta (Spediporto) and lawyer Guidi suggest how to handle difficulties
The new Norwegian Luna cruise ship will be delivered in Marghera.
Trieste
It is the second unit of the "Prima Plus" class built by Fincantieri
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Assiterminal: The EU's port strategy is a success.
Genoa/Brussels
Seas At Risk, One Planet Port, and IFAW are concerned about the proposed regulation's reference to expediting environmental impact assessments.
The first electrical cabin dedicated to the cold ironing system has been completed in the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
In April, the first connection of a container ship to a mobile socket
Konecranes revenues remained stable in 2025
Helsinki
The value of new orders grew by +9.7%, with a +21.3% for port vehicles
Finnlines' net profit increased by 50.7% in 2025
Helsinki
Revenues up 2.0%
Large shipment of ammunition and detonators seized in the port of Ancona
Ancona
He was about to be embarked on a ferry intended for the exclusive transport of passengers
Ravenna has been designated Capital of the Sea 2026
Rome
Petri (Assoporti): its port is a strategic hub for the national economy
2025 record for the American cruise group Viking Holdings
Los Angeles
Revenues grew by +21.9%
UECC has ordered China Merchants Jinling to build two PCTCs
Oslo
They will have a capacity of 3,000 CEUs and will be taken into delivery in 2028.
Kuehne+Nagel plans more significant staff cuts
Schindellegi
Worsening economic results in the fourth quarter of 2025
Public notice from the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority to select the new Secretary General
Livorno
The procedure is not competitive in nature and no selection process is foreseen.
KKCG Maritime publishes a partial tender offer to increase its stake in Ferretti from 14.5% to 29.9%.
Milan/Hong Kong/Prague
The offer is not aimed at delisting the shares
Norovirus outbreak on second Holland America Line cruise ship
Hong Kong
65 passengers and 11 crew members of the "Westerdam" were injured.
SOS LOGistica, allocating only 10% of the €590 million for road transport to zero-emission vehicles is self-destructive.
Rome/Milan
Texts: talking today about a heavy BEV market that "takes off" remains a mirage
The first U212NFS submarine is being laid down at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard.
Trieste
The delivery of the first unit is scheduled for 2029
A new tender has been published for railway shunting in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure.
Genoa
The tender base amount is 14.8 million euros
China's LC Logistics orders two new 11,000-TEU containerships
Hong Kong
Order with a total value of 236 million dollars
Palumbo Superyachts to build new metal shipbuilding hub in Ortona
Ortona
Concession area in the Abruzzo port
Kuehne+Nagel acquires the road transport business of German firm Lohmöller
Schindellegi
In 2024 they had generated a turnover of approximately 23.5 million euros
Rolls-Royce posts record annual financial performance
London
Revenues increased by 12.2% last year
Fincantieri delivered the ultra-luxury cruise yacht Four Seasons I in Ancona
Trieste
The Navis Sapiens program also debuts with the ship
Nearly 12 million tonnes of CO2 avoided in 2025 for vessels coated with Jotun products
Muggia
Estimated fuel cost savings of approximately $2 billion
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Interporto Padova amounted to 381,031 TEUs (-7.5%)
Padua
Record production value recorded
In 2025, the Nola interport handled 2,000 trains
Nola
A 50% increase is expected in 2026
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
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
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
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