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BRIEFS

July 17, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

World container cargo volumes forecast to rise
Worldwide merchant fleet will expand to about 540m gt by end of year: report
Tuticorin's capital dredging project gets nod

Air and Land Transport

Tata-led group pulls out of Indian airport project
Delays in getting necessary approvals make project no longer viable
UPS, DHL handling other airlines' freighters in HK
Continental may strengthen ties with Japan Air System
Expensive Japanese ports losing business to Asian rivals
Ailing PAL to spin off major services into joint ventures
B747 output problems expected to clear by 3rd qtr
Gulf carriers turn to Indian sub-continent as South-east Asian routes stag

Features

Lesson in HK airport fiasco
Scale of disruption in operations shows what can go wrong with sophisticated systems dependent on computers

Columns

Court upholds action in rem to arrest vessel against demise charterer

Shipping Times

Shipping News

World container cargo volumes forecast to rise
Worldwide merchant fleet will expand to about 540m gt by end of year: report
Tuticorin's capital dredging project gets nod

Air and Land Transport

Tata-led group pulls out of Indian airport project
Delays in getting necessary approvals make project no longer viable
UPS, DHL handling other airlines' freighters in HK
Continental may strengthen ties with Japan Air System
Expensive Japanese ports losing business to Asian rivals
Ailing PAL to spin off major services into joint ventures
B747 output problems expected to clear by 3rd qtr
Gulf carriers turn to Indian sub-continent as South-east Asian routes stag

Features

Lesson in HK airport fiasco
Scale of disruption in operations shows what can go wrong with sophisticated systems dependent on computers

Columns

Court upholds action in rem to arrest vessel against demise charterer

Shipping Times

Shipping News

World container cargo volumes forecast to rise
Worldwide merchant fleet will expand to about 540m gt by end of year: report
Tuticorin's capital dredging project gets nod

Air and Land Transport

Tata-led group pulls out of Indian airport project
Delays in getting necessary approvals make project no longer viable
UPS, DHL handling other airlines' freighters in HK
Continental may strengthen ties with Japan Air System
Expensive Japanese ports losing business to Asian rivals
Ailing PAL to spin off major services into joint ventures
B747 output problems expected to clear by 3rd qtr
Gulf carriers turn to Indian sub-continent as South-east Asian routes stag

Features

Lesson in HK airport fiasco
Scale of disruption in operations shows what can go wrong with sophisticated systems dependent on computers

Columns

Court upholds action in rem to arrest vessel against demise charterer

Shipping Times

Shipping News

World container cargo volumes forecast to rise
Worldwide merchant fleet will expand to about 540m gt by end of year: report
Tuticorin's capital dredging project gets nod

Air and Land Transport

Tata-led group pulls out of Indian airport project
Delays in getting necessary approvals make project no longer viable
UPS, DHL handling other airlines' freighters in HK
Continental may strengthen ties with Japan Air System
Expensive Japanese ports losing business to Asian rivals
Ailing PAL to spin off major services into joint ventures
B747 output problems expected to clear by 3rd qtr
Gulf carriers turn to Indian sub-continent as South-east Asian routes stag

Features

Lesson in HK airport fiasco
Scale of disruption in operations shows what can go wrong with sophisticated systems dependent on computers

Columns

Court upholds action in rem to arrest vessel against demise charterer

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Grand Alliance re-jigs services Rates between Japan and Korea increase New route means better storage Invention enables rice shipments in dry containers New services follow association announcement Inter Asia continues drive to increase box fleet HACTL ST1 not available until end of August Record profits for Emirates Boeing and Lufthansa in freighter deal

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JULY 16, 1998
Italian government offers Milan Airport compromise Problems at Amsterdam airport might cost KLM $50 million German advisory board slams faulty postal privatization Swissair to concentrate freighter flights in Basle UK post company demands commercial freedom Dutch postal company's monopoly remains largely unimpaired

The Journal of Commerce

Home

CN, IC submit merger proposal
Making the wait shorter for textile imports
Fight averted with Israel lobby over sanctions
Shippers' delight: Market forces put EU on course to check port supremacy
U.S. maritime coalition trying to push stalled shipbuilding treaty
Australia to open some postal services to competition
Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets scratched from menus in Brunei
Calif. boy charged with trying to wreck BART trains
GOP, in reverse, backs IMF funds, agency approves Indonesia loans
World Bank hires outside auditors to investigate kickbacks
Deal to fund Teamsters rerun hits snag
Justice clears WorldCom-MCI merger on heels of EU approval
Indian company drops airport project because of delays
Encanto Networks and UPS team up on the Internet

Transportation

Union Pacific boasts of improvements despite delays in Southern California
Hong Kong airport terminal operator: Cargo woes to last at least a month
BN reins in grain expectations
Australia's opens postal service
Teamsters vote deal hits snag over funds

Maritime

Jumbo ships test mettle of US ports, says Clinton's nominee as Marad chief
Texas port begins fight for Gulf traffic
Questioning the use of junk bonds
US port roundup

The Journal of Commerce

Home

CN, IC submit merger proposal
Making the wait shorter for textile imports
Fight averted with Israel lobby over sanctions
Shippers' delight: Market forces put EU on course to check port supremacy
U.S. maritime coalition trying to push stalled shipbuilding treaty
Australia to open some postal services to competition
Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets scratched from menus in Brunei
Calif. boy charged with trying to wreck BART trains
GOP, in reverse, backs IMF funds, agency approves Indonesia loans
World Bank hires outside auditors to investigate kickbacks
Deal to fund Teamsters rerun hits snag
Justice clears WorldCom-MCI merger on heels of EU approval
Indian company drops airport project because of delays
Encanto Networks and UPS team up on the Internet

Transportation

Union Pacific boasts of improvements despite delays in Southern California
Hong Kong airport terminal operator: Cargo woes to last at least a month
BN reins in grain expectations
Australia's opens postal service
Teamsters vote deal hits snag over funds

Maritime

Jumbo ships test mettle of US ports, says Clinton's nominee as Marad chief
Texas port begins fight for Gulf traffic
Questioning the use of junk bonds
US port roundup

The Journal of Commerce

Home

CN, IC submit merger proposal
Making the wait shorter for textile imports
Fight averted with Israel lobby over sanctions
Shippers' delight: Market forces put EU on course to check port supremacy
U.S. maritime coalition trying to push stalled shipbuilding treaty
Australia to open some postal services to competition
Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets scratched from menus in Brunei
Calif. boy charged with trying to wreck BART trains
GOP, in reverse, backs IMF funds, agency approves Indonesia loans
World Bank hires outside auditors to investigate kickbacks
Deal to fund Teamsters rerun hits snag
Justice clears WorldCom-MCI merger on heels of EU approval
Indian company drops airport project because of delays
Encanto Networks and UPS team up on the Internet

Transportation

Union Pacific boasts of improvements despite delays in Southern California
Hong Kong airport terminal operator: Cargo woes to last at least a month
BN reins in grain expectations
Australia's opens postal service
Teamsters vote deal hits snag over funds

Maritime

Jumbo ships test mettle of US ports, says Clinton's nominee as Marad chief
Texas port begins fight for Gulf traffic
Questioning the use of junk bonds
US port roundup

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NYK, ÒKÓ Line Join Forces on PNW Route Trio Plans Capacity Expansion in Transatlantic Shippers Urge FMC to Probe Carriers' Rate Actions Sea-Land/Maersk to Operate Terminal in Bremen FedEx to Add Okinawa Flight Lufthansa Cargo Expanding Partnership Program

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Benett new president of Seattle Propeller Club "K" Line America gets jump on Year 2000 computer headache Standard & Poors upgrades BNSF ratings to positive OOCL joins alliance partners in Trans-Pacific service moves Greenbrier inks 83% gain in third quarter revenues No developer found for B.C. bulk facility

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Un buque de Isnasa, retenido en el puerto de Cartagena Barcelona tendrá Salón Ferial de Logística en 1999 Chronopost International mejora la facturación en España *Marina Mercante organiza el único máster* español sobre Transporte UPS fleta siete nuevos vuelos con Hong Kong**

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State plans to make investments in farm co-ops more attractive Industrial growth down to 4.5% in May Action plan for agriculture on anvil OOCL further enhances transpacific services Bids MTNL cell tender State to amend industrial location policy Record discharge from m.v. Tiger Falcon at Mumbai Port Indo-German accord will give new thrust to investments Shrimp dominates global seafood trade Yashwant Sinha unveils incentive package for IT sector Diamond exports up 13.5 per cent in Q1 Seafood exports under EU scrutiny Highest discharge of wheat, fertiliser at Tuticorin Port Customs sets right EDI at Maersk CFS

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JULY 6, 1998
PPT to give PSA qualitative advantage Controversy hits Subic Capacity to outpace trade growth Evergreen's fast transit Maersk redefines the feeder vessel Spanner in the works Matson results encouraging Accusations of piracy misdirected? HKMLA up and running

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JULY 1, 1998
Foreign ventures suspended Sinotrans reshuffle underway Call to break down barriers Capacity short despite high rates

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OECD pact could proceed without US MOVES to rescue the OECD pact to eliminate shipbuilding subsidies, even if the US fails to ratify it, are accelerating. European yards in line for Ceres orders EUROPEAN shipbuilders are favoured to win further chemical tanker orders from Greece's Ceres group. Charter rates still in decline THE downward slide in charter rates for virtually all types and sizes of containership continues, with little sign of any relief for the rest of the year. China box trade to set production quotas CHINESE container manufacturers are to meet next month to seal an agreement on setting industry-wide production quotas. The meeting follows a get together two months ago in Xiamen where senior industry players called for an end to the fierce competition fuelling losses writes Damien McElroy, Shanghai. ITF calls for joint action on rogue owners THE International Transport Workers' Federation may in future consult P&I clubs before naming individual clubs alleged to have insured substandard ship-owners. French yard in Festival order talks FESTIVAL Cruises of Greece is negotiating an order worth an estimated FFr2.5 bn ($410m) for two 600-cabin cruiseships with France's Chantiers de l'Atlantique. Coast Guard under fire in pollution row MARINE environmentalist group Ocean Advocates has demanded a government investigation of the US Coast Guard's marine environmental protection and compliance programmes to determine why the agency has failed to implement all mandates of the Oil Pollution Act 1990. MSC Sabrina deployed on Atlantic service Mediterranean Shipping Co has deployed the MSC Sabrina on its Atlantic service. The vessel is the third of the 2,700 teu series the Swiss carrier took over from Hanjin. Picture: Ralf Witthohn.

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JULY 16, 1998
IUA chairman pledges London promotion THE newly-elected chairman-designate of the International Underwriting Association (IUA) of London has pledged to secure London's future as a major insurance and reinsurance centre. NCLH clears hurdles to lengthen cruisehip ALL hurdles have been cleared so that NCL Holding's cruiseship Norwegian Majesty can be lengthened next spring in line with an agreement with Germany's Lloyd Werft shipyard. DFDS and Danzas to set up transport network THE Danish ferry and haulage group DFDS and the German haulier Danzas have agreed to set up a joint European transport network. William Lines seeks damages from Cebu yard WILLIAM Lines, a domestic shipping operator in the Philippines, has asked the Supreme Court to compel a shipyard to pay damages for the loss of a cargo/passenger vessel. Mickey Mouse comes home DISNEY's first cruiseship, the Fincantieri-built Disney Magic, arrived at its new home port of Cape Canaveral, Florida, yesterday. Quality as important as price, says London Club QUALITY of service and support are just as important to owners as price, according to the chairman of the London P&I Club. Marseilles seeks government partnership THE Port of Marseilles Authority is seeking partnerships with both national and local governments. Cuba hit by El Niño effect A FIERCE drought in Cuba attributed to El Niño is causing serious losses of crops, livestock and farm workers' livelihoods. Kohl supports east German yard GERMAN Chancellor Helmut Kohl has taken a personal interest in attempts to rescue eastern German shipyard Elbewerft Boizenburg. DSR-Senator increases capital HANJIN Shipping has injected Dm40m ($22m) into its troubled liner subsidiary DSR-Senator which, with a further Dm10m from DSR, lifts the German company's equity capital to Dm375m. Study could allow new oil drilling off California OIL companies could start drilling off the Californian coast once a feasibility study is completed by a branch of the US Interior Department. Premier Cruises assures travel agents PREMIER Cruises' new senior executive team has met major US travel agents and told them that the firm is on stable financial ground. Bangladesh terminal to go ahead BANGLADESH will continue its plan to let a US company build the country's first international container terminal despite opposition from trade unions. PSA Corp to operate Indian terminal INDIA'S east coast port of Tuticorin has entered into an agreement with Singapore's PSA Corp for the development of a container terminal. New Zealand unveils new mooring system THE first shipboard automated mooring system was unveiled this week in Lyttelton, New Zealand. Malaysian inspectors to check ISM knowledge MALAYSIAN maritime officials will start to check visiting crews' knowledge of ISM Code regulations and the legitimacy of on-board manuals next week. Sea-Land moves Asian headquarters US-FLAG container carrier Sea-Land is transferring its regional headquarters from Hong Kong to the Philippines.

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La relance du transport fluvial nécessite davantage de centres de transbordement Les autorités flamandes devront rattraper le retard encouru dans la construction de murs de quai le long des voies d'eau l'année prochaine. Les 350 mio. de BEF promis pour le co-financement de tels travaux en 1997 mais qui n'ont pas été utilisés viendront s'ajouter aux 350 mio. prévus sur le budget de 1999. Les ports de la côte est de l'Amérique du Nord ont-ils intérêt à coopérer? Les ports américains de la côte est et ceux du Canada (St-John et Halifax) sont actuellement engagés dans une course pour obtenir l'implantation d'un grand hub pour trafics containérisés. Cette situation a pris une acuité particulière depuis que le tandem Mærsk/Sea-Land a rompu ses négociations avec New York/New Jersey. L'objectif est de réaliser un grand terminal dédié à l'échelle de porte-containers de 6 à 7.000 TEU. Le professeur N. Shashikumar, de l'académie de marine du Maine, qui occupait la tribune d'une des sessions de la 8e WCTR, a fait une analyse des causes et conséquences du dilemme auquel sont cronfrontés ces ports. Une des conclusions du débat qui a suivi, est qu'il serait judicieux pour les ports en question d'aller au-delà du stade - non encore réalisé - de la coopération entre eux, pour atteindre celui d'une alliance pour contre-balancer la puissance des alliances constituées par les armements. Groupeco veut renoncer à la certification sans tourner le dos à la qualité Jean-Marc Prigent, directeur général de la société d'expédition française Groupeco, vient de jeter un pavé dans la mare en déclarant: "La certification ISO 9002 n'est pas vraiment adaptée aux services et, hors de la spécialité produits dangereux, où elle est réglementaire, ce n'est pas une demande des clients." Après avoir été parmi les premiers à l'obtenir dans leur spécialité, les dirigeants de Groupeco vont donc renoncer au label ISO 9002. D'où un débat qui se développe en France et dont l'intérêt dépasse évidemment le cadre franco-français. DSR-Senator: nouvelle injection pour assurer la stabilité financière Ainsi qu'évoqué dans une précédente édition, Hanjin va procéder à une nouvelle injection de capital, correspondant à 80% des 50 millions de DEM prévus, dans sa filiale DSR-Senator. C'est ce qu'a confirmé le président de Hanjin Sooho Cho lors de son passage à Brême. Au total, l'armement sud-coréen aura déjà injecté 220 mio. de DEM dans sa filiale, contre 155 mio. pour les partenaires. Selon Sooho Cho, la crise asiatique a pour effet d'avoir retardé d'un an l'évolution de DSR-Senator vers une situation d' équilibre, qui devrait être atteinte à la fin de cette année.

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Stalled asset transfer threatens NR sell-off Victorian Transport Minister Robin Cooper has warned that the sale price for sell-off target National Rail could be dropped if protracted negotiations over the transfer of key assets are not resolved soon. Mr Cooper said that while the long-awaited privatisation of NR could still take place by the end of the year, a recent bid to resolve "relatively minor" differences between the commonwealth and the two state shareholders of NR had failed to get the sale process rolling. Farmers still have urge for reform Victorian farmers have endorsed an attempt by the National Farmers Federation to start its own non-union workforce on Australian ports, claiming there is still a need for waterfront reform. A vote by the Victorian Farmers Federation at its annual general meeting on Wednesday unanimously supported the NFF's position during the dispute between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia, with particular congratulations for former NFF chairman, Donald McGauchie. Near miss for Gladstone The port of Gladstone narrowly missed its throughput target of 40 million tonnes for the 1997-98 financial year, with the 40 millionth tonne of cargo being loaded in the early hours of 1 July. A total of 39,925,195 tonnes of cargo passed over the port's wharves during the year, an increase of more than 1.6 million tonnes (four per cent) on the 1996-97 total of 38.3 million tonnes. Citrus shippers get hotline Citrus growers sending shipments to the United States and Canada in the next three months can obtain an up-to-the-minute sailing schedule information through a special service from Australia-New Zealand Direct Line (ANZDL). ANZDL has compiled a schedule of relevant sailings to the US west coast and Canada specifically for its citrus exporting customers during the peak export season. Customers will automatically receive the latest citrus schedule via facsimile every week. WA enshrines port access The Western Australian government has drafted new legislation to ensure it retains some level of control in the operation of new multi-user privately owned and operated ports at Naval Base and Oakajee. WA Transport director general Chris Whitaker said the new Maritime Bill due to be introduced in the spring session of parliament was designed to ensure government had some level of control in the operation of multi-user ports to protect the interests of the public and port users.

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The billion dollar man SHIPOWNER PETER LIVANOS has embarked on a spending spree that could top $1bn. Lifeline to Croatia Line Greek fleet facing arrest Hit by junk- bond jitters Integrity for sale? China yard's dock dreams Shell in talks for VLCCs

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

COMPANIES

Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises

Graz

Investment in Austrian MarineXchange

CRUISES

Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.

Naha

Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.

PORTS

Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.

Genoa

Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.

LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits

The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.

PORTS

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

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

SHIPPING

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

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Stockholm

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

SHIPPING

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

Hamburg

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Sana'a/Hamburg

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

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

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

SHIPPING

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

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

PORTS

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

Bremen

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

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

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

COMPANIES

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

Genoa/Milan

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

SHIPPING

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

Cernobbio

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Delta

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Shanghai

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

JOBS

Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month

Genoa

The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.

PORTS

Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.

Matera/Taranto

A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days

SHIPPING

Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage

Kallithea

First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues

SHIPPING

Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%

Marrakech

Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme

CELEBRATION

Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary

Barcelona

A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.

JOBS

Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous

Rome

The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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

SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

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

(South China Morning Post)

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

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

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

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

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

CRUISES

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

Ancona/Los Angeles

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

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

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