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March 18, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • MPA launches electronic chart for Singapore waters
    S'pore among first in world to release electronic navigational chart for commercial use
  • Germanischer Lloyd revamps S-E Asia network
  • Sydney Ports Corp appoints first overseas trade rep based in S'pore
  • Tanjung Priok's cargo down
  • Global Marine wins US$208m deal

  • Six US airlines awarded new flights to Japan
    American, Delta Continental, TWA Hawaiian and Northwest benefit from bilateral pact
  • Icahn withdraws Pan Am offer, new investor emerges
  • Boeing 737-800 gets FAA certification
  • EU to announce verdicts on 3 airline alliances in April
  • Most Air France white collar staff favour partial sell-off: poll
  • Port Authority of New York chalks up record profits
  • GEC eyes Lockheed, Northrop units: report

  • Target: North Atlantic trade
    New chief sees it as an autonomous line within CP Ships, aiming to be a leading independent carrier on this route

  • Problems non-ISM Code compliant ships will face come July 1


Sched Netweb site
  • P&ON switches HK warehouse
  • CSAV introduces rate restoration
  • Yang Ming replaces Southeast Asia service ship
  • US monitors Japan terminal services after liner reshuffle
  • Adelaide addition for MSC
  • Australian airlines protest over change of tax rule
  • Amerijet broadens Jamaica cargo service
  • Moscow airport to get investment in cargo facilities
  • Intra-Asian carriers `to suffer most' from economic
  • New aircraft repair company opens in Texas

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 17, 1998
  • Fraud with truck speed limiter
  • P&O Nedlloyd invests in ships
  • APL offers intermodal and Internet tracking & tracing
  • Icelanders buy German harbor and shipping company
  • Van Ommeren realises nlg 34 million ($17 million) profit on sale of US tanker interest

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Dockworkers seto to stage 48-hour strike
  • Independent lines follow conference's rate move
  • APL offering tracing system via Internet
  • Safmarine posts 55% profit rise in 2nd half 1997
  • UK, French carriers combine round-the-world services
  • Maersk launches feeder service linking Ukraine
  • Cargo traffic at Kobe up to 86% of pre-quake level
  • Georgia ports project another record-breaking year
  • CN, CSXI to join NACS program
  • Cathay suffers sharp profit drop in 1997

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Maersk/Sea-Land announce scheduled service changes
  • Crowley earns certifications
  • Radisson plans to charter a $200 million cruise ship
  • Trico Marine vessel sinks off Grand Isle
  • Grupo Libra wins approval for inland terminal in Brazil
  • Newport News rating downgraded by S&P

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • EU breakthrough on duty-frees
    OPPONENTS of plans to end duty-free sales in the European Union won an important breakthrough yesterday when transport ministers from most of the 15 member states called for a study of the social and economic implications of abolition.
  • Lloyd's 1995 profit just below forecasts
    LLOYD'S yesterday announced an overall profit for the 1995 year of account of '1.156bn ($1.9bn), slightly below the optimistic forecasts made over past weeks.
  • Tasman freight rates to rise
    FREIGHT rates on the Tasman are likely to rise following the demise of South Pacific Shipping, the head of one of the trade's dedicated operators has forecast.
  • Maputo sell-off hangs in balance
    TENDERS for the privatisation of Maputo port in Mozambique are in the process of being adjudicated, but indications are that they may not meet the expectations of government-owned port and rail operator, CFM.
  • Epitaph to an Eagle that crash-landed
    THE epitaph on the tombstone of giant naval construction-oriented Newport News Shipbuilding's attempt to re-enter the commercial newbuilding sector consists of just six words: "Quite bluntly, it has not worked!"
  • Van Ommeren sells 25% Hvide stake to Newport
    DUTCH tank storage to shipping group Van Ommeren is selling its 25% interest in Hvide Van Ommeren to Newport News Shipbuilding, writes Alan Dickey, Netherlands Correspondent.
  • A&P Tyne optimistic over RFA orders
    BRITISH company A&P Tyne is confident of success in bidding for multi-million pound orders from the Ministry of Defence which would create hundreds of new jobs. The Tyneside yard, which is already completing a '6m ($9.8m) contract to refit the Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Fort Austin, is hoping to secure two more RFA contracts.
  • ONGC project boost for Cochin Shipyard
    INDIA'S Cochin Shipyard has enhanced its credentials in the offshore repair and conversion sector with the repair and upgrading of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's mobile offshore drillship Sagar Vijay, writes Dale Wainwright.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 17, 1998
  • Two killed, one missing in engineroom blast
    TWO seafarers have been killed, one seriously injured and another reported missing following an engineroom blast on a handysize general cargoship near Bangkok earlier today.
  • Singapore unveils new electronic navaids
    MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore today unveiled a new Electronic Navigational Chart (Singapore ENC).
  • Intertanko welcomes drop in reinsurance costs
    INTERTANKO has welcomed a fall in reinsurance costs of more than 18 per cent for the 1998/99 underwriting year.
  • French yard wins four-ship order from Celebrity
    CHANTIERS de l'Atlantique has won an order from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd for four 'Millennium'-class cruiseships.
  • Newport News buys control of Hvide Van Ommeren
    NEWPORT News Shipbuilding has eased its withdrawal from commercial shipbuilding by acquiring Van Ommeren's 25 per cent stake in Hvide Van Ommeren
  • Frontline disappoints market
    FRONTLINE'S reported net profit of $17.4m for 1997 has failed to meet the expectations of the Oslo stock market.
  • PDV Marina averts strike with doubled wages
    PDV Marina has acceded to union demands and more than doubled the salaries of 420 seamen, averting a strike that had been threatened to start yesterday.
  • Costs spiral at Ennore port project
    ESTIMATED costs of the Ennore port project have surged nearly 50 per cent according to the Chennai Port Trust.
  • Cory wins Venezuelan tug contract
    CORY Towage has been awarded a new contract to provide towage and fire fighting services at Venezuelan ports.
  • Newport News abandons commercial shipbuilding
    NEWPORT News Shipbuilding has announced that it is to withdraw from commercial vessel construction.
  • American Classic plans expansion
    AMERICAN Classic Voyages has hinted it might be ready to acquire more tonnage.
  • Union-free ports 'will be the rule', says Reith
    BY the end of 1998, union-free ports in Australia will be the rule rather than the exception, according to maritime reform minister Peter Reith.
  • World Bank to aid Indian tariff research
    The World Bank has sanctioned $733,000 in assistance to India's Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMPS) to conduct research into the formation of port tariffs.
  • Cunard bid unconfirmed
    REPORTS of a $500m bid by investment bank Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette for Cunard Cruise Line remain unconfirmed.
  • Royal Caribbean seeks Miami refit
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruise Line is in talks with the Port of Miami to renovate some of the port's terminals and increase its capacity.
  • Ulstein to buy US propeller manufacturer
    ULSTEIN Marine Industries has agreed to buy the US propeller manufacturer Bird-Johnson.
  • Hamburg-Süd introduces MaxCube integrals
    HAMBURG-SÜD has introduced a series of 40 ft high-cube reefer containers which offers the world's largest interior reefer capacity.
  • CMR wins MSC repair work
    GENEVA-based MSC is to drydock three 1,000 teu containerships at the CMR repair yard in Marseilles, now controlled by the Swiss firm Marinvest.
  • Lloyd Werft redelivers lengthened cruiseship
    NCL Cruises has taken delivery of the cruiseship Norwegian Wind after it was stretched at Lloyd Werft in Germany.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • "Le client n'est pas toujours roi, le transporteur doit pouvoir dire non"
    Le client est-il roi? La question a été largement abordée au cours de la séance d'ouverture de la SITL. Constatant que l'on est passé d'une société de production à une société de consommation, plusieurs intervenants ont observé que cette mutation a fait en sorte que le consommateur est devenu plus exigeant en matière de qualité, de flexibilité et de ponctualité à l'égard des producteurs et, par ricochet, à l'égard des transporteurs. Ceci peut mener, dans l'état actuel du marché (caractérisé par un déséquilibre de l'offre et de la demande), à des abus. "Non, le client n'est pas toujours roi. Il faut parfois oser dire non. Il y a des limites", a indiqué un consultant en transport dans la salle.
  • L'UE refuse de payer l'entretien de toute l'infrastructure routière suisse
    Comme prévu, les ministres européens du Transport n'ont pas approuvé le projet d'accord concernant le transit routier par la Suisse. Tous les Etats membres sans exception doutent de la justesse du relevé présenté par la Suisse au commissaire européen aux Transports Neil Kinnock sur les coûts d'entretien annuels de l'infrastructure routière, sur laquelle est basée la proposition d'un péage de 200 ECU par trajet pour les poids lourds de 40 tonnes. L'UE réclame des chiffres objectifs.
  • Sabena poursuit l'assainissement de ses comptes
    Le groupe Sabena a présenté ses résultats hier mardi. La "bonne surprise" annoncée il y a quelques semaines par Paul Reutlinger se confirme, puisque le résultat courant de l'année 1997 est positif de 9 millions de BEF, contre une perte de plus de quatre milliards en 1996. Toutefois, le résultat d'entreprise du groupe, après charges exceptionnelles de 2.523 millions, est négatif de 2.514 millions (contre - 8.867 mio. en 1996).
  • Marseille entend corriger le tir
    "Dans le cadre d'InterMed, un GIE constitué par les ports de Marseille, Gênes et Barcelone, nous allons rencontrer pour la troisième fois le commissaire européen au Transport Neil Kinnock au sujet du Livre vert sur les ports et les infrastructures maritimes. Cette nouvelle rencontre aura lieu à Barcelone et nous sommes bien décidés à ne pas nous laisser faire. L'Europe portuaire et la politique qui s'y rapportera, ne se feront pas sous la conduite des ports du Nord. Nous ne sommes pas des ports régionaux, il faut bien le réaliser." C'est ce que nous a déclaré Henry Roux-Alezais, président du PA de Marseille-Fos, lors d'une manifestation organisée sur le stand qu'anime son port à la Semaine Internationale du Transport et de la Logistique, qui se tient ces jours-ci à Paris.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Patrick warns employees: your future is under threat
    Patrick yesterday warned employees that their unions were drawing them and the company into what it described as "a serious commercial situation"
    A letter to employees signed by Patrick director Bill Clayton appears to be a warning that the company's very existence was at stake, claiming that "the contractual arrangements we need for our current and future existence re under severe strain and threat".
  • Van Onselen leads consortium in V/Line
    Former V/Line Freight managing director Marinus van Onselen has emerged as the lead figure of the powerful Freight Victoria Ltd consortium bidding for the V/Line Freight business, which is to be sold off by the middle of the year.
    The Melbourne-based consortium which has the primary aim of bidding for V-Line Freight Corporation, comprises heavyweight backers - Macquarie Bank, Rail America and Serco.
  • Pilots face conflicts - Hirst
    The decision of some Australian port authorities to contract out for pilotage services had led to some pilots having difficulties reconciling their professional needs with those of the firms that employ them, according to the executive director of the Australian Association of Port Marine Authorities, John Hirst.
    He said the relationship between the pilotage company and the port authority needed to be that of any principal and contractor who would work towards a common goal.
  • Cho Yang looks for Australian growth
    Cho Yang Line's managing director for liner trades, Joung-Boo Shin, reaffirmed the line's commitment to the Australian trade on a recent visit to Sydney.
    Mr Shin, who was in Australia primarily for discussions with partners Blue Star Line and Maersk said the company had expanded the range of ports it offers to Australian shippers to include ports in north China and Taiwan.
  • Brisbane to triple air freight
    Brisbane Airport Corp Ltd which took over ownership of Brisbane Airport last July, yesterday launched a master plan aiming to more than triple the amount of airfreight handled at the airport over the next 20 years.
    The corporation also proposes to triple the airport's passenger traffic by the year 2018, and build another runway in the next decade enabling it to introduce a parallel runway system providing takeoffs and landings over the bay.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Negotiators clear way to establish framework for hemisphere talks
  • Border trade grows -- and so does congestion
  • Mariana governor orders apparel raids
  • Shipbuilder exits US commercial program

  • Rails to reroute some Mexico cargo
  • US, Argentina discuss open skies for cargo
  • Celadon moves into fast lane via purchase of Canada's Gerth
  • Hub Group agrees to buy Quality Intermodal
  • Voyage opens door to normal Baltic-North shipping
  • Tanker owner Frontline posts record profit of $17.4 million
  • UPS pilots approve contract
  • Rails share dispatching center
  • Palm Beach touts perishables at forum
  • 2 lines quit Vancouver; others enhance service
  • Still rough waters for those vessels plying the China-Taiwan lane
  • Search for 'multifunctional' business machine continues
  • Union head: Pilots of towboats may strike in April
  • Original equipment manufacturers: the nuts and bolts and boxes of industry
  • Sager hopes to help industry plot stable course


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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
PORTS
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
SHIPYARDS
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
ACCIDENTS
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
ACCIDENTS
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
COMPANIES
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
CRUISES
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
PORTS
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
PORTS
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
ACCIDENTS
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
INFRASTRUCTURE
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
TRANSPORTATION
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
PORTS
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
AIRPORTS
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
PORTS
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
ACCIDENTS
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
COMPANIES
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
PORTS
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
CRUISES
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
PORTS
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
TRUCKING
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
PORTS
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
PORTS
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
EDITORIAL
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
SHIPPING
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
ACCIDENTS
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
PORTS
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
TRUCKING
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
SEAFARERS
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
SHIPPING
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
SHIPYARDS
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
SHIPPING
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
EDUCATION
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
PORTS
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
PORTS
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
SHIPPING
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
PORTS
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
PORTS
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
SHIPPING
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
TRADE
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
SAFETY & SECURITY
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
PORTS
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
SHIPPING
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
ACCIDENTS
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
PORTS
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
SHIPPING
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
SHIPPING
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
TRANSPORTATION
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
TRADE
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
PORTS
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
PORTS
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
PORTS
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
JOBS
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
PORTS
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
SHIPPING
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
SHIPPING
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
CELEBRATION
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
JOBS
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
HEALTHCARE
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
PORTS
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
AWARDS
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
TRANSPORTATION
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
LOGISTICS
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
SHIPPING
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
PORTS
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
PORTS
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
MARITIME SERVICES
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
PORTS
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
SHIPPING
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
SHIPPING
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
EDUCATION
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
PUBLICATIONS
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
SHIPPING
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
INFRASTRUCTURE
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
ECONOMY
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
ACCIDENTS
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
SHIPYARDS
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
SHIPPING
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
DEFENCE
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
LAW
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
PORTS
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
PORTS
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
PORTS
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
PORTS
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
LOGISTICS
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
PORTS
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
PORTS
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
CRUISES
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
LOGISTICS
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
MEETINGS
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
ACCIDENTS
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
SHIPPING
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
YACHTING
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
SAFETY & SECURITY
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
JOBS
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
YACHTING
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
MEETINGS
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
COMPANIES
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
PORTS
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
PORTS
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
SHIPPING
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
MEETINGS
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
PORTS
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
MEETINGS
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
TRUCKING
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
SHIPYARDS
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
ACCIDENTS
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
PORTS
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
TRUCKING
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
CRUISES
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
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