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BRIEFS

August 18, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Expansion by Korean, Japan yards may backfire
Slowdown in newbuilding orders expected by turn of the century
Orient Overseas turns in US$14.6m loss in first half
Hitachi Zosen sets up China venture
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

Thai Airways dives further into red in second quarter
Net loss balloons to 4.3 billion baht due to accounting changes and foreign exchange losses
Rolls-Royce wins US$390m jet engine order
British Airways to issue yellow card to tipsy trouble-makers
Korean Air, Asiana drop unprofitable domestic routes
Boeing, Raytheon to upgrade Australia's fighter jets
China-Tibet railway planned

Features

Supertrain ride into the future
Transrapid's makers are hoping to finally get the superspeed train off thetest track and on to the profit fast track

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Expansion by Korean, Japan yards may backfire
Slowdown in newbuilding orders expected by turn of the century
Orient Overseas turns in US$14.6m loss in first half
Hitachi Zosen sets up China venture
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

Thai Airways dives further into red in second quarter
Net loss balloons to 4.3 billion baht due to accounting changes and foreign exchange losses
Rolls-Royce wins US$390m jet engine order
British Airways to issue yellow card to tipsy trouble-makers
Korean Air, Asiana drop unprofitable domestic routes
Boeing, Raytheon to upgrade Australia's fighter jets
China-Tibet railway planned

Features

Supertrain ride into the future
Transrapid's makers are hoping to finally get the superspeed train off thetest track and on to the profit fast track

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Expansion by Korean, Japan yards may backfire
Slowdown in newbuilding orders expected by turn of the century
Orient Overseas turns in US$14.6m loss in first half
Hitachi Zosen sets up China venture
Port shots

Air and Land Transport

Thai Airways dives further into red in second quarter
Net loss balloons to 4.3 billion baht due to accounting changes and foreign exchange losses
Rolls-Royce wins US$390m jet engine order
British Airways to issue yellow card to tipsy trouble-makers
Korean Air, Asiana drop unprofitable domestic routes
Boeing, Raytheon to upgrade Australia's fighter jets
China-Tibet railway planned

Features

Supertrain ride into the future
Transrapid's makers are hoping to finally get the superspeed train off thetest track and on to the profit fast track

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Shipping Committee to promote shipping industry Alianca plans for new ships and services COSCO, K Line, Yang Ming increasing fleet Maersk takes Caribbean without Sea-Land HACTL resumes all services DHL handles circus heavy-weight Airlines should have more maneuvering space

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AUGUST 17, 1998
Effect Asia crisis on empty container export in Rotterdam Painful imbalance in traffic with Asia Promotion of short-sea to be extended

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Russia devalues ruble in effort to halt turmoil
Brazil's trade community wants to see Cardoso win
Conference will raise Europe-Asia rates Oct. 1
In October, Customs will accept some 'IOUs'
Gregory D. Storey returns to JOC as editorial director
Teamsters fund-raiser pleads guilty on election coverup
Iraq steps up drive against sanctions
JAL suspected of illegally paying off racketeers
Industrial production declines, worst drop since 90-91 recession
Report: North Korea building underground nuclear plant capable of making weapons
IRS to allow accelerated deductions for Y2K bug work
Woman weathering storms, heat to row across Atlantic

Transportation

Grain group, rails reach pact
Group unveils $1.76 billion plan to upgrade Buenos Aires airport
STB sets schedule for CN merger plan
UPS saw net rise 35% in 2nd quarter
McMullen is sold
Stocks ride bad week for markets
Minnesota governor asks for Northwest strike plan
Tribasa makes first rail payment to Mexico
Indonesia's hard-hit Garuda returns leased Boeings
Court says Teamsters leader Sever violated union election rules

Maritime

FMC box probe of China to give lift to forwarders
West Coast ports adding capacity in era of mega-terminals
China, Korea yards grapple with prices in market downturns

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Russia devalues ruble in effort to halt turmoil
Brazil's trade community wants to see Cardoso win
Conference will raise Europe-Asia rates Oct. 1
In October, Customs will accept some 'IOUs'
Gregory D. Storey returns to JOC as editorial director
Teamsters fund-raiser pleads guilty on election coverup
Iraq steps up drive against sanctions
JAL suspected of illegally paying off racketeers
Industrial production declines, worst drop since 90-91 recession
Report: North Korea building underground nuclear plant capable of making weapons
IRS to allow accelerated deductions for Y2K bug work
Woman weathering storms, heat to row across Atlantic

Transportation

Grain group, rails reach pact
Group unveils $1.76 billion plan to upgrade Buenos Aires airport
STB sets schedule for CN merger plan
UPS saw net rise 35% in 2nd quarter
McMullen is sold
Stocks ride bad week for markets
Minnesota governor asks for Northwest strike plan
Tribasa makes first rail payment to Mexico
Indonesia's hard-hit Garuda returns leased Boeings
Court says Teamsters leader Sever violated union election rules

Maritime

FMC box probe of China to give lift to forwarders
West Coast ports adding capacity in era of mega-terminals
China, Korea yards grapple with prices in market downturns

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Russia devalues ruble in effort to halt turmoil
Brazil's trade community wants to see Cardoso win
Conference will raise Europe-Asia rates Oct. 1
In October, Customs will accept some 'IOUs'
Gregory D. Storey returns to JOC as editorial director
Teamsters fund-raiser pleads guilty on election coverup
Iraq steps up drive against sanctions
JAL suspected of illegally paying off racketeers
Industrial production declines, worst drop since 90-91 recession
Report: North Korea building underground nuclear plant capable of making weapons
IRS to allow accelerated deductions for Y2K bug work
Woman weathering storms, heat to row across Atlantic

Transportation

Grain group, rails reach pact
Group unveils $1.76 billion plan to upgrade Buenos Aires airport
STB sets schedule for CN merger plan
UPS saw net rise 35% in 2nd quarter
McMullen is sold
Stocks ride bad week for markets
Minnesota governor asks for Northwest strike plan
Tribasa makes first rail payment to Mexico
Indonesia's hard-hit Garuda returns leased Boeings
Court says Teamsters leader Sever violated union election rules

Maritime

FMC box probe of China to give lift to forwarders
West Coast ports adding capacity in era of mega-terminals
China, Korea yards grapple with prices in market downturns

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US Officials to Visit China, Japan to Discuss Port Issues OOIL Reports $14.8-Million Half-Year Loss Uniglory Starts Calling J. Nehru CFS Charge for Korea-Bound Cargo to Be Raised MISC Starts Bangladesh Service Mid-Year Box Traffic at Pusan Rises 15.4%

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Baleares subvenciona el transporte Conflicto de intereses entre el ferrocarril y las vías fluviales Seis aerolíneas estadounidenses logran récord financiero Daewoo y LDV fabricarán furgones en el Reino Unido Sabena y South African Airways abandonan Zaire

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AUGUST 17, 1998
Eastbound shipping lines plan rate hike from Oct. 1 New deal for EOUs on cards 'Handling charges are too high', admits MbPT Chief Maharashtra to host Auto '98 fair with Tamil Nadu K'taka augments funds for software units Govt sets $ 14 bn textile export target New agency mooted to track money laundering PSUs: Concor first to be diverted

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AUGUST 10, 1998
Sea-land admin relocates to Manila PAX calls at Manzanillo VSA2 phase one launched OT Africa orders Hanjin vessels High hopes for inland port Busy half for Long Beach A million at Melbourne Transpacific face-lift for OOCL TSA sets peak rates New call on Eagle Service

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P&O to axe British containership crews ALL 300 British and 30 New Zealand ratings serving on the 19 P&O-owned containerships operating with the P&O Nedlloyd fleet are to be sacked and replaced by low-cost Filipino seafarers. Hong Kong agrees CT9 building date HONG Kong financial secretary Donald Tsang said yesterday that a consortium of terminal operators have agreed on details of the territory's planned Container Terminal 9 (CT9) and construction would begin soon, Reuters reports. Shell Deepwater to pull out early from rig deals SHELL Deepwater Dev-elopment in the US is to withdraw early from commitments to two high-end Transocean semi-submersibles and a third Diamond Offshore rig, all in the Gulf of Mexico. Tensions begin to grow in Hyundai standoff Standoff: striking South Korean unionists, wearing headbands reading 'Save Our Jobs' and riding motorcycles were prevented from disrupting a pro-Hyundai Motors company rally by some 5,000 riot police in Ulsan yesterday. Tensions are rising in the seven-week long standoff between sacked unionists and Hyundai management, with fears of an imminent police raid on the factory to arrest and disperse some 4,000-6,000 trade unionists and their families who have been occupying the Hyundai factory grounds for more than four weeks. End of the line for UK ratings SOON there will be not a single British rating on the entire British-registered boxship fleet. P&O - the company which operates all 19 vessels in this category as part of the P&O Nedlloyd joint venture - yesterday gave the RMT transport union the devastating news that 300 Britons and 30 New Zealanders are to be replaced with cheaper Filipino crew. Standard club curtails growth The Standard protection and indemnity club has rejected most applications to join over the past year in order to protect the interests of existing members. Cory opts for Caterpillar technology US-developed Caterpillar machinery has been selected for a new class of tractor tug ordered by UK-based Cory Towage to serve a management contract in the Middle East. 'Toisa Perseus' sails to Norway Bermuda-based Toisa Ltd's newbuilding, the '50m ($83.3m) Toisa Perseus, has left Rotterdam's Van der Giessen shipyard for trials in Norway. The subsea construction vessel will be chartered to Rockwater to lay pipelines in the North Sea.

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AUGUST 17, 1998
Torm slashes ship values TORM, the Danish liner and bulk shipping group, has substantially written down the value of its ships. Pertamina to honour Suharto contracts OSPREY Maritime has welcomed the news that Pertamina is to honour all shipping contracts made by the Suharto administration. Keppel Marine's turnover soars SINGAPORE'S Keppel Marine Industries recorded a leap in turnover of almost 50 per cent for the first six months of the year. CMA and Norasia share vessels on Asia route CMA and Norasia Line have agreed a vessel sharing agreement to co-operate a two-string service between Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Asia. Terminal operators in accord on CT9 THREE terminal operating companies in Hong Kong have reached agreement on the detailed development arrangements for Container Terminal 9. Venezuela petrochemical output nears 7m tonne PEQUIVEN, the petrochemical company of Venezuela's state oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, says its three coastal complexes are currently producing 6.8m tonne annually. Tamil Tigers 'ready to release' bombed ship's crew TAMIL Tiger rebels say they are ready to release the crew members of the merchant ship bombed by Sri Lankan air force jets on August 14. Indians fail to agree oil import freight rates INDIAN Oil Corp and Shipping Corp of India have failed to agree on a market-related freight rate for crude oil imports despite four months of talks. OOIL reports first loss since 1993 FALLING cargo prices and volumes have been blamed for the first loss suffered by Orient Overseas (International) in five years. Seattle's handling package wins Korean contract THE Port of Seattle has managed to retain a significant steel-handling contract by virtue of a new handling package put together by Stevedoring Services of America (SSA). Dutch report questions benefit of inland shipping A DUTCH research institute has issued a report that questions the benefits of transferring cargo from road to rail and inland waterway. CGM smarts over lost Italia purchase CGM's failure to take over Italia di Navigazione from Finmare is seen as a setback for the French group. Awilco presents stronger first half figures AWILCO, the Norwegian tanker company which sold its floating production systems earlier this year, has converted last year's half year loss to a pre-tax profit of Nkr40m in 1998. Finland dashes tax reform hopes FINLAND'S ministry of finance has dashed hopes of tax reform for the country's shipping companies. Compromise sought for waterfront impasse AUSTRALIA'S Council of Trades Unions (ACTU) has suggested a compromise to break a deadlock threatening a waterfront peace accord.

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Tor Line développe fortement la capacité de son service EuroBridge Tor Line va sensiblement augmenter la capacité de son service EuroBridge entre Gand et Göteborg à partir de l'automne afin de pouvoir faire face à la demande croissante. C'est ce qu'a annoncé la direction de l'armement hier à Gand. L'opérateur suédois introduira progressivement quatre navires plus grands et plus rapides sur cette route à partir de fin octobre en remplacement de la flotte existante. Tor Line pourra de la sorte transporter 30% de semi-remorques en plus et 50% de voitures en plus . L'armement disposera en outre de davantage de temps pour le traitement des cargaisons dans les deux ports. La fréquence du service (six départs par semaine) demeure inchangée. La capacité sera également augmentée sur les deux autres routes, à savoir la route AngloBridge entre la Suède et la Grande-Bretagne et la route Shortbridge entre Rotterdam et le RU. Les législations environnementales différentes ne perturbent pas la concurrence entre Rotterdam et Anvers La réglementation environnementale et son application ne devraient pas être des facteurs de concurrence entre ports, ni une arme aux mains des utilisateurs des ports. C'est ce que concluent la Commission Portuaire Flamande et le Conseil Portuaire Néerlandais dans leur étude commune sur la "réglementation environnementale en matière de containers et de diverses dans les ports d'Anvers et de Rotterdam".

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P&OP to pursue section 127 claims A HEARING in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on Friday is expected to set a date for a Full Bench hearing of P&O's wide-ranging claim against the Maritime Union of Australia. The action, under section 127 of the Workplace Relations Act, seeks to prevent the MUA from taking industrial action across all of the company's stevedoring interests in Australia, including P&O Ports. It is understood the case will be based on incidents dating to May last year, but will also include more recent disruptions to work which took place at the height of the dispute between Patrick and the MUA. Another veteran of the container revolution retires A SHIP which helped pioneer the container revolution in Australia's international trades is en route to the scrappers after over 27 years' service. The 21,278 GRT Columbus New Zealand completed her final discharge in Melbourne late last week and is now understood to be on her way to breakers at Pakistan's Gadani Beach, after almost three decades of carrying Australian and New Zealand refrigerated exports to North America. Introduced in mid 1971 the German-registered Columbus New Zealand was the first pure containership in the trade, followed in quick succession by sisters Columbus Australia and Columbus America. All three were built in Hamburg by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft and powered by steam turbines, but in 1986 the trio were re-engined with more fuel-efficient B&W diesels. Minister hails setting up of freight body EXPORT levels and trade opportunities in Queensland are poised to increase significantly through the establishment of the Air Freight Council of Queensland, state Transport Minister Steve Bredhauer said last week. As previously announced, the commonwealth has committed to the provision of $100,000 a year for two years to the establishment of air freight councils in each state in a bid to improve the air freight cargo chain. Most other states have already received cheques for half the amount. Mr Bredhauer said the Queensland council would act as a forum for industry to improve the flexibility, accessibility and efficiency of transport and logistics involved in the movement of international air freight in the state. Air freight levels steady INTERNATIONAL air freight traffic in and out of Australia continued to remain relatively steady in March, despite falling exports and passenger numbers, latest aviation figures show. According to figures from the commonwealth Department of Transport, total air freight traffic dropped by less than two per cent in March 1998 compared to the same period last year. Passenger numbers in and out of Australia plunged 7.7 per cent. Outbound air freight fell 4.9 per cent in March, with inbound freight rising slightly. HCE cancels Hobart calls BASS Strait operator Holyman Coastal Express has withdrawn its weekly voyage to the port of Hobart in favor of six days-a-week sailing between Melbourne and Devonport. The move has been expected for some months but has been delayed by protracted negotiations with Australian Transport Network's Tasrail over acceptable land feeder arrangements for southern Tasmanian shippers. HCE lost cargo volumes underpinning its weekly Hobart visit when zinc manufacturer Pasminco moved substantial tonnage to the new Project Asia Service, which makes direct Hobart calls. Previously HCE feedered zinc to Melbourne to meet mainline container services.

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Success at its neutral dispatching center in Houston has UP contemplating decentralizing the operations side of its railroad on a larger scale. As its partner at the Spring, Texas, joint dispatching center, BNSF has played a critical role in the improvement that both railroads and shippers have seen in the Houston area since the agreement between the two railroads was put into operation last February. There are those who say decentralized operations are not necessary to effectively run a railroad, but both UP and BNSF are considering Los Angeles as a possible next step. The American Trucking Associations' Executive Committee approved a controversial plan to reorganize the association by absorbing its affiliates, changing its dues structure and lowering membership fees, and adding thousands of truckers to its declining membership rolls. ATA wants to increase membership over the next four years from 3,125 trucking companies to 12,000 motor carriers, logistics providers and suppliers. The association also is looking to consolidate its affiliates' separate political action committees into a single PAC with more formidable political influence on Capitol Hill. Toronto-based Vitran Corp. has acquired Winsted, Minn.-based Quast Transfer, making good on its intention of expanding its regional LTL presence in the United States. The deal, expected to close on Sept. 30, could reap large synergies from the combined operations. Both companies will pick up new markets with very few overlapping customers, company officials said. The acquisition comes at an opportune time from an industry standpoint, as regional trucking is growing by double-digit rates with the $19 billion long-haul market growing at 1 percent to 2 percent annually. Federal Express and its pilots are back at the negotiating table, trying once again to hammer out the company's first union contract. The FedEx Pilots Association has a new negotiating team, a new president and a lot more money coming into its coffers thanks to double dues for the next six months to cover negotiation expenses. Money also will be set aside in case talks take a turn for the worse and the pilots opt for strong-arm tactics. Meanwhile, FedEx management is back at the table with the same team as last year, hoping to put the possibility of labor strife well behind them. The Liberian Bureau of Maritime Affairs will refrain from any punitive action against Cosco Shipping Co., the operator of the freighter Bright Field that crashed into the Riverwalk shopping mall in New Orleans during the 1996 Christmas holidays. No fatalities resulted from the crash that damaged the mall, a Hilton Hotel, a condominium, injured more than 100 people and tallied losses exceeding $17 million. The Liberian agency will schedule a hearing on negligence charges being considered against the two engineers who served on the freighter at the time of the crash. Unlike other recent Class 1 mergers, the challenge for Canadian National Railway and Illinois Central Railroad may not be how to quell shipper concerns while still keeping as much control of the franchise as possible, but how to best take advantage of marketing opportunities that will result from the merger. Before the marriage, CN had very little sales representation in the United States. Now the combined company will have a major presence. CN is figuring out a strategy as to take advantage of that fact, as well as how it will manage and develop its new alliance with Kansas City Southern. Non-Stop Logistics Corp. has a new name and a new focus. The San Francisco-based logistics company is now Non-Stop Solutions and is targeting the pharmaceutical industry to pioneer its brand of inventory optimization. The company made a splash four years ago when it introduced the Non-Stop concept to the grocery market. That didn't work so Non-Stop retooled itself. It has been working with a major drug store chain for more than a year in a pilot program. It's also attracted a major new investor, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, a venture capital company that is well-known to firms in California's high-tech gulch, Silicon Valley. In an about-face from two weeks ago, the Federal Aviation Administration has acknowledged before Congress that it still has problems to sort through before it will be year 2000 compliant and before its computer systems are secure. Dennis DeGaetano, deputy associate administrator for Research and Acquisitions at the FAA, tacitly agreed with complaints issued by Joel C. Willemssen of the General Accounting Office, that the FAA still had serious issues. This stance from the FAA and the Department of Transportation reflects a more subdued and less optimistic viewpoint than the agency and department expressed a short while ago, when it told Traffic World that "we are right on track" for Y2K compliance. Cargo has begun moving again through Salvador, Brazil, and at a considerably lower cost to port operators, thanks to a labor strike victory by management over salaries, work force size and working hours. With the rest of Brazil's shipping community looking toward Salvador for answers to their own labor problems, the country is also grappling with efforts to privatize public ports, airports, roads, rails and telecommunication systems. And government reform is starting to attract other foreign investors, including auto manufacturers and airlines.

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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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