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February 19, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • Captrans eyeing bigger share of India feeder trade
    Firm plans to add two more vessels in March/April to boost S'pore-India service
  • Chance for networking at bunkering conference
  • Govt will continue productivity drive despite union threats
  • Eurokai merger will lead to Europe's biggest box operator
  • Illinois rail deal seen to benefit shippers
  • UK Club sets up branches in Singapore and Taiwan

  • Big rise in air crashes seen over next 15 years
    Rate of one accident per week unless air safety is radically improved: expert
  • Taiwan accident adds to industry woes
  • BA to suspend some Asia flights from end-March
  • China Airlines disaster mirrors Japan crash in '94
  • Asian airlines safe despite crashes: Boeing
  • China air industry to open up further: official

  • Asia sees spate of air crashes
    There is no evidence pointing to any link and recent five crashes in as many months may just be bad luck, say experts


Sched Netweb site
  • Sea-Land and Maersk change joint services
  • Trans-Pacific Service starts at SCT terminal
  • Heavy-duty freight car receives ministry support
  • Santos gets new customer
  • NVOCCs pool freight
  • Oakland makes fourth-quarter comeback
  • Garuda signs cargo deal with four overseas carriers
  • Air cargo gets off to slow start for 1998
  • Germany's Frankfurt Airport buys into cargo facility
  • Angel flies in June
  • BAA cargo going strong

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 1998
  • Harbor barons into inland navigation
  • European Commission may not intervene in road blockades
  • Procedural slowness hinders Dutch rail competition
  • Nedlloyd money-back guarantee in Germany
  • South African fruit to Rotterdam

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • JHTA calls for three-party talks
  • Box volume from Asia to US up 14% in 1997
  • Ben Line keeping agent status for Blue Star
  • NYK opens Internet site
  • Swedish forwarder to open cargo center in Thailand
  • IATA foresees cargo slash in Asia

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Una ricerca Uniontrasporti evidenzia le potenzialit' degli scali marittimi per lo sviluppo economico
    Il Sud scommette sui porti
    Salerno, Napoli, Civitavecchia, Taranto e Brindisi punti di forza nel processo di trasformazione
  • Nave da crociera super-lusso
    Alla Fincantieri commessa Hal da 530 miliardi
  • Brindisi pronto al debutto nel mercato container con partner internazionali
  • Il gruppo Fantuzzi approda a Taranto
  • Gioia Tauro, per Vitale il master plan è «pessimo»

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Korea fears hit GL class profits
    GERMAN classification society Germanischer Lloyd has lost Dm5m ($2.7m) because of the depreciation of the South Korean won, according to board member Rainer Schoendube.
  • The crisis in Asia
    LLOYD'S List's team of worldwide correspondents today analyses the financial problems afflicting Asian countries, focusing on the impact on trade, transport and the maritime industries which have concentrated their efforts on this dynamic region.
  • Trico sets record in fourth-quarter
    US offshore support services company Trico Marine Services, bolstered by fleet expansions in the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico plus increased day-rates, racked up record fourth-quarter net earnings of $10.85m ($0.61 per share) on record revenues of $41.60m.
  • Oakland sees 2.3% increase in box volume
    PORT of Oakland, buoyed by cargo diversion business from southern California, had a strong fourth quarter in 1997, which pushed loaded container volume up 2.3% for the full year.
  • Statoil bullish despite setback
    NORWAY'S state-owned Statoil group has reported a 18% decrease in year-on-year net profit despite a 15% improvement in revenues.
  • Tribunal rules that Swansea agent's sacking was unfair
    A LONG-serving marketing manager was unfairly dismissed from a '24,000-a-year ($39,000) post at Swansea shipping agents OBC Burgess, an industrial tribunal has ruled. Mark Barry's employment was terminated on May 12 last year after 23 years service following his failure to fulfil guideline duties for the post. The tribunal in Cardiff ruled this constituted admissible reason within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
  • Saga Petroleum suffers 24% slump in profits
    TECHNICAL problems on Norwegian oilfields, lower than anticipated productivity from the British continental shelf and weak oil prices have resulted in a 24% drop in net profit at Norway's Saga Petroleum.
  • Canada charges second boxship with pollution
    A SECOND containership stands accused of deliberately polluting Canadian waters, with possible fines of over C$1m (US$684,931), writes David Osler.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 1998
  • Frontline tanker may be damaged
    FORCE 11 gales and 9-10 m seas over a 48-hour period have caused possible hairline cracks to appear in the Front Lord.
  • Swedish Club sets fitness rules
    NEW procedures to prevent the medically unfit serving at sea are to be introduced by the Swedish P&I Club.
  • Water levels will hit lakers
    LOWER water levels on the Great Lakes will constrain the loads that ships can carry in 1998, following exceptional liftings by the US Great Lakes fleet last year.
  • Crippled ship towed to Eemshaven
    A SEVERELY damaged Congolese dry cargo vessel, with one crew member feared dead, has been towed to the Dutch port of Eemshaven.
  • New chairman for Norway's Maritime Forum
    PER Saevik has been elected as new chairman of Maritime Forum, a ceiling organisation for Norway's marine industries.
  • Mosvold profits up
    AN improvement in the tanker market and an increased fleet have helped Olso listed Mosvold Shipping to make an operating profit of $1.6m in the final quarter of 1997
  • Kaifeng begins terminal extensions
    SHENZHEN Kaifeng Container Terminals at the port of Chiwan in southern China is to invest HK$110m ($14.2m) in a large container yard as part of its third-phase extensions.
  • Hong Kong owners welcome tax deal
    THE Hong Kong Shipowners Association has welcomed the government's proposal to amend the Inland Revenue Ordinance to provide tax relief for local shipowners.
  • Mitsubishi Heavy slashes profit forecast
    JAPANESE shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has cut its profit forecast for the year ending March 31 due to a drop in orders from Asia.
  • Mersey Docks profits rise
    MERSEY Docks has reported an increase in profits for the year, after making a provision for costs associated with settling the long-running dockers' strike.
  • CMA and CGM examine merger
    THE two sister companies of the CMA-CGM Holding, have announced they are seriously working out conditions for a merger, which would see the absorption of CMA by CGM.
  • Broker welcomes slowdown in tanker orders
    THE Asian crisis may have hurt the tanker industry, but it also "has blessed the tanker market by halting the momentum of newbuilding orders," says a Swedish tanker broker.
  • Ugland Nordic Shipping reaches record profit
    UGLAND Nordic Shipping, the Norwegian shuttle tanker owner, has reported the best result in the company's nine-year history.
  • Norden cancels order with Kherson
    THE Danish bulk shipping company D/S Norden has cancelled an order for a third in a planned series of five 29,500 dwt product tankers with the Kherson shipyard in the Ukraine.
  • PSC in further Australian non-union port bid
    A SECOND non-union stevedoring port facility may be operating in Australia within the next two months, according to PCS.
  • Hamburg-Süd forms management company
    HAMBURG-Süd has formed a new independent Hamburg-based company called Columbus Shipmanagement.
  • MOL takes over LNG carriers
    MITSUI OSK Lines (MOL) and Nissho Iwai Corp have bought all the stock of three foreign shipping companies transporting lng from Indonesia to Japan.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • UP continues to fall behind in performance levels
  • GAO report on jab at Jones Act is due soon
  • Hearing to focus on rail issues
  • Shippers target panel that ranks cargo
  • New York City seeks to expand free-trade zones
  • Stinnes AG sells its Rhenus Group
  • Mexico readies bids for final rail segment
  • Air deal with US carries a price, EU tells Japan
  • ACL saw operating profit jump 23% in '97, proposes 2-for-1 stock split
  • Transport index trails the Dow
  • Efforts restarted to ease Taiwan-China shipping
  • Korea's Hanjin to launch north China-US service
  • Tanker owners, facing a carrier oversupply, haven't lost their optimism

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • MUA takes Webb appeal to Full Bench
    THE FULL Bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission will today hear an appeal by the Maritime Union of Australia against the orders, issued last week by it under section 166 of the Workplace Relations Act, prohibiting industrial action at Webb Dock for 30 days.
    Today’s hearing will follow from yesterday’s decision by Patrick to withdraw an application for a return to work order at East Swanson Dock.
    According to the stevedore this followed assurances of no further strike action from the MUA.
  • Reith and the clash of the desperate men
    EMPLOYERS involved in the Webb dock dispute, Patrick, the National Farmers Federation and P&C Stevedores Pty Ltd, were warmly praised yesterday by the Minister for Workplace Relations, Peter Reith.
    Mr Reith, who spoke at the Waterfront and Shipping Reform Congress, organised by IBC Conferences, paid particular tribute to the chairman of Patrick, Chris Corrigan, stating that history would treat him well.
    Mr Reith said it was not surprising that Mr Corrigan had to play his cards close to his chest, bearing in mind the nature of the Maritime Union of Australia which he compared to the devil.
  • Reform slow and painful, says Finney
    AUSTRALIA has achieved much over the past decade in both port and stevedoring reform according to the managing director of the Waterfront Partnership, Nicholas Finney, who spoke at the Waterfront and Shipping Reform Congress in Sydney yesterday.
    Mr Finney, who oversaw waterfront reform in the United Kingdom, qualified his remark by saying that until the entrepreneurial management is unleashed, the rewards which Australia’s producers and manufacturers deserve by way of a peaceful and efficient seaport industry will not be forthcoming.
  • World moves on, MUA in reverse: Corrigan
    PATRICK Stevedores’ chairman Chris Corrigan launched a withering attack on the MUA at the waterfront and Shipping Reform Congress on Monday beginning with the observation that MUA joint national secretary, John Coombs, had claimed earlier that the MUA had "spent 20 years getting the industry to where it is today’.
    "Over the past decade the world has experienced a profound upheaval -- the end of the Cold War, the breaking of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin Wall.(and) change on the international waterfront too," Mr Corrigan said.
  • Extent of change ‘forgotten’
    THE AUSTRALIAN waterfront has undergone massive changes in the past seven years in response to the federal and state government agendas for reform, according to Fremantle Port Authority chief executive officer Kerry Sanderson.
    Ms Sanderson told the Waterfront and Shipping Reform Congress in Sydney yesterday said that while significant further change was required, the extent of change that had already occurred could sometimes be forgotten.

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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 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
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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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