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October 20, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China slammed for releasing hijackers of Petro Ranger
    Bejing has violated int'l conventions on piracy: International Maritime Bureau
  • Hutchison Port Hldgs in talks to buy ECT stake
  • Bengal Tiger Line's first of 10 new 800-TEU ship
  • 2 Taiwan ports reopen after typhoon recedes
  • China's shipbuilding tonnage up
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Northwest downplays reports of move to block Continental purchase
    Carrier still holding discussions with US Justice Dept's antitrust unit
  • Airbus revamp may be delayed till late next year
  • Boeing clinches orders worth US$370m for 11 business jets
  • TWA crash: group of retired US officers alleging cover-up
  • German airline to join KLM, Northwest
Features
  • US calls for special insulation
    Safety agency suggests airlines use fire-resistant insulation but manufacturer of one type says it's not yet available

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China slammed for releasing hijackers of Petro Ranger
    Bejing has violated int'l conventions on piracy: International Maritime Bureau
  • Hutchison Port Hldgs in talks to buy ECT stake
  • Bengal Tiger Line's first of 10 new 800-TEU ship
  • 2 Taiwan ports reopen after typhoon recedes
  • China's shipbuilding tonnage up
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Northwest downplays reports of move to block Continental purchase
    Carrier still holding discussions with US Justice Dept's antitrust unit
  • Airbus revamp may be delayed till late next year
  • Boeing clinches orders worth US$370m for 11 business jets
  • TWA crash: group of retired US officers alleging cover-up
  • German airline to join KLM, Northwest
Features
  • US calls for special insulation
    Safety agency suggests airlines use fire-resistant insulation but manufacturer of one type says it's not yet available

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China slammed for releasing hijackers of Petro Ranger
    Bejing has violated int'l conventions on piracy: International Maritime Bureau
  • Hutchison Port Hldgs in talks to buy ECT stake
  • Bengal Tiger Line's first of 10 new 800-TEU ship
  • 2 Taiwan ports reopen after typhoon recedes
  • China's shipbuilding tonnage up
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Northwest downplays reports of move to block Continental purchase
    Carrier still holding discussions with US Justice Dept's antitrust unit
  • Airbus revamp may be delayed till late next year
  • Boeing clinches orders worth US$370m for 11 business jets
  • TWA crash: group of retired US officers alleging cover-up
  • German airline to join KLM, Northwest
Features
  • US calls for special insulation
    Safety agency suggests airlines use fire-resistant insulation but manufacturer of one type says it's not yet available

Sched Netweb site
  • Carriers predict 18 more months for imbalance
  • Schenker Eurocargo merges with Scansped
  • DCL implements new direct service to Kingston Jamaica
  • DCL Singapore provides total logistics solutions
  • U-Freight's new partner gives boost to Australian traffic
  • Varig hires Unisys to speed up air cargo operations
  • Ansett to return Boeing

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 19, 1998
  • Rise in Channel rates expected
  • German rate increase felt also outside Germany
  • Deutsche Bahn and port operators in joint venture
  • Shipping companies fear dominant position of Hutchison
  • New 3-year contract Philips Electronics with Emery Worldwide

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Importers bug US to delay deadline
  • Ocean carriers rethink rail links
  • Intermodal truckers assess deregulation role
  • Budget bill contains IMF funds contingent on reform promises
  • Caliber's Rodger Marticke named executive vice president at RPS
  • Union Pacific restoring rail service in Texas
  • Brazil hopes to make decision to lift ban on US wheat quickly
  • Continental Cargo launches a web site
  • CNF reports record third quarter earnings
Transportation
  • Analysts call FedEx strike unlikely, despite vote
  • Germany's transport head faces challenges
  • Lufthansa Cargo, SAS to share networks
  • Projects face shortage of funding in Brazil
  • Transport stocks skyrocket 11.42%
Maritime
  • Vermont port rides interstate to top 50 spot
  • Singapore terminal operator to expand its China venture
  • Russia to auction 25.5% share in shipping company
  • Chile port privatization ruling expected soon
  • Matson to enter East Coast

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Importers bug US to delay deadline
  • Ocean carriers rethink rail links
  • Intermodal truckers assess deregulation role
  • Budget bill contains IMF funds contingent on reform promises
  • Caliber's Rodger Marticke named executive vice president at RPS
  • Union Pacific restoring rail service in Texas
  • Brazil hopes to make decision to lift ban on US wheat quickly
  • Continental Cargo launches a web site
  • CNF reports record third quarter earnings
Transportation
  • Analysts call FedEx strike unlikely, despite vote
  • Germany's transport head faces challenges
  • Lufthansa Cargo, SAS to share networks
  • Projects face shortage of funding in Brazil
  • Transport stocks skyrocket 11.42%
Maritime
  • Vermont port rides interstate to top 50 spot
  • Singapore terminal operator to expand its China venture
  • Russia to auction 25.5% share in shipping company
  • Chile port privatization ruling expected soon
  • Matson to enter East Coast

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Importers bug US to delay deadline
  • Ocean carriers rethink rail links
  • Intermodal truckers assess deregulation role
  • Budget bill contains IMF funds contingent on reform promises
  • Caliber's Rodger Marticke named executive vice president at RPS
  • Union Pacific restoring rail service in Texas
  • Brazil hopes to make decision to lift ban on US wheat quickly
  • Continental Cargo launches a web site
  • CNF reports record third quarter earnings
Transportation
  • Analysts call FedEx strike unlikely, despite vote
  • Germany's transport head faces challenges
  • Lufthansa Cargo, SAS to share networks
  • Projects face shortage of funding in Brazil
  • Transport stocks skyrocket 11.42%
Maritime
  • Vermont port rides interstate to top 50 spot
  • Singapore terminal operator to expand its China venture
  • Russia to auction 25.5% share in shipping company
  • Chile port privatization ruling expected soon
  • Matson to enter East Coast

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • PSA, Dalian Port Authority Sign Pact for Development
  • ECT Shareholders, Hutchison Talk over Aquisition

urgente online pressweb site
  • Aena disminuirá inversiones y aumentará beneficios en 1999
  • El Gobierno da el primer paso para la variante ferroviaria norte-noroeste
  • La UE refuerza la seguridad del transporte de bombonas de butano
  • Astilleros Balenciaga bota dos buques para K&K International-Kotug
  • Talgo expone su primera máquina
  • DHL inaugura un nuevo hub en Panamá
  • Ford lanza el "focus" el 12 de noviembre

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Childs pushes Richards Bay as major east coast container terminal
  • Listing imminent
  • Portnet takes a hard look at its charges
  • SA's shattered image is real victim of motor strike
  • Alliance Air and Uganda Airlines lock horns over rights to Entebbe route
  • Maersk's new recruits
  • More light in trade gloom
  • Portnet slaps on shock increases at dry and floating docks
  • Zimbabwe and SA ready to try again for trade treaty
  • 'Empowerment is not a free handout to untrained people because they are black'
  • Salalah hub speeds Maersk's east-west routes
  • Uzbekistan maps out export opportunities for SA
  • MSC to sponsor Swiss Americas Cup challenge
  • Portnet extends free storage period for vehicle imports
  • Ugandan specialist will help SA exporters
  • Haulier wins R15-m contract without any trucks
  • R14-m refit is major cost saver
  • Prepare for the longest wait at Beit Bridge
  • Tete corridor accounts for growth of SA vehicles through Beit Bridge
  • SA - Zimbabwe is densest route
  • Beira refinery will exclude SA involvement
  • Book with MACS via the Internet
  • Portnet will start building two new berths at Durban next June
  • New Trans Kalahari highway falls short of expectation for this user
  • Alitalia moves to new airport
  • Hellmann reinforces logistics objective
  • New Swazi service starts next month
  • Transnet pension fund liabilities will be shared in privatisation process
  • Delta could grind to a halt if freight companies don't get their Y2K acts together
  • Unitrans upbeat about growth in year ahead
  • Self-tipping container hauls in design awards
  • Maritime Conference will focus on costs, charges and finance
  • 'Portnet will need R12,5bn to make up for infrastructure backlog'
  • Safmarine Container Lines is new SCL 'brand'

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Brazil ends oil import monopoly
    Brazil has approved the first shipment of crude oil imports by a foreign company, ending 45 years of state monopoly.
  • Hundreds killed in Nigerian fireball
    MORE than 500 Nigerians are feared dead after petrol leaking from a pipeline caught fire and engulfed thousands trying to collect the fluid for use as fuel.
  • Massive infrastructure scheme for Indian ports
    THE Indian government is planning to invest Rs80bn ($1.88bn) over a four-year period to upgrade facilities at the country's 11 major ports.
  • Indonesia to create new box handler
    STATE-owned Indonesia Port Corporation II (PT Pelindo II) will soon establish a port operator company as part of its privatisation plan for Container Terminal Unit I and II (UTPK I and II) at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok.
  • Delhi acts to boost inland waterways
    The Inland Waterways Authority of India has recommended major amendments to the inland waterways Act to enable the body to set up joint ventures with private sector investors.
  • Jindo clinches $180m orders for containers
    SOUTH Korean container manufacturer Jindo has grabbed international orders for dry and reefer containers worth around $180m, a company source said.
  • Riddle of lost master with key to sinking
    The mystery of the ill-fated Princess of the Orient's missing master may never be solved.
  • BP fields in Colombia not affected by rebel attack on nearby pipeline
    British Petroleum's Cusiana and Cupiagua oil fields in eastern Colombia have not yet been affected by Sunday's rebel attack on the 400,000 bpd Ocensa pipeline which connects the fields to the port at Covenas.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 19, 1998
  • Wheat Board may sue CPR
    THE Canadian Wheat Board may sue Canadian Pacific Railway for up to C$30m ($19.3m) since winning its case in front of the Canadian Transportation Agency.
  • Zarb Adami reappointed at Malta Drydocks
    NOEL Zarb Adami has been confirmed as Malta Drydocks council chairman.
  • Cruiseship in dock for ten-weeks
    EDINBURGH Castle, the 1966-built cruiseship owned by UK-based Lowline, has arrived in Southampton for repairs that could take up to ten weeks to complete.
  • Wilhelmshaven study wins backing
    GERMAN companies are helping to pay for a commercial feasibility study that has been commissioned into the possibility of building a container port at Wilhelmshaven.
  • German ports form rail joint venture
    HAMBURG, Bremen/Bremerhaven and L'beck ports to co-operate by forming a joint venture railway company to handle inland container transport.
  • Wheat Board urged to use competitive tenders
    CANADA'S four western provincial governments have urged the Canadian Wheat Board to begin using competitive tenders to improve the movement of grain to port.
  • Rossi to head hull committee
    JAMES Rossi has taken over the position of chairman for the London market's Joint Hull Committee for the ensuing year.
  • Incentives offered for Maroli port development
    INDIA'S Gujarat government has offered incentives to National Telecom of India (NATELCO) and the US Unacol combine in a bid to speed up the development of Maroli Port
  • Cottew's stake in Osprey sold
    OSPREY Maritime's board has announced that the 9.87 per cent shareholding held on behalf of chairman Tim Cottew has been sold and transferred to GL Holdings Corp.
  • Chinese steel works to build own port
    A DECISION by Shanghai's Baoshan Steel Works to build its own port for imports of iron ore will rob Ningbo port of its largest customer.
  • Preussag denies Hapag-Lloyd sale
    MICHAEL Frenzel, chairman of German industrial group Preussag, has denied suggestions that Hapag-Lloyd is to be sold or HDW shipyard is to be merged with other yards.
  • CMA/CGM merger put on ice
    FURTHER legal wrangling between Jacques and Johnny Saade is threatening the merger between CMA and CGM.
  • 'Unreal' take-over plan for ACH rejected
    A PROPOSAL to acquire the ailing builder Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre has been rejected by the French government, which said it "lacked reality".
  • MSC boosts Caribbean network
    MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Co has opened a second feeder service from Freeport Container Port in the Bahamas to serve east coast Mexico.
  • US "cuts Indian scrappers out"
    AMERICA'S new green norms are so stringent that scrappers will not dare bid for US ships if the destination is India, according to one Alang-based shipbreaker.
  • Many at fault for BV collapse
    BREMEN city parliament's inquiry into the reasons for the Bremer Vulkan shipyard collapse says many culprits share the blame for the group's demise.
  • Australia gets new maritime reform minister
    JOHN Anderson, deputy leader of Australia's National Party, has been appointed as the country's third maritime reform minister in little more than a year.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Owners welcome shipping shift
    The Australian Shipowners Association yesterday welcomed the government's decision to transfer shipping back to the Transport portfolio which will now be administered by the former Minister for Primary Industries, John Anderson.
    The association's chief executive, Lachlan Payne, said the removal of responsibility for the industry from Peter Reith's former Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio indicated that the government would take a less 'hard-line' attitude to reforming the maritime industries now that its major desired changes had been achieved.
    "Shipping is and should be regarded as part of the nation's transport industry and the 'holiday' it had in the Workplace Relations arena presumably served its purpose in that during its sojourn in that place, the waterfront issue was brought to a head and was dealt with," Mr Payne said.
  • Shippers slam plan for Sydney surcharge
    The Australian Peak Shippers Association has reacted sharply to the idea of a congestion surcharge being imposed on Sydney ports.
    The association's chief executive, Frank Beaufort, said yesterday the circumstances that have motivated the surcharge were the poor productivity and ship turnaround times at the Botany Bay terminals due to work bans, go-slow tactics and general apathy towards management by the work force that was sacked and subsequently reinstated by Patrick.
    "Exports and importers deplore the fact that they will be the 'bunny' that picks up the cost of the congestion which is of no making of their own," Mr Beaufort said.
  • Corrigan: Not looking for love-in with Coombs
    Patrick will run its business with or without the cooperation of the Maritime Union of Australia, according to its chairman Chris Corrigan.
    Mr Corrigan told DCN yesterday he was not looking for a "love-in" with the union or to become its national secretary John Coombs' best mate.
    He said Mr Coombs might not agree with the manner in which Patrick was being run, but neither did Patrick agree with the manner in which the union was being run.
    Mr Corrigan said Patrick had a legally binding enterprise agreement and expected it to be honored.
    The signs were that it was being honored with productivity improving, with the exception of Sydney, which had a long-standing history of industrial upheaval.
  • Waterfront dispute 'may boost union membership'
    The battle which erupted when Australian waterside workers were sacked earlier this year might slow the slide in union membership, says Australian union official Bill Mansfield.
    The assistant secretary of the Australian council of Trade Unions was in Wellington last week for the Asian-Pacific meeting of the International Confederation of Trade Unions.
    He said trade union membership had fallen about 30 per cent over the past 10 years in Australia, less than in New Zealand where it had halved since the Employment Contracts Act 1991.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
SHIPPING
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
SHIPPING
IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.
London
38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.
POLICY
Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance
Brussels
The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.
SHIPYARDS
The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain
Geneva
This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union
SHIPPING
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
ACCIDENTS
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Brussels
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list
PORTS
In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed
Balboa
The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.
COMPANIES
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
PORTS
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
SHIPYARDS
EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia
Brussels
This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
SHIPPING
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Hong Kong
The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.
TRADE
G20 trade accelerates in second quarter
Paris
Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace
PORTS
La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.
La Spezia
SHIPPING
OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter
Hong Kong
The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)
PORTS
Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.
Florence/Livorno
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year
Bern
The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)
TRADE
White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs
Washington
ACCIDENTS
IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden
London/Riyadh/Southampton
The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.
PORTS
CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port
Paris
The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
PORTS
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
Beijing
In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%
Bremen
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships
Trieste
PIRACY
A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
The unit was forced to head towards Somalia
LAW
CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Hong Kong
The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.
PORTS
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
Hamburg
The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal
The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
SHIPPING
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
Haifa
Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%
Civitavecchia
In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)
PORTS
Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong
COMPANIES
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement
Copenhagen/Casablanca
ACCIDENTS
Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies
PORTS
Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.
Barcelona
In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)
COMPANIES
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.
Abu Dhabi
He currently owns a 75.42% stake
PORTS
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%
La Spezia
Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply
In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)
PORTS
The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic
Ljubljana
In June the decline was -18.9%
PORTS
Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance
Dubai
PORTS
Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.
Hong Kong
Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%
PORTS
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.
Hamburg
Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)
SHIPPING
HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter
Seoul
Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income
SHIPPING
Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.
Taipei
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation
PORTS
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter
Genoa
Passenger numbers drop at both ports
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.
Keelung
Revenues stable in the first half of 2026
ACCIDENTS
Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen
Southampton
A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter
SHIPPING
The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez
Basel
Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University
SHIPYARDS
The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
Panama/Balboa
The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.
CRUISES
Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force
Monaco/Miami
Delivery is scheduled for 2034
ACCIDENTS
More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area
Southampton/Tehran
Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.
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
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
PORTS
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
COMPANIES
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
SAFETY & SECURITY
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
NEWS
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
COMPANIES
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
INFRASTRUCTURE
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
COMPANIES
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
COMPANIES
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
SHIPPING
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
INDUSTRY
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
NEWS
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
PORTS
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
COMPANIES
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
SHIPPING
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
PORTS
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
INDUSTRY
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
PORTS
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
ACCIDENTS
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
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Arrival ports by:
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INDUSTRY
Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
INDUSTRY
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
COMPANIES
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Hong Kong
Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)
COMPANIES
In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%
Hong Kong
Net profit up 7.4%
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025
Papenburg
The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros
SHIPPING
Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September
Genoa
It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya
SHIPYARDS
The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera
Trieste
The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.
SHIPPING
Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.
La Spezia
The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route
SHIPPING
MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan
Oslo
MOURNING
Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.
Schindellegi
Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958
NEWS
A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.
Livorno
It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals
PORTS
In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)
Madrid
Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)
PORTS
Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini
Rome
Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins
Ravenna
The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.
Noise
An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th
LOGISTICS
Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe
Vilnius
It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%
Taranto
An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July
CRUISES
Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Los Angeles
Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.
Los Angeles
In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.
Long Beach
In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs
Bangkok
Net profit down 1.1%
SHIPPING
Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves
Copenhagen
In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.
PORTS
Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter
Hamburg
Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.
PORTS
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
COMPANIES
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
INDUSTRY
MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela
Sandefjord
Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning
SHIPPING
Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit
Taipei
The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico
Naples
The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu
COMPANIES
In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)
Genoa
Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)
MOURNING
Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.
Rome
He passed away in Rome after a long illness.
PORTS
Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition
Brussels
It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports
PORTS
Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.
Ravenna
PORTS
Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina
Vibo Valentia
The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics
COMPANIES
Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services
Copenhagen
They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations
PORTS
In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)
Venice
Cruise passengers down by -15.3%
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%
Ravenna
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
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
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
MEETINGS
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard
(Maeil Business Newspaper)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
LOGISTICS
DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK
Dubai
186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton
LOGISTICS
DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere
Bonn
Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Athens
Rising costs impact profits
PORTS
DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp
Dubai/Kallo
SHIPPING
GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday
Genoa
The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.
SHIPPING
Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.
Athens
The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.
ACCIDENTS
A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/London
One crew member is reportedly missing.
PORTS
This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.
Messina
Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter
New York
In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport
Zagreb
The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.
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