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December 24, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA rates one of lowest, most competitive among major ports
    PSA rebuts M'sian claim that S'pore port charges have been increasing
  • 100% compliance needed for Y2K problem
  • Construction of M'sian port at Pelepas begins
  • Aussie dock workers sue
Air and Land Transport
  • UK urged to blacklist non-Y2K compliant airlines
    Passengers should also be warned of risks of travelling as year 2000 arrives: govt committee
  • Airlines to spend US$2.3b on preparing for millennium
  • Thai Airways defends safety record despite crash
  • Carrier taking delivery of two Boeing jets by year-end
  • Delta orders 49 Boeing jets worth US$3.1b
  • EU approves UK aid for tunnel rail link
Features
  • Mega ships rule the waves
    Economies of scale plays vital role in making design of future mega container ships feasible

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA rates one of lowest, most competitive among major ports
    PSA rebuts M'sian claim that S'pore port charges have been increasing
  • 100% compliance needed for Y2K problem
  • Construction of M'sian port at Pelepas begins
  • Aussie dock workers sue
Air and Land Transport
  • UK urged to blacklist non-Y2K compliant airlines
    Passengers should also be warned of risks of travelling as year 2000 arrives: govt committee
  • Airlines to spend US$2.3b on preparing for millennium
  • Thai Airways defends safety record despite crash
  • Carrier taking delivery of two Boeing jets by year-end
  • Delta orders 49 Boeing jets worth US$3.1b
  • EU approves UK aid for tunnel rail link
Features
  • Mega ships rule the waves
    Economies of scale plays vital role in making design of future mega container ships feasible

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA rates one of lowest, most competitive among major ports
    PSA rebuts M'sian claim that S'pore port charges have been increasing
  • 100% compliance needed for Y2K problem
  • Construction of M'sian port at Pelepas begins
  • Aussie dock workers sue
Air and Land Transport
  • UK urged to blacklist non-Y2K compliant airlines
    Passengers should also be warned of risks of travelling as year 2000 arrives: govt committee
  • Airlines to spend US$2.3b on preparing for millennium
  • Thai Airways defends safety record despite crash
  • Carrier taking delivery of two Boeing jets by year-end
  • Delta orders 49 Boeing jets worth US$3.1b
  • EU approves UK aid for tunnel rail link
Features
  • Mega ships rule the waves
    Economies of scale plays vital role in making design of future mega container ships feasible

Sched Netweb site
  • New Medfec chairman plans for New Year
  • NYK Line China's Shenzhen office upgraded
  • Technology exhibition to be held in Beijing
  • PSA Corp's new terminal becomes operational
  • New logistics service enters operations in Malaysia
  • Swisscargo looks to time-definite operations
  • Fedex reports strong second quarter earnings
  • Atlasair launches first surface cargo service

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 23, 1998
  • French post office also on takeover path
  • KLM Cargo CEO departs
  • Van Ommeren takes new Middle East terminal into service
  • Digital registration number in The Netherlands
  • UPS faces biggest web activity

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Atlantic lines OK TACA's successor
  • All-American products, by the book
  • JOC index sinks to an 11-year low
  • Trucker sues carrier over container repairs
  • Clyburn joins STB, leaving one more to go
  • Inspectors on watch to hook fishy caviar imports to US
  • Commerce Dept. destroyed files and documents during probe, federal judge says
  • DHL Airways and its pilots reach a deal
  • Emons Transportation completes purchase of CN's Sherbrooke line in Quebec
  • German railroad blackmail suspect arrested
  • Russia and Kazakhstan vow to develop ties despite Russia's financial crisis
  • Study shows rail can compete with trucks for European freight
Transportation
  • Railroads consider suit over STB ruling
  • Report to STB finds UP service normal
  • Rail sector proud of its job transporting grain harvest
  • FedEx pilot union leadership, after turbulence, supports five-year pact
  • New Amtrak president gets priorities on track
Maritime
  • Panama to turn US military base into multimodal hub
  • Singapore terminal booms, expands
  • Low water levels cause cargo juggling in Montreal
  • Concern over consolidation spurs walkout at 4 terminals
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Atlantic lines OK TACA's successor
  • All-American products, by the book
  • JOC index sinks to an 11-year low
  • Trucker sues carrier over container repairs
  • Clyburn joins STB, leaving one more to go
  • Inspectors on watch to hook fishy caviar imports to US
  • Commerce Dept. destroyed files and documents during probe, federal judge says
  • DHL Airways and its pilots reach a deal
  • Emons Transportation completes purchase of CN's Sherbrooke line in Quebec
  • German railroad blackmail suspect arrested
  • Russia and Kazakhstan vow to develop ties despite Russia's financial crisis
  • Study shows rail can compete with trucks for European freight
Transportation
  • Railroads consider suit over STB ruling
  • Report to STB finds UP service normal
  • Rail sector proud of its job transporting grain harvest
  • FedEx pilot union leadership, after turbulence, supports five-year pact
  • New Amtrak president gets priorities on track
Maritime
  • Panama to turn US military base into multimodal hub
  • Singapore terminal booms, expands
  • Low water levels cause cargo juggling in Montreal
  • Concern over consolidation spurs walkout at 4 terminals
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Atlantic lines OK TACA's successor
  • All-American products, by the book
  • JOC index sinks to an 11-year low
  • Trucker sues carrier over container repairs
  • Clyburn joins STB, leaving one more to go
  • Inspectors on watch to hook fishy caviar imports to US
  • Commerce Dept. destroyed files and documents during probe, federal judge says
  • DHL Airways and its pilots reach a deal
  • Emons Transportation completes purchase of CN's Sherbrooke line in Quebec
  • German railroad blackmail suspect arrested
  • Russia and Kazakhstan vow to develop ties despite Russia's financial crisis
  • Study shows rail can compete with trucks for European freight
Transportation
  • Railroads consider suit over STB ruling
  • Report to STB finds UP service normal
  • Rail sector proud of its job transporting grain harvest
  • FedEx pilot union leadership, after turbulence, supports five-year pact
  • New Amtrak president gets priorities on track
Maritime
  • Panama to turn US military base into multimodal hub
  • Singapore terminal booms, expands
  • Low water levels cause cargo juggling in Montreal
  • Concern over consolidation spurs walkout at 4 terminals
  • Slot watch

urgente online pressweb site
  • Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha aumenta servicios en las Rías Altas
  • Viajes gratis de Fred Olsen entre Tenerife y Gran Canaria
  • El Gobierno reordena el sistema aeroportuario
  • La Sepi vende el 30 por ciento de Iberia en enero
  • Fomento sacará en enero a concurso el tramo oeste de la M-50 y la radial III
  • La logística mueve 9,4 billones de pesetas en España, en 1996
  • En huelga los trabajadores del tren balear de Inca
  • Fomento no financiará el Plan Intermodal de Transporte de Málaga
  • El tráfico de vuelos chárter aumentará en la temporada de invierno
  • TNT fija su atención en Mercosur
  • Finnair "nada" en la alianza Oneworld
  • El aeropuerto de Luton quiere emular a los de Heathrow y Gatwick
  • Talgo y Adtranz fabricarán un tren pendular en 1999
  • Tanzania privatizará los tres principales puertos en agosto
  • Peugeot 206, elegido "Coche del Año" 1999

Exim Indiaweb site
  • NSCSA charts course for future
  • US, EU may lift garment import curbs by month-end
  • Stress on cost-based tariffs in core sector
  • Uniform power rates likely for powerlooms
  • I-T (A), Customs Bills passed
  • Orissa handing over 7 co-operative spinning mills to private sector
  • Concor assures more trains for coffee exporters
  • Europe 'cooks up' a row on Indian shrimp
  • Government earmarks Rs 120 crore for export promotion parks
  • Rise in non-Basmati rice exports
  • 'Singaport 2000' to be major draw
  • OSB seeks recognition as separate port
  • NSCSA - Sentrans Group

Marine Logweb site
  • Liberia to terminate contract with International Registries
    The government of Liberia is not renewing the contract it has with International Registries, Inc. (IRI) to operate its ship and corporate programs. That contract will conclude at the end of next year. At that time, the maritime and corporate activities will be taken over by a new corporate franchisee, Liberian International Ship and Corporation Registry (LISCR).

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Warning on new Liberia flag firm
    THE Liberian Shipowners Council has warned its members that Liberian International Ship and Corporation Registry (LISCR), the company designated last week to run the Liberian register from 2000 on, faces formidable obstacles in seeking to match its predecessor's performance.
  • Liverpool & London club talks with Ocean Marine
    Agreement could be in sight between the Liverpool & London P&I club and another part of the troubled independent P&I club Ocean Marine Mutual.
  • Herbert Smith partners quit
    LEADING London law firm Herbert Smith is to lose three partners following its decision to pull out of shipping.
  • KOTC officials ordered to pay $135m damages
    A JUDGE has ordered former officials who misappropriated funds from Kuwait Oil Tanker Co to pay a total of more than $135m in damages.
  • Row threatens aid for Gulf of Bothnia ferries
    A joint Finnish-Swedish proposal to subsidise the ferry route between Vaasa and Umea across the Gulf of Bothnia by up to Fm20m ($4m) annually if duty-free sales are abolished next year could be scuppered by a disagreement on how the aid is to be divided between the two countries.
  • DFDS to buy pair of Ro-Ros from Stena
    Danish ferry operator, DFDS, part of J Lauritzen, is planning to buy two large ro-ro vessels from Swedish Stena, writes David Mott. The two ships, Tor Scandia (pictured) and Tor Flandria, are the largest vessels on the North Sea at 20,700 dwt.
  • Sinochem may lose oil dealing rights
    ONE of the longest established Chinese trading houses, China National Chemical Import & Export Corp, or Sinochem, which until 1992 had held a monopoly on oil trade between the People's Republic and the outside world, may suffer a severe blow to its prestige if, as is now rumoured, it loses the right to import and export crude and gas oil.
  • China yards lose out to foreign rivals
    CHINESE shipbuilders lost orders totalling 1.8m dwt to foreign competitors in the first nine months of 1998, according to press reports.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 23, 1998
  • Powell Duffryn acquires Kværner Ships Equipment
    UK-BASED ports and engineering group Powell Duffryn has acquired Kværner Ships Equipment from Kv'rner for a net cost of '24m ($40m) in cash.
  • LIRMA-IUA agreement signed today
    THE largest representative body for insurers and reinsurers was created today when two trade associations signed an agreement to merge.
  • Crewmen face charges after sinking
    THE chief engineer and another crew member from the small Austrian-flagged bulk carrier Rautz, which sank in the Atlantic in mid July, are facing charges of document falsification.
  • INMA shipyard sale imminent
    PRIVATISATION of heavily indebted Italian builder INMA and the sale of its yard to Societa Esercizio Cantieri shipyard in Viareggio is imminent.
  • Moby's chief slams owners' collusion
    VINCENZO Onorato, owner of Moby Lines, has slammed the Italian owners' association, alleging a tacit collusion between some of its members with the state owned fleet.
  • Sinport signs Leghorn deal
    SINPORT, the Italian port operating subsidiary of PSA Corp, has secured a foothold at Leghorn.
  • Herma to file 'privatisation' lawsuit
    A PHILIPPINE tanker operator is planning to file a lawsuit against PNOC Shippping and Transport Corp after it failed to obtain 60 per cent of the company's shares.
  • Evergreen wins stake in Korean terminal
    EVERGREEN Marine and Korean conglomerate Dongbu have jointly won the 30-year concession to operate container and feedership berths at Pusan.
  • Brovig sells stake in offshore vessel
    BROVIG Offshore has sold a one-third stake in an offshore vessel currently under construction to a group of international investors.
  • Malta yard chief wants to stand down
    MALTA Shipbuilding Co chairman Albert Mizzi has asked the government to find an alternative head so that he can dedicate his time to two major projects in the pipeline.
  • Panama urged to take action on collision
    PANAMA registry has been urged to take action following an investigation into a collision off Australia on April 5.
  • Libra ordered to stop work at two Santos terminals
    LIBRA, the Brazilian ship and terminal operator, has been ordered to stop work at its terminals 34 and 35, which are an extension of its terminal 37 at the port of Santos.
  • Shipowners urged not to leave Liberian register
    LIBERIAN Shipowners' Council has called on its members not to leave the Liberian registry until the new manager proves it can match the capabilities of the current manager.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Anvers: vers un démarrage simultané des 3e et 4e terminaux à containers ?
    Tout récemment nous posions dans ces colonnes la question suivante: à qui la concession du troisième terminal à containers à marée à implanter en bordure de la future darse au sud de Doel sur la rive gauche? Aujourd'hui, il nous faut poser une double question: à qui la concession des terminaux de cette future darse ou, à qui les concessions? Car les choses ont évolué depuis.
  • BOC vend TLO aux Transports Le Breton
    Le groupe britannique BOC a décidé de vendre sa filiale française de transport frigorifique et de logistique TLO à Rennes. Une lettre d'intention a été signée avec Jacky Leroi, propriétaire de la société Les Transports Le Breton, elle aussi à Rennes. La nouvelle n'est qu'une demi-surprise: BOC, qui est fort frappé par la crise asiatique, avait annoncé que des désinvestissements allaient se faire dans la division BOC Distribution Services. Toutefois, il avait été annoncé qu'ils se limiteraient au UK et ne toucheraient pas les filiales sur le continent.
  • DHL acquiert 51% du capital de Colitel
    DHL France a acheté une participation de 51% dans la société Colitel (Le Mans). Celle-ci est spécialisée dans le transport urgent et la logistique personnalisée. Indirectement, c'est à nouveau une reprise par Deutsche Post (qui détient une participation dans DHL).
  • Dunkerque: bientôt un opérateur unique au QPO
    A l'étude depuis 1991 au sein de l'état-major du PA de Dunkerque, le projet de doter le terminal du Quai à Pondéreux Ouest d'un opérateur unique approche de la concrétisation. Ce concept a pour but d'obtenir une utilisation plus rationnelle de l'installation étant donné que cet opérateur disposerait à la fois de l'outillage, du personnel et interviendrait en tant que seul interlocuteur vis-à-vis de la clientèle.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Lloyd Triestino to leave conference
    LLOYD Triestino is to leave the Australia to Europe Liner Association with immediate effect.
    While an announcement to this effect is expected within the next few days, it is understood the Italian based shipping line has been forced to make the decision due to legal conditions imposed by the European Economic Community (EEC).
    The chief executive officer of Liner Shipping Services Ltd, Llew Russell, confirmed yesterday that advice to this effect has been received.
    Mr Russell said inquiries were still being made about the decision in Europe.
    He noted that the advice came at extremely short notice.
  • Stevedoring productivity little changed
    OVERALL national stevedoring productivity, as measured by the five-port average, changed little in the September quarter compared with the June quarter according to the latest Waterline report released yesterday by the Bureau of Transport Economics.
    The five-port average crane rate (productivity per crane while the ship is worked) was
    19.1 containers per hour for the September quarter compared with 18.7 in the June
    quarter.
    The four-port (Fremantle data not available) average elapsed rate (productivity per ship based on the time labour is aboard the ship) remained unchanged at 20.7 containers per hour in the September quarter.
    The five-port average net rate (productivity per ship while the ship is worked) was
    2 4. 2 containers per hour compared with 24.7 containers in the June quarter.
  • MSC embarks on freight restoration program
    THE Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is embarking on freight restoration program in Australia as well as other regions.
    The company's operations director based in Melbourne, Chris Neale, said that due to the continuing pressure and erosion of northbound freight rates in the past year, the shipping line will seek freight rate increases to Europe, including the United Kingdom and the Mediterranean in 1999.
    "MSC runs a name day weekly service to Europe and is highly committed to the trade," Mr Neale said.
    "The company will continue to maintain the high standard of service to Australian exporters.
    "At this stage MSC plans to hold the freight rate levels in the other trades serviced from Australia."

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 23, 1998
  • Smit To Add "At Least" 15 Vessels To Fleet In '99
    Dutch vessel towage group Smit International said at least 15 tugs would joint its fleet next year, in a statement sent last week. Smit said it intended to order four new 60-ton bollard pull units for deployment in its home port of Rotterdam, add a tug in the southern Scheldt Estuary and start operations in Hamburg.
  • Cory To Debut Dedicated Tug
    Cory Towage said it is expanding its coastal towage capability by introducing a dedicated tug. The 3,800 bhp Battleaxe, which provides 54 tons bollard pull, will be able to provide day-to-day support around the U.K. coast and will also be available for projects throughout Europe, the company said. It will be managed from Greenock.
  • J. Lauritzen To Write Down Fleet Value
    Danish shipping group J.Lauritzen will reportedly write down the value of its fleet by $31.4 million due to the continual downward spiral of the cargo shipping market.
  • Petrobras Oil Output Up
    Petrobras said its oil output, including its foreign unit Braspetro, rose by 31 percent to 1.15 million bpd in November compared with the same month last year. Natural gas output in the month grew by 16 percent from the same period in 1997 to 31.1 mmcmd against a previous 26.9 million.
  • Powell Duffryn Scoops Up Kvaerner Marine Equipment Unit
    Kvaerner said the sale of its marine equipment unit to Powell Duffryn would give it capital gains of about $26 million. British ports and engineering group Powell Duffryn has agreed to buy the marine engineering business for $57 million.
  • DFDS Buys Two RoRo Vessels
    Danish shipper DFDS plans to buy two RoRo vessels from Swedish Stena AB. The two ships, Tor Skandia and Tor Flandria, are reportedly the biggest RoRo vessels in the North Sea.

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PORTS
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
In the first half of 2026, Trieste, Venice, Ravenna and Ancona will remain at around 819 thousand TEUs: growth in the basin will come from Koper and Rijeka
PORTS
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
PORTS
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
PORTS
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
PORTS
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
SHIPYARDS
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
ACCIDENTS
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
ACCIDENTS
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
COMPANIES
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
CRUISES
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
PORTS
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
PORTS
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
ACCIDENTS
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
INFRASTRUCTURE
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
TRANSPORTATION
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
PORTS
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
AIRPORTS
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
PORTS
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
ACCIDENTS
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
COMPANIES
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
PORTS
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
CRUISES
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
PORTS
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
TRUCKING
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
PORTS
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
PORTS
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
EDITORIAL
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
SHIPPING
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
ACCIDENTS
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
PORTS
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
TRUCKING
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
SEAFARERS
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
SHIPPING
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
SHIPYARDS
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
SHIPPING
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
EDUCATION
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
PORTS
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
PORTS
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
SHIPPING
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
PORTS
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
PORTS
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
SHIPPING
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
TRADE
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
SAFETY & SECURITY
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
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.
PORTS
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
SHIPPING
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
COMPANIES
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
PORTS
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
JOBS
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
PORTS
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
SHIPPING
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
SHIPPING
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
CELEBRATION
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
JOBS
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
HEALTHCARE
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
PORTS
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
AWARDS
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
TRANSPORTATION
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
LOGISTICS
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
SHIPPING
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
PORTS
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
PORTS
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
MARITIME SERVICES
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
PORTS
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
SHIPPING
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
SHIPPING
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
EDUCATION
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
PUBLICATIONS
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
SHIPPING
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
INFRASTRUCTURE
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
ECONOMY
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
ACCIDENTS
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
SHIPYARDS
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
SHIPPING
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
DEFENCE
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
LAW
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
PORTS
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
PORTS
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
PORTS
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
PORTS
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
LOGISTICS
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
PORTS
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
PORTS
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
CRUISES
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
LOGISTICS
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
MEETINGS
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
ACCIDENTS
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
SHIPPING
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
YACHTING
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
SAFETY & SECURITY
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
JOBS
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
YACHTING
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
MEETINGS
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
COMPANIES
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
PORTS
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
PORTS
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
SHIPPING
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
MEETINGS
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
PORTS
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
MEETINGS
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
TRUCKING
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
SHIPYARDS
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
ACCIDENTS
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
PORTS
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
TRUCKING
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
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