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BRIEFS

March 25, 1998

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Regional ports likely to see negative growth: PSA Currency crisis has hit both ports and shipping lines, Yeo Ning Hong warnsof tougher times Industry will get help to ride out tough times: Mah Sea-Land foresees emergence of a dozen global carriers by 2000 Boeing unlikely to meet 1st qtr delivery target US plane maker continues to have production problems with B737: analysts Air India to launch direct Hyderabad-S'pore flight Korean jet received warning before crashing in Guam Building on strengths of both One of the world's largest and most integrated container transportation and logistics companies has emerged Call to promote safety culture to avoid more imposed legislation

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Fujian shipping centre underway Hopes to boost throughput in Dayaowan Port Mainland/Taiwan services up Tug boat company plans move Alliance shuffles routes to compensate, improve service Israel and Hong Kong sign air service agreement Northwest to double weekend flights to Narita Airline chiefs fight to resist 're-regulation'

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MARCH 24, 1998
American LogiStar wants to conquer Europe Deutsche Post is a big loss maker Rapid TNT Automotive growth Rotterdam Port Authority must become more independent

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Asian meltdown forces trio to cut China/US run Grupo to provide service linking Argentina and Chile Osaka to open 18,000 sqm CFS Truckers to form co-operative for box handling NY/NJ agrees with railroads on rail freight service

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Schnitzer sees numbers jump during second quarter of '98 Port Prince Rupert building $2.3 million pulp storage shed Orient Overseas '97 profit disappointing

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Chile set to privatise ports CHILE has put international developers on stand-by for a national port privatisation drive which is expected to begin in the second half of this year. Acomarit wins CSL business ACOMARIT'S Glasgow-based UK operation has won the technical management contract for six self-unloading bulk carriers from companies associated with the CSL Group in Canada. Halla plotting revival after court reprieve For the first time in several bleak months, troubled Halla Engineering & Heavy Industries has been able to impart some positive news. Taylor Woodrow boost UK-based Taylor Woodrow, currently building a '45m gravity base structure for Amerada Hess' South Arne field in the Danish sector of the North Sea, is looking to consolidate its position in the industry. Danes seize the initiative DANISH shipowners have seized the initiative ahead of the next round of global talks on maritime transport by inviting the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to address them. Patrick losing grip on Melbourne cars PATRICK Stevedores' once vice-like grip on the bulk of the car trade in Melbourne appears to be increasingly tenuous, sources say. Sobrena busy on 'Nilos' damage BREST-based repair yard Sobrena is currently undertaking approximately 100 tonnes of steel renewals aboard the Centrofin Management-owned 88,666 dwt tanker Nilos, which was in collision with a reefer vessel during late February and suffered damage in two separate positions on her starboard side. First for Florida yard as 'Tarago' joins the marines REPRESENTING the largest ever single-ship contract secured by the company, Atlantic Dry Dock Corporation has begun the conversion of the ro-ro cargoship Tarago into a pre-positioning vessel for the United States Marine Corps.

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MARCH 24, 1998
Davie shipyard not for separate sale DAVIE Industries shipyard at Levis in Quebec is not for sale on its own, according to a company spokesman, but its parent company may soon be sold.. Hamburg Süd bolsters global fleet HAMBURG-Süd is bolstering its global fleet with the purchase of one containership and by chartering two others. Rotterdam cleared for privatisation ROTTERDAM port could become a private entity, or an independent public entity, under proposals put forward today by a government advisory board Brussels delay worries P&I clubs THE International Group of P&I Clubs says that the EU's failure to discuss its proposals is adding unnecessary risks on cover in the event of a catastrophe claim. Profits being eroded says PSA chief PROFITS are being eroded by overcapacity, depressed freight rates and the Asian economic turmoil, said PSA Corp chairman, Dr Yeo Ning Hongs. Sale of Brazilian dredgers sparks outcry THE decision, by the Brazilian government, to auction the country's four remaining dredgers has sparked an outcry. China to boost timber imports CHINA'S decision to restrict logging will cause a surge in the country's timber imports. South Korea seeks barter trade with Indonesia A SOUTH Korean trade mission will visit Jakarta early next month to promote barter trade with Indonesia. ACL plans two-for-one share split SHAREHOLDERS in Atlantic Container Line (ACL) are to be asked to approve splitting the company's stock at a shareholders' meeting on March 30. Nomadic shipping acquires Carmencita NOMADIC Shipping, the Norwegian operator of medium-sized reefer vessels, has bought the 265,000 cft reefer Carmencita,built in 1992 and valued at $12m. Vancouver plans crops terminal VANCOUVER Wharves is to build a C$42.5m ($30m) speciality crops terminal on Vancouver's north shore. Pequiven to build new pier complex VENEZUELAN state petro-chemicals company Pequiven has contracted with an international consortium to build a $130m pier at the Jose oil and chemical complex in eastern Venezuela. Inchon port operating at 50pc capacity SOUTH Korea's financial crisis is beginning to haunt the country's ports. Evergreen to order five boxships EVERGREEN Marine is set to order a further five 5,000 teu containerships from Japanese builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Evergreen starts South America service TAIWANESE carrier Evergreen will start a weekly fixed-day service in May between the East Coast of North America and the ports of South America's east coast. Geest invests in the future GEEST has placed a £1.5m ($2.49m) order for 350 new 45ft containers that meet EU road transport requirements. Club Med 1 takes new colours THE sail cruiseship, Club Med 1 has arrived in Le Havre to undergo major upgrading works worth $10m. Italians buy bulkers THE Italian Coeclerici group has recently finalised the acquisition of two bulkcarriers from the South Korean shipyard Halla Heavy Industries. Oil producers to cut exports VENEZUELA, Saudi Arabia and Mexico have vowed to slash their oil exports by April 1 in an effort to bolster plummeting oil prices. Singapore announces milestone SINGAPORE announced the handling of its one millionth container today at the opening of Singaport, Asia's largest annual maritime event. Cruising and ferries power P&O profits CRUISING and ferry operations were the star performers at P&O last year helping to push up operating profits by 11.5 per cent to '568.3 ($950m) before reorganisation costs.

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MARCH 24, 1998
Challenge International se lance dans le groupage containérisé shortsea sur l'Irlande La société française de transport et d'expédition Challenge International va bientôt entamer un service de groupage containérisé entre l'Europe continentale et l'Irlande. Ce service, qui reprend partiellement le flambeau de feu Bell Lines, est exploité en commun avec la compagnie maritime Marfret. Il s'ajoute aux services containérisés porte-à-porte déjà exploités par Challenge entre le continent et la Grande-Bretagne. Gand: forte croissance des investissements, baisse de la valeur ajoutée et de l'emploi D'un point de vue macro-économique, 1996 a été une année moyenne pour le port de Gand. La valeur ajoutée (86,4 mia. de BEF, -2,7%) et l'emploi (23.800 emplois, -1,1%) ont suivi la tendance à la baisse des trafics maritimes (21 mio. de t, -2,7%). Les investissements ont par contre sensiblement augmenté. Cet élément, ainsi que d'autres facteurs, pointe dans la direction d'une amélioration à partir de 1997. C'est ce que démontre la dernière édition de l'étude annuelle de la Banque Nationale de Belgique sur "l'intérêt économique du port de Gand". Livre vert: les dragueurs rejettent la facturation de l'accessibilité maritime Dans une réaction au Livre vert sur les ports et infrastructures portuaires, l'EuDA estime qu'il ne saurait être question de faire supporter aux utilisateurs du transport maritime tous les coûts (internes et externes) du transit portuaire, alors que la route et le rail ne supportent pas toutes les charges d'infrastructures. Le secteur du dragage estime qu'il faut opérer une distinction entre les différents types d'infrastructures et autres travaux. "Le transport routier français ne veut pas devenir la marine marchande" "Nous ne voulons pas que le transport routier devienne la marine marchande". C'est ce qu'a déclaré le président de la FNTR la semaine passée, en faisant une analyse de la situation à quelques semaines de la libéralisation totale du cabotage le 1er juillet prochain. Selon lui, les transporteurs français sont confrontés à des conditions de concurrence non harmonisées et "ils ne disposent dès lors pas aujourd'hui de toutes les armes pour profiter de l'opportunité que réprésente l'ouverture du marché européen". La menace gronde. En effet, la FNTR a annoncé qu'elle va accentuer la pression au cours des trois prochains mois. "Si aucune avancée n'était enregistrée sur certains points essentiels , elle prendrait alors "l'opinion à témoin". Rendez-vous est pris le 30 juin", a dit René Petit.

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Kennett still seeks third terminal Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett yesterday promised to continue government efforts to attract another international container terminal to the port of Melbourne. Last year a OOCL-led consortium withdrew an offer to build a third container terminal at the port, blaming what it called "bureaucratic processes and insincerity" of the Melbourne Port Corporation and the Victorian government. Patrick takes things 'day by day' With a week-long strike now underway at its container terminal at Botany Bay, Patrick is approaching the dispute on a day-by-day basis. The outcome of the company's meeting in Brisbane yesterday with the Maritime Union of Australia to discuss a new enterprise agreement for the port, and particularly the possibility of any further industrial action is expected to be the determining factor in Patrick's next move. WA's PGA wants talks before P&CS arrives Western Australia's Pastoralists and Graziers Association will call on the National Farmers Federation to consult it before attempting to set up a Fremantle branch for P&C Stevedores. PGA president Barry Court denied that there was any truth in Maritime Union of Australia statements which said the PGA had warned the NFF to drop its plans to set up a stevedoring operation in Fremantle. Latest freight equalisation scheme The Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme should operate on the basis that the concept of 'sea freight cost disadvantage' is defined, widely understood and the related entitlement to assistance is quantifiable and capable of annual update, according to the TFES Review Authority's draft report. The three-man review team headed by former Transport Minister Peter Nixon found that the existing scheme's shortcomings fundamentally arose due to: lack of transparency as a result of a failure to clearly define the concept of freight cost disadvantage, and a need to link standard compensation entitlements to a current quantification of the freight cost disadvantage. LSS refutes Beaufort handling charges claims The CEO of Liner Shipping Services Ltd, Llew Russell, reacted sharply yesterday to claims in yesterday's DCN by Australian Peak Shippers' Association executive director Frank Beaufort regarding increases in terminal handling charges in the European trade. "I can assure your readers that the only reason for the increase in THCs since they were last adjusted arose from increases in stevedoring costs in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle for two major ship operators in the Europe - Australia trade, backdated to 1 January 1998," Mr Russell said.

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GOP dishes up the 'pork' in House Customs sets October for final regulations Evergreen service expected to focus on low-value cargo Commerce warns India, Pakistan on nuclear arms UP sees continued delays in service Vietnam air talks end as US official falls ill Holt set to appeal dismissal of suit against port authorities Asian crisis shreds demand for exports of US wastepaper Boeing reports delays in 737s Slater launches trade expansion study Mexican truck strike barely dents border trade Port of Wilmington, Del., is making changes a structure or two at a time Texas' Tesoro buys Hawaii oil company, port facilities Gateway Western settles row with switching carrier Air cargo pact with Argentina getting closer P&O posts strong profit for 1997 CSXI, CN Railway join equipment pool Operator at top Malaysia port to boost investment in upgrade Transportation Calendar Is it time to re-evaluate your contact management software?

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Even as it said it was seeing some relief of its Texas service debacle, Union Pacific Railroad faced new problems with traffic bound for Mexico and with a suit filed by a major shipper, Dow Chemical. Though not the first suit filed against the railroad seeking damages for service failures, Dow's role as a prominent UP shipper and the $25 million minimum in damages it seeks will make its case one of those that are followed closely in what will likely be a barrage of legal actions against UP. Association of American Railroads President M.B. Oglesby Jr. resigned just nine months after he was hired. The association said Oglesby was leaving "to pursue other interests," while sources said he was unhappy that his role in directing lobbying efforts was being narrowed. Oglesby said his departure resulted solely from his inability to make the four- or five-year contractual commitment to AAR that its board was seeking. Cruising? Effortlessly? In New Jersey? That's the goal of the new $500 million E-Z Pass project to collect tolls electronically along key freight routes in the Garden State. It's the largest electronic toll contract ever awarded. The vendor is MFS Network Technologies, Omaha, Neb., a unit of WorldCom. Trucking interests say it's no magic wand for congestion but can be effective if part of a larger overall strategy to improve the flow of people and freight in the congested Northeast. The merger between Canadian National Railway Co. and Illinois Central is taking small steps toward landing in the hands of the Surface Transportation Board for approval. Last week, CN offered to buy three-quarters of Illinois Central stock, approximately 46 million shares, for $39 in cash. The tender expired on March 13. All IC stock will be held in a voting trust pending approval of the acquisition by the STB. The $560 million in IC debt to be assumed by CN gives the acquisition a total value of slightly less than $3 billion. Once completed, IC President Hunter Harrison is set to become the top operating officer of Canadian National. One down, one to go. United Parcel Service breathed a huge sigh of relief last week when its pilots overwhelmingly ratified their new contract. The ratification assures labor peace at the package giant through 2003. Meanwhile, officials at FedEx are scratching their heads over why their pilots rejected a contract which was unanimously endorsed by union leaders. In December, when FedEx management and leaders of the FedEx Pilots Association agreed on a tentative contract, the stage appeared to be set for the company's first official labor contract. Something changed in the minds of the voters, it appears, and many speculate the FedEx pilots didn't like the possibility of UPS pilots getting a sweeter deal. Nobody really likes change. Shipyard workers are especially not fond of it and it looks like more is yet to come. As the movement of cargo relies more on technology and less on physical pushing and pulling, the days of every port city having more than enough cargo are gone. Today shippers are more educated about transportation alternatives and are more savvy negotiators. Everyone agrees before it gets better, labor problems at the world's ports are going to get worse. It's more of a burger daddy than a sugar daddy but for Rail Van Inc. the road ahead looks sweet indeed. The privately held investment company of KDR Ltd., whose members include Dave Thomas, the founder and senior chairman of the restaurant chain of Wendy's International, has purchased a 25 percent stake in the privately owned Worthington, Ohio, transportation company. The deal puts Rail Van on track to fulfill its goal of blossoming from a company that takes in $350 million in sales annually to one that tops $1 billion. A beleaguered Union Pacific Railroad is looking for a high-tech remedy for some of its service problems. With the help of ALK Associates and Cisco Systems, the railroad is installing a new visually oriented locomotive management system at its Omaha dispatching center and expanding its wide area computer network to open the way for more voice and data traffic. But the company admits that it still needs to get more timely, accurate data on trains and freight into its Transportation Control System. Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway are discussing a plan for joint operation of their busy mainlines which run on either side of the Fraser River Canyon between Kamloops, British Columbia, and Vancouver. Jack McBain, CN's senior vice president of operations, stressed the talks were in the exploratory phase. The proposal for joint operations involves using the CN mainline for westbound trains and the CP line for eastbound trains. The proposal wouldn't greatly increase the capacity of the two lines but should lower operating costs.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth

PORTS

Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth

Rome

The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.

SHIPYARDS

Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector

Dhaka

A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned

ACCIDENTS

Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria

Bucharest/Sofia

The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.

HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships

Seoul

A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it

ACCIDENTS

Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue

Southampton/London

Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.

COMPANIES

Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises

Graz

Investment in Austrian MarineXchange

CRUISES

Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.

Naha

Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.

PORTS

Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.

Genoa

Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.

LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits

The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.

PORTS

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

PORTS

Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.

Ravenna

Fabio Maletti's term has expired

JOBS

Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month

Genoa

The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.

PORTS

Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.

Matera/Taranto

A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days

SHIPPING

Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage

Kallithea

First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues

SHIPPING

Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%

Marrakech

Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme

CELEBRATION

Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary

Barcelona

A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.

JOBS

Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous

Rome

The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SAILING LIST

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SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave

(South China Morning Post)

Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

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