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August 26, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMC ventures into activities outside of bulk shipping
    It is looking into coal transport and infrastructural and solution-oriented projects
  • S'pore to cut port dues for oi1 rigs
  • Regina Maersk makes maiden call at Port Klang
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus wins historic US$9b order from British Airways
    British carrier places its first ever order with Boeing's arch-rival
  • HK airport's cargo system still suffering hitches
  • Pilots of domestic Taiwan airline quit over pay cuts
  • 100m upgrading for UK's Luton Airport
  • Russian airlines get licences for new international routes
  • Perodua launches M'sia's first 4-wheel drive
Features
  • Arabs set for battle of the ports
    The regional leadership of Dubai is being threatened by newcomers at Oman and Yemen
Columns
  • ISM Code compliance: getting more than just the paperwork right

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMC ventures into activities outside of bulk shipping
    It is looking into coal transport and infrastructural and solution-oriented projects
  • S'pore to cut port dues for oi1 rigs
  • Regina Maersk makes maiden call at Port Klang
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus wins historic US$9b order from British Airways
    British carrier places its first ever order with Boeing's arch-rival
  • HK airport's cargo system still suffering hitches
  • Pilots of domestic Taiwan airline quit over pay cuts
  • 100m upgrading for UK's Luton Airport
  • Russian airlines get licences for new international routes
  • Perodua launches M'sia's first 4-wheel drive
Features
  • Arabs set for battle of the ports
    The regional leadership of Dubai is being threatened by newcomers at Oman and Yemen
Columns
  • ISM Code compliance: getting more than just the paperwork right

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMC ventures into activities outside of bulk shipping
    It is looking into coal transport and infrastructural and solution-oriented projects
  • S'pore to cut port dues for oi1 rigs
  • Regina Maersk makes maiden call at Port Klang
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus wins historic US$9b order from British Airways
    British carrier places its first ever order with Boeing's arch-rival
  • HK airport's cargo system still suffering hitches
  • Pilots of domestic Taiwan airline quit over pay cuts
  • 100m upgrading for UK's Luton Airport
  • Russian airlines get licences for new international routes
  • Perodua launches M'sia's first 4-wheel drive
Features
  • Arabs set for battle of the ports
    The regional leadership of Dubai is being threatened by newcomers at Oman and Yemen
Columns
  • ISM Code compliance: getting more than just the paperwork right

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMC ventures into activities outside of bulk shipping
    It is looking into coal transport and infrastructural and solution-oriented projects
  • S'pore to cut port dues for oi1 rigs
  • Regina Maersk makes maiden call at Port Klang
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus wins historic US$9b order from British Airways
    British carrier places its first ever order with Boeing's arch-rival
  • HK airport's cargo system still suffering hitches
  • Pilots of domestic Taiwan airline quit over pay cuts
  • 100m upgrading for UK's Luton Airport
  • Russian airlines get licences for new international routes
  • Perodua launches M'sia's first 4-wheel drive
Features
  • Arabs set for battle of the ports
    The regional leadership of Dubai is being threatened by newcomers at Oman and Yemen
Columns
  • ISM Code compliance: getting more than just the paperwork right

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC announces surcharges
  • Pride and Honour for Canada Maritime
  • Malaysia fights back over port issue
  • BIMCO leads 'toward better decisions'
  • Europe rail declines, road gains
  • Hong Kong, Turkey to expand relationship
  • Toledo holds extra benefits for Lufthansa
  • Panalpina gets Number 1 rating in Europe

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 25, 1998
  • German chain store Metro outsources to Unitrans
  • British Airways will order 59 Airbus planes
  • Loss again for Stena Line
  • Maersk buys Chinese container manufacturer
  • Operating profit Quantas up 13.6 percent
  • KLM takes over Malmö Aviation
  • Rotterdam gridlocked

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Clinton team reveals new harbor tax plan
  • Asia trade imbalance drags down ports, lines
  • Currency crisis slows exports into Canada
  • Forwarders in Switzerland fend off Asian crisis
  • No deal seen in US-China shipping talks
  • Four European insurers reach deal on Holocaust claims
  • Hamburg Line completes buyout of South Seas
  • Rains washing out cross-border trucking
  • French minister confirms Air France float delay
  • La Nina strikes Asia with heavy rain
  • One-tenth of world's trees face extinction - report
Transportation
  • Airbus wins BA order from US rival Boeing
  • Higher trucking costs feared from EC plan
  • Strike looms, Northwest plans to stop taking cargo
  • Fine, Southern scrap merger deal
Maritime
  • The surge in Asian imports continues strong
  • Chinese container maker posts 188% jump in 1st-half earnings

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Clinton team reveals new harbor tax plan
  • Asia trade imbalance drags down ports, lines
  • Currency crisis slows exports into Canada
  • Forwarders in Switzerland fend off Asian crisis
  • No deal seen in US-China shipping talks
  • Four European insurers reach deal on Holocaust claims
  • Hamburg Line completes buyout of South Seas
  • Rains washing out cross-border trucking
  • French minister confirms Air France float delay
  • La Nina strikes Asia with heavy rain
  • One-tenth of world's trees face extinction - report
Transportation
  • Airbus wins BA order from US rival Boeing
  • Higher trucking costs feared from EC plan
  • Strike looms, Northwest plans to stop taking cargo
  • Fine, Southern scrap merger deal
Maritime
  • The surge in Asian imports continues strong
  • Chinese container maker posts 188% jump in 1st-half earnings

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Clinton team reveals new harbor tax plan
  • Asia trade imbalance drags down ports, lines
  • Currency crisis slows exports into Canada
  • Forwarders in Switzerland fend off Asian crisis
  • No deal seen in US-China shipping talks
  • Four European insurers reach deal on Holocaust claims
  • Hamburg Line completes buyout of South Seas
  • Rains washing out cross-border trucking
  • French minister confirms Air France float delay
  • La Nina strikes Asia with heavy rain
  • One-tenth of world's trees face extinction - report
Transportation
  • Airbus wins BA order from US rival Boeing
  • Higher trucking costs feared from EC plan
  • Strike looms, Northwest plans to stop taking cargo
  • Fine, Southern scrap merger deal
Maritime
  • The surge in Asian imports continues strong
  • Chinese container maker posts 188% jump in 1st-half earnings

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Sumitomo Expands Overseas Logistics Business
  • Japanese Makers in Thailand Predict 10% Rise of Their Exports
  • Emery Forms Business Alliance in South Africa
  • Shanghai Shipping Center Starts Operation

urgente online pressweb site
  • Binter Mediterráneo entra en el mercado de los vuelos baratos
  • La Comisión Europea propone el libre acceso al ferrocarril
  • MRW, en el Centro de Carga Aérea del aeropuerto de Barajas
  • Renfe gana 1.000 millones adicionales entre enero y junio
  • Japan Airlines llega a un acuerdo con sus rivales Lufthansa y SAS

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 25, 1998
  • Separate ministry for infrastructure soon
  • ST package deal for units
  • BPCL lays dock lines from Vizag
  • AP to develop 4 minor ports
  • 6 SE Asian nations to draw up trade plan
  • ST package deal for units in Maharashtra
  • NSB chief stresses need for adequate national fleet
  • Move to put all textile fibres under 1 ministry
  • Sumitomo Bank to arrange funds for Pipavav project
  • Goa air cargo complex fully functional
  • Nabard aid for 60 bridges in TN
  • Shipyards technology to be upgraded
  • Major shipping service centre opens in Shanghai
  • Air-India appoints two Deputy Managing Directors

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Maersk launches direct US service
  • Wage gap could set off airport workers again
  • P&O Nedlloyd throughput and net profits are up
  • Beaming in on cargo safety
  • Delta to operate SA service with Air France
  • Ghana Airways turns 40
  • Keeping abreast of the range
  • Airport cargo handlers face major security problems
  • No decision yet on new Mpumalanga airport
  • Airfreight no alternative for export of avos
  • VW gears up for the big export drive
  • Safmarine's leadership award goes to Nick Cooper
  • Gael has the answers
  • More containers but tonnage drops at PE
  • 'Wobbly rand' is influencing customs payments
  • Six projects on the go in Durban
  • FCL cargo goes 'extra urgent'
  • Reefer points and combi terminal get priority attention in CT
  • Hints of a container terminal for RB
  • Major Development at Richards Bay
  • South Dunes Coal terminal going ahead
  • Border delays are the prime target
  • Cross Border Agency has major transport role to play

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Marsh & McLennan bids $2.04bn for Sedgwick
    MARSH & McLennan strengthened its position as the world's largest insurance broker yesterday with the announcement that it was making a '1.25bn ($2.04bn) recommended cash offer for the Sedgwick Group.
  • Cruiseships reflagged by Cunard
    CUNARD yesterday reflagged three major cruiseships and considered switching a fourth to a new register.
  • Marsh & McLennan offer ends Sedgwick speculation
    Marsh & McLennan's recommended cash offer of '1.25bn ($205bn) for the Sedgwick Group, announced yesterday, brings to a close months of speculation over the future of the international insurance broker.
  • Willis Corroon bid cleared
    BRUSSELS has given the go-ahead for a $1.4bn bid for UK-based insurance broker Willis Corroon.
  • Clubs seek further rate cuts
    PROTECTION and indemnity clubs will be seeking further reductions in the cost of reinsurance next year.
  • Tugmaster 'abandoned submarine'
    A TUGMASTER who had worked a 100 hour week was so tired he abandoned a nuclear submarine in the Tamar, an industrial tribunal heard.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 25, 1998
  • Marsh & McLennan to acquire Sedgwick
    SEDGWICK, Europe's largest independent insurance broker, has succumbed to a '1.25bn ($2bn) takeover bid by US insurance group Marsh & McLennan.
  • Filipino union accuses Panamanian registry
    THE Panamanian registry has been accused by the Filipino seafarers' union of altering its rules to extract more money from its members.
  • Group reinsurance 'set to fall'
    FURTHER reductions are expected for the International Group's (IG) reinsurance programme, according to London Club manager A Bilbrough.
  • Tanker aground in Bosphorus
    A TANKER ran aground in the Bosphorus at about 0830 local time (0530 GMT) this morning, closing it to traffic in both directions, although it had reopened to small vessels this afternoon.
  • OMI sells suezmax
    US BULK shipping company, OMI Corporation has completed its transaction with Knutsen OAS Shipping of Haugesund, Norway for the sale of the suezmax, Tanana.
  • Nordic plan for offshore personnel carrier
    A TEAM of five Scandinavian companies are working on a design for a fast ship that could replace helicopters in transporting personnel between offshore installations and the shore.
  • Aker Maritime to buy engineering firm
    AKER Maritime, the listed marine equipment and shipbuilding group controlled by Aker RGI, has agreed to buy the British offshore engineering firm Genesis Engineering Consultants.
  • Gesco to launch 'fleet expansion drive'
    INDIA'S largest private shipping company, Great Eastern Shipping (Gesco), is taking advantage of the current recession for fleet expansion.
  • Heads roll at Stena Line
    BO Severed, the new md at Stena Line, has axed six senior executives and disbanded the group's 18-strong management team after the group reported a heavy loss for the first half.
  • Low water brings Rhine restructuring
    LOW water levels in the Ruhr region of the Rhine have led to a major restructuring of waterway freight services, with a larger number of smaller vessels being used.
  • Analysts gloomy over Aussie dollar
    AUSTRALIA'S dollar has recovered marginally from its 12-year low yesterday, but analysts say there is worse to come.
  • IMB launches 'rapid response service'
    A RAPID Response Investigation Service has been set up by the International Maritime Bureau.
  • Krona flotation 'not expected to hit shipping'
    INTEREST rate increases in Norway and the flotation of the krona are unlikely to have a major impact on the shipping industry, shipping observers say.
  • Gordon challenges Philippine court ruling
    RICHARD Gordon has defied a Philippine appellate court ruling, nullifying his reappointment as chairman of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
  • FMC reaches Shipping Act settlement
    THE US Federal Maritime Commission has settled five compromise agreements with common carriers and freight forwarders for alleged Shipping Act violations.
  • Hindustan to slash workforce
    INDIA'S state owned Hindustan Shipyard is to shed more than 40 per cent of its massive workforce as part of its revival plan.
  • Hamburg port workers in decline
    HAMBURG'S falling general cargo throughput has led to a significant reduction in the number of stevedores at the German port.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
AUGUST 25, 1998
  • Hanjin (United Alliance) préparerait sa venue en direct à Anvers
    La récente mission portuaire anversoise qui s'est rendue en Corée du Sud s'est révélée particulièrement intéressante, dans la mesure où certaines affaires ont des chances de se concrétiser. Ainsi qu'évoqué précédemment le constructeur automobile Daewoo s'est montré fortement intéressé par les propositions anversoises en ce qui concerne l'implantation d'un centre de distribution, projet qui pourrait aller au-delà de ce seul type de trafic. D'autre part, il s'avèrerait que l'armement Hanjin, membre le plus important de la United Alliance, envisagerait très sérieusement de diriger en direct sur Anvers un des trois services sur l'Asie.
  • Air France: quatre dossiers très délicats pour la rentrée
    Les dirigeants d'Air France abordent la rentrée avec du pain sur la planche. Ils devront en effet gérer quatre dossiers délicats: l'ouverture du capital; les négociations sur les 35 heures; l'éventuelle reprise de la compagnie AOM; les conséquences des mouvements sociaux du début de l'été.
  • Le CBRB demande la suppression de la licence d'exploitation belge
    Dans une lettre adressée au nouveau ministre du Transport néerlandais Tineke Netelenbos, l'organisation professionnelle CBRB (Centraal Bureau voor de Rijn- en Binnenvaart) demande à la ministre de vérifier auprès de son collègue belge "dans quelle mesure les aspects disproportionnés de la licence d'exploitation belge pour les unités étrangères et l'affectation peuvent être corrigés et ramenés à un niveau admissible dans un système acceptable".

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Patrick, MUA reach agreement
    One of the major obstacles to peace between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia has been removed after the reaching of a new enterprise agreement.
    The agreement, the wording of which was being finalised yesterday afternoon, could be implemented as soon as 7 September.
    The breakthrough came after one of the parties gave ground on issues which were previously contested.
    One of the parties told DCN that there was sufficient incentive for both sides to ensure that agreement was reached.
    The resolution of outstanding issues means that the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, which provided some conciliation, will not have to become involved in arbitration.
  • ANZDL sale talks in progress
    SYDNEY: Speculation about the sale of the Australia-New Zealand Direct Line to CP Ships has strengthened with the first official confirmation that talks are underway.
    The general manager of ANZDL in Australia, Brian O'Dea, confirmed yesterday that negotiations between the French (Delmas) and New Zealand (Brierley Investments Ltd) shareholders of the shipping line and the Canadian line are in progress.
    Mr O'Dea was commenting following strengthening reports from Europe that such a sale was being discussed.
    However, contrary to those reports, he said that no sale has yet taken place.
    Mr O'Dea said the reports are so strong that customers have already started congratulating him on the development.
    However, according to industry sources in Europe an announcement of the sale is expected in the not too distant future.
  • PHPA holds off on new stevedoring arrangements
    The Port Hedland Port Authority has postponed plans to privatise stevedoring at the port due to lack of interest.
    The port authority will now issue an interim non-exclusive licence for 12 months with the port's existing stevedore, Pilbara Stevedores.
    PHPA general manager Ian Hutton said the Authority decided to postpone the process because only one company responded to an invitation to present a detailed expression of interest proposal.
    Mr Hutton said two companies had been shortlisted and invited to submit detailed proposals to the port following the initial invitation for expressions of interest in February.
  • Non-rolling stock of Goninan to be divested
    Howard Smith confirmed yesterday that it would divest the non-rolling stock activities of its engineering business A. Goninan & Co.
    Howard Smith, which disposed of its shipping interests last year, said earlier this year it was reviewing Goninan's non-rolling stock activities with a view to divestment of those activities which did not offer adequate growth and profit prospects.
    "Goninan's large-scale restructuring will see the divestment of non-core activities and re-focusing on its strengths in railway rolling stock in Australia and overseas," Howard Smith managing director Ken Moss said yesterday.
    Dr Moss, who also released the group's 1997-98 financial results, said Goninan would emerge from the $25 million restructure better equipped to compete in the Australian and Asian markets for rolling stock contracts.
  • MUA concern over Wyndham plans
    The Maritime Union of Australia is concerned that WA government plans to privatise the remote north-west port of Wyndham will see the union workforce ousted from the port.
    MUA WA branch secretary Terry Buck said he'd been told that the government was awarding preferred tenderer status to the Ord River District Co-operative which had indicated it wanted to replace the union workforce with its own employees.
    Mr Buck said there were five MUA members employed at the port on a permanent basis.
    "There hasn't been any consultation on this," Mr Buck said. "We are very keen to ensure that this does not happen."

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The level of connection of Italian ports to the global containerized maritime services network remains stable
The level of connection of Italian ports to the global containerized maritime services network remains stable
Geneva
The PLSCI index of the top seven Italian ports most connected to the network is growing
In the first two months of 2026, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +6.7%
Foreign traffic increased by 9.2%. Container traffic increased by 9.8%.
Hapag-Lloyd's revenues decreased by 15.2% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Hamburg
Container traffic handled by the German company's fleet increased by +5.5%
The future European Union Customs Authority will be based in Lille, France.
Brussels
It is expected to employ around 250 people.
The Romanian government is reportedly preparing to nationalize the Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
Fincantieri reports record annual financial and commercial results.
Trieste
In 2025, revenues grew by +13.1% and the value of new orders increased by +32.4%
Damen and other creditors have rejected the reorganization plan of the Romanian shipyard in Mangalia.
Mangalia
Federagenti: Strategic port construction is behind schedule everywhere.
Genoa
Pessina asks to know the "real time" of the progress of the infrastructure
Metrans (HHLA Group) to acquire 50% of the Romanian intermodal terminal in Arad
Hamburg
The company will operate up to three trains per week between Budapest and Arad
From May 1st, the EU-Mercosur agreement will be applied provisionally.
Brussels
Sefcovic: an important step in demonstrating our credibility as a major trading partner
German shipowners propose service on merchant ships as an alternative to military service
Hamburg
Kröger: A resilient nation needs not only soldiers, but also seafarers who ensure supplies.
ICTSI and DP World sell their stakes in China's Yantai International Container Terminal
Manila
The company will become wholly owned by Yantai Port Holdings
Chinese group CSSC will build two more cruise ships for Adora Cruises
Shanghai
Option for a third vessel. The "Adora Flora City" launches today.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -9.6%
Palermo
Cruise passengers down by -18.7%
IMO Council resolves to establish a safe corridor in the Strait of Hormuz, but by "peaceful means and on a voluntary basis"
London
Dominguez: Concrete action is needed from all countries and stakeholders
COSCO Shipping Holdings' revenues fell by 12.2% in the last quarter of 2025.
Hong Kong
Containerized volumes transported by the fleet grew by +5.1%
This year, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could accentuate the expected slowdown in world trade.
This year, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could accentuate the expected slowdown in world trade.
Geneva
Economists at the World Trade Organization foresee two scenarios
In 2025, CK Hutchison terminals handled a record 90.1 million containers (+3%)
Hong Kong
The president of the Chinese group confirms the difficulty of negotiations to sell a large part of the port portfolio to MSC and BlackRock
Assiterminal expresses concern over the impact of the Middle East crisis on port terminal activity.
Genoa
Ferrari: the cruise sector also involved
Two more ships were hit by shells in the Strait of Hormuz region
London/Southampton
Incidents near the coasts of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
MSC and Ga-Hyun Chung announce joint control of Sinokor
Athens/Nicosia
Proposal to establish a safe maritime corridor to evacuate ships stranded in the Persian Gulf
London
It has been put forward by Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Mexico, Panama and Singapore
Dominguez calls on the IMO Council to conduct informal deliberations and define practical measures to resolve the Hormuz crisis.
London
From the statements presented, it is unlikely that anything more than declarations of principle will be made.
To respond to geopolitical shocks, shipping must have reliable operational data
London/Rotterdam
Lloyd's Register, OneOcean and PortXchange discuss digitalization and artificial intelligence in the sector
China's COSCO Shipping Ports' profit and loss account weighs on rising operating costs.
Hong Kong
Revenue reached a record high of nearly $1.7 billion last year.
Tanker hit near Strait of Hormuz
Portsmouth
A bullet caused minor damage. The crew was unharmed.
Sharp increase in transshipment containers in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In February, overall freight traffic increased by +8.1%
PPC denounces that the Republic of Panama is delaying the arbitration at the ICC
Panama
The Chinese company continues to reiterate the illegality of the seizure of the Balboa and Cristóbal port terminals
Alessandro Becce is the new Secretary General of the Sardinian Sea Port Authority.
Cagliari
Bagalà: EU ETS application for major and minor islands must be cancelled
Operation Aspides' mandate will not be extended to the Strait of Hormuz at this time.
Brussels
This was announced by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas.
Greece and Italy reject the extension of Operation Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz.
The ships of the two nations constitute the naval force of the European mission
Freewheels: The government has broken its promise regarding fuel taxes.
Modena
Franchini: Continuing to treat road haulage like a tax cash machine is simply irresponsible.
Pessina (Federagenti): Shipping will also overcome the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
Genoa
We hope - he specified - that we will soon move in the direction of a progressive normalization.
Israel's eastern Mediterranean coast has been designated a high-risk area for the safety of ships and crews.
London
Resolution of the International Bargaining Forum
Evergreen Marine Corporation's revenues decreased by 26.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Taipei
Quarterly net profit down 71.8%
EU Commission and EIB support for investment projects in small and medium-sized ports
In the second half of 2025, OOIL's revenues decreased by -20.0%
Hong Kong
Net profit down 67.9%
In transalpine freight transport through Switzerland, rail is losing further market share to road transport
Bern
Dramatic development - a report underlines - from the point of view of Swiss modal shift policies
An extraordinary IMO council will be held on 18 and 19 March to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
London
As of yesterday, the attacks on ships have resulted in the death of eight sailors and the wounding of ten, in addition to three missing.
In 2025, combined road/rail traffic handled by Hupac grew by +4.3%
Noise
The need to extend the application of contributions to transalpine combined transport beyond 2030 was reaffirmed.
Yang Ming to order six new 13,000 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Keelung
The fourth quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit down by -81.2%
The resumption of shipping traffic through Suez does not appear to be affected by the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz
Cairo/Southampton/Washington/Genoa
While ships increased by 1.9% in January, growth in the canal has since been more sustained. War material seized in the port of Genoa.
US prepares to attack Iranian ports
Tampa/Muscat
Centcom warns civilians to immediately avoid all port facilities. Drones over the port of Salalah.
MSC to build container terminal at Snake Island Port in Lagos
Geneva
45-year concession agreement with Nigerdock
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz resume
Southampton/Geneva
A container ship was damaged. A fire broke out on another vessel. UNCTAD raised alarm over the effects of the disruption to maritime traffic in the region.
Three crew members of a bulk carrier stricken in the Strait of Hormuz are missing.
Bangkok
Twenty seafarers were disembarked in Oman
ONE's stake in Poseidon (Seaspan Corporation) will rise to 48.9%
Singapore/Toronto
Investment worth $1.07 billion
FS Logistix and Grimaldi Euromed sign agreement to develop integrated sea-rail transport solutions.
Verona
Confitarma requests the possible deployment of Italian Navy units to the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz area.
Rome
Zanetti: A concrete sign of attention to protecting the country's strategic interests.
Scotland debates taxing cruise ships
Three fifths of those interviewed said they were in favour of granting local authorities the power to introduce a tax
Last year, freight traffic in German ports amounted to 284.4 million tonnes (+3.8%).
Wiesbaden
Imports increased by +5.3%
In January, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure fell by -4.9%.
Genoa/Ravenna
A growth of +12.5% was recorded in the port of Ravenna
In 2025, ZIM's revenues fell by -18.1%
In 2025, ZIM's revenues fell by -18.1%
Haifa
The decline was more pronounced in the fourth quarter (-31.5%). Glickman: the merger with Hapag-Lloyd is very positive for shareholders.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen increased by 5.4 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen increased by 5.4 percent.
Bremen
In the fourth quarter alone, growth was +5.4%, with container loads increasing by 11.8%.
In 2025, the port of La Spezia handled 12.6 million tons of goods (+3.3%)
In 2025, the port of La Spezia handled 12.6 million tons of goods (+3.3%)
La Spezia
At the port of Marina di Carrara, traffic was 4.8 million tonnes (-0.7%)
PPC and CK Hutchison warn that they will assert all their rights and seek full compensation from Panama
Hong Kong
In 2025, the PSA terminal operator group recorded record revenues
Singapore
Operating profit up 19.0% and net profit up 0.5%
In 2025, the CMA CGM group's shareholder profit fell by -58.1%.
Marseille
Revenues down -2.0% (-5.2% in the fourth quarter alone)
2025 was Global Ship Lease's best year yet
Athens
Positive trend also in the fourth quarter
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno grew by +2.0%
Naples
The -1.0% decline recorded at the regional capital's airport was more than offset by the +6.3% growth in Salerno
The Maritime Federation fully endorses the new EU strategies for the maritime and port sectors
Rome
Mattili: We are available to contribute to the EU Industrial Maritime Value Chains Alliance.
CK Hutchison announces it has intensified legal action against the Republic of Panama.
Hong Kong
Addendum to the Notice of Dispute filed with the ICC
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals see record traffic
Istanbul
Last year there were 18.1 million passengers (+8.5%)
Interferry: The EU Commission's path to ferry decarbonization is the right one.
Victoria
Roos: It is good to recommend that ETS funds be used exactly where they are collected.
CLECAT promotes the EU strategy for the European maritime, port and logistics system
Brussels
Emphasis is also placed on the need to prevent integrated operators from limiting competitors' access to infrastructure, services or customers.
ESPO approves new EU Port Strategy
Brussels
Among the most appreciated elements, the commitment to implement a review of the EU ETS and the FuelEU Maritime Regulation
Tanker hit near Kuwait coast
Southampton/Kuwait City
A shell also hit a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz
European shipowners and shipbuilders applaud the EU's strategy for the sector. German port operators are less convinced by the proposal.
Brussels/Rome/Hamburg
WSC welcomes the strategies for the maritime industry and ports proposed by the European Commission
Washington
However, according to the association, they are not sufficiently attentive to the simplification of trade exchanges.
The European Commission presents two strategies to promote the competitiveness, sustainability, safety and resilience of EU ports, maritime transport and shipbuilding.
Brussels
A high-level council will be established
Explosions and a fire on a Russian ship that sank near Libya
Moscow/Tripoli
In December, Ukraine claimed responsibility for an attack on a Russian oil tanker in the same region.
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz region continue
Southampton/Battaramulla
Three naval vessels reported shellfire and damage. An Iranian frigate was hit in Sri Lanka.
Viking orders two new expedition cruise ships from Fincantieri and secures an option for two ocean-going vessels
Trieste
The value of the agreements exceeds two billion euros
Container traffic at the Maltese port of Marsaxlokk remained stable in 2025
Kalafrana/Hong Kong
China's CMPort has signed a 70% stake in Brazil's Vast Infraestrutura oil terminal.
T&E: Over half of European ferries could become electric by 2035
T&E: Over half of European ferries could become electric by 2035
Brussels
Klann: Electric ferries are already cheaper on many routes and will become even cheaper in the coming years.
ITF, JNG and IBF have designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area
ITF, JNG and IBF have designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area
London
The area may soon be transitioned to a Warlike Operations Area.
Nautilus International urges States and shipping operators to ensure the safety and rights of seafarers
London/Brussels
The International Trade Union Confederation urges an immediate ceasefire by all parties
Strait of Hormuz: A sailor from a ship attacked by a drone vessel dies.
Muscat
Twenty-one crew members were evacuated
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings closes a record 2025, but faces challenges with non-operating costs.
Miami
The war crisis in the Middle East also affects ports
Dubai/Muscat/Washington
Kramek (WSC): Liner shipping has demonstrated its ability to react to emergency situations, such as the one in the Red Sea
ICS, ECSA and ASA concerned about seafarers' safety in the Middle East
London/Brussels/Singapore
This is - they underlined - a rapidly evolving and unpredictable situation.
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk were the first to sense trouble in the Middle East. A tanker sanctioned by the US was hit.
Hamburg/Copenhagen/Southampton/
Washington/Muscat
On Friday, the two companies notified customers of changes to their services in the region. Four Skylight crew members were injured.
Due to the national journalists' strike proclaimed by the National Federation of the Italian Press, which our editorial staff is adhering to, no news will be published by our newspaper today.
Confitarma praises legislative initiative for the maritime sector
Rome
Regulatory simplification is a good thing, an essential element for strengthening the competitiveness of national armaments
Assarmatori welcomes the Senate's approval of the "Promoting Marine Resources" bill.
Rome
Messina: overcomes a limitation of the Navigation Code that allows only Italian and EU citizens to join Gente di Mare.
The port system of Venice and Chioggia generates a production value of approximately 15 billion euros
Venice
Direct employees are 26,898 and, including related industries, they rise to 218,853
Green light for aid to reopen the Orbassano-Aiton Alpine Railway Highway.
Brussels
The European Commission authorizes subsidizing the service
Fit Cisl Savona, alarm raised over the potential impact on jobs of the drop in traffic at Vado Gateway.
Savona
The Gioia Tauro Port Authority Management Committee approved the reimbursement of mooring fees.
Gioia Tauro
1.5 million euros allocated
Prologis and Singapore's GIC to form joint venture to invest $1.6 billion in new fulfillment centers in the U.S.
San Francisco/Singapore
The initial portfolio is approximately 380 thousand square meters
The Management Committee of the Port Authority of Genoa and Savona-Vado has taken note of the framework agreement with PSA
Genoa
The update of the Integrated Activity and Organization Plan has been approved.
Hanwha Ocean and ONEX Sign Naval Shipbuilding Agreement
Seoul/Eleusis
The first project in sight is submarines for the Greek Navy
The Antitrust Authority has not opened an investigation into CEVA Logistics' acquisition of the Fagioli group.
Rome
The AGCM believes that the operation will not impede competition or create a dominant position
Singapore's ONE acquires stake in Dongwon Pusan Container Terminal
Singapore
The company operates at the Gammam and Singamman docks of the Port of Busan
EIB finances shore power installation in Rotterdam port
Rotterdam
A loan of 90 million euros has been granted
High-tech exoskeletons to ease the burden on dockworkers in the Port of Livorno.
Livorno
Experiment in collaboration with the Livorno Port Company
Salvatore Lauro, a shipowner from Campania, died yesterday in Ischia.
Naples
He was a senator of the Republic from 1996 to 2005
APM Terminals acquires 49% stake in Vietnam's Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal
The Hague/Hanoi
Third phase of construction of Mexico's Lázaro Cárdenas terminal begins
FedEx revenues increased by 8.3% in the December-February quarter
Memphis
Quarterly net income was $1.06 billion (+16.2%)
London pledges £746 million to renovate Nigeria's two ports, Apapa and Tin Can Island, in Lagos.
London
Agreement between UK Export Finance and the Nigerian Ports Authority
Fabrizio Urbani is the new secretary general of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea.
Civitavecchia
Unanimous resolution of the Management Committee
In the fourth quarter of 2025, French ports handled 74.2 million tonnes of goods (+7.2%)
La Defense
UNI/Fermerci reference practices on staff training presented at MIT
Rome
The Council of State has rejected the relocation of Genoa's chemical warehouses.
Rome/Genoa
The AdSP declares itself ready for a technical discussion within the framework of a specific initiative by the municipal administration
FS Logistix and Nurminen Logistics inaugurate a new weekly rail service between Sweden and Italy
Rome
2,500 kilometer route
Hapag-Lloyd signs maritime cooperation agreement with Indian government
Hamburg
Plans to bring ships under the Indian flag and collaborate in the development of ship recycling and Vadhavan port
A project for the digital transformation and technological development of the port of Gioia Tauro has been funded.
Gioia Tauro
Resources worth almost two million euros for the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Keel-laying and coin-laying ceremony for a new ferry under construction for ACTV
Piombino
It took place in the Piombino Industrie Marittime shipyard
Touax Container Services increased container sales by 36% in 2025
Paris
Revenues decreased by -5% in the year
In 2024, international seaborne freight traffic reached a record 24.1 billion tonnes
Geneva
New historic peak in dry cargo
Medlog (MSC Group) will acquire the remaining 29% of MVN from Logistics Project Italia
Rome
The operation has been notified to the Antitrust Authority
Greek group Attica Holdings continues its fleet renewal plan
Athens
Purchase of two catamarans for €15 million. Long-term lease of the "GNV Bridge" ferry.
Germany's Arvato has acquired Canada's THINK Logistics
Mississauga/Gütersloh
The company, founded in 2012, is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.
Two new state-of-the-art ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the PSA SECH terminal.
Genoa
They will be operational from June
Banco BPM's €55 million financing to Grimaldi Euromed
Naples/Milan
Partially covers the purchase of the new ship "Grande Inghilterra"
Stolt-Nielsen sells 50% of Avenir LNG to NYK Line
Oslo/Tokyo
The company operates in the liquefied natural gas bunkering sector
Only 7% of the workers in the port companies and terminals of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara are women
La Spezia
Costa cancels cruises originally scheduled to sail to the Middle East
Genoa
The company currently has no vessels operating in the region.
In 2025, d'Amico International Shipping's time charter revenues decreased by -29.0%.
Luxembourg
Fourth quarter decline eases
NYK to become sole owner of Norway's Saga Welco
Tokyo/Tønsberg
The Tønsberg company has a fleet of 48 open-hatch vessels
Grimaldi Group's Valencia Terminal Europa will manage the new car terminal at the port of Sagunto.
Valencia
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Seoul
Naples
It is the ninth ammonia-ready unit of the Neapolitan shipping group
The Cagliari-Algeria service operated by Maersk and Grendi will soon dock at the Giammoro di Milazzo pier.
Messina
It will be held on a weekly basis
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Falteri (Federlogistica): The consequences of the war in Iran are only in their infancy.
Genoa
There is a dramatic congestion of perishable products in the hub airports of the Gulf, he underlined.
DP World reported record annual operating and financial results
Dubai
In 2025, container traffic increased by +5.8% and revenues by +22.0%
Two additional new Medium Range 2 tankers for d'Amico Tankers
Luxembourg
Exercised options with Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co.
Japan's MOL has acquired 25% of V.Ships France
Tokyo/London
The remaining 75% of the capital remains with V.Ships
ICTSI reports record annual and quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
Last year the group's port terminals handled 14.5 million containers (+11.0%)
Wan Hai Lines' revenue decreased by 13.3% in 2025
Taipei
The company will buy four new 6,000 TEU container ships and two 9,200 TEU container ships.
Observatory on the presence of women in the blue economy sector
Milan
Initiative by WISTA Italy and the Maritime Federation
The first train will depart from the Pordenone Interport on April 2nd.
Pordenone
Ausserdorfer (InRail): We have already received new requests and contracts to increase connections
Triple ceremony for Explora Journeys at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard
Genoa
Technical launch of "Explora IV", coin ceremony of "Explora V" and start of construction of "Explora VI"
The Propeller Club of the Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara has renewed its board of directors.
La Spezia
Gianluca Agostinelli and Federica Maggiani confirmed as president and vice president
The Tunisian government decides to start construction of the port of Enfidha
Tunis
52,000 jobs expected to be created
Hundreds of containers of temperature-controlled plant-based food products are held up in the port of Genoa.
Genoa
Spediporto reports it
The La Spezia Freight Forwarders Association has established a terminal freight forwarder section.
La Spezia
The aim is to strengthen the representation and enhance the value of inland logistics.
FHP Intermodal launches rail service from northern Italy to Bari and Catania
Foggia
Initially, two pairs of trains are scheduled to depart per week.
Managing maritime shipments in a scenario made extremely complex by the crisis in the Middle East
Genoa
Botta (Spediporto) and lawyer Guidi suggest how to handle difficulties
The new Norwegian Luna cruise ship will be delivered in Marghera.
Trieste
It is the second unit of the "Prima Plus" class built by Fincantieri
Assiterminal: The EU's port strategy is a success.
Genoa/Brussels
Seas At Risk, One Planet Port, and IFAW are concerned about the proposed regulation's reference to expediting environmental impact assessments.
The first electrical cabin dedicated to the cold ironing system has been completed in the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
In April, the first connection of a container ship to a mobile socket
Konecranes revenues remained stable in 2025
Helsinki
The value of new orders grew by +9.7%, with a +21.3% for port vehicles
Finnlines' net profit increased by 50.7% in 2025
Helsinki
Revenues up 2.0%
Ravenna has been designated Capital of the Sea 2026
Rome
Petri (Assoporti): its port is a strategic hub for the national economy
Large shipment of ammunition and detonators seized in the port of Ancona
Ancona
He was about to be embarked on a ferry intended for the exclusive transport of passengers
2025 record for the American cruise group Viking Holdings
Los Angeles
Revenues grew by +21.9%
UECC has ordered China Merchants Jinling to build two PCTCs
Oslo
They will have a capacity of 3,000 CEUs and will be taken into delivery in 2028.
Kuehne+Nagel plans more significant staff cuts
Schindellegi
Worsening economic results in the fourth quarter of 2025
Public notice from the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority to select the new Secretary General
Livorno
The procedure is not competitive in nature and no selection process is foreseen.
KKCG Maritime publishes a partial tender offer to increase its stake in Ferretti from 14.5% to 29.9%.
Milan/Hong Kong/Prague
The offer is not aimed at delisting the shares
Norovirus outbreak on second Holland America Line cruise ship
Hong Kong
65 passengers and 11 crew members of the "Westerdam" were injured.
SOS LOGistica, allocating only 10% of the €590 million for road transport to zero-emission vehicles is self-destructive.
Rome/Milan
Texts: talking today about a heavy BEV market that "takes off" remains a mirage
The first U212NFS submarine is being laid down at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard.
Trieste
The delivery of the first unit is scheduled for 2029
A new tender has been published for railway shunting in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure.
Genoa
The tender base amount is 14.8 million euros
China's LC Logistics orders two new 11,000-TEU containerships
Hong Kong
Order with a total value of 236 million dollars
Palumbo Superyachts to build new metal shipbuilding hub in Ortona
Ortona
Concession area in the Abruzzo port
Kuehne+Nagel acquires the road transport business of German firm Lohmöller
Schindellegi
In 2024 they had generated a turnover of approximately 23.5 million euros
Rolls-Royce posts record annual financial performance
London
Revenues increased by 12.2% last year
Fincantieri delivered the ultra-luxury cruise yacht Four Seasons I in Ancona
Trieste
The Navis Sapiens program also debuts with the ship
Nearly 12 million tonnes of CO2 avoided in 2025 for vessels coated with Jotun products
Muggia
Estimated fuel cost savings of approximately $2 billion
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Interporto Padova amounted to 381,031 TEUs (-7.5%)
Padua
Record production value recorded
In 2025, the Nola interport handled 2,000 trains
Nola
A 50% increase is expected in 2026
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
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
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ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
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