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January 27, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • HK to pip S'pore as busiest port in 1997
    But HK forecasts a modest 7.5% growth for this year amid China competition
  • The brave New World Alliance of 3 companies
  • Dutch firm returns to shipping after more than 40 yrs
  • Port Giles, Adelaide may be redeveloped
  • Joint venture to operate, buy M'sian flag vessels

  • 'Mad fare disease' strikes India's west-bound flights
    Lufthansa joins the price war begun by BA, which has almost halved prices
  • Toyota's electric-gasoline car to be sold in US, Europe: report
  • UPS ties up with NZ partner Filway
  • Continental weighs merger bids from Delta, Northwest


Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 26, 1998
  • American-BA alliance approval expected
  • Accord on Swiss transit traffic
  • Severe criticism of accord with Switzerland
  • Considerable growth in Schiphol jobs
  • NYK close to deal with Mercedes Benz
  • Strike Belgian security guards continues

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Panama Canal officials delay draft restrictions
  • Let the good times roll
  • Port of Everett leases sport complex property
  • Expansion of fishing fleet forces Port of Brookings Harbor upgrades

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Shippers want abolition of conference rates exemption
  • Hyundai to launch direct run from Hakata to Europe
  • Grand Alliance choses MTL in Hong Kong
  • JCA to be resolved bu end March
  • CMA suffers aggravated losses in 1997
  • New service counter for FedEx in Ginza
  • SAS acquires Finland's domestic airline

Marine Linkweb site
JANUARY 26, 1998
  • Kvaerner Wins $390M Cruise Ship Order
  • France Delivers Final Frigate To Taiwan
  • Lazard Capital Names Shipping Research Head
  • Westmont Industries Sheds 85% Of Workforce

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Brussels backing offshore structures disposal project
    RESPONSIBILITY for funding and supporting an initiative for the onshore disposal of offshore oil and gas platforms is to be taken on by the European Commission.
  • Liverpool dockers end bitter dispute
    ONE of the longest and most bitter industrial disputes in Britain's post-war history finally ended yesterday when Mersey Docks and Harbour Company settled its marathon dispute with 327 dockers sacked in September 1995.
  • DNV gains top market share in classifications
    NORWEGIAN classification society Det Norske Veritas classed 21% of all tonnage contracted worldwide last year and now classes more than 75m gt or 15% of the world fleet, said DNV president and chief executive Sven Ullring.
  • New Nauticus packages on the way
    DET Norsk Veritas is set to launch packages two and three of its Nauticus vessel information system this year.
  • BC fast ferry chief quits
    BRITISH Columbia's troubled fast ferry project, already more than a year behind schedule, has suffered another setback with the sudden departure of Scottish shipbuilder Andrew Hamilton, the man in charge of the project.
  • Panamax market feels the draught
    PANAMAX freight rates could move either way by the time the Panama Canal Commission introduces draught restrictions in March, shipbrokers said yesterday. However, by June, the situation might change again, especially if a 34 ft draught restriction was imposed.
  • Steam Packet says its job cuts will be industry trend
    ISLE of Man Steam Packet, which is seeking in the region of 50 redundancies - including a 50% cut in its 59 strong complement of officers - says the move is one that is likely to be repeated across the industry with the introduction of new technology.
  • Russian crime worries insurers
    RUSSIA'S persistent crime problem - with kidnapping the fastest-growing worry - will continue to present major headaches for insurers over the next few years, a report has made clear.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 26, 1998
  • Ecuador hits record banana exports
    A DOUBLING of banana exports to China, helped Ecuador, the world's largest exporter of the fruit, reach a record high in 1997.
  • Panama announces draught restrictions
    PANAMA Canal authorities have announced that starting in March, stringent restrictions will be placed on cargo moving through the canal.
  • New World Alliance makes its debut
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine, Mitsui OSK and American President Lines are to operate as the "New World Alliance".
  • Argentine union forced to sell ships
    ARGENTINE union Navisupe, which negotiated to take over some of the vessels operated by state owned oil company YPF, has been forced to put its ships on the market to survive.
  • Nigerian slick reaches Lagos
    AN OIL slick caused by a pipeline leak at Qua Iboe, in eastern Nigeria, has drifted along the coast to offshore Lagos.
  • Costa order goes to Kværner Masa
    KVÆRNER Masa-Yards has reached agreement with Carnival Corp subsidiary Costa Crociere and Airtours for the construction of an 82,000 gt cruiseship.
  • Colombian strike hits coffee, sugar exports
    COLOMBIA'S principal truckdrivers' union has launched an indefinite, nationwide strike yesterday in an effort to win higher road freight charges.
  • Cruiseship lengthening operation is successful
    LLOYD Werft at Bremerhaven successfully carried out the operation to part the cruiseship Windward and insert a new 40 m-long midbody section over the weekend.
  • Sabah Shipyard sacks 700 workers
    SABAH Shipyard in Malaysia has terminated the employment of 703 workers because of 'severe financial and cashflow constraints.'
  • ANL 'sale by mid-1998'
    THE Australian government says it expects to complete the sale of state-owned shipping line ANL by the middle of 1998.
  • Nissos Amorgos master sentence due next month
    THE master of the Greek tanker that spilled 25,000 barrels of oil in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo channel is due to be sentenced in early February.
  • NEL to order ropax ferry for islands route
    GREEK ferry operator NEL is to place an order for a 2,000 passenger ferry to its service between Piraeus and Chios/Lesvos.
  • New Norway-Sweden link planned
    NORWEGIAN businessman Jan Petter Rod is among principals planning a new ferry service to link Langesund in southern Norway and Gothenburg.
  • Plan to privatise Kotka
    A COMMITTEE set up by the council at the Finnish port city of Kotka recommends privatising the municipally-owned utility.
  • Chinese deny illegal ship arrest
    AUTHORITIES in the Chinese port of Shenzhen have rejected accusations that they had illegally detained a Bahamas-registered ship.
  • Essar reschedules debt with major loan deal
    ESSAR Shipping has signed the largest ever term loan deal in the Indian shipping industry.
  • India to provide big boost for ports
    INDIA'S surface transport ministry may invest in substantial extra cargo handling capacity in the major and minor ports by 2002.
  • US and Venezuela in drugs control pact
    THE US and Venezuela will sign a maritime co-operation agreement next month to enhance teamwork in the fight against narcotics trafficking.

antwerpse lloyd n.v.web site
  • La Belgique peut invoquer un droit de passage "historique" pour le Rhin d'Acier
    La signature, lundi dernier à Anvers, par Luc Meurrens, nouveau président de la CCI d'Anvers et Heribert Becker, de la CCI de Duisbourg, d'une résolution entre les deux chambres demandant la réactivation rapide de la liaison ferroviaire du Rhin d'Acier qui unit les deux ports, a permis à l'échevin du port d'Anvers Leo Delwaide de rappeler qu'en vertu des traités de 1839 et 1873, la Belgique possède un droit de passage à travers le Limbourg néerlandais en direction de la Ruhr. Ce droit de passage qui, à l'époque de la signature du premier traité, concernait une route ou une voie d'eau, a été concrétisé quelques années plus tard par le traité de 1873, appelé également traité du Rhin d'Acier qui fêtera l'an prochain son 120e anniversaire. Qui plus est, cet élément du droit international conforte la position de la Belgique, partisane du tracé "historique": elle se refuse de succomber aux sirènes néerlandaises qui proposent un tracé alternatif, dans le seul but, et l'on peut les comprendre, de retarder la remise en service de la liaison ferroviaire.
  • L'UE et la Suisse parviennent à un accord sur le transit routier
    La Commission européenne et la Suisse sont parvenues dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi à un accord sur le transit alpin de poids lourds en provenance de l'UE. La Suisse ouvrira progressivement ses routes aux poids lourds de l'EU jusqu'à 40 t (jusqu'à présent, la limite était fixée à 28 t) contre le paiement de 200 Ecu (325 CHF) par trajet à partir de 2005. L'accord implique en outre le maintien de l'interdiction de circuler entre 22h00 et 05h00.
  • Anvers: le traitement du conventionnel/breakbulk a fait l'objet d'un consensus
    Il y a quelque jours, l'ABAS, association professionnelle des opérateurs de terminaux portuaires anversois annonçait un nouveau régime pour ce qui est du traitement des marchandises sur les terminaux axés sur le conventionnel/breakbulk. Entre-temps, toutes les parties concernées ont mené une dernière discussion dont il est sorti un consensus, accepté à l'unanimité. Nous précisons ci-dessous les adaptations mineures qui sont intervenues au nouveau régime qui entrera en vigueur le 1er février prochain.
  • La France adopte une nouvelle loi sur les transports routiers
    La Commission Mixte composée de députés et de sénateurs vient d'adopter une loi supplémentaire régissant les transports routiers en France. Les retombées de ce texte peuvent être analysées sous trois angles: les spécificités françaises par rapport à la réglementation communautaire; les clivages au sein des milieux routiers français et les relations chargeurs/transporteurs, c'est-à-dire clients/fournisseurs. Le propos ci-après se limite au premier point.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • US airlines await Japanese accord
  • Switzerland, EU reach tentative truck agreement
  • Contship to boost service linking US and Australia
  • Transport index ekes out gain; Dow slips
  • Liverpool dockers end dispute
  • Shippers to meet again on rail delays
  • New York senators slam rail carve-up
  • Rails resolve some customer-access issues
  • Court upholds policy allowing old tankers in coastal trade
  • 4 bar Amtrak from using freight cars
  • Grand Alliance to switch box handlers in Hong Kong
  • Upstart Rhode Island facility is challenging the long-held domination by New York-New Jersey

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Maersk makes its move
    THE world’s largest container line, Maersk, has announced a long-anticipated escalation of its Australian services which is certain to impact on existing carriers in a number of key trades.
    From early March the Danish giant will introduce a dual-string Singapore-East Coast Australia service which, like the company’s very successful Singapore-NZ service begun only last year, is primarily targeted at Europe.
  • Sofrana replaces Coral Sea to PNG
    Australia’s shipping services with Papua New Guinea are changing substantially as a result of a decision by Coral Sea Shipping Lines Pty Ltd to withdraw from a leg of its service, and the decision by Sofrana Unilines to fill the gap.
  • Further talks on PWCS situation
    The Australian Industrial Relations Commission has urged further talks between the Maritime Union of Australia and Port Waratah Coal Services.
    Since last week the union’s members have been engaged in a wide range of "protected industrial action" which if it continues, will have a serious effect on the backlog of bulk carrier waiting of coal off the port of Newcastle.
  • Alliance chooses New World
    APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine and Mitsui OSK lines have announced that their new world-wide agreements to coordinate vessels and terminals and share vessel space will operate under the name "New World Alliance."
    The alliance will provide competitive market coverage, sailing frequencies and transit times in all major East-West container trades, through the coordination of some 100 containerships globally.
  • TDG’s measured optimism
    Logistics, storage and warehousing company TDG Logistics limited, which was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in October, said on Friday it was looking forward to 1998 with "measured optimism."
    Shareholders were told at the company’s AGM that 1997-98 had started will for the NSW-based company and that it should meet prospectus forecast, which predicted revenue of $70.5 million in 1998 and adjusted earnings before interest and tax of $7.2 million.

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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
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
SHIPPING
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
PORTS
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
PORTS
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
MARITIME SERVICES
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
PORTS
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
SHIPPING
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
SHIPPING
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
EDUCATION
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
PUBLICATIONS
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
SHIPPING
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
INFRASTRUCTURE
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
ECONOMY
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
ACCIDENTS
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
SHIPYARDS
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
SHIPPING
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
DEFENCE
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
LAW
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
PORTS
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
PORTS
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
PORTS
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
PORTS
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
LOGISTICS
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
PORTS
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
PORTS
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
CRUISES
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
LOGISTICS
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
MEETINGS
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
ACCIDENTS
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
SHIPPING
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
YACHTING
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
SAFETY & SECURITY
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
JOBS
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
YACHTING
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
MEETINGS
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
COMPANIES
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
PORTS
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
PORTS
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
SHIPPING
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
MEETINGS
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
PORTS
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
MEETINGS
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
TRUCKING
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
SHIPYARDS
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
ACCIDENTS
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
PORTS
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
TRUCKING
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
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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