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February 27, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • New KL body to raise profile of maritime industry
    Amim will have more members than predecessor and voice marine concerns
  • Manila amends outdated maritime law
  • HK port's box traffic falls 19% in Jan
  • New plan to ensure success of ICB-Astro merger

  • Regional aircraft makers bag US$1.9b orders
    Embraer wins 3 deals including US$810m contract, biggest so far at airshow
  • Sale to widen portfolio via lease-backs
  • FedEx kicks off Loadmaster launch with orders
  • American Airlines, Japan Airlines in code-sharing deal

  • Meeting the challenges ahead
    This is the second part of an extract from the Singapore Economic Development Board's year-end review of the sector

  • Salvage firm loses claim due to time bar rule


Sched Netweb site
  • Cargo sector to benefit from Jakarta transport system
  • FANAL adds Portland to service
  • Wan Hai scraps Japan-Straits Express service
  • Rail freight due to increase after broad gauge extended
  • Houston bids for federal cash for dredging project
  • Danzas obtains licence
  • Kuehne & Nagel starts Central America consolidation
  • Air France and Indian Airlines study express cargo
  • US air hub looks to the future
  • DHL Indonesian partner gets ISO
  • Schenker company to offer more air cargo services

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 1998
  • EU complaint about Tokyo landing rights
  • Cosco and OOCL in joint service
  • 'Wave of mergers in European road haulage in the offing'
  • Discussions on Rotterdam harbor pool resume
  • SAS opts for Rotterdam Airport
  • Pakhoed Shipping orders new bitumen tanker

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Annual shipyard report

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Compromise ship reform package revealed
  • Asian car production predicted to dip in 1998
  • TWRA cuts 2nd quarted surcharges
  • No progress seen on dockers spring offensive
  • DHL Japan targets 13.8% jump in sales
  • KWE expanding warehousing space in UK
  • Hong Kong aircargo shows slowdown January
  • Beijing airport sets record-high
  • EVA Air, GE sign pact for maintenance firm

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Italy establishing second register
    ITALIAN members of parliament have voted to establish a second register for vessels deployed on inter-national trades.
  • OECD pact set for Senate hearing
    THERE is cautious optimism that legislation to enact the OECD pact on eliminating shipbuilding subsidies could reach the US Senate floor by the end of next month, writes Tony Gray.
  • Swan Reefer share price tipped to soar
    SWAN Reefer, one of the newest companies on the Oslo stock exchange, is set to see its shares increase substantially in value over the next 12 months, according to a leading Norwegian stockbroker.
  • Hong Kong names top boss
    ONE of Hong Kong's worst kept secrets has officially been let out of the bag, with the announcement that the Marine Department's new director is to be current deputy Tsui Shung-yiu, writes Corey Bousen, Hong Kong.
  • PSA planning Leghorn box terminal deal
    SINGAPORE'S PSA Corporation is planning to enlarge its port presence in the Mediterranean by taking over Leghorn's largest container terminal, Darsena Toscana.
  • Maiden voyage
    THE 2,008 teu Oder Trader, on her maiden voyage from Poland to Italy, has loaded 800 empty containers bound for Genoa at Liverpool's Royal Seaforth Container Port. Managing owner is Hermann Buss GmbH & Cie; Hamburg broker Peter Doehle is responsible for chartering and UK agents for the call were Compass Liner Agencies and Cory Brothers. The Antigua flag vessel is 188.1 m long, has a beam of 30 m and maximum draught of 11.5 m, offers 250 reefer plugs and is equipped with three deck cranes of 43 metric tonnes capacity.
  • Manila raises cargo rates to avert strikes
    IN A move to avert costly strikes by dockworkers, the Philippine Ports Authority has approved a 12% increase in cargo handling rates at the main domestic port of North Harbour at the Port of Manila.
  • TMM will not bid for airports
    MEXICO'S Transportacion Maritima Mexicana (TMM) will not venture beyond its shipping, trucking and railroad interests and bid on Mexico's upcoming airport privatisations, Reuters reports.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 1998
  • Restructuring costs hit ABB
    FULL-year profits at ABB Group, the electrical engineering company, were badly hit by restructuring costs of $866m, falling from $1,901m before tax in 1996 to $853m.
  • SLPA 'to be restructured'
    THE Sri Lanka Port Authority (SLPA) will be restructured, port development minister M H M Ashraff told a local newspaper.
  • Manila port privatisation plan revised
    A COMMITTEE set up to privatise the Manila North Harbour has revised the privatisation terms of the Philippines largest port.
  • Frontline's move rumours surface again
    RUMOURS that Frontline Management will move to London have surfaced again in Oslo.
  • China gets finance for Dutch dredger
    RABOBANK of Holland has signed an export credit agreement worth $9m with the Export and Import Bank of China for the purchase of a dredger.
  • N&T Argonaut sells capesize bulker
    RECENTLY-formed Swedish bulk shipping group N&T Argonaut has sold a 1985-built capesize bulker
  • Sri Lanka port feasibility contracts awarded
    CONTRACTS have been awarded to two consortia for feasibility studies into the planned Ruhuna Port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
  • Stena back in the black
    STENA Line made a pre-tax profit of Skr 151m ($19m) in 1997, compared with a loss of Skr 444m in the preceding year.
  • Jurong Shipyard turnover soars
    SINGAPORE'S Jurong Shipyard outstripped estimates to record a 79.4 per cent jump in group turnover to S$665.1m ($416m) for 1997.
  • KMY profit rises despite $33m miscalculation
    KVAERNER Masa-Yards (KMY), has reported a three per cent rise in profit after financial items, to Fmk 822m ($150m), despite a Fmk 186m ($33m) cost overrun.
  • Port of Miami tackles car theft
    IN a bid to stop the export of stolen containerised goods, a gamma ray machine has been introduced at the Port of Miami.
  • A&P wins P&O ferry contract
    A&P Falmouth has won a '4.5m ($7.4m) contract to lengthen the P&O ferry Buffalo
  • Kepphil holds on in tough year
    KEPPHIL Shipyard managed to maintain operating profits at Peso83m ($2m) last year in spite of a seven per cent fall in revenue last year.
  • Adsteam beats profits forecast
    ADSTEAM Marine (Australia) has returned a better-than-prospectus forecast profit rise of 24 per cent for the second half of 1997.
  • Fears rise for Trans-Tasman services
    UNION officials predict further company failures will follow the collapse of South Pacific Shipping (SPS) in New Zealand.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Stora confirme son implantation dans l'avant-port de Zeebrugge
    Après des mois de discussions, c'est maintenant officiel: le groupe suédois de produits forestiers Stora a confirmé l'implantation de son centre de distribution européen dans l'avant-port de Zeebrugge. Une délégation composée de représentants des directions de la MBZ, société qui gère le port côtier belge, et de l'armement Cobelfret s'est rendue en Suède, au QG de Stora, où a été signé mercredi dernier le contrat d'une durée de quinze ans qui avait été paraphé il y a trois semaines. Pour le port de Zeebrugge, il s'agit là d'une grande percée dans le secteur du breakbulk et de la distribution européenne.
  • Pas d'autorisations CEMT "supervertes" pour les transporteurs belges
    Les transporteurs belges ayant investi dans des véhicules super-écologiques afin de pouvoir bénéficier d'autorisations CEMT "supervertes" sont aujourd'hui lésés. Du fait que les centres de contrôle technique (GOCA) ne possèdent pas encore certains nouveaux appareillages de mesure, ils ne peuvent délivrer les attestations requises. Les transporteurs ne peuvent donc pas bénéficier de ces autorisations CEMT... ni profiter de l'exemption d'Ecopoints en Autriche. Aux dernières nouvelles, les instruments de mesure ne seront opérationnels qu'à la mi-mars.
  • MOL effectue sa première escale régulière à Anvers
    Arrivé merdredi dernier à 2h45, le porte-containers de 3.613 TEU "La Seine" qu'aligne l'armement Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) dans l'un des trois services conjoints entre l'Europe du Nord et l'Asie qu'assure le groupe New World Alliance, a inscrit ce grand armement japonais au nombre des clients réguliers du port scaldien. Le navire, qui venait de Southampton, est en fait en cours d'intégration dans le nouveau contexte opérationnel auquel participent également APL(NOL) et Hyundai. C'est la raison pour laquelle son escale au terminal de la Hessenatie sur l'Escaut s'est manifestée uniquement au chargement.
  • Plea for full deregulation of carrier/shipper relations
    A session on carrier/shipper relations at the conference, attended by more than 200 worldwide delegates, held in London to mark the 30th anniversary of "Containerisation International", heard an uncompromising call for liner shipping to be fully deregulated and liberalised. It came from Chris Welsh, general secretary of the European Shippers' Council, who complained that the present liner market structure in the US and Europe not only hindered economic efficiency and progress but was inappropriate for dealing with the newly evolving market structure.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • African trade bill faces fight in Senate
  • Inland river transport in peril
  • Consolidators: Ship bill hurts our business
  • When trade meets foreign policy: a collision on Iran missile sales

  • UP hears harsh words on safety
  • STB gives UP until Aug. 2 to resolve Texas woes
  • Maritime safety push foundering
  • In the end, the words were about Conrad
  • Postal Service no longer sticking with lined labels
  • New England Motor Freight Inc.
  • Danzas gets OK to work in China
  • South Korea plans port at Masan to relieve Pusan
  • DHL investing in Malaysia hub
  • Canadian lakers lose wheat cargo to oceangoing ships
  • Tiny Pacific Island's beef over a reef nets it $2 million
  • The gain in rain is giving Florida fruit and veggie growers a pain


Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Avalon freight hub clear for take-off
    Australia’s first dedicated international freight airport at Avalon, near Geelong in Victoria received its first charter consignment of cargo this week.
    Despite industry scepticism about the airport’s viability as a dedicated air freight hub, CEO Ron Wood was yesterday upbeat about the future. He said that while the airport had not yet attracted regular scheduled flights, he was talking to a number of parties and was at advanced stages with one customer for a permanent service.
  • Stevedore levy audit to be ‘simplified’
    The company auditing Stevedoring industry Levy over-payments by shipping companies and their agents is reviewing the data collected with the aim of truncating the audit process according to a spokesman for the Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business.
    Several unofficial deadlines for completion of the audit have passed, due basically, according to the department to the inability of the shipping lines and their agents to provide all the required documentation.
  • Carriers prepare to pass on road costs
    The Victorian Road Transport Association executive director Phil Lovel this week warned that disputes on the Melbourne waterfront involving the MUA, Patrick, the NFF and the Federal Government are now having an impact further along the transport chain.
    He said that waterfront carriers now face significant extra costs which result from industrial action beyond the control of the road transport industry. This will be borne by users of road transport, as the carriers must recover the additional costs.
  • Waterfront talks ‘too early to call’
    It is still "too early to call" whether the latest round of enterprise agreement discussions between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia will result in stoppages.
    All Patrick facilities were working yesterday, although according to Patrick director Bill Clayton said while the level of productivity at the company could not be described as slow, it was at a level "the company has been traditionally accustomed to".
  • Key to Sydney’s future
    Improved management is the key to better port access for Sydney, according to the chief executive officer of the Sydney ports Corporation, Greg Martin.
    Mr Martin believes that by the year 2020 Sydney will be handling as many as two million containers.
    He said improved management of rail and road access to Port Botany could accommodate cargo volume increases for many years without the need for major new rail and road infrastructure.

TradeWindsweb site
  • Owners turn bonds crazy
    BOND ISSUES are becoming all the rage for raising finance in shipping with Greek owners blazing the trail. No sooner had shipowner John Alafouzos, pictured, jumped on the bandwagon with a $200m offering than it emerged that fellow Greek Oceanbulk is planning to follow suit. Top ship financiers are predicting that 1998 will be an explosive year for bond issues, especially in the US market with the hat being passed around for hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • Down but not out...
    DRY CARGO freight rates have slumped, the secondhand market is in the doldrums and few people want to order newbuildings. Are the prophets of doom right to say shipping is heading for a repeat of the mid-1980s slump? Get the verdict of the industry experts.
  • Hudner at the helm
    MICHAEL HUDNER became known as the man who lost the tanker Braer and he is not about to try to forget it. He keeps a photo of the ill-fated tanker on his wall to remind himself of how quickly fortunes can change.
  • Low-flying chocolate
    WHO SAYS the Baltic Exchange is a dull place? The chocolate mousse was flying when London shipbrokers met for their celebratesd St Valentine's Day Massacre Ball.
  • Feud gets personal
    A FEUD between Singapore cruise industry bosses has gone public with Star Cruises president Colin Au speaking out against former company chief Eddy Lee who helped to set up a rival line.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
SHIPPING
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
ACCIDENTS
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
PORTS
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
SHIPPING
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
SHIPPING
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
TRANSPORTATION
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
TRADE
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
PORTS
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
PORTS
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
COMPANIES
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
SHIPPING
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
SHIPYARDS
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
PORTS
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
SHIPYARDS
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
SHIPPING
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
SHIPPING
IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.
London
38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.
POLICY
Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance
Brussels
The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.
SHIPYARDS
The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain
Geneva
This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union
SHIPPING
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
ACCIDENTS
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Brussels
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list
PORTS
In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed
Balboa
The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.
COMPANIES
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
PORTS
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
SHIPYARDS
EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia
Brussels
This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
SHIPPING
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Hong Kong
The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.
TRADE
G20 trade accelerates in second quarter
Paris
Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace
PORTS
La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.
La Spezia
SHIPPING
OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter
Hong Kong
The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)
PORTS
Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.
Florence/Livorno
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year
Bern
The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)
TRADE
White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs
Washington
ACCIDENTS
IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden
London/Riyadh/Southampton
The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.
PORTS
CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port
Paris
The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
PORTS
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
Beijing
In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%
Bremen
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships
Trieste
PIRACY
A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
The unit was forced to head towards Somalia
LAW
CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Hong Kong
The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.
PORTS
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
Hamburg
The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal
The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
SHIPPING
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
Haifa
Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%
Civitavecchia
In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)
PORTS
Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong
COMPANIES
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement
Copenhagen/Casablanca
ACCIDENTS
Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies
PORTS
Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.
Barcelona
In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)
COMPANIES
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.
Abu Dhabi
He currently owns a 75.42% stake
PORTS
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%
La Spezia
Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply
In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)
PORTS
The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic
Ljubljana
In June the decline was -18.9%
PORTS
Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance
Dubai
PORTS
Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.
Hong Kong
Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%
PORTS
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.
Hamburg
Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)
SHIPPING
HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter
Seoul
Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income
SHIPPING
Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.
Taipei
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation
PORTS
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter
Genoa
Passenger numbers drop at both ports
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.
Keelung
Revenues stable in the first half of 2026
ACCIDENTS
Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen
Southampton
A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter
SHIPPING
The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez
Basel
Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University
SHIPYARDS
The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
Panama/Balboa
The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.
CRUISES
Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force
Monaco/Miami
Delivery is scheduled for 2034
ACCIDENTS
More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area
Southampton/Tehran
Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.
PORTS
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
TRUCKING
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
CRUISES
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
SAFETY & SECURITY
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
PORTS
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
COMPANIES
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
SAFETY & SECURITY
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
NEWS
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
COMPANIES
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
INFRASTRUCTURE
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
COMPANIES
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
COMPANIES
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
SHIPPING
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
INDUSTRY
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
NEWS
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
PORTS
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
COMPANIES
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
SHIPPING
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
PORTS
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
INDUSTRY
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
PORTS
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
ACCIDENTS
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
INDUSTRY
Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
INDUSTRY
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
COMPANIES
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Hong Kong
Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)
COMPANIES
In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%
Hong Kong
Net profit up 7.4%
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025
Papenburg
The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros
SHIPPING
Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September
Genoa
It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya
SHIPYARDS
The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera
Trieste
The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.
SHIPPING
Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.
La Spezia
The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route
SHIPPING
MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan
Oslo
MOURNING
Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.
Schindellegi
Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958
NEWS
A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.
Livorno
It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals
PORTS
In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)
Madrid
Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)
PORTS
Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini
Rome
Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins
Ravenna
The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.
Noise
An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th
LOGISTICS
Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe
Vilnius
It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%
Taranto
An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July
CRUISES
Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Los Angeles
Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.
Los Angeles
In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.
Long Beach
In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs
Bangkok
Net profit down 1.1%
SHIPPING
Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves
Copenhagen
In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.
PORTS
Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter
Hamburg
Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.
PORTS
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
COMPANIES
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
INDUSTRY
MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela
Sandefjord
Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning
SHIPPING
Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit
Taipei
The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico
Naples
The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu
COMPANIES
In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)
Genoa
Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)
MOURNING
Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.
Rome
He passed away in Rome after a long illness.
PORTS
Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition
Brussels
It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports
PORTS
Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.
Ravenna
PORTS
Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina
Vibo Valentia
The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics
COMPANIES
Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services
Copenhagen
They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations
PORTS
In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)
Venice
Cruise passengers down by -15.3%
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%
Ravenna
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
MEETINGS
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard
(Maeil Business Newspaper)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
LOGISTICS
DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK
Dubai
186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton
LOGISTICS
DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere
Bonn
Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Athens
Rising costs impact profits
PORTS
DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp
Dubai/Kallo
SHIPPING
GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday
Genoa
The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.
SHIPPING
Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.
Athens
The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.
ACCIDENTS
A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/London
One crew member is reportedly missing.
PORTS
This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.
Messina
Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter
New York
In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport
Zagreb
The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.
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