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BRIEFS

July 28, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Major Japanese yards win orders for 50 VLCCs
12% jump in new orders booked in April and May totalling 1.5m gt
Hai Sun Hup's show of confidence
Only 9 Philippine maritime schools comply with STCW
Let unprofitable go bust

Air and Land Transport

World defence industry spins web of mega-deals
Int'l cooperation allows sharing of risk, technology and know-how
Financing schemes may offer some relief to sluggish S-E Asian car market
Dasa opens way for BAe to buy Casa stake

Features

Barges face high-tech future
The Netherlands' tradition-bound industry is being promoted as a 'green' alternative to Europe's clogged roads

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Major Japanese yards win orders for 50 VLCCs
12% jump in new orders booked in April and May totalling 1.5m gt
Hai Sun Hup's show of confidence
Only 9 Philippine maritime schools comply with STCW
Let unprofitable go bust

Air and Land Transport

World defence industry spins web of mega-deals
Int'l cooperation allows sharing of risk, technology and know-how
Financing schemes may offer some relief to sluggish S-E Asian car market
Dasa opens way for BAe to buy Casa stake

Features

Barges face high-tech future
The Netherlands' tradition-bound industry is being promoted as a 'green' alternative to Europe's clogged roads

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Major Japanese yards win orders for 50 VLCCs
12% jump in new orders booked in April and May totalling 1.5m gt
Hai Sun Hup's show of confidence
Only 9 Philippine maritime schools comply with STCW
Let unprofitable go bust

Air and Land Transport

World defence industry spins web of mega-deals
Int'l cooperation allows sharing of risk, technology and know-how
Financing schemes may offer some relief to sluggish S-E Asian car market
Dasa opens way for BAe to buy Casa stake

Features

Barges face high-tech future
The Netherlands' tradition-bound industry is being promoted as a 'green' alternative to Europe's clogged roads

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Evergreen buys Lloyd Triestino OOCL opens new depot facilities in Qingdao Phase 2 for FCP New ship on Contship service Karachi ports surging ahead MSC reroutes services to La Spezia Noise levels threaten night flights DHL mobilisation facilitates Hong Kong trade DHL updates fleet in UAE Recommendations for Narita's customs facilities

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JULY 27, 1998
German logistic center in The Netherlands Eurotunnel freight and rates increase EL Al slips up again with dangerous cargo Dasa not in Spanish plane maker Decrease for AA Cargo Hamburg Sud buys Brazilian shipping company

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Political fight over autos slows Mercosur talks
Shippers face higher costs as lines attempt to unite
UP hammers at competitors on trackage rights
Union Pacific settles poor rail service lawsuit with Dow Chemical
Federal board expels Carey as Teamsters union president
Could Asian sheep product imports lead to sanctions of the lambs?
Singapore and Malaysia seeking agreement in railway dispute
IMF officials to return to Russia in September to consider loan
South Korea recession to ease in '99 -- think tank
Thailand braces for rain and floods
ASEAN ministers urge India, Pakistan to put nukes aside
China container production glut will sink its smaller manufacturers
American Airlines planning on Boeing purchases to replace aging fleet

Transportation

Truckers say they're getting a bum rap
Airports ready to invest billions in facility upgrades, study says
Overnite, Teamsters contract talks to pick up speed
BAA boosts pretax profit, says cargo, passengers up
Philippine Air gains strength as strike ends
Fall in market hurts JOC tally

Maritime

China foresees failures among container makers
Plan to boost port capacity attracts cash
Yangming orders five ships; line bets on market upturn
Malaysia hints at home port legislation
EU seeks to recoup Bremer Vulkan aid
Investors get another chance

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Political fight over autos slows Mercosur talks
Shippers face higher costs as lines attempt to unite
UP hammers at competitors on trackage rights
Union Pacific settles poor rail service lawsuit with Dow Chemical
Federal board expels Carey as Teamsters union president
Could Asian sheep product imports lead to sanctions of the lambs?
Singapore and Malaysia seeking agreement in railway dispute
IMF officials to return to Russia in September to consider loan
South Korea recession to ease in '99 -- think tank
Thailand braces for rain and floods
ASEAN ministers urge India, Pakistan to put nukes aside
China container production glut will sink its smaller manufacturers
American Airlines planning on Boeing purchases to replace aging fleet

Transportation

Truckers say they're getting a bum rap
Airports ready to invest billions in facility upgrades, study says
Overnite, Teamsters contract talks to pick up speed
BAA boosts pretax profit, says cargo, passengers up
Philippine Air gains strength as strike ends
Fall in market hurts JOC tally

Maritime

China foresees failures among container makers
Plan to boost port capacity attracts cash
Yangming orders five ships; line bets on market upturn
Malaysia hints at home port legislation
EU seeks to recoup Bremer Vulkan aid
Investors get another chance

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Political fight over autos slows Mercosur talks
Shippers face higher costs as lines attempt to unite
UP hammers at competitors on trackage rights
Union Pacific settles poor rail service lawsuit with Dow Chemical
Federal board expels Carey as Teamsters union president
Could Asian sheep product imports lead to sanctions of the lambs?
Singapore and Malaysia seeking agreement in railway dispute
IMF officials to return to Russia in September to consider loan
South Korea recession to ease in '99 -- think tank
Thailand braces for rain and floods
ASEAN ministers urge India, Pakistan to put nukes aside
China container production glut will sink its smaller manufacturers
American Airlines planning on Boeing purchases to replace aging fleet

Transportation

Truckers say they're getting a bum rap
Airports ready to invest billions in facility upgrades, study says
Overnite, Teamsters contract talks to pick up speed
BAA boosts pretax profit, says cargo, passengers up
Philippine Air gains strength as strike ends
Fall in market hurts JOC tally

Maritime

China foresees failures among container makers
Plan to boost port capacity attracts cash
Yangming orders five ships; line bets on market upturn
Malaysia hints at home port legislation
EU seeks to recoup Bremer Vulkan aid
Investors get another chance

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Box Imbalance in Transpacific Trade Worsening OOCL Enhances Scan-Baltic Express Service Yang Ming Inks Contract for Five 5,500-TEU Ships Box Throughput at L.A. Hits Record High

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Fletamentos de Baleares pasa a manos de sus directivos Correos y Telégrafos pierde 22.467 millones en 1997 Danobat entra en la aeronáutica CAF y Renfe trabajarán para los trenes de cercanías de Río de Janeiro Concentración ferroviaria en Estados Unidos Philippine Airlines, sin recursos para sobrevivir a la crisis asiática

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JULY 27, 1998
Upgradation programme for Chennai Port outlined Govt announces productivity linked bonus to dock staff India's exports to UAE rise 7% to $1.6 billion Nod for Exim Bank to riase paid-up capital Special Awards for exporters instituted 10th SAARC summit to evolve 'collective response' to IPRS Hegde reminds auto firms of export commitments Foreign investment inflow gains momentum in June

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Attica orders SuperFast ferries ATTICA Enterprises has ordered four large passenger-vehicle ferries for its SuperFast Ferries operation at Germany's Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft (HDW) in a move which will double the size of the company's fleet. ICB Shipping takes up option on 'Mindoro' SWEDISH tanker specialist ICB Shipping is expanding its owned VLCC fleet, writes Tony Gray. ICB said it was exercising its purchase option on the 300,294 dwt Mindoro. Jacobs sees robust profit growth STRONG half-year profit growth was yesterday unveiled by Jacobs Holdings, helped by the group's shipping and ports division moving into the black. SeaFrance increases Dover traffic share FRENCH Channel ferry operator, SeaFrance, claims to have increased its share of the ferry market in the Strait of Dover during the first half of the year, despite a 6.7% fall in the number of passengers it carried. Hitachi Zosen buoyed by orderbook strength LEADING Japanese shipbuilder, Hitachi Zosen, has little to fear from the current uncertainties in the newbuilding market, a senior company executive has said. Japan bankers cool on loan to Shanghai yard JAPANESE banks are said to be reacting negatively to calls for a Yen18bn ($128m) loan extension for the Waigaoqiao shipyard, to be constructed in the Hudong district of Shanghai. DFDS to save duty-frees by Norway call DENMARK'S DFDS, part of the Lauritzen group, expects a change in its Scandinavia-UK passenger ferry routes to yield a 25% increase in volume and get around next year's change in duty-free regulations. Databases focus on stowaways TWO separate databases are to be compiled on stowaways, furnishing shipowners with the statistical backing to ensure that governments take their responsibilities in this area more seriously.

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JULY 27, 1998
Eurotunnel hits throughput records A RECORD monthly throughput of 62,143 heavy goods vehicles were carried through Eurotunnel in June, according to figures just released by the Anglo-French tunnel operator. Guayaquil targets 75,000 ton grain import UP to 75,000 tons of grain will be imported to Guayaquil during the second half of this year to compensate for El Ni'o damage to domestic crops. CGM agrees Antilles service extension FRENCH liner operator CGM (CMA-CGM group) and the banana planters of the French Antilles have agreed a renewal of the current banana transport contract. 'Double hulls best' says report THE risk of oil spill from shuttle tankers can be more than halved if they have double hulls, claims a new study by Lloyd's Register and Amerada Hess. Spanish group to run Paranagua A CONSORTIUM led by Spain's Terminal de Contenedores de Barcelona (TCB) will operate the container terminal in the Brazilian port of Paranagua. Panama records toll and traffic growth CANAL traffic and toll revenues exceeded expectations for the first nine months of fiscal year 1998 according to the Panama Canal board. Chevron warns on Australia/PNG pipeline US OIL giant Chevron has warned it may have to delay its proposed $2.13bn gas pipeline between Australia and Papua New Guinea. Frontline takes first in vlcc series FRONTLINE has taken delivery of the first in a series of five vlccs from Hyundai in South Korea. K Line eyes Med hub JAPANESE container carrier 'K' Line is eyeing the possibility of adding a Mediterranean hub to its services from the Far East to the North Continent. Call to put army into Bangladeshi ports THE Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) has asked the government to deploy the army at key ports. Gopalpur breaks into shipbreaking SHIPBREAKING has started near Gopalpur port in the eastern Indian state of Orissa with the breaking-up of a 10,000 dwt Russian vessel at the site by Burn Avon, a Calcutta firm. India clears new maritime offences bill INDIA'S cabinet has cleared a proposal brought forward by the Ministry of Surface Transport to enact a new Admiralty Act. Viking buys Tunisian ships LE HAVRE-based shipping operator Compagnie Viking has purchased two 2,700 dwt roros from Tunisian group Cotunav. Hamburg Süd buys into Aliança GERMANY'S Hamburg Süd and Brazil's Empresa de Navegação Aliança have reached agreement on the sale of Aliança's container shipping and bulk trade activities. Auckland port reveals box growth CONTAINER volumes at Ports of Auckland (POAL), New Zealand's largest container port, grew by 10 per cent to 499,000 teu in the year ended June 30 1998. Crowley Maritime acquires tractor tug CROWLEY Maritime-owned Vessel Management Services has purchased a second-hand tractor tug for its growing southern California operations. Consortium signs Colombo modernisation deal SRI Lanka's government last week initialled an agreement with an international consortium to modernise Colombo's Queen Elizabeth Quay, with a 30-year build, operate and transfer project. Cement company plans new port JK CEMENTS of the JK group of industries is planning to build a port at Dholera in the Gulf of Cambay in the Indian state of Gujarat. Philippines lifts cement export ban THE Philippines has lifted its ban on the export of cement, leaving a prospect of 1.5m tonnes of the bulk cargo for shipment to various parts of Asia within the year. Strong interims expected from Singapore repairs SINGAPORE'S ship repair yards are expected to report strong interim earnings next month. Guayaquil closer to privatisation PRIVATISATION of the Guayaquil bulk terminal is one step closer to completion, following approvals by the office of the state attorney and the National Council for Modernization. Police raid Subic Freeport MORE than 100 people were injured after Philippine police staged a dawn raid on Subic Freeport to successfully oust sacked Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority chief Richard Gordon. Ecuador's El Niño aid finally released EUROPEAN El Niño relief donations to Ecuador have finally been released from customs warehouses after more than six months.

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SCL désormais contrôlé à 100% par Safmarine L'armement SCL (Safmarine-CMBT Line) a définitivement perdu le caractère belge qui lui restait encore: le groupe CMB vient en effet de céder sa participation de 25% dans SCL à son partenaire sud-africain Safmarine. SCL avait été formé par la fusion des intérêts de Safmarine et de CMBT dans un partenariat à 51%/49%; dans la mesure, toutefois, où le groupe sud-africain détenait 49% de CMBT Investments, Safmarine détenait en réalité 75% de l'armement de ligne. La transaction porte également sur les 51% que CMB détenait dans CMBT Investments. Cela signifie que le groupe CMB se retire complètement du liner en Europe du Nord, alors que via son holding Almabo, il maintient une présence dans ce secteur en Europe du Sud via sa filiale Transinsular. C'est une page de l'histoire de la flotte marchande belge qui est ainsi tournée. Hamburg Süd a repris toutes les activités d'Aliança Le groupe Hamburg Süd a repris toutes les activités inhérentes au transport maritime de containers et de vracs de l'armement brésilien Empresa de Navegação Aliança. Le transfert aura lieu à la fin du mois d'août. Le transport fret par le tunnel sous la Manche augmente en volume et en prix A l'occasion du Summer Press Briefing, Fabrice Vennarucci, le directeur des ventes, et William MacKenzie, le directeur-général de la division fret d'Eurotunnel, ont dévoilé les innovations récentes et la stratégie de la société. Ainsi, un hangar d'entretien flambant neuf pouvant accueillir un train-navette entier a été constuit, tandis que le nom "Le Shuttle" sera systématiquement remplacé par "Eurotunnel Freight". Les chiffres sont encourageants et incitent à l'optimisme. En l'an 2000, les poids lourds pourront traverser la Manche jusqu'à cinq fois par heure. Anvers: trafic toujours en hausse de 10,4% à la fin juin Le port d'Anvers poursuit sur sa lancée. Le trafic du mois de juin ayant été de la même veine (10,14 millions de tonnes, +21,5%) que celui du mois précédent (10,15 mio. de t, +6,8%), le port affiche un score remarquable pour le premier semestre: le trafic maritime a atteint 60,34 mio. de t, en progression de 10,4%, ce qui est supérieur à la progression enregistrée à la fin mai, qui était de 8,4%. C'est surtout le trafic à l'entrée qui a augmenté (+17% à 35,98 mio. de t). Le trafic à la sortie (24,35 mio. de t) maintient son rythme de progression au niveau de 2%.

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New Strait plan moves to costing stage The long-term plans of retired businessman Arthur Hayward to establish a third fast passenger-freight ferry service across Bass Strait will reach a critical stage this week when Mr Hayward talks to a Western Australian shipbuilder about the up-front costs involved. Mr Hayward said last week he was proposing to start the new service between Burnie and Hastings in the summer of 1999 provided a vessel of the right specifications could be constructed at a reasonable cost, and also if the Tasmanian government and relevant state and mainland authorities pledged their support for the project. Vaile sets mass limits timetable Transport Minister Mark Vaile has applied further welcome pressure on the ACT and NSW governments to introduce increased mass limits for trucks with 'road-friendly' suspension systems, according to the Road Transport Forum. In a speech on Saturday to the annual Australian and Tasmanian Livestock Transporters Association Conference in Hobart, Mr Vaile said he had instructed his department to prepare the instruments necessary for him to declare the National Highway open to the new mass limits regime from 1 January. Bridge funding seen as top reform priority The most critical part of the long-awaited mass limit reforms, recognised as the most important micro-economic reform for the trucking sector is the availability of commonwealth funding for bridge upgrades. The federal government has not yet publicly stated its position on national bridge funding allocations or levels, other than to say it would take a proposal on the matter to cabinet shortly. Govt disowns ACCC, MUA impasse The federal government has washed its hand of the impasse between the Maritime Union of Australia and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Minister for Workplace Relations Peter Reith has said the matter is entirely for the ACCC, although he admitted that the implementation of the agreement between the MUA and Patrick would advance the government's objectives on the waterfront. Mr Reith told journalists that the federal government was prepared to financially assist with the payment of redundancies on the waterfront, provided that the outlined benchmarks were adhered to. ALP backs fast ferry fuel rebate The ALP's Bass Strait policy -- designed to enhance the potential for a permanent 'Devil Cat' service between Tasmania and the mainland -- would not guarantee the viability of such a service, according to Tasmanian Tourism Minister Ray Groom. The ALP policy's proposes an increase in the fuel rebate applying to fast ferries from 5.3 cents per litre to the 27.5 cent per litre paid by operators of conventional vessels such as the Spirit of Tasmania.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

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

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

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.

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

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

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

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

SHIPPING

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

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

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

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

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

(South China Morning Post)

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

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

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.

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

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