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November 4, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping lawyers regroup to meet industry demand
    Joseph Tan Jude Benny emerges as Singapore's biggest shipping and admiralty practice
  • P&O Ports wins Cochin project
  • Qingdao aims to become int'l shipping centre
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air crew found mainly at fault in Guam crash
    FAA also to blame for crippling device meant to warn air controllers when planes go too low
  • Korean carrier banned from Guam
  • Airbus seeks MAS order for long-haul A340-500
  • China's aviation industry forecasts 8% growth
  • BA confident of its B767s despite EgyptAir, Lauda Air crashes
Features
  • Things are looking up
    Rotterdam's car terminal fixes its space problem by expanding upwards
Columns
  • Steep rise in orders despite depressed freight rates

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping lawyers regroup to meet industry demand
    Joseph Tan Jude Benny emerges as Singapore's biggest shipping and admiralty practice
  • P&O Ports wins Cochin project
  • Qingdao aims to become int'l shipping centre
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air crew found mainly at fault in Guam crash
    FAA also to blame for crippling device meant to warn air controllers when planes go too low
  • Korean carrier banned from Guam
  • Airbus seeks MAS order for long-haul A340-500
  • China's aviation industry forecasts 8% growth
  • BA confident of its B767s despite EgyptAir, Lauda Air crashes
Features
  • Things are looking up
    Rotterdam's car terminal fixes its space problem by expanding upwards
Columns
  • Steep rise in orders despite depressed freight rates

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping lawyers regroup to meet industry demand
    Joseph Tan Jude Benny emerges as Singapore's biggest shipping and admiralty practice
  • P&O Ports wins Cochin project
  • Qingdao aims to become int'l shipping centre
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air crew found mainly at fault in Guam crash
    FAA also to blame for crippling device meant to warn air controllers when planes go too low
  • Korean carrier banned from Guam
  • Airbus seeks MAS order for long-haul A340-500
  • China's aviation industry forecasts 8% growth
  • BA confident of its B767s despite EgyptAir, Lauda Air crashes
Features
  • Things are looking up
    Rotterdam's car terminal fixes its space problem by expanding upwards
Columns
  • Steep rise in orders despite depressed freight rates

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping lawyers regroup to meet industry demand
    Joseph Tan Jude Benny emerges as Singapore's biggest shipping and admiralty practice
  • P&O Ports wins Cochin project
  • Qingdao aims to become int'l shipping centre
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air crew found mainly at fault in Guam crash
    FAA also to blame for crippling device meant to warn air controllers when planes go too low
  • Korean carrier banned from Guam
  • Airbus seeks MAS order for long-haul A340-500
  • China's aviation industry forecasts 8% growth
  • BA confident of its B767s despite EgyptAir, Lauda Air crashes
Features
  • Things are looking up
    Rotterdam's car terminal fixes its space problem by expanding upwards
Columns
  • Steep rise in orders despite depressed freight rates

Sched Netweb site
  • Fesco introduces range of surcharges
  • Freight train provides vital link
  • Haikou to host Hainan trade fair
  • Amendment
  • Pro-East, Covair open UK office
  • Far East most likely to suffer Y2K problems
  • KLM imposes animal embargo
  • FedEx opens Shenzhen handling centre
  • CAAC passes Y2K test run

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 1999
  • Air Canada increases cash offer to shareholders to $16
  • KLM's operating income down
  • Schiphol not allowed to exceed the noise limits
  • Court case involving poolers in Amsterdam
  • USA Truck Acquires CCC Express
  • Manhattan Associates establishes European headquarters

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 1999
  • First round of REV program nets $33.5 million in upgrades
  • Fernandez appointed TIACA head exec
  • Canadian railroads buy manufacturing company
  • Lockheed awarded $45 million contract to build research vessel

urgente online pressweb site
  • Transportes Azkar compra Philips Servicios Logísticos
  • Logista se desmarca de las disputas por el control de Iberia
  • Renfe presenta el nuevo servicio de información de trenes por móvil
  • Alstom construirá en Madrid su centro mundial de mantenimiento
  • Frans Maas factura hasta septiembre más de 6.000 millones en España
  • Lufthansa Cargo y MSAS transportan piezas para Nokia
  • Danzas, tras la compra de Air Express International
  • Finnair edita el catálogo "Finlandia, invierno 1999/2000, vacaciones en la cima del mundo"

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mehdi Jalali elected President of Federation of Ship-Agents' Assns
  • CMA-CGM upgrades GALEX Service
  • All Major Ports Y2K-compliant
  • Indo-Taiwanese bilateral trade set to cross $ 1 bn mark
  • France aims to double trade with India
  • Indo-Bangla inland transit pact extended
  • Software exports shoot up by 58 pc in first half
  • 'Nasscom 2000' in February
  • Ship repairs to be HSL's mainstay
  • EC reviewing CVD on stainless steel bars exported by Indian firm
  • Food processing sector attracts 1,105 FDIs
  • IndianOil, Larsen & Toubro join hands
  • Tex-Styles India Delhi show holds promise to usher in new era
  • Jan.-Sept. '99 FDI inflow exceeds entire last year's $ 3.2 bn
  • DGFT notifies lower floor prices for 7 steel products
  • Indian gems, jewellery glitter in Abu Dhabi fair
  • Kamino chief all praise for Indian operations
  • HMM orders five 6,400-TEU ships

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 1999
  • Friede Goldman Halter merger is completed
    Friede Goldman International Inc. and Halter Marine Group, Inc. have completed their merger to become Friede Goldman Halter, Inc. It will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the new symbol "FGH" starting tomorrow ... and it looks like the cost cutting ax is getting ready to fall.
  • End of Avondale union fight in sight?
    The Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO and Litton Shipbuilding Systems and Avondale Shipyard have come to terms on an agreement to put the issue of union representation back in the hands of the Avondale work force.
  • Record quarter for Cal Dive
    Offshore construction and salvage specialist Cal Dive International, Inc. has announced record net income of $9.0 million during the third quarter, . Revenues of $58.5 million nearly equaled those generated in the entire first half of the year.
  • Finding ways to get TBT out of shipyard waste water
    The Center for Advanced Ship Repair and Maintenance (CASRM), at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a contract by US EPA for $1,155,200 to develop water treatment technologies to remove TBT from shipyard wastewater
  • Skaugen unit leases lightering tanker
    Skaugen PetroTrans Ltd. (SPT), a subsidiary of IM Skaugen ASA, Oslo, has entered into a five year lease with floating rate for an Aframax newbuilding with special lightering features.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Igloo seals LPG mega-fleet deal
    A THIRD mega-fleet is being created in the liquefied petroleum gas carrier market following a pooling deal between Scandinavian shipping giants AP M'ller and Bergesen in the 8,000-22,000 cu m size range.
  • Two Alandia aframaxes arrested in UK
    TWO 1981 built aframax vessels belonging to Finnish company Alandia Tankers have been arrested in the UK by MeritaNordbanken, sparking questions about the future of the Mariehamn-based operator.
  • Statoil profits quadruple in first nine months
    IMPROVED crude prices and gains on asset sales from restructuring helped state-owned Norwegian oil and energy company Statoil to virtually quadruple net profits in the first nine months 1999.
  • Siren yard put up for sale by ACH
    FRENCH shiprepairer, Siren, yesterday confirmed that it was up for sale along with other subsidiaries of the Le Havre-based Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre shipbuilding and engineering group.
  • Moorhouse lays foundations
    DAVID Moorhouse has hit the ground running. He had little choice.
  • Ivarans and CP Ships settle dispute in friendly fashion
    IVARANS Rederi and Canada's CP Ships are understood to have settled their dispute over the May 1998 sale of Ivaran Lines, which was to go to arbitration in Oslo.
  • OECD liner debate to target conferences
    CONTROVERSIAL proposals to partially withdraw antitrust immunity from liner shipping conferences will be one of the key areas of debate at a top-level meeting on maritime transport to be held next year.
  • USS Grapple
    Containers full of supplies and scuba diving oxygen stand beside the US Navy deepwater recovery ship USS Grapple in Newport, Rhode Island, to begin assisting in the hunt for EgyptAir flight 990 and its vital black boxes off the Massachusetts coast. But the search was delayed by bad weather yesterday as investigators theorised whether the same mechanism behind the 1991 crash of a Boeing 767 in Thailand contributed to Sunday's air disaster.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 1999
  • Seafarers missing after heavy lift vessel capsizes
  • IMB to double Alondra Rainbow reward
  • Daewoo chairman may face criminal charges
  • Avondale employees to vote on union membership
  • European shipyard workers plan protest
  • Bergesen and Møller to pool gas carriers
  • Paradip users urged to shift cargo to other ports
  • Nine companies in bidding for Chilean ports
  • Yukon seeks sea outlet through Alaska
  • Stowaways found in reefer box
  • Italian bulker owner diversifies into tankers
  • Asia 'has own interpretation' of STCW '95
  • More ratings but fewer officers, says survey
  • Parallel information systems to be launched

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Customs to target 'risky' exports
  • Port of Marseille leaving labor woes behind
  • Marseille ready to play catch-up
  • OECD to keep shipping antitrust issue alive next year
  • Northwest Airlines to add 10th Boeing freighter to fleet
  • Earnings jump 25% for Expeditors
  • Landair sees 3Q loss
  • Canadian Gov't transfers control of Halifax airport
Transportation
  • Six-month KLM cargo volume surges; revenue lags
  • Japan Airlines earnings down
Maritime
  • NVOs hit with $822,500 in fines
  • Voters approve funding for box, cruise ship terminal
  • USDA requires aeration for wooden pallets from China

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Customs to target 'risky' exports
  • Port of Marseille leaving labor woes behind
  • Marseille ready to play catch-up
  • OECD to keep shipping antitrust issue alive next year
  • Northwest Airlines to add 10th Boeing freighter to fleet
  • Earnings jump 25% for Expeditors
  • Landair sees 3Q loss
  • Canadian Gov't transfers control of Halifax airport
Transportation
  • Six-month KLM cargo volume surges; revenue lags
  • Japan Airlines earnings down
Maritime
  • NVOs hit with $822,500 in fines
  • Voters approve funding for box, cruise ship terminal
  • USDA requires aeration for wooden pallets from China

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Customs to target 'risky' exports
  • Port of Marseille leaving labor woes behind
  • Marseille ready to play catch-up
  • OECD to keep shipping antitrust issue alive next year
  • Northwest Airlines to add 10th Boeing freighter to fleet
  • Earnings jump 25% for Expeditors
  • Landair sees 3Q loss
  • Canadian Gov't transfers control of Halifax airport
Transportation
  • Six-month KLM cargo volume surges; revenue lags
  • Japan Airlines earnings down
Maritime
  • NVOs hit with $822,500 in fines
  • Voters approve funding for box, cruise ship terminal
  • USDA requires aeration for wooden pallets from China

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Fiege Goth mise sur des réseaux locaux desservis par des plates-formes centrales
    Le groupe Fiege a officiellement présenté les nouvelles appellations de ses filiales à l'occasion du salon Logistik'99 à Bâle. On a également appris qu'Andreas Bühler, le responsable de Fiege Goth à Bâle, a été nommé président du groupe Fiege. Au cours d'un entretien, il nous a dévoilé les ambitions du groupe et nous a expliqué le rôle d'un prestataire de services logistiques paneuropéen.
  • Le transporteur lourd "Mighty Servant 2" a sombré dans les eaux indonésiennes
    L'armement Dockwise, spécialisé dans le transport maritime de charges lourdes et volumineuses de plusieurs dizaines de milliers de tonnes, vient de perdre un navire, le "Mighty Servant 2", qui a coulé dans la nuit du 1er au 2 novembre au large de l'île indonésienne de Singkep, alors qu'il transportait un module géant de 8.790 t m. pour l'industrie pétrolière off-shore, qu'il avait chargé en Corée du Sud à Okpo. Il était destiné aux activités pétrolières menées au large de la côte angolaise en Afrique de l'Ouest. Bien plus grave est la disparition de 5 membres de l'équipage, dont l'effectif était de 20 personnes. Plusieurs marins souffrent de fractures et ont eu besoin d'une assistance médicale.
  • STEF-TFE va prendre le contrôle de Navarro
    La nouvelle est étonnante, mais elle indique combien forte est la tendance à la concentration dans le transport routier: un an exactement après l'introduction en bourse de 10% de son capital, la société de transport frigorifique Navarro (Aix-en-Provence) a annoncé son intention de passer sous le contrôle d'un de ses principaux concurrents, STEF-TFE. L'opération se déroulera en trois phases, échelonnées jusqu'en 2006.
  • Aero Groundservices construit un hangar de 12.000 m2 à Ostende
    La société néerlandaise d'assistance aéroportuaire Aero Groundservices va entamer d'ici quelques semaines la construction d'un nouvel hangar de 12.000 m2 à l'aéroport d'Ostende, une extension de 10.000 m2 étant possible. La mise en service est prévue pour juin 2000.

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 1999
  • Ports Push For Fed Funding For Deep Draft Navigation
  • Timecharter Fixtures
  • Baltic Panamax Index Down
  • Fleet of 14 Ferries Sold
  • New Gas Shipping Firm Formed
  • OPEC Compliance Slips
  • Iran Charters 550,000 ULCC
  • Inmarsat To Concentrate On High Bandwidth Multimedia Services

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
SHIPPING
Shipping associations reiterate their opposition to mandatory tolls and tariffs for transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
ACCIDENTS
Two ships attacked in the Red Sea
Southampton/San'a'/New Delhi
Indian vessel "Faize Noore Oliya" sunk, Houthis claim attack on "NCC Wafa"
LOGISTICS
Prologis makes $18.8 billion offer to buy Segro
San Francisco
The combination will create a European giant in the ownership and management of logistics properties
SHIPPING
In the April-June quarter, ONE recorded an improvement in financial performance
Singapore
During the period the fleet transported almost 3.3 million containers (+2.9%)
CRUISES
Global Port Holdings' revenues grew by 27% in the first half of this year.
Istanbul
Gross operating margin up 22%
In the second quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +16.5%
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +16.5%
Cairo
In the first half of 2026, growth was +14.0%
SHIPPING
In the second quarter of 2026, the Bosphorus Strait was crossed by 10,082 ships (+0.5%)
Ankara
In the first half of the year, naval traffic decreased by -0.5%
PORTS
A report by the French National Assembly notes the competitive decline of the state's port ecosystem.
Paris
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the first half of 2026, FS's freight transport segment recorded a -2.7% drop in operating revenues
Rome
Traffic volumes amounted to approximately 8.8 billion tonne-km (-7.3%)
PORTS
The EU ETS Observatory confirms that the emissions trading system is having a negative impact on EU ports.
Madrid
The proposed corrections are the broadening of the criteria for the designation of neighbouring container transhipment ports and a percentage reduction factor applied to the volume of CO2 emissions from ships.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' revenues increased by 4.9% in the second quarter of 2026.
CRUISES
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' revenues increased by 4.9% in the second quarter of 2026.
Miami
New historical record of passengers embarking on the fleet's ships
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri's half-year revenues remain stable
Trieste
Net profit increased by 191.4%. New orders fell by 58.5%.
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +8.9%
Tirana
SHIPPING
The US think tank Open Markets Institute proposes the establishment of a public container shipping company
Washington
Rao: Today the United States depends on a cartel of six foreign shipping companies
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean reports record revenue for the April-June quarter
Miami
New all-time peak in turnover in the first half of 2026
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, CMA CGM group revenues increased by +19.2%
Marseille/New York/Los Angeles
United Ports Joint Venture with Stonepeak Completed
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.
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
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
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.
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
SAILING LIST
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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%.
COMPANIES
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
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
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%
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.
PORTS
ICTSI posts record net income of $363 million (+24.2%) in the second quarter
Manila
ACCIDENTS
Another GasLog vessel hit while leaving the Persian Gulf
Piraeus/Southampton
Damage to the engine room
COMPANIES
Spinelli Group approves 2025 sustainability report
Genoa
Production value grew by 5%. New hires increased by 48%.
SHIPPING
Finnlines reports record quarterly revenues
Helsinki
In the April-June period, net profit was 42.9 million euros (+64.7%)
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.
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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
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ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
PORTS
Fabrizio Marilli will be the new secretary general of the Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority.
Ancona
The Management Committee has approved the institution's budget adjustment
PORTS
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has adopted the 2026-2028 Port Plan.
Genoa
Projections for 2028 indicate an increase of approximately 150 employees in the ports of the system
PORTS
The Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has approved the budget adjustment change.
Gioia Tauro
It records higher revenues and higher expenses of 1.69 million euros
EDUCATION
One and a half million euros for training in Tuscan ports
Livorno
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has presented its 2026-2028 training plan.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Terminali Italia will manage the Orte intermodal terminal starting next year.
Rome
It has approximately 96,000 square meters of yards and three tracks
TRANSPORTATION
Italy and Tunisia sign a collaboration agreement in the transport and logistics sector
Rome
ACCIDENTS
Another Saudi-owned Bahri ship attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea
Southampton/Sana'a/Riyadh
Yemeni militants' spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack on the chemical tanker "NCC Ghazal"
INFRASTRUCTURE
The final breakthrough of the two main tunnels of the Brenner Base Tunnel was achieved today.
Bolzano
The two construction sites are connected approximately 1,400 meters below the Brenner Pass
LOGISTICS
UPS revenues increased 7.6% in the second quarter
Atlanta
Net profit amounted to $604 million (-52.9%)
LOGISTICS
In 2025, the revenues of the Italian logistics company Nord Ovest grew by +13.6%
Wedge
Net profit down 8.3%
PORTS
Quarterly freight traffic increased at the ports of Algeciras and Barcelona. Valencia saw a decline.
Algeciras/Barcelona/
Valencia
Increase in containers at the Catalan port
COMPANIES
Fincantieri signs agreement with NextGeo's reinvesting partners
Trieste
The operation is part of the development strategy in the diving segment
PORTS
The update to the DPSS of the ports of Sardinia has been adopted.
Cagliari
Resolution of the Management Committee of the Port System Authority
PORTS
ICTSI acquires the ATU12 and ATU18 bulk terminals at the Brazilian port of Aratu.
Sao Paulo/Manila
They will be sold by SIMPAR for approximately 355 million dollars
INDUSTRY
Konecranes reports decline in quarterly financial performance as orders increase
Helsinki
The value of orders relating to port equipment grew by +17%
PORTS
Fourteen regions are in favor and five are against the bill on port governance reform.
Rome
Rixi: Let's now continue the institutional process with the aim of achieving a balanced reform.
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel's net sales increased by 8% in the second quarter.
Schindellegi
Performance improved markedly in the air freight segment
ASSOCIATIONS
Assagenti's management team has been renewed.
Genoa
The composition of the executive committee and the chairmen of the commissions
PORTS
DP World signs preliminary agreement to build two terminals at Fujairah Port
Dubai
FREIGHT TERMINALS
VIO - Vado Ligure Interport Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
Pierangelo Olivieri has been appointed president
INDUSTRY
Kalmar's turnover increased by 14% in the second quarter
Helsinki
New orders value stable
OFFSHORE
Saipem wins new offshore drilling contract off Ivory Coast
Milan
It was awarded by Eni Côte d'Ivoire
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