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BRIEFS
April 7, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's throughput in first quarter up despite economic downturn
    Success of port of S'pore due largely to dedication and drive of PSA staff: Mah Bow Tan
  • Cruise your way to a Y2K baby and win big prizes
  • Lumut port posts strong growth
  • S Koreans to blame for ship collision, says North
  • P&O Ports close to enterprise agreements
  • Price cuts hit China Merchants net profit
Air and Land Transport
  • Evergreen won't buy top shareholder's stake in JAL
    Taiwan group approached by Eitaro Itoyama, who owns 60m shares or 4% of Japan Airlines
  • More parties willing to invest US$200m in PAL
  • Boeing delivered 148 jets in 1st quarter
  • World Airways hires former Air Canada chief as chairman
  • Trial run of Bangladesh-India bus service starts
Columns
  • Need for all single hull very large crude carriers to adopt HBL

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's throughput in first quarter up despite economic downturn
    Success of port of S'pore due largely to dedication and drive of PSA staff: Mah Bow Tan
  • Cruise your way to a Y2K baby and win big prizes
  • Lumut port posts strong growth
  • S Koreans to blame for ship collision, says North
  • P&O Ports close to enterprise agreements
  • Price cuts hit China Merchants net profit
Air and Land Transport
  • Evergreen won't buy top shareholder's stake in JAL
    Taiwan group approached by Eitaro Itoyama, who owns 60m shares or 4% of Japan Airlines
  • More parties willing to invest US$200m in PAL
  • Boeing delivered 148 jets in 1st quarter
  • World Airways hires former Air Canada chief as chairman
  • Trial run of Bangladesh-India bus service starts
Columns
  • Need for all single hull very large crude carriers to adopt HBL

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's throughput in first quarter up despite economic downturn
    Success of port of S'pore due largely to dedication and drive of PSA staff: Mah Bow Tan
  • Cruise your way to a Y2K baby and win big prizes
  • Lumut port posts strong growth
  • S Koreans to blame for ship collision, says North
  • P&O Ports close to enterprise agreements
  • Price cuts hit China Merchants net profit
Air and Land Transport
  • Evergreen won't buy top shareholder's stake in JAL
    Taiwan group approached by Eitaro Itoyama, who owns 60m shares or 4% of Japan Airlines
  • More parties willing to invest US$200m in PAL
  • Boeing delivered 148 jets in 1st quarter
  • World Airways hires former Air Canada chief as chairman
  • Trial run of Bangladesh-India bus service starts
Columns
  • Need for all single hull very large crude carriers to adopt HBL

Sched Netweb site
  • Spring arrives for Chinese IT
  • Mazda motors into CKD network
  • P&ON success story
  • Merger support
  • ACL looks at extra stop
  • Vessels added to Yang Ming's India service

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 6, 1999
  • Union-Transport acquires Furness
  • First commercial year 2000 test flight
  • Operator for FastShip
  • Companies try to boycott toll levy
  • Smit bought Kooren to defend itself against Fairplay
  • Port of Rotterdam wants regional influence

urgente online pressweb site
  • La CEFAT diseñará en mayo el futuro eje ferroviario atlántico
  • CC.OO. anuncia movilizaciones en Enatcar si no se clarifica el proceso de privatización
  • La privatización del transporte, a debate en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • MRW construirá dos centros logísticos en Barcelona y Madrid
  • La Generalitat de Valencia se desliga de un proyecto de puerto deportivo en Xábia

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • All but Durban delay 'open gates'
  • Last chance to win R1000
  • 85% of SA-manufactured models will lose duty-free allowance by 2007
  • Durban port keeps out giant American oil rig
  • MSC closes the loop and adds US-Far East link
  • Safmarine helps senior citizens
  • 'Tugela' runs aground, but cargo is discharged
  • Coega's IDZ investors will be named by the year-end
  • P&ON increases profits
  • Not at loggerheads
  • Lykes wins accolade
  • Good citrus season could push Cool Carriers to weekly frequency
  • NRZ will privatise by region
  • Cool export scoop
  • Good credit rating doesn't rule out a trade scam
  • P&ON invests R340-m in new containers
  • Send your BoL with your cargo
  • Stainless steel exports rise 13%
  • Competitive price wins biggest ship repair job for SA
  • Shipping company offers diversified help to importers and exporters
  • 'SA can learn from the experience of the UAE'
  • MITB will launch apprenticeship system
  • SA wants closer collaboration with SADC neighbours - Maharaj
  • Analyst predicts that 15 000 TEU ships are not far off
  • Code of practice will steer ships clear of Y2K collision problems
  • Zululand Chamber slams hub plans for Durban 'It's an about - turn that will impact negatively on RB'

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Dover boom brings '40m growth plan
    Dover, the UK's busiest ro-ro port, has drawn up a '40m ($66.6m) expansion plan to handle a post-Channel Tunnel boom in ferry freight.
  • Crew lifted to safety
    Fourteen crew had to be winched to safety from the 3,132 dwt general cargo vessel the White Fuji 'after she developed a list in the Pacific southwest of Shionomisaki. Five members of the crew were slightly injured in the accident to the Panamanian flag vessel, which is operated by White Line of Japan, and owned by White Panama. A rescue helicopter of Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force was involved in the rescue.
  • Smit strengthens its ties with Singapore group
    Smit International, the Dutch maritime services group, is strengthening its ties with Singapore's Keppel Corporation to boost business in Asia.
  • Avondale to contest fine
    Avondale Industries is to contest a proposed $537,000 fine for alleged violations of health and safety procedures at the New Orleans shipyard.
  • Philippines settles row over issue of STCW certificates
    The Philippines, the world's largest crew supplier, has finally settled the controversy over which agency should issue the endorsement certificates for marine officers and engineers in compliance with the revised 1978 Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping convention.
  • Norasia's winter service success affords cold comfort for its critics
    WITH spring now here, Norasia has proved its critics wrong, writes Janet Porter.
  • Unions raise pressure on Manx register
    BRITISH seafaring unions are keeping up the threat of the Isle of Man shipping register being designated a flag of convenience in the face of dwindling numbers of British crews on the island's vessels.
  • Transport ministry building burns
    Russian firefighters watch as the transport ministry building in Moscow burns. No one was injured in the blaze, which is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault and destroyed the five-storey building on Sofiisky Embankment on Monday.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 6, 1999
  • Steelworkers strike at Newport News
  • Vessel detained after 37 lost
  • Boxship completes repairs after collision
  • Cruise lines hit by Balkan conflict
  • Philippines settles STCW certificate feud
  • Thailand to auction Laotian cargoes
  • MISC md heads Malaysian owners
  • Richards Bay lengthens berths
  • Chinese ships in collision
  • Patrick blames union for loss of contract
  • Tirrenia to be privatised in 2002
  • China might allow US wheat imports
  • Indian transport minister resigns
  • Indian bareboat vessels regarded as foreign flag
  • Mercosur offers hope to international lines
  • Smit to develop alliance with URS
  • Phantom ships target Med

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • WTO ruling clears way for U.S. sanctions in banana dispute
  • WTO deal with China could be near
  • Customs names suspect Asian transshippers
  • APL offers customized Web site
  • Ryder System warns profits will fall short, blaming overseas and logistics units
  • GES Exposition launches logistics division aimed at convention exhibitors
  • Malaysia partially lifts ban on foreign labor so cargo handlers can be hired
  • Sri Lanka exporters and shippers fight over new shipping rates
  • Kitty Hawk gets FAA approval to go ahead with B727 cargo conversions
  • StatesRail promotes Rick Cecil to president
Transportation
  • Air cargo caught in Monterrey squeeze
  • Internet use sells retailer on Barthco
  • Nagpur, India, plans multimodal hub, freight center
  • Red Cross chief pleads for closer cooperation as Kosovo refugee crisis worsens
Maritime
  • Corpus Christi: Black gold not enough
  • Users, operators agree to Manila port study
  • First vessels call at Middle East's Aden box terminal
  • Governors urged to speed terminal deal
  • North Korea says Hyundai ship at fault for collision
  • US regulators plan $537,000 in fines for Avondale yard

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • WTO ruling clears way for U.S. sanctions in banana dispute
  • WTO deal with China could be near
  • Customs names suspect Asian transshippers
  • APL offers customized Web site
  • Ryder System warns profits will fall short, blaming overseas and logistics units
  • GES Exposition launches logistics division aimed at convention exhibitors
  • Malaysia partially lifts ban on foreign labor so cargo handlers can be hired
  • Sri Lanka exporters and shippers fight over new shipping rates
  • Kitty Hawk gets FAA approval to go ahead with B727 cargo conversions
  • StatesRail promotes Rick Cecil to president
Transportation
  • Air cargo caught in Monterrey squeeze
  • Internet use sells retailer on Barthco
  • Nagpur, India, plans multimodal hub, freight center
  • Red Cross chief pleads for closer cooperation as Kosovo refugee crisis worsens
Maritime
  • Corpus Christi: Black gold not enough
  • Users, operators agree to Manila port study
  • First vessels call at Middle East's Aden box terminal
  • Governors urged to speed terminal deal
  • North Korea says Hyundai ship at fault for collision
  • US regulators plan $537,000 in fines for Avondale yard

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • WTO ruling clears way for U.S. sanctions in banana dispute
  • WTO deal with China could be near
  • Customs names suspect Asian transshippers
  • APL offers customized Web site
  • Ryder System warns profits will fall short, blaming overseas and logistics units
  • GES Exposition launches logistics division aimed at convention exhibitors
  • Malaysia partially lifts ban on foreign labor so cargo handlers can be hired
  • Sri Lanka exporters and shippers fight over new shipping rates
  • Kitty Hawk gets FAA approval to go ahead with B727 cargo conversions
  • StatesRail promotes Rick Cecil to president
Transportation
  • Air cargo caught in Monterrey squeeze
  • Internet use sells retailer on Barthco
  • Nagpur, India, plans multimodal hub, freight center
  • Red Cross chief pleads for closer cooperation as Kosovo refugee crisis worsens
Maritime
  • Corpus Christi: Black gold not enough
  • Users, operators agree to Manila port study
  • First vessels call at Middle East's Aden box terminal
  • Governors urged to speed terminal deal
  • North Korea says Hyundai ship at fault for collision
  • US regulators plan $537,000 in fines for Avondale yard

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Vers une coopération Canmar/OOCL- P&ONL/Mærsk pour la desserte de Montréal?
    Les deux armements P&ONL et Mærsk Line vont-ils mettre un terme à leur service containérisé entre l'Europe du Nord et Montréal? On sait que ce service a été créé au début de 1997 par trois armements. Outre les deux compagnies précitées figuraient également Sea-Land. Ce service hebdomadaire appelé Canex (Canada Express) est assuré par une flotte de 3 PC de 1.000 TEU. Il y a quelques mois déjà, le partenaire Sea-Land annonçait son retrait ayant jugé que la dérégulation aux Etats-Unis allait rendre plus intéressante une desserte des régions du Midwest via des ports US de la côte Est.
  • Dans dix ans, il n'y aurait plus que quatre opérateurs de fret ferroviaire dans l'UE
    "Dans dix ans, il n'y aura certainement pas un opérateur de fret ferroviaire par pays, mais seulement trois ou quatre pour l'ensemble de l'Europe". En attendant, les réseaux doivent coopérer plus que se concurrencer. Telles sont les convictions qui ont été exprimées par Louis Gallois, président de la SNCF lors d'un forum national qui vient de se tenir près de Paris.
  • L'industrie du Liner attend une situation juridique claire et précise
    Quelles seront à l'avenir les règles du jeu en matière de concurrence dans le domaine du transport multimodal? Ce sujet, qui fut abordé lors d'une des conférences à la SITL est effectivement d'une brûlante actualité. Les professionnels du transport, qu'il s'agisse de terriens ou de maritimes, s'interrogent sur les conséquences des adaptations en ce qui concerne ces règles. Dans cette optique, on attend toujours que Bruxelles... dont les 20 commissaires sont démissionnaires... fixe une fois pour toutes ces règles du jeu pour l'industrie du shipping, plus particulièrement du liner containérisé.

Marine Linkweb site
APRIL 6, 1999
  • Ukraine Shipping Firm Seeks Damages For Kosovo War
    The Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDASCO) is reportedly losing $300,000 a day because of NATO's bombing campaign in Yugoslavia and intends to demand damages.
  • Kvaerner Acting CFO Ships Out
    Kvaerner ASA announced its acting chief financial officer, Jan Magne Heggelund, is leaving the company immediately to pursue other interests.
  • LISCO Sell-Off Draws Two Bids
    Baltic Sea ASA and Scandlines AS have reportedly bid for an 80 percent stake in the country's leading shipping company, LISCO.
  • Columbia Sets IPO At 5.7M Common Shares
    Columbia Container Shipping Ltd. reportedly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer up to 5.7 million common shares in its first-ever sale of stock to the public.
  • Mosvold Mosking Tanker Sold For Scrap
    Mosvold Shipping Ltd. reportedly agreed private terms for the sale of its VLCC Mosking for demolition.
  • Neptunia Seen Ordering Two Box Ships
    Neptunia, a Brazil-based shipping line, is reportedly in the process of ordering two 2,300 TEU containerships at the Ilha Yard in Rio de Janeiro.
  • Newport News, Union Appear Ready For Long Strike
    Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. management and its union shipyard workers reportedly braced for a protracted strike after more than 8,000 union members walked off the job earlier in the day.
  • Spain's Bazan Could Win Norway Frigate Deal
    Bazan, a Spain-based shipbuilding group, is reportedly the favorite yard to win an $1.4 billion contract to deliver six frigates to the Norwegian Navy.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
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%)
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
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- country
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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.
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
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
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