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BRIEFS

January 14, 1999

Shipping Times

Shipping News

DBS Bank sees room for growth in offshore market
Main local ship financier still looking for deals despite industry downturn, economic crisis
Knowing pollution rules: MPA steps up drive
China detains suspected killers of cargo ship crew
Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98

Air and Land Transport

Airlines win bid to limit US personal injury suits
Recourse to local law will undermine uniform regulation of international air carrier liability: Supreme Court
BA, JAL announce marketing tie-up
Co-pilots use hints to correct pilots: study
Near-collision at Bangkok airport: pilot's poor English to blame
United to cut flights to Japan
Delta levies US$2 ticket fee on domestic flights
Volvo wants to sell AutoNov stake

Features

Making the best of bad times
Collapse in volumes follows a huge rise in slotting capacity by carriers to SE Asia over the past three years

Columns

Backlog continues to grow

Shipping Times

Shipping News

DBS Bank sees room for growth in offshore market
Main local ship financier still looking for deals despite industry downturn, economic crisis
Knowing pollution rules: MPA steps up drive
China detains suspected killers of cargo ship crew
Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98

Air and Land Transport

Airlines win bid to limit US personal injury suits
Recourse to local law will undermine uniform regulation of international air carrier liability: Supreme Court
BA, JAL announce marketing tie-up
Co-pilots use hints to correct pilots: study
Near-collision at Bangkok airport: pilot's poor English to blame
United to cut flights to Japan
Delta levies US$2 ticket fee on domestic flights
Volvo wants to sell AutoNov stake

Features

Making the best of bad times
Collapse in volumes follows a huge rise in slotting capacity by carriers to SE Asia over the past three years

Columns

Backlog continues to grow

Shipping Times

Shipping News

DBS Bank sees room for growth in offshore market
Main local ship financier still looking for deals despite industry downturn, economic crisis
Knowing pollution rules: MPA steps up drive
China detains suspected killers of cargo ship crew
Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98

Air and Land Transport

Airlines win bid to limit US personal injury suits
Recourse to local law will undermine uniform regulation of international air carrier liability: Supreme Court
BA, JAL announce marketing tie-up
Co-pilots use hints to correct pilots: study
Near-collision at Bangkok airport: pilot's poor English to blame
United to cut flights to Japan
Delta levies US$2 ticket fee on domestic flights
Volvo wants to sell AutoNov stake

Features

Making the best of bad times
Collapse in volumes follows a huge rise in slotting capacity by carriers to SE Asia over the past three years

Columns

Backlog continues to grow

Shipping Times

Shipping News

DBS Bank sees room for growth in offshore market
Main local ship financier still looking for deals despite industry downturn, economic crisis
Knowing pollution rules: MPA steps up drive
China detains suspected killers of cargo ship crew
Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98

Air and Land Transport

Airlines win bid to limit US personal injury suits
Recourse to local law will undermine uniform regulation of international air carrier liability: Supreme Court
BA, JAL announce marketing tie-up
Co-pilots use hints to correct pilots: study
Near-collision at Bangkok airport: pilot's poor English to blame
United to cut flights to Japan
Delta levies US$2 ticket fee on domestic flights
Volvo wants to sell AutoNov stake

Features

Making the best of bad times
Collapse in volumes follows a huge rise in slotting capacity by carriers to SE Asia over the past three years

Columns

Backlog continues to grow

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New HK-based logistics group Sea-Land in Tianjin venture Mainland firms get export rights Le Havre brings down dues Throughput record at JNP P&O Nedlloyd volumes offset higher Asian costs Philippine terminal operators feel squeeze Airbus eyes China Beijing deals with Asian fallout German postal operator to buy Italian express company

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JANUARY 13, 1999
Unions support Greenpeace $30 million for Hong Kong infrastructure Pilots warning against reduction work in Panama Canal KLM about to launch scheduled service to Shanghai Broersma Transport takes over Dragt BAX agreement re-endorsed by Xerox

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Steel makers renew push for quotas
Brazil's surprise batters markets
Lawsuits: Retailers and factories mistreat offshore textile workers
New York puts dredging at center of plan to double volume by 2010
Railroads become first in transport to publicly report service performance
Polish outdoor markets suffer business falloff as visitors decline
Purolator Courier plane crashes on British Columbia island, killing two
Transport America sells its ailing Transport International Express unit
GE Capital boosts credit for U.S. Trucking Inc. to $11.8 million
Penske Truck Leasing to buy Wisconsin utility truck rental outfit
Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
P.A.M. Transportation closes deal on Decker Transport and Van Houten Ltd.

Transportation

Locals hound FHWA for Nafta-related projects
Taiwan's EVA Airways launches cargo connections to India
Arab world's only cargo airline turns operations around, expects profit in '99

Maritime

Harbor tax, shipbuilding subsidies are key issues
Pilots assert Panama Canal risks will rise when US cedes
Anera official sees life after deregulation
Reefer market seen growing steadily
Death toll rises to 5 in explosion of tanker off Dominican Republic
Sea-Land may drop Montreal service for US East Coast
Singapore seems to be world's No. 1 boxport
Slot watch

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Steel makers renew push for quotas
Brazil's surprise batters markets
Lawsuits: Retailers and factories mistreat offshore textile workers
New York puts dredging at center of plan to double volume by 2010
Railroads become first in transport to publicly report service performance
Polish outdoor markets suffer business falloff as visitors decline
Purolator Courier plane crashes on British Columbia island, killing two
Transport America sells its ailing Transport International Express unit
GE Capital boosts credit for U.S. Trucking Inc. to $11.8 million
Penske Truck Leasing to buy Wisconsin utility truck rental outfit
Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
P.A.M. Transportation closes deal on Decker Transport and Van Houten Ltd.

Transportation

Locals hound FHWA for Nafta-related projects
Taiwan's EVA Airways launches cargo connections to India
Arab world's only cargo airline turns operations around, expects profit in '99

Maritime

Harbor tax, shipbuilding subsidies are key issues
Pilots assert Panama Canal risks will rise when US cedes
Anera official sees life after deregulation
Reefer market seen growing steadily
Death toll rises to 5 in explosion of tanker off Dominican Republic
Sea-Land may drop Montreal service for US East Coast
Singapore seems to be world's No. 1 boxport
Slot watch

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Steel makers renew push for quotas
Brazil's surprise batters markets
Lawsuits: Retailers and factories mistreat offshore textile workers
New York puts dredging at center of plan to double volume by 2010
Railroads become first in transport to publicly report service performance
Polish outdoor markets suffer business falloff as visitors decline
Purolator Courier plane crashes on British Columbia island, killing two
Transport America sells its ailing Transport International Express unit
GE Capital boosts credit for U.S. Trucking Inc. to $11.8 million
Penske Truck Leasing to buy Wisconsin utility truck rental outfit
Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
P.A.M. Transportation closes deal on Decker Transport and Van Houten Ltd.

Transportation

Locals hound FHWA for Nafta-related projects
Taiwan's EVA Airways launches cargo connections to India
Arab world's only cargo airline turns operations around, expects profit in '99

Maritime

Harbor tax, shipbuilding subsidies are key issues
Pilots assert Panama Canal risks will rise when US cedes
Anera official sees life after deregulation
Reefer market seen growing steadily
Death toll rises to 5 in explosion of tanker off Dominican Republic
Sea-Land may drop Montreal service for US East Coast
Singapore seems to be world's No. 1 boxport
Slot watch

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Blue Star to Join Forces with Conference Group MOL to Enhance Japan/S. America Service Forwarder Group Names Shippers Association Manager

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El transporte, responsable de la contaminación en Granada Fomento adjudica la renovación de vía del tramo Tardienta-Huesca La Generalitat valenciana invierte 14.000 millones en suprimir los pasos a nivel Empresarios de Valencia construirán un puerto en el Mar Rojo Programas de perfeccionamiento directivo en log'stica de fabricación y distribución La alianza Qualiflyer Group lanza su programa para pasajeros frecuentes Boeing vende 7 aviones a Lauda Air y espera reclamaciones multimillonarias de SAS Bruselas aprueba nuevas ayudas para el enlace ferroviario bajo el Canal de la Mancha

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Yang Ming, K Line restructure Asia-Europe liner services Industry united on need to rationalise duty structure MOL, Navix boards clear merger plan Vast scope to boost textile exports to Germany, says Chamber Misconceptions about India in West : Oertli Quicker drawback: Act amended CSL completes major repairs on SCI's tanker Karnataka blueprint for boosting food processing units US puts off steel import ban Sugar output up by 6.7 per cent Truck freight rates may fall SISI to hold buyer-seller meet in Chennai Rice offered to Indonesia on deferred payment Russia to import Indian goods worth Rs 2,500 cr No stopping of silk imports, says Hegde Saudi promising market for mayonnaise Bangalore Garments Exporters' Association established SEA projects higher edible oil import during Oct-Sept WTC hosts meet with foreign trade facilitators Rice exports to Bangladesh resume Rajasthan forms advisory board to attract investments CLRI helps tackle to reduce tannery pollution Gold demand may stay weak till June Ministry to part-finance steel exporters' dumping cases

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JANUARY 13, 1999
Crude price receives blow from API figures Coast Guard Publishes Interim Rule On Emergency Control Measures for Tank Barges

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DECEMBRER 28, 1998
CP takes over reins at ANZDL SeaLand confirms vessel charter from Costamare Evergreen pendulum set to swing in 1999 Samudera Shipping Line has commenced a new container ... VICT to ease Ho Chi Minh operations Subic focus on harbour Cranes lift Mina forecast Asian piracy attacks on the climb Volatile year prompts consolidation

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Vardinoyannis fights ruling LEADING tanker operator and oil trader Vardis Vardin-oyannis is preparing to fight a temporary order obtained in the UK High Court that prevents him from disposing of assets. Cunard's new vessel may break price record THE new Cunarder, currently being tendered for by European shipyards, is likely to be the most expensive cruiseship ever built, coming in at between $550m and $600m. ECT geared to maintain momentum Europe Combined Terminals president Wouter den Dulk reviewed 1998 at a press conference yesterday, and gave reporters a glimpse of how the company will perform while the ink is drying on its new ownership structure. UK North Sea oil gloom Britain's North Sea oil industry faces a bleak year, with the low crude prices which led to massive mergers and lay-offs in 1998 battering exploration and production plans, spelling doom for thousands of workers. China holds gang after mass murder of bulk carrier crew IN what is developing into a horrific tale of mass-murder at sea, the Chinese mainland's Public Security Bureau is reported to have arrested members of a suspected piracy gang involved in the killing of the 23-strong Chinese crew of the bulk carrier Cheung Son. Pleas over missing cargoship PLEAS for action made to the Philippines president Joseph Estrada by relatives of crew on the missing 5,141 dwt cargoship Pixy Marzo appear to be in vain. Ecstasy fire sparks US safety fears THE US National Transportation Safety Board has expressed its concern over "potential injury and death" on the large bluewater passenger vessels operating from US ports. Laskaridis takes over Cronus Airlines Greece's largest reefer operator, the Laskaridis family group, has confirmed it has taken over locally based Cronus Airlines as the country's mari-time community continues to show a marked interest in the aviation sector.

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JANUARY 13, 1999
Barge terminal for Venlo ROTTERDAM-based ECT (Europe Combined Terminals) is to add an inland barge terminal to its existing rail terminal at Venlo in the south east of Holland near the German border. IMB concerned at new trend in piracy THE International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has warned of an alarming new trend in piracy, following the disappearance of yet another vessel and its crew Anti-hijack tracking system is ready A SATELLITE ship tracking device intended to help locate hijacked ships is ready for implementation. ROCL is now listed in Euros ROYAL Olympic Cruise Lines (ROCL) has changed its listing on the Brussels-based EASDAQ stock exchange into Euros. ITF targets Singapore flag over crew abandonment THE International Transport Workers' Federation has tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade the Singaporean register to take responsibility for 24 crewmembers stranded in Vietnam. Sri Lankan navy rescues tanker crew THE crew of a small oil tanker that had been waiting for repairs off Colombo since last August, were rescued by the Sri Lankan navy when the vessel developed a leak and almost sank. Kulpi port gets the green light INDIA's Ministry of Surface Transport has given the go-ahead for the Rs8,000m ($188m) Kulpi port project on a build, operate and transfer basis, reversing its earlier decision. SCI divestment plan accepted THE Indian Ministry of Surface Transport has accepted the Disinvestment Commission's recommendation to reduce the government's stake in the Shipping Corporation of India. Thailand joins MARPOL convention AT a cabinet meeting today the Thai government agreed to sign up to the MARPOL convention. Thai port workers to win 'tea concession' THAI maritime officials look set to concede defeat after efforts to stamp out the payment of kickbacks to local port workers have led to a series of productivity-hampering slowdowns. Patrick boss says 'Sydney will deliver' EQUIPMENT upgrading by Patrick stevedoring at its Sydney facilities will deliver "world best practice" productivity by the end of 1999, according to Patrick chairman Chris Corrigan. Australia carves out new markets AUSTRALIAN agricultural exporters have carved out new markets in North and South America for 1999. Reliance arrests Emerald Sky RELIANCE Industries has arrested the Emerald Sky, the vessel alleged to have rammed and sunk the single buoy mooring at Hazira in Gujarat in October 1998. Wijsmuller concludes Pallas operations WIJSMULLER has ended salvage operations on the cargoship Pallas, which ran aground off the North German coast in October 1998, and the wreck has been left to sink into the sands. Arbitration due over Panama pilotage plans ARBITRATION is due to start on February 8 between the Panama Canal Commission and its pilots over working methods after the canal is handed over at the end of this year.

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Melbourne, Brisbane rank and file approves P&O strategy WATERFRONT workers, members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), in Melbourne and Brisbane have voted to endorse the union's negotiating strategy with P&O Ports. The Melbourne vote was said to be close and, therefore, there will be a great deal of interest in the Sydney meeting which will take place today. Last year the Sydney rank and file members rejected the recommendations of the MUA's federal council mainly as a result of opposition to the in-principle agreement which the union's federal office has reached with P&O Ports. Industry sources claimed yesterday they detected some "apprehension" on the Sydney waterfront ahead of today's meeting. Smooth sailing for P&O Cruises Division 1998 was a particularly good year for P&O's Cruises Division with the outlook remaining extremely positive. Releasing cruise statistics for the October to December 1998 period, P&O said that on anticipated increased capacity for the division of 16 per cent in 1999, bookings remain ahead of those at this time last year. Revenue yields are good while unit costs are reducing, the company added. Maersk Line expands again DENMARK'S Maersk Line, already one of the world's premier shipping lines, has announced further expansion of its global services. With immediate effect the line said it will start a direct service between Europe and the French Antilles: Martinique, Guadeloupe and Trinidad & Tobago. The service will be fixed day weekly and offer direct sailings from ports on the following rotation: Antwerp, Felixstowe, Dunkerque, Rouen, Le Havre, Brest, Montoir, Algeciras, Pointe-A-Pitre, Fort de France, Port of Spain, Basse Terre, Fort de France, Le Havre, Antwerp. The first sailing left the Antilles on 9 January from Fort de France and the first departure from Europe will be from Antwerp on Monday.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

SHIPPING

IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.

London

38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.

POLICY

Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance

Brussels

The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.

SHIPYARDS

The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain

Geneva

This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union

SHIPPING

Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships

London

ACCIDENTS

Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz

Riyadh

Bahri VLCC Sidr hit

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities

Brussels

BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list

PORTS

In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed

Balboa

The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.

COMPANIES

Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.

Trieste/Kiel

The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions

PORTS

Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG

Manila

The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa

SHIPYARDS

EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia

Brussels

This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment

PORTS

In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record

Anjra

Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

SHIPPING

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

Hong Kong

The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.

TRADE

G20 trade accelerates in second quarter

Paris

Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace

PORTS

La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.

La Spezia

SHIPPING

OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter

Hong Kong

The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)

PORTS

Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.

Florence/Livorno

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year

Bern

The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)

TRADE

White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs

Washington

ACCIDENTS

IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden

London/Riyadh/Southampton

The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.

PORTS

CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port

Paris

The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars

The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic

PORTS

The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic

Beijing

In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%

Bremen

In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships

Trieste

PIRACY

A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden

Southampton

The unit was forced to head towards Somalia

LAW

CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama

Hong Kong

The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.

PORTS

Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II

Hamburg

The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal

The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for

ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter

SHIPPING

ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter

Haifa

Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%

Civitavecchia

In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)

PORTS

Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)

Singapore/Hong Kong

A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong

COMPANIES

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement

Copenhagen/Casablanca

ACCIDENTS

Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies

PORTS

Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.

Barcelona

In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)

COMPANIES

Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.

Abu Dhabi

He currently owns a 75.42% stake

PORTS

In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%

La Spezia

Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply

In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)

PORTS

The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic

Ljubljana

In June the decline was -18.9%

PORTS

Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance

Dubai

PORTS

Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.

Hong Kong

Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%

PORTS

In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.

Hamburg

Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)

SHIPPING

HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter

Seoul

Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income

SHIPPING

Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.

Taipei

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter

Genoa

Passenger numbers drop at both ports

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.

Keelung

Revenues stable in the first half of 2026

ACCIDENTS

Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen

Southampton

A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter

SHIPPING

The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez

Basel

Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University

SHIPYARDS

The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.

Bucharest

In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June

Panama/Balboa

The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.

CRUISES

Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force

Monaco/Miami

Delivery is scheduled for 2034

ACCIDENTS

More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area

Southampton/Tehran

Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.

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

NEWS

US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers

Tampa

Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island

COMPANIES

Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund

Abu Dhabi

INFRASTRUCTURE

Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.

Milan

Construction of the wave barrier is underway

COMPANIES

For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.

Balboa

Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.

COMPANIES

Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba

Portoferraio

Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.

SHIPPING

HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale

Seoul

It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company

INDUSTRY

Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop

Oslo

The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems

NEWS

New drug seizure in the port of Livorno

Livorno

53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%

Brussels

Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively

PORTS

A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.

Genoa

The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.

Ravenna

COMPANIES

MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa

Genoa

The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa

SHIPPING

Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship

London

The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.

PORTS

The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.

Ravenna

Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st

INDUSTRY

MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste

Stockholm

The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

An accident also in the Indian Ocean

PORTS

Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.

Taranto

The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment

ACCIDENTS

Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested

Nicosia

Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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

INDUSTRY

Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026

Hong Kong

The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.

INDUSTRY

CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet

Hong Kong

Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%

In the first half of this year, China

COMPANIES

COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues

Hong Kong

Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)

COMPANIES

In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%

Hong Kong

Net profit up 7.4%

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025

Papenburg

The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros

SHIPPING

Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September

Genoa

It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya

SHIPYARDS

The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera

Trieste

The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.

SHIPPING

Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.

La Spezia

The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route

SHIPPING

MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan

Oslo

MOURNING

Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.

Schindellegi

Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958

NEWS

A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.

Livorno

It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals

PORTS

In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)

Madrid

Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)

PORTS

Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini

Rome

Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins

Ravenna

The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.

Algeciras

In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.

Noise

An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th

LOGISTICS

Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe

Vilnius

It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%

Taranto

An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July

CRUISES

Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue

Los Angeles

Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.

Los Angeles

In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.

Long Beach

In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs

Bangkok

Net profit down 1.1%

SHIPPING

Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves

Copenhagen

In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.

PORTS

Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter

Hamburg

Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.

PORTS

The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.

Livorno

The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project

COMPANIES

Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.

Genoa

Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico

INDUSTRY

MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela

Sandefjord

Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning

SHIPPING

Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit

Taipei

The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships

PORTS

In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%

Podgorica

Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico

Naples

The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu

COMPANIES

In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)

Genoa

Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)

MOURNING

Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.

Rome

He passed away in Rome after a long illness.

PORTS

Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition

Brussels

It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports

PORTS

Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.

Ravenna

PORTS

Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina

Vibo Valentia

The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics

COMPANIES

Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services

Copenhagen

They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations

PORTS

In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)

Venice

Cruise passengers down by -15.3%

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%

Ravenna

In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

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

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

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.

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