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October 14, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Third Sea-Land exec joins NOL Europe team
    More appointments expected as shipping company streamlines its operations
  • Penang to expand Butterworth container terminal
  • Hanjin wins US$294m orders for 10 ships
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing's third-quarter profit forecast to rise 33%
    Job cuts expected to boost bottom line of world's biggest aircraft maker
  • Aussie carmakers cut output as sales decline
  • BAA's Sep passenger traffic up
  • Virgin denies report of cash problem
Features
  • Looking overseas for growth
    Global business goal is to earn a third of revenues from terminals outside Singapore by 2007
Logistics
  • MNCs behind growth in logistics outsourcing
    Trend in Asia for multi-national companies to turn to a logistics provider
  • Move towards zero inventory, manufacturers urged
  • ACS, Pacer to expand Asia-North America distribution service
  • Bringing cost benefits and better service to companies
Columns
  • How an interest in golfing gave birth to Tiger Line

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Third Sea-Land exec joins NOL Europe team
    More appointments expected as shipping company streamlines its operations
  • Penang to expand Butterworth container terminal
  • Hanjin wins US$294m orders for 10 ships
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing's third-quarter profit forecast to rise 33%
    Job cuts expected to boost bottom line of world's biggest aircraft maker
  • Aussie carmakers cut output as sales decline
  • BAA's Sep passenger traffic up
  • Virgin denies report of cash problem
Features
  • Looking overseas for growth
    Global business goal is to earn a third of revenues from terminals outside Singapore by 2007
Logistics
  • MNCs behind growth in logistics outsourcing
    Trend in Asia for multi-national companies to turn to a logistics provider
  • Move towards zero inventory, manufacturers urged
  • ACS, Pacer to expand Asia-North America distribution service
  • Bringing cost benefits and better service to companies
Columns
  • How an interest in golfing gave birth to Tiger Line

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Third Sea-Land exec joins NOL Europe team
    More appointments expected as shipping company streamlines its operations
  • Penang to expand Butterworth container terminal
  • Hanjin wins US$294m orders for 10 ships
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing's third-quarter profit forecast to rise 33%
    Job cuts expected to boost bottom line of world's biggest aircraft maker
  • Aussie carmakers cut output as sales decline
  • BAA's Sep passenger traffic up
  • Virgin denies report of cash problem
Features
  • Looking overseas for growth
    Global business goal is to earn a third of revenues from terminals outside Singapore by 2007
Logistics
  • MNCs behind growth in logistics outsourcing
    Trend in Asia for multi-national companies to turn to a logistics provider
  • Move towards zero inventory, manufacturers urged
  • ACS, Pacer to expand Asia-North America distribution service
  • Bringing cost benefits and better service to companies
Columns
  • How an interest in golfing gave birth to Tiger Line

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Third Sea-Land exec joins NOL Europe team
    More appointments expected as shipping company streamlines its operations
  • Penang to expand Butterworth container terminal
  • Hanjin wins US$294m orders for 10 ships
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing's third-quarter profit forecast to rise 33%
    Job cuts expected to boost bottom line of world's biggest aircraft maker
  • Aussie carmakers cut output as sales decline
  • BAA's Sep passenger traffic up
  • Virgin denies report of cash problem
Features
  • Looking overseas for growth
    Global business goal is to earn a third of revenues from terminals outside Singapore by 2007
Logistics
  • MNCs behind growth in logistics outsourcing
    Trend in Asia for multi-national companies to turn to a logistics provider
  • Move towards zero inventory, manufacturers urged
  • ACS, Pacer to expand Asia-North America distribution service
  • Bringing cost benefits and better service to companies
Columns
  • How an interest in golfing gave birth to Tiger Line

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Third Sea-Land exec joins NOL Europe team
    More appointments expected as shipping company streamlines its operations
  • Penang to expand Butterworth container terminal
  • Hanjin wins US$294m orders for 10 ships
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing's third-quarter profit forecast to rise 33%
    Job cuts expected to boost bottom line of world's biggest aircraft maker
  • Aussie carmakers cut output as sales decline
  • BAA's Sep passenger traffic up
  • Virgin denies report of cash problem
Features
  • Looking overseas for growth
    Global business goal is to earn a third of revenues from terminals outside Singapore by 2007
Logistics
  • MNCs behind growth in logistics outsourcing
    Trend in Asia for multi-national companies to turn to a logistics provider
  • Move towards zero inventory, manufacturers urged
  • ACS, Pacer to expand Asia-North America distribution service
  • Bringing cost benefits and better service to companies
Columns
  • How an interest in golfing gave birth to Tiger Line

Sched Netweb site
  • DCL appoints new agents in Taiwan and Spain
  • Hong Kong Customs officials go back to school
  • China opens major expressway
  • Reefer groceries for Canada, US
  • Pacer names vice president for intermodal division
  • DHL opens new Express Logistics Centre in Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong's re-exports healthier than exports
  • Beijing Aviation Exhibition attracts 300 exhibitors

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 13, 1999
  • Deutsche Bahn accused of abusing its monopoly
  • Thyssen-Krupp sells transport companies
  • FedEx ceo Weise to be replaced
  • Airbus wins short haul order BA
  • Start of TNT Post's new airline delayed

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Box Volume at Major Ports Rises in 1st Half of 1999
  • ASF Files Discussion Agreement with FMC
  • Trio Agree to Extend Joint Round-the-World Service
  • Carriers to Assess BAF on South Asian Cargo
  • Hapag-Lloyd Opens Shenzhen Branch
  • MOL's Forwarding Unit in Germany Awarded ISO 14001
  • Cathay Pacific Orders Two New Boeing Freighters
  • FedEx CEO Theodore Weise Announces Retirement

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 13, 1999
  • Foss moving revamped tugs into California, Puget Sound services
  • Seattle WTO conference to be record
  • FTA grants $11.8 million to Washington
  • Rail Tex, Inc. sells 100% of stock in subsidiary Salt Lake City Southern
  • Corps reviews permit application to build Ranier plant for Gypsum

urgente online pressweb site
OCTOBER 13, 1999
  • Fomento licita estudio para la remodelación de la red ferroviaria de Valencia
  • Pamplona ampliara su ciudad de transporte
  • Logicon 99 arroja un balance muy positivo
  • El tráfico aéreo crece el 9 por ciento en Canarias
  • Perú diseña un plan seguridad para el efecto 2000

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 13, 1999
  • Bound rates of textile import items being worked out
  • France to showcase its know-how at Delhi fair in December
  • Legislation on dedicated road fund soon
  • Thomson too gives India a better rating
  • Steel firms to jack up prices
  • Rice being exported and imported!
  • World Spice Congress to be held in city
  • Keels laid for 2 MoPT tugs at HSL
  • Railways seek share in road cess funds
  • Assocham lists 10 tasks for new government
  • RBI may declare Jan. 1 a holiday
  • Law panel for ban on fruits, vegetables & meat export
  • Package may attract investments in food storage units
  • Garment exporters want quotas phased out in 3 years
  • Fieo plea on bill of entry at Chennai Port
  • Spices Board's advice to exporters
  • ACHAK takes up a noble cause

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 13, 1999
  • Japan's No. 1 and 3 refiners to join forces
  • Asia heading for gas oil oversupply
  • Uncertain oil supply for Lithuania's refinery
  • Nervous markets with bullish undertone
  • Saudi posted prices go down, but Jeddah tight
  • Crude set to surge on massive US stock draw

Cargonews Asiaweb site
OCTOBER 11, 1999
  • APL and MOL expand alliance in Americas
  • Lobby pushes for Italian logistics hub
  • Bali talks to mull FTZ
  • Expansion adds gas to lease giant
  • Interpool plans put squeeze on industry
  • COSCO group suffers loss
  • German merger looking unlikely
  • Rail sale perks NOL performance

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Revolution on the way at Fincantieri
    ITALIAN shipbuilder Fincantieri faces a cultural revolution to lead it back into profitability so it can be privatised, new managing director Pier Francesco Guarguaglini has told Lloyd's List In an exclusive interview, Mr Guarguaglini said that five months of studies and evaluations at the state-owned shipbuilder had delivered the industrial plan to reverse 1998's record operating losses of E319m ($341.3m).
  • Major boost for UK yards as state aid is extended to include conversion contracts
    UK shipyards received a major boost yesterday when the government agreed to extend state aid to conversion contracts as well as newbuildings.
  • Stena deal a boost for Golden Ocean
    STENA Bulk is taking over the management of up to three Golden Ocean VLCC newbuildings in a deal which will also give the Swedish company a significant equity stake in the vessels.
  • Microsoft chairman/Chief executive, Bill Gates . . .
    Microsoft chairman and chief executive, Bill Gates, makes a point at the Geneva Telecom 99 telecommunications industry fair this week that the software giant is keen to further extend its operations on the Internet.
  • Third ferry order for Minoan
    MINOAN Lines has ordered a third ferry from Samsung Heavy Industries in what may prove the first in a fresh outbreak of ferry-building contracts resulting from jockeying between heavyweight Greek companies for precious operating franchises in the Aegean.
  • Canaries firms given transport grants
    Manufacturers located in the Canary Islands will be eligible for grants covering transport costs under an aid scheme approved by the European Commission yesterday, writes Janet Porter.
  • Shipping calm on coup
    THE Pakistan flag fleet totals 57 ships with an aggregate tonnage of 401,152 dwt, according to Lloyd's Register.
  • Georgiopoulos tipped for Chevron tanker
    NEW York private shipowner Peter Georgiopoulos is tipped as the buyer behind the Chevron-chartered suezmax tanker in a $20m deal.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 13, 1999
  • HHI re-writes Halla orderbook
  • Attica in confidential talks about new route
  • Stena Bulk in VLCC deal with Golden Ocean
  • Fincantieri unveils its future focus
  • SCI to acquire additional 1.5M DWT
  • Jingtang records throughput growth
  • BHP to sell Papua New Guinea assets
  • Manila urged to drop regulatory role
  • Shanghai terminal counts 10 millionth container
  • Grimaldi wins FIAT distribution contract
  • Adsteam picks up floating asset
  • India has new Surface Transport Minister
  • Ennore port incorporated as company

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Eurokai terminal aggressively expands its coverage
  • Mergers, buyouts sweep industry
  • US to test multi-agency filing of data
  • More US-Japan talks planned, little action expected
  • U.S., Colombia break alleged cocaine ring that used containers to smuggle
  • Swissair, Delta, Sabena, Austrian end trans-Atlantic alliance
  • EU Commission OKs telecom merger
  • Electrical fault may be responsible for British Airways/Korean Air near miss in June
  • SUNY Maritime gets $1 million grant as first step of rebuilding plan
  • Sun Microsystems strengthens links to logistics software companies
Transportation
  • Swiss rail, German firm form transport venture
  • Rail impact reviewed by STB
  • Short line must pay for bridge
  • Kvaerner ASA to trim 3,000 jobs from oil, gas division
  • Package rates to rise in India
  • House passes bill to restore DOT authority
Maritime
  • West Coast trucks continue to operate, but further port unrest is threatened
  • Truckers halt blockade, return to Montreal port
  • China Shipping to start service Nov. 18
  • Inspections cause box cargo to slow
  • Mammoth cargo gets double treatment

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Eurokai terminal aggressively expands its coverage
  • Mergers, buyouts sweep industry
  • US to test multi-agency filing of data
  • More US-Japan talks planned, little action expected
  • U.S., Colombia break alleged cocaine ring that used containers to smuggle
  • Swissair, Delta, Sabena, Austrian end trans-Atlantic alliance
  • EU Commission OKs telecom merger
  • Electrical fault may be responsible for British Airways/Korean Air near miss in June
  • SUNY Maritime gets $1 million grant as first step of rebuilding plan
  • Sun Microsystems strengthens links to logistics software companies
Transportation
  • Swiss rail, German firm form transport venture
  • Rail impact reviewed by STB
  • Short line must pay for bridge
  • Kvaerner ASA to trim 3,000 jobs from oil, gas division
  • Package rates to rise in India
  • House passes bill to restore DOT authority
Maritime
  • West Coast trucks continue to operate, but further port unrest is threatened
  • Truckers halt blockade, return to Montreal port
  • China Shipping to start service Nov. 18
  • Inspections cause box cargo to slow
  • Mammoth cargo gets double treatment

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Eurokai terminal aggressively expands its coverage
  • Mergers, buyouts sweep industry
  • US to test multi-agency filing of data
  • More US-Japan talks planned, little action expected
  • U.S., Colombia break alleged cocaine ring that used containers to smuggle
  • Swissair, Delta, Sabena, Austrian end trans-Atlantic alliance
  • EU Commission OKs telecom merger
  • Electrical fault may be responsible for British Airways/Korean Air near miss in June
  • SUNY Maritime gets $1 million grant as first step of rebuilding plan
  • Sun Microsystems strengthens links to logistics software companies
Transportation
  • Swiss rail, German firm form transport venture
  • Rail impact reviewed by STB
  • Short line must pay for bridge
  • Kvaerner ASA to trim 3,000 jobs from oil, gas division
  • Package rates to rise in India
  • House passes bill to restore DOT authority
Maritime
  • West Coast trucks continue to operate, but further port unrest is threatened
  • Truckers halt blockade, return to Montreal port
  • China Shipping to start service Nov. 18
  • Inspections cause box cargo to slow
  • Mammoth cargo gets double treatment

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
OCTOBER 13, 1999
  • TACA: l'ESC s'insurge contre le "Business Plan 2000"
    "Les membres de la Taca révisée ont deux choix: ou ils poursuivent dans la voie des conflits juridiques, en opposition avec leur clientèle et avec comme corollaire des amendes pour abus dans le cadre de la concurrence, ou ils peuvent se dissocier du "business Plan 2000" de la TACA et coopérer avec leurs clients dans le but de créer un nouvel environnement commercial stable pour tous. Nous savons que de nombreux armements cherchent à réaliser ce dernier objectif et partant, ils recevront le soutien de leurs clients. Dans un communiqué l'ESC (European Shippers' Council), affirme son opposition au contenu de ce plan, qui prévoit ainsi que publié précédemment des adaptations tarifaires excessives de 600 et 750 dollars respectivement pour un 20' et un 40'.
  • Zeebrugge: le sort du FCT en voie de règlement
    Tout semblerait indiquer qu'une solution soit en cours de négociation en ce qui concerne le sort du FCT (Flanders Container Terminals), terminal à containers dans l'avant-port de Zeebrugge devenu fortement sous-utilisé depuis le départ de l'armement Cast, revenu à Anvers. En effet, des négociations sont en cours entre la MBZ et le groupe FCT en vue de trouver une solution positive allant dans le sens du maintien de la fonction de centre de transbordement pour containers. C'est ce que nous a confirmé Fernand Traen, le président de la MBZ.
  • Anvers: Star Shipping rationalise la représentation générale de ses services containérisés
    L'armement Star Shipping a décidé de procéder à une rationalisation de la représentation générale de ses services containérisés qu'il assure au départ d'Europe du Nord, vers la côte atlantique des Etats Unis, le Golfe US et la côte Pacifique. En ce qui concerne Anvers, il n'y a qu'un seul changement qui intervient, en ce sens que la fonction d'agence générale pour la partie du service axée sur les containers et assurant la desserte de la côte pacifique (Long Beach/LA et Oakland/San Francisco), passera dès le 30 octobre prochain de l'agence ACSA 92 à la firme Atlantic Cargo Services (Atlanticargo), qui intervenait déjà pour les services containérisés à destination de la côte atlantique des USA et du Golfe US. Toutefois, ACSA 92 reste booking et port agent.

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Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
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Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
PORTS
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Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
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MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
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