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BRIEFS

January 15, 1999

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Sea Empress grounding: UK port authority pleads guilty
Milford Haven Port Authority accepts blame for pollution; case against harbour master dropped
Open up maritime market, US urges China
New World Alliance expects closer cooperation in '99
China-Taiwan shipping talks likely in mid-Feb

Air and Land Transport

Boeing, Airbus stand to lose with real's plunge
More expensive for Latin American airlines to raise money they need to pay for jets
Aerospatiale reports record orders
SIA to drop Berlin service
Toyota launches hatchback for Japan, Europe markets
KL may hire experts to get rid of rats at airport
New blackmail attempt against German rail

Features

Questions, but no answers to shipbreaking problem
MARCUS HAND looks at the main issues involved in the trade of 'toxic' ships

Columns

Third party action against German yard must be heard in German court

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Sea Empress grounding: UK port authority pleads guilty
Milford Haven Port Authority accepts blame for pollution; case against harbour master dropped
Open up maritime market, US urges China
New World Alliance expects closer cooperation in '99
China-Taiwan shipping talks likely in mid-Feb

Air and Land Transport

Boeing, Airbus stand to lose with real's plunge
More expensive for Latin American airlines to raise money they need to pay for jets
Aerospatiale reports record orders
SIA to drop Berlin service
Toyota launches hatchback for Japan, Europe markets
KL may hire experts to get rid of rats at airport
New blackmail attempt against German rail

Features

Questions, but no answers to shipbreaking problem
MARCUS HAND looks at the main issues involved in the trade of 'toxic' ships

Columns

Third party action against German yard must be heard in German court

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Sea Empress grounding: UK port authority pleads guilty
Milford Haven Port Authority accepts blame for pollution; case against harbour master dropped
Open up maritime market, US urges China
New World Alliance expects closer cooperation in '99
China-Taiwan shipping talks likely in mid-Feb

Air and Land Transport

Boeing, Airbus stand to lose with real's plunge
More expensive for Latin American airlines to raise money they need to pay for jets
Aerospatiale reports record orders
SIA to drop Berlin service
Toyota launches hatchback for Japan, Europe markets
KL may hire experts to get rid of rats at airport
New blackmail attempt against German rail

Features

Questions, but no answers to shipbreaking problem
MARCUS HAND looks at the main issues involved in the trade of 'toxic' ships

Columns

Third party action against German yard must be heard in German court

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Sea Empress grounding: UK port authority pleads guilty
Milford Haven Port Authority accepts blame for pollution; case against harbour master dropped
Open up maritime market, US urges China
New World Alliance expects closer cooperation in '99
China-Taiwan shipping talks likely in mid-Feb

Air and Land Transport

Boeing, Airbus stand to lose with real's plunge
More expensive for Latin American airlines to raise money they need to pay for jets
Aerospatiale reports record orders
SIA to drop Berlin service
Toyota launches hatchback for Japan, Europe markets
KL may hire experts to get rid of rats at airport
New blackmail attempt against German rail

Features

Questions, but no answers to shipbreaking problem
MARCUS HAND looks at the main issues involved in the trade of 'toxic' ships

Columns

Third party action against German yard must be heard in German court

	web site

Kwangyang thrives on low-cost regime Rail sector faces buyer's market Russia's reefer shortage Port Klang container terminal operators join forces Rotterdam sees record year Problems foreseen for port of Antwerp's air venture Macau airport reports continued growth Emirates boss gets top award

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JANUARY 14, 1999
Rotterdam port companies opposed to city having a stake in ECT ECT boosts profit by 7.5 percent; road transport volume drops American railways to publish weekly performance JAL, BA-partner now, doubts about Oneworld Equipment for main hub combined transport

The Journal of Commerce

Home

What the spreading crisis could mean to you
Carriers worry that a nasty cargo imbalance will only get nastier
Troubled Russia may be hurt even more if Latin nation's woes alter IMF lending
Shippers face new Atlantic grouping
Gore assures five-year federal funding for New York port's dredging plan
US again asking WTO to settle banana dispute
Jim White named to head Maryland Port Administration
Brazilian stocks plummet Thursday amid fears of another currency devaluation
L.B. Foster boosts investment in Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
Intercargo Insurance creates truck division
Florida's Governor Bush vetoes the state's $6.3 billion bullet train
Skyway Freight restructures to form separate transportation and supply chain units
Mark Skoda tabbed as president of Mark VII

Transportation

Railroads post first service reports
Stagnant truck sales predicted
Airbus' success seen fueling US dispute over EU subsidies
BNSF cements international route with Tex-Mex agreement
US expects progress in open-skies discussions
Bethlehem Steel unveils intermodal terminal for NS

Maritime

Battle over Liberian ship registry
Sea-Land begins Tianjin project
Holt looks to son to run Navieras unit
Kaohsiung hits record volume
Evergreen America names Chang president; Hsu, vice chairman
Chinese pirates reportedly kill crew of 23 on cargo ship

The Journal of Commerce

Home

What the spreading crisis could mean to you
Carriers worry that a nasty cargo imbalance will only get nastier
Troubled Russia may be hurt even more if Latin nation's woes alter IMF lending
Shippers face new Atlantic grouping
Gore assures five-year federal funding for New York port's dredging plan
US again asking WTO to settle banana dispute
Jim White named to head Maryland Port Administration
Brazilian stocks plummet Thursday amid fears of another currency devaluation
L.B. Foster boosts investment in Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
Intercargo Insurance creates truck division
Florida's Governor Bush vetoes the state's $6.3 billion bullet train
Skyway Freight restructures to form separate transportation and supply chain units
Mark Skoda tabbed as president of Mark VII

Transportation

Railroads post first service reports
Stagnant truck sales predicted
Airbus' success seen fueling US dispute over EU subsidies
BNSF cements international route with Tex-Mex agreement
US expects progress in open-skies discussions
Bethlehem Steel unveils intermodal terminal for NS

Maritime

Battle over Liberian ship registry
Sea-Land begins Tianjin project
Holt looks to son to run Navieras unit
Kaohsiung hits record volume
Evergreen America names Chang president; Hsu, vice chairman
Chinese pirates reportedly kill crew of 23 on cargo ship

The Journal of Commerce

Home

What the spreading crisis could mean to you
Carriers worry that a nasty cargo imbalance will only get nastier
Troubled Russia may be hurt even more if Latin nation's woes alter IMF lending
Shippers face new Atlantic grouping
Gore assures five-year federal funding for New York port's dredging plan
US again asking WTO to settle banana dispute
Jim White named to head Maryland Port Administration
Brazilian stocks plummet Thursday amid fears of another currency devaluation
L.B. Foster boosts investment in Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
Intercargo Insurance creates truck division
Florida's Governor Bush vetoes the state's $6.3 billion bullet train
Skyway Freight restructures to form separate transportation and supply chain units
Mark Skoda tabbed as president of Mark VII

Transportation

Railroads post first service reports
Stagnant truck sales predicted
Airbus' success seen fueling US dispute over EU subsidies
BNSF cements international route with Tex-Mex agreement
US expects progress in open-skies discussions
Bethlehem Steel unveils intermodal terminal for NS

Maritime

Battle over Liberian ship registry
Sea-Land begins Tianjin project
Holt looks to son to run Navieras unit
Kaohsiung hits record volume
Evergreen America names Chang president; Hsu, vice chairman
Chinese pirates reportedly kill crew of 23 on cargo ship

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Sea-Land Launches Box Terminal Operation in Tianjin Box Throughput at Korean Ports Jumps 10.6% in 1998 Yangming's PSW Service Set to Call Yokohama

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Correos patrocinará el ciclismo español en 1999 Los empresarios isleños preparan la Confederación Canaria del Transporte General Parcel integra a Malta en su plataforma de transporte UPS, en el proyecto electrónico Barrabes Aumenta la utilización del tren en Castilla y León Acuerdo entre Fomento y Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza "El futuro del transporte español en un contexto europeo" Seat ha vendido en 1998 unos 30.000 coches más que durante el año anterior

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MoST report on major port trusts revamp ready MbPT to open bids for developing two container terminals Farm goods exporting countries fine-tuning strategy CII organises interactive seminar on EDI Chennai air cargo complex to be ready by March 2000 Gold festival in city begins Positive growth signs Gujarat chalks out Master Plan for infrastructure growth State to spotlight 5 thrust areas in trade fair at New Delhi next month Ministry moots duty waiver on power equipment imports Handloom exporters pin high hopes on Heimtextil '99 Sugar import duty hiked by 15 pc Indian silk yarn prices decline 'Deemed' export status limited to manufacturer-exporters Concessional export credit extended to agro-products Sharp rise in gems, software exports in November '98 Kerala govt clears Vizhinjam port project Brazil devalues currency SCI acquires another product tanker CMIE projects 4.5 pc growth in 1999-2000 Sidco's export management offer draws trading houses too KETIA to promote electronics SSIs

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Suez tight towards "generally sold-out" Houston prices drops USD 10 during week 2 Petrobras to sell 11 refineries Mobil Joint Venture Company Takes Delivery of New Double-Hull Tanker

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Algoma Central buys Enerchem Canada's Algoma Central Corporation has purchased the main operating companies and certain assets of the EnerChem Group for approximately $19.5 million. NTSB to hold public hearing on Ecstasy fire The National Transportation Safety Board will conduct a public hearing in Miami in February to discuss the circumstances surrounding the July 1998m fire aboard the cruise ship Ecstasy. $9.27 million Navy job for Todd Pacific Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp., Seattle Div., Seattle, Wash., is receiving a $9,517,624 cost-plus-award-fee option for performance of the post-shakedown availability of USS Bridge (AOE-10)

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Più vicina la flessibilità in banchina ma compagnie e sindacati sono critici Lavoro in affitto nei porti: la Ue preme, Treu accelera Imminente anche la cessione di Adriatica e delle società regionali Finmare privatizza Almare In arrivo la liquidazione Nuovi armatori sullo Stretto

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New York eyes $7bn port boost NEW York port planners have proposed investing $5bn to $7bn in new terminal construction and dredging in a bid to cement the port's position as the US east coast's premier hub port for the next century. Total targets FFr10bn from disposal of assets FRANCE'S Total oil group expects to raise FFr5bn ($901m) to FFr10bn over the next two years through the sale of assets it considers incompatible with its strategic objectives following the takeover of Belgium's Petrofina. Shaken reefer trade facing widespread rationalisation Widespread rationalisation is on the cards right across the refrigerated shipping industry, a new report has made clear. Opposing views on Gujarat terminal CONSULTANTS have filed conflicting reports on the feasibility of a LNG terminal at the small Indian port of Dahej in Gujarat. Sanford tries again on US cabotage rule Congressman Mark Sanford has relaunched his legislative effort to allow foreign-flag cruiseships into the US cabotage trade for the first time in 113 years. Viktor Lenac wins deal to convert support ship CROATIAN repair yard Viktor Lenac has won the contract to convert the ROV support vessel Kommander 3000 into a sophisticated pipelaying vessel for offshore Brazil. Crackdown on residue threat to Barrier Reef AUSTRALIA is to take a tough line on the illegal disposal of dry bulk cargo residues in the Great Barrier Reef and neighbouring ports. Asian bank acts over slow India port sell-offs INDIA'S slow-moving port privatisation programme has recieved a jolt from the Asian Development Bank.

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JANUARY 14, 1999
Philippine import boost for bulkers PROSPECTS for bulk vessel operators in the Philippines have improved with the news that the National Food Authority is to import more rice and sugar. New barge shuttle links Rotterdam berths FROM next month a shuttle barge will transport containers between the ECT Delta terminals at Maasvlakte and three terminals in Rotterdam's central port area. Blue Star joins ANSCON P&O Nedlloyd subsidiary Blue Star Line (Asia) is joining the ANSCON service next month. Mafia arrests at Gioia Tauro AN INVESTIGATION lasting two and a half years has led to the arrest of 23 people charged with belonging to the mafia in the southern Italian port of Gioia Tauro. Crowley boosts Yucatan service CROWLEY American Transport is boosting its Mexican service by offering a roro service linking the US Gulf and the Yucatan Peninsular. Avlis Shipyard explosion 'was sabotage' GREEK coast guard investigators believe an explosion that led to the sinking of a large yacht at Avlis Shipyards yesterday was sabotage. ITC 'has benefited more than Liberia' THE three principals of ITC and their group of companies "have made more than Liberia itself out of the country's maritime programme," claims Gerald Cooper, Liberia's IMO representative. New floating dock for Durban THE Port of Durban yesterday acquired an additional floating dock with the arrival of a second hand dock of 8,500 tons lifting capacity. The do India stands firm on cabotage THE Indian government is unlikely to restore the relaxation of cabotage regulations introduced some years ago but discontinued last year. P&O Ports to slash workforce P&O PORTS has unveiled plans to make redundant some 40 per cent of its stevedoring workforce in Australia. SAECS reintroduces Cape Town call THE Southern Africa Europe Container Service (SAECS) has reintroduced the double call at Cape Town. APL debt downgraded EXPOSURE to the Asian market has led Moody's Investors Service to downgrade American President Lines' debt to a B3 rating from double B. USCG orders new tank barge rules IN order to reduce spills from tank barges, the US Coast Guard has issued an interim rule to implement emergency control measures for the vessels. Chinese hold crew murder suspects CHINESE police are reported to have arrested seven men suspected of killing the 23 crewmembers of a Hong Kong operated bulk carrier that went missing in the Taiwan Straits.

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Keulders concrétise sa coopération avec Middlegate Le groupe belge Keulders (Visé) vient d'annoncer une alliance commerciale avec la société de transport Middelgate (Hull). Les deux sociétés sont spécialisées dans le groupage routier. Selon Gilbert Keulders, Middlegate partage la même philosophie du transport routier, de sorte qu'une extension de la couverture de l'Europe continentale au Royaume-Uni via une collaboration avec cette société s'est rapidement imposée. ODTH réceptionne une grue mobile Gottwald La grue mobile Gottwald d'ODTH a été déchargée jeudi dernier sur un terrain de l'ancien chantier naval Fulton à Ruisbroek, le long du canal maritime Escaut-Bruxelles. Les grutiers auront l'occasion de se familiariser avec l'engin de levage dans les semaines à venir, le véritable début des activités sur le nouveau terminal à containers étant prévu pour mars. Belgique: une réduction de la TVA donnerait un coup de pouce au rail et au fluvial Mercredi dernier, les députés ont discuté au sein du Parlement fédéral, de la proposition de loi instituant une "Commission fédérale de la politique des ports maritimes", qui, en principe, devait être approuvée par la Chambre hier après-midi. Dans le cadre de cette discussion, Jos Ansoms (CVP Anvers) a lancé l'idée de passer à "une réduction du tarif TVA de 21% à 6% pour le transport fret fluvial, et cela au niveau européen. Une réduction pareille devrait être réalisée pour le rail". L'UCV réclame le rétablissement du modus vivendi "Nous regrettons que le modus vivendi qui a existé pendant des années (dans le secteur de la navigation citernière) ait été entièrement abandonné". C'est ce qu'a déclaré Philippe Grulois, le président de l'UCV (Unie der Continentale Vaart), qui référait au malaise qui règne actuellement dans le secteur de la navigation citernière. Il appèle les parties concernées à conclure des accords acceptables pour tout le monde" et qui soient loyalement appliqués.

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Sydney rejects P&OP plan Sydney rank-and-file members of the Maritime Union of Australia employed by P&O Ports yesterday almost unanimously rejected their union's negotiating strategy with the stevedore. The deputy secretary of the central New South Wales branch, Jim Donovan, told DCN the vote was 244 to 1. Mr Donovan also signalled major problems for P&O Ports in Sydney, noting that if any of the points contained in the in-principle agreement, detailed in yesterday's DCN, were contained in the proposed enterprise document, it would be rejected. "We rejected it before, and we will reject it again," he said. ASR goes with the grain Australia Southern Railroad will sign a new five-year deal with its biggest customer, the South Australian grains industry, paving the way for freight rate cuts and other efficiencies in the state's grain haulage task. ASR, which took over the former Australian National rail freight business in 1997, revealed this week [13/1] that discussions with the grain industry were being finalised on a new deal covering new rates, conditions and infrastructure developments. Coal-oriented FreightCorp keeps Rio task Coal and iron ore giant Rio Tinto Ltd has elected to retain FreightCorp as its coal haulage provider in the Hunter Valley, despite recently criticising its rail haulage practices in the region. FreightCorp announced this week it had won the hotly contested bid to supply coal haulage services between Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley mines and the Port of Newcastle under a long-term agreement. 'Significant' ITF win in compo battle The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has won an important legal battle to obtain compensation for victims of a shipping incident, which will have significant repercussions for the industry. The ITF won the case on the first anniversary of the breaking in two and sinking of the bulk carrier Flare off the Newfoundland Coast in the Gulf of St Lawrence. Following the sinking on 16 January, 1998, of the Cyprus-flagged bulk carrier with the loss of 21 lives, four survivors, assisted by the ITF, last month successfully defeated a challenge by the owners, ABTA Shipping and the UK P&I Club to have the case thrown out of the Canadian Court.

International Transport Journal

Feature

New ways to Central Asia. In the past Central Asia could only be reached via Russia, but now a number of interesting alternative routes have been developed.

Maritime

APL enhances its weekly North Atlantic container service.
Saecs resumes southbound calls at Cape Town. Safmarine Container Lines has announced the resumption of outbound calls at Cape Town within the Saecs service.
Maersk offers direct calls to Morocco and a feeder to Tallinn.
TransRussiaExpress has been upgraded with a 1A ice class ship.
DFDS Tor Line improves North Sea liner services.
The New World Alliance has made a good start and looks forward to even closer collaboration in 1999.
The Finnlines Group restructures its German organisation.
Multiport Ship Agencies Network is 20 years old and has 100 members.
New publications: Bimco Holiday Calendar 1999.
Calendar of events: Design and Operation of Container Ships, London; MariChem 99, Amsterdam.

Ports and Terminals

Northwest Europe's ports continued to show healthy growth in 1998, with mostly higher growth rates in container throughput than in total volumes.

Intermodal

The UIRR supports the EU Commission's latest proposals but wants them to be more precise.
Multimodal Logistics launches the Marco Polo Rail Express landbridge between Rotterdam and China.
Calendar of events: Coastal ships and Inland waterways, London.

Aviation

Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines start codesharing.
Northwest fills the gap left by EVA Air to Kaohsiung.
Air Canada and SAS plan joint Toronto-Copenhagen flights, and SAS adjusts capacity on its global network.
Kuwait Air flies to Islamabad.
Change of owner at Safair. Imperial Holdings has purchased the South African carrier from Safmarine with effect from January 1 this year.
Kitty Hawk is dropping passenger services and will focus on cargo.
Thai Airways International made a profit in fiscal 1998 but is still burdened with huge debts.
Philippine Airlines has started afresh but is having trouble with its reorganisation program.
China Cargo Airlines has two MD-11s converted to cargo aircraft.
TNT Post Group NV takes over Jet Services in France.
Bridges Worldwide is GSA for American Airlines in southeast UK.
Emery offers more time guarantees.
UPS announces small rate increases.

International Transport Journal

Feature

New ways to Central Asia. In the past Central Asia could only be reached via Russia, but now a number of interesting alternative routes have been developed.

Maritime

APL enhances its weekly North Atlantic container service.
Saecs resumes southbound calls at Cape Town. Safmarine Container Lines has announced the resumption of outbound calls at Cape Town within the Saecs service.
Maersk offers direct calls to Morocco and a feeder to Tallinn.
TransRussiaExpress has been upgraded with a 1A ice class ship.
DFDS Tor Line improves North Sea liner services.
The New World Alliance has made a good start and looks forward to even closer collaboration in 1999.
The Finnlines Group restructures its German organisation.
Multiport Ship Agencies Network is 20 years old and has 100 members.
New publications: Bimco Holiday Calendar 1999.
Calendar of events: Design and Operation of Container Ships, London; MariChem 99, Amsterdam.

Ports and Terminals

Northwest Europe's ports continued to show healthy growth in 1998, with mostly higher growth rates in container throughput than in total volumes.

Intermodal

The UIRR supports the EU Commission's latest proposals but wants them to be more precise.
Multimodal Logistics launches the Marco Polo Rail Express landbridge between Rotterdam and China.
Calendar of events: Coastal ships and Inland waterways, London.

Aviation

Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines start codesharing.
Northwest fills the gap left by EVA Air to Kaohsiung.
Air Canada and SAS plan joint Toronto-Copenhagen flights, and SAS adjusts capacity on its global network.
Kuwait Air flies to Islamabad.
Change of owner at Safair. Imperial Holdings has purchased the South African carrier from Safmarine with effect from January 1 this year.
Kitty Hawk is dropping passenger services and will focus on cargo.
Thai Airways International made a profit in fiscal 1998 but is still burdened with huge debts.
Philippine Airlines has started afresh but is having trouble with its reorganisation program.
China Cargo Airlines has two MD-11s converted to cargo aircraft.
TNT Post Group NV takes over Jet Services in France.
Bridges Worldwide is GSA for American Airlines in southeast UK.
Emery offers more time guarantees.
UPS announces small rate increases.

International Transport Journal

Feature

New ways to Central Asia. In the past Central Asia could only be reached via Russia, but now a number of interesting alternative routes have been developed.

Maritime

APL enhances its weekly North Atlantic container service.
Saecs resumes southbound calls at Cape Town. Safmarine Container Lines has announced the resumption of outbound calls at Cape Town within the Saecs service.
Maersk offers direct calls to Morocco and a feeder to Tallinn.
TransRussiaExpress has been upgraded with a 1A ice class ship.
DFDS Tor Line improves North Sea liner services.
The New World Alliance has made a good start and looks forward to even closer collaboration in 1999.
The Finnlines Group restructures its German organisation.
Multiport Ship Agencies Network is 20 years old and has 100 members.
New publications: Bimco Holiday Calendar 1999.
Calendar of events: Design and Operation of Container Ships, London; MariChem 99, Amsterdam.

Ports and Terminals

Northwest Europe's ports continued to show healthy growth in 1998, with mostly higher growth rates in container throughput than in total volumes.

Intermodal

The UIRR supports the EU Commission's latest proposals but wants them to be more precise.
Multimodal Logistics launches the Marco Polo Rail Express landbridge between Rotterdam and China.
Calendar of events: Coastal ships and Inland waterways, London.

Aviation

Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines start codesharing.
Northwest fills the gap left by EVA Air to Kaohsiung.
Air Canada and SAS plan joint Toronto-Copenhagen flights, and SAS adjusts capacity on its global network.
Kuwait Air flies to Islamabad.
Change of owner at Safair. Imperial Holdings has purchased the South African carrier from Safmarine with effect from January 1 this year.
Kitty Hawk is dropping passenger services and will focus on cargo.
Thai Airways International made a profit in fiscal 1998 but is still burdened with huge debts.
Philippine Airlines has started afresh but is having trouble with its reorganisation program.
China Cargo Airlines has two MD-11s converted to cargo aircraft.
TNT Post Group NV takes over Jet Services in France.
Bridges Worldwide is GSA for American Airlines in southeast UK.
Emery offers more time guarantees.
UPS announces small rate increases.

International Transport Journal

Feature

New ways to Central Asia. In the past Central Asia could only be reached via Russia, but now a number of interesting alternative routes have been developed.

Maritime

APL enhances its weekly North Atlantic container service.
Saecs resumes southbound calls at Cape Town. Safmarine Container Lines has announced the resumption of outbound calls at Cape Town within the Saecs service.
Maersk offers direct calls to Morocco and a feeder to Tallinn.
TransRussiaExpress has been upgraded with a 1A ice class ship.
DFDS Tor Line improves North Sea liner services.
The New World Alliance has made a good start and looks forward to even closer collaboration in 1999.
The Finnlines Group restructures its German organisation.
Multiport Ship Agencies Network is 20 years old and has 100 members.
New publications: Bimco Holiday Calendar 1999.
Calendar of events: Design and Operation of Container Ships, London; MariChem 99, Amsterdam.

Ports and Terminals

Northwest Europe's ports continued to show healthy growth in 1998, with mostly higher growth rates in container throughput than in total volumes.

Intermodal

The UIRR supports the EU Commission's latest proposals but wants them to be more precise.
Multimodal Logistics launches the Marco Polo Rail Express landbridge between Rotterdam and China.
Calendar of events: Coastal ships and Inland waterways, London.

Aviation

Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines start codesharing.
Northwest fills the gap left by EVA Air to Kaohsiung.
Air Canada and SAS plan joint Toronto-Copenhagen flights, and SAS adjusts capacity on its global network.
Kuwait Air flies to Islamabad.
Change of owner at Safair. Imperial Holdings has purchased the South African carrier from Safmarine with effect from January 1 this year.
Kitty Hawk is dropping passenger services and will focus on cargo.
Thai Airways International made a profit in fiscal 1998 but is still burdened with huge debts.
Philippine Airlines has started afresh but is having trouble with its reorganisation program.
China Cargo Airlines has two MD-11s converted to cargo aircraft.
TNT Post Group NV takes over Jet Services in France.
Bridges Worldwide is GSA for American Airlines in southeast UK.
Emery offers more time guarantees.
UPS announces small rate increases.

International Transport Journal

Feature

New ways to Central Asia. In the past Central Asia could only be reached via Russia, but now a number of interesting alternative routes have been developed.

Maritime

APL enhances its weekly North Atlantic container service.
Saecs resumes southbound calls at Cape Town. Safmarine Container Lines has announced the resumption of outbound calls at Cape Town within the Saecs service.
Maersk offers direct calls to Morocco and a feeder to Tallinn.
TransRussiaExpress has been upgraded with a 1A ice class ship.
DFDS Tor Line improves North Sea liner services.
The New World Alliance has made a good start and looks forward to even closer collaboration in 1999.
The Finnlines Group restructures its German organisation.
Multiport Ship Agencies Network is 20 years old and has 100 members.
New publications: Bimco Holiday Calendar 1999.
Calendar of events: Design and Operation of Container Ships, London; MariChem 99, Amsterdam.

Ports and Terminals

Northwest Europe's ports continued to show healthy growth in 1998, with mostly higher growth rates in container throughput than in total volumes.

Intermodal

The UIRR supports the EU Commission's latest proposals but wants them to be more precise.
Multimodal Logistics launches the Marco Polo Rail Express landbridge between Rotterdam and China.
Calendar of events: Coastal ships and Inland waterways, London.

Aviation

Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines start codesharing.
Northwest fills the gap left by EVA Air to Kaohsiung.
Air Canada and SAS plan joint Toronto-Copenhagen flights, and SAS adjusts capacity on its global network.
Kuwait Air flies to Islamabad.
Change of owner at Safair. Imperial Holdings has purchased the South African carrier from Safmarine with effect from January 1 this year.
Kitty Hawk is dropping passenger services and will focus on cargo.
Thai Airways International made a profit in fiscal 1998 but is still burdened with huge debts.
Philippine Airlines has started afresh but is having trouble with its reorganisation program.
China Cargo Airlines has two MD-11s converted to cargo aircraft.
TNT Post Group NV takes over Jet Services in France.
Bridges Worldwide is GSA for American Airlines in southeast UK.
Emery offers more time guarantees.
UPS announces small rate increases.

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Red flag for Chinese yard A dispute between Germany s Egon Oldendorff and China s Wuhu Shipyard has led to the owner rejecting delivery of a new bulk carrier and the yard having to find a new buyer for the ship. The row could set nerves jangling elsewhere as there are reports of other owners looking to get out of contracts with Chinese yards. The Cuban time warp Tanker alliance Manager a success Lygnos collapse Crisis in Japan Hull blues What's hot in 1999

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

PORTS

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.

PORTS

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

PORTS

Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait

Naples

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

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

PORTS

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.

SHIPYARDS

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

ACCIDENTS

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

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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

ACCIDENTS

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.

COMPANIES

Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises

Graz

Investment in Austrian MarineXchange

CRUISES

Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.

Naha

Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.

PORTS

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

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

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

SHIPPING

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

Sana'a/Hamburg

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

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

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

SHIPPING

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

SHIPPING

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.

COMPANIES

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

PORTS

Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.

Ravenna

Fabio Maletti's term has expired

JOBS

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.

PORTS

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

SHIPPING

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

SHIPPING

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

CELEBRATION

Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary

Barcelona

A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.

JOBS

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.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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

SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

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

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

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

(South China Morning Post)

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

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

SHIPPING

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

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

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