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February 7, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises and Carnival appoint new board for Norway's NCL
    The two cruise lines plan unprecedented airline-style marketing deal
  • Bermuda doesn't want new huge cruise ships
  • PSA Corp sets new vessel rate record at Dalian terminal
  • World-wide Shipping gets new tanker
Air and Land Transport
  • Thai Air gets US$503m US Exim Bank guarantee for Boeing deal
    It'll cover most of the US$584m cost of four Boeing 777's and one 747
  • EgyptAir pilot claims knowledge of Oct crash
  • Navy diver in Kenya Airways rescue effort dies
  • Germany scraps high-speed rail link
  • Alaska's response to tragedy comes in for praise
  • KL car market sees lesser yen impact
Features
  • Dry-bulk freight rates set to surge, says UK report
    Strong recovery is around the corner, reports UK-based shipping consultants
  • Mosvold pulls out of tanker shipping, chief quits
  • Marad attacks planned Chinese rules

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises and Carnival appoint new board for Norway's NCL
    The two cruise lines plan unprecedented airline-style marketing deal
  • Bermuda doesn't want new huge cruise ships
  • PSA Corp sets new vessel rate record at Dalian terminal
  • World-wide Shipping gets new tanker
Air and Land Transport
  • Thai Air gets US$503m US Exim Bank guarantee for Boeing deal
    It'll cover most of the US$584m cost of four Boeing 777's and one 747
  • EgyptAir pilot claims knowledge of Oct crash
  • Navy diver in Kenya Airways rescue effort dies
  • Germany scraps high-speed rail link
  • Alaska's response to tragedy comes in for praise
  • KL car market sees lesser yen impact
Features
  • Dry-bulk freight rates set to surge, says UK report
    Strong recovery is around the corner, reports UK-based shipping consultants
  • Mosvold pulls out of tanker shipping, chief quits
  • Marad attacks planned Chinese rules

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises and Carnival appoint new board for Norway's NCL
    The two cruise lines plan unprecedented airline-style marketing deal
  • Bermuda doesn't want new huge cruise ships
  • PSA Corp sets new vessel rate record at Dalian terminal
  • World-wide Shipping gets new tanker
Air and Land Transport
  • Thai Air gets US$503m US Exim Bank guarantee for Boeing deal
    It'll cover most of the US$584m cost of four Boeing 777's and one 747
  • EgyptAir pilot claims knowledge of Oct crash
  • Navy diver in Kenya Airways rescue effort dies
  • Germany scraps high-speed rail link
  • Alaska's response to tragedy comes in for praise
  • KL car market sees lesser yen impact
Features
  • Dry-bulk freight rates set to surge, says UK report
    Strong recovery is around the corner, reports UK-based shipping consultants
  • Mosvold pulls out of tanker shipping, chief quits
  • Marad attacks planned Chinese rules

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2000
  • Ford and UPS Logistics deal
  • British Post Office buys French distribution company
  • Virgin to spend USD 125 million in Australia
  • IBM develops new internet platform for British Airways
  • First detailed urban maps on mobile phones
  • Revenue Ryder up

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2000
  • Japan/China Box Traffic Keeps on Growing
  • Shippers Face Rate Hike in Far East/South America Trade
  • Japanese Lines Set to Protect Antitrust Immunity
  • P&O to Separate Cruises Business

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Enron, MOL & SCI conclude joint venture deal
  • Shahi Shipping to start regular services between Mumbai & JN Port
  • Fertiliser project import norms simplified
  • EU may soon extend quota flexibility to garment exporters
  • Exports will rise with global trade: AP Governor
  • Anil Kumar is new Textiles Secy
  • Cotton crop put at 165 lakh bales
  • Maran hints at export boost incentives for states
  • Major excise rules for sugar go
  • Used machinery import norms may be eased for small garment exporters
  • Ready-made garment exports touch $ 5.32 billion during 1999
  • Calcutta Port maintains ranking in absolute traffic growth
  • Post-Seattle scenario warrants clear focus on India's stance
  • Concor receives 30 upgraded rail wagons
  • US, EU place orders for leather garments
  • Credit guarantee scheme for SSIs
  • Silk exports may touch $ 330 million
  • Panel to monitor steel projects' progress formed
  • India, Canada sign MoU for eco project
  • Lead scrap import ban may be rescinded
  • Harsh Budget on way: Sinha

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2000
  • US and Russia in skirmish over suspected Gulf tanker
  • US Energy Secretary stands firm oil reserve issue, hopes for market stability
  • Shell increases Singapore refinery runs
  • Survey puts OPEC January compliance at 82 percent
  • Thai Oil refinery now fully operational
  • US and Canada East Coast: NY spot distillates at gravity-defying levels
  • Latin American market reports from Pacific and Atlantic Coasts
  • US Gulf Coast market: Volatile but aiming higher
  • US/Canada West Coast: Smooth week for bunkers

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • ABS boss to unveil scrutiny proposals
    Proposals intended to tighten classification society scrutiny of ageing vessels, particularly tankers, in the wake of the Erika disaster, have been unveiled by Frank Iarossi, chairman and chief executive officer of the American Bureau of Shipping.
  • Hapag-Lloyd sells off loss-making Rickmers
    GERMANY's Hapag-Lloyd has sold Rickmers-Linie, including its four owned multipurpose cargo ships. The sale will become effective retroactively from January 1 and, as revealed in Lloyd's List on January 21, the buyer is Hamburg-based Rickmers Reederei, which is controlled by shipowner Bertram Rickmers. The deal sees Rickmers-Linie return to family ownership.
  • Star victory turns into pantomime
    NCL Holding's extraordinary general meeting in Oslo turned out to be a farce late on Friday, with Star Cruises walking away the victor.
  • Royal Caribbean declares 26th common stock dividend
    Royal Caribbean Cruises has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share for common stock shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2000, payable on March 30.
  • Fewer ships planned in Atlantic shake-up
    A FIGURE of eight rotation that will reduce the number of ships is being planned by the Grand Alliance and Americana Ships for a joint transatlantic service scheduled to begin in the summer.
  • Italian yacht Prada
    Italian yacht Prada is escorted back to the Viaduct Basin, Auckland, by a flotilla of spectator boats for the official trophy presentation following her win over AmericaOne in the final of the Louis Vuitton Cup yesterday. Prada won the series 5-4 and now meets Team New Zealand for the Americas Cup.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2000
  • ABS proposes tightening of class standards
  • Belgian bunkers found to contain polypropylene
  • Another Perama yard worker killed in repair blast
  • Trieste Port Authority to sue ECT
  • Grain exporter votes for closed shop
  • Colombia to sell transport infrastructure
  • Clarkson splits its tanker department
  • Wheat pool winds up European trading arm
  • Monopoly fears scupper P&O Cochin proposal
  • Coast Guard accused of contempt in Kobe Queen case
  • AGIP makes U-turn on charter of 23-year old tanker
  • SCI, MOL and Enron conclude LNG deal
  • Vancouver monitors dangerous goods on the net
  • Ship fined for Shanghai chemicals dumping
  • Alianca forms joint venture with CCNI
  • Japanese repair business hits new low
  • O'Neil urges reassessment of cruise ship safety

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2000
Home
  • Maersk Sealand goes forward with consolidation at port
  • Short lines courted by both sides in battle
  • Rough seas claim containers on OOCL ship
  • UPS launches tender offer for restricted shares
  • ESCO acquires Quantum Transportation
  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe sets record on-time results
  • L.L. Bean selects Celarix for shipment tracking
  • U.S. lawmakers call for action in UK air dispute
Transportation
  • CN, BNSF petition board to review merger application in one year
  • Emery opens logistics center at Schiphol
  • Air India to carry freight from UK to US
  • Lawsuit claims UPS inflates insurance fees
Maritime
  • ILA says Charleston riot was aberration
  • Grand Alliance, Americana Ships close to agreement in Atlantic
  • Matson seeks quick approval from Marad
  • Tougher rules on maritime security sought in Europe
  • Zim investor, China Shipping in deal for 4,050-TEU ships
  • P&O plans to spin off cruise lines

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2000
Home
  • Maersk Sealand goes forward with consolidation at port
  • Short lines courted by both sides in battle
  • Rough seas claim containers on OOCL ship
  • UPS launches tender offer for restricted shares
  • ESCO acquires Quantum Transportation
  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe sets record on-time results
  • L.L. Bean selects Celarix for shipment tracking
  • U.S. lawmakers call for action in UK air dispute
Transportation
  • CN, BNSF petition board to review merger application in one year
  • Emery opens logistics center at Schiphol
  • Air India to carry freight from UK to US
  • Lawsuit claims UPS inflates insurance fees
Maritime
  • ILA says Charleston riot was aberration
  • Grand Alliance, Americana Ships close to agreement in Atlantic
  • Matson seeks quick approval from Marad
  • Tougher rules on maritime security sought in Europe
  • Zim investor, China Shipping in deal for 4,050-TEU ships
  • P&O plans to spin off cruise lines

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2000
Home
  • Maersk Sealand goes forward with consolidation at port
  • Short lines courted by both sides in battle
  • Rough seas claim containers on OOCL ship
  • UPS launches tender offer for restricted shares
  • ESCO acquires Quantum Transportation
  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe sets record on-time results
  • L.L. Bean selects Celarix for shipment tracking
  • U.S. lawmakers call for action in UK air dispute
Transportation
  • CN, BNSF petition board to review merger application in one year
  • Emery opens logistics center at Schiphol
  • Air India to carry freight from UK to US
  • Lawsuit claims UPS inflates insurance fees
Maritime
  • ILA says Charleston riot was aberration
  • Grand Alliance, Americana Ships close to agreement in Atlantic
  • Matson seeks quick approval from Marad
  • Tougher rules on maritime security sought in Europe
  • Zim investor, China Shipping in deal for 4,050-TEU ships
  • P&O plans to spin off cruise lines

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
FEBRUARY 5, 2000
  • Haniel CL groupe ses services containérisés sous un seul dénominateur
    Haniel Container Line GmbH (HCL), le groupe de transport industriel allemand, a groupé tous ses services containérisés fluviaux à Anvers sous un dénominateur commun. Ainsi, le groupe poursuit sa tendance à la concentration, qu'il avait entamée mi-1999 en intégrant les services containérisés à Duisbourg et à Rotterdam dans une seule compagnie. La représentation des services containérisés dans l'hinterland sera maintenue sous le nom de marque existant.
  • Le trafic containérisé en progression de 22% à Lille
    L'an dernier, 67.997 TEU ont été transbordés au terminal à containers du port de Lille. En comparaison avec l'année précédente, cela représente un bond en avant de pas moins de 22%. Le fait marquant est toutefois que la part de la navigation fluviale a fortement progressé dans ce segment de trafic.

Traffic Worldweb site
  • CSX is making a bullish move away from contract pricing and toward more of a supply-and-demand pricing system. The timing of the change is strange: the Conrail merger hiccups aren't ironed out and shippers are still waiting for competition among the rails to force improved service. While CSX is not planning a drastic new pricing scheme, it is hinting at increases where it can get them. Shippers, meanwhile, scoff at the plan unless the increases come with the promise of improved service.
  • Norfolk Southern is doing everything in its power to stop the proposed merger between Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Canadian National. NS wants the Surface Transportation Board to ask for an operating plan about what the merged railroad would look like in Canada even though its jurisdiction stops at the U.S. border. The proposed merger is raising eyebrows of legislators on Capitol Hill who worry that Canadian shippers may gain unfair pricing and equipment advantages over U.S. counterparts. The addition of a Canadian operating plan may not derail the merger but it could certainly delay it.
  • Move over just-in-time; there's a new kid in town and the name is build-to-order. This new logistics buzzword is a leaner, speedier model better suited to competing in the fast-paced world of e-commerce, according to management consultant David Anderson. Building on the model Dell Computer Corp. has made famous, these new high-octane models may revolutionize supply-chain management. The dot-com companies opting to use warehouse-based fulfillment are taking a step back in time, warns Anderson. The answer is to find manufacturers that can make products on demand and skip the costs of holding any inventory at all.
  • Overnite Transportation and the Teamsters union head back to the bargaining table this week for their first face-to-face negotiations since Sept. 17. The union's unfair labor practice strike, which is in its 16th week, is continuing while the two sides negotiate. The talks take place in Chicago without the presence of a federal mediator, which had been a goal of the Teamsters prior to the strike. This will be at least the 151st bargaining session and the two sides are not close to a final agreement to cover Overnite workers who have voted for representation by the Teamsters.
  • United Parcel Service was given a Wall Street welcome that sent the company's stock price sinking after reporting record fourth-quarter earnings. While UPS posted $661 million in net income for the fourth quarter and showed significant gains in all service offerings, particularly Next Day Air and international exports, the results were not good enough for some investors hooked on Internet speed. Airborne Express, meanwhile, did not have bright news to report. Thanks to zero package growth and high fuel costs, the air express company watched its net income fall to $17 million from $37 million last year.
  • Companies happy about their software integration experience! Maybe this is a trend of the future, at least with hosted software applications. As the World Wide Web gets wider, more companies are finding web-based computing an attractive option. We're talking about a shift toward application service providers, in which companies use the Internet to access software programs run on remote servers. The proponents of the ASP model claim it can significantly cut customers' implementation costs and make information available to users around the clock, anywhere they can tap into the Internet.
  • Amtrak Mail & Express is looking to get in the meat market - the $10 billion refrigerated meat market that has been dominated by trucks for 20 years. The company has signed a "memorandum of understanding" with a new company called American Refrigerated Express, headed by former railroad execs Art Shoener (of UP) and John Anderson (of CSX). The new service will rely on new loading and packing designs to trim costs and allow rail service to compete for this freight in the Midwest-to-Northeast market.
  • Environmentalists are up in arms over taxpayer money going to fund port improvement activities. In its sixth annual report, the Green Scissors Campaign is trying to shed environmentally wasteful projects from the U.S. budget. The group says if the 77 projects they've pinpointed were axed, taxpayers could save $50 billion. Five of those projects are port projects where the group believes the federal government is paying too much of the burden. While shipping groups disagree with the group's findings, the environmentalists maintain that while U.S. ports are fighting to attract shipping lines with deeper ports, the shipping industry is consolidating and there are fewer ships to go around.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
LOGISTICS
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
PORTS
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
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%
ACCIDENTS
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
PORTS
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.
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 Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
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
(Interfax)
››› 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.
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