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BRIEFS

July 7, 2000

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
Port Klang moving up the ranks
Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari

Air and Land Transport

Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
SIA's overall traffic up
BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half

Features

Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave

Logistics

Circle bought over by rival US group
Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
What the Internet can and cannot do

Columns

Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
Port Klang moving up the ranks
Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari

Air and Land Transport

Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
SIA's overall traffic up
BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half

Features

Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave

Logistics

Circle bought over by rival US group
Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
What the Internet can and cannot do

Columns

Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
Port Klang moving up the ranks
Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari

Air and Land Transport

Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
SIA's overall traffic up
BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half

Features

Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave

Logistics

Circle bought over by rival US group
Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
What the Internet can and cannot do

Columns

Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
Port Klang moving up the ranks
Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari

Air and Land Transport

Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
SIA's overall traffic up
BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half

Features

Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave

Logistics

Circle bought over by rival US group
Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
What the Internet can and cannot do

Columns

Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
Port Klang moving up the ranks
Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari

Air and Land Transport

Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
SIA's overall traffic up
BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half

Features

Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave

Logistics

Circle bought over by rival US group
Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
What the Internet can and cannot do

Columns

Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

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Glacial pace: Congress funds new icebreaker After a 10-year fight, Washington will replace the aging Great Lakes cutter Mackinaw. China venture broadens electronic tariff payments Import and export companies can pay tariffs in Shanghai via computer, with a local bank transferring funds directly to customs. American Airlines Cargo raises fuel surcharge The carrier will bump the surcharge by 5 cents per kilogram on Aug. 3. Northwest boosts cargo fleet with two 747-200s The passenger aircraft will be converted to full freighters. Congress talks while rail issues gather dust The chances that proposed measures to give the Justice Dept. more power over rail mergers range from "slim" to "none." Customs loses country-of-origin challenge End of an era: Congress approves funds to replace aging Great Lakes icebreaker Austrian rail system spins off logistics operations Crowley puts scheduling, bill-of-lading information on the Internet Transshipment business soars at Port Kelang Malaysia orders cuts in air cargo fees Northwest boosts freighter fleet, acquires two Boeing 747-200s Alitalia seeks commercial partners Greece to sell majority stake in Olympic Airways Boeing may sell 30 planes to International Lease Finance Corp. MSAS subsidiary acquires Newsround International Airfreight Shippers association adds air cargo consolidator Greenpeace activists leave Russian ship US&T becomes Velocity Express Feeder operators threaten congestion surcharge in Bangladesh

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From BAF to FAF Oakland order Lively Qingdao takes third place CX codeshare with Ansett Emery appoints North Asia logistics chief China Eastern and Cargolux joint cargo service Lufthansa ultimatum

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JULY 6, 2000
Eagle to buy Circle CEO Swissair back to the USA Danzas and Deutsche Telekom exchange contracts Danzas launches expansions in Africa Maersk Sealand to gain access to military, cargo-preference shipments American Airlines Cargo increase in fuel surcharge

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Maersk Sealand baptises two containerships State plans to 'co-operatise' cotton procurement scheme Exim Bank extends credit to Korean bank Curbs on sugar industry to be lifted gradually Move to hike sectoral investment caps for SSI units Durban fair nets Rs 25-cr business Benefits for branded product exporters spelled out Fixed duty rate for naphtha turned down Minister hails Saudi move Flourishing Indo-Israeli diamond trade faces rough weather Basis of tea export projection explained Karnataka clears 51 plans worth Rs 703 cr IFC to acquire stake in India's first floriculture infrastructure park NSICT handles 491,192 TEUs against 175,000 guaranteed to JNP in first year Pipavav Port handles first rice vessel Plan for phase-II of Ennore Port Nagpur airport hub: 21 cos bid for consultancy service RBI to ease forex encashment curbs Silk exporters urge Karnataka govt to scrap Sericulture Act 38 FDI proposals cleared

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JULY 6, 2000
New weekly global averages Busy in Falmouth Baltic market report Gibraltar market snapshot Sufficient avails in Malta Uncertain avails in Genoa Istanbul market report Piraeus market review Rotterdam rebounds moderately St. Petersburg avails suffer from transport difficulties Limited avails in Jeddah Fujairah prices sharply lower Good demand in Suez South Africa market review Djibouti today Africa West Coast market review Singapore price slide halts Very quiet market in South Korea Demand thin and avails tight in Japan Hong Kong prices following Singapore down

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JULY 6, 2000
Penske acquires Trimac's Rentway NACA acquires Universal Air Cargo group Malev to replace its six Tu-154Bs

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JULY 6, 2000
Keppel in talks to acquire Lisnave According to reports in Singapore and Portuguese newspapers, Keppel Hitachi Zosen is in talks about a possible buyout of leading Portuguese ship repairer Lisnave Halliburton and Petrobras in $2.5 billion deepwater contract Halliburton Company and Petrobras have signed contracts to proceed with the development of both the Barracuda and the Caratinga offshore oil fields in Brazil. The project includes two FPSOs. DD21 class to be named after Zumwalt The Navy will honor Navy Admiral Elmo R. "Bud" Zumwalt Jr., by naming its 21st Century Land Attack Destroyer (DD 21) after him. Shades of Chicken Run If you liked the animated movie Chicken Run, you'll love this. Here's how one of those online computer-based translation services mangled a German language report on the decision of a Bremen court to withdraw its arrest warrant on ex-Bremer Vulkan chief Friedrich Hennemann

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L'Autorità portuale di Genova chiede autonomia fiscale e finanziaria: «Investire sarebbe più facile» La devolution in banchina Sulle attività dello scalo ligure lo Stato ha incassato più di 2mila miliardi «restituendone» solo 33 Onorato annuncia la quotazione per il 2001 Moby lines in rotta verso Piazza Affari Livorno, esce Psa-Sinport mentre si affaccia Contship Coreane le tre nuove petroliere per D'Amato Traghetti nel Mediterraneo, un unico portale Internet per biglietti e prenotazioni

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CMB ditches bulker order for VLCCs MARC Savery's CMB has ditched orders for two large bulk carriers at Daewoo Heavy Industries in favour of a pair of VLCCs, Lloyd's List has learnt. Erika spill test case judgment reserved A FRENCH court has reserved judgement until November 8 on a test case claim made by a small seaside resort against the TotalFinaElf for FFr548,000 ($80,000) to cover the cost of cleaning beaches polluted by oil from the sunken tanker, Erika, writes Andrew Spurrier, Paris. Box surge helps PSA shrug off competition SINGAPORE terminal operator PSA Corporation has brushed aside concern over regional competition with a 12.8% growth in container throughput for the first half of 2000. Triple A rating boosts bond issue move PSA Corp has been assigned a triple AAA corporate credit rating by Standard & Poor's as it moves towards a bond issue, writes Marcus Hand. Fitness query over tanker detained at Milford Haven A TANKER that resumed trading after plans to scrap her fell through was yesterday released from Milford Haven following a six-day detention for numerous breaches of the International Safety Management code. Giant boxships to bring major savings Savings of almost $100m a year could be made by employing giant 12,500 teu vessels on the liner trades between Europe and Asia, according to a study by Lloyd's Register and Ocean Shipping Consultants. British tonnage tax lower than rivals' THE level of tax proposed under Britain's new tonnage tax regime compares favourably with similar systems established in other countries, the Lloyd's List Events Ship Finance Forum was told yesterday. Doll predicts online chartering revolution ALMOST half of shipping transactions could be conducted online by 2005, according to a leading participant in shipping's internet revolution.

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JULY 6, 2000
Salvor baulks at fixed premium LOF New feeder berths for Colombo Japanese repair work shrinks Kobe set to top 2M TEU PTP tariffs 'no problem' for PSA Lunde to head Nedship Bank Dar es Salaam goes for scrap Treasure tank yields no oil UK tax system 'offers best value' QE2 suffers knock-on effect KPC declares force majeure Two-year warning on ISM2 P&I chief warns on fixed premiums 'Scrapped' Obo held on ISM breaches Polish owners urge IACS re-think Henneman arrest order lifted Germany names maritime supremo Singapore launches maritime portal

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Une enquête révèle l'écart entre la perception du camion et la réalité L'association des constructeurs automobiles allemands VDA a effectué une vaste enquête d'opinion en Allemagne (et, pour comparer certains points, en France et aux Pays-Bas) sur l'image du camion. Il en ressort que des efforts d'information et de communication gigantesques devront être livrés pour améliorer cette image, qui demeure très mauvaise en dépit des progrès immenses réalisés dans la réduction des nuisances. Le public ne perçoit pas - ou même, ne veut pas percevoir - tous ces progrès, qui peuvent pourtant être établis objectivement. La Namibie veut développer le corridor de Walvis Bay Le Walvis Bay Corridor Group a récemment été créé à l'initiative d'un certain nombre de ministères namibiens, d'organisations de transport (dont les expéditeurs), des chemins de fer, des autorités portuaires et des transporteurs routiers. L'objectif est de développer le port namibien en tant que centre de transbordement international. L'hinterland de Walvis Bay s'étend sur une région qui compte 140 millions d'habitants. La CCFE se félicite de la position du PE sur le "paquet ferroviaire" Le Parlement européen entend aller plus loin et plus vite que le conseil des ministres dans la libéralisation du transport ferroviaire en Europe (voir LL du 4/7 et du 6/7). La Communauté des Chemins de fer européens (CCFE), qui regroupe 35 gestionnaires d'infrastructures ferroviaires et entreprises ferroviaires, se félicite "de l'approche pragmatique et progressive préconisée par le Parlement en la matière". On la comprend...

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London Club plans go it alone strategy Microsoft boosts club's plan to stand aside from changing P&I market. Gard sets sail on new venture A new one-stop shop for hull and P&I cover is aiming high with a launch on the tall ship Sorlandet. Intertanko chief checks in at Nedship Bank Dagfinn Lunde is moving to the German banking group that controls Nedship as head of shipping finance. Double trouble for DNV tankers For the second time in a few days the UK has detained an Aframax tanker linked to the Norwegian classification society. Tokyo Gas buys two LNG carriers Japanese utility moves into shipowning with deal to buy two gas carriers from Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Skaugen orders up to ten gas carriers from China Norwegian shipowner in deal worth up to $220m with Zhonghua Shipyard. Star set for $5m ship sale loss New buyers of MegaStar cruise vessels are getting a bargain. Mersey Docks buys Irish terminal operator The Liverpool port operator pays $24.3m for Imari. Northia to be converted to FPSO Isis gives new life to elderly Shell tanker. Lisnave repair yards sold for $1 A controlling stake in troubled Portuguese shiprepair group sold to two executives. CSAV port bid rejected Chilean shipping line fails to buy control of Argentine terminal. Greeks protest over Polish Register expulsion Greek shipowners, led by Epaminondas Logothetis, are to campaign against a decision to kick the PRS out of IACS. Cracked tanker detained at Sullom Voe An Aframax tanker has been detained at Europe's biggest crude terminal after cracks and corrosion were discovered in the hull. Precious Shipping restructuring hits quorum problem Eurobond holders unable to vote on debt deal after meeting narrowly misses quorum. Tough trading conditions hit the American Club Tonnage rises but free reserves fall at the New York based P&I club. Erika deal for Salvage Assocation Contract to investigate events behind controversial tanker loss boosts efforts to go commercial. Salvage Association lashes substandard owners Lack of care for ships and crew attacked by insurance underwriter David Davies. Fortum orders Aframax tankers from Japan Two doubled hulled tankers are to be built for the Finnish energy group on the back of ten year bareboat charters. New roles for two ex-DNV chiefs Two veterans of the Norwegian classification society are starting new roles in the commercial world. Maersk goes on British recruiting drive The Danish shipping giant has used a high profile naming ceremony to announce plans to employ more Britons on its ships. Bergesen rejects tanker pooling The Norwegian shipowner spells out a go-it-alone strategy. Liberia slashes tonnage tax The Liberian registry is winning vessels such as Celebrity Cruises newbuildings to its flag with an aggressive new pricing plan. Row over South African spill sistership A sistership of the bulk carrier that is causing serious pollution in South Africa has run into trouble with Det Norske Veritas. Underwriters subsidise shipowners London insurance company underwriters pay out 50% more in claims than they receive in premium. Aframax sale boosts Norden The profitable sale of an Aframax tanker has given a boost to the financial performance of the Danish shipowner.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

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

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

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

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

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

PORTS

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

Bremen

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

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

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

COMPANIES

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

Genoa/Milan

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

SHIPPING

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

Cernobbio

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Delta

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Shanghai

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

SHIPPING

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

Cairo

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

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

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

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.

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

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

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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

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

SHIPPING

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

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

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

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

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

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

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