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July 7, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
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 Timesweb site
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 Timesweb site
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 Timesweb site
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 Timesweb site
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

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • 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

Sched Netweb site
  • 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

Cargowebweb site
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

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 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

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
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

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

Marine Logweb site
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

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • 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

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • 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.

Fairplayweb site
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

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • 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...

TradeWindsweb site
  • 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
SHIPPING
The war crisis in the Middle East also affects ports
Dubai/Muscat/Washington
Kramek (WSC): Liner shipping has demonstrated its ability to react to emergency situations, such as the one in the Red Sea
SHIPPING
ICS, ECSA and ASA concerned about seafarers' safety in the Middle East
London/Brussels/Singapore
This is - they underlined - a rapidly evolving and unpredictable situation.
ACCIDENTS
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk were the first to sense trouble in the Middle East. A tanker sanctioned by the US was hit.
Hamburg/Copenhagen/Southampton/
Washington/Muscat
On Friday, the two companies notified customers of changes to their services in the region. Four Skylight crew members were injured.
SHIPYARDS
European list of ship recycling facilities updated
Brussels
Including for the first time a German shipyard, that of Emden
SHIPPING
Confitarma urges the EU to strengthen the attractiveness of its maritime flags
Rome
PORTS
An arbitration worth over $1.5 billion will resolve the dispute between PPC and the Republic of Panama.
Panama
Procedure at the International Chamber of Commerce in New York
PORTS
Tender for 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
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and Navantia agree to jointly coordinate and execute the European Patrol Corvette project.
Sad/Madrid
In 2025, the port of Rotterdam handled 14.2 million containers (+3.1%)
PORTS
In 2025, the port of Rotterdam handled 14.2 million containers (+3.1%)
Rotterdam
In the fourth quarter alone, containers amounted to 3.5 million TEUs (+3%)
PSA announces a billion-dollar investment plan in the port of Genoa
PORTS
PSA announces a billion-dollar investment plan in the port of Genoa
Rome/Singapore
The first phase focuses on the technological implementation and infrastructural adaptation of the PSA Genova Pra' terminal.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
New logistics hub in London to boost rail freight through the Channel Tunnel
London
An investment of around £15 million is expected
COMPANIES
Jeremy Nixon will hand over his position as CEO of Ocean Network Express to Till Ole Barrelet on July 1st.
Singapore
The German manager comes from Emirates Shipping Lines
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The first three electric gantry cranes have been installed at the new intermodal terminal in Milan Smistamento.
Milan
At full capacity it will be able to handle up to 44 trains per day
PORTS
Hong Kong government protests PPC's removal from Panamanian ports
Hong Kong/Beijing
Beijing government spokeswoman stressed that China will firmly protect the rights and legitimate interests of its companies.
TRANSPORTATION
European transport associations call for the CEF to be allocated at least €100 billion
Brussels
Chronic underfunding and financial shortfalls are lamented
PORTS
The Panamanian government assigns the transitional management of the port of Balboa to APM Terminals and the port of Cristóbal to TiL
Hong Kong/Panama
CK Hutchison Holdings denounces the illegality of the terminal seizure and confirms the possibility of legal action.
PORTS
Panamanian government seizes assets and equipment at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal
Panama
The Panama Ports Company of the CK Hutchison group has been removed from the management of the two ports
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Statement by rail and intermodal transport associations against gigaliners on European roads
Brussels
The current positions of the EU institutions - they denounce - all include elements that risk opening the door to a widespread diffusion of these vehicles.
SAFETY & SECURITY
The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended until 28 February 2027.
Brussels
A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
PORTS
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
Madrid
Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS should be monitored and, where necessary, revised.
OFFSHORE
Tidewater acquires Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million.
Houston
It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
TRADE
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Washington/Suitland
An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed.
PORTS
Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025
Ancona
Rolling stock slightly down. Passenger numbers significantly down.
PORTS
Construction of the cruise terminal at Molo San Cataldo in Taranto will begin in October.
London
Global Ports Holding invests over €4.5 million
ACCIDENTS
One dead and four injured on board the cruise ship World Legacy (formerly Moby Zaza )
Singapore
A fire broke out on the unit
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
SBB CFF FFS Cargo has sold 31 locomotives to Nordic Re-Finance
Bern
The Swiss company plans to equip itself exclusively with vehicles produced by Stadler Rail Valencia by 2035.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
PORTS
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Hamburg
Containers boosted the growth. Volumes remained stable in the fourth quarter alone.
SHIPPING
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the DFDS Group recorded a net loss of DKK -286 million.
Copenhagen
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegro's ports grew by 1.6%.
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy alone increased by +64.6%
PORTS
To APM Terminals the 37.5% of the Southern Container Terminal of the port of Jeddah
The Hague/Dubai
DP World will keep the remaining 62.5%
PORTS
Continues the bending of the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
In January decrease of -12.1%. Bown: the state of exports to China seems bad
PORTS
In the fourth trimester of the 2025 the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia is increased of +8.6%
Civitavecchia
In the whole year growth was +3.1%
COMPANIES
Samskip sells marine and logistic services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to the CLdN
Luxembourg/Rotterdam
The agreement includes rental agreements for over 5,000 multimodal load units
COMPETITION
The Antitrust has reopened the procedure on the concentration between the Ignazio Messina & C. and the Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
SHIPPING
The International Chamber of Shipping against the new harbour taxes programmed by the US government
Washington
Necessary - the association emphasizes - carefully coordinated political solutions
CRUISES
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new ships from cruise to Fincantieri
Miami/Trieste
They are destined to the companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM have agreed a merger agreement
Haifa/Hamburg
The German company will shell out up to $2.5 billion
SHIPPING
America's Maritime Action Plan proposes a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports.
Washington
It would be used to fund the new Maritime Security Trust Fund
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli ZIM
Hamburg
The German company will be responsible for international operations, while those in and with Israel will be assigned to the Tel Aviv-based private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.
COMPANIES
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after Epstein's involvement
Dubai
It Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan managing director
PORTS
Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest a billion euros for the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven
Bremen/The Hague
PORTS
CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it will assume the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Hong Kong
PORTS
Tomorrow will be inaugurated the new container terminal of transhipment of Damietta
Bremen/Melzo
Its ability to annual traffic will rise up to 3,3 million teu
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards
Milan
For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.
Trieste/Genoa
The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year
PORTS
Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports
Zagreb
Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers
COMPANIES
The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)
Genoa
Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
SHIPPING
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
Seoul
In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)
LOGISTICS
Offer to acquire European express courier InPost
Amsterdam/Luxembourg
It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)
OFFSHORE
Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement
Steinhausen/Hamilton
The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.
Hamburg
Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.
TRANSPORTATION
FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy
London
The new company is based in London
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
SHIPPING
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Cairo
Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.
SEAFARERS
The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.
Genoa
LOGISTICS
BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.
Schiedam
The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
SHIPPING
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Copenhagen
The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.
PORTS
In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs
Genoa
Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.
PORTS
Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.
Busan
Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
PORTS
Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Panama
Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation
PORTS
In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%
Cagliari
Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia
PORTS
Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025
Barcelona
In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
SHIPPING
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
Panama
The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
PORTS
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Anjra
New all-time high in total goods
PORTS
In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)
Ankara
Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.
PORTS
APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.
Panama
President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
PORTS
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
Beijing
In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)
PORTS
PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework
Balboa
The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action
INDUSTRY
Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets
Fly
The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
PORTS
Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.
Panama
Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Miami
New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.
PORTS
CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals
New York/Los Angeles
The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices
Berlin
Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten
Milan
Two daily connections are made in each direction
PORTS
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.
Antwerp
For the whole year the decline was -4.1%
CRUISES
Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic
London
In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)
TRUCKING
SOS LOGistica, allocating only 10% of the €590 million for road transport to zero-emission vehicles is self-destructive.
Rome/Milan
Texts: talking today about a heavy BEV market that "takes off" remains a mirage
SHIPYARDS
The first U212NFS submarine is being laid down at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard.
Trieste
The delivery of the first unit is scheduled for 2029
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
A new tender has been published for railway shunting in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure.
Genoa
The tender base amount is 14.8 million euros
SHIPPING
China's LC Logistics orders two new 11,000-TEU containerships
Hong Kong
Order with a total value of 236 million dollars
YACHTING
Palumbo Superyachts to build new metal shipbuilding hub in Ortona
Ortona
Concession area in the Abruzzo port
TRUCKING
Kuehne+Nagel acquires the road transport business of German firm Lohmöller
Schindellegi
In 2024 they had generated a turnover of approximately 23.5 million euros
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri delivered the ultra-luxury cruise yacht Four Seasons I in Ancona
Trieste
The Navis Sapiens program also debuts with the ship
INDUSTRY
Rolls-Royce posts record annual financial performance
London
Revenues increased by 12.2% last year
SHIPPING
Nearly 12 million tonnes of CO2 avoided in 2025 for vessels coated with Jotun products
Muggia
Estimated fuel cost savings of approximately $2 billion
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Interporto Padova amounted to 381,031 TEUs (-7.5%)
Padua
Record production value recorded
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2025, the Nola interport handled 2,000 trains
Nola
A 50% increase is expected in 2026
ACCIDENTS
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
ENVIRONMENT
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
PORTS
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
TRADE
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
SHIPPING
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
OFFSHORE
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
PORTS
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
SHIPPING
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
SEAFARERS
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
SHIPPING
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
PORTS
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
PORTS
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
PORTS
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
PORTS
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
SHIPPING
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
SHIPPING
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
MEETINGS
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
COMPANIES
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
OFFSHORE
Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
AWARDS
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
JOBS
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
LOGISTICS
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
LOGISTICS
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
LOGISTICS
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
CRUISES
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
INDUSTRY
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
PORTS
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
INFRASTRUCTURE
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
SHIPPING
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
ASSOCIATIONS
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
PORTS
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
SHIPPING
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
ASSOCIATIONS
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
PORTS
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
PORTS
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
DEFENCE
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
INDUSTRY
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
TRANSPORTATION
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
SHIPPING
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
PORTS
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
SHIPPING
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
SHIPYARDS
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
PORTS
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
SHIPYARDS
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
PORTS
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
SHIPPING
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
ENVIRONMENT
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
ENVIRONMENT
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
PORTS
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
LOGISTICS
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
INDUSTRY
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
COMPANIES
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
SHIPPING
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
ACCIDENTS
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
AVIATION
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
SHIPPING
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
PORTS
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
SEAFARERS
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
ASSOCIATIONS
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
PORTS
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
SHIPPING
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
INSTITUTIONS
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
PORTS
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
PORTS
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
INDUSTRY
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
LAW
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
COMPANIES
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
COMPANIES
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Livorno Reefer to acquire stake in CSC
SHIPPING
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
SHIPPING
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
SHIPPING
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
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
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
MEETINGS
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
COMPANIES
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
PORTS
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
SHIPPING
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
PORTS
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
PORTS
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
PORTS
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
DEFENCE
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
INDUSTRY
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
SAFETY & SECURITY
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
INDUSTRY
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
YACHTING
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
PORTS
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
MOURNING
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
PORTS
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
COMPANIES
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
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