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December 7, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises shares ease after sparkling HKSE debut
    [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's Star Cruises made its debut on the mainboard of the Hongkong Stock Exchange (HKSE) last week surging 37 per cent from its opening price of HK$5.66 to close at HK$7.75 after its first day on the Hongkong bourse, only to ease to HK$6.60 by yesterday's close.
  • P&O Nedlloyd inks Pusan on-dock yard service deal
  • India's SCI to eventually focus only on energy transportation business
  • Wilhemsen forecasts weaker results
Air and Land Transport
  • Embraer opens S'pore office for Asia-Pacific
    [SINGAPORE] The world's fourth-largest aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, said yesterday it is in talks with a local partner to set up a regional parts distribution centre in Singapore to service the Asia-Pacific region to which it expects to sell as many as 200 aircraft within 10 years.
  • Cathay Pacific pilots warn of flight disruption
  • Asiana pilots hope to avert strike with deal on union status
  • Don't accept Ansett bid, Qantas urges Hazelton shareholders
  • SIA suspends some Asian, Aussie flights
  • BA traffic down 3.4% last month
Features
  • When safety is sacrificed for a bigger profit
    RECENTLY, Willem de Ruiter, head of the marine safety division of the European Commission, told Intertanko, "It is too late for the industry to educate the public, the public is now going to educate you."
Logistics
  • Guangdong seeks to improve distribution networks
    CHINA's most prosperous and dynamic province is seeking overseas assistance to upgrade its distribution sector.
  • APL clinches JoC award for logistics
  • Sembawang Kimtrans wins $5.76m deal

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises shares ease after sparkling HKSE debut
    [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's Star Cruises made its debut on the mainboard of the Hongkong Stock Exchange (HKSE) last week surging 37 per cent from its opening price of HK$5.66 to close at HK$7.75 after its first day on the Hongkong bourse, only to ease to HK$6.60 by yesterday's close.
  • P&O Nedlloyd inks Pusan on-dock yard service deal
  • India's SCI to eventually focus only on energy transportation business
  • Wilhemsen forecasts weaker results
Air and Land Transport
  • Embraer opens S'pore office for Asia-Pacific
    [SINGAPORE] The world's fourth-largest aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, said yesterday it is in talks with a local partner to set up a regional parts distribution centre in Singapore to service the Asia-Pacific region to which it expects to sell as many as 200 aircraft within 10 years.
  • Cathay Pacific pilots warn of flight disruption
  • Asiana pilots hope to avert strike with deal on union status
  • Don't accept Ansett bid, Qantas urges Hazelton shareholders
  • SIA suspends some Asian, Aussie flights
  • BA traffic down 3.4% last month
Features
  • When safety is sacrificed for a bigger profit
    RECENTLY, Willem de Ruiter, head of the marine safety division of the European Commission, told Intertanko, "It is too late for the industry to educate the public, the public is now going to educate you."
Logistics
  • Guangdong seeks to improve distribution networks
    CHINA's most prosperous and dynamic province is seeking overseas assistance to upgrade its distribution sector.
  • APL clinches JoC award for logistics
  • Sembawang Kimtrans wins $5.76m deal

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises shares ease after sparkling HKSE debut
    [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's Star Cruises made its debut on the mainboard of the Hongkong Stock Exchange (HKSE) last week surging 37 per cent from its opening price of HK$5.66 to close at HK$7.75 after its first day on the Hongkong bourse, only to ease to HK$6.60 by yesterday's close.
  • P&O Nedlloyd inks Pusan on-dock yard service deal
  • India's SCI to eventually focus only on energy transportation business
  • Wilhemsen forecasts weaker results
Air and Land Transport
  • Embraer opens S'pore office for Asia-Pacific
    [SINGAPORE] The world's fourth-largest aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, said yesterday it is in talks with a local partner to set up a regional parts distribution centre in Singapore to service the Asia-Pacific region to which it expects to sell as many as 200 aircraft within 10 years.
  • Cathay Pacific pilots warn of flight disruption
  • Asiana pilots hope to avert strike with deal on union status
  • Don't accept Ansett bid, Qantas urges Hazelton shareholders
  • SIA suspends some Asian, Aussie flights
  • BA traffic down 3.4% last month
Features
  • When safety is sacrificed for a bigger profit
    RECENTLY, Willem de Ruiter, head of the marine safety division of the European Commission, told Intertanko, "It is too late for the industry to educate the public, the public is now going to educate you."
Logistics
  • Guangdong seeks to improve distribution networks
    CHINA's most prosperous and dynamic province is seeking overseas assistance to upgrade its distribution sector.
  • APL clinches JoC award for logistics
  • Sembawang Kimtrans wins $5.76m deal

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises shares ease after sparkling HKSE debut
    [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's Star Cruises made its debut on the mainboard of the Hongkong Stock Exchange (HKSE) last week surging 37 per cent from its opening price of HK$5.66 to close at HK$7.75 after its first day on the Hongkong bourse, only to ease to HK$6.60 by yesterday's close.
  • P&O Nedlloyd inks Pusan on-dock yard service deal
  • India's SCI to eventually focus only on energy transportation business
  • Wilhemsen forecasts weaker results
Air and Land Transport
  • Embraer opens S'pore office for Asia-Pacific
    [SINGAPORE] The world's fourth-largest aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, said yesterday it is in talks with a local partner to set up a regional parts distribution centre in Singapore to service the Asia-Pacific region to which it expects to sell as many as 200 aircraft within 10 years.
  • Cathay Pacific pilots warn of flight disruption
  • Asiana pilots hope to avert strike with deal on union status
  • Don't accept Ansett bid, Qantas urges Hazelton shareholders
  • SIA suspends some Asian, Aussie flights
  • BA traffic down 3.4% last month
Features
  • When safety is sacrificed for a bigger profit
    RECENTLY, Willem de Ruiter, head of the marine safety division of the European Commission, told Intertanko, "It is too late for the industry to educate the public, the public is now going to educate you."
Logistics
  • Guangdong seeks to improve distribution networks
    CHINA's most prosperous and dynamic province is seeking overseas assistance to upgrade its distribution sector.
  • APL clinches JoC award for logistics
  • Sembawang Kimtrans wins $5.76m deal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • China Shipping deploys its first post-Panamax ships in Pacific
    China Shipping Group will double capacity on its Asia-America South Service by introducing five new 5,500-TEU ships by late 2001. Those ships will replace a series of chartered vessels averaging around 2,800 TEUs.
  • P&O Nedlloyd orders 63,000 boxes
    The order, which will be delivered beginning in January, includes 3000 refrigerated containers.
  • Follow the rules for free-trade benefits
    Pay attention to the details to get the most from the GSP, Nafta and AGOA programs.
  • Inquiry says Army Corps. rigged Miss. locks project data
  • Crown named EVP for CSX rail
  • MOL renames U.K., German air units MOL Logistics
  • Manugistics wins US Military IT contract
  • Persian Gulf port security increased
  • GeoLogistics to expand in India
  • Germans praise IMO blackbox rule for ships
  • Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg-Sud expand cooperation
  • Santos slammed with another strike
  • New Malaysian port gains more distribution tenants

Sched Netweb site
  • TOC Asia to be held in Hong Kong
  • Shanghai exports blossom
  • Sembawang Kimtrans gets 3-year contract from KNS
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins Hamburg Süd

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2000
  • UK considers safety board
  • Hapag Lloyd and Hamburg-S FCd cooperate
  • Philips about to invest in Dutch infrastructure
  • Lease agreement for Texas City terminal
  • Latvian Railway divides cargo rates

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI to acquire 13 vessels
  • APL consolidates its presence in Indian market - Launches 100 per cent owned subsidiary APL-India
  • Steel seconds imports allowed only through 3 ports
  • ICD-Pithampur sends first air cargo to Sahar
  • Abdullah confident of export target being surpassed
  • Dumping duty on steel items from China, Russia mooted
  • Steel cos mull 20 pc output cut
  • WTO committee to examine India's auto policy
  • GeoLogistics to set up 12 more warehouses in India
  • Woolmark projects higher demand for wool, cotton
  • Armenia offers to be springboard to EU, CIS markets
  • International Conference & Exhibition inaugurated - Indian Ports 2000
  • Tax holiday for food processors likely
  • Petrochem sector holds great promise: Minister
  • Provisions in 'Trade-related Competition Bill'
  • Govt bid to rope in pvt. players to build huge grain bins
  • Phased expansion of service tax net likely
  • Centre to review pre-qualification norms for WB-funded road projects

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2000
  • Crude prices continue to slide as questions arise if the bull run is over
  • Crude rebound halted after DOE contradicts API on US crude stocks
  • Iraq tipped to accept new oil-for-food phase, still no sign of exports
  • Philippines to investigate refiners for unfair pricing
  • Singapore bunker prices fall to 4 month low, bottom reached?
  • Crude steady as inventories fall
  • Hopes for resupply in Jeddah
  • Brazil MGO down by $10
  • Argentina bunker prices
  • Mexican price update

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New terminals for inland barges
  • More e-commerce for tanker shipping on inland waterways
  • Neokemp now available
  • Grimaldi to Salvador-Bahia and Itajai
  • TT Club with P&O Australia
  • AB Nordö Link
  • China Shipping Group: trans-Atlantic service
  • APL Europe: euro
  • IMTC calls Casablanca
  • Nine «globals» cooperate in e-commerce
  • Swiss Post International takes over the company Mail Distribution System GmbH
  • Chaos or on an orderly track?
  • E-business competence center in Graz
  • TNT: new subsidiary in Berlin-Charlottenburg
  • Newtron and Schenker-BTL
  • International Trade Fair Transport and Logistics 2000 in Leipzig
  • German Parcel changes basis of parcel price calculations
  • Slowed growth in 2001
  • Truck fees

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2000
  • European Commission proposes more marine safety measures
    Following up on the legislative proposals put forward in March after the sinking of the oil tanker Erika, the European Commission today adopted a second package of proposed measures
  • SCA says Westchester spill illustrates need for continued phase-out of single-hull tankers
    The November 28 spill of nearly half-million gallons of crude into the lower Mississippi River by the foreign-flag single hull tanker Westchester has led the Shipbuilders Council of America to renew its call for the continued phase-out of single-hull [and single-skin] tank vessels

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • IDZs get the official nod
  • Kimberley moves into vehicle export market
  • Taxman targets used container registration dodgers
  • Namibia's border levy clicks in
  • Rate cuts offer big savings on East Africa rail route
  • Nacala traffic trebles
  • Road hauliers give new Maputo Corridor the thumbs-up
  • 'Equity quota is a moving target'
  • Safari ponders port rotation
  • Transport body develops equity training strategy
  • Nigeria opts for local shipbuilding expertise
  • Portnet and Spoornet outline holiday working plans
  • NUS helps cut telecommunications costs
  • Standardised solutions customised to local conditions
  • New bill of entry prototype caters for smaller agents
  • Cell phone message sends out temperature alert for reefers
  • Clients can print bills of lading in own offices
  • Cargo owners and hauliers transact on-line
  • Common system keeps track of charges
  • New Spoornet system keeps Africa rail in contact
  • Rohlig-Grindrod investigates own freight portal
  • Clients sit back as BATS generates tracking e-mails
  • Freight industry is far from ready for B2B
  • New Hellmann system will link 130-strong country network
  • Real time track and trace available
  • Science fiction is becoming a reality
  • WAP facility provides anywhere, anytime info
  • NVOCC works on integrating with clients' systems
  • Orders go directly into the system
  • Shippers cotton on to new email truck-filler
  • Cargo Info provides a single-entry freight site
  • E-commerce 'Green Paper' must create new legal framework
  • Ecu-Line launches direct Europe - Namibia service
  • Hartrodt moves into development mode Looking at customised solutions
  • Citrus leaders band together to restore order
  • Poor citrus prices fall short of Capespan predictions
  • Skills shortage hampers exports
  • Upskilling is precursor to affirmative action
  • Custom-designed tanks support Africa exports
  • MSC manager recovering after car crash
  • P&ON commits R25m more to avo industry
  • Adjusted stats reveal fast-growing economy
  • Casual workers bring Durban port to a halt
  • Passengers and freight keep St Helena full
  • Swazi border blockade labelled a flop
  • Wine industry promotes black stakeholding

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2000
  • Port of Bellingham considers tenants for space in Harbor Center Building
  • U.S./Japan reviews annual of 1995 Automotive Framework Agreement
  • Port of Tacoma Oks change to lease to facilitate sale to ILWU Credit Union
  • Port Seattle is Employer of year for support of disabled employees
  • Port of Pasco rededicates completed Container Barge Terminal

The East Africanweb site
  • Why Africa Needs More Intra-Regional Trade
  • High Transport Costs Blamed on Corruption
  • URA to Charge for Transit Licences
  • Saudi Company to Make Vessels for Lake Victoria

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Safety drive to target drugs
    A NEW crackdown on drug abuse in the shipping, fishing, and civil airline industries, and action to improve port and maritime safety, was pledged by the UK government yesterday.
  • Industry welcomes tighter rules on drinking
    BRITAIN'S shipping industry yesterday appeared broadly behind plans to tighten up rules on alcohol abuse at sea, writes David Osler.
  • Fredriksen shows money as Osprey tries to call tune
    JOHN Fredriksen's World Shipholding has demonstrated it has the funds to cover the offer for Osprey Maritime shares it does not already own.
  • Fidelity discloses 9.97% Bergesen holding
    AMERICAN mutual fund Fidelity Investments has flagged a 9.97% shareholding in Bergesen, Norway's biggest bulk shipping group.
  • Yards ponder EU subsidy stance
    European shipbuilders have been left scratching their heads over the type of protection they can expect from the European Union against South Korean competition, should negotiations on state subsidies fail and an EU anti-dumping case against Korea be pursued to WTO level.
  • CESA reveals case against Seoul subsidies
    THE Committee of EU Shipbuilders' Associations has detailed its complaint against South Korea saying the country is "propping up" its shipyards, such as Daewoo Heavy Industries, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries.
  • Pay policy plan set to revive Swedish fleet
    A DRAFT shipping policy introduced in Sweden promises to be the first step towards a comprehensive revival in the nation's maritime fortunes.
  • Kalmar unveils carrier for next generation of boxships
    KALMAR Industries has unveiled the Shuttle Carrier, which it describes as a new concept in container terminal operations.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2000
  • Ferry initiative nets immigrants
  • Fairplay assesses VLCC pool
  • Israel probes Haifa collision
  • French slam Erika response
  • Marine engineers call off strike
  • Ship fire closes Chittagong quay
  • WG&A wins confidence boost
  • Banana charters to change
  • Litton Avondale workers vote
  • Santos hit by new strike
  • Weather hits Australian harvest
  • RINA bidding moves ahead
  • Minister blasts Woodside bid
  • Cruise line seeks more vessels
  • MFD salvage launched
  • New products terminal for Sri Lanka
  • Owner charged over alleged spill

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Quelle place pour la SNCB dans la HesseNoord Natie?
    La SNCB, on le sait, s’est insérée dans le secteur de la manutention portuaire de containers, ce qui s’est fait de deux manières différentes. D’une part, c’est la filiale IFB (Inter Ferry Boats), qui détient 50% du terminal de l’OCHZ, ayant été rejointe par le manutentionnaire anversois Hessenatie pour les 50% restants. C’est également IFB qui s’est installée sur le terminal à containers du port Ouest de Dunkerque, qui relèvera d’un seul opérateur constitué à 40% par le port autonome français et NFTI (90% IFB-10%CNC) pour 60%, cette dernière entité assurant la gestion. D’autre part, c’est la SNCB elle même qui a pris une participation de 33% dans la société constituée avec la Noord Natie (67%) pour l’exploitation du Noordzee Terminal, le deuxième terminal à containers à marée dont dispose pour l’instant le port d’Anvers.
  • “Choc du gazole”: l’impact réel sur le transport routier
    Au 1er juillet 2000 et par rapport au 1er janvier 1999, donc sur une période dix-huit mois, le coût (prix de revient) du transport routier de marchandises (TRM) a subi en France une hausse comprise entre 10,7 et 12,7%. On a souvent évoqué à ce propos l’impact de mesures spécifiquement françaises comme les 35 heures et diverses autres avancées sociales. Pourtant, durant la même période, le coût du TRM a connu des hausses du même ordre de grandeur dans bon nombre de pays voisins. Analyse de ce qui est imputable au cas français et de ce qui revient au renchérissement des prix du gazole.
  • Joyau renforce son réseau français
    La société française de messagerie reprendra en date du 1er janvier prochain “trois petits messagers régionaux”, annonce “Transports Actualités”. Il s’agit des sociétés de transport Bonhoure, Poeydomenge et Wille. Par cette acquisition, Joyau renforce son réseau (qui s’étendra sur cinq départements de plus) et augmente le nombre de ses implantations en France (qui passera de 32 à 35), ajoute notre confrère.
  • Mory Circle devient Mory EGL
    Comme on pouvait s’y attendre, le groupe français Mory Team a élargi sa joint-venture avec le prestataire de services américain Circle, créée en mars sous le nom de Mory Circle, à EGL, qui a repris Circle cet été. Au début du mois, une nouvelle joint-venture, dans laquelle les deux partenaires détiennent une participation égale, a été fondée sous le nom de Mory EGL. Alors que Mory, par son alliance avec Circle, pouvait développer ses activités principalement dans le maritime, celle avec EGL permettra de poursuivre la diversification vers le fret aérien. Ou comment un groupe français, s’étant vu forcer de céder ses activités dans l’expédition de fret aérien et maritime, peut grandir...

Marine Linkweb site
Maritime Contract News
  • Litton Ingalls To Repair USS Cole
  • Two Cruise Ships For Blohm + Voss?
Breaking News
  • Despite Low Earnings, Litton Surpasses NYSE Forecasts
  • Reprieve Expected to Aid Telstra's Offshore Issues
  • Outboard Marine To Lay Off 1,000
  • Added Panamax Cargo Inquiries Have Little Effect On Rates
  • Parajitos Port Reopens; Dos Bocas Remains Closed
  • CMB Closes Bidding On Its Port Handling Division
  • EU Proposes Establishment Of New Safety Agency

Marine Linkweb site
Maritime Contract News
  • Litton Ingalls To Repair USS Cole
  • Two Cruise Ships For Blohm + Voss?
Breaking News
  • Despite Low Earnings, Litton Surpasses NYSE Forecasts
  • Reprieve Expected to Aid Telstra's Offshore Issues
  • Outboard Marine To Lay Off 1,000
  • Added Panamax Cargo Inquiries Have Little Effect On Rates
  • Parajitos Port Reopens; Dos Bocas Remains Closed
  • CMB Closes Bidding On Its Port Handling Division
  • EU Proposes Establishment Of New Safety Agency

TradeWindsweb site
  • Phillip's Polar tankers face delay
    The first post OPA'90 tankers built in the US are facing delays in their delivery timetable.
  • Endurance owners face pollution charges
    Canadian authorities charge Singapore-flagged tanker accused of polluting Nova Scotia coast.
  • Pacific Basin buys Jardine shipmanagement
    The Hong Kong owner is majority shareholder in latest shipmanagement tie up.
  • Europe sets out new post-Erika plans
    The European Commission has come out with its second round of proposals designed to protect its waters from shipping.
  • NEPIA splits club and management
    New management company to run fast growing Newcastle P&I club.
  • Cosco VLCCs head for home yard
    Chinese shipping giant COSCO is closing in on a preferred domestic yard with its VLCC newbuildings.
  • P&O Nedlloyd revamps containers
    The Anglo-Dutch shipowner has ordered $130m worth of boxes from China.
  • DNV comes clean on green shipping
    The class society says the industry has reacted positively to its new environmental notations.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
La Spezia is among the Italian ports that are most increasing their connections to container shipping lines.
Geneva
Among the other main national airports, Vado Ligure and Ravenna are losing connections
Middle Eastern Gulf Cooperation Council states call for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz
Middle Eastern Gulf Cooperation Council states call for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz
Manama
Rejected any toll, tax or attempt to exercise control over the Strait
IMO suspends evacuation operations for ships awaiting transit through the Strait of Hormuz
London/Taipei
Evergreen says its container ship was hit while following the UKMTO-recommended route.
Four entities pre-qualified for the concession of the cargo terminals of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk
Gdansk
These are APM Terminals, Mariner/TAS, Yilport Holding and AD Ports/SKF Holdings UK
New attack on a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
The container ship Ever Lovely was hit by a shell off the coast of Oman.
In 2025, 1,478 containers were lost at sea out of a total of 280 million transported by ships
Washington
On January 1st, the IMO regulation came into force which makes reporting of boxes lost at sea mandatory
BIMCO and ICS' latest report on the maritime workforce raises alarm over officer shortages
London/Bagsværd
In 2026, there will be a shortage of 39,100 STCW certified officers.
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Kombiverkehr decreased by -13.5%
Frankfurt am Main
Annual revenues down 8.3%
The government's proposal to update the rules on port governance raises more than one doubt
Rome
Costa: The lack of infrastructure planning cannot be solved with a joint stock company
MSC Cruises and Meyer Werft have not yet signed contracts for four new cruise ships plus two options.
Papenburg/Geneva
The companies expressed confidence that they could successfully conclude negotiations in the coming weeks.
The LSCI index of Italy's connection to the global network of containerized maritime services continues to grow.
The LSCI index of Italy's connection to the global network of containerized maritime services continues to grow.
Geneva
In the second quarter of 2026 it was equal to 290.0 (+2.3%)
AD Ports has completed the acquisition of an 81% stake in Global Feeder Shipping.
Abu Dhabi
In 2025, the company's ships carried 2.8 million containers
An evacuation plan has been established for ships still waiting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
London/Muscat
Dominguez (IMO): The operation will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other coastal states in the region, the USA and the maritime industry
Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenue for March-May Quarter
Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenue for March-May Quarter
Miami
Fuel costs rise to near-record levels in 2022
Reducing navigation speed and optimizing port calls are the key to decarbonizing shipping
Copenhagen
A new study by the Global Maritime Forum highlights this.
ECSA and A4E reiterate the need to allocate EU ETS revenues to the decarbonisation of ships and aircraft
Brussels
Essential to bridge the price gap between sustainable and conventional fuels
AD Ports' new bid to gain control of Egypt's ALCN rejected
Cairo
A new proposal worth approximately $580 million has been submitted.
John Denholm is the new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Rome
He succeeds Emanuele Grimaldi, who has completed his four-year term
A ship was hit by a drone in the Black Sea
Odessa
One of the nine crew members died
Port of La Spezia: Dredging of the third port basin and navigable canal begins.
La Spezia
Yesterday, 25 ships passed through Hormuz, the highest daily number since April 18.
Singapore
Since March, the average has been 7.6 transits per day
Interferry calls on the EU to implement the EES pragmatically, or to suspend it
Victoria
The upcoming high summer season - the association denounced - risks suffering serious inconveniences
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in French ports increased by +3.8%
Paris
General cargo and solid bulk cargo are growing. Liquid bulk cargo remains stable.
BIMCO and Intertanko stress that there are still significant risks to the Hormuz crossing
Copenhagen/London
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure grew by +1.7%
Genoa
The Boards of Directors of the Basins and Maritime Stations Authority have been renewed.
After more than 100 days in the Persian Gulf, Grimaldi's PCTC Grande Torino has passed through Hormuz
Naples
Transit authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
US-Iran agreement signed to restore naval traffic through Hormuz
Islamabad/Tehran
Lifting of the American naval blockade and demining of the waters
Assocostieri, port governance reform should take into account the specific nature of strategic energy infrastructure in ports.
Confitarma rejects any form of toll in the Strait of Hormuz.
Naples
Zanetti: We reaffirm the fundamental principle of freedom of navigation.
Federagenti proposes to allocate the concession fees proportionally to Ports of Italy and the AdSPs to finance the new joint stock company
Rome
DP World in talks to build container terminal at Texas port of Corpus Christi
Charlotte/Los Angeles
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 17.2% last month.
Assarmatori criticizes Brussels, but also Rome, for what they are doing to decarbonize the shipping industry.
Rome
Messina: A return to normalcy in the Strait of Hormuz will not be immediate.
US firm Enstructure buys Logistec's US port terminal network
Wellesley/New York/Montreal
It operates a total of 84 terminals in the USA
Leveraging the revised Block Exemption Regulation to encourage private investment in ports
Constance
FEPORT urges it
The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority will collaborate in the development of the port of Misrata.
Measured
Project for a new bulk terminal
Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
London
Call for an immediate cessation of attacks
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by 31.7% last month.
Long Beach
The overall volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026
The Swiss Federal Council proposes extending subsidies for rail freight traffic through the Alps until 2035.
Bern
From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be paid out
So far the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago
Paris
AXSMarine: No Signs of a Long-Term Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Istanbul
The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers
Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.
Taipei
At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs
US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman
Tampa
The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.
ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform
Brussels
The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.
US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello
Tampa/New Delhi/London
Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization
Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region
Southampton/Muscat
One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.
Civitavecchia
Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%
A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
Exchange of gunfire with the security team on board the ship
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
This is highlighted in a report commissioned by ICS to Lloyd's Register Advisory.
Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).
Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.
Ismailia
They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster
Luxembourg
However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives
ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Brussels
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances
Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.
Luxembourg
What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
Sana'a
A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Geneva
This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
Genoa
Paroli: the work now allows approximately 900-1,000 heavy vehicles per day to directly access the port's operational areas.
The rapporteurs of the Ports Bill defend the governance project centered on the Ports of Italy.
Rome
Ghio (PD) denounces that the governing bodies of this new company would be appointed entirely by the government. Ghirra (AVS): The objectives of national coordination could have been achieved by strengthening the National Conference of Port Authority Presidents.
US logistics companies WWEX Group and Auctane announce merger
Milan/Dallas/Austin
Artificial intelligence plays a leading role
Unexpected decline in European intermodal traffic in the first quarter of 2026
Brussels
UIRR: Infrastructure chaos caused by construction sites interrupting railway lines
Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires remaining 50% of Hanseatic Global Terminals Aracruz
Rotterdam/Aracruz
The company is building the new Brazilian container port of Imetame
Conftrasporto: The Ports Bill highlights clear operational, financial, and regulatory compliance issues.
Rome
Russo: the competences of Ports of Italy would overlap with those of the Port System Authorities, the Ministry of Transport and the Art
WoodMac believes decarbonisation rules could have a major impact on LNG-powered vessels
Edinburgh
According to the company, European regulations would put ships with DFDE engines out of the market
French MN will transport Avio's Vega C launcher between Italy and South America
Nantes
The French company will equip itself with a new vessel designed specifically for the transport of space equipment
EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from transport services comes into force
Brussels
The system is based on the international standard EN ISO 14083:2023
The container ship MSC Sariska V was hit by two shells in the Persian Gulf on Monday.
Geneva/Rome
All crew members were unharmed.
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.8%
Bremen
Containers amounted to 1,245,515 teu (+4.4%)
MSC acquires 51% stake in Pivdennyi container terminal (Odessa)
Odessa
It has a traffic capacity of 400 thousand TEUs per year.
The IMO Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea will enter into force on 19 November 2027.
London
Dominguez: a long-awaited achievement, which fills an important gap in the international regime
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2026, an increase of +12.1% was recorded
In Spain, €11.8 million in eco-incentives have been allocated for the use of motorways of the sea.
Madrid
163,672 shipments made by 32 companies subsidized
ABB has signed an agreement to buy Norwegian marine automation company Høglund.
Zurich
The Tønsberg-based company's integrated automation system is currently installed on over 600 vessels.
Port of Gioia Tauro: tender launched for the redevelopment of the ro-ro docks
Gioia Tauro
Worth 5.6 million euros, the works will last 210 days
Grimaldi confirms the important role of the port of Catania in its strategies
Catania
The aim is to increase services and make existing ones even more efficient.
Annual growth of +6% in cruise traffic and +2% in ferry traffic is expected in the Adriatic
Venice
It is the only Mediterranean region to have recorded a decline in cruises in the period 2019-2025
PSA Padova established to develop and manage the Padua intermodal terminal
Padua
The shareholders of Interporto Padova and Padova Hall have approved the merger plan
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
Spediporto has opened its own representative office in Hong Kong
Genoa
Giachero: the opening of this desk is also an opportunity for young people
Arcese, Conti and Cosulich establish a company for the port logistics of finished vehicles
Livorno
HMM orders eight bulk carriers and two gas carriers
Seoul
Investment of approximately 1.1 billion dollars
MPC Container Ships has purchased four 7,000 TEU containerships built between 2023 and 2024.
Oslo
Investment of 340 million dollars
FedEx posts record quarterly and annual revenue
Memphis
Total revenues in fiscal year 2026 amounted to $94.7 billion (+7.7%)
Geopolitical uncertainty has become the main risk for shipping
Munich
Evergreen purchases 140,500 new containers in China
Taipei
Investments totaling $358.9 million
Memorandum of Understanding for the Launch of Drone Use in the Port of Palermo
Palermo
Submission of the request for the establishment of U-Space
Yesterday, the Strait of Hormuz was crossed by 42 commercial vessels
Paris
For the first time since the beginning of the conflict, several LNG tankers entered the Persian Gulf
Saipem wins new $1 billion offshore contract in Angola
Milan
It was awarded by Azule Energy for the Greater PAJ project
Port of Ancona: Dredging work has begun on the seabed of quay 22.
Ancona
Approximately six thousand cubic meters of sediment will be removed
Confitarma welcomes clarifications regarding ship waste collection management.
Rome
The need for uniform application of the legislation throughout the country was highlighted.
The Tuscan Cooperation Development Fund invests in Uniport Livorno.
Livorno
Operation for a total of 880 thousand euros carried out together with co-investor Coopfond
Fit-Cisl, recognizing dock work as arduous is a priority
Genoa
Pagnotta: This is not a corporate claim, but a question of social justice.
Hupac increases weekly rotations between Antwerp and Busto Arsizio via France to four.
Noise
Two additional departures of the intermodal service introduced
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
From July, the tariff for naval transit through the Turkish Straits will increase by +14.9%.
Istanbul
It will be raised to $6.70 per net tonne
Fincantieri and Republikorp sign agreement to build multipurpose naval vessels in Indonesia.
Paris
The establishment of a joint venture is planned
Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention
Brussels/London
It has been published by ECSA and ICS
The 2026-2028 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Approval also granted to the 2026 budget forecast variation and to the update of the Port's Staffing Plan.
Autonomous Navigation: ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI, and AVIKUS Sign Agreement
Athens
It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
The Municipality of Bologna is reconsidering the divestment of its stake in Interporto Bologna.
Bologna/Bentivoglio
An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the interport
Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to develop innovative underwater monitoring technologies.
Milan/Trieste
Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology
In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11% driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment
Rome
Amadei (Federchimica LNG Group): Use ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and deployment of lower-carbon fuels.
RT&L partners with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen its project cargo segment
Genoa
Bizzarri: the sector is characterised by wide margins for development and profitability
Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports amounted to 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)
Piraeus
Goods volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter only
The International Container Study Center's board and governing body have been renewed.
Genoa
Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president
Catani (GNV): allocate ETS proceeds to the development of synthetic fuel production chains.
Rome
Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels
Consultation launched on plans to expand the port areas of Fos
Marseille
The goal is to involve residents and local stakeholders
Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard
San Vendemiano
One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division
Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.
Rome
He led the port authority for over eight years
ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.
Singapore
In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona
The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.
Suape
It will become operational in the second half of this year
Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore/Hong Kong
Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel
Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers
Milan
Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
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
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
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