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BRIEFS
May 11, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call to ensure continued safety of Malacca Straits
    S'pore, M'sia, Indonesia urge greater cooperation and int'l participation
  • Samudera charters new tanker to Pertamina
  • Tanker leaks oil off S'pore coast
  • Cosco plans group-wide move into e-commerce
  • Dubai clinches 20-year deal to manage Djibouti port
Air and Land Transport
  • BA dismisses report of switch in alliances
    Talks with Air France centre on cooperation in e-commerce
  • M'sian plant to make wing parts for Boeing 747
  • India, Nepal to resume air links
  • BA, Swisscargo, Panalpina take minor stakes in online cargo exchange
  • Cathay Pacific's passenger traffic up 8% in first qtr
Features
  • Sharing data prevents losses
    This is part three of our feature on freight rates in the evolution and mechanics of the conference system of pricing

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call to ensure continued safety of Malacca Straits
    S'pore, M'sia, Indonesia urge greater cooperation and int'l participation
  • Samudera charters new tanker to Pertamina
  • Tanker leaks oil off S'pore coast
  • Cosco plans group-wide move into e-commerce
  • Dubai clinches 20-year deal to manage Djibouti port
Air and Land Transport
  • BA dismisses report of switch in alliances
    Talks with Air France centre on cooperation in e-commerce
  • M'sian plant to make wing parts for Boeing 747
  • India, Nepal to resume air links
  • BA, Swisscargo, Panalpina take minor stakes in online cargo exchange
  • Cathay Pacific's passenger traffic up 8% in first qtr
Features
  • Sharing data prevents losses
    This is part three of our feature on freight rates in the evolution and mechanics of the conference system of pricing

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call to ensure continued safety of Malacca Straits
    S'pore, M'sia, Indonesia urge greater cooperation and int'l participation
  • Samudera charters new tanker to Pertamina
  • Tanker leaks oil off S'pore coast
  • Cosco plans group-wide move into e-commerce
  • Dubai clinches 20-year deal to manage Djibouti port
Air and Land Transport
  • BA dismisses report of switch in alliances
    Talks with Air France centre on cooperation in e-commerce
  • M'sian plant to make wing parts for Boeing 747
  • India, Nepal to resume air links
  • BA, Swisscargo, Panalpina take minor stakes in online cargo exchange
  • Cathay Pacific's passenger traffic up 8% in first qtr
Features
  • Sharing data prevents losses
    This is part three of our feature on freight rates in the evolution and mechanics of the conference system of pricing

Sched Netweb site
  • Walvis Bay added to MACS service
  • New operators in Dar es Salaam
  • Mazda renews Antwerp contract

Cargowebweb site
MAY 10, 2000
  • CEO P&O Nedlloyd unexpectedly resigns
  • Chances of KLM/British Airways alliance
  • Investigation financial information Eurotunnel
  • SAS and DHL with Viewlocity software
  • Emery launches operations in Shanghai
  • World Commerce Online and i2 together
  • USF Logistics management appointments
  • US Airways files for New Caribbean Routes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 10, 2000
  • Ship leaks bunkers in Singapore
  • New posted prices in Saudi Arabia
  • St. Petersburg bunkers seen $6-8 below ARA
  • Argentinian price indications this week
  • BUNKERSTEM ports update - MID EAST / AFRICA
  • BUNKERSTEM ports update - ASIA
  • BUNKERSTEM ports update - AMERICAS
  • BUNKERSTEM ports update - EUROPE
  • Mexican prices this week
  • Crude falls on bearish API's
  • Sydney refinery shuts down on strike action
  • Singapore bears overwhelmed by crude bulls this morning

The East Africanweb site
  • Workers' Court Injunction Delays Tanzania Vessel Sale
  • More Bulk Cargo Ships Expected to Call at Dar Port
  • Leading Cruise Lines Turn to Gurkhas to Fight Piracy
  • New Liner for Mombasa and South African Ports

Marine Logweb site
MAY 10, 2000
  • Harland & Wolff wins order for advanced passenger vessels
    Northern Ireland's Harland and Wolff has entered into a contract with Seamasters International, Inc. of Bahamas for the design and construction of four sophisticated Ropax (Roll on Roll off passenger) vessels,
  • Tanker captain arrested for concealing leak from U.S. Coast Guard
    The Captain of a Norwegian oil tanker, the M/T Freja Jutlandic, was arrested last week.on a criminal complaint for failing to notify the U.S. Coast Guard of a hazardous conditionand for false statements.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Ferry order lifeline at Harland and Wolff
    THE threat of closure appears to have been lifted from Harland and Wolff following the award of a contract for up to six ropax vessels worth £500m ($782m).
  • RBS in groundbreaking private equity deal
    THE Royal Bank of Scotland has established a presence in shipping's private equity market with a groundbreaking deal involving two modern product tankers writes Tony Gray.
  • P&O Nedlloyd cuts loss and sees profit this year
    P&O NEDLLOYD expects to achieve an operating profit in the second quarter after posting a first quarter loss.
  • Freight body urges European liner rules review
    THE Freight Transport Association is urging the government to press for a review of European regulations that exempt liner shipping conferences from competition rules, writes Janet Porter.
  • The 9,300 dwt new boxship Angela Jürgens
    The 9,300 dwt new boxship Angela Jürgens is pictured in the port of Le Havre during her first call. The 907 teu vessel is deployed in the new Bahia Express service of Maersk Sealand (Port rotation: Algeciras, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Le Havre, Algeciras, Santos, Paranagua, Fortaleza). She was built in 1999 by Stocznia Szczecinska in Szczecin. Picture: Eric Houri
  • Hutchison chief to lead UK ports consortium
    CHRIS Gray, chief executive of Hutchison Ports (UK) and managing director of the Port of Felixstowe, was formally elected chairman of the United Kingdom Major Ports Group yesterday, writes Janet Porter.
  • Bolivia clears decks for a quality ship registry
    BOLIVIA is to make a fresh start to its ship registry ambitions after dismissing its Greek-based registrar.
  • Belize flag ships worst for US safety detentions
    MORE than half of all Belize flag vessels calling at US ports over the last three years were detained on safety grounds, according to latest figures from the US Coast Guard.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 10, 2000
  • Dominicans die in container trip to Miami
  • Sharp increase in Iraq sanctions busting
  • Canadian minister slated for building overseas
  • La Paz closes dubious registry agent
  • Suharto's daughter sues banks for pulling loan
  • IHI shares leap on strength of expected rebound
  • Oil spill compensation sum rejected
  • Japanese yards end wage negotiations
  • Rotterdam plans Europe's biggest box shed
  • ABP quashes new bid rumours
  • Harland & Wolff lands four-ship lifeline
  • CSL Australia cuts fleet to compete
  • Baltic Exchange unveils 'virtual market'
  • Record upturn for Greek register
  • Greece rallies support to curb people-smuggling
  • MUA membership rises despite redundancies
  • Catamarans delivered to get round Tamil Tigers
  • Majors discover massive natural gas field
  • Singapore spill triggers contingency plan

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Global container traffic tops 200 million TEUs, but revenue lags
  • ILWU crane operators return to work
  • BNSF, Norfolk Southern to offer trans-continental intermodal service
  • Trailer Bridge loss narrows
  • AGL postpones trans-Atlantic box service
  • Acquisitions hit RailAmerica results
  • Target Logistics results slide
  • Boeing delivers first MD-10s to FedEx
Logistics
  • Transport may prove barrier to EU expansion
  • US to attack European subsidies for Airbus' big jet, analysts say
  • French parcel delivery company purchased by UK Post Office
Maritime
  • Line trims losses, sees 2nd-quarter profit
  • S. Korean military force may be used to fight sea pirates
  • S. America service upgraded
  • ShipLogix, CAPS form partnership
  • Conglomerate is back in the black
  • Baltic plans Internet service for chartering

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Global container traffic tops 200 million TEUs, but revenue lags
  • ILWU crane operators return to work
  • BNSF, Norfolk Southern to offer trans-continental intermodal service
  • Trailer Bridge loss narrows
  • AGL postpones trans-Atlantic box service
  • Acquisitions hit RailAmerica results
  • Target Logistics results slide
  • Boeing delivers first MD-10s to FedEx
Logistics
  • Transport may prove barrier to EU expansion
  • US to attack European subsidies for Airbus' big jet, analysts say
  • French parcel delivery company purchased by UK Post Office
Maritime
  • Line trims losses, sees 2nd-quarter profit
  • S. Korean military force may be used to fight sea pirates
  • S. America service upgraded
  • ShipLogix, CAPS form partnership
  • Conglomerate is back in the black
  • Baltic plans Internet service for chartering

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Global container traffic tops 200 million TEUs, but revenue lags
  • ILWU crane operators return to work
  • BNSF, Norfolk Southern to offer trans-continental intermodal service
  • Trailer Bridge loss narrows
  • AGL postpones trans-Atlantic box service
  • Acquisitions hit RailAmerica results
  • Target Logistics results slide
  • Boeing delivers first MD-10s to FedEx
Logistics
  • Transport may prove barrier to EU expansion
  • US to attack European subsidies for Airbus' big jet, analysts say
  • French parcel delivery company purchased by UK Post Office
Maritime
  • Line trims losses, sees 2nd-quarter profit
  • S. Korean military force may be used to fight sea pirates
  • S. America service upgraded
  • ShipLogix, CAPS form partnership
  • Conglomerate is back in the black
  • Baltic plans Internet service for chartering

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Fila sous-traite sa logistique à Saima Avandero
    Saima Avandero, depuis l'an dernier une filiale du groupe belge ABX Logistics, a conclu un accord avec le groupe d'équipements de sport Fila pour la gestion logistique en Italie. L'entreprise sera responsable du traitement des produits de Fila Product Logistics. Saima a créé dans ce cadre une filiale, Logitex, qui opérera depuis le centre logistique de Biella.
  • Mazda réitère sa confiance dans le port d'Anvers
    Le constructeur automobile japonais Mazda a prolongé de cinq ans le contrat qui le lie à Hessenatie/Cobelfret pour les activités de terminal et PDI au Vrasenedok dans le port d'Anvers. Cette marque de confiance est entre autres attribuée au niveau de qualité élevé de la prestation de services et au prix de revient avantageux de la distribution vers l'hinterland suite à la position géographique du port à l'intérieur des terres.
  • Geodis vend Extand à la poste britannique
    Le groupe français Geodis et la poste britannique (The Post Office) ont signé un accord portant sur la cession ' après rachat des intérêts des minoritaires ' de 100% des titres de sa filiale Extand (basée à Toulouse). La conclusion de la vente est prévue avant la fin du premier semestre. Théoriquement, Extand était un partenaire idéal pour La Poste française, avec laquelle Geodis'a signé en mars un pré-accord de participation croisée. Certains estiment dès lors que cet accord pourrait être rendu caduc. Toutefois, il apparaît également qu'une intégration d'Extand dans Chronopost, le service "petit colis" de La Poste, aurait créé une trop grande capacité excédentaire.
  • Fret SNCF à encore perdu 901 mio. de FRF en 1999
    Au titre de l'exercice 1999, les activités fret de la SNCF ont accusé une perte de 901 mio. de FRF (137,35 mio. d'EUR). En outre, la situation s'est encore détériorée de ce point de vue. Par rapport à 1998, le montant des pertes affiche +62,34% pour 1999. Par rapport au chiffre d'affaires, il est passé de 3,96% en 1998 à 6,67% en 1999.

Marine Linkweb site
MAY 10, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Harland & Wolff Rescued
Breaking News
  • Dry Freight Markets Steady
  • Tanker Hired To Evacuate Refinery Diesel
  • Wounded Ship Heads For Canada
  • OPEC Output To Stay Steady
  • Nedlloyd Posts Loss

Marine Linkweb site
MAY 10, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Harland & Wolff Rescued
Breaking News
  • Dry Freight Markets Steady
  • Tanker Hired To Evacuate Refinery Diesel
  • Wounded Ship Heads For Canada
  • OPEC Output To Stay Steady
  • Nedlloyd Posts Loss

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 10, 2000
  • NCL: new office - new service
  • TMM Lines' Gulf-Mexico-Caribbean Express goes weekly
  • Midwest Airlines selects A320
  • Emery launches class "A" Shanghai operations
  • IICL gains three new members
  • World Radio Conference debates aviation radio frequencies
  • ECT starts transport company
  • Stena Line: direct Rotterdam-Killingholme cargo service
  • Maritime container truckers closer together
  • RMPM wants stake in Dirkzwager
  • Rail transport France
  • Giant container shed
  • ECT and P&O Nedlloyd investigate joint terminal
  • Tim Harris leaves P&O Nedlloyd

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
Fire exchanged with the security team on board the ship
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
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
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 the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples fell by -5.3%, while in Salerno it grew by +6.4%.
Naples
Container throughput in the two ports was 167,433 teu (-3.5%) and 101,509 teu (+7.8%) respectively.
Kerdjoudj (Feport): With the revision of the EU ETS, part of the proceeds should be allocated to ports.
Brussels
Call to carefully evaluate the risk of relocating transhipment traffic
With the new COSCO-PTP terminal, the port of Tarragona relaunches itself on the container market.
Tarragona
Construction work is expected to be completed in 2028 when the terminal will have a capacity of 680,000 TEUs.
In 2025, Egyptian ports set their new all-time container throughput record
Alexandria, Egypt
Strong growth in transhipment volumes, which had remained stable in 2024
The national contract for port mooring and boatmen has been renewed.
Rome
Filt-Cgil strengthens a regulatory framework essential for the sector
A study explains how to make the use of OPS facilities in European ports more attractive and effective.
Brussels
Clearer and more comparable tariffs are also needed.
Federlogistica calls for amendments to the port governance bill.
Genoa
Falteri: the new structure must guarantee the Port System Authority adequate financial resources and effective operational tools.
ESPO calls for EU ETS amendments to ensure the competitiveness of European ports.
Brussels
The negative impact on short sea shipping was also highlighted.
New measures adopted in Switzerland to strengthen the competitiveness of the maritime flag
Bern
A Swiss shipowner will be able to fly the Swiss flag even if the owning company is based abroad
Sea trials of the second cruise ship built in China have concluded.
Shanghai
The Adora Flora City will make its maiden voyage departing from the port of Guangzhou on November 22nd.
In the first quarter of 2026, the value of G20 freight traffic recorded a quarterly growth of +5.3%
Paris
Mitigation of the growth of cargo traffic in the port of Tangier Med
Tangier
In the first three months of 2026, 38.8 million tonnes were handled (+3.2%)
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Beijing
Imports and exports increased by 0.6%. Containers totaled 26.9 million (+4.8%).
Fermerci asks the government for urgent measures to support rail freight transport.
Rome
Railway companies penalized by infrastructure disruptions
Port of Naples, first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation on a cruise ship
Naples
Axpo used the cargo barge "Green Zeebrugge"
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
Marseille
Revenues stable, with logistics and other activities offsetting the decline in shipping
The U.S. Supreme Court has reopened the case pitting Havana Docks against Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCLH and MSC
New International Code of Safety for Autonomous Surface Vessels Adopted
London
It will come into force on July 1st and will be applied on a voluntary basis for at least two years
UIRR: Combined road-rail transport shipments to increase by 1.5% in 2025
Brussels
The association highlighted the disastrous effects on the railway construction sector in Germany.
Fincantieri and Teijin Automotive Technologies sign agreement to develop composite bulkheads for naval applications.
Trieste/Pouancé
Folgiero: We enable the development of lighter and more efficient units
After eight quarters of profits, ZIM reports an operating loss
Haifa
In the first three months of 2026, the volumes of cargo transported by ships also fell sharply (-8.3%)
The US has indicted four Chinese container manufacturers and seven of their executives.
Washington
The arrest of the marketing director of Singamas in France on April 14 was made public.
EU Parliament and Council reach agreement on tariffs agreement between the European Union and the United States
Strasbourg/Brussels
An expiry clause and a suspension clause have been introduced
FFS Cargo Switzerland is reorganizing its single-wagon freight network.
Bern
A reduction of 50 of the current 280 marshalling yards is expected
IMO reports 17% increase in maritime piracy incidents in 2025
London
The most affected area was the Straits of Malacca and Singapore with 122 incidents (+34%).
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have suspended bookings for maritime shipments to Cuba.
Paris/Frankfurt/Havana
Decision after Trump's expansion of US sanctions
International tender for the new container terminal at the port of Klaipeda will be held by the end of the year.
Klaipeda
It will have an annual traffic capacity of 2.5 million TEUs
ITF calls on governments to dismantle the flag of convenience system once and for all
London
It is - the union denounces - the bad apple at the heart of the exploitation of seafarers
Evergreen's revenues decreased by 21.3% in the first quarter
Taipei
Operating profit and net economic profit fell by -69.5% and -68.8%
Viking Holdings closed the first quarter with a net loss of -54.2 million dollars
Los Angeles
Revenues up 17.5%
In the first three months of 2026, container traffic at Eurokai port terminals grew by +8.9%
Bremen
Increases of 12.7% in Germany and 7.8% in Italy. A decline in the port of Tangier Med.
Norovirus on Ambassador Cruise Line's Ambition cruise ship
Purfleet/Vlissingen
French health authorities have authorized the unit to continue normal operations.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg decreased by -2.0%
Hamburg
Containers amounted to two million TEUs (-1.6%)
Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly financial results continue to deteriorate.
Keelung/Taipei
In the first three months of this year, revenues decreased by -15.1% and -9.3% respectively.
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hamburg
Revenues down 16.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
Seoul
Container segment saw a 7.9% decline and bulk segment saw a 20.1% growth.
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals recorded record traffic in the first quarter of this year.
Istanbul
Five million passengers almost reached
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado fell by -3.8%
Genoa
In March, a decline of -6.1%, with a sharp contraction of -15.0% in containerized cargoes
Federconsumatori is calling on the government to take measures to mitigate the impact of the rising ferry ticket prices.
Rome
Price increases are at +18% for the central weeks of August
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Croatian ports grew by 14.6%.
Zagreb
Monthly record in March
Successful trial of HVO diesel fuel for cruise ship propulsion
San Donato Milanese
Experiment conducted jointly by Eni and MSC Cruises
Gioia Tauro takes second place in the ranking of the main Italian ports, overtaking Genoa
Rome
Fincantieri records a decline in revenues and new orders
Rome
The group's backlog reached a record value of 74.2 billion euros
In the first three months of 2026, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +11.5%
In the first three months of 2026, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +11.5%
Cairo
In March alone, growth was +11.2%
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Tunisian ports grew by +5.9%
La Goulette
Ferry passengers (+7.6%) and cruise passengers (+54.2%) are increasing.
Le Aziende informano
International Shipping Community to Gather in Genoa for Two Days of Maritime Dialogue and Networking
US government initiative to introduce nuclear power into large-scale maritime transport
Washington
Proposals invited for the development of a mini-reactor model
The U.S. government has launched an initiative to...
With the latest version of the bill on ports, the task of finding resources for the Ports of Italy is offloaded onto the AdSPs
Rome
This was stated by the vice-president of the Democratic Party group in the Chamber, Valentina Ghio
Carnival Corporation is moving its headquarters from Panama to Bermuda.
Miami
Abandonment of the dual-listed company with the creation of Carnival Corporation Ltd.
The Hondius will arrive on Sunday in front of the port of Granadilla (Tenerife)
Vlissingen/Santa Cruz de Tenerife/London
Passengers will be taken by sea to the airport for their return home.
New quarterly record for vessel traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Transits of all the main types of vessels are growing
The regulatory proposal on port governance passed by the Quirinale downsizes the Ports of Italy
Rome
Maersk's first quarter financial results still suffer from the negative phase of containerized shipping
Maersk's first quarter financial results still suffer from the negative phase of containerized shipping
Copenhagen
Positive performances in the port terminal segment and in that of other logistics activities
Global Ports Holding would like to expand its cruise terminal network in Alaska.
Haines
Proposal under development to manage Port Chilkoot cruise ship pier in Haines
CMA CGM plans to acquire a 34.34% stake in Luka Rijeka.
Rijeka
The stake is held by Port Acquisitions of the Czech group CE Industries.
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.
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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
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
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
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
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.
Rome
Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.
HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter
Hamburg
Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations
MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.
Turin/Geneva
MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market
The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.
Ancona
Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council
Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.
Athens
Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.
Los Angeles/Port Newark
In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)
Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal
Rome
The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected
In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%
Ravenna
The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant
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
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Comparison on the logistical, industrial and infrastructural development of ports
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
››› 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
MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service
Geneva
Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.
The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.
Genoa
He will remain in office for three years
Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company
Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS
Brussels
He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.
d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.
Luxembourg
The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions
Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.
Genoa
Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group
The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo
Geneva
Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027
The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.
Trieste
He takes over from Gianluca Madriz
Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.
Cagliari
The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter
Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard
Dakar/Gorinchem
20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale
Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste
Florence/Valencia
The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar
Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.
La Spezia
The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.
Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.
Helsinki
Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation
Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.
Messina
The assignment lasts four years
Heavy lift vessel HMM Namu hit near the Strait of Hormuz
Seoul
The accident did not cause any casualties.
DFDS's quarterly financial performance deteriorates
Copenhagen
The fleet's rolling stock is growing. Passenger numbers are down 18%.
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Kalmar records quarterly decline in new orders
Helsinki
In the January-March period, revenues increased by +5%
Job openings are growing for the port companies of Trieste and Monfalcone.
Trieste
Delivery of a recognition plaque
In the first quarter of 2026, Costamare's revenues decreased by -5.3%
Monk
Orders confirmed for 12 new 9,200 TEU vessels and four 3,100 TEU vessels
ICTSI posts new quarterly financial and operating records
Manila
The results benefited from the contribution of the new BACT and DGT terminals
MSC to launch service between the Red Sea and Northern Europe via the Suez Canal
Geneva
Truck and feeder connections to Persian Gulf ports are planned
The first batch of cold ironing work has been awarded to the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
The total investment is 41 million euros
Konecranes' turnover decreased by -7.7% in the first quarter of 2026.
Helsinki
The value of new orders acquired in the period remained unchanged
New ART provision on regulatory measures for the awarding of maritime cabotage services
Rome
New elements in the service award procedures
Appointment of the extraordinary commissioners of the Central Adriatic and Eastern Sicily Port Authority
Rome
Salvini asks the governors of Marche and Abruzzo to reach an agreement on Lega Nord's Carloni.
Confitarma welcomes the approval of the bill to enhance marine resources.
Rome
Zanetti: a further step in the direction long indicated by the Confederation
The 2025 financial statements of the Northern Tyrrhenian and Eastern Adriatic Port Authorities have been approved.
Livorno/Trieste
They were examined today by the Management Committees
Record quarterly freight traffic in Albanian ports
Tirana
In the first quarter of this year, almost 2.3 million tons were handled (+38.8%)
DSV records a decline in net profit of -41.7% in the first quarter
Hedehusene
Downturn due to extraordinary expenses for the merger with Schenker
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