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January 12, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL holds talks with Tanjung Pelepas port
    S'pore carrier the latest to express interest in new Johor port
  • Evergreen signs deal with e-commerce firm Bolero
  • Passengers paying up to US$250,000 for world cruise
  • Japan to hold anti-piracy meeting in April
Air and Land Transport
  • LA airport loses case over hike in landing fees
    It must now repay airlines about US$100m and cut future charges by US$15m a year
  • Boeing to offer bonuses if workers meet targets
  • United to cancel Bangkok to HK service
  • GM buys remaining interest in Saab
  • Air France, Delta to up US-Paris flights
Features
  • Dutch Customs goes high-tech
    The authorities at Rotterdam port are successfully using a new x-ray container scan to check for smuggled goods
Columns
  • Need to determine minimum safe level of manning

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL holds talks with Tanjung Pelepas port
    S'pore carrier the latest to express interest in new Johor port
  • Evergreen signs deal with e-commerce firm Bolero
  • Passengers paying up to US$250,000 for world cruise
  • Japan to hold anti-piracy meeting in April
Air and Land Transport
  • LA airport loses case over hike in landing fees
    It must now repay airlines about US$100m and cut future charges by US$15m a year
  • Boeing to offer bonuses if workers meet targets
  • United to cancel Bangkok to HK service
  • GM buys remaining interest in Saab
  • Air France, Delta to up US-Paris flights
Features
  • Dutch Customs goes high-tech
    The authorities at Rotterdam port are successfully using a new x-ray container scan to check for smuggled goods
Columns
  • Need to determine minimum safe level of manning

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL holds talks with Tanjung Pelepas port
    S'pore carrier the latest to express interest in new Johor port
  • Evergreen signs deal with e-commerce firm Bolero
  • Passengers paying up to US$250,000 for world cruise
  • Japan to hold anti-piracy meeting in April
Air and Land Transport
  • LA airport loses case over hike in landing fees
    It must now repay airlines about US$100m and cut future charges by US$15m a year
  • Boeing to offer bonuses if workers meet targets
  • United to cancel Bangkok to HK service
  • GM buys remaining interest in Saab
  • Air France, Delta to up US-Paris flights
Features
  • Dutch Customs goes high-tech
    The authorities at Rotterdam port are successfully using a new x-ray container scan to check for smuggled goods
Columns
  • Need to determine minimum safe level of manning

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL holds talks with Tanjung Pelepas port
    S'pore carrier the latest to express interest in new Johor port
  • Evergreen signs deal with e-commerce firm Bolero
  • Passengers paying up to US$250,000 for world cruise
  • Japan to hold anti-piracy meeting in April
Air and Land Transport
  • LA airport loses case over hike in landing fees
    It must now repay airlines about US$100m and cut future charges by US$15m a year
  • Boeing to offer bonuses if workers meet targets
  • United to cancel Bangkok to HK service
  • GM buys remaining interest in Saab
  • Air France, Delta to up US-Paris flights
Features
  • Dutch Customs goes high-tech
    The authorities at Rotterdam port are successfully using a new x-ray container scan to check for smuggled goods
Columns
  • Need to determine minimum safe level of manning

Sched Netweb site
  • New appointments at HKLSA
  • Waste not, want not
  • New appointments at the FMC
  • Aussie trade not so gloomy
  • Satisfying trade deals signed by Mexico and Uruguay
  • Norfolk Southern to spend big on rail improvements
  • Malaysia Airline funding still not on solid ground
  • Delta, SAA get approval for codeshare agreement
  • Deutsche Post gets go ahead for AEI takeover
  • Atlas puts China on the map
  • East coast guard down

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 11, 2000
  • Rumor KLM participation in Malaysian
  • Entrepreneurs form the blockades; considerable damage
  • AirNet Express on SmartShip.com
  • Negotiations US and UK
  • Contship Overland expands into Scotland
  • Intexo's final step integration with MSAS

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • New Australian Tax to Exert Adverse Effect on Shipping
  • Evergreen Joins 'bolero.net' for Paperless Trading
  • Hurricane Delays Maersk's New Building Schedule
  • Yang Ming Creates E-Logistics Venture
  • CN, Clarke Launch Third-Party Logistics JV

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Major Ports corporatisation programme ready: PM
  • Sales tax may be waived on essential goods
  • Rana rules out silk import ban
  • US firms appeal against ITC ruling lifting duty on Indian castings
  • Delhi govt seeks 4 years to shift industrial units
  • 7th Export Import Workshop batch from Jan. 22
  • India's software exports likely to cross $ 100 bn
  • Cotton yarn exports at record high in '99
  • BOOE seeks duty relief extension to trader-importers
  • UK Trade Secy sets 6-point trade boost agenda
  • Russia may be persuaded to buy more Indian tea
  • TUF norm may be eased to cover captive power cost
  • Tax waiver for Moradabad bypass project
  • Textile exports rise 7 pc in dollar terms
  • Finance Ministry may revamp MAT
  • CSL-built tug leaves for Kandla Port

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 11, 2000
  • Bunker markets: Mixed price picture but firmer trend seen ahead
  • Indian oil workers strike ended
  • Oil firmer on Saudi comments about production cuts
  • Asian product prices up on major Indian oil workers strike
  • Danish ports merge

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 11, 2000
  • Marshall Island slashes fees, taxes
    Critics of the Open Register system have spoken scathingly about "sovereignty for sale." Right now, it seems to be on sale! Effective immediately, vessels registering under the Marshall Islands flag will be registered free of registration, documentation and mortgage recordation fees, annual tonnage tax, marine inspection and marine investigation and international participation fees.
  • Death sentences for pirates
    A mainland China court yesterday upheld death sentences on 13 members of a pirate gang.
  • Desktop support for NNS
    Halifax Corporation's IT services division has been awarded a one-year contract to support approximately 10,000 desktop computers at Newport News Shipbuilding.
  • Marad contract for North Florida
    American Overseas Marine Corporation (AMSEA), on behalf of Marad, has awarded North Florida Shipyards, Jacksonville, Fla., a contract to modify the deck spaces of M/V Cape Wraith.
  • Gambling ship sold
    Europa Cruises Corporation says it has entered into a $4,650,000 agreement to sell its gambling ship M/V Europa Sun, certain equipment, and any transferable lease rights it had to its Miami Beach, Florida port to Stardancer Casino, Inc.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Erika suffered severe corrosion
    SEVERE corrosion was found on the Erika only weeks before the oil tanker sank but no immediate remedial action was taken, Lloyd's List can reveal.
  • French class society dismisses allegations
    CLASSIFICATION Society Bureau Veritas has rejected a French newspaper report that it discovered problems on the Erika in the course of an inspection in June 1998, writes Andrew Spurrier.
  • Watchdog launch may be postponed
    The launch date for Britain's General Insurance Standards Council, the controversial self-regulatory body for insurance brokers, is expected to be postponed, to allow a rethink on some key provisions.
  • Phillips order respite for Kvaerner's Methil yard
    A PHILLIPS Petroleum order for an offshore substructure has brought short-term respite to Kvaerner's beleaguered Methil offshore fabrication shipyard in Fife, Scotland, writes Rajesh Joshi.
  • Westminster seeks to overhaul trust ports
    SUCH is the volume of New Labour supporters which have been appointed to public positions over the last two and-a-half years that the phrase 'Tony's Cronies' is now common currency in some circles of the UK.
  • Greeks flock to renew fleet
    GREEK shipowners have embarked on their biggest fleet renewal exercise for a quarter of a century, statistics compiled by the country's leading newbuilding broker suggest.
  • Canal set for nuclear transit
    A special escort will accompany the British-owned cargoship Pacific Swan today as the vessel transits the Panama Canal with her cargo of nuclear waste.
  • P&O Cruises' new 76,000 ton cruiseship Aurora
    P&O Cruises' new 76,000 ton cruiseship Aurora is floated inch by inch out of her building dock at Papenburg, Gernmany, and her 15 metre high funnel is lowered into position in the process. She is due to be named in Southampton by the Princess Royal on April 27 and her maiden voyage will be on May 1.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 11, 2000
  • China wins biggest ever newbuilding order
  • RINA refutes allegations over Erika
  • French builder hopes to create 7,000 jobs
  • Hong Kong tipped off US on human cargo
  • Fog cripples Mexican Gulf ports
  • Hyundai compensates North Korea over sinking
  • Hanjin places $120M container order
  • Call for owners to save Husumer
  • Matson requests waiver
  • Mexican trucks still lassoed to border
  • Brazil tackles pallet-borne pests
  • Move to abolish ports tariff authority
  • HK cruise terminal still on the cards
  • Hong Kong THC talks next week
  • Changes proposed to Indian Ports Act
  • Almare for sale
  • Ming Longevity loses 61 containers in storm
  • Asia South Korea gives up more bodies
  • Majors move in on Gibraltar terminal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Port of NY/NJ assessments rise for first time since Eighties
  • Account-based system could simplify duty-refund process
  • BNSF, CN file registration with SEC
  • Wedam joins Wisconsin Central
  • Largest rail union opposes CN-BNSF merger
  • STB approves merger of RailAmerica, RailTex
  • U.S. post office asks for 1-cent postage increase
  • U.S., India reach market-opening pact
Transportation
  • US rail volume rises 3.3% in December, 1.2% for quarter
  • Delay is goal of railroad anti-merger campaign
  • Norfolk Southern allots $747 million for improvements
  • Chinese rail expansion plan stays on track
  • Canadian truck driver shortage worsening
  • France begins to assess storm damage
Maritime
  • Groups to develop port environmental plan
  • Pakistani port plans night navigation, deeper channel, other changes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Port of NY/NJ assessments rise for first time since Eighties
  • Account-based system could simplify duty-refund process
  • BNSF, CN file registration with SEC
  • Wedam joins Wisconsin Central
  • Largest rail union opposes CN-BNSF merger
  • STB approves merger of RailAmerica, RailTex
  • U.S. post office asks for 1-cent postage increase
  • U.S., India reach market-opening pact
Transportation
  • US rail volume rises 3.3% in December, 1.2% for quarter
  • Delay is goal of railroad anti-merger campaign
  • Norfolk Southern allots $747 million for improvements
  • Chinese rail expansion plan stays on track
  • Canadian truck driver shortage worsening
  • France begins to assess storm damage
Maritime
  • Groups to develop port environmental plan
  • Pakistani port plans night navigation, deeper channel, other changes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Port of NY/NJ assessments rise for first time since Eighties
  • Account-based system could simplify duty-refund process
  • BNSF, CN file registration with SEC
  • Wedam joins Wisconsin Central
  • Largest rail union opposes CN-BNSF merger
  • STB approves merger of RailAmerica, RailTex
  • U.S. post office asks for 1-cent postage increase
  • U.S., India reach market-opening pact
Transportation
  • US rail volume rises 3.3% in December, 1.2% for quarter
  • Delay is goal of railroad anti-merger campaign
  • Norfolk Southern allots $747 million for improvements
  • Chinese rail expansion plan stays on track
  • Canadian truck driver shortage worsening
  • France begins to assess storm damage
Maritime
  • Groups to develop port environmental plan
  • Pakistani port plans night navigation, deeper channel, other changes

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Les transporteurs routiers français préparent des actions prolongées
    Dans un communiqué de presse commun, incitant une fois de plus à la solidarité, les organisations patronales du secteur de transport FNTR, TLF, UNOSTRA et CSD ont laissé entendre qu'elle poursuivront leurs actions avec davantage de détermination. Elles ont ajouté que les actions seront encore plus dures tant que le gouvernement ne répondra pas à leurs exigences concernant la semaine des 35 heures et la pression fiscale. Selon un porte-parole de la FNTR, un léger progrès avait été enregistré mardi après-midi lors des négociations officieuses entre les patrons et le gouvernement, tant à propos du carburant que sur le plan des heures de travail. Il se hâta de préciser qu'il ne s'agit que de rumeurs et que les patrons attendent des propositions claires.
  • Cobelfret entend se concentrer sur le short sea et d'autres activités
    La coopération entre les armements belge Cobelfret et italien Grimaldi (Naples) dans le cadre de services conjoints exploités sous l'étiquette G&C aura duré une quizaine d'années. Cobelfret, ainsi qu'évoqué brièvement dans une édition précédente a décidé de se retirer de ce service et par la même occasion de mettre fin à ses activités de lignes régulières deep sea. Grimaldi poursuit donc seul les dessertes au départ d'Europe du Nord de la côte est de l'Amérique du Sud et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du centre.
  • Volvo va produire d'autres voitures à Gand que la nouvelle V70
    Volvo a présenté à Bruxelles, à la veille du salon de l'Auto, son nouveau break V70. C'est une voiture dynamique et plus "jeune" que l'actuelle, ce qui cadre dans la volonté du constructeur suédois d'adopter un nouveau profil. A cette occasion, Curt Germundson, senior vice-president de Volvo Car Corporation, nous a déclaré que l'usine de Gand produira non seulement cette nouvelle voiture, mais également deux ou trois autres modèles qui seront basés sur la même plate-forme. Près de 500 millions d'USD ont été investis dans les lignes de production gantoises, afin de parvenir à une plus grande flexibilité.
  • La tempête a maintenu la SNCF dans le rouge
    La situation financière de la SNCF s'est considérablement améliorée en 1999 et l'eut encore été bien davantage sans la tempête de la fin de l'année qui devrait lui coûter un demi milliard de FRF.

Marine Linkweb site
JANUARY 11, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Eimskip Wins Two-Year Deal With Nordural
  • Hanjin Buys $120M Worth Of Containers
Breaking News
  • Bollinger Launches Ocean Intervention II
  • French Wreck Probe Finds No Big Leaks in Rear Hull
  • Air Express Acquires Transworld Group
  • Britain Investigates Report Of Port Blocking Falkland Ships
  • Luka Sees Intereuropa Merger In July
  • Fog Stops Houston Channel Shipping
  • Holland America Books Largest Number Of Customers For World Cruise
  • Attica To Deploy Ferries In Baltic Sea

Marine Linkweb site
JANUARY 11, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Eimskip Wins Two-Year Deal With Nordural
  • Hanjin Buys $120M Worth Of Containers
Breaking News
  • Bollinger Launches Ocean Intervention II
  • French Wreck Probe Finds No Big Leaks in Rear Hull
  • Air Express Acquires Transworld Group
  • Britain Investigates Report Of Port Blocking Falkland Ships
  • Luka Sees Intereuropa Merger In July
  • Fog Stops Houston Channel Shipping
  • Holland America Books Largest Number Of Customers For World Cruise
  • Attica To Deploy Ferries In Baltic Sea

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The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.
London
38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.
Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance
Brussels
The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.
The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain
Geneva
This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Brussels
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list
In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed
Balboa
The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia
Brussels
This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Hong Kong
The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.
G20 trade accelerates in second quarter
Paris
Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace
La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.
La Spezia
OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter
Hong Kong
The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)
Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.
Florence/Livorno
SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year
Bern
The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)
White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs
Washington
IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden
London/Riyadh/Southampton
The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.
CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port
Paris
The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
Beijing
In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%
Bremen
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships
Trieste
A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
The unit was forced to head towards Somalia
CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Hong Kong
The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
Hamburg
The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal
The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
Haifa
Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%
Civitavecchia
In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)
Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement
Copenhagen/Casablanca
Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies
Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.
Barcelona
In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.
Abu Dhabi
He currently owns a 75.42% stake
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%
La Spezia
Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply
In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)
The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic
Ljubljana
In June the decline was -18.9%
Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance
Dubai
Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.
Hong Kong
Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.
Hamburg
Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)
HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter
Seoul
Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income
Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.
Taipei
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter
Genoa
Passenger numbers drop at both ports
In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.
Keelung
Revenues stable in the first half of 2026
Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen
Southampton
A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter
The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez
Basel
Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University
The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
Panama/Balboa
The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.
Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force
Monaco/Miami
Delivery is scheduled for 2034
More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area
Southampton/Tehran
Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
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Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Hong Kong
Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)
In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%
Hong Kong
Net profit up 7.4%
Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025
Papenburg
The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros
Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September
Genoa
It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya
The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera
Trieste
The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.
Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.
La Spezia
The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route
MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan
Oslo
Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.
Schindellegi
Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958
A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.
Livorno
It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals
In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)
Madrid
Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)
Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini
Rome
Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins
Ravenna
The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%
Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.
Noise
An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th
Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe
Vilnius
It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%
Taranto
An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July
Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Los Angeles
Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.
Los Angeles
In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.
Long Beach
In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)
In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs
Bangkok
Net profit down 1.1%
Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves
Copenhagen
In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.
Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter
Hamburg
Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela
Sandefjord
Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning
Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit
Taipei
The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico
Naples
The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu
In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)
Genoa
Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)
Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.
Rome
He passed away in Rome after a long illness.
Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition
Brussels
It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports
Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.
Ravenna
Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina
Vibo Valentia
The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics
Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services
Copenhagen
They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations
In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)
Venice
Cruise passengers down by -15.3%
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%
Ravenna
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
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
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MEETINGS
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
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.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard
(Maeil Business Newspaper)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK
Dubai
186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton
DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere
Bonn
Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Athens
Rising costs impact profits
DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp
Dubai/Kallo
GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday
Genoa
The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.
Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.
Athens
The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.
A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/London
One crew member is reportedly missing.
This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.
Messina
Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city
Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter
New York
In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport
Zagreb
The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.
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