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February 17, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers group to launch S'pore's first e-freight portal
    System, to be ready in March, will cut down paperwork, saving time for shippers
  • Adopt tougher shipping rules, France urges Europe
  • Insurers should control class societies: broker
  • Fire at Keppel Cebu yard damages ferry
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • US lawmakers threaten to impose sanctions
    Proposals include revoking landing slots to UK planes, banning British Airways Concorde
  • Airlines add fuel surcharge from Australia/NZ
  • Air France takes over CityJet
  • Air NZ's profit for 6 months to Dec up 54%
Features
  • Tanjung Pelepas joins field
    Port looking at IT solutions and customising the best to its requirements, taking into account the local situation
Logistics
  • Sparkling news for wine logistics providers
  • Jurong Island gets its first logistics tenant
  • Online customers expect delivery of orders within 2 days
  • BA spends '20m on website

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers group to launch S'pore's first e-freight portal
    System, to be ready in March, will cut down paperwork, saving time for shippers
  • Adopt tougher shipping rules, France urges Europe
  • Insurers should control class societies: broker
  • Fire at Keppel Cebu yard damages ferry
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • US lawmakers threaten to impose sanctions
    Proposals include revoking landing slots to UK planes, banning British Airways Concorde
  • Airlines add fuel surcharge from Australia/NZ
  • Air France takes over CityJet
  • Air NZ's profit for 6 months to Dec up 54%
Features
  • Tanjung Pelepas joins field
    Port looking at IT solutions and customising the best to its requirements, taking into account the local situation
Logistics
  • Sparkling news for wine logistics providers
  • Jurong Island gets its first logistics tenant
  • Online customers expect delivery of orders within 2 days
  • BA spends '20m on website

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers group to launch S'pore's first e-freight portal
    System, to be ready in March, will cut down paperwork, saving time for shippers
  • Adopt tougher shipping rules, France urges Europe
  • Insurers should control class societies: broker
  • Fire at Keppel Cebu yard damages ferry
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • US lawmakers threaten to impose sanctions
    Proposals include revoking landing slots to UK planes, banning British Airways Concorde
  • Airlines add fuel surcharge from Australia/NZ
  • Air France takes over CityJet
  • Air NZ's profit for 6 months to Dec up 54%
Features
  • Tanjung Pelepas joins field
    Port looking at IT solutions and customising the best to its requirements, taking into account the local situation
Logistics
  • Sparkling news for wine logistics providers
  • Jurong Island gets its first logistics tenant
  • Online customers expect delivery of orders within 2 days
  • BA spends '20m on website

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers group to launch S'pore's first e-freight portal
    System, to be ready in March, will cut down paperwork, saving time for shippers
  • Adopt tougher shipping rules, France urges Europe
  • Insurers should control class societies: broker
  • Fire at Keppel Cebu yard damages ferry
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • US lawmakers threaten to impose sanctions
    Proposals include revoking landing slots to UK planes, banning British Airways Concorde
  • Airlines add fuel surcharge from Australia/NZ
  • Air France takes over CityJet
  • Air NZ's profit for 6 months to Dec up 54%
Features
  • Tanjung Pelepas joins field
    Port looking at IT solutions and customising the best to its requirements, taking into account the local situation
Logistics
  • Sparkling news for wine logistics providers
  • Jurong Island gets its first logistics tenant
  • Online customers expect delivery of orders within 2 days
  • BA spends '20m on website

Sched Netweb site
  • Guangdong-Japan ocean freight rates to increase
  • OOCL further enhances network
  • China to change customs declaration rule
  • Thailand looking ship-shape
  • SingaPort goes Dutch
  • Carriers raise rates
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen drops worldwide ro-ro service
  • Sichuan boasts new motorway
  • Britain fights for balanced air deal with US
  • Dublin throughput down
  • Fight or flight
  • Swisscargo and Danzas sign logistics agreement
  • Chinese airways turn to consolidation
  • Varig takes more on board

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
  • KLM interested in Thai as Asia partner
  • Trucks idle because of high diesel prices
  • Protest against fuel price; Shippers don't want to pay more
  • Nedlloyd acquires full control of Mammoet Decalift
  • New contracts for Sabena Technics

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • China/Korea Box Traffic Sets Records in 1999
  • WTAS Announces Rate Increase Guidelines
  • P&O Nedlloyd to Revamp Oceania Services
  • MOL to Add Direct Call at Nhava Sheva
  • US Brushes off Japan's Request to End Subsidies
  • Toyo Warehouse Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange
  • Los Angeles Sets January Container Traffic Records

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Delmas Midas Line extends direct service to Tincan (Lagos)
  • Exports by air become costlier
  • US asks India to open soda ash market
  • Policy to corporatise farm sector taking shape
  • UK trade teams to explore avenues in TN
  • Consortium seeks AP govt clearance to import LNG via Kakinada port
  • USDA sees rising demand for cotton in India
  • India, France identify 7 tie-up areas
  • Swiss now mean business in India
  • Power Ministry seeks notification of LNG as CST commodity
  • Africa emerging paradise for investors fast, says report
  • Ministry may relax norms for demergers
  • Only modest hike in rail freight rates likely
  • Moody's puts India among 15 markets with positive outlook
  • KPMG-led consortium to chalk out airports lease-out plan
  • Cabinet clears Indo-EU aviation pact
  • Industrial gas producers optimistic
  • CII moots replacement of 1885 Telegraph Act
  • ADB sanctions $ 30,000 for India

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
  • Novorossisk closed again
  • New posted price for Saudi Arabia
  • Crude oil not yet reached real value

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lloyd's Register chief in shock resignation
    Lloyd's Register chief executive Tim Jones stunned the classification sector yesterday by quitting the troubled society.
  • IACS gets tough on substandard shipping
    THE world's major classification societies are taking concerted action to crack down on old and substandard ships under a new initiative decided yesterday.
  • Target OMI sells off 20% stake
    Stamford-based tanker owner OMI Corp, which has been subject to market speculation of a takeover by John Fredriksen's Frontline, has sold a 20% stake to four investors represented by Oslo's Fearnley Fonds for $19.2m.
  • Loss on Bona puts Leif Höegh into red
    NORWAY'S Leif Höegh group slipped into the red in 1999 due in part to a loss from the sale of its Bona Shipholding stake.
  • Jospin turns screw in ship safety crusade
    THE broken hull of the Erika has become the emblem of a crusade led by France for improving safety standards in the shipping industry.
  • Rina appoints Brussels agent to limit damage
    ITALIAN classification society Rina has called in a fourth consultancy to its array of public relations and crisis management advisers.
  • Aries and VSL agree to London transfer
    ARIES Shipbroking is to transfer the day-to-day operations and management of its sale and purchase business in London to VSL Shipbroking from March 1 this year, and focus on expanding its Asian business.
  • Rogers quits SSY for internet venture
    LEADING shipping analyst Dr Philip Rogers is quitting Simpson Spence & Young in order to join a start-up internet-based shipping venture headed by New York Greek Bill Livanos' Millenium Sea Carriers, writes Alison Smith.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
  • French PM calls for EU support on tanker safety
  • RCCL calls market slide 'over-reaction'
  • CBC libel costs could reach six figures
  • Destiny limps to San Juan
  • Global files for bankruptcy
  • Mosvold Shipping reports formidable loss
  • Cruise cut short near Cozumel
  • Superfast applies for own Athens listing
  • Containers sit as truckers strike lingers
  • Grim outlook for AESA
  • Tonnage tax for German-flag shipping
  • LNG regasification terminal for Suape
  • Adsteam's crew cuts stymied
  • ICTSI expects loss from Rosario
  • Chinese seamen face deportation
  • Corrigan chastises MUA
  • Environmentalists dispute Columbia River dredging
  • O'Neil made honorary member of Baltic
  • Clean fuel means the end of crude growth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Trans-Pacific ship lines to hike rates 20%-50%
  • Trucker walkout paralyzes Miami port operations
  • Teamsters ask for federal disaster relief funds
  • CMA CGM inaugurates India-US East Coast direct service
  • Tecmarine expands Caribbean service
  • Hamburg Sud, Alianca, Transroll, CMA CGM expand Europe-South America service
  • Eimskip signs transport contract with Nordic Aluminum
  • Union Pacific selects I.D. Systems for wireless train tracking
Transportation
  • All agents should register, forwarder says
  • Federal Express announces switch of agents in China
  • Lawmakers won't dig deeper for 'Big Dig' funds in Boston
Maritime
  • Alabama port seeks to diversify its cargo base
  • OOCL broadens Asian service as economy rallies
  • Comments on Matson's ship plan due on Friday
  • P&O Nedlloyd to replace ships, seek partners
  • Intermarine Inc. launches Houston-Progreso service
  • France proposes tougher rules in wake of tanker accident
  • Committee recommends overhaul of agency in charge of Mobile port

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Trans-Pacific ship lines to hike rates 20%-50%
  • Trucker walkout paralyzes Miami port operations
  • Teamsters ask for federal disaster relief funds
  • CMA CGM inaugurates India-US East Coast direct service
  • Tecmarine expands Caribbean service
  • Hamburg Sud, Alianca, Transroll, CMA CGM expand Europe-South America service
  • Eimskip signs transport contract with Nordic Aluminum
  • Union Pacific selects I.D. Systems for wireless train tracking
Transportation
  • All agents should register, forwarder says
  • Federal Express announces switch of agents in China
  • Lawmakers won't dig deeper for 'Big Dig' funds in Boston
Maritime
  • Alabama port seeks to diversify its cargo base
  • OOCL broadens Asian service as economy rallies
  • Comments on Matson's ship plan due on Friday
  • P&O Nedlloyd to replace ships, seek partners
  • Intermarine Inc. launches Houston-Progreso service
  • France proposes tougher rules in wake of tanker accident
  • Committee recommends overhaul of agency in charge of Mobile port

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Trans-Pacific ship lines to hike rates 20%-50%
  • Trucker walkout paralyzes Miami port operations
  • Teamsters ask for federal disaster relief funds
  • CMA CGM inaugurates India-US East Coast direct service
  • Tecmarine expands Caribbean service
  • Hamburg Sud, Alianca, Transroll, CMA CGM expand Europe-South America service
  • Eimskip signs transport contract with Nordic Aluminum
  • Union Pacific selects I.D. Systems for wireless train tracking
Transportation
  • All agents should register, forwarder says
  • Federal Express announces switch of agents in China
  • Lawmakers won't dig deeper for 'Big Dig' funds in Boston
Maritime
  • Alabama port seeks to diversify its cargo base
  • OOCL broadens Asian service as economy rallies
  • Comments on Matson's ship plan due on Friday
  • P&O Nedlloyd to replace ships, seek partners
  • Intermarine Inc. launches Houston-Progreso service
  • France proposes tougher rules in wake of tanker accident
  • Committee recommends overhaul of agency in charge of Mobile port

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
  • MSC va mettre son futur terminal à marée à Anvers au diapason de PC de 6.700 TEU
    Il en était question depuis quelque temps. C'est maintenant officiel. L'armement Mediterranean Shipping Cy s'est engagé dans une commande de 10 PC de 6.700 TEU. Le premier sera livrable dès juin 2001. Ces unités sont appelées à desservir Anvers en direct où ils escaleront dès que possible au nouveau terminal à marée dédié à l'armement et réalisé dans le cadre d'une joint-venture à 50/50 avec le manutentionnaire Hessenatie.
  • Forte hausse des bénéfices de Volvo en 1999
    Le chiffre d'affaires du groupe Volvo (hors division voitures) est passé de 114,8 mia. de SEK en 1998 à 125,0 mia. de SEK en 1999, soit une hausse de 9%. Le bénéfice avant taxes du groupe a connu un bond de 11,6 à 34,6 mia. de SEK (dont 26,7 mia de plus-value sur la vente des voitures), et le bénéfice net est passé de 8,4 à 32,2 mia. de SEK. C'est ce qui a été annoncé à Göteborg.
  • La hausse du coût de revient des transporteurs routiers belges a été supérieure à 5%
    Suite à notre article paru le 12 février sur la hausse importante des coûts à laquelle les transporteurs routiers belges ont dû faire face en 1999, Devos, un collaborateur de la SAV, a tenu à souligner que la hausse avait été plus importante que les 5% que nous avions calculés. "Selon nous, les coûts ont augmenté de 8%, parce que la date de référence n'est pas le 1er janvier 1999, mais le 31 décembre 1998", dit-il.
  • STVA obtient un contrat PDI pour Ford en France
    La Société de Transport de Véhicules Automobiles (STVA), une filiale à 80% de la SNCF, a signé un contrat exclusif de trois ans avec le constructeur automobile Ford pour le transport et la préparation technique de toutes les voitures vendues par les concessionnaires français de Ford. Il s'agirait de 150.000 unités par an. C'est ce qu'annonce Les Echos. L'entreprise s'engagerait en outre dans le transport maritime intra-européen d'automobiles par le biais d'une joint-venture avec la Compagnie Nationale de Navigation (CNN), Transfesa et Zust-Abrosetti.

Marine Linkweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2000
  • President Clinton Energizes Oil Price Debate
  • Adsteam To Appeal Ruling Regarding Crewing
  • Shippers Seek $90M In Restitution
  • Carnival Cruise Ship Stricken Again
  • Leif Hoegh Forecasts Higher Profits
  • OSG Raised To "Buy"

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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
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
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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