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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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Assiterminal highlights the difficulty of placing Porti d'Italia, as proposed by the government, within the Italian port system and within Community law.
The positions of the Customs and Monopolies Agency and Confcommercio on the bill
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports fell by -0.4% in May
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.5 million TEUs (+2.9%)
The administrative process for the new Port Master Plan for Augusta has begun.
Augusta
TiL (MSC Group) acquires 49% stake in Indian port of Vizhinjam
Mumbai
The stake was sold by Adani Ports for $1.4 billion
Hanseatic Global Terminals (Hapag-Lloyd Group) to acquire 20% of Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg
Hamburg
The German shipping group will also increase its stake in the Moroccan Tanger Alliance
La Spezia is among the Italian ports that are most increasing their connections to container shipping lines.
Geneva
Among the other main national airports, Vado Ligure and Ravenna are losing connections
Spanish shipowners call for EU maritime ETS revenues to be reinvested in shipping
Madrid
Boluda: Spanish companies will inject over five billion euros into the system by 2030
Middle Eastern Gulf Cooperation Council states call for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz
Middle Eastern Gulf Cooperation Council states call for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz
Manama
Rejected any toll, tax or attempt to exercise control over the Strait
IMO suspends evacuation operations for ships awaiting transit through the Strait of Hormuz
London/Taipei
Evergreen says its container ship was hit while following the UKMTO-recommended route.
Four entities pre-qualified for the concession of the cargo terminals of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk
Gdansk
These are APM Terminals, Mariner/TAS, Yilport Holding and AD Ports/SKF Holdings UK
New attack on a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
The container ship Ever Lovely was hit by a shell off the coast of Oman.
In 2025, 1,478 containers were lost at sea out of a total of 280 million transported by ships
Washington
On January 1st, the IMO regulation came into force which makes reporting of boxes lost at sea mandatory
BIMCO and ICS' latest report on the maritime workforce raises alarm over officer shortages
London/Bagsværd
In 2026, there will be a shortage of 39,100 STCW certified officers.
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Kombiverkehr decreased by -13.5%
Frankfurt am Main
Annual revenues down 8.3%
The government's proposal to update the rules on port governance raises more than one doubt
Rome
Costa: The lack of infrastructure planning cannot be solved with a joint stock company
MSC Cruises and Meyer Werft have not yet signed contracts for four new cruise ships plus two options.
Papenburg/Geneva
The companies expressed confidence that they could successfully conclude negotiations in the coming weeks.
The LSCI index of Italy's connection to the global network of containerized maritime services continues to grow.
The LSCI index of Italy's connection to the global network of containerized maritime services continues to grow.
Geneva
In the second quarter of 2026 it was equal to 290.0 (+2.3%)
AD Ports has completed the acquisition of an 81% stake in Global Feeder Shipping.
Abu Dhabi
In 2025, the company's ships carried 2.8 million containers
An evacuation plan has been established for ships still waiting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
London/Muscat
Dominguez (IMO): The operation will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other coastal states in the region, the USA and the maritime industry
Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenue for March-May Quarter
Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenue for March-May Quarter
Miami
Fuel costs rise to near-record levels in 2022
Reducing navigation speed and optimizing port calls are the key to decarbonizing shipping
Copenhagen
A new study by the Global Maritime Forum highlights this.
ECSA and A4E reiterate the need to allocate EU ETS revenues to the decarbonisation of ships and aircraft
Brussels
Essential to bridge the price gap between sustainable and conventional fuels
AD Ports' new bid to gain control of Egypt's ALCN rejected
Cairo
A new proposal worth approximately $580 million has been submitted.
John Denholm is the new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Rome
He succeeds Emanuele Grimaldi, who has completed his four-year term
A ship was hit by a drone in the Black Sea
Odessa
One of the nine crew members died
Port of La Spezia: Dredging of the third port basin and navigable canal begins.
La Spezia
Yesterday, 25 ships passed through Hormuz, the highest daily number since April 18.
Singapore
Since March, the average has been 7.6 transits per day
Interferry calls on the EU to implement the EES pragmatically, or to suspend it
Victoria
The upcoming high summer season - the association denounced - risks suffering serious inconveniences
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in French ports increased by +3.8%
Paris
General cargo and solid bulk cargo are growing. Liquid bulk cargo remains stable.
BIMCO and Intertanko stress that there are still significant risks to the Hormuz crossing
Copenhagen/London
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure grew by +1.7%
Genoa
The Boards of Directors of the Basins and Maritime Stations Authority have been renewed.
After more than 100 days in the Persian Gulf, Grimaldi's PCTC Grande Torino has passed through Hormuz
Naples
Transit authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
US-Iran agreement signed to restore naval traffic through Hormuz
Islamabad/Tehran
Lifting of the American naval blockade and demining of the waters
Assocostieri, port governance reform should take into account the specific nature of strategic energy infrastructure in ports.
Confitarma rejects any form of toll in the Strait of Hormuz.
Naples
Zanetti: We reaffirm the fundamental principle of freedom of navigation.
Federagenti proposes to allocate the concession fees proportionally to Ports of Italy and the AdSPs to finance the new joint stock company
Rome
DP World in talks to build container terminal at Texas port of Corpus Christi
Charlotte/Los Angeles
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 17.2% last month.
Assarmatori criticizes Brussels, but also Rome, for what they are doing to decarbonize the shipping industry.
Rome
Messina: A return to normalcy in the Strait of Hormuz will not be immediate.
US firm Enstructure buys Logistec's US port terminal network
Wellesley/New York/Montreal
It operates a total of 84 terminals in the USA
Leveraging the revised Block Exemption Regulation to encourage private investment in ports
Constance
FEPORT urges it
The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority will collaborate in the development of the port of Misrata.
Measured
Project for a new bulk terminal
Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
London
Call for an immediate cessation of attacks
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by 31.7% last month.
Long Beach
The overall volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026
The Swiss Federal Council proposes extending subsidies for rail freight traffic through the Alps until 2035.
Bern
From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be paid out
So far the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago
Paris
AXSMarine: No Signs of a Long-Term Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Istanbul
The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers
Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.
Taipei
At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs
US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman
Tampa
The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.
ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform
Brussels
The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.
US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello
Tampa/New Delhi/London
Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization
Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region
Southampton/Muscat
One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.
Civitavecchia
Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%
A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
Exchange of gunfire with the security team on board the ship
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
This is highlighted in a report commissioned by ICS to Lloyd's Register Advisory.
Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).
Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.
Ismailia
They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster
Luxembourg
However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives
ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Brussels
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances
Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.
Luxembourg
What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
Sana'a
A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Geneva
This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
Genoa
Paroli: the work now allows approximately 900-1,000 heavy vehicles per day to directly access the port's operational areas.
US logistics companies WWEX Group and Auctane announce merger
Milan/Dallas/Austin
Artificial intelligence plays a leading role
The rapporteurs of the Ports Bill defend the governance project centered on the Ports of Italy.
Rome
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
Fincantieri signs an agreement in Albania for shipbuilding training.
Trieste
Skills development for the growth of the new Pashaliman naval industrial hub
Reorganization of ro-pax traffic areas in the port of Catania
Catania
Ferries will no longer be moored on the central jetty or along the eastern breakwater
Maersk raises fiscal 2026 forecast
Copenhagen
Continued growth in demand for containerized shipping and increased spot rates
Green light for the awarding of railway shunting services in the ports of Savona and Vado
New trucking area in the port of Genoa
The Italian Ports Association will hold its assembly in Naples on Wednesday.
Rome
The discussion on port governance reform will be at the heart of the proceedings.
Registration for seafarers' registers is now open to non-EU citizens residing in Italy.
Genoa
Vidotto (Foundation of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy): a step towards civilization
Project to build shipyard in Tartous port expected to accelerate
Damascus
Meeting between a delegation from Kuzey Star Shipyard and the leaders of the Syrian General Authority for Ports and Customs
Port of Gioia Tauro: Work to reactivate hauling and launching operations has been completed.
Gioia Tauro
These operations had been at a standstill since 2024
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will take place in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
In Spain, €11.8 million in eco-incentives have been allocated for the use of motorways of the sea.
Madrid
163,672 shipments made by 32 companies subsidized
ABB has signed an agreement to buy Norwegian marine automation company Høglund.
Zurich
The Tønsberg-based company's integrated automation system is currently installed on over 600 vessels.
Port of Gioia Tauro: tender launched for the redevelopment of the ro-ro docks
Gioia Tauro
Worth 5.6 million euros, the works will last 210 days
Grimaldi confirms the important role of the port of Catania in its strategies
Catania
The aim is to increase services and make existing ones even more efficient.
Annual growth of +6% in cruise traffic and +2% in ferry traffic is expected in the Adriatic
Venice
It is the only Mediterranean region to have recorded a decline in cruises in the period 2019-2025
PSA Padova established to develop and manage the Padua intermodal terminal
Padua
The shareholders of Interporto Padova and Padova Hall have approved the merger plan
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
Spediporto has opened its own representative office in Hong Kong
Genoa
Giachero: the opening of this desk is also an opportunity for young people
Arcese, Conti and Cosulich establish a company for the port logistics of finished vehicles
Livorno
HMM orders eight bulk carriers and two gas carriers
Seoul
Investment of approximately 1.1 billion dollars
MPC Container Ships has purchased four 7,000 TEU containerships built between 2023 and 2024.
Oslo
Investment of 340 million dollars
FedEx posts record quarterly and annual revenue
Memphis
Total revenues in fiscal year 2026 amounted to $94.7 billion (+7.7%)
Geopolitical uncertainty has become the main risk for shipping
Munich
Evergreen purchases 140,500 new containers in China
Taipei
Investments totaling $358.9 million
Memorandum of Understanding for the Launch of Drone Use in the Port of Palermo
Palermo
Submission of the request for the establishment of U-Space
Yesterday, the Strait of Hormuz was crossed by 42 commercial vessels
Paris
For the first time since the beginning of the conflict, several LNG tankers entered the Persian Gulf
Saipem wins new $1 billion offshore contract in Angola
Milan
It was awarded by Azule Energy for the Greater PAJ project
Port of Ancona: Dredging work has begun on the seabed of quay 22.
Ancona
Approximately six thousand cubic meters of sediment will be removed
Confitarma welcomes clarifications regarding ship waste collection management.
Rome
The need for uniform application of the legislation throughout the country was highlighted.
The Tuscan Cooperation Development Fund invests in Uniport Livorno.
Livorno
Operation for a total of 880 thousand euros carried out together with co-investor Coopfond
Fit-Cisl, recognizing dock work as arduous is a priority
Genoa
Pagnotta: This is not a corporate claim, but a question of social justice.
Hupac increases weekly rotations between Antwerp and Busto Arsizio via France to four.
Noise
Two additional departures of the intermodal service introduced
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Arrival ports by:
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From July, the tariff for naval transit through the Turkish Straits will increase by +14.9%.
Istanbul
It will be raised to $6.70 per net tonne
Fincantieri and Republikorp sign agreement to build multipurpose naval vessels in Indonesia.
Paris
The establishment of a joint venture is planned
Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention
Brussels/London
It has been published by ECSA and ICS
The 2026-2028 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Approval also granted to the 2026 budget forecast variation and to the update of the Port's Staffing Plan.
Autonomous Navigation: ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI, and AVIKUS Sign Agreement
Athens
It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
The Municipality of Bologna is reconsidering the divestment of its stake in Interporto Bologna.
Bologna/Bentivoglio
An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the interport
Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to develop innovative underwater monitoring technologies.
Milan/Trieste
Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology
In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11% driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment
Rome
Amadei (Federchimica LNG Group): Use ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and deployment of lower-carbon fuels.
RT&L partners with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen its project cargo segment
Genoa
Bizzarri: the sector is characterised by wide margins for development and profitability
Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports amounted to 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)
Piraeus
Goods volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter only
The International Container Study Center's board and governing body have been renewed.
Genoa
Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president
Catani (GNV): allocate ETS proceeds to the development of synthetic fuel production chains.
Rome
Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels
Consultation launched on plans to expand the port areas of Fos
Marseille
The goal is to involve residents and local stakeholders
Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard
San Vendemiano
One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division
Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.
Rome
He led the port authority for over eight years
ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.
Singapore
In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona
The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.
Suape
It will become operational in the second half of this year
Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore/Hong Kong
Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel
Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers
Milan
Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The 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
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
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