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BRIEFS

June 26, 2000

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China blames Dover tragedy on immigration loopholes
Beijing urges int'l community to crack down on organised criminal groups
Royal Caribbean forecasts lower profit this year
P&O delays sale of bulker business
Hamburg's gain is Bremerhaven's loss
Ship sales

Air and Land Transport

Air NZ sees 18-month integration with Ansett
Most of the work will be done in a year, says chief executive
Shenzhen first China airport to pass WHO inspection
American Air may have to pay FAA fine
Branson confident his Aussie airline will operate by Sept
Crew members' families sue Boeing, parts makers
Emirates welcomes A3XX go-ahead
Log Book

Features

Bunker oil threatens South African coastline
Bulk carrier sinks off Cape Town after failing to find sheltered waters

Columns

Container security must be high on industry's priority list

Shipping Times

Shipping News

China blames Dover tragedy on immigration loopholes
Beijing urges int'l community to crack down on organised criminal groups
Royal Caribbean forecasts lower profit this year
P&O delays sale of bulker business
Hamburg's gain is Bremerhaven's loss
Ship sales

Air and Land Transport

Air NZ sees 18-month integration with Ansett
Most of the work will be done in a year, says chief executive
Shenzhen first China airport to pass WHO inspection
American Air may have to pay FAA fine
Branson confident his Aussie airline will operate by Sept
Crew members' families sue Boeing, parts makers
Emirates welcomes A3XX go-ahead
Log Book

Features

Bunker oil threatens South African coastline
Bulk carrier sinks off Cape Town after failing to find sheltered waters

Columns

Container security must be high on industry's priority list

Shipping Times

Shipping News

China blames Dover tragedy on immigration loopholes
Beijing urges int'l community to crack down on organised criminal groups
Royal Caribbean forecasts lower profit this year
P&O delays sale of bulker business
Hamburg's gain is Bremerhaven's loss
Ship sales

Air and Land Transport

Air NZ sees 18-month integration with Ansett
Most of the work will be done in a year, says chief executive
Shenzhen first China airport to pass WHO inspection
American Air may have to pay FAA fine
Branson confident his Aussie airline will operate by Sept
Crew members' families sue Boeing, parts makers
Emirates welcomes A3XX go-ahead
Log Book

Features

Bunker oil threatens South African coastline
Bulk carrier sinks off Cape Town after failing to find sheltered waters

Columns

Container security must be high on industry's priority list

Shipping Times

Shipping News

China blames Dover tragedy on immigration loopholes
Beijing urges int'l community to crack down on organised criminal groups
Royal Caribbean forecasts lower profit this year
P&O delays sale of bulker business
Hamburg's gain is Bremerhaven's loss
Ship sales

Air and Land Transport

Air NZ sees 18-month integration with Ansett
Most of the work will be done in a year, says chief executive
Shenzhen first China airport to pass WHO inspection
American Air may have to pay FAA fine
Branson confident his Aussie airline will operate by Sept
Crew members' families sue Boeing, parts makers
Emirates welcomes A3XX go-ahead
Log Book

Features

Bunker oil threatens South African coastline
Bulk carrier sinks off Cape Town after failing to find sheltered waters

Columns

Container security must be high on industry's priority list

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JUNE 24, 2000
Korean lines add service to Jakarta and Hong Kong Korea Marine Transport and Hyundai Merchant Marine have launched a joint weekly service anchored by Jakarta International Container Terminal. Full story TNT reportedly dropping Manila hub for Hong Kong The express company will bail after a dispute with its local air cargo partner. Full story P&O Ports to operate Chennai box terminal The company expects to receive a letter of intent on the 30-year concession shortly. Full story Mexican railway to rebuild port rail route The 12-year, $100 million contract will upgrade the 362 miles of track from the Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas to Celaya. Full story The ever-changing model of a transport dot-com Logistics e-commerce is in a state of flux, and the most basic ideas are up for grabs Logistics alliance adds food companies to the pot ANA, TWA to cooperate in mail transport Four airlines launch global alliance P&O Ports selected to operate Chennai box terminal Antitrust expert casts doubt over United-USAir merger South Korea ag shippers get Web alternative New dot-com plans direct links between air shippers, carriers Emery Worldwide names e-commerce, marketing chiefs BAX Global opens Puerto Rico office, partners with CaribEx

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Senator drops DSR Freight-On-Line alternative to web-based auction sites Metzler heads APL Logistics Safmarine restructures network Tiaca appoints two members Emirates phases in time-definite product Czech mates Confader shows faith in VASP IAT snaps up Vancouver property

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JUNE 23, 2000
Aeromexico, Air France, Delta and Korean Air in SkyTeam Alliance 'Heaviest criticism ever' hits Betuwelijn BA chief says no huge job losses Cosco with Los Angeles- Lianyungang service; Investment in Singapore; First online payment in China Emery Worldwide with new directors Airborne purchased operation in Sweden Belgian postal company calls 'internet' Vopak and Essberger pool chemical tankers; Vopak acquires remaining interest in Chemgas CargoSphere.com wins patent RightFreight.com gets USD 20 Million TransportEdge with maritime industry marketplace Big Companies join logistics network

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JUNE 23, 2000
Hot day for Singapore fuel oil cargoes Oil cools down after Norwegian strike ends Winners and losers after the OPEC meeting Fuel oil up by $7 in Rotterdam Avails still tight in US Pacific North West LA and San Francisco market snapshot US Gulf bunker market report Prices and avails in Argentina Good demand in Chile Ecuador bunker prices Healthy avails in Panama

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JUNE 24, 2000
Cape coast hit by sunken Treasure spill HEAVY fuel oil pollution from the bulk ore carrier, Treasure, which sank late last week, has hit some of Cape Town's premier resort areas as well as the national heritage site, Robben Island. Poles appeal over IACS expulsion POLSKI Rejestr Statkow has branded its expulsion from the International Association of Classification Societies as a "miscarriage of justice" and is appealing for reinstatement to the organisation. Underwriters brew up internet cafe A CYBERSPACE descendant has followed the line of Edward Lloyd's coffeeshop, the bustling rendezvous that cradled the great London insurance market. Kvaerner rights issue 'disappointment' NORWEGIAN engineering and shipbuilding group Kvaerner has announced a disappointing result to its NKr2.5bn ($299m) rights issue launched last month, writes Rajesh Joshi Oslo. Offshore havens face new probe MANY of the world's leading ship registries may face a tough fight to retain tonnage volumes under a threatened clean-up of offshore financial centres. No room for complacency FOR anyone with a long-term survival plan there is no substitute for knowing just how strong your trading partners are. Two companies that recently fell out of the market, leaving a trail of debt in their wake, offer a cautionary tale.

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JUNE 23, 2000
P&O abandons Oslo IPO for ABC Rio Tinto bids for ore rival 120 still missing from Chinese ferry China Merchants to take Zhangzhou stake Clarkson's tipped to triple profits Derbyshire assessor's claim challenged Treasure sinks off South African coast Export status sought for Indian owners Smuggling charges filed against Dealco Surcharges for box shippers at Colombo Vopak and Essberger pool chemical tankers Medstar hijackers go on hunger strike Norfolk yards to pool resources

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JUNE 24, 2000
La présidence portugaise de l'UE veut forcer une décision sur l'adaptation des écopoints autrichiens La présidence portugaise de l'UE a l'intention de forcer une décision sur l'adaptation du nombre d'écopoints pour le transit routier à travers l'Autriche lors du prochain conseil des ministres du Transport la semaine prochaine à Luxembourg. Si les ministres européens ne parviennent pas à se mettre d'accord, se sera à la Commission européenne de trancher, en vertue de la procédure prescrite. Le système des écopoints doit être adapté, le nombre de trajets autorisés par l'Autriche ayant été dépassé l'année dernière. La matière ressort d'un protocol au Traité d'adhésion de l'Autriche à l'UE. "EuroBridge reste à Gand" Suite aux investissements annoncés par Volvo Cars Gand, EuroBridge de DFDS Tor Line est à l'aube d'une nouvelle phase d'expansion, a déclaré Eric Nilsson, deputy managing director, jeudi à Gand (voir LL du 23/06). Volvo Transport, de loin le plus grand client d'EuroBridge, va confier à ce service des trafics encore sensiblement plus importants. De plus le 'third party' devrait aussi continuer à croître. DFDS Tor Line veut maintenir la part de Volvo sur cette liaison à environ 45% (elle est actuellement de 48%, selon l'échevin du port, Daniël Termont). Sans adaptation de ce service, la cargaison Volvo atteindrait à terme les 80%. Le service Gand-Göteborg devra donc être renforcé si l'on veut garder un certain équilibre entre les deux flux. Le port de Genk veut jouer un rôle clé dans le développement du Limbourg en tant que pôle logistique Le port de Genk veut jouer une rôle de premier plan dans le développement des activités logistiques dans le Limbourg. Dans ce contexte, l'exploitant de l'ancien port charbonnier en bordure du canal Albert va collaborer prochainement avec Euro Terminal Genk pour l'exploitation commune des terminaux ferroviaires à Genk et Winterslag. C'est ce qui a été annoncé vendredi lors de l'ouverture officielle du terminal à containers de Genk. Grimaldi relance son projet de terminal-hub au Benelux Dans le courant des prochains jours, l'armement Grimaldi (groupe Naples) va relancer son projet de grand terminal-hub pour le Benelux, en prenant à nouveau contact avec les trois ports susceptibles d'entrer en ligne de compte, à savoir Anvers, Flessingue et Zeebrugge. Cela fait maintenant plus de deux ans que l'armement évoque cette perspective, jusqu'ici qu'il n'a pu poursuivre en raison des divers développements qui se sont manifestés et se manifestent toujours dans le cadre de son grand service de cabotage intra-européen EuroMed.

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The world is full of guides. Guides that rate restaurants. Guides to finding the perfect mate. But why, oh why, shippers may cry, is there no comprehensive guide that ranks motor carriers according to criteria important to shippers? Armstrong & Associates and Market Data Corp. want to give shippers that guide. They call it CarrierRankings.com, an online guide to transportation carriers. The companies have identified 1,800 carriers - 1,600 of them motor carriers - that will be included in the CarrierRankings.com database. Shippers will be asked to rate the carriers according to criteria developed by Armstrong and Market Data. Best of all, there will be no charge to shippers for basic services. Although the Surface Transportation Board is taking 15 months to rewrite its merger rules, says a Chicago transportation attorney, it declines to follow or amend its own rail line-abandonment procedures, which may have a greater financial impact on shippers. Tom McFarland, a former elected official of the STB's bar association, says the STB's reluctance to review its line-abandonment policies could be attributed to fear that Congress might recognize a short-changing of shippers and the public. Through a complaint filed with the STB, McFarland is hoping to pressure the agency either to follow its own regulations or admit publicly they're a sham. Although UPS Logistics was pitching the attractions of the logistics market to the investment community recently in New York, the company may have been preaching to the choir. A report by investment company Bear Stearns estimated that last year's logistics market was worth $920 billion in the United States and $2 trillion globally, with less than 5 percent of this business being outsourced. The logistics market related to e-commerce is valued by Bear Stearns at around $42 billion this year and projected to reach $274 billion by 2004. Third-party outsourced expenditures are estimated at $11 billion in 2000, rising to $100 billion in 2004. Bear Stearns' advice: "Hang on to your seat belts - the supply chain revolution is about to blast off." James Welch is taking over as president and chief operating officer of Yellow Freight System with a plan to do battle with all competitors, both long-haul and regional. Welch is unveiling a plan by which the nation's largest long-haul LTL carrier also is actively competing against the regional competition in the one- and two-day lanes. The 45-year-old Welch takes over YFS at a time when it is improving its profitability, thanks to its Exact Express offerings, but he says he won't be satisfied unless further improvement in operating ratio is made. The STB has initiated a proceeding to determine whether railroads can file tariffs against other railroads. The issue was raised as a result of a dispute between Union Pacific Railroad and a Chicago terminal railroad, among other shortlines, which maintain that they should be allowed to assess charges against UP (and other railroads) as a disincentive to trains being left unpulled from their tracks. UP and others say that there already is a system in place for dealing with such matters, and that allowing railroads to assess charges against other railroads unilaterally would impede service. The end is in sight in the fight for the right to serve China. Four U.S. airlines - American, Delta, United Parcel Service and Polar Air Cargo - are vying for a shot at serving the world's largest market and unless something derails the process, the Department of Transportation is expected to announce the tentative winner in the next month or so. UPS has made China its No. 1 international priority and has been hammering the need for competition in the express industry since the application process began more than a year ago. FedEx has the only express service into China and is happy to keep it that way, claiming customers would be better served by its ability to add more destinations than by UPS duplicating service. APL will participate in a new direct weekly container service between Singapore and the Indian subcontinent that it says will slash transit times between the region and the United States by six days. The new service, known as the Gulf Asia Line Express, or GALEX, will be offered in partnership with Samudera Shipping Lines, CMA-CGM SA and Contship Container Lines. In addition to serving the Indian port of Nhava Sheva directly, APL also will make direct calls for the first time to two other Indian ports, Tuticorin and Cochin. The new service, which started June 24, is expected to affect existing routes by speeding up delivery of refrigerated goods from North America and extending cargo-loading deadlines at the port of Karachi, Pakistan. There was much wheeling and dealing at the E-Commerce Freight conference in Las Vegas, sponsored by eyefortransport.com, a subsidiary of London-based First Conferences. The dot-com conference drew huge numbers of Internet transportation players but hardly any customers. Hence, the venue became a mecca for forging alliances or scoping out potential buyouts. Part of the conference was a roundtable discussion of all things Internet and transportation related. Fourteen transportation and logistics dot-coms sat down to answer questions on the industry's future.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth

PORTS

Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth

Rome

The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.

SHIPYARDS

Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector

Dhaka

A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned

ACCIDENTS

Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria

Bucharest/Sofia

The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.

HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships

Seoul

A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it

ACCIDENTS

Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue

Southampton/London

Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.

COMPANIES

Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises

Graz

Investment in Austrian MarineXchange

CRUISES

Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.

Naha

Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.

PORTS

Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.

Genoa

Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.

LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits

The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.

PORTS

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

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

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

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

SHIPPING

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

TRANSPORTATION

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

TRADE

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.

PORTS

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.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

PORTS

Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.

Ravenna

Fabio Maletti's term has expired

JOBS

Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month

Genoa

The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.

PORTS

Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.

Matera/Taranto

A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days

SHIPPING

Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage

Kallithea

First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues

SHIPPING

Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%

Marrakech

Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme

CELEBRATION

Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary

Barcelona

A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.

JOBS

Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous

Rome

The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SAILING LIST

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SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave

(South China Morning Post)

Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

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

CRUISES

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.

SHIPYARDS

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.

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