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December 18, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global maritime framework against terrorism reached
    AFTER nearly a year of intense negotiations and unprecedented workload by the International Maritime Organisation , 108 countries formally agreed to a historic new framework aimed at protecting global maritime trade against the spectre of terrorism.
  • Statoil sells shipping unit to Teekay
  • Contship revamps Australia services
  • All big Sabah ports to use new computer system
Air and Land Transport
  • Weakened US airlines face crippling blow from Iraq war
    STRUGGLING US airlines face a further crippling blow to revenue if the United States enters into an extended war against Iraq, leading industry experts said.
  • Korean Air to offer charter flights to Taiwan
  • United's new wage cut plan leaves pilots union 'stunned'
  • Cost cuts will help BBA meet full-year profit targets
  • Easy integration

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global maritime framework against terrorism reached
    AFTER nearly a year of intense negotiations and unprecedented workload by the International Maritime Organisation , 108 countries formally agreed to a historic new framework aimed at protecting global maritime trade against the spectre of terrorism.
  • Statoil sells shipping unit to Teekay
  • Contship revamps Australia services
  • All big Sabah ports to use new computer system
Air and Land Transport
  • Weakened US airlines face crippling blow from Iraq war
    STRUGGLING US airlines face a further crippling blow to revenue if the United States enters into an extended war against Iraq, leading industry experts said.
  • Korean Air to offer charter flights to Taiwan
  • United's new wage cut plan leaves pilots union 'stunned'
  • Cost cuts will help BBA meet full-year profit targets
  • Easy integration

Sched Netweb site
  • KMTC predicts profitability in 2002 on US$320m turnover
  • China Sailing Agency acquires ISO9001-2000 rating
  • US Customs' C-TPAT programme evolving quickly
  • Box volume down 10 per cent in November for Long Beach
  • Schenker makes board changes
  • Macau handles 100K tonnes of cargo in 2002 to mid December
  • Air-India offers flights to Frankfurt again
  • New Washington air traffic control facility begins operation
  • Atlas Air CFO Douglas Carty gets offer he can't refuse

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • Unions review proposals for cuts United
    United Airlines' unions met with their advisers Monday to review the bankrupt carrier's proposal for severe cuts, which one union said would more than double the previous targeted concessions.
  • BA to axe 21 regional routes
    British Airways is to cut 21 UK routes next year which it said today were "further steps towards simplifying and strengthening its UK regional operation".
  • Korean Air and TransAsia flights between Korea and Taipeh
    Korean Air Lines and Taiwan's TransAsia Airways will operate chartered flights between South Korea and Taiwan starting later this month, the Ministry of Construction and Transportation in Korea said today.
  • Asian shipping companies angry about surcharges Indonesia
    Delegates from shipowners' associations of Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam have collectively called upon the Joint War Risk Committee (JWRC) to remove Indonesia's post-Bali bombing war risk zone label, arguing the arbitrary rating 'imposed unnecessary additional costs' on shipping and trade.
  • IMO wants new security measures
    Governments have been given one and a half years to implement the security measures decided on by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
  • Rumors about sale CSX Lines
    Morgan Stanley upgraded CSX Corp. (CSX ) to overweight from equal-weight. The Journal of Commerce argued about the sale of CSX Lines.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Amendments to Merchant Shipping Act provide better deal to seamen
  • Cosco India to take over agency functions w.e.f. January 1, 2003
  • Tobacco exports may rise by 10 pc
  • Pharma industry cautions Africa against anti-India EU propaganda
  • April-Aug. export growth revised upwards to 23 pc
  • Paradip Port handles 1.828 m. tonnes of traffic during Nov.
  • Coastal service operators concerned over TAMP-approved recent tariff hike
  • Record loading of steel plates at Vizag Port
  • India to become a leading market for diamonds in 5-10 years
  • Apeda launching cheaper banana packaging systems
  • Lok Sabha passes Competition Bill
  • Speedy reforms vital to lure US investors: Senator
  • High-level committee suggests proactive exporter guidance role for DGFT
  • FDI proposals worth Rs 92 cr. cleared
  • Forex reserves put at $ 67.753 bn
  • Textile industry registers 17 pc growth during April-September
  • CII team to meet WTO chief

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • Montreal: Only one supplier on market for fueloil
  • Venezuela hits East Coast hard
  • USGC: Tight avails and congestion reign
  • Oil lower as market bets on OPEC inaction and awaits API report
  • Another sharp hike in Barzil's bunker prices
  • OPEC crude basket bursts through upper end of target range
  • Argentina market update
  • Baltic: Prices up, high holiday demand
  • Surprise in Fujairah as another cargo jump fails to materialise
  • Brazil bunker price gain
  • Green light for pipeline to Omisalj
  • St. Petersburg prices competitive again
  • Crude, cargo and avails conspire to hike Hong Kong levels
  • Demand picks up in Great Belt despite higher prices
  • Piraeus on the rise
  • Uruguay market update
  • Rotterdam steadies after morning price leap

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • ABP warns of container terminal capacity shortage
  • Swiss to streamline its route network
  • Rhenus Traffic Solutions goes online
  • DPWN moves its headquarters to Post-Tower in Bonn
  • P&O's Zeebrugge route ends on December 15

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • IMO adopts comprehensive maritime security measures
    Shipowners face a new and significant compliance deadline. A new, comprehensive security regime for international shipping is set to enter into force in July 2004. A central element is ISPS: the new International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
  • Rolls-Royce power for White Rose FPSO
    Three Rolls-Royce RB211 turbogensets have been ordered to provide the electric power needed on an FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) vessel to be located in the North Atlantic.
  • GE Power delivers QM2 packages
    GE Power Systems recently delivered two LM2500+ gas turbine-generator packages scheduled to be installed on what will be the largest passenger liner ever built,
  • First common-rail Sulzer completes one year's service
    The first Sulzer low-speed engine with common-rail fuel injection has successfully completed one-year's service
  • Navy hosts Taiwan sub meeting
    The Navy is briefing selected contractors on its planned acquisition of diesel electric subs for Taiwan

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Deloitte & Touche pulls out of Liberian registries audit
    IN A major blow to the already tattered credibility of the Liberian maritime programme, international accounting firm Deloitte & Touche has pulled out of its contract to audit the West African country's shipping and corporate registries and timber industry.
  • Erck Rickmers places $323m five-ship order with HHI
    HAMBURG owner Erck Rickmers has placed an order worth Won389.9bn ($323.8m) with Hyundai Heavy Industries for five 7,500 teu boxships, German shipping sources and Asian shipbuilders said.
  • MoD starts chartering ships for Iraq operation
    THE UK's Ministry of Defence will from today seek to charter ships to move personnel and equipment for operations against Iraq, it has been confirmed, writes David Osler.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • Deloitte ends LISCR contract
  • Venezuela insurance claims denied
  • Masters to be hit with old law
  • Owners talk tax with taxman
  • DFDS acquires Latvian operator
  • Caterpillar in talks with Hyundai
  • P&O Ports moves into Bengal
  • Tanker adrift with no crew on board
  • Richards Bay coal exports falling
  • Zambia to cover grain shortfall
  • Shippers 'must adapt to US rules'
  • Croatia to be Russian oil outlet
  • Viking withdraws from ownership
  • MOL to boost products fleet
  • Unions call for safety assessment
  • Whangarei port service rationalised
  • Short lease for Beirut box terminal
  • Spain's Aznar takes responsibility
  • Sonatrach to build five terminals
  • Oil players call for Gulf clean-up
  • Fred Olsen Energy to shed assets
  • Thailand mulls deepwater port

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • CSX Lines sold to turnaround firm
    CSX Corp. will sell its domestic shipping company to turnaround specialist Carlyle Group for $300 million in cash and securities, confirming an earlier report in JoC Online.
  • Insurance could rocket after wrecks
    A spate of recent maritime accidents has pushed hull losses close to the $1 billion mark and could send insurance premiums soaring in the coming months, experts say.
  • United simplifies domestic pricing
    Carrier shrinking number of pricing zones, plans export rate changes, too.
  • CP Ships quits Asia-Europe slot deal
  • GATX quitting new ventures unit
  • CSDC orders four bulk carriers
  • Protest threatens Russia box imports
  • Jolly Rubino wreck blown up
  • Canadian National to acquire 550 cars for forest products
  • UPS launches alternative fuel tractors
  • Logistec: Unhappy New Year for Montreal terminal
  • Virgin Atlantic slates Nigeria service
  • Women in Logistics name Carroll

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Sea Gate doit stimuler le développement logistique dans le port d’Ostende
    Un consortium belgo-américain autour d’Immo Industry Group (IIG), GE Capital Real Estate et KBC a dévoilé hier ses plans concernant l’aménagement d’un parc logistique sur un terrain de 230.000 m2 dans l’arrière-port d’Ostende (Plassendale 1). Des magasins et des bureaux sur mesure y seront réalisés en fonction des besoins logistiques des clients. Le projet Sea Gate représente un investissement de 62 mio. d’EUR.
  • Le marché belge du camion a baissé plus fort que prévu en 2002
    Le marché belge du camion de moyen et de lourd tonnage connaîtra cette année-ci une baisse sensiblement supérieure aux prévisions. Cela tient entre autres à un ralentissement des investissements de remplacement. C’est ce qu’a déclaré Peter Himpe, national sales director de Volvo Trucks Belgium, lors de la traditionnelle conférence de presse de fin d’année. Pour 2003, il prévoit - très prudemment - une légère hausse.
  • Zeeland Seaports consolide sa position sur la scène portuaire internationale
    Zeeland Seaports a à nouveau élargi ses horizons. L’autorité portuaire zélandaise compte pour cette année sur une croissance de plus de 5% des transbordements à Flessingue et Terneuzen. L’année sera clôturée sur un nouveau record absolu de 26,7 mio. de t, a pu annoncer un président visiblement satisfait lundi soir lors de la réunion de fin d’année de l’administration du port de Middelburg. Et la fin de la croissance n’est pas encore en vue: avec le nouveau tunnel de l’Escaut occidental, l’aménagement du Westerschelde Container Terminal et la disponibilité de nombreux terrains de nouvelles portes s’ouvriront pour Zeeland Seaports qui, avec un résultat favorable de 5,5 mio. d’EUR, voit également augmenter sa capacité de financement.

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • Two tracks to security
    IMO has its say on ship safety plans, but the US Coast Guard is still to be heard.
  • Trouble to the south, but rates heading north
    Analysts say Venezuelan crisis should boost hire regardless of standoff's duration.
  • Trading places
    Market reversal has conservative Stelmar on the wane, spot player Genmar on the rise.
  • JP Morgan bullish on Teekay deal
    Bank raises rating, earnings projections following Navion acquisition.
  • Vela signs up with Venturie
    Saudi tanker owner to install vapour recovery system on full fleet.
  • Orient Steamships buys first ship
    Ex-Valles youngest son John Koo bolsters new venture with capesize and aframax.
  • Jens Ulltveit-Moe resigns from Kongsberg
    But activist shipping investor has no plans to bid for marine electronics group.
  • Navibulgar stays in state hands
    Profit-making Bulgarian shipowner will not now be privatised, government decides.
  • Tanker and boxship collide in Thai port
    Diesel oil leaking from damaged tanker near Laem Chabang in Thailand.
  • Oil volumes grow at Caspian Shipping
    Azeri shipowner carries 4% more cargo to end-November.
  • Ventspils Nafta withdraws claims over Latvian
    Owner of Latvian Shipping drops action against rival bidder over share transfer delay.
  • FOE restructures $100m of loans
    Bid to reduce debt could lead to sell-off of yard or shipping interests.
  • DSME wins Montanari aframax order
    Italian owner inks 105,000-dwt tanker as Daewoo's Jung wraps up spate of European newbuilding deals.
  • AP Moller companies' shares surge on merger plan
    Expensive shares of Danish owner's quoted companies Svendborg and 1912 rise further.
  • Leif Hoegh offloads a reefership
    Norwegian owner sells non-core business ship as it homes in on ro-ro and LNG work.
  • S&P upgrades British Marine
    Rating agency takes positive view of return to underwriting profitability.
  • WG&A to shift headquarters
    Philippine ferry owner is moving to Manila from Cebu following name change.
  • MOL to bolster MR presence
    Japanese shipowner aims to world's largest operator of clean product tankers by 2005.
  • Efnav inks STX panamaxes
    South Korea yard takes rare dry bulk contract as it confirms potential order haul worth $250m.

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European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
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From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
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.
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
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
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
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.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
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: 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.
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.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
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.
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
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
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%.
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.
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
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
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
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
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.
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%)
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.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
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.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
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%.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
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
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.
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
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
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.
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
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
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
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
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.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
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
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
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
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.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
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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.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
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.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
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.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
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.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
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
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
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
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
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 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.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
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.
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
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.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
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
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
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
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
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
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.
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
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.
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.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
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
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.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
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
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
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
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%)
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