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January 24, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New security rules to prevent stowaways
    NEW standards and recommended practices for dealing with stowaways have been officially adopted by the International Maritime Organisation at a recent committee session.
  • PSA striving to satisfy customers: EDB chief
  • Antwerp expansion work to begin after govt intervention
  • NOL hikes port charges in China
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing bets on defence to weather slump
    FIVE days after Boeing Co chairman Phil Condit said the airline slump would cost the company US$700 million in the fourth quarter, he got a break: a deal to supply the US military with refuelling jets.
  • S&P may up Air NZ credit rating
  • Catering, freight workers at Qantas reject pay rise deal
  • Ansett's mileage points in limbo
  • Investor group buys grounded Brazil airline
Features
  • Shareholders split on Carnival's higher bid
    DIVISIONS are emerging between big shareholders in P&O Princess Cruises, as some opened the door to talks with Carnival Corp, soon after the world's biggest cruise line raised its hostile bid.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New security rules to prevent stowaways
    NEW standards and recommended practices for dealing with stowaways have been officially adopted by the International Maritime Organisation at a recent committee session.
  • PSA striving to satisfy customers: EDB chief
  • Antwerp expansion work to begin after govt intervention
  • NOL hikes port charges in China
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing bets on defence to weather slump
    FIVE days after Boeing Co chairman Phil Condit said the airline slump would cost the company US$700 million in the fourth quarter, he got a break: a deal to supply the US military with refuelling jets.
  • S&P may up Air NZ credit rating
  • Catering, freight workers at Qantas reject pay rise deal
  • Ansett's mileage points in limbo
  • Investor group buys grounded Brazil airline
Features
  • Shareholders split on Carnival's higher bid
    DIVISIONS are emerging between big shareholders in P&O Princess Cruises, as some opened the door to talks with Carnival Corp, soon after the world's biggest cruise line raised its hostile bid.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New security rules to prevent stowaways
    NEW standards and recommended practices for dealing with stowaways have been officially adopted by the International Maritime Organisation at a recent committee session.
  • PSA striving to satisfy customers: EDB chief
  • Antwerp expansion work to begin after govt intervention
  • NOL hikes port charges in China
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing bets on defence to weather slump
    FIVE days after Boeing Co chairman Phil Condit said the airline slump would cost the company US$700 million in the fourth quarter, he got a break: a deal to supply the US military with refuelling jets.
  • S&P may up Air NZ credit rating
  • Catering, freight workers at Qantas reject pay rise deal
  • Ansett's mileage points in limbo
  • Investor group buys grounded Brazil airline
Features
  • Shareholders split on Carnival's higher bid
    DIVISIONS are emerging between big shareholders in P&O Princess Cruises, as some opened the door to talks with Carnival Corp, soon after the world's biggest cruise line raised its hostile bid.

Sched Netweb site
  • UNCTAD predicts Asian future
  • Schenker acquires Shanghai holding in Expotrans
  • Quality and age come together for Famous Pacific partner
  • IPBCC members announce war risks receding
  • Hactl reports 9 per cent decline in air cargo for 2001
  • Emirates, Maersk ink agreement
  • China Southern Airlines reinstates Middle East service

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 23, 2002
  • Chinese New Year blessing for "K" Line
  • German airport attracts buyers
  • World Bank reserves in improve transport services
  • Clicklogistics joins hands with ACCUSHIP
  • ITF supports El Salvador airport workers

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MOL-SCI consortium tie up finance for PLL contract
  • Graded system of tonnage tax recommended - Rakesh Mohan Committee report forwarded to Fin. Minister
  • EU cuts duty on Indian flowers
  • Govt extends dumping duty on NBR for 6 months
  • Auto Expo generates $ 218,000 export orders
  • GMB playing pivotal role in minor ports' development
  • J. M. Baxi achieves record loading of feldspar at Vizag Port
  • Indian Airlines to buy 39 aircraft
  • 'Differentiated' approach to tea markets mooted
  • Indo-UAE Joint Business Council poised to take-off
  • Govt to consider 100 pc tariff binding on coffee
  • Karnataka move to set up privatised grain silos
  • Bright future for copper with telecom sector growth seen
  • Govt campaign to boost organic tea exports
  • Sinha hints at slashing peak Customs duty
  • Price competition to mark post-APM regime in petro-products
  • FCI restores rice transport subsidy for exporters
  • Petro-goods to attract specific duties from 2002-03 Budget
  • Dipak Chatterjee is new Commerce Secy in reshuffle of bureaucrats
  • Carpet expo at ITPO complex next month
  • Gujarat Customs to celebrate 50th anniversary of WCO tomorrow
  • Coffee festival in Feb. to market India's quality brew

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 23, 2002
  • Activity picks up again in well-supplied St. Eustatius
  • Panama prices steady, tighter avails
  • Oil firmer but may fall after APIs, product prices rise as US refiners cut runs
  • Stagnant Suez market moves unexpectedly higher
  • Minor price fluctuations in Arab Gulf bunker market, some tight avails
  • Iraqi oil exports bounce back
  • Valero cuts refinery runs due to poor margins
  • Master could face jail after oil spill in Thailand
  • Small changes to Saudi posted prices
  • Steady market in Argentina
  • Rotterdam a little firmer
  • Clarksons Bunker Group becomes OceanConnect UK Limited

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 23, 2002
  • Port of Tacoma celebrating completion of Maersk pier extension
  • Open Skies deal with France paves way for airline alliance
  • Labor Council treasurer talks NAFTA in Tacoma
  • Mariners in Crowley fleet meet new IMO standards
  • Coast Guard finds drugs onboard abandoned shrimp boat

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Here comes the bride to cruiseships if UK ban gives way to banns
    WEDDING bells could soon be ringing out on cruiseships re-registered in the UK, writes Janet Porter.
  • Uproar in class societies over 'second-rate' jibes
    A WAR of words broke out between major classification societies yesterday, over claims from a string of top shipping figures that all but three or four are second-rate.
  • ABP refuses to take on returning Humber pilots
    MEMBERS of Humber Pilots will turn up for work this morning, but Associated British Ports will not be calling on their services. The pilots' co-operative ended a six-week strike on Tuesday, four days before its contract is formally due to expire.
  • Germany confirms boxship probe
    CONTAINERSHIP owners are to be questioned by antitrust regulators about plans to remove surplus tonnage from the charter market.
  • Black-empowerment tanker firm wins deal
    According to Sithembisa Mthethwa, chief executive of Dudula and the current chairman of Southern Tankers, the deal is worth close to R600m ($49.6m).

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 23, 2002
  • ABP stands firm on Humber
  • Fairplay charts Northwest Passage
  • French dockers warn of strikes
  • Trasmed keeps its cool
  • Norway 'must justify blacklisting'
  • India reviews port body status
  • Erika master stands firm
  • Brazil looks north for wheat
  • Lost $2M freight payment found
  • Durban surcharge to be reviewed
  • Russian transport minister cleared
  • Short-sea operator seeks incentive
  • K Line uses New Year slowdown
  • Four ships arrested after sinking
  • Humber pilots end their strike
  • Samsung managers applaud robots
  • Barge to solve road congestion
  • Ailing Orlando loses its chairman
  • Analyst doubts Canyon Ranch orders
  • Korea anticipates container growth
  • Greece to recall retired seafarers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 23, 2002
  • EU seeks probe of German ship plan
    Shipowners want to create a mutual club that would compensate operators who lay up vessels in a bid to shore up slumping charter rates
  • United set to open LAX cargo terminal
    The hub will serve as the carrier's top West Coast cargo gateway
  • Zim takes full stake in Israeli forwarder
  • BNSF profit declined in quarter, year
  • Cost-cutting sparks jump in Norfolk Southern earnings
  • Report: SCM security a group effort
  • Truckers block Italy border crossings
  • Evergreen Aviation to carry Afghan relief supplies
  • NTE revenue jumps
  • FMC fines NVOCC $1.2 million
  • Martinair Cargo to launch Amsterdam-San Francisco service
  • Delta, Air France restore pact with Korean Air

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • De Palacio veut une vitesse moyenne de 60 km/h pour les trains de marchandises
    En marge d’un exposé sur le nouvelles mesures ferroviaires de la Commission européenne (voir LL du 18/1), la commissaire Loyola de Palacio a déclaré que la Commission veut voir l’accès au réseau ferroviaire international pour le transport de marchandises au sein de l’Union réalisé en 2006 au lieu de 2008. La Commission veut également que le transport de marchandises national soit libéralisé début 2008. D’ici la fin de l’année, De Palacio introduira en outre une proposition visant la libéralisation complète du transport de personnes par rail dans l’UE. Dans ce contexte, elle pense également à 2008, mais elle entend préalablement procéder à une concertation avec les Etats-membres et le Parlement européen.
  • ICF deviendra une société anonyme d’ici la fin du premier semestre 2002
    Transformation de la société coopérative Intercontainer-Interfrigo en société anonyme, rééquilibrage de la situation chez Allied Continental Intermodal, lancement prudent de nouveaux produits, création de bureaux propres en Allemagne et futures participations financières dans certains terminaux-clés. Tels ont été les points principaux abordés par la direction d’ICF au cours d’une conférence de presse à Bâle.
  • David Whitehead (ESPO): “2001 a été une année cruciale pour le secteur portuaire”
    Le Comité exécutif de l’Organisation européenne des ports maritimes communautaires ESPO s’est rassemblé hier à Bruxelles pour discuter du Port Package de la CE. Il a surtout traité de l’aspect manutention. L’ESPO va proposer d’augmenter la durée des concession avancée par la Commission pour les terminaux, de 25 à 35 ans.
  • Ports français: menace de grève pour le 29 janvier
    En raison d’un mouvement larvé se traduisant ici et là par des arrêts de travail, le fonctionnement normal des ports français était déjà perturbé depuis le 26 novembre dernier. Le conflit risque maintenant de prendre une autre dimension. La Fédération nationale des Ports & Docks (FNPD/CGT) lance en effet un appel à ses adhérents, les dockers, pour une amplification du mouvement à compter du 29 janvier. Du côté des employeurs, l’Union nationale des Industries de la Manutention (UNIM) parle “d’un nouveau chantage” qui menace la fiabilité des ports français.

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 23, 2002
  • Totem Ocean to expand fleet size
    The two new 25,000-dwt ro-ro vessels will carry the load of the three existing vessels.
  • Shareholder sues RCCL over merger plan
    The lawsuit claims the merger would bring forth damaging US tax liabilities.
  • Canada sets Virgo court briefing date
    The court will decide if Canada needs to help the US gather evidence.
  • US seeks more information on Carnival's bid
    US FTC's request is standard procedure and does not translate to regulatory problems.
  • Navigator Gas director wages war on words
    Battle for control of five giant ethylene carriers hots up with fighting talk from Michael Tziras.
  • Southern Tankers strikes first deal
    Black empowerment company wins oil and chemical shipment deal and locks in newbuilding.
  • Busan port maintains third spot
    Total tonnage handled in 2001 rose by 4.9% despite a stagnant global economy.
  • Fesco heads to China
    Russia's Far Eastern Shipping has ordered three dry cargo ships at Xinhe.
  • Petrobras hooks up ore oiler
    Former Krupp vessel taken on time charter by South American charterer for crude shipments.
  • Bureau Veritas defends IACS
    BV's Bernard Anne mounts vigorous defence against calls for reduced membership of international class body.
  • Montenegrin ferry operator passes half-million mark
    Adriatic shipping company Pomorski Saobracaj carried nearly 600,000 cars in 2001.
  • Russian yards to help pay off Soviet debt
    St Petersburg's Northern Shipyard and others are to build ships for Czech Republic to settle old scores.
  • Aker gets green light from EU on Kvaerner merger
    Success of Kvaerner rescue rests with Norway after European Union approves oil and gas tie-up.
  • Buchanan gets top job at Fisher
    UK tanker owner James Fisher promotes from within as Angus Buchanan becomes chief executive officer.
  • V. Ships wins Great Lakes bulkers
    Ship manager adds more vessels to its Canadian fleet after wooing NM Paterson & Sons.
  • Russian owners ordered 33 ships in 2001
    Government figures show more than half of orders made by Russian companies went to domestic yards.
  • Chowgule confirms panamax sale
    The Indian owner received $13.43m for a 1997-built bulker, but is not seeking to sell any other ships.
  • Yen falls 15% in past four months
    Downward spiral of Japanese currency against the US dollar continues unabated.
  • BUE Marine inks Caspian oil field vessel
    Scottish offshore firm orders innovative ship to cater to the extremes of the region.
  • AET "not for sale" insists NOL
    Singapore container line tries to scotch talk that it plans to sell its US tanker operation.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
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.
PORTS
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
PORTS
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
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
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
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
SHIPPING
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.
COMPANIES
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
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
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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 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
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
(Interfax)
››› 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
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