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October 29, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US warns again of terrorist attacks in M-E waters
    THE US Navy's Fifth Fleet has again warned of the possibility of terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern waters only weeks after an apparent terrorist attack blew a gaping hole in the side of supertanker off the Yemen coast.
  • Plenty of opportunities to expand, logistics sector told
  • APL christens latest newbuild
  • Ferry damages UK's newest warship
Air and Land Transport
  • Sats' profit up 4.8% mainly on one-off tax write-back
    COSTS, cargo and overseas profits were up, but flights handled, catering and operating profits were down for Singapore Airport Terminal Services in the first half ending Sept 30.
  • SIA Engg sees uncertain outlook
  • Australian Airlines takes off for Asia
  • Airbus expects to supply 50% of M-E airlines' jets by 2018
  • easyJet order profitable
  • Qantas' passenger traffic up
  • American Airlines crash probe
Features
  • Crew, rudder focus of American crash probe
    CREW action and turbulence will be scrutinised this week by investigators trying to find out why the tail fin snapped off an American Airlines jet before it crashed in New York last year, killing 265 people in the second-worst air disaster in US history.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US warns again of terrorist attacks in M-E waters
    THE US Navy's Fifth Fleet has again warned of the possibility of terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern waters only weeks after an apparent terrorist attack blew a gaping hole in the side of supertanker off the Yemen coast.
  • Plenty of opportunities to expand, logistics sector told
  • APL christens latest newbuild
  • Ferry damages UK's newest warship
Air and Land Transport
  • Sats' profit up 4.8% mainly on one-off tax write-back
    COSTS, cargo and overseas profits were up, but flights handled, catering and operating profits were down for Singapore Airport Terminal Services in the first half ending Sept 30.
  • SIA Engg sees uncertain outlook
  • Australian Airlines takes off for Asia
  • Airbus expects to supply 50% of M-E airlines' jets by 2018
  • easyJet order profitable
  • Qantas' passenger traffic up
  • American Airlines crash probe
Features
  • Crew, rudder focus of American crash probe
    CREW action and turbulence will be scrutinised this week by investigators trying to find out why the tail fin snapped off an American Airlines jet before it crashed in New York last year, killing 265 people in the second-worst air disaster in US history.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US warns again of terrorist attacks in M-E waters
    THE US Navy's Fifth Fleet has again warned of the possibility of terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern waters only weeks after an apparent terrorist attack blew a gaping hole in the side of supertanker off the Yemen coast.
  • Plenty of opportunities to expand, logistics sector told
  • APL christens latest newbuild
  • Ferry damages UK's newest warship
Air and Land Transport
  • Sats' profit up 4.8% mainly on one-off tax write-back
    COSTS, cargo and overseas profits were up, but flights handled, catering and operating profits were down for Singapore Airport Terminal Services in the first half ending Sept 30.
  • SIA Engg sees uncertain outlook
  • Australian Airlines takes off for Asia
  • Airbus expects to supply 50% of M-E airlines' jets by 2018
  • easyJet order profitable
  • Qantas' passenger traffic up
  • American Airlines crash probe
Features
  • Crew, rudder focus of American crash probe
    CREW action and turbulence will be scrutinised this week by investigators trying to find out why the tail fin snapped off an American Airlines jet before it crashed in New York last year, killing 265 people in the second-worst air disaster in US history.

Sched Netweb site
  • New direct link from Shantou to Japan
  • Initial phase of China's largest dockyard finished
  • APL floats 2,500 TEU Dalian
  • TMM Lines introduces South America to Europe reefer service
  • Savannah sets new containerised cargo record
  • ICTSI makes a couple of management appointments
  • Singapore Airlines interim net profit jumps 473.8pc
  • Qantas to open maintenance facility in Melbourne
  • Taipei to Moscow flights to start next year

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • Positive result, put pension problems TPG
    TNT Post Group (TPG) was up 0.6 per cent in morning hours trade at the Amsterdam stock exchange (Euronext), at 17.80 euro, after it releases good results for the third quarter of 2002, but warned for pension fund shortages.
  • Shanghai ship visits up 10 per cent
    Shanghai Port, China's fastest growing foreign trade port, reported a 10 per cent increase in the average daily number of coming and leaving ships in the first 9 months of 2002, compared to the same period of 2001.
  • DHL launches tracking toolbar for IE
    DHL Worldwide launched DHL Toolbar, the industry's first Internet Explorer based tracking device, enabling customers to access real-time tracking information with just two clicks from their Internet Explorer toolbar.
  • US Airways lay off nearly 500 pilots
    US Airways has to lay off another 471 more pilots.
  • K&H reorganizing in the US
    Kuehne & Nagel has begun to introduce restructuring measures at the US subsidiary, USCO Logistics.
  • Unions preparing European and US port action
    The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has begun preparing for industrial action in January 2003 against what it calls "union busting": the sidelining of unions at ports in both Europe and the United States.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Govt sets tough terms for funding purchase of SCI stake
  • Seamen hold protest demonstration, threaten to intensify agitation over PF issue
  • India, Lanka to resume ferry services
  • Triple Lloyd Shipping intensifies drive for excellence
  • EU bans 2 more dyes in textile, leather products
  • 1.5 lakh t. wheat for S-E Asia, Far East
  • Vast scope in agri, mineral trade with China seen
  • IDFC appointed Vallarpadam project consultant
  • Vedprakash signs LoI with Flanders for development of ports, waterways
  • Global meet on multimodal logistics held in Egypt
  • Forex reserves nearing $ 64-billion mark
  • Inflation rate falls to 2.83 pc
  • Envoy sees scope for boosting trade with Hungary
  • Forex reserves touch $ 64.068 bn
  • SEZ rules being given finishing touches
  • FCI's RO time limit upsets exporters
  • Jaswant hints at Budget 'corrections' after Nov. 18
  • India asks WTO to consider certain non-agri products as unbound
  • Unctad envisages more FDI flowing into India, China
  • Expertise on SMEs: Egyptian team to hold talks with CII today
  • Agenda for WTO talks mooted
  • IMC to hold meet with Finnish trade team on Nov. 9

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • Crude little changed as UN discussions on Iraq continue
  • Rotterdam fuel oil at 3-4 month low on shifting fundamentals
  • Turkish holidays bring low demand to Istanbul
  • Novorossiysk: Bunkering conditions not so swell
  • OPEC quota cheating and Iraqi exports on the rise
  • Rotterdam opens soft then ticks higher with crude

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • BNSF: OmniTrax for Chicago hub
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 39, 23rd/27th September, 2002
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 41, 7th/11th October, 2002
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 42, 14th/18th October, 2002
  • Fuzhou Qingzhoui Container Terminal continues to expand
  • "K" Line to deploy three LR II type double-hulled product tankers
  • Brunswick's automobile and machinery units up Forty-Five Percent in July/August 2002
  • DHL International opens new express mail service centre in Tokyo
  • Kuehne & Nagel International AG reports a 3.1% increase in turnover in the first three quarters of 2002
  • BAX Global opens branch office in eastern China

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • Listing container vessel righted at Port of Seattle
  • Federal Maritime Commission nets $820,000 in civil penalties
  • New APL vessel goes to work covering for West Coast slowdowns
  • China coming onboard Customs' Container Sercurity Initiative
  • Port of Everett director named chair of AAPA delegation

The East Africanweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • IMO to Make Passenger Insurance Compulsory

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Bush cracks whip over Pacific ship security plan
    MARITIME security measures in Asia-Pacific countries will be significantly toughened to reach a common high standard, leaders decided at a major gathering in Mexico.
  • US Customs officers set for postings in China
    US customs officers could soon be sent to China after the two powers pledged at the weekend to work together in the fight against terrorism, writes Janet Porter.
  • Giorgi and Bishop to share Cooney's role at V.Ships
    V.SHIPS has awarded the biggest job in ship management to Roberto Giorgi, who will take over as chief executive officer of V.Ships Inc following the retirement of Peter Cooney in January 2003, writes David Osler.
  • Crisis hit Gerling axes non-life reinsurance
    GERMAN insurance group Gerling will shut its non-life reinsurance activities and could sell its life reinsurance business in a bid to keep its core operations afloat.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • Limburg moves away from Yemen
  • Belgians to tackle Indian waterways
  • Bengal bay feeders push further
  • Asians sign security agreement
  • Repair yard re-opens in Scotland
  • Japan behind in port info systems
  • Joint seafarer training agreed
  • Diamond construction begins again
  • Warship damaged in ferry collision
  • HUAL Europe declared total loss
  • URS fleet upgrade despite Smit move
  • CMB furious over Limburg demand
  • Greece challenges NATO campaign
  • Israel searches for terror shipping
  • Batangas to get box equipment
  • Rates slashed to boost Aqaba
  • Singapore 'can cope with shocks'
  • GCC pledges secure oil supplies

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • West Coast cargo-handling picks up
    Dockwork improved after employers complained to the Justice Department that union longshoremen were engaging in work slowdowns.
  • NVOCCs say lines discriminated
    For the first time, freight intermediaries are giving government investigators what they say is proof that shipping lines in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade lanes discriminated against them in service contract negotiations.
  • APEC leaders approve security plan
  • TSA launches pilot test for air-cargo shippers
  • TSA names chief of air law enforcement
  • Sailors' union opposes Jones Act waiver
  • Nov. 5 deadline for HK air applications
  • TPG won't meet 2003 forecast
  • Celarix sells tariff publisher back to founders
  • Deutsche Post gets OK for Dutch mail venture
  • Menlo Worldwide opens Asia complex
  • Emery Forwarding launches express heavyweight service
  • Railcar maker Greenbrier doubles backlog

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Le Rhein-Westfalen-Shuttle trouve son rythme de croisière
    Le service fluvial créé par l’armement CCS Combined Container Service (Ludwigshafen) et l’exploitant de terminal DeCeTe (Duisburger Container-Terminalgesellschaft) dans le but de relier la région industrielle de Dortmund aux ports maritimes de Rotterdam et Anvers via le canal Rhin-Herne et transbordement à Duisbourg ou Krefeld, a trouvé le bon rythme et table sur un trafic de 5.000 TEU cette année. La région desservie par cette voie d’eau a un potentiel de marché de quelque 43.000 TEU par an et offre une répartition assez équilibrée des flux de marchandises dans les deux sens. Le service, qui a été baptisé Rhein-Westfalen-Shuttle (RWS), a une fréquence de trois départs par semaine.
  • United Cargo veut donner la réplique aux intégrateurs
    United Cargo, la division fret d’United Airlines, entend s’adapter aux exigences posées à une entreprise de fret aérien moderne en améliorant sa prestation de services, en conluant des partenariats et en proposant de nouveaux produits. C’est ce qu’a annoncé Roger Gibson, le vice-président d’United Cargo, à une délégation de journalistes spécialisés européens qui rendaient visite au complexe fret inauguré par la compangie à Los Angeles il y a un peu moins d’un an.
  • Le groupe SNCF cherche un nouveau partenaire pour Ermewa
    Via sa société holding SNCF Participations, le groupe ferroviaire français SNCF détient la quasi-totalité du capital d’Ermewa. Mais cette situation pourrait évoluer dans les prochains mois. La Financière Edmond de Rothschild a en effet reçu mandat pour nouer des contacts afin de trouver un ou plusieurs partenaires dont l’arrivée permettrait de reclasser une part - pouvant aller jusqu’à 60% - du capital d’Ermewa. Parallèlement, les liens opérationnels entre la SNCF et Ermewa vont néanmoins se resserrer dans le cadre d’une nouvelle entité visant à présenter une offre logistique globale pour le secteur de la chimie.

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • US West Coast port dispute continues
    PMA and ILWU are pointing fingers at each other in regards to port congestion problem.
  • Gard goes for 15%
    Improving finances result in lower than expected general increase.
  • Limburg sails for repair
    Terrorist damaged VLCC begins long voyage back to trade.
  • Todd Shipyards posts lower income
    Higher revenues and operating income in July-September fail to lift net income.
  • B&N slides into the red
    Swedish shipowner plans to shed unprofitable bulk and ro-ro business.
  • Strong numbers at KOM
    Singapore shipyard group Keppel Offshore & Marine trebled operating profits in the first nine months.
  • China joins container inspection initiative
    China has joined Container Security Initiative in principle.
  • Lasco sinks into the red
    Disappointing third quarter wipes out first-half profits at Latvian Shipping Co.
  • Korea warns off Japanese shipbuilders
    EU's referral of Korea to WTO sparks war of words as Japan enters the fray.
  • Pakistan looks to buy two veterans
    Ageing aframaxes are on the shopping list of Pakistan National Shipping Corp.
  • Scrap prices firm as owners opt to trade
    Breakers are willing to pay top rates for vessels as hunger for steel heats up.
  • RTF feels the chill
    Latvia's reefer owner Riga Transport Fleet plunged to a loss in first nine months of 2002.
  • Maersk goes weekly at Greenock
    Danish giant signs with Scottish ports operator Clydeport for weekly call at Greenock Ocean Terminal.
  • GSI losses widen
    But third quarter profit figures are back in the black as shipbuilding pace hots up.
  • Salvor rights listing bulker
    A Westwood open-hatch bulker, only delivered this year, has run into trouble at the port of Seattle.
  • Lingwood exits BC Ferries
    Boss of Canadian ferry firm leaves after three-year stint.
  • Incat in US military hat-trick
    Tassie fast ferry builder inks catamaran charter deal with US Military Sealift Command.

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Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
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
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
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
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