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September 11, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

China, Taiwan shipping services picking up
Cosco, Yangming, Evergreen said to be getting cross-strait approvals
US$256m maritime loan from Japan to Philippines
India's JNP port overtakes Mumbai

Air and Land Transport

Coup for Airbus: first order from UPS worth US$5b
UPS' current fleet of planes are all built by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas
Boxing legend sues Swissair over crash
Cathay Pacific, Russian jets nearly collided
Air Canada pilots get support for strike
Chaos at Stockholm airport as air controllers call in sick
Northwest talks to end strike continue

Features

Cloud over 'open skies' policy
Tata's withdrawal of its proposal to set up an airline after waiting for 3 years reflects barriers to competition

Columns

Fatigue and poor coordination resulted in serious injury

Shipping Times

Shipping News

China, Taiwan shipping services picking up
Cosco, Yangming, Evergreen said to be getting cross-strait approvals
US$256m maritime loan from Japan to Philippines
India's JNP port overtakes Mumbai

Air and Land Transport

Coup for Airbus: first order from UPS worth US$5b
UPS' current fleet of planes are all built by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas
Boxing legend sues Swissair over crash
Cathay Pacific, Russian jets nearly collided
Air Canada pilots get support for strike
Chaos at Stockholm airport as air controllers call in sick
Northwest talks to end strike continue

Features

Cloud over 'open skies' policy
Tata's withdrawal of its proposal to set up an airline after waiting for 3 years reflects barriers to competition

Columns

Fatigue and poor coordination resulted in serious injury

Shipping Times

Shipping News

China, Taiwan shipping services picking up
Cosco, Yangming, Evergreen said to be getting cross-strait approvals
US$256m maritime loan from Japan to Philippines
India's JNP port overtakes Mumbai

Air and Land Transport

Coup for Airbus: first order from UPS worth US$5b
UPS' current fleet of planes are all built by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas
Boxing legend sues Swissair over crash
Cathay Pacific, Russian jets nearly collided
Air Canada pilots get support for strike
Chaos at Stockholm airport as air controllers call in sick
Northwest talks to end strike continue

Features

Cloud over 'open skies' policy
Tata's withdrawal of its proposal to set up an airline after waiting for 3 years reflects barriers to competition

Columns

Fatigue and poor coordination resulted in serious injury

Shipping Times

Shipping News

China, Taiwan shipping services picking up
Cosco, Yangming, Evergreen said to be getting cross-strait approvals
US$256m maritime loan from Japan to Philippines
India's JNP port overtakes Mumbai

Air and Land Transport

Coup for Airbus: first order from UPS worth US$5b
UPS' current fleet of planes are all built by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas
Boxing legend sues Swissair over crash
Cathay Pacific, Russian jets nearly collided
Air Canada pilots get support for strike
Chaos at Stockholm airport as air controllers call in sick
Northwest talks to end strike continue

Features

Cloud over 'open skies' policy
Tata's withdrawal of its proposal to set up an airline after waiting for 3 years reflects barriers to competition

Columns

Fatigue and poor coordination resulted in serious injury

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MTL scores highest ever throughput Trailer Bridge modules on contract to GM Danzas and DFDS in European transport deal MOL positive about new Mexican operation TMM and Tecomar raise frequency of service Crowley implements new Caribbean port rotation KLM threatens "support" strike Asian crisis sparks westbound rate hikes Korean Air takes deliver of first A330-200 AA to handle Canadian Airlines ground service

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SEPTEMBER 10, 1998
Electronic commerce changing logistics Maybe up to 500 job losses at Danzas Extra fruit to Rotterdam due to Russian crisis Northwest strike costs KLM millions FedEx kind for working mothers

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Truckers fear economic roadblocks will put brakes on US-Mexico trade
Rate hikes on exports sink fast in west
Steelmakers seek shelter from imports
Key House panel votes "no" on IMF funds
House panel votes to lift sanctions on Azerbaijan
FBI concludes four year probe of fraud in Navy ship repair program
Agreement reached to move miles of power and pipelines from Alameda Corridor
IMF tells Finland to watch for economic overheating
Report: Air Canada and its pilots close to a deal
Croatia inks deal to let Bosnia use its Adriatic port
Floods cause relief supply jam at Bangladesh's main port of Chittagong

Transportation

2 rail groups reach accord
Officials keep on truckin' over border issue
Mexican trucker blasts US investors
Circle raids Emery again, hires Clark

Maritime

Maersk drops vessel-sharing arrangements with two lines
Shipowners caught in storm
Peru's ports to ride privatization wave
Latest defense bill blocks Cosco terminal

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Truckers fear economic roadblocks will put brakes on US-Mexico trade
Rate hikes on exports sink fast in west
Steelmakers seek shelter from imports
Key House panel votes "no" on IMF funds
House panel votes to lift sanctions on Azerbaijan
FBI concludes four year probe of fraud in Navy ship repair program
Agreement reached to move miles of power and pipelines from Alameda Corridor
IMF tells Finland to watch for economic overheating
Report: Air Canada and its pilots close to a deal
Croatia inks deal to let Bosnia use its Adriatic port
Floods cause relief supply jam at Bangladesh's main port of Chittagong

Transportation

2 rail groups reach accord
Officials keep on truckin' over border issue
Mexican trucker blasts US investors
Circle raids Emery again, hires Clark

Maritime

Maersk drops vessel-sharing arrangements with two lines
Shipowners caught in storm
Peru's ports to ride privatization wave
Latest defense bill blocks Cosco terminal

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Truckers fear economic roadblocks will put brakes on US-Mexico trade
Rate hikes on exports sink fast in west
Steelmakers seek shelter from imports
Key House panel votes "no" on IMF funds
House panel votes to lift sanctions on Azerbaijan
FBI concludes four year probe of fraud in Navy ship repair program
Agreement reached to move miles of power and pipelines from Alameda Corridor
IMF tells Finland to watch for economic overheating
Report: Air Canada and its pilots close to a deal
Croatia inks deal to let Bosnia use its Adriatic port
Floods cause relief supply jam at Bangladesh's main port of Chittagong

Transportation

2 rail groups reach accord
Officials keep on truckin' over border issue
Mexican trucker blasts US investors
Circle raids Emery again, hires Clark

Maritime

Maersk drops vessel-sharing arrangements with two lines
Shipowners caught in storm
Peru's ports to ride privatization wave
Latest defense bill blocks Cosco terminal

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Transpacific Eastbound Trade Still Booming US, Japanese Businesses Want Streamlined Customs Procedures DFDS and Danzas Confirm European Network Alliance Air Canada Strike Close to Settlement

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Azkar empezará a cotizar en Madrid y Bilbao a final de mes Renfe obtiene la certificación medioambiental ISO 14001 Cinco puertos españoles, entre los cien primeros del mundo *Delta Air Lines unifica las clases business* y first en los vuelos intercontinentales Privatizado el astillero polaco de Gdansk**

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Sinha assures exporters of drawback in 60 days Excise structure to be simplified OSC confident of dry freight market recovery next year No universal transfer of DEPB licences 3-phase expansion of Vizag EPZ Naidu-CII team to woo US investors NRIs can pay residents in foreign currency FDI outstrips portfolio investments ST relief for big houses in TN Uptrend in tobacco exports Housing projects get a boost Electronic trade fair in Nov. ISPL consortium to develop Kakinada port Rubber prices crash

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Flying cat ordered for Malta Gdansk yard sold New York ferry operator acquired

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La crisi dei trasporti, soprattutto dei carichi secchi, ha vanificato gli investimenti per il rinnovamento delle flotte Armatori in allarme, crollano i noli La situazione ' migliore per le compagnie di unit' cisterna e di superpetroliere Nella logistica servizi integrati di Coeclerici Anche nel settore marittimo tramonta il sistema dei prestiti obbligazionari Affonda la moda dei «junk bond»

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Korea Line sells off quartet to Ocean IN a ground-breaking sale of Korean-government financed tonnage, Korea Line has finally sold a quartet of capesize ships to clients of Ocean Trade. Nissos master can work CONSTANTINOS Spiro-pulos, the master of the Greek flag Nissos Amorgos 'which ran aground in the Maracaibo channal last year has been given permission to work again by the Venezuelan authorities. Reefers hit by Russian hoarders SPOT chartering of refrigerated tonnage worldwide has been near-paralysed by the financial and political crisis in Russia. Rail chosen to move Italian fruit A MAJOR Italian group of companies has chosen rail for shipment of banana consignments from the Mediterranean port of Vado Ligure to Koper, Slovenia. Keppel reduces share price in Hitachi merger Keppel Shipyard of Singapore has revised downwards the share price for its agreed merger with Hitachi Zosen yard. Rankin role in debate on Taca Christopher Rankin, the former president and chief executive officer of P&O Nedlloyd North America, has been invited to act as convenor in the debate about a possible successor to the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement. Divers to unlock secrets of Titanic sistership A team of British technical divers is due to arrive in Greece this weekend for what they hope will be a ground-breaking exploration of the wreck of the Titanic's sistership Britannic, which has been lying 122 m down on the bed of the Aegean since the First World War. Intertanko to set up interactive shuttle tanker database Independent tanker owners' association Intertanko is setting up a interactive database in response to concerns by the UK Health and Safety Executive regarding shuttle tanker operations.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 1998
Norasia returns to Marsaxlokk NORASIA is to return to Malta Freeport at Marsaxlokk barely a year after it left for Piraeus. Greenpeace occupies Greek waste terminal GREENPEACE activists have occupied a Greek toxic waste loading terminal. Color volumes ease ahead COLOR Line, the Norwegian cruise ferry group, has recorded a two per cent rise in both its passenger and cargo volume. ITF rejects allegations of 'corruption' DAVID Cockroft, ITF general secretary, has "totally rejected" allegations that there remains corruption within the union organisation. Roro berth for Funchal WORK is expected to start this month on a roro berth in Madeira's main port of Funchal. Malta has ministerial shake up MALTESE maritime authorities will have a change of ministerial control, following the Nationalist Party's landslide victory in the general elections of September 5. ITF admits its foc campaign has failed THE ITF has signalled a major change of tack in its campaign against flags of convenience after admitting its campaign has been unsuccessful. PNOC considers tanker subsidiary sale STATE-owned Philippine National Oil Co may finally relinquish its 40 per cent stake in its tanker subsidiary PNOC Shipping and Transport Corp. Madeira seeks EU finance for new port MADEIRA is applying for EU finance for a project that will move general cargo traffic from Funchal to a new port located in the Atlantic island's Industrial Free Trade Zone. Seoul approves North Korea cruises THE South Korean government this week approved a joint venture between the Hyundai Group and a North Korean state-run corporation that will provide cruise ship tours. Sloman Neptun orders ethylene carrier ONE 5,600 m' capacity gas tanker for ethylene transport has been ordered from German yard Mutzelfeldtwerft by Bremen-based Sloman Neptun. Philippine cargo liftings slide CARGO traffic at Philippine ports has fallen substantially during the first half of the year because of the financial crisis in the region coupled with the El Ni'o weather phenomenon. Qatar bags Petronet order QATAR'S Ras Jaffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co (Rasgas) has won a global tender to supply India's Petronet with 7.5m tonnes of lng per year. Ratings boost for Newport News VIRGINIA-based shipbuilder Newport News received a boost yesterday when rating agency Standard & Poor's removed the company from 'CreditWatch' where it was placed in March.

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"ScanCir": nouveau train complet entre la Belgique et la Scandinavie Depuis le 1er septembre dernier, Intercontainer-Interfrigo (ICF) assure une liaison quotidienne entre les ports d'Anvers et de Zeebrugge, ainsi que le Dry Port Muizen et 14 terminaux situés en Scandinavie. Danzas Eurocargo Benelux devient DFDS Transport Suite à l'intégration des divisions finlandaise, belge, néerlandaise et britannique de Danzas Eurocargo dans DFDS Transport, les produits Eurapid et Euroconnect de Danzas seront vendus au Benelux par DFDS, sous leur nom original. Les bureaux de Danzas à Schiphol, Vianen, Tilburg et Rotterdam seront maintenus, tout comme ceux de Zaventem, Anvers, Grimbergen, Boom, Rekkem et de Herentals en Belgique. Seul le nom des bureaux à Tilburg et Rekkem sera changé en DFDS Transport. Ce transfert n'entraînera aucune perte d'emplois. Yangming lance un service séparé sur Israël Le premier départ depuis Anvers d'un nouveau service que lance Yangming entre l'Europe du Nord et Israël, aura lieu le 6 octobre prochain. La desserte d'Israël est actuellement assurée uniquement sur la liaison southbound à partir de l'Europe, dans le cadre du service hebdomadaire sur l'Extrême-Orient. Le nouveau service direct vers Israël, qui desservira tant le port d'Haïfa que celui d'Ashdod, opérera également northbound. Il n'est pas exclu que Yangming s'en serve comme point de départ pour une desserte plus large du bassin oriental de la Méditerranée.

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MUA gets undertaking on bulker The Maritime Union of Australia has received undertakings on the future employment of the former coastal bulk carrier, the Sandra Marie. The union’s deputy national secretary, Paddy Crumlin, told DCN yesterday that he has contacted the vessel’s operators, Intercontinental Ship Management and been advised that it was not the intention of the company to employ her in a dedicated trans-Tasman service. The former Australian-registered vessel has been re-registered in Tonga and now carries a crew of Australian officers and Tongan ratings. The Australian officers are to be replaced shortly with New Zealand and Tongan personnel. Austrac starts scheduled interstate trains Junee-based privately-owned railway operator Austrac is adopting an expansionist policy as it explores the new rail access regime, targeting a range of projects. Today, Austrac completes its second week of running regularly scheduled Sydney-Melbourne and Melbourne-Sydney freight trains, scheduling six nights a week in both directions. Next week it will firm up arrangements for leasing space at southern Sydney’s Cooks River rail terminal complex, which will also become its national headquarters. Next month other major developments in the pipeline could come to light, ranging from new 250TEU rail/road intermodal hubs at Griffith and Moree, to involvement in the Hunter Valley coal supply chain where the company has a substantial investment in facilities. UPS in giant freighter order Express freight giant United Parcel Service has announced it is buying a fleet of 60 freighter aircraft from Airbus Industrie in a deal valued up to $US5 billion ($A8.55 billion). The massive deal with Airbus -- believed to be the biggest ever order for freighter aircraft - was announced yesterday at Farnborough International ’98, the air show outside London. Kentucky-based UPS has placed a firm order for 30 A300F4-600R aircraft, with options for an additional 30. It is the first time UPS has selected planes from Airbus. Deliveries will begin in mid-2000. "The decision to commit now to such dramatic growth of our airline reflects our confidence in this company’s future, both in the United States and abroad," UPS said in a statement, adding the aircraft would be used to augment, and not replace, other aircraft in its 200-strong fleet. NR sale on hold as shareholders bicker The planned privatisation of National Rail appears almost certain to be delayed until next year, with no end in sight to the protracted dispute between the rail operator’s three government shareholders over the transfer of key assets. The formal arbitration process, aimed at resolving the outstanding issues to allow the long-awaited sale to finally proceed, has stalled as the federal government’s attention and efforts has been directed solely at the looming election. It was revealed in July that the commonwealth and NSW governments had instigated a process of formal arbitration in order to resolve the last remaining sticking points encountered in protracted negotiations with Victoria over the sale of NR.

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Big John turns his back on the stock market JOHN FREDRIKSEN is thinking of delisting his tanker company Frontline from the Oslo Stock Exchange and going private. The owner is frustrated that his company is suffering from a negative image from analysts even though he claims it has delivered on its promises. The revelation comes as Fredriksen has also launched an attack on operators planning to keep their VLCCs trading beyond 25 years of age. ITF wrath hits Ravi Insurance powwow Tightening up the belt A dash to demolish Good Faith speaks out

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The stock market took investors and transport companies for a roller coaster ride again last week, as the Dow Jones Industrial Index zoomed up one day only to fall back the next. Transport stocks have been on a slippery slope all year, despite increased demand and low fuel prices. That's beginning to leech profits away from major carriers. And analysts aren't sure if transport stocks - which have underperformed the market - have hit bottom. If slowdown becomes recession, transport stocks could drop another 10 percent, one transportation analyst said. The good news: this is a great time to buy transportation stocks. The Surface Transportation Board is threatening to revoke the railroads industry's privilege of asserting product and geographic competition as a defense against rate challenges by shippers. This follows extensive discovery demands by Union Pacific as part of a rate reasonableness complaint by shipper FMC Corp. FMC termed UP's discovery request an abuse of legal procedure and STB agreed in sharply limiting UP's access to FMC business documents. UP tries to "drive shippers crazy with overreaching discovery," said FMC attorney Ed Greenberg. Shippers are applauding a Department of Transportation recommendation that the full liability standard provided by the Carmack Amendment remain in effect. The DOT report recommends the current system of full value recovery with flexibility to vary liability by released rates or contract stay in place until shippers and the motor carrier industry can agree on an alternative liability procedure. Some shippers say they would be satisfied with a maximum dollar value of between $30 and $50 per pound for most shipments, but truckers appear unwilling to set limits that high in their quest to avoid catastrophic damage claims. A month after UP's last system cutover to link the former Southern Pacific to its system, railroads and shippers in central California are still reeling from the effects. Those effects are familiar to those doing business with UP over the last year: service disruptions due to lost cars, shipper shutdowns and loss of potential business. The good news is that shippers have been seeing some improvement, and that the railroad's recent move to decentralize its operations may make a big difference. The bad news is, as was the case in Houston, getting back to normal may take a while. Airbus wins. After two years of exhaustive research, study, negotiation and price haggling, UPS decided to go against its grain of an all-Boeing fleet and ordered up to 60 new Airbus A300-600s. The new aircraft, which will start entering the fleet in mid-2000, are expected to be used mostly in the U.S. domestic market. The domestic market over the next several years will see a lot of new capacity from all of the integrated carriers, all of whom are banking on continued growth in the intra-U.S. market to fuel their individual growth plans and capital expenses. How the market will absorb all this new capacity is up for debate. A few months after many of the world's top port players came in with sizable bids for the Tecon container terminal in Santos, Brazil, the country was able to garner only a single bidder for Sepetiba, its future super port. Steelmaker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional picked up the terminal for $78 million, the minimum concession requirement. Labor disputes and the world financial crisis were cited as the reasons behind the low turnout for the property. And even though Sepetiba has been touted by both private companies and the Brazilian government as having the potential to compete with other Brazilian ports, Santos remains a safer bet for now. Technology was the password and compliance the buzz-word at AUTO-TECH '98 in Detroit, the annual gathering of automotive industry suppliers. Last December the Big Three U.S. automakers informed suppliers of their intent to make electronic data interchange a requirement for doing business with them. The Automotive Industry Action Group, the trade group for auto industry suppliers, has developed the Automotive Network eXchange (ANX) to address electronic data interchange. Optum Software will release two new software applications next week, ResponseNet and ResponseCenter, integrating a company's various software systems and its "demand centers." ResponseCenter will give users the ability to view inventory across the supply chain in real time from all distribution centers, whether at the center or on the road. In addition, the applications run with a standard API, giving customers the option of using the software with other companies' warehouse management or transportation software. A tight container supply is expected to become tighter as the weak Asian economy has industry observers forecasting a long-term impact on the North American intermodal business. An early influx of holiday season imports, possibly caused by importers looking to beat rate increases and better planning to avoid last year's problems, is exacerbating the situation. To deal with an imbalanced transportation flow, steamship lines are looking to short-stop international containers at West Coast ports by unloading cargo into domestic containers and trucks, allowing for a quick return of international boxes to Asia.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

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

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

SHIPPING

IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.

London

38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.

POLICY

Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance

Brussels

The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.

SHIPYARDS

The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain

Geneva

This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union

SHIPPING

Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships

London

ACCIDENTS

Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz

Riyadh

Bahri VLCC Sidr hit

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities

Brussels

BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list

PORTS

In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed

Balboa

The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.

COMPANIES

Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.

Trieste/Kiel

The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions

PORTS

Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG

Manila

The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa

SHIPYARDS

EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia

Brussels

This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment

PORTS

In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record

Anjra

Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

SHIPPING

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

Hong Kong

The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.

TRADE

G20 trade accelerates in second quarter

Paris

Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace

PORTS

La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.

La Spezia

SHIPPING

OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter

Hong Kong

The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)

PORTS

Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.

Florence/Livorno

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year

Bern

The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)

TRADE

White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs

Washington

ACCIDENTS

IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden

London/Riyadh/Southampton

The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.

PORTS

CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port

Paris

The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars

The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic

PORTS

The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic

Beijing

In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%

Bremen

In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships

Trieste

PIRACY

A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden

Southampton

The unit was forced to head towards Somalia

LAW

CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama

Hong Kong

The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.

PORTS

Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II

Hamburg

The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal

The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for

ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter

SHIPPING

ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter

Haifa

Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%

Civitavecchia

In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)

PORTS

Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)

Singapore/Hong Kong

A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong

COMPANIES

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement

Copenhagen/Casablanca

ACCIDENTS

Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies

PORTS

Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.

Barcelona

In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)

COMPANIES

Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.

Abu Dhabi

He currently owns a 75.42% stake

PORTS

In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%

La Spezia

Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply

In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)

PORTS

The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic

Ljubljana

In June the decline was -18.9%

PORTS

Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance

Dubai

PORTS

Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.

Hong Kong

Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%

PORTS

In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.

Hamburg

Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)

SHIPPING

HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter

Seoul

Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income

SHIPPING

Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.

Taipei

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter

Genoa

Passenger numbers drop at both ports

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.

Keelung

Revenues stable in the first half of 2026

ACCIDENTS

Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen

Southampton

A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter

SHIPPING

The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez

Basel

Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University

SHIPYARDS

The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.

Bucharest

In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June

Panama/Balboa

The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.

CRUISES

Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force

Monaco/Miami

Delivery is scheduled for 2034

ACCIDENTS

More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area

Southampton/Tehran

Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.

SHIPPING

Shipping associations reiterate their opposition to mandatory tolls and tariffs for transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

ACCIDENTS

Two ships attacked in the Red Sea

Southampton/San'a'/New Delhi

Indian vessel "Faize Noore Oliya" sunk, Houthis claim attack on "NCC Wafa"

LOGISTICS

Prologis makes $18.8 billion offer to buy Segro

San Francisco

The combination will create a European giant in the ownership and management of logistics properties

SHIPPING

In the April-June quarter, ONE recorded an improvement in financial performance

Singapore

During the period the fleet transported almost 3.3 million containers (+2.9%)

CRUISES

Global Port Holdings' revenues grew by 27% in the first half of this year.

Istanbul

Gross operating margin up 22%

In the second quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +16.5%

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +16.5%

Cairo

In the first half of 2026, growth was +14.0%

SHIPPING

In the second quarter of 2026, the Bosphorus Strait was crossed by 10,082 ships (+0.5%)

Ankara

In the first half of the year, naval traffic decreased by -0.5%

PORTS

A report by the French National Assembly notes the competitive decline of the state's port ecosystem.

Paris

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

In the first half of 2026, FS's freight transport segment recorded a -2.7% drop in operating revenues

Rome

Traffic volumes amounted to approximately 8.8 billion tonne-km (-7.3%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

NEWS

US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers

Tampa

Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island

COMPANIES

Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund

Abu Dhabi

INFRASTRUCTURE

Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.

Milan

Construction of the wave barrier is underway

COMPANIES

For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.

Balboa

Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.

COMPANIES

Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba

Portoferraio

Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.

SHIPPING

HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale

Seoul

It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company

INDUSTRY

Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop

Oslo

The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems

NEWS

New drug seizure in the port of Livorno

Livorno

53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%

Brussels

Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively

PORTS

A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.

Genoa

The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.

Ravenna

COMPANIES

MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa

Genoa

The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa

SHIPPING

Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship

London

The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.

PORTS

The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.

Ravenna

Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st

INDUSTRY

MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste

Stockholm

The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

An accident also in the Indian Ocean

PORTS

Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.

Taranto

The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment

ACCIDENTS

Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested

Nicosia

Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

INDUSTRY

Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026

Hong Kong

The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.

INDUSTRY

CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet

Hong Kong

Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%

In the first half of this year, China

COMPANIES

COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues

Hong Kong

Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)

COMPANIES

In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%

Hong Kong

Net profit up 7.4%

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025

Papenburg

The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros

SHIPPING

Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September

Genoa

It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya

SHIPYARDS

The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera

Trieste

The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.

SHIPPING

Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.

La Spezia

The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route

SHIPPING

MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan

Oslo

MOURNING

Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.

Schindellegi

Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958

NEWS

A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.

Livorno

It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals

PORTS

In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)

Madrid

Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)

PORTS

Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini

Rome

Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins

Ravenna

The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.

Algeciras

In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.

Noise

An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th

LOGISTICS

Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe

Vilnius

It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%

Taranto

An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July

CRUISES

Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue

Los Angeles

Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.

Los Angeles

In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.

Long Beach

In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs

Bangkok

Net profit down 1.1%

SHIPPING

Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves

Copenhagen

In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.

PORTS

Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter

Hamburg

Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.

PORTS

The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.

Livorno

The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project

COMPANIES

Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.

Genoa

Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico

INDUSTRY

MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela

Sandefjord

Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning

SHIPPING

Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit

Taipei

The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships

PORTS

In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%

Podgorica

Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico

Naples

The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu

COMPANIES

In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)

Genoa

Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)

MOURNING

Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.

Rome

He passed away in Rome after a long illness.

PORTS

Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition

Brussels

It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports

PORTS

Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.

Ravenna

PORTS

Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina

Vibo Valentia

The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics

COMPANIES

Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services

Copenhagen

They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations

PORTS

In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)

Venice

Cruise passengers down by -15.3%

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%

Ravenna

In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.

Genoa

It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority

MEETINGS

The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.

Rome

Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

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

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard

(Maeil Business Newspaper)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

LOGISTICS

DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK

Dubai

186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton

LOGISTICS

DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere

Bonn

Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.

SHIPPING

Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues

Athens

Rising costs impact profits

PORTS

DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp

Dubai/Kallo

SHIPPING

GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday

Genoa

The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.

SHIPPING

Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.

Athens

The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.

ACCIDENTS

A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/London

One crew member is reportedly missing.

PORTS

This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.

Messina

Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter

New York

In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport

Zagreb

The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.

PORTS

ICTSI posts record net income of $363 million (+24.2%) in the second quarter

Manila

ACCIDENTS

Another GasLog vessel hit while leaving the Persian Gulf

Piraeus/Southampton

Damage to the engine room

COMPANIES

Spinelli Group approves 2025 sustainability report

Genoa

Production value grew by 5%. New hires increased by 48%.

SHIPPING

Finnlines reports record quarterly revenues

Helsinki

In the April-June period, net profit was 42.9 million euros (+64.7%)

PORTS

Fabrizio Marilli will be the new secretary general of the Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority.

Ancona

The Management Committee has approved the institution's budget adjustment

PORTS

The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has adopted the 2026-2028 Port Plan.

Genoa

Projections for 2028 indicate an increase of approximately 150 employees in the ports of the system

PORTS

The Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has approved the budget adjustment change.

Gioia Tauro

It records higher revenues and higher expenses of 1.69 million euros

EDUCATION

One and a half million euros for training in Tuscan ports

Livorno

The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has presented its 2026-2028 training plan.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Terminali Italia will manage the Orte intermodal terminal starting next year.

Rome

It has approximately 96,000 square meters of yards and three tracks

TRANSPORTATION

Italy and Tunisia sign a collaboration agreement in the transport and logistics sector

Rome

ACCIDENTS

Another Saudi-owned Bahri ship attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea

Southampton/Sana'a/Riyadh

Yemeni militants' spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack on the chemical tanker "NCC Ghazal"

INFRASTRUCTURE

The final breakthrough of the two main tunnels of the Brenner Base Tunnel was achieved today.

Bolzano

The two construction sites are connected approximately 1,400 meters below the Brenner Pass

LOGISTICS

UPS revenues increased 7.6% in the second quarter

Atlanta

Net profit amounted to $604 million (-52.9%)

LOGISTICS

In 2025, the revenues of the Italian logistics company Nord Ovest grew by +13.6%

Wedge

Net profit down 8.3%

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