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November 11, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • P&O Ports pulls out of US$1b project in India
    Excessive delay the reason for firm's withdrawal from Vadhavan port project: report
  • Cargo owners must be involved in ship safety too
  • Port Klang operators combine resources
  • Hanjin shipyard workers strike
  • P&O Ports buys stake in Cagliari operation
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay makes initial offer for stake in PAL
    PAL chairman to provide rest of capital injection: financial secretary
  • Airbus may let China make A320 wings
  • FedEx pilots stop flying overtime
  • Audi drops plans to make luxury cars in India
  • China's car demand rebounds after crackdown on smuggling
  • Daimler shareholders accept share swap offer
Features
  • Poor standards are due to substandard mentality
    Substandard ships can't operate without acquiescence of many parties, says Fincantieri MD
Columns
  • Key to improving market is to get rid of sub-standard shipping

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • P&O Ports pulls out of US$1b project in India
    Excessive delay the reason for firm's withdrawal from Vadhavan port project: report
  • Cargo owners must be involved in ship safety too
  • Port Klang operators combine resources
  • Hanjin shipyard workers strike
  • P&O Ports buys stake in Cagliari operation
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay makes initial offer for stake in PAL
    PAL chairman to provide rest of capital injection: financial secretary
  • Airbus may let China make A320 wings
  • FedEx pilots stop flying overtime
  • Audi drops plans to make luxury cars in India
  • China's car demand rebounds after crackdown on smuggling
  • Daimler shareholders accept share swap offer
Features
  • Poor standards are due to substandard mentality
    Substandard ships can't operate without acquiescence of many parties, says Fincantieri MD
Columns
  • Key to improving market is to get rid of sub-standard shipping

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • P&O Ports pulls out of US$1b project in India
    Excessive delay the reason for firm's withdrawal from Vadhavan port project: report
  • Cargo owners must be involved in ship safety too
  • Port Klang operators combine resources
  • Hanjin shipyard workers strike
  • P&O Ports buys stake in Cagliari operation
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay makes initial offer for stake in PAL
    PAL chairman to provide rest of capital injection: financial secretary
  • Airbus may let China make A320 wings
  • FedEx pilots stop flying overtime
  • Audi drops plans to make luxury cars in India
  • China's car demand rebounds after crackdown on smuggling
  • Daimler shareholders accept share swap offer
Features
  • Poor standards are due to substandard mentality
    Substandard ships can't operate without acquiescence of many parties, says Fincantieri MD
Columns
  • Key to improving market is to get rid of sub-standard shipping

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • P&O Ports pulls out of US$1b project in India
    Excessive delay the reason for firm's withdrawal from Vadhavan port project: report
  • Cargo owners must be involved in ship safety too
  • Port Klang operators combine resources
  • Hanjin shipyard workers strike
  • P&O Ports buys stake in Cagliari operation
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay makes initial offer for stake in PAL
    PAL chairman to provide rest of capital injection: financial secretary
  • Airbus may let China make A320 wings
  • FedEx pilots stop flying overtime
  • Audi drops plans to make luxury cars in India
  • China's car demand rebounds after crackdown on smuggling
  • Daimler shareholders accept share swap offer
Features
  • Poor standards are due to substandard mentality
    Substandard ships can't operate without acquiescence of many parties, says Fincantieri MD
Columns
  • Key to improving market is to get rid of sub-standard shipping

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco profits to compensate for purchase losses
  • Trailblazing Customs at Xiamen
  • Brunswick plans move forward
  • First port design seminar held in Singapore
  • Container wreckage assessment continues
  • North Atlantic still leading airfreight market
  • Garuda to cut costs with charter services
  • Air Baltic, SAS Cargo in tighter co-operation
  • Circle registers gains
  • KLM Cargo to offer pet service on Internet

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 1998
  • 'Freeways must become better and cheaper'
  • Higher profit British Airways
  • Delay in KLM/Alitalia alliance
  • Danzas under its own name in Czech Republic
  • Operating profit BTL slightly down

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US-EU ties slip on banana rift
  • ILWU pay soars, and employers see trouble
  • Container industry braces for lawsuits
  • Rail group ponders approaches to new Congress on competition
  • Emery's guaranteed service to start early
  • Union Pacific experiences mini-boom in grain traffic
  • Europe's E1 logistics alliance is coming together
  • JOC industrial price index falls to five-year low
  • Drugs seized on Colombian Air Force plane in South Florida
Transportation
  • DOT moves to calm shippers
  • Mitch's fury delays US firm's rail plan
  • If FedEx pilots strike, don't count on Emery
  • Ferropasa wins jewel in Brazilian rail auction
  • Through the woods, a trail of consolidations
Maritime
  • Unions and US steelmakers battle foreign imports
  • Seaboard, Miami reach accord
  • Winter gale bears down on Great Lakes shipping
  • Crowley floats first Mercosur river push boat
  • Approval pending for Argentina's dredging project
  • US ports adapting as wood shipments face global decline
  • Slot Watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US-EU ties slip on banana rift
  • ILWU pay soars, and employers see trouble
  • Container industry braces for lawsuits
  • Rail group ponders approaches to new Congress on competition
  • Emery's guaranteed service to start early
  • Union Pacific experiences mini-boom in grain traffic
  • Europe's E1 logistics alliance is coming together
  • JOC industrial price index falls to five-year low
  • Drugs seized on Colombian Air Force plane in South Florida
Transportation
  • DOT moves to calm shippers
  • Mitch's fury delays US firm's rail plan
  • If FedEx pilots strike, don't count on Emery
  • Ferropasa wins jewel in Brazilian rail auction
  • Through the woods, a trail of consolidations
Maritime
  • Unions and US steelmakers battle foreign imports
  • Seaboard, Miami reach accord
  • Winter gale bears down on Great Lakes shipping
  • Crowley floats first Mercosur river push boat
  • Approval pending for Argentina's dredging project
  • US ports adapting as wood shipments face global decline
  • Slot Watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • US-EU ties slip on banana rift
  • ILWU pay soars, and employers see trouble
  • Container industry braces for lawsuits
  • Rail group ponders approaches to new Congress on competition
  • Emery's guaranteed service to start early
  • Union Pacific experiences mini-boom in grain traffic
  • Europe's E1 logistics alliance is coming together
  • JOC industrial price index falls to five-year low
  • Drugs seized on Colombian Air Force plane in South Florida
Transportation
  • DOT moves to calm shippers
  • Mitch's fury delays US firm's rail plan
  • If FedEx pilots strike, don't count on Emery
  • Ferropasa wins jewel in Brazilian rail auction
  • Through the woods, a trail of consolidations
Maritime
  • Unions and US steelmakers battle foreign imports
  • Seaboard, Miami reach accord
  • Winter gale bears down on Great Lakes shipping
  • Crowley floats first Mercosur river push boat
  • Approval pending for Argentina's dredging project
  • US ports adapting as wood shipments face global decline
  • Slot Watch

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Trio to Add Qingdao Call on Far East/NZ Service
  • CMA-CGM Adds Jakarta Call on MEX Service
  • Hyundai Wins $960 Million Contracts

urgente online pressweb site
  • La agrupación Renfe-Talgo entra en el mercado de Estados Unidos
  • Iberia mejora en la ruta Madrid-Barcelona
  • UPS recibe el premio a la "Mejor web de información al consumidor"
  • New World Alliance introduce un servicio Norte de Europa-Oriente Medio

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shot-in-arm for joint ventures
  • Silk pre-shipment inspection to go
  • IMC meeting on excise structure rationalisation
  • Myanmar onions import under OGL
  • Higher soyabean output seen
  • Exim Bank's credit line for Polish enterprises
  • CBEC clarification on redemption fine, penalty waiver
  • Move to form NRIs forum to interact with govt.
  • AP to privatise 7 spinning mills
  • Only WTO-accepted subsidies from now on, says Textile Secy
  • Maharashtra signs MoU with TIC for Rs 500-crore agro fund
  • The export target for software

Marine Logweb site
  • Hyundai has record order backlog
    Korea's Hyundai Engineering and Heavy Industries (HEHI) has recently announced shipbuilding contracts which, it says, are worth a total $960 million for 13 vessels.
  • $27.4 million submarine contract award modification for NNS
  • GD take-over of NASSCO gets Pentagon OK
    The Department of Defense has advised theAntitrust Division of the Department of Justice that it has no objection to General Dynamics Corp.'s proposed acquisition of National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Continental sells off grain arm to Cargill
    US commodity giant Cargill has agreed to purchase rival Continental Grain's worldwide grain business for an undisclosed sum.
  • Salvarani quits safety post to lead transport drive
    ROBERTO Salvarani, the architect of Europe's forceful campaign against substandard ships, has quit his post to help reinvigorate the European Union's drive for improved transport links.
  • Southern Seas planning rise in cover to $500m
    Fixed-premium P&I insurer Southern Seas is set to raise its level of cover to $500m ahead of the forthcoming P&I renewal.
  • Safmarine sale deadline set
    SAFREN expects to draw up a shortlist of candidates to buy Safmarine in the next two to three weeks, and to complete the disposal of its shipping division within about three months.
  • Vadhavan scheme is abandoned
    P&O Ports Australia has withdrawn from the ambitious Rs40bn ($950m) Vadhavan private port project, citing inordinate delays by the state administration over creating a conducive atmosphere for the project.
  • Two more Sanko ships on secondhand market
    JAPAN'S Sanko Steamship has placed a further two vessels on the secondhand market, as poor freight rates continue to dog the dry bulk and tanker sectors.
  • Mitch leaves transport in crisis
    Hurricane Mitch has destroyed many smaller Central American ports, wiped out coastal navigation aids, damaged larger ports and devastated transport infrastructure.
  • Hurricane aftermath set to shake up reefer markets
    REFRIGERATED shipping markets face a shake-up after Hurricane Mitch's devastation of banana plantations in Central America.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 1998
  • Colombo commissions transhipment terminal
    SRI Lanka Ports Authority today commissioned a new dedicated transhipment container terminal for feeder ships at Colombo.
  • Norwegian bank merger collapses
    A PLANNED merger between Norwegian banks has fallen through as the parties could not agree on the use of the distribution network of Posten Norge.
  • Gdansk opens oil terminal
    THE opening today of the third tanker berth at Poland's Gdansk Oil Terminal will increase the handling ability of the port's Northern Port from 21m tons to 33m tons of oil a year.
  • Hyundai continues MSC slot charter
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine is to continue its present agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company next year by chartering slots on MSC vessels.
  • C-Link blacklisted by Philippines
    SINGAPORE-based shipmanager C-Link has been blacklisted and banned from recruiting Filipino seafarers.
  • South Korea to curb TBT paints
    SOUTH Korea's Ministry of Maritime and Fishery will restrict the use of anti-fouling paints containing tributyl tin (TBT).
  • Banks bail out Jindo Corp
    CREDITOR banks have agreed to help save South Korea's Jindo group in a deal which involves swapping debt for an equity stake.
  • California seeks oil-spill contingency plans
    PACIFIC Merchant Shipping Association has sought proposals for the development of a Californian oil-spill contingency plan.
  • Petro Ranger allegations 'preposterous'
    MANAGERS of the hijacked products tanker Petro Ranger have described claims by Chinese authorities that members of the vessel's crew were involved in smuggling as 'preposterous'.
  • P&O Ports sells Vadhavan stake
    P&O PORTS has agreed to sell a major stake in India's Vadhavan port project to Reliance Industries.
  • Swedish flag facing exodus
    SWEDISH owners have confirmed that seven ships are to be withdrawn from the national flag as a result of the government's 1999 draft budget.
  • Finnish minister hits back at yards
    FINLAND'S trade and industry minister has attacked Aker Finnyards and Kv'rner Masa-Yards for blaming the government for problems in the industry.
  • Seaboard signs Miami deal
    A LONG-term terminal agreement has been signed between the Port of Miami and South Florida-based Seaboard Marine.
  • Banana crops devastated by Mitch
    HURRICANE Mitch has devastated banana plantations in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • MUA sues over WA conspiracy
    The Maritime Union of Australia is sharpening its battle tactics on the western waterfront, mounting a conspiracy case in the Federal Court against the Geraldton Port Authority, former WA Transport Minister Eric Charlton and present state Transport Minister Murray Criddle.
    Documents lodged in the Federal Court for the MUA on Tuesday seek an injunction to prevent the GPA from privatising its workforce on 31 December.
    Geraldton's reform program will see it license stevedoring, effectively ending its role of providing stevedoring labor.
    In a prepared statement the MUA said the Federal Court action would be modelled on the successful court action against Patrick Stevedores.
  • Deadweight Devil a first for Hobart's Incat
    Incat Australia launched its largest wave-piercing catamaran from the Coverdale building hall at its Hobart yard on Saturday.
    A spokeswoman for the company said the launch of the 96-metre, $70 million Devil Cat was on the smoothest in recent times -- a particularly pleasing result given the reduced margins for error involved in launching vessels of that size from Incat's drydock.
    With a displacement of about 870 tonnes and a deadweight capacity of 800 tonnes, the new vessel is almost capable of carrying its own weight -- an achievement which Incat believes is a world first in vehicle-passenger ferry design.
  • MIIU mulls carrier grounding
    The Maritime Incident Investigation Unit is thinking of conducting an official investigation into the grounding of a Panama-flagged woodchip carrier on a sandbank in the Tamar River near Launceston on Saturday evening.
    However, given that the 50,000 DWT vessel Crimson Venus was successfully freed by tugs on Sunday and embarked on her return voyage to Japan early on Monday morning after passing a Class NK inspection, the MIIU may decide not to pursue the matter.
    According to the Launceston Port Corporation's chief executive Craig Faulkner, the incident occurred as the Crimson Venus left the port's No 6 berth at 6pm on Saturday.
    "Basically the vessel was being taken off our No 6 berth after it has been loaded with woodchips, and it was caught by the wind and tide and found its way onto a sandbar," Mr Faulkner said.
  • SCT runs into new terminal
    AUSTRALIA'S first private interstate freight train operator Specialized Container Transport has begun its thrice-weekly Melbourne-Perth trains to its new $18 million rail terminal at Forrestfield in Perth.
    The Melbourne-based company revealed yesterday the long-awaited construction of its Western Australian freight hub was nearing completion, with services expected to be fully operational by mid-December.
  • Skilled Maritime cruises into Sydney
    Skilled Maritime Services has made a small foray into the port of Sydney in the area of baggage handling for visiting cruise ships.
    SMS manager Ken Drake, described the event as "a bit of a first", with the activity previously the sole domain of the Marine Porters Association, which is affiliated to the Maritime Union of Australia.
    Mr Drake said: "It's all been negotiated with the unions -- there's nothing underhand about it."
    Mr Drake said Skilled performed their first job last Saturday, on the NYK vessel, Crystal Harmony.
    He said the deal was on a "job by job" basis, but SMS was looking for more work in the area.

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 1998
  • German Enviro Disaster Caused By Burning Freighter
    An oil slick off the German coast has caused what is being reported as the region's worst environmental disaster in living memory and endangered thousands of sea birds and animals. Oil has been leaking from the wrecked Italian-owned freighter Pallas since it caught fire in the North Sea two weeks ago and came to rest on one of Germany's North Fresian islands.
  • EuroCom To Get Copenhagen Listing
    EuroCom Industries A/S (ECI), one of the largest suppliers of communication equipment for the maritime market with a reported turnover of $83.2 million in 1997 will get a listing on the Copenhagen stock exchange. The company is owned 50 percent by SAIT-RadioHolland, 50 percent owned by Germany's STN ATLAS Marine Electronics GmbH.
  • VLCC Rates Steady
    VLCC rates were generally steady, as the market awaited the release of Saudi stems for December.
    Mideast/UKC and Mideast/Singapore rates were pegged at W52.5 ($9.4/ton) and W57.5 ($4.0), respectively, both unchanged, and Mideast/Japan slightly softer at W60 ($7.0).
  • Sea Containers Earnings Up 35%
    Sea Containers Ltd. reported a 35 percent boost in third-quarter earnings to $20.8 million and said it reaffirmed fiscal year earnings forecasts of at least $3.00 a share. The diversified marine container lessor which operates passenger transport and hotels said 1997 period included a gain on sale of a hotel property of $5 million, or $0.26 per common share, so the year to year improvement is even greater if this gain is excluded.
  • Barry Leads Business Delegation To Cameroon
    A U.S. business delegation led by Washington Mayor Marion Barry is in Cameroon to look at various investment projects, including the development of Douala port.
  • Cranes Headed For Port Of Tacoma
    Four container cranes bound for the Port of Tacoma's new Hyundai Terminal project are expected to arrive on Thursday. The cranes are part of the $63 million construction of the port's new container terminal for Hyundai Merchant Marine which will be completed by the end of November.
  • Shipsales
    Tanker Sanko Eternal, built 1991, 96,117 dwt, sold for $21 million to Italian based Greek buyers including a timercharter back at $17,000 daily.
    Tanker Xin Ning, built 1986, 5,940 dwt, sold for $5.2 million to Chinese buyers.
    RoRo Brabant and Bayard, built 1998 and 1997 respectively, 11,900 dwt and 12,488 dwt ,sold for $98 million en-bloc.

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PORTS
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%
La Spezia
In decisa crescita il traffico delle merci nei porti tunisini
Nel trimestre aprile-giugno è stato di 7,4 milioni di tonnellate (+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%)
PORTS
The EU ETS Observatory confirms that the emissions trading system is having a negative impact on EU ports.
Madrid
The proposed corrections are the broadening of the criteria for the designation of neighbouring container transhipment ports and a percentage reduction factor applied to the volume of CO2 emissions from ships.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' revenues increased by 4.9% in the second quarter of 2026.
CRUISES
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' revenues increased by 4.9% in the second quarter of 2026.
Miami
New historical record of passengers embarking on the fleet's ships
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri's half-year revenues remain stable
Trieste
Net profit increased by 191.4%. New orders fell by 58.5%.
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +8.9%
Tirana
SHIPPING
The US think tank Open Markets Institute proposes the establishment of a public container shipping company
Washington
Rao: Today the United States depends on a cartel of six foreign shipping companies
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean reports record revenue for the April-June quarter
Miami
New all-time peak in turnover in the first half of 2026
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, CMA CGM group revenues increased by +19.2%
Marseille/New York/Los Angeles
United Ports Joint Venture with Stonepeak Completed
PORTS
PortXchange: To immediately reduce shipping emissions, we need to focus on ports.
Rotterdam
PORTS
In the port of Trieste, bulk cargo is increasing and miscellaneous goods are decreasing.
Trieste
In the first six months of 2026, traffic in Monfalcone dropped by 24.9%.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Fermerci, freight train transport production in Italy could fall to 2015 levels this year.
Rome
Map: We are faced with data that exceeds all expectations.
SHIPYARDS
Indian government approves $7.2 billion in aid for domestic shipbuilding
New Delhi
Strategy adopted today to revitalize the sector
SHIPYARDS
Two Indian shipyards included in the new EU list of ship recycling facilities proposed by the Commission
Brussels/Washington
Satisfaction of ECSA and World Shipping Council
SHIPYARDS
Hyundai and Siemens sign agreement for AI-powered shipbuilding
Washington
The goal is an autonomous manufacturing system in which all processes, including design, production, logistics, inspection and testing, are digitally connected.
ACCIDENTS
African Union condemns attacks on tankers in Red Sea claimed by Houthis
Addis Ababa
Youssouf: The security of Red Sea shipping lanes is of vital strategic importance for Africa
CRUISES
In Genoa, Fincantieri delivered the new cruise ship Explora III to Explora Journeys.
Genoa
"Explora IV" and "Explora V" will follow in 2027 and "Explora VI" in 2028.
PORTS
In the second quarter of 2019, bulk cargo volumes increased while general cargo volumes decreased.
Rotterdam
In the first half of 2026, 212.0 million tonnes of goods were moved (+0.4%)
PORTS
In the second quarter, Spanish ports handled 144.8 million tonnes of goods (+2.9%)
Madrid
Record for conventional goods and containers (in TEU)
COMPETITION
The EU Commission opens an in-depth investigation into the Saipem-Subsea7 merger.
Brussels
Brussels considers the effects of the operation to be particularly critical, especially in the SURF market.
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Medlog (MSC Group) acquires a stake in Interporto Bologna
Bologna
Caliandro: Industrial development that will allow us to achieve our rail freight traffic objectives
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The Barcelona Port Authority will acquire 40% of Terminal Intermodal de Navarra.
Barcelona
The remaining 60% of the capital will remain with Hutchison Ports Best
In the first half of this year, Chinese seaports handled 5.87 billion tons of cargo (+3.0%).
PORTS
In the first half of this year, Chinese seaports handled 5.87 billion tons of cargo (+3.0%).
Beijing
New historical records for half-yearly and quarterly container traffic
PORTS
Ports of Italy: The issue of competences divides the reform.
Rome
At the Confitarma conference, Rixi defends the new national control room, while experts and operators ask for clarity on the relationships with the AdSPs and on the resources of the new company.
LEGISLATION
The maritime sector is divided between cautious support and criticism over the EU ETS review.
Brussels/Washington/
Copenhagen/Piraeus/Rotterdam
ACCIDENTS
Yet another attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A tanker was hit and abandoned by the crew.
SHIPPING
ECSA considers the proposed revision of the EU ETS to be a first step, but many others should follow.
Brussels
Raptis: It's a good idea to allocate system revenues at EU and national levels to support sustainable fuels.
PORTS
ESPO: No to lowering the EU ETS application threshold from 5,000 to 400 GRT vessels.
Brussels
Appreciation for measures aimed at reducing evasive ship calls
TRANSPORTATION
T&E welcomes some new proposals from Brussels for the EU maritime ETS
Brussels
The association is more critical of the measures studied by the EU Commission for the aviation sector
SHIPPING
For Assarmatori, the Commission's proposal on the EU ETS is timid, while more courageous measures were expected
Brussels
TRANSPORTATION
EU Maritime ETS: The European Commission partially accepts shipowners' requests.
Brussels
A new €110 million fund for clean fuels, non-permanent exemptions extended to 2035, an IMO deduction mechanism, and crackdowns on "evasive" transshipment ports.
ACCIDENTS
Another ship was hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tampa
US Marines conducted an inspection aboard a sanctioned oil tanker
PORTS
Port of Gioia Tauro: First connection of a large container ship to the cold ironing system
Gioia Tauro
The ship "MSC Mirja" powered with a total power of approximately seven MW
PORTS
In the second quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Bruges decreased by -2%.
Antwerp
Dry bulk volumes recovered and rolling stock increased. Other sectors declined.
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new quarterly and half-year container traffic records
Hong Kong
ACCIDENTS
US forces struck the VLCC Belma sailing towards Iran's Kharg Island.
Tampa
It is operated by the Emirati Max Maritime Solutions which is subject to US sanctions
PORTS
In May, freight traffic in the port of Genoa was stable, while in Savona-Vado it decreased
Genoa
In the first five months of 2026, containers amounted to 1,199,914 TEUs (-2.8%), of which 999,228 (-1.4%) and 200,686 (-9.2%) were handled by the two ports respectively.
CRUISES
Turkey's GIH acquires Royal Caribbean's stakes in Kusadasi and Lisbon cruise terminals
Istanbul
Shareholdings rose to 99.99% and 60% respectively
PORTS
In the first half of the year, Russian ports handled 451.5 million tons of cargo (+5.8%)
St. Petersburg
Record traffic in the second quarter
Trump backtracks on 20% tax on ships passing through Hormuz under US protection
SHIPPING
Trump backtracks on 20% tax on ships passing through Hormuz under US protection
Washington/Southampton/Rotterdam
Meanwhile, another tanker, the "Stolt Magnesium", was hit by a missile near Oman
SHIPPING
European shipowners call for permanent derogations from the EU maritime ETS after 2030
Brussels
Exemptions for connections with islands and outermost regions, for polar class vessels, for transnational public service obligations and for search and rescue activities
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
The rail sector is calling for recognition of its contribution to decarbonisation in the EU ETS review.
Brussels
ACCIDENTS
Two VLCCs operated by the UAE's ADNOC were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.
Abu Dhabi/Tampa
US Central Command announces reinstatement of blockade on maritime traffic in and out of Iranian ports
SHIPPING
Trump announces a tax on goods passing through the Strait of Hormuz protected by the US
Washington/Portsmouth
Expected to be equal to 20% of the value of the transported loads
SHIPPING
Six-monthly vessel traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore increased by +3.7%
Port Klang
In the second quarter of this year alone, a decrease of -0.5% was recorded
SHIPPING
In May, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +15.0%
Cairo
In the first five months of 2026, 5,696 ships passed through the port (+12.7%)
SHIPPING
OOCL records sharp increase in containers carried by its fleet
Hong Kong
In the April-June quarter, revenues generated by this activity grew by +19.8%
ACCIDENTS
Strait of Hormuz, a container ship was attacked near the coast of Oman
Muscat/Portsmouth/New Delhi/Tampa
Fire on board. One crew member missing. 23 other sailors rescued.
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%
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
SHIPPING
Finnlines reports record quarterly revenues
Helsinki
In the April-June period, net profit was 42.9 million euros (+64.7%)
COMPANIES
Spinelli Group approves 2025 sustainability report
Genoa
Production value grew by 5%. New hires increased by 48%.
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%
PORTS
Quarterly freight traffic increased at the ports of Algeciras and Barcelona. Valencia saw a decline.
Algeciras/Barcelona/
Valencia
Increase in containers at the Catalan port
COMPANIES
Fincantieri signs agreement with NextGeo's reinvesting partners
Trieste
The operation is part of the development strategy in the diving segment
PORTS
The update to the DPSS of the ports of Sardinia has been adopted.
Cagliari
Resolution of the Management Committee of the Port System Authority
PORTS
ICTSI acquires the ATU12 and ATU18 bulk terminals at the Brazilian port of Aratu.
Sao Paulo/Manila
They will be sold by SIMPAR for approximately 355 million dollars
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
INDUSTRY
Konecranes reports decline in quarterly financial performance as orders increase
Helsinki
The value of orders relating to port equipment grew by +17%
PORTS
Fourteen regions are in favor and five are against the bill on port governance reform.
Rome
Rixi: Let's now continue the institutional process with the aim of achieving a balanced reform.
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel's net sales increased by 8% in the second quarter.
Schindellegi
Performance improved markedly in the air freight segment
ASSOCIATIONS
Assagenti's management team has been renewed.
Genoa
The composition of the executive committee and the chairmen of the commissions
PORTS
DP World signs preliminary agreement to build two terminals at Fujairah Port
Dubai
FREIGHT TERMINALS
VIO - Vado Ligure Interport Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
Pierangelo Olivieri has been appointed president
INDUSTRY
Kalmar's turnover increased by 14% in the second quarter
Helsinki
New orders value stable
OFFSHORE
Saipem wins new offshore drilling contract off Ivory Coast
Milan
It was awarded by Eni Côte d'Ivoire
LOGISTICS
DSV's quarterly performance continues to grow, boosted by the Schenker acquisition.
Hedehusene
Net profit of DKK 2.6 billion (+11.5%) was recorded in the April-June period of 2026.
ASSOCIATIONS
Falteri (Federlogistica) has been co-opted into the Board of the European Logistics Association
Genoa
International collaboration protocol on integrated logistics with ACLI Terra
SHIPPING
GCC urges international community to protect maritime transport against Houthi threats
Riyadh
Reaction to the announcement of a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia
EDUCATION
Fincantieri signs agreement in Qatar for operational management of the Training and Simulation Centre.
Trieste
The center is intended for the training of naval personnel of the Qatari Navy.
INDUSTRY
Wärtsilä records sharp increase in new order value in second quarter
Helsinki
Net turnover decreased by -2%
NEWS
Over 770 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Vado Ligure
Savona
Once released on the market, the drug would have ensured criminal organizations profits of 250 million euros.
SHIPPING
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build six 13,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
Contract valued at over $1.2 billion
ACCIDENTS
The toll of attacks on ships in the Black Sea worsens
Odessa
Ten dead on board a ship leaving the port of Odessa
ACCIDENTS
Today a new attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
The product tanker Kavomaleas of the Greek company Dynacom Tankers Management caught fire
SHIPPING
Confitarma disappointed by the Commission's proposal to revise the EU ETS
Rome
Zanetti: The notable absentee is the competitiveness of the Italian and European shipping industry.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
ALIS: Commission's proposals on the EU ETS are positive, but serious issues remain.
Rome
PORTS
MIT adopts cold ironing guidelines
Rome
The aim is to ensure clear, uniform and transparent criteria for all Port System Authorities.
CRUISES
In the first half of the year, cruise traffic at GPH port terminals grew by +10.1%
Istanbul
In the second quarter alone the increase was +2.8%
PORTS
Western Liguria Port Authority approves 2026 budget update
Genoa
PORTS
Assiterminal clarifies its doubts about the responsibilities assigned to Porti d'Italia Spa.
Genoa
INDUSTRY
ABB buys British Rotork
Zurich/London
The Bath-based company specializes in flow control and industrial automation.
PORTS
Central Adriatic Port Authority refinances €100 million from the Infrastructure Decree
Ancona
The funds concern seven strategic interventions of the port system
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 3.4% in the first half of 2026.
Los Angeles
In the second quarter, growth was +11.5%
SEAFARERS
IMO and ITF call for an end to attacks on seafarers and transport workers
London
Resurgence of incidents in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov and the Strait of Hormuz region
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026.
Hong Kong
An increase of +6.5% was recorded in June
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
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
Empire buys back: After Tata, Adani can rewrite India's colonial past
(The Economic Times)
Govt does not interfere in port management appointments - Loke
(Bernama)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti is strongly opposed to the establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Rome
Verzari and Gulli: the AdSPs must be coordinated by a public body that can protect port workers
PORTS
CMPort sets new monthly, quarterly and half-yearly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the first half of 2026, 78.3 million were moved (+4.6%)
PORTS
In the first half of this year, the port of Singapore handled 22.7 million containers (+4.7%)
Singapore
Historic record for half-year bunker sales
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach increased by 10.3% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
Growth of +1.7% was recorded in the first half of 2026
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
The new board of directors of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane has been appointed.
Rome
Tommaso Tanzilli confirmed as president. Gianpiero Strisciuglio is the new CEO.
PORTS
Port of Gioia Tauro: tender launched for completion of dredging activities
Gioia Tauro
The expected duration of the contract is 60 days
PORTS
In the first half of 2026, cargo traffic in Turkish ports was 279.1 million tonnes (+1.5%)
Ankara
Cargoes with Italy alone amounted to 23.4 million tons (-2.5%)
SHIPYARDS
The first steel cutting of the Carnival Destiny cruise ship.
Monfalcone
Fincantieri and Carnival celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of their collaboration
PORTS
NatPower Marine acquires Aqua superPower to accelerate the electrification of ports and marinas
Monk
It operates the largest international network of electric charging points in Europe.
LOGISTICS
European Logistics Observatory established
Brussels
The aim is to strengthen the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of European logistics.
INDUSTRY
Agreement reached at Mimit with JSW to relaunch the Piombino steelworks
Rome/Livorno
Gariglio: Strengthening integration between port docks and industrial areas
SHIPYARDS
Agreement between Fincantieri and the Croatian shipyards Brodotrogir Cruise and Iskra Shipyard
Trieste
Initiative within the framework of the two-corvette program promoted by the Croatian Ministry of Defence
SHIPPING
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL return to quarterly revenue growth
Keelung/Taipei
Four consecutive quarters of decline behind us
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Project for a direct rail link between the port of Gioia Tauro and the Interporto D'Abruzzo
Pescara
LOGISTICS
Tax fraud on labor in the logistics sector
Milan
€28 million seized from four Milanese companies
JOBS
PSA Genova Pra', the state of agitation has been lifted following the successful completion of the cooling procedure.
Genoa
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