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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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CK Hutchison threatens legal action against APM Terminals if it takes over Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Hong Kong
The Chinese company warns that the continued operation of the airports depends solely on the actions of the Supreme Court and the Panamanian state.
Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards
Milan
For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.
Trieste/Genoa
The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year
Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports
Zagreb
Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers
The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)
Genoa
Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
Seoul
In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)
Offer to acquire European express courier InPost
Amsterdam/Luxembourg
It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)
Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement
Steinhausen/Hamilton
The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.
Hamburg
Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.
FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy
London
The new company is based in London
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Cairo
Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.
The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.
Genoa
BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.
Schiedam
The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Copenhagen
The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.
In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs
Genoa
Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.
Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.
Busan
Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Panama
Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation
In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%
Cagliari
Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia
Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025
Barcelona
In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
Panama
The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Anjra
New all-time high in total goods
In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)
Ankara
Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.
APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.
Panama
President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
Beijing
In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)
PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework
Balboa
The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action
Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets
Fly
The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.
Panama
Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Miami
New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.
CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals
New York/Los Angeles
The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.
German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices
Berlin
Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system
FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten
Milan
Two daily connections are made in each direction
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.
Antwerp
For the whole year the decline was -4.1%
Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic
London
In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)
Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships
Taipei
Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.
In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs
Madrid
New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
Algiers
It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen
Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders
Belgrade
Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system
Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened
Tehran
They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through
New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners
London
In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned
Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports
Washington
Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged
Annual container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras remains stable.
Algeciras
A 6.2% decrease in the weight of goods in containers was recorded
The EU Commission authorizes Italy to provide financial support for rail operations in ports.
Rome
Incentives for a maximum total of 30 million euros over five years
Shipping companies urge further incentives to speed up restoration of Suez Canal transits
Shipping companies urge further incentives to speed up restoration of Suez Canal transits
Ismailia
The need to reduce insurance premiums for vessels transiting the Red Sea region was also highlighted.
€3.1 million in unpaid regional maritime property fees recovered in Campanian ports
Naples
422 default notices to non-compliant dealers
In November 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado dropped by -5.5%.
Genoa
The two airports recorded percentage variations of -7.5% and +0.6% respectively
EU ETS: Interferry calls for a halt to the 100% charge for ferry emissions in 2026.
Victoria
The vast majority of the revenues from the maritime ETS - the association denounces - are diverted to the national budgets of the Member States.
The new configuration of the Ocean Alliance service network confirms seven calls at Italian ports
Hong Kong/Taipei
Two at the port of Genoa, two at that of La Spezia and one stop each at the ports of Vado Ligure, Trieste and Salerno
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Marseille-Fos increased by +5%
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Marseille-Fos increased by +5%
Marseille
Cruise passengers grow by +7%
AD Ports has acquired the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Balenciaga.
Abu Dhabi
Transaction worth 11.2 million euros
CMA CGM reports three services on the route around the Cape of Good Hope
Marseille
The international scenario - explains the French company - is complex and uncertain
COSCO Shipping Ports' terminals handled record container traffic last year
Hong Kong
Growth of +6.2% over 2024
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +13.5%
Venice
An increase of +4.9% was recorded for the whole year
Buffer areas to decongest the North West logistics system
Genoa
The proposal is from Connect. Let's remember, Palenzona warns, that the Italian system depends on road haulage.
In 2025, Russian ports handled 884.5 million tons of cargo (-0.4%)
In 2025, Russian ports handled 884.5 million tons of cargo (-0.4%)
St. Petersburg
In the fourth quarter alone, traffic was 231.1 million tonnes (+6%)
The port of Civitavecchia has set a new annual cruise traffic record
Civitavecchia
A 5.4% increase in transit passengers. Disembarking and embarking passengers remained stable.
A ship coming from Russia was seized in the port of Brindisi
Toasts
Alleged violation of sanctions against the Russian Federation
FS Logistix takes over railway operations in Area 6A of the Port of Antwerp.
Antwerp
New generation hybrid locomotives will be used
Greek Shipowners' Association urges EU to take measures to protect ships and crews
Piraeus
Call for expressions of interest for the refurbishment and management of the cruise terminal at the Port of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Applicants must be willing to fully finance the work
In 2025, acts of piracy against ships increased by +18%
In 2025, acts of piracy against ships increased by +18%
Kuala Lumpur
A 43% decrease in accidents was recorded in the last quarter
InRail to manage the Interporto Pordenone intermodal terminal for a year
Pordenone
Temporary solution in view of the establishment of a public-private company
Turkey's Kuzey Star Shipyard to Build Shipyard in Syria's Tartous Port
Damascus
An investment of at least $190 million over five years is expected
In 2025, cargo traffic in Ukrainian ports decreased by -15%
Kiev
Container traffic grows by 66%
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by 5.7% last year.
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone the decline was -8.0%
In 2025, PSA's port terminals handled record container traffic
Singapore
New peaks in volumes handled in Singapore and the group's overseas terminals
Chinese CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic last year
Hong Kong
The total was 151.5 million TEUs, an increase of +4.0% over 2024.
COSCO orders 12 new 18,000-TEU and six 3,000-TEU containerships
Hong Kong
Jiangnan Shipyard, China Shipbuilding Trading, and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry win $2.7 billion in orders.
The port of Trieste closed 2025 with a 0.7% growth in freight traffic thanks to the increase in crude oil prices.
Trieste
The port of Gioia Tauro has once again set its container traffic record
The port of Gioia Tauro has once again set its container traffic record
Gioia Tauro
In 2025, the previous peak recorded the previous year will increase by +14%.
Port of Singapore sets new all-time container throughput record
Port of Singapore sets new all-time container throughput record
Singapore
The port confirms its position as the world's second largest container port
The volume of cargo traffic in the port of Koper will remain unchanged in 2025.
Koper
Increase in containers and rolling stock. Decline in other types of cargo.
Taiwan's Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL close 2025 with double-digit revenue declines
Taipei/Keelung
In 2025, piracy attacks against ships in Asia increased by +23%
Singapore
The severity of accidents has decreased
The Democratic Party accuses the government of blocking investments in ports and placing the Port System Authorities under special administration.
Rome/Genoa
Nova Marine Carriers, Bolten and Ership have acquired full control of VCK Port Logistics.
Lugano
Amsterdam has developed its only covered terminal capable of operating in all weather conditions.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, revenues generated by OOCL's containership fleet decreased by -17.2%.
Hong Kong
Transported volumes increased by +0.8%
TKMS submits non-binding offer to buy German Naval Yards
TKMS submits non-binding offer to buy German Naval Yards
Kiel
The Kiel-based company builds naval vessels and luxury yachts
Assagenti calls for more constant and timely reporting on the progress of work on Genoa's new breakwater.
Genoa
Croce: the international shipping market must be enabled to plan commercial and operational decisions in advance.
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
De Wave Group has acquired French company DL Services.
Genoa
The company specializes in the design of industrial kitchens and the supply of technical components and spare parts on board
CMA CGM's TUX transatlantic service will call at the port of Salerno
Marseille
The line connects Turkey with the East Coast of the USA
Cruise traffic in the port of Piraeus increased by +9% last year
Piraeus
Approximately 1.85 million passengers moved
New intermodal connections between Northern Italy and Belgium by GTS Rail and CargoBeamer
Bari/Leipzig
Activated on the Padua-Zeebrugge and Liège-Domodossola lines
In 2025, cruise traffic in the port of Genoa grew by +6.5%
Genoa
Ferry passengers down 3.6%
Grimaldi took delivery of the PCTC Grande Manila
Naples
The vessel has a total capacity of 9,241 CEUs.
Expedition cruise ship Exploris One to be auctioned off
Nantes
It has a capacity of 144 passengers and 102 crew members.
SeaCube Container Leasing has acquired Martin Container.
Montvale
The company specializes in the refrigerated container segment
Pisano: The Simplified Logistics Zone has great strategic importance for the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
RINA and HPC launch project to promote green ports in the Caspian region
Genoa
Five-year contract with the OSCE
Vard to build four Multi-Purpose Robotic Vessels for Ocean Infinity
Trieste
The contract has a total value of over 200 million euros
Hanseatic Global Terminals will become sole owner of Florida International Terminal
Rotterdam
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
The transportation sector enters a turning point with the adoption of artificial intelligence
Ulm
However, most companies are still in the early stages of this process.
Work completed to widen the access channel to the port of Livorno.
Livorno
The width between the two banks will be increased from 70 to 120 meters
Nexans sets a record for the depth of laying a high-voltage submarine cable on the Tyrrhenian Link
Paris
Installation at -2,150 meters
Funds for Spanish ports to adapt to the use of wind energy and other marine renewable energy sources
Madrid
Program with a total value of 212 million euros
CMD - Costruzioni Motori Diesel returns to wholly Italian ownership
Atella
Giorgio and Mariano Negri have acquired 67% of the capital held by the Chinese Loncin Motor Co.
Intesa Sanpaolo is financing the construction of three PCTCs for Grimaldi Euromed.
Milan
The new ships will be delivered later this year
Medlog acquires Australian intermodal operations of Seaway
Fremantle
The transaction will be completed within the first quarter of this year.
MIT has updated cybersecurity measures for national ships, ports and port facilities
Rome
A circular has been published which, among other things, introduces staff training
V.Group has bought the Danish company Njord
London
The company offers the shipping industry solutions for energy efficiency and decarbonisation
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
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fire aboard the Majestic ferry in the Port of Genoa
Genoa
The flames were extinguished by the intervention of the on-board fire brigade and did not cause any injuries.
COSCO to acquire control of German logistics company Zippel
Hamburg
Agreement to acquire 80% of its capital
Colombo Port Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Columbus
Sri Lanka Ports Authority signs agreement with French shipping group CMA CGM
Viasat to exit British company Navarino's capital
London
ICG to support the Tsikopoulos brothers in reinvesting in the company
The Palau government ensures the full operation of the Naval Registry
Koror
Moses (BMT): Services continue to be provided in accordance with international procedures and standards
In the first nine months of 2025, freight transported on the Austrian rail network increased by +1.4%
Vienna
Growth of +4.9% was recorded in the third quarter alone
Saipem wins $425 million offshore contract to develop the Sakarya gas field.
The decree for the distribution of PNRR resources to interports has been signed.
Rome
The disbursement of 1.9 million euros is expected
Messina, a Genoese company, launches a new service to Algeria.
Genoa
The rotation touches the ports of Fos, Genoa, Barcelona, Algiers, Fos
FS Logistix is the first company in Europe to certify its carbon footprint for freight transport.
Rome
The FS group company has obtained ISO 14067 certification
WASS (Fincantieri Group) wins torpedo supply contract for Indian Navy
Trieste
Contract with a total value of over 200 million euros
FHP Intermodal will become operational on January 1st
Milan
FHP Group completes the integration process between its subsidiaries CFI Intermodal and Lotras
The Coral Adventurer cruise ship ran aground in Papua New Guinea.
Port Moresby
No harm to people on board
d'Amico International Shipping orders two new MR1 product tankers from Guangzhou Shipyard International.
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