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BRIEFS

August 13, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Eastbound shipping lines planning rate hike from Oct 1
Rise in response to dive in rates caused by Asia downturn, conference says
Committee aims to turn HK into int'l shipping hub
PSA's Europe venture posts strong growth in Q2

Air and Land Transport

Air France seeking Asian partners
Carrier's move is part of plan to promote HK as regional hub
Continental to take US$77m charge in 3rd qtr
US safety board urges P&W engine changes
Air Lanka targets new routes to Australia, S Africa: minister
American to pay US$1.93m in 'wrongful death' suit
Skymark eyes rail customers, not other airlines: president
PAL plans to further cut its fleet, staff

Features

Beijing acts against smuggling
And not even the army will escape as China moves to protect its gas-oil industry hit by falling world prices

Columns

Italian yard looks ahead but Koreans' future is shakier

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Eastbound shipping lines planning rate hike from Oct 1
Rise in response to dive in rates caused by Asia downturn, conference says
Committee aims to turn HK into int'l shipping hub
PSA's Europe venture posts strong growth in Q2

Air and Land Transport

Air France seeking Asian partners
Carrier's move is part of plan to promote HK as regional hub
Continental to take US$77m charge in 3rd qtr
US safety board urges P&W engine changes
Air Lanka targets new routes to Australia, S Africa: minister
American to pay US$1.93m in 'wrongful death' suit
Skymark eyes rail customers, not other airlines: president
PAL plans to further cut its fleet, staff

Features

Beijing acts against smuggling
And not even the army will escape as China moves to protect its gas-oil industry hit by falling world prices

Columns

Italian yard looks ahead but Koreans' future is shakier

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Eastbound shipping lines planning rate hike from Oct 1
Rise in response to dive in rates caused by Asia downturn, conference says
Committee aims to turn HK into int'l shipping hub
PSA's Europe venture posts strong growth in Q2

Air and Land Transport

Air France seeking Asian partners
Carrier's move is part of plan to promote HK as regional hub
Continental to take US$77m charge in 3rd qtr
US safety board urges P&W engine changes
Air Lanka targets new routes to Australia, S Africa: minister
American to pay US$1.93m in 'wrongful death' suit
Skymark eyes rail customers, not other airlines: president
PAL plans to further cut its fleet, staff

Features

Beijing acts against smuggling
And not even the army will escape as China moves to protect its gas-oil industry hit by falling world prices

Columns

Italian yard looks ahead but Koreans' future is shakier

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Eastbound shipping lines planning rate hike from Oct 1
Rise in response to dive in rates caused by Asia downturn, conference says
Committee aims to turn HK into int'l shipping hub
PSA's Europe venture posts strong growth in Q2

Air and Land Transport

Air France seeking Asian partners
Carrier's move is part of plan to promote HK as regional hub
Continental to take US$77m charge in 3rd qtr
US safety board urges P&W engine changes
Air Lanka targets new routes to Australia, S Africa: minister
American to pay US$1.93m in 'wrongful death' suit
Skymark eyes rail customers, not other airlines: president
PAL plans to further cut its fleet, staff

Features

Beijing acts against smuggling
And not even the army will escape as China moves to protect its gas-oil industry hit by falling world prices

Columns

Italian yard looks ahead but Koreans' future is shakier

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AWRA members reconfirm rate restoration CSAV provides most ships on new slot share Rotterdam reports record growth for '98 Italia loses on operations, gains on revenue New deadline for nailing down ASF body Oakland finishes FY 1998 with strong growth Recovery plan on schedule, says HACTL Dutch MPs urge further probe America West escapes blemish on irregularities

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AUGUST 12, 1998
Port of Antwerp wants civilian airport and freight airport Belgian rail strike over DFDS buys Danzas activities FIATA and IATA talk about CAA problem Poltrain is on vacation Sydney Monorail sold by TNT Post

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Asian importers fear possible Northwest strike
A year after accusing Japan, FMC charges China with unfair shipping practices
Alstom Montreal rail center wins GO Transit locomotive overhaul job
AT&T asks FCC to put Telmex-Sprint deal put on hold
NTSB recommends modifications of airline fuel pumps
US official set for "scheduled" Russia talks
Weather problems slash US cotton crop by 24 percent
Iraq wants UN sanctions lifted
US productivity falls for first time in 3 years
Study: e-mail rivals phones, 'snail' mail
CalEnergy to buy MidAmerican for $4.0 billion

Transportation

FedEx unveils its next-flight service option
Senator presses USDA to release Jones Act study
Qualcomm offers satellite units for small fleets
Cathay Pacific Airlines holds tight on freight rates
Georgia container maker closed by prison competition

Maritime

Grain shipments likely to pick up by end of year
Bangladesh lacks boxes to carry exports
Brazil's Port of Santos stays paralyzed by strike
Customs finds cocaine in detergent shipment
Growing Le Havre poised to expand box facilities
Brian McAllister wins ownership of barge, ferry operations
Wallenius finds niche moving cars from Mexico to US

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Asian importers fear possible Northwest strike
A year after accusing Japan, FMC charges China with unfair shipping practices
Alstom Montreal rail center wins GO Transit locomotive overhaul job
AT&T asks FCC to put Telmex-Sprint deal put on hold
NTSB recommends modifications of airline fuel pumps
US official set for "scheduled" Russia talks
Weather problems slash US cotton crop by 24 percent
Iraq wants UN sanctions lifted
US productivity falls for first time in 3 years
Study: e-mail rivals phones, 'snail' mail
CalEnergy to buy MidAmerican for $4.0 billion

Transportation

FedEx unveils its next-flight service option
Senator presses USDA to release Jones Act study
Qualcomm offers satellite units for small fleets
Cathay Pacific Airlines holds tight on freight rates
Georgia container maker closed by prison competition

Maritime

Grain shipments likely to pick up by end of year
Bangladesh lacks boxes to carry exports
Brazil's Port of Santos stays paralyzed by strike
Customs finds cocaine in detergent shipment
Growing Le Havre poised to expand box facilities
Brian McAllister wins ownership of barge, ferry operations
Wallenius finds niche moving cars from Mexico to US

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Asian importers fear possible Northwest strike
A year after accusing Japan, FMC charges China with unfair shipping practices
Alstom Montreal rail center wins GO Transit locomotive overhaul job
AT&T asks FCC to put Telmex-Sprint deal put on hold
NTSB recommends modifications of airline fuel pumps
US official set for "scheduled" Russia talks
Weather problems slash US cotton crop by 24 percent
Iraq wants UN sanctions lifted
US productivity falls for first time in 3 years
Study: e-mail rivals phones, 'snail' mail
CalEnergy to buy MidAmerican for $4.0 billion

Transportation

FedEx unveils its next-flight service option
Senator presses USDA to release Jones Act study
Qualcomm offers satellite units for small fleets
Cathay Pacific Airlines holds tight on freight rates
Georgia container maker closed by prison competition

Maritime

Grain shipments likely to pick up by end of year
Bangladesh lacks boxes to carry exports
Brazil's Port of Santos stays paralyzed by strike
Customs finds cocaine in detergent shipment
Growing Le Havre poised to expand box facilities
Brian McAllister wins ownership of barge, ferry operations
Wallenius finds niche moving cars from Mexico to US

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Yangtze Flood Closes Wuhan Box Terminal Container terminal at Hanyang District in Wuhan Port, Hubei Province has been inundated and thus closed, as heavy rains along the Yangtze River have continued for four weeks. Navigation on the Yangtze to the west of Nanjing has been also suspended. Distribution of cargoes to the inland cities along the river totally depends on rail or truck from Shanghai. Freight forwarders said they would be unable to afford door-to-door services for the time being. TSK Assigning New Ship in Japan/Asia Route Tokyo Senpaku Kaisha, Ltd. (TSK Line) is putting into service its newly-built ACX Clover which has a capacity of 1,300 TEUs. The new containership will replace the 1,475-TEU ACX Magnolia now assigned in TSK's Southern Cross Service which connects Japanese ports of Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Nagoya and Kobe to Keelung, Hong Kong, Singapore and Jakarta. The ACX Clover will be delivered on August 24 and set sail from Tokyo on August 25. Nam Sung to Start calling Hachinohe Starting from end August, South Korea's Nam Sung Shipping will add Hachinohe in the northern prefecture of Aomori as regular port of call to its Busan/Tomakomai service. For the Port of Hachinohe, Nam Sung will be the third international container line after Singapore's Advanced Container Line and Minsheng Kambara Marine Shipping that makes regular calls at the port. Hachinohe was designated as Foreign Access Zone (FAZ) in March this year and has developed facilities for container vessels and international cargoes such as Hachinohe Port Trade Center and Hachinohe Port International Freight Terminal. Cargo Volume at Penang Dips 16% Cargo throughput at the Port of Penang, Malaysia, dropped 15.6% for the first six months of this year. While exports gained a 5.7% increase to 3.32 million tons, imports declined 26.3% to 4.59 million tons. Container volume fell 7.0% to 4.04 million tons.

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El Gobierno canario subvenciona los viajes en barco por las Islas Amadeus cotizar' en el parqu' de Madrid Disputas por el cambio al nuevo aeropuerto milan's de Malpensa British Airways invierte m's de un bill'n en aviones de Boeing y Airbus Ryder contrata toda la log'stica de Ford en Norteam'rica

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Meet on investment opportunities, risks in container ports CSL lays keel of third tug for Kandla The Bombay Custom House Agents’ Association Banks role in stepping up exports: Fieo seminar ‘India Tech ’98’ exhibition in Kenya put off Tatas suggest measures to step up exports IMC organises workshop Perspective plan on anvil Indian raw materials for IWS garment units in Emirates IMC seminar on business via Internet Downgrading not to hit foreign investment

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Bibby tank unit calls in receiver BIBBY Tank Containers Limited, established only last year after the Bibby Line Group acquired a maj-ority stake in the spec-ialist tank container operator Nigel Parkes Shipping, has gone into receivership. Brussels looks at Lurssen-Vulkan link A EUROPEAN Commission investigation is under way into whether financial measures connected with the takeover of Bremer Vulkan Marineschiffbau by Bremen shipbuilder Lurssen were in accordance with European Union shipbuilding guidelines. MarAd plans revamp for redundant forms SWEEPING changes have been proposed by the US Maritime Administration to its often criticised application and documentation forms, and requirements for government's Title XI shipbuilding and shipyard modernisation loan-guarantee programme. SeaCon reveals second quarter net increase BERMUDA-based container lessor and operator of passenger transport and hotels, Sea Containers, yesterday announced net second quarter earnings of $17.9m, 25% year-on-year growth, writes Ian Collard. Disclosing the company's financial results, Sea Containers reported diluted earnings per common share up 27% in the three month period to 95', on a revenue of $327m, a jump of 16%. Dudula breaks the mould IN ONE of the first effective moves by a black South African maritime group into the close-knit local shipping industry, Durban-based Dudula Shipping Company has acquired a controlling interest in a shipping line that operates internationally. ITF to list ships using non-union dock labour A "TARGET list" of individual ships that have been handled by non-union dock labour is to be compiled by International Transport Workers' Federation. Volatile trade flows to hit Australian ports SENIOR executives at two major Australian ports haved warned of greater volatility in trade flow in the next 12 months as the Asian crisis starts to make an impact. Revenues rise at Sydney NEW South Wales ports minister Kim Yeadon says Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC) delivered an increase in revenue to A$85m (US$53m) from A$80m last year despite the 5% reduction in port charges during the year.

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AUGUST 12, 1998
US railmen to meet frustrated shippers AS shippers continue to experience rail delays on the US West Coast, a major railroad group has scheduled a series of meetings with customers later this month. Tauranga puts hopes in boxes AN INCREASE in container volumes at Tauranga will go some way towards offsetting a downturn in bulk cargo caused by the Asian crisis. Reefers pull Swedish Orient lower SWEDISH Orient Lines, the Swedish reefer and roro operator, saw its first half pre-tax proft slump as a result of the weakening reefer market. ANL sale hits snag A POTENTIAL obstacle to the sale of Australia's state-owned ANL has emerged only weeks after CGM was selected as the majority buyer. Samsung in massive casino ship deal AN UNNAMED US consortium is reported to have signed a letter of intent with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung in a $40bn-$50bn deal for 20 offshore casino ships. Oil price hits ten year low CRUDE oil prices may have fallen to a ten year low yesterday but worse is predicted as analysts say that the average crude oil price could fall to $9 a barrel by January 1999. FMC to discuss China allegations US FMC officials meet today to review allegations from US shipping lines and politicians that China's maritime policies are hurting US flag carriers. BP shares continue to rise after Amoco deal SHARES in British Petroleum continued to rise this morning following yesterday's announce-ment of a takeover of Amoco. NZ ports fear box bug delays NEW Zealand ports, ship operators and importers fear that delays and cost increases will result from new biosecurity border controls that include a strict, new container inspection. Gordon faces finance probe RICHARD Gordon, ousted chairman of SBMA, is facing a new investigation into the alleged illegal fund disbursement he made during the last five years of his term. Romanian crew in the dark THE crew of a Romanian vessel under arrest in Chennai has told the agent that the generator has broken and there is total black-out on board. OMI Corp doubles first half income OMI Corp, the US bulk shipping company, reported a net income of $39.5m for the first six months of 1998, more than double the $16.3m reported in the first half of 1997. Major US terminal operator taken over KINDER Morgan Energy Partners is to buy Hall-Buck Marine, one of the largest independent operators of dry bulk terminals in the US, for $100m. German yard wins Mississippi river boat order GERMAN inland waterways yard Deutsche Binnenwerften has won a contract to build a 600 passenger casino vessel in the design of a side-wheel Mississippi river boat. Philippines plan to end Panama lawsuits POLITICIANS and shipowners in the Philippines are planning to bring all lawsuits filed by Filipino seafarers in Panama under the jurisdiction of Philippine courts.

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Le transbordement de marchandises à Matadi tourne au ralenti La situation dans le bas-Congo est très confuse et les informations contradictoires. La navigation sur le fleuve Congo, qui est vital, est paralysée depuis vendredi dernier. Cela signifie que six navires sont bloqués dans le port de Matadi. Il s'agit entre autres du "Wadai" et "Woermann Expert" et quatres unités chargées d'aliments frais. Le "Woermann Expert" attend de pouvoir lever l'ancre depuis vendredi dernier. La manutention du "Wadai" devait être terminée jeudi soir, mais on ne sait pas quand le navire pourra quitter le port de Matadi, tout comme les autres navires bloqués dans le port. L'Entreprise portuaire anversoise candidate à la gestion de l'aéroport de Deurne L'idée d'une gestion, ou au moins d'une participation à la gestion de l'aéroport d'Anvers par l'Entreprise portuaire communale, fait son chemin. L'échevin du port d'Anvers Leo Delwaide vient de lancer à ce propos un signal très intéressant. Le dossier n'est toutefois pas près d'être bouclé, loin s'en faut. Colirail (express sur mesure) veut doubler son CA en trois ans Colirail, société française spécialisée dans le transport express sur mesure, veut doubler son chiffre d'affaires en trois ans. Elle veut pour ce faire accentuer le développement européen et les produits à valeur ajoutée. Par ailleurs, la société a annoncé la signature d'un contrat avec Air France, pour qui Colirail va assurer des tâches de logistique terrestre. Une "check-list" exhaustive doit préparer Zeebrugge à l'an 2000 Au port de Zeebrugge, comme ailleurs, la division informatique prépare sérieusement le passage à l'an 2000 et l'introduction de l'euro. Des réunions et consultations qui ont eu lieu dans ce contexte on a distillé une check-list dans laquelle rien n'a été laissé au hasard.

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QR boasts freight milestones QUEENSLAND Rail has again set an Australian record for rail freight haulage, carrying more than 110 million tonnes of freight in 1997-98. In another record-breaking year, it was announced yesterday (August 12) that QR hauled 110.4 million tonnes of freight in 1997-98 compared with 105 million tonnes the previous year. However, the growth in tonnage was much lower than forecast. QR predicted last year that it expected to haul almost 113 million tonnes in 1997-98, rising to 148 million tonnes in 2001-02. Inquiry warns: Spend now or rail doomed AUSTRALIA’S interstate rail track infrastructure is in "dire circumstances" and unless the Commonwealth invests an additional $750 million in the track over the next three years -- plus another $2 billion to 2010 -- the system will decline to an irretrievable level, according the Parliamentary Role of Rail inquiry. The chairman of the Standing Committee on Communications, Transport and Microeconomic Reform, Paul Neville, said that after hearing 147 witnesses and receiving 175 submissions, the committee believed it had made 16 hard-hitting but realistic recommendations designed to ensure that the national track would support a level of service between Brisbane and Perth equal to world best practice standards. Rail task force announced CANBERRA: The membership of the Rail Projects Task Force -- the group which will examine ways governments can assist private sector development of Australia’s rail network - was announced yesterday in Sydney by Federal Transport Minister Mark Vaile. Headed by former Australian National chairman and current chairman of the Committee for Melbourne, Jack Smorgon, the Task Force is charged with identifying ways of advancing the development of very high speed rail services and the federal government’s role in facilitating construction of commercially-viable rail freight lines through regional areas to major ports. ACCC, MUA: Still no deal LITIGATION holding up the implementation of the agreement between Patrick and Maritime Union of Australia has still not been resolved, an assistant secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Greg Combet, told DCN yesterday. Mr Combet said while discussions were continuing in an effort to resolve the situation, there was no sign of an immediate resolution to the two actions, one taken by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission and the other by the Melbourne Port Corporation. He said, in fact, there were signs that the ACCC, in particular, was prepared to back off its position. Geraldton hearing postponed THE MARITIME Union of Australia will meet Western Australia’s new Transport Minister Murray Criddle to seek his support in opposing moves to introduce workplace agreements for Geraldton Port Authority (GPA) workers. MUA WA branch secretary Terry Buck said the union would fight to ensure that GPA moves to privatise stevedoring arrangements at the port did not result in the dismantling of the integrated port labor force (IPLF) agreements which cover the port’s 41 workers. Mr Buck said Tuesday’s postponement of a directions hearing in the Federal Court over the Geraldton issue would give the union an opportunity to talk to the new minister about the benefits of the IPLF arrangement at Geraldton.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

The container ship Ever Lovely was hit by a shell off the coast of Oman.

SHIPPING

In 2025, 1,478 containers were lost at sea out of a total of 280 million transported by ships

Washington

On January 1st, the IMO regulation came into force which makes reporting of boxes lost at sea mandatory

SEAFARERS

BIMCO and ICS' latest report on the maritime workforce raises alarm over officer shortages

London/Bagsværd

In 2026, there will be a shortage of 39,100 STCW certified officers.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Kombiverkehr decreased by -13.5%

Frankfurt am Main

Annual revenues down 8.3%

PORTS

The government's proposal to update the rules on port governance raises more than one doubt

Rome

Costa: The lack of infrastructure planning cannot be solved with a joint stock company

CRUISES

MSC Cruises and Meyer Werft have not yet signed contracts for four new cruise ships plus two options.

Papenburg/Geneva

The companies expressed confidence that they could successfully conclude negotiations in the coming weeks.

The LSCI index of Italy's connection to the global network of containerized maritime services continues to grow.

SHIPPING

The LSCI index of Italy's connection to the global network of containerized maritime services continues to grow.

Geneva

In the second quarter of 2026 it was equal to 290.0 (+2.3%)

SHIPPING

AD Ports has completed the acquisition of an 81% stake in Global Feeder Shipping.

Abu Dhabi

In 2025, the company's ships carried 2.8 million containers

SHIPPING

An evacuation plan has been established for ships still waiting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

London/Muscat

Dominguez (IMO): The operation will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other coastal states in the region, the USA and the maritime industry

Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenue for March-May Quarter

CRUISES

Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenue for March-May Quarter

Miami

Fuel costs rise to near-record levels in 2022

SHIPPING

Reducing navigation speed and optimizing port calls are the key to decarbonizing shipping

Copenhagen

A new study by the Global Maritime Forum highlights this.

ENVIRONMENT

ECSA and A4E reiterate the need to allocate EU ETS revenues to the decarbonisation of ships and aircraft

Brussels

Essential to bridge the price gap between sustainable and conventional fuels

COMPANIES

AD Ports' new bid to gain control of Egypt's ALCN rejected

Cairo

A new proposal worth approximately $580 million has been submitted.

ASSOCIATIONS

John Denholm is the new president of the International Chamber of Shipping

Rome

He succeeds Emanuele Grimaldi, who has completed his four-year term

ACCIDENTS

A ship was hit by a drone in the Black Sea

Odessa

One of the nine crew members died

PORTS

Port of La Spezia: Dredging of the third port basin and navigable canal begins.

La Spezia

SHIPPING

Yesterday, 25 ships passed through Hormuz, the highest daily number since April 18.

Singapore

Since March, the average has been 7.6 transits per day

SHIPPING

Interferry calls on the EU to implement the EES pragmatically, or to suspend it

Victoria

The upcoming high summer season - the association denounced - risks suffering serious inconveniences

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in French ports increased by +3.8%

Paris

General cargo and solid bulk cargo are growing. Liquid bulk cargo remains stable.

SHIPPING

BIMCO and Intertanko stress that there are still significant risks to the Hormuz crossing

Copenhagen/London

PORTS

In April, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure grew by +1.7%

Genoa

The Boards of Directors of the Basins and Maritime Stations Authority have been renewed.

SHIPPING

After more than 100 days in the Persian Gulf, Grimaldi's PCTC Grande Torino has passed through Hormuz

Naples

Transit authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran

SHIPPING

US-Iran agreement signed to restore naval traffic through Hormuz

Islamabad/Tehran

Lifting of the American naval blockade and demining of the waters

PORTS

Assocostieri, port governance reform should take into account the specific nature of strategic energy infrastructure in ports.

SHIPPING

Confitarma rejects any form of toll in the Strait of Hormuz.

Naples

Zanetti: We reaffirm the fundamental principle of freedom of navigation.

PORTS

Federagenti proposes to allocate the concession fees proportionally to Ports of Italy and the AdSPs to finance the new joint stock company

Rome

PORTS

DP World in talks to build container terminal at Texas port of Corpus Christi

Charlotte/Los Angeles

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 17.2% last month.

SHIPPING

Assarmatori criticizes Brussels, but also Rome, for what they are doing to decarbonize the shipping industry.

Rome

Messina: A return to normalcy in the Strait of Hormuz will not be immediate.

PORTS

US firm Enstructure buys Logistec's US port terminal network

Wellesley/New York/Montreal

It operates a total of 84 terminals in the USA

PORTS

Leveraging the revised Block Exemption Regulation to encourage private investment in ports

Constance

FEPORT urges it

PORTS

The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority will collaborate in the development of the port of Misrata.

Measured

Project for a new bulk terminal

SHIPPING

Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz

London

Call for an immediate cessation of attacks

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by 31.7% last month.

Long Beach

The overall volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

The Swiss Federal Council proposes extending subsidies for rail freight traffic through the Alps until 2035.

Bern

From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be paid out

SHIPPING

So far the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago

Paris

AXSMarine: No Signs of a Long-Term Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

CRUISES

Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Istanbul

The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers

PORTS

Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.

Taipei

At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs

NEWS

US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman

Tampa

The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform

Brussels

The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.

ACCIDENTS

US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello

Tampa/New Delhi/London

Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization

ACCIDENTS

Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region

Southampton/Muscat

One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.

PORTS

In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.

Civitavecchia

Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%

ACCIDENTS

A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden

Southampton

Exchange of gunfire with the security team on board the ship

SHIPPING

Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route

Copenhagen

Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs

PORTS

ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy

Brussels

The central role of port facilities confirmed

SHIPPING

CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.

London

This is highlighted in a report commissioned by ICS to Lloyd's Register Advisory.

COMPETITION

Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio

Rome

The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).

SHIPPING

Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.

Ismailia

They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.

The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.

LEGISLATION

The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster

Luxembourg

However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives

PORTS

ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports

Brussels

Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances

TRANSPORTATION

Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.

Luxembourg

What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints

SHIPPING

Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea

Sana'a

A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.

Global trade in goods may start to slow down

TRADE

Global trade in goods may start to slow down

Geneva

This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.

The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.

PORTS

The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.

Genoa

Paroli: the work now allows approximately 900-1,000 heavy vehicles per day to directly access the port's operational areas.

PORTS

The rapporteurs of the Ports Bill defend the governance project centered on the Ports of Italy.

Rome

Ghio (PD) denounces that the governing bodies of this new company would be appointed entirely by the government. Ghirra (AVS): The objectives of national coordination could have been achieved by strengthening the National Conference of Port Authority Presidents.

LOGISTICS

US logistics companies WWEX Group and Auctane announce merger

Milan/Dallas/Austin

Artificial intelligence plays a leading role

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Unexpected decline in European intermodal traffic in the first quarter of 2026

Brussels

UIRR: Infrastructure chaos caused by construction sites interrupting railway lines

PORTS

Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires remaining 50% of Hanseatic Global Terminals Aracruz

Rotterdam/Aracruz

The company is building the new Brazilian container port of Imetame

PORTS

Conftrasporto: The Ports Bill highlights clear operational, financial, and regulatory compliance issues.

Rome

Russo: the competences of Ports of Italy would overlap with those of the Port System Authorities, the Ministry of Transport and the Art

SHIPPING

WoodMac believes decarbonisation rules could have a major impact on LNG-powered vessels

Edinburgh

According to the company, European regulations would put ships with DFDE engines out of the market

SHIPPING

French MN will transport Avio's Vega C launcher between Italy and South America

Nantes

The French company will equip itself with a new vessel designed specifically for the transport of space equipment

TRANSPORTATION

EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from transport services comes into force

Brussels

The system is based on the international standard EN ISO 14083:2023

ACCIDENTS

The container ship MSC Sariska V was hit by two shells in the Persian Gulf on Monday.

Geneva/Rome

All crew members were unharmed.

PORTS

In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.8%

Bremen

Containers amounted to 1,245,515 teu (+4.4%)

PORTS

MSC acquires 51% stake in Pivdennyi container terminal (Odessa)

Odessa

It has a traffic capacity of 400 thousand TEUs per year.

SHIPPING

The IMO Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea will enter into force on 19 November 2027.

London

Dominguez: a long-awaited achievement, which fills an important gap in the international regime

In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%

SHIPPING

In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%

Cairo

In the first four months of 2026, an increase of +12.1% was recorded

PORTS

In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples fell by -5.3%, while in Salerno it grew by +6.4%.

Naples

Container throughput in the two ports was 167,433 teu (-3.5%) and 101,509 teu (+7.8%) respectively.

PORTS

Kerdjoudj (Feport): With the revision of the EU ETS, part of the proceeds should be allocated to ports.

Brussels

Call to carefully evaluate the risk of relocating transhipment traffic

PORTS

With the new COSCO-PTP terminal, the port of Tarragona relaunches itself on the container market.

Tarragona

Construction work is expected to be completed in 2028 when the terminal will have a capacity of 680,000 TEUs.

PORTS

In 2025, Egyptian ports set their new all-time container throughput record

Alexandria, Egypt

Strong growth in transhipment volumes, which had remained stable in 2024

JOBS

The national contract for port mooring and boatmen has been renewed.

Rome

Filt-Cgil strengthens a regulatory framework essential for the sector

PORTS

Annual growth of +6% in cruise traffic and +2% in ferry traffic is expected in the Adriatic

Venice

It is the only Mediterranean region to have recorded a decline in cruises in the period 2019-2025

FREIGHT TERMINALS

PSA Padova established to develop and manage the Padua intermodal terminal

Padua

The shareholders of Interporto Padova and Padova Hall have approved the merger plan

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.

ASSOCIATIONS

Spediporto has opened its own representative office in Hong Kong

Genoa

Giachero: the opening of this desk is also an opportunity for young people

LOGISTICS

Arcese, Conti and Cosulich establish a company for the port logistics of finished vehicles

Livorno

SHIPPING

HMM orders eight bulk carriers and two gas carriers

Seoul

Investment of approximately 1.1 billion dollars

SHIPPING

MPC Container Ships has purchased four 7,000 TEU containerships built between 2023 and 2024.

Oslo

Investment of 340 million dollars

LOGISTICS

FedEx posts record quarterly and annual revenue

Memphis

Total revenues in fiscal year 2026 amounted to $94.7 billion (+7.7%)

ASSOCIATIONS

Geopolitical uncertainty has become the main risk for shipping

Munich

INDUSTRY

Evergreen purchases 140,500 new containers in China

Taipei

Investments totaling $358.9 million

PORTS

Memorandum of Understanding for the Launch of Drone Use in the Port of Palermo

Palermo

Submission of the request for the establishment of U-Space

SHIPPING

Yesterday, the Strait of Hormuz was crossed by 42 commercial vessels

Paris

For the first time since the beginning of the conflict, several LNG tankers entered the Persian Gulf

OFFSHORE

Saipem wins new $1 billion offshore contract in Angola

Milan

It was awarded by Azule Energy for the Greater PAJ project

PORTS

Port of Ancona: Dredging work has begun on the seabed of quay 22.

Ancona

Approximately six thousand cubic meters of sediment will be removed

ENVIRONMENT

Confitarma welcomes clarifications regarding ship waste collection management.

Rome

The need for uniform application of the legislation throughout the country was highlighted.

FINANCING

The Tuscan Cooperation Development Fund invests in Uniport Livorno.

Livorno

Operation for a total of 880 thousand euros carried out together with co-investor Coopfond

JOBS

Fit-Cisl, recognizing dock work as arduous is a priority

Genoa

Pagnotta: This is not a corporate claim, but a question of social justice.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac increases weekly rotations between Antwerp and Busto Arsizio via France to four.

Noise

Two additional departures of the intermodal service introduced

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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

SHIPPING

From July, the tariff for naval transit through the Turkish Straits will increase by +14.9%.

Istanbul

It will be raised to $6.70 per net tonne

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and Republikorp sign agreement to build multipurpose naval vessels in Indonesia.

Paris

The establishment of a joint venture is planned

SHIP RECYCLING

Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention

Brussels/London

It has been published by ECSA and ICS

PORTS

The 2026-2028 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.

Gioia Tauro

Approval also granted to the 2026 budget forecast variation and to the update of the Port's Staffing Plan.

SHIPPING

Autonomous Navigation: ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI, and AVIKUS Sign Agreement

Athens

It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions

ASSOCIATIONS

Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute

London

The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.

FREIGHT TERMINALS

The Municipality of Bologna is reconsidering the divestment of its stake in Interporto Bologna.

Bologna/Bentivoglio

An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the interport

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to develop innovative underwater monitoring technologies.

Milan/Trieste

Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology

INDUSTRY

In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11% driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment

Rome

Amadei (Federchimica LNG Group): Use ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and deployment of lower-carbon fuels.

COMPANIES

RT&L partners with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen its project cargo segment

Genoa

Bizzarri: the sector is characterised by wide margins for development and profitability

PORTS

Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports amounted to 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)

Piraeus

Goods volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter only

ASSOCIATIONS

The International Container Study Center's board and governing body have been renewed.

Genoa

Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president

SHIPPING

Catani (GNV): allocate ETS proceeds to the development of synthetic fuel production chains.

Rome

Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels

PORTS

Consultation launched on plans to expand the port areas of Fos

Marseille

The goal is to involve residents and local stakeholders

INDUSTRY

Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard

San Vendemiano

One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division

MOURNING

Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.

Rome

He led the port authority for over eight years

SHIPPING

ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.

Singapore

In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona

PORTS

The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.

Suape

It will become operational in the second half of this year

PORTS

Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong

Singapore/Hong Kong

Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel

ASSOCIATIONS

Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers

Milan

Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents

MARITIME SERVICES

The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.

Savona

The certificate must be renewed every five years.

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.

Hamburg/Monfalcone

With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%

Palermo

Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.

COMPETITION

The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.

Barcelona

Set a series of conditions

MEETINGS

Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."

SHIPYARDS

VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel

Trieste

It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift

CRUISES

Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.

Miami

Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers

SHIPYARDS

Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector

London

Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)

PORTS

Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform

Rome

At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa

PORTS

Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.

Venice

The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee

ASSOCIATIONS

The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators

Genoa

The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%

London

More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads

ASSOCIATIONS

Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association

Istanbul

Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president

SAFETY & SECURITY

At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.

Genoa

The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater

PORTS

In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%

Ravenna

An increase of +2.5% is expected in May

SHIPPING

Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027

Nanjing

Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery

MEETINGS

On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector

Rome

NEWS

Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta

Bucharest

The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.

SHIPYARDS

HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.

Athens

It was released from the Korean Naval Register

SHIPPING

Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships

Athens

They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

The 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.

ASSOCIATIONS

Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute

London

The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project

(Interesting Engineering)

Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses

(The Chosun Daily)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

DEFENCE

WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense

Trieste

Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored

SEAFARERS

Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector

Procida

Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis

EDUCATION

Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival

Genoa

Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory

SHIPYARDS

Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies

Athens

Option for four additional units

COMPANIES

Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company

Geneva

Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy

COMPANIES

Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH

Genoa

A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot

SHIPYARDS

Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement

Athens

The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels

PORTS

AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura

Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi

The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation

PORTS

The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.

Livorno

Unanimous approval from the Management Committee

COMPANIES

Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM

Haifa

He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.

ASSOCIATIONS

Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.

Genoa

The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028

SHIPPING

The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.

Vado Ligure

It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.

SHIPYARDS

The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.

Miami

Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028

PORTS

Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.

Ancona

Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization

PORTS

Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated

Livorno

Investment exceeding 23 million euros

PORTS

The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.

Civitavecchia

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist

Verona

Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock

ACCIDENTS

Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry

Naples

Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship

PORTS

Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.

Civitavecchia

The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines

SHIPPING

In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.

Oslo

Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)

PORTS

The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.

Olbia

Green light from the Management Committee

PORTS

The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.

Saint Anthony

CRUISES

The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.

COMPANIES

In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)

Genoa

Net profit up 30%

PORTS

The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.

Marina di Carrara

Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.

MEETINGS

Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.

Venice

This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice

SHIPPING

Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist

Tallinn

Contract worth 49.93 million euros

PORTS

In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)

Madrid

Cruise passengers down by -18.4%

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April

Valencia

In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)

SHIPPING

Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again

Athens

Net profit down 24.0%

YACHTING

International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting

Cagliari

Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco

PORTS

The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro

Gioia Tauro

Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance

FINANCING

BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.

Milan/Naples

Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"

SHIPYARDS

ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain

Al Muharraq/Alang

First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation

MARITIME SERVICES

SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard

Santiago

They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.

Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong

In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.

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