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September 17, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Strong petrochemical trade boosts Odfjell's expansion
    S'pore office plans to operate at least 6 ships in region by year-end
  • NOL spending US$40m to tackle millennium bug
  • Martech '98 opens today
  • Tanjung Pelapas expected to be ready by Dec next year
Air and Land Transport
  • SIA, Delta present competing strategies to draw travellers
    S'pore carrier upgrading all cabin classes, US airline doing away with first class
  • EU court rejects Ryanair's charge against Aer Lingus
  • Cathay reduces Indonesia service
  • Plane wreckage found in NZ glacier
  • Tranz Rail to cut jobs, review operations and spending
  • Three million bicycles abandoned in Beijing
Features
  • Dreams of a superfast ship
    To prevent ships from losing more cargo to airplanes, some experts feel a 'fast ship' is needed to cut sailing time
Columns
  • Teamwork the force behind Nortrans success, says chairman

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Strong petrochemical trade boosts Odfjell's expansion
    S'pore office plans to operate at least 6 ships in region by year-end
  • NOL spending US$40m to tackle millennium bug
  • Martech '98 opens today
  • Tanjung Pelapas expected to be ready by Dec next year
Air and Land Transport
  • SIA, Delta present competing strategies to draw travellers
    S'pore carrier upgrading all cabin classes, US airline doing away with first class
  • EU court rejects Ryanair's charge against Aer Lingus
  • Cathay reduces Indonesia service
  • Plane wreckage found in NZ glacier
  • Tranz Rail to cut jobs, review operations and spending
  • Three million bicycles abandoned in Beijing
Features
  • Dreams of a superfast ship
    To prevent ships from losing more cargo to airplanes, some experts feel a 'fast ship' is needed to cut sailing time
Columns
  • Teamwork the force behind Nortrans success, says chairman

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Strong petrochemical trade boosts Odfjell's expansion
    S'pore office plans to operate at least 6 ships in region by year-end
  • NOL spending US$40m to tackle millennium bug
  • Martech '98 opens today
  • Tanjung Pelapas expected to be ready by Dec next year
Air and Land Transport
  • SIA, Delta present competing strategies to draw travellers
    S'pore carrier upgrading all cabin classes, US airline doing away with first class
  • EU court rejects Ryanair's charge against Aer Lingus
  • Cathay reduces Indonesia service
  • Plane wreckage found in NZ glacier
  • Tranz Rail to cut jobs, review operations and spending
  • Three million bicycles abandoned in Beijing
Features
  • Dreams of a superfast ship
    To prevent ships from losing more cargo to airplanes, some experts feel a 'fast ship' is needed to cut sailing time
Columns
  • Teamwork the force behind Nortrans success, says chairman

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Strong petrochemical trade boosts Odfjell's expansion
    S'pore office plans to operate at least 6 ships in region by year-end
  • NOL spending US$40m to tackle millennium bug
  • Martech '98 opens today
  • Tanjung Pelapas expected to be ready by Dec next year
Air and Land Transport
  • SIA, Delta present competing strategies to draw travellers
    S'pore carrier upgrading all cabin classes, US airline doing away with first class
  • EU court rejects Ryanair's charge against Aer Lingus
  • Cathay reduces Indonesia service
  • Plane wreckage found in NZ glacier
  • Tranz Rail to cut jobs, review operations and spending
  • Three million bicycles abandoned in Beijing
Features
  • Dreams of a superfast ship
    To prevent ships from losing more cargo to airplanes, some experts feel a 'fast ship' is needed to cut sailing time
Columns
  • Teamwork the force behind Nortrans success, says chairman

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco services affected by heavy deluge
  • Mid-October scheduled for first HMM Kwangyang call
  • Sarawak's Bintulu Port nearing completion
  • Canada Maritime names new Mediterranean agents
  • CSX opens new Chicago terminal
  • U-Freight starts new Asian door-to-door service
  • Air Canada back in business
  • Two more experts invited to assist airport inquiry

Cargowebweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 1998
  • Amsterdam Airport user plan rejected
  • Move to new Milan Airport prohibited
  • Martinair starts freighter service on Denver
  • Betuwelijn paramount in debate on Dutch government plans
  • Commission fines Taca-members with $318 million; they go to court

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Beetle threat could force change in import packaging
  • Customs computer crash stymies importers
  • EU fines TACA $318 million
  • UP hires outsider to restore faith in rail
  • Northwest Airlines trying to woo air cargo shippers back with deep discounts
  • Bill would allow other airlines to use a strike-bound airport
  • EU backs plan for closer trade ties with U.S.
  • Indian trade minister backs common Asian currency
Transportation
  • South Korea to boost North America cargo flights
  • Upstairs, downstairs on UP tracks
  • EU bars Italy's plan for new airport use
  • Part of centuries-old Uzbek railroad to be rehabilitated with help of ADB
Maritime
  • Manzanillo sparks interest
  • West Coast ship lines seek grievance changes
  • Bitter debate erupts at Jones Act hearing
  • Bangladesh to move delayed cargo
  • JOC introduces weekly report on high-yield bonds
  • TACA fine by EC is latest in a series of costly punishments
  • US-bound cargo up; exports are down
  • Cargo watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Beetle threat could force change in import packaging
  • Customs computer crash stymies importers
  • EU fines TACA $318 million
  • UP hires outsider to restore faith in rail
  • Northwest Airlines trying to woo air cargo shippers back with deep discounts
  • Bill would allow other airlines to use a strike-bound airport
  • EU backs plan for closer trade ties with U.S.
  • Indian trade minister backs common Asian currency
Transportation
  • South Korea to boost North America cargo flights
  • Upstairs, downstairs on UP tracks
  • EU bars Italy's plan for new airport use
  • Part of centuries-old Uzbek railroad to be rehabilitated with help of ADB
Maritime
  • Manzanillo sparks interest
  • West Coast ship lines seek grievance changes
  • Bitter debate erupts at Jones Act hearing
  • Bangladesh to move delayed cargo
  • JOC introduces weekly report on high-yield bonds
  • TACA fine by EC is latest in a series of costly punishments
  • US-bound cargo up; exports are down
  • Cargo watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Beetle threat could force change in import packaging
  • Customs computer crash stymies importers
  • EU fines TACA $318 million
  • UP hires outsider to restore faith in rail
  • Northwest Airlines trying to woo air cargo shippers back with deep discounts
  • Bill would allow other airlines to use a strike-bound airport
  • EU backs plan for closer trade ties with U.S.
  • Indian trade minister backs common Asian currency
Transportation
  • South Korea to boost North America cargo flights
  • Upstairs, downstairs on UP tracks
  • EU bars Italy's plan for new airport use
  • Part of centuries-old Uzbek railroad to be rehabilitated with help of ADB
Maritime
  • Manzanillo sparks interest
  • West Coast ship lines seek grievance changes
  • Bitter debate erupts at Jones Act hearing
  • Bangladesh to move delayed cargo
  • JOC introduces weekly report on high-yield bonds
  • TACA fine by EC is latest in a series of costly punishments
  • US-bound cargo up; exports are down
  • Cargo watch

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Kawamura to Set up Opposition to US's Harbor Tax
  • Heung-A Launches Box Service to Sakhalin
  • COSCO Improves Qingdao Service
  • Maersk's 11th 6,600-TEU Ship Named 'Svendborg Maersk'

urgente online pressweb site
  • Francia saca a concurso la ruta Estrasburgo-Dublín
  • Fenebus organiza un curso sobre "transporte de viajeros y la UE", en Bruselas
  • Spanair volará a Buenos Aires
  • El Consejo estudia gravar el transporte pesado por carretera
  • Los pilotos no aceptan las condiciones de Iberia
  • Curso sobre logística internacional
  • Chek Lap Kok saca un "notable" en el examen de los viajeros
  • Hegan factura 41.870 millones en 1997

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Input-output norms for 55 new export products
  • World box fleet tops 4m TEU mark
  • Disinvestment to kick-start with Concor, says Sinha
  • GeoLogistics Corporation adopts new global brand strategy
  • Smaller garment export units in doldrums
  • Priority berths sought for palmolein
  • MoP handling feat at Vizag
  • Plan to unlock 25 pc excise revenue arrears
  • CMs panel to frame VAT modalities
  • Trade, industry to press for octroi abolition
  • Chinese spices delegation coming to India next month
  • Three TIIC schemes for entrepreneurs
  • Expedite Kakinada port project: Naidu
  • The Cabinet Committee on
  • Overseas Trade Enquiries

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lines to fight EU anti-trust fines
    A GROUP of the world's biggest container lines have launched an immediate fightback against the European Commission after being fined a total of Ecu273m ($317.6m) for anti-trust offences, including a price-fixing cartel.
  • German members attack cost
    GERMAN shipping lines DSR Senator Lines and Hapag-Lloyd have attacked the European Commission's ruling to impose fines on Taca members.
  • BG calls halt to drilling in Russia Komi project
    UK energy group BG has responded to the crisis in Russia by suspending drilling on the Komi-Arctic Oil joint venture until it has greater confidence in the project.
  • Talking Money In Japan
    British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown yesterday met Japanese finance minister Kiichi Miyazawa in Tokyo on G7 business and said Japan must boost domestic growth and restore confidence in its economy.
  • North Sea 'bug' warning
    A typicaL North Sea platform could contain up to 150 embedded computer systems, of which a quarter may not be millennium compliant, a senior risk engineer has warned.
  • Year 2000 exclusion clause for energy underwriters
    A YEAR 2000 exclusion clause for underwriters writing energy and offshore risks is to be made available in the London market.
  • Costa chief raps Med ports
    PASSENGER ports in the Mediterranean have been given dismal marks by one of the leading operators of cruises in the region, Costa Crociere.
  • Britain's unions in safety bid
    BRITAIN'S Trade Union Congress will today hear a catalogue of serious safety deficiencies found on ships in British waters.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 1998
  • Merged P&I club reports continued growth
    MANAGERS at the North of England P&I Club said the merger with the Newcastle Club has boosted financial stability and received overwhelming support.
  • Spanish port results consistent
    FIRST-half results for Spain's 45 largest ports, under the public company Puertos del Estado, showed an increase in throughput of over five per cent.
  • Houlihan urges for pressure on lines
    ONE of the leaders in the recent abortive bid to de-unionise Australia's waterfront has urged farmers to press shipping lines for better rates.
  • Filipino ROs unite against redundancy threat
    FEARING redundancies after implementation of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System in 1999, hundreds of Filipino radio officers have banded together to fight for survival.
  • Norwegian bank merger to target shipping
    A NEW Norwegian bank, to be formed through the merger of Fokus Bank, the state-owned Postbanken and Christiania Bank, may capitalise on the latter's strong position in ship finance.
  • MCA presses pollution charges
    THE UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has successfully brought charges against UK-based Klyne Tugs on charges of pollution.
  • Lines fight back at EC fines
    SHIPPING Lines are fighting back at today's decision by the EC to impose fines on members of the Trans Atlantic Conference (TACA) on the grounds of alleged price fixing.
  • Salvarani warns flags of 'defensive measures'
    OVER 90 flag states are not complying with article 94 of the law of the sea, and could be disciplined, according to EU transport minister Roberto Salvarani.
  • ABS moves into management software
    ABS has extended its SafeNet program to create a management software suite by merging ABS InfoLink with Nautical Technology Corp (NTC) to create ABS Nautical Systems.
  • Pacific Carriers bucks the weakening Asian market
    SINGAPORE-based Pacific Carriers yesterday announced a leap in first half profit in spite of deteriorating economic conditions.
  • NOL warns of substantial first half losses
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines expects to report "substantial" losses for the first half of this year because of the continuing Asian economic crisis and depressed freight rates.
  • Chennai court accepts bid for abandoned vessel
    CHENNAI High Court has accepted a final bid for the Romanian multipurpose vessel Eleni, which has been languising at the port since February 1997.
  • Flotation of ABS Group not ruled out
    ABS Group, a company associated with the ABS class society, is not publicly traded, "but I wouldn't rule it out for the future," said ABS chairman Frank Iarossi.
  • Senate hears divergent views on Jones Act
    A US Senate committee yesterday heard widely divergent views on the economics and national security implications of the Jones Act.
  • Philadelphia opens renovated cruise terminal
    A NEW cruiseship terminal has been officially opened at the Port of Philadelphia, by Pennsylvania state governor Tom Ridge.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • La Commission européenne impose de lourdes amendes aux membres du TACA
    La Commission européenne a décidé hier mercredi d'imposer de fortes amendes aux membres du TACA (Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement). Leur montant s'élève à 273 mio. d'ECU au total. La plus grande est infligée à P&O Nedlloyd (41,26 mio. d'ECU). Mærsk et Sea-Land sont également sévèrement punis, avec des amendes de 27,5 mio. d'ECU chacun.
  • Norasia va transférer l'escale de son service nord-atlantique d'Anvers à Zeebrugge
    C'est officiel, l'armement Norasia va transférer dès la première semaine du mois d'octobre l'escale directe de son service nord-atlantique d'Anvers à Zeebrugge où ses navires seront alors traités au terminal de l'OCHZ qu'exploite le même manutentionnaire, la Hessenatie. C'est ce que nous a confirmé Vikas M. Khan, vice-président de Norasia. Ce transfert résulte de la conjugaison de plusieurs circonstances.
  • Hoverspeed donne un nouvel élan à Ostende-Douvres
    Hoverspeed à transporté 700.000 passagers et 138.000 véhicules au cours des six premiers mois depuis l'ouverture de la ligne Ostende-Douvres. Ce succès à incité l'armement à mettre en place une rotation à haute fréquence pour la saison d'hiver (qui commence le 28 septembre). Le port de Douvres profite de cette évolution et se prépare à traiter le trafic fret entre l'Europe et le RU qui aura doublé d'ici 10 à 15 ans. Le port anglais espère en outre pouvoir obtenir le titre de "premier North European Cruise Terminal" par la mise en service du deuxième terminal de croisière au printemps 2000.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Mixed reviews as EBA kicks in
    Despite claims of morale being at record low levels, Patrick facilities around the country have already boosted their productivity, only days into the company's new enterprise agreement.
    Patrick director Bill Clayton told DCN yesterday that crews in Western Australia and Queensland were already earning bonuses which are paid when productivity reaches 21 containers an hour.
    Mr Clayton said the agreement was working and working well, a point of view not shared by the secretary of the New South Wales Central Branch of the Maritime Union of Australia, Jim Donovan.
  • Coombs: still lying awake
    Yesterday the Maritime Union of Australia's National Secretary, John Coombs, warned Melbourne's shipping luminaries that if Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith gets back into government in October, it will "be on again for young and old".
    Mr Coombs said: "I don't think these people are going to go away."
    He said that if Mr Reith was given a mandate "I think he will come after us again" and that this would be especially so if he found someone like Chris Corrigan to support him.
    The thrust of his message to the industry was that confrontation was not the way to go and that it was "time to get back to the boardroom table".
  • Inaugural shipment of sulphur for Anaconda
    KWINANA'S bulk cargo jetty has accepted the first shipment of sulphur for Anaconda's new $900 million Murrin Murrin nickel project .
    The shipment of 46,000 tonnes of sulphur arrived on the IMC bulk carrier Maritime Diamond last Thursday.
    Its arrival represents the culmination of a $7 million spending spree by the Fremantle Port Authority to upgrade bulk cargo facilities at Kwinana in order to attract the custom of Anaconda Nickel Ltd.
    Anaconda has agreed to use Kwinana to import around 500,000 tonnes of sulphur annually and trains returning from the Murrin Murrin mine site will carry nickel and cobalt for export from the port.
  • RAC-NR agreement to fund extension of rail crossing loops
    NSW rail access body Rail Access Corporation and National Rail this week announced the signing of a $15 million agreement to fund the extension of rail crossing loops across the state to accommodate NR's longer trains.
    In a joint statement, both parties said the "in principle" agreement would see an investment of about $15 million in NSW rail infrastructure to extend 10 crossing loops. Financing of the project is being provided through an undisclosed joint arrangement between RAC and NR.
    RAC is working with NR to identify locations for longer crossing loops. The first project will be to extend the Cowan crossing loop, north of Sydney, from 600 metres to 1650 metres at a cost of $1.8 million. The project is expected to be commissioned in January 1999.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
PORTS
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
COMPANIES
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
SHIPPING
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
SHIPYARDS
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
PORTS
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
SHIPYARDS
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
SHIPPING
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
SHIPPING
IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.
London
38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.
POLICY
Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance
Brussels
The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.
SHIPYARDS
The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain
Geneva
This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union
SHIPPING
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
ACCIDENTS
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Brussels
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list
PORTS
In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed
Balboa
The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.
COMPANIES
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
PORTS
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
SHIPYARDS
EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia
Brussels
This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
SHIPPING
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Hong Kong
The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.
TRADE
G20 trade accelerates in second quarter
Paris
Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace
PORTS
La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.
La Spezia
SHIPPING
OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter
Hong Kong
The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)
PORTS
Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.
Florence/Livorno
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year
Bern
The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)
TRADE
White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs
Washington
ACCIDENTS
IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden
London/Riyadh/Southampton
The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.
PORTS
CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port
Paris
The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
PORTS
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
Beijing
In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%
Bremen
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships
Trieste
PIRACY
A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
The unit was forced to head towards Somalia
LAW
CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Hong Kong
The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.
PORTS
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
Hamburg
The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal
The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
SHIPPING
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
Haifa
Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%
Civitavecchia
In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)
PORTS
Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong
COMPANIES
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement
Copenhagen/Casablanca
ACCIDENTS
Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies
PORTS
Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.
Barcelona
In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)
COMPANIES
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.
Abu Dhabi
He currently owns a 75.42% stake
PORTS
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%
La Spezia
Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply
In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)
PORTS
The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic
Ljubljana
In June the decline was -18.9%
PORTS
Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance
Dubai
PORTS
Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.
Hong Kong
Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%
PORTS
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.
Hamburg
Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)
SHIPPING
HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter
Seoul
Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income
SHIPPING
Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.
Taipei
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation
PORTS
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter
Genoa
Passenger numbers drop at both ports
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.
Keelung
Revenues stable in the first half of 2026
ACCIDENTS
Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen
Southampton
A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter
SHIPPING
The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez
Basel
Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University
SHIPYARDS
The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
Panama/Balboa
The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.
CRUISES
Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force
Monaco/Miami
Delivery is scheduled for 2034
ACCIDENTS
More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area
Southampton/Tehran
Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.
SHIPPING
Shipping associations reiterate their opposition to mandatory tolls and tariffs for transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
ACCIDENTS
Two ships attacked in the Red Sea
Southampton/San'a'/New Delhi
Indian vessel "Faize Noore Oliya" sunk, Houthis claim attack on "NCC Wafa"
LOGISTICS
Prologis makes $18.8 billion offer to buy Segro
San Francisco
The combination will create a European giant in the ownership and management of logistics properties
SHIPPING
In the April-June quarter, ONE recorded an improvement in financial performance
Singapore
During the period the fleet transported almost 3.3 million containers (+2.9%)
CRUISES
Global Port Holdings' revenues grew by 27% in the first half of this year.
Istanbul
Gross operating margin up 22%
In the second quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +16.5%
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +16.5%
Cairo
In the first half of 2026, growth was +14.0%
SHIPPING
In the second quarter of 2026, the Bosphorus Strait was crossed by 10,082 ships (+0.5%)
Ankara
In the first half of the year, naval traffic decreased by -0.5%
PORTS
A report by the French National Assembly notes the competitive decline of the state's port ecosystem.
Paris
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the first half of 2026, FS's freight transport segment recorded a -2.7% drop in operating revenues
Rome
Traffic volumes amounted to approximately 8.8 billion tonne-km (-7.3%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
NEWS
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
COMPANIES
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
INFRASTRUCTURE
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
COMPANIES
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
COMPANIES
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
SHIPPING
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
INDUSTRY
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
NEWS
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
PORTS
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
COMPANIES
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
SHIPPING
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
PORTS
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
INDUSTRY
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
PORTS
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
ACCIDENTS
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
INDUSTRY
Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
INDUSTRY
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
COMPANIES
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Hong Kong
Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)
COMPANIES
In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%
Hong Kong
Net profit up 7.4%
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025
Papenburg
The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros
SHIPPING
Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September
Genoa
It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya
SHIPYARDS
The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera
Trieste
The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.
SHIPPING
Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.
La Spezia
The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route
SHIPPING
MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan
Oslo
MOURNING
Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.
Schindellegi
Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958
NEWS
A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.
Livorno
It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals
PORTS
In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)
Madrid
Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)
PORTS
Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini
Rome
Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins
Ravenna
The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.
Noise
An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th
LOGISTICS
Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe
Vilnius
It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%
Taranto
An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July
CRUISES
Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Los Angeles
Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.
Los Angeles
In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.
Long Beach
In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs
Bangkok
Net profit down 1.1%
SHIPPING
Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves
Copenhagen
In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.
PORTS
Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter
Hamburg
Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.
PORTS
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
COMPANIES
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
INDUSTRY
MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela
Sandefjord
Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning
SHIPPING
Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit
Taipei
The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico
Naples
The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu
COMPANIES
In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)
Genoa
Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)
MOURNING
Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.
Rome
He passed away in Rome after a long illness.
PORTS
Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition
Brussels
It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports
PORTS
Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.
Ravenna
PORTS
Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina
Vibo Valentia
The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics
COMPANIES
Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services
Copenhagen
They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations
PORTS
In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)
Venice
Cruise passengers down by -15.3%
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%
Ravenna
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
MEETINGS
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard
(Maeil Business Newspaper)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
LOGISTICS
DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK
Dubai
186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton
LOGISTICS
DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere
Bonn
Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Athens
Rising costs impact profits
PORTS
DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp
Dubai/Kallo
SHIPPING
GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday
Genoa
The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.
SHIPPING
Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.
Athens
The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.
ACCIDENTS
A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/London
One crew member is reportedly missing.
PORTS
This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.
Messina
Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter
New York
In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport
Zagreb
The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.
PORTS
ICTSI posts record net income of $363 million (+24.2%) in the second quarter
Manila
ACCIDENTS
Another GasLog vessel hit while leaving the Persian Gulf
Piraeus/Southampton
Damage to the engine room
COMPANIES
Spinelli Group approves 2025 sustainability report
Genoa
Production value grew by 5%. New hires increased by 48%.
SHIPPING
Finnlines reports record quarterly revenues
Helsinki
In the April-June period, net profit was 42.9 million euros (+64.7%)
PORTS
Fabrizio Marilli will be the new secretary general of the Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority.
Ancona
The Management Committee has approved the institution's budget adjustment
PORTS
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has adopted the 2026-2028 Port Plan.
Genoa
Projections for 2028 indicate an increase of approximately 150 employees in the ports of the system
PORTS
The Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has approved the budget adjustment change.
Gioia Tauro
It records higher revenues and higher expenses of 1.69 million euros
EDUCATION
One and a half million euros for training in Tuscan ports
Livorno
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has presented its 2026-2028 training plan.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Terminali Italia will manage the Orte intermodal terminal starting next year.
Rome
It has approximately 96,000 square meters of yards and three tracks
TRANSPORTATION
Italy and Tunisia sign a collaboration agreement in the transport and logistics sector
Rome
ACCIDENTS
Another Saudi-owned Bahri ship attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea
Southampton/Sana'a/Riyadh
Yemeni militants' spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack on the chemical tanker "NCC Ghazal"
INFRASTRUCTURE
The final breakthrough of the two main tunnels of the Brenner Base Tunnel was achieved today.
Bolzano
The two construction sites are connected approximately 1,400 meters below the Brenner Pass
LOGISTICS
UPS revenues increased 7.6% in the second quarter
Atlanta
Net profit amounted to $604 million (-52.9%)
LOGISTICS
In 2025, the revenues of the Italian logistics company Nord Ovest grew by +13.6%
Wedge
Net profit down 8.3%
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