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BRIEFS

June 19, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Captrans suspends S'pore-India service
Indian-owned line trying to seek further financing to pay off debts
Korea's Hanjin steps up move into tanker shipping
Aussie dockers get details of pact with Patrick
Ship adrift towed to Madras

Air and Land Transport

Australia signs air cargo deal with Singapore
Pact to provide unrestricted reciprocal market access also signed with Germany
Confirmed: faulty wheel caused German train crash
Branson still committed to US-based airline
PAL plans to sell up to 40 jets
Pilots of proposed alliance meet to discuss joint concerns
Bangladesh to privatise 4 more railway routes

Features

Test for Branson's Midas touch
Whether Richard Branson can recover his golden image will be tested with the planned 250m float of Virgin Rail

Columns

Dissenting arbitrator cannot insert his views into award: appeal court

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Captrans suspends S'pore-India service
Indian-owned line trying to seek further financing to pay off debts
Korea's Hanjin steps up move into tanker shipping
Aussie dockers get details of pact with Patrick
Ship adrift towed to Madras

Air and Land Transport

Australia signs air cargo deal with Singapore
Pact to provide unrestricted reciprocal market access also signed with Germany
Confirmed: faulty wheel caused German train crash
Branson still committed to US-based airline
PAL plans to sell up to 40 jets
Pilots of proposed alliance meet to discuss joint concerns
Bangladesh to privatise 4 more railway routes

Features

Test for Branson's Midas touch
Whether Richard Branson can recover his golden image will be tested with the planned 250m float of Virgin Rail

Columns

Dissenting arbitrator cannot insert his views into award: appeal court

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Captrans suspends S'pore-India service
Indian-owned line trying to seek further financing to pay off debts
Korea's Hanjin steps up move into tanker shipping
Aussie dockers get details of pact with Patrick
Ship adrift towed to Madras

Air and Land Transport

Australia signs air cargo deal with Singapore
Pact to provide unrestricted reciprocal market access also signed with Germany
Confirmed: faulty wheel caused German train crash
Branson still committed to US-based airline
PAL plans to sell up to 40 jets
Pilots of proposed alliance meet to discuss joint concerns
Bangladesh to privatise 4 more railway routes

Features

Test for Branson's Midas touch
Whether Richard Branson can recover his golden image will be tested with the planned 250m float of Virgin Rail

Columns

Dissenting arbitrator cannot insert his views into award: appeal court

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Captrans suspends S'pore-India service
Indian-owned line trying to seek further financing to pay off debts
Korea's Hanjin steps up move into tanker shipping
Aussie dockers get details of pact with Patrick
Ship adrift towed to Madras

Air and Land Transport

Australia signs air cargo deal with Singapore
Pact to provide unrestricted reciprocal market access also signed with Germany
Confirmed: faulty wheel caused German train crash
Branson still committed to US-based airline
PAL plans to sell up to 40 jets
Pilots of proposed alliance meet to discuss joint concerns
Bangladesh to privatise 4 more railway routes

Features

Test for Branson's Midas touch
Whether Richard Branson can recover his golden image will be tested with the planned 250m float of Virgin Rail

Columns

Dissenting arbitrator cannot insert his views into award: appeal court

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FEFC issues warning over eastbound trade rates Transpacific agreement expires Sea-Land optimistic for future of world trade TMM plans slot charter from Lykes Textainer celebrates 600,000th TEU delivery Dockside operation firms join Pilots' strike hurts Air France cargo operations Dragonair in final trial run at Chek Lap Kok Jumbos to roll slower off line Air Canada and Voyageur sign agreement

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JUNE 18, 1998
Amsterdam harbor pool saved in nick of time TNT Post's new PR manager: 'We take the web very seriously' Shippers dissatisfied with reefers Bax office in Switzerland Y2K problem for shipping and transport 'potentially catastrophic' UPS electronic service available worldwide New HIDC manager Eurotunnel claims market leadership Plea for airport inside Rotterdam port

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Mexico pledges to legalize big trailers
Deficit spurred by import flood
Traders eye choices amid GSP lapse
Lawmakers urge probe of China's shipping practices
US takes steps to build relations with Iran
House leaders seek reform vote date
Panama Canal draft increased to 38 feet with effect Friday
Raytheon Aircraft gives Emery Worldwide global supply chain pact
US Trade Rep let's vote on Fast Track
Boeing sees no reason to fear threat from Airbus freighter threat
Transit Group buys truckload carrier KJ Transportation
Peru carrier given only 7 flights to US under open skies; still wants 21
Three killed in Chicago area train crash
US opens door to Iran ties
Japan trade surplus soars again in May

Transportation

AAR goes shopping for Hamberger
Polish rail strike creates freight delays
Hong Kong Air Cargo faces challenger
Conrail appoints Timothy O'Toole to head firm after the acquisition
Macau cuts landing fees, waives a passenger charge
A higher logistics profile

Maritime

Jazzed up ports eyed for faster future
CP Ships boosts Latin service
6-day strike begins at Piraeus, Thessaloniki

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Mexico pledges to legalize big trailers
Deficit spurred by import flood
Traders eye choices amid GSP lapse
Lawmakers urge probe of China's shipping practices
US takes steps to build relations with Iran
House leaders seek reform vote date
Panama Canal draft increased to 38 feet with effect Friday
Raytheon Aircraft gives Emery Worldwide global supply chain pact
US Trade Rep let's vote on Fast Track
Boeing sees no reason to fear threat from Airbus freighter threat
Transit Group buys truckload carrier KJ Transportation
Peru carrier given only 7 flights to US under open skies; still wants 21
Three killed in Chicago area train crash
US opens door to Iran ties
Japan trade surplus soars again in May

Transportation

AAR goes shopping for Hamberger
Polish rail strike creates freight delays
Hong Kong Air Cargo faces challenger
Conrail appoints Timothy O'Toole to head firm after the acquisition
Macau cuts landing fees, waives a passenger charge
A higher logistics profile

Maritime

Jazzed up ports eyed for faster future
CP Ships boosts Latin service
6-day strike begins at Piraeus, Thessaloniki

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Mexico pledges to legalize big trailers
Deficit spurred by import flood
Traders eye choices amid GSP lapse
Lawmakers urge probe of China's shipping practices
US takes steps to build relations with Iran
House leaders seek reform vote date
Panama Canal draft increased to 38 feet with effect Friday
Raytheon Aircraft gives Emery Worldwide global supply chain pact
US Trade Rep let's vote on Fast Track
Boeing sees no reason to fear threat from Airbus freighter threat
Transit Group buys truckload carrier KJ Transportation
Peru carrier given only 7 flights to US under open skies; still wants 21
Three killed in Chicago area train crash
US opens door to Iran ties
Japan trade surplus soars again in May

Transportation

AAR goes shopping for Hamberger
Polish rail strike creates freight delays
Hong Kong Air Cargo faces challenger
Conrail appoints Timothy O'Toole to head firm after the acquisition
Macau cuts landing fees, waives a passenger charge
A higher logistics profile

Maritime

Jazzed up ports eyed for faster future
CP Ships boosts Latin service
6-day strike begins at Piraeus, Thessaloniki

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Canada Rate Increases to Be Effective July 15 MOL's Consolidated Profit for FY97 Jumps 39% JSA President Urges Competitive Systems for Shipping JHTA Adds Five Vice-Chairmen NEC Logistics Achieves ISO 14001

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Todd employees celebrate launching third and final Jumbo Mark II ferry AAR reports freight traffic up on North American railroads UPS claims new delivery system by internet will change business

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El Congreso de los Diputados aprueba la Ley Postal Los cruceros llegan a Bilbao La suerte de Cathay Pacific DHL inaugura centro logístico en Japón Philippine Airlines, al borde de la suspensión de pagos

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Bank Ellerman deploys higher capacity vessels on Ind. Ocean service Details of UP industry status on Internet DGFT clarifies 4 per cent duty applicability IMC seminar on 'Financing of Exports' today CWC ICD-Waluj inaugurated Clinton's visit 'under review' Spice exporters seek clarification on export credit rate EU team to review anti-dumping duty on Indian firms Indian to head Citibank Government to introduce citizen charters in phasesd manner Automatic approval for 100% foreign equity in power CHA employees' strike called off Port & Dock workers' mite to cyclone-hit Plan panel tells Assam to fix core priorities ECU-Line in Japan

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Funding blow for ResidenSea RESIDENSEA, the private company planning to build the world's first floating resort, was forced yesterday to postpone for three months a plan to raise $190m on the Olso stock market. China and Taiwan in sea trade link talks CHINESE and Taiwanese container lines are holding discussions on the reciprocal opening of direct deep sea trades across the Taiwan Strait. Rates continuing to weaken CONTAINERSHIP charter rates remain under pressure, with the twin forces of the Asian crisis and newbuilding activity continuing to push down the market. UK small firms count cost of monetary union A THIRD of British small company owners believe that the single currency will be bad for business, according to a UK survey on attitudes towards European monetary union (EMU), writes Karen Thomas. US rail regulator set to gain increased power THE US Surface Transportation Board, which has reaped both praise and derision for its handling of the long-running Union Pacific Railroad imbroglio, would gain expanded powers to police rail freighting under controversial legislation filed by US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson. Finnish market first for Rina REGISTRO Italiano Navale (Rina) has entered the Finnish market for the first time, reinforcing its position in the passenger vessel sector by beating off stiff competition from Lloyd's Register. Dronik to survey wreck of cargoship 'Rema' ABERDEEN-based Dronik Consultants is to undertake a survey of the wreck of the general cargo vessel Rema, which sank in the North Sea in April with the loss of four crew. Intertanko hails ISM code success INTERTANKO yesterday announced that all full members required to have International Safety Management code certification by the July 1 round one deadline had attained documents of compliance.

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JUNE 18, 1998
Sharp fall forecast for Ecuador's banana exports EXPORTS of bananas from Ecuador could drop by 25 or 30 per cent this year because of flooding caused by El Ni'o. Finmare restructure may be based on Tirrenia FINMARE's latest restructuring plan involves a massive fleet of 90 cabotage vessels based on Tirrenia as a holding company. Trygg-Hansa sells marine insurance division SWEDISH insurance group Trygg-Hansa, part of SE-Banken, has signed the final contract to sell its Industrial & Marine division to the Swiss Zurich group. China 'implicated in Petro Ranger hijacking' PIRACY experts at today's Marine Risk Management seminar in London all but named China as being behind the hijacking of the Petro Ranger. Co-operation was only option says Alianca ALIANCA president Carlos Fischer told Fairplay this week that it had become essential for the Brazilian line to co-operate with foreign companies. Italian second register attracts 100 ships ONE hundred Italian ships have applied for registration under the country's one-month-old second register, according to the head of the shipowners' association. Complacency 'greatest threat to reefer sector' THE greatest threat to conventional reefer vessels is not the container operator, but compla-cency and misreading of customers' needs, according to the chairman of OOCL (Europe). Colombo terminal disrupted for second time OPERATIONS at the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT), Colombo port's main container facility, were disrupted for the second time in three days on June 16. Philippine port charges set to rise CARGO handling rates in Manila North Harbour are set to rise by 12 per cent in an attempt to appease port workers. Costa Rica plans mega port-city PLANS for the creation of a port city in the province of Limon on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, have been released by development firm OSI Proyectos. Lloyd Werft to lengthen Norwegian Majesty LLOYD Werft has won a $53.3m contract from NCL Holding, the Oslo-based parent of NCL Cruises, to stretch the 32,000 gt Norwegian Majesty. Safety awareness may account for fewer accidents AN eight month lull in major activity at a Singapore-based oil spill reaction unit may be due to an increased awareness of safety procedures in the maritime industry. Fremantle wharfies first to accept new deal WHARFIES in Fremantle have become the first in Australia to accept a new deal to end a six-month dispute with the Patrick stevedoring company. Finmare reports huge loss FINMARE, which encompasses Italy's state owned shipping companies, has reported a loss of Lire70.7bn ($40.5m) in 1997, compared with a profit of with Lire10.6bn for 1996.

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Strasbourg a la possibilité de desservir des unités de 500 TEU Pour le port autonome de Strasbourg, l'exercice 98 se déroule dans les meilleures conditions et si les tendances actuelles se maintiennent, il lui sera possible d'afficher de nouveaux records. A l'issue des 5 premiers mois, le trafic des containers, tous les modes de transport confondus, était en progression de 35%, avec 43.967 mouvements contre 32.359 pour la période correspondante de l'année précédente. Les ministres européens du Transport approuvent les contrôles mobiles des camions Les ministres européens du Transport réunis à Luxembourg sont tombés d'accord sur les inspections ponctuelles des poids lourds, des autobus et des remorques le long des routes. Cette mesure doit permettre de contrôler si le trafic routier respecte les normes environnementales et d'améliorer la sécurité. Les contrôles seront principalement axés sur la qualité des freins, le poids autorisé et l'émission de CO2. Contaz Line veut faire d'Anvers le port de base d'un nouveau service breakbulk "En un an, nous avons plus que doublé notre trafic à Anvers. Ce port intervient désormais pour 70% de nos volumes southbound, alors que précédemment, notre service containérisé sur la Turquie, la Grèce et la mer Noire était axé sur Rotterdam. Nous envisageons de lancer d'ici un an un service conventionnel/breakbulk sur la même route. Ce service aura lui aussi Anvers comme port de base." C'est ce que nous ont déclaré les représentants de l'armement Basco Shipping & Trade lors de leur passage dans les bureaux de leur agent anversois Ahlers Bridge à l'occasion d'une manifestation organisée pour la clientèle(1). Gefco Anvers veut doubler son chiffre d'affaires en deux ans La société française de transport et de logistique contrôlée par le groupe automobile français PSA a créé il y a plusieurs années une filiale baptisée Gefco Benelux (avec siège à Oosterhout) pour optimaliser la distribution de ses véhicules dans les trois pays de cette zone. Pas moins de quatre filiales ont été créées en Belgique: Ath (Ghislenghien) pour la distribution des véhicules Peugeot/Citroën dans le Benelux, Anvers pour l'exportation d'outre-mer de ces véhicules et l'expédition de diverses, Bruxelles/Zaventem pour le transport aérien, et Braine-l'Alleud pour les diverses. La filiale anversoise veut doubler son chiffre d'affaires en deux ans en se concentrant davantage sur la prestation de services à des tiers et en opérant de manière plus indépendante de la société-mère.

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Maritime union hopes reality' will prevail The Maritime Union of Australia was hoping that yesterday's national stopwork meeting would provide a platform for next week's crucial stopwork meetings which will decide whether to accept the agreement about to be concluded with Patrick. According to industry sources, the union hopes that "reality will prevail," although no one is under-estimating the task of selling the agreement to Patrick's rank and file members, 51 per cent of whom are to lose their jobs. ANSCON pushes for higher Taiwan rates Members of the Australia Northbound Shipping Conference will embark on a rate restoration program for shipments to Taiwan. An ANSCON spokesman said the combination of severely depressed freight rates and increased costs could not continue indefinitely if member lines were able to afford to maintain what he described as an excellent direct service to Taiwan. Port spat nears resolution An inter-governmental spat that threatened to derail plans for a $40 million bulk commodity import-export facility in the port of Melbourne appears to have been resolved. DCN understands that certain arms of government were unhappy at having the "dirty" facility, so close to the upmarket, high-tech, residential Docklands development precinct. Bidders line up for Optima rail contract Tenders for col haulage and infrastructure management along the 250km rail line between Leigh Creek and port Augusta and South Australia close this week, with many of Australia's biggest rail operators and service providers expected to make bids for the lucrative contract. State-owned operators FreightCorp, Queensland rail and Westrail could possibly make surprise bids to join National rail and Australia Southern Railroad as bidders for the coal haulage task for SA's Optima Energy the power generation arm of the old ETSA. Kembla outlines ambitious plans for growth Port Kembla Port Corporation's plans for new Inner and outer Harbour facilities were discussed at a meeting with the state committee of the Australian Chamber of Shipping at Wollongong on Wednesday. The Corporation's chief executive Philip McGavin, said that in the inner Harbour new extended multi-purpose deep-water berths backed by hardstand aprons could service port user needs ranging from vehicles to timber products concentrates to concrete and gypsum to general cargo.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits

The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.

PORTS

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

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

PORTS

Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.

Matera/Taranto

A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days

SHIPPING

Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage

Kallithea

First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues

SHIPPING

Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%

Marrakech

Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme

CELEBRATION

Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary

Barcelona

A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.

JOBS

Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous

Rome

The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

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

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave

(South China Morning Post)

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

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

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