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BRIEFS

April 30, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA Corp joins billion $ league
Robust margins boost port operator's pre-tax to $1.1b
P Klang terminal operator to invest in new cranes
China's eastern Taicang port takes shape on the Yangtze
OOCL starts service to Scandinavia, Baltic ports

Air and Land Transport

Overcapacity in car industry hits 18.5m units
By 2002, worldwide overcapacity expected to top 20m units
India mulls over subsidies for foreign investors of road projects
S&P lowers credit ratings on 3 Japanese airlines
Int'l Aero wins deal worth up to US$2.3b
Ford Japan aims to boost falling sales

Features

Piracy expected to soar
Pirate attacks on the high seas of South-east Asia could become more frequent and brutal -- and organised

Columns

Hvide Marine's chairman stresses teamwork and family culture

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA Corp joins billion $ league
Robust margins boost port operator's pre-tax to $1.1b
P Klang terminal operator to invest in new cranes
China's eastern Taicang port takes shape on the Yangtze
OOCL starts service to Scandinavia, Baltic ports

Air and Land Transport

Overcapacity in car industry hits 18.5m units
By 2002, worldwide overcapacity expected to top 20m units
India mulls over subsidies for foreign investors of road projects
S&P lowers credit ratings on 3 Japanese airlines
Int'l Aero wins deal worth up to US$2.3b
Ford Japan aims to boost falling sales

Features

Piracy expected to soar
Pirate attacks on the high seas of South-east Asia could become more frequent and brutal -- and organised

Columns

Hvide Marine's chairman stresses teamwork and family culture

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA Corp joins billion $ league
Robust margins boost port operator's pre-tax to $1.1b
P Klang terminal operator to invest in new cranes
China's eastern Taicang port takes shape on the Yangtze
OOCL starts service to Scandinavia, Baltic ports

Air and Land Transport

Overcapacity in car industry hits 18.5m units
By 2002, worldwide overcapacity expected to top 20m units
India mulls over subsidies for foreign investors of road projects
S&P lowers credit ratings on 3 Japanese airlines
Int'l Aero wins deal worth up to US$2.3b
Ford Japan aims to boost falling sales

Features

Piracy expected to soar
Pirate attacks on the high seas of South-east Asia could become more frequent and brutal -- and organised

Columns

Hvide Marine's chairman stresses teamwork and family culture

Shipping Times

Shipping News

PSA Corp joins billion $ league
Robust margins boost port operator's pre-tax to $1.1b
P Klang terminal operator to invest in new cranes
China's eastern Taicang port takes shape on the Yangtze
OOCL starts service to Scandinavia, Baltic ports

Air and Land Transport

Overcapacity in car industry hits 18.5m units
By 2002, worldwide overcapacity expected to top 20m units
India mulls over subsidies for foreign investors of road projects
S&P lowers credit ratings on 3 Japanese airlines
Int'l Aero wins deal worth up to US$2.3b
Ford Japan aims to boost falling sales

Features

Piracy expected to soar
Pirate attacks on the high seas of South-east Asia could become more frequent and brutal -- and organised

Columns

Hvide Marine's chairman stresses teamwork and family culture

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MSC launches new service HK government reduces CT9 land premium Philippines dockers may strike over privatisation row Guangshen Railway Co sees profits fall and costs rise MEDFEC implements rate restoration on Westbound trade Aussi dockers may be saved by OOCL Atlas Air to issue annual report Air New Zealand switches freight handling in Taipei Vietnam's Dong Hoi Airport set to be improved New Rolls-Royce engine enters service with Cathay Pacific

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APRIL 29, 1998
KLM sells interest in Frans Maas Van Ommeren and Dow Chemical in pipeline transport Pakhoed Shipping orders three chemical tankers Paccar buys Leyland Trucks Higher Martinair profit ERS and CTN join forces for Central Europe

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Carriers make $300 increase stick
Make or break time for waterways strike
Hong Kong exporter: I'm no 'bad guy'
High-tech industry fumes as activist reveals confidential export data
Brazil taps new communications chief for privatization
China WTO bid likely to take more time
Speeds on Russian railways to be increased
Panama draft restrictions eased, but could be tightened again
New autos piling up due to railcar shortage
Key trading powers meet to map way forward
Daewoo sees auto deal with GM by June
Intercargo Corp. creates risk management unit
W.W. Grainger Inc. joins with Perot Systems Corp. in Internet partnership
Last ditch peace plan to end Australian dock war
Pakistan wants SAARC to combat 'economic coercion'
Denmark's unions, employers, begin talks to end strike

Transportation

Beleaguered rails reach out to touch shippers
UPS, United in fight over French freight route
Restraint urged in road budget
UP sees improvement in service problems
French truckers consider striking during World Cup
DHL deal lets Kuehne & Nagel get into air-express delivery
Senate panel warned about millennium bug
Danzas buys 67% of Czech firm ZAS Ostrava
Michael Berman's Tech Talk

Maritime

Cruise lines will sail by same US rules
Coast Guard user fee losing support
Taiwan-China business a drop in bucket
Malaysian premier's son abandons bid to take over shipping company
Tom Baldwin's Inside Talk

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Carriers make $300 increase stick
Make or break time for waterways strike
Hong Kong exporter: I'm no 'bad guy'
High-tech industry fumes as activist reveals confidential export data
Brazil taps new communications chief for privatization
China WTO bid likely to take more time
Speeds on Russian railways to be increased
Panama draft restrictions eased, but could be tightened again
New autos piling up due to railcar shortage
Key trading powers meet to map way forward
Daewoo sees auto deal with GM by June
Intercargo Corp. creates risk management unit
W.W. Grainger Inc. joins with Perot Systems Corp. in Internet partnership
Last ditch peace plan to end Australian dock war
Pakistan wants SAARC to combat 'economic coercion'
Denmark's unions, employers, begin talks to end strike

Transportation

Beleaguered rails reach out to touch shippers
UPS, United in fight over French freight route
Restraint urged in road budget
UP sees improvement in service problems
French truckers consider striking during World Cup
DHL deal lets Kuehne & Nagel get into air-express delivery
Senate panel warned about millennium bug
Danzas buys 67% of Czech firm ZAS Ostrava
Michael Berman's Tech Talk

Maritime

Cruise lines will sail by same US rules
Coast Guard user fee losing support
Taiwan-China business a drop in bucket
Malaysian premier's son abandons bid to take over shipping company
Tom Baldwin's Inside Talk

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Carriers make $300 increase stick
Make or break time for waterways strike
Hong Kong exporter: I'm no 'bad guy'
High-tech industry fumes as activist reveals confidential export data
Brazil taps new communications chief for privatization
China WTO bid likely to take more time
Speeds on Russian railways to be increased
Panama draft restrictions eased, but could be tightened again
New autos piling up due to railcar shortage
Key trading powers meet to map way forward
Daewoo sees auto deal with GM by June
Intercargo Corp. creates risk management unit
W.W. Grainger Inc. joins with Perot Systems Corp. in Internet partnership
Last ditch peace plan to end Australian dock war
Pakistan wants SAARC to combat 'economic coercion'
Denmark's unions, employers, begin talks to end strike

Transportation

Beleaguered rails reach out to touch shippers
UPS, United in fight over French freight route
Restraint urged in road budget
UP sees improvement in service problems
French truckers consider striking during World Cup
DHL deal lets Kuehne & Nagel get into air-express delivery
Senate panel warned about millennium bug
Danzas buys 67% of Czech firm ZAS Ostrava
Michael Berman's Tech Talk

Maritime

Cruise lines will sail by same US rules
Coast Guard user fee losing support
Taiwan-China business a drop in bucket
Malaysian premier's son abandons bid to take over shipping company
Tom Baldwin's Inside Talk

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Las patologías de los conductores son las de la población en general CC.OO. acusa a Fenebus, Asintra y Anetra de poner en peligro a los escolares Los trabajadores de Flebasa paralizan la naviera con una huelga indefinida TNT inicia una fase de expansión por Europa y Asia

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APRIL 13, 1998
Baht devaluation cripples Thai ports Evergreen extends lease at Los Angeles

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Aaserod to spend $400m on fleet US-based Norwegian businessman Bjorn Aaserod is setting up a New York-listed company which will spend up to $400m buying small vessels deployed primarily in the ethylene trade. Western Bulk charter deal with Sumitomo NORWAY'S Western Bulk Shipping group has reached an understanding with Japan's Sumitomo Corp on bareboat charterparties for four semi-open hatch 45,000 dwt newbuildings scheduled for 1998 and 1999 delivery, writes our Oslo Correspondent. PSA sees profits boost PSA Corporation, the world's largest container terminal operator, saw profits top the S$1bn ($628.9m) mark for the first time last year despite the economic turmoil in southeast Asia. Aker results exceed market expectations NORWAY'S Aker Maritime surpassed analysts' expectations on first-quarter financials, and announced it was on course for annual profitability of NKr1bn ($134m) in 2000. MarAd faces union pressure to back Lykes subsidy-swap TRADE union pressure is growing on the US Maritime Administration to reverse its 1997 decision which stopped Lykes Lines receiving a ship subsidy contract worth $6.3m. Bank loses crew wages claim A LEGAL bid by a bank to avoid meeting claims for wages by the crew of a ship sold to meet a mortgagee's judgment against the owners has failed. High Court judge Mr Justice Rix has ruled that though the crew may legally have been employed, not by the ship's owners, but by a national seamen's agency, that does not entitle the bank to avoid payment. LR surplus underlines firm position LLOYD'S Register has taken the unusual step of releasing full financial figures which underline the strength of the world's leading classification society. Damaged blast tanker up for sale The GNMTC-owned Um El Faroud, pictured after being damaged in an explosion at Malta Drydocks (MDD) three years ago, has been put up for sale according to advertisements in local newspapers. Offers end next Thursday and buyers must remove the damaged tanker within one month of purchase. The explosion at MDD in February, 1995, killed nine dockers. At a hearing in January 1996, blame was apportioned to both MDD and Libyan owners GNMTC. However, shortly after the court's findings, the transport minister ordered a re-hearing of the inquiry.

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APRIL 29, 1998
Silja Oy to retain ownership of Silja Line SILJA Line, the Baltic cruise ferry operator, is to remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of troubled Silja Oy, in spite of plans to enhance shareholder value. Monaco reveals cruise port ambitions FRANCK Biancheri, director general of Monaco's department of finance and economy, has revealed Monaco's ambitions to become a major Mediterraean cruise port. Substandard Philippine schools to be closed THE Commission on Higher Education in the Philippines is to close the country's substandard maritime schools. Frontline 'retains right to sue ICB' PRESS reports in Sweden claim that Frontline has reserved the right to sue ICB Shipping over the planned merger with Astro Tankers Norden chairman predicts operating loss DANISH bulk shipping group Norden has warned it will report a loss for 1998 because of weakness in the dry bulk and product tanker sectors. Trygg-Hansa sells to Zurich THE Swedish insurance company Trygg-Hansa has signed a letter of intent to sell its Industrial & Marine division to the Swiss insurance company Zurich Group. Reward offered for missing tanker THE owner of the 12,357 dwt tanker missing, believed hijacked, in the South China Sea has offered a $50,000 reward via the International Maritime Bureau. Profits up for U-Ming BOOSTED by contributions from a new investment company, Taiwanese bulk carrier operator U-Ming Marine has reported a 21 per cent increase in 1997 profits. Shippers query TSA on Japan exemption THE Hong Kong Shippers Council is unhappy with the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement decision to exempt Japan from the peak season surcharge, but not Hong Kong. Rainfall eases Panama restrictions PANAMA Canal authorities have eased restrictions on draught following heavy rains that replenished reservoirs. LA to expand cruise terminal LOS Angeles port has announced a $30m plan to expand its World Cruise Center terminal. Essar posts profits gain INDIA'S Essar Shipping has recorded a 39 per cent rise in net profits. Hapag-Lloyd to order four from Korea HAPAG-Lloyd is about to order four containerships from South Korea. Australia waits on High Court decision AUSTRALIA'S waterfront continues to stockpile containers pending a High Court decision tomorrow on the fate of almost half the nation's stevedore workforce. Bergesen sells Igloo fleet BERGESEN has sold a fleet of seven lpg carriers and the trading name of the Igloo pool. PSA Corp profit up SINGAPORE'S PSA Corp today announced a pre-tax profit of S$1.124bn ($702m) for 1997, up 15 per cent on 1996. International Group presses its case SHIPOWNERS and P&I club managers pressed the case of the International Group of P&I Clubs at an oral hearing in Brussels on April 27.

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APRIL 29, 1998
Anvers: le deuxième accès ferroviaire raccordé plus directement au Rhin d'Acier Le gouvernement flamand, présidé par Luc Van den Brande, a enfin pris une décision dans l'épineux dossier du deuxième accès ferroviaire au port d'Anvers et dans celui du raccord de cette nouvelle ligne au Rhin d'Acier. A Lierre, la nouvelle ligne du deuxième accès se raccordera à la ligne 16 vers Aerschot et Montzen, tandis que le raccordement à la ligne 15 Lierre-Herentals-Neerpelt, c'est-à-dire au Rhin d'Acier, se fera non pas au lieu-dit Kloosterheide à l'est de Lierre, comme le suggérait la SNCB, mais par l'intermédiaire d'une nouvelle ligne parallèle à l'E313 jusque Herentals. Katoen Natie va gérer la logistique de BP/Appryl BP et Appryl, une filiale de BP et Elf Atochem, vont développer leurs activités dans le port de Grangemouth, en Ecosse. BP va y construire une usine de polyéthylène d'une capacité initiale de 300.000 tonnes, Appryl une usine de polypropylène d'une capacité de 250.000 tonnes. Les deux unités représentent un investissement global de 200 millions de GBP et doivent être opérationnelles d'ici l'an 2000. Près de la moitié de la production additionnelle est destinée au continent européen et sera importée via le port d'Anvers. C'est Katoen Natie qui en assurera la logistique complète. Pour ce faire, la firme anversoise construira une plate-forme logistique à Grangemouth. La grève se poursuit au Danemark La grève massive qui a débuté lundi au Danemark, s'est poursuivie hier mardi. C'est le mouvement social le plus important depuis 1985. Plus de 450.000 salariés y participent - soit un cinquième de la main-d'oeuvre totale - afin de réclamer davantage de congés. Les transports et l'industrie sont les principales victimes du mouvement. APEC (Anvers) participe à la création d'un port sec à Kaunas Ce mercredi a lieu la signature, entre les représentants du gouvernement lithuanien et l'entité "Project Group Consultings Kaunas", d'un contrat relatif à la réalisation à Kaunas, ville située au centre de la Lithuanie, d'une grande zone franche, qui cumulera les fonctions de centre de distribution et de port sec. APEC (Antwerp Port Engineering & Consulting), filiale de l'Entreprise portuaire anversoise, fait partie du groupe de consultants belges impliqués dans ce projet.

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Pressure builds on MUA Irrespective of the outcome of Patrick's appeal to the High Court, the Maritime Union of Australia is facing mounting pressure from several sources. The latest to officially call on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to investigate the need for waterfront reform is the Queensland Minister for Training and Industrial Relation Santo Santoro. Patrick ships being delayed, ITF claims Shipowners are being directly targeted in the dispute between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia, according to the International Transport Workers' Federation. In its latest circular to members, the ITF lists action which has already been taken in support of the MUA around the world. Navy launches minehunter The second of the Royal Australian Navy's six Huon class minehunter vessels, Hawkesbury, was launched at ADI Limited's yard in Newcastle on Friday. ADI managing director Ken Harris said the design of the vessels, their construction from advanced composite polycarbonate materials and their sophisticated electronic systems made them the world's most advanced composite polycarbonate materials and their sophisticated electronic systems made them the world's most advanced vessels of their type. Tug charges high, but scope limited Although towage and pilotage charges in most Australian ports fell over the past four years, they are still high compared to overseas ports, according to the Productivity Commission's waterfront benchmarking report. Competition in the Australian towage market was also weak particularly given that in most cases, towage services at individual ports were provided by a single operator in what were generally considered to be "natural monopoly" markets. Despute between ATN and EMU resolved Rail workers for the recently sold Tasmanian railway business of Emu Bay Railway remain at loggerheads with their employer over redundancy and re-employment issues, with workers continuing a six-day old indefinite strike yesterday. The AMWU, representing 30 workers for the Pasminco owned EBR said workers had rejected redundancy-related concessions made by their employer during crisis talks over the weekend and vowed to keep up its fight against re-signing individual contracts.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

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

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.

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

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

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

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

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