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BRIEFS

July 10, 1999

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Aussie firm wins copyright case in China Korea to hike THCs despite exporter fears Japan lets foreigners board international ships K-Line names new Eire, Ulster shipping agents Economic rebound brings back Japan/Korea service Maersk takes US-South Africa service space Kitty Hawk sells off engine and maintenance divisions Emirates posts strong cargo figures despite adversity AA not bugged by the millennium

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JULY 9, 1999
CF to work with Swiss-based Fracht AG SAirGroup to take 42 per cent stake in Portugalia Airborne's results will fall short of expectations ECT to join forces with Maersk in Port Said building Demand for equal working conditions Zeeland FDX Corp. to invest in software company 2500 Cargoweb Newsletter subscribers

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Carriers Raps Stevedoring Firm in Durban for Congestion FMC Grants Extension to Respond to COSCO Petition Box Traffic to/from Japan Up 6.4% for First Quarter

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JULY 9, 1999
IEA predicts huge stock draw for 3rd quarter Japan sets up piracy task force Elf chairman: "Total's hostile bid will fail" US Gulf levels increase after the holiday Market review form the Middle East Latin American market review North American markets still playing catch up Pan-African market report

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JULY 9, 1999
Carnival exercises option for second 84,000-gt ship from Kv'rner Masa-Yards Carnival Cruise Lines,has exercised an option with Kværner Masa-Yards for construction of an 84,000-ton, 2,2112 sister ship to the Carnival Spirit, to be named the Carnival Pride. It will cost approximately $375 million. Aker Finnyards wins hovercraft order The Finnish Navy has awarded a contract for a 27.4 m hovercraft to a joint venture of Aker Finnyards and composites specialist FY-Industries. Kværner may appeal EC Warnow ruling The European Commission yesterday announced its decision requiring the Kværner Group to repay State Aid of EUR 41.5 million (approx $42.3 million)K Skaugen board recommends against Montanari offer Litton withdraws offer for NNS

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Prodi ushers in reform era European Commission president-designate Romano Prodi yesterday said he had picked a top quality team of commissioners to restore the battered image of the European Union's executive and launch an era of reform. Skaugen rejects Montanari bid Norway's I M Skaugen has formally rejected Navigazione Montanari's NKr390m ($49.36m) all-cash takeover bid, but said it would actively seek "appropriate forms" of co-operation. Italians confident over strength of offer for Norwegian firm Italy's Navigazione Montanari remains confident of the strength of its hostile takeover bid for rival I M Skaugen, despite its formal rejection by the Norwegian firm's board of directors whose members claim to hold 54% of the company's share capital. BUE returns to the North Sea BUE Marine is "coming home." The Edinburgh-based company has returned to the North Sea with the acquisition of 28 safety standy vessels from Tidewater, the US giant. Clifford Chance expansion drive International law firm Clifford Chance's expansion plans were stepped up this weekend as the company voted on mergers with leading New York law practice Rogers & Wells and Germany's Punder Volhard Weber & Axster.

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JULY 9, 1999
Japan and South Korea to discuss shipbuilding Festival could place four new orders in Italy US court orders new election at Avondale Skaugen board dismisses Montanari bid Iran plans to export LNG to India Iran dampens hopes of rapid growth in trade Saint John's forest product exports fall back American Classic adds casino vessel to its fleet US permits grain deal with sale of facilities Sri Lanka focuses on marine environment Italian owners welcome EC enquiry Prinsesse Ragnhild passenger dies NCLH shares go on NYSE Iran could become oil importer Big investment in Philippine ports Shipping Corp of India brings in the consultants Hyundai HI expects profit to double Negligent cargo stowage is 'a constant worry' Shipbuilding takes lower profile at Kawasaki HI

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Small third party companies offer bigger opportunities
Chinese apparel importers stockpile to beat restrictions
Teamsters strike against Overnite ends
ILWU and PMA contract talks resume on West Coast
STB issues decisions in two separate rate cases
Northwest executive vice president Mickey Foret named head of Northwest Cargo
Warehouse software maker EXE and data equipment maker Teklogic form alliance
Kitty Hawk, GeoLogistics starting cargo service between US and Puerto Rico
Coral Energy makes first purchase of LNG it plans to sell in US
US Equal Opportunity Commission charges Toyota Logistics with discrimination

Transportation

Genesee & Wyoming buys port short-line
Power to assume role of chief executive as Burkhardt announces his departure
KCS orders 50 engines from GE
Pittsburgh Logistics' steel shipment arranged online
Battery hazards in transit outlined
Hyundai unit sues Boeing over dropped contract
Experts investigate Nepal crash

Maritime

Union opposes background checks for dockworkers
Background checks to focus on Miami
Auto ports are riding a wave of innovation
Kaliningrad plans to expand box terminal
Bangladesh's Chittagong reports record cargo volume for fiscal '99
Nehru terminal lures lines
Auto companies take ship line merger in stride
Port tries to regain cargo lost to rival Buenos Aires
Port of Sihanoukville to be upgraded to increase the flow of petroleum
Continued fleet expansion on HUAL's horizon

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Small third party companies offer bigger opportunities
Chinese apparel importers stockpile to beat restrictions
Teamsters strike against Overnite ends
ILWU and PMA contract talks resume on West Coast
STB issues decisions in two separate rate cases
Northwest executive vice president Mickey Foret named head of Northwest Cargo
Warehouse software maker EXE and data equipment maker Teklogic form alliance
Kitty Hawk, GeoLogistics starting cargo service between US and Puerto Rico
Coral Energy makes first purchase of LNG it plans to sell in US
US Equal Opportunity Commission charges Toyota Logistics with discrimination

Transportation

Genesee & Wyoming buys port short-line
Power to assume role of chief executive as Burkhardt announces his departure
KCS orders 50 engines from GE
Pittsburgh Logistics' steel shipment arranged online
Battery hazards in transit outlined
Hyundai unit sues Boeing over dropped contract
Experts investigate Nepal crash

Maritime

Union opposes background checks for dockworkers
Background checks to focus on Miami
Auto ports are riding a wave of innovation
Kaliningrad plans to expand box terminal
Bangladesh's Chittagong reports record cargo volume for fiscal '99
Nehru terminal lures lines
Auto companies take ship line merger in stride
Port tries to regain cargo lost to rival Buenos Aires
Port of Sihanoukville to be upgraded to increase the flow of petroleum
Continued fleet expansion on HUAL's horizon

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Small third party companies offer bigger opportunities
Chinese apparel importers stockpile to beat restrictions
Teamsters strike against Overnite ends
ILWU and PMA contract talks resume on West Coast
STB issues decisions in two separate rate cases
Northwest executive vice president Mickey Foret named head of Northwest Cargo
Warehouse software maker EXE and data equipment maker Teklogic form alliance
Kitty Hawk, GeoLogistics starting cargo service between US and Puerto Rico
Coral Energy makes first purchase of LNG it plans to sell in US
US Equal Opportunity Commission charges Toyota Logistics with discrimination

Transportation

Genesee & Wyoming buys port short-line
Power to assume role of chief executive as Burkhardt announces his departure
KCS orders 50 engines from GE
Pittsburgh Logistics' steel shipment arranged online
Battery hazards in transit outlined
Hyundai unit sues Boeing over dropped contract
Experts investigate Nepal crash

Maritime

Union opposes background checks for dockworkers
Background checks to focus on Miami
Auto ports are riding a wave of innovation
Kaliningrad plans to expand box terminal
Bangladesh's Chittagong reports record cargo volume for fiscal '99
Nehru terminal lures lines
Auto companies take ship line merger in stride
Port tries to regain cargo lost to rival Buenos Aires
Port of Sihanoukville to be upgraded to increase the flow of petroleum
Continued fleet expansion on HUAL's horizon

International Transport Journal

JULY 9, 1999

Tabletalk

J.M. Fritzen: "Quality comes before price". Volkswagen Transport keeps a sharp eye on the price/quality ratio of its services, according to managing director Johannes M. Fritzen.

Maritime

Hamburg Sud buys South Pacific Container Line. Having only very recently acquired Transroll through its subsidiary, Alianca, Hamburg Sud has now acquired another shipping line.
Zim replaces tonnage in the Continent-Israel trade.
Ellerman and Zim offer weekly service to the East Mediterranean.
Grimaldi serves Castellon.
Lys Line launches a service between Northwest Europe and Norway.
Esco offers a new Baltic service.
OOCL and Wan Hai offer a joint China-Middle East service.
Jindo produces a novel type of maritime container.
Alianca's takeover of Transroll's Europe-South America liner services is likely to have far-reaching effects.
A strategic alliance has been formed between US nvoccs and a group of German forwarders.

Ports and Terminals

ICTSI is bidding for Chilean ports.
HHLA in Hamburg was still Germany's leading port operator in 1998.
Calendar of events: Measuring Port Productivity; 88th AAPA Annual Convention and Exhibition.

Forwarding and Logistics

There is still potential for improving logistics quality, according to a recent study by A.T. Kearney and ELA.
The EU has approved the takeover of ETD by Deutsche Post/Danzas.
Pakhoed acquires Roland SA.

Aviation

Aeroflot offers new customs destinations. Direct services with customs clearance are offered by Aeroflot to 14 new destinations in Russia.
SAA cooperates with Varig and Aerolineas Argentinas.
ABSA, a new Brazilian carrier, starts an all-cargo service.
SIA will not after all take a stake in Ansett, but it has made an interesting deal with Boeing on aircraft.
WM Sea Air has joined the German Airfreight Partners group (GAP).
The JAL group held up well in 1998, despite adverse conditions.
The 27 AEA carriers recorded good results in 1998.
Iata figures for 1998: Switzerland.

International Transport Journal

JULY 9, 1999

Tabletalk

J.M. Fritzen: "Quality comes before price". Volkswagen Transport keeps a sharp eye on the price/quality ratio of its services, according to managing director Johannes M. Fritzen.

Maritime

Hamburg Sud buys South Pacific Container Line. Having only very recently acquired Transroll through its subsidiary, Alianca, Hamburg Sud has now acquired another shipping line.
Zim replaces tonnage in the Continent-Israel trade.
Ellerman and Zim offer weekly service to the East Mediterranean.
Grimaldi serves Castellon.
Lys Line launches a service between Northwest Europe and Norway.
Esco offers a new Baltic service.
OOCL and Wan Hai offer a joint China-Middle East service.
Jindo produces a novel type of maritime container.
Alianca's takeover of Transroll's Europe-South America liner services is likely to have far-reaching effects.
A strategic alliance has been formed between US nvoccs and a group of German forwarders.

Ports and Terminals

ICTSI is bidding for Chilean ports.
HHLA in Hamburg was still Germany's leading port operator in 1998.
Calendar of events: Measuring Port Productivity; 88th AAPA Annual Convention and Exhibition.

Forwarding and Logistics

There is still potential for improving logistics quality, according to a recent study by A.T. Kearney and ELA.
The EU has approved the takeover of ETD by Deutsche Post/Danzas.
Pakhoed acquires Roland SA.

Aviation

Aeroflot offers new customs destinations. Direct services with customs clearance are offered by Aeroflot to 14 new destinations in Russia.
SAA cooperates with Varig and Aerolineas Argentinas.
ABSA, a new Brazilian carrier, starts an all-cargo service.
SIA will not after all take a stake in Ansett, but it has made an interesting deal with Boeing on aircraft.
WM Sea Air has joined the German Airfreight Partners group (GAP).
The JAL group held up well in 1998, despite adverse conditions.
The 27 AEA carriers recorded good results in 1998.
Iata figures for 1998: Switzerland.

International Transport Journal

JULY 9, 1999

Tabletalk

J.M. Fritzen: "Quality comes before price". Volkswagen Transport keeps a sharp eye on the price/quality ratio of its services, according to managing director Johannes M. Fritzen.

Maritime

Hamburg Sud buys South Pacific Container Line. Having only very recently acquired Transroll through its subsidiary, Alianca, Hamburg Sud has now acquired another shipping line.
Zim replaces tonnage in the Continent-Israel trade.
Ellerman and Zim offer weekly service to the East Mediterranean.
Grimaldi serves Castellon.
Lys Line launches a service between Northwest Europe and Norway.
Esco offers a new Baltic service.
OOCL and Wan Hai offer a joint China-Middle East service.
Jindo produces a novel type of maritime container.
Alianca's takeover of Transroll's Europe-South America liner services is likely to have far-reaching effects.
A strategic alliance has been formed between US nvoccs and a group of German forwarders.

Ports and Terminals

ICTSI is bidding for Chilean ports.
HHLA in Hamburg was still Germany's leading port operator in 1998.
Calendar of events: Measuring Port Productivity; 88th AAPA Annual Convention and Exhibition.

Forwarding and Logistics

There is still potential for improving logistics quality, according to a recent study by A.T. Kearney and ELA.
The EU has approved the takeover of ETD by Deutsche Post/Danzas.
Pakhoed acquires Roland SA.

Aviation

Aeroflot offers new customs destinations. Direct services with customs clearance are offered by Aeroflot to 14 new destinations in Russia.
SAA cooperates with Varig and Aerolineas Argentinas.
ABSA, a new Brazilian carrier, starts an all-cargo service.
SIA will not after all take a stake in Ansett, but it has made an interesting deal with Boeing on aircraft.
WM Sea Air has joined the German Airfreight Partners group (GAP).
The JAL group held up well in 1998, despite adverse conditions.
The 27 AEA carriers recorded good results in 1998.
Iata figures for 1998: Switzerland.

International Transport Journal

JULY 9, 1999

Tabletalk

J.M. Fritzen: "Quality comes before price". Volkswagen Transport keeps a sharp eye on the price/quality ratio of its services, according to managing director Johannes M. Fritzen.

Maritime

Hamburg Sud buys South Pacific Container Line. Having only very recently acquired Transroll through its subsidiary, Alianca, Hamburg Sud has now acquired another shipping line.
Zim replaces tonnage in the Continent-Israel trade.
Ellerman and Zim offer weekly service to the East Mediterranean.
Grimaldi serves Castellon.
Lys Line launches a service between Northwest Europe and Norway.
Esco offers a new Baltic service.
OOCL and Wan Hai offer a joint China-Middle East service.
Jindo produces a novel type of maritime container.
Alianca's takeover of Transroll's Europe-South America liner services is likely to have far-reaching effects.
A strategic alliance has been formed between US nvoccs and a group of German forwarders.

Ports and Terminals

ICTSI is bidding for Chilean ports.
HHLA in Hamburg was still Germany's leading port operator in 1998.
Calendar of events: Measuring Port Productivity; 88th AAPA Annual Convention and Exhibition.

Forwarding and Logistics

There is still potential for improving logistics quality, according to a recent study by A.T. Kearney and ELA.
The EU has approved the takeover of ETD by Deutsche Post/Danzas.
Pakhoed acquires Roland SA.

Aviation

Aeroflot offers new customs destinations. Direct services with customs clearance are offered by Aeroflot to 14 new destinations in Russia.
SAA cooperates with Varig and Aerolineas Argentinas.
ABSA, a new Brazilian carrier, starts an all-cargo service.
SIA will not after all take a stake in Ansett, but it has made an interesting deal with Boeing on aircraft.
WM Sea Air has joined the German Airfreight Partners group (GAP).
The JAL group held up well in 1998, despite adverse conditions.
The 27 AEA carriers recorded good results in 1998.
Iata figures for 1998: Switzerland.

International Transport Journal

JULY 9, 1999

Tabletalk

J.M. Fritzen: "Quality comes before price". Volkswagen Transport keeps a sharp eye on the price/quality ratio of its services, according to managing director Johannes M. Fritzen.

Maritime

Hamburg Sud buys South Pacific Container Line. Having only very recently acquired Transroll through its subsidiary, Alianca, Hamburg Sud has now acquired another shipping line.
Zim replaces tonnage in the Continent-Israel trade.
Ellerman and Zim offer weekly service to the East Mediterranean.
Grimaldi serves Castellon.
Lys Line launches a service between Northwest Europe and Norway.
Esco offers a new Baltic service.
OOCL and Wan Hai offer a joint China-Middle East service.
Jindo produces a novel type of maritime container.
Alianca's takeover of Transroll's Europe-South America liner services is likely to have far-reaching effects.
A strategic alliance has been formed between US nvoccs and a group of German forwarders.

Ports and Terminals

ICTSI is bidding for Chilean ports.
HHLA in Hamburg was still Germany's leading port operator in 1998.
Calendar of events: Measuring Port Productivity; 88th AAPA Annual Convention and Exhibition.

Forwarding and Logistics

There is still potential for improving logistics quality, according to a recent study by A.T. Kearney and ELA.
The EU has approved the takeover of ETD by Deutsche Post/Danzas.
Pakhoed acquires Roland SA.

Aviation

Aeroflot offers new customs destinations. Direct services with customs clearance are offered by Aeroflot to 14 new destinations in Russia.
SAA cooperates with Varig and Aerolineas Argentinas.
ABSA, a new Brazilian carrier, starts an all-cargo service.
SIA will not after all take a stake in Ansett, but it has made an interesting deal with Boeing on aircraft.
WM Sea Air has joined the German Airfreight Partners group (GAP).
The JAL group held up well in 1998, despite adverse conditions.
The 27 AEA carriers recorded good results in 1998.
Iata figures for 1998: Switzerland.

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In 1997, United Parcel Service teamed up with companies like Microsoft and Hewlett Packard on a project known as e-Christmas, the first European-wide demonstration of e-commerce. The 140 merchants that went on line didn't get big sales, but they sure got experience. The sponsors wanted European data and they got it. One of the key findings was that European consumers are not adopting this new retail channel in anything like the numbers in the U.S. One company, 3 Suisses, the leading mail order catalog company in France, recorded about 500 transactions during the three-month trial. "That was very low," said Martin Habiague, e-commerce manager for UPS Europe. "But that was not the objective. It was to learn and generate awareness about selling online." Whenever attorney Bill Jackson attempts to connect the dots between what railroads pledge and what railroads do, his pencil runs off the page. Jackson says that despite railroad rhetoric extolling the virtues of competition, they most often stomp upon even the slightest hint of competition as if it were fire in dry leaves. Two years ago, Union Pacific agreed to sell to shortline Missouri Central track between Kansas City and St. Louis. Now Union Pacific refuses to close the deal and affected shippers think UP is trying to block competition. So Missouri Central is seeking $100 million in damages as leverage to force UP to sell as promised. Schenker International plans to open several multimodal logistics hubs around the world in a bid to grab a larger share of the global logistics market. The first hub opened last year in Singapore and the second is nearing completion in Rotterdam, where the company forecasts that about 60 to 70 percent of the freight will come from the U.S. With governments investing billions of dollars in new rail and intermodal facilities, Schenker is looking to take advantage of a container transport market that is growing by 30 percent per year. The Teamsters took their bitter feud with Overnite Transportation Co. to the pavement last week, striking the company at six terminals over alleged unfair labor practices. Picket lines went up July 5 at Overnite facilities in Memphis, Indianapolis, Kansas City and three Atlanta-area terminals. Overnite said the terminals remained open and service was unaffected. "On Tuesday we actually picked up more freight than the comparable day last year," said company spokesman Ira Rosenfeld. Air freight rates to Europe are near all-time lows this summer with airlines scrambling to fill new capacity that is flooding the market. The low rates mean great things for shippers because they can move product quickly and cheaply across the Atlantic but the big question is how long airlines can sustain the bargain basement prices. One airline exec called the low rates a "tragedy" while others bemoan the fact that yields are slipping but accept the situation as part of the business. Asian air freight rates, meanwhile, are moving up thanks to a healthy perishable season on the West Coast and hungry consumers in Japan. Is developing a scheduled carload rail service the key to alleviating rail service problems? A group of ex-railroaders says no. In fact, they believe not only that scheduled service is not feasible, but that even if it could be pulled off, it wouldn't necessarily provide shippers with better service or save the railroads money. Instead, say these consultants, railroads should spend their time and effort more directly in improving cycle times to provide better service. And the key to this, they say, is to give cost and revenue responsibility to each person in control of a customer's shipment, and provide incentives when service is improved. The maritime deal that Brazilian and U.S. shipping officials painstakingly stitched together during the first three months of this year is in danger of unraveling. The Brazilian congress rejected some of the deal's details and have asked U.S. officials to make changes, according to Brazilian ambassador Rubens Antonio Barbosa. He declined to discuss those changes, as did the Maritime Administration. Meanwhile, officials at the Federal Maritime Commission were surprised at the rejection. "We thought this had been settled." The U.S. Postal Service is continuing its drive toward automation with the rollout of onboard computers in some of its short-haul trucks. USPS will begin using Xata Corp.'s onboard computing systems July 22 in St. Paul, Minn., according to Jeff Super, head of the Xata project in St. Paul. The computer systems will be for intracity runs. The Kansas City area also soon will begin to roll out the Xata system. USPS decided to buy onboard computing systems for its fleet, said Super, "to kind of bring us into the 20th century as we enter the 21st century. We are using 19th century technology with pencil and paper."

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PORTS

Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian

Milan

In the first half of 2026, Trieste, Venice, Ravenna and Ancona will remain at around 819 thousand TEUs: growth in the basin will come from Koper and Rijeka

PORTS

Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO

Rome

Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.

PORTS

DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda

Dubai

Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it

PORTS

Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait

Naples

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona

Noise

The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th

Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth

PORTS

Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth

Rome

The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.

SHIPYARDS

Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector

Dhaka

A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned

ACCIDENTS

Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria

Bucharest/Sofia

The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.

HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships

Seoul

A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it

ACCIDENTS

Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue

Southampton/London

Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.

COMPANIES

Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises

Graz

Investment in Austrian MarineXchange

CRUISES

Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.

Naha

Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.

PORTS

Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.

Genoa

Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.

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

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.

PORTS

Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved

Gioia Tauro

The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.

SHIPPING

Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.

Copenhagen

The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.

COMPANIES

ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance

Haifa

Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion

PORTS

Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.

Ravenna

Fabio Maletti's term has expired

JOBS

Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month

Genoa

The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.

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.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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

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

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

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

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

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

SHIPPING

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

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

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

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

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