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December 14, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA, Samsung in deal to develop S Korea terminal
    Joint venture invests US$200m to build 3 berths at Inchon port
  • P&O eyes US listing next year
  • Oil tanker sinks off France
  • S'pore tides tables available in CD-Rom
Air and Land Transport
  • EU seeks to defuse hushkit row with US
    It will delay law to limit aircraft noise if US negotiates international noise reduction standards
  • Thai Air crash report to be released in early Jan
  • SriLankan Airlines strike ends
  • US airlines promise better service this Christmas season
Features
  • Reaping gains of restructure
    World's No 3 cruise-line operator is confident of new era of profitability as it focuses on cruises

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA, Samsung in deal to develop S Korea terminal
    Joint venture invests US$200m to build 3 berths at Inchon port
  • P&O eyes US listing next year
  • Oil tanker sinks off France
  • S'pore tides tables available in CD-Rom
Air and Land Transport
  • EU seeks to defuse hushkit row with US
    It will delay law to limit aircraft noise if US negotiates international noise reduction standards
  • Thai Air crash report to be released in early Jan
  • SriLankan Airlines strike ends
  • US airlines promise better service this Christmas season
Features
  • Reaping gains of restructure
    World's No 3 cruise-line operator is confident of new era of profitability as it focuses on cruises

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA, Samsung in deal to develop S Korea terminal
    Joint venture invests US$200m to build 3 berths at Inchon port
  • P&O eyes US listing next year
  • Oil tanker sinks off France
  • S'pore tides tables available in CD-Rom
Air and Land Transport
  • EU seeks to defuse hushkit row with US
    It will delay law to limit aircraft noise if US negotiates international noise reduction standards
  • Thai Air crash report to be released in early Jan
  • SriLankan Airlines strike ends
  • US airlines promise better service this Christmas season
Features
  • Reaping gains of restructure
    World's No 3 cruise-line operator is confident of new era of profitability as it focuses on cruises

Sched Netweb site
  • China fears infestation in American packing cases
  • Evergreen branches out
  • WorldPoint take on RISS
  • AWRA adjusts fee
  • Mitsui-Soko diversifies into ship registry business
  • P&I reinsurance costs agreed for two years
  • Cargo flights continue strong growth at Dallas Fort Worth
  • Sabena replaces long-haul fleet but stays with Airbus
  • Tarom to expand in China

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 13, 1999
  • Agreement NS Cargo and unions
  • Accord on free rail market
  • Menlo Logistics provider NCR in Europe
  • Only half of Sea-Land workers to Maersk
  • Belgian Post Office reorganizes for alliance
  • Delta from JFK to Zurich

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • "K" Line to Have Eight 5,500-TEU Ships by Mid-2002
  • P&O Group Updates Current Trading
  • Evergreen Revises Caribbean, South America Services
  • USDA Unveils Draft Form for China's New Quarantine Rules

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 1999
  • Maritime Administration gives nod to ship transfer
  • CERB cash adds jobs in Washington counties
  • Boeing delivers final 737 airplane
  • U.S. railroad intermodal traffic continues to beat 1998 volume
  • DOT improves drug and alcohol testing for transportation workers
  • OOCL christens two ships
  • Coast Guard searches for fisherman off Yaquina Bay

urgente online pressweb site
  • Renfe aumenta las comisiones variables a las agencias de viaje
  • Frans Maas conecta Andaluc'a con Lisboa y Oporto
  • DHL España y Workcenter firman un acuerdo de colaboración
  • DHL Worldwide Express prevé salida a bolsa
  • Porsche alcanza beneficios récord
  • Ford Alemania nombra nuevos directivos
  • Austria presenta un informe sobre el corredor del Danubio

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI unveils direct service details to USEC with Contship
  • Maersk, MSC to merge Asia-East Australia services
  • Simpler norms for corporates investing abroad on anvil
  • Sathyam panel moots uniform duty rate for textile items
  • State seeks free export of onions
  • Coffee exporters scout for new pastures
  • Cotton trade, mills agree on 'standard contract'
  • FAO assistance for developing quarantine facilities
  • APEDA scheme: Grape exporters in for sweeter time
  • Cogentrix exit: Assocham sounds note of caution
  • States to introduce VAT from April 2001
  • Bank stir plan
  • France presents its symbols and lifestyle
  • PM sets up eight groups to speed up reforms
  • Fertiliser output up 7 pc in H1
  • New civil aviation policy on anvil
  • Forex reserves swell by $31m
  • Govt projects heavy zinc imports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 13, 1999
  • Fuel oil spill threatens French coast
  • European oil inventory surplus dwindles rapidly
  • Iraqi official says Ceyhan ready to resume oil exports
  • Analysts see jittery crude market this week
  • Tanker market awaits Iraqi oil exports
  • US fuel oil spot prices down on plummeting crude

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Slick breaks up as Erika sinks
    FEARS of major coastal pollution to northwest France receded yesterday as heavy seas dispersed the oil slick created by the break-up of the oil tanker Erika, which finally sank off the Brittany coast.
  • Owners help French probe into sinking
    REPRESENTATIVES of Tevere Shipping (Valletta), owner of the Erika, said they were co-operating with French and Maltese authorities investigating the casualty, writes James Brewer.
  • New look BG makes its debut
    YESTERDAY saw the official debut of BG Group, the stock exchange-listed entity responsible for the former British Gas UK pipeline and storage activities, as well as a vast portfolio of international exploration, production and gas transmission interests.
  • NCL softens as its 'white knight' fails to appear
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Lines (NCL) has confirmed it had discussions with US rival Carnival last weekend as an alternative bidder for the company failed to materialise.
  • Clinton snubs start of canal's new era
    STATESMEN from around the world will today mark the handover of the Panama Canal at a symbolic ceremony in Panama City, though the US delegation will be conspicuous by two key absences.
  • Chinese gang accused of crew murder
    ONE Indonesian and 37 Chinese men have gone on trial in Shanwei in China's Guangdong province, accused of being part of a pirate gang that murdered the 23-strong crew of the 16,785 dwt Cheung Son last year.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 13, 1999
  • 125 feared dead in Bangladesh ferry sinking
  • Malta starts Erika investigation
  • Both sections of Erika sink
  • Carnival to build Long Beach terminal
  • Hutchison denies ports spin-off
  • Shake-up in Guayaquil port management
  • Shanghai exchange to expand data service
  • India acts on Greenpeace complaint
  • Canadian shippers push for reform
  • Med ferry operators to merge
  • New Saudi-US transport pact
  • Malta to combine yard boards
  • Reform urged to boost Mindanao
  • Norsul invests in Argentina
  • Halterm sues Halifax over lease hike
  • New president for ECT
  • ICS makes last call on Y2K
  • Dutch yard pleads for more aid

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • E-tailing is next frontier for logistics providers
  • Deal done, CSX Lines seeks ways to expand
  • Y2K worries boost air freight business
  • U.S. vbote on China trace pact faces delay
  • EU: Repeat of WTO failure would be disaster
  • Menlo to manage NCR distribution in Europe
  • U.S. DOT shuts own Illinois trucking firm
Transportation
  • DHL eyes stock offer following JAL sale
  • EU agreement will open rail freight markets
  • UPS Logistics acquires French firm
  • Euro survey: Shipments, rates to rise in 2000
Maritime
  • Longshoremen reject system to automate job dispatching
  • Container boom breaks slump in Mediterranean
  • P&O Nedlloyd's IPO becalmed; awaits better results
  • Evergreen to expand Latin service
  • PSA Corp. set to complete $200 million Korean deal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • E-tailing is next frontier for logistics providers
  • Deal done, CSX Lines seeks ways to expand
  • Y2K worries boost air freight business
  • U.S. vbote on China trace pact faces delay
  • EU: Repeat of WTO failure would be disaster
  • Menlo to manage NCR distribution in Europe
  • U.S. DOT shuts own Illinois trucking firm
Transportation
  • DHL eyes stock offer following JAL sale
  • EU agreement will open rail freight markets
  • UPS Logistics acquires French firm
  • Euro survey: Shipments, rates to rise in 2000
Maritime
  • Longshoremen reject system to automate job dispatching
  • Container boom breaks slump in Mediterranean
  • P&O Nedlloyd's IPO becalmed; awaits better results
  • Evergreen to expand Latin service
  • PSA Corp. set to complete $200 million Korean deal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • E-tailing is next frontier for logistics providers
  • Deal done, CSX Lines seeks ways to expand
  • Y2K worries boost air freight business
  • U.S. vbote on China trace pact faces delay
  • EU: Repeat of WTO failure would be disaster
  • Menlo to manage NCR distribution in Europe
  • U.S. DOT shuts own Illinois trucking firm
Transportation
  • DHL eyes stock offer following JAL sale
  • EU agreement will open rail freight markets
  • UPS Logistics acquires French firm
  • Euro survey: Shipments, rates to rise in 2000
Maritime
  • Longshoremen reject system to automate job dispatching
  • Container boom breaks slump in Mediterranean
  • P&O Nedlloyd's IPO becalmed; awaits better results
  • Evergreen to expand Latin service
  • PSA Corp. set to complete $200 million Korean deal

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 13, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • Hyundai Heavy Gets $300M Order
  • American V. Awarded Management Contract
Breaking News
  • Finland Record Trade Surplus Boosted By Shipsales
  • NCL Holds Talks With Hostile Bidder Carnival
  • Maersk Cements Position As Leading Container Line With Takeover
  • Bangladesh Ferry Disaster Claims At Least 63 Lives
  • Visma, Arena To Offer E-Commerce Software To Shippers
  • Broken-Up Tanker Sinks Off Brittany

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 13, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • Hyundai Heavy Gets $300M Order
  • American V. Awarded Management Contract
Breaking News
  • Finland Record Trade Surplus Boosted By Shipsales
  • NCL Holds Talks With Hostile Bidder Carnival
  • Maersk Cements Position As Leading Container Line With Takeover
  • Bangladesh Ferry Disaster Claims At Least 63 Lives
  • Visma, Arena To Offer E-Commerce Software To Shippers
  • Broken-Up Tanker Sinks Off Brittany

Traffic Worldweb site
  • A group of shippers is suing United Parcel Service for $14 billion for insurance fraud in a case related to UPS's offshore Overseas Partners' Ltd. insurance affiliation. The case was filed under the Ohio Corrupt Activities Act, which allows for treble damages. The shippers claim UPS was in the insurance business fraudulently. UPS denies all charges and says it will "vigorously" fight the matter.
  • Tougher environmental law and regulation, higher-priced oil and capacity constraints on U.S. railroads are converging with possible dire implications for the U.S. economy, said Edison Electric Institute's Chuck Linderman. He proposes an interagency federal task force to study, among other things, the economic effect of granting a railroad other than BNSF access over Union Pacific's inactive Central Corridor route through Colorado's Tennessee Pass.
  • While the World Trade Organization meeting failed to make any significant changes affecting child labor laws or lifting trade barriers, that doesn't mean the issues are not of importance to supply chain managers. Ahead of any WTO mandate, companies with plants around the world already police labor activity to prevent worker exploitation. Manufacturers have come a long way from the days of resisting factory monitoring but complacency is not an option either, according to industry watchers.
  • Roberts Express, the $200 million-plus expedited trucking unit of FDX Corp., no longer has to sweat getting testimonials from its customers. That's because Roberts, which was the first trucker to exclusively market in the so-called "Oops" sector of the industry, now is considered a routine part of some shippers' overall supply chain, according to Joel Childs, Roberts' vice president of marketing. The carrier that once hauled the largest bar of soap is effectively marketing itself as a solution to shippers' woes even though it admits to being the highest-priced carrier in nearly all of its markets.
  • What to do with empty shipping containers has plagued ocean lines and shippers for decades. While what seemed like a solution to the problem is in the works, not everyone is in agreement on how to execute. Repositioning charges, the term ocean carriers use to ferry empty containers back and forth in key lanes, are generally frowned upon by shippers. New companies are sprouting up trying to tackle the repositioning problem by trying to find backhaul freight for the return trip. One such company, International Asset Systems, is taking a stab at it by splitting continent to continent moves into much smaller pieces.
  • Intermodal growth over the last year on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is unmistakable. Now the railroad is looking to make itself more user friendly in order to help grow the carload side as well. BNSF president and COO Matt Rose is overseeing an initiative to do that. Informally referred to as its "ease of doing business" initiative, Rose believes that through a combination of internet technology and e-commerce, the railroad will be able to attract more carload shippers away from trucks and onto rails.
  • BAX Global is a step closer to blowing the soot from its beleaguered stock after its parent company announced it is selling its 70-year coal mining business. BAX is the largest company in the Pittston Inc. portfolio that also includes Brink's, a security specialist, and Pittston Minerals, the coal mining entity burdened with sky-high legacy costs. Pittston is abandoning its unsuccessful tracking stock scheme in favor of creating one stock based on the Brink's business but including BAX. It's something, but analysts would like to see BAX break free and become a stand-alone company or part of a transportation-focused enterprise.
  • Just a year ago the transportation industry was being characterized as somewhat lagging in technology. Now in some areas it appears to be ahead of the pack, according to a recently released study by the El Segundo, Calif.-based Computer Sciences Corp. The 12th Annual Survey of Information Systems Management Issues surveyed top executives, most in companies with revenue over $250 million, in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia-New Zealand and found the transportation industry to be more focused on electronic-business issues than any other group. Eight hundred executives worldwide were polled between May and June of this year; 4.5 percent are in the transportation sector.

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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
Partial assessment of the listening process initiated by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
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.
POLICY
Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance
Brussels
The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.
SHIPYARDS
The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain
Geneva
This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union
SHIPPING
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
ACCIDENTS
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Brussels
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list
PORTS
In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed
Balboa
The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.
COMPANIES
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
PORTS
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
SHIPYARDS
EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia
Brussels
This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
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.
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
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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.
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.
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
INFRASTRUCTURE
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
COMPANIES
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
MEETINGS
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
››› 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
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
COMPANIES
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
SHIPPING
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
INDUSTRY
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
NEWS
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
PORTS
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
COMPANIES
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
SHIPPING
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
PORTS
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
INDUSTRY
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
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