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May 20, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL does not intend to be major shipowner
    Company's long-term strategy is to become an integrated logistics operator
  • Batam ferry passengers rescued
  • Kandla port gets cyclone warning
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL chairman secures US$200m equity needed
    Fresh equity raised will enable airline to continue flying: finance secretary
  • Drop in Asian demand for planes seen bottoming out
  • US to coordinate reviews on safety of code-sharing
  • United watching closely anti-trust suit against American Air
  • US Airways to slow growth of its MetroJet discount carrier
  • Toyota, VW in talks to share car parts
  • American, flight attendants reach tentative deal
Features
  • Just follow the rules
    The answer to safer ship operation is not just more regulations but to ensure that they are being obeyed
Columns
  • Will Asian yards win cruiseship orders?

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL does not intend to be major shipowner
    Company's long-term strategy is to become an integrated logistics operator
  • Batam ferry passengers rescued
  • Kandla port gets cyclone warning
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL chairman secures US$200m equity needed
    Fresh equity raised will enable airline to continue flying: finance secretary
  • Drop in Asian demand for planes seen bottoming out
  • US to coordinate reviews on safety of code-sharing
  • United watching closely anti-trust suit against American Air
  • US Airways to slow growth of its MetroJet discount carrier
  • Toyota, VW in talks to share car parts
  • American, flight attendants reach tentative deal
Features
  • Just follow the rules
    The answer to safer ship operation is not just more regulations but to ensure that they are being obeyed
Columns
  • Will Asian yards win cruiseship orders?

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL does not intend to be major shipowner
    Company's long-term strategy is to become an integrated logistics operator
  • Batam ferry passengers rescued
  • Kandla port gets cyclone warning
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL chairman secures US$200m equity needed
    Fresh equity raised will enable airline to continue flying: finance secretary
  • Drop in Asian demand for planes seen bottoming out
  • US to coordinate reviews on safety of code-sharing
  • United watching closely anti-trust suit against American Air
  • US Airways to slow growth of its MetroJet discount carrier
  • Toyota, VW in talks to share car parts
  • American, flight attendants reach tentative deal
Features
  • Just follow the rules
    The answer to safer ship operation is not just more regulations but to ensure that they are being obeyed
Columns
  • Will Asian yards win cruiseship orders?

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL does not intend to be major shipowner
    Company's long-term strategy is to become an integrated logistics operator
  • Batam ferry passengers rescued
  • Kandla port gets cyclone warning
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • PAL chairman secures US$200m equity needed
    Fresh equity raised will enable airline to continue flying: finance secretary
  • Drop in Asian demand for planes seen bottoming out
  • US to coordinate reviews on safety of code-sharing
  • United watching closely anti-trust suit against American Air
  • US Airways to slow growth of its MetroJet discount carrier
  • Toyota, VW in talks to share car parts
  • American, flight attendants reach tentative deal
Features
  • Just follow the rules
    The answer to safer ship operation is not just more regulations but to ensure that they are being obeyed
Columns
  • Will Asian yards win cruiseship orders?

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai boosts trade volume
  • Kien Hung starts South American service
  • Infrastructure investment on rail
  • Cosco finds new Chicago link
  • TSA releases `voluntary' price guidelines for 1999
  • New terminal for Tacoma
  • Sea-Land streamlines inventory
  • New HK airport board appointed
  • LA tops NY/NJ in air stakes
  • US Airways make key appointments
  • FDX set to pounce for GeoLogistics, say analysts
  • APL filters website garbage
  • AM-RO Shuttle links ports
  • CMB sells off last liner interest

Cargowebweb site
MAY 19, 1999
  • ECT threatens Amsterdam with complaint to EU
  • Antwerp harbor and unions condemn outlaw strike
  • Share KLM first down, then up, after results announcement
  • Goods transport by subway investigation
  • Distribution cost analysis via web

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Sea-Land/Maersk to Reshuffle Services from Japan to Europe, US
  • JSC Conducts Survey on Members' Service Contracts
  • Cape Line Quits Operation from Far East to Oceania
  • Japan/China Box Trade Keeps on Rising
  • Okabe to Be Appointed Nittsu's New President

urgente online pressweb site
  • La canaria Armas Cruceros empezó a navegar el fin de semana pasado
  • Los TRD mejoran el transporte ferroviario en Andalucía
  • Pugna entre Vigo y Oporto por el aeropuerto del noroeste peninsular
  • Danzas transporta a Suiza el globo que le dio la vuelta al mundo
  • Fomento licita obras por 1.100 millones en la Comunidad de Valencia

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Contship Containerlines adds northbound call at Adelaide
  • Cyclone threat: KPT takes precautions
  • RBI advised to activate gold deposit scheme
  • CII industrial mission off to Tunisia
  • Plastics exports dismally low
  • India ranks world's top exporter of cut & polished diamonds
  • Wheat, sugar exports allowed; oilseeds imports put under OGL
  • No mutual transfer of garment quotas after June 8: Ghosh
  • German SSI investors eyeing India, says envoy
  • Amnesty plan for exporters faces legal hurdles
  • Dumping duty on Japanese EPDM rubber recommended
  • Indo-French weather satellite launch in 2003
  • Cochin Int'l Airport cleared
  • Foodgrains lift railways' freight earnings
  • 3-day Index '99

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 19, 1999
  • Singapore fuel oil swaps down $2 on crude
  • Cyclone warning closes Kandla port
  • API report with both bears and bulls
  • Oil sheds 70-80 cents ahead of API report
  • Chinese authorities plans to shut down unlicensed refineries

The East Africanweb site
MAY 17-25, 1999
  • Numast Issues Warning Over Piracy Off West African Coast
  • Sunken Dar Ferry to be Refloated, Sent to Mombasa
  • Customs Agents Fees Slashed After Protest

Marine Logweb site
MAY 19, 1999
  • Halter reports on "very turbulent" fiscal year
    Halter Marine Group, Inc. today announced that net income for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 was $1.5 million or $0.05 per share, diluted, on revenue of $238.3 million. This compares to net income of $539,000, or $0.02 per share, diluted, on revenue of $189.4 million in fourth quarter of fiscal 1998.
  • South Korea to buy Russian subs
    The Korea Herald reports that South Korea has decided to purchase three Russian-made submarines worth about 1.2 trillion won ($1 billion), to help Moscow pay overdue debts it owes.
  • BIMCO officers change

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Cyprus lays down law
    CYPRUS yesterday claimed it had effectively expelled six vessels from its register, after the owners refused to comply with demands to tighten up safety standards.
  • Cammell buys Lowline ships
    Merseyside shipyard Cammell Laird has paid '17.55m ($28.3m) to buy the cruiseship Edinburgh Castle and two offshore vessels from the receivers of British shipowner Lowline.
  • Golden Ocean in jeopardy after auditors raise solvency doubts
    AUDITORS have heavily qualified the annual accounts of Golden Ocean Group, which has the world's largest VLCC newbuilding programme.
  • Transroll gets loan for ship conversions
    BRAZILIAN shipping line Transroll Navegacao has been given a loan by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) to pay for conversion work undertaken on two of its vessels.
  • Regulator tells Railtrack 'meet commitments'
    RAILTRACK, the monopoly controlling Britain's rail infrastructure, has been warned by the industry regulator that it cannot "renege" on network capacity commitments made to freight operators.
  • Skagerrak oil spill prompts Black Watch quiz
    POLICE have questioned the master and chief engineer of one of Scandinavia's most famous cruiseships, the Black Watch, after an alleged pollution incident in the Skagerrak.
  • Older vessels fail to conform with ISM code
    STATISTICS on deficiencies reveal a correlation between the age of vessels and the likelihood of non-conformity, a senior port state control official revealed yesterday.
  • Crew members return home
    The three crew members of the abandoned Angolan cargoship, the Kifangondo, returned home yesterday after spending more than two years guarding the vessel in the port of Le Havre. Their return air tickets were paid for by local collection but, according to French reports, it was the French government which paid their FFr450,000 ($73,000) salary arrears. The vessel was towed into Le Havre in January 1994 after suffering a generator failure. Her owner, the Angolan state-owned company, Angonave, has declined to take responsibility for her and, so far, attempts to auction her have failed despite a starting price of only FFr560,000.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 19, 1999
  • Cyclone threatening Kandla and Pipavav
  • Long Beach sees first cargo slowdown
  • Cammell Laird acquires Edinburgh Castle
  • Petrobras cancels contracts
  • Captain fined for overloading ship
  • Ingalls production slowed by strike
  • Felixstowe and unions in dispute talks
  • Cape Line drops its East Asia service
  • Premuda expands profits and fleet
  • Commodore posts record cruise result
  • UK detains 14 in April
  • New tanker launched in Shanghai
  • Halter buys into Belleli Offshore
  • Goa hotel plans cruiseship
  • Jacobs sales raise '3 million
  • Indices continue downward slide

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • West Coast employers, dockers begin talking
  • Carrier seeks Mexican LTL service niche
  • US pork exports set to overtake volume of EU
  • Customs panel to decide expansion of an apparel processing system
  • FRA announces loan program to help small railroads upgrade their systems
  • AOL boosting its e-commerce ability as Internet shopping continues to grow
  • Daewoo sees $100 million in contracts for Romania's shipyard
  • Westinghouse Air Brake and Orthstar developing train simulator
  • Northwest and Continental expanding their same day, small package services
  • Pioneer Railcorp sells its Minnesota Central shortline
  • Commerce Dept. mulling whether to charge for Internet searches
Transportation
  • EU postal liberalization comes unglued; private firms unfazed
  • i2 finds Mexico a promising, complex buyer
  • Amsted in $700 million bid for rival Varlen Corp.
Maritime
  • Coal shipments drop in line with Lakes' water level
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • West Coast employers, dockers begin talking
  • Carrier seeks Mexican LTL service niche
  • US pork exports set to overtake volume of EU
  • Customs panel to decide expansion of an apparel processing system
  • FRA announces loan program to help small railroads upgrade their systems
  • AOL boosting its e-commerce ability as Internet shopping continues to grow
  • Daewoo sees $100 million in contracts for Romania's shipyard
  • Westinghouse Air Brake and Orthstar developing train simulator
  • Northwest and Continental expanding their same day, small package services
  • Pioneer Railcorp sells its Minnesota Central shortline
  • Commerce Dept. mulling whether to charge for Internet searches
Transportation
  • EU postal liberalization comes unglued; private firms unfazed
  • i2 finds Mexico a promising, complex buyer
  • Amsted in $700 million bid for rival Varlen Corp.
Maritime
  • Coal shipments drop in line with Lakes' water level
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • West Coast employers, dockers begin talking
  • Carrier seeks Mexican LTL service niche
  • US pork exports set to overtake volume of EU
  • Customs panel to decide expansion of an apparel processing system
  • FRA announces loan program to help small railroads upgrade their systems
  • AOL boosting its e-commerce ability as Internet shopping continues to grow
  • Daewoo sees $100 million in contracts for Romania's shipyard
  • Westinghouse Air Brake and Orthstar developing train simulator
  • Northwest and Continental expanding their same day, small package services
  • Pioneer Railcorp sells its Minnesota Central shortline
  • Commerce Dept. mulling whether to charge for Internet searches
Transportation
  • EU postal liberalization comes unglued; private firms unfazed
  • i2 finds Mexico a promising, complex buyer
  • Amsted in $700 million bid for rival Varlen Corp.
Maritime
  • Coal shipments drop in line with Lakes' water level
  • Slot watch

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Etienne Schouppe (SNCB): "L'érosion des tarifs de manutention des containers nuit au long terme"
    La parution récente du livre du Premier ministre belge, Jean-Luc Dehaene, "Pistes pour 2000"- et surtout ses paragraphes concernant la SNCB - ont brièvement secoué le landerneau belge, surtout que d'aucuns y ont vu le prélude à une séparation Nord/Sud du réseau en conséquence d'une éventuelle privatisation. Nous avons rencontré Etienne Schouppe, administrateur délégué de la SNCB. Quand on l'interroge sur l'avenir de la société et sur son évolution vers une dimension dépassant de loin le cadre étroit du "simple" réseau ferroviaire belge, on se rend bien compte qu'il ne peut être question d'une telle scission. Au contraire, on perçoit qu'il existe bel et bien une réelle volonté de jouer autre chose qu'un rôle de simple figurant. Surtout à Anvers, où Schouppe estime qu'on ne dispose pas de la place suffisante pour "offrir" un terminal dédié à un armement. "A Anvers, on a voulu créer du volume, à n'importe quel prix (surtout les plus bas), mais ce n'est pas le volume qui génère suffisamment de cash flow pour financer d'autres investissements ou des modernisations. Il est temps de mettre fin à une concurrence suicidaire entre manutentionnaires. Et je suis prêt à discuter de coopération avec eux, afin qu'ensemble, nous atteignions une taille suffisante pour faire face à la concurrence qui n'est plus intra muros mais européenne".
  • KTN se lance dans la logistique des produits chimiques liquides
    Katoen Natie, qui en matière de services au secteur pétrochimique a déjà connu une grande expansion internationale dans la logistique des matières synthétiques solides (poudres et granulés), va désormais mettre en œuvre une stratégie similaire pour les produits liquides. Cela se fera par le biais de la filiale Chemcopack, dans laquelle KTN a acquis il y a environ un an et demi une participation de 51%. Chemcopack a construit sur les terrains de KTN à la darse de Vrasene sur la Rive gauche anversoise un tout nouveau terminal pour le traitement, le conditionnement et le stockage de produits chimiques. L'installation, qui est opérationnelle depuis le mois de mars dernier, a requis un investissement de l'ordre de 400 millions de BEF (10 mio. d'EUR).
  • Menace d'actions dans le transport routier belge
    Les syndicats des chauffeurs routiers UBOT (socialiste) et CVD (socio-chrétien) ont publié un communiqué commun dans lequel ils avertissent les employeurs qu'ils passeront à l'action s'ils ne prennent pas davantage au sérieux les négociations sur un nouvel accord interprofessionnel. "Les salaires sont misérables par rapport au travail et aux qualifications exigées", disent-ils en substance. Ils ont lancé ce jeudi matin une campagne d'information auprès des routiers belges.
  • Grand Alliance alignera une flotte de 18 nouveaux PC de 5.000 TEU à la fin 2000
    Le groupe Grand Alliance, composé de Hapag-Lloyd, P&ONL, NYK, et OOCL (MISC n'intervenant que sur un segment), devrait aligner pour la fin de l'année 2000 une flotte de 18 nouveaux PC post-panamax allant de 4.800 à 5.500 TEU, ce qui permettra de consolider des services, d'en développer d'autres.

Marine Linkweb site
MAY 19, 1999
  • RoRo Safety Design Initiative Proposed
    Curved car decks could improve safety on RoRo ferries, researchers from the University of Strathclyde, said, claiming that curved decks could make RoRo ferries more stable.
  • Cammell Laird Makes Investment
    Cammell Laird Holdings Plc hopes that its $28.43 million purchase of three ships puts it in a position to provide unrivalled ship sourcing and conversion service. The company apparently bought the vessels as part of a plan to source, design, engineer and outfit vessels and then sell or charter the ships to customers if required.
  • DFDS Boosts Position With Takeover
    DFDS's $286 million acquisition of DanTransport is designed to make it the region's second-largest transport company.
  • Stolt Comex Seaway Business Picking Up
    Norwegian offshore services provider Stolt Comex Seaway SA won $60 million worth of contracts after a slow start earlier in the year . Stolt said higher oil prices and an improving construction and maintenance market in the Gulf of Mexico could help the market grow the following year.
  • Mobil Starts Production In Norway
    Mobil Corp. said that production began from the world's largest subsea development, the Asgard oilfield in the Norwegian Sea, operated by Norway's state oil company Statoil and in which Mobil has a 7.35 percent stake.
  • Tanker Chartering Slows
    Chartering of crude tankers in the key Middle East region slowed last week, pushing rates down. Other lifting zones showed unchanged rates amid generally steady business activity.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
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%)
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.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
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.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
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%.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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...
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
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
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.
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
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
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
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
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
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.
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.
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
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
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.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
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
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
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%)
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
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.
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.
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
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
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
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.
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
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
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Hong Kong
The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.
G20 trade accelerates in second quarter
Paris
Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace
La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.
La Spezia
OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter
Hong Kong
The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)
Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.
Florence/Livorno
SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year
Bern
The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)
White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs
Washington
IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden
London/Riyadh/Southampton
The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.
CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port
Paris
The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
Beijing
In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%
Bremen
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships
Trieste
A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
The unit was forced to head towards Somalia
CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Hong Kong
The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
Hamburg
The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal
The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
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
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.
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
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.
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.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
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
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.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
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
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
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
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%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
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
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.
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.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
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
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
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
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
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
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
"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
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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.
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
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
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
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.
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
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
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.
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
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Hong Kong
Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)
In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%
Hong Kong
Net profit up 7.4%
Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025
Papenburg
The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros
Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September
Genoa
It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya
The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera
Trieste
The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.
Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.
La Spezia
The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route
MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan
Oslo
Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.
Schindellegi
Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958
In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)
Madrid
Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)
A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.
Livorno
It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals
Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini
Rome
Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins
Ravenna
The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area
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