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January 26, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Antwerp's cargo volume hits record 120m tonnes
    Growth of container throughput outstripped growth in total cargo tonnage last year
  • MPA invites Japanese transport adviser
  • Lebanon expects more Gulf business
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China to slash aviation investment by half
    Beijing will also try to turn loss-making airlines around
  • BA denies losing major chunk of premium market
  • India's car demand forecast to rise 20%
  • Madrid airport says contaminated land does not pose a health hazard
  • Bangladesh to ban leaded fuel on new contracts
  • SAS in talks with Airbus on long-haul plane order
Features
  • Slack market clips wings of aspiring Indian pilots
    Airlines formed with start of open skies in 1991 soon collapsed, leaving many unemployed
Columns
  • Multimodal operators worldwide concerned over proposed US law

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Antwerp's cargo volume hits record 120m tonnes
    Growth of container throughput outstripped growth in total cargo tonnage last year
  • MPA invites Japanese transport adviser
  • Lebanon expects more Gulf business
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China to slash aviation investment by half
    Beijing will also try to turn loss-making airlines around
  • BA denies losing major chunk of premium market
  • India's car demand forecast to rise 20%
  • Madrid airport says contaminated land does not pose a health hazard
  • Bangladesh to ban leaded fuel on new contracts
  • SAS in talks with Airbus on long-haul plane order
Features
  • Slack market clips wings of aspiring Indian pilots
    Airlines formed with start of open skies in 1991 soon collapsed, leaving many unemployed
Columns
  • Multimodal operators worldwide concerned over proposed US law

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Antwerp's cargo volume hits record 120m tonnes
    Growth of container throughput outstripped growth in total cargo tonnage last year
  • MPA invites Japanese transport adviser
  • Lebanon expects more Gulf business
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China to slash aviation investment by half
    Beijing will also try to turn loss-making airlines around
  • BA denies losing major chunk of premium market
  • India's car demand forecast to rise 20%
  • Madrid airport says contaminated land does not pose a health hazard
  • Bangladesh to ban leaded fuel on new contracts
  • SAS in talks with Airbus on long-haul plane order
Features
  • Slack market clips wings of aspiring Indian pilots
    Airlines formed with start of open skies in 1991 soon collapsed, leaving many unemployed
Columns
  • Multimodal operators worldwide concerned over proposed US law

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Antwerp's cargo volume hits record 120m tonnes
    Growth of container throughput outstripped growth in total cargo tonnage last year
  • MPA invites Japanese transport adviser
  • Lebanon expects more Gulf business
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • China to slash aviation investment by half
    Beijing will also try to turn loss-making airlines around
  • BA denies losing major chunk of premium market
  • India's car demand forecast to rise 20%
  • Madrid airport says contaminated land does not pose a health hazard
  • Bangladesh to ban leaded fuel on new contracts
  • SAS in talks with Airbus on long-haul plane order
Features
  • Slack market clips wings of aspiring Indian pilots
    Airlines formed with start of open skies in 1991 soon collapsed, leaving many unemployed
Columns
  • Multimodal operators worldwide concerned over proposed US law

Sched Netweb site
  • Cheng Lie to extend services
  • Yang Ming in loan deal
  • AEI revenues down
  • Forwarders anxious over possible rate hikes
  • KLM to increase China- Shanghai operations
  • Hopes for end to UK/US Open Skies deadlock
  • UK cargo airport set to take on the competition

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 25, 1999
  • Competition between sailing lists in Rotterdam
  • More sailings to the east coast of South America
  • New intranet for Swissair
  • More tapioca for Rotterdam
  • Wired Magazine about 'the airline of the Internet'

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers, carriers decry FMC rules
  • Export control law back on the agenda
  • Atlantic conference, faced with deregulation, starts to shrink
  • US, EU headed for serious beef trade war warns Agriculture Secretary Glickman
  • Questions over railroad mergers and safety rise after four deaths aboard Conrail
  • Brazil currency futures booming on Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Comsat to provide satellite communications for Argentine railroad
  • Germany joins Ukraine's Antonov military aircraft project
  • Panalpina adds tracking to its website
  • Truckers to help police track down bad drivers, stranded motorists
  • Pirates on a rampage in Asia seas with whole crews missing
  • Transervice Logistics signs 2nd contract with Kroger Food Stores
  • Pacer International brings intermodal units under Pacer banner
Transportation
  • EU official urges end to rail monopolies
  • Austria moves to expand rail service into southern and eastern Europe
  • UPS will decide soon if overnight rail service in Germany is feasible
  • Domestic stocks lead way on JOC index
  • Mexico's Tamaulipas makes inroads in infrastructure
Maritime
  • Germany investigates wreck
  • Waiting game: Ships arrested, crews owed, cargo trapped
  • Montreal expects higher box volume

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers, carriers decry FMC rules
  • Export control law back on the agenda
  • Atlantic conference, faced with deregulation, starts to shrink
  • US, EU headed for serious beef trade war warns Agriculture Secretary Glickman
  • Questions over railroad mergers and safety rise after four deaths aboard Conrail
  • Brazil currency futures booming on Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Comsat to provide satellite communications for Argentine railroad
  • Germany joins Ukraine's Antonov military aircraft project
  • Panalpina adds tracking to its website
  • Truckers to help police track down bad drivers, stranded motorists
  • Pirates on a rampage in Asia seas with whole crews missing
  • Transervice Logistics signs 2nd contract with Kroger Food Stores
  • Pacer International brings intermodal units under Pacer banner
Transportation
  • EU official urges end to rail monopolies
  • Austria moves to expand rail service into southern and eastern Europe
  • UPS will decide soon if overnight rail service in Germany is feasible
  • Domestic stocks lead way on JOC index
  • Mexico's Tamaulipas makes inroads in infrastructure
Maritime
  • Germany investigates wreck
  • Waiting game: Ships arrested, crews owed, cargo trapped
  • Montreal expects higher box volume

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers, carriers decry FMC rules
  • Export control law back on the agenda
  • Atlantic conference, faced with deregulation, starts to shrink
  • US, EU headed for serious beef trade war warns Agriculture Secretary Glickman
  • Questions over railroad mergers and safety rise after four deaths aboard Conrail
  • Brazil currency futures booming on Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Comsat to provide satellite communications for Argentine railroad
  • Germany joins Ukraine's Antonov military aircraft project
  • Panalpina adds tracking to its website
  • Truckers to help police track down bad drivers, stranded motorists
  • Pirates on a rampage in Asia seas with whole crews missing
  • Transervice Logistics signs 2nd contract with Kroger Food Stores
  • Pacer International brings intermodal units under Pacer banner
Transportation
  • EU official urges end to rail monopolies
  • Austria moves to expand rail service into southern and eastern Europe
  • UPS will decide soon if overnight rail service in Germany is feasible
  • Domestic stocks lead way on JOC index
  • Mexico's Tamaulipas makes inroads in infrastructure
Maritime
  • Germany investigates wreck
  • Waiting game: Ships arrested, crews owed, cargo trapped
  • Montreal expects higher box volume

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Japan, China to Work Out Container Rules
  • China Shipping Poised to Launch Europe Service
  • US Discontented with Japan's Deregulation Initiative

urgente online pressweb site
  • Astic recibe la Placa al Mérito del Transporte Terrestre
  • Chronopost International España remodela su estructura
  • Air Nostrum amplía flota para cubrir más rutas con Iberia
  • Propuesta para que la carga se transporte a Formentera por la noche
  • UPS pagará 1.725 millones por un pleito por discriminación racial
  • Lamerholm Fleming saca un registrador de choques y vibraciones
  • Lima, dispuesta a acabar con el caos del transporte público
  • "Privatización y regulación de servicios de transporte"

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 25, 1999
  • Proposed YPF / Petrobras merger may strengthen Mercosur
  • Mobil / Shell Australian JV will not proceed
  • Oil Giant Hits the Gas

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Cosmos goes live in Durban next month
  • SCL buys Roadwing
  • Crocodiles eat desperate illegal at Zim-SA border
  • Laser buys Docks Shipping
  • Railway congestion stunts Beira's growth
  • Sale still under wraps
  • 'Greenies' give Durban chopper the official thumbs up
  • Hual will add capacity in mid-year
  • Exports will make up 25% of car makers' total output
  • New Durban terminal expects 15% increase in throughput this year
  • Four-point plan maps out debugging system for Y2K
  • Workshop offers delegates a 1999 survival kit
  • Cindy joins Emery
  • Natal - Gauteng toll road upgrade will begin in March/April
  • Safety scheme for imports targets pirate automotive parts
  • Legal wrangle erupts over new Capespan deal
  • Trade with Zimbabwe dives 13% in 'worst' economic crisis
  • TransAfrica exhibition scores a full house
  • Customs duty on SA goods will cost Zim importers R14bn
  • Namport sets April date for official launch of new terminal
  • Election year will introduce degree of instability
  • MSAS launches new global brand
  • Airfreight growth forecasts range from 2% to 5,7%
  • Compu-Clearing goes live with Customs in a move that locks out fraudsters
  • Economics rather reason for shift in than politics is the probable China trade
  • AMUSA offers guidelines on handling Y2K
  • Millennium bug could knock insurers for six
  • Small new workboat will handle smaller vessels at RB
  • MSAS students score record highs in 1998 exams
  • PE records 190% volume increase in first week of 1999
  • 1998 strikes cost SA highest lost mandays since 1994

Marine Logweb site
  • Avondondale workers hope merger with NNS will end yard's resistance to union

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • P&O flag threat over new ferries
    BRITISH shipping giant P&O yesterday threatened to snub the Red Ensign when flagging two gigantic ferry newbuildings, in a move that may increase pressure on the British government to introduce a tonnage tax this year.
  • Yards set to vie for UK aircraft carriers order
    INTERNATIONAL defence contractors and shipyards are lining up to enter battle for a new $2.5bn UK order for two large aircraft carriers.
  • Costa Crociere set to pay dividend
    Costa Crociere will pay a share dividend for the first time since its 1997 takeover by Miami-based Carnival Corp and British partner, Airtours.
  • Difficult times
    Difficult times: A floor trader spends time in thought during afternoon trading at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Stocks closed sharply lower yesterday as fresh worries of a Chinese yuan devaluation rocked the market and drove interbank interest rates higher.
  • Strait talking as Turkey goes to tender
    TURKEY is to reissue over the next few weeks a $40m tender for a state of-the-art radar control system intended to improve navi-gation safety along the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits and the Sea of Marmara linking the Black Sea with the Mediterranean.
  • Asian Terminals plans Terminales Rio sell-off
    Asian Terminals Inc (ATI), sole operator of Manila's international South Harbour port terminal, plans to sell its remaining stake in Argentina's Terminales Rio de la Plata.
  • Onorato $209m fleet expansion move
    Italian ferry and towage specialist Onorato group is planning a major newbuilding expansion with orders for vessels worth a total of Lire350bn ($209m).
  • Keppel quits Australian yard
    KEPPEL Corp has decided to pull out of the Keppel Cairncross yard in Australia after sustaining continuous losses.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 25, 1999
  • Germany to cut shipbuilding subsidies
    GERMANY is planning to cut shipbuilding subsidies by about Dm10m ($6m) in 1999.
  • BC ferry chief quits over PacifiCat
    TOM Ward, president and ceo of BC Ferry Corp, has resigned over a substantial cost overrun on the PacifiCat fast ferry project.
  • P&O Ports tipped to win Kandla contract
    P&O PORTS is set to win the contract for the operation and management of the container terminal in Kandla port on India's west coast.
  • Keppel closes Australian operation
    SINGAPORE'S diversified Keppel Corporation is to discontinue its shipyard operations in Australia.
  • P&O North Sea orders largest cruiseferries
    P&O North Sea Ferries has ordered two 60,600 gt cruiseferries from Fincantieri for its Hull to Rotterdam route.
  • Repsol opens LNG talks with owners
    SPAIN'S Repsol-Gas Natural group has entered confidential talks with domestic and foreign lng tanker operators regarding a long-term time-charter contract.
  • Laem Chabang to extend port limits
    LAEM Chabang, the Thai port, is to extend its limits from 50 km' to 243 km' to include the Koh Si Chang anchorage and nearby private ports.
  • Extra ferry for North Sea route
    DFDS Seaways will add the passenger ferry King of Scandinavia to its service between Ymuiden in the Netherlands and Newcastle, UK.
  • Feeder operators withdraw Chennai levy
    FEEDER operators serving Chennai port have decided to withdraw the operational cost recovery levy from January 31.
  • Major rate hikes 'premature'
    REPORTS of a planned 60 per cent jump in Asia-Europe container freight rates have been branded as premature by the liner conference concerned.
  • Container handlers join forces
    HONG Kong's midstream container handlers have joined forces to fight for their survival in the face of continuous pressure from shipping lines to reduce rates.
  • Italian owner finds no cabotage benefit
    LIFTING of cabotage restrictions in Italian waters has yet to be implemented, according to owners trying to benefit from the three-week old ruling.
  • Colombo rate hikes defended
    SHIPPING agents in Colombo have defended planned increases in freight rates this year, saying that lines are responding to market forces.
  • Liner service to link Paris with Russia
    A FRANCO-Russian group is to launch a direct sea-river liner service in the spring between Paris and Russia.
  • Malta Drydocks seeks new shift system
    SIGNIFICANT changes to the work pattern at Malta Drydocks could emerge from a new collective agreement to be discussed with the General Workers' Union.
  • Medcenter orders cranes for 8,000 teu ships
    MEDCENTER Container Terminal at Gioia Tauro has ordered four super post-panamax cranes (with an option for another two) from Irish manufacturer Liebherr.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Dirk Mertens (URS): "Nous recherchons des partenariats pour présenter des offres globales"
    "Nous envisageons une expansion de nos activités, mais vers le Sud, vers les pays latins, c'est essentiel. Nous ne regardons pas vers le Nord, étant donné que le marché du remorquage y est saturé. Cela devrait se faire avant la fin de l'année. De même, nous évaluons l'opportunité de rechercher un partenaire et dans cette optique, nous discutons avec diverses entreprises. Nous recherchons des alliances, celai dans le cadre de la présentation d'offres globales". C'est ce qu'a déclaré Dirk Mertens, administrateur délégué de l'Union de Remorquage et de Sauvetage, alors qu'il occupait dernièrement la tribune du Maritieme kring Antwerpen.
  • Hupac: les temps sont durs pour le transport combiné
    Avec une hausse de seulement 4,2% du nombre d'envois en 1998, alors qu'elle espérait 7%, la société helvétique de transport combiné rail/route Hupac sera sans doute une de celles du secteur qui seront parvenues à tirer plus ou moins bien leur épingle du jeu, tant la situation s'est dégradée l'année dernière.
  • Hartog-Union ferme son centre de distribution à Brecht
    Hartog-Union, une entreprise de produits alimentaires du groupe Unilever, a décidé d'arrêter ses activités d'entreposage et de distribution à Burcht et de les donner en sous-traitance à SBT/Danzas. Ce prestataire de services logistiques dirige déjà une grande partie des activités d'entreposage de Hartog'Union vers l'entrepôt spécial pour produits alimentaires à Willebroek.
  • United Stevedoring cherche une solution à ses problèmes financiers
    L'arrimeur anversois United Stevedoring est confronté à des problèmes financiers depuis quelque temps déjà. Suite à ces problèmes, les ouvriers portuaires traditionnellement actifs pour l'entreprise n'ont plus été payés depuis le 25 décembre dernier. C'est ce qu'a déclaré Marc Loridan, le secrétaire de l'UBOT (Union Belge des Ouvriers du Transport) pour le port d'Anvers.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • AIRC to hear PSC surveyors' gripe
    THE Australian Industrial Relations Commission has been notified of a dispute involving marine surveyors, members of the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers.
    The institute notified the commission of a dispute following a move late last year by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to alter the working arrangements of the surveyors who are involved in port state control inspections.
    The move to alter the working arrangements, under a flexibility clause of their award, was allegedly made without consultation at the end of last year with the changes coming into effect from 1 January.
  • Unions' Aratere claims 'no threat'
    Neither TranzRail nor the New Zealand Maritime Safety Authority regard the latest union claims that crew accommodation aboard TranzRail's new 150-metre passenger/freight ferry, Aratere, is not in line with the regulations, as a serious threat to the vessel officially entering service on the Cook Strait run as planned in early February.
    Built by Astillero Berreras at its shipyards in Vigo, Spain, the Aratere arrived in Wellington early last week after modifications were undertaken, and Authority exemptions granted, in line with complaints by New Zealand maritime unions, particularly the New Zealand Merchant Service Guild, that her crew accommodations did not meet the requirements of the Shipping (Crew Accommodations) Regulations 1974.
  • Ports Corp SA reaches OH&S peak
    Ports Corp South Australia, which recently announced a record operating profit for 1997-98, has followed this up by achieving the International Standard for Quality Assurance, ISO 9002 as well as the highest level in WorkCover Occupational Health and Safety Standards.
    Corporation general manager Peter Edmonds said the achievement took into account all Ports Corp's operations and installations.
    "Ports Corp has achieved these standards in all 10 of its ports," Mr Edmonds said. "From the time we were created more than four years ago, Ports Corp has sought to be the nation's leading port and winning ISO 9002 has always been a major goal.
    "The certification will provide tangible benefits to our clients, as well as making Ports Corp even more efficient.
  • Govt puts stevedores on notice
    The ACCC has been directed to monitor stevedoring prices, costs and profits at all major ports, Treasurer John Fahey announced on Friday.
    The move has been designed – as a government source put it -- "to ensure the major stevedores keep up to their side of the bargain" in absorbing the cost of repaying the government for its provision of up to $250 million for wharfie redundancy payments.
    Mr Fahey noted that P&O Ports and Patrick Stevedores had undertaken to meet the full costs of reform through the application of the container terminal levy of $12 a container and $6 a car to repay redundancy funds being made available through the wholly owned commonwealth company, the Maritime Industry Finance Company.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
SHIPPING
In the second quarter of 2026, the Bosphorus Strait was crossed by 10,082 ships (+0.5%)
Ankara
In the first half of the year, naval traffic decreased by -0.5%
PORTS
A report by the French National Assembly notes the competitive decline of the state's port ecosystem.
Paris
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the first half of 2026, FS's freight transport segment recorded a -2.7% drop in operating revenues
Rome
Traffic volumes amounted to approximately 8.8 billion tonne-km (-7.3%)
PORTS
The EU ETS Observatory confirms that the emissions trading system is having a negative impact on EU ports.
Madrid
The proposed corrections are the broadening of the criteria for the designation of neighbouring container transhipment ports and a percentage reduction factor applied to the volume of CO2 emissions from ships.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' revenues increased by 4.9% in the second quarter of 2026.
CRUISES
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' revenues increased by 4.9% in the second quarter of 2026.
Miami
New historical record of passengers embarking on the fleet's ships
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri's half-year revenues remain stable
Trieste
Net profit increased by 191.4%. New orders fell by 58.5%.
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +8.9%
Tirana
SHIPPING
The US think tank Open Markets Institute proposes the establishment of a public container shipping company
Washington
Rao: Today the United States depends on a cartel of six foreign shipping companies
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean reports record revenue for the April-June quarter
Miami
New all-time peak in turnover in the first half of 2026
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, CMA CGM group revenues increased by +19.2%
Marseille/New York/Los Angeles
United Ports Joint Venture with Stonepeak Completed
PORTS
PortXchange: To immediately reduce shipping emissions, we need to focus on ports.
Rotterdam
PORTS
In the port of Trieste, bulk cargo is increasing and miscellaneous goods are decreasing.
Trieste
In the first six months of 2026, traffic in Monfalcone dropped by 24.9%.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Fermerci, freight train transport production in Italy could fall to 2015 levels this year.
Rome
Map: We are faced with data that exceeds all expectations.
SHIPYARDS
Indian government approves $7.2 billion in aid for domestic shipbuilding
New Delhi
Strategy adopted today to revitalize the sector
SHIPYARDS
Two Indian shipyards included in the new EU list of ship recycling facilities proposed by the Commission
Brussels/Washington
Satisfaction of ECSA and World Shipping Council
SHIPYARDS
Hyundai and Siemens sign agreement for AI-powered shipbuilding
Washington
The goal is an autonomous manufacturing system in which all processes, including design, production, logistics, inspection and testing, are digitally connected.
ACCIDENTS
African Union condemns attacks on tankers in Red Sea claimed by Houthis
Addis Ababa
Youssouf: The security of Red Sea shipping lanes is of vital strategic importance for Africa
CRUISES
In Genoa, Fincantieri delivered the new cruise ship Explora III to Explora Journeys.
Genoa
"Explora IV" and "Explora V" will follow in 2027 and "Explora VI" in 2028.
PORTS
In the second quarter of 2019, bulk cargo volumes increased while general cargo volumes decreased.
Rotterdam
In the first half of 2026, 212.0 million tonnes of goods were moved (+0.4%)
PORTS
In the second quarter, Spanish ports handled 144.8 million tonnes of goods (+2.9%)
Madrid
Record for conventional goods and containers (in TEU)
COMPETITION
The EU Commission opens an in-depth investigation into the Saipem-Subsea7 merger.
Brussels
Brussels considers the effects of the operation to be particularly critical, especially in the SURF market.
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Medlog (MSC Group) acquires a stake in Interporto Bologna
Bologna
Caliandro: Industrial development that will allow us to achieve our rail freight traffic objectives
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The Barcelona Port Authority will acquire 40% of Terminal Intermodal de Navarra.
Barcelona
The remaining 60% of the capital will remain with Hutchison Ports Best
In the first half of this year, Chinese seaports handled 5.87 billion tons of cargo (+3.0%).
PORTS
In the first half of this year, Chinese seaports handled 5.87 billion tons of cargo (+3.0%).
Beijing
New historical records for half-yearly and quarterly container traffic
PORTS
Ports of Italy: The issue of competences divides the reform.
Rome
At the Confitarma conference, Rixi defends the new national control room, while experts and operators ask for clarity on the relationships with the AdSPs and on the resources of the new company.
LEGISLATION
The maritime sector is divided between cautious support and criticism over the EU ETS review.
Brussels/Washington/
Copenhagen/Piraeus/Rotterdam
ACCIDENTS
Yet another attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A tanker was hit and abandoned by the crew.
SHIPPING
ECSA considers the proposed revision of the EU ETS to be a first step, but many others should follow.
Brussels
Raptis: It's a good idea to allocate system revenues at EU and national levels to support sustainable fuels.
PORTS
ESPO: No to lowering the EU ETS application threshold from 5,000 to 400 GRT vessels.
Brussels
Appreciation for measures aimed at reducing evasive ship calls
TRANSPORTATION
T&E welcomes some new proposals from Brussels for the EU maritime ETS
Brussels
The association is more critical of the measures studied by the EU Commission for the aviation sector
SHIPPING
For Assarmatori, the Commission's proposal on the EU ETS is timid, while more courageous measures were expected
Brussels
TRANSPORTATION
EU Maritime ETS: The European Commission partially accepts shipowners' requests.
Brussels
A new €110 million fund for clean fuels, non-permanent exemptions extended to 2035, an IMO deduction mechanism, and crackdowns on "evasive" transshipment ports.
ACCIDENTS
Another ship was hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tampa
US Marines conducted an inspection aboard a sanctioned oil tanker
PORTS
Port of Gioia Tauro: First connection of a large container ship to the cold ironing system
Gioia Tauro
The ship "MSC Mirja" powered with a total power of approximately seven MW
PORTS
In the second quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Bruges decreased by -2%.
Antwerp
Dry bulk volumes recovered and rolling stock increased. Other sectors declined.
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new quarterly and half-year container traffic records
Hong Kong
ACCIDENTS
US forces struck the VLCC Belma sailing towards Iran's Kharg Island.
Tampa
It is operated by the Emirati Max Maritime Solutions which is subject to US sanctions
PORTS
In May, freight traffic in the port of Genoa was stable, while in Savona-Vado it decreased
Genoa
In the first five months of 2026, containers amounted to 1,199,914 TEUs (-2.8%), of which 999,228 (-1.4%) and 200,686 (-9.2%) were handled by the two ports respectively.
CRUISES
Turkey's GIH acquires Royal Caribbean's stakes in Kusadasi and Lisbon cruise terminals
Istanbul
Shareholdings rose to 99.99% and 60% respectively
PORTS
In the first half of the year, Russian ports handled 451.5 million tons of cargo (+5.8%)
St. Petersburg
Record traffic in the second quarter
Trump backtracks on 20% tax on ships passing through Hormuz under US protection
SHIPPING
Trump backtracks on 20% tax on ships passing through Hormuz under US protection
Washington/Southampton/Rotterdam
Meanwhile, another tanker, the "Stolt Magnesium", was hit by a missile near Oman
SHIPPING
European shipowners call for permanent derogations from the EU maritime ETS after 2030
Brussels
Exemptions for connections with islands and outermost regions, for polar class vessels, for transnational public service obligations and for search and rescue activities
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
The rail sector is calling for recognition of its contribution to decarbonisation in the EU ETS review.
Brussels
ACCIDENTS
Two VLCCs operated by the UAE's ADNOC were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.
Abu Dhabi/Tampa
US Central Command announces reinstatement of blockade on maritime traffic in and out of Iranian ports
SHIPPING
Trump announces a tax on goods passing through the Strait of Hormuz protected by the US
Washington/Portsmouth
Expected to be equal to 20% of the value of the transported loads
SHIPPING
Six-monthly vessel traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore increased by +3.7%
Port Klang
In the second quarter of this year alone, a decrease of -0.5% was recorded
SHIPPING
In May, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +15.0%
Cairo
In the first five months of 2026, 5,696 ships passed through the port (+12.7%)
SHIPPING
OOCL records sharp increase in containers carried by its fleet
Hong Kong
In the April-June quarter, revenues generated by this activity grew by +19.8%
ACCIDENTS
Strait of Hormuz, a container ship was attacked near the coast of Oman
Muscat/Portsmouth/New Delhi/Tampa
Fire on board. One crew member missing. 23 other sailors rescued.
PORTS
At the port of Marseille-Fos, general cargo traffic is increasing while bulk cargo is decreasing.
Marseille
In the first half of 2026, cruise passengers increased by +5%
SHIPPING
The Swedish government is calling for the EU maritime ETS to be extended to more vessels.
Stockholm
Stockholm stresses the need for the ETS to remain a pillar of EU climate policy
PORTS
Assiterminal will bring the issues of concession fees, investments and intermodality to the attention of politicians.
Genoa
Proposal to grant a concession fee discount to terminals that increase rail traffic
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships continue to decline
London
In the first half of this year, 38 accidents occurred compared to 90 in the first six months of 2025.
SEAFARERS
There are still six thousand sailors trapped in the Strait of Hormuz region
London
Dominguez (IMO): I remain confident that the evacuation plan can be resumed
SHIPPING
A study highlights the significant costs and counterproductive effects of the application of the EU ETS to maritime connections with western Sicily
Palermo
For the Naples-Palermo and Genoa-Palermo routes the annual cost varies between 2.9 million and 19.9 million euros.
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri to build third ultra-luxury cruise ship for Four Seasons Yachts
Trieste
The unit will be built in the Ancona plant and will be delivered in 2031
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Fermerci urges the search for resources to support rail freight transport.
Rome
Paper: from the remodulation of the PNRR we expect that resources will finally be allocated to compensate for the damages that operators are suffering
ACCIDENTS
Another tanker hit by a drone in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
The device caused limited structural damage
ACCIDENTS
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A tanker was hit by a shell which started a fire
LAW
Evergreen founder's son investigated for insider trading
Taipei
He was released on bail today
SHIPPING
ECSA: Shipping receives a cut of its EU maritime ETS payments.
Brussels
Italy, ranked third in Europe, earns €669-787 million. Only France and Estonia allocate a specific portion of this revenue to the maritime sector.
COMPANIES
Fincantieri acquires Next Geosolutions, WSense, Graal Tech, and Defcomm to develop the underwater segment
Trieste
The first phase of operations involves an outlay of approximately 600 million euros
ACCIDENTS
A new attack on a ship in the Red Sea raises alarm over a possible resumption of Houthi actions.
Portsmouth
The accident occurred 30 nautical miles southwest of the port of Hodeidah
LAW
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has accepted the appeal for the annulment of the environmental impact assessment decree for the Fiumicino tourist and cruise port.
Rome
The project - explains the ruling - although speaking of a "prevalent" recreational function, actually foresees a very significant cruise component.
CRUISES
Transport & Environment calls for the introduction of national cruise taxes and further EU measures to mitigate their impact
Brussels
PORTS
Assiterminal's proposals for amending the Ports Bill focus on port work
Genoa
According to the association, the distinction between port operations and services must be overcome
PORTS
Assologistica and Assoporti also request changes to Porti d'Italia Spa.
Rome
Both associations highlight the central role of the Port System Authorities
PORTS
Peruvian judiciary rules that COSCO's private port of Chancay must be subject to public oversight
File
PORTS
The corrections proposed by Confitarma, ANCI, the Port Authorities and the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) to the port governance reform
Rome
SHIPPING
AP Møller Holding to acquire Norwegian ship leasing company Ocean Yield
Copenhagen/London/Oslo
Holds interests in a fleet of more than 70 cargo vessels
LOGISTICS
CMA CGM to Invest $1.4 Billion to Buy FedEx Supply Chain
Memphis/Marseille
The American company has nearly 10,000 employees
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter
New York
In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport
Zagreb
The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.
PORTS
ICTSI posts record net income of $363 million (+24.2%) in the second quarter
Manila
ACCIDENTS
Another GasLog vessel hit while leaving the Persian Gulf
Piraeus/Southampton
Damage to the engine room
SHIPPING
Finnlines reports record quarterly revenues
Helsinki
In the April-June period, net profit was 42.9 million euros (+64.7%)
COMPANIES
Spinelli Group approves 2025 sustainability report
Genoa
Production value grew by 5%. New hires increased by 48%.
PORTS
Fabrizio Marilli will be the new secretary general of the Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority.
Ancona
The Management Committee has approved the institution's budget adjustment
PORTS
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has adopted the 2026-2028 Port Plan.
Genoa
Projections for 2028 indicate an increase of approximately 150 employees in the ports of the system
PORTS
The Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has approved the budget adjustment change.
Gioia Tauro
It records higher revenues and higher expenses of 1.69 million euros
EDUCATION
One and a half million euros for training in Tuscan ports
Livorno
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has presented its 2026-2028 training plan.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Terminali Italia will manage the Orte intermodal terminal starting next year.
Rome
It has approximately 96,000 square meters of yards and three tracks
TRANSPORTATION
Italy and Tunisia sign a collaboration agreement in the transport and logistics sector
Rome
ACCIDENTS
Another Saudi-owned Bahri ship attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea
Southampton/Sana'a/Riyadh
Yemeni militants' spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack on the chemical tanker "NCC Ghazal"
INFRASTRUCTURE
The final breakthrough of the two main tunnels of the Brenner Base Tunnel was achieved today.
Bolzano
The two construction sites are connected approximately 1,400 meters below the Brenner Pass
LOGISTICS
UPS revenues increased 7.6% in the second quarter
Atlanta
Net profit amounted to $604 million (-52.9%)
LOGISTICS
In 2025, the revenues of the Italian logistics company Nord Ovest grew by +13.6%
Wedge
Net profit down 8.3%
PORTS
Quarterly freight traffic increased at the ports of Algeciras and Barcelona. Valencia saw a decline.
Algeciras/Barcelona/
Valencia
Increase in containers at the Catalan port
COMPANIES
Fincantieri signs agreement with NextGeo's reinvesting partners
Trieste
The operation is part of the development strategy in the diving segment
PORTS
The update to the DPSS of the ports of Sardinia has been adopted.
Cagliari
Resolution of the Management Committee of the Port System Authority
PORTS
ICTSI acquires the ATU12 and ATU18 bulk terminals at the Brazilian port of Aratu.
Sao Paulo/Manila
They will be sold by SIMPAR for approximately 355 million dollars
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
INDUSTRY
Konecranes reports decline in quarterly financial performance as orders increase
Helsinki
The value of orders relating to port equipment grew by +17%
PORTS
Fourteen regions are in favor and five are against the bill on port governance reform.
Rome
Rixi: Let's now continue the institutional process with the aim of achieving a balanced reform.
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel's net sales increased by 8% in the second quarter.
Schindellegi
Performance improved markedly in the air freight segment
ASSOCIATIONS
Assagenti's management team has been renewed.
Genoa
The composition of the executive committee and the chairmen of the commissions
PORTS
DP World signs preliminary agreement to build two terminals at Fujairah Port
Dubai
FREIGHT TERMINALS
VIO - Vado Ligure Interport Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
Pierangelo Olivieri has been appointed president
INDUSTRY
Kalmar's turnover increased by 14% in the second quarter
Helsinki
New orders value stable
OFFSHORE
Saipem wins new offshore drilling contract off Ivory Coast
Milan
It was awarded by Eni Côte d'Ivoire
LOGISTICS
DSV's quarterly performance continues to grow, boosted by the Schenker acquisition.
Hedehusene
Net profit of DKK 2.6 billion (+11.5%) was recorded in the April-June period of 2026.
ASSOCIATIONS
Falteri (Federlogistica) has been co-opted into the Board of the European Logistics Association
Genoa
International collaboration protocol on integrated logistics with ACLI Terra
SHIPPING
GCC urges international community to protect maritime transport against Houthi threats
Riyadh
Reaction to the announcement of a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia
EDUCATION
Fincantieri signs agreement in Qatar for operational management of the Training and Simulation Centre.
Trieste
The center is intended for the training of naval personnel of the Qatari Navy.
INDUSTRY
Wärtsilä records sharp increase in new order value in second quarter
Helsinki
Net turnover decreased by -2%
NEWS
Over 770 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Vado Ligure
Savona
Once released on the market, the drug would have ensured criminal organizations profits of 250 million euros.
SHIPPING
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build six 13,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
Contract valued at over $1.2 billion
ACCIDENTS
The toll of attacks on ships in the Black Sea worsens
Odessa
Ten dead on board a ship leaving the port of Odessa
ACCIDENTS
Today a new attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
The product tanker Kavomaleas of the Greek company Dynacom Tankers Management caught fire
SHIPPING
Confitarma disappointed by the Commission's proposal to revise the EU ETS
Rome
Zanetti: The notable absentee is the competitiveness of the Italian and European shipping industry.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
ALIS: Commission's proposals on the EU ETS are positive, but serious issues remain.
Rome
PORTS
MIT adopts cold ironing guidelines
Rome
The aim is to ensure clear, uniform and transparent criteria for all Port System Authorities.
CRUISES
In the first half of the year, cruise traffic at GPH port terminals grew by +10.1%
Istanbul
In the second quarter alone the increase was +2.8%
PORTS
Western Liguria Port Authority approves 2026 budget update
Genoa
PORTS
Assiterminal clarifies its doubts about the responsibilities assigned to Porti d'Italia Spa.
Genoa
INDUSTRY
ABB buys British Rotork
Zurich/London
The Bath-based company specializes in flow control and industrial automation.
PORTS
Central Adriatic Port Authority refinances €100 million from the Infrastructure Decree
Ancona
The funds concern seven strategic interventions of the port system
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 3.4% in the first half of 2026.
Los Angeles
In the second quarter, growth was +11.5%
SEAFARERS
IMO and ITF call for an end to attacks on seafarers and transport workers
London
Resurgence of incidents in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov and the Strait of Hormuz region
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026.
Hong Kong
An increase of +6.5% was recorded in June
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
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
MEETINGS
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Govt does not interfere in port management appointments - Loke
(Bernama)
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti is strongly opposed to the establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Rome
Verzari and Gulli: the AdSPs must be coordinated by a public body that can protect port workers
PORTS
CMPort sets new monthly, quarterly and half-yearly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the first half of 2026, 78.3 million were moved (+4.6%)
PORTS
In the first half of this year, the port of Singapore handled 22.7 million containers (+4.7%)
Singapore
Historic record for half-year bunker sales
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach increased by 10.3% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
Growth of +1.7% was recorded in the first half of 2026
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
The new board of directors of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane has been appointed.
Rome
Tommaso Tanzilli confirmed as president. Gianpiero Strisciuglio is the new CEO.
PORTS
Port of Gioia Tauro: tender launched for completion of dredging activities
Gioia Tauro
The expected duration of the contract is 60 days
PORTS
In the first half of 2026, cargo traffic in Turkish ports was 279.1 million tonnes (+1.5%)
Ankara
Cargoes with Italy alone amounted to 23.4 million tons (-2.5%)
SHIPYARDS
The first steel cutting of the Carnival Destiny cruise ship.
Monfalcone
Fincantieri and Carnival celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of their collaboration
PORTS
NatPower Marine acquires Aqua superPower to accelerate the electrification of ports and marinas
Monk
It operates the largest international network of electric charging points in Europe.
LOGISTICS
European Logistics Observatory established
Brussels
The aim is to strengthen the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of European logistics.
INDUSTRY
Agreement reached at Mimit with JSW to relaunch the Piombino steelworks
Rome/Livorno
Gariglio: Strengthening integration between port docks and industrial areas
SHIPYARDS
Agreement between Fincantieri and the Croatian shipyards Brodotrogir Cruise and Iskra Shipyard
Trieste
Initiative within the framework of the two-corvette program promoted by the Croatian Ministry of Defence
SHIPPING
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL return to quarterly revenue growth
Keelung/Taipei
Four consecutive quarters of decline behind us
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Project for a direct rail link between the port of Gioia Tauro and the Interporto D'Abruzzo
Pescara
LOGISTICS
Tax fraud on labor in the logistics sector
Milan
€28 million seized from four Milanese companies
JOBS
PSA Genova Pra', the state of agitation has been lifted following the successful completion of the cooling procedure.
Genoa
INDUSTRY
ZPMC Delivers New Ultra-High Wind-Resistant Port Cranes
Shanghai
The world's tallest rail-mounted reach stackers for empty containers have also been built.
MARITIME SERVICES
Peninsula and Itochu form joint venture to supply ammonia bunkering to European ports
Gibraltar
The initiative in response to the growing demand for zero-carbon fuels
INDUSTRY
Konecranes announced its entry into Japan
Helsinki/Tokyo
Acquisition of 70% of Mitsubishi Electric FA Industrial Products
OFFSHORE
Saipem wins $2 billion contract in Indonesia
Milan
INSTITUTIONS
Seven IMO regional coordinators have been introduced who will provide technical support to the organisation's Member States.
London
SHIPPING
Jadrolinija has inaugurated its new fast maritime service Ancona-Zadar
Ancona/Zara
It provides five departures per week and a crossing of approximately four hours.
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd to reorganize services in the Adriatic
Hamburg
The port of Ancona, removed from the ADX line, will continue to be served by the IAS service
PORTS
Eleven nominations for the eighteenth edition of the ESPO Award
Brussels
This year's theme is dual-use port-city projects
INDUSTRY
Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings signs agreement with COSCO Shipping Bulk for 125 new vessels
Sandefjord
Advanced hull performance solutions will be implemented
INDUSTRY
Maersk issues first order for new containers produced in India
Copenhagen
Local production has been stimulated by the introduction of incentives
PORTS
Last May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +3.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +10.6% is expected in June
PORTS
Sardinia's Port Authority spent approximately €157 million in PNRR funds
Cagliari
Achievement of the targets expected by June 30, 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hannibal will inaugurate a new intermodal service from Melzo to Rotterdam Europoort on July 8th.
Melzo
Six weekly trains are scheduled that will be able to carry up to 38 cargo units
PORTS
PSA to build and operate container terminal at Vietnam's Lach Huyen port
Singapore
Agreement with Lach Huyen International Logistics & Industrial Park
ASSOCIATIONS
Sandro Bucchioni and Andrea Fontana confirmed as presidents of the La Spezia freight forwarders and maritime agents.
La Spezia
New two-year mandate
INDUSTRY
Konecranes has acquired the nuclear and port services segment of Spain's Coapsa.
Hyvinkää
The company has an annual turnover of approximately four million euros.
ENVIRONMENT
PSA Italy presented its 2025 Sustainability Report
Genoa
The document highlights, among other things, the employment data and the economic impact on the territory
PORTS
The Central-Northern Adriatic Port Authority confirms the completion of the projects financed by the PNRR
Ravenna
PORTS
Mirco Carloni has taken office as president of the Central Adriatic Port System Authority.
Ancona
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Oriente
Naples
It will be placed on the Asia-Europe route
PORTS
The Central Adriatic Port Authority announces that it has achieved its objectives under the PNRR
Ancona
PORTS
Port of La Spezia: 60 Sea Log workers rehired by other port companies
La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP): very satisfied with the positive conclusion of this dispute
INSURANCE
A workshop on cold ironing and related risks and insurance solutions will be held in London.
London
Rossi (ADVANT-Nctm): effective infrastructure development must necessarily take into account legal and insurance aspects
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri signs an agreement in Albania for shipbuilding training.
Trieste
Skills development for the growth of the new Pashaliman naval industrial hub
PORTS
Reorganization of ro-pax traffic areas in the port of Catania
Catania
Ferries will no longer be moored on the central jetty or along the eastern breakwater
SHIPPING
Maersk raises fiscal 2026 forecast
Copenhagen
Continued growth in demand for containerized shipping and increased spot rates
Green light for the awarding of railway shunting services in the ports of Savona and Vado
New trucking area in the port of Genoa
PORTS
The Italian Ports Association will hold its assembly in Naples on Wednesday.
Rome
The discussion on port governance reform will be at the heart of the proceedings.
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