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January 12, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL holds talks with Tanjung Pelepas port
    S'pore carrier the latest to express interest in new Johor port
  • Evergreen signs deal with e-commerce firm Bolero
  • Passengers paying up to US$250,000 for world cruise
  • Japan to hold anti-piracy meeting in April
Air and Land Transport
  • LA airport loses case over hike in landing fees
    It must now repay airlines about US$100m and cut future charges by US$15m a year
  • Boeing to offer bonuses if workers meet targets
  • United to cancel Bangkok to HK service
  • GM buys remaining interest in Saab
  • Air France, Delta to up US-Paris flights
Features
  • Dutch Customs goes high-tech
    The authorities at Rotterdam port are successfully using a new x-ray container scan to check for smuggled goods
Columns
  • Need to determine minimum safe level of manning

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL holds talks with Tanjung Pelepas port
    S'pore carrier the latest to express interest in new Johor port
  • Evergreen signs deal with e-commerce firm Bolero
  • Passengers paying up to US$250,000 for world cruise
  • Japan to hold anti-piracy meeting in April
Air and Land Transport
  • LA airport loses case over hike in landing fees
    It must now repay airlines about US$100m and cut future charges by US$15m a year
  • Boeing to offer bonuses if workers meet targets
  • United to cancel Bangkok to HK service
  • GM buys remaining interest in Saab
  • Air France, Delta to up US-Paris flights
Features
  • Dutch Customs goes high-tech
    The authorities at Rotterdam port are successfully using a new x-ray container scan to check for smuggled goods
Columns
  • Need to determine minimum safe level of manning

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL holds talks with Tanjung Pelepas port
    S'pore carrier the latest to express interest in new Johor port
  • Evergreen signs deal with e-commerce firm Bolero
  • Passengers paying up to US$250,000 for world cruise
  • Japan to hold anti-piracy meeting in April
Air and Land Transport
  • LA airport loses case over hike in landing fees
    It must now repay airlines about US$100m and cut future charges by US$15m a year
  • Boeing to offer bonuses if workers meet targets
  • United to cancel Bangkok to HK service
  • GM buys remaining interest in Saab
  • Air France, Delta to up US-Paris flights
Features
  • Dutch Customs goes high-tech
    The authorities at Rotterdam port are successfully using a new x-ray container scan to check for smuggled goods
Columns
  • Need to determine minimum safe level of manning

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL holds talks with Tanjung Pelepas port
    S'pore carrier the latest to express interest in new Johor port
  • Evergreen signs deal with e-commerce firm Bolero
  • Passengers paying up to US$250,000 for world cruise
  • Japan to hold anti-piracy meeting in April
Air and Land Transport
  • LA airport loses case over hike in landing fees
    It must now repay airlines about US$100m and cut future charges by US$15m a year
  • Boeing to offer bonuses if workers meet targets
  • United to cancel Bangkok to HK service
  • GM buys remaining interest in Saab
  • Air France, Delta to up US-Paris flights
Features
  • Dutch Customs goes high-tech
    The authorities at Rotterdam port are successfully using a new x-ray container scan to check for smuggled goods
Columns
  • Need to determine minimum safe level of manning

Sched Netweb site
  • New appointments at HKLSA
  • Waste not, want not
  • New appointments at the FMC
  • Aussie trade not so gloomy
  • Satisfying trade deals signed by Mexico and Uruguay
  • Norfolk Southern to spend big on rail improvements
  • Malaysia Airline funding still not on solid ground
  • Delta, SAA get approval for codeshare agreement
  • Deutsche Post gets go ahead for AEI takeover
  • Atlas puts China on the map
  • East coast guard down

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 11, 2000
  • Rumor KLM participation in Malaysian
  • Entrepreneurs form the blockades; considerable damage
  • AirNet Express on SmartShip.com
  • Negotiations US and UK
  • Contship Overland expands into Scotland
  • Intexo's final step integration with MSAS

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • New Australian Tax to Exert Adverse Effect on Shipping
  • Evergreen Joins 'bolero.net' for Paperless Trading
  • Hurricane Delays Maersk's New Building Schedule
  • Yang Ming Creates E-Logistics Venture
  • CN, Clarke Launch Third-Party Logistics JV

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Major Ports corporatisation programme ready: PM
  • Sales tax may be waived on essential goods
  • Rana rules out silk import ban
  • US firms appeal against ITC ruling lifting duty on Indian castings
  • Delhi govt seeks 4 years to shift industrial units
  • 7th Export Import Workshop batch from Jan. 22
  • India's software exports likely to cross $ 100 bn
  • Cotton yarn exports at record high in '99
  • BOOE seeks duty relief extension to trader-importers
  • UK Trade Secy sets 6-point trade boost agenda
  • Russia may be persuaded to buy more Indian tea
  • TUF norm may be eased to cover captive power cost
  • Tax waiver for Moradabad bypass project
  • Textile exports rise 7 pc in dollar terms
  • Finance Ministry may revamp MAT
  • CSL-built tug leaves for Kandla Port

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 11, 2000
  • Bunker markets: Mixed price picture but firmer trend seen ahead
  • Indian oil workers strike ended
  • Oil firmer on Saudi comments about production cuts
  • Asian product prices up on major Indian oil workers strike
  • Danish ports merge

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 11, 2000
  • Marshall Island slashes fees, taxes
    Critics of the Open Register system have spoken scathingly about "sovereignty for sale." Right now, it seems to be on sale! Effective immediately, vessels registering under the Marshall Islands flag will be registered free of registration, documentation and mortgage recordation fees, annual tonnage tax, marine inspection and marine investigation and international participation fees.
  • Death sentences for pirates
    A mainland China court yesterday upheld death sentences on 13 members of a pirate gang.
  • Desktop support for NNS
    Halifax Corporation's IT services division has been awarded a one-year contract to support approximately 10,000 desktop computers at Newport News Shipbuilding.
  • Marad contract for North Florida
    American Overseas Marine Corporation (AMSEA), on behalf of Marad, has awarded North Florida Shipyards, Jacksonville, Fla., a contract to modify the deck spaces of M/V Cape Wraith.
  • Gambling ship sold
    Europa Cruises Corporation says it has entered into a $4,650,000 agreement to sell its gambling ship M/V Europa Sun, certain equipment, and any transferable lease rights it had to its Miami Beach, Florida port to Stardancer Casino, Inc.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Erika suffered severe corrosion
    SEVERE corrosion was found on the Erika only weeks before the oil tanker sank but no immediate remedial action was taken, Lloyd's List can reveal.
  • French class society dismisses allegations
    CLASSIFICATION Society Bureau Veritas has rejected a French newspaper report that it discovered problems on the Erika in the course of an inspection in June 1998, writes Andrew Spurrier.
  • Watchdog launch may be postponed
    The launch date for Britain's General Insurance Standards Council, the controversial self-regulatory body for insurance brokers, is expected to be postponed, to allow a rethink on some key provisions.
  • Phillips order respite for Kvaerner's Methil yard
    A PHILLIPS Petroleum order for an offshore substructure has brought short-term respite to Kvaerner's beleaguered Methil offshore fabrication shipyard in Fife, Scotland, writes Rajesh Joshi.
  • Westminster seeks to overhaul trust ports
    SUCH is the volume of New Labour supporters which have been appointed to public positions over the last two and-a-half years that the phrase 'Tony's Cronies' is now common currency in some circles of the UK.
  • Greeks flock to renew fleet
    GREEK shipowners have embarked on their biggest fleet renewal exercise for a quarter of a century, statistics compiled by the country's leading newbuilding broker suggest.
  • Canal set for nuclear transit
    A special escort will accompany the British-owned cargoship Pacific Swan today as the vessel transits the Panama Canal with her cargo of nuclear waste.
  • P&O Cruises' new 76,000 ton cruiseship Aurora
    P&O Cruises' new 76,000 ton cruiseship Aurora is floated inch by inch out of her building dock at Papenburg, Gernmany, and her 15 metre high funnel is lowered into position in the process. She is due to be named in Southampton by the Princess Royal on April 27 and her maiden voyage will be on May 1.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 11, 2000
  • China wins biggest ever newbuilding order
  • RINA refutes allegations over Erika
  • French builder hopes to create 7,000 jobs
  • Hong Kong tipped off US on human cargo
  • Fog cripples Mexican Gulf ports
  • Hyundai compensates North Korea over sinking
  • Hanjin places $120M container order
  • Call for owners to save Husumer
  • Matson requests waiver
  • Mexican trucks still lassoed to border
  • Brazil tackles pallet-borne pests
  • Move to abolish ports tariff authority
  • HK cruise terminal still on the cards
  • Hong Kong THC talks next week
  • Changes proposed to Indian Ports Act
  • Almare for sale
  • Ming Longevity loses 61 containers in storm
  • Asia South Korea gives up more bodies
  • Majors move in on Gibraltar terminal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Port of NY/NJ assessments rise for first time since Eighties
  • Account-based system could simplify duty-refund process
  • BNSF, CN file registration with SEC
  • Wedam joins Wisconsin Central
  • Largest rail union opposes CN-BNSF merger
  • STB approves merger of RailAmerica, RailTex
  • U.S. post office asks for 1-cent postage increase
  • U.S., India reach market-opening pact
Transportation
  • US rail volume rises 3.3% in December, 1.2% for quarter
  • Delay is goal of railroad anti-merger campaign
  • Norfolk Southern allots $747 million for improvements
  • Chinese rail expansion plan stays on track
  • Canadian truck driver shortage worsening
  • France begins to assess storm damage
Maritime
  • Groups to develop port environmental plan
  • Pakistani port plans night navigation, deeper channel, other changes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Port of NY/NJ assessments rise for first time since Eighties
  • Account-based system could simplify duty-refund process
  • BNSF, CN file registration with SEC
  • Wedam joins Wisconsin Central
  • Largest rail union opposes CN-BNSF merger
  • STB approves merger of RailAmerica, RailTex
  • U.S. post office asks for 1-cent postage increase
  • U.S., India reach market-opening pact
Transportation
  • US rail volume rises 3.3% in December, 1.2% for quarter
  • Delay is goal of railroad anti-merger campaign
  • Norfolk Southern allots $747 million for improvements
  • Chinese rail expansion plan stays on track
  • Canadian truck driver shortage worsening
  • France begins to assess storm damage
Maritime
  • Groups to develop port environmental plan
  • Pakistani port plans night navigation, deeper channel, other changes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Port of NY/NJ assessments rise for first time since Eighties
  • Account-based system could simplify duty-refund process
  • BNSF, CN file registration with SEC
  • Wedam joins Wisconsin Central
  • Largest rail union opposes CN-BNSF merger
  • STB approves merger of RailAmerica, RailTex
  • U.S. post office asks for 1-cent postage increase
  • U.S., India reach market-opening pact
Transportation
  • US rail volume rises 3.3% in December, 1.2% for quarter
  • Delay is goal of railroad anti-merger campaign
  • Norfolk Southern allots $747 million for improvements
  • Chinese rail expansion plan stays on track
  • Canadian truck driver shortage worsening
  • France begins to assess storm damage
Maritime
  • Groups to develop port environmental plan
  • Pakistani port plans night navigation, deeper channel, other changes

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Les transporteurs routiers français préparent des actions prolongées
    Dans un communiqué de presse commun, incitant une fois de plus à la solidarité, les organisations patronales du secteur de transport FNTR, TLF, UNOSTRA et CSD ont laissé entendre qu'elle poursuivront leurs actions avec davantage de détermination. Elles ont ajouté que les actions seront encore plus dures tant que le gouvernement ne répondra pas à leurs exigences concernant la semaine des 35 heures et la pression fiscale. Selon un porte-parole de la FNTR, un léger progrès avait été enregistré mardi après-midi lors des négociations officieuses entre les patrons et le gouvernement, tant à propos du carburant que sur le plan des heures de travail. Il se hâta de préciser qu'il ne s'agit que de rumeurs et que les patrons attendent des propositions claires.
  • Cobelfret entend se concentrer sur le short sea et d'autres activités
    La coopération entre les armements belge Cobelfret et italien Grimaldi (Naples) dans le cadre de services conjoints exploités sous l'étiquette G&C aura duré une quizaine d'années. Cobelfret, ainsi qu'évoqué brièvement dans une édition précédente a décidé de se retirer de ce service et par la même occasion de mettre fin à ses activités de lignes régulières deep sea. Grimaldi poursuit donc seul les dessertes au départ d'Europe du Nord de la côte est de l'Amérique du Sud et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du centre.
  • Volvo va produire d'autres voitures à Gand que la nouvelle V70
    Volvo a présenté à Bruxelles, à la veille du salon de l'Auto, son nouveau break V70. C'est une voiture dynamique et plus "jeune" que l'actuelle, ce qui cadre dans la volonté du constructeur suédois d'adopter un nouveau profil. A cette occasion, Curt Germundson, senior vice-president de Volvo Car Corporation, nous a déclaré que l'usine de Gand produira non seulement cette nouvelle voiture, mais également deux ou trois autres modèles qui seront basés sur la même plate-forme. Près de 500 millions d'USD ont été investis dans les lignes de production gantoises, afin de parvenir à une plus grande flexibilité.
  • La tempête a maintenu la SNCF dans le rouge
    La situation financière de la SNCF s'est considérablement améliorée en 1999 et l'eut encore été bien davantage sans la tempête de la fin de l'année qui devrait lui coûter un demi milliard de FRF.

Marine Linkweb site
JANUARY 11, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Eimskip Wins Two-Year Deal With Nordural
  • Hanjin Buys $120M Worth Of Containers
Breaking News
  • Bollinger Launches Ocean Intervention II
  • French Wreck Probe Finds No Big Leaks in Rear Hull
  • Air Express Acquires Transworld Group
  • Britain Investigates Report Of Port Blocking Falkland Ships
  • Luka Sees Intereuropa Merger In July
  • Fog Stops Houston Channel Shipping
  • Holland America Books Largest Number Of Customers For World Cruise
  • Attica To Deploy Ferries In Baltic Sea

Marine Linkweb site
JANUARY 11, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Eimskip Wins Two-Year Deal With Nordural
  • Hanjin Buys $120M Worth Of Containers
Breaking News
  • Bollinger Launches Ocean Intervention II
  • French Wreck Probe Finds No Big Leaks in Rear Hull
  • Air Express Acquires Transworld Group
  • Britain Investigates Report Of Port Blocking Falkland Ships
  • Luka Sees Intereuropa Merger In July
  • Fog Stops Houston Channel Shipping
  • Holland America Books Largest Number Of Customers For World Cruise
  • Attica To Deploy Ferries In Baltic Sea

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
COSCO Shipping, revenues +29% and profits +82%: the credit goes to freight rates, rather than volumes
Hong Kong
The trans-Pacific market is the driving force behind the Chinese group's accounts
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports increased net income but declining margins in the third quarter.
Miami
APM Terminals signs further expansion phase for the Moroccan port of Tangier Med
Rabat
An investment of over 800 million dollars is planned to build 1.2 kilometers of docks
Port of Barcelona launches project to reduce cruise terminals from seven to five
Barcelona
Review of the concession held by Creuers del Port de Barcelona
Boluda and Samskip, a new merger in European short-sea shipping.
Boluda and Samskip, a new merger in European short-sea shipping.
Valencia/Rotterdam
The Spanish group has signed an agreement to acquire all the activities of the Dutch group and expand its multimodal platform
Indian shipyards on EU ship recycling list, ECSA asks MEPs to approve
Brussels
Call to reject a motion opposing the Commission's proposal
CVC DIF has acquired a majority stake in the Spanish shipyard Cernaval
Schiphol
The Iberian company employs approximately 275 people
Contship Italia acquires the Tarros group
Melzo/La Spezia
All the activities and assets that make up the integrated service system of the La Spezia group are changing hands
Villa Vie Residences' residential cruise ship suspended
Villa Vie Residences' residential cruise ship suspended
Fort Lauderdale/Sihanoukville
The company attributes the ship's grounding to rising fuel costs and is working on a restructuring and recapitalization plan.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders four 9,900 CEU PCTCs plus eight options
Lysaker
Agreement with the Chinese shipyard Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu)
Royal Caribbean posts record quarterly revenue of $5.59 billion. Full-year 2026 forecasts are raised.
Royal Caribbean posts record quarterly revenue of $5.59 billion. Full-year 2026 forecasts are raised.
Miami
EBITDA at 2.53 billion and passengers at 2.68 million in the July-September period
Maritime safety, ETS, flags, and employment are the focus of the Confitarma president's report.
Rome
Zanetti calls for a European alliance for freedom of navigation, a national pact for the transition, and less bureaucracy for the Italian flag.
Global Ports Holding signs concession agreement for Saint Vincent cruise port
Istanbul
The agreement has a duration of 30 years
Sunde family sells Color Line to Stena
Gothenburg
Swedish ferry group acquires Norway's largest cruise ferry company
Chinese ports, the race is slowing down
Chinese ports, the race is slowing down
Beijing
After 25 years of growth, freight traffic is almost at a standstill, but containers are still breaking records.
Lorenzo Sanna is the new president of ANPAN
Sestri Levante
Parmigiani: Regarding the High Seas Protocol, we should return to the commander's paper declaration.
2027 will once again be a record year for the Italian cruise industry
Livorno
Approximately 16 million passengers are expected, with a growth of +4%
Port reform: Commission discusses only setting aside and rejecting vessels
Rome
The Chamber of Deputies has passed no amendments in three weeks. The only exception is Port Authority staff.
Road haulage, truce near. The government releases funds for diesel fuel and structural reforms.
Rome
Emergency decree approved with tax credits, a ban on leasing, and fuel surcharge protections
The fleet of dual-fuel containerships and car carriers exceeds 500 units
Washington
A 41% jump compared to September 2025. Industry investments have exceeded $200 billion.
Green Maritime Corridors: China Leads the Race
Shanghai
Nearly a fifth of global developments involve a Chinese port. The Global Maritime Forum report highlights fuel and collaboration as strengths, while demand remains weak.
In the third quarter, freight traffic in Spanish ports grew by +2.1%
Madrid
Bulk cargo is driving the trend. Containerized cargo remains stable.
The EU invests in the green revolution of the seas
Brussels
From ammonia to e-methanol, from electric ferries to CO2 capture: projects reshaping the future of European shipping have received funding.
Road haulage associations call for an end to roadblocks in the South.
Rome/Modena
After the meeting with Salvini, the trade unions urged Piantedosi to intervene. Ruote Libere responded: listen to the protesters, not repress them.
APM Terminals and Hateco sign agreement to develop a rail freight terminal network in northern Vietnam
Copenhagen
Initial investment estimated at around $3.5 billion
IFM Investors to acquire CPPIB and OMERS' stakes in Associated British Ports
London
Agreement reached for the transfer of 63.9% of the capital of the British port group
DSV, Air & Sea and Contract Logistics drive third quarter, while road transport slows
Copenhagen
Road division suffers from problems following Schenker integration
Decarbonizing shipping: The UK should learn from FuelEU Maritime's mistakes.
London
The UK Chamber of Shipping presents the government with a document with lessons from the first two years of application of the European regulation
The port of Antwerp-Bruges returns to growth in the third quarter, with a +2.5% after two quarters of decline
Antwerp
Containers, ro-ro and dry bulk are driving the recovery, while steel and energy products remain in difficulty
Interferry renews alarm over postponement of road haulage inclusion in the EU ETS
Victoria
Roos: The burdens and challenges of decarbonisation cannot be borne by individual sectors
The port of Trieste recovers on container traffic in the third quarter, but the railway remains in difficulty
Trieste
Liquid bulk on the rise
Record quarterly cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals
Istanbul
Only the numbers in the Eastern Mediterranean and Adriatic region are decreasing
Rheinmetall confirms partnership with MSC for acquisition of Romanian shipyard in Mangalia
Düsseldorf
The purchase price of approximately 138 million euros will be paid jointly by the two partners
Strait of Hormuz: Another weekend of attacks on ships
Tehran/Southampton
First use of RPG anti-tank rocket fired from a small vessel
Port of Rotterdam: General cargo declines in third quarter, bulk traffic increases
Rotterdam
In the first nine months of 2026, 323.2 million tonnes were handled (+0.9%)
The Ligurian Shipbuilding Observatory is born: a sector worth two billion euros and employing over 10,000 people.
Genoa
AdSP, Confindustria Genova and Unione Industriali Savona launch permanent monitoring of the sector
BPA says UK container growth depends on investment, not carbon leakage
London
A report by the British association contests the Spanish Observatory: the indicator in teu-miles does not measure real volumes and amplifies the effect of the order of ports of call
ETS: Shipping accounts for 10% of emissions but pays nearly 20% of the bill.
Brussels
ECSA Study: European Shipowners Call for Triple SMAP Quotas for Sustainable Fuels and Technologies
AP Moller Capital to acquire Portek International Port Group
Copenhagen
It will be sold by the Japanese company Mitsui & Co.
Washington and Madrid's port dispute threatens to escalate into a trade war.
Washington
The FMC proposes a levy of 200 thousand dollars per voyage on ships under the Spanish flag and restrictions on the import of certain products
Port reform: the Commission rejects the governance changes to Ports of Italy.
Rome
Yesterday, the Chamber of Deputies' Committee voted on Article 9 of Bill 2925: the opposition's amendments were rejected; further consideration has been postponed to another session.
Port of Singapore sets new all-time record for quarterly container throughput (TEUs)
Singapore
Marine fuel sales highlight ongoing transformation of fuel market
Two container ships hit by shells while transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Singapore
The "GFS Pride" suffered damage and a fire on board, and subsequently sank
Attacks on ships and ports: ETF appeals to EU leaders
Brussels
"We need action, not another declaration of concern": the union calls for worker safety to be placed at the heart of the European response in the Black Sea.
RINA held responsible for the sinking of the Al Salam Boccaccio '98 , according to the Genoa court.
Genoa
The company declares its profound disagreement and recalls the conclusions of other investigations
Peru plans second major national port
File
The port of Corío will be built on the southern coast of the country to also serve Brazilian exports
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea are multiplying.
Sofia/Southampton/New Delhi
Two vessels hit in Bulgaria's special economic zone
Maritime ETS: SMAP under scrutiny by those who produce the fuels of the future
Brussels
A joint letter from producers, utilities, shipowners and NGOs calls for the reservation of quotas for e-fuels and the introduction of advance booking
The Port of Los Angeles sets new all-time monthly and quarterly container throughput records.
Los Angeles
New peaks in full containers upon disembarkation and empty boxes
Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
Le Aziende informano
Ufficiali di Macchina: l'Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile apre le selezioni per il corso ITS triennale gratuito. Scadenza 26 ottobre
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Ports, new investments in Tuscany and Sardinia
Livorno/Cagliari
The 2027 budget estimates for the two Port Authorities have been approved. Highlights include the Piombino dock, works in Livorno, and dredging and electrification projects in Sardinian ports.
Finding qualified personnel in Italian ports is increasingly difficult.
Naples
An analysis by Randstad Research of 13 professional profiles also highlights a marked gender imbalance
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record third-quarter revenue
Hong Kong
In the July-September period, net profit was 102.5 million dollars (+3.4%)
Approval for the 2027 budget forecast and the 2027-2029 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
The forecast document shows revenues of approximately 24 million euros and expenses of approximately 88 million
Ravenna native Bongiovanni confirmed as president of the Federagenti Youth Committee.
Rome
Renewal of the federation's board of directors
The 2027-2029 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Central Adriatic Port System has been approved.
Ancona
308 million euros of investments are planned, of which 218 million for the Marche region and 91 million for Abruzzo.
The 2027 budget forecast for the Western Liguria Port Authority has been approved.
Genoa
New surcharge on goods postponed to 2028
DP World opens a temperature-controlled warehouse near Bologna
Bologna
Surface area of 22 thousand square meters
Saipem wins two new offshore drilling contracts
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 121 million dollars.
Hanwha brings Philadelphia Naval Shipyard under Defense Division control
Arlington
The goal is to integrate the construction of commercial and military ships
The Ports of La Spezia and Carrara approve the 2027-2029 Three-Year Public Works Program and the 2027 Budget.
La Spezia
Pisano: PTLP concrete and consistent with currently available resources
Port concessions: Regional Administrative Court (TAR) blocks 2025 fee increase
Rome
The appeal of Assiterminal and sixteen port companies has been accepted.
Wärtsilä sees quarterly order increases, but not in the Marine segment
Helsinki
In the period July-September the company recorded a net profit of 125 million euros (-31%)
Montaresi appointed general secretary of the Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority for another four years.
La Spezia
Renewal of office on the proposal of President Pisano
Double ceremony for two Explora Journeys ships at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Launch of "Explora V" and coin ceremony of "Explora VI"
Italian CMD passes under the control of the UAE group EDGE
Abu Dhabi/Rome
Cousins Mariano and Giorgio Negri retain a significant shareholding
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority presents the new layout of the port of Piombino.
Livorno
Gariglio: A concrete step towards industrial reconversion and the future of Piombino.
FS Logistix has purchased six new CZ LOKO locomotives for freight and shunting services
Rome/Prague
This is the fourth order of this type for the Czech company in ten years.
Port of Bremerhaven: The cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 collided with two container ships.
Bremen
No injuries. The cruise was canceled.
Paolo Moretti has been appointed CEO of RINA Spa.
Genoa
Giosuè Vezzuto has assumed the role of CEO of RINA Services
HD Hyundai and Kiewit to establish joint venture at new shipyard in the US
Houston/Seoul
The construction of both military and commercial vessels is planned
Konecranes' quarterly port equipment orders decline as revenue increases
Helsinki
Kuehne+Nagel's third quarter was very positive
Schindellegi
Growth in economic and operating results in all business segments
Wildcat's race for US defense: exclusive agreement with historic Fraser shipyard
Superior
The Miami Beach fund's operation is part of the government's plan to relaunch the American shipbuilding industry.
Port of Ancona: First single ZES authorization issued
Ancona
A three million euro investment in yacht construction has been unblocked.
Access to the port of Ravenna is authorized for vessels with a maximum draft of 11.00 meters.
Ravenna
Benevolent: it is a fundamental step for the economic and strategic development of the airport
Port of Genoa extends food inspection authorization to PSA SECH terminal
Genoa
The provision of the Ministry of Health expands the categories of products that can be subjected to control
SAILING LIST
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On Thursday, the Unione Interporti Riuniti will present the ELODIE project at the Chamber of Deputies.
Rome
The aim is to create a digital federation of interports
ABB reports record orders of $12 billion in the third quarter.
Zurich
Revenues and profits also increased, while the group announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Electric
In the third quarter of 2026, containers in the port of Barcelona decreased by -9.2%
Barcelona
The decline was driven by a 19.9% reduction in transhipment traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports terminals set new quarterly container throughput record
Hong Kong
In the period July-September also volumes handled by CMPort
In August, the ports of Western Liguria handled 5.2 million tons of goods (+1.6)
Genoa
In Genoa, an increase of +6.1% was recorded, while Savona-Vado Ligure suffered a decrease of -10.0%.
Raben Italy opens a new warehouse in Pomezia
Milan
The goal is to consolidate the positioning and territorial expansion in road transport
Port of La Spezia signs agreement to develop blue economy and security projects
La Spezia
It was signed by the AdSP and the Foundation of the National Centre of the Underwater Dimension
The Port of Long Beach celebrates new monthly container throughput record
Long Beach
New all-time high also in the July-September quarter
The tender for the partial demolition of the North Pier of the Port of Ancona has been launched.
Ancona
The intervention includes the regularization of the relevant seabeds
HMM invests over $1.6 billion for 12 new container ships
Busan
By 2029, the delivery of eight 13,000 TEU vessels, three 2,800 TEU vessels and one 1,700 TEU vessel
Paolo Pessina confirmed as president of Federagenti
Rome
Unanimous vote of the Federation assembly
Negotiations have begun to renew the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
The parties have agreed on a busy schedule of meetings
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 15.1% in the third quarter
Hong Kong
In September the increase was +25.0%
Maritime training: Appeal to the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) against the Port Authority's fee hike
Rome
ANIFORMAR, CONFORMAR, and 15 training centers challenge the MIT-MEF decree: increases reach up to 149.3%.
The Spinelli Group has opened a new empty container depot in Novi Ligure.
Genoa
Investment worth 14 million euros
Rhenus integrates its logistics services into a single hub at the Padua Interporto.
Padua
The site will bring together road transport, air and sea freight, warehousing and specialized services
A truck driver dies at the Cagliari canal port.
Cagliari
He would have been crushed by a load of large pipes
Maritime labor, Confitarma is concerned about the uncertainty arising from the Revenue Agency's interpretative stance.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to expand shipbuilding capacity
Tokyo
The company plans to invest 100 billion yen
Trasportounito: The government is crazy if it thinks the road haulage crisis can be solved on its own.
Rome
Application of the diesel cost adjustment clause urged
Emanuele Grimaldi is the new president of the Malta International Shipowners Association.
Valletta
She takes over from Marily Frangista, who has been leading the association since April 2022.
The fourth edition of Green Logitics Expo kicks off tomorrow morning in Padua.
Padua
It will see the participation of over 300 exhibitors and the holding of 30 conference events
In the third quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports decreased by -1.1%.
Ankara
Volumes to and from Italy grew by +6.2%
Assiterminal, the flexibility of the PRPs should take into account the relevant market in which the ports operate
Genoa
Cetus Maritime plans to list on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock market
Hong Kong
Acquisition of 16 ships in preparation for listing on the stock exchange
On Saturday, a U.S. jet struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Oman.
Tampa
Centcom: The ship had attempted to enforce a naval blockade against Iran.
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
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Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
On Thursday, the Unione Interporti Riuniti will present the ELODIE project at the Chamber of Deputies.
Rome
The aim is to create a digital federation of interports
››› 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
Relazione del Presidente Mario Zanetti
Roma, 27 ottobre 2026
››› File
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
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