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August 16, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cambodia ship registry eyes top 20 position
    [SINGAPORE] The Cambodia Ship Registry expects to break into the ranking of the world's top 20 registries in three to five years.
  • Damen's S'pore yard wins its first order from HK ferry firm
  • China container maker wins US$30m order
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Strong growth set to boost Qantas profit to record high
    [SYDNEY] Australia's flagship carrier Qantas Airways Ltd is expected to reveal a record annual profit tomorrow, thanks to growth on its key routes and effective fuel hedging.
  • New Indon carrier feels the heat from rivals
  • United, pilots union resume talks after 2-day break
  • China Southern expands cargo ops
  • Air India to lease five A310s
  • China moves to develop air feeder routes
Features
  • Making money from scrap
    [ROTTERDAM] ROTTERDAM is the world's largest port when it comes to scrap. Each year, four million tonnes of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals are transhipped here. At the beginning of the year, these activities were consolidated at a single location.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cambodia ship registry eyes top 20 position
    [SINGAPORE] The Cambodia Ship Registry expects to break into the ranking of the world's top 20 registries in three to five years.
  • Damen's S'pore yard wins its first order from HK ferry firm
  • China container maker wins US$30m order
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Strong growth set to boost Qantas profit to record high
    [SYDNEY] Australia's flagship carrier Qantas Airways Ltd is expected to reveal a record annual profit tomorrow, thanks to growth on its key routes and effective fuel hedging.
  • New Indon carrier feels the heat from rivals
  • United, pilots union resume talks after 2-day break
  • China Southern expands cargo ops
  • Air India to lease five A310s
  • China moves to develop air feeder routes
Features
  • Making money from scrap
    [ROTTERDAM] ROTTERDAM is the world's largest port when it comes to scrap. Each year, four million tonnes of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals are transhipped here. At the beginning of the year, these activities were consolidated at a single location.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cambodia ship registry eyes top 20 position
    [SINGAPORE] The Cambodia Ship Registry expects to break into the ranking of the world's top 20 registries in three to five years.
  • Damen's S'pore yard wins its first order from HK ferry firm
  • China container maker wins US$30m order
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Strong growth set to boost Qantas profit to record high
    [SYDNEY] Australia's flagship carrier Qantas Airways Ltd is expected to reveal a record annual profit tomorrow, thanks to growth on its key routes and effective fuel hedging.
  • New Indon carrier feels the heat from rivals
  • United, pilots union resume talks after 2-day break
  • China Southern expands cargo ops
  • Air India to lease five A310s
  • China moves to develop air feeder routes
Features
  • Making money from scrap
    [ROTTERDAM] ROTTERDAM is the world's largest port when it comes to scrap. Each year, four million tonnes of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals are transhipped here. At the beginning of the year, these activities were consolidated at a single location.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Top Customs official is ticketed for reassignment
    Peter Baish, developer of the Automated Export System, is headed to Chicago.
  • BAX pilots threaten strike
    Union describes management as intransigent at the bargaining table.
  • Tanker prices soar as oil hits 10-year high
    The market is fixed on crude which rose above $32 a barrel to its highest level since November.
  • OOCL goes it alone with new online service plan
    The carrier is to launch in September a Web-based set of services called CargoSmart.
  • Maersk Sealand ducks EU rule appeal
    The company breaks away from other carriers and instead, will pay antitrust fine.
  • Emery, USPS in joint B2C venture
  • Tradiant bags $21 million in funding
  • Water levels up-and-down story for Lakes, Seaway
  • Malaysia port aims to wrest Maersk from Singapore
  • Pa. slates $7 million for rail freight projects
  • ValuJet repair company told to pay $11 million
  • ProLogis leases Dutch distribution center from BAX Global
  • Navistar to cut 1,100 jobs
  • Lufthansa, SAS, Singapore Air outline integration plan
  • CP Ships in top management shakeup
  • Manila terminal operator extends Web tracking
  • Coughlin selects former army officer as vice president
  • Freight train carrying chemical cars derails in Montana
  • China Southern plans new cargo center

Sched Netweb site
  • IRA rate restoration
  • Live wire
  • CMA CGM and Jardine form agency JV
  • Beijing clamps down on maps, A/V products
  • Hong Kong-Shenzhen bullet train proposed
  • LA port web site back online
  • 500 reefers for TMM Lines
  • Construction to begin on Brussels container port
  • HAECO first half profits rocket
  • Sinking Japanese airport 'not unusual', say authorities
  • Merrill Lynch backs Cathay
  • Codeshare commences

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 15, 2000
  • Agreement Emery with pilots
  • BNSF's Greg Fox ceo FreightWise
  • New marketing chief APL
  • P&O ports and logistics in the spotlight
  • Bigger German-Italy intermodal capacity
  • Martinair raises rates following red figures
  • Computer thefts in air freight
  • DVZ launches e-commerce logistic journal

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bedlinen exports to EU: WTO body rules in India's favour
  • RBD palmolein futures trading on BOOE from August 18
  • Mahacot floats fresh global tender for exports
  • Marine Products exports net more in value terms
  • Meet at IMC on WTO impact on SMEs
  • India-EU accordon 71 disputed textile items
  • CWCL embarks upon domestic multimodalizm with Concor
  • $ 75 m limit for investment in Myanmar, Saarc
  • Dumping duty on Vitamin C recommended
  • Trifed secures Rs 1.6 cr gram export order
  • Spurt in edible oil imports via kandla port 2-m mt mark
  • Hiralal Parakh elected Trustee on KPT Board
  • Concor considering setting up third PSCT in Bengal
  • Finance Minister allays exporters' fears on plunging rupee
  • Fresh talks on pacts to avoiddouble taxation soon
  • Inflation rises
  • CII, CBEC meet on Cenvat, valuation rules proves fruitful
  • Export efforts will be adversely affected, says Fieo chief
  • RBI revises norms of exporters' EEFC Accounts Scheme
  • Govt sets up new excise audit directorate
  • GAIL to supply LNG in Gujarat by 2003-04

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 15, 2000
  • The unity within OPEC.....
  • Price indications for Mexico
  • Price indications for Argentina
  • Russians to hike gas oil export tariffs
  • New company listing in Cyprus
  • Tight fuel oil avails in Durban
  • Crude climbs to new nine year highs
  • Singapore morning commentary

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Spoornet 'on the right track'
  • SACD opens new empty container park
  • KLM backs down in BA merger talks
  • Richards Bay gets lion's share of R4,3bn budget
  • Transport salaries drop
  • Maputo sees steady flow of cargo
  • Happiness is a cheque for R75 000
  • High tech exports bump up Israel-SA trade
  • The voice of Indian industry
  • Top-notch Indian delegation woos SA exporters
  • Exports grow 50% as imports slump
  • Health concession offenders will pay hefty fine
  • Bremner takes over as Woodend retires
  • Restructuring triggers remarkable Transnet turnaround
  • Woodend points fingers at classification societies and surveyors
  • Portnet terminates contract with privatisation specialist

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • All smiles at Mersey Docks
    All smiles at Mersey Docks: chief executive and managing director Peter Jones (right) and finance director Alistair Findlay revealed rising profits and a mood for acquisition in Liverpool yesterday.
  • US may open oil taps to deflect Opec squeeze
    THE United States and Opec are on collision course again over the price of oil.
  • Schoeller ups China orders
    HEINRICH Schoeller, head of Cyprus-based shipping group Schoeller Holdings, has doubled his newbuilding commitments in China in a deal worth close to $100m.
  • ITF's Sea Trader blockade ruled legal by court
    AN International Transport Workers' Federation blockade of a Malta-flag ro-ro chartered by Color Line was ruled legal yesterday by a Norwegian court.
  • A containership reaches the Pacific Ocean
    A containership reaches the Pacific Ocean after passing under the Las Americas Bridge over the Panama Canal yesterday, the 86th anniversary of the first passage through the waterway.
  • Mersey Docks talks on two acquisitions
    MERSEY Docks and Harbour Co is in discussions over two port-related acquisitions, one in the UK and one in continental Europe, chief executive Peter Jones confirmed yesterday.
  • VLCC party to go on for three years - Mosvold
    OSLO-listed Mosvold Shipping expects the VLCC party to continue for at least three years, on the back of rosy forecasts on the supply and the demand sides.
  • Aker McNulty clinches Bleo Holm FPSO deal
    UK FABRICATION facility Aker McNulty has clinched the contract to upgrade Bluewater's Bleo Holm floating production, storage and offloading vessel, beating off competition from five other European yards.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 15, 2000
  • Detained crewmen going home
  • Forth moves on from hostile bid
  • Hanjin orders 20,000 boxes
  • China fires up coal exports
  • Banks move to aid Hyundai spin-offs
  • Bondholders hot on Bentley's tail
  • Indian Oil spurns FSO
  • Portnet stands by Coega plan
  • Crewing row halts Finnlines ferries
  • Sea Containers recoups losses
  • Berlin slammed over ro-ro decision
  • MUA wins breakthrough deal
  • BC Ferries removes violent videos
  • PATT denies privatisation claim
  • Bollinger completes yard deal
  • Argentina suspends beef exports

Marine Linkweb site
AUGUST 15, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • First Attempts To Rescue Russian Sailors Fail
Breaking News
  • European Bunker Prices To Rise
  • Moore Stephens strengthens Russian network
  • Tidewater CFO To Retire

Marine Linkweb site
AUGUST 15, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • First Attempts To Rescue Russian Sailors Fail
Breaking News
  • European Bunker Prices To Rise
  • Moore Stephens strengthens Russian network
  • Tidewater CFO To Retire

Traffic Worldweb site
  • New York could become the undisputed East Coast container-port load center of the 21st century and Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., is going to superintend the effort. He is supporting construction of two rail tunnels under New York harbor to link Northern New Jersey rail lines with a revitalized Brooklyn waterfront and Staten Island. The more than $4 billion cost of two twin-track rail tunnels could be self-financing, according to a recent consultant's report, and would remove more than a million trucks from chronically clogged port-area highways.
  • Tax bills affecting airlines, railroads, trucking and water carriers are likely to surface soon after a new president and the 107th Congress sit down in January to conduct business, American Trucking Associations President Walter McCormick predicts. Tax-code changes, he said, most often are accomplished as part of budget resolutions. ATA hopes to be at the front of the line to have the 12 percent excise tax on new trucks and truck equipment eliminated.
  • As the e-logistics marketplace matures, will the future role of the traditional third-party provider become clearer? The answer is maybe. As always, the shipper is the wild card. "There is no question that the Internet will provide a huge market segment for us," said John Williford Jr., president and CEO of Redwood City, Calif.-based Menlo Logistics. As to which dot-com prospects will provide the business, "it's very difficult to predict," he added. Menlo is still evaluating the skills it will need to compete in the e-business marketplace. Meanwhile, the 3PL is doing a lot of consulting work for dot-com companies that need on-the-ground logistics expertise.
  • New European Union regulations designed to improve ship inspections and make classification societies more accountable for their work have drawn praise from European shippers. But a proposal to make cargo owners more liable for environmental damage their cargoes cause when released by accident "is contrary to natural justice," the European Shippers Council said. The European Union's new, get-tough policy on the maritime industry is an outgrowth of the Erika oil tanker disaster, which created serious environmental damage along the Atlantic coast of France when the ship broke in half last December. According to shippers, the ensuing political debate on maritime safety has been warranted, but the European Union has gone too far in extending liability to shippers.
  • Atlanta-based Transportal Network is labeled the "anti-auction" site by its executive vice president and chief development officer, Lana R. Batts. The longtime trucking advocate is on board Transportal to enable truckload carriers to cut costs by improving efficiency and reducing empty miles. The antithesis of an e-Bay-like auction site that just hammers down freight rates, Transportal aims to use information flows to enable carriers to better plan their routing networks. Its cooperative purchasing network already is on line, some 26 carriers are already signed up and its sophisticated routing system is soon to be up and running. Transportal promises not to interfere with shippers' negotiations with their core carriers, only to enable those carriers to better plan their networks and load-planning systems.
  • CSX and Norfolk Southern have submitted their fall peak plans, and both carriers are confident they have never been in better shape to handle the traditional increase in business volumes. Highlights include NS's plans to add three to four trains a day to its intermodal service, and CSX's detailed hurricane contingency plans. Shippers are for the most part confident that the railroads will be ready. The possibility of a record corn harvest has grain interests concerned, however.
  • Shippers, for the most part, are willing to try just about anything to get better service at a better price. The recent flood of Internet-based transportation procurement sites has made testing the waters with a new carrier infinitely easier, but the system isn't perfect. While shippers have been able to find carriers willing to do the same work at a much lower price, these new ventures often can't replace the personal relationship that is built over time between a carrier and a shipper. But that doesn't mean shippers haven't found a place for this new purchasing vehicle. The dot-coms, many of which are changing their business plans as they go, are bombarding shippers with invitations to abandon the way they purchase transportation and give them a shot. And they are, by the thousands.
  • In days long ago, not much thought was given to returning merchandise. No longer. Companies now have an abundance of choices when it comes to returns software and services in the online world. They can choose both. They can choose either. But mostly they can choose them to improve their business-to-consumer Internet experience. All of the companies profiled focus on retail returns from consumers. And the technology? From and for the Internet, of course.

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PORTS
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%
La Spezia
In decisa crescita il traffico delle merci nei porti tunisini
Nel trimestre aprile-giugno è stato di 7,4 milioni di tonnellate (+8,8%)
PORTS
The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic
Ljubljana
In June the decline was -18.9%
PORTS
Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance
Dubai
PORTS
Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.
Hong Kong
Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%
PORTS
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.
Hamburg
Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)
SHIPPING
HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter
Seoul
Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income
SHIPPING
Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.
Taipei
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation
PORTS
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter
Genoa
Passenger numbers drop at both ports
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.
Keelung
Revenues stable in the first half of 2026
ACCIDENTS
Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen
Southampton
A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter
SHIPPING
The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez
Basel
Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University
SHIPYARDS
The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
Panama/Balboa
The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.
CRUISES
Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force
Monaco/Miami
Delivery is scheduled for 2034
ACCIDENTS
More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area
Southampton/Tehran
Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.
SHIPPING
Shipping associations reiterate their opposition to mandatory tolls and tariffs for transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
ACCIDENTS
Two ships attacked in the Red Sea
Southampton/San'a'/New Delhi
Indian vessel "Faize Noore Oliya" sunk, Houthis claim attack on "NCC Wafa"
LOGISTICS
Prologis makes $18.8 billion offer to buy Segro
San Francisco
The combination will create a European giant in the ownership and management of logistics properties
SHIPPING
In the April-June quarter, ONE recorded an improvement in financial performance
Singapore
During the period the fleet transported almost 3.3 million containers (+2.9%)
CRUISES
Global Port Holdings' revenues grew by 27% in the first half of this year.
Istanbul
Gross operating margin up 22%
In the second quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +16.5%
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +16.5%
Cairo
In the first half of 2026, growth was +14.0%
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.
SHIPPING
Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves
Copenhagen
In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.
PORTS
Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter
Hamburg
Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.
PORTS
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
COMPANIES
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
INDUSTRY
MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela
Sandefjord
Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning
SHIPPING
Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit
Taipei
The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico
Naples
The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu
COMPANIES
In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)
Genoa
Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)
MOURNING
Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.
Rome
He passed away in Rome after a long illness.
PORTS
Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition
Brussels
It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports
PORTS
Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.
Ravenna
PORTS
Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina
Vibo Valentia
The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics
COMPANIES
Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services
Copenhagen
They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations
PORTS
In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)
Venice
Cruise passengers down by -15.3%
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%
Ravenna
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
LOGISTICS
DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK
Dubai
186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton
LOGISTICS
DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere
Bonn
Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Athens
Rising costs impact profits
PORTS
DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp
Dubai/Kallo
SHIPPING
GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday
Genoa
The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.
SHIPPING
Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.
Athens
The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.
ACCIDENTS
A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/London
One crew member is reportedly missing.
PORTS
This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.
Messina
Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city
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
Empire buys back: After Tata, Adani can rewrite India's colonial past
(The Economic Times)
Govt does not interfere in port management appointments - Loke
(Bernama)
››› 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
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