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October 17, 2000
The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Asia regional air freight carriers face tight capacity, backlogs
    Strong export demand from Asian centers such as Korea, Taiwan and Thailand is pressuring air freight capacities, and creating backlogs for key intra-regional carriers.
  • CSX Lines, Matson boost West Coast-Hawaii services
    CSX Lines is introducing a midweek departure from Long Beach to Honolulu, while Matson Navigation is adding an eighth vessel to its Hawaii service.
  • Senate sends tariff bill back to conference committee
  • Polar Air Cargo Acquires First Boeing 747-400F
  • EGL puts Circle's San Francisco headquarters on block
  • Korean carriers eye new Russian route for U.S. cargo
  • Pakistan International Airlines imposes currency cargo surcharge
  • CSX Lines adds a second weekly sailing to Puerto Rico
  • TMM pays $149 million debt
  • Canmar restructures management in North America
  • Polar Tankers orders ship for Alaska-West Coast-Hawaii trade

Sched Netweb site
  • Uniglory, Yang Ming ink slot-share accord
  • New French West Indies service
  • Internet may help improve Chinese customs
  • AFS renews link with leading Japanese NVO
  • China to relax forex regulations
  • No strings attached for UPS information
  • Continental crosses 'pond'
  • GAC bags Philippine drug shipment deal

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2000
  • P&O first in race for New York contract
  • Aerolineas Argentinas rescued
  • Ultimatum to Schiphol because of environmental norms
  • KLM and Alitalia avoid each other
  • Emery leaves GF-X
  • Texbid market place with Köhne & Nagel

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Sealand to restructure Pacific services
  • LNG policy now awaits cabinet's nod
  • VIP Lines launches services
  • Worldgate On fast forwarder track
  • Germany spells out terms for investment
  • Indian pharma cos barred from new US market
  • Garments export logs 9.6 pc growth
  • Ficci study lists NTBs to accessing US market
  • Improve quality of handicraft items, says Rana
  • Govt liberalises norms to boost project exports
  • Exporters urge RBI to review interest payment on EEFC accounts
  • Australian trade team coming tomorrow
  • 3 domestic port developers vie for MbPT deal
  • VPT to float tenders for dredging soon
  • Centre finalises Ennore Port Co. equity structure
  • Forex reserves on the slide
  • Swiss investors seek simplified procedures
  • Inflation spurts to 7.56 pc
  • Global apparel brands sourcing India to retain quality
  • Higher cashewnut output likely
  • Forex reserves: Uptrend continued
  • CII, IDFC to co-host meet on infrastructure

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2000
  • Chevron and Texaco to merge
  • Augusta price indications
  • Chavez sacks PDVSA chief
  • Crude oil falls as peace talks begin

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2000
  • Low water levels for Duluth
  • New law in Poland
  • Hemus up for grabs
  • New economic alliance in the CIS
  • EBRD pays for St. Petersburg terminal
  • Russia and South Korea contemplate extension of trans-Siberian railroad

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2000
  • Frontline completes Golden Ocean acquisition
    Frontline has completed the acquisition of the Golden Ocean Group.
  • OMI not pursuing private placement
    OMI Corporation says that market reports that it was seeking to raise equity in a private placement were correct but that it had ceased the effort
  • Canadian shipbuilding jobs could more than double
    A KPMG study indicates that over 7,000 new jobs could be created, many of them in job-starved Atlantic Canada and Quebec, if the Canadian Parliament passes Bloc MP Anton Dube's Private Member's Bill C-213
  • Canadian premiers stage maritime policy meeting
    The Premiers of Canada's Atlantic provinces will be sponsoring a national forum "Charting a Course: Towards a Canadian Marine Industrial Policy" in St. John's on October 19 and 20
  • Agreement in BIW dispute
    Bath Iron Works and its largest union reportedly reached a tentative agreement Friday

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2000
  • Coast Guard begins citizen program "Eyes on the Sound" using volunteers
  • Washington State plans training sessions in intricacies of Protocol
  • Air cargo groups seeks nominations for the annual TIACA Industry Awards
  • Schnitzer Steel establishes new compensation program for managers
  • Trans-Pacific adds weekly service from Los Angeles/San Francisco to Asia

Cargonews Asiaweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2000
  • India looks to Rotterdam to store fruit
  • Labuan to get deep-sea port
  • Indonesian ports up rates
  • Facilities draw clients to small ports
  • HIT interested in Westport
  • New piers for Kaohsiung
  • Harrison sold to P&O-Nedlloyd
  • News from the high seas
  • Shippers Focus - Singapore shippers fear service drop
  • Shippers Focus - Bangladesh protests huge rate hikes

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Nordic finance giant is born
    THE Norwegian government's decision to accept Stockholm-based MeritaNordbanken's upgraded NKr27bn ($2.9bn) takeover offer for Christiania Bank portends the birth of a pan-Nordic ship finance giant, with total lending of about $8bn.
  • Deal to join Texaco and Chevron finally done
    CHEVRON and Texaco, two of the largest US oil companies, have agreed a merger that will create a group with a market capitalisation of more than $80bn, it was disclosed yesterday.
  • Nine-month gusher lifts Hydro
    NORSK Hydro, the biggest listed enterprise on the Oslo bourse, says it remains exceedingly conservative about the long-term oil price outlook, despite the bumper nine-month financials it unveiled yesterday.
  • Enhanced roles for key Miller players
    TWO of the top players in shipping industry protection and indemnity are to take on enhanced roles at Thomas Miller, the leading manager of mutuals.
  • Chevron Texaco merger is greeted with aplomb
    Chevron and Texaco was a merger waiting to happen.
  • ITF claims successes as Pacific push starts
    THE International Transport Workers' Federation 2000 Asia Pacific week of action against flag of convenience shipping kicked off yesterday, with claims that affiliates have already been successful in securing payment of overdue wages in at least one instance.
  • Kandla U-turn on P&O Ports box terminal deal
    ONLY a few months after issuing a letter of intent to P&O Ports Australia for developing a new Rs3bn ($65.2m) container terminal at Kandla port, the board of trustees of the Kandla Port Trust has rejected the offer.
  • DUTCH salvors Smit-Tak will try to salvage the Electron
    DUTCH salvors Smit-Tak will try to salvage the Electron (pictured) aground on rocks on the Scottish island of St Kilda under a Lloyd's Open Form agreement, writes Jack Gaston.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2000
  • Breakers call indefinite strike
  • Las Palmas dock strike postponed
  • ENEL blamed for Eurobulker sinking
  • WG&A fined for over-booking
  • Pan Ocean seeks saviour
  • Italy rapped over illegal port dues
  • Philippines' Customs under fire
  • Naples poaches port president
  • Australian growers reject NZ deal
  • Cash is king in Golden deal
  • Tug court decision blow to Adsteam
  • P&O acquires NY/NJ terminal
  • Hyundai hits back at Brussels
  • Aid 'would boost Canadian jobs'
  • Ontario truckers park their rigs
  • Neptune Dorado offloading resumes
  • Evangelos L detained in Vancouver
  • German port 'decision' denied
  • Cargo shift causes Greek tragedy

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Ferryways va faire d’Ostende un port à containers
    Dans le courant de l’année prochaine, l’armement Ferryways, qui assure depuis le mois de février dernier un service roulier entre son terminal ostendais et Ipswich à raison de deux départs par jour dans chaque sens va, compte tenu de la forte progression des containers, containers-citernes et containers routiers, lancer un service parallèle intégralement containérisé, qui aura également une fonction de feeder. Cette évolution aura pour effet de faire également d’Ostende un port à containers, ce qui aura fatalement des implications en matière de dessertes terrestres.
  • G&G International attend avec impatience son nouveau quai de transbordement
    “Le nouveau quai de chargement en voie de construction sera un outil indispensable pour répondre aux développements dans le transport de pièces lourdes et indivisibles”. C’est ce que nous a déclaré Patrick Melis, le plant manager de G&G International (Willebroek). L’entreprise, une filiale du groupe Geldof de Harelbeke, est spécialisée dans la construction de fûts pressurisés, de citernes d’entreposage, de sphères et de containers-citerne.
  • La logistique reste le talon d’Achille de l’e-commerce B2C
    Alors qu’il n’y a même pas un an, le monde entier annonçait que le commerce du XXIe siècle serait “très certainement” dominé par internet et le commerce électronique, reléguant le commerce traditionnel aux oubliettes, on en revient aujourd’hui à des positions plus réalistes. En effet, il s’est confirmé que la complexité - et le coût - de la logistique est une entrave au développement du commerce électronique. Deux faits récents illustrent bien ce qui précède: le magasin virtuel new-yorkais Urbanfetch, qui s’était fixé pour ambition de livrer ses marchandises en moins d’une heure a dû fermer ses portes; et le Post Office britannique va utiliser son réseau de bureaux de poste pour permettre aux clients des magasins virtuels d’aller chercher leurs achats, plutôt que de les leur livrer à la maison.
  • P&O Ports poursuit la mise en place d’un réseau mondial de terminaux à containers
    Après Rotterdam dans le cadre d’une joint-venture avec ECT, après Anvers-rive gauche en joint-venture avec P&ONL et le port de Duisbourg, P&O Ports poursuit inlassablement sa stratégie d’implantation d’un réseau mondial de terminaux à containers. Ainsi qu’évoqué précédemment dans ces colonnes, P&O Ports est à la veille de signer un accord portant sur la reprise de la concession d’un terminal à Port Newark, le plus grand terminal du port de New York, ce qui va impliquer un invesrtissement de 650 mio. de dollars.

Marine Linkweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2000
  • Government Subpoenas Carnival Environmental Records
  • P&O Reported To Take Over New York Container Terminal
  • Chevron To Buy Texaco In $35B Deal

TradeWindsweb site
  • Angelicoussis up for more tankers
    Kristen Navigation is in discussions for further aframax tanker newbuildings.
  • Market mulls Chevron-Texaco merger
    Shipping players are speculating on how the two oil giants will arrange their operations in the wake of the merger.
  • UK Club manager reorganises
    Thomas Miller the biggest of the marine insurance club managers is to be led by a new management team.
  • Pan-United group MD to stand down
    Management reshuffle at Singapore marine and construction company.
  • Pan Ocean investor wanted
    Korea's largest dry bulk shipping company is seeking help with finding a buyer for some of its stock.
  • US Attorney seeks Carnival documents
    Carnival Cruise Lines is responding to a subpoena seeking information on environmental matters, but the company is unsure of the reasons behind the move.
  • Frontline in $38m deal with Golden Ocean creditors
    The John Fredriksen controlled tanker company has done a cash and shares settlement with unsecured creditors of the bankrupt Golden Ocean Group.
  • NYK bumps up VLCC fleet
    Japanese owner Nippon Yusen Kaisha is speeding up its replacement of single hulled VLCCs.
  • OMI axes fundraising plans
    US tanker owner OMI has quashed market talk about fundraising by confirming it and then announcing a change in strategy.
  • P&O closes in on US terminal
    The UK company is lining up a 30-year deal for a container terminal in New Jersey, while P&O Nedlloyd has confirmed it will develop South African terminal.
  • Cosco Pacific interim profits fall flat
    The container-leasing and terminal-operator saw net profits show a modest increase despite a boom in China's foreign trade.
  • No danger of leaks from grounded tanker
    Two barges were due to begin taking 6,000 tonnes of crude from the Knock Dun, which ran aground on a sandbank off Antigua, so that the ship can be refloated.
  • Crewman dead after Greek cargoship founders
    One seafarer died when the ro-ro vessel Ytong I listed heavily in choppy seas off Samothrace in the northern Aegean.

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PORTS
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
CRUISES
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
PORTS
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
TRUCKING
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
PORTS
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
PORTS
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
EDITORIAL
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
SHIPPING
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
ACCIDENTS
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
PORTS
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
TRUCKING
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
SEAFARERS
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
SHIPPING
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
SHIPYARDS
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
SHIPPING
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
EDUCATION
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
PORTS
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
PORTS
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Partial assessment of the listening process initiated by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
SHIPPING
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
PORTS
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
PORTS
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
SHIPPING
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
TRADE
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
SAFETY & SECURITY
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
PORTS
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
SHIPPING
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
ACCIDENTS
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
PORTS
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
SHIPPING
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
SHIPPING
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
TRANSPORTATION
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
TRADE
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
PORTS
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
PORTS
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
COMPANIES
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
SHIPPING
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
SHIPYARDS
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
PORTS
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
SHIPYARDS
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
SHIPPING
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
SHIPPING
IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.
London
38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.
POLICY
Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance
Brussels
The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.
SHIPYARDS
The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain
Geneva
This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union
SHIPPING
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
ACCIDENTS
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
PUBLICATIONS
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
SHIPPING
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
INFRASTRUCTURE
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
ECONOMY
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
ACCIDENTS
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
SHIPYARDS
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
SHIPPING
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
DEFENCE
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
LAW
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
PORTS
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
PORTS
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
PORTS
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
PORTS
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
LOGISTICS
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
PORTS
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
PORTS
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
CRUISES
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
LOGISTICS
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
MEETINGS
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
SHIPPING
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
ACCIDENTS
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
YACHTING
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
SAFETY & SECURITY
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
JOBS
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
YACHTING
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
MEETINGS
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
COMPANIES
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
PORTS
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
PORTS
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
SHIPPING
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
MEETINGS
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
PORTS
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
MEETINGS
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
TRUCKING
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
SHIPYARDS
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
ACCIDENTS
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
PORTS
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
TRUCKING
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
CRUISES
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
SAFETY & SECURITY
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
PORTS
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
COMPANIES
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
SAFETY & SECURITY
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
NEWS
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
COMPANIES
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
INFRASTRUCTURE
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
COMPANIES
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
COMPANIES
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
SHIPPING
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
INDUSTRY
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
NEWS
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
PORTS
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
COMPANIES
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
SHIPPING
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
PORTS
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
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