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BRIEFS

November 17, 2000

Shipping Times

Shipping News

HK port urged to upgrade IT, services to stay ahead
WITH growing competition from new ports just across the border in southern China, Hongkong must look to technology and backup services such as logistics to maintain its dominant position, the Hongkong No 2 box-handler says.
Hyundai Merchant's 3rd qtr profits down 37%

Air and Land Transport

Qantas expects profit to stay largely unchanged
[SYDNEY] Qantas Airways expects to record an operating profit for the six months to December at a similar level to the corresponding period last year, company chairman Margaret Jackson said.
Macau, Pakistan sign air services accord
TWA, America West strike code-sharing deal
BAA buys US aviation firm for '106.2m
Airborne to pump US$30m into new business
Antonov plane crashes in Angola, killing all aboard
Hainan Air to launch joint venture

Features

OOCL eyeing 7,500-TEU ships
THE next generation of huge container ships appears to be just over the horizon, with one big Asian player in advanced talks and another from Europe reported ready to begin.

Shipping Times

Shipping News

HK port urged to upgrade IT, services to stay ahead
WITH growing competition from new ports just across the border in southern China, Hongkong must look to technology and backup services such as logistics to maintain its dominant position, the Hongkong No 2 box-handler says.
Hyundai Merchant's 3rd qtr profits down 37%

Air and Land Transport

Qantas expects profit to stay largely unchanged
[SYDNEY] Qantas Airways expects to record an operating profit for the six months to December at a similar level to the corresponding period last year, company chairman Margaret Jackson said.
Macau, Pakistan sign air services accord
TWA, America West strike code-sharing deal
BAA buys US aviation firm for '106.2m
Airborne to pump US$30m into new business
Antonov plane crashes in Angola, killing all aboard
Hainan Air to launch joint venture

Features

OOCL eyeing 7,500-TEU ships
THE next generation of huge container ships appears to be just over the horizon, with one big Asian player in advanced talks and another from Europe reported ready to begin.

Shipping Times

Shipping News

HK port urged to upgrade IT, services to stay ahead
WITH growing competition from new ports just across the border in southern China, Hongkong must look to technology and backup services such as logistics to maintain its dominant position, the Hongkong No 2 box-handler says.
Hyundai Merchant's 3rd qtr profits down 37%

Air and Land Transport

Qantas expects profit to stay largely unchanged
[SYDNEY] Qantas Airways expects to record an operating profit for the six months to December at a similar level to the corresponding period last year, company chairman Margaret Jackson said.
Macau, Pakistan sign air services accord
TWA, America West strike code-sharing deal
BAA buys US aviation firm for '106.2m
Airborne to pump US$30m into new business
Antonov plane crashes in Angola, killing all aboard
Hainan Air to launch joint venture

Features

OOCL eyeing 7,500-TEU ships
THE next generation of huge container ships appears to be just over the horizon, with one big Asian player in advanced talks and another from Europe reported ready to begin.

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EU set for WTO action against Korea shipyards The European Union is about to begin an in-depth probe of alleged unfair trading practices by South Korean shipbuilders that could lead to a highly controversial complaint to the World Trade Organization next year. Maersk Sealand will halt direct weekly service to Port of Boston Massport director Michael A. Leone says that the carrier will continue to serve shippers, but will do so by transshipping containers through Halifax or New York. Why shippers fear rail deregulation Talk of abolishing the Surface Transportation Board spurs misconceptions, truths. Lowe's improves supply chain with Celarix EGL taps Danzas exec Laccona for international COO Auto trade drives A.C.L.N. growth Lynden Air Freight adds Charlotte, Denver centers Mexican trucking group threatens protests against US-backed local haulers China, Macao sign air services agreement P&O Nedlloyd records best quarterly financial/traffic performance Synchronet buys Greybox Veredex names former CF chief Curry as chairman New double-hull VLCC leased to Marcare Shipping

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Agreements introduce BAF Sinokor first at Pyongtaek BNSF implements electronic freight payment scheme SAGT breaks records with radio data terminal network Atlas Air to operate largest fleet of Boeing 747-400 freighters Air France comes calling to Dallas/Fort Worth Credit where credit's due

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NOVEMBER 16, 2000
Good profit P&O Nedlloyd Higher rates, lower volumes for P&O Stena Line Good third quarter for Nedlloyd Amsterdam Airport to Stock Exchange German Minister of Transport leaves after scandal Italian Version of CargoNow.com Booz Allen & Hamilton launches e-delivery company

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Petronet LNG extends shipping tender deadline by fortnight Prathyusha proves its mettle again Uganda trade team holds out promising possibilities Indo-EU plan round table to bolster ties Sugar exporters pinning hopes on Indonesia buying More licences granted for coffee export US mills file unfair trade practice cases against Indian steel makers Duty hike upsets NZ apple-cart Exporters head for W. Asia with a cup that cheers Concor aiming to become Rs 1,000-cr. company-15-20 more terminals planned Anti-dumping duty imposed on Indonesian PAN Govt eases rules for medicinal plants export CWCL subsidiary sets up cold storage-cum-warehouse in Bangalore Farm Minister moots tie-ups for potato seed exports Move to set up industrial trade zone in AP Americans fancy Indian leathers again Hyundai ships 600 more cars to Algeria Public utilities may be exempt from service tax State most favoured destination for projects investment India, Brazil sign MoU on IT Goa CHAA to host FFFAI exec. panel meet

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NOVEMBER 16, 2000
Baltic bunker market report Great Belt sees sporadic activity Rotterdam bunker prices gain $10 in one week Some congestion in Gibraltar Italy and Malta bunker market report Istanbul and Piraeus market report African East Coast market review African West Coast market review South African markets this week Singapore fuel oil prices range-bound, gas oil firm Suez avails good, Damietta deliveries temporarily suspended Fujairah avails under pressure, mixed reports about Ras Tanura pipeline Healthy avails in Korea One supplier tight IFO380 in Hong Kong Japan: Good avails and stable prices Far Eastern market snapshots Mongstad strike called off New weekly global averages

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NOVEMBER 16, 2000
Washington State plans to buy high-speed refrigerated rail cars Port Vancouver, USA welcomes multi-purpose crane at Terminal 2 Railroads work to develop seamless bimodal service between Canada and U.S. U.S. railroads show gains in freight traffic week ending Nov 4th Port of Vancouver, BC will replace interim trucking license agreement

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NOVEMBER 16, 2000
British Fuel Protest Fizzles FMCSA Goes Internet FedEx Adds AF to LTL Group C.R. England Adds Reefer Surcharge Big IT Spenders Eagle Soars, BAX Sinks

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Shippers Now Have Their Own Website More Uganda Exporters Opting For Rail Transport Malawi and Ethiopia Urged to Use Mombasa Tanzania 'Not' Mombasa's Third Biggest User Poll Chaos Hurts Sea Trade in Tanzania Anjouan-Bound Cargo Held in Mombasa Importers Plead with KRA Not to Auction Their Goods Intertrack Boosts Business for KR

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Le Finanze assolvono la società pubblica per il sovrapprezzo sui biglietti Tirrenia-Moby, nuovo round Ora è il gruppo partenopeo a ribaltare le accuse di concorrenza sleale sulla compagnia di Onorato I cantieri attaccano Bruxelles: «Troppo morbidi con la Corea» Ordini boom per le imbarcazioni a doppio scafo Shopping italiano di cisterne hi-tech Sbarca a Napoli la società leader nella formazione Rotterdam, patto P&O Nedlloyd-Ect

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Giant hint by bullish P&O Nedlloyd P&O NEDLLOYD could be operating containerships of up to 10,000 teu by 2003, top management predicted yesterday when announcing record third quarter profits. Bodewig replaces disgraced Klimmt GERMANY has a new transport minister, Kurt Bodewig, after Reinhard Klimmt stepped down yesterday following a fine for complicity in embezzlement. Ugland in new switch TSUNEISHI Shipbuilding has agreed to a revision to a contract fronted by Norwegian shipowner Johan Benad Ugland under which an existing order for two 76,000 dwt panamax bulkers will be replaced by a 106,000 dwt aframax tanker. The 5,900-car PCCs Aniara and Tosca The 5,900-car PCCs Aniara and Tosca, which have been laid up in Zeebrugge since June, will be transformed into a university centre to house students attending courses in the Gothenburg and Stockholm universities. In total 700 flats of about 25-30 sq m should be built in the ships' garages. Built in Japan in 1978, the Aniara and Tosca had. Brussels port plan hits snags THE European Commission is battling to keep its ports reforms on track in the face of perceived French divergence and British criticism. Blinking bridge ready for river move TYNESIDE'S massive Millennium Bridge is all set to move into place this weekend, writes Nigel Green. Scandlines staff fear Rahe bid THE engineers' union at Scandlines Danmark has strongly attacked one of the two bidders for the Scandlines AG group, saying he does not have a coherent business plan to develop the company should he be successful in acquiring it. Industry told to break societies' safety hold AN ATTACK on the role of commercial classification societies as the arbiters of ship safety was made at the Lloyd's List Ship Repair Conference yesterday.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2000
Port state failing in LatAm Eurogate/BLG enters Belgian bidding Star's Au resigns Projects set to boost Greek port China launches first GPS satellite Jurong gears up for PSA challenge Rotterdam coal protest overturned Robot trapped in Ievoli wreck Piracy definition in dispute Australia to review reef safety Eight lost in Nigerian tanker blast Klimmt's replacement named Mosvold re-mortgages fleet Boom time for Australia LNG PIL ship explosion - one dead Trinidad reacts to Venezuela threat China seeks stowaway co-operation Flare survivors launch $5M lawsuit P&O Ned profits soar

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P&ONL en route vers une bonne rentabilité Tout semble indiquer que l’armement anglo-néerlandais P&ONL s’est enfin engagé sur la voie d’une bonne rentabilité. Le troisième trimestre confirme le redressement qui s’est manifesté depuis le début de l’année. Le chiffre d’affaires est passé à 1,08 milliard de dollars (contre 957 mio. d’USD pour la période correspondante de l’année précédente), tandis que le bénéfice opérationnel avant intérêts et impôts a atteint 75 mio. d’USD (contre 16 mio. en 1999), soit 31 mio, de plus par rapport au deuxième trimestre de cette année, et que le bénéfice avant taxes, intérêts déduits, s’est établi à 60 mio. (contre 0). L’infrastructure ferroviaire est la clef de la relance du trafic fret La première conférence européenne sur les infrastructures ferroviaires vient de se tenir à Paris (cf. LL du 10/11). Elle a fourni l’occasion de souligner que l’importance des gestionnaires reste méconnue. Pourtant, de l’avis quasi unanime des intervenants, ces gestionnaires jouent déjà un rôle déterminant dans l’Europe des transports, notamment en matière de fret. Or, cette activité a grand besoin d’être relancée. Des idées pour y contribuer ont été avancées. Lufthansa Cargo scinde son organisation en business units Lufthansa Cargo va scinder son organisation en trois business units indépendantes et responsables de leurs propres résultats. L’opération de restructuration a été baptisée “Cargo Development” et prend effet au 1er janvier prochain. LCAG va en outre investir dans des appareils MD11. Le pôle logistique du groupe aérien allemand s’attend à réaliser cette année le meilleur résultat de son histoire. Le gouvernement congolais exige la transparence des coûts du transit portuaire Les chargeurs, transitaires et représentants d’armements opérant au Congo vont pouvoir respirer quelque peu. Pour la première fois, le gouvernement de Kinshasa hausse le ton et exige une plus grande transparence des coûts du transit portuaire, dans un souci de réduction de ces coûts.

Marine Link

NOVEMBER 16, 2000

Maritime Contract News

IMC To Construct $32.1 Million Chem Tanker
Navy Cruiser Arrives At Bender For Repair Work

Breaking News

EU Blames South Korean Yards For Low Prices
P&O Steam Navigation's 3Q Profits Jump
Intertanko Prepares To Mull EC Proposals
ExxonMobil Still Chartering Single Hulled Tankers
Au Steps Down As President Of Star Cruises
Mexican Oil Facilities Reopen To Shipping Traffic
Station 12 Invests $2 Million to Develop 'Connect Messaging Services'
Shipvertical Internet Group To Partner With Marine Digital

Marine Link

NOVEMBER 16, 2000

Maritime Contract News

IMC To Construct $32.1 Million Chem Tanker
Navy Cruiser Arrives At Bender For Repair Work

Breaking News

EU Blames South Korean Yards For Low Prices
P&O Steam Navigation's 3Q Profits Jump
Intertanko Prepares To Mull EC Proposals
ExxonMobil Still Chartering Single Hulled Tankers
Au Steps Down As President Of Star Cruises
Mexican Oil Facilities Reopen To Shipping Traffic
Station 12 Invests $2 Million to Develop 'Connect Messaging Services'
Shipvertical Internet Group To Partner With Marine Digital

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Argent plans next LNG moves LNG shipowner Argent Marine Operations Inc may be about to lose its two LNG carriers to Shell but it has new gas ventures up its sleeve. End of the road in sight for older LNG carriers Owners will need to start thinking about replacing some of their existing LNG tonnage within the next few years. Veritas DGC orders seismic ship The Houston-based seismic company has made it a hat-trick of ship orders in Norway. Hvide speculates on workboat duo The US operator is buying two second-hand workboats to cash in on booming rates in the US Gulf. Cruise lines agree to monitor waste in Alaska Top executives from major cruise lines have agreed to work together to achieve the clean water goals of Alaskan Governor Tony Knowles. Greece to float Hellenic Shipyards Legislation to pave way for listing of loss making Skaramanga yard on Athens Stock Exchange. Mosvold orders VLCC The Norwegian shipowner is exercising an option for a 308,000 dwt vessel with Samsung. Star Cruises boss quits Colin Au, president and CEO of Star Cruises, resigned on Thursday on medical grounds, the company said. Pollution fine for Stena Ugland Owners of North Sea shuttle tanker convicted over oil pollution. Profits down at P&O Stena Line Earnings fell at UK ferry operator P&O Stena Line in the first nine months, despite a good third quarter. Osprey puts VLCCs up for sale Singapore shipowner Osprey Maritime is testing the market to see just how much large tankers are worth. Record quarter propels P&O Nedlloyd into profit Container giant P&O Nedlloyd's best ever three-month results pulled the Anglo-Dutch company out of the red. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries cuts losses An increase in ship sales has helped cut losses at Japan's largest shipbuilder. LNG rates move into six figures Osprey deal sets the pace as LNG carrier rates soar in a market bereft of free tonnage. Pan Ocean books bulker orders The Korean handysize bulker operator has placed orders for new handymax tonnage at a domestic shipyard. Sonatrach and Itochu mull LNG ship tie up Two partners of 30 years believe there is a need for a new LNG shipowning venture. IMC orders tanker in China The Hong Kong-listed shipowner has grabbed an early 2003 delivery slot for a handysize product tanker. OOCL Envoy held in Australia The Hong Kong liner operator's containership was among ten ships to fall foul of Australian port state control last month. Seafarer killed in boxship explosion An explosion killing one seafarer and injuring two others has hit a Norwegian-owned containership. MTC on the acquisitions trail Richard du Moulin's Marine Transport Corporation has asked mergers and acquisitions specialist ING Barings to plot a path to expansion. EC blasts Korean shipbuilders in new report The European Commission's latest report into alleged low price offers at Korean yards says the Asian country is still to blame for the struggling worldwide market. Torm orders another products tanker Danish products tanker owner Torm has sold and chartered back one tanker in order to buy another, boosting its pre-tax profit forecast yet again. Swedish Orient Line teams up with Pol-Levant The Swedish liner company has agreed to work together with Poland's Pol-Levant on services between Scandinavia and the Med. Reefer market sends shiver through Nomadic Norway's reefer player Nomadic Shipping has announced further losses for the first nine months of 2000.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

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

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.

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

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

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.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

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

SAILING LIST

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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

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

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

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

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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