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September 20, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bengal Tiger sees smooth sailing in Bay of Bengal
    [SINGAPORE] With the regional crisis fast becoming a memory and freight rates inching their way upwards, Bengal Tiger Line (BTL) managing director, Joachim van der Heydt, is cautiously optimistic of his feeder line's future.
  • 3 Japanese yards hope tie-up will cut costs by 20%
  • S&P revises Teekay's outlook to stable from negative
Air and Land Transport
  • KL in no hurry to raise domestic airfares by 50%
    [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is studying a proposal by loss-making flag carrier Malaysian Airline System (MAS) to raise airfares on domestic routes by 50 per cent, Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik said yesterday. Dr Ling said the government has to consider the ability of the people to pay, domestic tourism, the integration between peninsula Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak states on Borneo island, as well as MAS viability as a commercial entity.
  • Cathay adds 20 more flights to Asian network
  • Vietnam Airlines gets nod to buy three planes
  • Garuda plans purchase of 7 jets
  • Proton to inspect up to 8,000 cars for suspension defects
  • Deutsche Post forced to open segment of mail delivery to UPS
  • BA to impose cargo fuel surcharge
Features
  • Britons miss out on bargains
    [LONDON] IF ever there was a time to cash in those savings or use a lottery win to sail into the sunset on holiday, it is now. For "sail", however, read "sale" as cruise lines struggle hard to avoid going into the red. Many are being forced to slash fares in order to fill a sizeable overcapacity of berths because of what some financial observers regard as a reckless over-ordering of new ships. As well as the big fleet of new ones, mainly the super kind already operating, some '10 billion (S$2.45 billion) worth is under construction or on order.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bengal Tiger sees smooth sailing in Bay of Bengal
    [SINGAPORE] With the regional crisis fast becoming a memory and freight rates inching their way upwards, Bengal Tiger Line (BTL) managing director, Joachim van der Heydt, is cautiously optimistic of his feeder line's future.
  • 3 Japanese yards hope tie-up will cut costs by 20%
  • S&P revises Teekay's outlook to stable from negative
Air and Land Transport
  • KL in no hurry to raise domestic airfares by 50%
    [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is studying a proposal by loss-making flag carrier Malaysian Airline System (MAS) to raise airfares on domestic routes by 50 per cent, Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik said yesterday. Dr Ling said the government has to consider the ability of the people to pay, domestic tourism, the integration between peninsula Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak states on Borneo island, as well as MAS viability as a commercial entity.
  • Cathay adds 20 more flights to Asian network
  • Vietnam Airlines gets nod to buy three planes
  • Garuda plans purchase of 7 jets
  • Proton to inspect up to 8,000 cars for suspension defects
  • Deutsche Post forced to open segment of mail delivery to UPS
  • BA to impose cargo fuel surcharge
Features
  • Britons miss out on bargains
    [LONDON] IF ever there was a time to cash in those savings or use a lottery win to sail into the sunset on holiday, it is now. For "sail", however, read "sale" as cruise lines struggle hard to avoid going into the red. Many are being forced to slash fares in order to fill a sizeable overcapacity of berths because of what some financial observers regard as a reckless over-ordering of new ships. As well as the big fleet of new ones, mainly the super kind already operating, some '10 billion (S$2.45 billion) worth is under construction or on order.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bengal Tiger sees smooth sailing in Bay of Bengal
    [SINGAPORE] With the regional crisis fast becoming a memory and freight rates inching their way upwards, Bengal Tiger Line (BTL) managing director, Joachim van der Heydt, is cautiously optimistic of his feeder line's future.
  • 3 Japanese yards hope tie-up will cut costs by 20%
  • S&P revises Teekay's outlook to stable from negative
Air and Land Transport
  • KL in no hurry to raise domestic airfares by 50%
    [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is studying a proposal by loss-making flag carrier Malaysian Airline System (MAS) to raise airfares on domestic routes by 50 per cent, Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik said yesterday. Dr Ling said the government has to consider the ability of the people to pay, domestic tourism, the integration between peninsula Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak states on Borneo island, as well as MAS viability as a commercial entity.
  • Cathay adds 20 more flights to Asian network
  • Vietnam Airlines gets nod to buy three planes
  • Garuda plans purchase of 7 jets
  • Proton to inspect up to 8,000 cars for suspension defects
  • Deutsche Post forced to open segment of mail delivery to UPS
  • BA to impose cargo fuel surcharge
Features
  • Britons miss out on bargains
    [LONDON] IF ever there was a time to cash in those savings or use a lottery win to sail into the sunset on holiday, it is now. For "sail", however, read "sale" as cruise lines struggle hard to avoid going into the red. Many are being forced to slash fares in order to fill a sizeable overcapacity of berths because of what some financial observers regard as a reckless over-ordering of new ships. As well as the big fleet of new ones, mainly the super kind already operating, some '10 billion (S$2.45 billion) worth is under construction or on order.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • West Coast container volume sizzled in August
    With double-digit increases in containerized imports in August, West Coast ports are on track for another record-breaking peak shipping season. August is the midway point in the holiday shipping season.
  • Gov't asks Supreme Court to review HMT refunds
    The government has petitioned for a Court review of an order under which exporters would get close to full refunds of the unconstitutional Harbor Maintenance Tax.
  • FedEx posts 2nd quarter earnings gain of 6%
    The package carrier earned $169 million in its fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 31, from last year's $159 million.
  • New video card series means business
    The Matrox Millennium G400 expands the business user's horizon with extended spreadsheet and research capabilities.
  • UPS to expand service to Thailand
  • AAPA asks Hollings to slow down port-security bill
  • Matson raises fuel surcharge to 4.25%
  • Ryder takes on technology from Viewlocity and Descartes
  • Fuel protests continue in Europe
  • Thamesport names David Gledhill general manager
  • Terry Hunter, head of San Francisco Marine Exchange, dies
  • Anangel-American Shipholdings reverses second-quarter loss
  • Cosco extends logistics network, upgrades air cargo
  • Danish logistics company reportedly for sale
  • Restored Korea rail expected to slash European freight costs
  • Malaysia's Port Kelang to boost container capacity
  • American Airlines Cargo announces fuel surcharge increase
  • Indian unions threaten strike over P&O Ports deal at Chennai
  • Debate over Title XI spending goes to conference committee
  • DOT asked to investigate project to replace aging Great Lakes icebreaker

Sched Netweb site
  • Booming Dalian opens its books
  • P&O acquires Antwerp Combined Terminals
  • Jinan touts investment opportunities
  • NYK/TSK swing in on new service
  • East Asia-Australia EBS rises
  • Hangzhou experiment
  • New appointments at Panalpina
  • Halterm and Halifax Port come to terms on 20 year lease
  • Hong Kong first half trade statistics rosy
  • Myanmar adds second airport
  • Alliance calls for higher standards
  • Lufthansa expansion

Cargowebweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
  • French and italian government might merge airlines
  • Lufthansa might float IT- and netcompany
  • Diesel protests in other parts of Europe
  • Deutsche Post must deliver UPS letters
  • DFDS to sell Dan Transport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mahesh Chandorkar passes away
  • Lloyd Triestino appoints agent in Canada
  • Commerce Ministry exudes optimism on sustained export growth
  • Falta EPZ to be notified as SEZ soon
  • TN allowed to export 20, 000 ton of onion
  • Global demand seen for quality wheat even at higher prices
  • Finish team's visit
  • Thailand highlights scope to step up trade
  • DGFT revamp move to begin soon
  • Diesel export to boost forex earnings mooted
  • WTC seminar on 'Doing Business with Italy' on Sept. 25
  • Vizag Port ses new coal discharge record - Shatters other national records too
  • ADB upgrades growth forecast for Asia
  • Govt may announce new deal for rural industries on Oct.2
  • NHAI invities bids for 4-laning Hosur-Krishnagiri section
  • Excise duty cuts for telecom, IT sector likely
  • 'Cleaner Coal Technology' team from UK here

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
  • US President still looking at ways to reduce prices
  • Fuel and Marine Marketing (FAMM) reorganise in the Scandinavian region
  • IMF predicts higher oil prices
  • New service available in Irminger Sea
  • Saudi hint at possible unilateral hike
  • St. Petersburg price indications

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
  • Boeing 737-700 exceeds performance expectations at China's challenging airports
  • DFDS A/S nearing agreement on sale of DFDS Dan Transport Group A/S to DSV A/S
  • Waterborne commerce coalition encourages legislative act to meet transport demands
  • 6,175-TEU MV "SL Washington" called at XICT
  • P&O Nedlloyd buys Harrison
  • IRU appeals for diesel tax cuts
  • Schiphol to scan airfreight

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • EU poised to compromise over end to single hulls
    EU transport ministers are expected to agree a negotiating position for International Maritime Organisation talks in October on an early phasing out of single hull oil tankers, diplomats said.
  • Stelios slams Cyprus delay
    OUTSPOKEN airline and internet entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou has rapped financial officials in his native Cyprus for what he described as a paranoid reaction to listing shipping companies on the island's bourse.
  • US underwriting losses send insurers into freefall
    THE US property/casualty insurance industry saw its combined net income plunge in the first half of this year, to $10bn from $14.9bn in the first six months of 1999, as its underwriting performance deteriorated sharply.
  • Sinopec on the way to $3bn listing
    CHINESE oil giant Sinopec will offer about 18bn shares in a US$3bn initial public offering and is in talks to sell some of the shares to Hong Kong-listed firms, including Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa, a source close to the deal said yesterday.
  • Broström forges new tanker alliance
    BROSTRÖM, the Swedish logistics group, has unveiled its third commercial alliance in product tankers within a week, and reiterated that the deals were part of an aggressive drive to forge market consolidation.
  • Schröder ducks euro quizzing
    GERMANY'S once-chatty chancellor Gerhard Schröder has learned that with fuel protest raging across his country and beyond, and with the euro plumbing new lows, it is sometimes best to let others do the talking.
  • Croatian yard targets increased production
    CROATIA'S 3.Maj shipyard is looking to build up its production to five ships a year by 2003 at the latest as part of an effort to improve its financial performance.
  • Venezuela offer still on the table
    CLEAN tanker owners should not take Venezuela's offer of extra oil products for the US markets too seriously, analysts warn.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
  • Buquebus workers occupy ferry
  • Santos aims for world-class terminal
  • BV prosecutors call for jail terms
  • Bahia publishes port tender details
  • Portnet to probe port refuse practice
  • Shippers make liner reform pact
  • Fiumicino wants to be Rome's port
  • French crane builder to close
  • Saade brothers end CMA battle
  • Greeks combine to list shares
  • Crewing deal ends Adsteam dispute
  • Yard alliance seeks 20 per cent saving
  • Portnet to press ahead with Coega
  • Kuwait warns of tanker shortage
  • Australia in dock over trade rules
  • Oman predicts LNG earnings rise
  • Fishermen's fuel protest spreads
  • Sulpicio cleared over 1998 sinking
  • Chennai workers oppose P&O pact
  • Virginia raises pilotage rates

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
  • Charleroi inaugure la phase rail/route de son terminal trimodal
    Le Charleroi Dry Port (CDP), terminal trimodal rail/route/voie d’eau, a été officiellement ouvert vendredi dernier par le ministre-président de la Région wallonne Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, qui est l’ancien bourgmestre de Charleroi. “Cet outil, fruit d’une volonté politique et industrielle, doit maintenant devenir un atout économique important pour la région”, a déclaré Marc Dubois, general manager d’Inter Ferry Boats, opérateur de l’infrastructure. Mais comme l’a souligné de son côté très justement le ministre-président, il faudrait davantage ds locomotives et de machinistes pour tracter les trains de marchandises...
  • Les bateliers belges veulent réintroduire le supplément gasoil
    Les entrepreneurs fluviaux, actifs dans le transport des marchandises sèches, veulent, tout comme leurs collègues du transport citernier, réintégrer la clause sur le gasoil dans les contrats fret. Ils veulent retrouver ce supplément dans les contrats à partir de la semaine prochaine. Si ce n’est pas le cas, ils menacent de ne plus accepter des cargaisons à partir du lundi 25 septembre. La chambre syndicale belge des intermédiaires du transport fluvial a été informée de ces revendications par téléphone.
  • Les cheminots de la CGSP s’opposent à la filialisation d’ABX
    Le secteur “Cheminots” de la Centrale générale des Services publics (qui dépend de la FGTB socialiste) estiment dans un communiqué qu’il ne saurait être question de filialiser les activités d’ABX “et de laisser l’ardoise à la SNCB”. Ce communiqué fait suite à la déclaration que nous a faite Etienne Schouppe concernant la filialisation de cette division.
  • Les actions des transporteurs routiers se poursuivent dans plusieurs pays
    Alors que la tension baisse dans certains pays, des vagues de protestation s’élèvent ailleurs contre le niveau trop élevé du prix du diesel et des accises. En Norvège, Finlande et Suède, des barrages menacent de paralyser l’économie, alors que dans d’autres pays des barrages locaux se dressent un peu partout. Ainsi, la circulation dans le centre de Hambourg est sur le point d’être bloquée. La situation en Europe n’est pas tout à fait claire: au moment de clôturer cette édition, elle était plus ou moins la suivante.

Marine Linkweb site
Maritime Contract News
  • Proposals Sought For U.S. Ferry Ops
Breaking News
  • JSMEA To Debut Zohaku Web

Marine Linkweb site
Maritime Contract News
  • Proposals Sought For U.S. Ferry Ops
Breaking News
  • JSMEA To Debut Zohaku Web

TradeWindsweb site
  • OSG and NOL mull Aframax hook up
    Fallout from the oil major mergers is encouraging discussions on a new Aframax fleet tie-up.
  • Profits plunge at Finnlines
    Finnish shipowner Finnlines has seen a sharp fall in its interim profits, blaming high oil prices and the weak euro.
  • Bentley holds Frontline to Golden Ocean deal
    Rival shipowners John Fredriksen (left) and Victor Restis at the centre of bulk carrier puzzle.
  • Frontline buys own shares
    Tanker owner exercises option agreed as part of suezmax newbuilding deal.
  • Moller checks engine bedplates
    Shipowners with Korean-built 7RTA84T-B Sulzer engines are inspecting their vessels.
  • Brostrom and Rigel form tanker alliance
    The Swedish and German companies have agreed a commercial management deal in a further sign of consolidation in the products trade.
  • UK blames flooding of Sonia on "neglect"
    The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch has accused successive owners of the cargoship Sonia of neglect, following an incident last year which led to its scrapping.
  • Japanese yards look for substantial cost reductions
    Cost savings key to shipbuilding alliance.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Brussels
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list
PORTS
In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed
Balboa
The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.
COMPANIES
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
PORTS
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
SHIPYARDS
EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia
Brussels
This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
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
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
MEETINGS
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
››› 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
INDUSTRY
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
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