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BRIEFS
May 31, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • World box growth: Asian ports set for another record year
    Singapore's Q1 container traffic up 15.4%; HK posts 16.2% rise
  • 6 missing in Portugal cargo ship collision
  • APL's $173m box order signals rising trade
Air and Land Transport
  • Aerospatiale Matra investors approve creation of EADS
    EADS will be world's No 3 aerospace firm after Boeing and Lockheed Martin
  • Cathay says pilot row report misleading
  • Indon air passenger volume seen rising
  • Little turbulence seen for Skymark IPO
  • NZ auditor-general to examine Airway's role
  • New air route links Shanghai with hotspot
Features
  • A boost to transport industry
    US vote to grant China PNTR status is seen to lead to big rise in trade, meaning more cargo for carriers
Columns
  • Clear case exists for HBL on single hull tankers

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • World box growth: Asian ports set for another record year
    Singapore's Q1 container traffic up 15.4%; HK posts 16.2% rise
  • 6 missing in Portugal cargo ship collision
  • APL's $173m box order signals rising trade
Air and Land Transport
  • Aerospatiale Matra investors approve creation of EADS
    EADS will be world's No 3 aerospace firm after Boeing and Lockheed Martin
  • Cathay says pilot row report misleading
  • Indon air passenger volume seen rising
  • Little turbulence seen for Skymark IPO
  • NZ auditor-general to examine Airway's role
  • New air route links Shanghai with hotspot
Features
  • A boost to transport industry
    US vote to grant China PNTR status is seen to lead to big rise in trade, meaning more cargo for carriers
Columns
  • Clear case exists for HBL on single hull tankers

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • World box growth: Asian ports set for another record year
    Singapore's Q1 container traffic up 15.4%; HK posts 16.2% rise
  • 6 missing in Portugal cargo ship collision
  • APL's $173m box order signals rising trade
Air and Land Transport
  • Aerospatiale Matra investors approve creation of EADS
    EADS will be world's No 3 aerospace firm after Boeing and Lockheed Martin
  • Cathay says pilot row report misleading
  • Indon air passenger volume seen rising
  • Little turbulence seen for Skymark IPO
  • NZ auditor-general to examine Airway's role
  • New air route links Shanghai with hotspot
Features
  • A boost to transport industry
    US vote to grant China PNTR status is seen to lead to big rise in trade, meaning more cargo for carriers
Columns
  • Clear case exists for HBL on single hull tankers

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • World box growth: Asian ports set for another record year
    Singapore's Q1 container traffic up 15.4%; HK posts 16.2% rise
  • 6 missing in Portugal cargo ship collision
  • APL's $173m box order signals rising trade
Air and Land Transport
  • Aerospatiale Matra investors approve creation of EADS
    EADS will be world's No 3 aerospace firm after Boeing and Lockheed Martin
  • Cathay says pilot row report misleading
  • Indon air passenger volume seen rising
  • Little turbulence seen for Skymark IPO
  • NZ auditor-general to examine Airway's role
  • New air route links Shanghai with hotspot
Features
  • A boost to transport industry
    US vote to grant China PNTR status is seen to lead to big rise in trade, meaning more cargo for carriers
Columns
  • Clear case exists for HBL on single hull tankers

Sched Netweb site
  • P&ON helps breakers shape up
  • AWRA rate hike clarified
  • Southbound rate recovery
  • Liaoning opens sixth port in Panjin
  • CLSD holds inaugural meeting
  • Skanska-TML joint venture proposes terminal in Argentina
  • Legco comments on recent aviation discussions with US
  • Lufthansa, Varig to launch cargo network
  • Delta, Air France US cargo sales
  • Four-carrier alliance in June

Cargowebweb site
MAY 30, 2000
  • Anti-trust investigation Deutsche Post started
  • Increase Swisscargo sales by 8 percent
  • Drop in European intermodal transport
  • British trucks move for tax reasons
  • Allplastx.Com announce new chairman

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 30, 2000
  • Cotton yarn export target hiked by 13 per cent
  • Rlys plan warehousing facility in 27 more stations
  • Concor's Vadodara rail facility from 2nd week of June
  • Maran invites French industry to set up JVs
  • Dumping duty imposed on Chinese sodium nitrite
  • ICAI lays down new norms for corporate accounting, disclosure standards
  • USIBC team to lure fresh US investments
  • New deep water terminal at Hazira
  • IWS accreditation of SGS India to save precious forex
  • Prabir Sengupta succeeds Prabhu as Commerce Secy
  • Inflation moves up marginally
  • Import concession for leather equipment upsets domestic industry
  • Yarn output up 7.7 pc in 1999-00
  • CII survey reveals sustained business confidence
  • 62 member-countries sign UN agreement on GMOs
  • Rs 12,330-crore outlay for State
  • Seafood exporters switch over to value-added products
  • RBI steps affect silk exporters
  • USDA move to irradiate fruit, vegetable imports
  • IA signs pact with Punjab cargo firm
  • CII spells out strategy for SSIs to meet challenges ahead
  • GAIN projects 13 pc rise in coffee exports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 30, 2000
  • Argentinian price indications
  • Price indications for Mexican ports
  • More OPEC members unlikely to back output rise
  • St Petersburg bunkers up to $14 lower than Rotterdam
  • IBC: Ship arrest as a tool against unpaid bunker bills

Marine Logweb site
MAY 30, 2000
  • Bergesen to cut number of Norwegian, British officers
    Norway's Bergesen plans to replace a number of Norwegian and British seafarers onboard its vessels with officers and others from other countries.
  • CMB unit in long term LNG shipping deal with Enron
    Exmar, the gas transportation operating company of CMB has entered into a long-term agreement with Enron, for the transportation of LNG.
  • Litton awarded $41.7 million for Aegis destroyer engineering, planning services
    Litton Industries says that the U.S. Navy has awarded Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding a $41.7 million cost-plus-award-fee contract, under which Ingalls will continue to provide engineering and planning support services to the Navy's DDG 51 Class Aegis guided missile destroyer program.
  • New charterparty
    BP Amoco Shipping and BIMCO have developede a new standard tank time charterparty, code named BPTIME3.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Bergesen axes 600 European officers
    BERGESEN, Norway's big-gest shipping group, is to axe about 600 Norwegian and British ship officers before the end of 2002 and replace them with Filipinos, Indians, Latvians and Russians to save around NKr200m ($22.4m) annually.
  • Alstom raises $590m to fund new Celebrity ships
    ALSTOM Holdings, parent of the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, has raised $590m to fund the construction of three newbuildings for Celebrity Cruises, part of Royal Caribbean.
  • Sleipner ferry payout set
    SURVIVORS and families of victims of the Sleipner fast ferry tragedy are to receive a total of NKr30m ($3.35m) plus interest, under a recommended settlement drawn up in Norway.
  • Zeppelin trades
    A trader talks on the phone in front of Zeppelin balloons at the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt. The Zeppelin company CargoLifter began its initial public offering at a share price of E15.50 ($14.12).
  • Cammell in Marseilles yard lease
    LEADING British ship repairer, Cammell Laird, is poised to open a new shipbuilding and conversion operation in the French port of Marseilles.
  • A&P completes Aquitaine repairs ahead of schedule
    REPAIRS to the P&O Stena ro-pax ferry POSL Aquitaine, which ploughed into a concrete berth at Calais a month ago, have been completed by the A&P Falmouth shipyard in southwest England, two days ahead of schedule.
  • Unions boycott trade with crisis-torn Fiji
    AUSTRALIAN unions have answered calls from their Fijian counterparts to halt all sea and airborne trade with the country.
  • End of line for mooring with ropes
    AUTOMATED mooring systems could render traditional mooring ropes obsolete within a decade, according to a New Zealand company that has successfully tested a revolutionary suction pad mechanism.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 30, 2000
  • JNP plans to become transhipment hub
  • Hectoras 'hijack' was false alarm
  • Seafarers get 25 years for murdering master
  • Exmar wins on LNG gamble
  • Court raps Leghorn over ferry fees
  • Box shuttle links Genoa with New York
  • Damen strikes deal over Schelde
  • Bergesen to replace half its Norwegian officers
  • Reprieve for inland waterways yard
  • Three called to account over Erika response
  • Six feared lost after collision
  • Libyan ferry hit again
  • Brazilian ports launch rates war
  • AMSA cuts navigation levy
  • Australian unions impose bans on Fiji
  • Bulker still aground outside Port Moresby
  • Security tightened after ferry blast
  • La Guaira faces six-month shutdown
  • Port battles to save crippled bulker
  • PSA Corp to float minority stake
  • 34 saved from burning tanker

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Get acquainted with the new JOC Online
  • Ports strain to keep up with Asian imports
  • UPS, dot-com plan Mexico logistics alliance
  • Lines announce Pacific rate increase
  • Supreme Court to resolve dispute over maritime rules
  • Trans-Balkan pipeline to circumvent tankers
  • SCA: Longer is better
  • Mullen Transportation invests $1 million in new trucking venture
Logistics
  • Swisscargo sales jump 8% in first quarter
  • Polar Air names chief executive
  • Zurich terminal expected to boost cargo volume
  • MatrixOne joins forces with RosettaNet initiative
  • Ariba, Descartes Group create B2B alliance
  • United-USAir merger concerns freight forwarder
  • Cargo airship makes debut on Frankfurt stock exchange
  • UP tanker car is blown up to control chemical leakage
  • Workers protest possible sale of automaker
Maritime
  • CSAV acquires Norasia for $38 million
  • APL adding $100 million in boxes to fleet
  • Inland terminal decision draws fire from Pakistan's exporters
  • Cocaine aboard Italian ship seized in Croatia
  • KCT sees improvements increasing market share

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Get acquainted with the new JOC Online
  • Ports strain to keep up with Asian imports
  • UPS, dot-com plan Mexico logistics alliance
  • Lines announce Pacific rate increase
  • Supreme Court to resolve dispute over maritime rules
  • Trans-Balkan pipeline to circumvent tankers
  • SCA: Longer is better
  • Mullen Transportation invests $1 million in new trucking venture
Logistics
  • Swisscargo sales jump 8% in first quarter
  • Polar Air names chief executive
  • Zurich terminal expected to boost cargo volume
  • MatrixOne joins forces with RosettaNet initiative
  • Ariba, Descartes Group create B2B alliance
  • United-USAir merger concerns freight forwarder
  • Cargo airship makes debut on Frankfurt stock exchange
  • UP tanker car is blown up to control chemical leakage
  • Workers protest possible sale of automaker
Maritime
  • CSAV acquires Norasia for $38 million
  • APL adding $100 million in boxes to fleet
  • Inland terminal decision draws fire from Pakistan's exporters
  • Cocaine aboard Italian ship seized in Croatia
  • KCT sees improvements increasing market share

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Get acquainted with the new JOC Online
  • Ports strain to keep up with Asian imports
  • UPS, dot-com plan Mexico logistics alliance
  • Lines announce Pacific rate increase
  • Supreme Court to resolve dispute over maritime rules
  • Trans-Balkan pipeline to circumvent tankers
  • SCA: Longer is better
  • Mullen Transportation invests $1 million in new trucking venture
Logistics
  • Swisscargo sales jump 8% in first quarter
  • Polar Air names chief executive
  • Zurich terminal expected to boost cargo volume
  • MatrixOne joins forces with RosettaNet initiative
  • Ariba, Descartes Group create B2B alliance
  • United-USAir merger concerns freight forwarder
  • Cargo airship makes debut on Frankfurt stock exchange
  • UP tanker car is blown up to control chemical leakage
  • Workers protest possible sale of automaker
Maritime
  • CSAV acquires Norasia for $38 million
  • APL adding $100 million in boxes to fleet
  • Inland terminal decision draws fire from Pakistan's exporters
  • Cocaine aboard Italian ship seized in Croatia
  • KCT sees improvements increasing market share

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
MAY 30, 2000
  • L'AGHA plaide pour la poursuite d'une expansion "raisonnée" du port d'Anvers
    Comme chaque année à pareille époque, l'AGHA, organe coupole des associations professionnelles anversoises, publie sa note d'orientation politique. Cette année, ce document se dinstingue fortement des précédents en ce sens qu'il constitue un avertissement à l'adresse des diverses forces composantes de notre société, ayant trait aux conséquences néfastes que pourraient avoir une remise en cause, voire un arrêt de l'expansion portuaire anversoise. Dans son avant-propos, le président Jan Pellens, ne cache par que les plaidoyers pour une expansion de la capacité, la réalisation de nouvelles infrastructures, le soutien de projets innovateurs, basés sur l'intérêt économique des ports flamands en général et d'Anvers en particulier, semblent ne plus convaincre de nombreux interlocuteurs. Il plaide résolument pour une approche par laquelle un équilibre à long terme peut être réalisé entre les intérêts économiques et écologiques.
  • L'Entreprise portuaire de Rotterdam crée une SA pour ses activités
    L'Entreprise portuaire communale de Rotterdam (GHR) crée une SA afin de pouvoir opérer de façon plus flexible et efficace. Cette société Mainport Holding Rotterdam (MHR) peut prendre des participations et conclure des accords de collaboration sans devoir demander au préalable l'autorisation du conseil communal. L'Entreprise portuaire remet désormais un rapport trimestriel sur les activités intégrées dans le MHR.
  • Sûreté du fret aérien et pratique de la deep pocket
    Dans le cadre des nouvelles mesures dites "sûreté du fret aérien", 99% des compagnies et agents (transitaires-commissionnaires) opérant en France sont agréés. Mais les clients (chargeurs) restent en retrait. Compte tenu des enjeux, les pouvoirs publics français vont simplifier la procédure permettant de devenir "client connu". L'objectif visé est en effet d'atteindre en France 50% de "clients connus" pour fin 2000. Mais les chargeurs ne manquent pas de souligner un paradoxe.
  • L'UIRR va devoir hausser le ton face à la mauvaise qualité de service des entreprises ferroviaires
    La première partie de l'assemblée générale de printemps de l'UIRR à Budapest a permis de faire le point sur la situation du transport combiné rail/route en Hongrie, et de procéder à différentes formalités administratives (admission de nouveaux membres, élection du conseil, etc).

Marine Linkweb site
MAY 30, 2000
  • Pumping of Remaining Erika Fuel Set To Begin
  • Houston Ship Channel Closed Due To Sunken Tugboat
  • Bergesen To Replace Staff, Cut Costs
  • China Shipping Expands Tanker Fleet
  • Dutch Barge Owners Order Nearly 200 Vessels

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 30, 2000
  • New boxes for APL
  • More capacity SCA vessels
  • Cornelder in Amsterdam container terminal
  • HIT introduces barge IT
  • P&O Stena Line: more departures between Calais and Dover
  • Wilson Logistics tests new integrated logistics concept

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
US firm Enstructure buys Logistec's US port terminal network
Wellesley/New York/Montreal
It operates a total of 84 terminals in the USA
PORTS
Leveraging the revised Block Exemption Regulation to encourage private investment in ports
Constance
FEPORT urges it
PORTS
The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority will collaborate in the development of the port of Misrata.
Measured
Project for a new bulk terminal
SHIPPING
Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
London
Call for an immediate cessation of attacks
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by 31.7% last month.
Long Beach
The overall volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
The Swiss Federal Council proposes extending subsidies for rail freight traffic through the Alps until 2035.
Bern
From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be paid out
SHIPPING
So far the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago
Paris
AXSMarine: No Signs of a Long-Term Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
CRUISES
Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Istanbul
The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers
PORTS
Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.
Taipei
At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs
NEWS
US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman
Tampa
The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform
Brussels
The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.
ACCIDENTS
US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello
Tampa/New Delhi/London
Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization
ACCIDENTS
Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region
Southampton/Muscat
One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.
PORTS
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.
Civitavecchia
Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%
ACCIDENTS
A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
SHIPPING
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
PORTS
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
SHIPPING
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
COMPETITION
Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).
SHIPPING
Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.
Ismailia
They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
LEGISLATION
The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster
Luxembourg
However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives
PORTS
ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Brussels
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances
TRANSPORTATION
Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.
Luxembourg
What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints
SHIPPING
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
Sana'a
A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
TRADE
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Geneva
This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
PORTS
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
Genoa
Paroli: the work now allows approximately 900-1,000 heavy vehicles per day to directly access the port's operational areas.
PORTS
The rapporteurs of the Ports Bill defend the governance project centered on the Ports of Italy.
Rome
Ghio (PD) denounces that the governing bodies of this new company would be appointed entirely by the government. Ghirra (AVS): The objectives of national coordination could have been achieved by strengthening the National Conference of Port Authority Presidents.
LOGISTICS
US logistics companies WWEX Group and Auctane announce merger
Milan/Dallas/Austin
Artificial intelligence plays a leading role
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Unexpected decline in European intermodal traffic in the first quarter of 2026
Brussels
UIRR: Infrastructure chaos caused by construction sites interrupting railway lines
PORTS
Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires remaining 50% of Hanseatic Global Terminals Aracruz
Rotterdam/Aracruz
The company is building the new Brazilian container port of Imetame
PORTS
Conftrasporto: The Ports Bill highlights clear operational, financial, and regulatory compliance issues.
Rome
Russo: the competences of Ports of Italy would overlap with those of the Port System Authorities, the Ministry of Transport and the Art
SHIPPING
WoodMac believes decarbonisation rules could have a major impact on LNG-powered vessels
Edinburgh
According to the company, European regulations would put ships with DFDE engines out of the market
SHIPPING
French MN will transport Avio's Vega C launcher between Italy and South America
Nantes
The French company will equip itself with a new vessel designed specifically for the transport of space equipment
TRANSPORTATION
EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from transport services comes into force
Brussels
The system is based on the international standard EN ISO 14083:2023
ACCIDENTS
The container ship MSC Sariska V was hit by two shells in the Persian Gulf on Monday.
Geneva/Rome
All crew members were unharmed.
PORTS
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.8%
Bremen
Containers amounted to 1,245,515 teu (+4.4%)
PORTS
MSC acquires 51% stake in Pivdennyi container terminal (Odessa)
Odessa
It has a traffic capacity of 400 thousand TEUs per year.
SHIPPING
The IMO Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea will enter into force on 19 November 2027.
London
Dominguez: a long-awaited achievement, which fills an important gap in the international regime
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
SHIPPING
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2026, an increase of +12.1% was recorded
PORTS
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples fell by -5.3%, while in Salerno it grew by +6.4%.
Naples
Container throughput in the two ports was 167,433 teu (-3.5%) and 101,509 teu (+7.8%) respectively.
PORTS
Kerdjoudj (Feport): With the revision of the EU ETS, part of the proceeds should be allocated to ports.
Brussels
Call to carefully evaluate the risk of relocating transhipment traffic
PORTS
With the new COSCO-PTP terminal, the port of Tarragona relaunches itself on the container market.
Tarragona
Construction work is expected to be completed in 2028 when the terminal will have a capacity of 680,000 TEUs.
PORTS
In 2025, Egyptian ports set their new all-time container throughput record
Alexandria, Egypt
Strong growth in transhipment volumes, which had remained stable in 2024
JOBS
The national contract for port mooring and boatmen has been renewed.
Rome
Filt-Cgil strengthens a regulatory framework essential for the sector
PORTS
A study explains how to make the use of OPS facilities in European ports more attractive and effective.
Brussels
Clearer and more comparable tariffs are also needed.
LEGISLATION
Federlogistica calls for amendments to the port governance bill.
Genoa
Falteri: the new structure must guarantee the Port System Authority adequate financial resources and effective operational tools.
PORTS
ESPO calls for EU ETS amendments to ensure the competitiveness of European ports.
Brussels
The negative impact on short sea shipping was also highlighted.
SHIPPING
New measures adopted in Switzerland to strengthen the competitiveness of the maritime flag
Bern
A Swiss shipowner will be able to fly the Swiss flag even if the owning company is based abroad
CRUISES
Sea trials of the second cruise ship built in China have concluded.
Shanghai
The Adora Flora City will make its maiden voyage departing from the port of Guangzhou on November 22nd.
TRADE
In the first quarter of 2026, the value of G20 freight traffic recorded a quarterly growth of +5.3%
Paris
PORTS
Mitigation of the growth of cargo traffic in the port of Tangier Med
Tangier
In the first three months of 2026, 38.8 million tonnes were handled (+3.2%)
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Beijing
Imports and exports increased by 0.6%. Containers totaled 26.9 million (+4.8%).
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Fermerci asks the government for urgent measures to support rail freight transport.
Rome
Railway companies penalized by infrastructure disruptions
MARITIME SERVICES
Port of Naples, first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation on a cruise ship
Naples
Axpo used the cargo barge "Green Zeebrugge"
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
SHIPPING
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
Marseille
Revenues stable, with logistics and other activities offsetting the decline in shipping
LAW
The U.S. Supreme Court has reopened the case pitting Havana Docks against Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCLH and MSC
SHIPPING
New International Code of Safety for Autonomous Surface Vessels Adopted
London
It will come into force on July 1st and will be applied on a voluntary basis for at least two years
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIRR: Combined road-rail transport shipments to increase by 1.5% in 2025
Brussels
The association highlighted the disastrous effects on the railway construction sector in Germany.
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Fincantieri and Teijin Automotive Technologies sign agreement to develop composite bulkheads for naval applications.
Trieste/Pouancé
Folgiero: We enable the development of lighter and more efficient units
SHIPPING
After eight quarters of profits, ZIM reports an operating loss
Haifa
In the first three months of 2026, the volumes of cargo transported by ships also fell sharply (-8.3%)
LAW
The US has indicted four Chinese container manufacturers and seven of their executives.
Washington
The arrest of the marketing director of Singamas in France on April 14 was made public.
TRADE
EU Parliament and Council reach agreement on tariffs agreement between the European Union and the United States
Strasbourg/Brussels
An expiry clause and a suspension clause have been introduced
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FFS Cargo Switzerland is reorganizing its single-wagon freight network.
Bern
A reduction of 50 of the current 280 marshalling yards is expected
PIRACY
IMO reports 17% increase in maritime piracy incidents in 2025
London
The most affected area was the Straits of Malacca and Singapore with 122 incidents (+34%).
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have suspended bookings for maritime shipments to Cuba.
Paris/Frankfurt/Havana
Decision after Trump's expansion of US sanctions
PORTS
International tender for the new container terminal at the port of Klaipeda will be held by the end of the year.
Klaipeda
It will have an annual traffic capacity of 2.5 million TEUs
SEAFARERS
ITF calls on governments to dismantle the flag of convenience system once and for all
London
It is - the union denounces - the bad apple at the heart of the exploitation of seafarers
SHIPPING
Evergreen's revenues decreased by 21.3% in the first quarter
Taipei
Operating profit and net economic profit fell by -69.5% and -68.8%
CRUISES
Viking Holdings closed the first quarter with a net loss of -54.2 million dollars
Los Angeles
Revenues up 17.5%
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, container traffic at Eurokai port terminals grew by +8.9%
Bremen
Increases of 12.7% in Germany and 7.8% in Italy. A decline in the port of Tangier Med.
NEWS
Norovirus on Ambassador Cruise Line's Ambition cruise ship
Purfleet/Vlissingen
French health authorities have authorized the unit to continue normal operations.
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg decreased by -2.0%
Hamburg
Containers amounted to two million TEUs (-1.6%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly financial results continue to deteriorate.
Keelung/Taipei
In the first three months of this year, revenues decreased by -15.1% and -9.3% respectively.
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hamburg
Revenues down 16.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
SHIPPING
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
Seoul
Container segment saw a 7.9% decline and bulk segment saw a 20.1% growth.
CRUISES
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals recorded record traffic in the first quarter of this year.
Istanbul
Five million passengers almost reached
Le Aziende informano
International Shipping Community to Gather in Genoa for Two Days of Maritime Dialogue and Networking
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado fell by -3.8%
Genoa
In March, a decline of -6.1%, with a sharp contraction of -15.0% in containerized cargoes
SHIPPING
Federconsumatori is calling on the government to take measures to mitigate the impact of the rising ferry ticket prices.
Rome
Price increases are at +18% for the central weeks of August
MOURNING
Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.
Rome
He led the port authority for over eight years
SHIPPING
ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.
Singapore
In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona
PORTS
The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.
Suape
It will become operational in the second half of this year
PORTS
Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore/Hong Kong
Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel
ASSOCIATIONS
Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers
Milan
Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
MARITIME SERVICES
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
COMPETITION
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
MEETINGS
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
SHIPYARDS
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
PORTS
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
PORTS
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
ASSOCIATIONS
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
ASSOCIATIONS
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
SAFETY & SECURITY
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
PORTS
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
SHIPPING
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
MEETINGS
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
NEWS
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
SHIPYARDS
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
DEFENCE
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
SEAFARERS
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
EDUCATION
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
SHIPYARDS
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
COMPANIES
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
COMPANIES
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
SHIPYARDS
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
PORTS
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
PORTS
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
COMPANIES
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
ASSOCIATIONS
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
SHIPPING
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
SHIPYARDS
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
PORTS
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
PORTS
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
PORTS
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
ACCIDENTS
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
PORTS
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
SHIPPING
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
PORTS
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
PORTS
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
CRUISES
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
COMPANIES
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
PORTS
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
MEETINGS
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
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
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
MEETINGS
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Comparison on the logistical, industrial and infrastructural development of ports
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
SHIPPING
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
PORTS
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
YACHTING
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
PORTS
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
FINANCING
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
SHIPYARDS
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
MARITIME SERVICES
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
SHIPYARDS
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
COMPANIES
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
PORTS
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
SHIPPING
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
CRUISES
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
CELEBRATION
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
SHIPPING
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
LOGISTICS
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
ASSOCIATIONS
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
PORTS
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
SHIPPING
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
SHIPPING
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
PORTS
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
SEAFARERS
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
JOBS
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
PORTS
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
SHIPPING
Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.
Rome
Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.
PORTS
HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter
Hamburg
Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations
COMPANIES
MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.
Turin/Geneva
MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market
PORTS
The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.
Ancona
Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council
SHIPPING
Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.
Athens
Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.
Los Angeles/Port Newark
In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)
ASSOCIATIONS
Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal
Rome
The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected
PORTS
In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%
Ravenna
The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant
SHIPPING
MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service
Geneva
Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.
SEAFARERS
The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.
Genoa
He will remain in office for three years
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company
SHIPPING
Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS
Brussels
He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.
SHIPPING
d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.
Luxembourg
The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions
EDUCATION
Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.
Genoa
Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group
CRUISES
The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo
Geneva
Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027
COMPANIES
The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.
Trieste
He takes over from Gianluca Madriz
PORTS
Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.
Cagliari
The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter
SHIPYARDS
Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard
Dakar/Gorinchem
20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale
COMPANIES
Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste
Florence/Valencia
The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar
SHIPYARDS
Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.
La Spezia
The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.
SHIPPING
Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.
Helsinki
Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation
PORTS
Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.
Messina
The assignment lasts four years
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