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BRIEFS
April 6, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Salvors recover 33% more pollutants last year
    [SINGAPORE] International Salvage Union (ISU) members last year recovered 16 times the volume of pollutants that was spilled in the infamous Exxon Valdez accident.
  • Bouygues, others to bid jointly for S Australia ports
  • China Shipping plans new share sale
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx optimistic of growth potential in China market
    [SINGAPORE] With the US economic slow-down putting a damper on the earnings of air express companies, Federal Express (FedEx) Corporation's Asia-Pacific president is optimistic of the growth potential in the China market.
  • Boeing fined US$3.8m for export violations
  • Changes planned for landmark terminal at Kennedy Airport
  • China Eastern, CNAC forecast to report robust results
  • Continental's load factor down in March
Features
  • Profitable civil sideline for UK defence contractor
    [LONDON] TUCKED away in a corner of its sprawling defence business, Britain's BAE Systems plc runs an unusual sideline -- a regional-jet production line based in an old bomber plant.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Salvors recover 33% more pollutants last year
    [SINGAPORE] International Salvage Union (ISU) members last year recovered 16 times the volume of pollutants that was spilled in the infamous Exxon Valdez accident.
  • Bouygues, others to bid jointly for S Australia ports
  • China Shipping plans new share sale
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx optimistic of growth potential in China market
    [SINGAPORE] With the US economic slow-down putting a damper on the earnings of air express companies, Federal Express (FedEx) Corporation's Asia-Pacific president is optimistic of the growth potential in the China market.
  • Boeing fined US$3.8m for export violations
  • Changes planned for landmark terminal at Kennedy Airport
  • China Eastern, CNAC forecast to report robust results
  • Continental's load factor down in March
Features
  • Profitable civil sideline for UK defence contractor
    [LONDON] TUCKED away in a corner of its sprawling defence business, Britain's BAE Systems plc runs an unusual sideline -- a regional-jet production line based in an old bomber plant.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Salvors recover 33% more pollutants last year
    [SINGAPORE] International Salvage Union (ISU) members last year recovered 16 times the volume of pollutants that was spilled in the infamous Exxon Valdez accident.
  • Bouygues, others to bid jointly for S Australia ports
  • China Shipping plans new share sale
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx optimistic of growth potential in China market
    [SINGAPORE] With the US economic slow-down putting a damper on the earnings of air express companies, Federal Express (FedEx) Corporation's Asia-Pacific president is optimistic of the growth potential in the China market.
  • Boeing fined US$3.8m for export violations
  • Changes planned for landmark terminal at Kennedy Airport
  • China Eastern, CNAC forecast to report robust results
  • Continental's load factor down in March
Features
  • Profitable civil sideline for UK defence contractor
    [LONDON] TUCKED away in a corner of its sprawling defence business, Britain's BAE Systems plc runs an unusual sideline -- a regional-jet production line based in an old bomber plant.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 5, 2001
  • UPS to build intra-Asia hub
    The carrier is eyeing a site in the Philippines, to compete with FedEx' hub at Subic Bay.
  • Shippers scramble as Santos strike enters tenth day
    Air cargo capacity has been scarce as talks between the government and dockworkers' union failed to yield an agreement.
  • Mineta cites congestion, maritime needs
    The Transportation Secretary reiterated his call to take the Harbor Maintenance Tax off the federal budget.
  • FedEx March volumes slide
    The express provider warned it will probably not reach its earnings targets for the current quarter.
  • Intermodal groups seek reflector rule extension
  • Lykes to offer customs services
  • FMC fines carriers, NVOCCs
  • Safmarine enters trans-Pacific trade
  • KLM cargo up 5% in March
  • Exel signs deals with Unilever, P&G
  • Farm equipment importer gets foot-and-mouth OK
  • Celarix CEO Schumacher steps down
  • Seattle port to spend $50M for Hanjin
  • Mercury Air renames Canadian agent

Sched Netweb site
  • Maruba/ Clan SA Fexam service adds Yantian, Vancouver
  • AP Moller profits surge
  • Harbour tax repeal sought
  • Cronos cruises to profit
  • Pudong imports decline
  • CSA expands services
  • DHL launches new UK airline
  • Alitalia welcomes the lifting of price controls
  • New man for Airport Council

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 5, 2001
  • More concentration in Dutch airfreight
  • French Swissair affiliates in trouble
  • Cho Yang ship held in Rotterdam
  • Rail strikes in France and The Netherlands
  • Alitalia in talks with Air France and KLM
  • Next step Fedex with web services
  • American Airlines opens cargo centre in Miami

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 5, 2001
  • US and Canada West Coast market review
  • Prices on the rise in the US Gulf
  • Canada and US East Coast markets this week
  • Congestion continues in the ARA
  • Baltic and North European markets this week
  • Singapore bunkers stay steady despite bullish crude
  • Istanbul, Piraeus and Gibraltar all soften
  • Genoa experiencing supply problems
  • Firmer prices in the Japanese market

International Transport Journalweb site
  • HesseNoord Natie (HNN) for PSA?
  • Terminals on standby
  • «Ulysses» on an even keel
  • Southampton will lose Fyffes and Geest
  • Topographic work at Harwich
  • Crescent Shipping
  • FTA criticizes SRA
  • The pitfalls of international tendering
  • Container charter market
  • Senator Lines orders boxes

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 5, 2001
  • World's largest FPSO completed
    Stolt Offshore S.A. and Bouygues Offshore S.A. announced today that they have achieved a major milestone in their contract with TotalFinaElf for the Engineering and Construction of the Girassol FPSO.
  • Kiewit to re-enter offshore fab market
    Giant Omaha, Nebraska, based construction company Peter Kiewit will next week formally announce that it is re-entering the offshore market with a "new, state-of-the-art Gulf Coast fabrication facility."
  • FGH: "we haven't filed"
    Troubled Friede Goldman Halter, Inc. yesterday that it is "actively pursuing and negotiating options" that it thinks are in the best interest of its creditors, shareholders, employees, and customers.
  • Downgrade from Moody's
    Meantime, Moody's Investors Service yesterday downgraded FGH's ratings
  • Ocean Rig seeks to increase capitalization
    On the agenda of Ocean Rig ASA's general meeting in Oslo on Friday 20 April, 2001 is authorization for the board for increase the company's share capital.
  • Wärtsilä 200 main engines for Finnish Frontier Guard's patrol vessels
    Wärtsilä Corporation has received the contract to deliver four Wärtsilä 12V200 diesel engines for two patrol vessels of a new class for the Finnish Frontier Guard.

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 5, 2001
  • Survey begins surveys in Tacoma's Commencement Bay and river mouths
  • Port of Tacoma contracts with Sound Transit to build $2.2 million of track to provide yard access
  • UPS celebrates launching its China Express from Ontario International Airport on April 1
  • Port Walla Walla says telecom companies show interest in leasing airport water tower space
  • Panama Canal increases tonnage 3.6 percent in first five months of fiscal year

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lloyd's List increases its lead over rivals
    LLOYD'S List has extended its lead over key rival shipping industry publications. Figures from the UK's independent Audit Bureau of Circulation reveal the average net circulatio...
  • Qatar and India in record LNG deal
    The world's largest liquefied natural gas deal has been triggered following the conclusion of the first phase of a sale and purchase agreement between the ExxonMobil-Qatar joint venture RasGa...
  • Krupp snubs $310m swoop
    IN an effort to become one of the largest operators of the largest dry bulk carriers, Coeclerici of Italy and Ceres Hellenic of Greece have jointly offered in excess of $310m to purchase Krupp Sees...
  • Track access rate cut fails to satisfy operators
    UK freight train operators will pay 50% less in track access charges, but the industry still wants further tariff cuts. Rail regulator Tom Winsor yesterday cut the amount of money that netw...
  • Wacker treated 58 dead 'as cargo'
    PERRY Wacker, the lorry driver blamed for the deaths of 58 would-be asylum seekers, has begun a 14-year sentence after being found guilty of manslaughter and taking part in a conspiracy to bring in...

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 5, 2001
  • Friede Goldman clarifies status
  • Santos breakthrough possible
  • Chinese tankers change hands
  • Labour merger headache at Calcutta
  • China rules on scrapping
  • Three injured in ferry collision
  • Greek ferry operator threatened
  • Baltic Carrier lightering complete
  • Lorenzo to issue $6M preferred stocks
  • Cosco is first client for Taranto
  • Kerguelen flag under review
  • Szczecin Shipyard slips into the red
  • Green groups oppose reef transit
  • Oz to regulate ballast discharge
  • Americas summit gearing up
  • Canada yard report out today
  • BLG moves into car inspection
  • Incat 'donkeys' go on strike

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Le bénéfice de Kühne & Nagel augmente de 32,2%, le CA de 24,3%
    L’exercice 2000 a été plus que satisfaisant pour le groupe logistique suisse Kühne & Nagel, qui a réalisé le bénéfice le plus important de son histoire l’année dernière. Lors d’une conférence de presse à Schindellegi, le président et actionnaire principal Klaus-Michael Kühne a attribué cette hausse à la bonne conjoncture mondiale et à une restructuration dynamique de l’entreprise. L’expédition internationale (fret aérien et maritime) reste le principal pilier des activités de K&N, tandis que la logistique de contrat gagne sans cesse en importance et a été bénéficiaire pour la première fois l’année dernière.
  • Concorde Container Line où l’exploitation d’une triple vocation
    Concorde Container Line, une des filiales armements de la division maritime du groupe Mersey Docks & Harbour Co. de Liverpool, s’est spécialisée ces dernières années dans l’exploitation de services intégralement containérisés entre l’Europe du Nord, plus précisément Anvers et Rotterdam, et l’Ecosse, au point de jouer un rôle de leader dans ce segment de marché. Ces services containérisés ont considérablement évolué au cours des deux dernières années, ce qui a impliqué des adaptations en matière de tonnages et le développement de trois fonctions, à savoir le transport industriel dédié, le feedering et le repositionnement de containers pour compte d’armements de ligne régulière, et les transports de porte-à-porte dans un contexte intra-européen. CCL a le vent en poupe, nous ont confirmé John J. Hie, manager de la ligne, et son agent local Eric D’Hondt, patron de la firme Antwerp Container Brokers.
  • Transport et logistique dominés par des marchés qui se globalisent
    Sous sa forme “Temps Réel”, la Semaine Internationale du Transport & de la Logistique (SITL, Paris) ouvrait ses portes le mercredi 4 avril 2001 et les fermera le vendredi . La séance inaugurale a été marquée par un débat sur le thème de l’avenir du secteur transport et logistique. Après avoir retracé brièvement les faits marquants des trente dernières années, les intervenants ont été unanimes pour souligner que les dix prochaines verront surtout: la globalisation de l’offre ainsi que de la demande; l’importance croissante des préoccupations liées à la sécurité, à la protection de l’environnement et à la politique sociale; les nouveaux rapports entre clients et fournisseurs; les NTIC (nouvelles technologies d’information et de communication).
  • L’année 2001 demarre très fort pour Chronopost
    L’ambition de Gilles Moutel, PDG de Chronopost International, filiale du groupe français La Poste, est de voir le chiffre des ventes progresser de 11 à 12% environ en 2001. Pour le moment, il n’y a que des résultats en volume, mais il vont au-delà des prévisions avec un gain de 13% sur l’ensemble des marchés et de 20% en France. D’une façon plus générale, Gilles Moutel inscrit l’action de ses équipes dans le cadre de trois priorités pour 2001: maintenir le niveau de qualité en dépit de la forte progression des trafics; se développer à l’international afin d’être partout sur l’une des trois plus hautes marches du podium européen; et miser sur les innovations afin de justifier le fait d’être globalement plus cher que la concurrence. La conjonction de ces trois facteurs doit conduire à une réédition des bons résultats qui ont marqué l’exercice 2000.

Marine Linkweb site
APRIL 5, 2001
Maritime Contract News
  • Friede Goldman Halter Says No Chapter 11
Breaking News
  • Celebrity's Millennium Undergoes Electrical Repairs
  • EU Countries Seek Higher Compensation For Oil Spills
  • Friede Goldman Halter Says No Chapter 11
  • Russian Navy Denies Kursk Weapons Allegations
  • Royal Caribbean Retracts Reports of Option Extensions
  • Bids Received for Latvian Shipping Privatization
  • Elizabeth Dole To Serve as Carnival Spirit's Godmother

Marine Linkweb site
APRIL 5, 2001
Maritime Contract News
  • Friede Goldman Halter Says No Chapter 11
Breaking News
  • Celebrity's Millennium Undergoes Electrical Repairs
  • EU Countries Seek Higher Compensation For Oil Spills
  • Friede Goldman Halter Says No Chapter 11
  • Russian Navy Denies Kursk Weapons Allegations
  • Royal Caribbean Retracts Reports of Option Extensions
  • Bids Received for Latvian Shipping Privatization
  • Elizabeth Dole To Serve as Carnival Spirit's Godmother

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 5, 2001
  • Osprey and Exmar jump into LNG berths
    Big gas players John Fredriksen and Nicolas Saverys are making some complex LNG newbuilding moves.
  • Daewoo piles on the gas carriers
    Korean shipbuilder Daewoo is poised to pick up a raft of LNG carrier newbuildings.
  • TradeWinds overtakes rivals
    ABC figures confirm a fresh breeze is blowing through the shipping business.
  • Dockwise and OHT union off
    Minority shareholders scupper Netherlands firm's bid for Norway's Offshore Heavy Transport.
  • MOL begins new management plan
    The restructuring plan includes cost reduction of $120.8m over the next three years.
  • Odfjell buys in more stock
    Chemical tanker owner believes its shares are worth more than investors will pay.
  • Malaysian owners eye loan jackpot
    A $263.5m government fund will be used for acquisition of new ships.
  • Import licence axe fails to win over Indian owners
    Indian shipowners have accused the government of giving with one hand and taking away with the other.
  • Gulfmark buys $6.9m supply vessel
    The Highland Patriot will begin a one-year contract this week.
  • DFDS links up with P&O Ferrymasters
    Three year deal gives Tor Line cargo and Ferrymasters route to northern Europe.
  • Torm raises expectations
    The Danish tanker owner has said it will make more money this year than previously thought.
  • Car carrier fire extinguished
    Crisis over but no news on cargo damage.
  • GAC signs up with Shell in Singapore
    The shipping agency will take care of Shell's business at Pulau Bukom, the world's third-largest refinery.
  • All eyes on LASCO "e-privatisation"
    Bids for the Latvian owner are being opened live on the Internet, but no names will be revealed.
  • Teekay maintains dividend
    Times are changing for top tanker owner but not its dividend.
  • KHZ profits from e-procurement
    Singapore repair group sees 10% cost saving from maiden Internet auction.
  • Hyundai books $334m of orders in early 2001
    The shipbuilder is already ahead of its forecasts for new orders despite plans to slow its intake.
  • China Merchant nears Ming Wah delist target
    Parent of Singapore-listed tanker vehicle is close to the necessary share target needed to take the company private.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
PORTS
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Croatian ports grew by 14.6%.
Zagreb
Monthly record in March
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Successful trial of HVO diesel fuel for cruise ship propulsion
San Donato Milanese
Experiment conducted jointly by Eni and MSC Cruises
PORTS
Gioia Tauro takes second place in the ranking of the main Italian ports, overtaking Genoa
Rome
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri records a decline in revenues and new orders
Rome
The group's backlog reached a record value of 74.2 billion euros
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
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)
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
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.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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.
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
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%)
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
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
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
ACCIDENTS
Heavy lift vessel HMM Namu hit near the Strait of Hormuz
Seoul
The accident did not cause any casualties.
SHIPPING
DFDS's quarterly financial performance deteriorates
Copenhagen
The fleet's rolling stock is growing. Passenger numbers are down 18%.
MEETINGS
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
INDUSTRY
Kalmar records quarterly decline in new orders
Helsinki
In the January-March period, revenues increased by +5%
PORTS
Job openings are growing for the port companies of Trieste and Monfalcone.
Trieste
Delivery of a recognition plaque
SHIPPING
In the first quarter of 2026, Costamare's revenues decreased by -5.3%
Monk
Orders confirmed for 12 new 9,200 TEU vessels and four 3,100 TEU vessels
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