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February 7, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MISC fined record A$400,000 for reef grounding
    [CAIRNS, Australia] The owners of a Malaysian cargo ship which ran aground on Australia's Great Barrier Reef late last year were fined a record A$400,000 (S$384,000) by a court yesterday.
  • Chinese ship makes direct voyage to Taiwan isle
  • Penang Port eyes listing on KLSE
Air and Land Transport
  • UPS, FedEx seeking to curb US competition: DHL
    [WASHINGTON] DHL Airways and DHL Worldwide Express, air cargo companies affiliated with Germany's postal service, said United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp are using regulatory challenges to try to keep them from competing in the US.
  • London Tube chief, UK govt break deadlock
  • Air France Concorde passes safety tests
  • Delta, Air France seek Indian partner for Air India bid
Features
  • Yards emerge from slump
    [SINGAPORE] SEMBCORP Marine Ltd's shiprepair yards are getting so much business, the biggest marine company in Singapore had to turn down walk-in customers in January.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MISC fined record A$400,000 for reef grounding
    [CAIRNS, Australia] The owners of a Malaysian cargo ship which ran aground on Australia's Great Barrier Reef late last year were fined a record A$400,000 (S$384,000) by a court yesterday.
  • Chinese ship makes direct voyage to Taiwan isle
  • Penang Port eyes listing on KLSE
Air and Land Transport
  • UPS, FedEx seeking to curb US competition: DHL
    [WASHINGTON] DHL Airways and DHL Worldwide Express, air cargo companies affiliated with Germany's postal service, said United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp are using regulatory challenges to try to keep them from competing in the US.
  • London Tube chief, UK govt break deadlock
  • Air France Concorde passes safety tests
  • Delta, Air France seek Indian partner for Air India bid
Features
  • Yards emerge from slump
    [SINGAPORE] SEMBCORP Marine Ltd's shiprepair yards are getting so much business, the biggest marine company in Singapore had to turn down walk-in customers in January.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MISC fined record A$400,000 for reef grounding
    [CAIRNS, Australia] The owners of a Malaysian cargo ship which ran aground on Australia's Great Barrier Reef late last year were fined a record A$400,000 (S$384,000) by a court yesterday.
  • Chinese ship makes direct voyage to Taiwan isle
  • Penang Port eyes listing on KLSE
Air and Land Transport
  • UPS, FedEx seeking to curb US competition: DHL
    [WASHINGTON] DHL Airways and DHL Worldwide Express, air cargo companies affiliated with Germany's postal service, said United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp are using regulatory challenges to try to keep them from competing in the US.
  • London Tube chief, UK govt break deadlock
  • Air France Concorde passes safety tests
  • Delta, Air France seek Indian partner for Air India bid
Features
  • Yards emerge from slump
    [SINGAPORE] SEMBCORP Marine Ltd's shiprepair yards are getting so much business, the biggest marine company in Singapore had to turn down walk-in customers in January.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Larger vessels to enter Maersk Sealand's Central America service
    The ocean carrier will deploy 400- and 700-TEU ships in service connecting Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua with the United States through the port of New Orleans.
  • Canada seeks shift in marine cargo liability cases to courts
    Legislation would give Canadian shippers or insurers the ability to seek claims related to cargo damage or loss through Canadian courts.
  • Air cargo volume down in December
    A sharp drop in domestic volume led to an overall decline in traffic despite modest gains in international business, according to Air Transport Association figures.
  • Volga-Dnepr will market its aircraft independently
  • Malaysia's Port of Penang sees rise in box handling
  • UP adds covered hoppers to Web freight program
  • P&O Nedlloyd selects Tower Technology to centralize data
  • DuPont selects G-Log's transport management technology
  • ATA fills top positions
  • Northwest Airlines hikes domestic air cargo rates
  • TBI selling Australia airports
  • Indian port repairs continue after quake
  • New South Korean airport to open in March

Sched Netweb site
  • Safari takes on Laem Chabang
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen awarded ISO 14001 certification
  • Maersk enhances internet options
  • Shanghai high-tech exports soar
  • QC in direct Java service
  • NYK takes Pegasus on board
  • ABX LOGISTICS pursues expansion in France
  • DHL defies FedEx, UPS
  • New Varig manager for US south
  • Oman Air buys Boeing Next-Generation 737s

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
  • Transport Dotcom 3PLex gets USD 12 million
  • More capacitey on trans Pacific trade
  • SAirGroup wants global alliance membership
  • China Airlines expanding US cargo flights
  • Iberia net result up 19 per cent
  • KLM Cargo traffic increased by 4 per cent

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India, Japan may co-operate in more sectors
  • Ashok Leyland in 3-way JV
  • Vehicle exports rise in April-Dec. 2000
  • Leather fair attracts over 20,000 foreign delegates
  • GCPTCL berths its largest ship
  • 'Port Users Quake Relief Fund' set up - Shipping fraternity responds to clarion call
  • Seminar lays stress on providing linkages between different modes of transport
  • PM's economic advisors urge radical reforms
  • Exports surge by 20.42 pc in dollar terms
  • Plea for used textile machinery imports under EPCG scheme
  • Maran: Budget will address tea trade's woes
  • Oil sector may register Rs 5,000-cr. export earnings
  • Steel production up 12 per cent in 9 months
  • Lower GDP growth reflects slowdown
  • Ordinance on two per cent surcharge promulgated
  • Japan agrees to extend Rs 1,100 cr. to AP power sector
  • Need for content management stressed
  • 6 Indian firms to participate in EMO 2001
  • Corporates keen on IIFT business class

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
  • Bunker prices for Brazilian ports
  • Phillips to buy oil company Tosco
  • Indian bunker price update
  • al-Naimi: Crude selling at reasonable price

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 05/2001, 29th January/2nd February, 2001
  • «Supply Chain of Charity»
  • UFO disrupts Siberia's air traffic
  • Logistics for the ski slopes
  • 15 wooden blocks for skiing world championship
  • Amsterdam: better complex of locks
  • DFDS Tor Line: new terminal in Rotterdam
  • Netherlands ports: better infrastructure
  • «Happy Buccaneer»: the first BigLift ship
  • IFCO delivers suitable fruit crates
  • Norbert Dentressangle takes over Savam

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
  • First Wave files for Chapter 11
    First Wave Marine, Inc. has filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code in the Southern District of Texas. In connection with the filing, First Wave announced that its senior secured working capital lender has provided the Company with $20 million in post-petition financing, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval.
  • Heavy fine for Barrier Reef grounding
    An court in Cairns, Australia, has levied a $220,000 fine on Malaysian International Shipping Corporation, owner of the tanker Bunga Teratai Satu for causing serious environmental damage when the ship ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef
  • Maersk orders semi for Caspian
    Maersk Contractors has signed a contract for a new semi-submersible with Keppel FELS, Singapore and Caspian Shipyard Company, Baku.
  • Frontline on newbuilding spree
    Over the past year, John Frederiksen's Frontline has been discussing a variety of newbuilding options with Korean and Japanese yards. Now it has signed a total of five newbuilding contracts.
  • Keel laid for Jones PCTC
    Halter Marine, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss.was recently the scene of the ceremonial keel laying for the first pure car truck carrier (PCTC) ever built in the United States.
  • SWATH keel laying scheduled
    The keel for the U.S. Navy's newest auxiliary oceanographic research vessel will be laid on February 9.

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Duty calls!
  • New THC billing system bypasses agents
  • Wharfage charge to drop in April
  • Government gives direction in new transport training body
  • Capespan pioneers unique labour scheme
  • Conference will present Portnet's new tariff structure
  • Duty calls
  • Bureaucracy, not the law, delays vessels in Cape Town
  • Durban desperately awaits new straddle carriers
  • Sparks fly over JIA theft
  • Staying together
  • Authorities act on overweight aircraft
  • Cargo capacity continues to diminish
  • Emirates adds another 'first'
  • Scoring points
  • Lufthansa reduces fuel surcharge
  • New Swazi airport will include cargo terminal
  • P&ON opens Harare office
  • Zambia goes ahead with ban on unlicensed hauliers
  • Experts predict big export growth for local seaweed
  • Lykes Lines offers BoLs on-line
  • Ugumac bows out over barge dispute
  • Freight industry opens its heart to India's plight
  • Go global or go home!
  • The top 8 SA-based forwarders
  • Cleared Taljaard quits
  • Canadian wine market demands improved delivery
  • Maersk's latest offers 6600 teu capacity

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
  • Michael Else quits fixed premium
  • Consulate defends licensing role
  • Singapore yard alliance stalled
  • MISC fined for reef grounding
  • ICCL lines set new standards
  • Adriatica sails into Tyrrhenian sea
  • Matson hit with another fine
  • Lloyd to take back Freeport yard?
  • Last Alaska spill barges in place
  • Dubai eyes private participation
  • ILO wage rates up next year
  • Port Qasim to be dredged to 14m
  • Illegal immigrant shot dead
  • Kandla revival wins boost
  • Santos counters cruise rival
  • Sacked officers look to tribunal
  • New Chinese port gets under way
  • Taiwan cleans up after Amorgos spill
  • UN may tackle pirates
  • Penang port seeks listing
  • Hellenic gets $69M state lifeline
  • USCG sued for $96M over New Carissa
  • US cruise lines cut Israel

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • La “Vision à long terme sur l’estuaire de l’Escaut” propose quatre scénarios d’approfondissement
    “Sécurité, nature et accessibilité” sont les trois principes de base de la “Vision à long terme sur l’estuaire de l’Escaut”. L’optimisation de l’accessibilité de l’Escaut ne peut avoir lieu au détriment de la sécurité de la navigation, ni des riverains, ni de l’écosystème de l’estuaire. La vision élaborée depuis deux ans au niveau de l’administration repose entièrement sur la corrélation de ces trois fonctions prioritaire. Nous pouvons signaler à ce sujet que l’estuaire de l’Escaut comprend ici la région depuis l’embouchure du fleuve jusque Gand, via son cours naturel.
  • Le trafic de vracs secs va se stabiliser en 2001
    Le trafic maritime mondial de vracs secs va continuer à augmenter cette année, mais le rythme d’expansion va sensiblement se ralentir en comparaison avec 2000, selon les prévisions publiées par le bureau d’études spécialisé Clarkson Research Studies. L’année dernière, le taux de croissance s’est élevé à 6%: de 1,87 milliard de tonnes en 1999, le trafic en question était passé à 1,98 mia. de t en 2000. D’après Clarkson, la hausse restera limitée cette année à 0,5%, ce qui donnera un résultat final de 1,99 mia. de t. Pour les autres “cargaisons sèches”, Clarkson table sur une progression de 4%, de 1,43 à 1,49 mia. de t.
  • Anvers aurait perdu du trafic de la région Rhône-Alpes...
    Si l’on croit la direction du PA de Marseille-Fos, ce port est parvenu à regagner des parts de marché face à la concurrence du Nord... entre d’autres mots Anvers... En ce qui concerne le marché de la région Rhône-Alpes/Lyon, la part de marché du port français est passée de 36 à 51%. Anvers a-t-il effectivement perdu des parts de marché?
  • Rail: la lettre de voiture électronique n’est pas toujours correctement remplie
    La nouvelle lettre de voiture existe depuis le premier mars 1999 mais pouvait être utilisée ensemble avec l’ancienne version jusqu’au premier janvier 2000. A la SNCB, on indique que la lettre de voiture CIM et la mise sous scellés des wagons pose toujours certains problèmes. C’est ce qu’on peut lire dans la circulaire de l’UEA/GAMU. Un rappel de certaines prescriptions s’impose.

Marine Linkweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
Maritime Contract News
  • Frontline To Spend $330M On New Tankers
Breaking News
  • Crowley Completes Tender Offer For MTC
  • LMS Supplies Electronics Package For Chem Tanker
  • Oil Demand Expected To Rise
  • Stelmar Shipping To Sell Shares In U.S.
  • Howard Smith Posts Flat Results
  • Panamax Rates Likely To Ease
  • Japanese Steelmakers Eye Consolidation
  • Frontline To Spend $330M On New Tankers
  • Chinese Ship Sales Legally To Taiwan
  • Suez Canal Receipts Up
  • Keppel Hitachi Zosen Wins Contracts
  • RCL Shares Jump In Oslo Following Report
  • Maersk Sealand Projects Container Rate Rise
  • N. Sea Production Cut By Freeze

Marine Linkweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
Maritime Contract News
  • Frontline To Spend $330M On New Tankers
Breaking News
  • Crowley Completes Tender Offer For MTC
  • LMS Supplies Electronics Package For Chem Tanker
  • Oil Demand Expected To Rise
  • Stelmar Shipping To Sell Shares In U.S.
  • Howard Smith Posts Flat Results
  • Panamax Rates Likely To Ease
  • Japanese Steelmakers Eye Consolidation
  • Frontline To Spend $330M On New Tankers
  • Chinese Ship Sales Legally To Taiwan
  • Suez Canal Receipts Up
  • Keppel Hitachi Zosen Wins Contracts
  • RCL Shares Jump In Oslo Following Report
  • Maersk Sealand Projects Container Rate Rise
  • N. Sea Production Cut By Freeze

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
  • Pimentel quits Cunard
    The boss of Carnival's luxury cruise line cites personal reasons for decision to leave.
  • Crowley closes on MTC acquisition
    MTC shareholders have largely accepted Crowley's $7-a-share offer.
  • Fleet acquisitions boost Halim Mazmin
    Revenues at Malaysian ship owner boosted by boxship and bulker buys.
  • Osprey poised for London move
    Peter Costalas is being tipped to head Fredriksen's new LNG version of Osprey Maritime.
  • Dragon breathes its last
    Higher reinsurance rates slay fixed premium protection and indemnity scheme.
  • Attica finally gets hands on new ferries
    Gear problems have delayed the delivery of Superfast V and VI by more than six months.
  • Festival set to confirm two newbuildings
    Greek cruiseship operator Festival is considering ways of raising cash to expand its fleet.
  • Sea-Land dispute for mediation
    Row over sale to Maersk puts $60m in question.
  • Suez Canal income climbs
    Suez Canal authorities took $8m more in revenue during December than a year previously.
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen ramps up China
    Capacity upped to serve growing vehicle export trade.
  • Philippines plans shipping exchange
    Authorities in the Philippines are looking at new ways of building a more efficient shipping industry.
  • Bulker spill captain must stay in Taiwan
    The master of the grounded Amorgos has been told to stay in Taiwan as clean-up operations continue.
  • Frontline confirms $330m building bonanza
    Japanese yards to share contracts for three VLCCs and two suezmaxes.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Partial assessment of the listening process initiated by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.
London
38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.
Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance
Brussels
The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.
The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain
Geneva
This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Brussels
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list
In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed
Balboa
The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia
Brussels
This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Hong Kong
The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.
G20 trade accelerates in second quarter
Paris
Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace
La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.
La Spezia
OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter
Hong Kong
The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)
Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.
Florence/Livorno
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
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Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
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ForwardersShip Suppliers
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MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
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