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April 11, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA Corp in 3rd China venture - Guangzhou
    PSA Corp yesterday announced its latest overseas venture - its third in China - under which it will help manage and run three container berths at Guangzhou.
  • Hyundai reduces N Korea cruises
  • South Korea leads in record year for shipbuilding industry
  • Freemantle crane productivity Line is overdrawn highest of Aussie ports in Q4
Air and Land Transport
  • Grounded Ansett: Wing cracks won't delay Easter flights
    ANSETT, Australia's second-largest carrier after Qantas Airways, grounded its entire Boeing 767-200 fleet yesterday after engineers carrying out safety checks last weekend discovered cracks of up to 5cm in the engine pylons in three of the aircraft.
  • Northwest Airlines, mechanics in tentative deal
  • Largest airline is born as American completes TWA purchase

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA Corp in 3rd China venture - Guangzhou
    PSA Corp yesterday announced its latest overseas venture - its third in China - under which it will help manage and run three container berths at Guangzhou.
  • Hyundai reduces N Korea cruises
  • South Korea leads in record year for shipbuilding industry
  • Freemantle crane productivity Line is overdrawn highest of Aussie ports in Q4
Air and Land Transport
  • Grounded Ansett: Wing cracks won't delay Easter flights
    ANSETT, Australia's second-largest carrier after Qantas Airways, grounded its entire Boeing 767-200 fleet yesterday after engineers carrying out safety checks last weekend discovered cracks of up to 5cm in the engine pylons in three of the aircraft.
  • Northwest Airlines, mechanics in tentative deal
  • Largest airline is born as American completes TWA purchase

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 10, 2001
  • USDA sets $32M for port inspectors
    The agency will add 350 personnel at critical ports of entry to protect against animal and plant diseases.
  • Another Cho Yang ship held
    The carrier's troubles deepened this week when the vessel CY Honour was arrested in Felixstowe.
  • Canadian customs extends e-filing deadline
    The deadline for customs brokers to file import information electronically has been extended to July 1.
  • Panama shaken by shipping register scandal
    An investigation into Panama's Maritime Authority has uncovered as many as 1,000 unqualified sailors working under false documents.
  • Czech Air launched JFK-Prague service
  • British company starts trans-Atlantic Antonov service
  • Strike ends at Bangladeshi port
  • Customs gets $2.3B in Bush budget
  • Rail slump eases in March
  • Budget shifts MSP to Defense
  • End to Santos strike
  • Great Western offers larger containers
  • China vows logistics upgrade
  • Northwest, mechanics reach deal

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosfre LCL Company records rapid growth
  • Tan Cang expansion
  • Portnet up for Seatrade Award
  • P&O director Remi Speld retires after 38 years
  • Hyundai launches new web site
  • UPS makes Philippine move
  • FedEx upgrades mainland service
  • American Airlines opens Miami service centre

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 10, 2001
  • Northwest agreement with pilots
  • New chairman European Shippers' Council
  • New juice centre Port of Rotterdam
  • Atlas Air has entered into a contract for services with Martinair Holland.
  • Amsterdam in German terminal
  • Signs of recovery for rail
  • Chemical company from Rotterdam to Antwerp

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipping bodies exhorted to donate to seamen's fund
  • Varun Shipping's net up 81 pc
  • TNWA agrees to slot exchange with Evergreen
  • Safmarine enters transpacific trade thru slot allocations
  • Canmar, Senator restructure Canada-Med. service
  • P&O Nedlloyd & MOL upgrade Asia-SA service
  • Record results for Panalpina
  • Lykes to offer customs services
  • Maersk Sealand upgrades Mideast-South Africa service
  • Hapag-Lloyd's parent posts 59 pc jump in profit
  • Kalmar Industries' acquisition of Nelcon BV confirmed
  • China to phase out older ships
  • GAC starts ship-to-ship services in Vietnam
  • New reefer container ships for Cosco
  • Unishipping to open SA office
  • NYK adds online services
  • First of four 6,800-TEU P&O Nedlloyd ship to be named
  • Hanjin HI secures 45 pc of its new order target this year
  • ECU-Line, NACA in pact on transatlantic trade
  • Mercosul Line orders two container vessels from Brazil
  • Wan Hai Lines to put 5 box ships on Asia-US West Coast route in June
  • Hyundai takes delivery of largest container vessel
  • AP Moller team in SA to discuss ports
  • Malaysia to prop up ports
  • Hyundai books $ 334 m orders
  • Maersk Logistics bags two AFIA trophies
  • Seattle port to spend $ 50 m for Hanjin
  • No extending SIL validity period: HC
  • Govt identifies 2 potential areas for mango, apple AEZs
  • Review abatement rates, urges Ficci
  • CII dedicates itself to cause of India-Iran economic partnership
  • Zonal JDGFT spells out Exim Policy sops
  • ChPI Worldwide 2001 to be held in London this Oct.
  • China asks India to go easy on anti-dumping probes
  • Kandla Port handles 36.7 m tons in 2000-01
  • Cochin Port exceeds cargo handling target by 9.3 pc
  • LCL cargo movement surges from ICD-Sabarmati to D'Node
  • Inflation falls to 5.43 pc
  • Another bumper crop year ahead: Minister
  • Red Chambers may set up processing base in India
  • Main steel producers free to charge actual freight
  • New office-bearers of ACHAA elected
  • Si'Tarc gets international accreditation

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 10, 2001
  • Montreal barge back in service soon, avails set to improve
  • Crude oil higher on product strength, repeat of last year's collapse on the cards?
  • Bunker prices for Brazilian ports
  • EMMF says time is up for substandard barge operators
  • Company updates
  • Bakri to offer bunkers at Dammam and expand facilities at Yanbu

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 10, 2001
  • Hyper-accelerated corrosion likely caused Castor problems
    The Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping and ABS have jointly announced preliminary findings that point to hyper-accelerated corrosion as the probable principal cause behind the structural failure of the product tanker Castor.
  • OMI adds ships
    OMI Corporation has agreed to acquire two 37,000 dwt product carriers under construction in South Korea. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in the Fall of this year and has also exercised an option to contract with Sumitomo Corporation for a newbuilding 47,000 dwt product carrier.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Castor corrosion could impact on surveys - ABS
    AMERICAN Bureau of Shipping has warned that the extent and rapid spreading of corrosion aboard the product tanker Castor was the most likely reason for its casualty and could ultimately...
  • P&I lawyer Bielecki is barred for lying
    LEADING P&I lawyer Jacek 'Jack' Bielecki - famed for leading a high-rolling millionaire lifestyle despite massive debts - has been banned from legal practice after lying...
  • Sea Containers wins canal
    SEA Containers has won a 40-year concession from the Greek government to operate the historic Corinth Canal, traversed by some 12,000 vessels a year. The canal is situated approximately 30...
  • Renaissance bailed out by Malvern in $80m deal
    Malvern Maritime, an Isle of Man-based investor with no known track record in shipping, is set to secure the future of Renaissance Cruises with an $80m injection of fresh capital. In return...

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 10, 2001
  • Castor hit by 'rapid corrosion'
  • Pacific NW power crisis escalates
  • LR offers to promote transparency
  • Budget cut for US Army Corps
  • Yangshan project wins approval
  • US uncovers Honduran licence fraud
  • GL takes fuel cell initiative
  • PSA Corp inks deal with Guangzhou
  • China Shipbuilding seeks job cuts
  • Hyundai to cut North Korea cruises
  • Tanker ban 'will hit 6,000 calls'
  • Chatham mud bar 'known in January'
  • Panama Canal head honoured
  • Izar courts US Navy
  • Drug smugglers canned in Sydney
  • USCG in line for budget boost
  • DB to raise Wilhelmshaven funds
  • Seamen killed in blast off Fujairah
  • Cochin terminal 'will go ahead'
  • Marad budget slashed
  • Miami-Bahamas service under way
  • FGH gets $100M lifeline
  • 'Charleston Five' campaign launched

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Pour NOL, les PC de plus de 5.500 TEU ne sont pas la panacée
    Jamais dans l’histoire des trafics de lignes régulières les générations de navires ne se sont succédées aussi rapidement qu’au cours des 15 dernières années. On est passé des PC de 3.000 TEU, qui pendant quelques années constituèrent le cheval de bataille, à des PC de 4.000 TEU, puis à 4.500, 5000, 5.500, 6.000/6.500, 7.000/8000 TEU avec Mærsk Sealand. Et aujourd’hui, on attend l’annonce des premières commandes de PC de 9.000 à 10.000 TEU, dont on sait qu’ils sont sérieusement pris en considération par certains armements.
  • Zeekanaal veut augmenter le contingent de pilotes
    Les administrateurs du canal maritime Bruxelles-Escaut ont l’intention de rajeunir le contingent actuel de pilotes indépendants sur le canal maritime. Le corps de pilotes existant doit être agrandi parce qu’un certain nombre de collègues plus âgés sont partis à la pension ou sont sur le point d’arriver à ce statut.
  • Wegtransport obtient la logistique de Xerox Document Supplies
    La société néerlandaise de distibution et de logistique Wegtransport (Amsterdam) a obtenu le contrat pour la logistique de Xerox Document Supplies dans le Benelux. Un contrat de trois ans a été signé par Luc Geelen, directeur général de XDS, et Ron van ‘t Schip, le patron de Wegtransport. Le partenariat est entré en vigueur le 1er avril.
  • “Clients européens du rail: unissez-vous!”
    Les clients fret européens du rail doivent unir leurs forces, de manière à faire en sorte que les bonnes décisions soient prises et appliquées. Telle fut la principale conclusion d’une récente audition organisée à Bruxelles par Railserv, le projet européen de services ferroviaires de fret, en collaboration étroite avec la Commission européenne.

Marine Linkweb site
  • Varna Shipyard Could Be Up By July
  • As Mississippi Rises, Locks Close
  • Moody's Downgrades ACL
  • Budget Proposal Raises Transport Spending
  • Seacor's Fabrikant Earns 140% Bonus Boost
  • MMA To Host Fishing, Ferry Industry Event

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 10, 2001
  • Strike halts Corinth canal traffic
    Workers are protesting canal privatisation plans.
  • US Coast Guard to upgrade fleet
    The agency is to select from three competing industry consortia for its fleet modernising project.
  • Canadian shipbuilders seek tax breaks
    Employment at shipyards has fallen by several thousand since the mid-1990s.
  • Hapag-Lloyd warns on US slowdown
    Container line chief Bernd Wrede fears growth could be reversed this year.
  • Italian brokers lobby to delay single hull ban
    Efforts to stop the Italian government extending its single hull tanker ban are stepping up.
  • Carisbrooke ship sinks
    Outlook for the Cheryl C partially submerged on rocks off the coast of Portugal looks bleak.
  • Varun profits soar
    India's Varun Shipping Co has sustained an unbroken 17-year profit record on the back of improved rates.
  • Cruiseship set for auction
    A cruise vessel detained for over six years is to be sold off in May.
  • Osprey gives Hanjin LNG break
    John Fredriksen's Osprey has been spreading its newbuildings around to find early deliveries.
  • Crew block reefer
    Russian crew are holding up a Cypriot-flagged reefer vessel over unpaid wages.
  • Ming Wah shareholders advised to hang fire
    Advisers say shareholders of takeover target Ming Wah could do well to hang onto their stock.
  • Share option error boost for Skaugen
    Mix up leads to securities houses going short on shares in Norwegian gas carrier and tanker owner.
  • DFDS sells ro-ro
    Danish transporation group DFDS moves to slim down ro-ro age profile.
  • IMC sails into the black
    Hong Kong-listed bulk shipping company recovers from 1999 losses.
  • OMI extends product tanker play
    US tanker player OMI has hit the acquisition and newbuilding trail again to boost its product tanker fleet.
  • Stowaway problem hits Japan
    Several cases of stowaways have been uncovered in Japan as its ports become the latest target of illegal immigrants.
  • HMM halves North Korean cruises
    The Korean shipowner is cutting cruises to the North in a bid to save the loss making operation.
  • ST Marine profits leap 28%
    First quarter profits leap on the back of improving turnover and investments.
  • Seacor boss coins it
    Charles Fabrikant, ceo of the Houston-based offshore vessel operator, saw his bonus leap 140% last year.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
TRANSPORTATION
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
PORTS
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
AIRPORTS
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
PORTS
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
ACCIDENTS
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
COMPANIES
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
PORTS
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
CRUISES
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
PORTS
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
TRUCKING
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
PORTS
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
PORTS
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
EDITORIAL
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
SHIPPING
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
ACCIDENTS
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
PORTS
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
TRUCKING
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
SEAFARERS
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
SHIPPING
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
SHIPYARDS
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
SHIPPING
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
EDUCATION
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
PORTS
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
PORTS
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
SHIPPING
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
PORTS
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
PORTS
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
SHIPPING
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
TRADE
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
SAFETY & SECURITY
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
PORTS
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
SHIPPING
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
ACCIDENTS
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
PORTS
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
SHIPPING
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
SHIPPING
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
TRANSPORTATION
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
TRADE
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
PORTS
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
PORTS
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
COMPANIES
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
SHIPPING
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
SHIPYARDS
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
PORTS
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
SHIPYARDS
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
SHIPPING
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
SHIPPING
IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.
London
38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.
LOGISTICS
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
SHIPPING
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
PORTS
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
PORTS
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
MARITIME SERVICES
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
PORTS
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
SHIPPING
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
SHIPPING
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
EDUCATION
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
PUBLICATIONS
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
SHIPPING
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
INFRASTRUCTURE
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
ECONOMY
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
ACCIDENTS
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
SHIPYARDS
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
SHIPPING
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
DEFENCE
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
LAW
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
PORTS
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
PORTS
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
PORTS
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
PORTS
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
LOGISTICS
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
PORTS
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
PORTS
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
CRUISES
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
LOGISTICS
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
MEETINGS
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
SHIPPING
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
ACCIDENTS
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
YACHTING
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
SAFETY & SECURITY
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
JOBS
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
YACHTING
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
MEETINGS
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
COMPANIES
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
PORTS
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
PORTS
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
SHIPPING
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
MEETINGS
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
PORTS
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta 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
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
MEETINGS
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
MEETINGS
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
TRUCKING
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
SHIPYARDS
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
ACCIDENTS
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
PORTS
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
TRUCKING
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
CRUISES
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
SHIPYARDS
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
SAFETY & SECURITY
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
PORTS
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
COMPANIES
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
SAFETY & SECURITY
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
NEWS
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
COMPANIES
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
INFRASTRUCTURE
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
COMPANIES
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
COMPANIES
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
SHIPPING
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
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