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June 14, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore oil tanker explodes and sinks off NW India
    AN empty Singapore-flagged and operated oil tanker Heng San sank off the north-west Indian coast yesterday after an explosion on board.
  • HK mid-stream handling fee: call for transparency
  • John Lu re-elected SNSC chairman
  • Royal Caribbean ship to resume sailing
  • Panama fake cert probe 'not over'
Air and Land Transport
  • Tread cautiously, investors eyeing China airports told
    CHINA's airport count and capacity may be booming but steady air traffic and lucrative privatisation deals may follow more slowly, according to a leading capital market transaction lawyer.
  • Small equity stake cannot secure BA-KLM link
  • BA should vacate Gatwick slots if it seeks tie-ups: easyJet
  • Strike takes heavy toll on S Korean airlines
  • Former airline buyer admits stealing US$2.8m
  • New rules make it tougher for US rail lines to merge

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore oil tanker explodes and sinks off NW India
    AN empty Singapore-flagged and operated oil tanker Heng San sank off the north-west Indian coast yesterday after an explosion on board.
  • HK mid-stream handling fee: call for transparency
  • John Lu re-elected SNSC chairman
  • Royal Caribbean ship to resume sailing
  • Panama fake cert probe 'not over'
Air and Land Transport
  • Tread cautiously, investors eyeing China airports told
    CHINA's airport count and capacity may be booming but steady air traffic and lucrative privatisation deals may follow more slowly, according to a leading capital market transaction lawyer.
  • Small equity stake cannot secure BA-KLM link
  • BA should vacate Gatwick slots if it seeks tie-ups: easyJet
  • Strike takes heavy toll on S Korean airlines
  • Former airline buyer admits stealing US$2.8m
  • New rules make it tougher for US rail lines to merge

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 13, 2001
  • GOP offers fast-track bill
    A House bill would give Bush trade promotion authority to negotiate agreements that Congress would approve or reject without amendment.
  • FedEx: Overhaul air traffic control
    A company executive called for better technology and management to break the gridlock over U.S. skies.
  • GT Nexus test OK; roll-out next
    The company will open its Web-based containerized freight services to general use in July.
  • Customs meets on drawback
    Drawback specialists are meeting today with Customs officials on exporters' duty drawback claims.
  • DHL tabs former Circle COO Clark
  • Euro air cargo weakens
  • Korean Air, pilots reach settlement
  • USCO Logistics appoints Chapman VP
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo names GM Ryan
  • Nazi victims sue French railroad
  • Malaysian carrier sets major expansion
  • Lufthansa warns on profits
  • Dry bulk volume off for Lakers
  • Protest over SF drawback office closing

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL adds loop to Japan-Hong Kong/Straits rotation
  • China Shipping goes green
  • APL names senior staff
  • Yutang port opening up
  • Maersk Logistics in Shanghai
  • Antwerp sees box traffic rise
  • New horizons for Columbus MD
  • New England expansion for Davies Turner
  • Anhui revamps main airports
  • Emirates SkyCargo appoints India manager

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 13, 2001
  • SupplyLinks e-commerce casualty
  • Begemann continued sales
  • Support for Silk Route Revival
  • Port of Cu'acao certified
  • FreightMatrix forms alliance with ReturnCentral

Exim Indiaweb site
  • APL launches first-ever container service from Kakinada port
  • DBK-hit garment exporters worried over cash flow problems
  • Software MNCs eye SME segment
  • CBU definition revised to plug auto import loopholes
  • Germany may emerge as India's top trade partner this year
  • Apeda may set up marketing outlet in Amsterdam
  • FCI allowed to sell 4.35 lakh tonne maize for export
  • V. Ranganath appointed Addl Docks Manager, MbPT
  • Haldia Dock set to handle furnace oil imports
  • Commerce Ministry to seek 3-month restoration of DBK rates
  • Exim Bank gets RBI nod for export factoring, forfaiting
  • Govt rules out changes in wheat tender norms
  • Surat Hira Bourse handles record $ 85 m in May
  • Jalan hints at softer interest rate regime
  • Declining imports narrow trade deficit
  • Panel endorses VAT design
  • Govt seeks more bank credit for 3 sectors
  • Sinha recovering
  • 75-member Ficci team for US
  • IMC honours Dr C. Ranawat with Bharat Gaurav Award 2001
  • Tata Steel gets CII-Exim Bank award for business excellence
  • Iran-Pak-India onshore gas pipeline: India agrees to conduct study

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 13, 2001
  • Softer prices in Montreal and Halifax this week
  • Healthy market in Chile
  • Firmer market in Panama, St Eustatius continues s/e
  • IPE gas oil futures set new daily record
  • Mixed avails in major South African ports
  • Bunker prices for Argentina
  • Brazil bunker price update
  • New posted prices for Saudi Arabia, avails seen improving in Jeddah
  • Short term congestion in Fujairah
  • Oil prices rise after API reports huge decrease in US crude stocks
  • Suez: No avails in Port Said
  • New price indications for Montevideo/Alpha Zone
  • Bakri to start operations in Dammam; update
  • Four missing after Singaporean tanker sinks in Indian Ocean
  • Iraq preparing for prolonged halt of oil exports?

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Air Afrique
  • Atlantic Container Line
  • Walvis Bay: Corridor gets support
  • WEC to the Comoros
  • New service to Tunisia
  • Lego takes the yellow brick road
  • Rates and tariff changes
  • CMA CGM upgrades South America service
  • Zim/CSAV cooperate
  • New tonnage for SLCS

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 13, 2001
  • Majors team for USCG Deepwater Program
    Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Ingalls Shipbuilding are creating a joint venture partnership to submit a "best value" solution for the U.S. Coast Guard's Deepwater Program.
  • Røkke tries to buy out Aker Maritime minority shareholders
    Norwegian entrepreneur Kjell Inge Røkke is seeking full control over Aker Maritime.
  • Bush names Navy acquisition nominee
    President George W. Bush intends to nominate John J. Young to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition.
  • IMO to act on places of refuge
    International Maritime Organization member governments are to consider of the issue of providing places of refuge to vessels in distress.
  • Piracy on rise
    The number of acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships reported to the IMO during 2000 was up by more than 50 per cent over the equivalent figure for 1999

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2001
  • Greenbrier continues downsizing work force throughout the company including Portland
  • Crowley Maritime orders Protector II class tug from Marco Shipyard in Seattle
  • Second Port of Portland call of giant Hanjin ship draws visit from Nike transp and logistics team
  • Port of Portland offers on-dock storage to help importers manage inventory flows
  • Hanjin begins operations at Oakland's new marine container facility on June 18

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Four crew lost in rescue as blast-torn Heng San sinks
    Ocean Tankers' 241,168 dwt VLCC Heng San, which had part of her hull and deck torn open by an explosion, sank in heavy weather yesterday with the loss of four crew. In satphone conver...
  • Maersk Sealand eyes Le Havre hub
    MAERSK Sealand and CMA CGM are looking to join Mediterranean Shipping Company in setting up hub operations at Le Havre's planned new Port 2000 container terminal. CMA CGM was already k...
  • General Maritime listing raises $144m
    Peter Georgiopoulos' General Maritime Corp has raised $144m through an initial public offering, around $18m more than expected owing to strength of demand. General Maritime has become...
  • New blow for Ocean Tankers
    OCEAN Tankers, the operator and manager of the VLCC Heng San is a major Singapore tanker owner and operator that generally keeps a low profile, writes Marcus Hand. What little has been publi...

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 13, 2001
  • IRI courts Asian owners
  • FMC slams Mississippi contracts
  • Chennai workers go not-so-slow
  • More time needed on EU port policy
  • American Classic cuts shore staff
  • Re-positioning costs hit Baltic
  • Indian shipping at a crossroads
  • SCI seeks revised cabotage rules
  • Japanese eye China LNG venture
  • Hutchison upping interest in ports
  • Commercial status for Cam Ranh?
  • Washington ferries in the wars
  • Panama starts security programme
  • Mooring line accidents probe
  • Sour grapes for US producers
  • Genmar opening price falls short
  • Aker MTW warns of job losses
  • Cosco faces Cuba arms sanctions
  • Four missing as tanker sinks
  • Keppel unit receives hostile bid

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • La SNCB compte sur le ”Main Hub” pour augmenter sa part de marché
    “Ce terminal est un exemple de la stratgie que notre groupe SNCB développe à Anvers premier port ferroviaire européen, qui est très important pour nos activités, de même que ce port a besoin de nous. Nous nous rencontrons donc dans les efforts en ce sens que nous voulons augmenter et y développer nos positions et par la même occasion celle du port scaldien dans le contexte de la rangée des ports du Nord. Ces 5 dernières années, nous avons augmenténotre part de marché fret de 1% par an, ce qui peut paraître modeste mais compte tenu de la croissance d’Anvers nous sommes satisfaits. La concentration des trafics sur ce centre est l’occasion d’organiser plus de trains-blocs à des fréquences plus élevées et vers plus de destinations, ce qui est également à l’avantage du port”. C’est ce qu’a déclaré E. Schouppe administrateur délégué de la SNCB à l’occasion de l’inauguration officielle mercredi dernier du “Main Hub” qu’exploite la filiale Inter Ferry Boats.
  • Intercontainer-Interfrigo fête son millionième wagon du Qualitynet
    Le 8 juin dernier, ICF accueillait à la gare de triage de Metz-Sablon, la plaque tournante de son Qualitynet, son millionième wagon. L’occasion de faire le point sur la technique et sur son évolution. Il faut en effet bien garder en tête que la technique du hub s’applique au trafic dit diffus, de wagons isolés, en attendant que le volume justifie la création d’un train complet qui, alors, ne passe plus par le triage de Metz.
  • Le Dienst voor Scheepvaart clôture le millénaire sur un résultat record
    Pour la quatrième année consécutive, le Dienst voor de Scheepvaart (DvS) peut rapporter une hausse générale du trafic. Au cours de la dernière année du 20ème siècle, 36,04 mio. de t de marchandises ont été transportées sur le réseau de canaux de 324,5 km de long géré par le DvS. Par rapport à 1999, cela correspond à une hausse de près de 5 mio. de t ou de 16%. Sur le plan des prestations de transport, les résultats sont encore meilleurs: 2,7 mia. de t/km, une progression de 457 mio. de t/km ou de 20,33%.

Marine Linkweb site
JUNE 13, 2001
Maritime Contract News
  • Is DD21 Program In Peril?
Breaking News
  • FMC Acts On Mississippi Towage Arrangements
  • Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman To Team For USCG Proposal
  • Northrop Grumman Completes Litton Acquisition
  • Contract Awarded To Build Hybrid Electric Ferries
  • Crowley Re-powered Tugs Win Annual Race
  • Small Fuel Oil Tanker Freight Rates Tank
  • Disputed Tanker Fleet Bought
  • Is DD21 Program In Peril?

Marine Linkweb site
JUNE 13, 2001
Maritime Contract News
  • Is DD21 Program In Peril?
Breaking News
  • FMC Acts On Mississippi Towage Arrangements
  • Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman To Team For USCG Proposal
  • Northrop Grumman Completes Litton Acquisition
  • Contract Awarded To Build Hybrid Electric Ferries
  • Crowley Re-powered Tugs Win Annual Race
  • Small Fuel Oil Tanker Freight Rates Tank
  • Disputed Tanker Fleet Bought
  • Is DD21 Program In Peril?

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 13, 2001
  • Norden orders two tankers at Daedong
    The Danish owner has completed its latest newbuilding deal and revised its profit forecast upwards again.
  • USCG gets unexpected budget boost
    The US House of Representatives approved an additional $300m for the USCG's fiscal 2002 budget.
  • MarineProvider plunges into the red
    Frontline and Fearnley-backed e-commerce venture MarineProvider is off to rough start.
  • Northrop, Lockheed eye USCG Deepwater project
    Both shipbuilders have formed a joint-venture, hoping to land the coveted Deepwater project contract.
  • Fison Invest outlines bid to revitalise NaviBulgar
    Sweden's mystery Varna Shipyard bidder lays out its plans to pump $500m into the yard and state-run owner.
  • Exclusive US tugboat services under threat
    The lack of freedom to choose their own tugboat operator costs shipowners about $12m annually.
  • Statoil shortlists Sn'hvit bidders
    At least five shipowning groups are still in the running for Sn'hvit's LNG newbuildings.
  • Ecuador halts oil export shipments
    Repairs on a rupture to the country's main transnational oil pipeline will take 3-4 days.
  • Varun Shipping gears up for fleet expansion
    The Indian owner is raising money to enter the secondhand tanker market.
  • Canada fines tanker owner for oil spill
    The Singapore-registered oil tanker was charged with dumping 1,200 litres of oil near Nova Scotia.
  • SCI searches for suezmaxes
    Shipping Corp of India is looking to Korea in the pursuit of two 140,000-dwt tankers.
  • NITC grabs ULCCs for storage
    Both the National Iranian Tanker Co and Vela have snapped up large tanker tonnage in a sluggish market.
  • Wilhelmsen investment arm sees values rise
    A rising real estate market has upped the value of Wilh. Wilhelmsen's investments.
  • Noble mulls ship management expansion
    The Hong Kong shipping group may open a branch in Singapore, according to boss Richard Elman.
  • Cosco caught gun running to Cuba
    US officials say the Chinese shipping firm has been smuggling weapons to the Caribbean.
  • Seafarers lost as Heng San sinks
    Mystery surrounds whether crew were killed in blast or are missing during rescue operations.
  • Baltic Exchange in the red
    Freight market funds fall as it struggles to find new future.
  • Genmar IPO raises $144m
    General Maritime Ship Holdings has become the latest tanker owner to be listed on the NYSE.
  • Albert Peter new boss at Silversea Cruises
    Former head of Centre Solutions' cruise financing operation to head up luxury cruise line.
  • American Classic Voyages slashes staff
    The largest operator of US flagged cruise ships is sacking 15% of staff in a cost cutting exercise.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
POLICY
Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance
Brussels
The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.
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:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
INDUSTRY
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
NEWS
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
PORTS
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
PORTS
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
COMPANIES
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
PORTS
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
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