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July 4, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Use air freight model to check boxes: Asian shippers
    ASIAN shippers have expressed united concern over the potential costs and time delays of enhanced container security measures, suggesting ocean freight explore a similar 'recognition' model to air freight to reduce the number of boxes being checked.
  • Jurong to double box handling capacity in 3 years
  • India's Kandla port to invite fresh tender for terminal
  • Queen Mary II, the world's biggest cruise ship, about to take shape
Air and Land Transport
  • Cut in space between planes this year not to blame: EU
    A European Union official denied that this year's radical overhaul of Europe's air traffic management, halving the minimum distances between aircraft, was to blame for the mid-air collision of two planes over Germany.
  • Mid-air collisions occur rarely
  • FAA may revoke 'drunk' pilots' licence
  • Dragonair to fly to Taipei from July 22
  • Israeli airport installs baggage scanner
  • KLM's passenger traffic down 7%
  • LOG Book
  • Qantas may seek Air NZ stake after NZ election
  • US airlines' baggage complaints fall to 15-year low
  • Vietnam Airlines reopens direct Hanoi- Moscow route

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Use air freight model to check boxes: Asian shippers
    ASIAN shippers have expressed united concern over the potential costs and time delays of enhanced container security measures, suggesting ocean freight explore a similar 'recognition' model to air freight to reduce the number of boxes being checked.
  • Jurong to double box handling capacity in 3 years
  • India's Kandla port to invite fresh tender for terminal
  • Queen Mary II, the world's biggest cruise ship, about to take shape
Air and Land Transport
  • Cut in space between planes this year not to blame: EU
    A European Union official denied that this year's radical overhaul of Europe's air traffic management, halving the minimum distances between aircraft, was to blame for the mid-air collision of two planes over Germany.
  • Mid-air collisions occur rarely
  • FAA may revoke 'drunk' pilots' licence
  • Dragonair to fly to Taipei from July 22
  • Israeli airport installs baggage scanner
  • KLM's passenger traffic down 7%
  • LOG Book
  • Qantas may seek Air NZ stake after NZ election
  • US airlines' baggage complaints fall to 15-year low
  • Vietnam Airlines reopens direct Hanoi- Moscow route

Sched Netweb site
  • K Line launches pilot one-stop integrated service in Thailand
  • Nigeria imposes import levy, but offers no details
  • Long Beach board names Hancock president
  • CP Ships completes share, notes issuance
  • Xinjiang Airlines boosts fleet with new 757-200 aircraft
  • Averitt, AMUC to develop `containerised freighter'
  • UK freighter operator takes delivery of second Tupolev

Cargowebweb site
JULY 3, 2002
  • German state railways bid on Schenker-mother
    Deutsche Bahn launched a $2 billion-plus takeover of Stinnes AG, mother company of Schenker, among others, in a bid to create a new European logistics giant.
  • Crossair replaced by Swiss
    Switzerland's new national airline company started using its formal name Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.
  • Accident maybe due to Swiss mistakes
    Swiss air traffic control admitted that it had deactivated a crucial safety system that could have prevented the mid-air collision over Germany, which killed 71 people.
  • World air cargo off in March
    Global passenger decreased 4 percent and cargo traffic fell by a narrow 2 percent in March 2002 compared to the same period in 2001, according to Airports Council International, using data from over 700 airports.
  • Significant rise KLM cargo
    In June 2002, cargo traffic of KLM was up 5 per cent on last year. As capacity dropped 3 per cent, cargo load factor rose significantly by 5.8 percentage points to 73.6 per cent.
  • BA load factor up 1.3 per cent
    British Airways load factor was up 1.3 per cent in June while available tonne kilometres were down 11.6 per cent, and used ton kilomters down 9.9 per cent.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Evergreen's net profit leaps up 35 pc in 2001 - Despite all odds...
  • Panalpina bags 2 STM awards for outstanding services
  • Lloyd's Register and Standard P&I Club publish booklet
  • CP Ships takes delivery of Lykes Ranger
  • Rickmers takes delivery of Rickmers Hamburg, first of 9 new vessels designed to transport project cargo
  • Safmarine teams up with Unicorn in Africa service
  • MOL launches new Europe-West Africa service
  • Maersk Sealand puts box mega-ship into service - m.v. Cornelia Maersk with 7,960-TEU capacity
  • Evergreen decides on relocation of boxes
  • PTP sets record in container handling moving 185 boxes an hour on Carsten Maersk
  • P&O Nedlloyd sets up logistics division
  • APLL and Legend together in China
  • Hanjin to launch new Portland service
  • OOCL opens agency company in Russia
  • Maritime show put off
  • Kaohsiung Harbor set to cut rates
  • MISC begins transformation programme to become preferred logistics provider
  • Seatrade London event from Sept. 16 to 18
  • NYK to place order for 4 new car-carrying vessels for 2004
  • Rotterdam cargo, boxes gain
  • UASC's net profit improves modestly
  • Edible oil imports increase by 8 pc to reach 4.4 lakh tonnes in June
  • Steel trade to seek details of Chinese safeguard duty
  • India may swap wheat for Iraqi oil
  • Paradip Port initiates move for 'clean cargo port'
  • Tuticorin Port sets 13.65 mt cargo handling target
  • Export rakes unloading at Kandla Port paralysed
  • KPT to float fresh tender for CT soon
  • NSICT handles 1.02 m TEUs in year ending July 3, 2002 - In full steam ahead...
  • CMIE spots industrial recovery in cos' PAT
  • More corporates tapping funds abroad
  • WB decision on aid to AP on July 16
  • Farm marketing panel moots law to make warehouse receipts negotiable instruments
  • DGFT to waive BIS registration for foreign HR coils exporters
  • India to press EU for duty relief on textiles
  • New diesel, petrol price regime to include freight costs may get off drawing board soon
  • BoP position indicates surplus of Rs 56,592 cr.
  • Law Ministry clears airport services privatisation plan
  • R. K. Gupta appointed DG (Specific Safeguards)

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 3, 2002
  • Los Angeles avails still tight, keeping prices high
  • Quiet week for Vancouver
  • Active pre-holiday market in the US Gulf
  • New bunker supplier in Ecuador
  • Ecuador price update from Vepamil
  • OK avails on Canadian East Coast
  • African market report from GAC
  • Ecuador price update from Navipac
  • Steady and sluggish market in Suez
  • Slow market in Djibouti, Mombasa avails fair
  • West African bunker prices little changed in most ports
  • Arab Gulf bunker prices moderately higher and expected to remain steady
  • Rotterdam afternoon market report from Marine Bunkering
  • API report shows strong gasoline demand but no lack of crude
  • Bunker prices from Russia and Ukraine
  • Brazilian bunker market report
  • Saudi posted price changes

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 3, 2002
  • Kuehne & Nagel strengthens its position in Egypt
  • Georgia Ports Authority reports tonnage increase for May 2002
  • EMTA (Salerno / North Europe Service) announces increase in rate levels as from September 1, 2002
  • ZIM names two new vessels
  • Iberia adds new service from Barcelona to Porto
  • Airbus celebrates launch of new technology programme
  • EIB supports port expansion in Lebanon
  • TAP sells stake in Air Macao
  • ENVC delivers ship to Jungerhans

Marine Logweb site
JULY 3, 2002
  • Hazy outlook for Title XI
    The House has a smaller appropriations pot to go to for Title XI funding, the Senate has a slightly bigger one
  • United Defense completes acquisition
    United Defense has completed its acquisition of United states Marine Repair

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 3, 2002
  • ILWU contract with PMA extended on day-by-day basis
  • First Coast Guard MSST will go to work today in Seattle
  • Matson Navigation changing look of senior management team
  • New SOLAS regulations became mandatory July 1
  • Columbia River pilots taking notes in Panama

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lloyd's battles with threat from Bermuda
    LLOYD'S is losing the battle for market share as intense pressure from newcomers in Bermuda threatens to almost halve the number of syndicates operating in the 300-year old market, according to the world's second largest reinsurer, Swiss Re.
  • HDW deal struck as Babcock Borsig fights
    BANKS, shareholders and the state government were last night locked in last-minute rescue talks for Babcock Borsig as details started to emerge on how the struggling plant engineering company's insolvency would affect the future ownership of Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft, the country's leading shipbuilder.
  • Joint tour offers hope in US west coast dispute
    US west coast longshoremen and employers engaged in contract negotiations are to tour a container terminal in order to see first hand how technology could be applied more effectively.
  • Lloyd's List Focus- Maritime security under the spotlight
    LLOYD'S List has made the whole maritime security issue one of its highest priorities, and you will find below a number of the articles that tackle this crucial issue.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 3, 2002
  • Japan predicts container surge
  • Hellenic to compensate Strintzis
  • French owners campaign for ro-ros
  • Panama Canal turnover drops
  • Holt insolvent says trustee
  • Concerns remain over EU directive
  • Belize dumps ten in crackdown
  • Santos tackles box blockage
  • Fee-dodging ship released
  • US shippers balk at security move
  • Lanka resists agency liberalisation
  • Mumbai denies tanker refuge
  • Agulhas on its way home
  • Essar shelves fleet transfer plan
  • India seeks multi-modal investment
  • Almaz makes Baltic debut
  • PTP shrugs off PSA initiatives
  • Europe faces up to port reform
  • 'Assets higher than Torm bid'
  • Opera overture out of tune
  • HMM denies cutting car unit price
  • QatarNav signs chemical deals
  • Strong won boosts Korean profits
  • US ends cruise self-insurance
  • Norden share price tops Torm offer
  • Seafarers rescued after collision
  • New yard planned in Venezuela
  • Decks cleared for tanker tenders
  • 'Open' talks held on ballast suit
  • Terrorists linked to Piraeus blast

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 3, 2002
  • Koch wants 'unified' security plan
    The president of the World Shipping Council testified before a Senate committee that the U.S. government's strategy for implementing maritime security must be unified and coordinated. ' Hong Kong terminals expand China presence
  • Intermodal sparks June rail traffic
    U.S. rail intermodal traffic jumped 8.6 percent over year-ago levels in what executive called an "extraordinary" month.
  • West Coast talks to resume July 8
  • Brazil ports hit by inspectors' strike
  • UPS, union recess talks
  • KLM cargo improves in June
  • Panama Canal tolls down
  • New Bangladesh-India service
  • Covisint names new CEO, cuts more jobs
  • i2 sees big loss in 2Q
  • TGAX Logistics tabs former Tower exec
  • Osaka Gas, NYK Line order LNG tanker

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • L’ESPO veut voir la directive portuaire affinée par le Parlement européen
    “Nous ne sommes pas du tout mécontents du compromis politique atteint par les ministres européens du Transport en ce qui concerne la directive portuaire. Il s’agit d’un pas important dans la bonne direction. Je retiens surtout que les instances portuaires ont gagné en autorité dans le texte adapté et que l’obligation de deux manutentionnaires par catégorie de marchandises a disparue.” C’est ce qu’a déclaré David Whitehead, le président de l’European Sea Ports Organisation à Anvers. Il compte toutefois sur un certain nombre d’adaptations et d’éclaricissements supplémentaires en deuxième lecture au Parlement européen.
  • France: les immatriculations de véhicules industriels à -13%
    Pour les cinq premiers mois (janvier/mai) de l’année 2002, les immatriculations de véhicules industriels (plus de 3,5 tonnes) accusent -13% en France, constate l’Observatoire du Véhicule Industriel (OVI, Paris). Par rapport à la même période de 2001, la chute a touché tant les tracteurs que les porteurs, mais à des niveaux différents. Tandis que les premiers ont affiché -20% (avec un creux à -31% en mars), les seconds ont mieux résisté avec -6%. Les résultats du mois de juin étant seulement provisoires, on ne peut pas avancer un chiffre définitif pour l’ensemble du premier semestre. Néanmoins, les extrapolations permettent d’estimer que les six premiers mois de 2002 se solderont par –12%. Cela, avec un total de 28.100 immatriculations, dont 14.720 porteurs et 13.380 tracteurs.
  • Le citernier LNG “Excalibur” baptisé en Corée du Sud
    Le premier méthanier d’une série de six en construction en Corée du Sud pour des compagnies dans lesquelles le groupe maritime belge Exmar est impliqué soit directement soit en partenariat a été baptisé la semaine dernière. Il s’agit de l’”Excalibur”. Ce citernier LNG a été construit ces derniers mois au chantier Daewoo à Koje. Ce constructeur naval fabrique pratiquement tous les citerniers LNG récemment commandés par Exmar. L’autre chantier auquel Exmar a aussi passé commande de tonnage LNG est Samsung Heavy Industries, également à Koje.
  • Trève dans le conflit des ports de la côte ouest des Etats-Unis
    Bien que l’ancienne CCT entre les patrons et les ouvriers portuaires pour tous les ports de la côte ouest des Etats-Unis est venue à terme cette semaine sans qu’une nouvelle CCT est entrée en vigueur (voir éditions précédentes du LL), il semble que les annonces d’interruptions de travail se font encore attendre. Les négociations sur une nouvelle CCT sont poursuivies sous pression politique.

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 3, 2002
  • Strintzis Lines dumps Hellenic ro-paxes
    Long delays end contract agreement on two passenger ferries for Greek owner.
  • Dr Peters manager to form new venture
    Christian Salamon is branching out with a tanker, bulker and LPG finance company.
  • Panama canal tolls below budget
    The paltry canal toll collection is blamed on weak global economy.
  • Vanuatu-flagged oil tanker runs aground
    The vessel grounding has not caused any oil spill in Fiji so far.
  • Norden hints at Torm rebuff
    Mogens Hugo Jorgensen warns DKK 360 offer undervalues Norden by a third.
  • Heung-A Shipping begins new Asian route
    The South Korean boxship operator connects Korea, China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam.
  • Wah Kwong orders handymax pair
    Hong Kong owner backs bulker interest with order at Japanese yard.
  • PSA may revive IPO plan
    The main port operator in Singapore needs to draw out long-term growth strategy before IPO.
  • Australia launches cattle carrier deaths probe
    Animal deaths on new ship rekindle row over live exports and focus in on vessel speed.
  • Osaka Gas and NYK order LNG carrier
    Japanese gas buyer backs Australia import plans with more owned tonnage.
  • Essar Shipping's profit falls
    Accelerated drydocking and fewer ship sales hit Indian owner's results.
  • Maritrans sees rise in first quarter figures
    US coastal barge and tanker operator defies economic woes and books 11% increase in profits.
  • Star Cruises claims World Cup foul
    Denial issued over ship named as detained by Tokyo MOU.
  • AM Nomikos orders IHI bulker trio
    Japanese yard wins second newbuilding deal of the year with orders for popular Future-48 bulker.
  • First quarter profits all but vanish at OSG
    Continued weak tanker charter rates decimate earnings at TI VLCC pool partner.
  • Stelmar inks more time charter business
    Greek owner secures employment for panamax newbuilds and short-term cover for three MR tankers.
  • ExxonMobil wins environmental award
    Thirteen years after Exxon Valdez oil major is recognised for its awareness of green issues.

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The Port of Los Angeles sets new all-time monthly and quarterly container throughput records.
Los Angeles
New peaks in full containers upon disembarkation and empty boxes
Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
Le Aziende informano
Ufficiali di Macchina: l'Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile apre le selezioni per il corso ITS triennale gratuito. Scadenza 26 ottobre
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
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.
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
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
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%.
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
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
Cetus Maritime plans to list on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock market
Hong Kong
Acquisition of 16 ships in preparation for listing on the stock exchange
On Saturday, a U.S. jet struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Oman.
Tampa
Centcom: The ship had attempted to enforce a naval blockade against Iran.
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
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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.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
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.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
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.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
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.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
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
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
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
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
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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MEETINGS
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
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 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
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
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
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
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.
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