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December 18, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global maritime framework against terrorism reached
    AFTER nearly a year of intense negotiations and unprecedented workload by the International Maritime Organisation , 108 countries formally agreed to a historic new framework aimed at protecting global maritime trade against the spectre of terrorism.
  • Statoil sells shipping unit to Teekay
  • Contship revamps Australia services
  • All big Sabah ports to use new computer system
Air and Land Transport
  • Weakened US airlines face crippling blow from Iraq war
    STRUGGLING US airlines face a further crippling blow to revenue if the United States enters into an extended war against Iraq, leading industry experts said.
  • Korean Air to offer charter flights to Taiwan
  • United's new wage cut plan leaves pilots union 'stunned'
  • Cost cuts will help BBA meet full-year profit targets
  • Easy integration

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global maritime framework against terrorism reached
    AFTER nearly a year of intense negotiations and unprecedented workload by the International Maritime Organisation , 108 countries formally agreed to a historic new framework aimed at protecting global maritime trade against the spectre of terrorism.
  • Statoil sells shipping unit to Teekay
  • Contship revamps Australia services
  • All big Sabah ports to use new computer system
Air and Land Transport
  • Weakened US airlines face crippling blow from Iraq war
    STRUGGLING US airlines face a further crippling blow to revenue if the United States enters into an extended war against Iraq, leading industry experts said.
  • Korean Air to offer charter flights to Taiwan
  • United's new wage cut plan leaves pilots union 'stunned'
  • Cost cuts will help BBA meet full-year profit targets
  • Easy integration

Sched Netweb site
  • KMTC predicts profitability in 2002 on US$320m turnover
  • China Sailing Agency acquires ISO9001-2000 rating
  • US Customs' C-TPAT programme evolving quickly
  • Box volume down 10 per cent in November for Long Beach
  • Schenker makes board changes
  • Macau handles 100K tonnes of cargo in 2002 to mid December
  • Air-India offers flights to Frankfurt again
  • New Washington air traffic control facility begins operation
  • Atlas Air CFO Douglas Carty gets offer he can't refuse

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • Unions review proposals for cuts United
    United Airlines' unions met with their advisers Monday to review the bankrupt carrier's proposal for severe cuts, which one union said would more than double the previous targeted concessions.
  • BA to axe 21 regional routes
    British Airways is to cut 21 UK routes next year which it said today were "further steps towards simplifying and strengthening its UK regional operation".
  • Korean Air and TransAsia flights between Korea and Taipeh
    Korean Air Lines and Taiwan's TransAsia Airways will operate chartered flights between South Korea and Taiwan starting later this month, the Ministry of Construction and Transportation in Korea said today.
  • Asian shipping companies angry about surcharges Indonesia
    Delegates from shipowners' associations of Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam have collectively called upon the Joint War Risk Committee (JWRC) to remove Indonesia's post-Bali bombing war risk zone label, arguing the arbitrary rating 'imposed unnecessary additional costs' on shipping and trade.
  • IMO wants new security measures
    Governments have been given one and a half years to implement the security measures decided on by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
  • Rumors about sale CSX Lines
    Morgan Stanley upgraded CSX Corp. (CSX ) to overweight from equal-weight. The Journal of Commerce argued about the sale of CSX Lines.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Amendments to Merchant Shipping Act provide better deal to seamen
  • Cosco India to take over agency functions w.e.f. January 1, 2003
  • Tobacco exports may rise by 10 pc
  • Pharma industry cautions Africa against anti-India EU propaganda
  • April-Aug. export growth revised upwards to 23 pc
  • Paradip Port handles 1.828 m. tonnes of traffic during Nov.
  • Coastal service operators concerned over TAMP-approved recent tariff hike
  • Record loading of steel plates at Vizag Port
  • India to become a leading market for diamonds in 5-10 years
  • Apeda launching cheaper banana packaging systems
  • Lok Sabha passes Competition Bill
  • Speedy reforms vital to lure US investors: Senator
  • High-level committee suggests proactive exporter guidance role for DGFT
  • FDI proposals worth Rs 92 cr. cleared
  • Forex reserves put at $ 67.753 bn
  • Textile industry registers 17 pc growth during April-September
  • CII team to meet WTO chief

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • Montreal: Only one supplier on market for fueloil
  • Venezuela hits East Coast hard
  • USGC: Tight avails and congestion reign
  • Oil lower as market bets on OPEC inaction and awaits API report
  • Another sharp hike in Barzil's bunker prices
  • OPEC crude basket bursts through upper end of target range
  • Argentina market update
  • Baltic: Prices up, high holiday demand
  • Surprise in Fujairah as another cargo jump fails to materialise
  • Brazil bunker price gain
  • Green light for pipeline to Omisalj
  • St. Petersburg prices competitive again
  • Crude, cargo and avails conspire to hike Hong Kong levels
  • Demand picks up in Great Belt despite higher prices
  • Piraeus on the rise
  • Uruguay market update
  • Rotterdam steadies after morning price leap

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • ABP warns of container terminal capacity shortage
  • Swiss to streamline its route network
  • Rhenus Traffic Solutions goes online
  • DPWN moves its headquarters to Post-Tower in Bonn
  • P&O's Zeebrugge route ends on December 15

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • IMO adopts comprehensive maritime security measures
    Shipowners face a new and significant compliance deadline. A new, comprehensive security regime for international shipping is set to enter into force in July 2004. A central element is ISPS: the new International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
  • Rolls-Royce power for White Rose FPSO
    Three Rolls-Royce RB211 turbogensets have been ordered to provide the electric power needed on an FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) vessel to be located in the North Atlantic.
  • GE Power delivers QM2 packages
    GE Power Systems recently delivered two LM2500+ gas turbine-generator packages scheduled to be installed on what will be the largest passenger liner ever built,
  • First common-rail Sulzer completes one year's service
    The first Sulzer low-speed engine with common-rail fuel injection has successfully completed one-year's service
  • Navy hosts Taiwan sub meeting
    The Navy is briefing selected contractors on its planned acquisition of diesel electric subs for Taiwan

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Deloitte & Touche pulls out of Liberian registries audit
    IN A major blow to the already tattered credibility of the Liberian maritime programme, international accounting firm Deloitte & Touche has pulled out of its contract to audit the West African country's shipping and corporate registries and timber industry.
  • Erck Rickmers places $323m five-ship order with HHI
    HAMBURG owner Erck Rickmers has placed an order worth Won389.9bn ($323.8m) with Hyundai Heavy Industries for five 7,500 teu boxships, German shipping sources and Asian shipbuilders said.
  • MoD starts chartering ships for Iraq operation
    THE UK's Ministry of Defence will from today seek to charter ships to move personnel and equipment for operations against Iraq, it has been confirmed, writes David Osler.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • Deloitte ends LISCR contract
  • Venezuela insurance claims denied
  • Masters to be hit with old law
  • Owners talk tax with taxman
  • DFDS acquires Latvian operator
  • Caterpillar in talks with Hyundai
  • P&O Ports moves into Bengal
  • Tanker adrift with no crew on board
  • Richards Bay coal exports falling
  • Zambia to cover grain shortfall
  • Shippers 'must adapt to US rules'
  • Croatia to be Russian oil outlet
  • Viking withdraws from ownership
  • MOL to boost products fleet
  • Unions call for safety assessment
  • Whangarei port service rationalised
  • Short lease for Beirut box terminal
  • Spain's Aznar takes responsibility
  • Sonatrach to build five terminals
  • Oil players call for Gulf clean-up
  • Fred Olsen Energy to shed assets
  • Thailand mulls deepwater port

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • CSX Lines sold to turnaround firm
    CSX Corp. will sell its domestic shipping company to turnaround specialist Carlyle Group for $300 million in cash and securities, confirming an earlier report in JoC Online.
  • Insurance could rocket after wrecks
    A spate of recent maritime accidents has pushed hull losses close to the $1 billion mark and could send insurance premiums soaring in the coming months, experts say.
  • United simplifies domestic pricing
    Carrier shrinking number of pricing zones, plans export rate changes, too.
  • CP Ships quits Asia-Europe slot deal
  • GATX quitting new ventures unit
  • CSDC orders four bulk carriers
  • Protest threatens Russia box imports
  • Jolly Rubino wreck blown up
  • Canadian National to acquire 550 cars for forest products
  • UPS launches alternative fuel tractors
  • Logistec: Unhappy New Year for Montreal terminal
  • Virgin Atlantic slates Nigeria service
  • Women in Logistics name Carroll

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Sea Gate doit stimuler le développement logistique dans le port d’Ostende
    Un consortium belgo-américain autour d’Immo Industry Group (IIG), GE Capital Real Estate et KBC a dévoilé hier ses plans concernant l’aménagement d’un parc logistique sur un terrain de 230.000 m2 dans l’arrière-port d’Ostende (Plassendale 1). Des magasins et des bureaux sur mesure y seront réalisés en fonction des besoins logistiques des clients. Le projet Sea Gate représente un investissement de 62 mio. d’EUR.
  • Le marché belge du camion a baissé plus fort que prévu en 2002
    Le marché belge du camion de moyen et de lourd tonnage connaîtra cette année-ci une baisse sensiblement supérieure aux prévisions. Cela tient entre autres à un ralentissement des investissements de remplacement. C’est ce qu’a déclaré Peter Himpe, national sales director de Volvo Trucks Belgium, lors de la traditionnelle conférence de presse de fin d’année. Pour 2003, il prévoit - très prudemment - une légère hausse.
  • Zeeland Seaports consolide sa position sur la scène portuaire internationale
    Zeeland Seaports a à nouveau élargi ses horizons. L’autorité portuaire zélandaise compte pour cette année sur une croissance de plus de 5% des transbordements à Flessingue et Terneuzen. L’année sera clôturée sur un nouveau record absolu de 26,7 mio. de t, a pu annoncer un président visiblement satisfait lundi soir lors de la réunion de fin d’année de l’administration du port de Middelburg. Et la fin de la croissance n’est pas encore en vue: avec le nouveau tunnel de l’Escaut occidental, l’aménagement du Westerschelde Container Terminal et la disponibilité de nombreux terrains de nouvelles portes s’ouvriront pour Zeeland Seaports qui, avec un résultat favorable de 5,5 mio. d’EUR, voit également augmenter sa capacité de financement.

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2002
  • Two tracks to security
    IMO has its say on ship safety plans, but the US Coast Guard is still to be heard.
  • Trouble to the south, but rates heading north
    Analysts say Venezuelan crisis should boost hire regardless of standoff's duration.
  • Trading places
    Market reversal has conservative Stelmar on the wane, spot player Genmar on the rise.
  • JP Morgan bullish on Teekay deal
    Bank raises rating, earnings projections following Navion acquisition.
  • Vela signs up with Venturie
    Saudi tanker owner to install vapour recovery system on full fleet.
  • Orient Steamships buys first ship
    Ex-Valles youngest son John Koo bolsters new venture with capesize and aframax.
  • Jens Ulltveit-Moe resigns from Kongsberg
    But activist shipping investor has no plans to bid for marine electronics group.
  • Navibulgar stays in state hands
    Profit-making Bulgarian shipowner will not now be privatised, government decides.
  • Tanker and boxship collide in Thai port
    Diesel oil leaking from damaged tanker near Laem Chabang in Thailand.
  • Oil volumes grow at Caspian Shipping
    Azeri shipowner carries 4% more cargo to end-November.
  • Ventspils Nafta withdraws claims over Latvian
    Owner of Latvian Shipping drops action against rival bidder over share transfer delay.
  • FOE restructures $100m of loans
    Bid to reduce debt could lead to sell-off of yard or shipping interests.
  • DSME wins Montanari aframax order
    Italian owner inks 105,000-dwt tanker as Daewoo's Jung wraps up spate of European newbuilding deals.
  • AP Moller companies' shares surge on merger plan
    Expensive shares of Danish owner's quoted companies Svendborg and 1912 rise further.
  • Leif Hoegh offloads a reefership
    Norwegian owner sells non-core business ship as it homes in on ro-ro and LNG work.
  • S&P upgrades British Marine
    Rating agency takes positive view of return to underwriting profitability.
  • WG&A to shift headquarters
    Philippine ferry owner is moving to Manila from Cebu following name change.
  • MOL to bolster MR presence
    Japanese shipowner aims to world's largest operator of clean product tankers by 2005.
  • Efnav inks STX panamaxes
    South Korea yard takes rare dry bulk contract as it confirms potential order haul worth $250m.

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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
Partial assessment of the listening process initiated by the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
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.
SHIPYARDS
The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain
Geneva
This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union
SHIPPING
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
ACCIDENTS
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
SHIPYARDS
Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Brussels
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list
PORTS
In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed
Balboa
The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.
COMPANIES
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
PORTS
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
SHIPYARDS
EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia
Brussels
This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
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.
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
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
MEETINGS
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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
SHIPPING
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
PORTS
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
INDUSTRY
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
ACCIDENTS
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
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