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CENTRO ITALIANO STUDI CONTAINERSYEAR XX - Number 12/2002 - DECEMBER 2002

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I primi 20 vettori marittimi mondiali: investimenti accorti?

Il confronto analitico tra il 2002 e l'annata precedente, effettuato da Containerisation International, rivela pochi cambiamenti in ordine al controllo della flotta globale di navi cellulari. Rispetto al totale di 5,8 milioni di TEU in servizio a livello globale, 4,75 milioni di TEU, vale a dire l'82% della capacità, sono al momento operativi nei servizi dei primi 20 vettori in classifica. Ciò rappresenta una diminuzione di meno dell'1% rispetto al 2001.

Tuttavia, nella tabella possono riscontrarsi diversi cambiamenti a sorpresa. Tra loro, si possono annoverare la prima volta di un vettore specializzato nei traffici interasiatici (la Pacific International Lines) e lo scavalcamento del precedente secondo operatore mondiale PONL (P&O Nedlloyd) da parte del vettore che lo scorso anno era piazzato al numero cinque, cioè la MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Co).

Il tonnellaggio della classe post-panamax ha fatto la parte del leone per quanto riguarda gli spazi-containers introdotti in servizio nel 2002, dato che 35 di tali navi hanno aggiunto una capacità di 216.033 TEU, ovvero il 40% del totale. Ciò rappresenta una leggera riduzione rispetto al 2001, quando poco più della metà degli slot aggiunti erano stati procurati da questi giganti. La maggior parte di loro sono stati posizionati nei traffici Asia/Europa, ingenerando un effetto-cascata negli altri mercati.

Inutile dire che lo AP Moller Group (che comprende Maersk Sealand, Safmarine/Portlink e la recentemente acquisita Torm Lines) ha conservato la prima posizione. La compagnia di navigazione controlla il 47% di spazi-containers in più del secondo vettore in classifica ed ora effettua operazioni con una flotta dalla capacità combinata di 773.931 TEU.

La AP Moller ha introdotto 12 nuove navi nelle proprie reti Maersk Sealand e Safmarine nel corso dell'anno, compresa una varietà di unità di proprietà (3 "classe S" da 6.600 TEU, 2 da 4.300 TEU e 1 da 2.840 TEU), mentre diverse navi da 1.150 a 2.500 TEU sono state noleggiate a lungo termine da proprietari tedeschi di navi non di linea.

La reintroduzione di due servizi nei principali traffici est-ovest, cancellati nel 2001 a causa del cronico eccesso di capacità, ha procurato un ulteriore impiego per le navi che erano state spodestate dalle nuove consegne o, nel caso del tonnellaggio noleggiato, sarebbero state riconsegnate per fine noleggio.

Ci sono buone notizie per il vettore numero cinque dello scorso anno, la MSC, ora piazzato in seconda posizione, che ha fatto retrocedere di un posto la PONL. La flotta complementare della MSC è aumentata quest'anno di uno sbalorditivo 40%, sino all'impressionante cifra di 413.814 TEU.

TABELLA 1: PRIMI 20 OPERATORI DI SERVIZIO CONTAINERS
(AL 1° OTTOBRE 2002)
Class.
2002
(Class.
2001)
VettoreFino a
1.000
1.000
/
1.999
2.000
/
2.999
3.000
/
3.999
4.000
/
4.999
Oltre
5.000
Totale
1 (1)AP Moller Group 1 38.682
58
154.580
107
126.871
52
107.245
30
160.493
36
186.060
29
773.931
312
2 (5)MSC21.817
36
74.306
53
107.586
44
96.065
29
47.376
11
66.664
10
413.814
183
3 (2)P&O Nedlloyd 2 11.198
23
76.039
49
107.355
42
54.822
16
58.646
14
98.594
16
406.654
160
4 (3)Evergreen Group 3 10.582
15
65.336
47
74.526
28
37.708
11
84.400
20
131.180
23
403.932
143
5 (4)Hanjin/Senator-
-
9.671
7
63.467
23
18.159
6
119.707
28
93.405
17
304.409
81
6 (7)Cosco35.514
60
60.761
41
13.715
5
75.171
21
-
-
70.776
13
255.937
140
7 (6)APL9.816
16
8.375
6
15.388
6
43.037
13
61.071
13
90.062
17
227.749
71
8 (8)CMA CGM 4 20.980
41
34.136
23
31.787
13
51.290
14
34.484
8
52.759
8
225.436
107
9 (13)MOL4.598
7
28.813
21
24.236
10
48.469
15
32.564
7
49.646
8
188.326
68
10 (10)CP Ships 5 7.747
12
43.606
29
87.429
36
45.008
14
4.100
1
-
-
187.890
92
11 (9)NYK 6 6.037
13
28.503
25
26.468
10
40.423
12
14.229
3
62.070
10
177.700
73
12 (11)K Line2.576
4
15.898
14
18.394
8
60.331
17
4.038
1
67.176
12
168.413
56
13 (12)OOCL5.918
10
10.915
8
21.269
8
19.023
6
-
-
100.368
18
157.493
50
14 (17)Zim12.914
20
36.493
23
35.268
14
51.649
16
19.356
4
-
-
155.680
77
15 (15)CSCL12.377
38
21.624
17
43.389
17
13.082
4
29.771
7
27.969
5
148.212
88
16 (18)Hapag-Lloyd-
-
11.260
8
22.356
9
7.037
2
80.288
17
15.012
2
135.953
38
17 (14)Hyundai628
1
5.535
5
17.392
8
-
-
27.906
6
71.252
12
122.713
32
18 (16)Yang Ming338
1
11.243
9
18.486
9
43.277
12
8.196
2
38.779
7
120.319
40
19 ( - )PIL Group 720.473
33
52.013
40
25.341
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
97.827
83
20 (19)CSAV Group 8 534
1
25.456
15
42.129
17
17.616
5
4.890
1
-
-
90.625
39
Totale4.763.013
Note: I vettori sono stati analizzati sulla base delle dimensioni delle navi (TEU) e del numero delle navi
          1 = comprende Maersk Sealand, Portlink, Safmarine e Torm Lines
          2 = comprende Farrell, Mercosul e P&O Swire
          3 = comprende Hatsu e Lloyd Triestino
          4 = comprende ANL e FAS
          5 = comprende le flotte di ANZDL, Canmar, Cast, Contship, Italia, Lykes e TMM
          6 = comprende TSK Lines
          7 = comprende Libra, Montemar e Norasia
Fonte: ci-online/Containerisation International Yearbook 2003. I dati sono basati sulle informazioni fornite dai vettori marittimi coinvolti.

La sua rimarchevole crescita negli ultimi 12 mesi è per lo più dovuta ad otto unità post-panamax da 6.700 TEU che devono esserle consegnate, le quali vanno ad aggiungersi alle due navi-gemelle consegnate nel 2001 per il suo servizio solitario Asia/Europa. Questo allacciamento era in precedenza equipaggiato con un misto di navi delle classi da 2.500 a 4.000 TEU. Inoltre, la MSC è stata un astuto acquirente di moderne navi di seconda mano nel 2002. Tra le tante, essa ha comprato 3 unità da 4.400 TEU dismesse dalla National Shipping Corporation of Saudi Arabia a seguito del suo ritiro dal servizio di linea nello scorso mese di maggio.

Anche i miglioramenti del servizio relativi agli altri principali programmi di viaggio della MSC hanno avuto bisogno di navi più grandi. In particolare, il suo servizio Europa-Sudamerica è stato fatto passare dalle unità da 2.000 TEU alle navi da 3.500-4.000 TEU nel 2002, mentre un tonnellaggio dalle medesime dimensioni è diventato il cavallo di battaglia dei traffici Europa-Mediterraneo della MSC.

La fulminea crescita della MSC sino alla seconda posizione è probabilmente un evento destinato a durare a lungo termine, se si considera che la compagnia di navigazione ha il maggiore registro di ordinazioni arretrate, fatta eccezione per la Maersk Sealand. Altre 7 navi da 6.750 TEU dovrebbero essere commissionate l'anno prossimo e nel 2004. Inoltre, 4 navi panamax da 4.100 TEU sono previste in consegna alla fine di quest'anno, unitamente a sei navi leggermente più piccole con consegna nel 2003/4. E' probabile che questo tonnellaggio venga utilizzato per incrementare la presenza transpacifica relativamente modesta della MSC, unitamente ad una seconda tratta Asia/Europa.

In calo alla terza posizione c'è la PONL, che ha aumentato la propria capacità in termini di spazi-containers di 26.645 TEU rispetto al 2001. La compagnia con sede nel Regno Unito ha avuto un'annata relativamente tranquilla per quanto riguarda le consegne di navi ed il suo aumento di capacità è principalmente dovuto all'introduzione di navi noleggiate più grandi nei suoi servizi dell'emisfero meridionale. La consegna di nuove portacontainers reefer integrali, che rimpiazzano le più vecchie navi da box con-air nei traffici Europa/Australasia, ha rappresentato il mutamento maggiormente significativo nella flotta della compagnia nel 2002. Si sa che la PONL stava prendendo in considerazione l'ipotesi di effettuare ordinazioni per altre navi post-panamax nell'ambito del suo impegno nella Grand Alliance. E' probabile che queste navi vadano a sostituire le unità panamax costruite negli anni '80.

Nel contempo, l'Evergreen Group, che comprende la Evergreen, la Hatsu (la sua consociata con sede nel Regno Unito di recente costituzione) ed il Lloyd Triestino, ha recentemente fuso la sua importante consociata interasiatica Uniglory nel marchio Evergreen. Il gruppo, che ora è piazzato al quarto posto nella classifica dei principali vettori di Containerisation International, ha incrementato la capacità della propria flotta di navi del 15% nel 2002. L'aumento degli spazi-containers è dovuto ad una nuova serie di navi post-panamax da 6.332 TEU, denominate "tipo E", unitamente al noleggio di navi più grandi per i servizi interasiatici. Quello che prima era un vettore "fai da te" è anche entrato in diversi accordi di noleggio di spazi-containers con i rivali Maersk Sealand e New World Alliance nello sforzo di migliorare i tempi di viaggio in determinati mercati-chiave, in particolar modo la Cina. La Evergreen ha un arretrato di ordinazioni di naviglio relativamente esiguo, sebbene abbia intenzione di dismettere la propria flotta di navi del tipo G a bassa velocità costruite negli anni '80 (20 unità da 2.728 TEU). Ci si aspetta che il gruppo effettui presto ordinazioni relative a navi più grandi e veloci che consentiranno la sostituzione di queste navi nei prossimi cinque anni.

A causa dei problemi finanziari verificatisi in Corea del Sud, tutti e due i principali vettori con sede in quel paese sono stati particolarmente tranquilli sul piano dell'espansione della flotta. La Hanjin (unitamente alla consociata Senator Lines con sede in Germania) ha fatto registrare un modesto incremento dell'1% nella capacità di spazi-containers, mentre la flotta della HMM (Hyundai Merchant Marine) ha subito una diminuzione del 13%. L'arretrato di ordinazioni di entrambi i vettori è limitato ad una manciata di navi di proprietà tedesca noleggiate a lungo termine.

TABELLA 2: PRIMI 20 OPERATORI PER TONNELLAGGIO SOTTO ORDINAZIONE
(DI PROPRIETA' E NOLEGGIATI A LUNGO TERMINE) AL 1° OTTOBRE 2002
VettoreNumero e capacità
delle navi
Capacità totale
TEU
Consegna
Maersk Sealand7 da 6.600
3 da 6.414
3 da 4.300
3 da 2.840
3 da 2.496
1 da 1.768
2 da 1.209
46.200
19.242
12.900
8.520
7.488
1.768
2.418
2002-2004
2003
2002
2003
2002-2003
2003
2002
MSC7 da 6.750
6 da 4.900
4 da 4.100
47.250
44.100
16.400
2003-2004
2003-2004
2002
P&O Nedlloyd3 da 4.112
3 da 2.500
6 da 2.500
2 da 1.700
12.336
7.500
15.000
3.400
2002
2003
2004
2004
Evergreen1 da 6.332
2 da 1.618
6.332
3.236
2003
2002
Hanjin1 da 5.447
4 da 5.750
5.447
23.000
2002
2003
Cosco-- -
APL1 da 5.762
2 da 5.500
1 da 2.468
5.762
11.000
2.468
2002
2003
2002
CMA CGM2 da 3.312
4 da 2.226
8 da 5.762
6.624
8.904
46.096
2002
2003
2004
MOL8 da 4.50036.000 2003
CP Ships4 da 3.200
2 da 4.100
6 da 4.050
2 da 4.100
12.800
8.200
24.300
8.200
2002-2003
2002
2003
2003
NYK9 da 6.20055.800 2002-2004
K Line1 da 5.576
1 da 1.032
5.576
1.032
2002
2002
OOCL4 da 2.626
1 da 4.100
6 da 7.731
10.504
4.100
46.386
2003
2003
2003-2004
Zim6 da 5.01930.114 2002-2004
CSCL8 da 5.500
4 da 4.253
4 da 4.050
1 da 2.672
44.000
17.012
16.200
2.672
2002-2003
2002-2003
2003-2004
2002
Hapag-Lloyd2 da 7.506
4 da 6.750
15.012
27.000
2002-2003
2003-2004
Hyundai1 da 5.680
1 da 4.640
5.680
4.640
2003
2004
Yang Ming4 da 5.500
3 da 1.620
22.000
4.860
2003-2004
2003
PIL1 da 700
3 da 2.600
700
7.800
2002
2002-2003
CSAV3 da 3.0919.273 2002-2003
Totale TEU ordinati 789.584 
Fonte: ci-online

Anche la APL, socio della HMM della NWA (New World Alliance) ha fatto registrare una riduzione della capacità di spazi-containers nel 2002. Malgrado l'introduzione di diverse nuove navi, tra cui 3 unità da 5.500 TEU, la regolazione della capacità di spazi-containers tra i soci della NWA (APL, HMM e MOL) ha comportato il noleggio alla MOL di diverse grandi navi gestite dalla APL.

La stessa MOL è risalita dalla tredicesima alla nona posizione nel 2002, in seguito alla introduzione di 5 unità da 6.400 TEU per il servizio nel mercato Asia/Europa nel 2002, unitamente all'aggiunta delle navi in precedenza gestite dalla APL.

Sebbene ciò abbia comportato differenze minime in ordine alla loro posizione in classifica, entrambi i principali operatori cinesi, la Coscon e la CSCL (China Shipping Container Lines), hanno notevolmente incrementato la propria capacità in termini di spazi-containers nel 2002. In particolare, la CSCL ha introdotto in servizio 4 navi da 4.253 TEU noleggiati a lungo termine dal proprietario canadese Seaspan and Ofer Brothers, le quali inizialmente sono state utilizzate per migliorare il suo servizio Asia/Europa, per poi essere trasferite nel transpacifico, allorquando nel traffico Asia/Europa sono state dirottate navi post-panamax.

In un'epoca in cui ben pochi vettori ottengono profitti, una grossa percentuale delle navi immesse in servizio nel 2002 è stata procurata - e la cosa non sorprende - mediante noleggi a lungo termine o accordi di leasing per mezzo di istituzioni che finanziano le navi. Ad esempio, le unità da 6.332 TEU del "tipo E" del gruppo Evergreen aggregate nel 2002 sono state finanziate da un noleggiatore con sede nel Regno Unito nell'ambito del sistema britannico delle imposte sul tonnellaggio.

Tuttavia, un vettore marittimo che finanzia le proprie navi, piuttosto di utilizzare metodi alternativi per incrementare la capacità della flotta, è la CP Ships, in 10a posizione. La compagnia di navigazione con sede nel Regno Unito, che in precedenza possedeva poche navi proprie, ha aggiunto un'altra unità del suo tipo più grande, sotto forma della Contship Aurora da 4.100 TEU, la prima di tre navi gemelle per i propri servizi congiunti con la PONL nei traffici Europa/Australasia. La CP Ships ha un arretrato di ordinazioni di proprietà per 4 navi da 3.200 TEU e 2 navi da 4.100 TEU per le proprie consociate Lykes e Canada Maritime, da consegnarsi nel 2003.

Anche la CP Ships continua a crescere tramite acquisizioni, avendo rilevato le attività containerizzate della compagnia di navigazione italiana Italia di Navigazione del gruppo d'Amico. Ciò di per se stesso ha incrementato la flotta della CP Ships di 15 navi per una capacità complessiva di 23.200 TEU.

Il vettore con sede a Singapore PIL (Pacific International Lines), specialista nei traffici interasiatici e col Medio Oriente, è entrato per le prima volta nella classifica dei primi 20, rimpiazzando il gruppo Hamburg Sud, ora classificato al 21° posto. La PIL ha dato impulso nel 2002 ad un certo numero di propri servizi con navi più grandi, sia noleggiate che di proprietà, e per la fine dell'anno è in procinto di introdurre 3 navi da 2.600 TEU che andranno ad aggiungersi ad una nave gemella immessa in servizio all'inizio del 2002.

In conclusione, data la crescente attrazione esercitata dalle navi del tipo post-panamax, è diventato molto difficile per i nuovi soggetti fare ingresso nella classifica dei primi 20, se non mediante fusioni ed acquisizioni. Il prezzo d'ingresso è alto: una tipica nave post-panamax può costare oltre 70 milioni di dollari USA.

TABELLA 3: PRESTAZIONI DEI PRIMI 20 OPERATORI
NEL 2001 E NEL 2002
Vettore2000 2001Cambiam. %
AP Mollerd. n. d.d.n.d. -
MSC2.400d.n.d. -
P&O Nedlloyd3.040 3.1834,7
Evergreen4.1403.900 -5,8
Hanjin/Senator2.972 3.0000,9
Coscond.n.d.3.000 -
APL2.7322.813 3
CMA CGM1.6501.894 14,8
MOL1.4001.600 14,3
CP Ships1.8001.842 2,3
NYK1.5501.600 3,2
K Line1.6001.700 6,25
OOCL1.8032.002 11,03
Zim1.3551.300 -4,1
CSCLd.n.d.1.740 -
Hapag-Lloyd1.6001.792 12
Hyundai1.6831.800 6,9
Yang Ming1.4851.530 3,7
PILd.n.d.d.n.d. -
CSAV1.2001.400 16,7
Note: Tutti i dati sono espressi in migliaia di TEU; d. n. d. = dati non disponibili
Fonte: ci-online

E la ricompensa per tali sforzi al momento non sembrerebbe così allettante, se bisogna basarsi sui recenti risultati finanziari annunciati da parecchi operatori di punta. La Maersk Sealand, la PONL e la APL sono tra coloro di cui si sa che attualmente sono in perdita, e diversi altri sembrano destinati ad imitarli.

E proprio qui sta il problema. I caricatori affermano di voler lavorare con meno vettori, richiedendo quelli in grado di fornire una gamma più ampia di servizi. Peraltro, come ha dimostrato Martin Stopford in occasione della conferenza di Containerisation International all'inizio dell'anno, le navi post-panamax presentano minori economie di scala. Ciononostante, l'emersione della MSC quale secondo vettore marittimo a livello mondiale nel 2002 suggerisce come almeno una compagnia di navigazione sia stata in grado di sviluppare una formula segreta di successo nell'arena globale di linea, anche se nulla si è potuto sapere circa la capacità di realizzare profitti.
(da: Containerisation International, novembre 2002)


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South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
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Arrival ports by:
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In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Opinions regarding the concession extensions requested by the Neapolitan companies So.Te.Co. and Co.Na.Te.Co.
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
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