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Shipping and Shipbuilding Markets in 2003

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The containership market in 2003
 


The charter market 
The fleet
The operators
The second-hand market


After the 2001 traumas, the year 2002 was a year of convalescence, and full health was restored in 2003. And what health! The seaborne containerised trades have boomed, box rates have risen on most trades and virtually all operators have renewed with profits. The year 2004 has opened on a rare optimistic note, which has not been seen since the early 1970s boom. 

Demand in containerships has reached record levels. An unprecedented wave of orders has poured into shipyards. Charter rates have soared and have yet to reach their climax. Opinions differ depending of course who you ask, but as one charterer puts it, 'The charter rates will probably be the only cloud in the otherwise blue sky'. 

This rise in container transportation, and international trade as a whole, is explained by several factors. First, the adjustment effect following a stagnant year 2002, then, a lot of countries saw their industrial production booming again, and third, one of these countries is China, with its already huge economy having logged a 9 % growth in 2003 and is export-oriented. 

The slump of 2001-2002 led to fears of durable overcapacity. In fact, the strong growth in transport demand observed over the past 18 months combines both the long term growth and a post-slump adjustment in volumes carried, although it owes much to the Chinese export boom. 

Taking a long-term view, the planned fleet expansion, in relation to the orderbook, will just match the growth of the demand - at least until end 2005. The balance is to remain in favour of owners for the whole of 2004 and for most of 2005. In late 2005 or 2006, the pendulum could swing back given the calendar of ship deliveries (the supply-demand balance may reach a critical stage). 

However, the depression -if any- could be temporary should there be a drop in deliveries in 2007. And with shipyards filling rapidly their 2007 building slots with tankers and bulk carriers (also much in demand), less capacity will be left to order big containerships in large quantities.
 

The China effect 

In 2003, Chinese ports have handled 48 million teu, against 37 million teu in 2002, i.e. an increase of some 30 % in one year (and daily movements of 100,000 teu). The performance may be difficult to be repeated in 2004, but even with a lesser rise, it will be a boon for carriers. 

So, the big question for 2004 (and the years to come) is: Will it go on? 

China has benefited for several years of a transfer of manufacturing activities from mature economies. There is no doubt that this movement is far from being completed, given China's large reservoir of cheap manpower. But it may slow down at some point, and exports may not rise as fast as they did. 

On the other side, as Chinese citizens get richer, they can afford more and more imported consumer products, or industrial components needed to manufacture consumer products. A side effect of these trends is that it would reduce trade imbalances. 

There are also uncertainties. It is too early to know if the Asian Bird Flu will have an impact on trade, but if the SARS epidemic is a guide, tourism could suffer, but trade would not (except for the poultry business). 

The Euro appreciation effect 

Another key factor is the dramatic evolution in currency rates, with the euro having appreciated by 20 % against the dollar during 2003, while most Asian currencies did not appreciate at the same rate, far from it. 2004 will witness the full year impact of the high purchasing power of the euro vis-a-vis Asian currencies, which will boost the Asia-Europe trade westbound, but may also deepens the eastbound-westbound imbalance. 

As for the Asia-US trades, the relative weakness of the dollar against most Asian currencies may dampen American buying of Asian products and may have a positive effect on the trade imbalance. However, it does not work for the China-US trade, as the Chinese yuan remains pegged to the dollar, despite pressing US demands to re-evaluate it. 

If trade remains as healthy as it is, one can wonder how far charter rates can go if the 2004 transpacific summer season sees volume grow by 8-10 %, not to mention the rises expected on Asia-Europe. It will lead to an acute shortage of containerships. Contrary to other peak times (such as the summer 2000), conbulkers will not be of great help as they obtain still higher rates on the bulk market than on the container market.
 

The charter market
 

Keeping the market share in 2004 will be a costly exercise for the operators which have been late to react. Those who have chartered ships several months in advance for 2004 delivery, will be more at ease. MSC has even gone further, buying 34 ships of 1,000 to 3,500 teu in 2003, which will allow savings on charter hires (despite the relatively high price paid for some of them). 

Of course, charterers react, but they have not much room to manoeuvre. The main sweetener to sky high rates is the length of charter periods. During the second half 2003, duration of 36 months have become a rule for ships of more than 2,500 teu, with owners conceding 10-15 % discount against the 12 months daily rates. 

With only a very few large ships left available in 2004, the most dynamic operators will have no options but to accept ultra high rates to snatch ships which arrive at the end of their charter from their current operators, who will obviously be ready themselves to pay the price to extend them. 

For these latter ones, losing the bid would lead to the disruption of well oiled weekly norias - unless of course they receive a sufficient number of large newbuildings or have covered their 2004 positions with charters negotiated in 2003, which is the case for half a dozen of the large operators. 

A number of operators have indeed covered their positions and protected themselves from possibly sky-high rates in 2004. Operators with a high component of owned ships in their fleet will be also in a quite confortable position. Conversely, high charter rates are a real burden for operators engaged with 100 % chartered tonnage, and box rates are far from having risen at the same pace. 

The latter ones count niche operators and some common feeder carriers. Now that their previous, relatively cheap charters arrive at their term, they have to extend the ships at the high rate. It may effectively encroach on their margins, and some of them are trying to rationalise their services in order to save one ship or two. Happily enough, they run a lot of smaller ships (under 1,500 teu) for which the rates remain reasonable. 

Similarly, large operators may cut down services for which the profitability is jeopardised by high charter rates, opting instead for alternatives, such as slot buying or partnership with rivals. 

As ships of around 4,000 teu are to remain a very scarce commodity during the year 2004, and even beyond, owners are in a position to ask, and obtain, rates of $ 40,000 for the few ships seeing their charter periods expire this year. Charterers will have to accept such high rates if cargo volumes dictate, to maintain their market share. 

The charter market for 4,000 teu ships took off in 1999 and peaked in the summer 2000 at $ 29,000 before sinking in the 2001 gloom. It has since well recovered. 

In September 2003, an historical high of $ 32,500 has been reached for a 4,158 teu ship chartered for a period of six months. It is the first to be known as having broken the psychological $ 30,000 level. Two months later, a 4,038 teu ship went at the same $ 32,500 rate, but for a much longer period of 2.5 years (meaning that, had the ship been fixed for a 12 months period, the rate would have passed the $ 35,000 mark). 

Ships of 2,500 teu have scored the highest rate rise in 2003, with average rate levels 93 % higher than in 2002, as can be seen from the accompanying table. 2,500 teu ships closed the year with daily hires of $ 24,750 for 12 months periods, up from the depressing lows of early 2002, when owners had to accept a miserable $ 8,000. And rates are still going up, with a 2,500 teu ship having reached an historic $ 30,000 for 12 months in early 2004. 

By comparison, the least advantaged size, 1,000 teu, gained only 37 % to $ 8,237, and is still well below the $ 10,500-11,000 averages observed in the mid-1990s. 

As for ships of 1,700 teu, they are traded in the same way that tramp cargo ships were traded 40 or 50 years ago, acting as stop gap ships and as sweeping ships on east-west trades as well as playing a key role on many secondary trades. 

Ships of this size come and go, with sometimes surprising movements in charter rates. This trend was well illustrated in December-January: while rates for B-170s (the 'barometer ship') fell just under $ 10,000 for 2 or 3 months periods, they remained above $ 15,000 for ships fixed for 12 months periods, and going up once the Chinese New Year festivities ended, with a all time record of $ 20,000 recorded in February 2004 for a B-170 fixed for 3 months. 

Rate rises have been much more modest for ships of around 1,000 teu. But rates could be pushed up in 2004 as charterers may be forced to charter smaller ships than they wish if the scarcity effect reach the 1,500-2,000 teu size. 

Actually, the highest rates observed in 2003 could well represent the average rate for 2004, if the world economy remains as sustained as it is, especially the Chinese one, as far as seaborne transportation is concerned. 

As for ships above 5,000 teu, they are not yet played on the daily charter market and are contracted for long periods (above five years). Ships of 5,500 teu are negotiated at around $ 28,000 for 7-10 years periods. As for charter rates for 8,000 teu ships hired for long periods (10 to 12 years), they stood in the $ 29,500 to $ 31,000 range in 2003, with a trend towards $ 32,000-33,000 in early 2004. Such ships could be ordered at a price of $ 70 million in early 2003, rising to around $ 80 million in early 2004.
 


 

 

Long-term charters become the rule

Periods of 24 to 40 months for 3,000-4,000 teu ships accounted for 48 % of the reported fixtures in 2003, against 8 % in 2002, according to a BRS-Alphaliner analysis, For 2,500-3,000 teu ships, the figure stands at 44 % in 2003 while no charters of such a duration was reported in 2002. The accompanying table details how the duration of charter periods evolved from 2002 to 2003.

 


The fleet

At 1st January 2004, the cellular fleet reached 3,185 ships for 6.63 million teu, in progression of 8.9 %, a relatively modest increase as the average annual progression during the past 10 years have reached 10.7 %. The cellular fleet accounts for 88.5% of the total fleet deployed on liner trades in teu terms.

2003 deliveries stood at 177 ships for 575,000 teu (against 201 ships for 646,000 teu in 2002). Orders stood at a record number of 520 ships for 2,123,000 teu, sending the total orderbook to 2.7 million teu in early 2004, representing 41 % of the existing fleet. The total value of cellular ships ordered in 2003 reached almost $ 22 billion. By comparison, in 2002, only 82 ships for 363,000 teu were ordered for $ 3.7 billion. As for deletions, 34 ships for 32,839 teu were sold for scrap last year (in 2002: 59 ships for 74,001 teu).

The cellular fleet is expected to reach 9.15 million teu in January 2007 (assuming no scrapping), i.e. an average annual progression of 11.3 % within the three years to come. Furthermore, virtually all the large ships are capable of speeds over 24 knots, meaning that the transport potential will rise even faster.

Given the schedule of deliveries, the size of the fleet may enter the 'danger zone' in the second half of 2005, and 2006 could be a year of low charter rates.

The value of such warnings is however very relative, because it is impossible to forecast the level of the demand with a sufficient accuracy in two or three years time. After all, supposing that Chinese exports remain sustained (even at a lower rate than observed in 2003) and that both the USA and Europe economies are healthy, driving with them other countries as well, it could lead to a transportation demand which could absorb the huge capacity which is to come on stream.

But sooner or later, a political or economic event of an unforeseeable nature will make the bubble burst, with the resulting nightmare that nobody wants to dream about.
 


 

 

The year of the 8,000 teu ship

Eighty percent of the capacity ordered in 2003 concerned ships of more than 4,000 teu. Among these large ships are 109 ships of over 7,500 teu, boosting the order book for such ships to 126 units at 1st January 2004, while only 30 ships above 7,500 teu are in service.

VLCS (Very Large Container Ships) of 8,000-10,000 teu will be the workhorses of the Asia-US and Asia Europe route during the second half of the decade. At the beginning of 2007, 140 ships of more than 7,500 teu will ply the high seas. It will be enough to run 12 Asia-Europe loops and 12 Asia-US loops (offering a weekly capacity of 100,000 teu on each of these two routes). In 2010, there could be as much as 300 of these giants in service.

The injection of VLCS on high volume routes will displace 5,000 teu tonnage on secondary east-west routes, while 3,000-4,500 teu ships will be displaced on niche east-west routes (such as those launched in 2003 between Asia and Black Sea) and of course on north-south routes.

This raises a question: what size range will be the most affected by the cascading triggered by massive deliveries of VLCS? Before trying an answer, it must be considered that 2,400-2,700 teu ships have also been much in favour in 2003, with 64 orders in this size range.

Actually, 2,500 teu ships are expected to play in 2006-2007 the roles currently ensured with 1,700 teu ships. There are already a lot of 2,500 teu ships around. These existing ships and the new ones will make redundant 1,700 teu ships on many trades.

In early 2007, there will be some 280 ships of 2,400-2,700 teu and there could be as much as 370 in the 1,500-1,750 teu range. It appears to be difficult to displace as much ships on feeder trades or regional trades. Thus the 1,500-1,700 teu ships will probably be the size which will suffer most from the cascading effect.

General cargo carriers tenfold increase in size 

Back in the 1960s, when containers started to appear on the decks of conventional cargo ships plying international routes, one would have been more than sceptical of hearing of 100,000 dwt general cargo carriers plying the high seas. It would have been interpreted as a year 2000 extravaganza. 

Such giant ships are today amongst us, with the generalisation of the 8,000 teu ship. Such ships allow a new step on the productivity scale to be climbed. An Asia-Europe service operated with eight ships of 8,000 teu plying at 25 knots carries about the same cargo quantities than eight services of conventional cargo vessels of the 1960s. 

In these pre-box times, a typical full scale Asia-Europe service employed about 20 ships of 10,000 dwt and 16 knots. In other words, a single 8,000 teu ship has a transport capacity matching the capacity of some 20 cargo vessels of 1960s vintage (taking into account dwt capacity, speed, and time spent in port). 

 

The operators

In 2003, the total teu capacity deployed on liner trades has grown by 9.3 %, reaching 7,485,000 teu as at 1st January 2004, against 6,850,000 teu one year earlier, according to BRS-Alphaliner data.

In deadweight terms, the figure stands at 7.3%, with 111.5 million dwt at 1st January 2004 against 104 million dwt one year earlier. These figures take into account all the types of ships deployed on liner trades. The cellular fleet itself amounts to 6,625,000 teu, i.e. 88.5 % of the total teu figure deployed on liner trades.

The capacity of the fleets of the Top 25 operators has grown by 12.3 % during the year 2003, which is in line with the average Top 25 growth rate observed since 1997. From 1st January 2003 to 1st January 2004, the Top 25 fleet has grown from 5,302,000 teu to 5,955,000 teu.

Its share of the world fleet deployed on liner trades has risen during the period from 77.4 % to 79.6 % in teu terms, confirming the concentration trend. The five largest carriers alone concentrate 35 % of the capacity effectively deployed on liner trades.

The largest of them, Maersk-SeaLand, operates a capacity of 920,000 teu, representing 12.2 % of the global active capacity in teu terms. The next in size is MSC, with 536,000 teu and 7 % of global market share.

Among the ten largest operators, CMA CGM is the incontestable teu gainer, as it has seen its fleet rise by 36 % in 2003. It has also logged the second strongest growth in absolute teu terms, with the addition of 84,414 teu, boosting its capacity to 319,180 teu.

CMA CGM has climbed from rank 8 to rank 5, passing Cosco, APL and Hanjin-Senator. While APL logged a fleet growth of 13.6%, Cosco and Hanjin-Senator saw their fleet decrease by 1.4% and 7.2% respectively.

On the mergers & acquisition side, the largest transaction concerned the buying of the Kien Hung Line services by Hamburg-S'd, enriching the already consistent network developed by this company on South America trades. The China Navigation Co, the shipping arm of the UK-based John Swire Group, has bought two multipurpose services, the Bank Line Europe-South Pacific service (bought from Andrew Weir) and the Indotrans US Gulf-South Asia service (bought from Oldendorff carriers). The other transactions are summed up in the accompanying table.

A new US-based carrier is born, U.S. Lines, which has launched a South China-California service in December, with 1,500-1,700 teu ships.

2004 will see the emergence of two new players on the Asia-Europe route, Pacific International Lines (PIL - Singapore) and Wan Hai (Taiwan). Both lines will offer a joint service employing eight ships averaging 2,500 teu (owned or chartered in 2003 for delivery in Q1 and Q2 2004). Although they are to start from scratch on this trade, both operators have strong trump cards to play because of their vast networks east of Suez, which allows them to offer much more than a mere east-west service.

2003 has been also marked by the launching of fully fledged Asia-Med services dedicated to regions usually feederised, such as Turkey and Black Sea or, to a lesser extent Adriatic. These initiatives have been launched by CMA CGM, MSC and Lloyd Triestino (all three lines dealt already with large volumes via feeders in these areas). These services employ a total of 22 ships of 2,000-3,000 teu,

These new services (to only mention them) have of course exerted a significant pressure on the charter market, and have helped to soak up the pool of available ships in the 2,400-3,000 teu range.

It must also be added that, in 2003, the extra volumes carried during the transpacific summer season have been dealt with in an orderly manner, i.e. through the launching of well defined extra loops, in contrast with 2002, when extra ships were chartered for single trips or round voyages, out of any schedules, and acting as sweeping ships.
 

 


 

Operators: transactions and significant moves in 2003 

Straight sales 
  • Hamburg-S'd bought the Kien Hung Liner services from the Kien Hung Shipping Co.

  • The China Navigation Co (Swire group) bought the Bank Line service from Andrew Weir

  • The China Navigation Co (Swire group) bought the Indotrans service from Oldendorff Carriers.

  • H. Stinnes Linien bought Ellerman share in the Beacon service from Hamburg-S'd

  •  Van Uden Maritime bought the Baltic Express Line (BEL) from Kersten Hunik.

  • Seawheel Ltd was bought by its management from the Simons Group.

  • Samskip bought 50 % of T&E Esco Container Lines A/S from Tschudi & Eitzen.

  •  Scandlines Deutschland GmbH bought T&E Esco Roro Line A/S from Esco.

  • Mann & Son Holdings Ltd (UK) bought Esco Eurolines from ESCO.

  • The P&O Group sold its remaining 50 % interest in Associated Bulk Carriers Ltd (ABC) to Eurotowers Holdings SA (Ofer Group) and wished to sell its 50 % share in P&O Nedlloyd.

  • MISC bought American Eagle Tankers (AET) from NOL - APL's parent company.

  • Clipper Elite Carriers (CEC) bought Tonnevold & Clausen A/S (T&C).

  • Spliethoff's has taken control of Wijnne & Barendsz.

  • Beluga Schiffahrt took over General Shipping & Chartering (GenChart).

  • The Clipper Group took control of 100% of Van Ommeren Clipper Shipholdings (VOC) with the acquisition and of the one-third share held by Vopak and of the one-third share held by Fortis Private Equity Netherlands.

  • The Clipper Group bought Lasco Shipping (USA), renamed Clipper Bulk (Portland) Inc. 

Transfers and moves within operating groups 
  • A.P. M'ller has merged the two companies A/S D/S Svendborg and D/S 1912 A/S into a single one: A.P. M'ller-Maersk.

  • Costa Container Lines and Grimadi-Genoa (Gilnavi) form a joint venture (with CCL as manager).

  • Hamburg-S'd abandoned its trade names 'Columbus Linie' and 'Crowley American Transport'. 

Cessations of activity 
  • Laline (Norway) closes its only container service (Benelux-Norway).

  • The Kien Hung Shg Co (Taiwan) and its Singapore subsidiary Powick Shipping Co cease to exist.

Significant other moves 
  • Foundation of U.S. Lines, USA - New transpacific operator.

  • Melfi Container Line, Cuba, launched a Med-Canada-Cuba service (replacing Coral C.L. service)

  • Tolteca Feeder Line (a jv of Wilh. Wilhelmsen and Mexican investors) launched a Mexico-Los Angeles service - Closed after two months of operation.

  • CSX Lines was renamed Hoizon Lines following its purchase by the Carlyle Group.

  • Ecomarine International Seatrade launch a West Africa feeder service

  • Swan Container Line Ltd., Isle of Man, is formed by Eurogate International, D'hle Schiffahrts Agentur and Fesco (service Germany-St Petersburg).

  • Kraftmar Container Line, a new operator based in Cyprus, launch intra Med services.

  • Smart Shipping Co Ltd, Hong Kong, develops ship operating activities.

  • The two main shareholders of Swedish Orient Line (SOL), Navalmar Transportes Maritimos Ltda and Imperial Shipping won their bid to took control of more than 75 % of the company, which was de-listed.

  • Marconsult & Thode Schiffahrt (MTC) split two years after the merger of MarConsult and Johs. Thode

 
The containership second-hand market in 2003

There were a total of 285 sales concluded in 2003 of which 181 fully-cellular containerships, 63 multi-purposes, 21 ro-ros, 5 ro-los and 15 conbulkers, for a total of nearly 460,000 teu. These figures show an increase of about 25 % additional transactions for the fully-cellular containerships over 2002, when 135 ships were sold. The progression by size range is even more significant. Sales of ships of 3,000 teu and more have been multiplied by 3.6 going from 13 to 47 transactions, whereas those of 2,000 to 3,000 teu have more or less stagnated (28 this year against 30).

There has been a slight increase in the sale of units of 1,000 to 2,000 teu, moving from 50 up to 60 deliveries. Finally, there were 46 ships with a capacity of less than 1,000 teu which changed hands in 2003 (against 42 the previous year).

In terms of teu capacity, we have moved from about 220,000 teu in 2002 to 384,000 teu this year, a progression of 57 %!

  • 47 ships of more than 3,000 teu

  • 28 ships between 2,000 and 3,000 teu

  • 60 ships between 1,000 and 2,000 teu

  • 46 ships below 1,000 teu.

Numerous 'en bloc' sales are to be noted such as those of Sovcomflot to MSC and Zodiac (10 ships of 3,005 teu each) or again Sinotrans for 6 ships sold to Papathomas and to MSC, with respectively 4 ships of 2,480 teu and 2 ships of 2,227 teu. Entreprises S&T released their only containerships, namely 5 units of 2,200 teu to Ahrenkiel.

The most active owner in 2003 was without any doubt MSC who acquired some thirty second-hand ships for a total of nearly 70,000 teu this year (some are to be delivered at the end of their charters in early 2004). This owner touched all sectors of the market from 1,000 up to 8,000 teu! The rule for MSC seems to be simple: if a line requires a ship for more than one or two years, why not buy it? This policy has so far paid off.

Outside MSC some operations were done directly with line operators such as PIL or Cosco, but the second-hand market was once again dominated by the usual investing owners such as the German KGs, Zodiac, Costamare, Danaos, etc.
 

Ships under 1,000 teu

 It is in this category that we find the largest number of ships sold to regular line operators. No buyer stands out in particular, but at a regional level, it is clearly the Far East that is the winner with nearly half of the market. For instance we can mention the en-bloc sale of the 969 teu, built in 1983, 'Noble River' and 'Precious River' from Coscon to Chao Yang at $2.8 million apiece. With little speculative element, ships' values in this sector of the market only went up between 10 to 15 %.
 

Ships of 1,000 to 2,000 teu

After a rather good year in 2002 with 50 ships sold, the 2003 vintage can boast of 60 transactions and an increase in values of 20 to 25 %. The highlight of transactions in this category was certainly that of 8 ships built between 1994 (2 units), 1998 and 1999 by the bankrupt owner Kien Hung Shipping, to PIL and Scholler at the incredible price, at the time, of respectively $ 13.5 million and $ 18.1 million at auction. The other interesting sale concerns the 4 'Sietas 170' of 1,680 teu, built in 2002, by Marlow Navigation to Kartig Shiffspool/V ship, at a price of $ 24.0 million each reflecting the 5-year charter attached to Maersk/Sealand at a rate of $ 12,950 per day. This year, unlike the precedent, combined sales (sales and time-charters back) were less numerous.
 

Ships of 2,000 to 3,000 teu

The phenomenon which we described last year concerning ships in this size has again been prevalent this year. Is it the fear to see this category of ship be progressively taken over by the bigger sizes, or is it simply the delivery to come of 118 giant ships currently under construction which is provoking this situation? Whatever the reason is, only 28 sales compared to 30 last year were concluded. This size of ship remains the 'reserved ground' of the German KGs who know how to profit from the popularity of these ships with their clients.

We can mention the sale of the 2,518 teu, 1986 built, 'Ambassador Bridge' to MSC at $ 15.5 million $ and the sale of the 2,602 teu, 2002 built, 'P&O Nedlloyd Barossa Valley' to Schulte for $ 33.75 million.
 

Ships over 3 000 teu

Two figures suffice to resume the activity in this sector of the fleet: 39 against 13. This is the comparison between the number of acquisitions this year and that of last year. Without counting the 428 ships which will be delivered to their owners between 2004 and 2007! As Bill Gates said several years ago about computing, 'it is neither the beginning nor the end but certainly the end of the beginning'. The Panamax and over-Panamax are indubitably at the sharp end of this market in which the price of ships continually rise in the same manner as freight rates. For reference we can mention the en-bloc sale of the 8-ship 'Berlin Senator' series, 3,007 teu, 1990 to 1993 built, to MSC at a price of $ 22.5 million apiece, and the en-bloc resale of the 'HS Columbus' and 'HS Barents', 4,994 teu, delivery 2005, at $ 57 million each to German buyers.

During the course of the year 2003 the appreciation in values has been in the order of 30 to 35 %. Ships available for sale have been scarce, and the strong demand for tonnage has helped to fill up the shipyards already fully occupied.
 

* * *

Always more! The 'little box' is again progressing and knows how to impose itself as a sure and efficient means of transport, and in most economic sectors. There are some pockets of resistance in some areas notably in the transport of reefer goods. Despite heavy investments, containers are finding it hard to take a definitive control over this sector which is putting up a good resistance! After several years of applying a policy of price dumping, the majority of line operators have decided to readjust their tariffs, and by doing so helping to favour the resurgence of the conventional reefer market.

 We can already announce that 2004 will carry on with the trend towards higher prices of containerships which started last year, as shipbuilding yards are currently saturated, and will remain so for the next three years.
 

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Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
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
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
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
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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
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