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ANNEX 5

STATISTICAL TABLES



EEA REGISTERED TRADING FLEET BY MEMBER STATE
As at 1st April 2007 (100 GT and above)

TABLE 1

FLAG

No

GT

DWT

AUSTRIA

7

31,705

40,627

BELGIUM

73

4,165,275

6,820,575

BULGARIA

93

852,559

1,226,295

CYPRUS

881

19,047,358

30,141,557

DENMARK

374

8,692,167

10,602,933

ESTONIA

50

420,674

113,484

FINLAND

154

1,404,414

1,058,001

FRANCE

162

2,436,539

2,466,924

GERMANY

506

11,741,753

13,856,078

GREECE

1,218

33,107,369

56,665,413

ICELAND

15

7,214

3,142

IRISH REPUBLIC

38

109,861

149,022

ITALY

913

12,500,854

13,345,985

LATVIA

31

196,167

215,582

LITHUANIA

62

391,994

395,930

LUXEMBOURG

42

624,058

839,825

MALTA

1,256

24,818,613

40,480,509

NETHERLANDS

589

5,009,385

4,999,412

NORWAY

1,194

16,657,073

22,491,595

POLAND

52

77,543

62,367

PORTUGAL

160

1,076,022

1,301,699

ROMANIA

41

160,144

178,747

SLOVAKIA

53

235,512

335,003

SPAIN

223

2,398,866

2,319,489

SWEDEN

349

3,833,976

2,446,480

UNITED KINGDOM

632

11,721,831

12,437,797

TOTAL

9,168

161,718,926

224,994,471

Source: Lloyd's Register - Fairplay




EEA AND WORLD TRADING FLEETS
reference date 1st April 2007 (100 GT and above - thousand tonnes)

TABLE 2


EEA FLEET


WORLD FLEET

TYPE

NO

GT

DWT


NO

GT

DWT

Bulk Carrier

1,258

40,014

72,655


6,669

204,224

367,314

Bulk/Oil Carrier

17

952

1,633


106

3,152

5,359

Chemical Tanker

156

1,011

1,589


1,327

5,407

8,850

Container (FC)

936

32,159

37,160


3,992

114,188

132,418

Cruise

81

2,844

378


409

12,554

1,482

Gen Cargo Multi Deck

578

2,638

3,539


4,289

18,926

25,879

Gen Cargo Single Deck

1,447

6,318

8,953


12,013

34,609

50,023

Gen Cargo/Passenger

54

53

17


329

588

284

Liquefied Gas Carrier

233

6,454

6,280


1,302

31,161

27,716

Oil Tanker

1,635

46,946

83,585


9,342

215,906

387,261

Other Tanker

76

122

171


385

834

1,178

Passenger

774

269

50


2,749

1,034

205

Reefer

141

977

1,055


1,231

6,175

6,635

Ro-Ro Other Cargo

278

4,302

2,732


901

9,818

6,704

Ro-Ro Passenger

1,183

10,020

2,250


2,753

15,904

3,949

Specialised Carrier

321

6,640

2,945


1,908

30,124

13,702

TOTAL

9,168

161,719

224,992


49,705

704,604

1,038,959




ADDITIONAL SELECTED COMMERCIAL FLEETS


EEA FLEET


WORLD FLEET

TYPE

NO

GT

DWT


NO

GT

DWT

Dredging

368

1,029

1,355


1,211

2,652

3,217

Offshore Supply

462

974

1,089


3,374

4,111

4,417

Tug

1,788

530

238


11,909

3,322

1,222

TOTAL

2,618

2,533

2,682


16,494

10,085

8,856

Source: Lloyd's Register - Fairplay




EEA REGISTERED AND EEA CONTROLLED FLEET
As at 1st April 2007

TABLE 3



Source: Lloyd's Register - Fairplay





THE EEA REGISTERED AND WORLD FLEET DEVELOPMENT
As at 1st April 2007 (100 GT and above)

TABLE 4

YEAR

EEA


WORLD

EEA AS %
OF WORLD
TONNAGE


N°

MN. TONNES


N°

MN. TONNES


1990

7,659

72,326

GRT


38,221

383,955

GRT

18.8

2000

6,783

84,351

GT


45,023

518,221

GT

16.3

2004

9,291

152,709

GT


46,551

584,303

GT

26.1

2005

9,047

154,332

GT


46,801

618,109

GT

25.0

2006

9,037

156,907

GT


48,096

660,749

GT

23.7

2007

9,168

161,719

GT


49,705

704,604

GT

23.0

Source: Lloyd's Register - Fairplay




AVERAGE AGE OF FLEETS
As at 1st April 2007

TABLE 5


2006


2007


EEA

WORLD


EEA

WORLD

DRY BULK

13,37

13,5


13,14

13,53

LIQUID

8,85

10,9


8,73

10,80

OTHER DRY CARGO

11,81

14,2


11,71

13,90

PASSENGER

14,39

12,4


14,98

12,48

TOTAL TRADING

11,24

12,75


11,13

12,65

Source: Lloyd's Register - Fairplay




TOP 25 MERCHANT FLEET DISTRIBUTION BY TYPE OF VESSEL
1 July 2007

TABLE 6


1,000 GT

FLAG

TANKERS

BULK

GEN.
CARGO

CONTAINER

OTHER
TYPES

TOTAL

Panama

40,503

68,271

6,120

24,672

17,628

157,194

Liberia

34,187

11,789

1,213

20,292

2,490

69,971

Bahamas

18,187

7,935

3,183

1,885

8,825

40,015

Hong Kong, China

7,837

18,026

1,794

5,623

317

33,597

Greece

18,985

10,035

229

2,330

1,530

33,109

Marshall Islands

20,274

6,990

970

3,945

604

32,783

Singapore

17,442

6,400

1,292

4,858

1,949

31,941

Malta

7,796

12,184

2,248

1,236

1,356

24,820

China, People's Republic

4,754

9,282

4,365

3,245

857

22,503

Cyprus

3,783

9,451

1,453

3,399

963

19,049

Norway

9,525

1,748

1,550

0

3,832

16,655

Italy

3,790

2,165

255

1,027

5,264

12,501

Germany

573

155

215

10,407

392

11,742

United Kingdom

1,651

1,234

428

5,759

2,650

11,722

Japan

5,453

2,445

625

426

2,607

11,556

United States of America

3,002

1,229

929

3,013

2,529

10,702

Korea, South

1,432

5,904

747

1,224

649

9,956

Denmark

2,140

365

129

5,297

760

8,691

Bermuda

3,722

1,788

13

782

1,946

8,251

Isle of Man

5,838

1,632

358

239

157

8,224

India

5,254

2,404

254

127

33

8,072

Antiuga & Barbuda

72

769

2,297

4,617

248

8,003

Malaysia

4,508

341

372

720

146

6,087

St Vincent & The Grenadines

260

2,426

1,825

98

1,035

5,644

Iran

3,276

874

483

275

23

4,931

TOTAL WORLD TONNAGE

243,169

194,125

54,379

102,376

69,265

663,314

Source: Lloyd's Register - Fairplay EEA Member Countries




NEWBUILDINGS ON ORDER
(Vessel types on multi annual order by Country of Domicile - as at June 2007)

TABLE 7


DRY CARGO


CONTAINER


TANKER

COUNTRY OF DOMICILE

N°

TOTAL
DWT


N°

TOTAL
DWT


N°

TOTAL
DWT

AUSTRIA

-

-


-

-


-

-

BELGIUM

15

158,940


15

513,150


26

1,972,210

BULGARIA

-

-


-

-


-

-

CYPRUS

15

210,700


49

1,054,165


43

2,881,880

DENMARK

19

125,782


75

5,681,050


128

667,544

ESTONIA

-

-


-

-


1

7,000

FINLAND

1

4,600


-

-


-

-

FRANCE

-

-


53

4,332,525


9

188,800

GERMANY

241

2,346,982


462

15,280,553


111

3,745,536

GREECE

5

36,300


21

1,281,300


334

23,589,516

IRELAND

9

79,308


-

-


-

-

ITALY

11

169,350


17

687,300


90

4,325,440

LATVIA

-

-


-

-


9

422,820

LUXEMBOURG

-

-


-

-


-

-

MALTA

1

2,650


-

-


2

94,000

MONACO

-

-


-

-


2

229,400

NETHERLANDS

133

951,740


43

518,820


37

1,124,730

NORWAY

15

515,500


-

-


123

5,583,680

POLAND

-

-


-

-


-

-

PORTUGAL

4

27,000


-

-


5

644,100

SPAIN

9

39,400


2

33,000


6

86,304

SWEDEN

-

-


-

-


42

1,274,160

UK

28

196,100


8

234,316


49

2,073,454

EEA TOTAL

506

4,864,352


745

29,616,179


1,017

48,910,574

WORLD TOTAL

835

7,784,727


1,288

59,132,387


2,544

163,513,213




BULKER


RO-RO


PASSENGER

COUNTRY OF DOMICILE

N°

TOTAL
DWT


N°

TOTAL
DWT


N°

AUSTRIA

-

-


-

-


-

BELGIUM

7

686,200


6

80,250


-

BULGARIA

3

105,150


-

-


-

CYPRUS

13

367,250


-

-


-

DENMARK

67

2,693,909


10

118,600


-

ESTONIA

-

-


-

-


3

FINLAND

2

376,000


10

158,850


4

FRANCE

2

107,000


3

8,000


5

GERMANY

86

6,652,253


8

81,300


3

GREECE

216

21,201,583


36

515,000


2

IRELAND

-

-


-

-


-

ITALY

37

2,576,300


11

259,900


20

LATVIA

-

-


-

-


-

LUXEMBOURG

-

-


-

-


-

MALTA

-

-


-

-


2

MONACO

5

337,600


2

24,000


-

NETHERLANDS

10

680,000


8

120,000


-

NORWAY

34

2,891,874


45

709,590


9

POLAND

17

571,560


-

-


2

PORTUGAL

-

-


-

-


4

SPAIN

1

10,600


1

7,300


7

SWEDEN

-

-


2

24,700


5

UK

17

1,987,269


11

99,550


10

EEA TOTAL

517

41,244,548


153

2,207,040


76

WORLD TOTAL

1,447

122,657,052


300

4,687,234


198

Source: Fairplay Solutions




WORLD SEABORNE TRADE
(Million Tons)

TABLE 8


CRUDE
OIL

OIL
PRODUCTS

IRON
ORE

COAL

GRAIN

OTHER
CARGO
EST.

TOTAL
EST.

1990

1,190

336

347

342

192

1,525

3,932

2000

1,608

419

454

523

230

2,361

5,595

2005

1,784

495

652

710

251

2,770

6,662

2006 est.

1,814

517

711

755

262

2,924

6,982

2007 forecast

1,863

535

750

790

270

3,042

7,250

2008 forecast

1,917

555

789

821

280

3,146

7,507

Source: Fearnleys


WORLD SEABORNE TRADE
(Billion tonne-miles)


CRUDE
OIL

OIL
PRODUCTS

IRON
ORE

COAL

GRAIN

OTHER
CARGO
EST.

TOTAL
EST.

1990

6,261

1,560

1,978

1,849

1,073

4,400

17,121

2000

8,180

2,085

2,545

2,509

1,244

7,130

23,693

2005

9,239

2,510

3,711

3,124

1,385

9,125

29,094

2006 est.

9,516

2,635

4,120

3,372

1,436

9,608

30,686

2007 forecast

9,777

2,755

4,390

3,507

1,481

9,936

31,847

2008 forecast

10,117

2,860

4,617

3,703

1,551

10,130

32,979

Source: Fearnleys




REAL MERCHANDISE TRADE GROWTH BY REGION, 2007
Annual percentage change

TABLE 9



a) Includes the Caribbean.

Source:WTO




ANNUAL PERCENTAGE GROWTH IN GDP, OF WORLD MERCHANDISE EXPORTS IN REAL VALUE AND OF MARITIME TRANSPORT VOLUME, 1995-2006

TABLE 10



Sources:WTO & Fearnleys




MERCHANDISE TRADE BY REGION AND SELECTED COUNTRIES
(Billion dollars and percentage)

TABLE 11




EXPORTS


IMPORTS




VALUE

ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
CHANGE


VALUE

ANNUAL PERCENTAGE
CHANGE




2006

2000-06

2004

2005

2006


2006

2000-06

2004

2005

2006

World

11762

11

22

14

15


12080

11

22

13

14

Norh America

1675

5

14

12

13


2546

7

17

14

11


United States

1037

5

13

11

14


1920

7

17

14

11

South and central America (a)

426

14

30

24

20


351

9

28

23

18


Brazil

137

16

32

23

16


88

7

31

17

14

Europe

4957

11

20

9

13


5218

11

20

10

14


European Union

4527

11

19

8

12


4743

11

20

9

14


EU (25) extra-trade

1480

11

21

11

11


1697

11

21

15

15

CIS422

19

36

28

24

278


23

31

25

29



Russian Federeration

305

19

35

33

25


164

24

28

29

31

Africa

361

16

31

30

21


290

14

28

29

31


South Africa

58

12

26

12

13


77

17

35

17

24


Africa less South Africa

303

17

32

34

23


213

13

26

22

13



Oil exporters (b)

212

19

40

46

25


81

18

33

25

18



Non oil exporters

90

13

20

14

17


131

11

23

20

10

Middle East

644

16

33

35

19


373

14

31

19

14

Asia

3276

12

25

16

18


3023

12

27

17

16


Japan

647

5

20

5

9


577

7

19

13

12


China

969

25

35

28

27


792

23

26

18

20


India

120

19

30

30

21


174

23

37

41

25


Four East Asian traders (c)

844

9

25

12

15


787

9

27

13

17


ASEAN (d)

771

10

20

15

18


683

10

25

17

14

Source WTO

a) includes the Caribbean.
b) Algeria, Angola,Chad,Congo, Equtorial Guinea, Gabon, Libya, Nigeria, Sudan.
c) Chinese Taipei; Hong Kong, China; Republic of Korea and Singapore.
d) Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam Vietnam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia.




SELECTED MAIN BULK TRADES

CRUDE OIL TOTAL SEABORNE TRADE 2005
(Figures in million tonnes)

TABLE 12

TO:

N/W

MEDITER-

NORTH

SOUTH

JAPAN

OTHER

OTHERS

TOTAL

FROM:

EUROPE

RANEAN

AMERICA

AMERICA


ASIA


2005

Middle East

50.4

73.6

120.1

10.7

185.0

380.3

21.8

841.8

Near East

1.5

9.1

1.1

-

-

-

-

11.7

North Africa

27.8

52.9

25.3

10.1

-

8.3

0.2

124.5

West Africa

12.7

18.6

99.8

11.4

8.5

56.5

2.9

210.5

Caribbean

7.1

10.3

180.0

8.1

-

5.9

-

211.5

South East Asia

-

-

4.7

0.3

11.5

37.6

15.8

69.9

North Sea

1.9

7.8

42.2

0.4

-

5.3

0.2

57.9

Others

95.7

58.9

53.8

8.3

5.7

29.1

4.7

256.2

TOTAL 2005

197.1

231.2

527.1

49.4

210.8

522.8

45.6

1784.0

Source: Fearnleys


IRON ORE TOTAL SEABORNE TRADE 2005
(Figures in thousand tonnes)

TO:

UK/

MEDITER-

OTHER

USA

JAPAN

CHINA

OTHER

OTHERS

TOTAL

FROM:

CONT.

RANEAN

EUROPE




FAR EAST


2005

Scandinavia

6150

1118

868

-

-

-

216

6968

15320

Other Europe

451

108

-

-

-

3618

717

3816

8710

West Africa

7039

2413

661

-

-

-

-

507

10620

Other Africa

6208

2050

1900

-

6752

10861

1486

204

29461

North America

13131

3738

754

-

845

2786

1940

2958

26153

S. America Atl.

41449

13382

7387

5838

26348

59399

18919

32654

205376

S. America Pac.

69

-

-

409

4150

4968

2772

2031

14400

Asia

489

215

-

-

21959

70409

3415

2243

98731

Australia/N.Z.

14006

1365

472

120

74766

113166

35187

4423

243506

TOTAL 2005

88992

24389

12043

6368

134820

265207

64654

55804

652276

Source: Fearnleys


COAL TOTAL SEABORNE TRADE 2005
(Figures in thousand tonnes)

TO:

UK/

MEDITER-

OTHER

SOUTH

JAPAN

OTHER

OTHERS

TOTAL

FROM:

CONT.

RANEAN

EUROPE

AMERICA


FAR EAST


2005

North America

11936

6720

5388

7110

9438

7833

2615

51040

Australia

18423

4031

5437

13159

103653

55635

24360

224698

South Africa

33551

6282

13241

994

143

342

12609

67162

S. America Carib.

15554

6171

5863

2447

15

-

32466

62516

China

664

1627

256

387

23965

44937

2849

74685

FSU

25611

18187

9691

471

10695

3506

974

69135

Other East Europe

10202

1582

2855

120

21

-

1027

15807

Indonesia

3373

6731

6095

1532

27313

61940

18971

125955

Others

2088

269

1123

1173

3393

9991

766

18803

TOTAL 2005

121402

51600

49949

27393

178636

184184

96637

709801

Source: Fearnleys




GRAIN TOTAL SEABORNE TRADE 2005
(Figures in thousand tonnes)

TO:

USA

CANADA

SOUTH
AMERICA

AUSTRALIA

OTHERS

TOTAL
2005

FROM:







UK/Continental

2367

897

6969

14

98

10346

Mediterranean

2623

1110

6000

511

4845

15089

East Europe

13

19

54

-

2753

2839

Other Europe

413

140

1359

-

516

2428

Africa

14246

1853

7498

2171

20386

46153

Americas

30469

3244

8138

-

248

42099

Near East

985

-

1361

35

4447

7827

Indian Ocean

2391

1799

4993

4574

8841

22597

Japan

23218

1917

679

2051

1142

29007

Other FE

26891

4715

22020

7860

10584

72070

Others & Unspec.

-

50

-

482

145

677

TOTAL 2005

104615

15744

59071

17698

54004

251132

Source: Fearnleys




CONTAINER TRADES - FULL MOVES

TABLE 13

WORLD WIDE FLOWS

Year

TEUs

Growth

2005

116,9 million

14,0%

2006

129,0 million

10,4%

2007 (forecast)

142,8 million

10,7%


SELECTED MAIN TRADES

TRANSPACIFIC (*)


Eastbound

Westbound

Year

TEUs

Growth

TEUs

Growth

2005

12,8 million

12,2%

5,1 million

8,5%

2006

14,1 million

10,2%

5,5 million

7,8%

2007 (forecast)

15,1 million

7,0%

5,9 million

7,3%

NORTH EUROPE & MEDITERRANEAN - FAR EAST


Eastbound

Westbound

Year

TEUs

Growth

TEUs

Growth

2005

4,8 million

4,3%

9,6 million

17,0%

2006

5,1 million

6,2%

11,3 million

17,7%

2007 (forecast)

5,5 million

7,8%

13,3 million

17,7%

TRANSATLANTIC (*)


Eastbound


Westbound


Year

TEUs

Growth

TEUs

Growth

2005

1,8 million

5,8%

2,3 million

6,0%

2006

1,9 million

5,5%

2,4 million

4,3%

2007 (forecast)

2,0 million

5,3%

2,4 million

0,0%


OTHER TRADE ESTIMATES

North - South vice-versa

22 million TEU

Regional

50 million TEU

Intra Asia

38 million TEU

(*) Including Canada and Mexico

Source: Drewry Shipping Consultants




TOP 25 CONTAINER LINES AS AT 1ST AUGUST 2006

TABLE 14

RANK

OPERATOR

TOTAL
OPERATED

CHARTERED

ON ORDER

2006


TEU

SHIPS

TEU

SHIPS

CAPACITY
%

TEU

SHIPS%

OPER.
CAPACITY

1

APM-Maersk

1,815,299

520

916,839

341

50,5%

511,015

99

28,2%

2

MSC

1,138,234

349

451,448

137

39,7%

302,920

35

26,6%

3

CMA CGM

821,868

349

533,528

253

64,9%

586,898

83

71,4%

4

Evergreen

604,366

174

238,510

69

39,5%

52,691

11

8,7%

5

Hapag-Lloyd

486,365

142

243,854

82

50,1%

97,982

12

20,1%

6

CSCL

439,383

140

205,712

57

46,8%

155,442

33

35,4%

7

COSCO

418,272

143

201,837

48

48,3%

224,550

34

53,7%

8

APL

369,597

115

220,271

75

59,6%

256,718

36

69,5%

9

NYK

360,369

126

159,974

83

44,4%

191,342

36

53,1%

10

Hanjin/Senator

339,149

80

236,568

60

69,8%

176,342

29

52,0%

11

OOCL

338,661

80

145,050

46

42,8%

99,085

19

29,3%

12

MOL

313,648

103

167,288

67

53,3%

106,226

17

33,9%

13

K Line

300,740

90

134,364

56

44,7%

142,240

29

47,3%

14

Zim

264,552

109

132,802

68

50,2%

187,008

30

70,7%

15

Yang Ming

254,973

78

85,754

29

33,6%

106,808

20

41,9%

16

CSAV

247,580

85

226,372

81

91,4%

52,461

14

21,2%

17

Hamburg-Süd

224,295

89

121,470

58

54,2%

163,316

38

72,8%

18

Hyundai M.M.

186,074

44

133,307

29

71,6%

123,886

18

66,6%

19

PIL

158,784

105

59,598

36

37,5%

67,146

21

42,3%

20

Wan Hai

121,855

76

33,716

27

27,7%

81,296

23

66,7%

21

UASC

89,596

36

26,712

12

29,8%

71,412

12

79,7%

22

MISC Berhad

70,031

26

29,880

11

42,7%




23

IRIS Lines

66,517

60

17,613

15

26,5%

85,549

32

128,6%

24

Grimaldi (Napoli)

59,734

65

15,271

27

25,6%

6,660

5

11,1%

25

RCL

51,547

40

12,245

8

23,8%

4,452

4

8,6%

TOTAL TOP 25
capacity employed

9,541,489

3,224

4,749,983

1,775


3,853,445

690


TOTAL
Container Liner World

11,249,585

5,868







Source BRS Alphaliner


EUROPEAN COMPANIES
Main lines' consolidated subsidiaries:
APM-Maersk includes Safmarine and MCC
CMA-CGM includes Delmas Group (Delmas,OTAL, Setramar), ANL, Feeder Associate System, Cagema, MacAndrews, CNC
CSAV includes Norasia, Libra, Montemar, Hansa Star Line and Euroatlantic Container Line (ECL)
Evergreen includes Hatsu Marine, Italia Marittima
NYK includes Tokyo Senpaku Kaisha (TSK)
Zim includes Gold Star Line and Laurel Navigation
Hamburg-Süd includes Columbus Linie, Aliança, Crowley American Transport, Ellerman and Kien Hung
Happag-Lloyd
Grimaldi includes ACL



NUMBER OF SPILLS OVER 700 TONNES

TABLE 15



Sources: ITOPF




QUANTITIES OF OIL SPILT

TABLE 16



Sources: ITOPF




WORLD SEABORNE TRADE
(Million Tons)

TABLE 17



Sources: Fearnleys

 

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2006-2007
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Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
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...
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
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
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.
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
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
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
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
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
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.
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.
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
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
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.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
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
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
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%)
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
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.
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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
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
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
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%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
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
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.
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.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
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
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
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
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
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