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BRIEFS
May 27, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises returns to the black in Q1
    STAR Cruises returned to profit in the first quarter, helped by cost cuts and the addition of two ships.
  • 125 feared drowned in Bangla ferry tragedy
  • Hutchison's US$240m plan for Panama box hub
  • Cosco to increase container capacity by 15% this year
Air and Land Transport
  • All 225 aboard feared dead in China Airlines crash
    ALL 225 people on board a China Airlines plane that crashed into the sea off Taiwan are feared dead.
  • Alitalia to suspend Rome flights during Nato summit
  • Preussag mulls entering no-frills travel market
  • World Cup: S Korea tightens safety regime
  • Cathay to restore suspended services
  • Log Book

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises returns to the black in Q1
    STAR Cruises returned to profit in the first quarter, helped by cost cuts and the addition of two ships.
  • 125 feared drowned in Bangla ferry tragedy
  • Hutchison's US$240m plan for Panama box hub
  • Cosco to increase container capacity by 15% this year
Air and Land Transport
  • All 225 aboard feared dead in China Airlines crash
    ALL 225 people on board a China Airlines plane that crashed into the sea off Taiwan are feared dead.
  • Alitalia to suspend Rome flights during Nato summit
  • Preussag mulls entering no-frills travel market
  • World Cup: S Korea tightens safety regime
  • Cathay to restore suspended services
  • Log Book

Sched Netweb site
  • Hamburg Sud launches Australia/NZ-Asia service
  • YICT handles 10 millionth box
  • Johore-Batam service readied
  • Phoenix appoints Vestal manager
  • New GSA consortium offers Europe-wide coverage
  • Cargo Express named agent for Miles Group
  • IATA behind cockpit gun stance

Cargowebweb site
MAY 24, 2002
  • Continental, US Airways in alliance talks
    Continental Airlines and US Airways are discussing a code-sharing alliance to boost revenues, but such a deal only addresses part of the many problems facing the airline industry, Continental's ceo Gordon Bethune said.
  • Lower loss Descartes
    For the first quarter of the '2003 year' logistics software and services company Descartes reported an adjusted loss of $4.4 million, $6.1 million on a Gaap-base, compared with a loss of $12.3 million in the corresponding quarter a year ago.
  • Citibank to lend El Al $118 million
    Citibank will provide El Al Israel Airlines with a loan of $118 million to finance the purchase of a fourth Boeing 777-200 jet.
  • NOL, Singapore in pricing talks
    Neptune Orient Line, the parent company of APL, is discussing a new pricing structure for its terminal agreement with PSA Corp., the operator of the Port of Singapore, NOL's CEO Flemming Jacobs revealed at the NOL annual meeting.
  • New US East Coast-Asia calls Grand Alliance
    The nine vessels in the East Coast China Express (ECX) call at Pusan, Qingdao, Shanghai, Yantian, Hong Kong, Panama Canal, Miami, Savannah, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, then re-transit the Panama Canal before returning to Pusan.
  • Continental cargo hub at JFK
    Continental Airlines today opened its $25 million cargo handling facility at JFK International Airport in New York City.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India's free trade zone plan for SAARC nations may be shelved
  • WTO agreement on agricultural export subsidies termed 'unequal'
  • Wheat, rice export subsidies to be repackaged to comply with WTO norms
  • Car exports up in April
  • Task force for agri exports on anvil
  • WTC workshop on 'Export-Import Finance' on Wed
  • Basmati exports to Eu surge
  • CII draws up plan to boost trade with Egypt
  • CII team for Kuwait, Qatar
  • Container handling record by MSPL at MbPT on m.v. Wehr Altona
  • HPCL jetty at Vizag ready to import LPG
  • First container vessel to call at Paradip Port on June 4
  • Railways haul more in lean & mean year
  • Co-ordination Council to streamline N-S Transport Corridor project issues set up
  • Govt takes 51 more products out of SSI reserved list
  • India gets sweet price on 35,000 t. sugar for Iraq
  • STPs to be bifurcated for corporatisation
  • State way ahead in attracting FDI proposals
  • Afghan Minister invites Indian investors
  • Infrastructure sector records 5.9 pc growth in April
  • IICL exams scheduled for September
  • India's packaging expertise sought
  • Oman Oil may join Iffco, Kribhco for HPCL, BPCL stake

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 24, 2002
  • Crude oil ends bearish week with further losses
  • Russia to boost oil exports in q3
  • Montreal prices rise with tight avails
  • Shell Marine Products announces personnel changes
  • Octel Marine Brings Together Marine Fuel Treatments Supply
  • Quiet Friday morning in Gdansk and Klaipeda
  • Rotterdam market report from Marine Bunkering
  • Los Angeles and San Francisco reports
  • Sluggish demand in Portland
  • Healthy market in Vancouver

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 24, 2002
  • ProLogis acquires new distribution facility in Sweden from DFDS Transport
  • Kuehne & Nagel extends in-flight logistics business in global partnership with e-gatematrix
  • Dragonair adds Xiamen market to freighter network
  • Shenzhen terminals doing well
  • PetroLesPort optimises box storage pricing
  • Post Denmark to be converted into a public limited company
  • Port of Le Havre
  • Evergreen and the Port of Oakland sign agreement on terminal
  • Italia/JSA: Mediterranean-South American East Coast
  • INDFEX 2 between India and China

Marine Logweb site
MAY 24, 2002
  • Friede & Goldman sold to Russian interests
    Demonstrating that the U.S. bankruptcy auction process can produce some surprises, United Heavy B.V., a division of United Heavy Machinery, has purchased Friede & Goldman Ltd.
  • Earlier delivery date for cruise ship
    Kvaerner Masa-Yards and Royal Caribbean Cruises have agreed on an earlier delivery date for the cruise ship Navigator of the Seas

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Bonds key to Riley's £20bn golden egg
    LLOYD'S is considering launching a radically new investment scheme in an attempt to lure huge amounts of non-insurance capital that would give the market additional weight on the world stage.
  • IMO agrees new action to tackle threat of terrorists
    A HOST of new draft mandatory provisions to protect ships, mobile drilling units and port facilities from terrorist attack were agreed by the International Maritime Organisation's Maritime Safety Committee on Friday, writes Our IMO Correspondent.
  • Frontline seals breakthrough BP deal
    Frontline has agreed a groundbreaking cargo deal with BP that could employ the equivalent of more than 12 VLCCs a year.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 24, 2002
  • Security tops the bill at IMO
  • FPSO failure hits VLCC market
  • Tough quarter for Tsakos Energy
  • ICCL refutes security claims
  • Trailer Bridge to fight delisting
  • Senate gives Bush trade authority
  • Indian Oil welcomed in Trincomalee
  • Med hub suffers from its success
  • SNCM to launch Algeria link
  • Buyer emerges for Ceres Paragon
  • Hanjin attracted by new scheme
  • EC making no comment on Carnival
  • German pay agreement reached
  • Navigator to be delivered early
  • Big tanker order from Torm pool
  • UAE launches Al-Najat probe
  • Record turnover at Singapore yards
  • Russia to recover shipping stake
  • Grain trader plans Albany upgrade
  • Chinese owner in bulker expansion
  • NKK sets date for yard merger
  • Bill to restore US anti-trust laws

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 24, 2002
  • Express carriers want Euro gov'ts. to foot some of increased security bill
    Express carriers in Europe are calling for government aid to help meet added security costs under new aviation security regulations expected to take effect next year. Weblog: Railroads get warning on terror attacks
  • In Argentina, trade gains amid chaos
    Export industries are gaining strength despite economic turmoil and political upheavals, a U.S. diplomat says.
  • Teamsters, UPS making progress
  • Senate passes trade legislation
  • Deutsche Post targeting Asia: CEO
  • CSX vies for stake in China port
  • Trailer Bridge facing delisting by Nasdaq
  • Bangor & Aroostook RR sold - again
  • Bertling adds U.S.-SA bulk service
  • Yellow plans rate hike
  • STX gets Italian tanker order
  • Ryder to manage Honda deliveries

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
MAY 25, 2002
  • La publication des arrêtés d’exécution de la loi sur le transport routier est imminente
    Les arrêtés d’exécution de la loi du 3 mai 1999 devraient être publiés avant la fin du mois de mai. Le Roi les a signés le 7 mai, le gouvernement le 8 mai, de sorte que seule la publication au Moniteur doit encore intervenir. “Cela devrait être le cas avant la fin du mois”, a annoncé Yves Parmentier, qui est à la tête du service du Transport routier à l’administration du Transport, à l’occasion du Forum annuel de l’organisation belges de chargeurs OTM. Il se tenait jeudi à Zwijnaarde/Gand. Ces arrêtés entreront en vigueur en deux phases: une partie immédiatement après la publication - soit plus que probablement le 1er juin - et l’autre le 1er janvier 2003.
  • Railion Benelux a enregistré son premier bénéfice en 2001
    Malgré une baisse de trafic de 3% en tonnage l’année passée (24,6 mio. de tonnes contre 25, 4 mio. de t en 2000) et un statu quo du point de vue des t/km (à 3,8 mia. de t/km), Railion Benelux a pu afficher pour la première fois des résultats financiers positifs. La société prévoit que, grâce à une meilleure organisation et la mise en service de nouvelles locomotives (bi- ou quadricourants), la vocation européenne de Railion Benelux va s’accroître au cours des prochaines années. Railion Benelux est le département fret des chemins de fer néerlandais, repris par DB Cargo il y a une demi-douzaine d’années.
  • Le groupe Fischer augmente ses importations de jus d’orange via Gand
    Avec la première escale du “Carlos Fischer”, le plus grand navire du monde pour le transport frigorifique de concentré de jus d’orange et de jus de fruit frais non concentré, Citrosuco Europe a frôlé la barre des trois millions de tonnes d’importations en vrac réalisées depuis le lancement des activités en 1982. Le tout nouveau navire a une capacité fret de 40.000 tonnes et est ainsi plus de deux fois plus grand que les reefers traités jusqu’à présent par Citrosuco à ses installations au Sifferdok à Gand. Il s’agit du tout premier reefer spécifiquement construit pour ce type de trafic. Le groupe Fischer, un des leaders de l’agro-business brésilien, dont Citrosuco est la plus importante filiale, réagit de la sorte à la hausse de la demande en jus de fruit frais non concentré. L’an prochain, un second navire de ce type viendra compléter la flotte de Fischer.
  • Le terminal Ceres Paragon reste désespérement vide
    Le magnifique terminal à containers de Ceres Paragon dans le port d’Amsterdam offre depuis de nombreux mois un spectacle désolant. L’installation est déserte, mis à part la présence de portiques super-postpanamax qui bordent le grand bassin de manutention et le quai rectiligne qui complète l’installation, et une série de straddle carriers soigneusement rangés dans l’attente d’un premier container. Personne n’utilise cet outil révolutionnaire. En attendant, le compteur “financier” tourne. Les charges d’intérêts sont elles bien réelles et l’administration du port d’Amsterdam commence à s’énerver, les premiers remboursements auxquels est astreint le groupe américain Ceres de C. Kritikos se faisant attendre. D’où la menace de l’intervention d’un huissier et d’une action en justice.

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 24, 2002
  • Panama ports get cash boost
    Panama Ports Company plans $240m port expansion for Balboa and Cristobal.
  • Lindoe shipyard to cut workforce
    The job loss is blamed on strong competition from Korea and weaker shipping market.
  • Frontline BP deal could be extended
    John Fredriksen says Frontline's BP VLCC charter deal is a first for an owner.
  • FGH sells marine engineering unit for $15m
    The bankrupt company continues to carry out its restructuring plan.
  • Meiji Shipping on the up
    MOL-linked tanker owner increased both earnings and revenues in the year to 31 March.
  • Reefer rebound for Toei
    Japanese reefer owner sees profits leap as it plans share buy-back.
  • Kyoei Tanker in the money
    Full-year profits soar at Japanese owner despite revenue dip.
  • Greek yards set for EC battle
    Elefsis lodges competition complaint over Hellenic sell-off.
  • Sanoyas moves back in profit
    Japanese yard Sanoyas Hishino Meisho inches back into the black but on weaker returns.
  • Union warns of Incat shutdown
    Operations at Tasmanian shipbuilder could be suspended in weeks if new orders not forthcoming.
  • Pay day for yard workers
    Szczecin shipbuilders collect first wages since February.
  • Frontline hunts ExxonMobil charter
    Outgoing VLCC pool partner seen as well placed for yet more oil major business.
  • IHI profits off target, but it avoids the red
    Japanese shipbuilder fails to achieve earlier profit forecasts on domestic economic woes.
  • NKK returns to the red
    US bankruptcy, stock write-downs and poor domestic economy take toll on shipbuilding and steel giant.

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Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
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
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
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
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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%)
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