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October 24, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Marine industry fights manpower woes with 2-pronged strategy
    SINGAPORE's resilient marine industry yesterday unveiled a two-pronged strategy to solve its manpower woes, enlisting government help to assess and boost workforce skills, and forking out its own cash for a much-needed image overhaul to attract labour.
  • Hutchison ex-exec to head PSA China arm: reports
    THE ranks of ex-Hutchison employees now working here is about to be bolstered once again with PSA Corporation reportedly embracing another Hong Kong executive into its fold.
  • SuperStar Gemini to be based in S'pore
    STAR Cruises will relocate its SuperStar Gemini liner from its home port of Hong Kong to Singapore tomorrow for the rest of the year.
  • China Shipping Dev's 9-month profit up 83%
    CHINA Shipping Development Co Ltd, China's second-largest shipping company, said that its nine-month net profit surged by 83 per cent from the previous year and it expects full-year earnings to grow by more than 50 per cent partly due to strong domestic transport growth.
  • Samsung Heavy wins US$1b order
    SAMSUNG Heavy Industries, the world's third-largest shipbuilder, said it won orders from BG Group and Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co of Qatar for liquefied natural gas ships worth US$1.38 billion.
  • Korean president visits PSA terminal
    KOREAN President Roh Moo-hyun paid a visit to PSA Corporation's Brani Container Terminal yesterday while in Singapore for a three-day state visit aimed at bolstering growing economic and political links.
Air and Land Transport
  • NZ antitrust regulator blocks Qantas-Air NZ tie-up
    QANTAS Airways' proposal to spend NZ$550 million for a stake in Air New Zealand was blocked by New Zealand's antitrust regulator, which said an alliance would reduce competition.
  • Cost cuts help KLM beat profit expectations
  • AMR barely makes a profit in peak season
  • Emirates set to take delivery of first longhaul Airbus
  • India opening up int'l routes to private domestic airlines
  • Green light for planes to fly closer together over US
Admiralty Casebook
  • Shipbroker's action in rem struck out
    A BROKER that acted as a shipbuilder's marketing agent could not later arrest the vessel it had sold as security in a claim against the builder for the non-payment of its commission, a Canadian court has ruled.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Marine industry fights manpower woes with 2-pronged strategy
    SINGAPORE's resilient marine industry yesterday unveiled a two-pronged strategy to solve its manpower woes, enlisting government help to assess and boost workforce skills, and forking out its own cash for a much-needed image overhaul to attract labour.
  • Hutchison ex-exec to head PSA China arm: reports
    THE ranks of ex-Hutchison employees now working here is about to be bolstered once again with PSA Corporation reportedly embracing another Hong Kong executive into its fold.
  • SuperStar Gemini to be based in S'pore
    STAR Cruises will relocate its SuperStar Gemini liner from its home port of Hong Kong to Singapore tomorrow for the rest of the year.
  • China Shipping Dev's 9-month profit up 83%
    CHINA Shipping Development Co Ltd, China's second-largest shipping company, said that its nine-month net profit surged by 83 per cent from the previous year and it expects full-year earnings to grow by more than 50 per cent partly due to strong domestic transport growth.
  • Samsung Heavy wins US$1b order
    SAMSUNG Heavy Industries, the world's third-largest shipbuilder, said it won orders from BG Group and Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co of Qatar for liquefied natural gas ships worth US$1.38 billion.
  • Korean president visits PSA terminal
    KOREAN President Roh Moo-hyun paid a visit to PSA Corporation's Brani Container Terminal yesterday while in Singapore for a three-day state visit aimed at bolstering growing economic and political links.
Air and Land Transport
  • NZ antitrust regulator blocks Qantas-Air NZ tie-up
    QANTAS Airways' proposal to spend NZ$550 million for a stake in Air New Zealand was blocked by New Zealand's antitrust regulator, which said an alliance would reduce competition.
  • Cost cuts help KLM beat profit expectations
  • AMR barely makes a profit in peak season
  • Emirates set to take delivery of first longhaul Airbus
  • India opening up int'l routes to private domestic airlines
  • Green light for planes to fly closer together over US
Admiralty Casebook
  • Shipbroker's action in rem struck out
    A BROKER that acted as a shipbuilder's marketing agent could not later arrest the vessel it had sold as security in a claim against the builder for the non-payment of its commission, a Canadian court has ruled.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Marine industry fights manpower woes with 2-pronged strategy
    SINGAPORE's resilient marine industry yesterday unveiled a two-pronged strategy to solve its manpower woes, enlisting government help to assess and boost workforce skills, and forking out its own cash for a much-needed image overhaul to attract labour.
  • Hutchison ex-exec to head PSA China arm: reports
    THE ranks of ex-Hutchison employees now working here is about to be bolstered once again with PSA Corporation reportedly embracing another Hong Kong executive into its fold.
  • SuperStar Gemini to be based in S'pore
    STAR Cruises will relocate its SuperStar Gemini liner from its home port of Hong Kong to Singapore tomorrow for the rest of the year.
  • China Shipping Dev's 9-month profit up 83%
    CHINA Shipping Development Co Ltd, China's second-largest shipping company, said that its nine-month net profit surged by 83 per cent from the previous year and it expects full-year earnings to grow by more than 50 per cent partly due to strong domestic transport growth.
  • Samsung Heavy wins US$1b order
    SAMSUNG Heavy Industries, the world's third-largest shipbuilder, said it won orders from BG Group and Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co of Qatar for liquefied natural gas ships worth US$1.38 billion.
  • Korean president visits PSA terminal
    KOREAN President Roh Moo-hyun paid a visit to PSA Corporation's Brani Container Terminal yesterday while in Singapore for a three-day state visit aimed at bolstering growing economic and political links.
Air and Land Transport
  • NZ antitrust regulator blocks Qantas-Air NZ tie-up
    QANTAS Airways' proposal to spend NZ$550 million for a stake in Air New Zealand was blocked by New Zealand's antitrust regulator, which said an alliance would reduce competition.
  • Cost cuts help KLM beat profit expectations
  • AMR barely makes a profit in peak season
  • Emirates set to take delivery of first longhaul Airbus
  • India opening up int'l routes to private domestic airlines
  • Green light for planes to fly closer together over US
Admiralty Casebook
  • Shipbroker's action in rem struck out
    A BROKER that acted as a shipbuilder's marketing agent could not later arrest the vessel it had sold as security in a claim against the builder for the non-payment of its commission, a Canadian court has ruled.

Sched Netweb site
  • China Merchants sights land for SCT III
  • Telstra gets digital certification approval
  • Chinatrans opens four mainland branches
  • Seven day link between Vietnam and Australia on the cards
  • Aeroflot gets first Airbus A320
  • Qantas seeking alliance talks with Air NZ
  • Logan first to test US air cargo screening

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Evergreen joins hands with Simatech in service linking Asia, India & Gulf
  • J. M. Baxi & Co. handles massive reactors at Kandla Port
  • Govt committed to developing cruise industry, affirms Shatrughan Sinha
  • China imports huge volume of indian soyameal
  • Iron ore for exports loaded at Haldia
  • Sugar exports remain dull on eve of Diwali
  • Coir sector likely to import fibre from South-East Asia
  • ChPT team to study car terminal features at Ulsan
  • Rlys records significant growth in freight loading
  • Falling dollar, strong stock market helped economic growth, says PM's aide
  • Tata study projects spectacular increase in technical textiles market size
  • Chinese steel makers keen to import Indian iron ore
  • Koreans seek IMC advice on investment avenues in city
  • Assam likely to host first-ever international tea meet

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2003
  • Gulf Coast pricing stirs demand
  • Durban: Bunkering by barge terminated at Bluff terminals
    Safety concerns are behind a decision to terminate bunkering by barge at Durban's Bluff Coaling Appliances (BCAs) 3 and 4. Bunkering is possible both by barge and by pipeline in the port of Durban, but not all berths are equipped with pipelines for bunkers, including Bluff, where all bunkering has been done by barge.
  • Istanbul bunkering hit by storm again
  • Soft ARA region sees good demand today
  • Bearish outlook for ballooning Singapore fuel oil stocks
    There seems to be no immediate outlet for ballooning stocks of fuel oil in Singapore, with weekly data once again showing a rise in on-shore stocks of residual fuels. Chinese cargo buyers appear to be fulfilling most of their imports from sources other than Singapore.
  • Barge premiums still supporting Japanese bunkers
    Runs between refineries and power stations are still depriving the Japanese bunker market of barge avails.
  • Uncertainty and imminent strike see Italian demand drop off
  • Singapore ends week on a bearish note
    Today saw cargo prices fall on a mix of softer crude and bearish inventory data, which also caused bunker prices to fall.
  • Rotterdam barge congestion builds

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2003
  • UPS posts profit surge in Q3, 2003
  • The Port of Basel: Low water reduces throughput
  • British Airways and Swiss formally seal collaboration
  • First quarter financial year 2004 results for Brunswick GA
  • Pacer International names Mike Uremovich as Vice Chairman

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2003
  • Utkilen acquires ChemTrans majority
  • Low freight rates for older tonnage puts pressure on Concordia
  • Tax demand on Odfjell fines

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2003
  • Maritime Security Rules: What are the major changes?
    The DHS has summarized some of the major changes in Coast Guard's just-published final rules implementing MTSA and ISPS
  • Ports to Ridge: "Where's the money?"
    AAPA seeks $400 million for FY '05 TSA port security grant program
  • IMO Secretary General irked by EU tanker regs
    Unilateral action causes O'Neil "serious concern" and "disappointment"
  • Todd Pacific makes ship repair appointment
    Dale E. Baugh named Director of Ship Repair Processes and Resource Development
  • $23 million FMS award for Electric Boat
    Supports U.K. nuclear subs
  • Another RFA order for Wartsila
    New gensets for Fort Austin

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2003
  • Port of Vancouver, BC sees decline in cruise numbers
  • Port group calls for $400 million to meet new maritime security levels
  • Commerce Department predicts rise in international visitors
  • Corps' Reservior Control Center fights western Washington flooding
  • Navy modifies sub pact with Electric Boat

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Russia rules out bilateral tanker talks with Brussels
    RUSSIA has curtly dismissed overtures from Brussels for "urgent" bilateral talks to ban single-hull tankers, while stressing its commitment to multilateral agreement through the International Maritime Organisation, writes Julian Bray.
  • O'Neil goes to war on EU's single-hull ban
    WILLIAM O'Neil has come out fighting over Europe's controversial new single-hull tanker ban, with a stinging attack on the European Union's actions.
  • European MEPs probe ship safety
    A POWERFUL committee to probe European maritime safety, with a sweeping remit from oil tankers to car carriers and enforcement, has been agreed by the European Parliament.
  • Police investigate Odra master riddle
    DETECTIVES from the Metropolitan Police Specialist Crime Directorate in London are investigating the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the master of the Polish-owned, Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier Odra.
  • IOPC delegates resist Spain
    SPAIN met strong resistance from a number of delegations this week when it sought a payment on account from the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund for Prestigeclaims.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2003
  • Port delays prompt UN aid crisis
    SUBSTANTIAL delays to aid shipments have forced the United Nations World Food Programme to halve the amount of essential food rations to over two million Angolans
  • Bengal Tiger pushes west
    BENGAL Tiger Lines, the Bay of Bengal-South India feeder operator, is to extend its operations to the country's west coast from mid-November
  • Have your say!
    THIS week's Fairplay Cover Story looks at the shift towards ship crews being held hostage for pollution. What's to be done? Have your say!
  • Teekay leaps in third quarter
    TEEKAY Shipping saw third quarter net income leap to $20.3M after charges related to the sale of five vessels, compared to $643,000 in the same period last year
  • Cruise Seattle takes on Vancouver
    THE end of this year's cruise season in the Pacific North-West has seen the US port of Seattle emerge from the shadow cast by its Canadian neighbour Vancouver
  • Political wrangle endangers project
    PLANS to build a container terminal at Subic freeport in the Philippines have been shaken by a dispute over where construction should take place
  • India calls for Karachi ferry
  • Nigerian smuggling: 15th detention
  • Singapore goes for early compliance
  • ChevronTexaco may rescue oil plan
  • Caribbean pax tax talks go on
  • Russia unfazed by EC tanker ban

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2003
  • Loy named to Homeland Security
    The White House nominated James Loy, head of the embattled Transportation Security Administration, as the top deputy to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge.
  • Canada port foremen talks hit snag
    Union accuses employers of reneging on terms of tentative pact.
  • Fuel costs burn Union Pacific net
    Third-quarter profit fell to $317 million from $437 million a year earlier as increased expenses ate into record freight revenues.
  • Carriers reaffirm opposition to Europe anti-trust repeal
  • British Airways in Euro air link with DHL
  • Profit tumbles at International Shipholding
  • Swiss, Polar reach freighter deal
  • KLM cargo earnings fall
  • Evergreen launches new Middle East service
  • Israel union sets Nov. 3 strike date
  • Feeder operators tap booming India region
  • Karachi boxes up 3 percent
  • Arbitrator to decide Kansas City Southern-TMM dispute
  • Lufthansa launches customer-direct services

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2003
  • No evidence for rate instability says ELAA
    Opponents of the conference system have not produced a single piece of factual evidence to show that it does not induce rate stability liner shipping's representatives said today.
  • CP drops Contship brand and farms out husbandry
    Despite a market-leading position, the Contship Containerlines brand will be dropped from the ECNA/Australia-NZ route by parent CP Ships.
  • Indian East Coast feeder leader heads west
  • Halifax port stages container comeback
  • Launch of Rostock landbridge to give Baltic cargo a boost
  • EMC and Simatech launch Asia/Middle East service
  • Straddle accidents hamper Patrick's terminal operations
  • Terrorist attack on container industry an 'accident waiting to happen' says Rand report
  • Conference reduces discounts in S.Korea-Japan trade
  • Safmarine's office-opening strategy reaches the DR of Congo

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2003
  • New York threatens job of ferry captain
    Officials outraged by his silence after crash.
  • IMO slams EU tanker ban
    Outgoing chief Bill O'Neil "particularly disturbed" about unilateral action.
  • Tidewater confirms disappointing quarter
    Profits down on weakness in US Gulf and abroad.
  • Kirby profits trail revenues
    Barge rates didn't match higher costs of bigger fleet in third quarter.
  • ISC stumbles for quarter
    One-time loss dampens stronger nine-month showing.
  • LNG trouble hits Hoegh
    Results blown off course by gearbox and residue problems with the Galleon and Gandria.
  • TransCanada and WaveSpec jump into CNG
    Braemar Seascope consultants develop compressed natural gas system.
  • Christmas at home for Odfjell chief
    Bjorn Sjaastad's jail time deferred to New Year after court told wife seriously ill.
  • Teekay income rockets
    Massive fleet injection and hot rates boosts returns.
  • STX to stocklist
    Shipbuilder to be quoted on Korean Stock Exchange from Monday.
  • East Med tanker spills oil at Greek port
    Pipes become detached during unloading operations but lost oil contained.
  • Busan box port set for early return
    South Korea's largest container port could be restored to full operational status as early as March.
  • General Maritime goes from red to black
    More ships and stronger spot charter rates help to turn things around at major tanker player.
  • Stealth adds to single-skin fleet
    Harry Vafias has been linked with the acquisition of MOL's Kasagisan Maru.
  • SSA calls in Gurkhas to Umm Qasr
    US port operator beefs up security at Iraq's major deepwater port by bringing in private army.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2003
  • Raymond: Horizon Lines free to go international next year
  • Carriers allege European shippers' lack of evidence in EC conference review
  • U.S. court accepts Odfjell's plea bargaining in market-fixing case
  • CSX faces $108 million pre-tax cost to settle Sea-Land sale dispute
  • Safmarine opens offices in Congo
  • Evergreen, Simatech start joint Southeast Asia/Indian Subcontinent and Gulf service
  • Exceptional charges, rail problems trigger $103-million 3Q loss at CSX
  • CN's net income up 10%
  • C.H. Robinson posts double-digit earnings growth
  • Abidjan rail link to Burkina Faso resumed after civil war
  • Canadian National to acquire bulk carrier
  • Census issues advance notice for mandatory AES filing
  • Weber opens D.C., new transportation head office in California
  • Top Ridge aide resigns
  • NIT League names Gilanshah VP of finance and administration

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
Copenhagen
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%)
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%)
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%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
HMM announces failure of SK Shipping acquisition talks
Seoul
The operation reportedly fell through due to a disagreement on the transaction price.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto increased by +22.8%
Taranto
Containers stopped at just 4,000 TEUs (-27.4%)
In the first half of the year, the operating revenues of the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group grew by +2.3%
Rome
In the goods segment alone, an increase of +6.9% was recorded
Pacific Environment calls on IMO to adopt binding measures to reduce the impact of shipping on the Arctic
Anchorage
In the first half of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Palermo increased by +0.5%
Palermo
Rolling stock is growing. Other freight is declining.
In the second quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal increased by +16.3%
In the second quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal increased by +16.3%
Panama
Panama Ports Company says it is ready to confront the Panamanian government, but "at the appropriate time."
The National Retail Federation has strongly condemned Trump's tariff policy.
Washington
New tariffs will impact goods in the coming weeks
Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
ICHCA report on nearly 500 accidents over the past 25 years
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
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
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
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
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%)
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
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