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February 27, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • India jails Indon pirates for Alondra Rainbow hijack
    IN what is believed to be a jurisdictional first, India convicted and sentenced 14 Indonesian pirates on Tuesday over the 1999 hijacking of the Japanese-owned and bound cargo ship Alondra Rainbow.
  • Officer shot in hijack attempt
    AN aborted hijacking attempt in Indonesia on Tuesday has left a chief engineer in a critical condition after pirates fired upon a chemical tanker.
  • Jurong Port begins stage 4 of expansion
    SINGAPORE's second container terminal operator, Jurong Port, says it has begun the fourth phase of its expansion, which will boost its annual handling capacity to 1.4 million TEUs.
  • Shipping boosts A P Moller's profit
    A P Moeller Group, the world's largest container shipping company, said it had a larger- than-expected profit in 2002, as it made money from shipping.
  • Frontline's Q4 profit jumps 54%
    FRONTLINE Ltd, the world's biggest operator of supertankers, said fourth-quarter profit climbed 54 per cent as demand rose and tariffs surged.
  • TotalFinaElf charters VLCC from Europe to Singapore
    OIL major TotalFinaElf has chartered the first very large crude carrier of the year to take Russian high sulphur fuel oil to Singapore, potentially tightening the Rotterdam market over the next few weeks, traders said on Tuesday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Swiss Air Lines to axe another 700 jobs, cut fleet
    SWISS International Air Lines will eliminate an additional 700 jobs, reduce its fleet by 20 planes and shed routes such as Zurich to Jersey and Turin after abandoning a goal of breaking even this year.
  • Pressure rising to slash costs, says Delta CEO
  • MAS chalks up RM330m profit in third quarter
  • Fraport to decide on troubled Manila project by end-March
  • EasyJet may not buy DBA if terms are not met
  • US agency says pilots must carry guns in bags to and from plane
Features
  • End nears for Titanic yard
    TENS of thousands of men once thronged through the narrow streets of east Belfast each day to work at the mighty shipyard renowned for building the Titanic.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • India jails Indon pirates for Alondra Rainbow hijack
    IN what is believed to be a jurisdictional first, India convicted and sentenced 14 Indonesian pirates on Tuesday over the 1999 hijacking of the Japanese-owned and bound cargo ship Alondra Rainbow.
  • Officer shot in hijack attempt
    AN aborted hijacking attempt in Indonesia on Tuesday has left a chief engineer in a critical condition after pirates fired upon a chemical tanker.
  • Jurong Port begins stage 4 of expansion
    SINGAPORE's second container terminal operator, Jurong Port, says it has begun the fourth phase of its expansion, which will boost its annual handling capacity to 1.4 million TEUs.
  • Shipping boosts A P Moller's profit
    A P Moeller Group, the world's largest container shipping company, said it had a larger- than-expected profit in 2002, as it made money from shipping.
  • Frontline's Q4 profit jumps 54%
    FRONTLINE Ltd, the world's biggest operator of supertankers, said fourth-quarter profit climbed 54 per cent as demand rose and tariffs surged.
  • TotalFinaElf charters VLCC from Europe to Singapore
    OIL major TotalFinaElf has chartered the first very large crude carrier of the year to take Russian high sulphur fuel oil to Singapore, potentially tightening the Rotterdam market over the next few weeks, traders said on Tuesday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Swiss Air Lines to axe another 700 jobs, cut fleet
    SWISS International Air Lines will eliminate an additional 700 jobs, reduce its fleet by 20 planes and shed routes such as Zurich to Jersey and Turin after abandoning a goal of breaking even this year.
  • Pressure rising to slash costs, says Delta CEO
  • MAS chalks up RM330m profit in third quarter
  • Fraport to decide on troubled Manila project by end-March
  • EasyJet may not buy DBA if terms are not met
  • US agency says pilots must carry guns in bags to and from plane
Features
  • End nears for Titanic yard
    TENS of thousands of men once thronged through the narrow streets of east Belfast each day to work at the mighty shipyard renowned for building the Titanic.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • India jails Indon pirates for Alondra Rainbow hijack
    IN what is believed to be a jurisdictional first, India convicted and sentenced 14 Indonesian pirates on Tuesday over the 1999 hijacking of the Japanese-owned and bound cargo ship Alondra Rainbow.
  • Officer shot in hijack attempt
    AN aborted hijacking attempt in Indonesia on Tuesday has left a chief engineer in a critical condition after pirates fired upon a chemical tanker.
  • Jurong Port begins stage 4 of expansion
    SINGAPORE's second container terminal operator, Jurong Port, says it has begun the fourth phase of its expansion, which will boost its annual handling capacity to 1.4 million TEUs.
  • Shipping boosts A P Moller's profit
    A P Moeller Group, the world's largest container shipping company, said it had a larger- than-expected profit in 2002, as it made money from shipping.
  • Frontline's Q4 profit jumps 54%
    FRONTLINE Ltd, the world's biggest operator of supertankers, said fourth-quarter profit climbed 54 per cent as demand rose and tariffs surged.
  • TotalFinaElf charters VLCC from Europe to Singapore
    OIL major TotalFinaElf has chartered the first very large crude carrier of the year to take Russian high sulphur fuel oil to Singapore, potentially tightening the Rotterdam market over the next few weeks, traders said on Tuesday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Swiss Air Lines to axe another 700 jobs, cut fleet
    SWISS International Air Lines will eliminate an additional 700 jobs, reduce its fleet by 20 planes and shed routes such as Zurich to Jersey and Turin after abandoning a goal of breaking even this year.
  • Pressure rising to slash costs, says Delta CEO
  • MAS chalks up RM330m profit in third quarter
  • Fraport to decide on troubled Manila project by end-March
  • EasyJet may not buy DBA if terms are not met
  • US agency says pilots must carry guns in bags to and from plane
Features
  • End nears for Titanic yard
    TENS of thousands of men once thronged through the narrow streets of east Belfast each day to work at the mighty shipyard renowned for building the Titanic.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK cargo throughput reaches a world's best 19m TEU in 2002
  • MOL in compliance with US Customs' advance manifest rule
  • Maersk Trucking to acquire Welkin Transportation
  • IPBCC lines increase level of BAF, restore rates
  • Metro Combined Logistics to be renamed GAC Logistics
  • Zim tops out US$650m new building programme
  • Ailing Swiss airline moves to cut jobs, route network and
  • Dragonair records 66pc growth in cargo carried in January
  • Korean ups cargo service to Amsterdam to four per week
  • Cathay Pacific expands codeshare with British Airways

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
  • TNT Logistics and Wincanton runners up in European logistics market
    With European contract logistics revenues of 2,332 million euro, Exel retains over 2002 its top position from the previous year.
  • Explore road tolls, Ottawa advises
    In his long-awaited blueprint for the future of transportation in Canada, federal Transport Minister David Collenette yesterday presented a new policy focused on protecting the environment and encouraging commercial competition.
  • Palletmaker Chep Europe down
    Palletmaker Chep Europe, part of Brambles Industries, suffered a 25 per cent fall in operating profit to $124 million. Chep Americas, the business which signaled the start of Brambles's loss of earnings momentum in late 2001, increased operating profit 33 per cent to $126 million.
  • Evergreen moves into Shortsea
    Evergreen is to start a European Shortsea service from north Europe in the near future.
  • Swiss clips fleet, costs to survive
    Flag carrier Swiss International Air Lines will cut its fleet by 20 aircraft, shed 700 jobs and not break even this year.
  • NOL Group reports loss for 2002
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) today reported a loss for the full year 2002 of $330 million.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 6 SCI crude tankers bound for scrapyard
  • Ship-owners seek govt nod to take foreign cover
  • India urges US to include 850 more items in GSP scheme
  • Grape exports from Andhra to carry 'Hy Grapes' tag
  • Salt makers seek 10 pc export subsidy
  • Dumping probe on import of methylene chloride from S. Korea
  • Kandla Port sets yet another single day unloading record
  • FIPB clears P&O Ports' acquisition of Adani Container Terminal
  • PPT to repay Rs 121 cr. to ADB next month
  • Safexpress launches super hub on NH4
  • Railway Minister spares all
  • No special thrust for export sector - Fieo chief
  • 5 Indian banks may set up OBUs in SEZs by March-end
  • Rs 500 cr. price stabilisation fund for plantation crops approved
  • Economic Survey today
  • Karnataka to set up mango AEZs
  • Curbs on purchase of lustre-loss wheat lifted
  • KVIC opens 163 agro, rural units in Kashmir
  • 4 pc ceiling on wheat taxes sought
  • It's lacklustre, says IMC

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
  • Little action on the US East Coast
  • Gulf Coast markets on the up
  • Quiet West Coast markets still difficult to grasp
  • Prices continue to drop in Pacific Northwest
  • Market update for ports in Ecuador
  • Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents (wednesday)
  • Spanish restrictions affect supply in the Canary Islands
  • Distillate indications no exception in Gibraltar
  • OPEC output posts solid rise in February
  • Piraeus buyers still active despite bullish prices
  • Weekly African market report from GAC
  • New Saudi posted prices
  • Brazilian fueloil prices on the up, holiday contact numbers
  • Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents (Tuesday)
  • Rotterdam barge congestion gets worse
  • Price fall still leave levels too high to boost Korean demand

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
  • Manhattan Associates strengthens European presence
  • Christian Salvesen: profit warning
  • Thai State Railway SRT may claim massive damages from Central
  • «Axel Maersk» 10 000 TEU?
  • Qantas profit rises

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
  • Broström believes in better market for quality shipping
  • Oil recovery from "Tricolor" completed
  • Maersk flags for improved profits

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
  • Conditional immunity for SNTG
    Company says it reported results of internal investigation to authorities
  • Star inks cruise ship completion deal
    A Star Cruises subsidiary has now signed a contract for Lloydwerft to complete the first "Project America" vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
  • Port of Tacoma starts off quarter with new record at North Intermodal Yard
  • Port of Poulsbo first in line to receive derelict vessel assistance
  • Port of Portland slates final two Marine Terminals Master Plan meetings
  • Control of Coast Guard passed to Homeland Security Department boss
  • Crowley Marine Services oversees refloating operation for grounded tanker

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Swedish Club seeks box stowage action
    THE Swedish Club is calling for more attention to be paid to container stowage following an investigation into cases of containers lost overboard.
  • P&O Ports gains 38% with Deurganck expansion
    P&O PORTS has been granted a surprise concession that could pave the way for a massive expansion at the port of Antwerp, with the UK firm gaining the go-ahead to take the northern part of the Deurganck dock from Hesse-Noord Natie, writes Helen Hill in Amsterdam.
  • Brussels steps up places of refuge pressure
    EUROPEAN Commission officials have said they are keen to see member governments speed up action within this year to introduce defined 'places of refuge' for aiding ships in distress.
  • Daewoo grabs two more VLCC orders
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has claimed another two orders for VLCCs, both from existing Greek customers, as part of another haul of tanker orders worth about $230m.
  • Erck Rickmers beats off rivals to win Zim contract
    ERCK Rickmers has fended off competition from his brother Bertram to land a contract with Zim Israel Navigation, writes Janet Porter.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
  • Korea to set up repair shop in India
  • Stolt & Vopak in second cartel probe
  • Korean shippers solicit surcharge cut
  • DNV lowers tolerance
  • FMC rules against Port Canaveral
  • Thai sweetener wins Phils rice deal
  • Asia-Europe boxes up 9 pc year-on
  • Sinotrans Shipping set up in HK
  • Martin pursues leadership bid
  • Madrid presses for Prestige payout
  • NOL to prune staff
  • OnePort debuts in Hong Kong
  • USCG technology extends 30 miles
  • Manager abandons Actinor
  • Madrid to own, operate salvage tugs
  • Inchape plans major growth
  • Stolt gets immunity in cartel probe
  • ICTSI wins Baltic Container Terminal
  • Italian ports face anti-war delays
  • Mongla grinds to a halt
  • Adsteam announces operations review
  • Break-up threat to Teekay tanker
  • France warns on low watch crew
  • Minister rallies support for security
  • SCI to scrap six tankers
  • War 'won't disrupt Qatari LNG'
  • Panama bunker port makes its debut
  • Alondra Rainbow hijackers convicted

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
  • Loy wants gov't. $$$ for port security
    Transportation Security Administrator James M. Loy said that he would recommend providing federal funds for port and maritime security measures.
  • NOL to cut jobs after record loss
    Weak freight rates and a one-time charge led Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. to post a record 2002 net loss of $330.16 million, up from $56.37 million in 2001.
  • After record, Hong Kong makes plans
    Hong Kong easily maintained its position as the world's largest container port in 2002, processing a record 19 million TEUs in 2002.
  • Hong Kong box operators in logistics venture
  • Canada plan divides shippers, railroads
  • FedEx Express taps Brown for Mexico, Central America
  • Hasco, Sinotrans cancel space charter
  • New line offers U.S.-Mexico service
  • Indian port cuts vessel charges
  • New cranes for Savannah
  • British Airways adds Cologne freighter stop
  • Transport consultant network expands
  • Rail mergers, port security in Canada transport plan

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
  • 'Judgement of Solomon' ends terminal giants' Antwerp spat
    Antwerp Port Authority has ended the fierce tussle between P&O Ports (POP), AP Moller Terminals (APMT) and Hesse Noordnatie (HNN) over crucial concessions to operate terminals in the port's new Deurganckdok.
  • NOL banks on market upturn after US$330m loss
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has reported a 2002 net loss of US$330 million and plans to slash up to 1,100 jobs this year, but predicts 'substantial' improvement for 2003.
  • Shortlisted Vallarpadam bidders approach final showdown
  • Container charter market rides 18-month high
  • New terminal to boost Mediterranean capacity

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
  • Seyang walks out on Euronav VLCC buy
    South Korean tanker owner wannabe defaults on done deal at last minute.
  • Saudis in big-ship bonanza
    Vela locks up three VLCCs, one ULCC for March loadings to US.
  • PDVSA partially lifts force majeure
    Venezuelans clear some products, claim first major crude loading in west is imminent.
  • Stolt Offshore adrift in fourth quarter
    Losses grow to $139.7m amid 'goodwill' writedowns.
  • Brazilian collision dents Sinotrans bulker
    Clash in Paranagua roads also damages B Navi general cargoship.
  • Teekay snaps up Wah Kwong VLCC
    Aframax player signs up newbuilding for five-year time-charter.
  • NOL eyes 10% staff cuts
    Singapore firm making provisions to lay off up to 1,100 staff as it earmarks further assets for disposal.
  • Solstad hampered by write-downs
    Norwegian offshore owner saw net profits shrink in 2002, but sector still lucrative.
  • Gotland income halves
    Ferry and product tanker weakness pushes down returns for Swedish owner.
  • Halim Mazmin slips back
    Malaysian owner Halim Mohammad's company confident of holding on to profit in 2003.
  • Profit slip prompts global review at Adsteam
    Australian towage and ports company to examine operations in bid to boost bottom line.
  • RCL back in the money
    Thai container line boosted by exchange gains and lower costs in 2002.
  • T&E rebrands shipmanagement arm
    Norway's Tschudi & Eitzen group reflects expanded business with TESMA name, where A stands for Alliance.
  • Tanker and cargoship collide in Baltic
    This year's thick ice causes more problems for vessels.
  • NOL aims to return liner arm to profit in 2003
    Losses escalate for Singapore giant in a "tough year."
  • Second price-fixing probe for Stolt
    Now EU to examine inland barge trade with Vopak, in addition to chemical tanker investigation.
  • RINA provides guidance on tankers
    Italian classification society aims to help owners through ordering process.
  • Tokai turns it around in 2002
    Summer season edges Japanese ferry owner into profit for last year.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
  • Carriers start new Asia/Middle East/India link
  • Hapag-Lloyd, P&O Nedlloyd and OOCL to start new intra-Asia service
  • Marad approves tanker transfer to foreign flag
  • FMC drops proceeding against Hasco
  • Record loss at Neptune Orient Lines
  • China Shipping deploys two 5,600-teu ships on Asia/Europe route
  • Stolt-Nielsen is granted conditional amnesty in U.S. antitrust probe
  • Indian court jails Indonesian hijackers of Japanese ship
  • Emirates Skycargo extends service to Nepal
  • EC defines EU-wide mechanism for bilateral agreements
  • EC wants more powers to review international airline alliances
  • Swift settles with injured motorist
  • Canadian shippers back aspects of "transportation blueprint"
  • CSX Corp. moves headquarters to Jacksonville
  • Inchape plans growth in agency activities
  • Clarification: Tradepoint Systems B.V. buys Trans-Euro
  • IBM, Michigan State form supply chain research center
  • ITC seeks input for investigation of trade pacts' economic impact
  • Group praises U.S./Canada effort to resolve softwood lumber dispute
  • FMC weighs penalties for Port Canaveral shipping act violation
  • Tacoma sees 35-percent jump in intermodal yard traffic

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Fermerci asks the government for urgent measures to support rail freight transport.
Rome
Railway companies penalized by infrastructure disruptions
Port of Naples, first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation on a cruise ship
Naples
Axpo used the cargo barge "Green Zeebrugge"
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
Marseille
Revenues stable, with logistics and other activities offsetting the decline in shipping
The U.S. Supreme Court has reopened the case pitting Havana Docks against Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCLH and MSC
New International Code of Safety for Autonomous Surface Vessels Adopted
London
It will come into force on July 1st and will be applied on a voluntary basis for at least two years
UIRR: Combined road-rail transport shipments to increase by 1.5% in 2025
Brussels
The association highlighted the disastrous effects on the railway construction sector in Germany.
Fincantieri and Teijin Automotive Technologies sign agreement to develop composite bulkheads for naval applications.
Trieste/Pouancé
Folgiero: We enable the development of lighter and more efficient units
After eight quarters of profits, ZIM reports an operating loss
Haifa
In the first three months of 2026, the volumes of cargo transported by ships also fell sharply (-8.3%)
The US has indicted four Chinese container manufacturers and seven of their executives.
Washington
EU Parliament and Council reach agreement on tariffs agreement between the European Union and the United States
Strasbourg/Brussels
An expiry clause and a suspension clause have been introduced
FFS Cargo Switzerland is reorganizing its single-wagon freight network.
Bern
A reduction of 50 of the current 280 marshalling yards is expected
IMO reports 17% increase in maritime piracy incidents in 2025
London
The most affected area was the Straits of Malacca and Singapore with 122 incidents (+34%).
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have suspended bookings for maritime shipments to Cuba.
Paris/Frankfurt/Havana
Decision after Trump's expansion of US sanctions
International tender for the new container terminal at the port of Klaipeda will be held by the end of the year.
Klaipeda
It will have an annual traffic capacity of 2.5 million TEUs
ITF calls on governments to dismantle the flag of convenience system once and for all
London
It is - the union denounces - the bad apple at the heart of the exploitation of seafarers
Evergreen's revenues decreased by 21.3% in the first quarter
Taipei
Operating profit and net economic profit fell by -69.5% and -68.8%
Viking Holdings closed the first quarter with a net loss of -54.2 million dollars
Los Angeles
Revenues up 17.5%
In the first three months of 2026, container traffic at Eurokai port terminals grew by +8.9%
Bremen
Increases of 12.7% in Germany and 7.8% in Italy. A decline in the port of Tangier Med.
Norovirus on Ambassador Cruise Line's Ambition cruise ship
Purfleet/Vlissingen
French health authorities have authorized the unit to continue normal operations.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg decreased by -2.0%
Hamburg
Containers amounted to two million TEUs (-1.6%)
Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly financial results continue to deteriorate.
Keelung/Taipei
In the first three months of this year, revenues decreased by -15.1% and -9.3% respectively.
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hamburg
Revenues down 16.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
Seoul
Container segment saw a 7.9% decline and bulk segment saw a 20.1% growth.
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals recorded record traffic in the first quarter of this year.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado fell by -3.8%
Genoa
In March, a decline of -6.1%, with a sharp contraction of -15.0% in containerized cargoes
Federconsumatori is calling on the government to take measures to mitigate the impact of the rising ferry ticket prices.
Rome
Price increases are at +18% for the central weeks of August
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Croatian ports grew by 14.6%.
Zagreb
Monthly record in March
Successful trial of HVO diesel fuel for cruise ship propulsion
San Donato Milanese
Experiment conducted jointly by Eni and MSC Cruises
Gioia Tauro takes second place in the ranking of the main Italian ports, overtaking Genoa
Rome
Fincantieri records a decline in revenues and new orders
Rome
The group's backlog reached a record value of 74.2 billion euros
In the first three months of 2026, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +11.5%
In the first three months of 2026, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +11.5%
Cairo
In March alone, growth was +11.2%
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Tunisian ports grew by +5.9%
La Goulette
Ferry passengers (+7.6%) and cruise passengers (+54.2%) are increasing.
US government initiative to introduce nuclear power into large-scale maritime transport
Washington
Proposals invited for the development of a mini-reactor model
The U.S. government has launched an initiative to...
With the latest version of the bill on ports, the task of finding resources for the Ports of Italy is offloaded onto the AdSPs
Rome
This was stated by the vice-president of the Democratic Party group in the Chamber, Valentina Ghio
Carnival Corporation is moving its headquarters from Panama to Bermuda.
Miami
Abandonment of the dual-listed company with the creation of Carnival Corporation Ltd.
The Hondius will arrive on Sunday in front of the port of Granadilla (Tenerife)
Vlissingen/Santa Cruz de Tenerife/London
Passengers will be taken by sea to the airport for their return home.
New quarterly record for vessel traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Transits of all the main types of vessels are growing
The regulatory proposal on port governance passed by the Quirinale downsizes the Ports of Italy
Rome
Maersk's first quarter financial results still suffer from the negative phase of containerized shipping
Maersk's first quarter financial results still suffer from the negative phase of containerized shipping
Copenhagen
Positive performances in the port terminal segment and in that of other logistics activities
Global Ports Holding would like to expand its cruise terminal network in Alaska.
Haines
Proposal under development to manage Port Chilkoot cruise ship pier in Haines
CMA CGM plans to acquire a 34.34% stake in Luka Rijeka.
Rijeka
The stake is held by Port Acquisitions of the Czech group CE Industries.
The EPP Group in the European Parliament stresses the urgency of preventing foreign states from controlling EU ports.
Brussels
ECSA: The shipping sector is a geopolitical asset for Europe
Brussels
Study on the sector, which generates 148.7 billion euros of direct economic impact
Sick people on board the Hondius cruise ship will be evacuated by air ambulances
Vlissingen/Praia
Possible resumption of navigation towards Las Palmas or Tenerife
In the January-March quarter, maritime traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +4.8%
Panama
Cargo traffic in the ports of the Central American nation remains stable
New record number of passengers embarked on NCLH group cruise ships in a single quarter
Miami
Le Aziende informano
International Shipping Community to Gather in Genoa for Two Days of Maritime Dialogue and Networking
In the first quarter of 2026, vessel traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -1.7%
Ankara
2,169 tankers (-1.9%) and 7,026 other types of ships (-1.6%) passed through
A serious viral outbreak causes the deaths of three passengers on the Hondius cruise ship.
Vlissingen/Geneva
A quarter is hospitalized in intensive care in Johannesburg
Vote on IMO's Net-Zero Framework postponed again
London/Brussels/Washington
A new MEPC session is scheduled for December. Klann (T&E): The IMO cannot allow postponements to become the new normal.
Royal Caribbean reports record first-quarter financial results and a new all-time passenger record
Miami
Mediterranean cruise bookings slow down
In the first three months of 2026, Ocean Network Express revenues decreased by -6%.
Singapore
During the period, the company's ships transported 3.2 million containers (+4%)
PSA International acquires 30% stake in Chinese terminal operator Xiamen Container Terminal Group
Singapore/Xiamen/Shenzhen
Transaction valued at approximately $387 million
In the first three months of 2026, COSCO Group's revenues decreased by -10.6%.
In the first three months of 2026, COSCO Group's revenues decreased by -10.6%.
Hong Kong
During the period, the container fleet transported more than 6.9 million TEUs (+6.7%)
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Eurokai's port terminals handled 3.6 million containers (+10.5%)
Hamburg
Growth of +18.5% in Germany. A decline of -3.7% in Italy.
Stop us, rail freight is in a critical condition and requires support policies.
Rome
Map: adequate structural interventions are lacking
OOIL invests $2.22 billion in the construction of 12 13,600 TEU containerships
Hong Kong
They will be built by the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard
Last year, the Hupac Group's production value grew by +3.1%
Zurich
Fincantieri establishes joint venture with Albanian KAYO
Trieste
The company will be responsible for the construction and maintenance of naval units for the Albanian Navy
Royal Caribbean converts options with Meyer Turku for two cruise ships into orders
Miami/Turku
The fifth and sixth "Icon" class units will be delivered in the summer of 2029 and the summer of 2030
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +1.7%
Venice
General cargo and solid bulk cargo are increasing. Chioggia recorded a 2.7% decline.
National Bilateral Ports Organization Seminar on Workplace Safety
Rome
Gallozzi (Assologistica): in addition to compliance with the rules, full awareness of behaviors is also necessary
UPS's sixth quarterly decline in shipping volume
Atlanta
In the January-March period, the US group's revenues fell by -1.6%
The 2025 financial statements of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority have been approved.
Genoa
Commander Pierpaolo Danieli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority.
Livorno
He is the Chief of Staff of the Chief of Staff at MIT.
Wärstilä saw a sharp increase in new orders for equipment in the first quarter
Helsinki
Net sales remained stable. Operating profit increased by 20%.
The reform of the port system has received the stamp of approval from the State General Accounting Office
Rome
The measure will now be examined by parliament.
Third Pass: Excavation of the Novi Ligure interconnection tunnels completed
Novi Ligure
They connect the new high-capacity line to the historic Genoa-Turin line
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Receives First Overseas Order to Build an Icebreaker
Ulsan
Order worth $348.9 million from Sweden
Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly revenue decline mitigated by cost reductions
Schindellegi
Air shipment volumes remain stable, while sea shipments have decreased.
Chinese seaports reach new record volume in first quarter
Beijing
In the first three months of this year, containers grew by +8.3%
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges only rolling stock is growing
Antwerp
In the first three months of 2026, overall freight traffic decreased by -3.2%
The Hormuz crisis escalates with further incidents and the seizure of ships
Tehran/Southampton
Two MSC container ships blocked
Quarterly traffic slightly down at the port of Rotterdam, with loading volumes almost making up for the reduction in landings
Rotterdam
FS Logistix to acquire 30% of CFI - Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana
Rome
Agreement with F2i and its subsidiary FHP Group
Attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz area attributed to Iranian forces
Portsmouth/Washington
Trump claims to be behind the blockade of naval traffic in the region
Grimaldi (ALIS): Increase resources for Sea Modal Shift and Ferrobonus incentives.
Rome
To enable businesses to face the crisis - he stated - it is necessary to raise it to 150 million euros per year.
Quarterly traffic growth at the port of Barcelona. Declining in Algeciras.
Algeciras/Barcelona
In the container segment, there has been a marked increase in empty boxes
A COSCO-PTP joint venture is the sole bidder for the construction and operation of a multipurpose terminal in the port of Tarragona.
A COSCO-PTP joint venture is the sole bidder for the construction and operation of a multipurpose terminal in the port of Tarragona.
Tarragona
The tender is expected to conclude at the end of June
International shipping associations reiterate that the IMO must remain the regulator of the sector's decarbonisation
London/Washington
The MEPC will meet from 27 April to 1 May in London
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.
Rome
Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.
HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter
Hamburg
Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations
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MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.
Turin/Geneva
MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market
The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.
Ancona
Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council
Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.
Athens
Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.
Los Angeles/Port Newark
In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)
Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal
Rome
The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected
In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%
Ravenna
The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant
MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service
Geneva
Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.
The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.
Genoa
He will remain in office for three years
Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company
Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS
Brussels
He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.
d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.
Luxembourg
The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions
Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.
Genoa
Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group
The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo
Geneva
Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027
The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.
Trieste
He takes over from Gianluca Madriz
Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.
Cagliari
The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter
Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard
Dakar/Gorinchem
20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale
Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste
Florence/Valencia
The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar
Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.
La Spezia
The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.
Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.
Messina
The assignment lasts four years
Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.
Helsinki
Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation
Heavy lift vessel HMM Namu hit near the Strait of Hormuz
Seoul
The accident did not cause any casualties.
DFDS's quarterly financial performance deteriorates
Copenhagen
The fleet's rolling stock is growing. Passenger numbers are down 18%.
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Kalmar records quarterly decline in new orders
Helsinki
In the January-March period, revenues increased by +5%
Job openings are growing for the port companies of Trieste and Monfalcone.
Trieste
Delivery of a recognition plaque
In the first quarter of 2026, Costamare's revenues decreased by -5.3%
Monk
Orders confirmed for 12 new 9,200 TEU vessels and four 3,100 TEU vessels
ICTSI posts new quarterly financial and operating records
Manila
The results benefited from the contribution of the new BACT and DGT terminals
MSC to launch service between the Red Sea and Northern Europe via the Suez Canal
Geneva
Truck and feeder connections to Persian Gulf ports are planned
The first batch of cold ironing work has been awarded to the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
The total investment is 41 million euros
Konecranes' turnover decreased by -7.7% in the first quarter of 2026.
Helsinki
The value of new orders acquired in the period remained unchanged
New ART provision on regulatory measures for the awarding of maritime cabotage services
Rome
New elements in the service award procedures
Appointment of the extraordinary commissioners of the Central Adriatic and Eastern Sicily Port Authority
Rome
Salvini asks the governors of Marche and Abruzzo to reach an agreement on Lega Nord's Carloni.
Confitarma welcomes the approval of the bill to enhance marine resources.
Rome
Zanetti: a further step in the direction long indicated by the Confederation
The 2025 financial statements of the Northern Tyrrhenian and Eastern Adriatic Port Authorities have been approved.
Livorno/Trieste
They were examined today by the Management Committees
Record quarterly freight traffic in Albanian ports
Tirana
In the first quarter of this year, almost 2.3 million tons were handled (+38.8%)
DSV records a decline in net profit of -41.7% in the first quarter
Hedehusene
Downturn due to extraordinary expenses for the merger with Schenker
The 2025 budget of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Administrative surplus of 128.9 million euros
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge the Western Liguria Port Authority to focus on worker and safety issues
Genoa
A meeting of port workers next Tuesday
Rixi: Additional resources for the completion of Genoa's new breakwater.
Rome
They will be used for the consolidation of the seabed and for design adjustments
Chinese terminal operators COSCO Shipping Ports and CMPort report increased quarterly revenues.
Hong Kong
Increases determined by the greater volume of containers handled by port terminals
Dirk Jan Storm has been appointed president of PSA Italy
Genoa
He takes over from Marco Conforti, who has reached the end of his three-year term.
In the first three months of 2026, CIMC's container sales decreased by -10.5%
Hong Kong
Dry box sales dropped 13.3%. Reefer sales increased 30.2%.
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
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Three days of round tables, conferences, interviews, meetings and shows to tell the story of the port
The public meeting of the Genoa freight forwarders' association will be held on April 27th.
Genoa
Appointment at the Stock Exchange Palace
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
The Western Sicily Port Authority opens access to funds for the PNRR training program to entities with private contracts.
Palermo
Rhenus has acquired the entire capital of LBH Global Agencies
Holzwickede
51% stake acquired from the Lagendijk family
The Genoa Port Authority's 2025 report on ship emissions has been published.
Genoa
228 inspections carried out to verify nitrogen oxide emission levels
Assoporti's second traveling assembly in Bari
Bari
The first meeting held in Venice follows
APM Terminals and Hateco to Build Container Terminal in Da Nang Port
The Hague
It will have a capacity of 5.7 million TEUs. An investment of over $1.7 billion.
Cavotec records record orders in the maritime-port segment
Stockholm
Strong demand for shore power system installations
FS Logistix-ANITA launches its new Bologna-Marcianise freight rail service.
Rome
Perform four weekly rotations
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines saw quarterly revenue decline
Taipei/Keelung
In March, the decreases were -17.8%, -5.9% and -10.7% respectively.
Gianpaolo Serpagli is the new president of the Unione Interporti Riuniti.
Rome
He is president of Cepim Spa - Parma Interport
From GreenMedPorts a pragmatic approach to the development of green maritime corridors in the Mediterranean
Livorno
The concession term for APM Terminals' terminal in Valencia has been extended by eight years.
Valencia
It will expire in 2049 upon reaching 50 years
In the first quarter, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -1.3%
Valencia/Madrid
Cruise passengers grow by +15.7%
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the PCTC Grande Inghilterra
Naples
The vessel has a maximum capacity of 9,000 TEUs
In 2025, Blu Navy ferries carried over one million passengers
Portoferraio
ABB Group revenues grew by 18% in the first quarter of 2026
Zurich
Strong increase (+32%) in the value of new orders
Contship Italia has joined the Smart Freight Centre
Melzo
The international organization is committed to the decarbonization of freight transport
Container traffic at CMPort terminals grew by 4.4% in the first quarter
Hong Kong
Record for this time of year
CargoBeamer has extended its Liège-Domodossola intermodal service to the Parma Interporto.
Leipzig
Six round trips per week were made
The antitrust authority has approved Medlog's acquisition of MVN.
Rome
The deadline for concluding the proceedings regarding the Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger has been extended to May 27.
Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard to build aluminum naval drones
National Harbor
The autonomous naval vessels, weighing 250 tons, will be 52 meters long and have a maximum speed of 30 knots.
Truck driver hit and killed at a road haulage strike picket line
Rome
Trasportounito suspends the national shutdown of the sector
CK Hutchison reports record annual revenues in the port segment
Hong Kong
Turnover generated by European terminals grew by +13%
The public meeting of the Genoa freight forwarders' association will be held on April 27th.
Genoa
Meeting at the Stock Exchange Palace
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new Pure Car & Truck Carrier vessel Grande Tokyo.
Naples
It has a cargo capacity of 9,241 ceu
Falteri (Federlogistica): The crisis in the Persian Gulf does not justify such rapid and widespread increases in energy prices.
Genoa
GNV has introduced a former Moby ferry into its fleet
Genoa
The ship will undergo refitting operations
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