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January 19, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NCL vows to go ahead with launch of Hawaiian cruises
    STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines has vowed to stick to the planned July 4 launch of its Hawaiian cruises with a second vessel after concluding that damage caused to its nearly-completed Pride of America, which partially sank in a German shipyard during storms last week, will result in 'a substantial delay'.
  • CSIC to seek listing for parts arm this year
    MAINLAND China's biggest marine group, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation will push ahead with plans to list its parts subsidiary Fengfan Stock Co, this year.
  • HK marine dept acts to improve safety
    HONG Kong's Marine Department has vowed to clamp down and prosecute unsafe container handling following three fatalities in six months.
Air and Land Transport
  • Foot massages in the air a way to upgrade, THAI told
    A Thai government official has told state carrier Thai Airways to upgrade its services by providing extras like foot massages on its long-haul flights.
  • EU nations voice air marshal concerns to US
  • Star may form low cost, European units
  • Cockpit voice recorder of Egyptian airliner found
  • Court nod for Victor Li to invest in Air Canada
  • Northwest gave US govt data on passengers
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's largest tanker owner by market value, placed orders for six Aframax tankers at a cost of US$260 million from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and Tsuneishi Corp.
Liner Scene
  • Back to the future or end of an era?
    EVERY so often I find it instructive to dig out my now nine-year-old and rather dog-eared copy of the 'The Box', described as 'an anthology celebrating 25 years of containerisation and the TT Club'.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NCL vows to go ahead with launch of Hawaiian cruises
    STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines has vowed to stick to the planned July 4 launch of its Hawaiian cruises with a second vessel after concluding that damage caused to its nearly-completed Pride of America, which partially sank in a German shipyard during storms last week, will result in 'a substantial delay'.
  • CSIC to seek listing for parts arm this year
    MAINLAND China's biggest marine group, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation will push ahead with plans to list its parts subsidiary Fengfan Stock Co, this year.
  • HK marine dept acts to improve safety
    HONG Kong's Marine Department has vowed to clamp down and prosecute unsafe container handling following three fatalities in six months.
Air and Land Transport
  • Foot massages in the air a way to upgrade, THAI told
    A Thai government official has told state carrier Thai Airways to upgrade its services by providing extras like foot massages on its long-haul flights.
  • EU nations voice air marshal concerns to US
  • Star may form low cost, European units
  • Cockpit voice recorder of Egyptian airliner found
  • Court nod for Victor Li to invest in Air Canada
  • Northwest gave US govt data on passengers
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's largest tanker owner by market value, placed orders for six Aframax tankers at a cost of US$260 million from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and Tsuneishi Corp.
Liner Scene
  • Back to the future or end of an era?
    EVERY so often I find it instructive to dig out my now nine-year-old and rather dog-eared copy of the 'The Box', described as 'an anthology celebrating 25 years of containerisation and the TT Club'.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NCL vows to go ahead with launch of Hawaiian cruises
    STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines has vowed to stick to the planned July 4 launch of its Hawaiian cruises with a second vessel after concluding that damage caused to its nearly-completed Pride of America, which partially sank in a German shipyard during storms last week, will result in 'a substantial delay'.
  • CSIC to seek listing for parts arm this year
    MAINLAND China's biggest marine group, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation will push ahead with plans to list its parts subsidiary Fengfan Stock Co, this year.
  • HK marine dept acts to improve safety
    HONG Kong's Marine Department has vowed to clamp down and prosecute unsafe container handling following three fatalities in six months.
Air and Land Transport
  • Foot massages in the air a way to upgrade, THAI told
    A Thai government official has told state carrier Thai Airways to upgrade its services by providing extras like foot massages on its long-haul flights.
  • EU nations voice air marshal concerns to US
  • Star may form low cost, European units
  • Cockpit voice recorder of Egyptian airliner found
  • Court nod for Victor Li to invest in Air Canada
  • Northwest gave US govt data on passengers
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's largest tanker owner by market value, placed orders for six Aframax tankers at a cost of US$260 million from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and Tsuneishi Corp.
Liner Scene
  • Back to the future or end of an era?
    EVERY so often I find it instructive to dig out my now nine-year-old and rather dog-eared copy of the 'The Box', described as 'an anthology celebrating 25 years of containerisation and the TT Club'.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NCL vows to go ahead with launch of Hawaiian cruises
    STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines has vowed to stick to the planned July 4 launch of its Hawaiian cruises with a second vessel after concluding that damage caused to its nearly-completed Pride of America, which partially sank in a German shipyard during storms last week, will result in 'a substantial delay'.
  • CSIC to seek listing for parts arm this year
    MAINLAND China's biggest marine group, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation will push ahead with plans to list its parts subsidiary Fengfan Stock Co, this year.
  • HK marine dept acts to improve safety
    HONG Kong's Marine Department has vowed to clamp down and prosecute unsafe container handling following three fatalities in six months.
Air and Land Transport
  • Foot massages in the air a way to upgrade, THAI told
    A Thai government official has told state carrier Thai Airways to upgrade its services by providing extras like foot massages on its long-haul flights.
  • EU nations voice air marshal concerns to US
  • Star may form low cost, European units
  • Cockpit voice recorder of Egyptian airliner found
  • Court nod for Victor Li to invest in Air Canada
  • Northwest gave US govt data on passengers
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's largest tanker owner by market value, placed orders for six Aframax tankers at a cost of US$260 million from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and Tsuneishi Corp.
Liner Scene
  • Back to the future or end of an era?
    EVERY so often I find it instructive to dig out my now nine-year-old and rather dog-eared copy of the 'The Box', described as 'an anthology celebrating 25 years of containerisation and the TT Club'.

Sched Netweb site
  • China handles largest box volume in world
  • Tianjin tops 3m TEU in 2003
  • Oakland's Boyle becomes member of Maritime Security Committee
  • MTC handles six million TEU last year
  • New chairman for Singapore's JTC Corporation
  • IMO-EC meeting to focus on safety, security
  • Frankfurt airfreight on the rise
  • Freightgate launches web-based air schedule
  • Panalpina Vietnam lifts Lufthansa agent award
  • Hawaiian Airlines to begin Sydney service in May

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bharat Shipping Agency handles 24 TEUs under US Aid Programme - Jeekay International bags deal
  • Varun Shipping records 259 pc rise in profits during Q3
  • Maersk Sealand adds zip to its zing, upgrades MECL service NSICT to Charleston in just 18 days!
  • Coffee exports surge by 3.3 pc in 2003
  • Foodgrain exports to continue
  • India may provide duty-free access to 500 Singapore items
  • Coir pith acquires better export potential
  • CoPT receives 14 RFQs to develop international container transhipment terminal
  • New all-cargo airline to take wings in Feb.
  • SCR to launch door-to-door cargo service for Guntur cotton traders today
  • Centre allows 100 pc FDI in petroleum sector
  • Excise duty on computer hardware scrapped
  • CBEC introducing digital signature facility to enable online filing of transaction details - Boon for ex-im trade
  • Direct tax collections record 24 pc increase
  • RBI allows Indian cos to invest 100 pc of net worth abroad
  • AIAI, Thai team sign MoU on bilateral cooperation
  • UK retailer selects Maersk Logistics for total supply chain management
  • Stone expo in Hyderabad this month-end
  • IMTC to conduct shipping management programme from February 8

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 16, 2004
  • New company set up by former Anderson Hughes team
    Called Eximius Ltd, the new company said it will be concentrating on servicing a number of very close clients in Ship Chartering, Sale & Purchase as well as offering bunker broker services.
  • Baltic buyers blessed by bearish bounty
    Apart from St. Petersburg, most ports around the Baltic are recording soft numbers today, and buyers on the whole have responded to the lowering prices by getting their wallets out.
  • Bunkering resumes at Danube river port
  • Cockett Marine & Island Oil announce strategic alliance
    Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. and the Cyprus-based supplier and trader Island Oil Ltd., announced the establishment of a strategic alliance today, whereby Island Oil will represent Cockett in the Eastern Mediterranean.
  • Rotterdam prices down some more in volatile market
  • Fog disrupts Houston Ship Channel traffic

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 16, 2004
  • Fruit Logistica 2004 taking place in Berlin, Germany
  • ABX Logistics to use Teleroute
  • EIB and the Republic of Guinea sign EUR 12-million loan agreement
  • Hermes closes giant parcels contract
  • Stinnes group restructures automative sector under Schenker umbrella
  • Lufthansa Cargo posts slight dip in volumes
  • Hutchison called to close its Indonesia JV terminals
  • New Management at Brenntag Latin America Inc.

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 16, 2004
  • Scandinavian newbuilding orders of USD 4.0 billion
  • Concordia sells the last Ludwig tankers
  • Faeroese ferry hits rock after power-failure in homeport

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 16, 2004
  • HSBC warns on P&I clubs
  • Knightsbridge pay-out
  • Teekay orders six aframaxes
  • New boss for Kvaerner Masa-Yards
  • SA offers yard risk assessment surveys
  • Palm oil refinery for Rotterdam
  • Bunker boost for Rotterdam

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 16, 2004
  • Royal Olympic in deal with banks
    Two Blohm+Voss built ships will go on block
  • Smit gets contract to refloat "Pride of America"
    A team from Smit Salvage is in Bremerhaven
  • Promotion at SWM
    Bob Kilpatrick named president and GM

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 16, 2004
  • Port of Olympia schedules East Bay property workshop
  • Rail freight traffic ends year with across the board gains
  • CBP takes in $24.7 billion in revenue during 2003
  • Coast Guard moves test center to downtown Seattle location
  • Holland America Line naming new ship NOORDAM

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Royal Olympic ships up for auction
    ROYAL Olympic Cruise Lines' attempt to emerge from its $250m debt crisis with its corporate integrity intact has collapsed, as the company's two embattled cruiseships are now up for judicial auction and its chief executive has resigned.
  • Asia box battle threatens to wreck FEFC rate plans
    CONTAINER shipping lines fear that a prolonged slowdown in the Asia to Europe trades over Chinese New Year could leave the Far Eastern Freight Conference's business plan in tatters as carriers fight to retain market share.
  • QM2 bomb threat rumours are denied
    CUNARD has denied reports that its 150,000 gt cruiseship Queen Mary 2 was the subject of bomb threats as it arrived at the port of Funchal in Madeira on Thursday, writes Christopher Mayer .
  • Seafarer 'bill of rights' nears agreement after two years' work by ILO group
    THE draft of a new cover-all convention setting minimum employment standards for the world's seafarers is due to be agreed by an International Labour Organisation working group this week.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 16, 2004
  • Brazil to fingerprint US cruisers
    BRAZIL'S Federal Police are to take fingerprints and photographs of 152 US citizens when they arrive in Santos on Sunday on the cruise ship Silver Wind
  • A&P unaware of talks with SORENI
    A&P business development director Clive Towl says neither he nor his fellow ship repair company directors have any knowledge of talks with French yard SORENI
  • Marad passes LNG terminal
    US ENERGY giant El Paso Corp has won approval from US regulators to develop a deep-water LNG port in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Cunard dismisses QM2 bomb threat
    A Cunard spokesman has described as "completely untrue" suggestions that anonymous bomb threats had been received this week against the Queen Mary 2
  • Royal Olympic discusses games ships
    ROYAL Olympic Cruises has revealed some of the details of an agreement reached with German lending institutions yesterday
  • Kotug loses Wallenius Wilhelmsen
    ROTTERDAM-based tug operator Kotug has lost major client Wallenius Wilhelmsen in the ports of Bremerhaven and Hamburg
  • P&I performance remains poor
  • ICTSI loses out at Port of Spain
  • Tensions mount over 'sea motorways'
  • Rail link opens up Darwin trade
  • Zim deal financing almost closed
  • Chinese crew remain under scrutiny
  • Onorato again questions Tirrenia
  • Malta counts cost of EU membership
  • King demands Aqaba solution
  • Lüken speaks out on Pride incident

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 16, 2004
  • LA ports mulling premium box fees
    Proposal to alleviate congestion in So. Calif. would use daytime handling revenues to cover costs of night and weekend gates.
  • Browning to leave Customs
    Deputy commissioner of Bureau of Customs and Border Protection departs agency April 1.
  • French seamen plan second strike in a week
  • Maersk revises Mid-East/India-U.S. service
  • Container boom for Portland
  • Corps meets on Freeport dredging
  • Deepening at Wilmington, N.C. completed
  • Increase for Kandla box traffic
  • Israel union sets port strike deadline
  • DHL completes quality program
  • Coyne opens new Baghdad air-cargo service
  • TIA program offers audit, payment agreements

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 16, 2004
  • Qualification period for Vallarpadam concession closes
    P&O Ports, PSA Corporation and Zim are among the foreign companies interested in developing and operating a transhipment hub at Vallarpadam, in Kerala.
  • Maersk service-changes diverts transhipments from PTP
    Feeder carrier Bengal Tiger Lines (BTL) has pulled out of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) and returned to Singapore, following Maersk Sealand's (MSL) service-changes, orientated on its Salalah hub.
  • Barranquilla re-opens but Cala Panama remains stranded
  • China Shipping enhances capacity in Asia/Europe trade
  • Chittagong embarks on US$40m efficiency drive
  • Seawheel gets New Year started with lo/lo service
  • Local media says all Port of Spain bids rejected
  • Hupac growth stunted by tunnel closures
  • Chennai fastest-growing box terminal in south India
  • New St Lawrence Seaway marketeer considers container market

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 16, 2004
  • Boeing mulls future of shipfinance
    Maritime portfolio could be up for sale after aviation giant hires investment bank.
  • Gilford Securities pushes Teekay
    Analyst 'conservatively' predicts 50% rise in share price.
  • More management upset at Royal Olympic
    Revolving door of board members swings again.
  • Stolt Offshore to double equity offering
    Embattled company increases fund-raising target to $200m.
  • Smit to refloat Pride of America
    Salvors to start diving inspections on storm-battered cruise newbuilding.
  • Eximius aims high
    New shipbroking venture is established by former Anderson Hughes team.
  • Latvian Shipping rapped over tanker order
    Late disclosure of Croatian newbuilding plan earns stock exchange reprimand.
  • Grindrod aims for share simplicity
    South African owner wants to improve liquidity by squashing its two-tier stock structure.
  • Rosneft details Arkhangelsk crude plans
    Russian port could handle 2.5 million tonnes of exports this year.
  • Grimaldi in for first Superfast ship
    Italian group to buy Greek owner Attica's original fast ferry.
  • K Line and Yang Ming cut back to speed up
    Japanese and Taiwanese partners reduce capacity on Asia to US east coast to boost transit times.
  • HSBC endorses P&I rate hikes
    Marine chief Nigel Russell warns clubs to avoid reliance on investment income.
  • El Paso green light for offshore LNG buoy
    Excelerate Energy's ships get their mooring outlet but where's the gas?
  • Estonian ferry tender scrapped
    Government throws out unsuitable bids from Tallink and others for subsidised islands service.
  • TFDS orders fast Cats
    Norwegian ferry owner picks Fjellstrand for two-ship deal.
  • ExxonMobil talks up Gulf LNG terminal plans
    Oil major wheels in Texas governor and Qatari top brass as it joins plant rush in US.
  • Korean Air to sell more Hanjin stock
    Airline details plans to dispose of another tranche of stock in advance of shipbuilders' spin-off.
  • Baron resurfaces at Rickmers
    Ex-CP Ships veteran Godric Baron appointed as board director and advisor to Bertram.
  • Houston Ship Channel reopens
    Fog lifts to allow traffic flows to resume on strategic southern US waterway.
  • Noordam name resurrected
    Fourth of Holland America Line's Vista-class ships to continue century old name.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 16, 2004
  • Maersk Sealand revises U.S./Middle East/India service
  • FMC to discuss tariff-filing, New York port practices
  • CMA CGM christens Europe/Caribbean reefer containerships
  • Rickmers Holding names Baron as director and adviser
  • Boeing financing company looks to exit market
  • DHL Danzas' Cargo 2000 system is approved
  • Swift buys large Mexican carrier
  • Maryland officials assess cause of truck crash
  • Admiralty lawyer Sam Delich dies in San Francisco
  • Kom International picks Taliaferro as president and CEO
  • USDA eases rules for Chinese dwarfed plant imports
  • EU, seven other countries prepare to retaliate against U.S. dumping act
  • WTO warns U.S. against protectionism, security burden on trade
  • U.S. agriculture officials go back to Japan to attempt re-opening of beef exports
  • Trade help denied to Louisiana crawfish producers, Mississippi fisheries co-op
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture rules on imports of Eucalyptus wood chip
  • U.S. Maritime Administration approves deepwater LNG port

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PORTS
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.
Hamburg
Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)
SHIPPING
HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter
Seoul
Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income
SHIPPING
Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.
Taipei
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation
PORTS
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter
Genoa
Passenger numbers drop at both ports
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.
Keelung
Revenues stable in the first half of 2026
ACCIDENTS
Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen
Southampton
A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter
SHIPPING
The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez
Basel
Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University
SHIPYARDS
The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
Panama/Balboa
The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.
CRUISES
Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force
Monaco/Miami
Delivery is scheduled for 2034
ACCIDENTS
More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area
Southampton/Tehran
Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.
SHIPPING
Shipping associations reiterate their opposition to mandatory tolls and tariffs for transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
ACCIDENTS
Two ships attacked in the Red Sea
Southampton/San'a'/New Delhi
Indian vessel "Faize Noore Oliya" sunk, Houthis claim attack on "NCC Wafa"
LOGISTICS
Prologis makes $18.8 billion offer to buy Segro
San Francisco
The combination will create a European giant in the ownership and management of logistics properties
SHIPPING
In the April-June quarter, ONE recorded an improvement in financial performance
Singapore
During the period the fleet transported almost 3.3 million containers (+2.9%)
CRUISES
Global Port Holdings' revenues grew by 27% in the first half of this year.
Istanbul
Gross operating margin up 22%
In the second quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +16.5%
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +16.5%
Cairo
In the first half of 2026, growth was +14.0%
SHIPPING
In the second quarter of 2026, the Bosphorus Strait was crossed by 10,082 ships (+0.5%)
Ankara
In the first half of the year, naval traffic decreased by -0.5%
PORTS
A report by the French National Assembly notes the competitive decline of the state's port ecosystem.
Paris
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the first half of 2026, FS's freight transport segment recorded a -2.7% drop in operating revenues
Rome
Traffic volumes amounted to approximately 8.8 billion tonne-km (-7.3%)
PORTS
The EU ETS Observatory confirms that the emissions trading system is having a negative impact on EU ports.
Madrid
The proposed corrections are the broadening of the criteria for the designation of neighbouring container transhipment ports and a percentage reduction factor applied to the volume of CO2 emissions from ships.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' revenues increased by 4.9% in the second quarter of 2026.
CRUISES
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' revenues increased by 4.9% in the second quarter of 2026.
Miami
New historical record of passengers embarking on the fleet's ships
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri's half-year revenues remain stable
Trieste
Net profit increased by 191.4%. New orders fell by 58.5%.
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +8.9%
Tirana
SHIPPING
The US think tank Open Markets Institute proposes the establishment of a public container shipping company
Washington
Rao: Today the United States depends on a cartel of six foreign shipping companies
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean reports record revenue for the April-June quarter
Miami
New all-time peak in turnover in the first half of 2026
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, CMA CGM group revenues increased by +19.2%
Marseille/New York/Los Angeles
United Ports Joint Venture with Stonepeak Completed
PORTS
PortXchange: To immediately reduce shipping emissions, we need to focus on ports.
Rotterdam
PORTS
In the port of Trieste, bulk cargo is increasing and miscellaneous goods are decreasing.
Trieste
In the first six months of 2026, traffic in Monfalcone dropped by 24.9%.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Fermerci, freight train transport production in Italy could fall to 2015 levels this year.
Rome
Map: We are faced with data that exceeds all expectations.
SHIPYARDS
Indian government approves $7.2 billion in aid for domestic shipbuilding
New Delhi
Strategy adopted today to revitalize the sector
SHIPYARDS
Two Indian shipyards included in the new EU list of ship recycling facilities proposed by the Commission
Brussels/Washington
Satisfaction of ECSA and World Shipping Council
SHIPYARDS
Hyundai and Siemens sign agreement for AI-powered shipbuilding
Washington
The goal is an autonomous manufacturing system in which all processes, including design, production, logistics, inspection and testing, are digitally connected.
ACCIDENTS
African Union condemns attacks on tankers in Red Sea claimed by Houthis
Addis Ababa
Youssouf: The security of Red Sea shipping lanes is of vital strategic importance for Africa
CRUISES
In Genoa, Fincantieri delivered the new cruise ship Explora III to Explora Journeys.
Genoa
"Explora IV" and "Explora V" will follow in 2027 and "Explora VI" in 2028.
PORTS
In the second quarter of 2019, bulk cargo volumes increased while general cargo volumes decreased.
Rotterdam
In the first half of 2026, 212.0 million tonnes of goods were moved (+0.4%)
PORTS
In the second quarter, Spanish ports handled 144.8 million tonnes of goods (+2.9%)
Madrid
Record for conventional goods and containers (in TEU)
COMPETITION
The EU Commission opens an in-depth investigation into the Saipem-Subsea7 merger.
Brussels
Brussels considers the effects of the operation to be particularly critical, especially in the SURF market.
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Medlog (MSC Group) acquires a stake in Interporto Bologna
Bologna
Caliandro: Industrial development that will allow us to achieve our rail freight traffic objectives
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The Barcelona Port Authority will acquire 40% of Terminal Intermodal de Navarra.
Barcelona
The remaining 60% of the capital will remain with Hutchison Ports Best
In the first half of this year, Chinese seaports handled 5.87 billion tons of cargo (+3.0%).
PORTS
In the first half of this year, Chinese seaports handled 5.87 billion tons of cargo (+3.0%).
Beijing
New historical records for half-yearly and quarterly container traffic
PORTS
Ports of Italy: The issue of competences divides the reform.
Rome
At the Confitarma conference, Rixi defends the new national control room, while experts and operators ask for clarity on the relationships with the AdSPs and on the resources of the new company.
LEGISLATION
The maritime sector is divided between cautious support and criticism over the EU ETS review.
Brussels/Washington/
Copenhagen/Piraeus/Rotterdam
ACCIDENTS
Yet another attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A tanker was hit and abandoned by the crew.
SHIPPING
ECSA considers the proposed revision of the EU ETS to be a first step, but many others should follow.
Brussels
Raptis: It's a good idea to allocate system revenues at EU and national levels to support sustainable fuels.
PORTS
ESPO: No to lowering the EU ETS application threshold from 5,000 to 400 GRT vessels.
Brussels
Appreciation for measures aimed at reducing evasive ship calls
TRANSPORTATION
T&E welcomes some new proposals from Brussels for the EU maritime ETS
Brussels
The association is more critical of the measures studied by the EU Commission for the aviation sector
SHIPPING
For Assarmatori, the Commission's proposal on the EU ETS is timid, while more courageous measures were expected
Brussels
TRANSPORTATION
EU Maritime ETS: The European Commission partially accepts shipowners' requests.
Brussels
A new €110 million fund for clean fuels, non-permanent exemptions extended to 2035, an IMO deduction mechanism, and crackdowns on "evasive" transshipment ports.
ACCIDENTS
Another ship was hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tampa
US Marines conducted an inspection aboard a sanctioned oil tanker
PORTS
Port of Gioia Tauro: First connection of a large container ship to the cold ironing system
Gioia Tauro
The ship "MSC Mirja" powered with a total power of approximately seven MW
PORTS
In the second quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Bruges decreased by -2%.
Antwerp
Dry bulk volumes recovered and rolling stock increased. Other sectors declined.
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new quarterly and half-year container traffic records
Hong Kong
ACCIDENTS
US forces struck the VLCC Belma sailing towards Iran's Kharg Island.
Tampa
It is operated by the Emirati Max Maritime Solutions which is subject to US sanctions
PORTS
In May, freight traffic in the port of Genoa was stable, while in Savona-Vado it decreased
Genoa
In the first five months of 2026, containers amounted to 1,199,914 TEUs (-2.8%), of which 999,228 (-1.4%) and 200,686 (-9.2%) were handled by the two ports respectively.
CRUISES
Turkey's GIH acquires Royal Caribbean's stakes in Kusadasi and Lisbon cruise terminals
Istanbul
Shareholdings rose to 99.99% and 60% respectively
PORTS
In the first half of the year, Russian ports handled 451.5 million tons of cargo (+5.8%)
St. Petersburg
Record traffic in the second quarter
Trump backtracks on 20% tax on ships passing through Hormuz under US protection
SHIPPING
Trump backtracks on 20% tax on ships passing through Hormuz under US protection
Washington/Southampton/Rotterdam
Meanwhile, another tanker, the "Stolt Magnesium", was hit by a missile near Oman
SHIPPING
European shipowners call for permanent derogations from the EU maritime ETS after 2030
Brussels
Exemptions for connections with islands and outermost regions, for polar class vessels, for transnational public service obligations and for search and rescue activities
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
The rail sector is calling for recognition of its contribution to decarbonisation in the EU ETS review.
Brussels
ACCIDENTS
Two VLCCs operated by the UAE's ADNOC were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.
Abu Dhabi/Tampa
US Central Command announces reinstatement of blockade on maritime traffic in and out of Iranian ports
SHIPPING
Trump announces a tax on goods passing through the Strait of Hormuz protected by the US
Washington/Portsmouth
Expected to be equal to 20% of the value of the transported loads
SHIPPING
Six-monthly vessel traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore increased by +3.7%
Port Klang
In the second quarter of this year alone, a decrease of -0.5% was recorded
SHIPPING
In May, naval traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +15.0%
Cairo
In the first five months of 2026, 5,696 ships passed through the port (+12.7%)
SHIPPING
OOCL records sharp increase in containers carried by its fleet
Hong Kong
In the April-June quarter, revenues generated by this activity grew by +19.8%
ACCIDENTS
Strait of Hormuz, a container ship was attacked near the coast of Oman
Muscat/Portsmouth/New Delhi/Tampa
Fire on board. One crew member missing. 23 other sailors rescued.
PORTS
At the port of Marseille-Fos, general cargo traffic is increasing while bulk cargo is decreasing.
Marseille
In the first half of 2026, cruise passengers increased by +5%
SHIPPING
The Swedish government is calling for the EU maritime ETS to be extended to more vessels.
Stockholm
Stockholm stresses the need for the ETS to remain a pillar of EU climate policy
PORTS
Assiterminal will bring the issues of concession fees, investments and intermodality to the attention of politicians.
Genoa
Proposal to grant a concession fee discount to terminals that increase rail traffic
PORTS
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
COMPANIES
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
INDUSTRY
MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela
Sandefjord
Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning
SHIPPING
Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit
Taipei
The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships
PORTS
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%
SHIPPING
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico
Naples
The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu
COMPANIES
In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)
Genoa
Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)
MOURNING
Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.
Rome
He passed away in Rome after a long illness.
PORTS
Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition
Brussels
It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports
PORTS
Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.
Ravenna
PORTS
Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina
Vibo Valentia
The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics
COMPANIES
Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services
Copenhagen
They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations
PORTS
In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)
Venice
Cruise passengers down by -15.3%
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%
Ravenna
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
LOGISTICS
DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK
Dubai
186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton
LOGISTICS
DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere
Bonn
Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Athens
Rising costs impact profits
PORTS
DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp
Dubai/Kallo
SHIPPING
GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday
Genoa
The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.
SHIPPING
Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.
Athens
The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.
ACCIDENTS
A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/London
One crew member is reportedly missing.
PORTS
This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.
Messina
Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter
New York
In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport
Zagreb
The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.
PORTS
ICTSI posts record net income of $363 million (+24.2%) in the second quarter
Manila
ACCIDENTS
Another GasLog vessel hit while leaving the Persian Gulf
Piraeus/Southampton
Damage to the engine room
SHIPPING
Finnlines reports record quarterly revenues
Helsinki
In the April-June period, net profit was 42.9 million euros (+64.7%)
COMPANIES
Spinelli Group approves 2025 sustainability report
Genoa
Production value grew by 5%. New hires increased by 48%.
PORTS
Fabrizio Marilli will be the new secretary general of the Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority.
Ancona
The Management Committee has approved the institution's budget adjustment
PORTS
The Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has adopted the 2026-2028 Port Plan.
Genoa
Projections for 2028 indicate an increase of approximately 150 employees in the ports of the system
PORTS
The Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has approved the budget adjustment change.
Gioia Tauro
It records higher revenues and higher expenses of 1.69 million euros
EDUCATION
One and a half million euros for training in Tuscan ports
Livorno
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has presented its 2026-2028 training plan.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Terminali Italia will manage the Orte intermodal terminal starting next year.
Rome
It has approximately 96,000 square meters of yards and three tracks
TRANSPORTATION
Italy and Tunisia sign a collaboration agreement in the transport and logistics sector
Rome
ACCIDENTS
Another Saudi-owned Bahri ship attacked by Houthis in the Red Sea
Southampton/Sana'a/Riyadh
Yemeni militants' spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack on the chemical tanker "NCC Ghazal"
INFRASTRUCTURE
The final breakthrough of the two main tunnels of the Brenner Base Tunnel was achieved today.
Bolzano
The two construction sites are connected approximately 1,400 meters below the Brenner Pass
LOGISTICS
UPS revenues increased 7.6% in the second quarter
Atlanta
Net profit amounted to $604 million (-52.9%)
LOGISTICS
In 2025, the revenues of the Italian logistics company Nord Ovest grew by +13.6%
Wedge
Net profit down 8.3%
PORTS
Quarterly freight traffic increased at the ports of Algeciras and Barcelona. Valencia saw a decline.
Algeciras/Barcelona/
Valencia
Increase in containers at the Catalan port
COMPANIES
Fincantieri signs agreement with NextGeo's reinvesting partners
Trieste
The operation is part of the development strategy in the diving segment
PORTS
The update to the DPSS of the ports of Sardinia has been adopted.
Cagliari
Resolution of the Management Committee of the Port System Authority
PORTS
ICTSI acquires the ATU12 and ATU18 bulk terminals at the Brazilian port of Aratu.
Sao Paulo/Manila
They will be sold by SIMPAR for approximately 355 million dollars
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
INDUSTRY
Konecranes reports decline in quarterly financial performance as orders increase
Helsinki
The value of orders relating to port equipment grew by +17%
PORTS
Fourteen regions are in favor and five are against the bill on port governance reform.
Rome
Rixi: Let's now continue the institutional process with the aim of achieving a balanced reform.
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel's net sales increased by 8% in the second quarter.
Schindellegi
Performance improved markedly in the air freight segment
ASSOCIATIONS
Assagenti's management team has been renewed.
Genoa
The composition of the executive committee and the chairmen of the commissions
PORTS
DP World signs preliminary agreement to build two terminals at Fujairah Port
Dubai
FREIGHT TERMINALS
VIO - Vado Ligure Interport Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
Pierangelo Olivieri has been appointed president
INDUSTRY
Kalmar's turnover increased by 14% in the second quarter
Helsinki
New orders value stable
OFFSHORE
Saipem wins new offshore drilling contract off Ivory Coast
Milan
It was awarded by Eni Côte d'Ivoire
LOGISTICS
DSV's quarterly performance continues to grow, boosted by the Schenker acquisition.
Hedehusene
Net profit of DKK 2.6 billion (+11.5%) was recorded in the April-June period of 2026.
ASSOCIATIONS
Falteri (Federlogistica) has been co-opted into the Board of the European Logistics Association
Genoa
International collaboration protocol on integrated logistics with ACLI Terra
SHIPPING
GCC urges international community to protect maritime transport against Houthi threats
Riyadh
Reaction to the announcement of a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia
EDUCATION
Fincantieri signs agreement in Qatar for operational management of the Training and Simulation Centre.
Trieste
The center is intended for the training of naval personnel of the Qatari Navy.
INDUSTRY
Wärtsilä records sharp increase in new order value in second quarter
Helsinki
Net turnover decreased by -2%
NEWS
Over 770 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Vado Ligure
Savona
Once released on the market, the drug would have ensured criminal organizations profits of 250 million euros.
SHIPPING
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build six 13,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
Contract valued at over $1.2 billion
ACCIDENTS
The toll of attacks on ships in the Black Sea worsens
Odessa
Ten dead on board a ship leaving the port of Odessa
ACCIDENTS
Today a new attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
The product tanker Kavomaleas of the Greek company Dynacom Tankers Management caught fire
SHIPPING
Confitarma disappointed by the Commission's proposal to revise the EU ETS
Rome
Zanetti: The notable absentee is the competitiveness of the Italian and European shipping industry.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
ALIS: Commission's proposals on the EU ETS are positive, but serious issues remain.
Rome
PORTS
MIT adopts cold ironing guidelines
Rome
The aim is to ensure clear, uniform and transparent criteria for all Port System Authorities.
CRUISES
In the first half of the year, cruise traffic at GPH port terminals grew by +10.1%
Istanbul
In the second quarter alone the increase was +2.8%
PORTS
Western Liguria Port Authority approves 2026 budget update
Genoa
PORTS
Assiterminal clarifies its doubts about the responsibilities assigned to Porti d'Italia Spa.
Genoa
INDUSTRY
ABB buys British Rotork
Zurich/London
The Bath-based company specializes in flow control and industrial automation.
PORTS
Central Adriatic Port Authority refinances €100 million from the Infrastructure Decree
Ancona
The funds concern seven strategic interventions of the port system
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 3.4% in the first half of 2026.
Los Angeles
In the second quarter, growth was +11.5%
SEAFARERS
IMO and ITF call for an end to attacks on seafarers and transport workers
London
Resurgence of incidents in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov and the Strait of Hormuz region
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026.
Hong Kong
An increase of +6.5% was recorded in June
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
MEETINGS
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
MEETINGS
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Empire buys back: After Tata, Adani can rewrite India's colonial past
(The Economic Times)
Govt does not interfere in port management appointments - Loke
(Bernama)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti is strongly opposed to the establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Rome
Verzari and Gulli: the AdSPs must be coordinated by a public body that can protect port workers
PORTS
CMPort sets new monthly, quarterly and half-yearly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the first half of 2026, 78.3 million were moved (+4.6%)
PORTS
In the first half of this year, the port of Singapore handled 22.7 million containers (+4.7%)
Singapore
Historic record for half-year bunker sales
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach increased by 10.3% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
Growth of +1.7% was recorded in the first half of 2026
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
The new board of directors of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane has been appointed.
Rome
Tommaso Tanzilli confirmed as president. Gianpiero Strisciuglio is the new CEO.
PORTS
Port of Gioia Tauro: tender launched for completion of dredging activities
Gioia Tauro
The expected duration of the contract is 60 days
PORTS
In the first half of 2026, cargo traffic in Turkish ports was 279.1 million tonnes (+1.5%)
Ankara
Cargoes with Italy alone amounted to 23.4 million tons (-2.5%)
SHIPYARDS
The first steel cutting of the Carnival Destiny cruise ship.
Monfalcone
Fincantieri and Carnival celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of their collaboration
PORTS
NatPower Marine acquires Aqua superPower to accelerate the electrification of ports and marinas
Monk
It operates the largest international network of electric charging points in Europe.
LOGISTICS
European Logistics Observatory established
Brussels
The aim is to strengthen the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of European logistics.
INDUSTRY
Agreement reached at Mimit with JSW to relaunch the Piombino steelworks
Rome/Livorno
Gariglio: Strengthening integration between port docks and industrial areas
SHIPYARDS
Agreement between Fincantieri and the Croatian shipyards Brodotrogir Cruise and Iskra Shipyard
Trieste
Initiative within the framework of the two-corvette program promoted by the Croatian Ministry of Defence
SHIPPING
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL return to quarterly revenue growth
Keelung/Taipei
Four consecutive quarters of decline behind us
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Project for a direct rail link between the port of Gioia Tauro and the Interporto D'Abruzzo
Pescara
LOGISTICS
Tax fraud on labor in the logistics sector
Milan
€28 million seized from four Milanese companies
JOBS
PSA Genova Pra', the state of agitation has been lifted following the successful completion of the cooling procedure.
Genoa
INDUSTRY
ZPMC Delivers New Ultra-High Wind-Resistant Port Cranes
Shanghai
The world's tallest rail-mounted reach stackers for empty containers have also been built.
MARITIME SERVICES
Peninsula and Itochu form joint venture to supply ammonia bunkering to European ports
Gibraltar
The initiative in response to the growing demand for zero-carbon fuels
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