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March 23, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore reiterates place of refuge terms
    A ship in distress in the Singapore Strait will be denied a 'safe haven' or 'place of refuge' in Singapore port waters unless it meets a series of stringent requirements, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong indicated yesterday.
  • Accession to key protocol shows our commitment: Cheow Tong
    THE early accession to a key international pollution protocol shows the seriousness with which Singapore views pollution and safety in local waters, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday.
  • APM 2004 to focus on educating, networking
    AT APM 2004, 242 leading maritime players from 28 countries will convene, featuring equipment suppliers, ports and terminals, shipyards as well as leading international maritime associations.
  • Regional buyers converge at APM
    APM 2004 brings together 70 hosted buyers from all over Asia.
Air and Land Transport
  • To charge or not to charge for inflight food offerings
    AIRLINES are trying to find the right formula for food.
  • Qantas has no licence to run budget airline here
  • Australia, UAE agree to expand air services
  • Eight-year-old sues airline for overcharging
  • Weak US$ spurs Europe lease market: CIT
  • Hopes for US airline recovery fading: analysts

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore reiterates place of refuge terms
    A ship in distress in the Singapore Strait will be denied a 'safe haven' or 'place of refuge' in Singapore port waters unless it meets a series of stringent requirements, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong indicated yesterday.
  • Accession to key protocol shows our commitment: Cheow Tong
    THE early accession to a key international pollution protocol shows the seriousness with which Singapore views pollution and safety in local waters, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday.
  • APM 2004 to focus on educating, networking
    AT APM 2004, 242 leading maritime players from 28 countries will convene, featuring equipment suppliers, ports and terminals, shipyards as well as leading international maritime associations.
  • Regional buyers converge at APM
    APM 2004 brings together 70 hosted buyers from all over Asia.
Air and Land Transport
  • To charge or not to charge for inflight food offerings
    AIRLINES are trying to find the right formula for food.
  • Qantas has no licence to run budget airline here
  • Australia, UAE agree to expand air services
  • Eight-year-old sues airline for overcharging
  • Weak US$ spurs Europe lease market: CIT
  • Hopes for US airline recovery fading: analysts

Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL reports 536pc increase in 2003 net profits
  • MOL to participate in Waigaoqiao bonded logistics park
  • New York terminal welcomes two new cranes
  • Chinese garment makers fear new US quotas
  • Sinotrans to jointly operate three berths in Lianyungang
  • Yantai port throughput soars
  • Guiyang set to become logistics hub
  • HK, Thailand sign new air services deal
  • Precision to convert two Shanghai Airlines planes into freighters
  • Cathay Pacific to offer non-stop service to New York

Exim Indiaweb site
  • P&O Nedlloyd releases enhanced Offline Shipment Pack
  • Hutchison Port Holdings' profit up 15 pc on higher volumes
  • MSC begins Suape-US service
  • ECU-Trans takes over LCL service to Greece
  • PSA China Pte Ltd Shanghai rep. office launched
  • Guangxi to invest $ 1 bn in port development
  • Tacoma awaits first batch of terrorist-proof containers
  • Shenzhen throughput soars 45 pc
  • PIL, Wan Hai Lines to launch new Asia-Europe service
  • RubberMark urges govt to continue subsidy on rubber exports
  • CII predicts exports to Asean to touch $ 30 bn by 2007
  • Plant quarantine order may make exotic fruits a rarity
  • SEAI demands cut in import duty on oilseeds
  • New Chief of Port Operations sees bright growth prospects for Kakinada port
  • Kandla Port Trust salvages sinking ship
  • OSL opens biggest weighbridge
  • Forex reserves up by $ 772 million to cross the $ 109-billion mark
  • Govt earmarks Rs 450 crore for export promotion
  • CII panacea to raise state govt's revenue collection
  • SurSEZ crosses target to touch Rs 570 cr. during April-January
  • FAO fund for apple project
  • Rajasthan to create Rs 1,000 cr. road infrastructure fund
  • Delay in setting up box terminal may affect Cochin Port's growth: Official
  • ONGC, GIDC to set up SEZ at Dahej
  • RBI team for Beijing
  • 8th AMTOI lecture today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 22, 2004
  • US personnel move
  • Narrow arbitrage window halts west-east cargo exodus
    Spreads of around $20 pmt not considered profitable enough to export fuel oil cargoes.
  • Oil prices fall on hints OPEC April cuts may be delayed
    There remains little consensus within OPEC right now about whether or not to go ahead with its proposed cut in April.
  • Trader leaves O.W. Bunker Malta
  • Early dates filling up fast in Gibraltar
    Prompt delivery dates are being pushed back as demand levels increase in the peninsula
  • Prolonged congestion hampering Singapore deliveries
    Reports of return of Chinese cargo buyers ease fears of flooded market.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Bavaria demands speed restrictions for light trucks
  • BDP forms joint venture in Qatar
  • Bahrain and Qatar finalise plan for causeway link
  • AirRep partnership deploys Tu204F in Baltic
  • Baltic Container Lines increases capacity
  • Conliner Chief Dirk Broek leaves for Eurotunnel

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 22, 2004
  • Stolt-Nielsen to challenge amnesty withdrawal
  • S Korea gets WTO probe into EU subsidies
  • Dredger master jailed for pier crash

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 22, 2004
  • DOJ voids Stolt Nielsen leniency deal
    Company will "vigorously challenge" decision

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 22, 2004
  • DOT transportation experts will help rebuild Iraqi systems
  • Washington governor signs economic development bills
  • Federal Maritime Commission wins government ethics award
  • Horizon Lines extends working agreement with Maersk
  • MOL vessels will deliver bullet train cars to Taiwan

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • MOL unveils $11bn fleet expansion
    MOL Group has announced details of a plan to spend '1,160bn ($10.86bn) on 243 ships, which it hopes will "develop the group into the world's largest, highest-class, unique ocean transportation company".
  • Oetker is told that Tui into one will not go
    HAPAG-Lloyd parent Tui has turned down overtures by Hamburg S'd parent Oetker over a merger of the two German liner carriers.
  • Polembros ship ablaze after Oman collision
    ILL-fated Greek firm Polembros Shipping, the operator of the Tasman Spirit, faced a further casualty yesterday as its laden crude oil tanker, the Everton, was abandoned and left ablaze after a collision with a fishing vessel off the coast of Oman.
  • Stolt-Nielsen officers face battle to stay out of jail as US revokes amnesty
    STOLT-Nielsen and its top executives find themselves exposed to punitive criminal action in the US, including possible arrests, after the Department of Justice revoked the amnesty the company had enjoyed since last year for its co-operation in an antitrust investigation of the parcel trades.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 22, 2004
  • Everton blaze latest
    THE blaze that broke out on the Polembros owned and operated tanker Everton this morning has been brought under control
  • Icelandic operator restructures
    RESTRUCTURING of Eimskip, the Icelandic shipping and transport company, was approved today at the company's general shareholders meeting Reykjavik
  • Chinese coal demand to soar
  • Carnival bookings 'robust'
  • Crime boss seized on cruise ship
  • Qatar Navigation profits up
  • US ports named as key polluters
  • Record year for Forth Ports
  • Maersk denies Virginia port report
  • Tanker ablaze off Oman
  • Boxship fixture rates still rising
  • Stolt still in the firing line

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 22, 2004
  • ILA, employers 'very close' to deal
    Agreement on new contract could come by Tuesday for dockworkers in Atlantic and Gulf ports.
  • Legal fights weigh on port projects
    Ports can clean up their acts, says environmental watchdog, or wait for lawsuits to make them to do it.
  • U.S. ports get radiation monitors
  • AMC flags cargo-preference waiver
  • Hapag Lloyd parent rejects Hamburg Süd bid
  • MOL sets revenue, fleet expansion
  • Gulf Africa Line adds Jax, drops Savannah
  • Win for Kansas City Southern in Mexican rail dispute
  • China developing Pearl River port
  • U.S. revokes Stolt-Nielsen amnesty
  • Southern Indian port gets boost
  • RMI releases automated rail manifest system

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 22, 2004
  • Hamburg Süd eyes Hapag-Lloyd
    The chief of Hamburg Süd's parent, Oetker Group, has announced his interest in Hapag-Lloyd, a move that would create a German shipping giant, according to reports from Germany this weekend.
  • Carriers accused of US$98m 'heist'
  • Australia in maritime security crackdown
  • FIPB puts a rider on Pipavav Port sale to AP Moller
  • Higher RTGs raise volumes at upwardly mobile Gdynia
  • New Kombiverkehr blocktrain links Bremen and Mannheim
  • Hutchison JV signs new Dammam contract
  • MOL announces financial and fleet targets
  • Asia/Europe trades get another CSCL post-panamax newbuild
  • Hapag-Lloyd announces new super-postpanamax order

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 22, 2004
  • Oldendorff queries Baltic indices
    Henning tells CMA improvements needed in the market guides used by our 'billion-dollar' industry.
  • No more leniency
    US Justice Department issues statement on anti-trust amnesty program, in wake of Stolt-Nielsen developments.
  • Back to the future for oil majors?
    Mavroleon sees retro trend as CMA session opens in Stamford; OMI's Bugbee ponders, 'What would Churchill do?'
  • Investigators probe US collision
    Thenamaris tanker and tug boat clash Friday at entrance to the Houston ship channel.
  • Another casualty for Polembros
    Greek officer missing from laden aframax after burning tanker is abandoned.
  • Strong start for Carnival
    Micky Arison delighted as he surfs the new "wave season" and anticipates higher ticket prices.
  • Mercator unveils share issue
    Indian tanker owner's founders and investment fund to buy $5m of new stock.
  • Oetker eyes Hapag-Lloyd
    Hamburg Sud owner envisions "dream team" of box lines, but Hapag parent rejects advances.
  • Stolt-Nielsen shares plunge
    Chemical carrier operator's stock slumps 14% after loss of antitrust amnesty.
  • Cosco commits to Baosteel giant
    Boss Wei Jiafu says owner will build massive bulker to carry ore and coal into China.
  • Mitsui OSK in expansion swoop
    Top Japanese owner to grow fleet by a third over six years, but income by 40% in half this time.
  • Volgograd ties up Turkish deal
    Turkish owner Palmali group builds orderbook to 11 tankers and bulkers at Russian yard.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 22, 2004
  • Crowley Liner Services raises its operating income
  • Wan Hai, PIL enter Asia/Europe trade
  • Crowley Maritime may acquire barge operator Yukon
  • MOL to transport rail cars to Taiwan
  • International Maritime Bureau helps Thai navy thwart pirates
  • TSA picks security directors for D.C., Philadelphia airports
  • DOT dispatches FAA team to Iraq
  • Virginia ditches gas tax hike
  • U.S., Qatar enter trade and investment framework agreement
  • State Department asked to investigate Malaysia's illegal timber trade
  • U.S. Customs disburses $190 million in Byrd Amendment claims
  • Lower February imports at Los Angeles, Long Beach
  • Maersk denies Virginia terminal has been approved
  • PMA names McKenna CEO after Miniace resigns

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 22, 2004
  • Iversen new chairman of Norwegian Shipbuilders
    Øyvind Iversen, owner and director of SIMEK, has been elected new chairman of Norwegian Shipbuilders, the sales and marketing organisation ...
  • Bergesen drops LNG ship options at Hyundai
    Bergesen d.y. has decided to drop two nearby options for LNG vessels at the Hyundai yard. There were vessels for ...
  • One Wärtsilä employee detained
    One employee in Wärtsilä has been detained in custody, while three have been released after being interrogated by the Swedish ...

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In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
HMM announces failure of SK Shipping acquisition talks
Seoul
The operation reportedly fell through due to a disagreement on the transaction price.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto increased by +22.8%
Taranto
Containers stopped at just 4,000 TEUs (-27.4%)
In the first half of the year, the operating revenues of the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group grew by +2.3%
Rome
In the goods segment alone, an increase of +6.9% was recorded
Pacific Environment calls on IMO to adopt binding measures to reduce the impact of shipping on the Arctic
Anchorage
In the first half of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Palermo increased by +0.5%
Palermo
Rolling stock is growing. Other freight is declining.
In the second quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal increased by +16.3%
In the second quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal increased by +16.3%
Panama
Panama Ports Company says it is ready to confront the Panamanian government, but "at the appropriate time."
The National Retail Federation has strongly condemned Trump's tariff policy.
Washington
New tariffs will impact goods in the coming weeks
Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
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In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
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
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Oman to build Middle East's first green ship recycling hub
(Muscat Daily)
EU mulls 10-year tax holiday for jet and shipping fuels, draft shows
(Reuters)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
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