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March 24, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Terror threat to LNG carriers overstated
    THE terrorist threat to LNG carriers, often dubbed 'floating bombs', has been greatly overstated, said a senior industry executive, who cautioned it's the industry's reputation for safety and high quality that is under threat.
  • Tanker trade to benefit from growing LNG demand
    IN 2003, global flows of LNG amounted to nearly 750 billion cubic metres, of which 20 per cent is carried aboard ships and the remainder by pipeline, according to the French research body, Institut Francais du Petrole .
  • MOL to invest US$11b in 243 new ships
    MITSUI OSK Lines Ltd, Japan's No 2 shipping firm, will spend 1.16 trillion yen over six years on 243 new vessels to meet booming demand for the transport of goods from China and other parts of Asia, the company said on Monday.
  • Goa to float global tender for US$39m cruise terminal
    INDIA's tiny western state of Goa is to hold a global tender for the construction of a cruise liner terminal, and plans to expand its iron ore handling to keep pace with soaring steel demand, its chairman said on Monday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Strong growth for world airports
    WORLD airports are poised for a strong economic performance in 2004 after seeing a 2 per cent increase in passengers and 3 per cent rise in cargo last year, the head of the industry's global body, Airports Council International said on Monday.
  • US domestic air travel remains in the doldrums
  • Judge wants end to standoff at Air Canada
  • Air Sahara, Cathay in code-sharing talks
  • Air France, KLM delay merger till month-end
  • Vietnam's former US base to open to flights
Strait Talk
  • Rethink security job issue after ISPS compliance
    JUST as the international shipping industry was engaged in an almost-last-minute dash to meet the requirements of the International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code, it looked a couple of weeks ago as though somebody was about to throw a very large spanner in the works.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Terror threat to LNG carriers overstated
    THE terrorist threat to LNG carriers, often dubbed 'floating bombs', has been greatly overstated, said a senior industry executive, who cautioned it's the industry's reputation for safety and high quality that is under threat.
  • Tanker trade to benefit from growing LNG demand
    IN 2003, global flows of LNG amounted to nearly 750 billion cubic metres, of which 20 per cent is carried aboard ships and the remainder by pipeline, according to the French research body, Institut Francais du Petrole .
  • MOL to invest US$11b in 243 new ships
    MITSUI OSK Lines Ltd, Japan's No 2 shipping firm, will spend 1.16 trillion yen over six years on 243 new vessels to meet booming demand for the transport of goods from China and other parts of Asia, the company said on Monday.
  • Goa to float global tender for US$39m cruise terminal
    INDIA's tiny western state of Goa is to hold a global tender for the construction of a cruise liner terminal, and plans to expand its iron ore handling to keep pace with soaring steel demand, its chairman said on Monday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Strong growth for world airports
    WORLD airports are poised for a strong economic performance in 2004 after seeing a 2 per cent increase in passengers and 3 per cent rise in cargo last year, the head of the industry's global body, Airports Council International said on Monday.
  • US domestic air travel remains in the doldrums
  • Judge wants end to standoff at Air Canada
  • Air Sahara, Cathay in code-sharing talks
  • Air France, KLM delay merger till month-end
  • Vietnam's former US base to open to flights
Strait Talk
  • Rethink security job issue after ISPS compliance
    JUST as the international shipping industry was engaged in an almost-last-minute dash to meet the requirements of the International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code, it looked a couple of weeks ago as though somebody was about to throw a very large spanner in the works.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Terror threat to LNG carriers overstated
    THE terrorist threat to LNG carriers, often dubbed 'floating bombs', has been greatly overstated, said a senior industry executive, who cautioned it's the industry's reputation for safety and high quality that is under threat.
  • Tanker trade to benefit from growing LNG demand
    IN 2003, global flows of LNG amounted to nearly 750 billion cubic metres, of which 20 per cent is carried aboard ships and the remainder by pipeline, according to the French research body, Institut Francais du Petrole .
  • MOL to invest US$11b in 243 new ships
    MITSUI OSK Lines Ltd, Japan's No 2 shipping firm, will spend 1.16 trillion yen over six years on 243 new vessels to meet booming demand for the transport of goods from China and other parts of Asia, the company said on Monday.
  • Goa to float global tender for US$39m cruise terminal
    INDIA's tiny western state of Goa is to hold a global tender for the construction of a cruise liner terminal, and plans to expand its iron ore handling to keep pace with soaring steel demand, its chairman said on Monday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Strong growth for world airports
    WORLD airports are poised for a strong economic performance in 2004 after seeing a 2 per cent increase in passengers and 3 per cent rise in cargo last year, the head of the industry's global body, Airports Council International said on Monday.
  • US domestic air travel remains in the doldrums
  • Judge wants end to standoff at Air Canada
  • Air Sahara, Cathay in code-sharing talks
  • Air France, KLM delay merger till month-end
  • Vietnam's former US base to open to flights
Strait Talk
  • Rethink security job issue after ISPS compliance
    JUST as the international shipping industry was engaged in an almost-last-minute dash to meet the requirements of the International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code, it looked a couple of weeks ago as though somebody was about to throw a very large spanner in the works.

Sched Netweb site
  • Lack of handling agents holding up China, Russian trade
  • Dongnama, TSK Line to offer joint HK-Haiphong service
  • IAS upgrades Triton's global depot network
  • Tianjin eyes overseas investment
  • IMO recommends master of vessels take on security role
  • Yangtze River Delta has too many airports: Xinhua
  • Swiss posts CHF498M loss for 2003
  • China Southern takes delivery of Boeing 777
  • TSA names Washington, Philadelphia airport security directors

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ECGC upgrades Pakistan for better risk cover
  • Exim Bank to buy 20 pc stake in Zambian bank
  • Govt rules out additional sops for raw sugar import
  • US not serious in cutting farm subsidies, says Arun Shourie
  • Private port operators urge MoS to alter dredging contract policy
  • Mormugao Port's ore handling facilities to be expanded
  • Tata Steel, L&T to set up port at Dhamra in Orissa
  • Vizag Port sets national record in cargo handling
  • Mormugao Port plans to set up world-class cruise terminal, says MPT chief
  • Forbes Logistics handles another mega project at Chennai
  • Freight traffic earns Railways Rs 24,955.83 cr. in April-Feb.
  • 100 pc EOUs cannot avail of DFEC benefits, says DGFT
  • India can rival Singapore in oil sector soon: Shell official
  • Rs 5,000 cr. needed for airport upgradation: AAI chief
  • Subsidy for exports of rubber to continue
  • Govt returns Rs 48,000-cr. highway upgradation project to National Highways Authority
  • Coast Guard to conduct two-day oil spill exercise from today
  • IPC team to visit Vietnam soon
  • I-T returns can be filed without PAN
  • New EPCES chief
  • Ficci seeks clarification on word 'manufacture' in Income-Tax Act
  • SICCI lays stress on its maritime arbitration services

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 23, 2004
  • US: Californian prices firm as April 1 approaches
    Suppliers on the US West Coast were a little hesitant about where they placed the market today. A number of factors seem to be playing on the minds of bunker suppliers in the state. Among them pricing, spotty demand and availability are playing a large part, but these other factors all seem to be linked to the imminent reinstatement of the California bunker tax exemption.
  • Replenishment costs & delays keep Panama high despite resupply
  • US: No break in SPR crude oil shipments
  • Speculation still rife about OPEC's next output move
    Market analysts believe that oil prices would rapidly shed $2-3 per barrel if OPEC were to delay the April cut.
  • New trader targets Black Sea market
    Bunker take-up due to rise in Novorossiysk as suppliers acquire CPC Terminal SBM licenses.
  • Buyers unconvinced by Suez gains
  • Demand and avails levels push Hong Kong supply dates further out
  • ENOC looks to enhance market share with two more barges
    Fujairah-based supplier expands fleet as it announces average monthly sales of almost 300,000 MT.
  • Rotterdam fuel oil firm, distillates softer
  • Burning crude slick assessed for impact
  • New Zealand authorities in hunt for discharging vessel
    Concern that ship deliberately pumped oil into ocean in direct contravention of New Zealand and international law, say Maritime Safety Authority.

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 23, 2004
  • "Flag state audit tool to use against sub-standard shipping": IMO Sec-Gen
  • Bimco official slams criminalisation
  • MOL set to build 243 ships in six years
  • Polembros tanker ablaze after collision

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 23, 2004
  • Why DOJ voids leniency
    DOJ clarifies policy
  • Ports slammed for air pollution
    New report by NRDC and the Coalition for Clean Air

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • EU calls on Pakistan to release detained crew of Tasman Spirit
    EUROPE' s Council of Ministers has thrown its weight behind the detained crew of the Polembros-owned Tasman Spirit , calling on Pakistan to release all seven seafarers and the salvage master.
  • Salvors warned of 'blame iceberg'
    BIMCO marine department manager Anders Arfelt warned of the "growing iceberg" of criminalisation at the International Salvage Union conference to welcome the ISU's new associate members, writes Sandra Speares.
  • Greenpeace tells European owners to scrap at home
    EUROPEAN Union owners should be compelled only to scrap ships in the EU rather than the third world, according to a campaign launched in Britain by Greenpeace yesterday.
  • UK minister drops hint on US quartet
    BRITAIN'S minister responsible for shipbreaking has hinted that he supports giving Able UK the go-ahead to break four ships at present alongside its Hartlepool facility, writes David Osler.
  • Sinotrans and MOL in China car venture
    MITSUI OSK Lines has followed its Japanese counterparts in setting up a joint venture to move cars around China.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 23, 2004
  • Irregular security passes at Miami
    LESS than a month after a US Congressional delegation praised the Port of Miami for its security accomplishments, investigators have unearthed troubling evidence that 130 or more port employees may have been issued access credentials without proper background checks
  • First cruise port goes to Goa
    Mormugao port in India's most popular tourist destination of Goa, is to get the country's first cruise terminal, according to the port's chairman PK Mohanty
  • Irish Ferries talks stutter
    TALKS between Irish Ferries management and the two unions representing the company's 777 officers and ratings falter as officers dig in their heels
  • Property growth to close Leith
    LEITH, the port for Scotland's capital Edinburgh, faces long-term closure as its waterfront area is transformed through property development over the next 15 years
  • Wärtsilä propellers made of money
    Wärtsilä has bought 2,500 tonnes of obsolete pesetas from the central bank of Spain that it intends to melt and recycle for its ships' propellers
  • Delta-1 wreck towed to safety
    THE tanker reported as Delta-1, which split in two after colliding with container vessel APL Pusan last Friday has been towed safely to the northern coast of the Gulf of Kutch
  • Joint drug swoop in Caribbean
  • Kinder weather lifts Russian ports
  • China tackles coal supply crisis
  • EU demands Tasman release in vain
  • Hamburg backs merger
  • Former boss makes offer for Simon
  • Algeria to boost LNG exports
  • MOL unveils ambitious 5-year plan
  • Freight rates not linked to spills
  • BHP approves huge mine expansion

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 23, 2004
  • ILA, employers agree on new contract
    Negotiators settle on six-year deal for Atlantic, Gulf ports six months before old pact expires.
  • DOT backs confidential NVO contracts
    Bush Administration weighs in on debate, could complicate decision-making process for FMC.
  • Ports criticize environmental report
  • Legal skirmish shadows Seaway opening
  • WTO rules against U.S. in Canada lumber dispute
  • CP Ships acquires Canadian logistics company
  • More delays for truck hazmat fingerprint checks
  • Truckers, TSA team up to watch highways
  • Dick Chiarello, New York maritime figure, dies
  • BNSF to expand Memphis intermodal hub
  • China, Kazakhstan plan rail link
  • $10 million credit line for Kitty Hawk

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 23, 2004
  • Royal Nedlloyd shareholders approve PONL listing
    Royal Nedlloyd shareholders have approved all the measures for the creation of the new container-shipping concern Royal P&O Nedlloyd (RPONL).
  • Oetker offer raises spectre of consolidation
    A news report revealing August Oetker - CEO of Oetker Group and parent of Hamburg Sud - was interested in reopening talks with Hapag-Lloyd, has provoked conflicting opinions about consolidation.
  • US truckers ask government to stop bidding up oil price
  • Greens call for US port pollution reforms
  • Port president unites Paranagua management and staff in opposition
  • CBP deploys radiation detectors at major US seaports
  • US customs delays Klang containers
  • ABP Connect ramps up capacity at Immingham's Exxtor Terminal
  • Evergreen passes Europe-Levant service to subsidiaries
  • Dutch inland shipping entrepreneur dies

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 23, 2004
  • 'A man who actually made it.'
    Backslaps, boom times and another buy (any minute) envelop Georgiopoulos as CMA 'Commodore' savors his big week.
  • Slow but sure?
    Shipping will respond to fretting over ISPS Code deadline with usual grace under pressure, owners tell CMA.
  • Green light for Nedlloyd
    Shareholders back $600m buyout and rights issue to turn top liner operator into Royal P&O Nedlloyd.
  • Widow takes HMM helm
    Hyun Chung-eun wins shareholder vote to take directors seat vacated by suicide husband.
  • MOL inks China PCC venture
    Japanese owner links up with Sinotrans to tap Chinese car carrier business.
  • EU protests over tanker crew
    Council of ministers adds to diplomatic pressure on Pakistan to release Tasman Spirit eight.
  • Smit orders two in Singapore
    Dutch salvage owner also takes two options on anchor-handlers at Keppel yard.
  • Nuclear ship blast fears
    Russian navy chief sparks alarm with warning that battle cruiser could explode at any moment.
  • Yard pickets take to streets
    Workers from Ukrainian yard Chernomorsky want an end to wage arrears.
  • Huge earnings jump at GNV
    Grimaldi Group ferry operator enjoys strong 2003 as Italian passenger numbers rise with new route.
  • Tanker spike helps Fortum
    Finnish owner's profit rises as freight rates increase sharply towards end of last year.
  • Tallink's Regal Star delayed
    Estonian ferry owner rejigs fleet deployment as Italian purchase stays on in shipyard.
  • Aboitiz seizes Nenaco ship
    Philippine owner furious as Tsuneishi/Aboitiz repair yard holds St Peter the Apostle over unpaid bills.
  • Tanker owner's profits tumble
    China Shipping Haisheng sees earnings fall 10% in 2003, despite revenue jump.
  • Daewoo moves into Doha
    Korean shipbuilder opts to make Qatar its Middle East base as it eyes LNG business.
  • Coscol on the climb
    Cosco's heavy lift and ro-ro arm pushes up profits as it prepares to add 40 ships to fleet.
  • CalMac goes Polish
    Remontowa beats off seven other yards to land ro-pax newbuilding from Scottish ferry firm.
  • Kiwis hunt slick suspect
    New Zealand authorities have begun the search for a ship suspected of dumping oil off its coast.
  • Thoresen takes Great Rainbow
    Thai shipowner completes second purchase from Sinotrans as it plans for more acquisitions.
  • MISC to seek fresh funds
    Malaysian owner appoints two foreign merchant banks as it prepares for fund-raising exercise.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 23, 2004
  • MOL unveils plan to invest $10.5 billion in ships
  • FMC to discuss Chinese carriers' exemptions, Chinese restrictions
  • Hapag-Lloyd parent shuns Hamburg Sud merger approach
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders another two mega-ships
  • U.S. State Department to eliminate all crew visas June 16
  • Gulf Africa Line switches from Savannah to Jacksonville
  • Hoegh Fleet Services pays $3.5 million fine for dumping waste oil
  • Kim retires from NYK Line (Canada)
  • FMSCA to work "front end" of container chassis safety
  • FMSCA seeks shippers' help to provide parking for resting truckers
  • DOT supports NVO confidential service contracts
  • USDA proposes opening market to Chilean clementine imports
  • U.S. harbor lobby cites "disturbing" spending on overseas port projects
  • U.S. Customs installs radiation portal monitors at Jersey City terminal
  • Georgia Ports Authority names Tillotson engineering director

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 23, 2004
  • Stolt-Nielsen face renewed legal threats
    Chemical tanker operators Stolt-Nielsen SA faces a renewed threat of legal action after the US Department of Justice withdrew ...
  • Japanese shipowner to invest EUR 8.8 billion in new ships
    Japanese MOL's plans to 2010 includes JPY 1,160 billion (EUR 8.8 billion) in investments in new ships. The fleet will ...
  • Proceedings in the bribery case finished
    Proceedings in the court of appeal regarding the Rederi AB Gotland bribery case finished on Monday. Two employees from Rederi ...

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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
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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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