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May 16, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TUI posts higher Q1 loss of 166.8m euros
    TUI AG, the German tour operator planning to split off its Hapag-Lloyd freight line, reported a higher first-quarter loss after excluding earnings from the container shipping unit as discontinued operations.
  • Petrobras pushes oil rig rents sky-high
    Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil's state-controlled oil company, leased about 80 per cent of the world's deepest-drilling offshore rigs to explore prospects including the Western hemisphere's biggest discovery in decades.
  • Hyundai Heavy gets 1.2b won in delivery bonuses
    Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's largest shipbuilder, said that it received 1.2 billion won (S$1.6 million) in bonuses from clients for delivering vessels an average of about two months ahead of schedule.
  • Cosco Pacific eyes investment in US, Europe terminals
  • Economic slump, Internet challenge US Postal Service
  • Hyundai Merchant rebounds with Q1 profit

Sched Netweb site
  • HK's April up 1.3pc to 2.04 million TEU, Singapore up 12.5pc from January through April
  • ELAA supports EC review on consortia, new block exemption
  • NOL attributes 183pc quarterly profit rise to 'discipline' and 'cost focus'
  • Guangzhou Port Q1 box throughput surpasses Kaohsiung, Rotterdam
  • Schenker builds new freight forwarding terminal in Austria
  • PSA sets up scholarship fund for low-income families
  • Georgia Ports Authority holds Suez route meeting June 2
  • SBITC opens New Container Terminal-1
  • Jade Cargo made official carrier of aid to Burmese cyclone victims
  • Aloha pilots keep flying despite no pay
  • GOP senator wants aviation safety bill back without extraneous clauses

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Transworld's OEL undertakes another voyage
  • Now, containers & ships for US exports become scarce
  • DGS waives age limit for Indian ships!
  • IPBCC to cease from Oct. 17
  • Maersk Logistics emerges with flying colours at 1st Seatrade Asia 2008 Awards
  • US Exim Bank signs deals with 8 FIs to open loan window for aircraft purchase
  • Major German auto, aviation sector manufacturers coming to set up base
  • Lanco Infratech bags Vizhinjam box terminal project
  • Cyclone-hit Myanmar's major ports still closed
  • 132 pc jump in direct tax collections

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • BAWC announces key management appointments
  • Singapore Airlines raises profits
  • Estonia: SW Railway to carry freight again
  • FedEx lowers profit forecast again
  • Germany prolongs cabotage ban

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • High claims hit UK Club results
  • Skaugen,Teekay in sale & leaseback deal
  • Cosco arms ship still lurking off Africa
  • UK shipping welcomes government plans
  • Evergreen, COSCON split service

Marine Logweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Joint venture says $500 million still in place for NASSCO tankers
  • Conrad Industries ups its backlog
  • Trailer Bridge reports Q1 results
  • Foss hybrid harbor tug nears launch date
  • Hearing on Jones Act rebuilds
  • Fire breaks out on Bender newbuilding

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Port of Portland presents awards for airport recycling efforts
  • NOL numbers skyrocket during first quarter of 2008
  • Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal ready for business with upgrades
  • Freight services index falls during month of March
  • CKYH carriers bringing back All Water East Coast service

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Maersk Line stays in red
    AP Moller-Maersk container shipping arm loses $47m in first quarter despite higher cargo volumes and freight rates.
  • Analyst predicts two years in red for Maersk Line
  • Japanese owners in operating costs crisis
    SHIKOKU shipowner Sentoku Senpaku urges country's mega carriers to loosen stranglehold.
  • Thoresen Thai Agencies profit surges on dry bulk boom
    THE company is upbeat on the outlook for 2008, but has concerns about newbuildings joining the fleet in 2009.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Green recycling standard announced
    A GLOBAL ban on the beaching of condemned vessels by ship recyclers has been urged by Jim Puckett, a leading campaigner from the Basel Action Network (BAN).
  • Hansa Treuhand defies rate pressure
    HAMBURG KG house Hansa Treuhand is predicting another year of double digit returns for private container ship investors despite growing pressure on charter rates
  • UK MCA invites comment on transfer rules
    THE UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) launched a 12-week public consultation today on proposals for new legislation to regulate ship-to-ship transfer operations in UK waters
  • USS newbuilds still firm
    USS Products Investor, the joint venture between Blackstone and troubled US Shipping Partners (USS), is publicly insisting that its newbuild programme at NASSCO remains on track
  • Teekay announces 1Q results
    TEEKAY Offshore today reports a net income of $0.5M for 1Q08, compared to a net income of $6.8M for the same period last year
  • Iranian shipping firms get tax back
    IRANIAN companies involved in international transport and shipping are entitled to complete exemption from taxes on transit and export of goods from or through Iran to other countries.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Maersk Line trims losses in first quarter
    World's biggest container carrier cuts losses to $47 million from $198 million on higher rates and volumes, better cost controls.
  • Containerized exports surge at Los Angeles-Long Beach
  • Hapag-Lloyd net tumbles
  • TWIC sign-ups expanded
  • CMA CGM expands service to West Coast of S. America
  • Lines add Far East-ME loops
  • Legislation seeks to limit truck weight, size
  • New box ship for Seaspan
  • Six named to International Maritime Hall of Fame
  • Pioneer nuke ship Savannah moves to Baltimore
  • Trio bid for Greek port

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Maersk Line still struggling in Q1 as group prospers
  • Weak dollar hits RCL Q1 profit
  • COSCON and Evergreen double capacity on Far East/Middle-East service
  • French tugs back on strike offensive
  • Inchcape: 'still enough room for port agencies'

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Aegean profits grow
    Earnings pick up 14% at Aegean Marine Petroleum Network as sales boom.
  • FreeSeas estimates cut
    Cantor Fitzgerald analyst ratchets down 2008 earnings projection by 23.1% as the dollar and lube costs are expected to cut into profits.
  • Trailer Bridge sees red
    First quarter swings to a $1.82m loss despite volume and revenue increases.
  • PSV order lifts Wilson net
    Brazilian shipowner, builder and terminal operator Wilson Sons sees profit jump 10% after an order at its shipyard.
  • US Shipping rebounds
    New York-listed Jones Act player regains some losses in its share price after three days of declines.
  • Teekay spin-off barely sable
    US-listed Teekay Offshore Partners barely ekes out a profit as non-cash charges piled up.
  • FreeSeas' revenue doubles
    Despite first-quarter revenues surge, derivatives losses shrink US-listed bulker owner's profits sink to a penny per share.
  • London calling dry investors
    Globus Maritime leads the charge of the bulker owners, boosting its market value by more than a tenth.
  • Teekay Tankers in line
    US-listed Teekay Corp spin-off earns $14m in profits, within range of analyst expectations.
  • Knightsbridge feeling flush
    Tanker owner cashes in on strong VLCC rates as first quarter profits rise 52%.
  • Maersk tops a billion
    Three months, $1.05bn in profit. Danish giant pulls in more first quarter cash as oil prices rise and freight rates improve.
  • HMM bulks up
    Korean owner back in profit in first quarter thanks to bulkers, while boxships also improve.
  • Guangzhou returns to ro-ros
    Hong Kong-listed shipyard confirms return to ferry building with $300m order from a Chinese owner.
  • Fesco buys VCT
    Russian box line splashes cash to take control of expanding Vladivostok container outlet.
  • Hafen packs a punch
    Operator of Germany's flagship container port sees profits rise 27% in first three months of 2008.
  • Sanoyas smashes forecast
    Japanese shipyard's full-year profit rises 280%, beating its own estimates by a fifth.
  • Evergreen, Cosco split Gulf run
    Taiwanese box line and Chinese rival to offer independent Persian Gulf loops after ending joint service.
  • STX builds profit
    Korean shipyard hikes first quarter earnings as revenues jump 54%.
  • Bonds boost Berlian
    Indonesian tanker owner sees first quarter profit soar as it revalues debt issue.
  • Costs and currency catch Wilson
    Shortsea specialist's net profit slumps despite higher charter income from its larger fleet.
  • Sasebo spot on
    Japanese shipyard sees full-year profits hit its own expectations, with cash tipped to keep flowing for the next six months.
  • Skaugen offloads another pair
    Teekay to buy more gas ship newbuildings from Norwegian owner with lease backs attached.
  • Meiji on upswing
    Japanese owner predicting more growth this year after increasing annual earnings to 31 March.
  • Teekay LNG slips to loss
    Foreign exchange and interest rate swap losses also take their toll at LNG player Teekay Gas Partners.
  • Teekay's profits plunge
    US-listed tanker owner takes a hit from unrealised foreign exchange and interest rate swap losses.
  • APL bolsters Vietnam links
    Neptune Orient Lines' liner subsidiary to launch new service linking Vietnam, Taiwan and Singapore.
  • Solvang in Neu gas venture
    Gas owners team up on commercial management of two groups' fully refrigerated LPG vessels.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Maersk sees improved results, reduces container losses
  • Hapag-Lloyd benefits from increased freight rates
  • New CMA CGM service on South America West Coast
  • ESPMC-WITASS to raise Guatemala THCs
  • Hanjin receives two 4,275-TEU ships
  • Hellenic Carriers receives bulker for charter to Hanjin
  • Germanischer Lloyd moves Scandinavia office to Copenhagen
  • Delta's Anderson embraces cargo
  • Deutsche Post's 1st quarter "on target" despite 18.4% net income drop
  • Congress urges pause in "first sale" change
  • Report: Credit crunch slows global transport, logistics M&A activity
  • HHLA makes impressive start to 2008
  • ICTSI inks Mindanao terminal concession

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • GL moved area office to Copenhagen
    Germanischer Lloyd (GL), the German classification society, has moved its area office from Stockholm to Copenhagen. GL wants to be as close as possible to its customers. ' The most customers in the Area Scandinavia are located in Denmark, said Rainer ...
  • Solvang and Neu forms gas company
    The gas carrier owner/operator Solvang ASA and Neu Gas Shipping have established International Gas Carriers (IGC) to be responsible for the commercial operation of the two groups' fully refrigerated LPG carriers. The ownership and technical operation of the vessels ...
  • Skaugen sells two gastankers
    I.M Skaugen Group (IMSK) has agreed to sell two multigas carriers, on 12,000 cmb, capable of carrying LNG, LPG and ethylene for USD 90 million to Teekay Corporation. The vessels are under construction with Skaugen Marine Construction (SMC) in China ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 15, 2008
  • Crisis predicted following Russian single-hull ban
    95% of bunkering fleet in Russian ports could be taken out of service by the end of 2008.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Oil spill scare in Bay area
    Initial fears of a large spill after tugboat hits refinery wharf, damaging pipeline.
  • Bunker markets stay firm as oil rebounds
    Singapore and Rotterdam IFO prices down only once in last seven trading days.
  • Rotterdam barge market quiet
  • Singapore: Stocks of residual fuel rise
    Distillates stocks reach three month high.
  • Teekay Tankers Q1 net profit up
    Expects to expand fleet with more tanker acquisitions.
  • NOL profits almost triple
    Box carrier says volumes and revenues offset surging bunker costs.
  • Chinese fuel oil imports down
    Customs data shows fuel oil import volumes down 25% year-on-year.
  • Supply of 380 cst steadies in Taichung
    Barging problems had left port without the product earlier this year.
  • Singapore-Tokyo price spread narrows
    Tokyo's bunker price premium over Singapore at just $12.50 pmt on Wednesday.
  • Eitzen Chemical reports a loss
    Higher freight rates failed to cover surge in bunker fuel and other voyage related costs.
  • Aegean sees profits climb
    President E. Nikolas Tavlarios says company expects to capitalize on 'positive industry fundamentals'.
  • Chevron to double bunker capacity at Panama facility
    Terminal provides bunker fuel, lubricants and other derivatives for ships using the Panama Canal.

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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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