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April 22, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • First Ship Lease Trust buys 2 tankers for US$140m
    SHIPPING trust First Ship Lease (FSL) Trust is taking its maiden step into the crude carrier market with the acquisition of two 115,000 dwt Aframax class crude oil tankers from Turkey-based Geden Lines for US$140 million.
  • DHL aims to cut carbon emissions in operations
    AS one of the biggest players in the logistics industry, DHL is playing its part in the battle against climate change by aligning its initiatives with the 'GoGreen' climate protection programme of parent company Deutsche Post World Net.
  • Kuehne & Nagel Q1 profit jumps 19%
    Kuehne & Nagel International AG, the world's largest sea-freight forwarder, said first-quarter profit rose 19 per cent as air and sea shipments increased.
  • Gulf tanker rates rise on pirate attack
  • TUI to start talks on Hapag sale soon

Sched Netweb site
  • FEFC lines to raise rates from June on N Europe-Asia trades
  • Evergreen cancels China shipyard JV, appears to cancel megaships too
  • EU refuses to meet expense of US container security demands
  • APM Terminals signs RTG crane deal with Shanghai's ZPMC
  • CKYH to focus on competitiveness, service coverage in 2008
  • French dockers fight privatisation, appeal to Sarkozy
  • Malacca Strait improves as Nigerian coast becomes worst for ocean piracy
  • Transnet to invest US$1.8 billion in South Africa on box terminals
  • Great Wall Airlines appoints former SIA pilot trainer as operations vice president
  • DB Schenker adds extra weekly flight on Dubai-Toledo route
  • AeroLogic, Lufthansa reach deal on simulator pilot testing
  • Worldwide Flight Services appoints North American cargo chief

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Line & MISC in vessel sharing pact in S-E Asia-NZ trade
  • Maersk Line enhances WestMed service
  • Shanghai set to overtake Singapore as LARGEST container port
  • South China Sea plunges into turbid waters
  • Evergreen Line starts run between Taiwan & Vietnam
  • Safmarine effects high-level changes in Africa region
  • CMA CGM & NYK Line open Duisburg box terminal
  • CMA CGM to run gigantic Marseilles drydock
  • US box shortage threatens export boom
  • Crowley acquires Jensen Maritime
  • Oman earmarks $ 4 bn for fleet expansion
  • Carriers contemplate rate hike as Asia-Europe trade slips
  • Govt's new dredging policy draws flak
  • MoS' proposed shipyard may retain HSL name
  • Reliance power plans shipping subsidiary
  • GE Shipping delivers Jag Praja
  • High-powered committee keen on early execution of projects at JN Port
  • Fire drill conducted at VCT as part of National Safety Week
  • Hectic development of ports under way in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra & Tamil Nadu
  • Krishnapatnam port berths 1st vessel
  • MPs' panel proposes ports & shipping regulator
  • Bulk goods producers to be invited to develop captive rail terminals
  • Jawahar Customs felicitates & honours top performers, handlers & deliverers
  • Indirect tax mop-up at Rs 2,79,000 cr.
  • FTP proposals positive & practical, asserts SRTEPC chief

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 21, 2008
  • Kirkwood and Noyes, BA directors, are leaving the airline
  • Joint WHL and "K" Line service
  • New Emirates destinations
  • New Swiss WorldCargo intercontinental flights
  • Duisburg Trimodal Terminal D3T opens
  • TransRussia 2008, Moscow, 22-24 April, ITJ booth no. 8.2-F01

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 21, 2008
  • New Somali piracy warning from IMB
  • Unions to to block arms ship
  • US anti-trust probe widens
  • Golar's Dubai FSRU deal
  • Officer fined for death charges
  • New UK offshore support base
  • Schat-Harding's record order book
  • Union worried by EU probe

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 21, 2008
  • Transocean President and COO steps down
  • Unions move to block unloading of Zimbabwe arms cargo
  • Spain sends frigate to aid hijacked Tuna vessel
  • Eitzen Chemical sells newbuild quartet

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2008
  • Port of Newport applies for Marine board grant
  • New Coat Guard cutter completes acceptance trials
  • US executive pleads guilty to fixing marine hose prices
  • Customs officials discover harmful pests in Seattle shipment
  • New captain for Cal Maritime's GOLDEN BEAR training ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 21, 2008
  • Shippers 'not behind' Puerto Rican price probe
    SHIPPERS in the trades at the centre of an FBI probe have not complained about over-charging.
  • Brussels questions P&I exemption renewal
    EC could probe automatic renewal of International Group P&I Clubs' exemption from competition laws.
  • The ageless Queen
    THE longevity of QE2 is a minor miracle, considering what has taken place in shipping since her maiden voyage in 1969.
  • It's all about success
    THERE are gains for all when large shipowners contract access to repair yards, as CMA CGM did with Marseilles-Fos.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 21, 2008
  • Maritime university for Chennai
    A BILL seeking to set up a maritime university in Chennai has been moved in the Indian parliament
  • MPC secures mega ship loan
    HAMBURG KG house MPC Capital has obtained debt financing for nine 13,100teu 'new panamax' container ships, ordered at Hyundai
  • Reliance to set up shipping company
    RELIANCE Power is planning to float a shipping subsidiary to transport coal to India to feed two huge power projects it is setting up, one in Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and the other in Shahapur in Haryana
  • Mystery as 'arms ship' vanishes
    MYSTERY surrounds the whereabouts of the general cargo ship An Yue Jiang, which raised anchor and sailed from the Durban out anchorage on Friday evening, moments before the sheriff of the court arrived to serve papers to the vessel ordering it into port

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 21, 2008
  • TUI plans to approach Hapag-Lloyd suitors by June
    The company says it is working with three financial advisers on the sale of the German container line.
  • China Shipping to expand in Seattle
  • CN profit dips
  • Portland's container volume surges
  • Jaxport, Hamburg Sud in expansion talks
  • Nehru to add third box scanner
  • $155 million provision plunges Cargolux into the red
  • Bill would license AES users
  • Senators express concern with first-sale change
  • Capt. Arthur Erb, former Eller Stevedoring chief, dies
  • French ports face Wednesday strike

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 21, 2008
  • Dafeng link boost for Busan
  • Puerto Rico price-fixing investigation extends to other Jones Act carriers
  • Next stage underway in Melbourne deepening
  • French ports face a Wednesday strike
  • Kuehne + Nagel posts encouraging Q1 results despite 'challenging' year fears

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 21, 2008
  • Dervish delight
    Religious dance enthrals early-comers to Istanbul but will a focus on crewing and the environment leaves heads in a spin?
  • A slice of Turkey
    Intertanko descends on Istanbul for its annual tanker bash and TradeWinds TV is there to survey the scene.
  • TBS snaps up Stellar's North Star
    US bulker and tweendecker owner pays $34m for a Dubai-controlled handymax.
  • Danaos boxship profits soar
    First-quarter earnings plunge without bulk carrier gains, but John Coustas-led company's earnings on the boxship fleet jump by 31.8%.
  • Cocaine hidden on cruiseship
    US drug customs officials seize 26 bricks of the illegal drug on a Royal Caribbean cruiseship.
  • Senator pushes cruise law
    US lawmaker Richard Durbin proposes restrictions on discharges from cruiseships, which he calls "massive ocean polluters".
  • Tanker outlook brightens
    Dahlman Rose equity analyst hikes his second-quarter rate outlook for the wet sector.
  • General Maritime outlook cut
    Cantor Fitzgerald analyst lets air out of her first-quarter forecast for New York-based tanker owner.
  • Teekay LNG selling shares
    Teekay Corp offshoot puts 5 million shares on offer and discloses more capital infusions that could bag $213m.
  • Vafias bags third MR
    StealthGas splashes $57.5m on product carrier resale under construction in South Korea.
  • Jacobsen leaves Green Reefers
    CEO steps down with immediate effect to be replaced by chairman Toril Eidesvik.
  • Photo flood
    Entries are starting to pour in for TradeWinds' Maritime Photographer of the Year contest.
  • Grindrod profit to soar
    South African bulker and tanker owner notifies market of possible 75% jump in first-half earnings.
  • HSH defies crunch
    German bank leads $1.1bn loan syndicate for MPC's 13,100-teu boxships at HHI, with deal for ninth vessel emerging.
  • Officer fined over fatal fire
    Chief mate found guilty after incident in Canada on Ugland shuttle tanker.
  • TUI on the offensive
    Board brands Fredriksen's attempts to oust chairman as destructive as it confirms potential buyers of Hapag-Lloyd will be welcomed around the table within two months.
  • Peak charge for FEFC
    Boxship conference pushes up Asia to Med rates with summer surcharge.
  • Eitzen cashes in on resales
    Four chemical units ordered in Korea on opportunistic basis last year will see owner make quick $12.5m profit.
  • VLCC fired on off Yemen
    No injuries reported but fuel spilled after NYK tanker hit by pirates' rocket in Gulf of Aden.
  • Smith ends waiting game
    Golar LNG chief confirms $450m Dubai contract for company's fourth FSRU.
  • Garware goes long-term
    Indian offshore owner ties up newbuilding on a three-year deal.
  • Interpol tapped on Rezzak search
    India's shipping ministry asks for help to determine fate of cargoship lost in Black Sea.
  • Q-Ship in profit drop
    Doha-listed gas carrier and tanker player sees first quarter net slashed by 29%.
  • Reliance eyes capesize order
    Indian energy group set for $1.2bn entry into shipowning with larger bulkers soon to be slated.
  • An Yue Jiang Angola bound
    Cosco ship carrying arms for Zimbabwe now heading for Angola after South African legal action.
  • Tianjin Marine fears the worst
    Chinese boxship owner says it expects to register loss in first quarter of 2008.
  • FSL snares Geden pair
    Singapore business trust agrees sale and leaseback of two aframax tankers with Turkish owner.
  • HHI not in Daewoo running
    Massive Korean yard tie-up looking unlikely as Hyundai Heavy says it has not considered buying smaller rival.
  • Roll up for Gulf Navigation
    Dubai tanker owner's shareholders approve move to allow overseas investors to hold up to 20% of its stock.
  • Bulker owners ink quickies
    Hellenic and FreeSeas tie-up handymax and handysize bulkers on short time charters.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2008
  • U.S. Justice Department probes Jones Act lines
  • Evergreen shuffles transpacific network
  • Frew quits GE SeaCo
  • FSL Trust buys, leases back two crude tankers
  • New container service between Busan, Dafeng
  • Cathay Pacific to add Houston, Miami to cargo network
  • AirBridgeCargo selects general sales agents for Vietnam, Korea
  • German inland container terminal open
  • Ag exporters grapple with containership space crunch
  • Ag shippers await next steps in U.S.-South Korea trade relations
  • Ex-Im bank frees up $2.2 billion to help U.S. exports in India
  • Banana-laden container set ablaze by Philippine rebels
  • Man acquitted for forgetting machine gun in trunk of Porsche
  • Bill calls for enhanced AES to block inadvertent illegal exports
  • Kuehne + Nagel's 1st quarter profit up 18.5%
  • Panalpina warns of heavy first quarter loss
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach box volume down 7.6% in March
  • Clydeport pilots take strike action
  • Eurogate orders 48 Kalmar straddle carriers
  • Ports America Group shifts assignments in U.S. Southeast

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 21, 2008
  • Swedish coast guard to team up with US counterpart
    The Swedish minister of defence Sven Tolgfors and the head of the US Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, has agreed on a closer cooperation. The aim is to sign a letter of intent later this year including a closer ...
  • Nordane orders more Canadian tugs
    Nordane Shipping, Svendborg, has signed up with Irving Shipbuilding Industries in Quebec, Canada, for another four tugs of two different types. The tugs will follow the deliveries of five tugs ending in 2006 with Stevns Icequeen. The new contracts are ...
  • Alarm over substandard newbuildings
    The record-high demand for newbuilt ships and the emergence of new shipbuilders without prior experience are direct threats against the last 15 years of progress in safer ships. Speakers representing shipbuilders, classification societies and shipowners were unanimous in their ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 21, 2008
  • Shell lubricants return to Port Colborne
    Exclusive distributor Westpier Marine aiming to sell Shell products 'from Thunder Bay to Halifax'.
  • French ports face ongoing disruption
    Bunker supplies can be promised only 'four hours' ahead
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Fujairah's tank farms pose 'challenge' for emergency planners
    Oil companies urged to asses their operational risks and to put emergency plans in place.
  • O.W. Bunker expands risk management team
    Group says unpredictable market dynamics has increased demand for risk management expertise.
  • Ship with weapons cargo 'running out of bunkers'
    Ports in South Africa urged to look out in case ship attempts to obtain fuel.
  • Leading shipping line has bunker costs 'in control'
    CMA CGM official says it has relied on the 'bunker adjustment factor' and hedging.
  • Rotterdam market firm
  • Alliance makes reducing bunker consumption a priority
    Shipping lines want to cut bunker bills and ship-generated pollution.
  • Oman supplier welcomes new trader
  • Australia supports sulphur cuts
    The government hopes to see 'significant health and environment benefits'.
  • Philippines to revoke single-hull licenses
    Tank operators still negotiating for extension of April 30 deadline.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
SHIPPING
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.
Hamburg
Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.
TRANSPORTATION
FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy
London
The new company is based in London
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
SHIPPING
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Cairo
Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.
SEAFARERS
The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.
Genoa
LOGISTICS
BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.
Schiedam
The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
SHIPPING
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Copenhagen
The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.
PORTS
In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs
Genoa
Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.
PORTS
Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.
Busan
Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
PORTS
Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Panama
Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation
PORTS
In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%
Cagliari
Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia
PORTS
Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025
Barcelona
In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)
SHIPPING
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
SHIPPING
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
Panama
The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
PORTS
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Anjra
New all-time high in total goods
PORTS
In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)
Ankara
Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.
PORTS
APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.
Panama
President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
PORTS
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
Beijing
In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)
PORTS
PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework
Balboa
The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action
INDUSTRY
Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets
Fly
The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
PORTS
Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.
Panama
Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Miami
New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.
PORTS
CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals
New York/Los Angeles
The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices
Berlin
Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten
Milan
Two daily connections are made in each direction
PORTS
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.
Antwerp
For the whole year the decline was -4.1%
CRUISES
Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic
London
In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)
SHIPPING
Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships
Taipei
Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.
PORTS
In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs
Madrid
New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
PORTS
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
Algiers
It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen
TRUCKING
Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders
Belgrade
Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system
NEWS
Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened
Tehran
They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
SHIPPING
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through
SEAFARERS
New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners
London
In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned
PORTS
Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports
Washington
Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged
PORTS
Annual container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras remains stable.
Algeciras
A 6.2% decrease in the weight of goods in containers was recorded
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
The EU Commission authorizes Italy to provide financial support for rail operations in ports.
Rome
Incentives for a maximum total of 30 million euros over five years
Shipping companies urge further incentives to speed up restoration of Suez Canal transits
SHIPPING
Shipping companies urge further incentives to speed up restoration of Suez Canal transits
Ismailia
The need to reduce insurance premiums for vessels transiting the Red Sea region was also highlighted.
PORTS
€3.1 million in unpaid regional maritime property fees recovered in Campanian ports
Naples
422 default notices to non-compliant dealers
PORTS
In November 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado dropped by -5.5%.
Genoa
The two airports recorded percentage variations of -7.5% and +0.6% respectively
SHIPPING
EU ETS: Interferry calls for a halt to the 100% charge for ferry emissions in 2026.
Victoria
The vast majority of the revenues from the maritime ETS - the association denounces - are diverted to the national budgets of the Member States.
SHIPPING
The new configuration of the Ocean Alliance service network confirms seven calls at Italian ports
Hong Kong/Taipei
Two at the port of Genoa, two at that of La Spezia and one stop each at the ports of Vado Ligure, Trieste and Salerno
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Marseille-Fos increased by +5%
PORTS
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Marseille-Fos increased by +5%
Marseille
Cruise passengers grow by +7%
SHIPYARDS
AD Ports has acquired the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Balenciaga.
Abu Dhabi
Transaction worth 11.2 million euros
SHIPPING
CMA CGM reports three services on the route around the Cape of Good Hope
Marseille
The international scenario - explains the French company - is complex and uncertain
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports' terminals handled record container traffic last year
Hong Kong
Growth of +6.2% over 2024
PORTS
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +13.5%
Venice
An increase of +4.9% was recorded for the whole year
LOGISTICS
Buffer areas to decongest the North West logistics system
Genoa
The proposal is from Connect. Let's remember, Palenzona warns, that the Italian system depends on road haulage.
In 2025, Russian ports handled 884.5 million tons of cargo (-0.4%)
PORTS
In 2025, Russian ports handled 884.5 million tons of cargo (-0.4%)
St. Petersburg
In the fourth quarter alone, traffic was 231.1 million tonnes (+6%)
PORTS
The port of Civitavecchia has set a new annual cruise traffic record
Civitavecchia
A 5.4% increase in transit passengers. Disembarking and embarking passengers remained stable.
NEWS
A ship coming from Russia was seized in the port of Brindisi
Toasts
Alleged violation of sanctions against the Russian Federation
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FS Logistix takes over railway operations in Area 6A of the Port of Antwerp.
Antwerp
New generation hybrid locomotives will be used
SHIPPING
Greek Shipowners' Association urges EU to take measures to protect ships and crews
Piraeus
CRUISES
Call for expressions of interest for the refurbishment and management of the cruise terminal at the Port of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Applicants must be willing to fully finance the work
In 2025, acts of piracy against ships increased by +18%
PIRACY
In 2025, acts of piracy against ships increased by +18%
Kuala Lumpur
A 43% decrease in accidents was recorded in the last quarter
FREIGHT TERMINALS
InRail to manage the Interporto Pordenone intermodal terminal for a year
Pordenone
Temporary solution in view of the establishment of a public-private company
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Kuzey Star Shipyard to Build Shipyard in Syria's Tartous Port
Damascus
An investment of at least $190 million over five years is expected
PORTS
In 2025, cargo traffic in Ukrainian ports decreased by -15%
Kiev
Container traffic grows by 66%
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by 5.7% last year.
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone the decline was -8.0%
PORTS
In 2025, PSA's port terminals handled record container traffic
Singapore
New peaks in volumes handled in Singapore and the group's overseas terminals
PORTS
Chinese CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic last year
Hong Kong
The total was 151.5 million TEUs, an increase of +4.0% over 2024.
SHIPPING
COSCO orders 12 new 18,000-TEU and six 3,000-TEU containerships
Hong Kong
Jiangnan Shipyard, China Shipbuilding Trading, and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry win $2.7 billion in orders.
PORTS
The port of Trieste closed 2025 with a 0.7% growth in freight traffic thanks to the increase in crude oil prices.
Trieste
The port of Gioia Tauro has once again set its container traffic record
PORTS
The port of Gioia Tauro has once again set its container traffic record
Gioia Tauro
In 2025, the previous peak recorded the previous year will increase by +14%.
Port of Singapore sets new all-time container throughput record
PORTS
Port of Singapore sets new all-time container throughput record
Singapore
The port confirms its position as the world's second largest container port
PORTS
The volume of cargo traffic in the port of Koper will remain unchanged in 2025.
Koper
Increase in containers and rolling stock. Decline in other types of cargo.
SHIPPING
Taiwan's Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL close 2025 with double-digit revenue declines
Taipei/Keelung
PIRACY
In 2025, piracy attacks against ships in Asia increased by +23%
Singapore
The severity of accidents has decreased
PORTS
The Democratic Party accuses the government of blocking investments in ports and placing the Port System Authorities under special administration.
Rome/Genoa
COMPANIES
Nova Marine Carriers, Bolten and Ership have acquired full control of VCK Port Logistics.
Lugano
Amsterdam has developed its only covered terminal capable of operating in all weather conditions.
SHIPPING
In the fourth quarter of 2025, revenues generated by OOCL's containership fleet decreased by -17.2%.
Hong Kong
Transported volumes increased by +0.8%
TKMS submits non-binding offer to buy German Naval Yards
SHIPYARDS
TKMS submits non-binding offer to buy German Naval Yards
Kiel
The Kiel-based company builds naval vessels and luxury yachts
NEWS
Over two tons of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
Once placed on the market, the drug would have earned criminal organizations around 1.5 billion euros.
COMPANIES
Seatrade acquires strategic stake in JR Shipping
Harlingen
The Dutch company will continue to operate as an independent and autonomous organisation
In 2025, Ningbo-Zhoushan confirmed its position as the world's leading port in terms of total cargo traffic.
PORTS
In 2025, Ningbo-Zhoushan confirmed its position as the world's leading port in terms of total cargo traffic.
Ningbo
Over 1.4 billion tons of cargo were moved. Approximately 43 million containers were transported.
PORTS
In 2025 the port of Ravenna recorded its new historical record for annual freight traffic
Ravenna
Never-before-seen volume of cargo handled in the fourth quarter alone
PORTS
The Sardinian Port Authority relies on the Financial Times' AI-based consultancy to understand which strategies, projects, and infrastructures to implement.
Cagliari
Direct award of an estimated value of 140,000 euros
PORTS
The disposal of sediment from dredging in the port of La Spezia at the new breakwater in Genoa has been approved.
La Spezia
Approval has been granted for the transfer of 282,000 cubic meters to be carried out during 2026.
SHIPPING
In November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +16.0%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2025, 11,620 ships passed through (-4.8%)
PORTS
ABB to build shore power systems at three container terminals in the Port of Rotterdam
Rotterdam/Zurich
They will be able to recharge up to 32 container ships simultaneously
PORTS
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
The company operates 21 ports in the UK
SHIPPING
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
SHIPYARDS
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
PORTS
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
SHIPYARDS
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
PORTS
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
SHIPPING
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
ENVIRONMENT
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
ENVIRONMENT
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
PORTS
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
LOGISTICS
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
INDUSTRY
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
COMPANIES
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
SHIPPING
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
ACCIDENTS
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
SHIPPING
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
AVIATION
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
PORTS
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
SEAFARERS
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
ASSOCIATIONS
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
PORTS
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
SHIPPING
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
INSTITUTIONS
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
PORTS
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
PORTS
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
INDUSTRY
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
LAW
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
COMPANIES
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
COMPANIES
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
SHIPPING
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
SHIPPING
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
SHIPPING
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
COMPANIES
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
PORTS
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
SHIPPING
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
PORTS
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
PORTS
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
PORTS
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
DEFENCE
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
INDUSTRY
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
SAFETY & SECURITY
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
INDUSTRY
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
YACHTING
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
PORTS
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
MOURNING
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
PORTS
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
COMPANIES
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
PORTS
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
SHIPPING
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
SHIPPING
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
PORTS
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
MARINAS
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
OFFSHORE
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
LOGISTICS
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
PORTS
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
SHIPPING
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
SHIPPING
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
COMPANIES
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
SHIPPING
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
SHIPPING
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
INDUSTRY
De Wave Group has acquired French company DL Services.
Genoa
The company specializes in the design of industrial kitchens and the supply of technical components and spare parts on board
SHIPPING
CMA CGM's TUX transatlantic service will call at the port of Salerno
Marseille
The line connects Turkey with the East Coast of the USA
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
New intermodal connections between Northern Italy and Belgium by GTS Rail and CargoBeamer
Bari/Leipzig
Activated on the Padua-Zeebrugge and Liège-Domodossola lines
PORTS
Cruise traffic in the port of Piraeus increased by +9% last year
Piraeus
Approximately 1.85 million passengers moved
PORTS
In 2025, cruise traffic in the port of Genoa grew by +6.5%
Genoa
Ferry passengers down 3.6%
SHIPPING
Grimaldi took delivery of the PCTC Grande Manila
Naples
The vessel has a total capacity of 9,241 CEUs.
CRUISES
Expedition cruise ship Exploris One to be auctioned off
Nantes
It has a capacity of 144 passengers and 102 crew members.
COMPANIES
SeaCube Container Leasing has acquired Martin Container.
Montvale
The company specializes in the refrigerated container segment
LOGISTICS
Pisano: The Simplified Logistics Zone has great strategic importance for the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
PORTS
RINA and HPC launch project to promote green ports in the Caspian region
Genoa
Five-year contract with the OSCE
SHIPYARDS
Vard to build four Multi-Purpose Robotic Vessels for Ocean Infinity
Trieste
The contract has a total value of over 200 million euros
PORTS
Hanseatic Global Terminals will become sole owner of Florida International Terminal
Rotterdam
MEETINGS
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The transportation sector enters a turning point with the adoption of artificial intelligence
Ulm
However, most companies are still in the early stages of this process.
PORTS
Work completed to widen the access channel to the port of Livorno.
Livorno
The width between the two banks will be increased from 70 to 120 meters
OFFSHORE
Nexans sets a record for the depth of laying a high-voltage submarine cable on the Tyrrhenian Link
Paris
Installation at -2,150 meters
PORTS
Funds for Spanish ports to adapt to the use of wind energy and other marine renewable energy sources
Madrid
Program with a total value of 212 million euros
INDUSTRY
CMD - Costruzioni Motori Diesel returns to wholly Italian ownership
Atella
Giorgio and Mariano Negri have acquired 67% of the capital held by the Chinese Loncin Motor Co.
FINANCING
Intesa Sanpaolo is financing the construction of three PCTCs for Grimaldi Euromed.
Milan
The new ships will be delivered later this year
LOGISTICS
Medlog acquires Australian intermodal operations of Seaway
Fremantle
The transaction will be completed within the first quarter of this year.
SAFETY & SECURITY
MIT has updated cybersecurity measures for national ships, ports and port facilities
Rome
A circular has been published which, among other things, introduces staff training
COMPANIES
V.Group has bought the Danish company Njord
London
The company offers the shipping industry solutions for energy efficiency and decarbonisation
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
MEETINGS
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
ACCIDENTS
Fire aboard the Majestic ferry in the Port of Genoa
Genoa
The flames were extinguished by the intervention of the on-board fire brigade and did not cause any injuries.
COMPANIES
COSCO to acquire control of German logistics company Zippel
Hamburg
Agreement to acquire 80% of its capital
PORTS
Colombo Port Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Columbus
Sri Lanka Ports Authority signs agreement with French shipping group CMA CGM
COMPANIES
Viasat to exit British company Navarino's capital
London
ICG to support the Tsikopoulos brothers in reinvesting in the company
SHIPPING
The Palau government ensures the full operation of the Naval Registry
Koror
Moses (BMT): Services continue to be provided in accordance with international procedures and standards
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the first nine months of 2025, freight transported on the Austrian rail network increased by +1.4%
Vienna
Growth of +4.9% was recorded in the third quarter alone
OFFSHORE
Saipem wins $425 million offshore contract to develop the Sakarya gas field.
FREIGHT TERMINALS
The decree for the distribution of PNRR resources to interports has been signed.
Rome
The disbursement of 1.9 million euros is expected
SHIPPING
Messina, a Genoese company, launches a new service to Algeria.
Genoa
The rotation touches the ports of Fos, Genoa, Barcelona, Algiers, Fos
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
FS Logistix is the first company in Europe to certify its carbon footprint for freight transport.
Rome
The FS group company has obtained ISO 14067 certification
DEFENCE
WASS (Fincantieri Group) wins torpedo supply contract for Indian Navy
Trieste
Contract with a total value of over 200 million euros
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
FHP Intermodal will become operational on January 1st
Milan
FHP Group completes the integration process between its subsidiaries CFI Intermodal and Lotras
ACCIDENTS
The Coral Adventurer cruise ship ran aground in Papua New Guinea.
Port Moresby
No harm to people on board
SHIPPING
d'Amico International Shipping orders two new MR1 product tankers from Guangzhou Shipyard International.
PORTS
Port of Gioia Tauro: Anchorage fee reduction approved again
Gioia Tauro
A total sum of 1.5 million euros has been allocated
LAW
The Council of State has confirmed the legitimacy of the tender for the new Ravano Pier in La Spezia.
Rome/La Spezia
The TAR ruling for Liguria has been confirmed.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac will launch a new shuttle train service between Duisburg and Novara.
Noise
Schedule six rotations per week
PORTS
Ferry docking slots for Piombino and Elba Island in 2026 have been assigned.
Livorno
PORTS
Project financing process for the first hydrogen production plant in the port of La Spezia
La Spezia
Project to provide "mobile" supplies to vehicles such as locomotives and boats
CEREMONIES
The new hydrofoil terminal at the port of Messina will be named after a victim of femicide.
Messina
The initiative to remember Omayma Benghaloum
PORTS
Three new e-RTG yard cranes have arrived at the PSA Venice-Vecon terminal
Venice
Investment of 8.5 million euros
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri delivers second multipurpose combat ship to the Indonesian Navy
Trieste
Ceremony at the Muggiano shipyard
JOBS
The employment contract renewal for transport and logistics company managers has been signed.
Rome
Signed today by Manageritalia and Confetra
SHIPPING
In June the Grendi group will equip itself with a fifth ro-ro vessel
Genoa
It will have a load capacity of 3,000 linear meters
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Brussels has approved the loan to rescue the rail freight company Lineas.
Brussels
Sixty-one million euros granted by the Belgian government
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Green Mobility Partners and KKR Partner to Create European Rail Leasing Platform
Frankfurt
American company invests in GMP
OFFSHORE
Saipem wins offshore EPCI contract in Qatar
Milan
The contract is worth approximately $3.1 billion.
INDUSTRY
Wärtsilä sells its Gas Solutions division to German private equity firm Mutares.
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