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September 7, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Supertankers may refuse oil cargo: Frontline
    Supertanker owners may start refusing cargoes within the next three months unless rates return to a profitable level, said Frontline, the biggest operator of the ships which carry almost half the world's oil.
  • Baltic Dry Index declines for fifth straight week
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, fell for a fifth consecutive week as easing port congestion and fleet expansion pressured rates to hire capesize-class ships.

Sched Netweb site
  • Major Hapag investors ready to provide collateral for loan guarantee
  • Maersk share sale raises US$1.58 billion for war chest
  • OOCL New Zealand named at South Korea's Geoje Shipyard
  • Guangdong foreign trade value fell 19.7pc in first seven months
  • ILA rejects extending contract beyond September 30, 2011
  • Asian Shippers Council protest emergency bunker surcharges
  • WTO's minor penalty dulls Brazil's victory in US trade tiff
  • Panalpina re-ups with oil driller in West Africa, Central Asia
  • US Coast Guard imposes entry conditions on Congolese ships
  • UAL traffic off 3.3pc with Atlantic trade its one bright spot
  • AA Cargo offers cool and cold Environtainer access worldwide
  • Aeroflot volume shrinks 10.6pc in first seven months
  • Downturn grounds Slovakian budget carrier SkyEurope

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Sharaf Shipping Agency joins hands with SEAL Security to provide unique cover against piracy
  • ASC shifting Secretariat to Colombo
  • Pipavav Shipyard IPO likely this month
  • Germanischer Lloyd proposes new class rules for OSVs
  • STC buys 14,000 tonnes of palmolein
  • EEPC pat for 100 top exporting cos
  • Seafood exporters face cash crunch as US holds on to bond amount
  • India & Canada to sign 2 comprehensive trade agreements this year
  • Duty-free imports of raw sugar allowed till Dec. 2010
  • Permanent trade centres in Latin America on Commerce Ministry's agenda
  • Tuticorin Port sets new loading records
  • Kakinada port pauses to mourn YSR
  • KoPT cancels 20-year land lease deal with Navy
  • SMEs spark hope of surging cargo for road transport sector
  • Alli Rani assumes charge as Finance Director of CONCOR
  • Service tax withdrawn on all goods moved by rail
  • CIWTC stake sale proposed
  • Rlys moves 11.67pc more cargo in Aug.
  • Kelkar panel may get more time to finalise GST report
  • Most MSMEs are engaged in services, finds census
  • GPLN turns 5, to be 200 member-strong by year-end
  • Angels scale 'Roof of Africa' to raise funds for seafarers

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
  • Thomas Mahrer new head of environmental department at EuroAirport
    Jürg W. Tschopp, who was in charge of the environmental department at EuroAirport Basel Mulhous Freiburg, retired on 28 August. He was replaced by Thomas Mahrer, who will work...
  • Port of Le Havre has new director marketing and sales
    Hervé Cornede has been installed as the director of marketing and sales at Grand Port Maritime du Havre, which operates the French port of Le Havre. He most recently served as the&...
  • Panalpina wins KCA Deutag Global Freight tender
    Building on an existing strong and successful partnership with KCA Deutag, Panalpina has been formally awarded additional business in the key regions Angola, Gabon, Libya, Azerbaij...
  • Itella Logistics is the new GLS partner in Estonia
    The GLS Group, headquartered in Amsterdam, began collaborating with Tallinn (Estonia)-based Itella Logistics O' at the beginning of this month. This has knocked one ...
  • Raben Group opens first cross-docking hub in Ukraine
    The Raben Group, a Poland-based transport and logistics service provider with Dutch roots, recently opened a 5,400 sqm cross-docking warehouse in Ukraine. Andrzej Kozlowski, d...
  • Weapons confiscated from containership
    Weapons from North Korea apparently destined for Iran were discovered on and confiscated from the containership "ANL Australia" at the end of July, according to CMA CGM, ...
  • Regular new CSCL service for Khorfakkan
    Gulftainer, a leading regional ports management and logistics firm, has reported a new connection at the Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT), which it operates on behalf of the Sha...
  • New SE Shipping link connects Europe, Pacific, Australasia and South Africa
    SE Shipping Lines has commenced a breakbulk liner service called the SE Three Oceans Line, which connects Northern Europe with Pacific islands and Australasia and returns to Europe...
  • Port of Hamburg handles ore ships en masse
    The port of Hamburg lived up to its reputation as Germany's largest universal maritime centre in the past few days, handling calls from several large bulk freighters. The "Rubena N...
  • SNCF and Eurotunnel acquire Veolia Cargo
    The SNCF group and the Eurotunnel company have teamed up to acquire Veolia Cargo, the railfreight business of the Veolia group. Veolia Cargo, Europe's leading private railfreight o...

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
  • Dalnave fined $1m for Myron N offences
  • Teekay's first half loss
  • Lines put up rates
  • Euronav's $200m offering

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
  • Port of Tacoma to begin Lincoln Avenue overpass project
  • Rail freight traffic down during month of July
  • Port of Bremerton employee earns 'sustainable' certification
  • Port Metro Vancouver making managment moves
  • Horizon adding Tampa call to Gulf Express Service menu

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
  • Saadé slams European ban on liner conferences
    BRUSSELS accused of penalising Europe's owners.
  • Rates slump will see more single-hull tankers scrapped
    ANOTHER 10 vessels will be sold for scrap in the next month, says Frontline boss Jens Martin Jensen.
  • Costa Crociere bookings leap 20%
    COMPANY's summer bookings jump but revenues and earnings slip.
  • Nakilat bonds given stable outlooks
    FITCH awards strong ratings for two secured bonds due in 2003.
  • Brussels sets cap on chartered vessels eligible for tax benefits
    MOVE to prevent management know-how from fleeing Europe.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
  • Monsoon fails India's farms
    INDIA is suffering through the driest monsoon season for nearly four decades, which has harmed agricultural output
  • Saadé to sell CMA CGM assets
    CMA CGM plans to sell off assets because of losses expected this year, chairman Jacques Saadé has announced
  • Euronav serves up $200M in bonds
    BELGIAN tanker company Euronav today launched up to $200M worth of fixed rate senior unsecured convertible bonds to raise extra funding
  • Arctic Sea reporter quits
    A RUSSIAN maritime journalist at the centre of the Arctic Sea mystery resigned today as editor of the Sovfrakht Maritime Bulletin

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
  • Truckload Rates Not Yet Bottoming
  • Accusations Fly as Amerijet Strike Persists
  • Price-Fixing Probe Cites Garuda
  • OOCL Christens Ninth Panamax Vessel
  • Short Lines Haul Year's Most Vehicles
  • Republican Says Democrats in Cap-and-Trade 'Disarray'
  • WTO to Re-Launch Doha Talks
  • Shipper Group Decries Environmental Claims
  • Hapag-Lloyd Owners Revise Rescue Package
  • DOT Pushes Stimulus Payouts to $2.35 billion
  • Feds Indict Three in Brokerage Scam

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
  • Everybody needs rules; but are the 'Rotterdam Rules' the answer?
    The Netherlands port city of Rotterdam is gearing itself up to host a Colloquium and other events surrounding the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea - the 'Rotterdam Rules'.
  • G20 talks kick-off in London
  • Evergreen at Teesport
  • Mar's Filip Beckers dies in tragic accident
  • GT Nexus concludes deal with ICL
  • Taiwan trio's HI results nose-dive

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
  • More liquid
    Eastwind sale process continues as trustee grabs bucks for reefer.
  • Two Teekays
    Analysts see a third-quarter loss and medium-term doldrums for tanker giant, but long-range fundamentals sound.
  • Maersk sells VL
    AP Moller offloads tanker to Indonesian owner in $64m deal.
  • Ferry sinks
    Over eighty missing and hundreds rescued as Aboitiz-owned ro-pax goes under off Philippines.
  • Port pain
    Tumbling dry-cargo and container volumes pull down first half profit at the Port of Rotterdam.
  • Greek capes fixed
    Daiichi hires two bulkers from Marmaras Navigation in $72m deal.
  • Re-float in Samoa
    Investigation set to open as vessel which grounded outside Apia last week sails.
  • Pay back time
    Crew of former Eastwind vessels get $600,000 in back pay and plane tickets home.
  • Odfjell out
    Arnhild Odfjell walks away from Green Reefers board room less than four months after leaving the chairman's seat.
  • It's quotes time
    Greece and Turkey are at loggerheads and are the Russians back to take another chunk out of Clarkson?
  • Sold at last
    Karl-Johan Bakken's Farstad picks up Sical Torino for $25m.
  • Red-handed
    Nail varnish, lipstick and perfume stolen from container land four a court date in Singapore.
  • Fight flares again
    Jon Erik Reinhardsen's PGS faces another scrap with Factorias Vulcano over a cancelled newbuilding.
  • Drug, death probe
    Murder probe as Greek-operated ship with alleged cocaine cargo detained in West Africa.
  • Euronav bonding
    Belgian crude tanker owner looks to raise $200m in a bid to diversify its funding sources.
  • FSL gears up
    Philip Clausius-led trust set to raise up to $40m from share offer with a view to vessel acquisitions.
  • Disney heroics
    Man who jumped from Carnival vessel plucked from waters off Florida by Disney cruiseship.
  • Alaskan rescue
    USCG, BP and spill response outfit involved in rescue of ill woman from cruiseship off Prudhoe Bay.
  • Yet another hike
    Taiwan's Evergreen increases rates on Atlantic service for second successive month.
  • Kanok Naree sold
    Thai shipowner continues clear out of elderly dry bulk tonnage with second sale in as many days.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
  • Maersk stock sale raises $1.58 billion
  • Horizon adds Tampa to Puerto Rico/Gulf loop
  • GT Nexus signs transatlantic carrier
  • U.S. corrects NAFTA tariff rules
  • UTi reports lower earnings, revenue
  • NIT League clears air about clean air

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
  • Sharp improvement for Skuld
    Douglas Jacobsohn, president of the P&I Club Skuld, was able to present some pleasing figures to the members at the Club's AGM. The result was boosted by the lower
  • Wadan Yard's German shipyards sold
    Gazprom board member Igor Yusufov, who is also the Russian President's special representative in energy questions, has bought the German shipyards in Warnemünde and Wismar from Wadan Yards for EUR
  • Maersk sells its own shares to raise cash
    A. P. Moller-Maersk gained DKK 8.26 billion after a surprising sale of 250,340 B shares in the company. Earlier this year, CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen announced that the
  • 30 DFDS seafarers laid off
    DFDS Group has laid off 30 seafarers on their Danish flagged vessels in order to cut costs as part of the Lightship programme. The programme's aim is to save around

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
  • Increasing pollution response for non-tank vessels
    US Coast Guard proposal to safeguard vessels carrying oil.
  • New York the big mover in Friday trading
    Other Americas ports heading lower but avails becoming a factor.
  • Demand picks up as prices fall
    Suppliers reporting more enquires after prices fall to lowest level in over a month.
  • Bunker leak off Madagascar
    Television pictures show blackened beaches and dead fish.
  • When will the shipping industry in terms of freight volumes and new orders return to its glory days pre-2008?
  • Svalbard fuel oil ban expanded
    Norwegian government decision comes into force in 2010.
  • Claim for unpaid bunker bills
    Bunkering company files claim against service provider to the offshore oil and gas sector.
  • Fuel oil inventories down
    ARA stocks have shrunk by more than 20% week-on-week.
  • Floating storage capacity is growing
    At least eight VLCCs are anchored in south Malaysian waters.
  • Tripoli resuming normal port activities
    Bunkering services expected to be back to normal early next week.
  • Bitumen terminal will handle bunker fuel
    BP planning terminals in two Australian ports.
  • Asian bunker markets report weak demand
    Bunker prices generally soft.
  • Bunkerworld launches global bunker price index
    BWI index provides comprehensive, international barometer of bunker markets.
  • ExxonMobil seals fuel oil tender
    The cargo is scheduled for loading on September 25-27 from its Yanbu refinery in Saudi Arabia.
  • Middle East fuel oil premiums up another dollar
    Premiums now at $10 per metric tonne and is heard to climb further.
  • WFS declares quarterly cash dividend
    Quarterly cash dividend to be paid out in October.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The Romanian government is reportedly preparing to nationalize the Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
Bill to maintain and enhance strategic industrial capabilities
Fincantieri reports record annual financial and commercial results.
Trieste
In 2025, revenues grew by +13.1% and the value of new orders increased by +32.4%
Damen and other creditors have rejected the reorganization plan of the Romanian shipyard in Mangalia.
Mangalia
Federagenti: Strategic port construction is behind schedule everywhere.
Genoa
Pessina asks to know the "real time" of the progress of the infrastructure
Metrans (HHLA Group) to acquire 50% of the Romanian intermodal terminal in Arad
Hamburg
The company will operate up to three trains per week between Budapest and Arad
From May 1st, the EU-Mercosur agreement will be applied provisionally.
Brussels
Sefcovic: an important step in demonstrating our credibility as a major trading partner
German shipowners propose service on merchant ships as an alternative to military service
Hamburg
Kröger: A resilient nation needs not only soldiers, but also seafarers who ensure supplies.
ICTSI and DP World sell their stakes in China's Yantai International Container Terminal
Manila
The company will become wholly owned by Yantai Port Holdings
Chinese group CSSC will build two more cruise ships for Adora Cruises
Shanghai
Option for a third vessel. The "Adora Flora City" launches today.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -9.6%
Palermo
Cruise passengers down by -18.7%
IMO Council resolves to establish a safe corridor in the Strait of Hormuz, but by "peaceful means and on a voluntary basis"
London
Dominguez: Concrete action is needed from all countries and stakeholders
COSCO Shipping Holdings' revenues fell by 12.2% in the last quarter of 2025.
Hong Kong
Containerized volumes transported by the fleet grew by +5.1%
This year, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could accentuate the expected slowdown in world trade.
This year, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could accentuate the expected slowdown in world trade.
Geneva
Economists at the World Trade Organization foresee two scenarios
In 2025, CK Hutchison terminals handled a record 90.1 million containers (+3%)
Hong Kong
The president of the Chinese group confirms the difficulty of negotiations to sell a large part of the port portfolio to MSC and BlackRock
Assiterminal expresses concern over the impact of the Middle East crisis on port terminal activity.
Genoa
Ferrari: the cruise sector also involved
Two more ships were hit by shells in the Strait of Hormuz region
London/Southampton
Incidents near the coasts of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
MSC and Ga-Hyun Chung announce joint control of Sinokor
Athens/Nicosia
Proposal to establish a safe maritime corridor to evacuate ships stranded in the Persian Gulf
London
It has been put forward by Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Mexico, Panama and Singapore
Dominguez calls on the IMO Council to conduct informal deliberations and define practical measures to resolve the Hormuz crisis.
London
From the statements presented, it is unlikely that anything more than declarations of principle will be made.
To respond to geopolitical shocks, shipping must have reliable operational data
London/Rotterdam
Lloyd's Register, OneOcean and PortXchange discuss digitalization and artificial intelligence in the sector
China's COSCO Shipping Ports' profit and loss account weighs on rising operating costs.
Hong Kong
Revenue reached a record high of nearly $1.7 billion last year.
Tanker hit near Strait of Hormuz
Portsmouth
A bullet caused minor damage. The crew was unharmed.
Sharp increase in transshipment containers in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In February, overall freight traffic increased by +8.1%
PPC denounces that the Republic of Panama is delaying the arbitration at the ICC
Panama
The Chinese company continues to reiterate the illegality of the seizure of the Balboa and Cristóbal port terminals
Alessandro Becce is the new Secretary General of the Sardinian Sea Port Authority.
Cagliari
Bagalà: EU ETS application for major and minor islands must be cancelled
Operation Aspides' mandate will not be extended to the Strait of Hormuz at this time.
Brussels
This was announced by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas.
Greece and Italy reject the extension of Operation Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz.
The ships of the two nations constitute the naval force of the European mission
Freewheels: The government has broken its promise regarding fuel taxes.
Modena
Franchini: Continuing to treat road haulage like a tax cash machine is simply irresponsible.
Pessina (Federagenti): Shipping will also overcome the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
Genoa
We hope - he specified - that we will soon move in the direction of a progressive normalization.
Israel's eastern Mediterranean coast has been designated a high-risk area for the safety of ships and crews.
London
Resolution of the International Bargaining Forum
Evergreen Marine Corporation's revenues decreased by 26.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Taipei
Quarterly net profit down 71.8%
EU Commission and EIB support for investment projects in small and medium-sized ports
In the second half of 2025, OOIL's revenues decreased by -20.0%
Hong Kong
Net profit down 67.9%
In transalpine freight transport through Switzerland, rail is losing further market share to road transport
Bern
Dramatic development - a report underlines - from the point of view of Swiss modal shift policies
An extraordinary IMO council will be held on 18 and 19 March to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
London
As of yesterday, the attacks on ships have resulted in the death of eight sailors and the wounding of ten, in addition to three missing.
In 2025, combined road/rail traffic handled by Hupac grew by +4.3%
Noise
The need to extend the application of contributions to transalpine combined transport beyond 2030 was reaffirmed.
Yang Ming to order six new 13,000 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Keelung
The fourth quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit down by -81.2%
The resumption of shipping traffic through Suez does not appear to be affected by the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz
Cairo/Southampton/Washington/Genoa
While ships increased by 1.9% in January, growth in the canal has since been more sustained. War material seized in the port of Genoa.
US prepares to attack Iranian ports
Tampa/Muscat
Centcom warns civilians to immediately avoid all port facilities. Drones over the port of Salalah.
MSC to build container terminal at Snake Island Port in Lagos
Geneva
45-year concession agreement with Nigerdock
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz resume
Southampton/Geneva
A container ship was damaged. A fire broke out on another vessel. UNCTAD raised alarm over the effects of the disruption to maritime traffic in the region.
Three crew members of a bulk carrier stricken in the Strait of Hormuz are missing.
Bangkok
Twenty seafarers were disembarked in Oman
ONE's stake in Poseidon (Seaspan Corporation) will rise to 48.9%
Singapore/Toronto
Investment worth $1.07 billion
FS Logistix and Grimaldi Euromed sign agreement to develop integrated sea-rail transport solutions.
Verona
Confitarma requests the possible deployment of Italian Navy units to the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz area.
Rome
Zanetti: A concrete sign of attention to protecting the country's strategic interests.
Scotland debates taxing cruise ships
Three fifths of those interviewed said they were in favour of granting local authorities the power to introduce a tax
Last year, freight traffic in German ports amounted to 284.4 million tonnes (+3.8%).
Wiesbaden
Imports increased by +5.3%
In January, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure fell by -4.9%.
Genoa/Ravenna
A growth of +12.5% was recorded in the port of Ravenna
In 2025, ZIM's revenues fell by -18.1%
In 2025, ZIM's revenues fell by -18.1%
Haifa
The decline was more pronounced in the fourth quarter (-31.5%). Glickman: the merger with Hapag-Lloyd is very positive for shareholders.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen increased by 5.4 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen increased by 5.4 percent.
Bremen
In the fourth quarter alone, growth was +5.4%, with container loads increasing by 11.8%.
In 2025, the port of La Spezia handled 12.6 million tons of goods (+3.3%)
In 2025, the port of La Spezia handled 12.6 million tons of goods (+3.3%)
La Spezia
At the port of Marina di Carrara, traffic was 4.8 million tonnes (-0.7%)
PPC and CK Hutchison warn that they will assert all their rights and seek full compensation from Panama
Hong Kong
In 2025, the PSA terminal operator group recorded record revenues
Singapore
Operating profit up 19.0% and net profit up 0.5%
In 2025, the CMA CGM group's shareholder profit fell by -58.1%.
Marseille
Revenues down -2.0% (-5.2% in the fourth quarter alone)
2025 was Global Ship Lease's best year yet
Athens
Positive trend also in the fourth quarter
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno grew by +2.0%
Naples
The -1.0% decline recorded at the regional capital's airport was more than offset by the +6.3% growth in Salerno
The Maritime Federation fully endorses the new EU strategies for the maritime and port sectors
Rome
Mattili: We are available to contribute to the EU Industrial Maritime Value Chains Alliance.
CK Hutchison announces it has intensified legal action against the Republic of Panama.
Hong Kong
Addendum to the Notice of Dispute filed with the ICC
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals see record traffic
Istanbul
Last year there were 18.1 million passengers (+8.5%)
Interferry: The EU Commission's path to ferry decarbonization is the right one.
Victoria
Roos: It is good to recommend that ETS funds be used exactly where they are collected.
CLECAT promotes the EU strategy for the European maritime, port and logistics system
Brussels
Emphasis is also placed on the need to prevent integrated operators from limiting competitors' access to infrastructure, services or customers.
ESPO approves new EU Port Strategy
Brussels
Among the most appreciated elements, the commitment to implement a review of the EU ETS and the FuelEU Maritime Regulation
Tanker hit near Kuwait coast
Southampton/Kuwait City
A shell also hit a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz
European shipowners and shipbuilders applaud the EU's strategy for the sector. German port operators are less convinced by the proposal.
Brussels/Rome/Hamburg
WSC welcomes the strategies for the maritime industry and ports proposed by the European Commission
Washington
However, according to the association, they are not sufficiently attentive to the simplification of trade exchanges.
The European Commission presents two strategies to promote the competitiveness, sustainability, safety and resilience of EU ports, maritime transport and shipbuilding.
Brussels
A high-level council will be established
Explosions and a fire on a Russian ship that sank near Libya
Moscow/Tripoli
In December, Ukraine claimed responsibility for an attack on a Russian oil tanker in the same region.
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz region continue
Southampton/Battaramulla
Three naval vessels reported shellfire and damage. An Iranian frigate was hit in Sri Lanka.
Viking orders two new expedition cruise ships from Fincantieri and secures an option for two ocean-going vessels
Trieste
The value of the agreements exceeds two billion euros
Container traffic at the Maltese port of Marsaxlokk remained stable in 2025
Kalafrana/Hong Kong
China's CMPort has signed a 70% stake in Brazil's Vast Infraestrutura oil terminal.
T&E: Over half of European ferries could become electric by 2035
T&E: Over half of European ferries could become electric by 2035
Brussels
Klann: Electric ferries are already cheaper on many routes and will become even cheaper in the coming years.
ITF, JNG and IBF have designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area
ITF, JNG and IBF have designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area
London
The area may soon be transitioned to a Warlike Operations Area.
Nautilus International urges States and shipping operators to ensure the safety and rights of seafarers
London/Brussels
The International Trade Union Confederation urges an immediate ceasefire by all parties
Strait of Hormuz: A sailor from a ship attacked by a drone vessel dies.
Muscat
Twenty-one crew members were evacuated
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings closes a record 2025, but faces challenges with non-operating costs.
Miami
The war crisis in the Middle East also affects ports
Dubai/Muscat/Washington
Kramek (WSC): Liner shipping has demonstrated its ability to react to emergency situations, such as the one in the Red Sea
ICS, ECSA and ASA concerned about seafarers' safety in the Middle East
London/Brussels/Singapore
This is - they underlined - a rapidly evolving and unpredictable situation.
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk were the first to sense trouble in the Middle East. A tanker sanctioned by the US was hit.
Hamburg/Copenhagen/Southampton/
Washington/Muscat
On Friday, the two companies notified customers of changes to their services in the region. Four Skylight crew members were injured.
European list of ship recycling facilities updated
Brussels
Including for the first time a German shipyard, that of Emden
Confitarma urges the EU to strengthen the attractiveness of its maritime flags
Rome
An arbitration worth over $1.5 billion will resolve the dispute between PPC and the Republic of Panama.
Panama
Procedure at the International Chamber of Commerce in New York
The port system of Venice and Chioggia generates a production value of approximately 15 billion euros
Venice
Direct employees are 26,898 and, including related industries, they rise to 218,853
Green light for aid to reopen the Orbassano-Aiton Alpine Railway Highway.
Brussels
The European Commission authorizes subsidizing the service
Fit Cisl Savona, alarm raised over the potential impact on jobs of the drop in traffic at Vado Gateway.
Savona
The Gioia Tauro Port Authority Management Committee approved the reimbursement of mooring fees.
Gioia Tauro
1.5 million euros allocated
Prologis and Singapore's GIC to form joint venture to invest $1.6 billion in new fulfillment centers in the U.S.
San Francisco/Singapore
The initial portfolio is approximately 380 thousand square meters
The Management Committee of the Port Authority of Genoa and Savona-Vado has taken note of the framework agreement with PSA
Genoa
The update of the Integrated Activity and Organization Plan has been approved.
Hanwha Ocean and ONEX Sign Naval Shipbuilding Agreement
Seoul/Eleusis
The first project in sight is submarines for the Greek Navy
The Antitrust Authority has not opened an investigation into CEVA Logistics' acquisition of the Fagioli group.
Rome
The AGCM believes that the operation will not impede competition or create a dominant position
Singapore's ONE acquires stake in Dongwon Pusan Container Terminal
Singapore
The company operates at the Gammam and Singamman docks of the Port of Busan
EIB finances shore power installation in Rotterdam port
Rotterdam
A loan of 90 million euros has been granted
High-tech exoskeletons to ease the burden on dockworkers in the Port of Livorno.
Livorno
Experiment in collaboration with the Livorno Port Company
Salvatore Lauro, a shipowner from Campania, died yesterday in Ischia.
Naples
He was a senator of the Republic from 1996 to 2005
APM Terminals acquires 49% stake in Vietnam's Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal
The Hague/Hanoi
Third phase of construction of Mexico's Lázaro Cárdenas terminal begins
FedEx revenues increased by 8.3% in the December-February quarter
Memphis
Quarterly net income was $1.06 billion (+16.2%)
London pledges £746 million to renovate Nigeria's two ports, Apapa and Tin Can Island, in Lagos.
London
Agreement between UK Export Finance and the Nigerian Ports Authority
Fabrizio Urbani is the new secretary general of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea.
Civitavecchia
Unanimous resolution of the Management Committee
In the fourth quarter of 2025, French ports handled 74.2 million tonnes of goods (+7.2%)
La Defense
UNI/Fermerci reference practices on staff training presented at MIT
Rome
The Council of State has rejected the relocation of Genoa's chemical warehouses.
Rome/Genoa
The AdSP declares itself ready for a technical discussion within the framework of a specific initiative by the municipal administration
FS Logistix and Nurminen Logistics inaugurate a new weekly rail service between Sweden and Italy
Rome
2,500 kilometer route
Hapag-Lloyd signs maritime cooperation agreement with Indian government
Hamburg
Plans to bring ships under the Indian flag and collaborate in the development of ship recycling and Vadhavan port
A project for the digital transformation and technological development of the port of Gioia Tauro has been funded.
Gioia Tauro
Resources worth almost two million euros for the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Keel-laying and coin-laying ceremony for a new ferry under construction for ACTV
Piombino
It took place in the Piombino Industrie Marittime shipyard
Touax Container Services increased container sales by 36% in 2025
Paris
Revenues decreased by -5% in the year
In 2024, international seaborne freight traffic reached a record 24.1 billion tonnes
Geneva
New historic peak in dry cargo
Medlog (MSC Group) will acquire the remaining 29% of MVN from Logistics Project Italia
Rome
The operation has been notified to the Antitrust Authority
Greek group Attica Holdings continues its fleet renewal plan
Athens
Purchase of two catamarans for €15 million. Long-term lease of the "GNV Bridge" ferry.
Germany's Arvato has acquired Canada's THINK Logistics
Mississauga/Gütersloh
The company, founded in 2012, is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.
Two new state-of-the-art ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the PSA SECH terminal.
Genoa
They will be operational from June
Banco BPM's €55 million financing to Grimaldi Euromed
Naples/Milan
Partially covers the purchase of the new ship "Grande Inghilterra"
Stolt-Nielsen sells 50% of Avenir LNG to NYK Line
Oslo/Tokyo
The company operates in the liquefied natural gas bunkering sector
Only 7% of the workers in the port companies and terminals of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara are women
La Spezia
Costa cancels cruises originally scheduled to sail to the Middle East
Genoa
The company currently has no vessels operating in the region.
In 2025, d'Amico International Shipping's time charter revenues decreased by -29.0%.
Luxembourg
Fourth quarter decline eases
NYK to become sole owner of Norway's Saga Welco
Tokyo/Tønsberg
The Tønsberg company has a fleet of 48 open-hatch vessels
Grimaldi Group's Valencia Terminal Europa will manage the new car terminal at the port of Sagunto.
Valencia
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Seoul
Naples
It is the ninth ammonia-ready unit of the Neapolitan shipping group
The Cagliari-Algeria service operated by Maersk and Grendi will soon dock at the Giammoro di Milazzo pier.
Messina
It will be held on a weekly basis
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Falteri (Federlogistica): The consequences of the war in Iran are only in their infancy.
Genoa
There is a dramatic congestion of perishable products in the hub airports of the Gulf, he underlined.
DP World reported record annual operating and financial results
Dubai
In 2025, container traffic increased by +5.8% and revenues by +22.0%
Two additional new Medium Range 2 tankers for d'Amico Tankers
Luxembourg
Exercised options with Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co.
Japan's MOL has acquired 25% of V.Ships France
Tokyo/London
The remaining 75% of the capital remains with V.Ships
ICTSI reports record annual and quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
Last year the group's port terminals handled 14.5 million containers (+11.0%)
Wan Hai Lines' revenue decreased by 13.3% in 2025
Taipei
The company will buy four new 6,000 TEU container ships and two 9,200 TEU container ships.
Observatory on the presence of women in the blue economy sector
Milan
Initiative by WISTA Italy and the Maritime Federation
The first train will depart from the Pordenone Interport on April 2nd.
Pordenone
Ausserdorfer (InRail): We have already received new requests and contracts to increase connections
Triple ceremony for Explora Journeys at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard
Genoa
Technical launch of "Explora IV", coin ceremony of "Explora V" and start of construction of "Explora VI"
The Propeller Club of the Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara has renewed its board of directors.
La Spezia
Gianluca Agostinelli and Federica Maggiani confirmed as president and vice president
The Tunisian government decides to start construction of the port of Enfidha
Tunis
52,000 jobs expected to be created
Hundreds of containers of temperature-controlled plant-based food products are held up in the port of Genoa.
Genoa
Spediporto reports it
The La Spezia Freight Forwarders Association has established a terminal freight forwarder section.
La Spezia
The aim is to strengthen the representation and enhance the value of inland logistics.
FHP Intermodal launches rail service from northern Italy to Bari and Catania
Foggia
Initially, two pairs of trains are scheduled to depart per week.
Managing maritime shipments in a scenario made extremely complex by the crisis in the Middle East
Genoa
Botta (Spediporto) and lawyer Guidi suggest how to handle difficulties
The new Norwegian Luna cruise ship will be delivered in Marghera.
Trieste
It is the second unit of the "Prima Plus" class built by Fincantieri
Assiterminal: The EU's port strategy is a success.
Genoa/Brussels
Seas At Risk, One Planet Port, and IFAW are concerned about the proposed regulation's reference to expediting environmental impact assessments.
The first electrical cabin dedicated to the cold ironing system has been completed in the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
In April, the first connection of a container ship to a mobile socket
Konecranes revenues remained stable in 2025
Helsinki
The value of new orders grew by +9.7%, with a +21.3% for port vehicles
Finnlines' net profit increased by 50.7% in 2025
Helsinki
Revenues up 2.0%
Ravenna has been designated Capital of the Sea 2026
Rome
Petri (Assoporti): its port is a strategic hub for the national economy
Large shipment of ammunition and detonators seized in the port of Ancona
Ancona
He was about to be embarked on a ferry intended for the exclusive transport of passengers
2025 record for the American cruise group Viking Holdings
Los Angeles
Revenues grew by +21.9%
UECC has ordered China Merchants Jinling to build two PCTCs
Oslo
They will have a capacity of 3,000 CEUs and will be taken into delivery in 2028.
Kuehne+Nagel plans more significant staff cuts
Schindellegi
Worsening economic results in the fourth quarter of 2025
Public notice from the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority to select the new Secretary General
Livorno
The procedure is not competitive in nature and no selection process is foreseen.
KKCG Maritime publishes a partial tender offer to increase its stake in Ferretti from 14.5% to 29.9%.
Milan/Hong Kong/Prague
The offer is not aimed at delisting the shares
Norovirus outbreak on second Holland America Line cruise ship
Hong Kong
65 passengers and 11 crew members of the "Westerdam" were injured.
SOS LOGistica, allocating only 10% of the €590 million for road transport to zero-emission vehicles is self-destructive.
Rome/Milan
Texts: talking today about a heavy BEV market that "takes off" remains a mirage
The first U212NFS submarine is being laid down at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard.
Trieste
The delivery of the first unit is scheduled for 2029
A new tender has been published for railway shunting in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure.
Genoa
The tender base amount is 14.8 million euros
China's LC Logistics orders two new 11,000-TEU containerships
Hong Kong
Order with a total value of 236 million dollars
Palumbo Superyachts to build new metal shipbuilding hub in Ortona
Ortona
Concession area in the Abruzzo port
Kuehne+Nagel acquires the road transport business of German firm Lohmöller
Schindellegi
In 2024 they had generated a turnover of approximately 23.5 million euros
Rolls-Royce posts record annual financial performance
London
Revenues increased by 12.2% last year
Fincantieri delivered the ultra-luxury cruise yacht Four Seasons I in Ancona
Trieste
The Navis Sapiens program also debuts with the ship
Nearly 12 million tonnes of CO2 avoided in 2025 for vessels coated with Jotun products
Muggia
Estimated fuel cost savings of approximately $2 billion
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Interporto Padova amounted to 381,031 TEUs (-7.5%)
Padua
Record production value recorded
In 2025, the Nola interport handled 2,000 trains
Nola
A 50% increase is expected in 2026
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
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Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
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Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
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MEETINGS
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
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 File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
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