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December 19, 1997
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  • Hanjin secures dedicated terminal at Long Beach
    Carrier's US$277m investment is second largest dedicated terminal in US
  • Hutchison buys UK's Thamesport for 112m
  • Samudera Shipping expects to meet profit targets; to start new Karachi ser
  • Aussie maritime unions reject govt's work targets

  • FedEx set to take on UPS with Caliber acquisition
    It will challenge rival's domination of US surface transport market
  • Alitalia-KLM alliance will not hurt us: BA chairman
  • Asia's crisis may hurt other airline markets: American Air
  • UPS expects merry X'mas for clients, staff
  • Air India to buy fewer, smaller aircraft than planned
  • World's longest submarine road opens
  • China Southern plans to buy 3 more B777s

  • Bright future for electric cars
    Auto experts say the commercial use of electric vehicles will grow significantly in the US over the next few years

  • Action in rem against ship is an action against the owners: Law Lords

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  • Alliance launches Asia/Pacific northwest service
  • Seminar generates hope for cross-strait shipping
  • China aims for record on foreign trade
  • Companies requested to clear cargoes at Chennai
  • CSX, Norfolk Southern merger gets qualified approval
  • Lufthansa Cargo tailors services
  • Garuda ties up with foreign carriers for cargo services
  • Atlas converts Boeings to cargo

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DECEMBER 18, 1997
  • Dutch government wants to sell KLM share
  • ECT must give up interest in Trieste
  • ECTanticipates tripling of rail transport
  • No sea and air cooperation between BTL and Schenker
  • Big reorganisation Stena

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  • Seattle port commission eyes Wall Street parking complex
  • Greenbrier wins orders for 1,000 new railcars
  • Corps awards Bonneville pact to Vallejo, California company
  • BAX Global pays $76 million for freight forwarding firm
  • D. Goode to take helm of railroad association
  • DHL receives first Airbus freighter for international fleet expansion

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  • Hanjin sells off more boxships
    SOUTH Korea's Hanjin Merchant Marine has been forced to sell more containerships in order to meet debt repayments and daily operating expenses as the country plunges into recession.
  • European yards demand aid restrictions
    EUROPEAN shipbuilders yesterday urged the European Union to ensure that any aid given to South Korean shipbuilders as a result of the country's financial crisis is tied to cuts in capacity.
  • Cash injection boosts Swansea dry docks firm
    THE once dilapidated dry docks at Swansea are enjoying a new lease of life following a '1.5m ($2.48m) injection from the parent company Ugland International Holdings, according to docks managing director Robert Gray.
  • German car trade growth
    CAR exports and imports look like being the main driving forces behind growth at the twin ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven for the fifth year running this year, writes Robert Mudge, Bonn.
  • Box market abandons hope of charter rates recovery
    IF the containership charter rates had followed their theoretical trend line, the downward slide in rates which persisted throughout 1996 should have begun turning back upwards by May this year.
  • Phosphate freight eases in light trade
    BUSINESS has been limited for freight of phosphate and bauxite on board panamax dry bulkers over the past week and though there were at least two bauxite cargoes expected to be fixed ahead of the weekend, not much else has surfaced.
  • Customer choice
    TIME was when a marine administration was a government department charged with regulating shipping that flew its flag, which it did with varying degrees of efficiency. The "traditional" maritime nations called the shots internationally and the owners that used them were largely nationals of those countries. It was unlikely that those owners would ever think of themselves as the "customers" of those marine administrations, even though they would invariably be taxpayers. A different culture - possibly even language - seemed to apply.
  • Another year
    IT now seems certain that European Union member states will decide to retain existing levels of shipyard subsidies for a further 12 months, a decision that will be received with a certain amount of relief by European shipbuilders worried sick about the plummeting currencies of the Far East. There are some stalwarts who will maintain, as thay have done for years that to maintain this charade is to perpetuate the global shipyard surplus and that somehow the circle of dependency must be broken.

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DECEMBER 18, 1997
  • Australia to end pooled maritime labour
    THE Australian government has moved to end pooled labour for the maritime industry.
  • Australia abolishes cruise cabotage permits
    CABOTAGE has been abolished for cruiseships serving Australia.
  • Hong Kong moves to encourage teenagers to sea jobs
    THE Hong Kong Shipowners Association is lobbying the government to encourage more teenagers to enter the marine industry.
  • Colombo Dockyard hit hard by berth loss
    COLOMBO Dockyard stands to lose up to 15 per cent of its total shiprepair revenue following the loss of its repair pier, according business manager BJ Subasinghe.
  • Cruise boost for Marseilles
    MARSEILLES is set to become France's leading cruise port next year.
  • Spain to sell off Trasmed's ferry routes
    SPAIN has opened the bidding process for ten ferry routes between the mainland and the Canary and Balearic islands currently operated Trasmediterranea.
  • Shanghai reveals maritime hub plans
    SHANGHAI has released details of its plans to become China's maritime hub.
  • Evergreen makes surprising Med hub decision
    IN A surprising move, Evergreen has applied for a 30 year concession to operate a container facility in south Italy, just 200 miles from Gioia Tauro.
  • Panama signs Canal emergency deal
    THE Panama Canal Commission's Council of Directors has signed an agreement with the US National Response Team to lend assistance in the case of oil spills and other disasters.
  • Indian shipowners seek government support
    INDIA'S shipping freight bill is expected to rise to Rs550bn ($14.3bn) by the end of the ninth plan.
  • Bordeaux targets new roro service
    THE Port of Bordeaux in south-west France is looking to host the introduction of a new roro service link with a port in southern England.
  • Stena Line unveils details of restructure
    STENA Line, the Swedish ferry company, has unveiled details of its future organisation, which aims to cut costs by Skr350m ($47m).
  • ANL sale gathers pace
    AUSTRALIA has announced the start of the sale of state-owned shipping line ANL.
  • Argonaut shareholders approve N&T merger
    AN extraordinary shareholders' meeting at Argonaut has approved the board's proposal to merge the company with Nordström & Thulin
  • Spanish government to sell Barreras
    MADRID has reached agreement on the sale of the Vigo-based Barreras factory of shipbuilder Astilleros Españoles.
  • Clubs' underwriting results are worse, says broker
    THERE are signs that the effects of a soft insurance market are beginning to filter through to P&I clubs' finances, according to Willis Faber Marine.

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  • Norbulk développe des services breakbulk sur l'Asie, le M-O et le sous-continent indien
    L'armement de Hong-Kong Norbulk Cargo Services, dont la création, à l'initiative du capitaine pakistanais Kahanbabi, remonte à 1982 et qui s'est spécialisé dans les trafics d'exportation de bois tropicaux du Far East et du Sud-Est asiatique vers l'Europe, fait actuellement une apparition en force sur la place d'Anvers où il concentre ses trafics de bois au détriment d'Amsterdam et Flessingue et lance trois services de retour distincts en conventionnel/breakbulk à destination de l'Asie, du Moyen-Orient et du sous-continent indien. En outre, c'est unl armement qui se présente so:us un jour différent, ayant fait l'objet d'une restructuration menée par de nouvelles équipes, l'objectif étant de développer d'autres marchés.
  • Seagha et B-Cargo mettent l'avis d'arrivée et les informations ATEL sur Internet
    Dès ce jour, toutes les entreprises raccordées à Internet peuvent consulter l'avis d'arrivée des wagons dans la zone portuaire anversoise sur le "world wide web". Cette initiative commune de Seagha et de B-Cargo renforce une fois de plus le rôle prépondérant joué par la communauté portuaire anversoise dans le domaine de la communication. On se souvient que le port d'Anvers a été un des premiers à avoir son site sur le web, et que sa liste des départs on-line est toujours un des sites portuaires les plus performants.
  • Horn Linie poursuit son service sur les Caraïbes en indépendant
    Les modifications dans l'actionnariat n'auront aucun impact sur la structure du service de ligne assuré par l'armement allemand Horn Linie. L'opérateur maintiendra la fréquence hebdomadaire de son service direct sur les Caraïbes et l'Amérique centrale depuis l'Europe du Nord et l'exploitera sur une base indépendante.
  • Intexo prend pied sur le marché allemand
    La société de distribution Intexo, qui est spécialisée dans les marchandises hightech et les produits de soins de santé, a acquis une participation de 50% dans l'entreprise familiale allemande LTTS (Lange Trans Tech Services). LTTS se concentre sur le transport, l'entreposage, l'installation et la réparation de matériel de haute technologie. Intexo et LTTS se connaissaient déjà: les deux firmes ont créé ensemble la société Langtexo, qui est implantée à Francfort et Strasbourg, et ont été à la base du lancement d'Eurotech, un réseau européen de transporteurs spécialisés.

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  • US companies active in European logistics shake-up
  • 2 top officials in North America leave Inchcape
  • Wildcat strike slows Savannah truck traffic
  • US negotiators discouraged that Brazil still plans to implement maritime tax
  • Alitalia and KLM form partnership
  • ABL-Trans, Interstate are going to join forces
  • Schneider National back in merger arena with Highway Carrier purchase
  • DHL adding nine Airbus freighters to Europe fleet
  • Open FedEx slots at Narita may solve some carriers' woes
  • China revamping foreign trade arm
  • Dance of Sugar Plum Fairies has nothing on the Rate Makers' Two-Step
  • With 3,600 more pages of rebuttal, do NS, CSX protest too much?
  • Matson Navigation's recently approved expansion project will help the Washington port prepare for additional terminal reshuffling

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  • Brisbane coup as Sea-Land signs on
    QUEENSLAND has stolen a march on state rivals by becoming the first to confirm a third container stevedore for its principal port. The Port of Brisbane Corporation and Sea-Land have formed a business alliance, giving the United States company priority use to operate at the port’s newly completed No. 7 Fisherman Islands.
  • AIRC bans Melbourne action
    Patrick yesterday successfully applied to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission for orders which will prohibit members of the Maritime Union of Australia employed by the company in Melbourne from taking any form of industrial action. The orders, which could expose the workers and their union to claims for damages, are current for a period of two months and mark a new low in industrial relations on the Australian waterfront.
  • Reith moves reforms along
    WORKPLACE Relations Minister Peter Reith yesterday yesterday again called on the shipping industry to take responsibility for improving its performance, announcing a series of maritime portfolio decisions which he said followed deliberations by Cabinet earlier in the week The measures were, however, described as a "smokescreen" by the national secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia, John Coombs.
  • No walkout, minister claims
    Meanwhile, a spokesman for Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith denied from Melbourne yesterday that the meeting between the Minister and the MUA was concluded early due to an MUA walkout.
    "We more or less closed the meeting down after an hour and a bit, because it was ‘all over Red Rover’," the spokesman said.
  • BHPT cuts back Americas service
    BHP Transport’s Oakland-based liner service division, IMTL, is to rationalise one of its three Americas routes, dropping Australian direct calls from the US Gulf/South America service early next year.
    The decision to turn the service in New Zealand will reduce BHPT’s trans-Tasman combined fleet by three ships, but the company says the Gulf/SA service ships "do very little trans-Tasman work".

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  • Halla ship held in New Orleans
    As the financial crisis in South Korea deepened, a Panamax bulk carrier operated by the country's troubled Halla Merchant Marine was stuck under an arrest order in New Orleans by creditors seeking claims of more than USD 4m.
  • Cambridge steps on the gas
    There seems to be no end to the the ambitions of Cambridge Partners' Bjorn Q Aaserod. Fresh from assorted newbuilding deals, Aaserod is now planning to launch a gas tanker company that involves some of the biggest names in the business. Junk bonds would finance the project. The cost? More than USD 300m.
  • China seeks partners for new VLCC dock
    Officials at Shanhaiguan Shipyard in China hope to set up a joint venture, possibly with foreign partners, to run a 280,000-dwt drydock before operations begin.
  • Hamburg Sud fights to survive
    A year after Hamburg Sud celebrated its 125th anniversary, the company is fighting one of its toughest battles ever. The German liner's existence is threatened by major players, such as Maersk and Sea-Land, which are pushing freight rates down to loss-making levels on Hamburg Sud's core routes to South America.
  • BLASCO may be out of luck in the UK
    State-owned ships belonging to Ukraine, Russia and Georgia could soon be stripped of protection from seizure and sale in the UK.

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HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
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
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
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
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.
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
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In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
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.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
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
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
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%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
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
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
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
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%
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