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January 23, 1998
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  • PSA ties up with Italy's Fiat for its first Europe port project
    PSA has signed an agreement to buy 60% of Italian port and logistics firm Sinport
  • Kelang Port told to refloat An Tai
  • Key maritime talks between US and China, Brazil will test ties
  • Guangzhou has US$400m of orders, plans to expand

  • Airbus, Boeing's backlog of Asian orders at US$30b
    The 260 planes make up 10% of units to be delivered, but include many widebodies
  • MAS in talks with Delta to switch slots for Boeing deliveries
  • Airbus close to selling 180 planes: report
  • JAL reduces flights to HK, Manila, S'pore
  • Japan says US request for extra 56 flights is 'too much'
  • Canadian railway's profit picks up 42%

  • Panama is still number one
    Lloyd's Register also lists Liberia, Greece, Bahamas, Cyprus, Malta, Japan, Norway, China and S'pore among top flags

  • Second arrest of a released vessel may not constitute abuse of court

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  • FEFC set rates not implemented across the board
  • Sooho Cho elected as chairman of KSA
  • Shanghai launches channel-deepening project
  • Philippine line raises funds through sales
  • Thai shipping group drops out of state fleet development
  • Continental boosts cargo RTM
  • Royal Aviation buys B-737 cargo planes
  • Asian flights trimmed by Qantas
  • Mercury tops off LAX facility

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JANUARY 22, 1998
  • British EU chairman plumps for safety
  • NS Cargo books 18% growth in intermodal transport
  • Army to protect money transports
  • Far East rates drop, with volumes up to the mark
  • DAF orders rapid systems from Digital

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  • Partners will operate as ‘New World Alliance’
  • San Juan operations director wins ‘97 Thomas Crowley Trophy
  • B.C. port sees third best year
  • Ships are working at Kalama North Port
  • U.S. and Netherlands will share information
  • Grand Alliance picks Hamburg as port of call for Asia shipping
  • Safmarine plans shipping routes to Africa and India

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  • Trio set to operate under 'New World Alliance'
  • Hanjin's Sooho Cho elected KSA chairman
  • Japan, Korea agree on ferry expansion
  • Yokohama Reito to open biggest cold storage in Tokyo
  • Russo-Japan Siberian rail talk soon in Tokyo
  • Export cargo volume at TACT hits record

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  • Daewoo acts to help ease Korean crisis
    MANAGERIAL staff at Daewoo Heavy Industries have accepted salary cuts of 10%-15% and shipyard production personnel have agreed to work an extra hour a day for no additional payment to help pull the South Korean economy through its financial crisis.
  • FPSO blockade halted
    A BLOCKADE of BP's Schiehallion FPSO in Belfast harbour by Greenpeace was cut short yesterday, after safety considerations forced the environmental action group to abandon its protest, writes Quentin Sommerville.
  • Box chartering undergoes a lull
    THIS is the time of year when the containership charter market becomes blurred. Brokers complain that everyone seems to shut up shop over Christmas and the New Year in Europe, reopening for a short while in early January. And then it all slows down again for the Chinese New Year.
  • Ras Laffan receives 'negative implications'
    STANDARD & Poor's has retained on its CreditWatch "with negative implications" two bond issues totalling $1.2bn from Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co.
  • Global lines in new alliance
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine, APL and Mitsui OSK will operate under the name New World Alliance in their new network of global container shipping services.
  • Shippers pledge to move more cargo with Taca members
    SHIPPERS have pledged to move more cargo this year with members of the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement under annual service contracts than in 1997, writes Janet Porter.
  • US pilot crackdown move
    THE US Coast Guard has proposed new regulations requiring that all merchant vessels in foreign trade on North Carolina's Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear Rivers must be under the direction and control of federally-licensed pilots, unless state licensed pilots have control.
  • Transroll to boost service capacity
    BRAZILIAN shipowner and operator Transroll Navegacao is to boost its capacity and frequency between north Europe and east coast South America in May with the deployment of the 1,650 teu Sirius.

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JANUARY 22, 1998
  • NCLH rejects takeover rumours
    THE Oslo-based cruise shipping group NCL Holding has issued a statement rejecting rumours that P&O's Princess Cruises might bid for the company.
  • Substantial shipyard overcapacity forecast
    THERE will be a substantial overcapacity in world shipbuilding by the year 2000, according to Nomura Research of Japan.
  • Mercur Tankers buys roro ship
    MERCUR Tankers has bought a roro container vessel in a move to widen its activities outside the tanker business.
  • Japan remains top ship exporter
    JAPAN remained the world's largest ship exporter last year for the fourth consecutive year.
  • Currency woes hit Asian steel exports
    SOUTH Korea's economic turmoil threatens to put a dent in its steel-making industry.
  • Weak currencies threaten Chinese builder
    WEAKENING Korean and Japanese currencies are a major threat to the competitiveness of Chinese shipyards, according to the president of China State Shipbuilding Corp.
  • Judge rules on Lloyd's Names
    A JUDGE today ruled that Lloyd's had now produced a finality statement in an "intelligible form" which complied sufficiently with the requirements of Equitas clause 5.10.
  • Gibraltar tug company plans MBO
    HOWARD Smith, the UK-BASED towage and salvage company, appears to be in the first stages of negotiating a management buyout of its Gibraltar subsidiary.
  • Sea Containers announces record carryings
    THE launch of the SuperSeaCat on the English Channel helped Sea Containers reach record carryings on passenger and vehicle carrying services last year.
  • Thamesport wins Canadian service
    THE St Lawrence Co-ordinated Service (SLCS), operated by Canada Maritime and OOCL, is switching its UK port of call from Felixstowe to Thamesport from next month.
  • BV launches ISM software
    AN ISM compliant software system was unveiled yesterday by BV and Trident Software Developments, in the first such tie up between a software company and a class society.
  • Weak yen slows down Japanese-flag decline
    THE decline in the number of Japanese-flagged ships has slackened because the weak yen has boosted their competitiveness.
  • Sweden reaches ITF accord
    THE majority of Swedish-owned foreign registered vessels will soon be covered by collective agreements at a level acceptable to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF).
  • Texaco boosts bunkers in Gibraltar
    TEXACO is to restructure its bunkering operations in Gibraltar from February 1.
  • Owners protest against new Brazilian tax
    A NEW tax on shipowners imposed by the Brazilian government earlier this month has sparked a huge protest from a shipowner's body.
  • Trinidad signs natural gas deal
    TRINIDAD and Tobago is set to become a major player for lng exports after the government yesterday signed an agreement to finance a $1.6bn project.
  • Firm rates boost Teekay
    FIRM freight rates for aframax tankers and lower bunker fuel costs boosted fourth quarter results for Teekay Shipping.
  • Antwerp container dock wins approval
    THE regional government of Flanders in Belgium has given official authorisation for the construction of a Bf 15bn ($397m) tidal container dock with direct access to the river Scheldt.

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  • OCHZ: un mia. de BEF investis dans la nouvelle dimension
    A la mi-1999, le terminal à containers de l'OCHZ (Ocean Container terminal Hessenatie Zeebrugge), dans l'avant-port, présentera une physionomie totalement différente, celle d'une installation ultra-moderne apte à traiter des PC de 4.000 TEU et plus, dans des conditions plus optimales qu'aujourd'hui et ce, dans le contexte de dessertes rapides, tant côté maritime que terrestre car ladite installation reste également un terminal ferroviaire. L'outil comptera alors 8 portiques dont 3 super-postpanamax et une grue Gottwald, ceci pour une capacité annuelle de 400.000 containers ou 540.000 TEU.
  • J. Bellekens va construire une nouvelle plate-forme de groupage
    La société de transport routier international J. Bellekens a été élue Transporteur de l'Année 1998 par les lecteurs du magazine Truck & Business. Cette entreprise de groupage devrait connaître cette année une évolution importante, avons-nous appris lors de la réception ayant suivi la remise du trophée. Jozef Bellekens nous a en effet déclaré que de toutes nouvelles installations, sensiblement plus grandes que les actuelles, seront construites.
  • L'année de tous les records pour le complexe portuaire liégeois
    La région liégeoise connaît, depuis quelques années, une activité portuaire en expansion continue. En 1997, Liège renforce encore, devant Strasbourg et tous les grands ports rhénans, sa position de troisième port européen d'intérieur, derrière Duisbourg-Ruhrort et Paris, dont elle se rapproche. En effet, avec 23,9 millions de tonnes manipulées, Liège réalise, en 1997, une progression de 10,63 % par rapport à 1996.
  • Les autorités fédérales respectent le calendrier des réformes de la navigation intérieure
    "En vue de la libéralisation complète de la navigation intérieure en 2000, j'ai précisé à toutes les parties concernées que la Belgique transposerait la directive 96/75 du Conseil des Communautés européennes dans la totalité de ses aspects, en ce compris le timing proposé". C'est ce qu'a répondu le ministre fédéral des Communications Michel Daerden à une question parlementaire de J. Van Eetvelt du CVP.

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  • Draft restrictions set for Panama Canal
  • Mexico expects to complete its first airport concession sale by midyear
  • Antwerp wins approval to build box terminal
  • Heavy-truck makers on roll at end of 3rd-biggest year
  • Air France gets OK for China flights
  • Hong Kong seeks more equity in rail line
  • Daily tanker index planned
  • Reebok to ship through Rotterdam
  • Arrow links Houston with South America
  • South Korean tanker seized in Hawaii
  • Canadian truckers protest Customs border proposal
  • Merger of rival German ports seen as strength in unity
  • Shipowners urged to beat the deadline on safety management code compliance
  • Rail industry optimistic that 1998 will smooth out some road bumps

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  • Filing opens North American questions
    The implications of yesterday’s filing of a space charter and sailing agreements by the three conference carriers in the north American trade, Australia-New Zealand Direct Line, Blue Star Line and Columbus line are still under discussion. As reported yesterday, the carriers have made the application with United States’ Federal Maritime Commission and will have to wait up to 45 days before receiving a ruling.
  • Asian freight rates slide on bulk trade
    Asia’s currency crisis has sent freight rates for the bulk commodity trade plummeting by as much as 20 per cent, with shipping sources forecasting that the trend will continue until at least the third quarter of this year.
    Shipping brokers say the combination of the high level of service on shipping routes between Australia and Asia and reduced demand for bulk commodities has driven freight rates down by around 8 per cent over the past few months.
  • Wellington terminal OK ‘premature’
    Reports from New Zealand this week that agreement has finally been reached on construction of a new ferry terminal at Wellington’s Glasgow Wharf, replacing the existing terminal, have been dismissed by the Port of Wellington and the Wellington City Council.
    Ken Harris, the port’s chief executive said that the port was still negotiating with (terminal user) Tranz Rail and was a long way off beginning construction.
  • Safe boating campaign
    In a campaign launched in Fremantle this week, recreational boat owners have been urged to exercise more care when approaching commercial shipping vessels.
    The safety campaign, which is being jointly run by the WA Department of Transport and the Fremantle Port Authority, features a video which shows the problems faced by ships’ masters and pilots in confined waters and the safety measures the owners of pleasure craft can take to prevent collisions.
  • Queensland Rail’s flood bill tops $3m
    The damage bill to rail-related infrastructure following the recent record floods in northern Queensland had reached $3 million, Queensland Rail said yesterday.
    Flood-ravaged northern Queensland continued its massive clean-up this week, as most vital transport links and services in the region around Townsville returned to normal.

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  • Asian ills infect more players
    Japanese trading houses appear to be among the latest victims of the financial crisis plaguing Asia. Meanwhile, vessels in the sagging fleet of Halla Merchant Marine are up for grabs and even the mighty Hyundai is scrambling to relieve its debt load... eliminating the most likely saviour of the once-expansive Halla shipyard. In Indonesia, shipping companies linked to the faltering Suharto regime are putting on a brave face.
  • Greeks linked to VLCC orders
    NKK Corp in Japan is reportedly close to signing a USD 168m newbuilding deal for two VLCCs with a Greek shipowner.
  • Baltic truce leaves some still fuming
    A massive row inside the Baltic Exchange over its plans to launch a tanker freight futures index has simmered down, with the London Tanker Brokers Panel (LTBP) ending its opposition.
  • Bets placed on New York cruise project
    A new gambling-cruise operation about to be launched in New York by a group with strong links to Singapore-based Star Cruises reflects enthusiasm for a potentially lucrative market here rather than a souring on economically troubled Asia, a top executive tells TradeWinds.
  • B+H boosts fleet with Ceres ships
    B+H of the US is expanding its fleet of product/chemical tankers, reportedly purchasing four vessels from Ceres Hellenic Shipping of Greece for USD 42m en bloc.

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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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