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April 4, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call for world ports to join hands to face competition
    Increasing market clout of shipping lines also makes sense for cooperation: Port of Hamburg official
  • New portal for surplus cargo space
  • AP Moeller '99 profit up 11% as Sea-Land boosts sales
  • Keppel Smit venture eyes bigger Philippine share
Air and Land Transport
  • Qantas willing to pay up to US$1b for Air NZ stake: CEO
    Aussie carrier also looking at buying into another airline for US$700m-US$1b
  • Boeing sees more jet sales in 2000
  • Nepal, India fail to agree on resuming Indian Airlines flights
  • Thousands march over sale of Rover
  • Kuwait Airways reports greater loss in FY98/99
Features
  • Port sale faces political storm
    Planned trade sale of South Australian Ports Corp has upset groups from grain growers to workers and farmers

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call for world ports to join hands to face competition
    Increasing market clout of shipping lines also makes sense for cooperation: Port of Hamburg official
  • New portal for surplus cargo space
  • AP Moeller '99 profit up 11% as Sea-Land boosts sales
  • Keppel Smit venture eyes bigger Philippine share
Air and Land Transport
  • Qantas willing to pay up to US$1b for Air NZ stake: CEO
    Aussie carrier also looking at buying into another airline for US$700m-US$1b
  • Boeing sees more jet sales in 2000
  • Nepal, India fail to agree on resuming Indian Airlines flights
  • Thousands march over sale of Rover
  • Kuwait Airways reports greater loss in FY98/99
Features
  • Port sale faces political storm
    Planned trade sale of South Australian Ports Corp has upset groups from grain growers to workers and farmers

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call for world ports to join hands to face competition
    Increasing market clout of shipping lines also makes sense for cooperation: Port of Hamburg official
  • New portal for surplus cargo space
  • AP Moeller '99 profit up 11% as Sea-Land boosts sales
  • Keppel Smit venture eyes bigger Philippine share
Air and Land Transport
  • Qantas willing to pay up to US$1b for Air NZ stake: CEO
    Aussie carrier also looking at buying into another airline for US$700m-US$1b
  • Boeing sees more jet sales in 2000
  • Nepal, India fail to agree on resuming Indian Airlines flights
  • Thousands march over sale of Rover
  • Kuwait Airways reports greater loss in FY98/99
Features
  • Port sale faces political storm
    Planned trade sale of South Australian Ports Corp has upset groups from grain growers to workers and farmers

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 3, 2000
  • Danzas stake in Finnish post logistics
  • P&O to launch Korea/China-Caribbean service
  • Continental Airlines with B-777 on Houston-Paris
  • Canadian truckers urge government to discuss tax reductions
  • ChemConnect partners with Optimum Logistics
  • Ansett chief may take helm at BA
  • BA and American Airlines revive alliance talks

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 3, 2000
  • KPT retains No. 1 slot for 3rd consecutive year - Kandla first Major Port to cross 46-mt mark in cargo handling
  • Zim turns corner in ,99 with net profit of $ 25 m
  • Panel to press for restoring tax sop to exporters
  • India, Singapore sign MoU to set up information technology task force
  • Credit policy on April 27
  • APL introduces wireless way of tracking shipments
  • EOUs, EPZs don't need licence to make SSI items
  • Container handling crosses 3 lakh TEUs mark in 1999-2000 : Chennai Port handles record 37.44 mt traffic
  • New Exim Policy ' Highlights
  • Exporter-friendly policy will enthuse trade, says Fieo
  • ST on computer hardware cut to 4 pc in State
  • PSA's global advisory body upbeat on liner shipping
  • Mandwa jetty to be renovated
  • Handicrafts EPC draws up strategy for Latin America
  • Govt revises wheat prices
  • JPDC holds India Vision 2000 design contest
  • Port federations meet in Calcutta on April 11

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 3, 2000
  • Emergency Bunker Surcharges to be introduced in Far East and Australasia
  • Company update: BGM Petrotrade, Poland
  • Mixed outlook for European oil products
  • ExxonMobil merger creates world's leading bunker supplier

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Cargo Info simplifies customs tariff
  • Internet trade standard launched
  • P&O Ports experts move in to jack up Durban productivity
  • Charity partnership
  • Coega seismic monitoring starts
  • Far East leads airfreight growth
  • Converted containers grow into thriving industry
  • Debt-plagued Affretair goes to the wall
  • February sets export record
  • SA to join South American trade bloc
  • Beitbridge agent finds booming training need
  • Property company focuses on container park niche
  • Wharf Rat
  • Cargo Info gets the thumbs up
  • 'Drown the wharf rat'
  • Exhibitors sign up thick and fast for maritime expo
  • 'Lines should review rates on individual customer basis'
  • Port rotation changes
  • Alternative finance option benefits smaller exporters
  • Bax makes Africa moves
  • Bunker shortage delays Durban, RB vessels
  • Latest Zimbabwe trade stats reveal marginal export growth Total Africa growth looks promising
  • Zimbabwe Trade Statistics
  • Durban company to salvage sunken Beira trawler
  • Trade Statistics
  • Textile trade show
  • Kennedy joins Rennies
  • Motor industry drives up container volumes
  • Spoornet chief rings the changes
  • Wilhelmsen focuses on car carriers
  • Bunkering course to be held in Durban
  • Cape Town champions centre for aspirant exporters

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 3, 2000
  • Brazil joint venture by Friede Goldman
    Friede Goldman Offshore and Brazilian yard EISA intend to form a joint venture that will actively pursue offshore energy projects in Brazil and other parts of the world with Friede Goldman Offshore serving as prime contractor and EISA providing fabrication services.
  • Problems mount at Hvide Marine
    Jean Fitzgerald, Chairman and CEO of Hvide Marine Inc. has been hospitalized with a heart condition. The news follows an announcement by Hvide Marine that "due to adverse market conditions in its three principal businesses, it anticipates lower-than-projected earnings for the first quarter of 2000", and expected it would not be in compliance with certain covenants in its bank credit agreement as of March 31, 2000.
  • Liberia to hold inquiry into Martina casualty
  • ExxonMobil merger creates world's leading bunker supplier
    The merger of the marine fuels operationss of Exxon and Mobil has created a network of over 150 ports in sixty countries, through which more than 15 million tons of marine fuel are supplied annually.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • P&O to float ABC as Shougang exits
    P&O has taken full control of Associated Bulk Carriers and is expected to pump around £100m ($160m) of fresh capital into the financially debilitated capesize operator ahead of an initial public offering later this year.
  • Silvio Berlusconi takes ferry route to the hustings
    NOT content with a traditional election bus, one of Italy's leading politicians has broken the campaign mould by going one step further and chartering a ferry, writes Giovanni Paci, Milan.
  • Bunker prices fear in ExxonMobil net
    THE ExxonMobil merger has given birth to the world's largest supplier of marine fuels - and caused fears of rising bunker prices.
  • JoC set to stop daily presses
    THE Journal of Commerce, the daily newspaper that has been a staple of America's life as a trading nation for 172 years, is to close in May, according to reliable sources in New York. They cited several years of plummeting advertising revenues and falling subscription levels as reasons for the decision.
  • Europeans back Korea yard deal
    A MAJORITY of EU member states support an agreement negotiated by the European Commission with the South Korean authorities to curb unfair shipyard practices in Korea.
  • Numast asks Sterling to intervene in P&O pay row
    NUMAST has appealed to P&O chairman Lord Sterling to intervene in the continuing pay row at P&O Ferries.
  • Intertanko warns of another Erika
    PRODUCT tankers represent a sector at high risk of repeating the Erika disaster, tanker owners group Intertanko has warned.
  • Embattled Hvide Marine faces fresh setback
    EMBATTLED Hvide Marine, which continues to struggle following its emergence in December from Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection, has said that it was likely to fail to meet its bank covenants as of the end of March.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • La navigation citernière belge s'apprête à mener des actions
    Aussi incroyable que cela puisse paraître, le secteur de la navigation citernière belge ne parvient pas à obtenir une surcharge de soute alors que les prix de fuel ont augmenté dans des proportions considérables. C'est d'autant plus incroyable que dans les autres secteurs du transport fluvial, une telle surcharge est obtenue, car incluse dans les contrats. Sur le marché spot, elle est incluse dans le fret. Ceci étant, le pourcentage de ladite surcharge dépend de la distance par rapport au fret. Dans le cas de contrats de 3, 6 mois ou un an, les commissionnaires de transport prévoient une clause de gazoil. Quoi qu'il en soit, dans le secteur de la navigation citernière c'est le blocage, les affréteurs ne veulent rien entendre, ceci alors que les principaux chargeurs, en d'autres termes, des compagnies pétrolières, sont parfaitement au fait de cette augmentation des prix du fuel.
  • Royaume-Uni: des mesures plus sévères pour contrer l'immigration clandestine
    Une nouvelle réglementation est entrée en vigueur hier lundi au Royaume-Uni, rendant encore plus sévères les sanctions à l'égard des transporteurs ayant des immigrés illégaux à bord de leurs véhicules. Une amende de pas moins de 2.000 GBP (135.000 BEF) par personne découverte sera imposée, et le véhicule sera le cas échéant saisi. Le gouvernement britannique veut être sûr que les chauffeurs inspecteront mieux leur véhicule avant de monter à bord du ferry ou de la navette Eurotunnel.
  • La CPF retrouve un second souffle
    Après des mois de tergiversations, qui laissaient supposer que la Commission portuaire flamande était définitivement mise en veilleuse, un accord a finalement pu être réalisé en ce qui concerne la répartition des sièges au conseil, grand sujet de discorde. Ledit conseil a ainsi vu sa composition modifiée, Anvers ayant obtenu gain de cause puisque sa représentation passe de deux à 5 mandats. Par la même occasion, la CPF retrouve un second souffle.
  • LD Cotton International gère une partie de son trafic de coton à partir d'Anvers
    Le groupe Louis Dreyfus se concentre principalement sur la production et le commerce de produits agricoles comme le riz, le café et les céréales. Dans le secteur du coton, les activités commerciales du groupe sont en partie dirigées à partir d'Anvers, où est établi le siège de la filiale spécialisée Louis Dreyfus Cotton International, qui est née de la reprise du groupe Bunge par LD il y a environ huit ans. L'entreprise est active sur un marché marqué par des évolutions et fluctuations constantes.

Marine Linkweb site
APRIL 3, 2000
  • Danzas Gets Stake In Finnish Logistics Group
  • Luka, Intereuropa Call Off Merger
  • Finnish Ports Get Back To Normal As Strike Ends
  • South Australian Ports Sale Faces Political Storm
  • Hvide CEO Hospitalized
  • P&O Plans Associated Bulk Carriers IPO
  • French Government, TotalFina Targeted In Erika Protest
  • Planned Tanker Ban Could Put European Oil Supply At Risk

Traffic Worldweb site
  • If other railroad executives had their druthers, Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad President Kevin Schieffer would be sentenced to hard labor in a re-education camp for expressing the heretic notion that railroads should compete more with each other. "The customer is not the enemy," said Schieffer, who envisions linking his 1,121-mile regional railroad with other regionals and shortlines to create effective new competition for Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the Union Pacific in the West.
  • To build or not to build - inland waterways projects, that is - is the question that's turned into a battle involving barge operators, the Army Corps of Engineers and environmentalists. Hanging in the balance are $2 billion worth of improvements to a dozen navigation locks on the upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers intended to speed the passage of barge tows and reduce congestion. But a controversial study by the Corps concludes that even with the possibility of barge tonnage doubling over the next 50 years, improvements may not be justified.
  • Red lights to trade could be turning green in key foreign markets, opening up new routes for importers and exporters. The changes signal not only increased trade volumes but shifts in global and regional trading patterns as well. With a combined population of more than 2 billion people, China and India alone could provide the pulling power needed to sustain recent growth rates in global trade. Congressional researchers project that granting China permanent normal trade relations status would generate $13 billion worth of U.S. exports in five years. Agricultural exports would increase by an estimated $2 billion a year.
  • Shippers are breathing fire over a move by the National Classification Committee that they claim could double and perhaps triple the cost of shipping a wide variety of commodities generally labeled as "poisonous materials." The NCC is considering a proposal, approved by an NCC panel Feb. 7, that would change the classification of some poisonous commodities from their current level in Classes 55 to 125 to Classes 200 to 300. In an analysis of the proposal, the NCC said the class changes are needed to take into account the hazardous nature of the products, co-loading restrictions and segregation requirements for poisons, and motor carriers' stowing, handling and liability concerns.
  • Considering the nature of the crimes it admitted to, some observers believe Fine Air Services walked away from a 28-month criminal investigation virtually unscathed. Under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami, Fine Air and its joint venture partner must pay a $5 million fine and suffer four years of court probation. Fine also has to implement a new safety program and hire an independent auditor to monitor it. The FAA and DOT are holding up the plea agreement as a great example of interagency cooperation. Others are wondering why the company got off so easily.
  • The important role ocean shipping can play in the global economy highlights the "desperate need" for additional reform of liner conferences and the end of their unique price-fixing privileges, according to the head of the European Shippers Council. "Since the late 1970s ... liner conferences have been constant thorns in the sides of shippers," the ESC's Chris Welch told the Containerization International Third Annual Conference in London. "They have habitually and regularly disrupted the normal function of the market, caused serious damage to customer-supplier relationships and, in a number of cases, have eliminated effective competition and abused their dominant position in the market." According to Welch, recent helpful reforms of ocean shipping have occurred because of concerted action by shippers around the world.
  • Norfolk Southern, CSX and Union Pacific Railroad have all implemented - or soon will - incentive programs aimed at expediting shipments of finished vehicles from auto ramps to car dealerships. There are both penalty-based and reward-based incentives, depending on the railroad. And there are mixed feelings among the auto manufacturers as to how much they should be responsible for cars that tend to sit at railheads. Who will be responsible for paying any penalties - the manufacturers or the haulaway carriers - remains at issue.
  • IBM and Qwest announced a $5 billion initiative. Qwest has selected IBM Global Services to build and provide operational support for 28 new Internet data centers, called Qwest CyberCenters. Revenue from the centers, expected to be over $5 billion, will be split almost equally between the two companies. IBM also announced an alliance with CommerceQuest to create five electronic-marketplaces, with plans to deliver 60 more by the end of the year. On the supply-chain front, IBM unveiled several initiatives geared toward small to midsize companies at its annual Supply Chain Management conference in Las Vegas.

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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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