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August 8, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cunard fires 92 staff in UK, US as it cuts back capacity
    LUXURY cruise line Cunard sacked 92 shore based employees in the UK and US on Friday as it 'dramatically' reduces capacity due to weakened demand, but insists its Asia-Pacific business is still 'growing steadily'.
  • Maersk Logistics to buy key assets of US firm
  • PSA's China unit in software deal
  • MPA starts probe into collision of S'pore ship
Air and Land Transport
  • Carriers asking for delays in plane deliveries: Airbus
    AIRBUS Industrie said airlines have asked it to delay aircraft deliveries in 2003 and 2004 as a weak global economy hurts demand for air travel and cargo.
  • Thai Airways should speed up sale of stake
  • SIA converts 3 options for B777 into firm orders
  • Thomas Cook India seeks to start charter airline operations
  • FAA orders new engine tests for some 767s
  • Boeing moves 1,100 space jobs from California to cut costs

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cunard fires 92 staff in UK, US as it cuts back capacity
    LUXURY cruise line Cunard sacked 92 shore based employees in the UK and US on Friday as it 'dramatically' reduces capacity due to weakened demand, but insists its Asia-Pacific business is still 'growing steadily'.
  • Maersk Logistics to buy key assets of US firm
  • PSA's China unit in software deal
  • MPA starts probe into collision of S'pore ship
Air and Land Transport
  • Carriers asking for delays in plane deliveries: Airbus
    AIRBUS Industrie said airlines have asked it to delay aircraft deliveries in 2003 and 2004 as a weak global economy hurts demand for air travel and cargo.
  • Thai Airways should speed up sale of stake
  • SIA converts 3 options for B777 into firm orders
  • Thomas Cook India seeks to start charter airline operations
  • FAA orders new engine tests for some 767s
  • Boeing moves 1,100 space jobs from California to cut costs

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai seeks to unify e-commerce platform
  • New online bunkering service from Singapore's MPA
  • Good half year results for Port of Antwerp
  • Minister visits Jurong Port
  • Midwest Express in codeshare with Virgin Atlantic
  • Sixth China/Japan route for China Northwest Airlines
  • British Airways' first quarter results meet expectations
  • South African ACR bids to meet fresh produce demand

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 7, 2001
  • Less containers Rotterdam due to control problems
  • Higher total throughput Rotterdam
  • Lufthansa withdrawal from intercontinental routes
  • USAirways dismissed Bernard offer
  • Emery hub at Singapore

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Tonnage tax: MoS to set up panel in fortnight
  • Anti-dumping duty on Chinese metcoke upsets ferro alloy units
  • Dumping probe into porcelain tiles from China, UAE begun
  • US provides glimmer of hope for Indian steel majors
  • India, Austria sign new double taxation avoidance treaty
  • EPCG scheme amended to curb spares imports
  • Concor-JNPT seminar on 'Intermodal Nagpur' today
  • Spices Board to encourage brand promotion overseas
  • State govt to provide industry a better deal
  • India to review treaty with Nepal in Sept.
  • Guard against swings in capital flows: ex-Governor of RBI
  • Morgan Stanley sees good growth in India, China
  • Chinese envoy highlights positive aspects of SEZs - Speakers at WTC seminar see vast potential in export zones
  • Govt notifies tariff values for import of 3 edible oil items
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures
  • Dock labour leader K. B. Bajpai passes away
  • CII organising interactive session on IDEA in Hyderabad
  • Institute for Logistic Studies Workshop on Aug. 10 & 11
  • WTC to hold seminar on 'Doing Business with S. Africa'

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 7, 2001
  • Is OPEC shooting itself in the foot by cutting output again?
  • Further fall expected in API crude oil stats
  • Vessel carrying Iraqi oil sinks in the Gulf
  • UN wants shorter pricing period for Iraqi oil

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Increasing EU maritime trade
  • Social dumping in Central/Eastern Europe
  • Thessaloniki is to be expanded
  • Container charter market
  • Ford expands distribution network
  • Maersk Logistics France SA takes over D'Click Logistics SA
  • Geodis: good results
  • Exel distributes Ikea
  • Stinnes in China
  • RTW Shipping Agencies for of Lloyd Triestino

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 7, 2001
  • Sixty knot ferry nears completion
    What is being claimed as the "world's fastest ferry to date" is nearing completion at Royal Crown Yachts' shipyard in Tampa Bay, Florida.
  • HDW goes digital
    Germany's largest shipbuilder Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel, is switching its whole development, engineering and product data management onto digital and integrated processes.
  • Royal Olympic cancels remainder of undelivered Explorer's summer program
    The wrangle between Royal Olympic Cruises and shipbuilder Blohm & Voss continues
  • Glacier Bay cruises axed
    The Anchorage Daily News reports that In response to a federal court order, the National Park Service will likely prohibit nine cruise ships from entering Glacier Bay National Park t this summer.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Frontline joins NYSE elite
    JOHN Fredriksen got the honour of ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, the day when his listed tanker vehicle Frontline graduated from the Nasdaq market to a main list...
  • Court cuts cruises to top Alaska beauty spot
    THE cruise industry suffered yet another blow to its Alaska business as a federal court judge ordered a sharp reduction in sailings through Glacier Bay National Park, one of the industry's ma...
  • Hyundai Mipo fire drives up East Asian yard fatality toll to 49 in two months
    A FLASH fire in a newbuilding hull has killed four shipyard workers at Hyundai Mipo, bringing the total death toll in major East Asian yard accidents to 49 in just two months. On June 20, ni...
  • Record capacity at Lloyd's looms
    LLOYD'S appears to be heading for a record £14bn ($19.6bn) of capacity for 2002, as underwriters seek to cash in on rising premiums. The prospective leap from the 2001 figure of £11.1b...
  • Slick spreads in Prince William Sound
    PRINCE William Sound, which the Exxon Valdez turned into the world's most famous oil spill site in 1989, is this week the focus of the most significant clean-up effort since the notorious Exx...

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 7, 2001
  • Prince William Sound in spill alert
  • Cruise lines deny Dominica reports
  • AmClassic silent on newbuildings
  • Grindrod 'shaken into reality'
  • Daewoo to complete restructuring
  • Ocean Glory 'unique', says Panama
  • New firm to handle Qatar ports
  • Study will probe terrorist tactics
  • Tea exporters fear war risk threat
  • NYK spin-off will save $161M
  • Gwadar funds to be agreed in China
  • Coal throughput leaps at Rotterdam
  • Adsteam locked in tug strike talks
  • Vision thruster is not Azipod
  • EC aids Emden feeder plan
  • Brazilian firm tops Itajai bidders
  • Festival refunds Vision passengers
  • Galle's new berth opens
  • Q-Ship to acquire Qatar Subsea

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 7, 2001
  • Cho Yang back in business
    The carrier has restarted two of six former intra-Asia routes through slot-charter agreements.
  • Expeditors profit bucks market
    The air and ocean forwarder reported a healthy net gain in the face of a declining market.
  • Med-US carriers set westbound hike
    Carriers in the United States South Europe Conference plan increases of $80 and $100 beginning in October.
  • Evergreen plans new trans-Pacific service
  • ClearCross to offer Andersen trade consulting
  • Liberty Maritime launches U.S.-flag ship
  • ANZDL, Contship Tampa-bound
  • China Shipping to merge Asia-Europe routes
  • BNSF, CSXT streamline Chicago traffic
  • Logistics.com wins Staples contract
  • Danzas in Mexico joint venture
  • PIERS adds maritime pre-arrival data
  • DHL adds Bangladesh apparel service

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Rotterdam: le trafic de containers a reculé au premier semestre
    Au premier semestre, le port de Rotterdam a transbordé 2,3% de plus de marchandises qu’au cours des six premiers mois de 2000 mais le grand port néerlandais a également subi une baisse du transbordement de containers (-6,8% en volume). Le transbordement de marchandises a augmenté à 161,8 mio. de tonnes grâce aux excellents résultats dans des secteurs comme le charbon (+33,5%), les produits pétroliers et petcokes (+16,1%), le pétrole brut (+7,5%) et les vracs agricoles (+16%). Le trafic à l’entrée a augmenté de près de 5% tandis que celui à la sortie a baissé d’un peu plus de 6%. L’Entreprise portuaire Communale (GHR) ne s’attend pas à un record cette année, suite entre autres au ralentissement de la croissance économique.
  • Par quel type de navire ISH va-t-il remplacer ses LASH?
    Il ne reste plus beaucoup de navires porte-barges made in USA de par le monde. Les fameux “Seabeas” de Lykes Lines, transportant des barges de 850 t de capacité ont été transférés à la flotte de réserve de l’US Navy, quant aux “Lash” sur la trentaine qui furent construits il n’en reste plus qu’une dizaine en activité, les autres ayant été convertis en porte-containers intégraux ou envoyés à la casse. Ce nombre va encore diminuer prochainement étant donné que l’armement américain International Shipholding, qui en exploite encore sept, va les mettre en vente. D’ici 6 mois une décision devrait tomber relative au type de navire qui prendra la relève des ces unités dans les trafics dans lesquels elles sont alignées.
  • ÖBB: vers l’acquisition de nouveaux wagons pour la “Rollende Landstrasse”
    A peine entré en fonction, le nouveau président des chemins de fer autrichiens ÖBB Rüdiger vorm Walde a déjà laissé entendre que les tarifs voyageurs étaient fort bas par rapport aux normes européennes. Il faudra donc les augmenter, a-t-il déclaré sans toutefois avancer ni pourcentage ni date. De son côté, le gouvernement autrichien entend promouvoir le transfert de la route vers le rail, et plus particulièrement vers la “Rollende Landstrasse”.
  • MSC entame la desserte des Caraïbes au départ de Freeport
    L’armement mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) n’est toujours pas à court d’initiatives. Après avoir lancé son propre service feeder dans le golfe arabique, il entamera dans les prochains jours la desserte des Caraïbes au départ de Freeport, ceci avec trois unités feeder qui opéreront en fonction de trois rotations distinctes. Pour MSC il s’agit d’un nouveau trafic. Au départ d’Europe du Nord, notamment d’Anvers, cette desserte est assurée via le service hebdomadaire “Atlantique Sud/Golfe” que l’armement assure avec des PC de 3.000 TEU et qui escalent à Freeport avant de poursuivre vers Miami.

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 7, 2001
  • Gulfcoast Transit adds bulk carrier to fleet
    The US barge and tug operator is expected to buy more bulk carriers and barges to cater to high demand.
  • Bargain hunters boost OMI stock
    The stock was seen as undervalued after falling gradually for the past month.
  • Two more storms may hit US Gulf in August
    A total of 12 storms is predicted for the hurricane season in the US Gulf and Atlantic Ocean.
  • Enterprises bondholders respond to ship arrest
    Bondholders will continue to scrunitise all transactions involving sale of the company's assets.
  • Royal Olympic cancels summer cruises
    Delivery of Olympic Explorer faces further delays due to technical modifications.
  • Analysts see bullish long-term Frontline outlook
    The transfer to NYSE is expected to improve stock liquidity and raise prices.
  • Copenhagen Tankers buys Armada
    Consolidation tactics continue to sweep through the tanker sector.
  • Snubbed rivals could team up for second HBG bid
    Two Dutch companies could launch a hostile move for dredging and construction firm HBG.
  • Anangel-American raises net profits
    Earnings are expected to dip in the third quarter amid weakening freight rates.
  • Stalemate after Enterprises ship arrest
    A meeting between noteholders and struggling reefer company Enterprises looks unlikely ahead of court hearing.
  • Rate increase helps WG&A rise above fuel costs
    Interim profits have more than doubled at the Philippines ferry operator in the first six months.
  • Piracy attacks on the rise
    Indonesia is way ahead of the pack on the list of piracy hotspots, but the authorities are fighting back.
  • Stolt tankers held in Australia
    A Stolt Nielsen-chartered tanker had its full ISM certificate withdrawn after being detained in Australia.
  • Keppel abandons yard merger
    Singapore's Keppel Corp is focusing on privatising Keppel FELS, rather than merging it with Keppel Hitachi Zosen.
  • Marine engine orders slow for Wartsila
    Gas power plants are earning the profits for Finnish engine maker Wartsila, while marine demand takes a breather.
  • Navion still on course
    Norway's shuttle tanker owner has already beaten the profit figure for the whole of last year.
  • Qatar Shipping interims soar
    Results for the first six months of 2001 have tripled at the expansionist Qatar-based tanker and OBO operator.
  • Hyundai Mipo fire claims four
    Four workers killed and two injured in fire aboard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard newbuilding.
  • Frontline lists on NYSE
    Norwegian owner John Fredriksen was in celebratory mood in New York on Monday.

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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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