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January 10, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's throughput jumps 7.2% to record 17.04m TEUs
    [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation chalked up a record throughput of over 17.04 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) last year, a jump of 7.2 per cent or 1.1 million containers over 1999.
  • Gunmen attack Tanzanian ferry
  • P&O Nedlloyd in new US-Med service
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx close to delivery pact with US Postal Service
    [NEW YORK] FedEx Corp is close to agreement on a record delivery contract with the US Postal Service that could bring the Memphis-based cargo carrier more than US$5 billion (S$8.65 billion) in revenue in the coming years, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition yesterday.
  • Airbus to become a company by next month
  • SIA adds capacity on M'sia flights
  • Korean Air aims for 6t won in sales
  • New Delhi airport reopens after fog lifts
  • Nigeria Air resumes direct flights to London
Features
  • Anti-trust fears flare again
    [WASHINGTON] APROPOSAL by AMR Corp's American Airlines to widen its reach re-ignited anti-trust concern on Monday over the prospect of "megacarriers" with colossal power over the industry.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's throughput jumps 7.2% to record 17.04m TEUs
    [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation chalked up a record throughput of over 17.04 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) last year, a jump of 7.2 per cent or 1.1 million containers over 1999.
  • Gunmen attack Tanzanian ferry
  • P&O Nedlloyd in new US-Med service
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx close to delivery pact with US Postal Service
    [NEW YORK] FedEx Corp is close to agreement on a record delivery contract with the US Postal Service that could bring the Memphis-based cargo carrier more than US$5 billion (S$8.65 billion) in revenue in the coming years, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition yesterday.
  • Airbus to become a company by next month
  • SIA adds capacity on M'sia flights
  • Korean Air aims for 6t won in sales
  • New Delhi airport reopens after fog lifts
  • Nigeria Air resumes direct flights to London
Features
  • Anti-trust fears flare again
    [WASHINGTON] APROPOSAL by AMR Corp's American Airlines to widen its reach re-ignited anti-trust concern on Monday over the prospect of "megacarriers" with colossal power over the industry.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's throughput jumps 7.2% to record 17.04m TEUs
    [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation chalked up a record throughput of over 17.04 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) last year, a jump of 7.2 per cent or 1.1 million containers over 1999.
  • Gunmen attack Tanzanian ferry
  • P&O Nedlloyd in new US-Med service
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx close to delivery pact with US Postal Service
    [NEW YORK] FedEx Corp is close to agreement on a record delivery contract with the US Postal Service that could bring the Memphis-based cargo carrier more than US$5 billion (S$8.65 billion) in revenue in the coming years, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition yesterday.
  • Airbus to become a company by next month
  • SIA adds capacity on M'sia flights
  • Korean Air aims for 6t won in sales
  • New Delhi airport reopens after fog lifts
  • Nigeria Air resumes direct flights to London
Features
  • Anti-trust fears flare again
    [WASHINGTON] APROPOSAL by AMR Corp's American Airlines to widen its reach re-ignited anti-trust concern on Monday over the prospect of "megacarriers" with colossal power over the industry.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • APL Logistics launching technology subsidiary after GATX purchase
    The company, which announced on Monday that it would buy Jacksonville, Fla.-based GATX Logistics, will establish a separate company to handle logistics information management, said Dick Metzler, the company's top executive.
  • Grand Alliance to add boost capacity in Asia-Europe and trans-Pacific trades
    Hapag-Lloyd, Malaysia International Shipping Corp., NYK Line, OOCL and P&O Nedlloyd will deploy five additional ships capable of carrying 200,000 TEUs a year to the Pacific trades, and another eight of similar size to the Asia-Europe trades.
  • Maersk Sealand set to sign new contract at Charleston
    The four-year agreement with the South Carolina State Port Authority solidifies Charleston as the line's key port in the South Atlantic.
  • Celarix partners with NextLinx
  • DOT intermodal connector study to spur discussion
  • Work on ferries completed; CG Railway's US-Mexico service set to start Jan. 26
  • Container volume tops 17 million TEUs at Singapore
  • Tech Talk by Mike Berman: Wireless e-mail product leaves you waiting for more
  • UPS places order for 60 Airbus freighters
  • Postal Service, FedEx continue to discuss alliance
  • Dole Ocean Cargo withdraws from Central America Discussion Agreement
  • China pushes for direct air links to Taiwan

Sched Netweb site
  • APL Logistics takes over GATX
  • Pelling joins HSBC Marine team
  • Ecu-Line Australia opens shop
  • Port Corp III to expand Tembaga
  • P&ON to float Gamex service
  • Huge FedEx order in the works
  • Finnair takes on Nordic, Baltic
  • Navy replaces C-9 Lifter with C-40A Clipper
  • Garuda ups flight frequency
  • Auspicious year for Baiyun
  • Macquarie Bank and Cintra acquire Bristol airport

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 9, 2001
  • APL Logistics to buy GATX Logistics
  • Nobody wants Hungarian airline Malev
  • Iberia pilots angry about takeover of rival
  • Kühne & Nagel sells Rotterdam terminal
  • P&O Nedlloyd manager 'Port Man of the Year'
  • Strikes at Antwerp customs

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Uniglory adds Bandar Abbas to its network of direct calls in the Middle East
  • MOL to add 8 panamax vessels to transpacific fleet
  • 'K' Line Director appointed MD
  • UAE's ports set to post healthy figures
  • HSBC decorates Cosco
  • Three wise men to advise COSCON on growth strategy
  • Dramatic growth in Port of Salalah operations
  • Swift upgrades warehousing facilities at Jebel Ali
  • PSA-led consortium picked for major Japanese port privatisation
  • OT Africa Line switches its southern UK port call from Thamesport to Felixstowe
  • Record 2000 for Hanjin Shipping
  • Port of Antwerp is Champion of Year
  • Black boxes for vessels by 2002
  • P&O to sell shares in bulk shipping subsidiary ABC
  • Korea's container giants savour surge in net profits, sales
  • Shanghai Port sees shipping volume at record high
  • Korea earmarks 1.02 tr. won for ports upgradation
  • Evergreen establishes its own agency operations in Netherlands, Belgium
  • Korean company tailors Web software for tramp sector
  • Primorye to build 3 tankers to carry Sakhalin oil
  • Grimaldi Group of Naples to build 5 ro-ro car carriers
  • MOL to change ship names
  • SS Steamship operating under 'Columbus Line'
  • Dumping duty on potassium compound mooted
  • Coffee industry for duty-free import of brewing kit
  • Sodium ferrocyanide from EU attracts anti-dumping charge
  • Indian basmati exports to EU in jeopardy
  • Seafood exporters strike for a bigger catch
  • Petronet LNG ties up Rs 1,400 cr. funds for Dahej terminal
  • Logistics management show in Bhopal from Jan. 12
  • ICD-Nagpur completes 4 fruitful years-Comes a long way in a short span of time
  • CII submits Rs 25,000-cr. privatisation target
  • State to formulate new labour laws to lure NRIs
  • Unocal plans India-Bangla LNG pipeline
  • India calls for farm tariff cuts
  • President's nod for Road Fund Bill
  • Sinha hints at Budget that spurs growth, but rules out tax cuts
  • Advisory group for wide ranging tax reforms
  • Industry one on scrapping dividend tax & direct tax surcharge

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 9, 2001
  • EIA forecasts oil prices will stay within high end of OPEC price band
  • Tanker fixtures spell hope of more Iraqi oil exports
  • Asia's top fuel oil importer set for record February purchases
  • New supplier listing in India
  • Singapore, Fujairah bunker prices fall further
  • Erratic crude oil prices on the rise again after unexpected dip
  • Brazil bunker prices steady
  • Iran voice opinions on OPEC output cut
  • New broker listing in Turkey

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 9, 2001
  • Proposed American-TWA deal a "defensive merger"
  • Coleman: new COO of Mercury Air Cargo
  • APL Logistics takes over GATX Logistics
  • US Freightways appoints Niemzyk senior vice president and CIO
  • FMI International and Kesco go for Log-Net
  • Emery Worldwide appoints Vandenplas
  • Marc Global and Hitachi share operations
  • New name for International Transit
  • Deeper Channel for Thamesport
  • Charleston: Container yard improvements

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 9, 2001
  • Syncolift for Nile cruise boats
    Syncrolift Inc., a Rolls-Royce company, has been selected by the Suez Canal Authority to supply a shiplift and transfer system valued at more than $7 million for the drydocking of Nile River cruise ferries.
  • Maersk orders more OSV's
    Maersk Supply Service has ordered two multipurpose anchor handling tug supply vessels from Volkswerft Stralsund and two 17,500 BHP UT722L type anchor handling tug supply vessels from Langsten AS, Norway.
  • Korean yards target higher value ships
    Korean shipbuilders will this year focus on boosting profitability rather than grabbing market share.
  • Coast Guard probes licenses
    The U. S. Coast Guard has announced a recall and verification program for merchant mariners' licenses and documents issued over the past several years from a branch licensing office.
  • Rolls-Royce designs for 53 OSV's
    UT-Designs and packages of equipment from Rolls-Royce have been selected for 53 offshore service vessels over the past year.
  • $6 million MacGregor equipment package
    Aker Finnyards has placed contracts totalling more than $6 million with MacGregor for RoRo equipment and an outfit of six elevators to serve Irish Ferries' RoPax newbuilding Ulysses, which features over 4 km of car/truck lanes.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Marlborough ditches marine
    ONE of the marine market's top insurers at Lloyd's, Marlborough Underwriting Agency syndicate 62, has ceased to take fresh business, just days into the new season.
  • Capacity at record level after syndicate shake-up
    A BIG structural shake-up among syndicates lies behind the newly-announced rise in capacity provided by insurers at Lloyd's, writes James Brewer.
  • Imabari in $40m coup for Valles aframax
    Valles Steamship signed a contract last night, worth just under $40m, with Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding for a 107,000 dwt aframax tanker.
  • ShipServ lines up eCredible and Infospectrum to boost credit business
    ONLINE procurement site ShipServ has signed agreements with two other companies, designed to boost its customer payment and credit rating services.
  • Rolls-Royce sees order leap
    Rolls-Royce has reported a year-end surge in orders for its UT designs and packages for offshore service vessels, capping the best year for the product range since the mid-1970s.
  • Go-ahead to pump-out sunken Ievoli Sun
    MARNAVI, owner of the Ievoli Sun and its insurer, the Standard P&I Club, have agreed to try to recover the styrene and bunker oil aboard the sunken chemicals carrier by pumping from the second half of March.
  • LauritzenCool initiative starts reefer fightback
    FOR years the container carriers have been encroaching on to the territory of the shipping lines that operate dedicated reefer tonnage.
  • Medway dredge lift for Thamesport
    MEDWAY Ports has appointed a joint venture operation between Dutch-owned Westminster Dredging and HAM Dredging to dredge the approach channel of the River Medway and container berths at Hutchison Ports (UK)'s Thamesport in a programme worth '3.5m ($5.2m).

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 9, 2001
  • Thamesport dredges for mega-ships
  • Rosario tender postponed
  • Trinidad port seeks partner
  • Dutch mull Castor cargo transfer
  • All rescued from Novocherkassk
  • Taiwan yard plans massive cuts
  • PSA non-committal on Hessenatie bid
  • Cuba urges US to normalise now
  • Filipino licensing scam alleged
  • Mosvold 'open to merger'
  • Aker, Kv'rner yard merger mooted
  • DFDS to unveil strategy plan
  • Ievoli Sun will be pumped out
  • Six rescued from Ukrainian ship
  • Indian dockers warned over mercury
  • Northrop launches Litton tender

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Management buy-out chez Transalliance
    Après de très longues négociations, c’est finalement le directeur général de Transalliance, Philippe Michel, qui a racheté, en coopération avec la société de capital à risque britannique 3i (via sa filiale française 3i Gestion) et la banque d’investissement française SNVB (groupe CIC), la société de transport routier qu’il dirigeait. Le CDR, c’est-à-dire le consortium de réalisation des actifs du Crédit Lyonnais, avait tenté à l’origine de vendre le groupe Transalliance Participation dans son ensemble, mais il a dû finalement céder et vendre séparément les deux sociétés Transalliance et Stockalliance. A notre connaissance, il n’y a pas encore d’acquéreur pour cette dernière, qui constitue la branche logistique du groupe.
  • Douane: l’action spontanée pourrait déboucher sur une opposition structurée
    La douane a connu hier le premier jour de ce qui doit déboucher sur une vaste action dont l’objectif est d’obtenir que le cadre du personnel statutairement prévu soit effectivement complété. Le port d’Anvers a été touché par une grève du zèle, Zeebrugge par une grève perlée et le Limbourg et la Flandre orientale par d’autres actions des brigades mobiles. Etant donné que les entreprises portuaires avaient été prévenues, les actions n’ont pas entraîné d’importants retards. La question est de savoir ce qui se passera si les actions font tâche d’huile et se développent dans le temps et en intensité...
  • La Sabena a vecu une année difficile malgré une hausse de près de 10% du nombre de passagers
    En 2000, la Sabena a transporté 10.933.788 passagers, ce qui représente une hausse de 9,7% par rapport à 1999. Cela ne se reflète malheureusement pas dans les recettes unitaires, a déclaré le président et CEO Christoph Müller. Le taux d’occupation pour 2000 s’est élevé à 67,58%, en hausse de 1,0 point par rapport à 1999.
  • Le plan de transport d’Isabelle Durant néglige le tunnel ferroviaire du Liefkenshoek
    A la veille de la discussion en conseil des ministres restreint (hier mardi) de ses projets concernant l’avenir de la SNCB, la ministre de la Mobilité et des Transports Isabelle Durant a voulu attirer l’attention du grand public, mais bien entendu aussi des autres responsables politiques, sur ses propositions concrètes visant à faire jouer par le rail un rôle plus important dans la résolution des problèmes de mobilité que connaît la Belgique. Force est de reconnaître que le transport de marchandises est traité en parent pauvre. Pour preuve, étant donné la limitation des moyens budgétaires, l’indispensable tunnel ferroviaire du Liefkenshoek entre les deux rives de l’Escaut à Anvers n’est pas prévu dans le plan décennal de la SNCB. Alors que, un peu tard il est vrai, les responsables anversois commmencent à tirer la sonnette d’alarme. Car on se rend compte que les différents modes de transport, route, batellerie, rail, ne seront pas en mesure d’absorber les trafics attendus à la Rive gauche sans provoquer d’immenses problèmes.

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 9, 2001
  • MC extends buyback deadline again
    The US-listed shipowner has extended an offer to bondholders and raised its purchase offer.
  • Sfinias condition revealed by report
    MFD director allegedly consumed alcohol and anti-depressants in lead up to suicide.
  • Amer Reefer set for further default
    Chilly outlook for troubled shipowner's bondholders.
  • French order styrene removal from Ievoli Sun
    Ievoli Sun's owner and insurers will have to foot the clean-up bill on the wrecked tanker.
  • Ten-ship order switches yards
    China's Weihai Shipyard looks set to gain as a domestic trading house switches yards.
  • Korean owners line up boxship newbuildings
    The big liner names in Korea are preparing to venture out and order new tonnage in 2001.
  • TMM extends merger approval deadline
    The Mexican shipowner is taking more time to woo bondholders over a merger with sister companies.
  • Bank helps out HMM
    Hyundai Merchant Marine sells $32m of bonds.
  • Hyundai cruise venture in doubt
    Debt burden threatens North Korean operation.
  • Order rush boosts Alstom
    The French engineering and shipbuilding group is sitting pretty after a strong third quarter.
  • Fredriksen keeps buying
    Biggest block of Osprey shares acquired since November while Frontline also buys back more stock.
  • Maersk orders four support vessels
    Danish shipowner contracts with German and Norwegian yards.
  • PSA container throughput tops 17m-TEU
    New record for Singapore port operator but pressure now on following Maersk Sealand departure.
  • More charges over Pati tragedy
    Shipping agents linked to the Georgian cargo ship have been accused of human smuggling.
  • Shares down at KPM after profits fall
    Wafer-thin earnings at shipbuilder and repairer Keppel Philippines Marine hits investor confidence.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
International shipping associations reiterate that the IMO must remain the regulator of the sector's decarbonisation
London/Washington
The MEPC will meet from 27 April to 1 May in London
Unatras confirms the national road haulage ban from May 25th to 29th.
Rome
Condolences for the truck driver's death. A complaint has been filed against Trasportounito.
A new plastic recycling plant will be built in Porto Marghera.
Venice
A total investment of approximately 34 million euros is expected
A US destroyer struck and stopped an Iranian container ship in the Arabian Sea.
Tampa
The Strait of Hormuz remains blocked
Sovereign guarantee established to safeguard insurance continuity of Indian fleet vessels
New Delhi
The fund will have an endowment of approximately 1.4 billion dollars
Iran announces temporary reopening of Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Washington
Transit would be prohibited to military units and ships and cargoes associated with hostile nations.
Unatras decides to suspend all road haulage services nationwide.
Rome
Trasportounito announces a five-day blockade from April 20th to 24th.
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Port governance reform must be truly participatory.
Genoa
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Augusta remained stable, while in Catania it decreased
Augusta
22.9 million and 6.3 million tons moved respectively
The Norwegian Aura cruise ship was launched at Fincantieri's Monfalcone shipyard.
Miami/Trieste
It will be delivered to Norwegian Cruise Line in a year
Princess Cruises orders three new cruise ships from Fincantieri for delivery in late 2035, 2038 and 2039.
Fort Lauderdale
Orders worth over two billion euros
ZIM CEO steps down in anticipation of merger with Hapag-Lloyd
Haifa
Glickman has been at the helm of the Israeli company since July 2017
The Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea is approaching its entry into force.
London
The treaty has been ratified by 12 states
US Central Command announces successful blockade of maritime traffic with Iranian ports
Tampa
Six ships have reportedly agreed to reverse course
AD Ports signs agreement to participate in the development of the Romanian port of Constanta
Abu Dhabi/Constance
Last year, freight traffic in the port fell by -12.8%
The conflict in Iran is causing the largest oil market disruption in history.
Paris
The International Energy Agency predicts a reduction in oil demand of 80,000 barrels a day this year due to the conflict.
A US-sanctioned tanker has passed through the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington
The "Rich Starry," coming from Al Hamriyah in the United Arab Emirates, is headed to China
The Port of Singapore recorded a new record in cargo handling in the first quarter of the year.
Singapore
Ownership of the MSC group has passed from founder Gianluigi Aponte to his children Diego and Alexa
Geneva
The company, with a fleet of a thousand ships, operates in all sectors of transport and logistics
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Russian ports grew by +0.6%
St. Petersburg
Dry goods amounted to 102.5 million tonnes (+3.5%) and liquid bulk to 107.6 million tonnes (-2.0%)
US announces blockade of Iranian ports as Red Sea crisis reignites
Portsmouth/Tampa/Washington
A vessel attempted to board a vessel 54 nautical miles southwest of Hodeyda
After negotiations in Pakistan failed, the Strait of Hormuz is increasingly at the center of the conflict.
Tampa/Washington
U.S. Navy ships search for mines in the area. Trump has urged Tehran to reopen the waterway.
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports decreased by -0.7%.
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy increased by +0.6%
Shipping is stuck in Hormuz waiting for something to happen
London
Intercargo says the situation is changing hour by hour, while the paralysis seems total
Prologis and La Caisse form joint venture to invest in logistics development in Europe
Montreal/San Francisco
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in February.
Genoa
Cruise passengers grow by +34.5%
Marked decline in acts of piracy against ships
Marked decline in acts of piracy against ships
London
Only 16 in the first three months of 2026, the lowest number since 1991 for this time of year
IMO working to enable safe transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Washington/London
Dominguez: Two-week ceasefire is a good thing
CK Hutchison initiates arbitration against Maersk over Panama ports, but not against TiL/MSC
Panama
China and Russia veto Bahrain's resolution on freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz
New York
Pakistan and Colombia abstained.
A container ship was hit by a shell near the Iranian island of Kish.
Southampton
Since February 28, 28 incidents have been reported in the region
ETF calls on the EU Commission to adopt structural measures to strengthen the resilience of the European transport sector
Brussels
Sharp increase in tanker transits through the Suez Canal in February
Sharp increase in tanker transits through the Suez Canal in February
Cairo
Overall, naval traffic in the month grew by +23.5%
Fincantieri is also focusing on alliances to develop its activities in the US
Washington
Collaboration agreement with American shipyards Fraser Shipyards and Donjon Marine
In 2025, the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group recorded record revenues
In 2025, the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group recorded record revenues
Rome
The freight transport business unit also saw growth despite a reduction in volumes handled
Iran assures Manila of safe transit of Philippine ships and seafarers through Hormuz
Manila
The Philippines imports most of its energy needs from the Middle East
Medlog (MSC Group) invests in Melbourne's old fruit and vegetable market area
Melbourne
29-hectare container storage site near Australian port
Vado Gateway staff strike confirmed for tomorrow
Genoa
Ferrari: Clarifying that part-time and fixed-term contracts are part of the National Collective Bargaining Agreement for Ports was not enough.
A project to improve the efficiency of rail services gets underway today in the Port of Rotterdam.
Rotterdam
Agreement promoted by the Port Authority and signed by six railway operators
Three European tenders are underway for the awarding of public maritime transport services to Sardinia.
Rome
They are related to the routes Genoa-Porto Torres, Naples-Cagliari-Palermo and Civitavecchia-Arbatax-Cagliari
ICS and ITF meet with Gulf States to address the impact of the Hormuz crisis on seafarers
London/Genoa
Natale Ditel is the new secretary general of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority.
Trieste
He will take office on April 13th.
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz region have resumed
Southampton
A fire broke out on an oil tanker hit by a shell. Two bombs fell into the sea near a container ship.
In 2025, the direct economic impact of cruises in the ports of Genoa and Savona was 346 million.
Genoa
Passenger spending was 157 million and airline spending was 189 million.
Agreement reached on new EU customs regime, including new taxes for e-commerce
Brussels
Mandatory use of the European Customs Data Hub from 1 March 2034
Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenues for the December-February Quarter
Miami
During the period, ships hosted approximately 3.1 million passengers (-3.1%)
Nearly half a billion dollars in public resources for US ports
Washington
The funds will be used to modernize port infrastructure and activities
UNIPORT urges accelerated completion of works in the port of Naples
Rome
The level of connection of Italian ports to the global containerized maritime services network remains stable
The level of connection of Italian ports to the global containerized maritime services network remains stable
Geneva
The PLSCI index of the top seven Italian ports most connected to the network is growing
In the first two months of 2026, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +6.7%
Foreign traffic increased by 9.2%. Container traffic increased by 9.8%.
Hapag-Lloyd's revenues decreased by 15.2% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Hamburg
Container traffic handled by the German company's fleet increased by +5.5%
The future European Union Customs Authority will be based in Lille, France.
Brussels
It is expected to employ around 250 people.
The Romanian government is reportedly preparing to nationalize the Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
Fincantieri reports record annual financial and commercial results.
Trieste
In 2025, revenues grew by +13.1% and the value of new orders increased by +32.4%
Damen and other creditors have rejected the reorganization plan of the Romanian shipyard in Mangalia.
Mangalia
Federagenti: Strategic port construction is behind schedule everywhere.
Genoa
Pessina asks to know the "real time" of the progress of the infrastructure
Metrans (HHLA Group) to acquire 50% of the Romanian intermodal terminal in Arad
Hamburg
The company will operate up to three trains per week between Budapest and Arad
From May 1st, the EU-Mercosur agreement will be applied provisionally.
Brussels
Sefcovic: an important step in demonstrating our credibility as a major trading partner
German shipowners propose service on merchant ships as an alternative to military service
Hamburg
Kröger: A resilient nation needs not only soldiers, but also seafarers who ensure supplies.
ICTSI and DP World sell their stakes in China's Yantai International Container Terminal
Manila
The company will become wholly owned by Yantai Port Holdings
Chinese group CSSC will build two more cruise ships for Adora Cruises
Shanghai
Option for a third vessel. The "Adora Flora City" launches today.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -9.6%
Palermo
Cruise passengers down by -18.7%
IMO Council resolves to establish a safe corridor in the Strait of Hormuz, but by "peaceful means and on a voluntary basis"
London
Dominguez: Concrete action is needed from all countries and stakeholders
COSCO Shipping Holdings' revenues fell by 12.2% in the last quarter of 2025.
Hong Kong
Containerized volumes transported by the fleet grew by +5.1%
This year, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could accentuate the expected slowdown in world trade.
This year, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could accentuate the expected slowdown in world trade.
Geneva
Economists at the World Trade Organization foresee two scenarios
In 2025, CK Hutchison terminals handled a record 90.1 million containers (+3%)
Hong Kong
The president of the Chinese group confirms the difficulty of negotiations to sell a large part of the port portfolio to MSC and BlackRock
Assiterminal expresses concern over the impact of the Middle East crisis on port terminal activity.
Genoa
Ferrari: the cruise sector also involved
Two more ships were hit by shells in the Strait of Hormuz region
London/Southampton
Incidents near the coasts of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
MSC and Ga-Hyun Chung announce joint control of Sinokor
Athens/Nicosia
Proposal to establish a safe maritime corridor to evacuate ships stranded in the Persian Gulf
London
It has been put forward by Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Mexico, Panama and Singapore
Dominguez calls on the IMO Council to conduct informal deliberations and define practical measures to resolve the Hormuz crisis.
London
From the statements presented, it is unlikely that anything more than declarations of principle will be made.
To respond to geopolitical shocks, shipping must have reliable operational data
London/Rotterdam
Lloyd's Register, OneOcean and PortXchange discuss digitalization and artificial intelligence in the sector
China's COSCO Shipping Ports' profit and loss account weighs on rising operating costs.
Hong Kong
Revenue reached a record high of nearly $1.7 billion last year.
Tanker hit near Strait of Hormuz
Portsmouth
A bullet caused minor damage. The crew was unharmed.
Sharp increase in transshipment containers in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In February, overall freight traffic increased by +8.1%
PPC denounces that the Republic of Panama is delaying the arbitration at the ICC
Panama
The Chinese company continues to reiterate the illegality of the seizure of the Balboa and Cristóbal port terminals
Alessandro Becce is the new Secretary General of the Sardinian Sea Port Authority.
Cagliari
Bagalà: EU ETS application for major and minor islands must be cancelled
Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard to build aluminum naval drones
National Harbor
The autonomous naval vessels, weighing 250 tons, will be 52 meters long and have a maximum speed of 30 knots.
Truck driver hit and killed at a road haulage strike picket line
Rome
Trasportounito suspends the national shutdown of the sector
CK Hutchison reports record annual revenues in the port segment
Hong Kong
Turnover generated by European terminals grew by +13%
The public meeting of the Genoa freight forwarders' association will be held on April 27th.
Genoa
Meeting at the Stock Exchange Palace
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new Pure Car & Truck Carrier vessel Grande Tokyo.
Naples
It has a cargo capacity of 9,241 ceu
Falteri (Federlogistica): The crisis in the Persian Gulf does not justify such rapid and widespread increases in energy prices.
Genoa
GNV has introduced a former Moby ferry into its fleet
Genoa
The ship will undergo refitting operations
Over 65 kilos of cocaine were seized in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
They were hidden at the bottom of a wooden chest of drawers
Bunkering in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -25% in the first quarter
Rotterdam/Paris
Container traffic at COSCO Shipping Ports terminals grew by 9.0% in the first three months of 2026.
Hong Kong
In the Mediterranean, there has been an exceptional increase in activity at the Egyptian SCCT terminal in Port Said.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 5.7% in the first three months of 2026.
Long Beach
In March the decline was -5.2%
Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia
Milan
The value of the orders amounts to approximately 400 million dollars
Brussels authorizes SFPIM's acquisition of Belgian company Lineas
Brussels
No competition issues identified
FS Logistix tests the first smart train on the Milan-Catania line
Rome
The fleet upgrade has reached 700 digitized railcars
Fincantieri Marine Group has been awarded a first contract under the US Navy's LSM program.
Trieste
$30 million order
Another sharp reduction in quarterly freight traffic at the port of Taranto
Taranto
Solid bulk and conventional cargo halved
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -6.1% in the first quarter of 2026.
Hong Kong
In March the decrease was -5.5%
Comparison between Italian ports and Florida ports
Miami
The Italian port system presents itself at Seatrade Cruise Global 2026 in Miami
The Boards of Directors of Interporto Padova and Padova Hall have approved the merger plan of the companies
Padua
A court-appointed expert will have to establish the final exchange ratio
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles decreased by 4.6% in the first three months of 2026.
Los Angeles
In March alone, 752,519 TEUs were handled (-3.3%)
CMA CGM to buy Lebanese group Fattal
Marseille
The company is active in the distribution and marketing of international brands in the Middle East and North Africa.
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A record cruise traffic of 15.1 million passengers is expected in Italian ports in 2026
Miami
Senesi (Cemar): growth of a new type of high-spending clientele
Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku achieved record turnover in 2025
Turku
Annual net profit of 83.8 million euros (+21.6%)
Marseille-Fos Port inaugurates cold ironing for simultaneous connection of three large cruise ships.
Marseille
Global Ports Holding to Manage Cruise Terminal at Port of Acapulco
Acapulco
Construction of a new dock is planned
A consortium has been formed in La Spezia to share data and improve supply chain efficiency.
La Spezia
Oats: Logistics efficiency depends on dialogue between all components of the supply chain.
In the first quarter, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +1.7%
Hong Kong
Revenues from this activity decreased by -7.6%
Francesco Di Leverano is the new secretary general of the Southern Adriatic Port Authority.
Bari
His four-year term will begin on May 11
Discount for large-capacity container ships transiting the Suez Canal suspended
Ismailia
It was in force from 15 May 2025
In February, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna decreased by -8.9%
Ravenna
An increase of +1.3% is expected for the month of March
Over 600 illegal workers discovered in the logistics sector
Rome
Coordinated and continuous collaboration contracts that masked actual subordinate employment relationships
RINA and Hanwha collaborate on battery-hybrid propulsion systems for ferries
Genoa/Busan
The projects will concern both existing and newly built vessels
French shipping company TOWT has been placed into administration
Le Havre
The company has two sailing cargo ships
Casciano (Vado Gateway): The final design for the new Bossarino toll booth in Vado Ligure has received approval.
Vado Ligure
The hope - he said - is that the work can be completed as soon as possible.
A forum on the economy, ports, and investments between Italy and North Africa will be held in La Spezia.
La Spezia
Scheduled for April 9th and 10th at the headquarters of the Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Number of ships undergoing repairs in Greece remains stable
Piraeus
Interventions carried out in dry dock are decreasing
The Italian government has extended the reduction in excise duties on fuel
Rome
The deadline has been extended to May 1st. 60% of the resources come from the ETS.
The Gaia Blu research vessel will serve as Italy's technological platform for autonomous navigation.
Rome
Towing operations of the LNG vessel Arctic Metagaz fail.
Tripoli
The LNG carrier is currently out of control and adrift
Yesterday a bulk carrier ran aground while transiting the Suez Canal
Ismailia
The incident was resolved within four hours
Confitarma and Assarmatori: The crisis puts maritime connections to the islands at risk.
Rome
Dominguez (IMO) urges States to coordinate to address the Hormuz maritime crisis
London
Since February 28, 21 attacks against vessels have occurred in the area
The La Spezia freight forwarders' association is urging measures to maintain the port's operational efficiency.
La Spezia
Due Torri is equipping itself with a 15,000-square-meter logistics hub at the Bologna Interporto.
Minerbio
In 2025, the Emilian company's turnover grew by +13.9%
The 2026 Italian Port Days program will begin soon.
Rome
The theme is "Italy, Gateway to the Mediterranean: Dialogues between Landings and Cities"
Port of La Spezia: First test for hydrogen refueling from dockside mobile vehicle to vessel
La Spezia
Bunkering trials at the Baglietto shipyard
NYK consolidates its operations in the dry bulk maritime transport segment
Tokyo
Group leaders appointed in eight European countries
Last year, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -5.2%
La Goulette
In the fourth quarter alone the decline was -8.5%
The Guardia di Finanza will use new drones to monitor the Gioia Tauro port area.
Gioia Tauro
The ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado will implement new PCS usage rights management procedures starting tomorrow.
Genoa
The measure does not introduce new charges
Nearly 400 kg of pure cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
Three distinct operations performed within a week
Confitarma, with the Energy Decree, now is the time to allocate resources to maritime transport.
Rome
Baleària will have its own ferry terminal in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
It will become operational in a year. Investment of €25.3 million.
In 2025, freight volumes transported by DB Cargo decreased by -8.1%
Berlin
Revenues fell by -8.0%
ONE has acquired 30% of Hutchison Laemchabang Terminal
Singapore
The company operates Terminals D, C1 & C2 and A3 of Laem Chabang Port
A Filt Cgil meeting on port work will be held tomorrow in Genoa.
Rome
It will be held at 10 am in the Port Call Room
Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.4 million containers (+3.2%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
Container traffic in Hong Kong fell by -8.0%
ALIS, the use of ETS revenues to encourage intermodality is a good idea.
Rome
Di Caterina: We hope for a significant increase in the financial resources for the Sea Modal Shift and Ferrobonus instruments starting next year.
CIMC's container sales fell by -31.9% last year.
Hong Kong
Revenues in the container segment fell by -30.9%
Pros and cons of hydrogen applications for decarbonization of the maritime and port sector
Genoa
It was discussed at the Propeller Club - Port of Genoa
In the third quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports decreased by -3.6%.
Piraeus
Passengers increased by +1.2%
Confitarma praises legislative initiative for the maritime sector
Rome
Regulatory simplification is a good thing, an essential element for strengthening the competitiveness of national armaments
Assarmatori welcomes the Senate's approval of the "Promoting Marine Resources" bill.
Rome
Messina: overcomes a limitation of the Navigation Code that allows only Italian and EU citizens to join Gente di Mare.
The port system of Venice and Chioggia generates a production value of approximately 15 billion euros
Venice
Direct employees are 26,898 and, including related industries, they rise to 218,853
Green light for aid to reopen the Orbassano-Aiton Alpine Railway Highway.
Brussels
The European Commission authorizes subsidizing the service
Fit Cisl Savona, alarm raised over the potential impact on jobs of the drop in traffic at Vado Gateway.
Savona
The Gioia Tauro Port Authority Management Committee approved the reimbursement of mooring fees.
Gioia Tauro
1.5 million euros allocated
The Management Committee of the Port Authority of Genoa and Savona-Vado has taken note of the framework agreement with PSA
Genoa
The update of the Integrated Activity and Organization Plan has been approved.
Prologis and Singapore's GIC to form joint venture to invest $1.6 billion in new fulfillment centers in the U.S.
San Francisco/Singapore
The initial portfolio is approximately 380 thousand square meters
Hanwha Ocean and ONEX Sign Naval Shipbuilding Agreement
Seoul/Eleusis
The first project in sight is submarines for the Greek Navy
The Antitrust Authority has not opened an investigation into CEVA Logistics' acquisition of the Fagioli group.
Rome
The AGCM believes that the operation will not impede competition or create a dominant position
Singapore's ONE acquires stake in Dongwon Pusan Container Terminal
Singapore
The company operates at the Gammam and Singamman docks of the Port of Busan
EIB finances shore power installation in Rotterdam port
Rotterdam
A loan of 90 million euros has been granted
High-tech exoskeletons to ease the burden on dockworkers in the Port of Livorno.
Livorno
Experiment in collaboration with the Livorno Port Company
Salvatore Lauro, a shipowner from Campania, died yesterday in Ischia.
Naples
He was a senator of the Republic from 1996 to 2005
APM Terminals acquires 49% stake in Vietnam's Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal
The Hague/Hanoi
Third phase of construction of Mexico's Lázaro Cárdenas terminal begins
FedEx revenues increased by 8.3% in the December-February quarter
Memphis
Quarterly net income was $1.06 billion (+16.2%)
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
The public meeting of the Genoa freight forwarders' association will be held on April 27th.
Genoa
Appointment at the Stock Exchange Palace
A forum on the economy, ports, and investments between Italy and North Africa will be held in La Spezia.
La Spezia
Scheduled for April 9th and 10th at the headquarters of the Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
London pledges £746 million to renovate Nigeria's two ports, Apapa and Tin Can Island, in Lagos.
London
Agreement between UK Export Finance and the Nigerian Ports Authority
Fabrizio Urbani is the new secretary general of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea.
Civitavecchia
Unanimous resolution of the Management Committee
In the fourth quarter of 2025, French ports handled 74.2 million tonnes of goods (+7.2%)
La Defense
UNI/Fermerci reference practices on staff training presented at MIT
Rome
The Council of State has rejected the relocation of Genoa's chemical warehouses.
Rome/Genoa
The AdSP declares itself ready for a technical discussion within the framework of a specific initiative by the municipal administration
FS Logistix and Nurminen Logistics inaugurate a new weekly rail service between Sweden and Italy
Rome
2,500 kilometer route
Hapag-Lloyd signs maritime cooperation agreement with Indian government
Hamburg
Plans to bring ships under the Indian flag and collaborate in the development of ship recycling and Vadhavan port
A project for the digital transformation and technological development of the port of Gioia Tauro has been funded.
Gioia Tauro
Resources worth almost two million euros for the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Keel-laying and coin-laying ceremony for a new ferry under construction for ACTV
Piombino
It took place in the Piombino Industrie Marittime shipyard
Touax Container Services increased container sales by 36% in 2025
Paris
Revenues decreased by -5% in the year
In 2024, international seaborne freight traffic reached a record 24.1 billion tonnes
Geneva
New historic peak in dry cargo
Medlog (MSC Group) will acquire the remaining 29% of MVN from Logistics Project Italia
Rome
The operation has been notified to the Antitrust Authority
Greek group Attica Holdings continues its fleet renewal plan
Athens
Purchase of two catamarans for €15 million. Long-term lease of the "GNV Bridge" ferry.
Germany's Arvato has acquired Canada's THINK Logistics
Mississauga/Gütersloh
The company, founded in 2012, is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.
Two new state-of-the-art ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the PSA SECH terminal.
Genoa
They will be operational from June
Banco BPM's €55 million financing to Grimaldi Euromed
Naples/Milan
Partially covers the purchase of the new ship "Grande Inghilterra"
Stolt-Nielsen sells 50% of Avenir LNG to NYK Line
Oslo/Tokyo
The company operates in the liquefied natural gas bunkering sector
Only 7% of the workers in the port companies and terminals of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara are women
La Spezia
Costa cancels cruises originally scheduled to sail to the Middle East
Genoa
The company currently has no vessels operating in the region.
In 2025, d'Amico International Shipping's time charter revenues decreased by -29.0%.
Luxembourg
Fourth quarter decline eases
NYK to become sole owner of Norway's Saga Welco
Tokyo/Tønsberg
The Tønsberg company has a fleet of 48 open-hatch vessels
Grimaldi Group's Valencia Terminal Europa will manage the new car terminal at the port of Sagunto.
Valencia
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