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November 5, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US-bound ships to give cargo manifests 24 hrs before lading
    IN the face of strong industry objections, the US Customs Service has announced final regulations requiring sea carriers to provide detailed cargo manifests 24 hours prior to loading US-destined cargo at foreign ports.
  • Star to make history with Shanghai visits
  • Indon boat sinks, at least 65 missing
  • Toll Holdings not planning any more acquisitions
  • Sri Lanka signs deals with 4 major lines
  • Aussie plan to protect livestock bound for Mideast
Air and Land Transport
  • BAA seeks to raise airline fees for US$13b expansion
    BAA Plc chief executive Mike Hodgkinson is trying to push through an increase in airline fees to help fund a US$13 billion expansion of London's main airports to cope with a 46 per cent increase in passenger numbers by 2013.
  • NTSB officials rule out structural problems
  • China to double plane fleet by end of decade
  • Branson hopes to end row over Sydney Airport space
  • Ryanair's 2nd qtr profit soars 73%
  • Log Book
Features
  • Setting sights on foreign shores
    THE change has been remarkable. In just five years, it has extended its global coverage, widened its range of services, and doubled its revenues.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US-bound ships to give cargo manifests 24 hrs before lading
    IN the face of strong industry objections, the US Customs Service has announced final regulations requiring sea carriers to provide detailed cargo manifests 24 hours prior to loading US-destined cargo at foreign ports.
  • Star to make history with Shanghai visits
  • Indon boat sinks, at least 65 missing
  • Toll Holdings not planning any more acquisitions
  • Sri Lanka signs deals with 4 major lines
  • Aussie plan to protect livestock bound for Mideast
Air and Land Transport
  • BAA seeks to raise airline fees for US$13b expansion
    BAA Plc chief executive Mike Hodgkinson is trying to push through an increase in airline fees to help fund a US$13 billion expansion of London's main airports to cope with a 46 per cent increase in passenger numbers by 2013.
  • NTSB officials rule out structural problems
  • China to double plane fleet by end of decade
  • Branson hopes to end row over Sydney Airport space
  • Ryanair's 2nd qtr profit soars 73%
  • Log Book
Features
  • Setting sights on foreign shores
    THE change has been remarkable. In just five years, it has extended its global coverage, widened its range of services, and doubled its revenues.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US-bound ships to give cargo manifests 24 hrs before lading
    IN the face of strong industry objections, the US Customs Service has announced final regulations requiring sea carriers to provide detailed cargo manifests 24 hours prior to loading US-destined cargo at foreign ports.
  • Star to make history with Shanghai visits
  • Indon boat sinks, at least 65 missing
  • Toll Holdings not planning any more acquisitions
  • Sri Lanka signs deals with 4 major lines
  • Aussie plan to protect livestock bound for Mideast
Air and Land Transport
  • BAA seeks to raise airline fees for US$13b expansion
    BAA Plc chief executive Mike Hodgkinson is trying to push through an increase in airline fees to help fund a US$13 billion expansion of London's main airports to cope with a 46 per cent increase in passenger numbers by 2013.
  • NTSB officials rule out structural problems
  • China to double plane fleet by end of decade
  • Branson hopes to end row over Sydney Airport space
  • Ryanair's 2nd qtr profit soars 73%
  • Log Book
Features
  • Setting sights on foreign shores
    THE change has been remarkable. In just five years, it has extended its global coverage, widened its range of services, and doubled its revenues.

Sched Netweb site
  • Technology, union jurisdiction breakthrough in US west coast port dispute
  • Hong Kong makes savings with SARIS
  • Danzas to move under DHL brand name next year
  • OTAL expands service calls to include Las Palmas
  • New US Customs rules come into effect next month
  • American Airlines' October traffic rises 26pc
  • DHL buys Mayne Canadian express delivery company
  • Continental's October system wide load factor close to

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2002
  • Tentative deal US West Coast
    Dockworkers and shipping companies have reached a tentative agreement over the implementation of new technology at US West Coast ports.
  • Lufthansa raises holding in BMI
    Lufthansa completed the acquisition of a further 10 per cent stake in BMI from BBW Partnership, the holding company controlled by Sir Michael Bishop, BMI chairman.
  • BAA profits down
    BAA, UK's airport operator, reported a 2.4 per cent drop in pre-tax profits to 326 million pound) as reduced yield from airport charges. Revenue from continuing businesses rose 1.1 per cent to just over '1 billion as passenger traffic rose 1 per cent.
  • MOL joins Xiamen China - Japan service
    MOL has announced that it is to start offering the fastest and highest quality service from Xiamen (Amoy) to Japan through a space-charter from OOCL.
  • ICF joint stock company approved
    The Extraordinary General Assembly of Intercontainer-Interfrigo (ICF) on 31 October 2002 in Brussels approved a proposal to change the legal status of the company from a cooperative into a joint stock company with effect from 1 November 2002.
  • Panalpina set to acquire 12.1 per cent of Luxair
    Panalpina is engaged in negotiations on the acquisition of a 12.1 per cent stake in the Luxembourg airline Luxair.
  • ILWU suspects Bush administration
    Union ILWU, charging that the Bush administration has colluded with management in the West Coast dockworker talks, filed a Freedom of Information Act request to learn who attended administration meetings on the contract dispute.
  • US Airways Q3 loss of $335 million
    Bankrupt US Airways lost $335 million in the third quarter of 2002 despite severe cost cuts that have included thousands of layoffs, the company said on Friday.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2002
  • Longshoremen and Maritime Association agree on key issue
  • Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents (Monday)
  • Oil prices take another blow
  • OPEC to increase production in 2003?
  • African market report: Curfew remains in Abidjan
  • Japan: Refineries raise November output to meet fuel oil demand
  • IPE: Report out regarding allegations of market manipulation
  • IPE Reports Best Month on Record
  • Rotterdam opens week on soft note

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2002
  • Panalpina set to acquire 12.1% of Luxair
  • Dragonair adds third freighter to boost cargo frequencies
  • Tibbett & Britten launches retail offsite logistics support concept for major shopping centres
  • APL Logistics announces sale of E-Logistics Operation to Newroads

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2002
  • Milestone for superconductor motor
    American Superconductor Corporation has completed the manufacture and testing of the rotor assembly for the world's first high temperature superconductor (HTS) ship propulsion motor.

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2002
  • Tentative technology agreement agreed to by ILWU and PMA
  • MarAd releases findings from intermodal/ports study
  • Corps of Engineers places Bonneville Dam visitors center on hold
  • Lumber association predicts demand for wood will reach new highs
  • Seattle-based Coast Guard cutter heads out for Operation Deep Freeze

The East Africanweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2002
  • Dar's Cargo to Great Lakes Drops by 50 pc

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • MOL to advise Oman on strategic maritime goals
    MOL, building on its relationship with Oman and eyeing orders of LNG carriers, has announced its intention to assist the Arab country in its development of a maritime industry.
  • Grammenos launches maritime business bible
    NO FEWER than 51 eminent authors have been recruited to produce a major work on maritime economics and business, writes Michael Grey.
  • Intertanko calls for inquest into new clauses
    INTERTANKO, the independent tanker owners' organisation, has added its voice to fears about the new policy form launched in the London market by the joint hull committee of underwriters.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2002
  • NY&NJ to enlarge terminal
  • SeaRiver considers Valdez appeal
  • Indonesian ferry goes down
  • Ferries caught in North Sea storms
  • Alaska quake shuts pipeline
  • Spain proposes port reform
  • Court halts LA terminal work
  • USWC talks reach final stage
  • China to become top Asia refiner
  • Scrappers scrap for business
  • Chinese yards a 'capacity concern'
  • Rig arrest could be lifted today
  • Davie yard wins Quebec aid
  • Bremen seeks Berlin aid on ports
  • Short-sea success despite obstacles
  • Grimaldi Naples eyes Baltic region
  • Abu Dhabi plots export course
  • Owners warn against tax change
  • New Dawn reveals barrier problem

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2002
  • West Coast ship backlog thinning out
    The traffic jam of vessels waiting to berth at the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach has dropped, and is expected to decline further in the days ahead.
  • Navy deploys largest cargo ships
    Military cargo ships capable of transporting tanks have left U.S. shores in recent days as evidence mounts Washington is preparing a major military strike against Iraq.
  • Tiff over Hong Kong big-ship potential
  • Exporter agrees to pay $1.76M fine
  • No temps for UPS Ky. hub
  • Customs will clear at Maine intermodal hub
  • BAX profit soars
  • NewRoads acquires APL Direct Logistics
  • Court upholds Exxon Valdez ban
  • DHL acquires Canadian courier
  • Tibbett & Britten launches mall logistics
  • Portland, Toyota seal lease deal

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Grimaldi fait d’Anvers un hub pour l’expansion des services shortsea aux nouveaux Etats membres
    Emanuele Grimaldi, managing director du groupe maritime de Naples qui porte son nom, s’apprête à concrétiser davantage sa vision d’une logistique intra-européenne intégrée basée sur le shortsea/cabotage. Son service Euro-Med est en passe d’évoluer vers une nouvelle dimension, ce qui implique le développement des dessertes en Méditerranée, alors qu’il est à la veille de s’engager dans une étroite collaboration avec un armement spécialisé dans les trafics rouliers Baltique-Europe du Nord. Un tel accord lui permettra d’étendre ses services de logistique intermodale aux pays riverains de cette mer Baltique et de s’ancrer à St-Pétersbourg, gateway de la Russie. Son hub anversois est appelé à jouer un rôle prépondérant dans le cadre de cette expansion géographique.
  • Deutsche Post centralise tout l’express et la logistique chez DHL à Bruxelles
    Deutsche Post va réunir dès 2003 toutes ses activités de logistique et de colis express au sein de sa filiale DHL International, qui deviendra ainsi la seule marque dans ces secteurs d’activités. La nouvelle division, qui réalisera un chiffre d’affaires annuel de 21 mia. d’EUR, sera basée à Diegem, près de Bruxelles, dans les bâtiments de l’actuel siège central mondial de DHL. Ceci signifie que les sièges des divisions EuroExpress (colis/messagerie) et Danzas (transport et logistique) quitteront respectivement Bonn et Bâle pour Bruxelles. Seules les activités d’expédition Air & Sea de Danzas demeureront en Suisse. Toutes ces décisions ont été prises dans le cadre du programme de restructuration de la Deutsche Post, baptisé Star, destiné à fortement accroître la rentabilité de Deutsche Post en intensifiant les synergies et en supprimant les doublons.
  • Feu vert pour la dernière phase de la construction du Deurganckdok
    L’Entreprise portuaire communale d’Anvers consacre actuellement beaucoup d’énergie à la construction de la nouvelle darse à marée attendue de longue date sur la rive gauche. Cette énergie est bien consacrée car la capacité containérisée qui y sera créée est plus que vitale pour le port, si on ne veut pas perdre de trafics. Alors que les travaux des phases un et deux progressent vite pour l’heure, le ministre flamand de la Mobilité, des Travaux publics et de l’Energie, Steve Stevaert, a donné son feu vert à l’adjudication de la troisième et dernière phase du Deurganckdok. Normalement, cette procédure devrait être clôturée fin novembre.
  • L’Italie va rattraper l’arriéré de remboursement de la TVA
    Le dossier du remboursement de la TVA en Italie semble enfin avancer. Ce pays a en effet soumis un plan à la Commission européenne afin de rattraper pour fin 2003 son arriéré de remboursement de la TVA aux transporteurs étrangers. Selon l’organisation Transport en Logistiek Nederland, il s’agit d’une étape dans la bonne direction, mais l’organisation des transporteurs néerlandais soutient tout de même l’action de la Commission visant à porter l’affaire devant la Cour européenne de Justice. La Commission entend garantir de la sorte que l’Italie respectera dorénavant comme il se doit les règles européennes relatives au remboursement de la TVA.

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2002
  • Aegean Sea spill settled
    Decade long spill dispute ends with $48m compensation deal.
  • TotalFinaElf buys Omani LNG spot cargoes
    Former Dabhol newbuilding lined up to ship product over next six months.
  • Eimskip revels in dollar dolour
    Exchange rate gains boost Icelandic box line, but shipping also turns profit in first nine months.
  • Prosecutor eyes Sea Trident deals
    Ukrainian investigators query ship sales by holding company set up to handle former Blasco fleet.
  • Lys-Line captain fined for drink-driving
    Norwegian pilot reports master of Merino for boozing between Moss and Larvik.
  • Rusting cargoship takes up residence
    Tasmanian river could be final resting place of Cotswold Prince after scrap deal collapses.
  • Indonesian brokers promised recognition
    Chairman Rheinhard Tobing reports on new association's first official meeting.
  • Scrap sales pull high prices
    Broker says ten-month demolition sales 24% up on last year's figures.
  • Indonesian ferry sinks
    At least five dead and over seventy missing off Ambon.
  • Tentative agreement in US docks dispute
    West coast port operators and unions resolve technology issue, but pensions still bone of contention.
  • Bad weather batters North Sea ferries
    Atrocious weather conditions hamper ro-ro rescue as second ship takes shelter from storms.
  • Appeals court backs Exxon Valdez ban
    Unanimous decision upholds 1998 ruling against infamous suezmax tanker.
  • NOL appoints banker to board
    Human resources specialist named a director at Singapore liner, logistics and tanker firm.
  • Royal Olympic sees revenue down 7.5%
    Greek cruiseship owner suffers continued September 11 fallout plus fears over Middle East tensions.
  • Search called off for missing sailor
    US Coast Guard end rescue mission for seafarer that disappeared in San Francisco Bay.

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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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