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November 26, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Form watchdog for port disputes: Asean shippers
    ALTHOUGH a global sigh of relief was expressed after US West Coast longshoremen and their employers tentatively agreed to a six-year deal over the weekend, Asean shippers say the issue is too vital to world trade to be left to the two parties alone.
  • Risk of gas tanker exploding near HK lessens
  • Collision causes oil spill off China
  • Asian lines, Los Angeles agree on anti-pollution plan
  • Taiwan, China to gain from direct transport links
  • US ports yet to review security needs
Air and Land Transport
  • Concerns rise over Aussie baggage-screening plan
    AUSTRALIAN plans to expand screening of airline baggage over heightened fears of terrorism sparked concerns yesterday of flight delays and a surge in ticket prices.
  • ANA's H1 results worse than expected
  • China Aviation's jet fuel sales to China may hit record
  • BAA firefighters cancel most strikes
  • French airports expect strike to cause delays
  • easyJet profit seen rising to 57-66m as founder bows out

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Form watchdog for port disputes: Asean shippers
    ALTHOUGH a global sigh of relief was expressed after US West Coast longshoremen and their employers tentatively agreed to a six-year deal over the weekend, Asean shippers say the issue is too vital to world trade to be left to the two parties alone.
  • Risk of gas tanker exploding near HK lessens
  • Collision causes oil spill off China
  • Asian lines, Los Angeles agree on anti-pollution plan
  • Taiwan, China to gain from direct transport links
  • US ports yet to review security needs
Air and Land Transport
  • Concerns rise over Aussie baggage-screening plan
    AUSTRALIAN plans to expand screening of airline baggage over heightened fears of terrorism sparked concerns yesterday of flight delays and a surge in ticket prices.
  • ANA's H1 results worse than expected
  • China Aviation's jet fuel sales to China may hit record
  • BAA firefighters cancel most strikes
  • French airports expect strike to cause delays
  • easyJet profit seen rising to 57-66m as founder bows out

Sched Netweb site
  • US WC dockers, management reach six-year deal
  • Port NY and NJ showcases redevelopment programme in China
  • LA mayor in HK to witness port deal
  • Sydney Ports Corporation wins Port of the Year 2002
  • MAS achieves profitability for first time in five years
  • Flight attendants deliver petitions to Northwest Headquarters
  • US grants anti-trust immunity to Swiss and AA partnership

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2002
  • Striking truckers stop French traffic
    Striking truckers blocked roads in about 20 places across France today after management and two top unions failed to strike a deal in last-ditch pay talks.
  • Inttra Supports US container security
    Inttra, provider of business-to-business ocean freight transportation services, today announced portal enhancements designed to support those customers and carriers affected by the new US Customs Container Security Initiative (CSI) regulations.
  • European air traffic tariffs higher
    Air traffic control charges across Europe are set to rise sharply in January 2003.
  • Airbus logistics to Kuehne & Nagel
    Airbus Deutschland GmbH has signed an agreement to award all production-related logistics activities for the new aircraft programme A380 to Kuehne & Nagel.
  • Agreement US West Coast
    West Coast dockworkers and shipping companies reached a tentative 6-year contract agreement early Sunday, potentially ending a long, caustic labor dispute that closed the ports and prompted presidential intervention.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI sell-off at advanced stage, says Minister
  • India, China trade poised to cross $ 4 billion
  • Agro chemical industry wants bigger chunk of lucrative export market
  • KR Sons sets rice loading record at Vizag port
  • Raw sugar cargo arrives at PPT
  • Paradip Port area to get SEZ status: Patnaik
  • Major Ports leave throughput target behind
  • US West Coast port employers, unions reach six-year deal
  • Port Pipavav scales new heights in cargo handling
  • Vedprakash Goyal exhorts MbPT to maintain high standards - Celebration of ISO 9001:2000 certificate & other achievements
  • Concor's ICD-Aurangabad starts LCL exports
  • Core sector growth up at 6.1 per cent this year
  • Govt exempts SEZ units from service tax
  • Textile sector told to prepare clear growth policy
  • Assocham proposes regulatory commissions for ports, inland waterways & roads
  • Textile export target lowered to $ 13 bn
  • MoF eases re-export norms for availing of duty drawback
  • IMC interactive meet with Chinese team today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2002
  • Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents
  • Prestige debate continues, spill volume uncertain
  • Hans Jensen Lubricators goes worldwide with Goltens
  • IEA prepared for major release of emergency oil reserves
  • MEES October figures show further increase in OPEC output
  • Bulls-eye for OPEC crude basket as war premium returns
  • Brazil plays catch-up
  • Activity picks up in firm Rotterdam market

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2002
  • Transamerica strengthens its management team in the UK
  • TPG to deliver mail for Safeway stores in the UK
  • US grants anti-trust immunity to SWISS and American Airlines
  • Matson feels the effects of West Coast strike
  • MannLines Oy starts new service from Turku to Poland
  • Star Alliance launches new aircraft livery
  • X-Press Container Line, opens Mediterranean headquarters
  • U.S. West Coast ports: Employers and labour unions come to an agreement
  • Grimaldi to enter new vessel in its RoRo service between Northwest Europe and West Africa

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2002
  • PMA reaches tentative deal for new six-year contract with ILWU
  • Hamburg Sud buying Andrew Weir liner services
  • Pair of aviation standouts named to air cargo Hall of Fame
  • Parsons Brinkerhoff arm inks deal to act as Panama Canal advisory consultant
  • "K" Line gains membership into Customs' C-TPAT program

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Spain calls for flag state crackdown
    SPAIN has called on the International Maritime Organisation to ban flag states that fail to implement its rules and standards, and to establish effective guidelines concerning safe havens for ships in distress.
  • Green lobby appeals to Kofi Annan on Prestige
    THE International Transport Workers' Federation has joined forces with Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund in a direct appeal to United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan over tanker safety, writes David Osler.
  • China explosion fears over blazing LPG carrier
    CHINESE authorities have acknowledged they are powerless to fight a blaze aboard the accommodation block aboard a 75,000 cbm LPG tanker in Chinese waters near Hong Kong.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2002
  • No news yet on cruise virus
  • MSC faces reef damage cost
  • Durban breaks back of backlog
  • LR-Fairplay enters market research
  • Norway underwhelmed by budget
  • New move on Virgo case
  • Prestige: Madrid denies cargo leak
  • Mindanao terminal seeks operator
  • Malta hits back at safety innuendo
  • Aid reaches Ethiopia via Djibouti
  • Prestige: Europeans target repairer
  • Cruise ship blackout on sea trials
  • Dreamquest cruise rumours emerge
  • Helicopter crashes onto Rubino
  • Hamburg-S'd snaps up Ellerman
  • Kitakyushu talks still on for PSA
  • Yemen warns of loading suspension
  • Crew rescued from blazing tanker
  • HHI shares rise on Chung withdrawal
  • US West Coast settlement reached

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2002
  • Bush signs Homeland and port bills
    President Bush today signed into law sweeping security legislation as part of the largest restructuring of the federal government in 55 years.
  • West Coast port deal will boost union pay, modernize waterfront technology
    Longshoremen and port employers outlined a new contract that will guarantee six years of labor peace, modernize the waterfront and end the bitter labor dispute that had threatened to derail the U.S. economy.
  • UPS, FedEx get HK cargo rights
    The Department of Transportation has granted four U.S. airlines interim authority to launch new all-cargo services between Hong Kong and other markets.
  • Nafta tribunal to hear UPS case against Canada Post
  • Customs to hold cargo manifest meetings
  • CF air cargo shuts down
  • Strong gains for Malaysia ports
  • France faces truck, air strikes
  • FedEx CFO Graf to join Nike board
  • Hamburg Sud acquires Ellerman services
  • Virgin names new U.S. cargo team
  • Aer Lingus outsources UK cargo sales
  • Northwest will expand freighter fleet

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • La CFDT et la CGT n’arrivent que partiellement à mobiliser les routiers
    C’est en ordre dispersé que les routiers français ont entamé lundi l’épreuve de force avec les employeurs. En effet, quatre syndicats minoritaires ont décidé d’accepter le compromis proposé par le patronat, tandis que les deux principaux syndicats (la CFDT et la CGT) ont lancé l’offensive en dressant des barrages dont le succès a été variable. Apparemment, la motivation était plus grande dans certains départements que d’autres, certains barrages ayant même dû être levés sous la pression de chauffeurs non grévistes. Le mouvement pourrait s’essoufler assez rapidement, mais compte tenu du contexte social tendu pour le gouvernement de Jean-Pierre Raffarin, il est impossible de faire des estimations pour l’instant. De fait, il n’y a pas que dans le secteur du transport routier que la marmite syndicale bout.
  • USA/côte ouest: ILWU et PMA signent un contrat de 6 ans
    Finalement le syndicat des dockers des ports de la côte ouest ILWU et la Pacific Maritime Association, qui regroupe le patronat, ont signé samedi dernier en fin de soirée un accord social d’une portée de 6 ans. D’un côté comme de l’autre les concessions faites sont importantes. Cet accord qui devait encore être approuvé par les bases respectives, est intervenu un mois avant l’expiration du délai de 80 jours prévu par la loi Taft-Hartley.
  • Air France Cargo en direct sur GF-X
    Air France Cargo, le quatrième transporteur de fret aérien international, vient de lancer la réservation électronique via le portail fret GF-X. Dans un premier temps, la compagnie proposera ses produits Dimension et Cohesion, provisoirement uniquement destinés aux expéditeurs.
  • Andrew Weir vend ses services deep sea à Hamburg Süd
    Il en était question depuis quelques temps. C’est maintenant officiel, Hamburg Süd a conclu un accord avec Andrew Weir (groupe de la famille Runciman) qui porte sur la reprise des services deep sea, à savoir les services sur l’est-méditerranéen, Israël,le Moyen-Orient, l’Inde/Pakistan et l’Afrique de l’Est. Lesdits services continueront à être exploités au départ de Londres et sous la même image de marque “Ellerman”.

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 25, 2002
  • West Coast Longshoremen reach deal
    Lines and dockers agree to six-year pact, though details still scant.
  • ISC charterer defaults on loans
    Owner warns charter could fail if PG&E subsidiary files for bankruptcy.
  • Norden trading profit collapses
    But Danish takeover target on course for predicted full year profit.
  • UK Club in war on cargo claims
    Rotten fruit, rusty steel, hot ores and badly stowed containers are costing $1m a day.
  • Containership returns under pressure again
    CP Ships says it expects to exceed the cost of capital over the cycle however by outperforming market.
  • Braemar Seascope to open in China
    Broking house boss Alan Marsh says new office could double current China business.
  • Odfjell reinstates Polish order
    But bankruptcy costs Szczecin yard Ceres newbuildings for good.
  • UN pressed for action in wake of Prestige spill
    Unions and conservationists bypass IMO for UN chief Kofi Annan.
  • Gaz Poem burns on
    LPG tanker fire still too intense to allow salvors to board vessel.
  • Volgaflot increases net profit by 10%
    Russian owner's bulkers and passengerships more profitable so far in 2002.
  • Master holds answers to Prestige questions
    Salvors deny taking the action that "overloaded" hull of stricken tanker.
  • Tanker Pacific aframax hit in Bohai Sea
    Singapore tanker owner's Tasman Sea involved in collision with Chinese general cargo vessel.
  • Battle commences for Havila Supply
    Founder Per Saevik and French owner Groupe Bourbon neck and neck in race for Norwegian offshore shipping company.
  • Norwegian presumed dead after fall from LPG ship
    Cadet missing after accident aboard Bergesen's Berge Danuta in Bay of Biscay, Statoil says.
  • Uncertainty continues at Simon
    Still no buyer for struggling UK shipping and ports group, but negotiations are ongoing.
  • Hamburg Sud buys piece of Andrew Weir
    Break-up of UK carrier begins as German container line takes over eastern Med, India and Africa services.
  • MSC faces Florida environmental fine
    World's No.2 liner operator could be penalised after one of its ships dropped anchor on a coral reef.
  • Braemar Seascope sees S&P action
    Broking house turns in improved interim returns despite quiet market.
  • Naftomar LPG ship on fire off Hong Kong
    Engine room fire disables Greek owner's 75,806 cu metre Gaz Poem (built 1977).
  • Crown Resources sticks with old tankers
    Prestige charterer undeterred by political storm and takes 26-year old panamax on spot charter.

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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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