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May 9, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Misc moves nearer to being top energy transporter
    EVEN a few short years ago, many would have scoffed at the notion that a home-grown Malaysian shipping company could one day become the world's leading energy-based transportation company.
  • PSA's S'pore throughput down 5.3% in April
    THE combination of Sars and robust March volumes saw PSA Corporation register a 5.3 per cent drop in its Singapore throughput last month compared to March, while still registering year-on-year increases at both its local and overseas operations.
  • P&O ports handle 30% more containers in Q1
    PENINSULAR & Oriental Steam Navigation Co , the UK's No 1 shipping company, said the number of containers handled at its ports in the first quarter rose 30 per cent, boosted by growth in Asia.
Air and Land Transport
  • easyJet sinks to half-year loss as price war escalates
    BRITISH no-frills airline easyJet said on Wednesday it had slipped into the red over the past six months, hit by bitter price wars with its low-cost rivals as well as seasonal factors.
  • US carriers' woes hit airport operators
  • Garuda plans to lay off workers
  • KLM posts record full-year net loss
  • S Korean truckers step up labour action
  • LOG Book
Port Shots
  • PORT Shots
    BRAEMAR Seascope Group plc, which brokers ships to transport oil, chemicals and grain, had a fiscal-year profit of 1.8 million , after the acquisition of Braemar Tankers Ltd increased sales.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Misc moves nearer to being top energy transporter
    EVEN a few short years ago, many would have scoffed at the notion that a home-grown Malaysian shipping company could one day become the world's leading energy-based transportation company.
  • PSA's S'pore throughput down 5.3% in April
    THE combination of Sars and robust March volumes saw PSA Corporation register a 5.3 per cent drop in its Singapore throughput last month compared to March, while still registering year-on-year increases at both its local and overseas operations.
  • P&O ports handle 30% more containers in Q1
    PENINSULAR & Oriental Steam Navigation Co , the UK's No 1 shipping company, said the number of containers handled at its ports in the first quarter rose 30 per cent, boosted by growth in Asia.
Air and Land Transport
  • easyJet sinks to half-year loss as price war escalates
    BRITISH no-frills airline easyJet said on Wednesday it had slipped into the red over the past six months, hit by bitter price wars with its low-cost rivals as well as seasonal factors.
  • US carriers' woes hit airport operators
  • Garuda plans to lay off workers
  • KLM posts record full-year net loss
  • S Korean truckers step up labour action
  • LOG Book
Port Shots
  • PORT Shots
    BRAEMAR Seascope Group plc, which brokers ships to transport oil, chemicals and grain, had a fiscal-year profit of 1.8 million , after the acquisition of Braemar Tankers Ltd increased sales.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Misc moves nearer to being top energy transporter
    EVEN a few short years ago, many would have scoffed at the notion that a home-grown Malaysian shipping company could one day become the world's leading energy-based transportation company.
  • PSA's S'pore throughput down 5.3% in April
    THE combination of Sars and robust March volumes saw PSA Corporation register a 5.3 per cent drop in its Singapore throughput last month compared to March, while still registering year-on-year increases at both its local and overseas operations.
  • P&O ports handle 30% more containers in Q1
    PENINSULAR & Oriental Steam Navigation Co , the UK's No 1 shipping company, said the number of containers handled at its ports in the first quarter rose 30 per cent, boosted by growth in Asia.
Air and Land Transport
  • easyJet sinks to half-year loss as price war escalates
    BRITISH no-frills airline easyJet said on Wednesday it had slipped into the red over the past six months, hit by bitter price wars with its low-cost rivals as well as seasonal factors.
  • US carriers' woes hit airport operators
  • Garuda plans to lay off workers
  • KLM posts record full-year net loss
  • S Korean truckers step up labour action
  • LOG Book
Port Shots
  • PORT Shots
    BRAEMAR Seascope Group plc, which brokers ships to transport oil, chemicals and grain, had a fiscal-year profit of 1.8 million , after the acquisition of Braemar Tankers Ltd increased sales.

Sched Netweb site
  • WW first quarter net group income falls US$3m
  • Panalpina obtains C-TPAT certification from US Customs
  • Pacer first quarter net income doubles to US$7.4 million
  • Singapore, US ink free-trade agreement
  • US Customs starts CSI in HK on May 12
  • Geest keeps up investments with lightweight chassis
  • Hainan Airlines interested in buying second Hainan airport
  • KLM cargo traffic rises in April
  • Sars causes Qantas to downgrade profit forecast

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MISC seeks to charter out some containerships - Bid to rationalise some services, cut operating costs
  • Safmarine establishes representation in Bulgaria
  • CMA-CGM, MSC in transpacific pact
  • David Halliday is Executive Chairman of CMA-CGM (UK) Ltd - Sutherland heads UK unit
  • Drewry-APL white paper highlights importance of inland China
  • PSA Corp announces strongest-ever first quarter results since 2000 - Volumes bounce back by over 5 pc
  • Hamburg Süd upgrades Med services
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders trio of boxships
  • Collyer new agent in Singapore for CP ships
  • MOL launches enhanced global liner website
  • P&O Ports raises Miami stake
  • Asia-Europe lines to cut fuel surcharges
  • EU still imposes curbs on Indian textiles under MFA
  • US continues to levy high imposts on Indian steel despite WTO panels' ruling
  • Carpet exporters eye Chinese market
  • Mills to import 4 lakh bales of cotton
  • Sinha vows to hasten port reforms
  • CFS/trailer operators may levy additional charge only on TEU movement to/from NSICT - If solution to NSICT's new rule remains elusive...
  • Rlys geared to carry wheat to ports
  • CII draws up 8-pt agenda for state development
  • High tech city to be reoriented with Tuticorin SEZ
  • Govt gives top priority for development of trade in N-E region
  • IMC to focus on Growth, Governance, Globalisation
  • Assocham study finds exports to Oceania, Asia recording highest growth
  • SISI training programme on 'Export Management' from May 26
  • ITPO defers Kuala Lumpur expo to Dec.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • USWC: Prices more uniform, good avails reported
  • Seattle congested, Vancouver quiet - markets stable
  • Oil continues gains on US stock woes, US warship explosion
  • Daily bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents (Thursday)
  • End of Iraqi oil expected to reduce US oil imports
  • ARA region quiet, markets steady to firm
  • Japanese numbers yet to revert to pre-holiday levels
  • Prices drop in Uruguay
  • Singapore bunker prices slip as product stocks improve
  • Indications rise with demand in Italy
  • O.W. Bunker opens in Klaipeda, Lithuania
  • Rotterdam steady to firm this morning
  • MARPOL compliance needs action now says Lintec
  • Daily bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents (Wednesday)0

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Frontline weaker than expected
  • "Kursk" fuel shipped from Murmansk
  • SOL leaves the exchange on 10 June

Marine Logweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Hornbeck Offshore reports increased revenue
    Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. reported that revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 increased 20.3 percent to $27.3 million compared to $22.7 million for the same quarter in 2002
  • EC makes sweeping maritime security proposals
    The European Commission is proposing regulations on maritime and port security that, it says, go beyond IMO requirements.

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Seattle Maritime Festival kicks in to full gear today
  • Port of Oakland goes with ADT for maritime security system
  • Weekly rail freight numbers run on par with last year's counts
  • Greenbrier nets orders for 2,800 additional railcars
  • Mitsui placing orders for six double hull VLCCs

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Cantieri italiani a secco di ordini

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Brussels in blitz on ship and port security
    THE European Commission is to draw up sweeping new shipping and port security guidelines based on, but going well beyond, proposals in the International Maritime Organisation pipeline.
  • MOL orders six VLCCs in single hull phase-out drive
    AS PART of its continuing tanker renewal programme Mitsui OSK Lines president Kunio Suzuki announced yesterday a half-dozen double-hulled very large crude carrier orders to be built in Japan.
  • Oil pollution fund agrees to start Prestige claim payments
    THE International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund will make initial payments covering 15% of approved claims filed by those affected by the Prestige spill.
  • Festival files anti-Carnival complaint
    FESTIVAL Cruises is not giving up its opposition to the merger clinched last month between Carnival Corp and P&O Princess Cruises.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Festival throws down legal gauntlet
  • Carnival under fire over security
  • Truckers paralyse Peru's ports
  • Terminals in security charges pact
  • NCL admits sewage discharge
  • Schelde restrictions for salvage
  • P&O Ferries hit by Iraq factor
  • New Belgian register in sight
  • SA targeted for port surcharges
  • Spain tries to damage refuge plans
  • P&O Ned cuts 1Q operating loss
  • Frontline enjoys second best quarter
  • Kolkata goes for transhipment
  • Crackdown on Manila smuggling
  • MOL double-hull move gathers pace

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Non-union planning jobs will go
    Labor strengthens its grip on West Coast ports after National Labor Relations Board declines to protect non-union planning positions for terminal operator Stevedoring Services of America.
  • Terminal operators petition Feds for port security discussion group
    Operators, carriers want to talk about pending Coast Guard port-security regulations.
  • P&O Nedlloyd narrows loss, sees better outlook
  • KLM has biggest-ever loss
  • Evergreen charters 8,000-TEU ships
  • Jamian tapped as deputy Marad administrator
  • Expeditors net improves
  • MOL orders new VLCCs
  • Danzas in joint venture with India's Lemuir
  • Norfolk Southern shareholders reject board election change
  • Greenbrier gets orders for 2,800 railcars
  • International Institute to honor Toggweiler

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Bleak medium term outlook for PONL as losses mount
    Investment banker Dan Clague of Societe Generale has called into question P&O Nedlloyd's (PONL) ability to make adequate returns over the medium term following the line's continued losses.
  • Rio Grande opts for emergency dredge
    Dredging of the access canal to Brazil's second largest container port, Rio Grande, is scheduled to start this weekend, according to port technical director, Airton Rocha.
  • Armed guards protect Exel cargo in Asia
  • Recession behind Puerto Cabello volume collapse
  • Under-funding to hit competitiveness of Germany's waterways
  • Kolkata aims for transhipment role

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Not so festive
    Festival Cruises confirms formal challenge to Carnival takeover.
  • Fred Olsen Energy trims losses
    Company improves offshore drilling activities, though shipyard division still in the red.
  • Notable pricing
    RCCL pays a little over the odds for bonds, but says issue oversubscribed.
  • IOPC Fund agrees Prestige payout
    Claimants to get initial 15% in move to overcome P&I club's legal problem.
  • Bergesen profits on scrapping
    Norwegian owner rings up $14.5m gain as oldest tankers sail for demolition in China.
  • Frontline eyes changed tanker market
    John Fredriksen led company optimistic over transformed fundamentals.
  • Regal Empress auction announced
    Failed cruiseship to go under the hammer next week but will creditors get their cash?
  • Frontline back on course
    Tanker market upturn boosts profit to near record levels.
  • War risk surcharges cut back
    Ending of hostilities in Iraq prompts Persian Gulf ports revision by two containership conferences.
  • Latvian Shipping in the money
    Tanker owner rides market wave, but warns of effect of single-hull phase-out.
  • Higher costs dog WG&A
    Philippine ferry owner takes depreciation hit in first quarter.
  • P&O Nedlloyd slims losses
    Boxship player in buoyant mood on future outlook.
  • MOL outlines VLCC plans
    Japanese giant will take on 11 large tanker newbuildings in next three years.
  • MES turns around its losses
    Higher shipbuilding sales help Japanese yard company to return to profit.
  • Drydockings hit Algoma
    First quarter profit shrinks at Canadian tanker and bulker owner as revenues sink.
  • Royal Nedlloyd bullish on 2003 market
    Dutch boxship player expects improvements to show in second quarter.
  • Ports and freight ferries bolster P&O
    Strong growth in volumes in first quarter for UK group, but passenger slump blamed on Iraq war.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Military Sealift Command praises U.S. merchant marine for war role
  • Jamian appointed Marad deputy administrator
  • Frontline's first-quarter profit skyrockets to $178 million
  • EC proposes maritime security measures going beyond IMO
  • P&O Nedlloyd narrows first-quarter loss
  • Evergreen confirms plan to charter eight 8,000-teu ships
  • FAA proposes rule on dangerous goods training procedures
  • Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg adds Counsel, promotes two
  • USDA considers orchid imports from Taiwan
  • USDA seeks emerald ash borer's destruction
  • U.S. Chamber urges action on U.S./Chile free trade agreement
  • Expeditors' first-quarter net earnings up 13%
  • Port of Savannah adds refrigerated warehouse

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The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.
London
38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.
Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance
Brussels
The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.
The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain
Geneva
This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Brussels
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list
In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed
Balboa
The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia
Brussels
This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Hong Kong
The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.
G20 trade accelerates in second quarter
Paris
Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace
La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.
La Spezia
OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter
Hong Kong
The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)
Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.
Florence/Livorno
SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year
Bern
The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)
White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs
Washington
IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden
London/Riyadh/Southampton
The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.
CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port
Paris
The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
Beijing
In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%
Bremen
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships
Trieste
A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
The unit was forced to head towards Somalia
CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Hong Kong
The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
Hamburg
The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal
The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
Haifa
Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%
Civitavecchia
In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)
Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement
Copenhagen/Casablanca
Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies
Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.
Barcelona
In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.
Abu Dhabi
He currently owns a 75.42% stake
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%
La Spezia
Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply
In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)
The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic
Ljubljana
In June the decline was -18.9%
Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance
Dubai
Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.
Hong Kong
Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.
Hamburg
Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)
HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter
Seoul
Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income
Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.
Taipei
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter
Genoa
Passenger numbers drop at both ports
In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.
Keelung
Revenues stable in the first half of 2026
Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen
Southampton
A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter
The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez
Basel
Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University
The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
Panama/Balboa
The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.
Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force
Monaco/Miami
Delivery is scheduled for 2034
More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area
Southampton/Tehran
Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
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Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Hong Kong
Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)
In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%
Hong Kong
Net profit up 7.4%
Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025
Papenburg
The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros
Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September
Genoa
It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya
The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera
Trieste
The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.
Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.
La Spezia
The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route
MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan
Oslo
Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.
Schindellegi
Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958
A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.
Livorno
It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals
In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)
Madrid
Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)
Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini
Rome
Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins
Ravenna
The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%
Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.
Noise
An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th
Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe
Vilnius
It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%
Taranto
An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July
Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Los Angeles
Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.
Los Angeles
In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.
Long Beach
In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)
In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs
Bangkok
Net profit down 1.1%
Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves
Copenhagen
In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.
Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter
Hamburg
Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela
Sandefjord
Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning
Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit
Taipei
The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico
Naples
The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu
In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)
Genoa
Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)
Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.
Rome
He passed away in Rome after a long illness.
Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition
Brussels
It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports
Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.
Ravenna
Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina
Vibo Valentia
The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics
Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services
Copenhagen
They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations
In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)
Venice
Cruise passengers down by -15.3%
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%
Ravenna
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
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 conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard
(Maeil Business Newspaper)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK
Dubai
186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton
DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere
Bonn
Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Athens
Rising costs impact profits
DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp
Dubai/Kallo
GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday
Genoa
The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.
Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.
Athens
The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.
A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/London
One crew member is reportedly missing.
This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.
Messina
Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city
Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter
New York
In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport
Zagreb
The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.
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