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September 12, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hong Kong container ports' throughput up 10.9% in H1
    BOOSTED by soaring transhipment volumes, Hong Kong's container port throughput was up 10.9 per cent in the first half of 2003, outstripping Singapore's H1 box growth rate of 5.8 per cent.
  • Taiwan to join US container security plan
    TAIWAN expects to join the controversial US Customs Container Security Initiative by year's end as ground-breaking bilateral negotiations progress, Taipei media has reported.
  • Bulk carriers face intense scrutiny
    BULK carriers face a 'concentrated inspection campaign' in Singapore and other Asia Pacific ports participating in the Tokyo MOU on Port State Control until the end of November.
  • P&O's H1 loss narrows to 9m
    PENINSULAR & Oriental Steam Navigation Co, the largest UK sea-freight company, said its first-half loss narrowed after it charged more for transporting cargo at a shipping joint venture and expanded its port business.
  • Part of WTC ruins to be used to build US Navy ship
    AROUND 24 tons of steel plucked from the ruins of the World Trade Center after a terrorist attack two years ago will be used to build a US Navy ship called the USS New York, officials said earlier this week.
  • Costly wrangling
    A Pakistani boat sails near the half-submergedGreek-registered oil tanker the MV Tasman Spirit off the coast of Karachi.
  • Getting ready
    CUNARD Line's Queen Mary 2 going through the final stages of completion at the Alstom Chantiers Shipyard.
Air and Land Transport
  • AirAsia to sell tickets through SingPost outlets
    AIRASIA Sdn, a Malaysian no-frills airline, will sell tickets through Singapore Post Ltd's post offices as part of its plan to lure Singaporean travellers with low air fares by the end of the year.
  • Beijing unveils plans for third int'l terminal
  • HK Airport raises US$350m from bond sale
  • Italy to resume medical checks at airports
  • Vietnam Airlines to restart flights to Guangzhou
  • 6 hurt in Manila airport mishap
Admiralty Casebook
  • Ship owner of grounded Tasman Pioneer allowed to limit liability
    THE sub-time charterer of Tasman Pioneer, which grounded in the Inland Sea of Japan in 2001 leading to claims of over NZ$21 million , has been allowed by the New Zealand High Court in Auckland to limit its liability to NZ$7 million.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hong Kong container ports' throughput up 10.9% in H1
    BOOSTED by soaring transhipment volumes, Hong Kong's container port throughput was up 10.9 per cent in the first half of 2003, outstripping Singapore's H1 box growth rate of 5.8 per cent.
  • Taiwan to join US container security plan
    TAIWAN expects to join the controversial US Customs Container Security Initiative by year's end as ground-breaking bilateral negotiations progress, Taipei media has reported.
  • Bulk carriers face intense scrutiny
    BULK carriers face a 'concentrated inspection campaign' in Singapore and other Asia Pacific ports participating in the Tokyo MOU on Port State Control until the end of November.
  • P&O's H1 loss narrows to 9m
    PENINSULAR & Oriental Steam Navigation Co, the largest UK sea-freight company, said its first-half loss narrowed after it charged more for transporting cargo at a shipping joint venture and expanded its port business.
  • Part of WTC ruins to be used to build US Navy ship
    AROUND 24 tons of steel plucked from the ruins of the World Trade Center after a terrorist attack two years ago will be used to build a US Navy ship called the USS New York, officials said earlier this week.
  • Costly wrangling
    A Pakistani boat sails near the half-submergedGreek-registered oil tanker the MV Tasman Spirit off the coast of Karachi.
  • Getting ready
    CUNARD Line's Queen Mary 2 going through the final stages of completion at the Alstom Chantiers Shipyard.
Air and Land Transport
  • AirAsia to sell tickets through SingPost outlets
    AIRASIA Sdn, a Malaysian no-frills airline, will sell tickets through Singapore Post Ltd's post offices as part of its plan to lure Singaporean travellers with low air fares by the end of the year.
  • Beijing unveils plans for third int'l terminal
  • HK Airport raises US$350m from bond sale
  • Italy to resume medical checks at airports
  • Vietnam Airlines to restart flights to Guangzhou
  • 6 hurt in Manila airport mishap
Admiralty Casebook
  • Ship owner of grounded Tasman Pioneer allowed to limit liability
    THE sub-time charterer of Tasman Pioneer, which grounded in the Inland Sea of Japan in 2001 leading to claims of over NZ$21 million , has been allowed by the New Zealand High Court in Auckland to limit its liability to NZ$7 million.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hong Kong container ports' throughput up 10.9% in H1
    BOOSTED by soaring transhipment volumes, Hong Kong's container port throughput was up 10.9 per cent in the first half of 2003, outstripping Singapore's H1 box growth rate of 5.8 per cent.
  • Taiwan to join US container security plan
    TAIWAN expects to join the controversial US Customs Container Security Initiative by year's end as ground-breaking bilateral negotiations progress, Taipei media has reported.
  • Bulk carriers face intense scrutiny
    BULK carriers face a 'concentrated inspection campaign' in Singapore and other Asia Pacific ports participating in the Tokyo MOU on Port State Control until the end of November.
  • P&O's H1 loss narrows to 9m
    PENINSULAR & Oriental Steam Navigation Co, the largest UK sea-freight company, said its first-half loss narrowed after it charged more for transporting cargo at a shipping joint venture and expanded its port business.
  • Part of WTC ruins to be used to build US Navy ship
    AROUND 24 tons of steel plucked from the ruins of the World Trade Center after a terrorist attack two years ago will be used to build a US Navy ship called the USS New York, officials said earlier this week.
  • Costly wrangling
    A Pakistani boat sails near the half-submergedGreek-registered oil tanker the MV Tasman Spirit off the coast of Karachi.
  • Getting ready
    CUNARD Line's Queen Mary 2 going through the final stages of completion at the Alstom Chantiers Shipyard.
Air and Land Transport
  • AirAsia to sell tickets through SingPost outlets
    AIRASIA Sdn, a Malaysian no-frills airline, will sell tickets through Singapore Post Ltd's post offices as part of its plan to lure Singaporean travellers with low air fares by the end of the year.
  • Beijing unveils plans for third int'l terminal
  • HK Airport raises US$350m from bond sale
  • Italy to resume medical checks at airports
  • Vietnam Airlines to restart flights to Guangzhou
  • 6 hurt in Manila airport mishap
Admiralty Casebook
  • Ship owner of grounded Tasman Pioneer allowed to limit liability
    THE sub-time charterer of Tasman Pioneer, which grounded in the Inland Sea of Japan in 2001 leading to claims of over NZ$21 million , has been allowed by the New Zealand High Court in Auckland to limit its liability to NZ$7 million.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Fruit-flavoured cuppa to cheer the baccha!
  • The 'royal' US morning drink finds a competitor in chai - Tea exports to US expected to grow
  • Centre urged to rationalise import duty on crude palm oil
  • Govt rationalising import duty regime for oil trade: Minister
  • CII, Israeli body form CEOs' forum to cover trade issues
  • Dumping duty on import of float glass from China, Indonesia proposed
  • Exports through Cochin Port rise by 3,500 tonnes in July
  • Bonus: Port Federations' representatives to meet Sinha on September 15
  • CWC's facilities in Navi Mumbai region obtain upgraded ISO 9001:2000 certification
  • Indore becomes first of 13 approved SEZs to take off
  • Allow rupee invoicing, lower export credit rates, TEA urges govt
  • Washington WTC inks agreement with IACC on BPO
  • Better excise collections swells indirect tax haul
  • Central scheme allows banks to advance loans at 8-9 pc for sick textile units
  • Rubber Board reconstituted
  • Interactive meeting on Indian economy at IMC today
  • Pak businessmen feel India must get MFN status

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Slack demand in Steady Houston
  • New supplier active in New York
    A spokesman for ConocoPhillips confirmed to Bunkerworld today that the company has begun selling and supplying marine fuels in the port of New York this week.
  • Saudi Arabia signals no change in oil output
  • ARA markets largely flat this week
  • August OPEC production up as Iraq tops 1 million bpd
    OPEC output on the whole is up due to a rise in Iraqi production, but the 10 members producing under quota agreements actually reduced output last month, a Platts survey said. Based on a rise in output from Iraq and a lower projection for demand for OPEC's oil, it seems unlikely that OPEC will raise quotas at its September meeting.
  • Latvia: New Riga bunkering terminal begins operations
    Vexoil Bunkering Ltd. informed us today that the company is now operational at its new-built terminal in the port of Riga, Latvia.
  • Typhoon Maemi fails to deter Japanese enquires
    Competitve numbers are serving to increase demand levels in Japan today, despite adverse weather conditions in the southern islands of the country.
  • Singapore on rising curve as cargoes fail to appear
    The big volume of arbitrage fuel oil cargoes that were expected into Singapore this month have as yet not materialised, leading to an erosion on the oversupply situation Singapore had during August.
  • Rotterdam market slightly firmer
  • Italian indication increase ignites buyers' interest

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Maurice Storey appointed chairman of Hatsu Marine Limited
  • Nordö- Link introduces fourth vessel on Germany/Sweden route
  • Austrian Airlines Group bumping up frequencies
  • Wincanton Trans European finalises contract with Dow Europe
  • Canadian National Railway Company (CN) increases tariffs

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Two more ice-classed tankers for Tsakos
  • Teekay buys again
  • Oil compensation fund approved by EU

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Washington governor schedules October trade mission to China
  • Port of Portland delivers on majority of environmental targets
  • Big Sky Airlines extends special Olympia/Spokane fares
  • Corps of Engineers' ESSAYONS celebrates 20 years of dredging
  • President Bush's Drug Czar will discuss security in Seattle today

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • US security scare over TV network's uranium cargo
    THE US Department of Homeland Security is facing mounting criticism over lax maritime security standards after the television network ABC successfully sent 15 lbs of depleted uranium in a container through the port of Los Angeles.
  • Teekay buys into Skaugen PetroTrans
    TEEKAY Shipping, one of the world's largest tanker groups, is continuing to broaden its range of services by buying a 50% interest in Skaugen PetroTrans, the US lightering business of the Norwegian company IM Skaugen.
  • Takeover talk about TUI puts the spotlight on Hapag-Lloyd
    SPECULATION on the future of Hapag-Lloyd has resurfaced in Germany with talk that the country's largest liner shipping company could be spun off.
  • Nine ships to be ordered in KOTC modernisation drive
    KUWAIT Oil Tanker Company, a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum group, will shortly float a global tender for the construction of nine ships consisting of two very large crude carriers, three product tankers, two liquefied petroleum gas carriers and two bunker barges.
  • P&O's £90m ferry kitty
    P&O is raising this year's investment in ferries to around £90m ($144m) by purchasing two vessels which are now chartered to the group under lease arrangements.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Mists still shroud ghost ship plans
  • Stop witch-hunting, urges MEP
  • Maritrans loses compensation appeal
  • Carnival accused of 'obfuscation'
  • New feeder line for St Petersburg
  • US port security exposed at LA
  • Tung family sells OOIL shares
  • Tsavliris seeks crane guarantee
  • Israel faces winter of discontent
  • Asian terminals lift P&O into black
  • Congestion charges to start at Aqaba
  • Teekay moves in on Petro Trans
  • Scrap yard compensation 'too small'
  • Japan lobbies China on cabotage
  • China Merchant to focus on oil

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • TSA settle NVO discrimination case
    Trans-Pacific ocean carriers will pay the Federal Maritime Commission $1.35 million to settle a year-long investigation into alleged discrimination against non-vessel-operating common carriers.
  • DHL ordered to hand over documents
    A U.S. judge has ordered DHL Worldwide Express, the U.S. arm of DHL Express, to produce documents requested by FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service in the investigation into the ownership of the former DHL Airways.
  • Customs could charge ABC in uranium stunt
  • CSX chief Ward adds rail duties
  • Tung family sells 5.6% of OOIL
  • Lufthansa hikes rates for temperature-sensitive goods
  • New Jersey city solicits container port operators
  • Bangladesh, India to tighten port security
  • CMA CGM adds second Med-U.S. service
  • Gatti new EVP of NIT League
  • Appeals court denies Maritrans claim
  • Teekay in lightering deal

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Is it a bird, is it a plane?
    No, it's a Coast Guard security officer.
  • Evergreen goes after Maersk
    Company earmarks nearly $3bn for newbuilds, as it resolves to take on Danish rival.
  • New container terminal for New Jersey
    Local authority seeks developer/operator for ex-army facility.
  • Greens sue over Ghost ship deal
    Activists claim UK officials deceived over need for foreign scrap.
  • PDV Marina ships on comeback trail
    New boss Fernando Camejo Arenas says three years of fleet neglect is now being addressed.
  • Bluewater in the black
    Start up marine insurer reports first half profit but dispute with Zurich will drag on into 2004.
  • BP chartered tanker held in Australia
    Two oil major operated ships fall foul of inspectors during August.
  • Teekay and Skaugen forge new alliance
    Aframax giant to buy 50% of Norwegian owner's US Gulf lightering operation.
  • Volumes grow at Caspian Shipping
    Azeri owner carried a fifth more crude and products on Caspian in first eight months of 2003.
  • Precious wipes out losses
    Thai bulker owner paves way for dividend by using reserves and share premium to erase deficit.
  • Sempra LNG terminal gets FERC green light
    US energy player forges ahead with Gulf coast plant plans.
  • P&O pushes off from Nedlloyd
    Asian trade and cargo growth helps company improve returns.
  • ITF seeks deal with Ofer
    Seafarer unions seek labour agreement for British flagged ships.
  • Syria and Morocco plot shipping venture
    Joint cargo operation mooted to break stranglehold of European nations on Med transport.
  • Maritrans loses single-hull court case
    US owner's 5th Amendment claim that OPA 90 unfairly took away its single-skin barges kicked out.
  • TEN snaps up suezmax options
    Tsakos Energy Navigation ups tally to four at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • ASRY eyes expansion
    Bahrain-based yard looks to increase flexibility with addition of further shiprepair capacity.
  • MOL expands Korea-Vietnam links
    Japanese shipowner to introduce service between Pusan and Haiphong from early October.
  • OOCL moves to restore free float
    Shareholders in liner firm to place existing shares to ensure firm meets Hong Kong listing rules.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Tung family sells 5.6-percent shareholding in OOIL
  • P&O group narrows loss to £9 million in first half
  • MOL adds second Korea-Vietnam link with slots from Heung-A
  • Zim adds Xiamen to ZCS service
  • ABX Air adds maintenance business
  • Los Angeles rail authority issues terrorism report
  • U.S. deficit in goods topped $45 billion in July
  • Geodis breaks even in first half-year
  • Federal judge says duty owed to terror victims
  • Eagle Global Logistics picks GT Nexus software
  • State Department provides list of eligible diamond traders
  • Shenzhen port to handle 10 million TEUs this year
  • New Orleans port commissioners approve Universal terminal lease

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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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