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September 15, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian exports, rising rates spark demand for box ships
    AN expanding container trade and rising freight rates driven by robust Asian export volumes have sent the world's container shipping lines shopping for new box ships.
  • S'pore ports throughput up 6.3% Jan-July
    THE ports of Singapore handled 6.3 per cent higher throughput in the seven months through July than in the same period in 2002, according to the latest figures released by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore .
  • Gold Star, Delmas to run joint W Africa service
    GOLD Star Line will dissolve its Asia-West Africa alliance with French line CMA CGM and China Shipping Container Line at the end of this month in favour of a new joint service with another French carrier, Delmas.
  • Teekay to buy stake in IM Skaugen oil tanker unit
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's biggest owner of mid-sized oil tankers, will buy half of Norway's IM Skaugen ASA's Petrotrans unit, which handles about 15 per cent of all crude oil shipped into US ports.
  • Maersk sells tanker to Tsakos Group
    AP Moeller-Maersk, the world's biggest container shipper, has sold one of its 2 million-barrel oil tankers to Athens-based Tsakos Group, a spokeswoman said late last week. 15/09/03
  • Nature's fury
    DOWNED cranes litter the dockside in the aftermath of Typhoon Maemi at the sea port at Busan.
Air and Land Transport
  • Australia seeking alternate routes to avoid Sars threat
    AUSTRALIA is talking with major airlines and the Singapore government about changing routes this northern winter to avoid an industry crisis in the event of another Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak, the tourism minister said yesterday.
  • Call for Aussie airport security review
  • US scrutinising airline promo practices
  • Indonesia's DI in talks to get more orders
  • UPS spreading its wings in Malaysia, Thailand
  • Shanghai Airlines orders five Boeing 757-200s
Liner Scene
  • Back to the future in box trades
    A GOOD few column centimetres have filled with discussion about the future of transshipment in the past couple of weeks.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian exports, rising rates spark demand for box ships
    AN expanding container trade and rising freight rates driven by robust Asian export volumes have sent the world's container shipping lines shopping for new box ships.
  • S'pore ports throughput up 6.3% Jan-July
    THE ports of Singapore handled 6.3 per cent higher throughput in the seven months through July than in the same period in 2002, according to the latest figures released by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore .
  • Gold Star, Delmas to run joint W Africa service
    GOLD Star Line will dissolve its Asia-West Africa alliance with French line CMA CGM and China Shipping Container Line at the end of this month in favour of a new joint service with another French carrier, Delmas.
  • Teekay to buy stake in IM Skaugen oil tanker unit
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's biggest owner of mid-sized oil tankers, will buy half of Norway's IM Skaugen ASA's Petrotrans unit, which handles about 15 per cent of all crude oil shipped into US ports.
  • Maersk sells tanker to Tsakos Group
    AP Moeller-Maersk, the world's biggest container shipper, has sold one of its 2 million-barrel oil tankers to Athens-based Tsakos Group, a spokeswoman said late last week. 15/09/03
  • Nature's fury
    DOWNED cranes litter the dockside in the aftermath of Typhoon Maemi at the sea port at Busan.
Air and Land Transport
  • Australia seeking alternate routes to avoid Sars threat
    AUSTRALIA is talking with major airlines and the Singapore government about changing routes this northern winter to avoid an industry crisis in the event of another Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak, the tourism minister said yesterday.
  • Call for Aussie airport security review
  • US scrutinising airline promo practices
  • Indonesia's DI in talks to get more orders
  • UPS spreading its wings in Malaysia, Thailand
  • Shanghai Airlines orders five Boeing 757-200s
Liner Scene
  • Back to the future in box trades
    A GOOD few column centimetres have filled with discussion about the future of transshipment in the past couple of weeks.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian exports, rising rates spark demand for box ships
    AN expanding container trade and rising freight rates driven by robust Asian export volumes have sent the world's container shipping lines shopping for new box ships.
  • S'pore ports throughput up 6.3% Jan-July
    THE ports of Singapore handled 6.3 per cent higher throughput in the seven months through July than in the same period in 2002, according to the latest figures released by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore .
  • Gold Star, Delmas to run joint W Africa service
    GOLD Star Line will dissolve its Asia-West Africa alliance with French line CMA CGM and China Shipping Container Line at the end of this month in favour of a new joint service with another French carrier, Delmas.
  • Teekay to buy stake in IM Skaugen oil tanker unit
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's biggest owner of mid-sized oil tankers, will buy half of Norway's IM Skaugen ASA's Petrotrans unit, which handles about 15 per cent of all crude oil shipped into US ports.
  • Maersk sells tanker to Tsakos Group
    AP Moeller-Maersk, the world's biggest container shipper, has sold one of its 2 million-barrel oil tankers to Athens-based Tsakos Group, a spokeswoman said late last week. 15/09/03
  • Nature's fury
    DOWNED cranes litter the dockside in the aftermath of Typhoon Maemi at the sea port at Busan.
Air and Land Transport
  • Australia seeking alternate routes to avoid Sars threat
    AUSTRALIA is talking with major airlines and the Singapore government about changing routes this northern winter to avoid an industry crisis in the event of another Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak, the tourism minister said yesterday.
  • Call for Aussie airport security review
  • US scrutinising airline promo practices
  • Indonesia's DI in talks to get more orders
  • UPS spreading its wings in Malaysia, Thailand
  • Shanghai Airlines orders five Boeing 757-200s
Liner Scene
  • Back to the future in box trades
    A GOOD few column centimetres have filled with discussion about the future of transshipment in the past couple of weeks.

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL joins Korea, Haiphong service
  • Asia boosts P&O interim performance
  • K Line looks to environment
  • Delmas and Gold Star strike Asia, West Africa partnership
  • P&O to centralise S Africa operations
  • NACA celebrates 25th anniversary in Las Vegas
  • Lufthansa gets the right temperature
  • Eagle flying with supply chain control
  • SAS Group acquires 49pc of Estonian Air
  • Pilot's take on freight man case

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipping Secretary visits Kandla Port
  • Trade-wings strengthens haz-mat operations - Accepts shipments to UK, Europe now
  • Petronet LNG set to receive maiden cargo from Qatar by Dec.
  • Mumbai CHAs felicitate Minister Shripad Naik.
  • Wheat exports at a standstill
  • Washington to set up trade office in India
  • ECGC to open 10 more branches
  • Government to allow 'paid-for' rice exports - Fresh bookings stopped from August
  • Palm oil imports resume.
  • GMB scouts for investors to develop ports
  • Kandla Port Steamship Agents Association elects new office-bearers
  • Vishrutha Logistics plans Rs 16.61-cr. CFS near Ennore Port
  • Visakha box terminal set to improve performance
  • Kandla Port registers growth in April-Aug. despite months of deluge
  • Bidders set terms for developing Vallarpadam box terminal
  • Transporters' stir hits iron ore movement to Paradip Port
  • Rlys exceeds freight target for April-Aug.
  • Centre clears Adani group's Mundra SEZ project
  • Economy poised for growth: Expert
  • HR coil prices spurt by Rs 500 a tonne
  • Excise return forms made easy.
  • Telecom fair in Mumbai in January 2004
  • Governor praises role of IMC in state's development

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
  • Crude falls to 4-month low
    Unless crude stages a big recovery later in the day or rebounds in ACCESS trading over the weekend, the scene is set for softening bunker prices as trade resumes in Asia and Europe on Monday morning.
  • Singapore: July bunker sales hit year-low, August better?
    With suppliers reporting an upswing in bunker demand towards the end of August as well as Singapore becoming more competitively priced, we may expect a bigger turnover figure when the next MPA statistics come out.
  • Bulgaria: Concern for supply as refinery will close for Q4
    The 160,000 barrels per day Bourgas refinery in Bulgaria, the largest refinery in the Balkans, is set to close from the beginning of October until the end of the year for upgrading and maintenance work.
  • African markets review
  • California: Hearings go well for urgency Bunker Tax Bill
    The hearing of Senate Bill 808 (SB 808), which seeks to reinstate Bunker Sales tax exemption in California, achieved unanimous support during the two required hearings that took place on September 10th. If SB 808 gets the required majority on the Assembly and Senate floors, it could be on the Californian Governor's desk already on Monday. Due to its urgency status, it will come into force immediately if the Governor signs it.
  • Rotterdam market still mostly steady

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
  • Wincanton - New managing director in the Czech Republic
  • CMA CGM with P&O NL and Hapag-Lloyd
  • Egyptair appoints ATC Aviation Services as its Swiss GSA
  • Kombiverkehr grows in first half of 2003
  • Rhenus/Panalpina JV moves into bonded warehousing in Prague

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
  • Statoil raided by police
  • Langeland-Kiel stops payments
  • Bribery charged director confesses

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
  • Austal cruise yachts in service
    At work in French Polynesia

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
  • Port of Olympia eyeing uses for downtown property
  • Corps of Engineers plans Columbia sediment project
  • Port of Port Angeles recognizes longtime empoyees
  • New baggage screening system in works for Portland Airport
  • Rail carload numbers decline during August

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Statoil charged in corruption probe over Iranian deal
    POLICE in Norway have raided the Stavanger offices of partially privatised state oil firm Statoil in a corruption probe into its dealings with an Iranian consultant.
  • New service and fresh look for Lloyd's List
    LLOYD'S List today passes another milestone in its 269-year history, with the launch of our shipping movements information on the paper's website, writes editor Julian Bray.
  • World Shipping Council urges container security mandates
    THE World Shipping Council, the Washington-based lobbying group for the international liner industry, has launched a push for new mandates on in-transit container security that it believes could improve the safety of the maritime container trade swiftly and economically.
  • Maersk red faced after ABC exposé
    AS WIDELY billed, there were red faces all round after the ABC news special on maritime security aired on US TV last Thursday night, writes John McLaughlin in New York.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
  • Great Lakes on the market
  • Trans-Pacific dispute is settled
  • Petersburg price hike fall ends
  • PDV tanker fire reveals breaches
  • Dry index hits new heights
  • Maersk to review procedures
  • Maersk and CSX bid for Cochin
  • Euro yards demand Korean increase
  • UK ship security plans submitted
  • Lukoil to sell its river fleet
  • Tasman Spirit: lawyers get to work
  • Irish Continental remains confident
  • Indian box service suspended
  • Compromise at IBF meeting
  • Big Sealand Express pull today
  • Decision day for Alstom
  • Bangla ports to beef up security

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
  • Shippers, carriers boost box seals
    Trade groups propose container seals as short-term alternative to expensive security technology.
  • Canadian National could bar import boxes from key intermodal terminal
    The railway is threatening to close its busiest Canadian terminal in an attempt to force shippers and steamship companies to accept their shipments on weekends.
  • Rail funding a security issue: Study
    A terrorist attack that shuts down rail lines serving the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex would cost the U.S. economy $414 million a day.
  • Slowdown ends at Port of L.A.-Long Beach
  • DOT selects U.S.-Hong Kong all-cargo carriers
  • Taiwan readies China air-cargo service
  • Improved box security saves money, says researcher
  • U.S., Thailand agree on open-skies for cargo
  • China sweetens export incentives
  • Port of Portland in lease deal
  • CN opens Winnipeg IM terminal
  • Lawsuit deal will hurt Landstar 3Q
  • Unions oppose railroad remote control

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
  • Sealand Express going nowhere as latest flotation attempt fails
    Attempts this morning to dislodge the Sealand Express, which beached outside Cape Town harbour two weeks ago, have failed yet again, prompting the evacuation of other ships from the area.
  • Lines pay FMC $1.3m in settlement for NVOCC complaint
  • CN opens Winnipeg intermodal terminal
  • Cosco-HIT Hong Kong traffic down for the fourth month
  • CSCL bows out of Indian-subcontinent
  • Low bids see Vallarpadam tender process fail

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
  • 'Buccaneer' slashes with his tongue
    Georgiopoulos holds back little in Forbes interview.
  • Nosedive in the Atlantic
    Caribs rates dip in start of clean-trade slowdown.
  • Petrobras comes to bargaining table
    Oil workers' strike prompts management offer.
  • Lines pay $1.35m FMC penalty
    Top transpacific operators accept three year ban on capacity cuts.
  • Agents attack Aqaba box surcharge
    Container lines' congestion fee at Jordanian port comes under fire.
  • Italian ferry hits submerged object
    Moby Magic passengers and crew abandon ship in night rescue drama.
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen US chief to head UECC
    Nils-Henrik Jaeger (left) to step down as CEO at United European Car Carriers.
  • Fortum quits North Sea
    Finnish oil major sells aframax and assigns shuttle tanker contracts to Navion.
  • Thoresen Thai buys Colonial ship
    Expanding bulker owner adds another vessel to fleet, this time from the US.
  • Irish Continental drifts
    First-half profits dip at Irish Ferries' parent group as it seeks to tackle labour costs.
  • Bourbon builds on offshore success
    French owner's supply ships showed importance to profit in first half as bulkers' turnover dropped.
  • Pelni pleads for state aid
    Indonesian state ferry company threatens to lay off workers as cash crisis worsens.
  • First pull on Sea-Land Express fails
    Fresh refloating effort to be made later today if conditions improve.
  • Slide in Singapore bunker sales
    Marine fuel sales fell to their lowest level of 2003 in July despite high level of vessel arrivals.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
  • Clipper Timber Carriers starts Brazil/Europe link
  • HUAL and Puerto Rico port authority settle dispute over charges
  • Asia/Canada carriers keep 4th-quarter bunker charges unchanged
  • FMC enters settlement agreement with transpacific carriers
  • ABX Air adds maintenance business
  • NCBFAA welcomes FMC/TSA settlement
  • NIT League promotes Gatti to executive vice president
  • Customs: ABC's spent uranium was flagged, released as harmless
  • Office of Foreign Assets Control amends trading rules
  • U.S. touts benefits of GSP for poor countries
  • GAO urges USDA, industry to collaborate on origin labeling
  • U.S. plans to complete trade talks with Morocco by year end
  • Commerce denies export privileges to imprisoned arms shipper
  • Marseilles-Fos box traffic up 3% in first eight months

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
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%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
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
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
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
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
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
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
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› 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
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.
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
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
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
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