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May 7, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL eyes development of India's container rail network
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container division APL is set to make a return to its former glory days as a multimodal pioneer with plans to get involved in India's inland container rail network in the next 1-2 years, according to APL's chief executive.
  • Pioneer of multimodal transport
    MULTIMODAL container transport by rail is not a new area for either India's Concor or APL, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of multimodal container transport by rail, having entered this segment only a few years after the global spread of containerisation.
  • Partners misled us on sales, products, say PSA Int'l, P&O Australia Ports
    PSA International and P&O Australia Ports , subsidiaries of the world's second and third largest terminal operators, have accused their partners in a failed joint venture of misleading them over sales and products and crippling the company with mismanagement.
  • Time running out for ISPS readiness
    ALARM bells are ringing across the trillion-dollar world shipping industry as it scrambles to comply with the July 1 deadline for some of the toughest security measures since World War II.
  • Coalition to invite bids to run largest Iraqi port
    IRAQ's US-led coalition authority, which is preparing to cede powers to a sovereign government on June 30, plans to invite companies to bid this month to manage the country's largest port for at least 10 years.
Air and Land Transport
  • Bankers help hold down cost of new Boeing jet
    MANY features of Boeing Co's new 7E7 jetliner were designed not necessarily for airlines, but rather for the people that will ultimately own many of them - bankers.
  • Alitalia unions, management seen striking quick deal
  • KLM synergies to total 75m euros: Air France
  • Top private Indian airline flying to Nepal
  • Major carriers will compete in budget space, says Cathay
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court's no to seizure of SCI vessel to satisfy govt's judgment debt
    A VESSEL owned by the Shipping Corporation of India cannot be seized to satisfy a long-standing judgment debt of the Indian government just because the latter is a substantial shareholder of SCI, a Canadian court ruled earlier this year.
Port Shots
  • Port shots
    MAJOR US-based owner Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc says that it has bought and taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt US-flag product tankers from Attransco, Inc.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL eyes development of India's container rail network
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container division APL is set to make a return to its former glory days as a multimodal pioneer with plans to get involved in India's inland container rail network in the next 1-2 years, according to APL's chief executive.
  • Pioneer of multimodal transport
    MULTIMODAL container transport by rail is not a new area for either India's Concor or APL, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of multimodal container transport by rail, having entered this segment only a few years after the global spread of containerisation.
  • Partners misled us on sales, products, say PSA Int'l, P&O Australia Ports
    PSA International and P&O Australia Ports , subsidiaries of the world's second and third largest terminal operators, have accused their partners in a failed joint venture of misleading them over sales and products and crippling the company with mismanagement.
  • Time running out for ISPS readiness
    ALARM bells are ringing across the trillion-dollar world shipping industry as it scrambles to comply with the July 1 deadline for some of the toughest security measures since World War II.
  • Coalition to invite bids to run largest Iraqi port
    IRAQ's US-led coalition authority, which is preparing to cede powers to a sovereign government on June 30, plans to invite companies to bid this month to manage the country's largest port for at least 10 years.
Air and Land Transport
  • Bankers help hold down cost of new Boeing jet
    MANY features of Boeing Co's new 7E7 jetliner were designed not necessarily for airlines, but rather for the people that will ultimately own many of them - bankers.
  • Alitalia unions, management seen striking quick deal
  • KLM synergies to total 75m euros: Air France
  • Top private Indian airline flying to Nepal
  • Major carriers will compete in budget space, says Cathay
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court's no to seizure of SCI vessel to satisfy govt's judgment debt
    A VESSEL owned by the Shipping Corporation of India cannot be seized to satisfy a long-standing judgment debt of the Indian government just because the latter is a substantial shareholder of SCI, a Canadian court ruled earlier this year.
Port Shots
  • Port shots
    MAJOR US-based owner Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc says that it has bought and taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt US-flag product tankers from Attransco, Inc.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL eyes development of India's container rail network
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container division APL is set to make a return to its former glory days as a multimodal pioneer with plans to get involved in India's inland container rail network in the next 1-2 years, according to APL's chief executive.
  • Pioneer of multimodal transport
    MULTIMODAL container transport by rail is not a new area for either India's Concor or APL, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of multimodal container transport by rail, having entered this segment only a few years after the global spread of containerisation.
  • Partners misled us on sales, products, say PSA Int'l, P&O Australia Ports
    PSA International and P&O Australia Ports , subsidiaries of the world's second and third largest terminal operators, have accused their partners in a failed joint venture of misleading them over sales and products and crippling the company with mismanagement.
  • Time running out for ISPS readiness
    ALARM bells are ringing across the trillion-dollar world shipping industry as it scrambles to comply with the July 1 deadline for some of the toughest security measures since World War II.
  • Coalition to invite bids to run largest Iraqi port
    IRAQ's US-led coalition authority, which is preparing to cede powers to a sovereign government on June 30, plans to invite companies to bid this month to manage the country's largest port for at least 10 years.
Air and Land Transport
  • Bankers help hold down cost of new Boeing jet
    MANY features of Boeing Co's new 7E7 jetliner were designed not necessarily for airlines, but rather for the people that will ultimately own many of them - bankers.
  • Alitalia unions, management seen striking quick deal
  • KLM synergies to total 75m euros: Air France
  • Top private Indian airline flying to Nepal
  • Major carriers will compete in budget space, says Cathay
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court's no to seizure of SCI vessel to satisfy govt's judgment debt
    A VESSEL owned by the Shipping Corporation of India cannot be seized to satisfy a long-standing judgment debt of the Indian government just because the latter is a substantial shareholder of SCI, a Canadian court ruled earlier this year.
Port Shots
  • Port shots
    MAJOR US-based owner Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc says that it has bought and taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt US-flag product tankers from Attransco, Inc.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL eyes development of India's container rail network
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container division APL is set to make a return to its former glory days as a multimodal pioneer with plans to get involved in India's inland container rail network in the next 1-2 years, according to APL's chief executive.
  • Pioneer of multimodal transport
    MULTIMODAL container transport by rail is not a new area for either India's Concor or APL, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of multimodal container transport by rail, having entered this segment only a few years after the global spread of containerisation.
  • Partners misled us on sales, products, say PSA Int'l, P&O Australia Ports
    PSA International and P&O Australia Ports , subsidiaries of the world's second and third largest terminal operators, have accused their partners in a failed joint venture of misleading them over sales and products and crippling the company with mismanagement.
  • Time running out for ISPS readiness
    ALARM bells are ringing across the trillion-dollar world shipping industry as it scrambles to comply with the July 1 deadline for some of the toughest security measures since World War II.
  • Coalition to invite bids to run largest Iraqi port
    IRAQ's US-led coalition authority, which is preparing to cede powers to a sovereign government on June 30, plans to invite companies to bid this month to manage the country's largest port for at least 10 years.
Air and Land Transport
  • Bankers help hold down cost of new Boeing jet
    MANY features of Boeing Co's new 7E7 jetliner were designed not necessarily for airlines, but rather for the people that will ultimately own many of them - bankers.
  • Alitalia unions, management seen striking quick deal
  • KLM synergies to total 75m euros: Air France
  • Top private Indian airline flying to Nepal
  • Major carriers will compete in budget space, says Cathay
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court's no to seizure of SCI vessel to satisfy govt's judgment debt
    A VESSEL owned by the Shipping Corporation of India cannot be seized to satisfy a long-standing judgment debt of the Indian government just because the latter is a substantial shareholder of SCI, a Canadian court ruled earlier this year.
Port Shots
  • Port shots
    MAJOR US-based owner Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc says that it has bought and taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt US-flag product tankers from Attransco, Inc.

Sched Netweb site
  • Qingdao Port to pursue stock market listing
  • China railways unable to keep up with freight demand
  • Californian port board opposes air bill
  • US FRA Administrator leaves post, heads home to Texas
  • US Coast Guard to be stationed at Malaysian ports
  • New Evergreen service links Asia with Australian Ports
  • Hanjin net profit up 379pc
  • Korean Air posts 20.6pc increase in cargo traffic for Q1
  • Air France, KLM merge to create biggest European carrier
  • IATA, ATAC demand expenditure review from GTAA
  • AA launches online booking for cargo shipments

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CMA CGM, Clarion Shipping Agency form joint venture for East & South India
  • Maersk Sealand bags 3 major Lloyds Loading List 'Star Performers' awards
  • SCI takes delivery of Suezmax-size tanker from Daewoo Shipbuilding
  • Major global shipping lines shoring up box capacities
  • Outdated tankers line up at scrapyards - IMO ban on single hull vessels proves boon for Asian building industry
  • Chinese industrial slow-down leaves steel exporters unruffled
  • SEAI sees sea of possibilities in Chinese market
  • Hari & Co. opens new CFS at Tuticorin
  • ADB offers help to link Haldia Dock with Assam & neighbours
  • Hyderabad to be on Blue Dart's map soon
  • Move to establish ferry service linking Karachi and Mumbai
  • Forex kitty swells to $ 1,17,879 million
  • Forex reserves touch $ 117.8 bn
  • ADB's Chief Economist sees India's economic growth matching China's by 2020
  • AIAI, Italian Chamber sign MoU to foster trade relations
  • ICS conducts enlightening 2-day course on international containerised trade
  • India climbs 16 rungs up the competitiveness ladder, says IIMD's 2004 Yearbook
  • DGS leads Indian team to seminar on maritime training in Oslo

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Bunkerworld apologises to Coastal Petroleum Ltd.
  • Indian market update
    Continued bullishness in the ARA today prompted some good buying activity...but are prices on their way back down?
  • ARA: Firm market prompts healthy buying interest
  • Major rumoured to consider re-entering Fujairah market
    Reports today suggested that Shell Marine Products is considering re-entering the Fujairah bunker market through a partnership with Emirates National Oil Co).
  • Wait-and-see attitude as Singapore fuel oil hits 16 month high
    Gas oil prices have put on an even better show than fuel oil, rising to the highest level since September 2000.
  • Crude supportive, but mixed outlook for fuel oil
    Fuel oil values in the Singapore cargo market closed mixed today as prices lagged crude gains, while gas oil shot up supported by tightening stocks.
  • Golden Week ends with firm numbers and tighter barges
    As Japan wakes up after Golden Week, players are starting to feel the effects of four days of very firm crude movements
  • O.W. Bunkers UK expands trading team
  • Italian buyers still unsure of market direction
  • No let-up for Rotterdam prices
  • Batumi oil port returning to normal as rebel leader leaves
    Disruptions to oil and port operations at Batumi in Georgia ending as Adzhara region's rebel leader flees, ending tense stand-off.

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Second Basel International Hazardous Goods Conference
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Airport starts ST WLAN
  • Australia aids Philippines port security
  • ProLogis reports first quarter results
  • Booming rail cargo traffic in Australia
  • Alitalia's share trading suspended
  • OOCL announces modification of its Setouchi/Taiwan Express Service
  • Delta Airlines names Michael Palumbo as new CFO

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Bid to speed up Cape Africa salvage
  • Belships' improved Q1
  • Braemar's buoyant 2003/4
  • LR ship in USCG scheme
  • Odfjell boosted by market rebound
  • Donjon and Smit in new JV
  • Wilhelmsen unveils newbuilds deal and improved Q1 results

Marine Logweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Hornbeck exercises barge newbuild option with Manitowoc
    Orders second 110,000 bbl unit
  • OSG reports record income
    $76 million net for first quarter
  • Iraq gets coastal defense patrol boats
    Newly created ICDF starts training
  • Royal Caribbean commits to cleaner wastewater
    Environmentalist group calls off campaign against group
  • Conrad Industries reports on first quarter
    Repair sector still "difficult"
  • New round of Port Security Grants
    TSA opens Round 4 for applications

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Sea-Tac Airport director announces plans to depart
  • Canadian and US teams hold oil spill response drill
  • Coast Guard responds to bogus emergency flare firing
  • Schnitzer Steel hires firm to look at sale/merger of mill
  • Port of Tacoma offers annual report on line

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Green hails P&O Nedlloyd result but vows to close profit gap
    P&O Nedlloyd will need several more years to catch up with its more profitable competitors, chief executive Philip Green predicted yesterday as the line posted a modest first-quarter surplus.
  • Undercutting keeps the lid on transpacific freight rate rises
    FIRM evidence is now emerging that transpacific carriers achieved solid rather than spectacular rate increases during this year's annual round of contract renewals, writes Janet Porter.
  • Bunker disaster avoided by 'pure luck'
    IT IS "pure luck" that there has not been a major disaster resulting from a spate of fuel contamination cases in the Arabian Gulf, according to fuel testing company DNV Petroleum Services.
  • US oil price set to exceed $40 a barrel
    OIL prices in the US are set to punch over $40 a barrel this week as traders become jittery over Middle East security fears stoking fears of rising bunker prices, writes Martyn Wingrove .
  • Exmar could go public with LNG business
    GAS shipping specialist Exmar is considering an initial public offering for its liquefied natural gas carrier operations, says group chief executive Nicolas Saverys, writes Tony Gray.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Uganda warned about cruise jobs ad
    OFFERS of up to 5,000 jobs on cruise ships in the Caribbean have been met with caution in Uganda. Local media have been running adverts promising applicants an annual salary of $15,000-$45,000, warns the Kampala-based independent daily The Monitor
  • World Bank backs Sokhna with $20M
    A $20M loan to help fund civil works and equipment purchases has been awarded to Egypt's Sokhna Port Development Company
  • Houston terminal hurdle removed
    HOUSTON'S Bayport Container Terminal moved closer to reality yesterday when claims that the Army Corps of Engineers acted improperly were rejected
  • Tanker rates drive OSG to record
    OVERSEAS Shipholding Group has been busily signing new joint ventures, acquiring ships and raising new debt and equity during the first quarter
  • Royal Caribbean bows to greens
    US environmentalist group Oceana has claimed victory for its campaign against Royal Caribbean Cruises' wastewater policy
  • Hoax bomb stalls Greek ferry
    ANOTHER hoax bomb warning has hit a Greek ferry, two weeks after a similar incident cut short the voyage of Superfast 12 from Patras to Ancona
  • Belships lifts first-quarter profit
  • Egypt to discuss wheat deal
  • Eastern Shipping founder dies
  • easyCruise joins its rivals
  • Russian oil output still growing
  • P&O Ned posts healthy first quarter
  • Labour trouble brewing at Chennai
  • Mumbai-Karachi link: informal talks
  • Goa to host Asian ballast meeting

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Strikes by truckers at Oakland, Norfolk
    Ongoing protest by drivers slows container handling at Oakland, spreads to Virginia port.
  • Rate gains drive P&O Nedlloyd profit
    Turnaround spurred by 15 percent increase in average freight rates over past year.
  • Union Pacific cancels UPS transcon pact
  • MOL, Neptune Orient Lines win rate hikes: Report
  • Democrats challenge pace of homeland security
  • House alarmed at Feds' rail security
  • China foreign trade to reach $1 trillion: Report
  • Canada raises fines for bilge discharge
  • KLM cargo swings to profit
  • FedEx Ground to build Georgia terminal
  • UPS raises stock buy-back to $1 billion
  • Hong Kong air-cargo volume up

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • China's 'soft landing' won't hit profits says RPONL
    Royal P&O Nedlloyd (RPONL) CEO Philip Green says he is optimistic that there will be no slump in Chinese output but he expects the economy will have a 'soft landing'.
  • Committee to look at truckers' complaints has not stopped Oakland strikes
  • MSC's Eurogate deal secures berths for future tonnage
  • TSK and Cosco to launch North China/Japan service
  • Busan dredge opens terminals to super post-panamax ships
  • Brasilia raises port defences with US$26m ISPS funding
  • Hyundai appointed as Sony's global partner carrier
  • Gwangyang records sharp 2004 growth
  • Hamburg Süd plans vessel investment
  • Royal P&O Nedlloyd appoints new CFO
  • K Line decides on new vessel engine

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Another record for OSG
    Top US tanker owner has $1bn of liquidity and is poised to continue buying spree.
  • Secondhand bulker prices dip
    Cyprus Maritime sells early 1980s-built capesize at lower level than price logged for February deal.
  • Exmar may hive off LNG unit
    Chairman Nicolas Saverys tells business luncheon what's on the menu next for gas company.
  • OOCL trade up 25%
    Asian cargo boom gives Hong Kong container line big revenue boost.
  • CCU rides bulk wave
    UAE owner and Klaveness partner sees profits more than double in 2003.
  • Unwelcome Evergreen hat trick
    Three of Taiwanese owner's boxships detained in Hong Kong in April.
  • Wilhelmsen takes Ray newbuilds
    Norwegian owner charters three of Israeli group's Gdynia car carriers for 15 years as it announces profit hike in first quarter.
  • Big jump for new Nedlloyd
    Amsterdam stock market debutant saw profits rocket in first quarter.
  • Caspian Shipping ro-ro freed
    Turkey releases vessel arrested in bid to force payment of Azeri government debts.
  • Nenaco ships grounded again
    Five vessels held in port over debt as Philippine owner lurches into new crisis.
  • Simon rejects bid
    Struggling UK ports group turns down "unsatisfactory" revised takeover offer.
  • Blue Star 1 in bomb alert
    Greek ro-pax ferry caught in terror scare as Athens remains on edge after earlier bomb attacks.
  • Suez up on tanker traffic
    An increase in transits by tankers helps to fuel growth in receipts at strategic Egyptian waterway.
  • Record quarter for Navigators
    US marine insurance group sees profits almost double in "disciplined" first three months of 2004.
  • Titan confirms VLCC charter
    China-backed owner taking Titan Uranus on six-year bareboat charter with purchase obligation.
  • Conrad sees losses shrink
    US shipbuilding group has reported an improvement in its finances but still remains in the red.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Industry officials play down risk of Chinese "hard landing"
  • P&O Nedlloyd improves 1st quarter result, but aims higher
  • Hanjin nets $136 million in 1st quarter
  • ACL raises 2003 operating income
  • MarAd opens VISA enrollment
  • BNSF prepares for grain harvest
  • Shippers to hear UP's plan for fixing delays
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
  • Corley heads Econocaribe's Northeast import operations
  • USDA to allow imports of Taiwanese orchids
  • USDA increases veterinary diagnostic fees for live animal shipments
  • TSA opens fourth round of port security grant program
  • Seattle port interests seek funds to replace Alaskan Way Viaduct

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Stena Line Freight has opened own bunker oil terminal
    Stena Line Freight has invested in a new bunker oil terminal in Holyhead with a storage capacity of 8,000 tons ...
  • Better than expected for SMA
    The Swedish Maritime Administration reports a SEK 38 million (EUR 4.2 million) profit before taxes for 2003, up by SEK ...
  • Stelmar sale/BB back with Norwegian KS company
    A Norwegian KS company is reported to have bought nine Stelmar handymax product tankers for around USD 107.0 million with ...

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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.
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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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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