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July 16, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's headhunt is to man volume surge, new berths
    PSA Corporation's plans to hire more than 60 new crane operators is not related to its large-scale retrenchment exercise last year, but is based solely on attrition, unexpected volume growth and expansion, the head of the port workers union said.
  • S Korean oil tanker refuses Iraq call on security fears
    A supertanker owned by a South Korean oil company has refused to load at Iraq's Basra oil terminal because of security concerns, the second Asian-owned tanker that has refused to load there this week, shipping brokers said.
  • Nine missing as pirates throw crew overboard
    NINE Indonesian seafarers are missing after pirates threw them overboard after boarding and hijacking their tug in Indonesia's Bangka Strait on Sunday.
  • Wanted: foreign capital to build world's largest shipyard
    CHINA's top shipbuilder wants to enlist foreign capital in a US$1.2 billion dream to build the world's largest integrated shipyard on a tiny island off Shanghai.
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air likely to post loss of 19.6b won in Q2
    KOREAN Air Co, South Korea's largest carrier, may post a second-quarter loss as higher fuel price raised costs and a weaker currency increased the size of its foreign debt when converted into won.
  • Austrian Airlines reports 37% jump in passenger traffic
  • Virgin Blue to bid for slice of govt travel budget
  • United to defer pension payment
  • Atlas Air wins court approval for revamp
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterers win appeal for reduced demurrage
    THE English Court of Appeal last week overruled a judge who had decided that a clause in a voyage charterparty that referred to the 'breakdown' of equipment or machinery should only operate if the breakdown was unexpected.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's headhunt is to man volume surge, new berths
    PSA Corporation's plans to hire more than 60 new crane operators is not related to its large-scale retrenchment exercise last year, but is based solely on attrition, unexpected volume growth and expansion, the head of the port workers union said.
  • S Korean oil tanker refuses Iraq call on security fears
    A supertanker owned by a South Korean oil company has refused to load at Iraq's Basra oil terminal because of security concerns, the second Asian-owned tanker that has refused to load there this week, shipping brokers said.
  • Nine missing as pirates throw crew overboard
    NINE Indonesian seafarers are missing after pirates threw them overboard after boarding and hijacking their tug in Indonesia's Bangka Strait on Sunday.
  • Wanted: foreign capital to build world's largest shipyard
    CHINA's top shipbuilder wants to enlist foreign capital in a US$1.2 billion dream to build the world's largest integrated shipyard on a tiny island off Shanghai.
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air likely to post loss of 19.6b won in Q2
    KOREAN Air Co, South Korea's largest carrier, may post a second-quarter loss as higher fuel price raised costs and a weaker currency increased the size of its foreign debt when converted into won.
  • Austrian Airlines reports 37% jump in passenger traffic
  • Virgin Blue to bid for slice of govt travel budget
  • United to defer pension payment
  • Atlas Air wins court approval for revamp
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterers win appeal for reduced demurrage
    THE English Court of Appeal last week overruled a judge who had decided that a clause in a voyage charterparty that referred to the 'breakdown' of equipment or machinery should only operate if the breakdown was unexpected.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's headhunt is to man volume surge, new berths
    PSA Corporation's plans to hire more than 60 new crane operators is not related to its large-scale retrenchment exercise last year, but is based solely on attrition, unexpected volume growth and expansion, the head of the port workers union said.
  • S Korean oil tanker refuses Iraq call on security fears
    A supertanker owned by a South Korean oil company has refused to load at Iraq's Basra oil terminal because of security concerns, the second Asian-owned tanker that has refused to load there this week, shipping brokers said.
  • Nine missing as pirates throw crew overboard
    NINE Indonesian seafarers are missing after pirates threw them overboard after boarding and hijacking their tug in Indonesia's Bangka Strait on Sunday.
  • Wanted: foreign capital to build world's largest shipyard
    CHINA's top shipbuilder wants to enlist foreign capital in a US$1.2 billion dream to build the world's largest integrated shipyard on a tiny island off Shanghai.
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air likely to post loss of 19.6b won in Q2
    KOREAN Air Co, South Korea's largest carrier, may post a second-quarter loss as higher fuel price raised costs and a weaker currency increased the size of its foreign debt when converted into won.
  • Austrian Airlines reports 37% jump in passenger traffic
  • Virgin Blue to bid for slice of govt travel budget
  • United to defer pension payment
  • Atlas Air wins court approval for revamp
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterers win appeal for reduced demurrage
    THE English Court of Appeal last week overruled a judge who had decided that a clause in a voyage charterparty that referred to the 'breakdown' of equipment or machinery should only operate if the breakdown was unexpected.

Sched Netweb site
  • Super-carrier CSCL-Asia sets out from Hong Kong
  • NYK, MOL to help operate China's Xinsha Port Car Carrier Terminal
  • Obtaining Int'l licence for Chinese freight forwarders made easier
  • Hamburg Sud christens the Monte Cervantes in Korea
  • TMM Lines upgrades transpacific services
  • Indian rail service embarks on maiden voyage to Nepal
  • CSX World Terminals expands Pusan management team
  • New Dragonair A320 to be used on 'secondary' China routes
  • K+N MD discusses merits of Cargo 2000 phase 2
  • Malaysian Airlines chairman dies at 69
  • Kansas airport registers rise in May air freight

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Wan Hai upgrades to independent CMS service
  • Move to extend tonnage tax option to dredging companies
  • Indian companies to build Chabahar port in Iran
  • India, Chile to discuss measures for improved bilateral trade ties next month
  • India, Bangladesh discuss scope for alliances in textile sector
  • Kakinada ports hum with shipping activity
  • Feeder operators hike congestion surcharge at CCT to $ 50 per TEU
  • Central sales tax may be waived for EOUs too
  • DEPB benefits for steel exporters only from date of notification
  • Domestic coal demand met by imports: Minister
  • GAIL takes a fancy to Ennore LNG terminal project
  • Need to moderate market economic policies stressed at GIFT workshop
  • Mumbai Port's Class III & IV employees stop work

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Singapore suppliers unperturbed by OPL ban
    Singapore's bunkering community were mostly unperturbed it seems by yesterday's announcement that the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) intends to impose new conditions on Off Port Limits (OPL) bunkering.
  • Barging crisis looms in Peru
    Only one from four bunker barges in key port Callao currently available to make bunker deliveries.
  • Container carriers slash bunker adjustment factor
  • No end in sight for Genoa supply-squeeze
    Brisk demand from contract customers leaves Genoa spot market dry, while other ports in Italy cope with summer season.
  • New O.W. team member returns to London
  • Dan Bunkering centres Asian operation in China
    International bunker trader sees arrival in China as the first step to expansion into other provinces.
  • Rotterdam rebounds with crude surge
  • Singapore: MPA slaps ban on OPL bunkering
    The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore has said that it intends to impose additional conditions on the operation of bunker barges involved in Off Port Limits (OPL) operations - effectively banning the practise from July 20.
  • Crude markets surge on bullish US stock data
    Crude on the NYMEX seems to be easing down slowly this morning after yesterday's surge.

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Second Basel International Hazardous Goods Conference
  • TrenStar joins Microsoft RFID Council
  • RFG welcomes Transport for London's rail freight plans
  • CAT Logistics buys MG Rover's Xparts
  • New rail line planned to link Burkina Faso to the coast
  • Aeroflot continues fleet renewal
  • Port of Ipswich handles first Australian shipment
  • DPD Switzerland - Georges Champoud succeeds Jean-Noël Rey

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Shipping industry unites over shore leave issue
  • ITF backs ISPS Code but warns on casual labour
  • Stolt's better Q2 but anti-trust probe extends to tank containers
  • London's new cruise terminal
  • EC green light for Italian Register changes

Marine Logweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • New push to loosen security restrictions on shore leave
    Major lobbying effort planned for World Maritime Day
  • Speedier Title XI processing?
    DOT says new department-wide Credit Council should enhance efficiency
  • Corps seeks towboat
    Invitation for bids out soon

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Corps eyes emergency work on Columbia River jetties
  • Greenbrier Companies reports improved earnings for quarter
  • Portland Port Commission extends Terminal 4 lease with Kinder Morgan
  • Port of Vancouver hires firm for Columbia Gateway permitting
  • FedEx teaming up with US Commercial Service

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Seafarers from new EU states sacked as owners try to jump gun on court ruling
    SHIPOWNERS are sacking seafarers from the new European Union countries rather than wait for a court ruling which could lead to an increase of on-board pay, Lloyd's List has learned.
  • Wade's holding company could ease out names
    PLANS by insurance entrepreneur Michael Wade for a new consolidator holding company that would coalesce a series of Lloyd's underwriting vehicles could squeeze out another tranche of names from the market.
  • Wade's holding company could ease out names
    PLANS by insurance entrepreneur Michael Wade for a new consolidator holding company that would coalesce a series of Lloyd's underwriting vehicles could squeeze out another tranche of names from the market.
  • KOTC set to order three product carriers
    KUWAIT Oil Tankers Co is close to placing orders for three product carriers, with the prospect of more vessels to come as part of a $1.7bn fleet revitalisation plan.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Tanker market 'will stay healthy'
    THE tanker market will remain healthy, buoyed by a balance in supply and demand and by busy shipyards slowing newbuilding orders, Mitsui OSK Lines deputy chairman Tokinao Hojo told the World Shipping (China) Summit in Beijing today
  • Philippines development study
    A Japanese funding agency will carry out a study on shipping development for the Philippines including the possibility of finance for coastal fleet renewal
  • Alang workers in two-day strike
    SHIPBREAKERS at Alang shipbreaking yard in Gujarat stopped work on Tuesday and Wednesday to protest against the government's failure to reduce customs duty
  • Cement wars at Tampico
    MEXICAN cement giant Cemex has obtained a court order to prevent the docking of a ship carrying cement from Russia to the Mexican port of Tampico
  • Tanker fire kills one, injures four
    ONE worker was killed and four others injured when a tanker under repair at Lixin Shipyard in Pudong, Shanghai caught fire yesterday evening
  • Saudi oil revenues to reach $100Bn
    OIL revenues of Saudi Arabia are expected to reach SR375Bn ($100Bn) this year against SR322Bn ($86Bn) recorded in 2003
  • ITF supports Israeli strikers
  • Inbound boxes held at Miami
  • Cosco's Wei urges measured response
  • Genoa approves port investment
  • Danish fund for Vietnam ferries
  • Hectic HK debut for Pacific Basin
  • Russia raises petroleum export duty
  • Alaskan state hands over harbours
  • Second tragedy at Carolina port
  • Israeli port workers on strike

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Judge extends Miami boycott ban
    Admonishes truckers after they appear at hearing without lawyers.
  • Suit contests ILA contract vote
    Union dissidents file suit seeking new ratification vote on longshore master contract.
  • New oversight for Title XI program
  • Time to act on EU sanctions, says House panel chairman
  • Hampton Roads ILA ratifies local pact
  • Hyundai quitting Portland service
  • Senate expected to approve Australia trade pact
  • Taiwan extends China shipping zones
  • Double-digit boost for Boston boxes
  • New Gulf-Colombia service
  • Gains squeeze capacity at Rotterdam
  • Feeders raise Chennai surcharge

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Israeli privatisation impetus spurs industrial action
    Industrial action at Israeli ports is finishing its second day, after the parliament's lower house passed port privatisation legislation yesterday.
  • NordCapital presses capacity expansion to keep up with China drive
    Worldwide container demand will reach 534million TEU lifts by 2010, including 160m TEU in China, and will require enormous world capacity expansion, according to NordCapital Group chairman Erck Rickmers.
  • Coast Guard 'not the most helpful entity' over S.American ISPS, say US forwarders
  • Thailand shippers predict 11.5% throughput growth this year
  • Boxtrain tests Nahodka-Brest route
  • CN closes BC Rail transaction, bringing network integration closer
  • Rostock aims to boost trimodal capabilities
  • APL predicts continuing double-digit intra-Asia growth
  • SITC launches China/Japan/Korea service
  • CSXWT names management representatives for Pusan Newport project

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Security not the issue, says SK
    South Korean owner denies vessel refused to dock at Iraq, though fears persist.
  • Stolt tank containers, now under US probe, is biggest in business
    Three of four industry biggies come under anti-trust scrutiny, but in other business sectors.
  • Latvian axes ferry route
    Riga owner stops Latvia to Germany service due to lack of suitable charter vessel.
  • The rich prepare to get richer
    Tanker owners should have no call to skimp on the champagne at this year's Christmas parties if JP Morgan's Jonathan Chappell's new earnings estimates hold.
  • KOTC to order in Korea
    Hyundai and Daewoo are shortlisted for $1.8bn Kuwaiti newbuilding spree.
  • Stelmar seals deal on older ships
    Sale-leaseback proceeds will help reduce company's debt load.
  • Gulfmark sells down bonds
    Operator shaves 1% off coupon after issue of new notes.
  • Wan Hai's $200m boxship splash
    Taiwan owner returns to compatriot shipbuilder for second trio of containerships.
  • Yard worker dies in fire
    Four other men stable after incident on China Shipping Group vessel at Shanghai Lixin yard.
  • Caspian Shipping gets busier
    Azeri tanker owner boosts oil cargo volumes by 15% in first half of 2004.
  • Cape Africa arrives in Cape Town
    Damaged U-Ming capesize has been successfully towed into port by salvage tug.
  • Schultz steps up
    Norden's Shanghai chief Thomas Schultz takes top job at Denmark's Thor Rederi.
  • MPA in bunker clampdown
    Regulator imposes new condition on Singapore licenced tankers operating outside port limits.
  • Number-crunched!
    Accounting changes expected to reduce Carnival EPS by up to 3 cents in fiscal 2004.
  • Pacific Basin floats
    Shares in the handymax bulker operator have begun trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • Navibulgar plots bulker order
    Bulgarian owner could turn to Varna yard, in which it holds a 25% stake, for $200m series of ships.
  • The price of oil rises
    Number of dead and missing in tanker incidents more than twice last year's total as fires and explosions increase.
  • Universal double for Cosco
    VLCC order spree begins with two ships at Japanese yard, the first of 10 potential orders.
  • PSA acts to cut congestion
    Singapore port operator meets with owners to discuss potential solutions to surging volumes.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • MSC reshuffles, expands Pacific services
  • Seafarers' unions, shipowners press for right of shore leave
  • New 5,500-TEU ship for Hamburg Sud
  • Yang Ming re-elects incumbent president, chairman
  • Volga-Dnepr studies cargo hub in Siberia
  • New European Railway Agency starts its work
  • President Bush signs AGOA extension bill
  • U.S.-Australia trade pact moves toward ratification
  • SIRVA names Branch as senior vice president
  • June inbound box traffic up 28% at Long Beach
  • HHLA reports loss despite higher revenue

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Improved results for Stolt-Nielsen
    Stolt-Nielsen S.A reports a USD 14.9 million profit for the first half of 2004, up by USD 78.3 million ...
  • Frontline and Ship Finanance International buy VLCCs
    Frontline is currently very active in the market. The company has taken over newbuilding contracts for two VLCCs built in ...
  • World shipping in united front agains US treatment of seafarers
    The international shipping organisations International Shipping Federation (ISF)/International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, Intercargo and Intertanko have united with ...

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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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