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March 18, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore, Malacca straits could be key terror targets: analysts
    SINGAPORE is 'doubly vulnerable' to a maritime terrorist attack because of its location at a vital international trade 'choke point', localised piracy and its importance to global shipping, two Singapore-based maritime experts have concluded.
  • Pirates open fire on S'pore-flagged tanker off Aceh
    A Singapore-flagged tanker sustained extensive damage in a brief but vicious attack when pirates armed with machine guns strafed the vessel with gunfire off Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province, according to the IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • Intertanko hopes to meet deadline
    THE International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, whose members operate about two-thirds of the world's tankers, said almost all of them will implement required anti-terrorist measures by a July deadline.
  • Teekay buys Tapias for US$810m
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the largest tanker owner by market value, has agreed to buy Naviera F Tapias SA of Spain, headed by Fernando Fernandez-Tapias, for US$810 million in cash and assumed debt to enter the fast-growing market for liquefied natural gas.
  • Poisonous chemical spills into Yangtze
    SOME 80 tonnes of the poisonous and flammable chemical cyclohexanone has leaked into the waters of the Yangtze river near Nanjing city after a collision between two tankers, state media reported yesterday.
  • Ishikawajima to license tanker technology to Samsung Heavy
    ISHIKAWAJIMA-Harima Industries Co, Japan's No 3 heavy machinery maker, has agreed to team up with Samsung Heavy Industries Co on the design of liquefied natural gas tankers.
  • Cruising ahead
    THE cruise ship industry boomed last year, showing it is recovering more than two years after the Sept 11 attacks hurt US tourism, according to industry officials meeting in Miami this week for a conference.
  • Industry sees no significant fallout from Spain blasts
    THE lucrative US cruise industry is worried that the Madrid bomb attacks could bring a Sept 11 impact, but for the moment reservations have held up.
Air and Land Transport
  • Jetstar won't hurt Qantas' sales, says chief executive
    QANTAS Airways chief executive officer Geoff Dixon says Jetstar, the low-cost domestic carrier the company will start in May, will focus on attracting holiday travellers and won't erode sales at its parent.
  • Virgin Express, SN Brussels in merger talks
  • Air Canada to lay off 70% of Calgary mechanics
  • Airlines urge US to adopt voluntary screening system
  • Plan to open Reagan National Airport to small planes

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore, Malacca straits could be key terror targets: analysts
    SINGAPORE is 'doubly vulnerable' to a maritime terrorist attack because of its location at a vital international trade 'choke point', localised piracy and its importance to global shipping, two Singapore-based maritime experts have concluded.
  • Pirates open fire on S'pore-flagged tanker off Aceh
    A Singapore-flagged tanker sustained extensive damage in a brief but vicious attack when pirates armed with machine guns strafed the vessel with gunfire off Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province, according to the IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • Intertanko hopes to meet deadline
    THE International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, whose members operate about two-thirds of the world's tankers, said almost all of them will implement required anti-terrorist measures by a July deadline.
  • Teekay buys Tapias for US$810m
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the largest tanker owner by market value, has agreed to buy Naviera F Tapias SA of Spain, headed by Fernando Fernandez-Tapias, for US$810 million in cash and assumed debt to enter the fast-growing market for liquefied natural gas.
  • Poisonous chemical spills into Yangtze
    SOME 80 tonnes of the poisonous and flammable chemical cyclohexanone has leaked into the waters of the Yangtze river near Nanjing city after a collision between two tankers, state media reported yesterday.
  • Ishikawajima to license tanker technology to Samsung Heavy
    ISHIKAWAJIMA-Harima Industries Co, Japan's No 3 heavy machinery maker, has agreed to team up with Samsung Heavy Industries Co on the design of liquefied natural gas tankers.
  • Cruising ahead
    THE cruise ship industry boomed last year, showing it is recovering more than two years after the Sept 11 attacks hurt US tourism, according to industry officials meeting in Miami this week for a conference.
  • Industry sees no significant fallout from Spain blasts
    THE lucrative US cruise industry is worried that the Madrid bomb attacks could bring a Sept 11 impact, but for the moment reservations have held up.
Air and Land Transport
  • Jetstar won't hurt Qantas' sales, says chief executive
    QANTAS Airways chief executive officer Geoff Dixon says Jetstar, the low-cost domestic carrier the company will start in May, will focus on attracting holiday travellers and won't erode sales at its parent.
  • Virgin Express, SN Brussels in merger talks
  • Air Canada to lay off 70% of Calgary mechanics
  • Airlines urge US to adopt voluntary screening system
  • Plan to open Reagan National Airport to small planes

Sched Netweb site
  • Guangxi to invest US$1B in port development
  • Tacoma awaits first batch of terrorist-proof containers
  • Accord to manage Lego's distribution in Singapore
  • Emirates launches US$500 million bond issue
  • Changi crowned best Asian cargo airport by GIL
  • Menzies secures two handling contracts at Prague airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Enact security plans now, says IMO chief
  • Better cargo volumes boost ESL's all-round performance - Exceeds cargo target by 30 per cent
  • Varun Shipping to be listed on Singapore exchange
  • Vibhuti Shipping Pvt. Ltd awarded ISO 9001:2000 certificate
  • Oilmeal exports expected to exceed 4.5 million tonnes this year, says SPAI chief
  • India, Thailand differences on FTA persist
  • Quarantine alert put out against grape imports from US
  • Cotton exports likely to register 16-fold growth: Traders
  • Leading tea producers to visit Pakistan next month
  • Election Commission rejects MoS plan to reconstitute 8 Major Port Trust Boards
  • CCT crosses 5-lakh TEU mark on March 14
  • Record rice, paddy procurement in Bihar
  • Petronet LNG plans import terminal at Mangalore
  • China Council's product fair in city from March 25
  • IMC convention discusses need for developing world class infrastructure
  • CII to hold exports summit on March 26 Procedural issues are main stumbling block

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Gulf Coast markets slow to react to crude rises
  • OPEC production cut efforts unconvincing so far
    So far it looks like OPEC's efforts at reining in quota cheating in line with a February 10 announcement have been unimpressive.
  • Crude hits fresh highs despite anticipated US oil data
    Crude prices in London and New York shot to new one-year highs today after weekly US oil inventory data showed continued declines in the nation's gasoline inventories. An unexpected drop in refinery processing saw products inventories shrink, but allowed a larger-than-expected build in stocks of crude oil.
  • GAC unveils dedicated bunker service in Cairo
  • New office aimed at serving customers transiting Suez Canal and cargo vessels at Ain Sukna.
  • Healthy interest as Sri Lanka market leader introduces IFO380
    Sri Lanka's leading bunker supplier Lanka Marine Services (Pvt) Ltd (LMS) has become the first player to start supply of IFO380 to ships calling at Colombo and Outside Port Limits (OPL) near Sri Lanka.
  • Spring arrives in Piraeus
  • New Saudi posted prices
  • Higher IFO180 premium still intact in South Korea
  • Glencore agrees storage and blending deal with KIC Oil
    Titan Oil denies market reports that Glencore will pull out of current storage deal.
  • Rotterdam fuel oil down, distillates up
  • Titan joins big league as Neptune deal completed
    Puchase of 22 oil product vessels constitutes major step towards Titan achieving its goal of becoming major oil services provider
  • Spills experts to gather in Singapore next week
    Experts to speak on the preparation, prevention and response that the shipping community can take to manage marine emergencies.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Renault Trucks launches Infom@x
  • Eastwards expansion impacts less on French trucking industry
  • Norwegian Post to acquire Nor-Cargo
  • Fercam: Success for the new owner
  • Austrian Airlines' Chairman says "We decide the pace"
  • Horizon Lines installs new cranes in San Juan Terminal
  • TICT Trieste names new general manager

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Teekay moves into LNG market with Tapias deal
  • Cement trades set for continued growth
  • EC gives qualified green light to Tirrenia subsidies
  • Master fined '14,000 for traffic lane violation
  • Mersey Docks profit up

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • $110 million in maritime orders for ABB
    Azipods and more ...
  • ABS names Wiernicki CTO
    ABS has appointed Chris J. Wiernicki Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
  • Smit Internationale is subject of probe
    Dutch Competition Authority and EC investigations under way
  • Ship's master can also be SSO
    IMO panel recommendation
  • Wartsila common rail engines for Princess newbuilding
    Specified for Fincantieri NB 6100
  • House hearing focus includes Port Security Grants
    Bush Administration budget request is just $46 million

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Publishing firm first tenant at Kalama River Industrial Park
  • Senator Patty Murray kicks off Operation Safe Commerce in Tacoma
  • IMO chief wants speedy start to new SOLAS security measures
  • WTSA shipping lines will streamline wastepaper rate
  • Horizon Lines updates cranes at San Juan container terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Competition investigators in swoop on Dutch salvage firms
    THE European Commission and the NMa, the Dutch Competition Authority, have simultaneously launched separate investigations into Dutch salvage and port towage operators.
  • Brown's budget is 'good news' for UK shipping
    THE UK maritime community continued to live a charmed life as the government's budget statement resisted inflicting measures against wealthy foreigners, including shipowners, and on UK tax leasing and capital allowances.
  • Tapias sale to Teekay catches unions off guard
    NEWS of Teekay's acquisition of Naviera F Tapias took Spanish seafarer unions by surprise yesterday, with labour representatives scrambling to assess the impact on the crews manning the Madrid-based company's fleet, writes Brian Reyes.
  • Hotel fate for the Norway?
    AMERICAN cruise afficianados may have seen the last of the historic steamship Norway , it emerged in Miami yesterday.
  • Masters can be Ship Security Officers confirms IMO
    A SHIPMASTER can be designated as his own Ship Security Officer under the provisions of the mandatory International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, according to a clarification from the IMO's Flag State Implementation Sub-Committee this week.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Cartel watchdogs hound salvors
    INVESTIGATORS from the European Commission and Dutch cartel watch dog NMa raided the head offices of Smit Internationale and Wijsm'ller yesterday evening looking for evidence of collusion on rates and market share
  • Mipo may name new chief executive
    YU Kwan Hong, chief executive of Hyundai Mipo shipyard, may move to the board of Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • Sulpicio strikers face suspension
    MORE than 100 seafarers with the Philippines operator Sulpicio Lines are facing cancellation of their seaman's books for their act of "insubordination and misconduct"
  • Spain mulls ship ministry change
    SPAIN'S new government may introduce the new post of transport minister according to a spokesman who also said changes to the Merchant Marine Authority were likely
  • Philippines kicks off trade drive
    THE route between the Philippine port of General Santos and Indonesia's Bitung has been reopened with the deployment of an Indonesian owned ship
  • Morocco: port strike threats
    MOROCCAN ports could be hit by strikes in the next few days, a port workers' union has warned, in a dispute over a tug company's working practices
  • Tirrenia aid approved until 2008
  • Cold comfort for St Petersburg
  • Nordic American votes to continue
  • Cruise newbuilding outlook
  • Carnival takes on Star for Asia
  • Capesize in trouble off Maputo
  • Euro cruise still 'vibrant'
  • Cruise execs buoyant despite Madrid
  • SSA's Umm Qasr contract extended

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • FedEx profit up on costs cuts, trucking
    Overseas shipments, ground unit fuel better-than-expected earnings.
  • U.S. won't hike rail security funding
    Department of Homeland Security's Hutchinson tells House subcommittee Madrid attacks won't influence budget plans.
  • Ceres venture signs Montreal lease
  • Norfolk Southern mulls eastern stacktrain 'Corridor'
  • Trans-Pac lines call for wastepaper rate hikes
  • Privatized ports speed India trade
  • E. Europe logistics market to double: Study
  • Atlantic Vehicle Processors expands Georgia hub
  • Chittagong to auction unclaimed imports
  • Famous Pacific Shipping adds Romania, Belarus
  • CSXT launches ethanol rail-to-water service
  • Teekay to buy Spanish tanker company

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Reefer trade under threat from botulism says expert
    Controlled-atmosphere containers could create in-container environments which could cause the release of botulism toxin, says an expert, who warns that not all carriers and shippers are aware of the risk.
  • Fleet-expansion to help Cosco hit US$6.65billion turnover by 2010, says CEO
    Cosco is aiming to hit RMB25billion (US$3.02billion) turnover this year, increasing revenues to RMB30billion (US$3.63billion) in 2005, along with a fleet-expansion to almost match global fleet-demand.
  • Tonnage shortage is testing charterers 'iron will'
  • New Rhine box-terminal in Basel heralds Swissterminal partnership
  • Med services remain 'insufficiently remunerative', say EMTA carriers
  • Coast Guard upped security thirty-fold immediately after September 11
  • Samudera plans more India-centric services
  • Termont Terminal renews commitment to Montreal
  • Romania and Belarus full of eastern promise for Famous Pacific
  • Kozlov rises as Fesco invests
  • Clinton-era Commissioner re-nominated to FMC position

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Moody's to Teekay: not so fast!
    Credit agency may cut tanker giant's ratings over LNG cash splash.
  • Jefferies bullish on Teekay-Tapias deal
    Analyst raises earnings estimate, bumps target share price to $90.
  • Bergesen ups profit
    World-Wide Shipping's new baby says LNG significant in 2003 figure.
  • Panayotides "should bid" for Torm
    Family now owns more than 40% after Menfield upped stake.
  • TradeWinds reader alert
    Take action now to ensure access to our improved internet site which launches Friday.
  • Investors take note of Teekay move
    Company shares hit 2004 high for volume in wake of Naviera F Tapias deal.
  • Finnlines paints downbeat picture
    Shares fall as Finnish owner predicts lower first quarter profit.
  • Samsung eyes IHI LNG system
    Landmark deal sees Korean yard take on Japanese shipbuilder's LNG technology under licence.
  • Salvage probe widens
    Svitzer Wijsmuller and Multraship join Smit in competition inquiry's net.
  • Canada detains seven in February
    Port state control inspections find fault with Swire and Chemikalien Seetransport ships.
  • Tanker flooded at Tema yard
    Ghanaian yard defies court to flood drydock after Nigerian ship refuses to leave.
  • Bay Shipbuilding eyes state aid for upgrade
    US group Manitowoc Marine's Sturgeon Bay yard to benefit from development zone credits.
  • Smit in competition probes
    Dutch and EU investigators probing towage and salvage giant.
  • Tankers collide in Chinese port
    Spill clean-up lauched as chemical spilled into Yangtze River.
  • Bidvest tightens grip on Bidcorp
    South African owner increases holding in UK ports and shipping subsidiary.
  • MMM sees growth
    Malaysian tanker and bulker owner optimistic in 2004, as it eyes ship purchases.
  • Titan ties-up NAS acquisition
    Hong Kong-listed owner and oil trader completes purchase of NOL's product tanker and bunker business.
  • SSA Marine sees Iraq deal lengthened
    US port operator receives three-month extension to Umm Qasr management contract.
  • Torch seals Midnight Wrangler work
    US offshore operator to book revenue of $4.3m from two charters of converted cable layer.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Hyundai adds transpacific link
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines gets contract to carry Chinese iron ore
  • Teekay acquires Naviera F. Tapias for $810 million
  • U.K. court fines ship captain for wrong-way passage
  • IMO secretary general urges early enforcement of security rules
  • Transpacific carriers raise fuel charges
  • North/south carriers groups in Asia plan large rate increases
  • Marine Corps considers future cargo preposition ships
  • Pacific carriers want to bring wastepaper rates up again
  • MMS Co. Ltd. will pay $2 million dumping fine; engineer jailed
  • Messina adds Mundra to Med/Indian subcontinent link
  • OT Africa Line names vessel after Angolan national park
  • New rules urged for U.S. marine salvage and firefighting
  • China Shipping bulk affiliate boost net profits
  • Brennan nominated for another term as FMC commissioner
  • P&O Nedlloyd adds offline software for shippers
  • OMI orders 47,000-deadweight-ton ice-class product carrier
  • CORRECTION Hyundai Merchant Marine made net $18 million loss in 2003
  • U.S., Madagascar ink civil air agreement
  • House panel considers security report on Alameda Corridor
  • Central Freight buys assets of Oregon LTL
  • CN, union reach tentative labor agreement
  • Quality Carriers selects computer-assisted driver training
  • FMC revokes eight OTI licenses
  • GeoLogistics opens offices in Pakistan
  • American grain shippers applaud U.S.-Dominican Republic FTA
  • Exel adds U.K. logistics business
  • U.S. talks bring Dominican Republic into CAFTA fold
  • U.S., U.A.E. sign trade and investment framework agreement
  • Appeals Court says U.S. can recover cost of undelivered food
  • Tibbett & Britten to test RFID
  • TransCore acquires Vistar's satellite-tracking assets
  • Ex-Im Bank loan to Mexican oil company boon to U.S. shippers
  • U.S. workshop on transport of nuclear materials
  • USDA denies trade adjustment help to California citrus grower group
  • Kerry says he would do more to protect ports
  • Delmas reports port congestion at Chinese port
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen expands auto processing in Brunswick
  • USAID extends SSA Marine's Umm Qasr contract
  • Horizon Lines adds cranes in San Juan
  • Sen. Murray marks opening of Operation Safe Commerce
  • Hutchison, British shippers discuss security surcharge
  • Suicide bombers kill Israeli port workers
  • Hong Kong's box traffic hit 20.4 million TEUs in 2003

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • DFDS with a steady profit for 2003
    DFDS of København came out of 2003 with a profit of DKK 157 million (EUR 21 million) after a year ...
  • "Odin" to recover oil from "Prestige"
    Statoil's multipurpose shuttle tanker MST "Odin" is participating in a project to recover oil from the sunken "Prestige". Head of ...
  • DFDS Tor Line opens three more services out of Göteborg
    DFDS Tor Line will open new routes from its base port Göteborg in the coming years. No less than three ...

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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