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August 24, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Destroy pirates' resources, organisations on land
    THE recent trilateral agreement on coordinated naval patrols will have some impact on the persistent problem of piracy in the Malacca and Singapore straits, but it will not solve the problem, say maritime security and law experts.
  • Vietnam backs shipping firm to list in S'pore
    VIETNAM's finance ministry will support national shipping company Gemadept as the first domestic firm to list on a foreign stock market in Singapore, a ministry official said yesterday.
  • Shipbuilder Austal swings back to profit
    AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal Ltd returned to profit yesterday, after shifting its business away from luxury yachts and concentrating on patrol boats and commercial ferries.
  • Precious expects profit to double
    PRECIOUS Shipping, Thailand's second-biggest sea-freight company by market value, said its net income may double this year in line with analysts' expectations because of higher rates for transporting cargo.
  • Tanker Rates
    PERSIAN Gulf oil-tanker rates for shipping 2 million barrel cargoes of crude to Asia were unchanged at a three-month low as the pace of bookings slowed for September.
Air and Land Transport
  • EU chief to head off Euro-US trade row
    THE European Union's trade commissioner has vowed to head off a trade war between Europe and the US over government subsidies to Airbus and Boeing.
  • Australia to boost airport security in A$48m upgrade
  • Qantas-BA alliance gets nod for 5 more years
  • China Southern to join SkyTeam
  • Virgin Blue raises fares to offset fuel costs
  • Log Book
Features
  • India strike may lead to shortages, inflation
    INDIA'S three million truckers stayed off the roads for a third day to protest against a new tax, as industry said the strike may delay goods movement, lead to faster inflation, cause shortages and hurt Asia's fourth-biggest economy.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Destroy pirates' resources, organisations on land
    THE recent trilateral agreement on coordinated naval patrols will have some impact on the persistent problem of piracy in the Malacca and Singapore straits, but it will not solve the problem, say maritime security and law experts.
  • Vietnam backs shipping firm to list in S'pore
    VIETNAM's finance ministry will support national shipping company Gemadept as the first domestic firm to list on a foreign stock market in Singapore, a ministry official said yesterday.
  • Shipbuilder Austal swings back to profit
    AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal Ltd returned to profit yesterday, after shifting its business away from luxury yachts and concentrating on patrol boats and commercial ferries.
  • Precious expects profit to double
    PRECIOUS Shipping, Thailand's second-biggest sea-freight company by market value, said its net income may double this year in line with analysts' expectations because of higher rates for transporting cargo.
  • Tanker Rates
    PERSIAN Gulf oil-tanker rates for shipping 2 million barrel cargoes of crude to Asia were unchanged at a three-month low as the pace of bookings slowed for September.
Air and Land Transport
  • EU chief to head off Euro-US trade row
    THE European Union's trade commissioner has vowed to head off a trade war between Europe and the US over government subsidies to Airbus and Boeing.
  • Australia to boost airport security in A$48m upgrade
  • Qantas-BA alliance gets nod for 5 more years
  • China Southern to join SkyTeam
  • Virgin Blue raises fares to offset fuel costs
  • Log Book
Features
  • India strike may lead to shortages, inflation
    INDIA'S three million truckers stayed off the roads for a third day to protest against a new tax, as industry said the strike may delay goods movement, lead to faster inflation, cause shortages and hurt Asia's fourth-biggest economy.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Destroy pirates' resources, organisations on land
    THE recent trilateral agreement on coordinated naval patrols will have some impact on the persistent problem of piracy in the Malacca and Singapore straits, but it will not solve the problem, say maritime security and law experts.
  • Vietnam backs shipping firm to list in S'pore
    VIETNAM's finance ministry will support national shipping company Gemadept as the first domestic firm to list on a foreign stock market in Singapore, a ministry official said yesterday.
  • Shipbuilder Austal swings back to profit
    AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal Ltd returned to profit yesterday, after shifting its business away from luxury yachts and concentrating on patrol boats and commercial ferries.
  • Precious expects profit to double
    PRECIOUS Shipping, Thailand's second-biggest sea-freight company by market value, said its net income may double this year in line with analysts' expectations because of higher rates for transporting cargo.
  • Tanker Rates
    PERSIAN Gulf oil-tanker rates for shipping 2 million barrel cargoes of crude to Asia were unchanged at a three-month low as the pace of bookings slowed for September.
Air and Land Transport
  • EU chief to head off Euro-US trade row
    THE European Union's trade commissioner has vowed to head off a trade war between Europe and the US over government subsidies to Airbus and Boeing.
  • Australia to boost airport security in A$48m upgrade
  • Qantas-BA alliance gets nod for 5 more years
  • China Southern to join SkyTeam
  • Virgin Blue raises fares to offset fuel costs
  • Log Book
Features
  • India strike may lead to shortages, inflation
    INDIA'S three million truckers stayed off the roads for a third day to protest against a new tax, as industry said the strike may delay goods movement, lead to faster inflation, cause shortages and hurt Asia's fourth-biggest economy.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk adjusts eastbound service offerings
  • Foreign trade law amendments to make doing business in China easier
  • Xinjiang highway usuage increases
  • TPG acquires Wilson Logistics
  • P3 FTA negotiations progress
  • HWL port unit profit rises in H1
  • FMC realignment seeks to improve service
  • Singapore Airlines Cargo to use RAPID system
  • New Macau airfreight service offered

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Iranian national line optimistic of touching 1m TEUs by Dec. 2004
  • APL launches fast, reliable Vietnam feeder connection
  • APL Logistics named "Ocean Consolidator of the Year"
  • P&O Ports receives BS certification
  • NY/NJ Port Authority to expand ExpressRail Elizabeth
  • Zim's Q2 profit soars
  • Hanjin Shipping's Q2 earnings up
  • Ningbo authorities move
  • Maersk Sealand to exit TSA
  • Shipping Ministry takes up case for Customs code numbers at Kolkata Port, HDC on urgent basis
  • Govt bans import of poultry products
  • Rubber imports rise by 65 pc in Q1
  • Probe into dumping of NBR by EU
  • Goa Chamber seeks augmentation of box handling facilities at Mormugao Port
  • Early end to transporters' strike unlikely
  • Rail link to Hazira port part of NRVY
  • Forex kitty up by $ 1,017 million to $ 1,19,336 million
  • ONGC to form SPV with GIDC to develop special economic zone at Dahej
  • Customs duties on import of steel cut
  • Govt reveals complete trade figures for 2003-04, but on provisional basis
  • Validity time of export quotas extended to August 31
  • MASA to organise 3rd Asia Maritime and Logistics Conference 2004 in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 4-5
  • Blow me down! Ladies aboard, mate!
  • CII training programme on exim policy from today
  • Oil expo to be held on Sept. 25, 26

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 23, 2004
  • WFS CEO: Shipping well-protected against bullish crude
    Shipping industry's progressive approach to hedging bunker fuel has protected it from perils experienced by some US airlines, says World Fuel Services President and CEO.
  • Vopak: EC have closed barging investigation
    Anti-corruption police investigation finds no evidence of anti-competative actions, small increase in Vopak net income in half-year results.
  • Singapore: New MD at Fratelli Cosulich
  • Bunker sales lagging container growth in Shenzhen
    Pricing blamed for lack of bunker sales growth in Chinese port city.
  • Master awarded compensation after bunker spill investigation
  • Bunker spill off-shore Fujairah
    An oil spill occurred off-shore Fujairah this weekend, believed to be 50mt of bunker fuel.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • ATA council conference to focus on safe trucking
  • New members for GF-X
  • EU-Commission Vopak investigation discontinued
  • Exel forms strategic alliance with POP Displays
  • Freight Australia rail freight lease transferred to Pacific National
  • Romanian Tarom purchases four A318s
  • Opening of Pen-Wallem Shipping Services in Shanghai
  • Arnold Schroven on I.D. Systems' supervisory board

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 23, 2004
  • Rigdon appoints Currence VP Ops
  • Statoil, Teekay and Hoegh in CNG venture
  • Kleven gets OSV order
  • Turnaround at Austal

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2004
  • Port of Seattle/HMSHost golf tourney set for today
  • Port of Tacoma Annual Report wins award for reporting excellence
  • Olympia seminar will discuss South Sound Foreign-Trade Zones
  • Washington State Ferries sets Keystone advisory meeting
  • Asian building products reps heading to Seattle program

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Gloves come off and fines go up as US authorities get tough on pollution
    BE AFRAID, be very afraid, is the US Department of Justice's message to shipowners whose vessels pollute the oceans of the world en route to a US port.
  • Höegh, Teekay and Statoil in CNG alliance
    THE race to put the world's first compressed natural gas ships on the water is hotting up with a potent new partnership entering the field.
  • Flemming Jacobs signs up with DVB Bank
    FLEMMING Jacobs is joining DVB, the Rotterdam transport finance bank run by former Intertanko managing director Dagfinn Lunde.
  • Munch insurers have last laugh as Scream is left uncovered
    OSLO city bureaucrats failed to take insurance out against the theft of Norway's most famous painting, The Scream (left), and another Edvard Munch masterpiece, Madonna (right), both stolen by armed robbers in broad daylight on Sunday.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 23, 2004
  • Hapag threat as Tui is targeted
    GERMAN state-owned bank WestLB confirmed on Friday that it is to sell its 31.3% stake in Tui, Europe's largest tour operator and owner of container line Hapag-Lloyd
  • Bidders gather round Pan Ocean
    EIGHT of the 13 bids for South Korean operator Pan Ocean Shipping have been selected by Korea Development Bank to progress to the next stage
  • Norden raises profit forecast
    NORDEN, the Copenhagen-based listed bulk shipping company, has raised its full year 2004 profit forecast by 20% after reporting its best ever half-year results
  • Terminal sues over crane damage
    VIRGINIA International Terminals has filed a lawsuit in US Federal District Court after the Sea-Land Express struck a crane at Newport News in February
  • Alleged ISPS corruption revealed
    THE Philippines' top policy-making body on security is to investigate allegations of graft and corruption in domestic port facilities' compliance with the ISPS Code
  • Passengers safe after ferry fire
    A PASSENGER ferry carrying more than 300 passengers and crew caught fire yesterday whilst en-route between Waiheke Island and Auckland, New Zealand
  • NZ meat exports to EU threatened
  • French want ex-France back home
  • Chennai and Tuticorin avoid strike
  • French bullish on grain exports
  • Brazilian road upgrade 'urgent'
  • Trimaran trials catalyst for Austal
  • PSA-PTP rumours rumble on

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 23, 2004
  • New LA dockworkers get ready
    First group of temporary longshoremen chosen from among 300,000 applicants should be trained and on the job by the end of this week.
  • Daytime fee to move So.Calif. boxes
    Shippers who move cargo through LA-Long Beach during the day will pay a fee of $20 starting Nov. 1.
  • Improve forecasts or endure more delays, say supply-chain execs
  • ILA dissidents want court to block contract
  • Boxship order boom
  • FedEx raises profit estimate again
  • New Indiana-Florida intermodal service
  • Houston opens port coordination center
  • BNSF serves CMA CGM's mega-ship
  • Stolt says EU drops barge cartel probe
  • Nations speed Southeast Asia FT area
  • Vancouver sells container warehouser

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 23, 2004
  • Long Beach and LA file hoot-gate proposals with FMC
    West coast terminal operators have filed a detailed schedule with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) for introducing out of hours gates at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
  • Cool trucker response to traffic mitigation fees
    At least one cynical trucker says he will pass on the traffic mitigation fees proposed by Marine Terminal Operators (MTO) on the US West Coast.
  • LA's inbound volumes power ahead
  • SPSB to operate seven ports in Sabah
  • Auckland welcomes new fiscal year with increased volumes
  • ANL restores vessel to Papua New Guinea trade
  • Busan's July volumes up 6%
  • Zim changes name as Med/Canada rates go up

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 23, 2004
  • Fidel dons crewing hat
    Cuba is set to market itself as the next Philippines.
  • Norden in dreamland
    Danish owner banks enormous first-half profit from bulkers and tankers, and raises forecast for full year.
  • B&N returns to profit
    Demand for Swedish owner's dry cargo tonnage helped boost first-half earnings.
  • MBC on profit path
    Malaysian bulker and tanker owner still flying high in 2004.
  • More Sea-Land law
    Add Virginia port authorities to the roll call of litigants.
  • Renamed Zim soars
    Ofer-owned liner company sees hefty jump in profits thanks to change in tax rules and ship disposals.
  • Trio eyes CNG market
    Teekay, Leif Hoegh and Statoil join forces to develop compressed natural gas ships.
  • Bourbon splits and spins
    French bulker owner to separate property assets and divide value of shares by three.
  • Kleven calls back workers
    Norwegian yard's redundant workforce back in business with domestic order.
  • Pacific Basin takes World Express
    Newly listed Hong Kong bulker player buys mid-1990s built handysize from Japanese principals.
  • Chemical tanker casualties
    Jo Tankers and Stolt ships hit by engine room fire and collisions respectively on same day.
  • More shares for Precious
    Thai owner spends close to $500,000 in two days on its previously announced share buyback.
  • Profits double at Halim Mazmin
    Ship sale plus better overall performance drive profits up at listed Malaysian shipowner.
  • Austal returns to profit
    Improved productivity, especially from US operation, turns things around at fast ferry specialist.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2004
  • Zim changes name
  • FedEx ratchets up earnings expectations
  • Prior notice compliance continues to improve, says FDA
  • Exel inks 3-year logistics contact with Life Fitness (U.K.)

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 23, 2004
  • Statoil embraces CNG concept
    Statoil has finally acknowledged the merits of transporting LNG as Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for easy distribution, and has joined ...
  • EU dropped one action against Stolt
    EU has dropped its investigation of collusion into inland barge transportation against Stolt-Nielsen (and VOPAK). However, the probe into ...
  • Odfjell buys Livanos chemtankers
    Odfell has bought two 45,000 DWT chemical tankers, both built 1987, from Chemlog (Livanos) at USD 32.0 million en block ...

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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.
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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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