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April 19, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA, P&O Nedlloyd in deal on Voltri Terminal
    PSA International has reached a tentative deal to sell a stake in Italy's Voltri Terminal Europa to P&O Nedlloyd , the world's third largest container carrier.
  • Daewoo wins record tanker order
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said it has received orders to build three vessels valued at 379.3 billion won .
  • EU okays ship-fuel sulfur limits
    THE European Union will limit sulfur in ship fuel after lawmakers approved a maritime clean-air package that may increase fuel costs by 1.1 billion euros a year.
  • Replica of Capt Cook's ship stuck in sandbar
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    JINZHOU Port's Q1 profit up 41% on surging cargo business Jinzhou Port Co, a port operator based in northeast China, said profit rose 41 per cent in the first quarter as the cargo business surged 30 per cent.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA, P&O Nedlloyd in deal on Voltri Terminal
    PSA International has reached a tentative deal to sell a stake in Italy's Voltri Terminal Europa to P&O Nedlloyd , the world's third largest container carrier.
  • Daewoo wins record tanker order
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said it has received orders to build three vessels valued at 379.3 billion won .
  • EU okays ship-fuel sulfur limits
    THE European Union will limit sulfur in ship fuel after lawmakers approved a maritime clean-air package that may increase fuel costs by 1.1 billion euros a year.
  • Replica of Capt Cook's ship stuck in sandbar
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    JINZHOU Port's Q1 profit up 41% on surging cargo business Jinzhou Port Co, a port operator based in northeast China, said profit rose 41 per cent in the first quarter as the cargo business surged 30 per cent.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK Q1 throughput rises 1.4pc to 5.28m TEU
  • Sinotrans, Wan Hai Lines to introduce N China-Taiwan service
  • SITC Container Lines to launch two new services
  • Yangtze River between Wuhu and Nanjing to be made safer
  • Construction begins on Wal-Mart distribution centre in Shenzhen
  • Singapore handles record throughput in March
  • Cosco to invest in new container terminal at Nansha port
  • HK truckers abandon checkpoint blockade plan
  • Nippon Express joins Lufthansa Cargo's loyalty programme
  • Qantas increases domestic services to Queensland
  • Air NZ to maintain Virgin Blue planes
  • Volga-Dnepr Group appoints new MD for UK

Exim Indiaweb site
  • HSL to build six 53,000-DWT bulk carriers
  • DGS to meet ship manning agents, unions on April 20
  • Promotion body for service exports to be announced soon'DGFT chief
  • US may review dumping duty on Indian shrimps on April 25
  • India logged 27 pc export growth in 2004
  • Soyabean oil imports gush by 152 pc in Nov.-March 2004-05
  • LNG imports from Qatar set to quadruple
  • Mumbai, Karachi WTCs sign MoU
  • Kamal Nath seeks closer trade ties with Japan
  • India, Pakistan giving trade a chance
  • Oil jetty at Paradip Port commissioned
  • Kandla Port handles record 41.54 m tonnes traffic in 2004-05
  • New deep-draught berth to boost NM Port's handling capacity
  • Rlys to implement Wagon Investment Scheme at the earliest
  • Railway Ministry fixing conditions for private container operators
  • Forex reserves up by $ 297 million to $ 1,41,204 million
  • CBDT defers assessment, recovery proceedings against exporters till June 30
  • Star Track Terminals on steady growth path
  • National board to tackle logistics issues needed, stresses KoPT chief
  • National Eminence Award for Vijay Kalantri
  • TN, Apeda sign MoU to set up cashew export zone
  • Gati concession for small parcels to S-E Asia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 18, 2005
  • New player steps onto Polish bunker stage
    A new player has entered the Polish bunker market to offer supply of marine gas oil (MGO) to oceangoing vessels, with ambitions to expand its service to include fuel oil at a later stage.
  • Turkish players declare readiness for Marpol VI
    Bunker suppliers operating in the Turkish market today announced that they are ready for full compliance with Marpol Annex VI regulations when they into force next month.
  • Government seeks to revive Fujairah Refinery
    Officials at FUJCON 2005 revealed ambitions to resume refinery operations at the old Fujairah Refinery Company, which is currently in use as a storage facility for local bunker suppliers.
  • Rotterdam midday market snapshot
  • Singapore: MPA issues Marpol Annex VI warning
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has issued a reminder regarding the implementation of Marpol Annex VI and the consequences of non-compliance.
  • India: New Offshore facility could offer competitive bunkers
    Plans to establish an offshore bunkering facility will provide ships with a cost-effective bunkering alternative, able to compete with Colombo and Singapore, port officials hope.

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 18, 2005
  • Aviation Club AGM scheduled for 28 April
  • Emirates to offer second Egyptian destination
  • Verizon to offer fleet systems to small and medium companies
  • IRU for delay of digital tachograph
  • Wincanton takes over Comet recycling
  • Mat UK and Ulusoy Turkey launch new rail operation
  • PONL sign MoU to buy 30% of Voltri Terminal Europa
  • Management change in the JAL Group

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 18, 2005
  • EU Parliament looks to 0.5% SOX limit after 2008
  • Euro ports get greener
  • Lloyd Triestino replaces Montreal service with slot charter deal
  • Cosco Pacific in China port deal

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 18, 2005
  • Liberia offers harmonized ISPS and ISM audits
  • Daewoo Romanian yard books orders worth $850 million

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2005
  • TSA member carriers warn of free time cuts
  • Port of Seattle honors Sea-Tac Airport volunteers
  • Washington governor taps orca as state's official marine mammal
  • Port of Portland nets contract to handle Hyundai auto imports
  • New 'Open Skies' air deal signed between U.S., India

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • AP Moller-Maersk threatens closure of Lindø
    DANISH shipbuilder the Odense Steel Shipyard has been threatened with possible closure by its owner unless productivity improves.
  • Lloyd's agency woos wealthy investors
    A LEADING members' agency at Lloyd's is pressing ahead with plans to set up an investment fund to win a new range of investors to the market.
  • Seven-storey wave hits Norwegian Dawn off Florida
    THE Norwegian Dawn has returned to service after a freak 70-ft wave off Florida in the Atlantic Ocean smashed two upper-storey windows on the cruiseship and flooded 62 cabins on Saturday, injuring four passengers, writes Rajesh Joshi in New York.
  • Broström takes on Vroon's Iver stake
    SWEDEN'S Broström has pushed on with a campaign to rein in its commercial activities with the acquisition of Dutch partner Vroon's 50% stake in joint operation Iver Ships.
  • Baltic giants team up to improve ice training
    STENA and Sovcomflot are to be joint sponsors of a Russian maritime academy, with the aim of boosting future supplies of officers and ratings trained for ice conditions.
  • Barroso defends his friendship with tanker tycoon
    EUROPEAN Commission President Jose Barroso was forced to fend off accusations of cronyism yesterday after it was revealed that he spent a week with his family on board a luxury yacht belonging to a Greek shipping tycoon.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 18, 2005
  • QE2 crew vandalise lifeboat
    CREW on the QE2 have damaged a lifeboat as well as vandalising works of art, an entertainments area and staff toilets aboard the vessel, according to media reports
  • NOL executive Hans Hickler quits
    HANS Hickler, CEO of APL Logistics, a subsidiary of Singapore listed Neptune Orient Lines has resigned to pursue another opportunity
  • Berlian Laju to expand fleet
    INDONESIAN publicly listed shipping giant Berlian Laju Tanker has drawn up a spending plan of $350M this year to expand its fleet
  • Phillipines begins FOB tenders
    PHILIPPINE-flagged vessels now have the chance to carry state-owned cargoes, after the National Food Association agreed to auction some rice imports on an FOB contract
  • China may raise textiles tariff
    CHINA is considering raising export tariffs on certain categories of textiles by CNY2-4 ($0.24-$0.48) per item in the hope of slowing a rapid growth to the US anda Europe
  • Brostrom buys Iver
    BROSTROM will buy the Vroon group's 50% stake in Iver Ships, the company that operates Brostrom's product tankers trading outside Europe
  • India may raise retirement age
  • Moroccan tug strike may grow
  • Chennai's new box berth tender
  • TSA warns on US free-time cuts
  • Strike continues at SNCM
  • French adopt new register
  • Rogue wave hits Norwegian Dawn
  • US blacklist hits Indonesian crew
  • China LNG project begins
  • Cosco to invest in Nansha terminal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 18, 2005
  • TSA warns shippers about demurrage
    Carriers remind shippers of announcements by ports and railroads about tighter policies on storage.
  • Cosco Pacific enters China port venture
  • CP expands rail network for China trade
  • Cargo volume jumps at Port of Montreal
  • Indotrans to leave New Orleans
  • Striking seafarers clash with police at Marseilles
  • Japan criticizes US, 40 other nations for trade barriers
  • NACA Logistics restructures Western management
  • TNT, Norway Post expand pact
  • ILA's Joe Kelly dies at 65

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 18, 2005
  • French carrier cuts deal with Deurganckdok shareholders
    CMA CGM will officially announce that it will become the fifth shareholder in the Antwerp Gateway container terminal on Antwerp's Deurganckdok, this week.
  • China to increase tariffs on textile exports
    China is considering further increasing export tariffs on some textile categories to lower the rapid growth of its exports going into the US and Europe.
  • Singapore retakes top spot as HK growth slips
  • Taiwan sees 85% drop in Q1 trade surplus
  • US halts Indian shrimp shipments
  • Asia-South America trade livening up, with PIL planning new service
  • South Africa negotiates with surcharge holdouts
  • Chennai invites bids for second terminal
  • Joint venture sees Cosco Pacific press on with Nansha project
  • SA and Mozambique give 'firm instructions' to fix Maputo rail-link
  • Funding package completed for Prince Rupert box-terminal
  • Fujairah reverses downward trend, and shoots for 1.7m TEU
  • Finland's ports back to work
  • Dwell-time penalties working through supply-chain, warns TSA

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 18, 2005
  • GO declares its ambitions
    Vassillis Vintiadis includes shipyard acquisition as possible goal of his fledgling bulk carrier operation.
  • Titan linked to VLCC duo
    Hong Kong-based group continues to bump up tanker tonnage tally.
  • Unions poised to quit ILO talks
    Enforcement of labour laws by port-state control a 'show-stopper', says ITF.
  • Martinac cries foul
    US shipyard appeals against decision to exclude it from state ferry tender on financial grounds.
  • GO sets course for AIM
    Shipbroker Vassillis Vintiadis prepares for $82m mini IPO in London for new dry bulk venture.
  • Latvian rebels go to court
    Sacked vice president Valerijs Godunovs and two other directors take legal action over dismissal.
  • Brostrom buys Iver Ships
    Swedish owner strikes deal with partner Vroon to take full control of 20 products tankers.
  • Solstad takes over trio
    Norwegian owner builds stake in three offshore vessels and sells holding in another.
  • Eships takes five
    Expanding Emirates owner inks first chemical carrier newbuildings in Korea.
  • NSCSA climbs again
    Strong start to year for Saudi tanker owner as first quarter profit grows.
  • Freak wave hits NCL ship
    Passengers hurt and cabins flooded aboard Norwegian Dawn off US Atlantic coast.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2005
  • TSA warns of "sharply higher" container demurrage charges
  • FL Group to buy another five Boeing 737-800 airplanes
  • European Parliament amends proposed EU driving hours rules
  • First U.S. beef exports to Taiwan to arrive next week
  • New York, Virginia shippers settle U.S. export violation charges
  • SDDC's Fletcher promoted to major general
  • COSCO signs Nansha box terminal venture
  • Prince Rupert expansion project to get C$60 million government boost
  • DHS awards $17 million for Operation Safe Commerce
  • Port of Los Angeles approves $1.2 million environmental program

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 18, 2005
  • Transit of Russian
    Russian oil export through the port of Muuga is USD 3'5 cheaper per ton than trough Russian ports, according ...
  • Training of ice crews ' Stena Bulk and Sovcomflot sign cooperation agreement
    Stena Bulk in G'teborg and Sovcomflot in Moscow have signed a cooperation agreement to secure the supply of well educated ...
  • Broström sole owner of Iver Ships and four vessels
    The Swedish tanker owner and operator Broström acquires all outstanding shares in Iver Ships from Dutch Vroon. Iver Ships handles ...

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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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