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June 20, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China's shipbuilding output set to rise 14% this year
    CHINA is on its way to becoming the world's biggest shipbuilder as its shipyards increase production by 14 per cent this year and eye a larger global market share.
  • IACS resolves rift over common tanker rules
    A MEETING of senior classification society figures in Paris averted a serious rift in the International Association of Classification Societies.
  • HK container traffic increases 1.8% in May
    HUTCHISON Whampoa Ltd, Cosco Pacific Ltd and other operators of Hong Kong's port handled 1.8 per cent more containers than a year earlier in May, after China's rising exports to the US and Europe boosted shipments.
  • China Shipping may sell shares in dry-bulk firm
  • Bollore in talks to sell shipping arm to CMA
  • Hanjin Shipping's May freight rate index rises
  • Good times at the carnival

Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen mulls shipping business in Yangtze River
  • APL launches new vessel in Shanghai
  • Luo Kaifu re-elected CIFA president
  • Yellow Roadway, Jin Jiang Investment announce China JV
  • AP Moller-Maersk tops up stake in Royal P&O Nedlloyd
  • CMA, Bollore to discuss deal
  • Three NYK Ships awarded for Marine Weather Watch contribution
  • Pacific Freight awards sales manager
  • ICTSI signs 20-year Madagascar container handling concession
  • China Airlines takes delivery of Airbus
  • Malaysia Airlines upgrades flight operations of entire fleet
  • Swiss WorldCargo appoints new VPs and GMs

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Need for increased pvt. investment to augment capacity in ports, shipping sectors stressed
  • Clarion Solutions announces freight forwarding/logistics service to Africa
  • A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S to acquire 2 m more shares of Royal P&ON
  • Chinese woven fabrics face dumping duty
  • RasGas team coming to assess Petronet offer of 10 pc stake in LNG project
  • Private domestic, foreign players to be allowed to deepen port channels
  • Global dredging giants participate in Sethu project pre-bid meeting
  • Rlys' revenue earning freight up in may
  • Railways initiates steps to improve availability of wagons
  • Board of Trade forms 5 groups; reports by Aug.-end
  • PM fixes 5-yr $ 500-bn export target
  • Cabinet clears way for DTA pacts with Serbia & Montenegro and Portugal
  • Exporters now fancy long-term letters of credit to optimise earnings
  • Move to hike export credit rate upsets EEPC
  • Come, set up shop in Illinois, invites official

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 17, 2005
  • Management re-shuffle at Swiss World Cargo
  • Maersk buying P&ONL shares from Fidelity
  • Slovak airport privatisation proceeding apace
  • Netherlands to make small transporters safer
  • Deutsche Post World Net now in public ownership
  • IRU: Fréjus fire underlines need for twin tube tunnels
  • Xata introduces Xatanet 3.0
  • Fiata World Congress 2005 in Moscow

Maritime Global Netweb site
JUNE 17, 2005
  • ICS urges owners to lobby against EC power grab at IMO, UNLCOS
  • Intertanko welcomes IACS rules decision
  • Videotel teams up with IMO in port security initiative
  • Liberian flag CEO says open registers are a "necessity"

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 17, 2005
  • Austal wins patrol boat order
  • DD(X) has a weight problem

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 17, 2005
  • Port of Tacoma speeds up Endowment Chair payment
  • Rail freight sees gains for week ending June 4
  • Wings of Freedom planes heading to Port Angeles airport
  • Seattle-Tacoma Airport adds more hourly parking
  • Washington State Ferries expects big Fourth of July turnout

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Oslo re-listing could value Bergesen in excess of $1.5bn
    Investors will soon be offered the opportunity to invest in the world's leading gas shipping company following the Sohmen family's plans to re-list Bergesen on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
  • CMA CGM in exclusive talks to buy Bolloré shipping unit
    FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM ended weeks of speculation late Friday by confirming it was in exclusive negotiations with compatriot Bolloré Group to buy its shipping activities. The two groups will finalise negotiations by the end of July, CMA CGM said.
  • Pertamina aims to double fleet size
    INDONESIA'S state oil and gas company Pertamina wants to double the size of its owned fleet to cover 40% of its shipping requirements, writes Marcus Hand in Singapore.
  • Markets coverage looks to the future
    LLOYD'S List is taking a punt on the futures market with the inclusion of Forward Freight Agreement data on its markets page, writes Neville Smith.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 17, 2005
  • US fine for oily water separator
    BOTTIGLIERI di Navigazione, the Italian shipping company, has joined the growing list of firms to run foul of a US Coast Guard oily water separator charge
  • Shell's new Admin Officer welcomed
    SHELL has formally announced the rank of 'administration officer' to serve on board its tanker and gas carrier fleet
  • Seacor investigated
    THE share price of US offshore owner Seacor Holdings slipped in after-hours trading last night after the company revealed it had received justice department subpoenas
  • Good times here to stay
    THE shipping bonanza is here for the long term, despite the likelihood of a moderate correction, according to the near-unanimous forecast at the Marine Money conference
  • Brazil strike turns into go slow
  • Debate over dividends
  • Piraeus action escalates
  • Call to block EU membership at IMO
  • S Korea-China accident agreement
  • Bergesen to list as gas specialist
  • Viking Line can re-flag
  • Seawheel clarifies sale rumours
  • APM now holds 9.4% of RPONL
  • CMA CGM closes in on Delmas

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 17, 2005
  • APL expands U.S. all-water capacity
    Carrier launches APL Virginia, the sister ship to APL New York (left) as part of new NSX trans-Pacific all-water service to U.S. East Coast.
  • CMA CGM in Delmas
  • Ports cheer Senate Corps funding
  • JoC offers PierPass teleconference
  • Eurogate eyes Chinese market
  • Coal, ore rates tumble
  • Yellow Roadway in China venture
  • Woes for Calif. bulk port
  • Bergesen plans IPO

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 17, 2005
  • Port users flock to register for PierPass
    More than 1,000 port users have already registered for PierPass, the new off-peak night and weekend programme designed to reduce congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
  • CMA CGM and Bolloré begin exclusive negotiations
    Delmas and OT Africa Line (OTAL) parent Bolloré Group and CMA CGM have confirmed they have begun exclusive negotiations over selling Bolloré's shipping operations to the international carrier.
  • Shanghai finds another Toy Story
  • Northern European ports growing faster, says ESPO
  • Maersk restructures transpacific services
  • Yang Ming makes changes to PSW-2 service
  • APL deploys newbuild on all-water transpacific service
  • Deurganckdok first-call bets are on the Cosco Dalian
  • '2-K' date set for July 22
  • Hanjin freight index on the rise, along with intra-Asia rates
  • Korea to establish 'USN' ports with US technology for container clearance
  • X-ray scans Ulsan port
  • PwC studies Tuticorin's hub potential

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 17, 2005
  • Bergesen could float 'up to 50%'
    Gas listing to take place within twelve months, as Sohmen-Pao talks of growing LNG fleet to 20 vessels.
  • Gearbulk gets stickier
    A 10-year charter to carry liquid pitch for Dubai Aluminium is behind Norwegian- Japanese Gearbulk's newest tanker.
  • Alex ascends at Wilhelmsen
    Son of Arne takes over from Arvid Grundekjon at the top of Norway's Anders Wilhelmsen.
  • D-Day for Gdynia
    Crucial shareholders' vote on Monday could force Polish yard into bankruptcy.
  • Bergesen confirms gas listing
    Norwegian owner will float LNG and LPG interests in Oslo within next 12 months.
  • Concordia clinches Hess charter
    Five of six P-Maxes on order in Croatia now tied up with period cover.
  • More Wilh Wilh out of Norway
    Unstable and uncompetitive conditions in Norway are driving 15 car carriers to the UK.
  • Keppel newbuilding seized
    Anchor handler undergoing sea trials detained after allegedly straying into Indonesian waters.
  • Tonnevold numbers up
    Grimstad owner posts healthier profit for 2004.
  • Inside job
    Two crewmen from the hijacked Nepline Delima have been arrested on suspicion of complicity.
  • Seacor in chopper bother
    US supply ship owner subpoenaed by US Justice Department in antitrust probe into helicopter services.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 17, 2005
  • CMA CGM in talks to acquire Delmas
  • Maersk buys P&O Nedlloyd shares ahead of bid
  • International Chamber of Shipping fear proposed EC membership of IMO
  • APL launches another 5,040-TEU ship into Asia/U.S. East Coast trade
  • MCC Transport to start Southeast Asia/Haldia, India loop
  • DHL receives approval for German mail-order load operations
  • Boeing sells Kansas, Oklahoma airplane operations for $900 million
  • Cathay Pacific adds third daily Hong Kong/Los Angeles flight
  • STB asks railroads for plans to address peak season surge
  • CBP expands availability of truck manifest
  • Senate Appropriations OKs $5.3 billion for Corps Civil Works Program
  • Intercontainer-Interfrigo reports declining traffic, losses
  • Ag industry, relief groups defend American food-aid programs
  • U.S. signs meat trade agreement with Russia
  • NASSTRAC names leaders
  • Forecasters predict less congestion at U.S. West Coast ports
  • Corpus Christi port seeks proposals for container facility
  • AAPA will hold security seminar July 27-29
  • Hong Kong container traffic creeps up 1.8% in May
  • Thamesport handles 8,100-TEU ship

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 17, 2005
  • Restrictions for Peugeot cars on board Danish ferries
    Danish ferry operators Sams'-Linien and DFDS Seaways have notified private car owners that there will be restrictions for Peugeot ...
  • Eukor and Grimaldi in unique port deal
    Eukor Car Carriers Inc, Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione Spa, Grimaldi Maritime Agencies Sweden AB and STL ' Sweden Transport & Logistics Shipping ...
  • Concordia secures long-term charter for fifth P-MAX
    Concordia Maritime has secured a five-year time charter for a P-MAX tanker to be delivered from the shipyard ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 17, 2005
  • North American market braced for price rises
    Suppliers expecting prices to firm on the back of rising crude, but market stays steady in key ports today.
  • Report: Marine fuel smuggling rife in Turkey
    Government report claims up to 800,000mt of marine fuel smuggled into country every year from neighbouring countries.
  • Rotterdam barging "next to impossible" as congestion chokes port
    Despite new terminal launches this year, deliveries schedule described as a "total mess" amid buyer calls for more storage access.
  • Malta state-owned shipping company and bunker broker for sale
    Sea Malta sale to Grimaldi Group being finalised, according to reports.
  • List of chemical components in bunkers 'virtually endless'
    DNVPS boasts an unparalleled pool of fuel testing data and firmly believes the company has the know-how to make full use of modern technologies, yet the world's biggest fuel testing agency maintains a cautious approach to routine screening of fuels for unusual contaminants.
  • Polish marine distillates turn green
    New rule, requiring green dye to be added to marine distillates, is believed to be an effort by Polish tax authorities to prevent black market sales of these products.
  • Chemoil launch 'new generation' bunker barge in New York
    Chemoil says New York's growing bunker market will see the imminent arrival of what it claims is the first 'new generation' bunker barge to be announced in any major US port.
  • ARA market firms further Friday morning
  • Indonesia: Police seize ship on suspicion of illegal supply
    A ship was seized by Indonesian police for allegedly trying to supply diesel fuel to foreign industry.
  • 20 newbuilds to boost UAE owner's bunkering fleet
    UAE-based company is adding 20 new bunkering tankers to its fleet with deliveries starting from next year, reports said.
  • Increased output unlikely to cushion oil prices
    OPEC officials reiterate that higher quotas are unlikely to push down oil prices due to refinery bottlenecks and lack of spare production capacity.

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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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