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February 5, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker rates for ME-Asia routes seen falling
    The cost of shipping Middle East crude oil to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, may reverse five days of gains as the Chinese New Year holiday curbs demand for ships.
  • Mitsui Engg Q3 profit declines 60%
    Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co, Japan's third-largest shipbuilder, posted a 60 per cent decline in third-quarter profit from a year earlier, when a one-time gain from the sale of a boiler unit boosted earnings.
  • Dry-bulk shipping costs may rise for 2nd week
    Shipping costs for coal and other commodities may extend gains for a second week as demand to move iron ore rises on speculation Chinese steelmakers and three miners may be close to a price accord on annual supplies.
  • KL firm eyes Kerala port deal
  • Brazil turns to containers to ship sugar
  • Tanjung Offshore expects more ships
  • Conversions won't stem fleet growth
  • DP World to boost port capacity 27%

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line to start new intra-Asia service
  • Beijing to build Sino-German giant logistics park to match new Silk Road rail link
  • Savannah Port posts a 20.6pc increase in 2007 box volume
  • Second U-Freight HK warehouse gains TAPA FSR 2007
  • GreenCarrier extends Baltic business with Estonia operations
  • Containerships moves Polish calls to new DCT Gdansk
  • EDS to pilot IT system to speed up Melbourne Port's cargo flow
  • Tianjin's Binhai Airport to boost cargo handling through major construction
  • Singapore's Changi Airport accords Malaysia's AirAsia landing rights
  • Emirates SkyCargo wins top Indian accolade, urges more infrastructure spending than planned

Exim Indiaweb site
  • InterChange launch marks IAS' foray into India
  • UN body adopts draft paper on carriage of goods by sea
  • 'Oscars for Shipping' to be handed out on May 13
  • CSAV NORASIA starts NAS feeder service to connect North Africa with Asia & Mideast
  • HAMBURG SUD optimises southern route of Europe-Mediterranean services
  • CMA CGM adds Dalian call to Asia-Black Sea service
  • Port of Durban engages Kalmar for service solutions
  • PSA International, IPH, GIP in Argentine port development JV
  • OOCL opens new office in Cambodia
  • Port of Savannah posts 20.6 pc rise in boxes
  • Last hurrah: FEFC's volume to Europe up by 19 pc
  • Famous Pacific Shipping provides full logistics services for new power plant in Sri Lanka
  • CTSA lines to hike rates in May, CAFs & BAFs later
  • Qingdao port hits 9.4 m TEUs in 2007, rises to 7th place in China
  • Hapag-Lloyd's CEO, Ulrich Kranich becomes new ELAA Chairman
  • Gandhidham Chamber & other trade bodies serve strike notice on Kandla Port
  • Kerala govt revives Vizhinjam port project
  • Port & dock workers seek Central staff pay & DA structure
  • Rotterdam port to anchor in India this year
  • Land acquisition for Vallarpadam ICTT connectivity by month-end likely
  • Planners shaping up MCA on airport development
  • Rlys may fix minimum 14 pc RoR for PPP projects
  • FIIs: Net sales of Rs 13,036 cr. in Jan. 2008
  • Chidambaram sees forex reserves skyrocketing
  • Infrastructure growth to drive economy till 2015
  • Forex reserves rise by $ 3.418 bn

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • APL Germany names MD for Germany and Central Europe
  • PSA in Argentine joint venture
  • German/Russian joint venture going forward
  • VFLI joins European Bulls

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • UK storms take their toll
  • Box loss warning
  • Golden Ocean fixes for long term
  • Good year for MacGregor

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • DHS FY2009 budget slashes Port Security Grant funding
  • FY2009 DOD budget seeks $16.9 billion for shipbuilding
  • Somali pirates hijack ice class tug

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Portland Shipping Club names Bob Lipscomb 'Old Salt' for 2008
  • Trade between NAFTA partners rises during month of November
  • NYK restoring vessel to give glimpse at past
  • NOAA explains letter regarding LNG terminal
  • NASSCO awarded contract to build tenth T-AKE vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Horncliff holed by own container
    INCIDENT provides more proof of risk to maritime safety posed by boxes falling overboard.
  • Issue that weighs heavy on shipping
  • Forth Ports axes STS plans
    PROPOSALS for ship-to-ship oil transfers dropped after protests from green groups and politicians.
  • Svitzer tug hijacked off Somali coast
    DANISH towage firm negotiating with pirates to secure relase of ice class tug newbuilding.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • ABS faces Spanish Prestige appeal
    SPAIN has officially filed papers confirming that it will appeal last month's US District Court loss in the Prestige case
  • Florida probes cruise surcharges
    THE Attorney General of Florida has launched an investigation into cruise lines' recently implemented fuel surcharge practices
  • HK owners play down bulk slide
    BULK owners in Hong Kong have shrugged off the current slide in dry bulk rates, confident that the China economic boom will be sustained
  • HK promises to stay in the game
  • Qatargas to supply LNG to Thailand
  • Poorly secured cargo worries Finns
  • Two more submarine cables cut
  • Boats 'not guilty of cutting cables
  • Swansea-Cork ferry faces more delay
  • Corruption charges rock Kandla
  • Grounded crane ship defies salvors
  • Stricken Horncliff safe in harbour
  • Salvors struggle with oil, biscuits

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Container volume up 4% at Virginia port
    Port of Virginia handled 2.128 million TEUs in 2007, up 4 percent on the previous year and the sixth consecutive year of growth.
  • Homeland Security gets 7% budget increase from Bush
  • Seattle volume flat
  • Maersk Line, Evergreen share Asia-Europe slots
  • Trailer Bridge lands Costco's Puerto Rico business
  • CMA CGM makes Malta terminal extension official
  • DoD extends RFID pact
  • Agents protest Nehru fee
  • Hamburg Süd names box ship
  • DHL re-validated for C-TPAT
  • Trans-Pacific carrier rate groups cut fuel surcharges

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Maersk and Evergreen to exchange Europe/Far East slots
  • Antwerp's MSC Home Terminal expands capacity
  • Trans Kalahari road corridor to be upgraded
  • Maersk starts new intra-Asia link
  • GreenCarrier sets brand image in Estonia

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Union merger go-ahead
    British and Dutch seafarers vote to create world's first transnational union.
  • Green freight desk launched
    Veteran who launched MJLF into vegoil emerges at alternative energy trading house to start a tanker desk.
  • Feedership sells for $29m
    Rudolf Schepers sheds the 868-teu Margaretha, as Arkas fetches $21.2m for a 1,020-teu boxship.
  • Teekay Offshore hikes payout
    Teekay spin-off increases quarterly dividend by 3.9% to $0.40 per share.
  • Sunrise fetches $42m
    A Japanese buyer picks up a single-hull VLCC, as a handymax tanker goes for $44.8m.
  • LNG fight goes to court
    The company that hopes to build an LNG terminal in Massachusetts is suing the US Coast Guard for access to records.
  • Box ports in emissions storm
    US container ports draw the wrath of a new report for being a major source of air pollution and posing a health risk to millions of people.
  • New Times order resold
    Vafias-controlled Stealth Maritime buys up two 114,000-dwt newbuilding tankers for $76m apiece.
  • Box hauler nabs big shipper
    Florida-based Trailer Bridge picks up exclusive Puerto Rico contract with wholesale chain Costco.
  • DIS still Poles apart
    Danish labour court rejects latest bid by union for equal pay for Polish seafarers.
  • Master rapped over pipeline snag
    UK accident report criticises Scinicariello aframax captain after anchor damages gas line.
  • Fund takes Oceanaut slice
    New York hedge fund QVT Financial reports a 14.1% share in the US-listed bulker owner, six weeks after reporting a similar Top Ships stake.
  • Baalu: Sethu poses no risk
    Shipping minister denies controversial channel between India and Sri Lanka will worsen security.
  • MCA rejects pollution fears
    Recovery of Clipper-owned ferry stuck on Blackpool beach could take two weeks, Coastguard says.
  • SCI paying up for officers
    State-owned shipping company forced to offer incentives to avoid shortage of seafarers.
  • Calipso's dance extended
    US-listed Diana Shipping extends six-month charter to a full year on a panamax bulker.
  • UASC wants nine
    Owner eyeing a series of 10,000-teu newbuildings to meet its ambitious profit targets, president and CEO says.
  • Clean sweep for ASL
    Singaporean group banks record first half profits with shipbuilding, repair and chartering revenue all on the rise.
  • Essar edges up
    Indian tanker and bulker owner manages third quarter profit boost despite revenues shrinking.
  • Shipping in the clear
    Communications blackout not caused by rerouted maritime traffic, Egypt says.
  • Ferry in barge smash
    Up to 35 injured in Philippines as Ocean Fast Ferry ship fails to spot anchored vessel.
  • Hanjin workers threaten walk-out
    Welders recruited from Bohol for Philippines shipyard unhappy at training allowance.
  • Mipo bags chemical order
    Unidentified European signs for 10 chemical units at Hyundai Mipo in $511m deal.
  • Ship sinks off Iran
    Seven crew members rescued by passing trawlers as unidentified Iranian vessel falls victim to stormy seas.
  • Nasco looks overseas
    Chinese owner and manager seeks IPO as major shareholder prepares to sell up.
  • Evergreen shares with Maersk
    Taiwanese and Danish boxship lines strike slot deal for Europe to Asia services.
  • Tug seized off Somalia
    Vessel on maiden voyage to work at Sakhalin Island gas field hijacked by pirates off East Africa.
  • HHI lands Hapag-Lloyd sextet
    Seoul-listed shipbuilder confirms $843m six-ship deal with German boxship giant.
  • Incat inks newbuilding
    Aussie fast ferry builder wins newbuilding contract from Irish leasing firm MGC Chartering.
  • Hanjin Heavy stands alone
    Korean shipbuilder posts profit in five-month period since splitting from holding company.
  • NOL in strong year end
    Singapore liner operator sees healthy increases in volumes and revenues for last trading period of 2007.
  • Golden Ocean ties-up two
    John Fredriksen- controlled bulker outfit finds long-term employment for two of its capesizes.
  • Solstad offloads oldies
    Norwegian offshore player nets $8m from the sale of two elderly units.
  • Mitsui falls
    Japanese shipbuilder's nine-month profit drops, but only because of a one-off sales gain in the previous year.
  • Yantai shelves listing plans
    Credit crunch claims another victim as yard says recent market turmoil makes listing "impractical".
  • CH Offshore's profits slip
    Singapore offshore vessel operator sees interim results dip 11.5% on smaller fleet and fewer sales.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Evergreen, Maersk to swap slots on Asia/Europe services
  • Horizon sees flat earnings in fourth quarter
  • Employers, unions back fair treatment for seafarers in accidents
  • MOL creates link between Far East, South Africa and Mozambique
  • Master seriously injured as reefer vessel loses containers in gales
  • Costco selects Trailer Bridge for Puerto Rico shipments
  • New Zealand first for Hamburg Süd ship naming
  • INTTRA opens office in Bangkok
  • Vietnam Airlines extends partnership with Globe Air Cargo
  • Dubai e-customs systems to go online later this year
  • Continental's cargo down 1.4% in January
  • CMA CGM involved in African cotton deal
  • USDA to start issuing permits for Australian cherry imports
  • Costa Rica wants extension for DR-CAFTA legislation
  • Container shipping: A way out of parking tickets
  • U-Freight's starts U.S. export ocean consolidations to Southeast Asia
  • NSF Logistics buys DFL
  • FMC reviews 30 OTI license applications
  • Maritime executive Tilden predicts cargo diversion to Mexico, Canada
  • New round of port security funding announced
  • Houston gains increased bid points for U.S. food aid cargoes
  • U.K. port congestion "serious problem for the foreseeable future"
  • Eurogate's container throughput up 10.6% in 2007
  • Port of Rotterdam to relocate fruit handling area
  • New Orleans moves forward with new reefer warehouse
  • CMA CGM's Malta concession extended

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Heavylift carrier stranded with five gantry cranes
    The stormy weather in the North Sea area led to a dramatic day for the crew on board the Chinese-owned heavy weight carrier Zhen Hua 10, which dragged anchors off Rotterdam and despite full engine power, the ship was ...
  • Scandlines ferry hit a bouy at Fredericia
    For the second time within a week a Scandlines ferry had to sail to a shipyard to have a hull damage repaired. This week is was the German-flagged Schleswig-Holstein that came into trouble after leaving Fredericia Skibsværft in ...
  • Svitzer tug hi-jacked off the Somali coast
    The Svitzer-owned tug Svitzer Korsakov was Friday last week hi-jacked off the Somalian coast, while on a passage from Suez to Singapore. The hi-jackers took command over the tug and according to recent information is on the ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
  • Capacity to rise at Russian terminal
    Fuel oil exports may nevertheless be cut after modernization.
  • New bunker trader for Bominflot
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen signs deal with SMP
    Contract is one of SMP's largest for the supply of low-sulphur IFO.
  • Cleaner fuels could 'halve premature deaths' from ship emissions
    IMO presented with follow-up study predicting more than 80,000 premature deaths globally unless marine fuel sulphur content is cut.
  • Removal of bunkers 'a priority'
    Bad weather has been hampering operations to salvage ferry beached on UK coast.
  • Bunker leak in Panama
    Reports say 'thousands of gallons' of marine fuel was leaked during a pumping operation.
  • Rotterdam market soft
  • Dan-Bunkering takes in new trader in Denmark
  • Malaysia detains vessel for illegal bunkering
    Vessel refuelling a fishing boat was 'unable to produce' bunkering licence.
  • Singapore 380 cst forecast at $400-500 pmt into Q2
    Forecast is based on expectations of crude price movements and a slowing US economy.
  • Chimbusco ups minimum barge supply volume in Dalian

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
SHIPPING
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
PORTS
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
PUBLICATIONS
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
SHIPPING
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
OFFSHORE
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.
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
PORTS
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
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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
PORTS
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
ACCIDENTS
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
SHIPYARDS
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.
PORTS
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
SHIPPING
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
PORTS
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%.
INSTITUTIONS
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.
PORTS
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
PORTS
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
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.
PORTS
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
ACCIDENTS
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
SHIPPING
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
INDUSTRY
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.
SHIPPING
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.
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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.
PORTS
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
PORTS
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
SHIPYARDS
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.
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%)
MARITIME SERVICES
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%)
TRADE
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.
SHIPYARDS
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
ACCIDENTS
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.
ACCIDENTS
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
TRADE
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.
SHIPPING
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%
SHIPPING
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
SHIPPING
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
COMPANIES
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%)
SHIPPING
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
CRUISES
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%)
PORTS
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%
PORTS
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
COMPANIES
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
PORTS
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%)
PORTS
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%)
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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%
SHIPPING
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
SHIPPING
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
SHIPPING
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.
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
PORTS
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%)
SHIPYARDS
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.
TRADE
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
PORTS
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
SHIPPING
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.
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
LOGISTICS
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
COMPANIES
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.
SHIPPING
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
SAFETY & SECURITY
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
CRUISES
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.
SHIPPING
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
COMPANIES
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
INDUSTRY
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
PORTS
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
SHIPPING
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.
SHIPYARDS
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
MEETINGS
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
COMPANIES
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
PORTS
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
NEWS
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
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
PORTS
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
CRUISES
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
PORTS
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
PORTS
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%
NEWS
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PORTS
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
MEETINGS
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
DEFENCE
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.
PORTS
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
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.
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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.
LOGISTICS
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%)
EDUCATION
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
PORTS
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
COMPANIES
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
INDUSTRY
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
SHIPPING
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.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
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%)
LOGISTICS
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
PORTS
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
PORTS
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
PORTS
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
SHIPPING
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
COMPANIES
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
PORTS
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
PORTS
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
ACCIDENTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
PORTS
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%
PORTS
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.
PORTS
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
PORTS
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
SHIPPING
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%
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
MEETINGS
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
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
CUSTOMS
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
FINANCING
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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.
PUBLICATIONS
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
PORTS
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
PORTS
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
SHIPYARDS
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
FREIGHT TERMINALS
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
PORTS
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
COMPANIES
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
SHIPPING
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
PORTS
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.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
SHIPPING
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
NEWS
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
TRADE
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.
SHIPYARDS
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
PORTS
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
CRUISES
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
LOGISTICS
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
COMPANIES
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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