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August 22, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dubai port operator awards London Gateway contract
    Dubai's port operator said on Wednesday that it has awarded a US$745 million contract to British firm Laing O'Rourke and Belgium's Dredging International for the first phase of a project to develop a port and business park in Britain.
  • Lockheed may get more orders from US Navy
    Lockheed Martin Corp may realise sales of as much as US$640 million from the US Navy's decision to cut back its newest destroyer programme in favour of buying eight more of an older class of ship, according to a company estimate.
  • Harbour fees push Rotterdam port's H1 profit up 18%
    The Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest, said first-half profit rose 18 per cent, buoyed by higher harbour fees and increased cargo flow.
  • Frontline Q2 operating profit lags forecasts
Logistics
  • FedEx may lose US$3.5b from driver classification dispute
    FedEx Corp tells its ground-service drivers when to work, what to charge customers and what kind of socks and shoes to wear, the workers say. Drivers who sued the company argue that that makes them employees.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dubai port operator awards London Gateway contract
    Dubai's port operator said on Wednesday that it has awarded a US$745 million contract to British firm Laing O'Rourke and Belgium's Dredging International for the first phase of a project to develop a port and business park in Britain.
  • Lockheed may get more orders from US Navy
    Lockheed Martin Corp may realise sales of as much as US$640 million from the US Navy's decision to cut back its newest destroyer programme in favour of buying eight more of an older class of ship, according to a company estimate.
  • Harbour fees push Rotterdam port's H1 profit up 18%
    The Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest, said first-half profit rose 18 per cent, buoyed by higher harbour fees and increased cargo flow.
  • Frontline Q2 operating profit lags forecasts
Logistics
  • FedEx may lose US$3.5b from driver classification dispute
    FedEx Corp tells its ground-service drivers when to work, what to charge customers and what kind of socks and shoes to wear, the workers say. Drivers who sued the company argue that that makes them employees.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hutchison Whampoa revenue up 25pc, but profit down 63pc
  • CSAV Norasia to add Lisbon call on ANE service
  • China-Japan rate hike after SYMS service suspension
  • Storm brewing over California container tax
  • Maersk bolsters feeder capacity on Port Said-Ashdod route
  • Southampton Port plays host to 9,600-TEU CMA CGM giant
  • Nigeria urged to review or scrap shipping and port charges
  • Qantas posts record 46pc profit hike despite stiff headwinds
  • Air China trans-Arabia flight rights may access Israeli market
  • CEVA Logistics appoints Hacis to handle export cargo in HK
  • Bahrain Air, KLM enter cargo exchange deal
  • Air Asia Airlines to offer Kuala Lumpur to Guilin service
  • China's aviation is up but growth slackens in first half

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Garware Offshore augmenting fleet
  • NOL promises to retain Hapag-Lloyd brand & staff after acquisition
  • Koreans bid for market thrust: Meet on Aug. 28
  • Three-fold rise in tanker rates in early 2009 seen
  • CSL's small ship division proposal gets green signal
  • ICS Madras branch commences registration for 2009 exams
  • SKS Logistics to pay 9.5 pc dividend
  • King of fruit to captivate Aussies
  • Polyester film dumping duty under review
  • Tea exports turn tepid, with markets melting away
  • FTA with Indonesia being worked out
  • PEC invites bids to import pulses
  • Land acquired for Vallarpadam ICTT rail-road link
  • IndiaLinx begins weekly service from ICD-Loni to Mundra Port
  • US Customs postpones new cargo manifest system
  • Export curbs eased on some grains, edible oil
  • SC adjourns hearing of all SEZ petitions to Aug. 26
  • Chidambaram more optimistic of growth than EAC
  • Fieo: Retain export sops in 2008-09
  • China will continue to lead exports from S-E Asia, finds study

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 21, 2008
  • Transport Intelligence appoints Thorby as senior analyst
  • Globe Express Services opens Los Angeles office

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 21, 2008
  • Somali pirates seize three more ships
  • USCG man sentenced for pollution cover -up
  • DP World launches London Gateway project
  • UK owners support Japanese labelling initiative
  • US terminal operator fined for dumping offence

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 21, 2008
  • Austal USA promotes Perciavalle
  • Big bids at offshore lease sale
  • Pirates seize third ship in same day
  • Former Coast guard CWO sentenced
  • Record Frontline earnings disappoint analysts
  • Pirates seize two more ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 21, 2008
  • Bellingham Port Commission Oks university's move to waterfront
  • Roundtable meeting set to discuss Hillsboro Airport
  • Port of Tacoma inks new guide for truckers
  • Foss looks for Green Passport for new low emission hybrid tug
  • Crowley earns awards for liner/logistics units

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • K Line's heavy lift ambitions takes a hit
    ITS German unit SAL has ended a contract for four heavy-lift vessels after the shipyard asked for a higher price.
  • K Line moves to ensure shiprepair space
  • Daewoo confirms KOTC order at record price
    EACH of the four VLCCs in the order will cost $177m, and all the vessels will be delivered in 2012.
  • MISC yet to hear from crew and hijackers of tanker
    THE Malaysian company is working with authorities to monitor the situation.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 21, 2008
  • Frontline shares drop on quarter data
    SHARES in Frontline fell today in Oslo after its second-quarter profits fell short of forecasts for the world's largest crude tanker company
  • Sulpicio told to add outside overview
    MANILA has told the Philippines ferry operator Sulpicio Lines that it must hire an outside company to manage its ships before it will be allowed to return its fleet to full operation
  • Three die as workers used for yard test
    PROTESTERS have carried a mock coffin through Istanbul to dramatise their allegations of poor safety in Turkish shipyards
  • Stubborn Fay dogs cruising
    TROPICAL Storm Fay continued today to churn off the eastern coast of Florida, forcing more scheduling changes for cruise lines
  • Demand surges for US mariners
    THERE is demand aplenty for US mariners, according to new data released today by the US Maritime Administration

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 21, 2008
  • Los Angeles, Long Beach rebut ATA's clean-trucks case
    The ports filed a motion opposing the trucking group's bid to block the program's concessions provision.
  • Customs to withdraw proposal to eliminate first-sale rule
  • Charleston earnings top record, despite decline in boxes
  • CMA CGM to open joint terminal in Tianjin
  • Intermarine reduces fuel surcharge
  • Rail carloads, intermodal units decline
  • CEVA profit rises 3.2 percent
  • Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, sponsor of HMT bill, dies
  • Fay keeps ports closed
  • China supplants U.S. as Japan's top export market
  • Revenue, volume climb at Hutchison Ports

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 21, 2008
  • Contargo takes full control of CCES
  • Maersk: Asia Australia, three becomes four in Boomerang effect
  • CMA CGM takes a stake in Tianjin
  • Montreal posts strong first half box traffic
  • GPA chief lauds 'Gateway Project'

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 21, 2008
  • VLCCs hit bottom
    Speaking optimistically of tanker prospects, Frontline CEO says the market is about to level out.
  • Strike three!
    German ship the latest to be snared by pirates in Gulf of Aden, hours after two other ships seized.
  • Ithaca takes FPSO
    Canadian exploration company signs up with Bluewater to use the Uisge Gorm at its Athena field.
  • SFI shares spoils
    Fredriksen-controlled owner sees second quarter profit rise 80% following Frontline's record showing.
  • New ore port
    Steelmaker ArcelorMittal and iron ore producer team up to build Rio de Janeiro facility.
  • Norden upgraded
    A New York analyst lifted her rating on Norden Thursday, saying the company should benefit from high bulker demand.
  • Cadets find jobs
    About 85% of 2008 US merchant marine graduates find shipboard jobs.
  • North Sea defied
    Bakken-led offshore vessel owner Farstad Shipping sees quarterly profits rise 53% despite North Sea rates below expectations.
  • Pride dented
    Pride of Telemark hit pier after master misjudged current, watertight doors and pumps failed and black box was wonky.
  • Two ships seized
    Somali piracy reaches fever pitch as Japanese tanker 'Irene' and Iranian bulker seized within one hour.
  • Exporting imports
    Freeport LNG is applying to export LNG from its Texas receiving terminal to keep it running in a slow market.
  • Not our ship
    Besiktas MD Yavuz Kalkavan says lifeboat tragedy at Gisan did not involve one of its vessels.
  • 'Stop madness'
    IMB issues new urgent warning on piracy in Gulf of Aden but not before two more ships are hijacked.
  • Svithoid sees red
    Swedish tanker owner manages to significantly improve revenues but still slips to quarterly loss.
  • Li makes more
    Li Ka-Shing's Hutchison Port Holdings sees pre tax profit picks up 19% in the first-half.
  • STX can take it all
    South Korean's free to force the transfer of all shares in Aker Yards after taking holding beyond 90%.
  • OSG faulted
    Nuts-and-bolts corrosion led to stores crane collapse on Overseas Camar, badly injuring bosun.
  • Tianjin tie-up
    CMA CGM joins forces with Asia International Shipping to build a boxship terminal at Tianjin.
  • "All time high"
    Fredriksen-controlled tanker behemoth Frontline reports best ever net profits for a second quarter.
  • Tax rattles Rieber
    Tax man gobbles up a rise in operating profit to slice 4% from second quarter bottom line at Steve Rong-led owner.
  • STX's bulky order
    Size of two bulk-carriers ordered at Korean yard a mystery, as is identity of Middle Eastern buyer.
  • Nexus loses less
    Anders Holm-led FPSO owner cuts second quarter deficit as project revenue picks up.
  • Wilson serves big
    Norwegian bulker owner aces second quarter as larger fleet smashes higher overheads.
  • Swiber eyes Gulf
    Raymond Goh-led offshore player joins forces with Rawabi Holding for assault on the Middle East.
  • Paris inks two
    Paris Dragnis-led Goldenport Holdings has added to its orderbook with two more supramaxes.
  • Disposals lift MBC
    Ship sales in second quarter plus strong freight rates help lift Kuok ship owning outfit.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 21, 2008
  • Maersk adjusting Asia/Australia operations
  • Bye, bye Gemini
  • British Airways World Cargo to lower fuel surcharge
  • BNSF reopens terminal for building materials
  • Con-way Freight fills No. 2 slot
  • Exchange rate, integration costs temper CEVA results
  • DHS rotates cargo policy personnel
  • NRF to join ATA suit against SoCal truck plan
  • DP World awards first big London Gateway contract
  • CMA CGM doubles Chinese terminal investment with Tianjin venture
  • Hutchison reports increase in sales, container throughput
  • Firms want to build oil terminal off Texas coast
  • Houston looks to add cranes, fund study for new terminal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 21, 2008
  • Camillo Eizten orders four supramax bulkers
    Camillo Eitzen & Co ASA (CECO) has ordered four supramax bulk vessels, to be delivered from Japanese yards in 2012'2013. All four units are 60,000 DWT and long-term contracts of about 30 years has been secured for the vessels ...
  • Malaysian vessel hijacked off Somalia
    Malaysian MISC confirmed yesterday that the chemical tanker Bunga Melati Dua has been hijacked by armed pirates off the coast of Somalia. The vessel was carrying 32.000 tonnes palm oil when it was attacked in the Gulf of Aden ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 21, 2008
  • Healthy results reflect 'significant growth'
    Barge company reports rise in income as market expansion continuing.
  • Fuel oil soars in Rotterdam
    European bunker prices set for sharp gains Friday morning after late Thursday rally.
  • Future of Colombo bunkering facility still unsettled
    LMS employees agree to resume bunkering, but refusing to remove products from tank facility.
  • UAE oil spill plan delayed
    Coast of Fujairah and Khor Fakkan plagued by frequent oil slicks.
  • Rotterdam market increasing
  • Singapore prices extend gains
    Bunker prices continue to rise at other major Asian ports as well.
  • Singapore residual fuel stocks up 5%
    Middle distillates stocks at a five-year high.
  • Hong Kong bunkering operations to be suspended
    Typhoon Nuri nears the territory.
  • Goldman maintains high forecast for oil prices
    Oil to rebound above record levels by the end of this year, Goldman says.
  • Busan plans new oil terminal
    Construction work to start after a planned groundbreaking ceremony next year.

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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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