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March 6, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Empty ships flock to Subic Bay to await charters
    Subic Bay in the Philippines is the busiest it's been since the US Navy moved out 16 years ago. The traffic surge is coming from ships all carrying the same cargo - nothing.
  • Maersk beats forecasts but expects 2009 profit to dive
    AP Moller- Maersk yesterday reported a higher-than-expected 2008 net profit but forecast significantly lower results this year, pushing its shares down.

Sched Netweb site
  • Capacity reduced on CMA CGM's SEAS service by 35pc
  • Dongguan trade value plummets 42.8pc in January
  • Toll Global Forwarding wraps up BALtrans integration
  • Tianjin export processing zone to offer bonded logistics service
  • Busan dockers work three days a month as empties pile up
  • Kuehne + Nagel 2008 profit up 9pc to US$495 million
  • Charleston port focuses on truck emission reductions
  • Industry fools itself on Asia Pac air future: wholesaler
  • China United Airlines launches Changsha to Beijing Nanyuan service
  • Emirates launch second daily to Dubai-Moscow flight
  • TAPA sees air cargo crime increase in downturn

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Over 10 pc of world boxship fleet idled
  • Need for industry to take on board 3PL providers underscored
  • MoS asks MoF to provide Rs 10K-cr. line of credit to help shipping industry
  • Germans coming on business
  • Auto sector demand swells finished steel imports
  • Signing of India-Asean FTA in for delay
  • GTI organises a health check
  • Empty boxes flood Asian ports
  • CONCOR cuts freight rates & offers volume discounts
  • India Inc to fare better in 2009-10
  • RBI cuts repo, reverse repo rates
  • Inflation sinks to 6-year low
  • 29 FDI proposals to net Rs 616 cr. cleared
  • Experts explain myriad of I-T rules on NRI tax liabilities
  • Resist protectionism, Brown tells US lawmakers

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 5, 2009
  • BLG's automobile logistics division renews certification
    The BLG Logistics Group, based in Bremen (Germany), has renewed the certification of its automobile division after the standard three years. DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 sta...
  • UPS SCS gives up Innight business in Germany
    UPS SCS GmbH & Co OHG, the German subsidiary of the US parcel service provider UPS, is terminating its Innight business in Germany at the end of March. This was confirmed by direct...
  • Austrian Post CEO to step down for health reasons
    Anton Wais, CEO of the Austrian state-controlled mail operator Oesterreichische Post, will step down at the end of March due to health problems, the company recently announced. Chi...
  • Zim's CEO hands over helm
    Doron Goder, CEO of the Israeli shipping company Zim Lines, has quit. A statement from Zim's parent company, the Ofer family controlled Israel Corp, said Goder resigned because of ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 5, 2009
  • Cruise ship pirate scare
  • Baltic launches port costs data
  • Global Ship Lease takes derivative hit
  • Intermediate claims procedure for London

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 5, 2009
  • Blount delivers auto/passenger ferry
  • BV has fuel cell guidelines in the works
  • Marad works on port grant criteria

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 5, 2009
  • Greenbrier in talks with GE over long-term railcar contract
  • NASSCO delivers latest T-AKE vessel to US Navy
  • Hillsboro Airport committee sets public meeting for March 11
  • Puglia Engineering expanding Port of Bellingham operations
  • AAPA taps Jane Harman as 'Port Person of the Year'

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 5, 2009
  • Widdows slams reckless boxship ordering
    NOL chief blames German investors for bringing industry to its knees and warns of prolonged slump in industry.
  • Boxship newbuild orders fall victim to credit chaos
  • Seaspan strikes deal to delay newbuilding order
    NEW York-listed containership owner Seaspan Corp is among the first to negotiate delays.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 5, 2009
  • APM predicts sharp profits fall
    APM FILLED in financial details today explaining why the group has been forced recently to raise box rates: the Danish shipping giant said its 2009 profits will be 'significantly' below those of 2008
  • Exxon unveils production push
    ENERGY giant Exxon Mobil revealed today that it will invest $25-$30Bn per year in new oil and gas investments over the next half-decade
  • Singapore plunge sparks alarm
    SHRINKING port volume is sparking alarm today in export-dependent Singapore
  • Union sues over Croatian taxes
    CROATIAN seafarers' union chief Pedrag Brazzoduro told Fairplay today that it is "very confident" of success in its lawsuit challenging government tax changes for his members
  • Marseilles yard seeks bankruptcy
    BOLUDA'S repair shipyard, Union Naval Marseilles, today filed for bankruptcy protection, telling a court in southern France that it could not meet financial obligations
  • Port halt to be appealed
    A COURT order suspending work on a new port at Granadilla, Tenerife, will be appealed, the port authority pledged today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 5, 2009
  • Downturn in Shipments Hits Record
  • Averitt Expands Truckload Service
  • Senate Panel OKs Rail Antitrust Act
  • Report: Suppliers Neglect Climate Change
  • Grassley to Obama: Clarify NAFTA Goals
  • American Railcar Industries Net Slips
  • Hapag-Lloyd Names CFO
  • CPSC to Hold Public Meeting on Phthalates
  • Australia, Korea to Negotiate Free-Trade
  • Fraport Sees Lower Cargo Volumes
  • FMC to Meet March 11
  • Smit Internationale Earnings Soar
  • Estes Expands Mexico Service
  • GE, Greenbrier May Alter Car Orders
  • Maersk Boosts '08 Profits
  • Maersk to Hike More Rates
  • Ports America in Lease at Port of Oakland

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 5, 2009
  • Unwanted boxships swell by 50% in 30 days
  • PAOH secures Oakland concession
  • A P Moller Maersk rides global storm
  • CMA CGM merges two SEAS into one
  • Profits up at American Commercial

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 5, 2009
  • Hijack spree
    Nigerian gunmen attack four vessels and seize two people from government-run boat off Bonny Island.
  • Stocks pull back
    US shipping stocks give back some of Wednesday's gains after Chinese meeting results in no stimulus package.
  • Pemex inks again
    Offshore vessel owner Cal Dive International scores $58m contract for pipelay and derrick barges.
  • Genco upgraded
    Oppenheimer lifts bulker owner to "outperform" rating as company has "most attractive valuation."
  • Minerva mishap
    US authorities examining Houston Ship Channel depth after tanker with two pilots and appropriate draft runs aground.
  • Martin cuts back
    Martin Midstream Partners' barge and terminals businesses improve revenues, but 2009 headwinds lead to asset sales.
  • Golden wonder
    John Fredriksen's rescue package draws analysts' praise but Golden Ocean is not out of the woods just yet.
  • Larger loss
    Solvang says full-year loss extended by change to tax bill and increase in unrealised currency exchange reversals.
  • Maersk downbeat
    Danish giant's 2008 profit holds up well in tough markets, but 2009 result to be 'significantly' lower.
  • Pemex takes FPSO
    Mexican state oil company to pay compatriot Maritima de Ecologia $120m for five-year deal.
  • Croat court fight
    Croatian crew union files legal challenge against new tax rules for seafarers.
  • RAL down
    Greenland's container line blames higher fuel costs for drop in 2008 profit.
  • Subic slammed
    Workers at Hanjin's Philippines yard are underpaid, overworked and unprotected, report claims.
  • Box woe ahead
    Maersk Line warns of "extremely negative" outlook for containership rates this year.
  • Seadrill splashes
    John Fredriksen-led rig player pays out $24.4m to pick up shares in rival Scorpion.
  • Odense loses
    Maersk's Danish shipyard group ran up losses of $218m in 2008 ahead of strategic restructuring.
  • Save our ships
    South Korea setting up rescue fund to fight falling prices and block bankruptcy chain reaction.
  • Balmoral scare
    Passengers warned of possible pirate attack on Fred Olsen cruiseship, but Somali alert a false alarm.
  • Gamma gamble
    Indian government to open tender for container scanning equipment for major ports.
  • Two injured
    Passenger and crewman taken to hospital after Scottish ferry battered by big waves off Shetland islands.
  • Smit inches up
    Dutch salvage, towage and heavy lift group sees modest rise in profits, but still manages to beat 2007 result.
  • Yard impasse
    New Apeejay-Bharati shipyard in Orissa will need state intervention to solve land row.
  • Di fixes Coronis
    Simeon Palios' US-listed bulker outfit ties up panamax on one year charter to South Koreans.
  • Cargoship stalls
    Russian vessel carrying cars breaks down and needs a tow in Sea of Japan.
  • Mercury offloaded
    Thoresen Thai has sold a second ship in as many days as general cargo vessel leaves the fleet.
  • Barge owner flat
    American Commercial Lines quarterly profits barely move but beat expectations.
  • Buy or sell?
    Local investment analysts divided over the future prospects for Singapore's SembCorp Marine.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 5, 2009
  • Maersk rate outlook for 2009 "extremely negative"
  • Carriers reduce Asia/Latin America capacity
  • Maersk service goes around Cape both ways
  • Averitt fleet to serve four new states
  • NFTC backs potential Asia Pacific trade deal
  • A&B acquires San Diego, Oahu DCs
  • Ip joins Trans Global in Shanghai
  • AAPA honors Rep. Harmon

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 5, 2009
  • Mærsk holds the fort in 2008
    A. P. Møller-Mærsk's profit in 2008 was at almost the same level as 2007, despite the changes in the group and high oil prices. Turnover was USD 61.2 Read more
  • Russian shipping line to Göteborg
    Commencing on March 10, the Port of Göteborg will have a new link to Russia. The Russian shipping company Delta Shipping Lines, specialising in transport from the continental ports of Read more
  • Fredriksen wants to save Golden Ocean
    John Fredriksen's Hemen Holdings, the largest shareholder in Golden Ocean, has offered to buy 2/3 of the outstanding bonds in a USD 200 million bond issue. The offer is Read more
  • Important design contract for Deltamarin
    The Finnish consulting and engineering company Deltamarin Ltd will provide the Swiss-based Allseas Group with the complete detailed design work for the Pieter Schelte offshore vessel project. The vessel Read more
  • Swedish-American new head of WMU
    Professor Björn Kjerfve has been appointed new president of the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden. He will take up the position in May. Kjerfve is currently professor of oceanography Read more
  • Royal Arctic Line hit by oil prices
    Royal Arctic Line was affected by the sky-high prices of bunker oil in 2008, which contributed to a DKK 17 million profit decline. Royal Arctic Line reports a profit

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 5, 2009
  • Europe: Gains muted in northern hub, south rallies
    Hamburg seeing more enquires on competitive prices, congestion reported in Gibraltar.
  • Maersk Line reports 'positive' 2008
    Fuel surcharge mechanism helped recover costs more efficiently than before.
  • Classification society backs fuel cells
    Bureau Veritas calls fuel cells 'promising solution' for clean and efficient power at sea.
  • Shipping company backs away from hedging
    Precious Shipping says it will 'avoid risks', whether by chartering ships or taking bunker hedges.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks jump
    Fuel oil inventories up nearly 10%.
  • Asia: Bunkers mixed on Thursday
    Bunkers firmed in Busan on 'extremely tight' avails.
  • Bunker tanker in collision
    Oil spill booms deployed.
  • PDVSA bunker staff change
  • New staff at IBME
    Company still looking to expand trading team.
  • Investment firm slashes oil price forecast
    Bloated inventory levels and low demand will suppress oil prices.
  • New Singapore bunker standard in July
    MPA urges bunkering players to adhere to new requirements under SS 600.
  • BP commits to cutting bunker fuel usage
    On-going commitment brought fuel usage down by 16,000 mt in 2008.

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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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