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August 12, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bumi Armada charts dominance course
    Bumi Armada CEO and executive director Hassan Basma is very clear about the company's ambitions over the next two years. 'In a nutshell, I want to be No 1,' he tells BT after the recent launch of Bumi's second floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Armada Perdana.
  • Hapag-Lloyd owners will extend lifeline
    The owners of Hapag-Lloyd are preparing to give the German container shipping company further financial support, several sources told Reuters.
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding buys US wind-power firm
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipyard by sales, acquired DeWind Inc of the US for about US$50 million to move into the wind-turbine industry as orders for vessels slumped.
  • Star Cruises shares up on plans to sell bonds
  • Shipping veteran's secret to success is to reinvent
  • Marine industry sails on the Net's wave
  • Reconciliation for Koreans after years of abuses
Strait Talk
  • Difficult times ahead for box lines
    THE half-year results released by Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) last week - showing a core loss of US$379 million - are a stark reminder of the dire condition of the container trade.
Shipping Times
  • More oversight needed for US subway systems
    Before June's deadly subway crash, no federal agency stepped in to ensure that the Metro commuter rail system found and fixed the electrical circuits now suspected of contributing to the worst accident in the system's history.
  • Britain's vehicle scrappage scheme a success
    British motorists have bought more than 150,000 new cars under a vehicle scrappage scheme, reaching the half-way mark in an initiative to boost the troubled car sector, the government said on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bumi Armada charts dominance course
    Bumi Armada CEO and executive director Hassan Basma is very clear about the company's ambitions over the next two years. 'In a nutshell, I want to be No 1,' he tells BT after the recent launch of Bumi's second floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Armada Perdana.
  • Hapag-Lloyd owners will extend lifeline
    The owners of Hapag-Lloyd are preparing to give the German container shipping company further financial support, several sources told Reuters.
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding buys US wind-power firm
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipyard by sales, acquired DeWind Inc of the US for about US$50 million to move into the wind-turbine industry as orders for vessels slumped.
  • Star Cruises shares up on plans to sell bonds
  • Shipping veteran's secret to success is to reinvent
  • Marine industry sails on the Net's wave
  • Reconciliation for Koreans after years of abuses
Strait Talk
  • Difficult times ahead for box lines
    THE half-year results released by Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) last week - showing a core loss of US$379 million - are a stark reminder of the dire condition of the container trade.
Shipping Times
  • More oversight needed for US subway systems
    Before June's deadly subway crash, no federal agency stepped in to ensure that the Metro commuter rail system found and fixed the electrical circuits now suspected of contributing to the worst accident in the system's history.
  • Britain's vehicle scrappage scheme a success
    British motorists have bought more than 150,000 new cars under a vehicle scrappage scheme, reaching the half-way mark in an initiative to boost the troubled car sector, the government said on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bumi Armada charts dominance course
    Bumi Armada CEO and executive director Hassan Basma is very clear about the company's ambitions over the next two years. 'In a nutshell, I want to be No 1,' he tells BT after the recent launch of Bumi's second floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Armada Perdana.
  • Hapag-Lloyd owners will extend lifeline
    The owners of Hapag-Lloyd are preparing to give the German container shipping company further financial support, several sources told Reuters.
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding buys US wind-power firm
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipyard by sales, acquired DeWind Inc of the US for about US$50 million to move into the wind-turbine industry as orders for vessels slumped.
  • Star Cruises shares up on plans to sell bonds
  • Shipping veteran's secret to success is to reinvent
  • Marine industry sails on the Net's wave
  • Reconciliation for Koreans after years of abuses
Strait Talk
  • Difficult times ahead for box lines
    THE half-year results released by Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) last week - showing a core loss of US$379 million - are a stark reminder of the dire condition of the container trade.
Shipping Times
  • More oversight needed for US subway systems
    Before June's deadly subway crash, no federal agency stepped in to ensure that the Metro commuter rail system found and fixed the electrical circuits now suspected of contributing to the worst accident in the system's history.
  • Britain's vehicle scrappage scheme a success
    British motorists have bought more than 150,000 new cars under a vehicle scrappage scheme, reaching the half-way mark in an initiative to boost the troubled car sector, the government said on Monday.

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM ups transpacific, transatlantic US export rates September 1
  • Too few small ships that can best benefit from recovery: Alphaliner
  • MSC, CMA CGM take on Atlantic loop after Evergreen, CSCL quit
  • Maersk's Odense yard to discontinue shipbuilding
  • Hamburg Sud, Alianca, CSAV in new east coast Americas loop
  • Sichuan first half provincial trade value increases 8.1pc
  • Da Chan Bay Terminal hosts Dongguan business seminar
  • Zhejiang first half foreign trade value down 18.9pc
  • FPS Rotterdam launches ocean freight service to Colombia
  • India's container trade expected to thrive: report
  • Nippon Express profits fall 58pc as freight demand fades
  • Work starts on expanding Port of Rotterdam terminal
  • Agility opens LCL container freight station in Dubai
  • Cathay-Dragonair cargo decline eases in July
  • Agility unveils new Malaysia air-sea-road logistics hub
  • UAL's air freight volume rises 5pc in July
  • JAL air cargo revenue declines 56pc in first half

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CSAV Norasia to hike rates on IMEX & Marco Polo services
  • VLCCs more than cargo available in MidEast
  • Sailing smoothly into black, CSL declares maiden dividend
  • 25 pc of Greatship stake may be sold to finance expansion plan
  • Move to narrow trade gap with Thailand
  • Handicrafts body exploring new markets
  • Board of Trade chief stresses need to reduce transaction costs to boost exports
  • Kandla Port retains lead in cargo handling
  • Duty-free sugar imports allowed only through EDI ports
  • Easier access to softer loans drives up truck sales in July
  • Arshiya International's FTWZs fast coming up near JNP & Delhi
  • DTAA with Mauritius to be amended
  • Price index for services sector on anvil
  • 'Exports, soft loans & stimuli will lift Indian economy'

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 10, 2009
  • Agility's profits grow in H1
    Logistics service provider Agility has reported rising profitability for the first half of 2009. Revenues declined by 9% to KWD 821 million in H1/2009, compared to H1/2008. Operati...
  • Karl Gross opens new China office
    The medium-sized Bremen-based German enterprise Karl Gross Internationale Spedition recently opened an office near two industrial consultancies operated by two customers in the Chi...
  • FedEx Trade Networks opens Brazil and Asia offices
    FedEx Trade Networks, a subsidiary of FedEx, has expanded its global presence with seven new freight forwarding offices in Asia and Latin America. FedEx Trade Networks opened new f...
  • JAL makes huge loss
    JAL lost USD 1 billion in the last quarter, as the global economic downturn and swine flu fears caused a slump in passenger numbers. The group announced drastic cuts to its flight ...
  • Gottwald lands another contract in Georgia
    Poti sea port, on the Black Sea in Georgia, has ordered two HMK 260 E mobile harbour cranes from the D'sseldorf-based German company Gottwald Port Technology. The cranes can handle...
  • Freight volume declines in port of Rostock
    10.9 million gross t of freight were handled in the port of Rostock (Germany) in H1/2009, 3.1 million t or 22% less than in the like-for-like period last year. The maritime port's ...
  • Long Beach recycling facility features on port website
    video A massive recycling facility at the port of Long Beach (USA) turns discarded refrigerators, railroad cars, buses, fence posts and other metal trash into a major export item. ...
  • Horizon Lines tops Drewry's punctuality list
    Horizon Lines, one of the USA's leading domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics companies, which is based in Charlotte NC, has topped London-based Drewry Shipping Consulta...

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Panama flag: more ships, fewer detentions
  • Maersk to shut shipyard
  • Pacific Adventurer deal done
  • Merged Americas service
  • Anti-piracy water system launched

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Strategic delivers landing craft trio to Kuwait
  • Ship hijacked in European waters?
  • U.K. prevents LNG carrier from sailing
  • DSME swoops on U.S. wind turbine manufacturer
  • Keppel O and M books contracts worth US$59 millione

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Tanker Pacific places vessels into lay-up
    COMPANY lays up vessels in response to dismal spot market rates for suezmaxes and product tankers.
  • Hijacked crew may have been coerced
    THE Arctic Sea crew at the centre of hijacking speculation may have been acting under duress when the vessel reported to the British coastguard.
  • Hapag-Lloyd shareholders still locked in talks
    NO agreement between shareholders reached, amid signs of a split about how much each should contribute.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Tonga official quits in sinking
    TONGA'S transport minister resigned today amid new revelations about a ferry that sank last week off the South Pacific nation, with the loss of at least 95 lives
  • Casualties follow Asian storms
    CASUALTY alerts are flooding in after huge storms left Asian maritime industries reeling
  • Lease-cutting costs tip Top
    TOP SHIPS has taken a financial hit from its lease cancellation strategy but claims to be well positioned for the future, with no remaining capital commitments
  • Mystery surrounds 'lost' ship
    REPORTS continued to conflict today on a cargo vessel reported lost at sea with 15 Russian crewmen since July
  • NCL saves way into black
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line turned profits in its second quarter by spending less on fuel and switching from US crews to cheaper foreign seafarers
  • Sea4 resists takeover bid
    NORWAY'S Sea4 told Fairplay today it has advised its shareholders to resist a takeover bid by GC Rieber
  • Ship halted for asbestos check
    MARGARET Hill, an LNG carrier, has been stopped from leaving Southampton for scrapping on asbestos fears, a UK Environment Agency spokesman told Fairplay today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • LA, Long Beach Ports Target Water Quality
  • Report Slams NY Waterfront Commission
  • Airline ATSG Earned $8.1 Million in Second Quarter
  • Elliott to Take STB Chair This Week
  • Mississippi Export Railroad to Expand
  • Canadian National Tweaks EJ&E Operations
  • Bill Clinton to Lead Haitian Trade Mission
  • Hapag-Lloyd in Talks on Cash Infusion
  • Forwarders Join Forces in India, China
  • UK's Teesport Completes Phase One of Expansion
  • First Boxship Calls New Seattle Terminal
  • Japanese Air Cargo Slump Eases
  • Brazilian Ag Exports Push Santos Volume Up

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • 40% cargo plunge forces Hamburg Sud and CSAV into bed
  • Seattle's Terminal 30 up and running
  • Eurogate underlines depth of European recession
  • Odense faces final curtain
  • Hapag to ask for state credit

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Eitzen grounds
    EMS Ship Management says all safe after chemical tanker Sichem Colibri runs aground at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river.
  • Sinotrans sinks
    Shipowner's first half profit eaten away by stagnating bulker and tanker earnings but it says the worst has passed.
  • $59m for Keppel
    Keppel Corp's shipyards bag work from Golar LNG, Diamond Offshore, Keppel Smit Towing, Premuda and Seadrill.
  • Texas tug crash
    Pair of tugs with barges in tow collide, closing Intracoastal Waterway and leaving one vessel partially submerged.
  • Star gets old liner
    Historic passenger liner United States transferred from Norwegian Cruise Lines to Star Cruises.
  • Eidsiva dives
    Slumping asset values pump up depreciation and send Norwegian owner to lower profit.
  • Moving too fast
    Speeding up of newbuilding deliveries will damage resurgent dry-cargo market, Richard Hext's Pac Basin says.
  • Russian rise
    Growing exports help Russian ports post volume increase in first six months.
  • Suspect nabbed
    Canadian man suspected of raping woman two years ago collared on Carnival ship in US.
  • Cash crunch
    Romania's president says Daewoo Mangalia shipyard needs money to keep production going.
  • Gulf gain?
    Maersk Line hikes fees on container routes from Europe to Middle East.
  • Sevan bags more
    Oslo listed offshore player tucks away nearly $40m from latest round of fund raising.
  • Save our ship
    Salvor Smit to attempt refloat of bulker Full City, which is impaled on rocks off Norway.
  • Rio airs concerns
    Tom Albanese-led miner raises health and welfare concerns for three detained Chinese staff.
  • NCL bounces back
    Norwegian Cruise Line books a $42.5m swing in second quarter profit as it returns to the black.
  • Another waived
    George Economou's Nasdaq-listed DryShips scores waivers from West LB for $71m worth of debt.
  • Haze hazard
    Annual smog threat prompts Singapore authorities to warn shipping of low visibility.
  • Handy hurt
    Pacific Basin's first half profit plunges as handysize earnings take a battering.
  • IHB loses more
    Bulgarian shipyard group hampered by higher costs in second quarter.
  • BP cans charter
    UK oil major said to have cancelled deal to charter rig newbuilding due to delays in delivery.
  • Rieber rejected
    Atle Bergshaven's Sea4 snubs GC Rieber takeover bid but leaves the door open for a comeback should Halul Offshore deal flop.
  • GE still talking
    Great Eastern still "in talks" to sell stake in Greatship to private equity to fund offshore expansion.
  • Cochin soars
    Indian state-controlled shipyard posts big annual profit jump as four supply ships are delivered.
  • Star sells debt
    Malaysian cruiseship company targeting $150m in revenue from 2016 bond issue.
  • Panama grows
    Central American ship registry now has nearly 22% of the world fleet as it adds 39 vessels in 2009.
  • Breezing in
    Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding enters wind turbine market with $50m US takeover.
  • Kansai falls
    Japanese ferry owner posts wider losses in first half as revenues slide.
  • Opinions differ
    Singapore's analyst community remains divided over the prospects for Neptune Orient Lines.
  • CMA CGM merges
    Liner giants team up on North Europe to South Atlantic route due to sliding container volumes.
  • Death ferry found
    Rope on surface may lead to sunken Tongan ferry which may now have claimed over 95.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Alphaliner: Small ship shortage brewing
  • CMA CGM raises U.S. export rates
  • COSCO plans Asia rate hike, surcharge
  • FedEx expands International Economy service
  • "Three Amigos" talk trade, security at summit
  • GAO: U.S. trade pacts reap commercial benefits
  • RILA: Proposed Chinese tires tariffs cost-prohibitive
  • Panalpina takes Japan freight in-house
  • Eurogate first half volume down 10.1%
  • Investment increases Teesport capacity
  • U.S. grant supports Aqaba vessel tracking study

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • International master organisation to act in Finneagle case
    On 29 March this year, an oil spill was detected from the Swedish-flagged ro-pax vessel Finneagle in regulary service between Nådendal in Finland and Kapellskär in Sweden. The
  • Unsecured hatch cover on Langeland
    The Swedish Coast Guard has again filmed the Norwegian coaster Langeland, lying at a depth of about 100 metres in the Koster Fjord on the Swedish west coast. The film
  • Lindø quits shipbuilding from 2012
    Odense Steel Shipyard will cease shipbuilding as of 2012 when the current contracts have been completed. The official decision was taken on Monday this week at a board meeting held
  • Stena Line strengthens capacity on Irish Sea ' unclear situation for newbuildings
    Stena Line has acquired the SeaFrance Manet which, after upgrading, will be deployed on the Stranraer'Belfast route as complement to the Stena Voyager and the Stena Caledonia. The vessel

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 11, 2009
  • Royal Caribbean consumes less fuel through 'technological advances'
    Cruise operator reduces consumption by 10,000 tonnes.
  • Repsol denies offer for stake in Argentine unit
    No 'fixed price' for YPF, negotiations continue.
  • Bunker prices mixed in Europe
    Crude oil down more than a dollar in early trading on NYMEX.
  • Fuel oil imports to fall
    But Chinese bunker demand remains firm.
  • Grounded ship's bunkers 'not contaminated'
    Tests disprove presence of toxic industrial waste.
  • FAL buys fuel oil cargo for Yanbu loading
    Discounts slightly narrower.
  • Trade monitor explains jump in fuel oil stocks
    Rise in Singapore inventories partly due to new data.
  • Bunker prices erratic Tuesday
    Buyers active in Singapore as prices fall, less activity in other key ports.
  • EIA likely to further raise global oil demand forecast
    Recent trend of upward revisions to continue, analysts say.
  • Morakot grounds tanker off Taiwan
    Fierce winds and heavy seas preventing inspection.
  • ZIM ups freight rates and bunker surcharge
    Observers say the shipping companies will face strong objections from shippers.

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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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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