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December 12, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipmanager, class society slammed for failing to carry out their duties
    [SINGAPORE] The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has released a hard-hitting report on the sinking of the fire-stricken, Singapore-owned Sun Vista cruise ship in the Straits of Malacca in May last year.
  • Actions of officers, emergency response team also under fire
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines face lawsuits over blood-clotting risk
    [SYDNEY] At least five major airlines are facing legal action by passengers who suffered "economy-class syndrome", blood clots caused by prolonged sitting in cramped conditions, their lawyer said yesterday.
  • Cathay, pilots in talks over rostering issues
  • JAL to boost services to Seoul
  • Ansett cuts bid threshold for Hazelton
  • MAS puts 5 A330s back into service
  • United Airlines, mechanics continue contract talks
  • Delta, Continental seek new flights
Features
  • Two rate hikes in store next year
    CARRIERS moving cargo to the United States from North Europe and the Mediterranean are increasing westbound rates in response to strong demand for container space and a continuing imbalance in cargo volume.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipmanager, class society slammed for failing to carry out their duties
    [SINGAPORE] The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has released a hard-hitting report on the sinking of the fire-stricken, Singapore-owned Sun Vista cruise ship in the Straits of Malacca in May last year.
  • Actions of officers, emergency response team also under fire
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines face lawsuits over blood-clotting risk
    [SYDNEY] At least five major airlines are facing legal action by passengers who suffered "economy-class syndrome", blood clots caused by prolonged sitting in cramped conditions, their lawyer said yesterday.
  • Cathay, pilots in talks over rostering issues
  • JAL to boost services to Seoul
  • Ansett cuts bid threshold for Hazelton
  • MAS puts 5 A330s back into service
  • United Airlines, mechanics continue contract talks
  • Delta, Continental seek new flights
Features
  • Two rate hikes in store next year
    CARRIERS moving cargo to the United States from North Europe and the Mediterranean are increasing westbound rates in response to strong demand for container space and a continuing imbalance in cargo volume.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipmanager, class society slammed for failing to carry out their duties
    [SINGAPORE] The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has released a hard-hitting report on the sinking of the fire-stricken, Singapore-owned Sun Vista cruise ship in the Straits of Malacca in May last year.
  • Actions of officers, emergency response team also under fire
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines face lawsuits over blood-clotting risk
    [SYDNEY] At least five major airlines are facing legal action by passengers who suffered "economy-class syndrome", blood clots caused by prolonged sitting in cramped conditions, their lawyer said yesterday.
  • Cathay, pilots in talks over rostering issues
  • JAL to boost services to Seoul
  • Ansett cuts bid threshold for Hazelton
  • MAS puts 5 A330s back into service
  • United Airlines, mechanics continue contract talks
  • Delta, Continental seek new flights
Features
  • Two rate hikes in store next year
    CARRIERS moving cargo to the United States from North Europe and the Mediterranean are increasing westbound rates in response to strong demand for container space and a continuing imbalance in cargo volume.

Sched Netweb site
  • APL, CMA CGM share podium
  • Kobe battles with mediocrity
  • Kintetsu World Express makes logistics move with Capstan
  • Maersk makes Southeast Asian service changes
  • Yunnan goes with the flow
  • CAAC pushing for unity
  • UK experts say Hong Kong operations safe
  • Guangzhou expressway set for landing next September

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • European Leaders not satisfied after marathon meeting
  • Dutch rail faces unofficial strikes
  • Lufthansa hopes for Brussels approval
  • Halifax want to be ready for big ships
  • Lillian Borrone departs NY-NJ ports

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI may implement some of PwC suggestions
  • Global pepper exports up, but India's down
  • Bangla jute imports hit industry
  • Garment exports rise by 6.31 pc in eight months
  • Kazakhstan keen on using Iranian ports as trade corridor to India
  • Direct tax structure in for change
  • Urea industry decontrol urged
  • DCA cuts forms to 11
  • Assocham seeks fast-track route for excise case
  • ICRA projects 6.5 pc GDP growth
  • RBI sells $ 15.3 bn in six months
  • Inflation rate moves up
  • Aluminium output up by 6.8 pc in April-Oct.
  • Growth-oriented duty policy for textile sector on anvil
  • Automatic approval route limit for ECBs may be doubled
  • Bombay Chamber moots measures to tone up economy
  • Forex reserves touch new peak at $ 39 bn
  • Forex reserves up by $1,214 million to $38,291 million
  • Executive Development Programme on "Export Management" at Thane

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • Mediterranean bunkers start week softer
  • Big spread in Fujairah indications as market seeks direction
  • Slight rebound seen in Singapore after last week's massive losses
  • Brazil bunker prices off by $7-10
  • Rotterdam bunker market outlook
  • London Club warning on revised IMDG Code
  • Novorossiysk opens after weather calms down
  • Delays seen in Iraqi oil loadings
  • Very tight avails reported on the US East Coast
  • IEA wants more oil despite lower consumption forecast, OPEC wants to cut
  • Bunker indications for Italy
  • Iraq to resume oil exports under new oil-for-food phase
  • OPEC to cut output by 1 million barrels per day

International Transport Journalweb site
  • J. Lauritzen A/S, the Danish shipping company takes over Cool Carriers
  • London Club warning on revised IMDG Code
  • Merger container companies
  • Rotterdam: Cooperation with the port of New York
  • Veterinary inspection station reopened

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • Malta Dry Docks gets first FPSO
    Malta Dry Docks has won an order from Brovig RDS to convert the 133,500 dwt , 1971-built tanker Northia into an FPSO to be based in the ISIS field off Tunisia.
  • Lauritzen acquires Cool Carriers
    Denmark's J. Lauritzen A/S has acquired the Cool Carriers AB unit of Norway's Leif Höegh & Co.
  • P&I Club warns on revised IMDG Code
    The London P&I Club says the latest revision of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code has a large number of errors, some of them potentially dangerous.
  • ENSCO to take stake in new jack-up
    ENSCO International Inc. has entered into a joint venture with Keppel FELS Limited through which ENSCO will acquire, for $30 million in cash and management and procurement services, a 25% ownership interest in a new harsh environment jackup rig that is currently under construction.
  • Pasha Hawaiian exercises option with Halter
    Friede Goldman Halter Inc., has announced that Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines has exercised an option with Halter Marine Inc. for the construction of a second 579-foot car carrier.
  • GD gets funding for DDG 99 and 101
    General Dynamics is to receive a $661 million modification to its 1998-2001 DDG 51 Class multiyear contract, providing the funding to complete construction of the next two ships in the DDG 51 Class .

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Maersk and Safmarine do the SAMBA
  • Taljaard hearing postponed
  • Jan Mors does wonders for Dar
  • Walvis volumes rise 23%
  • Transnet commits R4,5 billion to infrastructure upgrades
  • Zimbabwe offers big bounties for fraud info
  • Another seafreight grouping announces internet portal
  • Zimbabwe to challenge SA's Moz dominance
  • New equipment clicks in at Beira
  • Talks continue over Mutare container park
  • Trade cluster forms part of restructured SADC
  • What a shipping line gets up to in a year
  • Assess economic impact, and plan accordingly
  • Companies must take charge
  • AIDS will decimate skilled workforce
  • More Zambian teachers dying than can be trained
  • It will adversely affect major multinationals' bottom lines
  • Transport continues to drive global economy
  • Bullish motor industry predicts real growth in SA economy
  • Vehicle exports accelerate
  • Breakbulk facilities blot CT's copy book
  • Durban gets the thumbs-up
  • Nigerian fraud scam goes electronic
  • Airport security plan reduces incidents
  • Seafreight trade hits record high
  • Sub-Saharan trade grows 4% in value
  • US terminal operator teams up with Dudula

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • Guard captures smuggling vessel 126 miles south of Mexico
  • United States railroad freight falls 3.9 percent in November 2000
  • Hamburg Sud buys six new ships for service from US to South America
  • P&O Nedlloyd orders 59,000 containers for $130 million
  • BNSF launches "CarsOnTrack" service for consumers to move personal vehicles

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lauritzen buys Cool
    A new giant will bestride the reefer market next year following the disclosure that J Lauritzen is acquiring Cool Carriers from Leif Höegh for $34.5m.
  • Fuel oil burning marks Erika anniversary
    HEAVY fuel oil recovered from the wreck of the Erika was due to start being burned yesterday just in time to mark the first anniversary of the wrecking of the tanker off the Brittany coast.
  • Tschudi & Eitzen to buy Denmark's KiL group
    NORWAY'S privately-held Tschudi & Eitzen is acquiring the Danish shipping group KiL, it was disclosed yesterday.
  • Fishermen block the harbour entrance in the Polish port of Gdansk
    Fishermen block the harbour entrance in the Polish port of Gdansk yesterday demanding lower excise tax on fuel. About 1,200 fishing vessels took part in blockades around the coast.
  • Why Lauritzen is playing it Cool
    THROWING money at a "financial problem child" is, on the face of it, an unusual way of improving the delinquent's behaviour.
  • The 4,050 lane metre cruise ferry Ulysses
    The 4,050 lane metre cruise ferry Ulysses, which is pictured at Aker Finnyards' shipyard of Rauma in Finland, is scheduled for sea trials at the end of this month with delivery to Irish Ferries expected in January. The 50,000 gt vessel will be able to accommodate up to 1,900 passengers.
  • Bank crisis hits Turkish shipping
    TURKEY'S latest economic crisis has been headed off, at least for now, thanks to the intervention of the International Monetary Fund, but the long-term effects look set to further strain the hard pressed maritime sector.
  • A member of environmentalist group Greenpeace climbs on the anchor chain of a Greek cargoship
    A member of environmentalist group Greenpeace climbs on the anchor chain of a Greek cargoship in the French harbour of Bordeaux in an attempt to stop the unloading of 22,000 tonnes of soyabeans coming from the United States. Greenpeace is claiming that the soyabeans are genetically modified.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • USCG checks Alaska pipeline
  • Incat signs with Bollinger
  • Atlantic storm hits shipping
  • IMDG Code 'dangerous' says club
  • PRS fails to regain IACS membership
  • Drug money laundering denied
  • Bremerhaven fears Maersk intentions
  • Estonia cover-up alleged
  • HK people smuggling ring 'smashed'
  • Singapore checks for Neptune Dorado
  • Unithai to beef up subsidiaries
  • RCI dumps Haines, Alaska
  • French to buy UK port
  • Chinese collision owners held
  • Princess powers down in Juneau
  • Lauritzen buys Cool Carriers
  • Fuel protests block Polish ports
  • New service for Mærsk Sealand
  • Gozo ferry hits quay
  • Taiwan to hold back Chinese imports
  • China denies curbing HPH
  • Cyanide threatens the Reef
  • Damaged VLCC allowed to proceed

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
DECEMBER 9, 2000
  • Delwaide plaide pour une collaboration plus structurée - sans fusion - avec Zeebrugge
    “Il est pour ainsi dire certain que nous nous acheminons vers un nouveau record historique pour le port, avec un transbordement de 125 millions de tonnes.” C’est par ce message que l’échevin du port Leo Delwaide a ouvert la dernière réunion de la commission communale pour le port de cette législature. Il a également tendu la main vers Zeebrugge: “Le changement de collèges est peut-être le moment opportun pour voir si nous pouvons mettre sur pied une forme de collaboration plus structurée.”
  • EuroMed fera bientôt deux escales hebdomadaires à Anvers
    L’armement Grimaldi, un des principaux clients réguliers du port d’Anvers, où il réalise plus de 250 escales par an avec ses différents services, aura connu une année 2000 particulièrement fertile en événements. Cela aura été l’année de l’intégration, tant au niveau des agences, dans le cadre de la création de “Grimaldi Belgium”, qu’au niveau des services. L’année 2001 sera celle de nouvelles expansions, plus précisément en ce qui concerne le service EuroMed, qui va de la Scandinavie à la Méditerranée et cumule les fonctions de carcarrier, de ligne régulière et de cabotage intra-européen.
  • Katoen Natie investit dans le sillage de l’expansion mondiale d’Ikea
    “Dans les dix années à venir, nous avons l’intention d’ouvrir 150 nouveaux magasins de par le monde et de créer des centres de distribution à un même rythme.” C’est ce qu’a déclaré Mats Rignell, le general manager d’Ikea Distribution Services West lors de l’inauguration officielle du nouveau centre de distribution du géant suédois du mobilier à Oosterhout. “Nous développerons nos relations avec Ikea à partir des Pays-Bas tout en suivant son expansion mondiale”, a ajouté Fernand Huts, le président du groupe Katoen Natie. Ikea construira trois districentres similaires au Royaume-Uni et un à Winterslag au cours des trois prochaines années. Ce dernier devrait être opérationnel au mois de janvier/février.

Marine Linkweb site
Maritime Contract News
  • Halter Gets Second PCTC Order
  • Bollinger Signs Deal With Incat
  • Keppel Fels, Ensco Team On $130M Rig
Breaking News
  • Greek Authorities Issue 32 New Operating Licenses
  • Cammell Laird Works To Save Costa Contract
  • Hansatee To Charter ESCO Ferries
  • J. Lauritzen Buys Cool Carriers
  • Tanker Earnings Hold Steady
  • UN Keeps Vigil Eye On Iraqi Surcharge
  • SS&Y Pacific & Atlantic Index Drops
  • Malta Drydocks Wins Conversion Contract
  • Greenpeace Stops Ship In France
  • USCG Considers Admitting Damaged Tanker

Marine Linkweb site
Maritime Contract News
  • Halter Gets Second PCTC Order
  • Bollinger Signs Deal With Incat
  • Keppel Fels, Ensco Team On $130M Rig
Breaking News
  • Greek Authorities Issue 32 New Operating Licenses
  • Cammell Laird Works To Save Costa Contract
  • Hansatee To Charter ESCO Ferries
  • J. Lauritzen Buys Cool Carriers
  • Tanker Earnings Hold Steady
  • UN Keeps Vigil Eye On Iraqi Surcharge
  • SS&Y Pacific & Atlantic Index Drops
  • Malta Drydocks Wins Conversion Contract
  • Greenpeace Stops Ship In France
  • USCG Considers Admitting Damaged Tanker

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • Troubled KiL Shipping finds new life
    Two years after financial collapse Felix Tschudi (right) and Axel Eitzen buy a rehabilitated KiL from the banks.
  • Lauritzen buys Cool Carriers
    Danish owner pays over $35m to create world's largest reefer operation.
  • First International fails to defend court case
    Judge's order means Paul Slater faces costs over default on $10m loan.
  • Detained ship has 50 deficiencies
    Severely corroded Russian classed ship detained by UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
  • Malta wins Northia conversion
    Contract to convert old Shell suezmax tanker into FPSO goes to Mediterranean shiprepair yard.
  • IACS keeps PRS on the hook
    The outlook for the Polish Register is looking bleak but RINA survives post Erika probe.
  • Hansatee takes ESCO ferries
    Estonian passengership owner Hansatee has chartered Estonian Shipping Company's Estline ferries.
  • Steckmest aframax purchase off
    Norwegian owner Tom Steckmest has pulled out of a deal to buy two tankers from Jan Petter Roed.
  • Greece confirms new licences
    Greece has issued 32 ferry licences to improve competition in the wake of the Express Samina tragedy.
  • MOL linked to deal for five VLCCs
    Japan's second largest shipping company is being linked to a large order for VLCC newbuildings.
  • Petrovietnam in gas ship expansion
    The shipping arm of Vietnam's state-owned oil and gas company is making further inroads into ship ownership.
  • Sonasurf returns for Danish PSV option
    French/Angolan joint venture returns to Denmark for further PSV tonnage.
  • Safmarine sambas into South America
    The South African line is launching its daily SAMBA service to South America and the Middle East.
  • Hong Kong nabs nine PSC offenders
    A Uniglory boxship was one of the ships detained in November on port state control grounds.
  • Damaged World-Wide VLCC allowed into Canada
    Canadian authorities have agreed a plan to dock the Eastern Power, which sustained a crack in a cargo tank.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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