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January 10, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's throughput jumps 7.2% to record 17.04m TEUs
    [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation chalked up a record throughput of over 17.04 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) last year, a jump of 7.2 per cent or 1.1 million containers over 1999.
  • Gunmen attack Tanzanian ferry
  • P&O Nedlloyd in new US-Med service
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx close to delivery pact with US Postal Service
    [NEW YORK] FedEx Corp is close to agreement on a record delivery contract with the US Postal Service that could bring the Memphis-based cargo carrier more than US$5 billion (S$8.65 billion) in revenue in the coming years, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition yesterday.
  • Airbus to become a company by next month
  • SIA adds capacity on M'sia flights
  • Korean Air aims for 6t won in sales
  • New Delhi airport reopens after fog lifts
  • Nigeria Air resumes direct flights to London
Features
  • Anti-trust fears flare again
    [WASHINGTON] APROPOSAL by AMR Corp's American Airlines to widen its reach re-ignited anti-trust concern on Monday over the prospect of "megacarriers" with colossal power over the industry.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's throughput jumps 7.2% to record 17.04m TEUs
    [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation chalked up a record throughput of over 17.04 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) last year, a jump of 7.2 per cent or 1.1 million containers over 1999.
  • Gunmen attack Tanzanian ferry
  • P&O Nedlloyd in new US-Med service
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx close to delivery pact with US Postal Service
    [NEW YORK] FedEx Corp is close to agreement on a record delivery contract with the US Postal Service that could bring the Memphis-based cargo carrier more than US$5 billion (S$8.65 billion) in revenue in the coming years, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition yesterday.
  • Airbus to become a company by next month
  • SIA adds capacity on M'sia flights
  • Korean Air aims for 6t won in sales
  • New Delhi airport reopens after fog lifts
  • Nigeria Air resumes direct flights to London
Features
  • Anti-trust fears flare again
    [WASHINGTON] APROPOSAL by AMR Corp's American Airlines to widen its reach re-ignited anti-trust concern on Monday over the prospect of "megacarriers" with colossal power over the industry.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's throughput jumps 7.2% to record 17.04m TEUs
    [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation chalked up a record throughput of over 17.04 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) last year, a jump of 7.2 per cent or 1.1 million containers over 1999.
  • Gunmen attack Tanzanian ferry
  • P&O Nedlloyd in new US-Med service
Air and Land Transport
  • FedEx close to delivery pact with US Postal Service
    [NEW YORK] FedEx Corp is close to agreement on a record delivery contract with the US Postal Service that could bring the Memphis-based cargo carrier more than US$5 billion (S$8.65 billion) in revenue in the coming years, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition yesterday.
  • Airbus to become a company by next month
  • SIA adds capacity on M'sia flights
  • Korean Air aims for 6t won in sales
  • New Delhi airport reopens after fog lifts
  • Nigeria Air resumes direct flights to London
Features
  • Anti-trust fears flare again
    [WASHINGTON] APROPOSAL by AMR Corp's American Airlines to widen its reach re-ignited anti-trust concern on Monday over the prospect of "megacarriers" with colossal power over the industry.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • APL Logistics launching technology subsidiary after GATX purchase
    The company, which announced on Monday that it would buy Jacksonville, Fla.-based GATX Logistics, will establish a separate company to handle logistics information management, said Dick Metzler, the company's top executive.
  • Grand Alliance to add boost capacity in Asia-Europe and trans-Pacific trades
    Hapag-Lloyd, Malaysia International Shipping Corp., NYK Line, OOCL and P&O Nedlloyd will deploy five additional ships capable of carrying 200,000 TEUs a year to the Pacific trades, and another eight of similar size to the Asia-Europe trades.
  • Maersk Sealand set to sign new contract at Charleston
    The four-year agreement with the South Carolina State Port Authority solidifies Charleston as the line's key port in the South Atlantic.
  • Celarix partners with NextLinx
  • DOT intermodal connector study to spur discussion
  • Work on ferries completed; CG Railway's US-Mexico service set to start Jan. 26
  • Container volume tops 17 million TEUs at Singapore
  • Tech Talk by Mike Berman: Wireless e-mail product leaves you waiting for more
  • UPS places order for 60 Airbus freighters
  • Postal Service, FedEx continue to discuss alliance
  • Dole Ocean Cargo withdraws from Central America Discussion Agreement
  • China pushes for direct air links to Taiwan

Sched Netweb site
  • APL Logistics takes over GATX
  • Pelling joins HSBC Marine team
  • Ecu-Line Australia opens shop
  • Port Corp III to expand Tembaga
  • P&ON to float Gamex service
  • Huge FedEx order in the works
  • Finnair takes on Nordic, Baltic
  • Navy replaces C-9 Lifter with C-40A Clipper
  • Garuda ups flight frequency
  • Auspicious year for Baiyun
  • Macquarie Bank and Cintra acquire Bristol airport

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 9, 2001
  • APL Logistics to buy GATX Logistics
  • Nobody wants Hungarian airline Malev
  • Iberia pilots angry about takeover of rival
  • Kühne & Nagel sells Rotterdam terminal
  • P&O Nedlloyd manager 'Port Man of the Year'
  • Strikes at Antwerp customs

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Uniglory adds Bandar Abbas to its network of direct calls in the Middle East
  • MOL to add 8 panamax vessels to transpacific fleet
  • 'K' Line Director appointed MD
  • UAE's ports set to post healthy figures
  • HSBC decorates Cosco
  • Three wise men to advise COSCON on growth strategy
  • Dramatic growth in Port of Salalah operations
  • Swift upgrades warehousing facilities at Jebel Ali
  • PSA-led consortium picked for major Japanese port privatisation
  • OT Africa Line switches its southern UK port call from Thamesport to Felixstowe
  • Record 2000 for Hanjin Shipping
  • Port of Antwerp is Champion of Year
  • Black boxes for vessels by 2002
  • P&O to sell shares in bulk shipping subsidiary ABC
  • Korea's container giants savour surge in net profits, sales
  • Shanghai Port sees shipping volume at record high
  • Korea earmarks 1.02 tr. won for ports upgradation
  • Evergreen establishes its own agency operations in Netherlands, Belgium
  • Korean company tailors Web software for tramp sector
  • Primorye to build 3 tankers to carry Sakhalin oil
  • Grimaldi Group of Naples to build 5 ro-ro car carriers
  • MOL to change ship names
  • SS Steamship operating under 'Columbus Line'
  • Dumping duty on potassium compound mooted
  • Coffee industry for duty-free import of brewing kit
  • Sodium ferrocyanide from EU attracts anti-dumping charge
  • Indian basmati exports to EU in jeopardy
  • Seafood exporters strike for a bigger catch
  • Petronet LNG ties up Rs 1,400 cr. funds for Dahej terminal
  • Logistics management show in Bhopal from Jan. 12
  • ICD-Nagpur completes 4 fruitful years-Comes a long way in a short span of time
  • CII submits Rs 25,000-cr. privatisation target
  • State to formulate new labour laws to lure NRIs
  • Unocal plans India-Bangla LNG pipeline
  • India calls for farm tariff cuts
  • President's nod for Road Fund Bill
  • Sinha hints at Budget that spurs growth, but rules out tax cuts
  • Advisory group for wide ranging tax reforms
  • Industry one on scrapping dividend tax & direct tax surcharge

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 9, 2001
  • EIA forecasts oil prices will stay within high end of OPEC price band
  • Tanker fixtures spell hope of more Iraqi oil exports
  • Asia's top fuel oil importer set for record February purchases
  • New supplier listing in India
  • Singapore, Fujairah bunker prices fall further
  • Erratic crude oil prices on the rise again after unexpected dip
  • Brazil bunker prices steady
  • Iran voice opinions on OPEC output cut
  • New broker listing in Turkey

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 9, 2001
  • Proposed American-TWA deal a "defensive merger"
  • Coleman: new COO of Mercury Air Cargo
  • APL Logistics takes over GATX Logistics
  • US Freightways appoints Niemzyk senior vice president and CIO
  • FMI International and Kesco go for Log-Net
  • Emery Worldwide appoints Vandenplas
  • Marc Global and Hitachi share operations
  • New name for International Transit
  • Deeper Channel for Thamesport
  • Charleston: Container yard improvements

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 9, 2001
  • Syncolift for Nile cruise boats
    Syncrolift Inc., a Rolls-Royce company, has been selected by the Suez Canal Authority to supply a shiplift and transfer system valued at more than $7 million for the drydocking of Nile River cruise ferries.
  • Maersk orders more OSV's
    Maersk Supply Service has ordered two multipurpose anchor handling tug supply vessels from Volkswerft Stralsund and two 17,500 BHP UT722L type anchor handling tug supply vessels from Langsten AS, Norway.
  • Korean yards target higher value ships
    Korean shipbuilders will this year focus on boosting profitability rather than grabbing market share.
  • Coast Guard probes licenses
    The U. S. Coast Guard has announced a recall and verification program for merchant mariners' licenses and documents issued over the past several years from a branch licensing office.
  • Rolls-Royce designs for 53 OSV's
    UT-Designs and packages of equipment from Rolls-Royce have been selected for 53 offshore service vessels over the past year.
  • $6 million MacGregor equipment package
    Aker Finnyards has placed contracts totalling more than $6 million with MacGregor for RoRo equipment and an outfit of six elevators to serve Irish Ferries' RoPax newbuilding Ulysses, which features over 4 km of car/truck lanes.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Marlborough ditches marine
    ONE of the marine market's top insurers at Lloyd's, Marlborough Underwriting Agency syndicate 62, has ceased to take fresh business, just days into the new season.
  • Capacity at record level after syndicate shake-up
    A BIG structural shake-up among syndicates lies behind the newly-announced rise in capacity provided by insurers at Lloyd's, writes James Brewer.
  • Imabari in $40m coup for Valles aframax
    Valles Steamship signed a contract last night, worth just under $40m, with Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding for a 107,000 dwt aframax tanker.
  • ShipServ lines up eCredible and Infospectrum to boost credit business
    ONLINE procurement site ShipServ has signed agreements with two other companies, designed to boost its customer payment and credit rating services.
  • Rolls-Royce sees order leap
    Rolls-Royce has reported a year-end surge in orders for its UT designs and packages for offshore service vessels, capping the best year for the product range since the mid-1970s.
  • Go-ahead to pump-out sunken Ievoli Sun
    MARNAVI, owner of the Ievoli Sun and its insurer, the Standard P&I Club, have agreed to try to recover the styrene and bunker oil aboard the sunken chemicals carrier by pumping from the second half of March.
  • LauritzenCool initiative starts reefer fightback
    FOR years the container carriers have been encroaching on to the territory of the shipping lines that operate dedicated reefer tonnage.
  • Medway dredge lift for Thamesport
    MEDWAY Ports has appointed a joint venture operation between Dutch-owned Westminster Dredging and HAM Dredging to dredge the approach channel of the River Medway and container berths at Hutchison Ports (UK)'s Thamesport in a programme worth '3.5m ($5.2m).

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 9, 2001
  • Thamesport dredges for mega-ships
  • Rosario tender postponed
  • Trinidad port seeks partner
  • Dutch mull Castor cargo transfer
  • All rescued from Novocherkassk
  • Taiwan yard plans massive cuts
  • PSA non-committal on Hessenatie bid
  • Cuba urges US to normalise now
  • Filipino licensing scam alleged
  • Mosvold 'open to merger'
  • Aker, Kv'rner yard merger mooted
  • DFDS to unveil strategy plan
  • Ievoli Sun will be pumped out
  • Six rescued from Ukrainian ship
  • Indian dockers warned over mercury
  • Northrop launches Litton tender

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Management buy-out chez Transalliance
    Après de très longues négociations, c’est finalement le directeur général de Transalliance, Philippe Michel, qui a racheté, en coopération avec la société de capital à risque britannique 3i (via sa filiale française 3i Gestion) et la banque d’investissement française SNVB (groupe CIC), la société de transport routier qu’il dirigeait. Le CDR, c’est-à-dire le consortium de réalisation des actifs du Crédit Lyonnais, avait tenté à l’origine de vendre le groupe Transalliance Participation dans son ensemble, mais il a dû finalement céder et vendre séparément les deux sociétés Transalliance et Stockalliance. A notre connaissance, il n’y a pas encore d’acquéreur pour cette dernière, qui constitue la branche logistique du groupe.
  • Douane: l’action spontanée pourrait déboucher sur une opposition structurée
    La douane a connu hier le premier jour de ce qui doit déboucher sur une vaste action dont l’objectif est d’obtenir que le cadre du personnel statutairement prévu soit effectivement complété. Le port d’Anvers a été touché par une grève du zèle, Zeebrugge par une grève perlée et le Limbourg et la Flandre orientale par d’autres actions des brigades mobiles. Etant donné que les entreprises portuaires avaient été prévenues, les actions n’ont pas entraîné d’importants retards. La question est de savoir ce qui se passera si les actions font tâche d’huile et se développent dans le temps et en intensité...
  • La Sabena a vecu une année difficile malgré une hausse de près de 10% du nombre de passagers
    En 2000, la Sabena a transporté 10.933.788 passagers, ce qui représente une hausse de 9,7% par rapport à 1999. Cela ne se reflète malheureusement pas dans les recettes unitaires, a déclaré le président et CEO Christoph Müller. Le taux d’occupation pour 2000 s’est élevé à 67,58%, en hausse de 1,0 point par rapport à 1999.
  • Le plan de transport d’Isabelle Durant néglige le tunnel ferroviaire du Liefkenshoek
    A la veille de la discussion en conseil des ministres restreint (hier mardi) de ses projets concernant l’avenir de la SNCB, la ministre de la Mobilité et des Transports Isabelle Durant a voulu attirer l’attention du grand public, mais bien entendu aussi des autres responsables politiques, sur ses propositions concrètes visant à faire jouer par le rail un rôle plus important dans la résolution des problèmes de mobilité que connaît la Belgique. Force est de reconnaître que le transport de marchandises est traité en parent pauvre. Pour preuve, étant donné la limitation des moyens budgétaires, l’indispensable tunnel ferroviaire du Liefkenshoek entre les deux rives de l’Escaut à Anvers n’est pas prévu dans le plan décennal de la SNCB. Alors que, un peu tard il est vrai, les responsables anversois commmencent à tirer la sonnette d’alarme. Car on se rend compte que les différents modes de transport, route, batellerie, rail, ne seront pas en mesure d’absorber les trafics attendus à la Rive gauche sans provoquer d’immenses problèmes.

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 9, 2001
  • MC extends buyback deadline again
    The US-listed shipowner has extended an offer to bondholders and raised its purchase offer.
  • Sfinias condition revealed by report
    MFD director allegedly consumed alcohol and anti-depressants in lead up to suicide.
  • Amer Reefer set for further default
    Chilly outlook for troubled shipowner's bondholders.
  • French order styrene removal from Ievoli Sun
    Ievoli Sun's owner and insurers will have to foot the clean-up bill on the wrecked tanker.
  • Ten-ship order switches yards
    China's Weihai Shipyard looks set to gain as a domestic trading house switches yards.
  • Korean owners line up boxship newbuildings
    The big liner names in Korea are preparing to venture out and order new tonnage in 2001.
  • TMM extends merger approval deadline
    The Mexican shipowner is taking more time to woo bondholders over a merger with sister companies.
  • Bank helps out HMM
    Hyundai Merchant Marine sells $32m of bonds.
  • Hyundai cruise venture in doubt
    Debt burden threatens North Korean operation.
  • Order rush boosts Alstom
    The French engineering and shipbuilding group is sitting pretty after a strong third quarter.
  • Fredriksen keeps buying
    Biggest block of Osprey shares acquired since November while Frontline also buys back more stock.
  • Maersk orders four support vessels
    Danish shipowner contracts with German and Norwegian yards.
  • PSA container throughput tops 17m-TEU
    New record for Singapore port operator but pressure now on following Maersk Sealand departure.
  • More charges over Pati tragedy
    Shipping agents linked to the Georgian cargo ship have been accused of human smuggling.
  • Shares down at KPM after profits fall
    Wafer-thin earnings at shipbuilder and repairer Keppel Philippines Marine hits investor confidence.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
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%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
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
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
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
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
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
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
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› 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
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.
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
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
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
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