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December 14, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Flag states will have to face external auditors in future
    SHIPPING flag states will one day face independent auditors with the power to strip them of registration rights, according to International Commission on Shipping chairman Peter Morris.
  • IMF asked to audit Liberian flag registry
  • Lloyd's sees record business in 2002
  • Ships passing Suez Canal hit record
Air and Land Transport
  • Delta complains to EU about American-BA deal
    THIRD-ranked US carrier Delta Air Lines Inc added a European Union complaint on Wednesday to a campaign against a proposed alliance of AMR Corp's American Airlines and British Airways plc.
  • Qantas resumes NY flights
  • United Technologies sees 2002 profit beating forecasts
  • Airbus to finance A380 with cost cuts, no layoffs
  • UAL unit may buy Bombardier jets
  • Cathay sees 2001 being worse than 1998 crisis
Features
  • Feeling the squeeze
    POST Offices are being squeezed by a potential decline in letter mail and strong competition for parcels from the private sector.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Flag states will have to face external auditors in future
    SHIPPING flag states will one day face independent auditors with the power to strip them of registration rights, according to International Commission on Shipping chairman Peter Morris.
  • IMF asked to audit Liberian flag registry
  • Lloyd's sees record business in 2002
  • Ships passing Suez Canal hit record
Air and Land Transport
  • Delta complains to EU about American-BA deal
    THIRD-ranked US carrier Delta Air Lines Inc added a European Union complaint on Wednesday to a campaign against a proposed alliance of AMR Corp's American Airlines and British Airways plc.
  • Qantas resumes NY flights
  • United Technologies sees 2002 profit beating forecasts
  • Airbus to finance A380 with cost cuts, no layoffs
  • UAL unit may buy Bombardier jets
  • Cathay sees 2001 being worse than 1998 crisis
Features
  • Feeling the squeeze
    POST Offices are being squeezed by a potential decline in letter mail and strong competition for parcels from the private sector.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Flag states will have to face external auditors in future
    SHIPPING flag states will one day face independent auditors with the power to strip them of registration rights, according to International Commission on Shipping chairman Peter Morris.
  • IMF asked to audit Liberian flag registry
  • Lloyd's sees record business in 2002
  • Ships passing Suez Canal hit record
Air and Land Transport
  • Delta complains to EU about American-BA deal
    THIRD-ranked US carrier Delta Air Lines Inc added a European Union complaint on Wednesday to a campaign against a proposed alliance of AMR Corp's American Airlines and British Airways plc.
  • Qantas resumes NY flights
  • United Technologies sees 2002 profit beating forecasts
  • Airbus to finance A380 with cost cuts, no layoffs
  • UAL unit may buy Bombardier jets
  • Cathay sees 2001 being worse than 1998 crisis
Features
  • Feeling the squeeze
    POST Offices are being squeezed by a potential decline in letter mail and strong competition for parcels from the private sector.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shepherds to spearhead logistics drive
  • Visitors calm Japanese over Hong Kong shipping register
  • Kuehne & Nagel lifts gold
  • Haba-Sped strengthens Asia presence with Vietnam office
  • Picture of Asia shipping in expert's hands
  • CMA CGM makes customer service and pricing choice
  • Vietnam Airlines orders four Boeing 777-200ERs
  • Northwest adds new Tokyo, Pusan, Kaohsiung service

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2001
  • Good 3/4 year Hapag-Lloyd
  • Delta urges EU to ban AMR/BA alliance
  • Qantas returns to New York
  • Big Customer for K&N
  • Fine for Railtrack
  • Otal spending in IT
  • Norwegian LNG-contract for MOL

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Oldendorff Indotrans appoints C. V. S. Iyer as Ops Rep. in India
  • Russia may buy Indian tobacco
  • Tajikistan interested in stepping up trade with India
  • India to gain as top 3 rubber producers endorse output, export cuts
  • Cabinet Secy Prasad goes down memory lane to VPT
  • ONGC contract workers on indefinite strike
  • CCTL, Concor swing into action to ease congestion at Chennai
  • VisualSoft keen to develop Gangavaram port
  • MbPT takes bold decisions
  • Qantas to launch low-cost carrier for S-E Asia in 2002
  • Emirates may land in more Indian cities
  • Plan panel evolving new schemes for export, farm sectors
  • Civil aviation policy draft awaits Cabinet nod
  • ADB clears $ 411.5 m loan for India's infrastructure growth
  • Euro notes, coins from January 1
  • Limit soya oil extracted from GM seeds: COOIT
  • Exim Bank signs $ 10-m LoC pact with Honduras bank
  • Separate cell may handle FDI from Japan
  • Centre allows export of 7 lakh t. onions from Maharashtra
  • Govt waives cess on rubber used for export
  • Assocham presents wish-list on dividend tax
  • ...moots steps to boost industrial growth
  • Goa hires PwC to conduct pre-feasibility study on SEZ
  • Deutsche Intl's Rs 112-cr. proposal cleared
  • ICMF seeks excise relief

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2001
  • Rotterdam prices slightly softer midday, big drop since last week
  • Some congested spots throughout the Mediterranean after bad weather
  • Small changes in Singapore market this week, congestion building
  • Japanese prices at unusually low levels
  • Korean prices steady after week-long fall
  • Average demand, OK avails in Hong Kong, Taiwan steady
  • African bunker market report
  • Rotterdam morning market report
  • New York and Philadelphia steady to soft
  • Avails tighten in Halifax, Montreal expecting more replenishment

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2001
  • MOL signs contract to handle LNG from SN'HVIT project in Norway's Barents Sea
  • SPA sets aside Wando River side of Daniel Island
  • AEP buys Enron contracts and hires international coal team
  • Port of Portland leases land for new warehouse complex
  • Compliance deadline looms
  • House to mark up aviation assistance legislation
  • The US and Canada heighten security along common border
  • US Customs amends list for textile transshipment
  • GPA Reports increase In rolling stock
  • Two leading European GSA groups merge their activities

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2001
  • Alaska state ferry MATANUSKA changing schedule for Friday
  • Matson delivering campaign to build Hawaiian economy
  • Historic Steamer PORTLAND holding Christmas Fundraiser
  • Washington Governor delivers plans for transportation improvements
  • International Trade Commission releases import steel recommendations

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • La flotta italiana pronta a espatriare

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Capacity cuts to last whole of next year
    THE world's biggest shipping lines have revealed plans to withhold containership capacity for the whole of 2002 in an effort to reverse the depressing decline in freight rates.
  • ABP talking rubbish says owner of vessel in Humber collision
    THE German owner of a ship involved in a collision on the Humber estuary on Wednesday has dismissed as "rubbish" claims by Associated British Ports that the vessel's master was at fault.
  • Business as usual claim treated with caution by nervous owners
    ASSOCIATED British Ports last night insisted it is "business as usual" on the Humber estuary, despite indefinite strike action by Humber Pilots, writes Brian Reyes.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2001
  • LR is still in merger talks
  • Bad smell to Taiwan-bound cargo
  • 40-ship German deal queried
  • Saudi-Syria rail link revival afoot
  • P&O lobbies for Afghan traffic
  • LR returns to profit
  • Cyprus talks unity for ports
  • 'Special company' to run Santos
  • Hapag heads towards record year
  • Coalition bucks PPA rate-setting
  • Anderson bids to reassure Oz owners
  • US West Coast ports in security purge
  • Concor acts to clear choked Chennai
  • PMS signs Long Beach lease
  • HMM to sell HHI holding
  • USCG calls meeting on security
  • New gantries relieve Umm Qasr
  • Lanka names new shipping minister
  • Jessica minister in fraud probe
  • CP Ships in refinancing move
  • Silversea's Smith steps down

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2001
  • FedEx, UPS cut holiday peak estimates
    The recession has led to lower expectations for the year's busiest shipping day.
  • GT Nexus snags Exel
    The multi-carrier Web portal has signed up the British-based 3PL giant.
  • Cargo slump eases at UK airports
    Seven British airports posted a modest recovery from the post-Sept. 11 slowdown.
  • WTSA sets westbound hay rates
  • Corps ask comment on Houston project
  • OOCL chief named to HK logistics panel
  • Small insurance cut for Pakistan
  • Broker sees "bearish" outlook for containerships
  • Hanjin Logistics using InterBox
  • Rely buys transport software firm
  • MOL, Höegh in LNG joint venture
  • Scania restructures Latin American operations
  • NC ports expect tax credit extension
  • Schenker-reorganizes Dutch unit

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Hapag-Lloyd et Grand Alliance réduisent la capacité de 15% pour l’exercice 2002
    “Le groupe Grand Alliance a déjà commencé à réduire sa capacité et les mesures prises porteront sur 15% de sa capacité actuelle pour toute l’année 2002. Hapag-Lloyd sera donc concerné, tout comme ses partenaires. Mais cette réduction de la capacité est devenue inévitable. Elle est dictée par les circonstances. Les taux chutent à des niveaux beaucoup trop bas et les volumes ne progressent guère. Ils ont même tendance à diminuer dans certains trafics”, a déclaré Günther Casjens, le patron des lignes régulières de Hapag-Lloyd, au cours de la traditionnelle conférence de presse internationale de fin d’année, qui s’est tenue mercredi dernier à Londres.
  • La “LKW-Maut” décidée en Allemagne suscite de vives critiques
    Le gouvernement allemand a pris la décision d’imposer à partir de 2003 une redevance kilométrique (“LKW-maut”) de 15 eurocents par kilomètre aux poids lourds de plus de 12 tonnes. L’association Transport en Logistiek Nederland a été prompte à critiquer la hauteur de la taxe, ainsi que le mode de répartition de son produit.
  • Centrum Transport va créer un centre logistique à Overpelt
    Le groupe néerlandais Centrum Transport (Valkenswaard) va construire un centre logistique en Belgique. Il sera situé à Overpelt, à une dizaine de kilomètres de son siège central. La société, qui est spécialisée dans les transports de et vers l’Europe de l’Est et le Proche-Orient, va investir 5 mio. d’EUR dans cette nouvelle infrastructure. C’est ce qu’annonce la presse locale aux Pays-Bas.
  • Toujours pas de percée dans le dossier DAT
    Le tribunal de commerce de Bruxelles ne s’est toujours pas prononcé sur l’affaire New DAT et le centre de services financiers SIC. Le centre de coordination de Sabena a laissé tomber hier matin son plan de relance, qui en est déjà à sa troisième version, et veut maintenant présenter un nouveau plan d’exploitation. Le tribunal dispose de 15 jours pour prendre sa décision.

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2001
  • CP Ships joins Philly bourse
    The stock exchange trades put and call options on CP Ships.
  • Ermis VLCC commission claim fails
    Judge grapples with untruthful evidence in Ioannis Alafouzos row with consultant.
  • Enron looking to rebound
    Enron chief Kenneth Lay told creditors plans of emerging from bankruptcy within a year.
  • No increase at Japan Club
    Tokyo based P&I club keeps top general increase record despite tough market.
  • OMI chiefs incur huge paper losses
    Weak share prices cut the chief officers' company stock portfolio values by 10-37%.
  • Omani government eyes LNG fleet
    Rumours are circulating that buyers in Oman are considering ordering an LNG carrier in Japan.
  • FGH gets filing extension
    The company will have up to 11 February to file a reorganisation plan to the bankruptcy court.
  • US food shipment heading for Cuba
    Singapore-flagged Ikan Mazatlan will attempt what no ship has done before in the past 40 years.
  • Lloyd's Register makes $35m profit
    David Moorhouse's tough medicine puts class society back on course.
  • Cosco and CNOOC team up
    China's shipping and oil producing giants have teamed up to take on the world.
  • Thoresen Thai buys its largest bulker
    Bangkok owner sees a niche to increase its fleet carrying capacity.
  • Kvaerner to hang on to WarnowWerft
    Norwegian giant will not sell off its German shipyard operations.
  • Uljanik ship in drugs sting
    Cocaine found aboard one of the Croatian shipmanager's multi-purpose ships in Liverpool.
  • Waveney inks Aker Brattvaag PSV
    British shipowner returns to Norwegian yard for a second platform supply vessel.
  • FSL appoints first foreign agents
    Expanding UK repair firm links up with agents covering four major European shipping countries.

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
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%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
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
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.
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%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
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.
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.
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