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March 22, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Class cannot refuse work from substandard flag states
    CHAIRMAN of the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Frank Iarossi, has rejected a call for classification societies to stop carrying out survey work for flag states known to have poor records.
  • Bangladeshi ports step up anti-piracy patrols
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US Senate Bill proposes airline acquisition ban
    [WASHINGTON] Major US airline acquisitions would be banned for two years under a bill introduced by Senator Byron Dorgan as lawmakers question the effect of combinations on consumers and airports. Mr Dorgan's bill would ban the transactions while the federal government studies the outcome of air industry consolidation on US travellers. The rule would apply if the combined company would have 10 per cent or more of US passenger traffic.
  • South Korea's new airport to break even in eight years: CEO
  • Northwest to unveil cost-cutting plan this week
  • More air links between Thailand, neighbours
  • Space radiation seen as no big threat to flyers
  • Delta to resume code-sharing with Korean Air
  • Lufthansa profit higher than expected

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Class cannot refuse work from substandard flag states
    CHAIRMAN of the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Frank Iarossi, has rejected a call for classification societies to stop carrying out survey work for flag states known to have poor records.
  • Bangladeshi ports step up anti-piracy patrols
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US Senate Bill proposes airline acquisition ban
    [WASHINGTON] Major US airline acquisitions would be banned for two years under a bill introduced by Senator Byron Dorgan as lawmakers question the effect of combinations on consumers and airports. Mr Dorgan's bill would ban the transactions while the federal government studies the outcome of air industry consolidation on US travellers. The rule would apply if the combined company would have 10 per cent or more of US passenger traffic.
  • South Korea's new airport to break even in eight years: CEO
  • Northwest to unveil cost-cutting plan this week
  • More air links between Thailand, neighbours
  • Space radiation seen as no big threat to flyers
  • Delta to resume code-sharing with Korean Air
  • Lufthansa profit higher than expected

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • West Coast port volume declines
    Containerized imports through West Coast ports slid in February, indicating that retailers are concerned about the domestic economy and consumer confidence.
  • Holt companies file Chapter 11
    Debt from the 1997 acquisition of Navieras takes its toll.
  • DiFrancesco opposes marine pilot changes
    New Jersey's acting governor said the marine pilot system in New York harbor works well and should not be changed - at least not for the moment.
  • Shipowners booked 1M TEUs in '00
    The world's container shipping fleet capacity will jump by 25% by the end of 2002, after a $13 billion spending spree by shipowners.
  • FedEx net off in 3Q
    Earnings slide as the express provider warns of a slower-than-expected market.
  • HUAL and Hyundai in space charter
  • MSC in 10-year deal with Port of Baltimore
  • NJ Governor: Landside access top issue at ports
  • Importers challenge juice import tax
  • Cargo off at Singapore Airlines: CEO
  • Deadlines nears for new SED form
  • Group urges Puerto Rico to consolidate trade data
  • Customs, industry nearer agreement on ERP
  • Report: Bush to tap Gurule for enforcement
  • Bellville Rodair opens five offices
  • EU mulls new shipyard subsidies

Sched Netweb site
  • Empty box traffic on the rise
  • K Line looks to TMA
  • Newbuildings for Cosco
  • Uniglory to launch new service
  • SAGT takes delivery of 9 RTG's
  • Lykes Lines extends Southeast Asia coverage
  • Mercosul Line orders two container vessels from Brazil
  • Delta Air, Air France JV gets nod from Department of Justice
  • Athens moves airport
  • Polar Air Cargo looks beyond Tokyo, Chicago
  • Corporate Exchange takes off
  • Sumec sets up Shanghai branch

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 21, 2001
  • Aeroxchange e-place for three airlines
  • Internatio-Müller hesitates to sell chemical distribution
  • X-ray scanner put for show
  • Hygiene code for inland shipping
  • KLM against privatisation Schiphol Airport
  • Improved Asia-East Coast South America service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • m. v. August Oldendorff makes maiden call at JN Port - Oldendorff Carriers (Indotrans) vessel
  • Seafood exports nearing $ 1.25-bn mark: MPEDA
  • Lanka to buy 100,000 t wheat
  • US shipment delay benefits Indian soyameal exporters
  • Dumping probe initiated against Nepal for first time
  • Vast scope seen to boost Indo-Canadian trade
  • KPT sets brisk pace in debris clearance
  • MoPT sets yet another record in iron ore handling
  • Rly Ministry launches Millennium Parcel Express scheme
  • Chamber chief exhorts Indian businessmen to take a leaf from China
  • KASEZ units spring back to feet after quake
  • Govt urged to launch action plan for raising cotton output
  • Tatas' plan for Gopalpur SEZ cleared
  • LS passes vote on account
  • Mega trade fair in Doon Valley from April 28
  • Textile processors end stir
  • Investor Education & Protection Fund to be launched by May-end
  • Nitish Kumar holds additional charge of Rlys
  • SOPA clinics in 3 states soon

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 21, 2001
  • Panama avails good, St Eustatius getting tight
  • Active market in Chile, Ecuador sluggish
  • Electronic trading of IPE oil contracts reach new record levels
  • East African markets this week
  • West African market review
  • Brazil bunker prices down by $5-10
  • Mexican bunker price update
  • Short term congestion in the Fujairah market
  • New posted prices for Saudi Arabia
  • Sluggish demand in Suez
  • Clarksons and OceanConnect.com in joint marketing and services agreement

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 21, 2001
  • Mumbai Port Trust Cargo Terminal (India) to be operated by consortium
  • GlobeWireless
  • Auckland
  • US helps Indonesia close gaps in the cool chain
  • Japan's ports are feeling the deregulation pressure
  • Freeway for Uzbekistan
  • Uzbekistan privatizes its railroads
  • Aqaba's Free Trade Zone taken into operation
  • Airport Aden becomes Cargo Village in 2004
  • Record year at Bahrain International Airport
  • Kuwait: more aircraft bring less cargo
  • PANYNJ: investments after news records in handling volumes
  • US air freight: Westward Ho or no go?
  • Changes between L.A. and Oakland
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 11/01, 12th/16th March, 2001

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 21, 2001
  • Port Portland January tonnage at marine terminals up 7.1 percent over last year
  • It's official! Evergreen will suspend operations in Portland, Oregon effective early to mid-June 2001
  • Port of Portland uses local company to design structures for Toyota auto facility at Terminal 4
  • Tank barge's automotive gasoline spill causes 1000 ft. long sheen on Fidalgo Bay
  • Tacoma begins construction on light rail maintenance facility for link to Lakewood

The East Africanweb site
  • 'Kristal' Sinks in Northern Spain
  • Dar Sets Levy for Transit Cargo

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Cover to soar on P-36 loss
    Energy insurance rates are set to soar after the loss of the Petrobras' P-36 oil platform in Brazil on Tuesday wiped out almost 60% of the global energy premium in one hit. The calamity has l...
  • Mystery Swiss owner of Balu
    AN unnamed Swiss investor with a penchant for doomed aged chemical tankers, has emerged as the owner of the 9,981 dwt chemical carrier Balu , which sank yesterday. The casualty ca...
  • Double whammy for Italian insurer Siat
    WITH two total losses in less than a month, Italian insurer Siat could probably qualify in the record books as the unluckiest insurer in the marine industry, writes Giovanni Paci. ...

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 21, 2001
  • Put ratings on the watch, says ISF
  • Fred Olsen retires as H&W chairman
  • Skippers fined in kit/cat hit
  • Owners 'erode' seafarers' rights
  • Tonnage law means firms face ruin
  • Owners want longer yard guarantees
  • Hutchison gets Ningbo nod
  • FMD action worries UK brokers
  • Two ships hit in Malacca Straits
  • Mumbai adds reservation charge
  • Frontline gets $104M for two VLCCs
  • NZ focuses on FMD risk boxes
  • The hunt for fraudulent certificates
  • QE2 attends Port Rashid opening
  • UN clamps down on stray Iraqi oil
  • Australia broadcasts Mir warnings
  • PSC detains Minoan's newbuilding
  • SA, Nigeria tie up for trade
  • Bomb threat at Malta yard
  • Tanzania imposes weighbridge levy
  • Malta acts on Balu sinking

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Anvers et sa darse à marée: de nouveaux permis pour septembre?
    Si tout va bien, les travaux de construction de la darse à marée sur la rive gauche de l’Escaut pourraient reprendre un rythme accéléré en septembre/octobre prochain. Selon le ministre flamand de l’Economie et de l’Aménagement du territoire D. Van Mechelen, il s’agit cette fois de faire un sans fautes administratif et juridique.
  • Freight Traders se lance sur le marché du Benelux
    Le marché virtuel pour les transports Freight Traders, lancé au UK par le groupe alimentaire britannique Mars, a étendu son champ d’activité au continent. Il s’agit d’un système internet mettant en rapport les chargeurs et les transporteurs afin qu’ils puissent conclure des contrats de transport. A l’opposé d’une bourse de transport (telle que Teleroute, par exemple) Freight Traders ne met pas l’accent sur les commandes “spot” (trouver du fret de retour dans le cadre d’un transport spécifique), mais dans 90% des cas sur des contrats de transport à moyen terme (en général de quelques mois à deux ans). “Et, contrairement aux nombreuses bourses de transport internet qui se sont créées pendant la vague des “dotcoms”, notre système est opérationnel, avec un portefeuille d’utilisateurs conséquent”, nous a expliqué Joe Critchley, directeur pour le marché européen.
  • Leif Johansson: “Volvo est favorable aux échanges de quotas d’émissions”
    Le Premier ministre belge Guy Verhofstadt et le président de Volvo Leif Johansson ont inauguré mardi soir le nouveau siège central du groupe suédois à Bruxelles. A cette occasion, Johansson a émis le souhait que l’industrie soit davantage impliquée dans la solution aux problèmes de pollution. Et il s’est déclaré favorable aux échanges de quotas d’émissions.
  • Le rail canadien pourrait transporter 100 millions de tonnes en plus
    Paul Tellier, président et CEO de Canadian National, a récemment émis la suggestion que le gouvernement canadien devrait utiliser les 160 mio. de CAD perçus annuellement sur le carburant utilisé par les sociétés ferroviaires pour encourager les chargeurs à passer de la route au rail.

Marine Linkweb site
MARCH 21, 2001
Maritime Contract News
  • Mir Causes Anxiety In South Pacific
  • Moody's Downgrades Cammell Laird
Breaking News
  • ADSB Lobbies For $500M Patrol Boat Contract
  • Tanker Rates Fall
  • NNS Awards $446M Contracts
  • Panamax Rates Weaken
  • Moody's Downgrades Cammell Laird
  • Bollinger To Construct Pair of Vessels For Seacor Marine
  • Carnival Corp. Reports First Quarter Earnings
  • Radiance Of The Seas Arrives In Miami
  • CXIPY Revenue Hits $999M
  • W&D Signs Contract with Wilmington Tug
  • Big Four Maintaining Their Share
  • Low Sales Activity of Significant Ferries in 2000
  • ICS Speaks Out On Foot And Mouth

Marine Linkweb site
MARCH 21, 2001
Maritime Contract News
  • Mir Causes Anxiety In South Pacific
  • Moody's Downgrades Cammell Laird
Breaking News
  • ADSB Lobbies For $500M Patrol Boat Contract
  • Tanker Rates Fall
  • NNS Awards $446M Contracts
  • Panamax Rates Weaken
  • Moody's Downgrades Cammell Laird
  • Bollinger To Construct Pair of Vessels For Seacor Marine
  • Carnival Corp. Reports First Quarter Earnings
  • Radiance Of The Seas Arrives In Miami
  • CXIPY Revenue Hits $999M
  • W&D Signs Contract with Wilmington Tug
  • Big Four Maintaining Their Share
  • Low Sales Activity of Significant Ferries in 2000
  • ICS Speaks Out On Foot And Mouth

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 21, 2001
  • Hyundai founder dies
    Legendary Hyundai empire builder Chung Ju-yung died in Seoul Wednesday.
  • Carnival earnings slip
    First quarter income fell at the US cruise giant, but the 2001 profit forecast has been revised up.
  • Fred. Olsen steps down at Harland & Wolff
    Belfast shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has a new chairman.
  • Holt Group takes cover under Chapter 11
    The US owner, which controls container line Navieras, has filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors.
  • Weather delays tug rendezous with BP VLCC
    Repair staff will be unable to reach a stranded and fully laden VLCC until the weekend.
  • Frontline sells ships, buys own shares
    The Fredriksen-controlled tanker giant has sold two VLCCS and continued to buy back shares.
  • DNV deletes 85 vessels from class
    Norwegian classification society Det Norske Veritas saw its profits crash back for 2000.
  • Clarksons hooks up with OceanConnect
    Online bunker trader OceanConnect and Clarksons are joining forces on bunker trading.
  • Employees take stake in Leif Hoegh
    Staff at the Norwegian shipping company have taken advantage of a discounted share offer.
  • ICS slams UK over export vehicle spraying
    The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers says the shipping industry is picking up the tab for foot and mouth prevention.
  • China Merchants ups Ming Wah shareholding
    Parent of Singapore-listed tanker vehicle buys another sliver of shares.
  • MISC confirms fifth LNG newbuilding
    Malaysia International Shipping Corp is upping it gas ship order but holding back on plans to raise cash.
  • Ocean Tankers ship robbed off Malaysia
    Armed pirates have boarded and robbed a ship managed by the Singapore-based tanker operator.
  • MOL set for $270m car carrier bonanza
    Japanese giant set to build largest ever PCTCs as fleet investment programme continues.
  • Former Halla head new boss at Hyundai
    Kil-Sun Choi is taking up the reins as head of the world's largest shipbuilder.

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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
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Arrival ports by:
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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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