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August 9, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Moving a notch higher in the hub stakes
    A GLOBAL integrated logistics hub - that's what Singapore has set for its next level of competence in the maritime and logistics industry.
  • Data of US-bound cargo may be required 24 hours in advance
  • Owners, officers of ship grounded on Aussie reef charged
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air bounces back with 166b won Q2 profit
    KOREAN Air Lines Co Ltd posted unexpectedly strong profits for the second quarter yesterday, although a currency appreciation and lower fuel prices flattered the result, helping to reverse its loss of a year earlier.
  • SAS sees 2002 profit after strong Q2
  • Aeroflot expects profit to soar to US$80m
  • Premier says Taiwan airline should buy Boeing jets
  • More US airlines offer steep cuts in base business fares

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Moving a notch higher in the hub stakes
    A GLOBAL integrated logistics hub - that's what Singapore has set for its next level of competence in the maritime and logistics industry.
  • Data of US-bound cargo may be required 24 hours in advance
  • Owners, officers of ship grounded on Aussie reef charged
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air bounces back with 166b won Q2 profit
    KOREAN Air Lines Co Ltd posted unexpectedly strong profits for the second quarter yesterday, although a currency appreciation and lower fuel prices flattered the result, helping to reverse its loss of a year earlier.
  • SAS sees 2002 profit after strong Q2
  • Aeroflot expects profit to soar to US$80m
  • Premier says Taiwan airline should buy Boeing jets
  • More US airlines offer steep cuts in base business fares

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco opens China's interior and port cargo link
  • Shanghai port seeks interior cargo, looks to Wuhan
  • China's Penavico attempts operations re-engineering
  • Freight body offers rate hike, rejects surcharge for security
  • Oakland port issues US$620 m bonds for port projects
  • Kuehne & Nagel buys Dubai firm, seeks Central Asia market
  • India refuses ship with stowaways: UK Club
  • American, Finnair receive US anti-trust immunity
  • UA launches package express, upgrades parallel service
  • Freight body criticises IATA, challenges volume rate
  • Increased cargo sales cushion Cathay revenue fall

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • Doubling of Northern Europe containers
    Container transhipment in Northern European ports will increase by between 58 and 69 per cent by 2010. This will bring transhipment in that year to between 49.5 and 53 million Teu, British Ocean Shipping Consultants predicts.
  • EC clearance for ferry consolidation
    P&O welcomed today's announcement by the European Commission that it has cleared the Group's proposed purchase of Stena Line's 40 per cent shareholding in P&O Stena Line. The transaction is expected to complete during the next week.
  • Grand Alliance adds China ports
    The Grand Alliance carriers, Hapag-Lloyd, NYK Line, OOCL and P&O Nedlloyd, are introducing a new service covering Central and Northern China ports to and from U.S. PSW gateways.
  • Profit for Air France
    Air France said in the first quarter of its 2002 fiscal year net profit was 195 million euro, down 27 per cent from a year earlier, but operating profit grew 36 per cent to 253 million euro
  • US Customs wants manifests in advance
    U.S. Customs Commissioner Robert C. Bonner announced proposed regulations requiring sea carriers to provide cargo manifests 24 hours prior to the lading of cargo for shipment.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • NSDRC to reconstruct passenger ship
  • Textile team led by Rana to explore African market
  • Namibia seeks Indian help in rural projects
  • MMTC to export 1.5 mt grains
  • NM Port discharges record 1,282 t. MOP in a single shift
  • NM Port Trust holds 1-day seminar at Hubli
  • PPT shortlists 4 bids for coal handling plant
  • Robust 15 pc rise in cargo handling at Paradip Port
  • Mundra International Container Terminal coming up fast - Phase-I to be partially operational by Nov. & fully by March 2003
  • Concor starts work on 2nd warehouse at ICD-Nagpur - Major boon for central India exim trade
  • Chennai trailer owners' strike averted
  • NCAER survey shows 8.7 points gain in business confidence index
  • Karnataka preparing draft export policy
  • Chamber: Either scrap or ease hank yarn burden
  • 'ICE Gate' at JNPT soon to minimise EDI breakdowns, says Customs chief

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • US Gulf: Prices firmer on tighter fundamentals
  • Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents
  • Istanbul: Fuel oil prices ease, MGO still at 6-month high
  • Demand high in steady Gibraltar
  • Distant resupply date may tighten avails in Tokyo Bay
  • High viscosity fuel shortage in Gdansk
  • Market softens in Italy
  • Poland: PKN ORLEN merge with Ship-Service SA
  • IPE Statement on the Brent Market
  • An end to Hong Kong's tight IFOs in sight?
  • More selling interest in Rotterdam
  • Summer holidays bite into Piraeus' IFO380 avails
  • Slow month-start in Montreal and Halifax
  • Tight avails persist in New York and Philadelphia

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • Safmarine restructures Indian Ocean Service
  • Airbus and CAE join forces for high quality training services
  • Frans Maas buys 20% stake in Estonian freight forwarder
  • Higher road tolls in Eastern Europe
  • European Commission approves ferry consolidation
  • SITC Maritime (Group), Shandong, China, signs contracts with Maersk and Itochu
  • Emirates introduces four new weekly services to Perth in Australia
  • SIA now flies to Las Vegas three times a week
  • New scheduled truck services between Spain and the Czech Republic
  • UIRR demands that the EU approve the «Marco Polo» programme

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • BC Ferries seeks international tenders for newbuild
    Canada's BC Ferries is issuing a Request for Expressions of Interest - both locally and internationally - for the construction of a new, intermediate-size ferry.
  • Gulfmark gets Brazil contract
    Houston-based GulfMark Offshore Inc.has announced a contract with Enterprise Oil do Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group. It will utilize a newbuild multi-purpose Multi Function Support Vessel (MFSV)

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • Coast Guard commissioning new cutter based in Port Angeles
  • Union Pacific hires Timera for eletronic payroll service
  • Corps teams with Washington state to offer workshops covering permit changes
  • Customs eyeing regulations requiring 24-hour notice for cargo manifests
  • FESCO will offer Seattle customers added sailing to Russian Far East

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • US tightens grip on box security
    IN a major new effort to tighten international maritime security, the US government announced plans to require ships bound for the US to provide cargo manifests 24 hours before a container is loaded in a foreign port.
  • Cosco fired up for gas to Guangdong
    Cosco, the giant Chinese shipping group, has clinched a multi-million-dollar deal to ship LNG from Australia's North West Shelf to the vast $616m Guangdong terminal on mainland China.
  • Indonesia holds ships over 'illegal dredging'
    SEVEN vessels, including the world's largest dredger, the Vasco de Gama, have been detained by the Indonesian navy for alleged illegal dredging of sand for reclamation projects in Singapore.
  • Hyundai board signs off on $1.5bn sale
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine's board yesterday rubber-stamped a $1.5bn deal to sell its car shipping unit to a con-sortium consisting of Wallenius-Wilhelmsen, Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors.
  • Lloyd's List Focus- Maritime security under the spotlight
    LLOYD'S List has made the whole maritime security issue one of its highest priorities, and you will find below a number of the articles that tackle this crucial issue.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • Customs strike hinders Brazil trade
  • Port delay compensation claimed
  • Casualties in Lanka dockyard fire
  • Customs proposes new manifest rules
  • Skaarup hits out over armed guards
  • Nino under tow for Durban
  • Coega contracts announced
  • NW Shelf wins China LNG contract
  • Good first half for Grindrod
  • Murmansk plans bunker facility
  • Vallarpadam may be renegotiated
  • Szczecin workers in new protests
  • Lukoil sale triggers controversy
  • Hit-and-run coal carrier arrested
  • CMA CGM upgrades RTW operations
  • HAL faces lawsuit after illness
  • Tax reform may pierce corporate veil

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • Malaysia joins U.S. box initiative
    Malaysia, host to two key box hubs, is the latest country to sign on to the United States' Container Security Initiative to screen U.S.-bound cargo.
  • Height now an issue for NY Harbor?
    After years of planning to accommodate the deeper draft of modern vessels, the Port of New York and New Jersey may have to look up after a containership was forced to detour around a low bridge.
  • Hot July for rail intermodal
    Railroad carload traffic in the U.S. grew 2.5 percent and intermodal traffic jumped 8 percent over 2001.
  • Security scare at Port of Miami
  • TACA bunker charge unchanged
  • GSP refunds coming
  • EU approves P&O's Stena buy
  • West India port marks box spurt
  • GoReefers marks change, growth
  • Quebec trucker sold
  • Customs wants manifests 24-hours in advance
  • First-half growth for Hamburg
  • Grand Alliance adds China calls

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Zeebrugge: CTO obtient une partie de la concession ZBM
    Le conseil d’administration de la MBZ, la société qui gère le port de Zeebrugge, a finalement tranché: c’est au manutentionnaire CTO (Combined Terminal Operators) qu’a été attribuée une partie de la concession de l’ancien terminal vraquier de la ZBM, dans l’arrière-port de Zeebrugge. La partie en question a une superficie de 15,5 ha. A cela s’ajoute une option pour 20 ha de plus. CTO compte y réaliser un grand terminal pour voitures, mais aussi pour d’autres types de fret à manutentionner en transroulage.
  • Hambourg échappe au ralentissement de la croissance
    Le port de Hambourg vient de clôturer un excellent semestre. Le transbordement total a progressé au cours des six premiers mois de l’année de 6% à 47,8 mio. de t. Le trafic containérisé a noté une expansion de 12,1% pour atteindre 2,53 millions de TEU. Le plus grand port allemand s’est donc mieux comporté que bon nombre de concurrents du nord-ouest de l’Europe. A titre de comparaison, Anvers a clôturé le premier semestre sur une baisse globale de 2,3%, mais a enregistré une croissance de 13,7% dans le secteur des containers (à 2,34 mio. de TEU). Hambourg espère franchir la barre des 5 mio. de TEU pour l’ensemble de l’année.
  • Ford agrandit la famille Transit avec le Connect
    Après 35 ans et quatre générations, la famille Transit présente son premier bébé, qui a été baptisé Connect. Cette version plus petite du Transit se situe dans le segment des utilitaires légers et moyens. Il existe également une version passagers du nouveau modèle, qui a reçu le nom de Tourneo, mais celle-ci ne sera pas commercialisée en Belgique.
  • DFDS Tor Line aligne un premier ropax sur la route Esbjerg/Harwich
    DFDS Tor Line mettra le premier de deux ropax acquis le mois dernier en service ce week-end. La filiale du groupe maritime danois DFDS a acquis ces unités chez le chantier polonais Stocznia Szczecinska, où les deux navires avaient été commandés par un autre armement. Il s’agit de navires d’une capacité de 2.200 mètres linéaires qui sont équipés de 77 cabines et atteignent une vitesse de 22 noeuds. Le second navire sera réceptionné en novembre. L’armement a également annoncé qu’il allait augmenter la capacité sur le service ShortBridge entre Immingham et Rotterdam et que son nouveau terminal à la Maasvlakte dans le port néerlandais sera opérationnel dès avril prochain.

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • Strong outlook for CP Ships
    Equity analysts are betting on higher earnings recovery in 2004.
  • US to upgrade marine infrastructure
    The Marine Transportation System council aims to help alleviate railway and highway congestion.
  • Gulfmark orders new supply vessel
    Estaleiro Promar shipyard in Brazil will deliver the $24m vessel in third quarter of 2004.
  • Torm and Norden meet
    Danish owners keep their counsel and opt for "radio silence" on merger talks.
  • Holland America Line facing lawsuit
    Two Ryndam passengers allege lack of early warning on virus attack from the cruise line.
  • US to tighten container security
    US Customs is seeking cargo manifests 24 hours prior to lading of cargo for shipment.
  • Conflict in Israel limits Swedish Orient volumes
    Swedish line makes first half loss as major market affected by continuing trouble.
  • US West coast port labour talks heat up
    Pacific Maritime Association is categorically denying ILWU's allegations.
  • TEN income crumbles
    But US-stocklisted owner believes young fleet and charter deals cushion company from weak market.
  • Seacor Smit's fleet size shrinks further
    Smaller fleet size and weaker demand trim the company's second quarter net income.
  • China names LNG suppliers
    Four large LNG carriers needed to supply China's Guangdong and Fujian import projects.
  • Cosco Investment eyes second Chinese yard
    Singapore owner could buy another ship repair facility next year, according to its vice president.
  • P&O Stena split receives European blessing
    European Union approves deal to separate joint venture ferry partners.
  • Grand Alliance hooks up Cosco slot deal
    Boxship players improve access to Chinese ports with new agreement.
  • KTF rues old debts
    Provisions made ahead of privatisation plunges Lithuanian reefer owner into the red.
  • Fednav-chartered bulker held
    Australian port state control inspectors detained nine ships during July.
  • Carnival to take hit from cancellations
    Cancelled cruises at Holland America Line will drag down parent's result in third quarter.
  • HMM board approves car carrier sale
    Korean owner wants to keep some cash to plough back into fleet renewal.
  • Algoma edges ahead in first half
    Canadian tanker and bulker owner survives weaker second quarter to improve interim result.
  • STX continues product tanker flood
    Korean yard inks contracts with two European owners for up to seven more newbuildings.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Transport & Environment calls for the introduction of national cruise taxes and further EU measures to mitigate their impact
Brussels
Assiterminal's proposals for amending the Ports Bill focus on port work
Genoa
According to the association, the distinction between port operations and services must be overcome
Assologistica and Assoporti also request changes to Porti d'Italia Spa.
Rome
Both associations highlight the central role of the Port System Authorities
Peruvian judiciary rules that COSCO's private port of Chancay must be subject to public oversight
File
The corrections proposed by Confitarma, ANCI, the Port Authorities and the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) to the port governance reform
Rome
AP Møller Holding to acquire Norwegian ship leasing company Ocean Yield
Copenhagen/London/Oslo
Holds interests in a fleet of more than 70 cargo vessels
CMA CGM to Invest $1.4 Billion to Buy FedEx Supply Chain
Memphis/Marseille
The American company has nearly 10,000 employees
Brittany Ferries announces plan to scale back operations
Roscoff
The company reports that the difficulties caused by the Covid pandemic and unfair competition have been compounded by the effects of the EU ETS.
ITF and JNG agree to maintain the designation of the Strait of Hormuz as a Warlike Operations Area until July 9
London
It provides seafarers with greater protection and more adequate compensation
Assiterminal highlights the difficulty of placing Porti d'Italia, as proposed by the government, within the Italian port system and within Community law.
Rome
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports fell by -0.4% in May
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.5 million TEUs (+2.9%)
The administrative process for the new Port Master Plan for Augusta has begun.
Augusta
TiL (MSC Group) acquires 49% stake in Indian port of Vizhinjam
Mumbai
The stake was sold by Adani Ports for $1.4 billion
Hanseatic Global Terminals (Hapag-Lloyd Group) to acquire 20% of Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg
Hamburg
The German shipping group will also increase its stake in the Moroccan Tanger Alliance
La Spezia is among the Italian ports that are most increasing their connections to container shipping lines.
Geneva
Among the other main national airports, Vado Ligure and Ravenna are losing connections
Spanish shipowners call for EU maritime ETS revenues to be reinvested in shipping
Madrid
Boluda: Spanish companies will inject over five billion euros into the system by 2030
Middle Eastern Gulf Cooperation Council states call for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz
Middle Eastern Gulf Cooperation Council states call for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz
Manama
Rejected any toll, tax or attempt to exercise control over the Strait
IMO suspends evacuation operations for ships awaiting transit through the Strait of Hormuz
London/Taipei
Evergreen says its container ship was hit while following the UKMTO-recommended route.
Four entities pre-qualified for the concession of the cargo terminals of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk
Gdansk
These are APM Terminals, Mariner/TAS, Yilport Holding and AD Ports/SKF Holdings UK
New attack on a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
The container ship Ever Lovely was hit by a shell off the coast of Oman.
In 2025, 1,478 containers were lost at sea out of a total of 280 million transported by ships
Washington
On January 1st, the IMO regulation came into force which makes reporting of boxes lost at sea mandatory
BIMCO and ICS' latest report on the maritime workforce raises alarm over officer shortages
London/Bagsværd
In 2026, there will be a shortage of 39,100 STCW certified officers.
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Kombiverkehr decreased by -13.5%
Frankfurt am Main
Annual revenues down 8.3%
The government's proposal to update the rules on port governance raises more than one doubt
Rome
Costa: The lack of infrastructure planning cannot be solved with a joint stock company
MSC Cruises and Meyer Werft have not yet signed contracts for four new cruise ships plus two options.
Papenburg/Geneva
The companies expressed confidence that they could successfully conclude negotiations in the coming weeks.
The LSCI index of Italy's connection to the global network of containerized maritime services continues to grow.
The LSCI index of Italy's connection to the global network of containerized maritime services continues to grow.
Geneva
In the second quarter of 2026 it was equal to 290.0 (+2.3%)
AD Ports has completed the acquisition of an 81% stake in Global Feeder Shipping.
Abu Dhabi
In 2025, the company's ships carried 2.8 million containers
An evacuation plan has been established for ships still waiting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
London/Muscat
Dominguez (IMO): The operation will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other coastal states in the region, the USA and the maritime industry
Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenue for March-May Quarter
Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenue for March-May Quarter
Miami
Fuel costs rise to near-record levels in 2022
Reducing navigation speed and optimizing port calls are the key to decarbonizing shipping
Copenhagen
A new study by the Global Maritime Forum highlights this.
ECSA and A4E reiterate the need to allocate EU ETS revenues to the decarbonisation of ships and aircraft
Brussels
Essential to bridge the price gap between sustainable and conventional fuels
AD Ports' new bid to gain control of Egypt's ALCN rejected
Cairo
A new proposal worth approximately $580 million has been submitted.
John Denholm is the new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Rome
He succeeds Emanuele Grimaldi, who has completed his four-year term
A ship was hit by a drone in the Black Sea
Odessa
One of the nine crew members died
Port of La Spezia: Dredging of the third port basin and navigable canal begins.
La Spezia
Yesterday, 25 ships passed through Hormuz, the highest daily number since April 18.
Singapore
Since March, the average has been 7.6 transits per day
Interferry calls on the EU to implement the EES pragmatically, or to suspend it
Victoria
The upcoming high summer season - the association denounced - risks suffering serious inconveniences
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in French ports increased by +3.8%
Paris
General cargo and solid bulk cargo are growing. Liquid bulk cargo remains stable.
BIMCO and Intertanko stress that there are still significant risks to the Hormuz crossing
Copenhagen/London
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure grew by +1.7%
Genoa
The Boards of Directors of the Basins and Maritime Stations Authority have been renewed.
After more than 100 days in the Persian Gulf, Grimaldi's PCTC Grande Torino has passed through Hormuz
Naples
Transit authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
US-Iran agreement signed to restore naval traffic through Hormuz
Islamabad/Tehran
Lifting of the American naval blockade and demining of the waters
Assocostieri, port governance reform should take into account the specific nature of strategic energy infrastructure in ports.
Confitarma rejects any form of toll in the Strait of Hormuz.
Naples
Zanetti: We reaffirm the fundamental principle of freedom of navigation.
Federagenti proposes to allocate the concession fees proportionally to Ports of Italy and the AdSPs to finance the new joint stock company
Rome
DP World in talks to build container terminal at Texas port of Corpus Christi
Charlotte/Los Angeles
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 17.2% last month.
Assarmatori criticizes Brussels, but also Rome, for what they are doing to decarbonize the shipping industry.
Rome
Messina: A return to normalcy in the Strait of Hormuz will not be immediate.
US firm Enstructure buys Logistec's US port terminal network
Wellesley/New York/Montreal
It operates a total of 84 terminals in the USA
Leveraging the revised Block Exemption Regulation to encourage private investment in ports
Constance
FEPORT urges it
The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority will collaborate in the development of the port of Misrata.
Measured
Project for a new bulk terminal
Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
London
Call for an immediate cessation of attacks
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by 31.7% last month.
Long Beach
The overall volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026
The Swiss Federal Council proposes extending subsidies for rail freight traffic through the Alps until 2035.
Bern
From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be paid out
So far the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago
Paris
AXSMarine: No Signs of a Long-Term Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Istanbul
The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers
Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.
Taipei
At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs
US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman
Tampa
The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.
ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform
Brussels
The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.
US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello
Tampa/New Delhi/London
Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization
Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region
Southampton/Muscat
One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.
Civitavecchia
Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%
A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
Exchange of gunfire with the security team on board the ship
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
This is highlighted in a report commissioned by ICS to Lloyd's Register Advisory.
Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).
Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.
Ismailia
They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster
Luxembourg
However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives
ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Brussels
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances
Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.
Luxembourg
What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
Sana'a
A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Geneva
This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.
Hannibal will inaugurate a new intermodal service from Melzo to Rotterdam Europoort on July 8th.
Melzo
Six weekly trains are scheduled that will be able to carry up to 38 cargo units
PSA to build and operate container terminal at Vietnam's Lach Huyen port
Singapore
Agreement with Lach Huyen International Logistics & Industrial Park
Sandro Bucchioni and Andrea Fontana confirmed as presidents of the La Spezia freight forwarders and maritime agents.
La Spezia
New two-year mandate
Konecranes has acquired the nuclear and port services segment of Spain's Coapsa.
Hyvinkää
The company has an annual turnover of approximately four million euros.
PSA Italy presented its 2025 Sustainability Report
Genoa
The document highlights, among other things, the employment data and the economic impact on the territory
The Central-Northern Adriatic Port Authority confirms the completion of the projects financed by the PNRR
Ravenna
Mirco Carloni has taken office as president of the Central Adriatic Port System Authority.
Ancona
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Oriente
Naples
It will be placed on the Asia-Europe route
Port of La Spezia: 60 Sea Log workers rehired by other port companies
La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP): very satisfied with the positive conclusion of this dispute
The Central Adriatic Port Authority announces that it has achieved its objectives under the PNRR
Ancona
The funds coming from the plan financed by the European Union amounted to 39.6 million euros
A workshop on cold ironing and related risks and insurance solutions will be held in London.
London
Rossi (ADVANT-Nctm): effective infrastructure development must necessarily take into account legal and insurance aspects
Fincantieri signs an agreement in Albania for shipbuilding training.
Trieste
Skills development for the growth of the new Pashaliman naval industrial hub
Reorganization of ro-pax traffic areas in the port of Catania
Catania
Ferries will no longer be moored on the central jetty or along the eastern breakwater
Maersk raises fiscal 2026 forecast
Copenhagen
Continued growth in demand for containerized shipping and increased spot rates
Green light for the awarding of railway shunting services in the ports of Savona and Vado
New trucking area in the port of Genoa
The Italian Ports Association will hold its assembly in Naples on Wednesday.
Rome
The discussion on port governance reform will be at the heart of the proceedings.
Registration for seafarers' registers is now open to non-EU citizens residing in Italy.
Genoa
Vidotto (Foundation of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy): a step towards civilization
Project to build shipyard in Tartous port expected to accelerate
Damascus
Meeting between a delegation from Kuzey Star Shipyard and the leaders of the Syrian General Authority for Ports and Customs
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Port of Gioia Tauro: Work to reactivate hauling and launching operations has been completed.
Gioia Tauro
These operations had been at a standstill since 2024
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will take place in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
In Spain, €11.8 million in eco-incentives have been allocated for the use of motorways of the sea.
Madrid
163,672 shipments made by 32 companies subsidized
ABB has signed an agreement to buy Norwegian marine automation company Høglund.
Zurich
The Tønsberg-based company's integrated automation system is currently installed on over 600 vessels.
Port of Gioia Tauro: tender launched for the redevelopment of the ro-ro docks
Gioia Tauro
Worth 5.6 million euros, the works will last 210 days
Grimaldi confirms the important role of the port of Catania in its strategies
Catania
The aim is to increase services and make existing ones even more efficient.
Annual growth of +6% in cruise traffic and +2% in ferry traffic is expected in the Adriatic
Venice
It is the only Mediterranean region to have recorded a decline in cruises in the period 2019-2025
PSA Padova established to develop and manage the Padua intermodal terminal
Padua
The shareholders of Interporto Padova and Padova Hall have approved the merger plan
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
Spediporto has opened its own representative office in Hong Kong
Genoa
Giachero: the opening of this desk is also an opportunity for young people
Arcese, Conti and Cosulich establish a company for the port logistics of finished vehicles
Livorno
HMM orders eight bulk carriers and two gas carriers
Seoul
Investment of approximately 1.1 billion dollars
MPC Container Ships has purchased four 7,000 TEU containerships built between 2023 and 2024.
Oslo
Investment of 340 million dollars
FedEx posts record quarterly and annual revenue
Memphis
Total revenues in fiscal year 2026 amounted to $94.7 billion (+7.7%)
Geopolitical uncertainty has become the main risk for shipping
Munich
Evergreen purchases 140,500 new containers in China
Taipei
Investments totaling $358.9 million
Memorandum of Understanding for the Launch of Drone Use in the Port of Palermo
Palermo
Submission of the request for the establishment of U-Space
Yesterday, the Strait of Hormuz was crossed by 42 commercial vessels
Paris
For the first time since the beginning of the conflict, several LNG tankers entered the Persian Gulf
Saipem wins new $1 billion offshore contract in Angola
Milan
It was awarded by Azule Energy for the Greater PAJ project
Port of Ancona: Dredging work has begun on the seabed of quay 22.
Ancona
Approximately six thousand cubic meters of sediment will be removed
Confitarma welcomes clarifications regarding ship waste collection management.
Rome
The need for uniform application of the legislation throughout the country was highlighted.
The Tuscan Cooperation Development Fund invests in Uniport Livorno.
Livorno
Operation for a total of 880 thousand euros carried out together with co-investor Coopfond
Fit-Cisl, recognizing dock work as arduous is a priority
Genoa
Pagnotta: This is not a corporate claim, but a question of social justice.
Hupac increases weekly rotations between Antwerp and Busto Arsizio via France to four.
Noise
Two additional departures of the intermodal service introduced
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
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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From July, the tariff for naval transit through the Turkish Straits will increase by +14.9%.
Istanbul
It will be raised to $6.70 per net tonne
Fincantieri and Republikorp sign agreement to build multipurpose naval vessels in Indonesia.
Paris
The establishment of a joint venture is planned
Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention
Brussels/London
It has been published by ECSA and ICS
The 2026-2028 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Approval also granted to the 2026 budget forecast variation and to the update of the Port's Staffing Plan.
Autonomous Navigation: ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI, and AVIKUS Sign Agreement
Athens
It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
The Municipality of Bologna is reconsidering the divestment of its stake in Interporto Bologna.
Bologna/Bentivoglio
An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the interport
Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to develop innovative underwater monitoring technologies.
Milan/Trieste
Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology
In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11% driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment
Rome
Amadei (Federchimica LNG Group): Use ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and deployment of lower-carbon fuels.
RT&L partners with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen its project cargo segment
Genoa
Bizzarri: the sector is characterised by wide margins for development and profitability
Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports amounted to 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)
Piraeus
Goods volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter only
The International Container Study Center's board and governing body have been renewed.
Genoa
Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president
Catani (GNV): allocate ETS proceeds to the development of synthetic fuel production chains.
Rome
Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels
Consultation launched on plans to expand the port areas of Fos
Marseille
The goal is to involve residents and local stakeholders
Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard
San Vendemiano
One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division
Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.
Rome
He led the port authority for over eight years
ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.
Singapore
In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona
The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.
Suape
It will become operational in the second half of this year
Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore/Hong Kong
Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel
Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers
Milan
Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
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