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September 10, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sembawang, Shell unit start shiprepair portal
    SEMBAWANG Shipyard and the shipping unit of oil major Shell have launched a shiprepair e-collaboration portal, said to be a first in the shiprepair business.
  • S African ports to link up with Portnet system
Air and Land Transport
  • China Southern's profit seen capped by fuel, fares
    CHINA Southern Airlines may stand to gain the most from consolidation of China's airline industry, but higher fuel costs and fare discounting could cap 2002 earnings growth.
  • Air NZ denies getting offer from Qantas
  • No objections to China flight request: Cathay
  • Iraq war a major issue for airlines: BA
  • Macquarie Airports shares drop
  • Air France pilots strike for third day; no talks in sight
  • Qantas' discount arm wins strong bookings
  • Global cargo volumes up 10.5%
Features
  • More pain ahead
    UUS airlines have lost US$9.7 billion in the year since terrorists destroyed four aircraft and 3,000 lives.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sembawang, Shell unit start shiprepair portal
    SEMBAWANG Shipyard and the shipping unit of oil major Shell have launched a shiprepair e-collaboration portal, said to be a first in the shiprepair business.
  • S African ports to link up with Portnet system
Air and Land Transport
  • China Southern's profit seen capped by fuel, fares
    CHINA Southern Airlines may stand to gain the most from consolidation of China's airline industry, but higher fuel costs and fare discounting could cap 2002 earnings growth.
  • Air NZ denies getting offer from Qantas
  • No objections to China flight request: Cathay
  • Iraq war a major issue for airlines: BA
  • Macquarie Airports shares drop
  • Air France pilots strike for third day; no talks in sight
  • Qantas' discount arm wins strong bookings
  • Global cargo volumes up 10.5%
Features
  • More pain ahead
    UUS airlines have lost US$9.7 billion in the year since terrorists destroyed four aircraft and 3,000 lives.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sembawang, Shell unit start shiprepair portal
    SEMBAWANG Shipyard and the shipping unit of oil major Shell have launched a shiprepair e-collaboration portal, said to be a first in the shiprepair business.
  • S African ports to link up with Portnet system
Air and Land Transport
  • China Southern's profit seen capped by fuel, fares
    CHINA Southern Airlines may stand to gain the most from consolidation of China's airline industry, but higher fuel costs and fare discounting could cap 2002 earnings growth.
  • Air NZ denies getting offer from Qantas
  • No objections to China flight request: Cathay
  • Iraq war a major issue for airlines: BA
  • Macquarie Airports shares drop
  • Air France pilots strike for third day; no talks in sight
  • Qantas' discount arm wins strong bookings
  • Global cargo volumes up 10.5%
Features
  • More pain ahead
    UUS airlines have lost US$9.7 billion in the year since terrorists destroyed four aircraft and 3,000 lives.

Sched Netweb site
  • Haba-Sped expands in Asia
  • China Shipping Co to spend $120m on LA/China terminals
  • Tianjin Consol adds new export LCL service to Pusan, Korea
  • Port of Geraldton set for fresh A$100 million redevelopment
  • OTAL and its Dutch agent mark decade of co-operation
  • Cathay Pacific puts fifth flight on Johannesburg schedule
  • China Airlines improves world cargo rankings to 8th in
  • KLM sees 2002 August traffic 1 per cent above last year's
  • BA reports cargo growth, passenger slump for August

Cargowebweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
  • DHL: we are not German
    DHL Airways denied, in a filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, that it is a German company, as was stated by competitors like Federal Express and UPS.
  • PSA launches port community system for South Africa
    Portnet.com, a fully-owned subsidiary of PSA Corporation has signed an Agreement with the National Ports Authority of South Africa (NPA) on 6 September 2002.
  • Lykes upgrades North America-Africa service
    Lykes Lines has added Rio Haina, Dominican Republic as a port of call on its North America-Africa, East Coast Loop service.
  • Schenker obtains NVOCC license in China
    Schenker has recently secured a NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier) license from the Ministry of Communications of the People's Republic of China.
  • KLM Cargo increases fuel surcharge
    'Due to current developments in fuel prices...' KLM Cargo today announced that it will increase the fuel surcharge worldwide from 0.05 to 0.10 euro/dollar per kilo (actual weight) effective October 1, 2002.
  • UN rejects Liberia's ship registry
    Liberia's ship registry has again come under fire from the United Nations Security Council for reportedly delivering an unsatisfactory government explanation of how revenues are spent.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
  • Algeria to ask for bigger OPEC quota
  • OPEC meeting may opt for price band mechanism
  • Norway: Strikes at Mongstad and Slagen Oil Terminals
  • Uruguay may be dry on IFOs till mid-September
  • Brand new bunkering facility launching in Trinidad
  • Crude market remains jumpy on Iraqi issues
  • Rotterdam opens a little firmer

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
  • Barwil opens agency in Aalesund
  • Lykes Lines upgrades North America-Africa service
  • Patrick Air Services: new freight service package for Australia
  • Schenker wins contract to provide logistics services for Esab AB
  • PSA Corporation's Portnet.Com launches nation-wide port community system for South Africa
  • RH Freight introduces "GX"- the no-excuse guarantee on European express freight services
  • Northwest Airlines releases figures on August 2002 traffic
  • Flood information for Tapi and Narmada rivers in India
  • European Airlines publish July 2002 traffic results
  • P&O Ferrymasters, Geest and Norfolkline introduce dedicated shuttle train service from Rotterdam to Italy

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
  • Maryland yard signs coastal cruise ship contract
    Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp. of Salisbury, Md., has signed a contract to design and build a 214 ft luxury overnight coastal and inland cruise ship.

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
  • Corps of Engineers holding public dredge project meet in Astoria
  • Panama will host annual meeting of maritime economists association
  • APL gives transport school grant for maritime security study
  • Port of Seattle files appeal on pollution board's Sea-Tac ruling
  • Consolidated Freightways nets Ok for financing to liquidate assets

The East Africanweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
  • Fate of Five Tanzanian Stowaways Uncertain
  • Shippers Say No to US Bid to Vet Seafarers

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Møller snaps up Torm Lines
    TORM has sold its US Gulf and East Coast-West Africa container and breakbulk subsidiary, Torm Lines, to AP Møller, in a deal expected to achieve gains before tax of around DKr63m ($8.3m), with effect from September 16.
  • US says security boost will aid trade efficiency
    ENHANCEMENTS to container scanning technology in the fight against terrorism will make international trade more "uniform, predictable and efficient", US Customs said yesterday after revealing its next step enhancing cargo security.
  • WSC seeks manifest requirement delay
    THE international liner industry has urged the US government to delay for 12 months any new requirement that cargo manifests be provided 24 hours before US-bound containers are loaded in a foreign port.
  • NOL shares slide as loss hits confidence
    SHARES in Neptune Orient Lines fell 6.1% yesterday to there lowest level in three half years following a worse than expected $151m half year loss.
  • September 11: One year on
    TO COMMEMORATE the first anniversary of the terror attacks on New York and Washington, Lloyd's List will be running a series of articles throughout this week examining how our readers have been affected, and how they will continue to change in this new landscape.
  • 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
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
  • Torm off-loads liner division
  • Italian Customs to defy Brussels
  • UASC assesses Indian options
  • Panama delays licence tender
  • SCI bids to be called in two weeks
  • Sovcomflot stays out of red
  • Greek seafarers threaten strike
  • P&O Ports loses Chennai plea
  • Capesize refloated off Dampier
  • Berlusconi assures builder
  • Queensland towage liberalised
  • PSA signs e-deal with South Africa
  • Ecuador privatisation suffering
  • Jamaica Ports warns employees
  • Aegean Falcon resumes voyage
  • PTP unfazed by PSA-Evergreen deal
  • Korea, EU yard talks postponed

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
  • A year of ups and downs for breakbulk
    While containers siphon off many traditional cargoes, basic commodities such as steel, forest products, bagged goods and project cargoes are being whipsawed by macroeconomic forces and governmental policy.
  • Carriers: Delays to follow manifest rule
    The World Shipping Council warned of delays if a U.S. Customs rule requiring carriers to file manifests 24 hours before cargo is loaded at a foreign port is implemented.
  • KLM won't change cargo rate formula
    The carrier's cargo unit won't implement a controversial new rate formula for low-density cargo until April, 2003 at the earliest.
  • Lykes Lines upgrades Africa-N. America
  • A.P. Möller to buy Torm liner unit
  • Northwest hikes fuel surcharge
  • Air France facing another strike
  • DHL says U.S. investor owns 75 percent of airline
  • BNSF expands intermodal guarantee
  • DHL expands parts network in U.S., Canada
  • GeoLogistics names Escott Americas CEO
  • Goldman cuts Roadway, Arkansas Best
  • G-Log names Parrish VP
  • U.S. Xpress orders 500 Volvo trucks

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • L’expéditeur constitue un maillon crucial dans la sécurisation du commerce
    La problématique de la sécurisation du trafic maritime international figure en très bonne place parmi les thèmes principaux qu’aborde le congrès de la FIATA, qui a lieu cette fois à Istanbul. Selon le Multimodal Transport Institute, les répercussions du 11 septembre ont en tout cas été suffisamment importantes pour y consacrer un forum dès le premier jour du congrès. Le rôle de l’expéditeur dans la problématique de la sécurisation a été un élément central des débats.
  • L’alliance Dachser-Graveleau va encore accélérer sur l’Europe
    Le 30 septembre prochain, l’alliance franco-allemande Dachser-Graveleau inaugurera officiellement son nouveau hub de Sarrebrück-Überherrn, en Allemagne. Cette nouvelle plate-forme, qui est opérationnelle depuis la fin août, interviendra progressivement comme la plaque tournante centrale du réseau de transport-logistique de l’alliance nouée sous la forme d’une reprise de Graveleau par Dachser, qui détient depuis avril 1999 une participation de 95% dans le groupe français. Le nouveau centre vient conforter les fortes ambitions européennes affichées par les groupes impliqués.
  • La crise s’aggrave pour l’industrie maritime asiatique
    L’industrie maritime connaît un des exercices les plus dramatiques de son histoire. Aucun acteur n’échappe à la crise et il semble d’ores et déjà acquis que rares seront les armements en mesure de clôturer 2002 sur un résultat positif dans les activités de ligne. Dans les milieux maritimes asiatiques, c’est même carrément la panique qui risque de s’installer, les frets transpacifiques ayant sensiblement régressé. Une amélioration rapide de la situation semble peu probable, malgré une hausse des volumes.

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
  • CSDC to shed boxship stake
    Hong Kong arm of China Shipping Group is transferring its stake in C S Container Lines back to its parent.
  • NYK invests in Aussie Eucalyptus plantation
    Owner takes minority stake in venture to develop a sustainable source of raw materials for paper producers.
  • Hyundai Heavy stock takes beating
    Investors worry about HHI chairman's political campaign and bearish shipbuilding outlook.
  • CP Ships moving ahead with fleet replacement
    Completion of $800m ship replacement programme is on schedule for mid-2003.
  • Torm quits liner trade
    AP Moller buys US-West African operation as Torm focuses on core business.
  • Houston Ship Channel reopens
    Strong winds and rough waters closed busy shipping channel over the past weekend.
  • Lawsuits piling up against HAL
    Holland America Line is facing wrongful death lawsuit in Seattle.
  • Jaya adds eight to fleet renewal list
    More offshore ships worth $88m are being ordered by Singapore owner.
  • Saaremaa to buy P&O ferry
    Estonian company steps in for P&O Scottish Ferries' Orkney ship, three weeks before UK group's service ends.
  • Seaway pioneers AIS
    Safer navigation on the St Lawrence will cost at least $10,000 per ship.
  • Romline crew returns home nearly two years late
    Eight men stranded in Dominican Republic make emotional return to Romania.
  • Maersk shifts tanker to US flag
    Danish shipping giant looks to boost military ties with first tanker in US fleet.
  • Thoresen Thai adds second Hanse Bereederung ship
    Thai owner's buying spree continues with 1982-built bulker a month after similar deal.
  • Tough markets take toll on Forth's ports
    UK group boosted net profit in first half, but operating result at its seven ports fell.
  • Investors go bearish on Japanese yards
    Some of the top shipbuilders have seen their long-term debt ratings and share performances revised downwards.
  • Chung Mong-joon to stand for president
    Controlling shareholder in Hyundai Heavy Industries and son of group founder has eye on a higher office.
  • Portek profits slip as margins are squeezed
    Singapore crane lessor saw profits slip as projects were delayed and sales increased at the expense of leasing.
  • Hanjin Dampier refloated
    Salvors succeed in refloating stranded South Korean ore carrier on Sunday
  • Evergreen and PSA sign terminal deal
    Taiwanese liner firm commits self to moving "significant volumes" through Singapore port.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
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Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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