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June 11, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US Coast Guard puts ports on security alert
    FEARING a possible maritime attack against the country's ports and harbours, the US Coast Guard issued a nationwide alert this past weekend, warning of an unspecified attack by scuba divers.
  • NY's Gambino family members indicted for waterfront crimes
  • Royal Caribbean faces 3 lawsuits: report
Air and Land Transport
  • Security for passenger plane cargo 'easily circumvented'
    SECURITY for cargo carried on passenger planes is 'easily circumvented', the Transportation Department's inspector general has warned in a draft report that has yet to be made public.
  • Cargo revenues of Asian airlines higher in May
  • Asiana expects to sew up accord on unit sale soon
  • Narita Airport names new man to lead talks with Iata
  • SriLankan Air to resume Germany services
Features
  • Keeping Aussie reef pristine and pollution-free
    THE great Barrier Reef is the largest collection of living organisms on the planet, forming a 2,900 km-long coral reef off the north-eastern coast of Australia.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US Coast Guard puts ports on security alert
    FEARING a possible maritime attack against the country's ports and harbours, the US Coast Guard issued a nationwide alert this past weekend, warning of an unspecified attack by scuba divers.
  • NY's Gambino family members indicted for waterfront crimes
  • Royal Caribbean faces 3 lawsuits: report
Air and Land Transport
  • Security for passenger plane cargo 'easily circumvented'
    SECURITY for cargo carried on passenger planes is 'easily circumvented', the Transportation Department's inspector general has warned in a draft report that has yet to be made public.
  • Cargo revenues of Asian airlines higher in May
  • Asiana expects to sew up accord on unit sale soon
  • Narita Airport names new man to lead talks with Iata
  • SriLankan Air to resume Germany services
Features
  • Keeping Aussie reef pristine and pollution-free
    THE great Barrier Reef is the largest collection of living organisms on the planet, forming a 2,900 km-long coral reef off the north-eastern coast of Australia.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US Coast Guard puts ports on security alert
    FEARING a possible maritime attack against the country's ports and harbours, the US Coast Guard issued a nationwide alert this past weekend, warning of an unspecified attack by scuba divers.
  • NY's Gambino family members indicted for waterfront crimes
  • Royal Caribbean faces 3 lawsuits: report
Air and Land Transport
  • Security for passenger plane cargo 'easily circumvented'
    SECURITY for cargo carried on passenger planes is 'easily circumvented', the Transportation Department's inspector general has warned in a draft report that has yet to be made public.
  • Cargo revenues of Asian airlines higher in May
  • Asiana expects to sew up accord on unit sale soon
  • Narita Airport names new man to lead talks with Iata
  • SriLankan Air to resume Germany services
Features
  • Keeping Aussie reef pristine and pollution-free
    THE great Barrier Reef is the largest collection of living organisms on the planet, forming a 2,900 km-long coral reef off the north-eastern coast of Australia.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong courts European shipowners at Greek exhibition
  • Customs approves Ningbo's LCL business
  • Italian ports to merge under single authority
  • FedEx Ground opens local terminal in Cleveland
  • USXP gets N American rights to container-toting buses
  • China Southern chief offers glimpse of the future
  • HK economy slows again in Q1, but exports grow in March
  • Menzies names O'Brien operations director

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 10, 2002
  • German Postal brief strikes
    Workers of Deutsche Post staged brief strikes Monday.
  • UAE Airline places $1.5 billion order
    The airline based of the United Arab Emirates signed a $1.5 billion agreement to buy engines from the General Electric Co.-Pratt & Whitney alliance to power Airbus jets.
  • Swiss says BA derails Oneworld goal
    Swiss could miss out on the Oneworld alliance due to problems with alliance member British Airways, Swiss chairman Pieter Bouw told Swiss Radio on Thursday.
  • TPG and Unions reach agreement on new CAO
    TPG (TNT Post) and negotiators from the unions reached an agreement on a new collective labor agreement (CAO) for TPG employees in the Netherlands.
  • P&O to withdraw from the Felixstowe/Zeebrugge route
    Following P&O's announcement on 23 April about ferry services consolidation, and after consultations with employee representatives, P&O North Sea Ferries has decided to withdraw from the Felixstowe/Zeebrugge route during July 2002.
  • Lufthansa and Shanghai sign Memorandum
    Lufthansa and Shanghai Airlines today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that lays the foundation for closer cooperation between the two airlines and further enhances service quality and customer satisfaction.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Inspection certificates to be expedited for exporters to Bangladesh via LCSs
  • UN body looking for business potential in India
  • Dumping duty slapped on zinc oxide imports from Nepal
  • Boon for sugar exporters as Bangla lifts import curbs
  • Price trend, US tariff order cheer steel trade
  • Ports must sail along BOT route: Goyal
  • Pendency of import loaded containers bound for ICDs at JNPCT/NSICT baffles shipping lines & trade
  • India keen to resume direct air link with Turkey
  • Forex reserves: Uptrend resumed after last week's fall
  • 3 options mooted to make good seamen's PF loss
  • Cashew units implementing export quality norms
  • Traders happy with rice export policy
  • Handloom Export Promotion Council to launch brand promotion drive overseas soon
  • ESC draws up action plan on IT exports to Africa
  • Exim Policy amended to give DEPB benefit to DTA suppliers
  • Govt set to treble certain farm goods transport subsidy
  • CII assails unofficial economic sanctions against India - 'India is safe & its business as usual'
  • British Gas may invest another $ 500 m in India
  • Interactive meet with Customs Chief at IMC today
  • Infosys wins Excellence award

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 10, 2002
  • Maersk VLCC gets Glencore fuel oil run
  • New OPEC secretary general from Venezuela?
  • Houston opens a little softer as more suppliers have product
  • Oil falls for a 4th day on shift in supply/demand outlook
  • Venezuela, Iraq behind OPEC output increase in May
  • Bunker prices for Brazilian ports
  • Investment bank raises 2002 oil price forecast, OPEC basket still in range
  • Singapore bunker prices continue last week's slide
  • Rotterdam market report from Marine Bunkering
  • Survey says OPEC busted quotas in May, Venezuela may test limits

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 10, 2002
  • OTAL restructures schedules
  • Panama Canal submits new price structure
  • CaroTrans International sets up Pacific Northwest load centre
  • Strike by European dockworkers
  • Long Beach receives third batch of post-panamax cranes
  • Wilson Logistics on the acquisition trail
  • Danzas in the Indian sub-continent
  • TNT Logistics North America wins BMW contract
  • M&M resumes service in Afghanistan
  • Air France with record quarter

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 10, 2002
  • Bollinger completes repower conversion
    Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., has completed the conversion of the single engine Crescent Towing tug Florida to a 4,000 hp twin-engine boat.
  • Ingalls resumes cruise ship work
    According to the local Sun Herald newspaper, about 350 employees at Northrop Grumman's Ingalls Shipbuilding unit, Pacagoula, Miss., have resumed work on the first 840 ft "Project America" cruise ship.
  • Collins assumes CEO role at FGH
    The board of Friede Goldman Halter has given the chief executive officer role to T. Jay Collins who recently became company chairman.

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 10, 2002
  • Panama Canal Authority revamping pricing structure
  • Lockheed Martin wins next phase of TSA airport security project
  • Vanguard Airlines adding daily flight from Sea-Tac to Kansas City hub
  • PMA negotiations with ILWU continue as talks will resume on Wednesday
  • Mitsui building three new tankers which will employ regasification system

The East Africanweb site
JUNE 10, 2002
  • Be Transparent, US Tells Shipowners
  • Global freight forwarders conference due in Nairobi
  • Hijacked Tanker Recovered
  • Marine Experts Want Pollution in Lake Stopped

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • US puts shipping on terror alert
    THE US Coast Guard put all units on high alert over the weekend in response to renewed threats to the country's maritime infrastructure.
  • Canada port users face levy to fund crackdown on security
    USERS of Canada's marine infrastructure could find themselves at risk from fees charged to fund greater port security, writes Neville Smith.
  • Lines poised to join customs and trade pact
    SEA and air carriers worldwide will be invited to join importers in the US government's Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT).
  • Hong Kong in box checks front line
    Hong Kong port could launch the pilot operation of the US government's container security initiative, including detailed checks on containers carrying suspect cargoes.
  • Europe is wary of 'competition'
    Europe and the US are at odds on whether maritime security should be a competitive issue, writes Janet Porter.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 10, 2002
  • BPL drops out of SCI race
  • WRP hits tanker sector
  • Asia-Australia rates hiked
  • Delaware dredging may be scrapped
  • Canadian steel hearings this week
  • Tighter box inspections favoured
  • Akron denies US smuggling claim
  • Openness prone to terrorism
  • Whisky captain deported
  • West Coast talks worry shippers
  • P&O confirms route closures
  • Mumbai raises detentions again
  • Classica section to be scrapped
  • USCG issues Puget warning
  • Higher productivity vital to Malta
  • Oman proceeds with cruise facility
  • Japanese anxious about Canal hike
  • Durban issues congestion warning
  • Jawaharlal Nehru unions climb down
  • US Navy names Iraq oil smugglers
  • Ports brace for African aid cargoes
  • Newcomer doubles ro-ro service
  • Korea to invest $1.5Bn in ports
  • Korea warns price hike unlikely
  • Belgian pilots ponder action

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 10, 2002
  • Passenger jet cargo a security threat
    Security measures designed to prevent terrorists from placing bombs in the cargo holds of passenger planes have huge loopholes, according to a draft report by the Transportation Department's inspector general.
  • Shippers pessimistic as deadline for West Coast labor contract looms
    Importers and exporters who ship through West Coast ports do not expect that a new labor contract will be signed by the July 1 deadline.
  • U.S. logistics costs down in '01
    Logistics costs as a percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product declined to 9.5% in 2001 versus 10.2% in 2000, an annual survey finds.
  • CP Rail chief to shortlines: We need you
  • Maritime security expo to be held in NY
  • Intermodal leads May rail freight
  • Strike threat passes at Indian port, for now
  • S. Korea sets $1.46B for harbor plans in '03
  • Exel gets Interbrew U.K. distribution network
  • 87 vessels attacked in 1Q
  • HHI to build four boxships
  • Menzies names O' Brien

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • La sécurité dans les ports constitue un défi majeur
    Ces derniers mois, la sécurité dans les ports et à bord des navires a fait l’objet de plusieurs initiatives - surtout de la part des Etats-Unis - qui ont été étudiées sur base bilatérale ou multilatérale par des spécialistes de l’industrie maritime. C’est pourquoi les organisateurs de la “Terminal Operations Conference Europe” avaient décidé de convoquer une réunion spéciale sur la sécurité dans l’industrie maritime. Il est ressorti des différentes présentations et des réactions à ce sujet qu’il reste encore beaucoup de travail à faire et que dans la pratique, les mesures de sécurité poseront encore beaucoup de problèmes, surtout dans les petits ports et dans certaines régions géographiques, sans même parler de leur coût de revient.
  • Ryanair fait un pied de nez
    La compagnie à bas tarifs irlandaise Ryanair a clôturé son dernier exercice, le 31 mars 2002, sur un bénéfice après impôts de 150,4 mio. d’EUR. Cela représente une augmentation de 44%. Le nombre de passagers et le taux d’occupation ont également fortement progressé. Le fait que le conflit relatif à l’utilisation du nom de ‘Frankfurt Hahn’ a aussi tourné en faveur de la compagnie ne pourra que renforcer ces prestations.
  • La libéralisation du rail en Belgique est enfin engagée
    La nouvelle nous est hélàs arrivée juste après la clôture de notre édition: le Conseil des Ministres a approuvé vendredi dernier le modèle de transposition des directives européennes 2001/12, 13 et 14, relatives à la libéralisation du fret ferroviaire sur l’ensemble du réseau international. La ministre des Transports, Isabelle Durant, avait présenté ce texte qui doit permettre d’adapter les structures en Belgique à l’overture de ce marché, le 1er mars 2003. Elle propose de créer deux nouveaux organes indépendants (un régulateur et un répartiteur) qui devront permettre de respecter la politique européenne sans devoir scinder l’exploitation de la SNCB de la gestion de l’infrastructure ferroviaire.
  • Les ports français doivent mieux cibler leur action
    Chargée du portefeuille de la Mer au sein du gouvernement Raffarin, Nicole Ameline se déclare prête à agir pour faire évoluer le statut des ports français. “Ils doivent se recentrer sur leur cœur de mission publique”, estime la toute nouvelle secrétaire d’Etat à la Mer. A première vue, cette notion de “cœur de mission publique” n’est pas des plus claires. L’intéressée explique: “Il ne s’agit pas de privatiser les ports, mais il faut considérer que l’exploitation commerciale des infrastructures peut être confiée à des entreprises de services, dans le cadre de contrats d’exploitation d’une durée suffisamment longue pour leur garantir de pouvoir amortir les investissements. Cette évolution doit se faire d’une façon très concertée.”

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 10, 2002
  • Tanker rates showing weakness
    VLCC rates fell by about 14% from a week ago to $15,985 per day.
  • Ingalls shipyard selling two cruiseships
    The two partially completed 1,900 passenger cruiseships may be snapped up by NCL.
  • Polish yard crisis threat
    Laid off workers threaten sit-in at Stocznia Szczecinska.
  • ACP downplays toll hike impact
    An expected US economic rebound is to cushion the 13% average toll hike.
  • Yukos lines up VLCC for US bound cargo
    Russia is gearing up its act to start exporting crude oil to the States.
  • Lasco buyers offered extra incentive
    Some of Latvian Shipping's stock to be sold as global depositary receipts to lure foreign investors.
  • Petronas boasts large LNG tanker fleet
    The Malaysian state gas company sees advantage in owning largest LNG tanker fleet in the world.
  • Axe falls on P&O and Stena ferry routes
    Zeebrugge jobs to go as Belgian port loses UK ferry links.
  • Evergreen not deserting Singapore entirely
    Taiwan boxship owner leaving 20% of business in Singapore, while rest goes to Port of Tanjung Pelepas.
  • Ferry overdue at Linda Line
    Trips cancelled as problems with new ship delays start on Estonia-Finland service.
  • MSC boxship netted in Australia
    Port state control inspectors detained 10 ships during May.
  • MOL joins Exmar on LNG regas
    Japanese owner takes the technology plunge on its shared newbuildings.
  • Iraq and Qatar shipping ties
    Joint shipping company could be formed following 12-year trade hiatus.
  • Hanjin inks MSC box quartet
    Order starved South Korean shipbuilder secures first order in nearly ten months.
  • Hong Kong holds six
    Port state control inspectors detained a Vinalines boxship during May.
  • CargoLifter declares bankruptcy
    NYK-backed German airship builder files for protection from its creditors.
  • Broker sets out future Greek playing field
    Post Posidonia EA Gibson provides a few pointers on what the 'Greeks' are up to in the tanker market.
  • Tidewater to pay $0.15 quarterly dividend
    World's largest offshore operator maintains payment level of past years despite fourth quarter dip.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
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 second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
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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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
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