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October 16, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMB calls for armed escorts, 'no-go' zones for tankers
    THE International Maritime Bureau has appealed to governments and port authorities to declare tanker approach lanes 'no-go' zones for unauthorised craft and to enforce the ban by offering armed escorts in the form of heightened naval and police patrols.
  • Asia must act to tighten maritime security: IMO
  • Union, bosses clash over slow progress
Air and Land Transport
  • China Airlines raises 2002 profit target by 57%
    TAIWAN's largest carrier China Airlines, which suffered a devastating crash in May, raised its 2002 pre-tax profit target by 57 per cent yesterday thanks to a strong cargo business and low interest rates.
  • FedEx Express boosts services through Changi
  • PAL sticks to profit target despite Bali blasts
  • China Eastern eyes asset injection by end-2003
  • No plan to end competition after Air China merger: CNAC
  • Qantas to decide soon on flight frequency to Bali

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMB calls for armed escorts, 'no-go' zones for tankers
    THE International Maritime Bureau has appealed to governments and port authorities to declare tanker approach lanes 'no-go' zones for unauthorised craft and to enforce the ban by offering armed escorts in the form of heightened naval and police patrols.
  • Asia must act to tighten maritime security: IMO
  • Union, bosses clash over slow progress
Air and Land Transport
  • China Airlines raises 2002 profit target by 57%
    TAIWAN's largest carrier China Airlines, which suffered a devastating crash in May, raised its 2002 pre-tax profit target by 57 per cent yesterday thanks to a strong cargo business and low interest rates.
  • FedEx Express boosts services through Changi
  • PAL sticks to profit target despite Bali blasts
  • China Eastern eyes asset injection by end-2003
  • No plan to end competition after Air China merger: CNAC
  • Qantas to decide soon on flight frequency to Bali

Sched Netweb site
  • New measures to speed up clearance at Lok Ma Chau
  • HK economic and trade office opens in Guangdong
  • Integres pulls out online heavy freight solution
  • American strengthens Swiss codeshare arrangement
  • China Southern to study affect of bird strikes at new airport
  • Ryder System gets Tookes on board of directors

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2002
  • Schenker takes over French Joyau Group
    Through the acquisition of the French Joyau Group, Schenker strengthens its capacities in France and increases the size of the company's French customer base many times over.
  • CP Ships: only 9 per cent via US West Coast
    CP Ships said its US West Coast volume represents only 9 per cent of annual throughput. This includes Italia Line, acquired in August 2002.
  • Changes in the boards of Stinnes
    Hartmut Mehdorn, the CEO of Deutsche Bahn, and Diethelm Sack, the CFO of Deutsche Bahn, were appointed shareholder representatives of the Supervisory Board of Stinnes AG as of October 8, 2002.
  • China Southern in consolidation and restructuring
    All equity of China Northern Airlines and Xinjiang Airlines will be transferred to the SA Group, and liabilities of China Northern Airlines and Xinjiang Airlines will be assumed by the SA Group.
  • Congestion also in Asia ports
    Because ships have been waiting for days at anchorage outside US West Coast ports, they've been removed from their normal schedules, which for many vessels would have meant returning directly to Asia for more cargo. They are also not able to reposition the large quantity of needed empty containers.
  • War risk premiums soar for Yemen
    War risk surcharges amounting to as much as an eight-fold increase in added premiums are being slapped on vessels by hull underwriters for Yemen ports following increasing evidence that the Limburg tanker blast may be the result of a terrorist attack.
  • Freight forwarders' departure EU expected
    By the end of 2003, there will be 2,000 fewer jobs for freight forwarders and customs agents in the European Union than there are today. This is a direct result of the planned expansion of the EU. In addition, this could involve the loss of up to 34,400 jobs within the ten candidate member states themselves.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Innovation & creation of value takes transcargo Forwarders into 20th year of operations
  • Textiles exports set to top $ 15 bn
  • Cashew exports increase in quantity terms
  • Libya seeks closer ties with India in hydrocarbons, core areas
  • Dumping duty on imports of acrylic fibre from UK, Germany imposed
  • Now, Indian steel export quantity comes under US govt's scrutiny
  • US fixes Nov. 9 embargo date as India over-issues apparel export quota
  • Taiwan finds India a safe haven for investment
  • TAMP allows Chennai Port Trust to hike vessel-related charges by 20 pc
  • Far East airlines eyeing exclusive cargo route to India
  • Apeda clears cargo complex at Ahmedabad airport
  • Exports up by 13.4 per cent in April-August 2002
  • 14 per cent rise in export of handicrafts in first half
  • Commercial credit offtake on the double!
  • Inflation declines to 3.34 pc with dip in food prices
  • Forex reserves total $ 63.259 bn
  • Advani clears air on divestment plans
  • Apparel exporters all for labour reforms to emulate Chinese example
  • MAT most unwelcome, reiterates industry
  • CII team to visit Libya soon
  • AEPC resumes endorsement of cat. 338/339 for US export
  • Govt may take up knitwear export quota issue with US
  • CMAI may hold garment fair in Tirupur

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2002
  • A hectic day in Panama
  • OPEC cashing in on 'balanced' oil market
  • High demand in aggressive Tallinn market
  • St Petersburg: Distillates still tight amid high demand
  • Vung Tau output boost
  • IMB warning to tankers
  • Bullish markets bump bearish indications back in Busan
  • Hamburg: Significant price gains
  • Demand slackens in the Great Belt
  • Uruguay: Stock situation seen improving
  • Hong Kong indications drop again after yesterday's firm taster
  • API forecasts anticipate US crude build
  • Crude gains on terrorism threat and new tropical storm forming
  • Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents (Monday)

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2002
  • Boeing opens Kuala Lumpur office to boost Asian presence
  • Matson pumps up Hawaii service fuel surcharge
  • Direct Container Line Announces New Account Executive
  • Schenker takes over French Joyau Group
  • Iberia's flights fuller
  • New Service for the Port of Felixstowe
  • Easy Jet goes for Airbus
  • Masucci new president of FONASBA

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2002
  • IMO responds following Limburg incident
    The International Maritime Organization says it is "following very closely" developments surrounding the incident on board the French tanker Limburg off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, October 6, 2002.
  • LNG escort tugs take shape
    Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. of East Boothbay, Maine is currently building two 4,400 hp Z Drive (ASD) Tugs for Boston Towing & Transportation Company
  • Cruise ferry order for Aker Finnyards
    Aker Finnyards and the Estonian Tallink Group have signed a contract for the building of a new cruise ferry for delivery in spring 2004.
  • More orders for MAN B&W 32/40
    The company has won two orders for the delivery of six 32/40 engines.
  • Repeat orders for RT-flex engines
    Wartsila Corporation has received a repeat order for two more Sulzer RT-flex engines with electronically-controlled common-rail fuel injection.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Alva Star saved after cliff calamity
    THE Alva Star has been salvaged after running into a cliff at full cruising speed. The 2,987 teu containership was en route from Haifa to Kepec, Croatia, on October 3 when it ran into a 100 m high cliff on the southeast corner of Zakinthos Island, burying it's bulbous bow in rocks. The cause was reportedly human error.
  • Learn Limburg security lessons, says O'Neil
    A call from IMO secretary general William O'Neil that the Limburg investigation be used urgently to amend maritime security proposals has coincided with a warning from International Chamber of Shipping secretary general Chris Horrocks against any "quick fix" proposals.
  • Del Rio and Watters to revive Renaissance ships for new cruise firm
    Former Renaissance Cruises chief executive Frank Del Rio has teamed up with former Crystal Cruises president Joe Watters to form a new cruise company which is planning to bring back into service up to three former Renaissance vessels, writes Andrew Spurrier.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2002
  • Shippers allege Caribbean squeeze
  • Portugal, Greece eye short-sea plan
  • Limburg pollution over 112 kms
  • Masucci appointed Fonasba head
  • P&O rebrands its ferries
  • USWC talks begin again this week
  • Head-on collision in the Seaway
  • Club expands screening project
  • ICS warns against security fixes
  • IACS leads quality push, says Gavin
  • Study shows strong LNG growth
  • Brazil admits cruise policy mistake
  • Brazil relaxes grip on yard finance
  • ICTSI eyes overseas terminals

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2002
  • West Coast congestion hits Asia ports
    As containers pile up on the U.S. West Coast, carriers feel the pain of equipment shortages.
  • Terror spurs supertanker rates
    Daily charters soared from 10-year lows as shippers scrambled for tonnage to lift crude oil ahead of an expected U.S. attack on Iraq.
  • Foreign lines can't re-load boxes
  • Drewry: No rate gains until 2004
  • Canada maritime hits security fees
  • Nordana Line extends three multipurpose vessels
  • Delta opens online booking
  • Malaysia claims e- customs progress
  • BNSF chooses OmniTrax for Chicago hub
  • Tibbett & Britten expands in Hungary
  • Airborne adds fuel surcharge, pares forecast
  • Malaysia says U.S. box security not imminent

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Huit transporteurs britanniques créent Jigsaw Solutions
    Huit sociétés régionales de transport routier et une entreprise de consultance en transport ont annoncé la création d’une entreprise commune baptisée Jigsaw Solutions Ltd. Elles veulent ainsi faire face à la concurrence d’un certain nombre d’entreprises de plus en plus grandes sur le marché britannique, comme Eddie Stobart ou Norbert Dentressangle. Si l’on additionne leurs parcs, elles arrivent à 1.400 tracteurs et 2.000 semi-remorques, ce qui en fait la deuxième plus grande flotte du pays, derrière Stobart.
  • Les ports flamands optent pour un système de caution
    La directive européenne 2000/59/EG sur la remise et la réception des déchets ménagers de navires, de restes pétroliers de la salle des machines et de résidus de cargaison dans les ports maritimes entrera officiellement en vigueur le 28 décembre prochain (voir également l’article sur notre page “Université et Transport” à la page 4). Cette directive, qui a pour but principal de lutter contre le déversement en mer et dans les eaux de surface de déchets maritimes, exige entre autres que les navires remettent effectivement leur déchets et que les ports élaborent un système de financement dans lequel les coûts pour la réception et le traitement de ces matières sont répercutés sur les navires. La directive ne donne aucune indication quant à la forme concrète de ce système. Chaque pays ou port était libre de développer sa propre réglementation. La piste de pensée la plus courante dans ce contexte consistait à répercuter indirectement une partie plus ou moins grande de ce coût dans les droits portuaires. De nombreux acteurs craignaient toutefois que cette approche entraînerait des distorsions de concurrence. Mais les ports maritimes flamands sont arrivés ensemble à une alternative très intéressante pour ce qui est de la remise des déchets ménagers et les résidus pétroliers (1). Les navires devront payer une caution - calculée sur base de leur type, taille et voyage - qui leur sera remboursée après la présentation d’une attestation de remise des déchets. Ce système offre de nombreux avantages et suscite un vif intérêt à l’étranger, nous ont déclaré le capitaine Dirk Vernaeve et l’adjointe de la direction Petra De Somere de la capitainerie du port de Gand.
  • Le port d’Abidjan subit les effets de la crise ivoirienne
    Abidjan, le principal port de la Côte-d’Ivoire, va vraisemblablement subir le contre-coup de la crise politico-militaire que traverse ce pays ouest-africain, premier producteur de cacao et cinquième producteur de café, depuis le mois dernier. Alors que débute la campagne d’exportation du cacao, le port ne voit pas encore passer les tonnages espérés, suite à l’occupation par les rebelles des centres de production ou de passage dans les régions centrale et orientale. L’année dernière, Abidjan avait traité un trafic d’environ 17 millions de tonnes, dont plus d’un million de tonnes de marchandises en transit et en transhipment.

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2002
  • CP Ships downplays port lockout impact
    US West Coast port lockout will have "modest" impact on third quarter financial results.
  • Itinerary changes may cut Carnival's profits
    Recent hurricanes and tropical storms may trim fourth quarter earnings estimate by one penny per share.
  • Trasmed four still up for sale
    Spanish owner wants rid of 1970s-built ships after taking delivery of newbuildings.
  • Teekay reclassifies 11 aframaxes
    The tankers are moved from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai to Lloyd's Register.
  • Floor rate saves Nordic American
    Earnings down but lucrative BP charters guarantee a good profit.
  • Tallink orders second Aker ship
    Estonian ferry owner exercises option for $147m, 2,500-passenger vessel at Finnish yard.
  • HMM to acquire shares from hostile investors
    Korean owner has to buy out shareholders who oppose sale of car carrier unit.
  • New chairman for Noble Denton
    Marine consultants name Teck Soon Kong as new chief.
  • Short-term LNG tonnage glut looms
    Consultant Charlie Peile adds up the numbers on LNG newbuildings.
  • Star confirms rights issue
    Asian cruise line defies terror fears to raise $152m for new ships.
  • NITC talks up LNG fleet plans
    Chairman Mohammad Souri is targeting a 16-vessel fleet for the company.
  • Limburg blast may have been remote-controlled
    Alternative theory to suicide attack mooted by VLCC explosion investigators.
  • China to sign LOI for first LNG ships
    Hudong Zhonghua-Chantiers de l'Atlantique technology transfer deal set to kick in.
  • Woori Bank ready to finance HMM car unit deal
    Lender denies Korean banks are refusing to fund Wallenius Wilhelmsen purchase.
  • Qatargas fixes BP LNG newbuilding
    Oil major finds work for two out of three uncommitted ships.

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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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