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September 20, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Union slowdowns hit two US West Coast terminals
    WIDELY feared dock worker slowdowns have begun on the US West Coast in a heightened union campaign targeting the country's largest stevedoring company and prompting a lockout warning from shipping lines.
  • Will global trading system be safer with US initiative?
  • AP Moller bags deal to run Shanghai terminal
  • Manila ferry disaster: kin of victims file charges
Air and Land Transport
  • Asia seen continuing to lead world air cargo growth
    BOEING projects that world air cargo traffic will expand at an average of 6.4 per cent during the next two decades, with Asian air cargo markets continuing to lead the world in average annual growth rates.
  • Air India plans to buy 17 aircraft over 5 years
  • NZ watchdog has met Qantas, Air NZ over stake plan
  • S Korea isle to start discount airline
  • US Airways may seek to return more planes
  • Miami Int'l can't meet bag screening deadline: official
  • Delta likely to cut more jobs through voluntary schemes

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Union slowdowns hit two US West Coast terminals
    WIDELY feared dock worker slowdowns have begun on the US West Coast in a heightened union campaign targeting the country's largest stevedoring company and prompting a lockout warning from shipping lines.
  • Will global trading system be safer with US initiative?
  • AP Moller bags deal to run Shanghai terminal
  • Manila ferry disaster: kin of victims file charges
Air and Land Transport
  • Asia seen continuing to lead world air cargo growth
    BOEING projects that world air cargo traffic will expand at an average of 6.4 per cent during the next two decades, with Asian air cargo markets continuing to lead the world in average annual growth rates.
  • Air India plans to buy 17 aircraft over 5 years
  • NZ watchdog has met Qantas, Air NZ over stake plan
  • S Korea isle to start discount airline
  • US Airways may seek to return more planes
  • Miami Int'l can't meet bag screening deadline: official
  • Delta likely to cut more jobs through voluntary schemes

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL's east bound July traffic up 23.1 per cent
  • Elite International Transportation joins C-TPAT
  • Major carriers introduce Asia-Africa BAF
  • Korean Air Cargo traffic rises 50pc in 2002
  • Cathay Pacific adds sixth daily flight to Manila
  • Martinair expands in Asia Pacific region

Cargowebweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
  • West Coast companies argue about action against slowdown
    West Coast port companies are threatening to lock out workers participating in a work slowdown at all 29 ports.
  • Warning to Rotterdam
    While there are numerous opportunities for strengthening its position still further, the port of Rotterdam should take care not to price itself out of the market as a result of high costs and time-consuming inspections, said the boss of spice trading company Catz International.
  • Delta to join GF-X
    Delta Air Logistics, the cargo division of Delta Air Lines is preparing to join Global Freight Exchange (GF-X), the Internet-based online cargo booking solution.
  • MSC expands Far East Service
    SC will this week launch a new and separate Far East/Mediterranean service, the Dragon Service, utilising 8 vessels of approximately 2200 Teu capacity and with a port rotation as follows:
  • A.P. Møller in Shanghai venture
    A.P. Møller started a joint venture with the Shanghai Port Authority, Shanghai Hudong Container Terminal Management, to run the largest container terminal in Shanghai.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • New North-South service for dry & reefer boxes - Contship, CSAV, Lykes Lines & Montemar join hands to launch...
  • Danzas secures NVOCC status in China
  • TSA member lines to raise Panama Canal fees
  • P&O Nedlloyd to add Port Elizabeth call on Far East route
  • Schenker opens in West Africa
  • CMA-CGM introduces new vessel into NCX service
  • NYK Line to take full control of troubled Ceres Terminals by Oct-end
  • Noh Jeong-Ik may be new HMM President
  • Last in series of new boxships launched for Hatsu Marine Ltd
  • US DOT claims development of new technology to bolster vessel safety
  • Overflow from China boosts HK box volumes
  • BP shipping goes live with task assistant
  • Shanghai container traffic jumps 33 pc; port set to rival Kaohsiung
  • Better results from Panalpina
  • PSA launches Aden Distripark
  • Le Havre's box cargo rises by 14 pc
  • Goyal visits FFFAI's stall at exhibition in New Delhi
  • Shipbuilding subsidy policy may cover private yards too
  • Rudy tells pharma trade to explore opportunities available in Latin American markets
  • Project goods, engg & chemicals haul up export growth
  • Tafcon holds 5 trade fairs in Delhi in one month
  • MbPT land to be cleared of illegal settlers - Goyal attends high-level meet of CM, Port & civic officials
  • Nation-wide dock strike deferred
  • Cathay Pacific adds two freighters to Mumbai
  • Blue Dart, DHL in path-breaking sales alliance
  • EVA Airways returns to profit
  • Freighter demand to go up
  • Singapore hints at SIA stake sell-off
  • Centre to provide Rs 17 cr. for Kinfra apparel park
  • Textile exporters should focus on value chain upgradation: Expert
  • Cabinet defers decision on FDI hike in 3 sectors
  • UNCTAD ranks India low in FDI potential & performance
  • Asia's economic recovery gaining momentum now-ADB
  • Gist of public notices/circulars/notifications - Compiled b By M. Sreedharan
  • WTI Dip. courses on foreign trade, FERM from Oct. 1
  • IMF report optimistic of global economic revival in 2002
  • 'Govt Technology Interaction' talk at IMC on Sept. 27
  • India to take part in Dubai IT fair
  • Cargomar Group lifts Great Mystic Cup

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
  • Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents
  • Little change in Vancouver
  • Oil prices ease on expectations OPEC will provide adequate supplies
  • US Gulf markets steady amid sluggish demand
  • Singapore stabilising as fundamentals get more balanced
  • Firm ARA markets lack demand
  • Healthy demand and no congestion in Poland
  • Italy follows bullish market trends
  • Little demand in Great Belt and Tallinn
  • OPEC cheating confirmed
  • St. Petersburg fuel oil steady, distillates drop
  • Iraqi oil sales attempt
  • Piraeus rises again on the back of bullish crude
  • New posted prices from Ecuador
  • Firm market in Rotterdam this morning
  • Fujairah heads up after softer spell

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Lykes Lines starts U.S. Gulf-West Coast South America service
  • Northwest to offer all jet service between Rochester and Detroit
  • MSC and CMA CGM: first cooperation on Transatlantic service
  • Mercator's Chameleon to transform cargo ground handling at Emirates Group
  • Braathens selects Kuehne & Nagel's Aviation Logistics Services
  • "K" Line launches dedicated vessel "Corona Infinity" for Tohoku Electric Power
  • Delta Air Logistics to join Global Freight Exchange
  • Conterm announces a new direct service to Limassol

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
  • Maritime security initiatives make progress
    Both IMO and the World Customs Organization are making progress with measures aimed at enhancing maritime security
  • Navy awards destroyer contracts
    The Navy has announced a a batch of DDG-51 awards to General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
  • Pacific Maritime Association reports labor slowdowns at Long Beach terminal
  • Port of Portland director makes presentation to Tri-Ports
  • Corps will repair failing section of Montlake Cut south bank
  • Boeing predicting growth in global air cargo traffic
  • "K" Line completes upgrades with launch of new GENOA BRIDGE

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Salvage team back on Jolly Rubino after asbestos all-clear
    A Smit Salvage team was once again helicoptered out to the grounded ro-ro Jolly Rubino after being forced to evacuate the vessel on Wednesday when fire reignited on the ship.
  • West coast faces meltdown as bosses threaten lockout
    THE waterfront labour dispute on the US west coast has edged perilously close to meltdown after the Pacific Maritime Association said it was preparing to order a "defensive shutdown" to lock workers out of terminals.
  • Tsakos moves into gas arena with Lauritzen deal
    GREECE'S Tsakos Energy Navigation has clinched a joint venture with the Danish Lauritzen group that promises to ease it into gas shipping for the first time and sow the seeds for a wider link-up between the two.
  • Frontline shares bear brunt of Opec decision
    THE relentless pressure on Frontline's shares continued with a vengeance yesterday following Opec's decision not to increase oil production.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
  • Orissa approves greenfield port
  • CMA CGM moves closer to MSC
  • Legal expenses lifeline for pilots
  • Radiance sickness bills withdrawn
  • SCI to lose training institute
  • Subcon rate hike has collapsed
  • Scale of provident fraud revealed
  • Bharat to take on Cochin port
  • ABS underwriter criticisms accepted
  • Astrakhan yards in bid battle
  • Club warns of big P&I premium hike
  • Fesco to buy 20 multipurpose ships
  • Unitor settles in Philippines
  • Rubino fire blazes on
  • Missing ships located in Klang
  • Greeks angry over ferry lay-offs
  • West Coast lock-out looms

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
  • Terminals threaten LA lock-out
    West Coast terminal operators said that they will shut down the nation's largest port complex Friday morning if longshoremen don't end a work slowdown against a stevedore there.
  • Lines set whopping trans-Pac rate hike
    Carriers in the eastbound trans-Pacific intend to increase their freight rates by $700 per 40-foot container next year, with an additional $300 per-FEU peak season surcharge.
  • FedEx profits soar 45 percent
    The express provider said it expects to meet full-year estimates for fiscal 2003 as gains from its ground unit boosted profits to $158 million, up from $109 million a year ago.
  • ACE 'unlikely' to get more funding: Browning
  • TIACA: Cargo security could hit passenger carriers
  • TIACA: Alliances expand services
  • P&O Ports names North American execs
  • IMF backs Indonesia smuggling curbs
  • Chevron will keep Singapore bunker hub: Report
  • India to complete SCI sell-off in '02
  • Conterm offers direct service to Limassol
  • Menlo unit chooses Nextjet Technology
  • Norwegian airline selects Kuehne & Nagel

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Katoen Natie inaugure officiellement le Logipark Terneuzen
    Katoen Natie a inauguré officiellement le Logipark à Terneuzen. Il s’agit de la première phase de ce projet portant sur 8.900 m2 d’entreposage (7.900 m2 en hangars et 1.000 m2 à l’extérieur), 240 m2 de bureaux et 40 silos d’une capacité de 300 m3. Le parc logistique constitue pour Katoen Natie la pierre angulaire fluviale des axes Est-Ouest et Nord-Sud.
  • L’ILWU met Los Angeles et Oakland au régime du travail ralenti
    Les choses ne s’arrangent pas sur la côte ouest des Etats-Unis, où le syndicat des dockers ILWU (International Longshore & Warehouse Union) accentue la pression en commençant à instaurer officieusement un régime de travail au ralenti. L’action a d’abord affecté le port de Los Angeles/Long Beach, mais le mouvement s’est ensuite étendu à Oakland. Ces deux ports traitent la majeure partie du trafic maritime sur la côte ouest des USA.
  • Renault Trucks est devenu le numéro 3 en Europe
    Malgré la baisse du marché du camion en Europe, Renault Trucks voit sa situation évoluer positivement depuis son intégration au sein du groupe Volvo. Ainsi, au premier semestre 2002, les ventes du constructeur français ont baissé de 7,9% seulement, alors que le marché dans son ensemble régressait de 15,4%. Les parts de marché sont en hausse et une troisième place a pu être obtenue cette année dans plusieurs segments. De plus, cette évolution se fait de manière rentable. Philippe Mellier, PDG de Renault Trucks, a donc pu afficher une certaine satisfaction lors de la conférence de presse donnée à l’occasion du salon IAA de Hanovre.
  • La Commission portuaire veut voir confirmée la “philosophie de base du décret portuaire”
    La Commission portuaire flamande (VHC - Vlaamse Havencommissie) s’inquiète de l’impact du décret-programme de fin 2001 sur le décret portuaire approuvé en 1999. Le décret-programme a en partie modifié le décret portuaire. “Ces modifications ont introduit quelques zones d’ombre et créent une insécurité juridique pour les administrations portuaires sur un certain nombre de points. De plus, des interprétations du décret portuaire ne correspondant pas aux idées initialement formulées par la Commission portuaire sont possibles.” Les problèmes concernent essentiellement le financement d’investissements dans les ports et la répartition des responsabilités qui en découle entre les administrations portuaires, d’une part, et la Région flamande, d’autre part.

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
  • RCCL extends newbuilding options
    Merger plan with P&O Princess delays options to build fifth and sixth Radiance class ships.
  • Korea, EU shipbuilding talks continue
    Korean officials hope EU will report realistic prices at bargaining table on Tuesday.
  • Californian port operations "slowing down"
    The dockworkers' union denies port operators' allegation of work slowdown.
  • Stealth buys second VLCC
    Vafias Group grows tanker interests while keeping eye on fresh fleet renewal opportunities.
  • TEN ties up with Lauritzen on LPG
    Tsakos dives into the gas sector with expansion in mind.
  • Brief return for Jolly Rubino salvage team
    Smit personnel resume pumping water from burning ro-ro off South Africa, before being evacuated again.
  • Strintzis Lines clinches loan
    Greek ferry owner completes financial rejig with EUR 170m from banks.
  • Troim banks on Frontline
    Vice president takes a forward contract on stock as share price nosedive continues.
  • North-Western's losses mount
    Russian owner's lower volumes translate to bigger deficit in first half, despite cost cuts.
  • Hellespont ULCC makes pioneering shipment
    TotalFinaElf puts together huge fuel oil cargo for Europe-Asia voyage on newbuilding.
  • Star Reefers buys Great White five
    Norwegian owner to spend $54m on ships owned by subsidiary of banana giant Chiquita.
  • Jaya completes buy-out of shipowning subsidiary
    Singapore owner splashes out again to take 100% control of supply ship Jaya Commander.
  • Farstad wins contract extension for supply ship
    Norwegian owner locks anchor handling supply vessel into Petrobras charter for a further two years.
  • Irish Continental on the up
    Ferry owner's profit, turnover, passenger numbers and freight volumes all increased in the first half.
  • US holds Hanjin containership
    Plethora of machinery space deficiencies sees Hanjin Tokyo detained along with fourteen others.
  • Celebrity to double up in Caribbean
    Strong passenger demand prompts cruise line to add second ship to the region next summer.
  • Pan United inks Pacific Richfield AHTS double
    Singapore yard bolsters orderbook on the back of offshore vessel replacement demands.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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