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BRIEFS
October 29, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US warns again of terrorist attacks in M-E waters
    THE US Navy's Fifth Fleet has again warned of the possibility of terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern waters only weeks after an apparent terrorist attack blew a gaping hole in the side of supertanker off the Yemen coast.
  • Plenty of opportunities to expand, logistics sector told
  • APL christens latest newbuild
  • Ferry damages UK's newest warship
Air and Land Transport
  • Sats' profit up 4.8% mainly on one-off tax write-back
    COSTS, cargo and overseas profits were up, but flights handled, catering and operating profits were down for Singapore Airport Terminal Services in the first half ending Sept 30.
  • SIA Engg sees uncertain outlook
  • Australian Airlines takes off for Asia
  • Airbus expects to supply 50% of M-E airlines' jets by 2018
  • easyJet order profitable
  • Qantas' passenger traffic up
  • American Airlines crash probe
Features
  • Crew, rudder focus of American crash probe
    CREW action and turbulence will be scrutinised this week by investigators trying to find out why the tail fin snapped off an American Airlines jet before it crashed in New York last year, killing 265 people in the second-worst air disaster in US history.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US warns again of terrorist attacks in M-E waters
    THE US Navy's Fifth Fleet has again warned of the possibility of terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern waters only weeks after an apparent terrorist attack blew a gaping hole in the side of supertanker off the Yemen coast.
  • Plenty of opportunities to expand, logistics sector told
  • APL christens latest newbuild
  • Ferry damages UK's newest warship
Air and Land Transport
  • Sats' profit up 4.8% mainly on one-off tax write-back
    COSTS, cargo and overseas profits were up, but flights handled, catering and operating profits were down for Singapore Airport Terminal Services in the first half ending Sept 30.
  • SIA Engg sees uncertain outlook
  • Australian Airlines takes off for Asia
  • Airbus expects to supply 50% of M-E airlines' jets by 2018
  • easyJet order profitable
  • Qantas' passenger traffic up
  • American Airlines crash probe
Features
  • Crew, rudder focus of American crash probe
    CREW action and turbulence will be scrutinised this week by investigators trying to find out why the tail fin snapped off an American Airlines jet before it crashed in New York last year, killing 265 people in the second-worst air disaster in US history.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US warns again of terrorist attacks in M-E waters
    THE US Navy's Fifth Fleet has again warned of the possibility of terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern waters only weeks after an apparent terrorist attack blew a gaping hole in the side of supertanker off the Yemen coast.
  • Plenty of opportunities to expand, logistics sector told
  • APL christens latest newbuild
  • Ferry damages UK's newest warship
Air and Land Transport
  • Sats' profit up 4.8% mainly on one-off tax write-back
    COSTS, cargo and overseas profits were up, but flights handled, catering and operating profits were down for Singapore Airport Terminal Services in the first half ending Sept 30.
  • SIA Engg sees uncertain outlook
  • Australian Airlines takes off for Asia
  • Airbus expects to supply 50% of M-E airlines' jets by 2018
  • easyJet order profitable
  • Qantas' passenger traffic up
  • American Airlines crash probe
Features
  • Crew, rudder focus of American crash probe
    CREW action and turbulence will be scrutinised this week by investigators trying to find out why the tail fin snapped off an American Airlines jet before it crashed in New York last year, killing 265 people in the second-worst air disaster in US history.

Sched Netweb site
  • New direct link from Shantou to Japan
  • Initial phase of China's largest dockyard finished
  • APL floats 2,500 TEU Dalian
  • TMM Lines introduces South America to Europe reefer service
  • Savannah sets new containerised cargo record
  • ICTSI makes a couple of management appointments
  • Singapore Airlines interim net profit jumps 473.8pc
  • Qantas to open maintenance facility in Melbourne
  • Taipei to Moscow flights to start next year

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • Positive result, put pension problems TPG
    TNT Post Group (TPG) was up 0.6 per cent in morning hours trade at the Amsterdam stock exchange (Euronext), at 17.80 euro, after it releases good results for the third quarter of 2002, but warned for pension fund shortages.
  • Shanghai ship visits up 10 per cent
    Shanghai Port, China's fastest growing foreign trade port, reported a 10 per cent increase in the average daily number of coming and leaving ships in the first 9 months of 2002, compared to the same period of 2001.
  • DHL launches tracking toolbar for IE
    DHL Worldwide launched DHL Toolbar, the industry's first Internet Explorer based tracking device, enabling customers to access real-time tracking information with just two clicks from their Internet Explorer toolbar.
  • US Airways lay off nearly 500 pilots
    US Airways has to lay off another 471 more pilots.
  • K&H reorganizing in the US
    Kuehne & Nagel has begun to introduce restructuring measures at the US subsidiary, USCO Logistics.
  • Unions preparing European and US port action
    The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has begun preparing for industrial action in January 2003 against what it calls "union busting": the sidelining of unions at ports in both Europe and the United States.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Govt sets tough terms for funding purchase of SCI stake
  • Seamen hold protest demonstration, threaten to intensify agitation over PF issue
  • India, Lanka to resume ferry services
  • Triple Lloyd Shipping intensifies drive for excellence
  • EU bans 2 more dyes in textile, leather products
  • 1.5 lakh t. wheat for S-E Asia, Far East
  • Vast scope in agri, mineral trade with China seen
  • IDFC appointed Vallarpadam project consultant
  • Vedprakash signs LoI with Flanders for development of ports, waterways
  • Global meet on multimodal logistics held in Egypt
  • Forex reserves nearing $ 64-billion mark
  • Inflation rate falls to 2.83 pc
  • Envoy sees scope for boosting trade with Hungary
  • Forex reserves touch $ 64.068 bn
  • SEZ rules being given finishing touches
  • FCI's RO time limit upsets exporters
  • Jaswant hints at Budget 'corrections' after Nov. 18
  • India asks WTO to consider certain non-agri products as unbound
  • Unctad envisages more FDI flowing into India, China
  • Expertise on SMEs: Egyptian team to hold talks with CII today
  • Agenda for WTO talks mooted
  • IMC to hold meet with Finnish trade team on Nov. 9

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • Crude little changed as UN discussions on Iraq continue
  • Rotterdam fuel oil at 3-4 month low on shifting fundamentals
  • Turkish holidays bring low demand to Istanbul
  • Novorossiysk: Bunkering conditions not so swell
  • OPEC quota cheating and Iraqi exports on the rise
  • Rotterdam opens soft then ticks higher with crude

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • BNSF: OmniTrax for Chicago hub
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 39, 23rd/27th September, 2002
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 41, 7th/11th October, 2002
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 42, 14th/18th October, 2002
  • Fuzhou Qingzhoui Container Terminal continues to expand
  • "K" Line to deploy three LR II type double-hulled product tankers
  • Brunswick's automobile and machinery units up Forty-Five Percent in July/August 2002
  • DHL International opens new express mail service centre in Tokyo
  • Kuehne & Nagel International AG reports a 3.1% increase in turnover in the first three quarters of 2002
  • BAX Global opens branch office in eastern China

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • Listing container vessel righted at Port of Seattle
  • Federal Maritime Commission nets $820,000 in civil penalties
  • New APL vessel goes to work covering for West Coast slowdowns
  • China coming onboard Customs' Container Sercurity Initiative
  • Port of Everett director named chair of AAPA delegation

The East Africanweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • IMO to Make Passenger Insurance Compulsory

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Bush cracks whip over Pacific ship security plan
    MARITIME security measures in Asia-Pacific countries will be significantly toughened to reach a common high standard, leaders decided at a major gathering in Mexico.
  • US Customs officers set for postings in China
    US customs officers could soon be sent to China after the two powers pledged at the weekend to work together in the fight against terrorism, writes Janet Porter.
  • Giorgi and Bishop to share Cooney's role at V.Ships
    V.SHIPS has awarded the biggest job in ship management to Roberto Giorgi, who will take over as chief executive officer of V.Ships Inc following the retirement of Peter Cooney in January 2003, writes David Osler.
  • Crisis hit Gerling axes non-life reinsurance
    GERMAN insurance group Gerling will shut its non-life reinsurance activities and could sell its life reinsurance business in a bid to keep its core operations afloat.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • Limburg moves away from Yemen
  • Belgians to tackle Indian waterways
  • Bengal bay feeders push further
  • Asians sign security agreement
  • Repair yard re-opens in Scotland
  • Japan behind in port info systems
  • Joint seafarer training agreed
  • Diamond construction begins again
  • Warship damaged in ferry collision
  • HUAL Europe declared total loss
  • URS fleet upgrade despite Smit move
  • CMB furious over Limburg demand
  • Greece challenges NATO campaign
  • Israel searches for terror shipping
  • Batangas to get box equipment
  • Rates slashed to boost Aqaba
  • Singapore 'can cope with shocks'
  • GCC pledges secure oil supplies

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • West Coast cargo-handling picks up
    Dockwork improved after employers complained to the Justice Department that union longshoremen were engaging in work slowdowns.
  • NVOCCs say lines discriminated
    For the first time, freight intermediaries are giving government investigators what they say is proof that shipping lines in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade lanes discriminated against them in service contract negotiations.
  • APEC leaders approve security plan
  • TSA launches pilot test for air-cargo shippers
  • TSA names chief of air law enforcement
  • Sailors' union opposes Jones Act waiver
  • Nov. 5 deadline for HK air applications
  • TPG won't meet 2003 forecast
  • Celarix sells tariff publisher back to founders
  • Deutsche Post gets OK for Dutch mail venture
  • Menlo Worldwide opens Asia complex
  • Emery Forwarding launches express heavyweight service
  • Railcar maker Greenbrier doubles backlog

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Le Rhein-Westfalen-Shuttle trouve son rythme de croisière
    Le service fluvial créé par l’armement CCS Combined Container Service (Ludwigshafen) et l’exploitant de terminal DeCeTe (Duisburger Container-Terminalgesellschaft) dans le but de relier la région industrielle de Dortmund aux ports maritimes de Rotterdam et Anvers via le canal Rhin-Herne et transbordement à Duisbourg ou Krefeld, a trouvé le bon rythme et table sur un trafic de 5.000 TEU cette année. La région desservie par cette voie d’eau a un potentiel de marché de quelque 43.000 TEU par an et offre une répartition assez équilibrée des flux de marchandises dans les deux sens. Le service, qui a été baptisé Rhein-Westfalen-Shuttle (RWS), a une fréquence de trois départs par semaine.
  • United Cargo veut donner la réplique aux intégrateurs
    United Cargo, la division fret d’United Airlines, entend s’adapter aux exigences posées à une entreprise de fret aérien moderne en améliorant sa prestation de services, en conluant des partenariats et en proposant de nouveaux produits. C’est ce qu’a annoncé Roger Gibson, le vice-président d’United Cargo, à une délégation de journalistes spécialisés européens qui rendaient visite au complexe fret inauguré par la compangie à Los Angeles il y a un peu moins d’un an.
  • Le groupe SNCF cherche un nouveau partenaire pour Ermewa
    Via sa société holding SNCF Participations, le groupe ferroviaire français SNCF détient la quasi-totalité du capital d’Ermewa. Mais cette situation pourrait évoluer dans les prochains mois. La Financière Edmond de Rothschild a en effet reçu mandat pour nouer des contacts afin de trouver un ou plusieurs partenaires dont l’arrivée permettrait de reclasser une part - pouvant aller jusqu’à 60% - du capital d’Ermewa. Parallèlement, les liens opérationnels entre la SNCF et Ermewa vont néanmoins se resserrer dans le cadre d’une nouvelle entité visant à présenter une offre logistique globale pour le secteur de la chimie.

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • US West Coast port dispute continues
    PMA and ILWU are pointing fingers at each other in regards to port congestion problem.
  • Gard goes for 15%
    Improving finances result in lower than expected general increase.
  • Limburg sails for repair
    Terrorist damaged VLCC begins long voyage back to trade.
  • Todd Shipyards posts lower income
    Higher revenues and operating income in July-September fail to lift net income.
  • B&N slides into the red
    Swedish shipowner plans to shed unprofitable bulk and ro-ro business.
  • Strong numbers at KOM
    Singapore shipyard group Keppel Offshore & Marine trebled operating profits in the first nine months.
  • China joins container inspection initiative
    China has joined Container Security Initiative in principle.
  • Lasco sinks into the red
    Disappointing third quarter wipes out first-half profits at Latvian Shipping Co.
  • Korea warns off Japanese shipbuilders
    EU's referral of Korea to WTO sparks war of words as Japan enters the fray.
  • Pakistan looks to buy two veterans
    Ageing aframaxes are on the shopping list of Pakistan National Shipping Corp.
  • Scrap prices firm as owners opt to trade
    Breakers are willing to pay top rates for vessels as hunger for steel heats up.
  • RTF feels the chill
    Latvia's reefer owner Riga Transport Fleet plunged to a loss in first nine months of 2002.
  • Maersk goes weekly at Greenock
    Danish giant signs with Scottish ports operator Clydeport for weekly call at Greenock Ocean Terminal.
  • GSI losses widen
    But third quarter profit figures are back in the black as shipbuilding pace hots up.
  • Salvor rights listing bulker
    A Westwood open-hatch bulker, only delivered this year, has run into trouble at the port of Seattle.
  • Lingwood exits BC Ferries
    Boss of Canadian ferry firm leaves after three-year stint.
  • Incat in US military hat-trick
    Tassie fast ferry builder inks catamaran charter deal with US Military Sealift Command.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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.
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