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February 3, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Nigerian crude oil scam takes new twist
    AN on-going crude oil scam in Nigeria has taken a new twist with fraudsters now seeking to fool crude buyers into chartering the services of non-existent tankers, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
  • PSA stalwart Goon to retire next month
    THE man who led PSA Corporation's international expansion, Goon Kok Loon, will retire on March 1 after 37 years at the terminal operator.
  • 'Pots and pans' protest against Prestige oil pollution
    FIVE thousand Spaniards beat pots and pans in an ear-shattering demonstration of their displeasure at the way authorities reacted to the sinking of an oil tanker that has caused widespread pollution.
  • Crew safe after 20-hour ordeal in rescue boat
    A CARGO ship from Indonesia carrying 360 metric tonnes of sawn-wood sank due to engine failure and high waves during a storm.
  • Greenpeace ship hauled away to end UK port blockade
    BRITISH port authorities hauled Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior clear of the entrance to a military port allowing a supply ship laden with tanks and helicopters to sail for the Gulf.
Air and Land Transport
  • Shuttle explosion likely to hit Boeing profits
    THE explosion of the space shuttle Columbia will present yet another challenge for Boeing Co, the largest Nasa contractor, as it struggles through an unprecedented downturn in commercial aviation that has sharply hurt its profitability.
  • US airlines want to stop ticket tax, access to oil reserves if war erupts
  • UAL Q4 loss hits US$1.4b; costs up 16%
  • EC to govts: no flying solo with US
  • MAS to lease 8 planes to meet demand

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Nigerian crude oil scam takes new twist
    AN on-going crude oil scam in Nigeria has taken a new twist with fraudsters now seeking to fool crude buyers into chartering the services of non-existent tankers, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
  • PSA stalwart Goon to retire next month
    THE man who led PSA Corporation's international expansion, Goon Kok Loon, will retire on March 1 after 37 years at the terminal operator.
  • 'Pots and pans' protest against Prestige oil pollution
    FIVE thousand Spaniards beat pots and pans in an ear-shattering demonstration of their displeasure at the way authorities reacted to the sinking of an oil tanker that has caused widespread pollution.
  • Crew safe after 20-hour ordeal in rescue boat
    A CARGO ship from Indonesia carrying 360 metric tonnes of sawn-wood sank due to engine failure and high waves during a storm.
  • Greenpeace ship hauled away to end UK port blockade
    BRITISH port authorities hauled Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior clear of the entrance to a military port allowing a supply ship laden with tanks and helicopters to sail for the Gulf.
Air and Land Transport
  • Shuttle explosion likely to hit Boeing profits
    THE explosion of the space shuttle Columbia will present yet another challenge for Boeing Co, the largest Nasa contractor, as it struggles through an unprecedented downturn in commercial aviation that has sharply hurt its profitability.
  • US airlines want to stop ticket tax, access to oil reserves if war erupts
  • UAL Q4 loss hits US$1.4b; costs up 16%
  • EC to govts: no flying solo with US
  • MAS to lease 8 planes to meet demand

Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 31, 2003
  • Air cargo US up 3.7 per cent in 2002
    In 2002 US carriers transported 23.3 million tons of air cargo, 3.7 per cent more than in 2001.
  • China Southern Airlines eyeing cargo service to Australia
    China Southern Airlines is considering introducing dedicated freighter services between Australia and Guangzhou, following strong growth in cargo uplift in 2002.
  • Better result Airborne, but not optimistic
    Airborne today reported net earnings of $14.8 million, or $.31 per share in 2002, compared to a net loss of $19.5 million, or $.40 per share a year ago. 2002 results include after-tax, nonrecurring restructuring and impairment charges of $.08 per share and a gain on sale of securities of $.02 per share.
  • Hays in UK for sale
    UK logistics company Hays is on the look out for potential bidders for the logistics sector that was once central to its operations.
  • Lufthansa sees tough 2003
    The global aviation industry faces a difficult year in 2003 and the key to maintaining profits will be tight management of capacity, Wolfgang Mayrhuber, deputy chief executive of Deutsche Lufthansa, told a news conference.
  • Ryanair slips after buying Bizz from KLM
    Shares in Ryanair have slipped this morning following the airline's announcement that it is to buy rival low cost carrier Buzz from KLM for 23.9 million euro.
  • Net sales Geodis down in 2002
    Net sales of the Franch logitics group Geodis was down 4.1 per cent on a comparable base in 2002.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Orient Ship Agency 'A' team receives Sheth Narottam Morarjee Cricket trophy
  • CP Ships announces $ 34 m Q4 profit - Volume at 550,000 TEUs up by 17 pc
  • Seaways Shipping to continue handling Nalco containers at Paradip Port
  • D. M. Gandhi confers with M. P. Pinto
  • Greenwich Meridian Logistics (India) bags coveted ISO 9001:2000 award
  • Indonesia to buy 50,000 tonnes of Indian sugar
  • Hamriyah Free Zone chief invites Indian business to Sharjah
  • Leather trade hopes to capture 4 pc of world trade: CLE
  • Iran, FAPCCI sign MoU to boost trade
  • CSL floats vessel built for Abu Dhabi company
  • Vizag-Kakinada Chambers' plea for adequate rail wagons to ports
  • Finance Ministry may continue tax sops for EOUs/EPZs & SEZs
  • CBDT keeps close watch on tax exemption claims of exporters
  • Alkali industry seeks import duty of less than 5 pc on captive power plants
  • SRTEPC happy over SAD decision
  • 9 apparel parks to be established - Modi lays stone for Surat Park
  • Commerce Ministry comes out with list of NTBs faced by exporters
  • Natural rubber prices up, tyres likely to cost more
  • Shinde promises to wipe out Maharashtra's Rs 78,000 crore deficit
  • NDC sets four-point agenda for growth
  • Saudi official to meet CII members today
  • Risks facing exporters brought out at workshop
  • Rajashree Birla to speak at IMC on Feb. 4

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 31, 2003
  • Venezuela: PDVSA announce future cutbacks
  • Daily bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents
  • Crude markets remain docile amid little fresh news
  • Tight avails in many African ports
  • Suez's suppliers seem happy despite local market fluctuations
  • Hong Kong: Traffic ban for fireworks display
  • Rotterdam opens firm this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 31, 2003
  • Schenker's Portugal airfreight unit voted best Cargo Agent
  • Planned capital spending in 2003 at Norforlk Southern Railway
  • Foreign trains running on French railways?
  • Exel extends its relationship with Carrefour
  • DHL will acquire 5% stake in Sinotrans

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 31, 2003
  • Increased loss for B&N
  • Sweden support maritime surveillance in Russia
  • Massive job for UK yards

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 31, 2003
  • ACBL files for Chapter 11
    Continues normal business operations.
  • IACS publishes Prestige audit report
    IACS has now completed its ad hoc audit of all ABS records relating to the tanker Prestige.
  • FGH offshore division sale completed
    Friede Goldman Halter, Inc. says it has completed the previously announced sale of substantially all of the assets of its offshore division
  • Houma delivers first of six for Candies
    De Hoop Houma, Houma, La. has just delivered the 56.47 m long by 12.8 m beam shelf supply vessel Amy Candies, the first of six for Otto Candies, LLC.
  • More RRF mobilizations
    MARAD has reactivated more Ready Reserve Fleet ships and has issued a notice reminding U.S. seafarers who volunteer for RRF duties of their reemployment rights.

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 31, 2003
  • Sea-Tac Airport parking garage again open to taller vehicles
  • Intermodal posts strong showing for weekly U.S. rail traffic numbers
  • Customs will enforce 24-hour rule beginning Sunday, February 2nd
  • NYK ordering three tankers from three different shipyards
  • TOTE temporarily closing terminal for electrical system switch-over

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Nasa launches investigation into shuttle disaster
    AVIATION experts have been called in to help investigate Saturday's space shuttle disaster in which seven astronauts died, writes Janet Porter. Wreckage from the shuttle Columbia, which exploded over Texas at a height of 200,000 ft as it returned to Earth after a 15-day space mission, is strewn across several states.
  • Owners outraged at P&I terror charge
    CONTROVERSY is sweeping shipowning circles after P&I clubs decided to charge members and clients for a higher $400m backstop cover against war and terrorism risk.
  • Harland settles GlobalSantaFe rig dispute
    HARLAND and Wolff has reached a settlement with GlobalSantaFe on its long-standing claim relating to two sophisticated drillships constructed for the US drilling contractor, writes Tony Gray.
  • Greece reinforces faith in IMO role
    A powerful endorsement of the International Maritime Organisation as the appropriate organisation for maritime safety measures has been given by the Greek Minister of Mercantile Marine Yiorgios Anomeritis.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 31, 2003
  • Engine majors seek lower emissions
  • PDV officers vindicated but sacked
  • Infinity problems go on and on
  • Operator encourages Bengal trade
  • Cuba calls cause Costa rejection
  • NCL unmoved by crew settlement
  • US replaces 'four at the border'
  • Venezuela strike hits medical goods
  • Iran discusses $5.5Bn renewal plan
  • Sweden defies Brussels on CSI
  • B&N issues severe loss warning
  • Maersk boosts Indian box stake
  • Arab states to cut out Suez Canal
  • Livestock shipments hit record
  • Coastguard seizes smuggled rice
  • China calls for cross-Strait growth
  • Shippers celebrate Adelaide link
  • North Korean ship grounded in Japan
  • PSA stalwart Goon to retire
  • PM urged to probe Laem Chabang bid

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 31, 2003
  • Homeland Security hones reorganization
    The plan would bring the various border agencies under one section and change the name of the proposed Bureau of Border Security to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to focus on homeland inspection and investigation functions.
  • Hong Kong pushes for China bridge
    The bridge would help to ease frequent congestion in moving containers to and from the Pearl River Delta in Southern China.
  • FMC fines Sea-Land $4 million
  • Ward named Snow's successor as CSX chief executive
  • UAL loses $1.5 billion
  • CSX earnings surged in fourth quarter
  • Russian cargo plane crashes in East Timor
  • China Southern eyes freighter service to Australia
  • Bangladesh, Myanmar launch direct shipping links
  • Martinair names director of North American cargo sales
  • Ship terror attacks increase
  • Singapore Airlines sets China-U.S. cargo flights

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 31, 2003
  • Docenave defection from Suape sparks exodus fears
    Brazil's troubled port of Suape has denied that the defection of Docenave to a neighbouring port heralds the beginning of an 'exodus' by customers.
  • Poor infrastructure keeps cargo shy of India, Iran, Russia corridor
  • Maersk and Concor form north Indian intermodal venture
  • Europe/ANZ: conference rates rise as MSC revamps string
  • K Line, Gemartrans reshuffle offers Japan/Vietnam direct
  • Bonner issues final warning to comply with 24-hour rule
  • Maruba hopes for healthier Argentine trade and flag

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 31, 2003
  • IACS publishes ABS Prestige audit report
    Class grouping recommends but shies away from ordering survey changes.
  • ACL files for bankruptcy
    Top American inland waterway operator seeks Chapter XI reorganisation.
  • New Zealand hunts oil spill ship
    Authorities hope tests will reveal culprit behind slick on Oreti Beach.
  • Prestige could have been saved
    Bahamas Maritime Authority says industry needs to learn single hull lessons first.
  • Euro MP blasts EU on Prestige master
    Greek MEP Emmanouil Bakopoulos says EU is being "unhelpful" and "bureaucratic."
  • Outlook gloomier at Rieber
    Norwegian offshore shipowner expects operating profit to have fallen in 2002.
  • Profits a write-off at Fred Olsen Energy
    Asset write-down slashes $114m off Norwegian shipping and yard group's operating result in fourth quarter.
  • SCI profit doubles
    But third quarter profits show fall in sales figures.
  • Srab begins search for Swahn successor
    Swedish tanker owner's boss Lars Swahn to step down after ten years in top job.
  • Singapore sees traffic throughput growth
    More tonnage passed through Singapore in 2002, but less of it called at the ports.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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