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BRIEFS
April 8, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Row over Bangladesh waiver for foreign ships takes new turn
    MAINLINE operators have warned the Bangladesh garment industry - worth an estimated US$7 billion annually - that restrictions on foreign flagged feeder vessels will have an impact on this vital industry.
  • Two Iraqi vessels may pose threat to commercial shipping
    COALITION naval forces in the Arabian Gulf are hunting for two Iraqi vessels they say may be planting mines or other explosives, posing a threat to military and commercial shipping alike.
  • Cosco Investment sees higher profit this year
    COSCO Investment Ltd, a unit of China's largest shipping company, expects 2003 profit to rise from the previous year because of a gain in freight rates and contributions from its ship-repair unit.
  • France creates new ecological zone off coast
    ALARMED by a series of oil tanker disasters, France has created a new maritime ecological zone in the Mediterranean, one that reaches up to 90 miles from its coast, to clamp down on pollution from shipping.
Air and Land Transport
  • Asia still counting tourism toll of viral outbreak
    ASIA's travel and tourism industry is suffering a bad hit as the region continues to be ravaged by Sars, the deadly pneumonia virus.
  • Draft Qantas-Air NZ ruling due this week
  • Lufthansa Cargo doesn't expect sales growth
  • easyJet sees wider H1 loss on Easter timing, fare cuts
  • AMR unions face stark choice on concessions
  • Log Book
Features
  • No govt handouts a blessing in disguise
    AAIRLINES are suffering all over, from the slump in travel brought on by the war in Iraq and now by worries about the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Row over Bangladesh waiver for foreign ships takes new turn
    MAINLINE operators have warned the Bangladesh garment industry - worth an estimated US$7 billion annually - that restrictions on foreign flagged feeder vessels will have an impact on this vital industry.
  • Two Iraqi vessels may pose threat to commercial shipping
    COALITION naval forces in the Arabian Gulf are hunting for two Iraqi vessels they say may be planting mines or other explosives, posing a threat to military and commercial shipping alike.
  • Cosco Investment sees higher profit this year
    COSCO Investment Ltd, a unit of China's largest shipping company, expects 2003 profit to rise from the previous year because of a gain in freight rates and contributions from its ship-repair unit.
  • France creates new ecological zone off coast
    ALARMED by a series of oil tanker disasters, France has created a new maritime ecological zone in the Mediterranean, one that reaches up to 90 miles from its coast, to clamp down on pollution from shipping.
Air and Land Transport
  • Asia still counting tourism toll of viral outbreak
    ASIA's travel and tourism industry is suffering a bad hit as the region continues to be ravaged by Sars, the deadly pneumonia virus.
  • Draft Qantas-Air NZ ruling due this week
  • Lufthansa Cargo doesn't expect sales growth
  • easyJet sees wider H1 loss on Easter timing, fare cuts
  • AMR unions face stark choice on concessions
  • Log Book
Features
  • No govt handouts a blessing in disguise
    AAIRLINES are suffering all over, from the slump in travel brought on by the war in Iraq and now by worries about the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Row over Bangladesh waiver for foreign ships takes new turn
    MAINLINE operators have warned the Bangladesh garment industry - worth an estimated US$7 billion annually - that restrictions on foreign flagged feeder vessels will have an impact on this vital industry.
  • Two Iraqi vessels may pose threat to commercial shipping
    COALITION naval forces in the Arabian Gulf are hunting for two Iraqi vessels they say may be planting mines or other explosives, posing a threat to military and commercial shipping alike.
  • Cosco Investment sees higher profit this year
    COSCO Investment Ltd, a unit of China's largest shipping company, expects 2003 profit to rise from the previous year because of a gain in freight rates and contributions from its ship-repair unit.
  • France creates new ecological zone off coast
    ALARMED by a series of oil tanker disasters, France has created a new maritime ecological zone in the Mediterranean, one that reaches up to 90 miles from its coast, to clamp down on pollution from shipping.
Air and Land Transport
  • Asia still counting tourism toll of viral outbreak
    ASIA's travel and tourism industry is suffering a bad hit as the region continues to be ravaged by Sars, the deadly pneumonia virus.
  • Draft Qantas-Air NZ ruling due this week
  • Lufthansa Cargo doesn't expect sales growth
  • easyJet sees wider H1 loss on Easter timing, fare cuts
  • AMR unions face stark choice on concessions
  • Log Book
Features
  • No govt handouts a blessing in disguise
    AAIRLINES are suffering all over, from the slump in travel brought on by the war in Iraq and now by worries about the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Sched Netweb site
  • Logscouncil sets deadline for submission of DTTN proposals
  • Singapore demands health declarations from cargo ships
  • Westport volume grows by 18 per cent in the first quarter
  • Columbia Coastal promotes Joseph Villa to VP operations
  • Safmarine opens representative office in Bulgaria
  • Lufthansa Cargo reports record profits in 2002
  • Martinair Cargo to lower fuel surcharge later this week
  • UPS launches Exchange Collect
  • AA Cargo offers new service in South America

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Logistics recognised as "Best Logistics Service Provider-Sea Freight" in Asia
  • MOL launches green ship
  • ECU-Line's services to Walvis Bay
  • Richard Keller named European GM by U-Freight
  • Laem Chabang tender given to P&O Ports-led group
  • FS Mackenzie launches new daily service to UK from Spain
  • P&O Nedlloyd installs Digitrace
  • Kalmar bags significant orders for application-based terminal tractors
  • Kuehne & Nagel operating profit up by 15.6 pc in 2002
  • MISC's LNG carriers on long-term charters
  • Seamaster-Seastar launching India-Europe consolidation services
  • GAC gets massive UN food aid contract - ...to handle UN chartered vessels moving aid to Iraq
  • Large fire claims cost shipping insurers $ 20 m a year
  • 6-fold rise in rubber exports
  • Exports to China will total $ 10 bn in 2 years: CII
  • Cochin Port earns Rs 14.08 cr. profit in 2002-03
  • CoPT may extend deadline for Vallarpadam bidders
  • Heavy vehicle operators' strike hits movement of cargo to/from ports
  • Forex reserves dipped by $ 97 million to $ 73,821 million
  • Move to allow import of coir fibre duty-free
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures
  • NRK Overseas (India) wins state govt's export award for readymade garments (SSI)
  • EU, Asean agree on removing trade barriers

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • OPEC proposes emergency meeting to discuss cuts
  • Crude plummets as 'victory discount' grows, recovers on OPEC
  • Post-war weakness and hedging opportunities anticipated
  • Daily bunker market from Praxis Energy Agents
  • New addition to Glander International
  • Weather worries as prices weaken in the Baltic
  • Singapore sheds more value in quiet market
  • European gasoil and IFOs follow suit as crude plummets again
  • Rotterdam market falls, suppliers keen to sell

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • New Schenker logistics facility in Malaysia opening soon
  • DB, SNCF and SBB propose relief for the Basel hub
  • Frankfurt airport offers more freighter connections
  • Commercial trade in the war region
  • Turkish Airlines has a new chairman

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • Sohmen takes control of Bergesen d.y.
  • EU tanker exclusion zones
  • GAC appointed for Iraq aid co-ordination

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • First fuel cell sub on maiden voyage
    U 31 starts sea trials
  • Coalition nabs suspected minelayer
    Suspect pilot boat "no longer a threat"
  • Sohmen Pao family set to acquire Bergesen
    Norway's largest shipping company, Bergesen d.y. ASA announced today that its two controlling shareholders, cousins Morten Bergesen and Petter Sundt, had accepted a cash offer to sell their stakes

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • Coast Guard issues information on procedure for reporting SARS
  • US lumber consumption breaks records during 2002
  • Fourth Stories of the Sea contest is scheduled for Thursday in Seattle
  • Port of Olympia commissioners eye amendments to comprehensive plan
  • Portland of Portland welcomes new car carrier on maiden voyage call

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Sohmen splashes out with bid for Bergesen
    HONG Kong shipping dynasty the Sohmen family yesterday made their much-anticipated bid to take full control of Norwegian blue-chip shipping group Bergesen with an offer worth around $1.4bn for outstanding shares.
  • Oslo views sale as bad news for Norway
    NORWAY'S shipping community was united yesterday in viewing the sale of Bergesen as bad news for the country's vital maritime cluster, writes Jerry Frank and Sam Chambers
  • Singapore and Malaysian ports start screening all arriving crews for Sars
    BOTH Singapore and Malaysian ports have started screening arriving seafarers for the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus, while the Panama Canal Authority and leading shipmanager Eurasia have also introduced emergency precautions.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • Smugglers' loopholes plugged
  • Hawaii competition to heat up
  • Mixed views on Bergesen buy-out
  • SARS: cruise lines plan for safety
  • Genoa port safety under fire
  • Jessica owner suffers another blow
  • P&O Ned switches to Cagliari
  • Corsica's Bastia to be enlarged
  • SARS: Gard issues guidelines
  • Americas strike at Strike Club
  • Repsol to extract Prestige oil
  • Lobby analyst Gambito resigns
  • SARS: Pakistan prepares
  • Cruising 'dangerously exposed'
  • MSC raises Marseilles profile
  • Szczecin cut off after collision
  • SARS: Korea to start inspections
  • Singapore steps up bunker checks
  • Gulf: Iran re-opens war zone ports
  • SARS: Singapore tightens checks
  • Gulf: Kuwait, Khor Fakkan tie knot
  • Gulf: Umm Qasr plans on hold
  • Miami arrest over fake crew letters
  • Gulf: shipyards see post-war bonanza
  • Agency subsidiary boosts CSAV
  • US firm on flag preference laws
  • Sohmen takes control of Bergesen

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • Fight goes on
    While a senior U.S. Customs official was telling traders that new security measures aren't choking the flow of trade, Canada said it would implement its own version of the 24-hour advance manifest filing rule for ocean shipments.
  • Airborne deal faces tough battle
    Deutsche Post's proposed acquisition by DHL unit will receive intense scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
  • Containership boom gathering pace on growing demand for capacity
    Charter market rallies as shipowners seek additional tonnage to handle rising exports from China and southeast Asia to Europe and the United States.
  • Continental suspends Hong Kong service
  • Malaysia's Westport off to strong start
  • Lufthansa cuts fuel surcharge
  • Bill proposes rail infrastructure funding
  • Hatsu Marine to add 7th vessel
  • American Airlines expands ExpediteFS
  • Polar Air Cargo names Italy partner
  • CaroTrans opens direct Chile service
  • Columbia Coastal Transport names ops VP
  • NYC terminal to get on-dock rail

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • PONL's Cagliari partnership seeks to consolidate GA's W.Med volumes
    P&O Nedlloyd (PONL) is hoping to consolidate the Grand Alliance's western Mediterranean transhipment operations from Gioia Tauro to Cagliari, after becoming, with Contship Italia, majority shareholder in the terminal.
  • Port security funding failures enrage frustrated Hollings
    Democratic attempts to secure US$1 billion for maritime security have failed, while Republicans have entered the fray with a supplemental appropriations bill that provides $40 million in security grants.
  • Customs promises full consultation on 24-hour rule rollout
  • Poor trade fair attendance threatens HK's H2 cargo volumes
  • S.California's February throughput falters
  • POP's sets mid-May deadline for first Mundra vessels
  • New products boost Switzerland's BLS Cargo

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • Bergesen mourned in Washington
    Intertanko delegates see passing of a Norwegian institution.
  • Sohmen-Pao talks of "romantic affair"
    Cousins tried to buyout Bergesen in January but decided to sell instead.
  • Meet the Sohmens
    TradeWinds takes a look at the World-Wide dynasty bidding for Bergesen.
  • Intertanko sees largest yearly growth
    Tanker group stresses chemical sector as Washington event begins.
  • HUBLine eyes Bangkok-Brunei link
    Malaysian boxship owner planning to tap into potential of Muara Container Terminal.
  • Leif Hoegh LNG carrier suffers engine problems
    Twenty-nine-year-old Hoegh Galleon to be towed into Spanish repair yard.
  • Haakon Petersen to take over at Bergesen
    Chairman Morten Sig Bergesen says $1.14bn price tag is "fair and reasonable."
  • NOL tanker held in Canada
    Anchor trouble blots copybook of new American Eagle Tankers VLCC at Point Tupper.
  • Sohmen makes his move on Bergesen
    Cousins Petter Sundt and Morten Sig Bergesen sell out their stock.
  • Charter costs crush IM Skaugen
    Norwegian tanker operator paid top dollar to secure scarce tonnage in first quarter.
  • Tranz Rail on the slide
    Shares plunge as New Zealand rail and ferry group fails to meet expectations in third quarter.
  • Hong Kong detentions soar
    Over sixty ships have been detained in the first quarter of 2003, a six-fold increase on last year.
  • Actinor rescue offer
    Kristian Eidesvik to buy ships to help fund $50m payout to bondholders.
  • Brighter outlook at Cosco Investment
    Singapore bulker owner expects boost from higher freight rates and new shiprepair businesses this year.
  • Allies hunt suspected Iraqi minelayer
    Coalition forces in the Persian Gulf are searching for a tug that could mine the vital waterway.
  • Oman names LNG yard finalists
    Gas carrier king Daewoo misses out as Japanese joint venture and two Korean yards make shortlist.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • Columbia Coastal names Villa VP of operations
  • Bimco produces new ore, grain charter parties
  • Canadian conferences to raise Atlantic reefer rates
  • Landrieu leads charge to put Iraqi-bound aid on U.S.-flag ships
  • NIT League surveys shippers to probe carriers' Pacific negotiations
  • Wan Hai predicts growth in revenues
  • World-Wide Shipping bids for tanker, bulk rival Bergesen
  • STB schedules rail rate hearing
  • Local rail projects left behind
  • U.S. Customs works to speed online access to rulings
  • U.S. Customs offers update on audit program
  • U.S. Customs stops capturing security on CF 28 forms
  • U.S. Customs, NVOs, carriers agree on AMS fixes
  • Otis decry proposed FDA rules for imported food
  • Advance manifest data leads U.S. Customs to seize shipments
  • Somerfield, Everest pick Exel for U.K. distribution
  • Virginia apple growers receive antitrust exemption for certain exports
  • UPS rebrands mail boxes etc.
  • Bonner affirms COAC's importance, but future role to be determined
  • U.S. Customs: trade wins in reorganization of border security agencies
  • U.S. Court of international trade won't spur customs on HMT refunds
  • U.S. Customs ready to ramp up C-TPAT validation program
  • Canada adopts 24-hour advance cargo notification rule
  • Blaze extinguished on car carrier in English channel
  • Environmental impact review begins for proposed port Pelican Port
  • PSA advises staff against traveling to SARS areas

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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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