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October 13, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • EU's single-hull tanker ban 'ineffective'
    BRINGING forward the retirement of single-hull oil tankers at a regional level is confusing the international shipping industry and will be largely ineffective as long as global rules are absent, Greek maritime industry chiefs say.
  • S'pore box volumes up 6.8%
    SINGAPORE's ports enjoyed 6.8 per cent container throughput growth and 1.4 per cent total cargo growth in the first eight months of this year, figures released by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore show.
  • ITF on the prowl for abuse of seafarers in region
    THE International Transport Workers' Federation is targeting ships in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea and Thailand as part of this week's South-east and East Asian maritime week of action.
  • HK's Kwai Chung terminal cargo traffic down
    HUTCHISON Whampoa, Cosco Pacific and other port operators at Hong Kong's Kwai Chung terminal handled 6.6 per cent less cargo in September than a year earlier, because the Sars virus caused a drop in orders from Chinese factories.
  • Ship catches fire off S Africa
    A container ship en route from Singapore to Durban caught fire on Saturday after several containers on board exploded, South African state radio reported.
Air and Land Transport
  • Loss and hope expected to underline US airline earnings
    WHEN the airlines in the United States report Q3 earnings beginning this week, two themes will dominate their stories: loss and hope.
  • Manila seeks better airline access to US
  • China Airlines sacks drunk pilot
  • Concorde fully booked before grounding this month
  • Air Nippon plane, military jet in near collision
  • LOG Book
Liner Scene
  • Golden age dawning for box trades?
    NOT so long ago it was all doom and gloom in the container trades.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • EU's single-hull tanker ban 'ineffective'
    BRINGING forward the retirement of single-hull oil tankers at a regional level is confusing the international shipping industry and will be largely ineffective as long as global rules are absent, Greek maritime industry chiefs say.
  • S'pore box volumes up 6.8%
    SINGAPORE's ports enjoyed 6.8 per cent container throughput growth and 1.4 per cent total cargo growth in the first eight months of this year, figures released by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore show.
  • ITF on the prowl for abuse of seafarers in region
    THE International Transport Workers' Federation is targeting ships in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea and Thailand as part of this week's South-east and East Asian maritime week of action.
  • HK's Kwai Chung terminal cargo traffic down
    HUTCHISON Whampoa, Cosco Pacific and other port operators at Hong Kong's Kwai Chung terminal handled 6.6 per cent less cargo in September than a year earlier, because the Sars virus caused a drop in orders from Chinese factories.
  • Ship catches fire off S Africa
    A container ship en route from Singapore to Durban caught fire on Saturday after several containers on board exploded, South African state radio reported.
Air and Land Transport
  • Loss and hope expected to underline US airline earnings
    WHEN the airlines in the United States report Q3 earnings beginning this week, two themes will dominate their stories: loss and hope.
  • Manila seeks better airline access to US
  • China Airlines sacks drunk pilot
  • Concorde fully booked before grounding this month
  • Air Nippon plane, military jet in near collision
  • LOG Book
Liner Scene
  • Golden age dawning for box trades?
    NOT so long ago it was all doom and gloom in the container trades.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • EU's single-hull tanker ban 'ineffective'
    BRINGING forward the retirement of single-hull oil tankers at a regional level is confusing the international shipping industry and will be largely ineffective as long as global rules are absent, Greek maritime industry chiefs say.
  • S'pore box volumes up 6.8%
    SINGAPORE's ports enjoyed 6.8 per cent container throughput growth and 1.4 per cent total cargo growth in the first eight months of this year, figures released by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore show.
  • ITF on the prowl for abuse of seafarers in region
    THE International Transport Workers' Federation is targeting ships in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea and Thailand as part of this week's South-east and East Asian maritime week of action.
  • HK's Kwai Chung terminal cargo traffic down
    HUTCHISON Whampoa, Cosco Pacific and other port operators at Hong Kong's Kwai Chung terminal handled 6.6 per cent less cargo in September than a year earlier, because the Sars virus caused a drop in orders from Chinese factories.
  • Ship catches fire off S Africa
    A container ship en route from Singapore to Durban caught fire on Saturday after several containers on board exploded, South African state radio reported.
Air and Land Transport
  • Loss and hope expected to underline US airline earnings
    WHEN the airlines in the United States report Q3 earnings beginning this week, two themes will dominate their stories: loss and hope.
  • Manila seeks better airline access to US
  • China Airlines sacks drunk pilot
  • Concorde fully booked before grounding this month
  • Air Nippon plane, military jet in near collision
  • LOG Book
Liner Scene
  • Golden age dawning for box trades?
    NOT so long ago it was all doom and gloom in the container trades.

Sched Netweb site
  • China-Taiwan trade grows by 22pc over first seven months
  • Container traffic in Hong Kong contracts in September
  • Jiangyin adds two international services
  • Hong Kong Marine Department awarded ISO 9001 certification
  • PTP Phase 2 berths to increase capacity next year
  • Hilti chooses right tool for job with Schenker
  • Software developers embedding online tools for shipping
  • Hactl breaks weekly tonnage record in September
  • US, Vietnam reach air services agreement
  • Lufthansa cargo chief calls for strengthening security

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Lloyd Triestino launches new China-Adriatic express service with CMS-CGM
  • Zim AUX service to call at Qingdao
  • Evergreen achieves firsts for both Hong Kong flag and ABS
  • Safmarine Ghana opens its doors to business
  • ...plans S $10-bn expansion - To invest in new complex & 50 new cargo vessels
  • OTAL to start 'Angolan Shuttle' service from Oct. 30
  • Canada Maritime takes top ocean carrier award
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen renews pact with PSA
  • Cosco Pacific H1 profit rises by 5.4 pc
  • RCL, Seacon & Wan Hai join hands to launch new Far East-JNP direct service - 5 boxships to be deployed on weekly KSI with quicker transit time
  • APL commences fixed-day weekly service at VCT
  • DCI scouts for joint venture partners
  • Coast Guard to be involved in implementing ISPS code from July 2004
  • Vietnam to take part in Kolkata trade fair this year-end
  • India, Algeria to improve trade ties
  • Exports through Cochin Port up by over 5,000 t.
  • Mayur C. Contractor re-elected V-P of FIATA Board
  • CONCOR to provide extra rail link for CSI service to Tuticorin
  • Davies Turner enhances trailer services for garment trade
  • Qatar Airways' freighter services
  • RBI to announce new credit policy on Nov. 3
  • Centre likely to raise maximum support price for oilseeds, pulses
  • Iraq reconstruction project contracts worth $ 20 bn in offing, indicates Ficci official
  • Tax sops for coffee, rubber
  • India, Thailand to commence dialogue towards free trade in January 2004
  • CII sets up working groups with Thailand trade board
  • Privatisation of Mumbai, Delhi airports: 12 consultants submit expressions of interest
  • More cos registered during July
  • RBI extends period of special package for large exporters
  • Service tax collections touch Rs 2,815 cr.
  • Industrial licences to be issued directly
  • Tea delegation to Russia soon
  • Roads to link Thailand, Myanmar in offing

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2003
  • IPE trading exceeds all previous records
  • African market snapshots
  • Gibraltar: Major supplier hit by single-hull regulation
    Vemaoil, which so far this year has accounted for one third of all bunker sales in Gibraltar, has been asked by the authorities to find an alternative to its storage tanker "Wilmington", a 1983-built single-hull tanker used as floating storage inside the port.
  • Singapore: Strong August sales puts new record within reach
    Preliminary data issued today by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore showed growth in August bunker sales compared to a rather poor month in July, putting the port back on track to break its previous annual sales record.
  • PDVSA Deltaven announces resumption of Freeport supply
    Deltaven S.A., the marine fuels marketing arm of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA, today announced its return to the bunker market in Freeport, Bahamas.
  • Rotterdam firm with crude and barges

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2003
  • Kuehne & Nagel UK appoints Mark Johnson as Regional Director, SE England
  • Samskip enters the Riga market - and fills a gap to southern Norway
  • Swiss WorldCargo: A staunch supporter for Swiss
  • Transfracht improves product range at Bremen
  • Gebrüder Weiss Basel extends its services to Austria

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2003
  • Tordenskjold boss flouts court travel restrictions
  • Spain wants to broaden "Prestige" investigation
  • Transport ministers agree on new rules for maritime security

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2003
  • Lake Express ferry takes shape in Mobile
    Austal USA's largest vessel thus far
  • Kvaerner Masa-Yards licenses revolutionary welding technology
    Automatic vision-guided robotic welding system
  • EU ministers mull maritime matters
    Security, pollution on Council agenda
  • ABB electric power for Hamburg Sud box ships
    Medium voltage solution

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2003
  • Oregon senators win praise for I-5 Trade Corridor support
  • Rail intermodal numbers have up month in September
  • Portland Shipping Club needs help with shopping spree
  • US works deal with Vietnam for new air service between nations
  • Air China Cargo changing PDX flight from Sunday to Saturday

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Surprise as Rendbaek and Bertram quit Scandlines
    SCANDLINES chief executive Ole Rendbaek and chief financial officer Axel Bertram will leave the Baltic ferry operator at the end of this year.
  • European states block Brussels bid to criminalise ships that pollute
    EUROPEAN Union ministers have rejected attempts by the European Commission to introduce EU-wide criminal sanctions for polluters of the sea.
  • Insurance headaches in store over mega-boxships, warns Smit chief
    MASSIVE new containerships about to be started on shipyard building blocks could pose serious cargo headaches, surveyors have been warned.
  • Tanker owners face oil output worries
    MORE turbulent times are ahead for tanker owners as Middle East producers are forced to make room for other global crude oil output, leading to fluctuations in oil prices and export levels.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2003
  • Falling dollar worries Asian yards
    THE falling US dollar could seriously hurt Japanese and South Korean shipbuilders' earnings, industry sources warned today, as many of them have not made forward exchange contracts to hedge the remaining orders for the current financial year
  • Panama's Torrijos in bid shock
    HUGO Torrijos, former director of Panama Ports Authority, is claiming he is being victimised because he is campaign manager for his cousin's bid for the presidency
  • Sealand repair is MSC's headache
    THE enforced repair work to the containership Sealand Express at Durban has become a problem for MSC, as its Gabriella does not meet the docking plan specifications
  • HHI and CSAV talk box ships
    SOUTH Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries will build three 6,500 TEU box ships for Chilean container line Compania Sud Americana de Vapores
  • Arison slams Caribbean tax
    CARNIVAL Corporation head, Micky Arison, has criticised as "outrageous" a push by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation to impose a $20 tax per passenger on ships
  • Durban begins permanent berthing
    FOUR shipping lines have agreed with SA Port Operations to set up a pilot project to operate a berthing slot agreement at the Durban Container Terminal
  • Bidders in the wings for Appledore
  • SE Asia will fight piracy: minister
  • Las Palmas looks to Dakar
  • Daewoo orders power ahead
  • Eurolink wreck to stay in place
  • MSC might switch to Genoa
  • EU fears bring Limassol to a halt
  • EU pollution sanctions illegal
  • Dropped anchor delays ferry
  • Spanish yard to break Clem'nceau

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2003
  • Election year could slow TEA-21 bill
    Reauthorization of highway spending bill - and international trade projects - could fall victim to election year politics, a leading Democratic lawmaker says.
  • FDA grace period for food import rules
    Food importers get a four-month grace period before the Food and Drug Administration begins enforcement of new reporting rules under the Bioterrorism Act of 2002.
  • Lufthansa freight falls
    Europe's largest air-freight carrier said shipments fell in September on imbalances on key long haul routes.
  • NIT League supporting confidential contracts for NVOs
  • Rebuilding, Busan gets more bad news
  • AMB acquires cargo space at seven U.S. airports
  • Pacific Shipper unveils new design, expanded coverage
  • DHL to spend millions on India market
  • Rising rates could spur ocean shipping recovery: Report
  • Stevedore settles with FMC
  • Lines hike terminal charges at Pakistan port
  • CSX Corp. declares dividend
  • Maritrans refinances debt
  • Astar COO: No DHL influence here

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2003
  • Courts re-open Israeli ports, government and union re-open talks
    A court order has re-opened Israel's ports, following 10 days' strike over plans to split up the Israeli Ports Authority (IPA) into three government companies.
  • Russia Rail withdraws 'security escorting charge'
  • NVA adds three more 8,400TEU ships as Daewoo develops 15,000TEU vessel
  • Yang Ming orders 8,200TEU ships
  • Tranz Rail and Tauranga in new box joint venture
  • PTP on schedule to complete Phase 2 of development in early 2004
  • PSA volumes show significant increases
  • Private traction to operate new Duisport shuttle
  • European lines compete in Brazilian terminal tender

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2003
  • St James settles in Mississippi tug row
    But 11 other terminal operators continue to fight owners' claims.
  • The Panama connection
    Eighth US port signs co-operation deal with Panama Canal.
  • Officials set to rule on Southern Chartering
    Green light on acquisition by Metall Und Rohstoff expected next week.
  • Yang Ming orders in Korea
    Hyundai picks up $317m order for four 8,200 teu containerships.
  • Israel port strike ends
    Union reaches agreement with government over plan to stimulate competition between ports.
  • Shell LNG ship survives typhoon unscathed
    Korean shipyard Daewoo names first of storm-hit gas carrier newbuildings.
  • Siem denies Restis bid for Star
    Norwegian investor says he has received no offer for reefer company from Greek group.
  • Italians snap up Minoan ferry
    Greek owner reduces debt further by offloading high-speed ship to Caronte.
  • Daewoo inks NVA and AP Moller deals
    Korean yard hauls in another $326m of new business with big boxship and car carrier orders.
  • Union fury at "ports of convenience"
    Dockers outraged over admission new EU port law will create unfair competition.
  • Toll moves goalposts in Tranz Rail takeover
    Australian group extends offer deadline for New Zealand rail and ferry operator.
  • Aussies to review live export trade
    Cormo Express fiasco prompts government to launch enquiry into livestock export industry.
  • USCG detains eleven
    Port state control inspection hauls in the likes of Chipolbrok, Van Ommeren Clipper and Nomadic.
  • Maritrans inks new financing deal
    US tanker and tug-barge operator takes advantage of low interest rates to restructure existing debt.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2003
  • Simatech expands to Southeast Asia
  • Gold Star, Star Feeders join forces in Far East/India link
  • OOCL to take four 5,900-TEU ships on charter
  • U.S. Maritime Administration, State Department continue work on U.S./China agreement
  • MITAGS to teach U.S. Coast Guard gas carrier course
  • EU to act against subsidized airlines from third countries
  • U.S., Vietnam establish direct air links
  • GST Corp. acquires Vexure
  • FMC probes Deans International Shipping for illegal NVO activity
  • U.S. imports of goods fell in August
  • CSX adopts ESC web system for inbound vehicle distribution
  • FDA outlines two new regulations for food import safety
  • U.S. Chamber urges inclusion of Dominican Republic FTA with CAFTA
  • U.S./Canada wheat dispute goes before NAFTA panel review
  • Harman awards Kuehne & Nagel European distribution contract
  • USDA considers mango promotion board
  • Houston port authority intervenes in lawsuit against Bayport development

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