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July 17, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Treat feeder charges differently, urges RCL
    AS neighbouring ports continue to offer more competitive rates, PSA Corporation should offer an 'open and transparent' rate package that differentiates between mainline and feeder container operators, said the chairman of Regional Container Lines yesterday.
  • 2 more ship orders being considered
    WITH an eye on promising growth in the intra-Asia trade, Regional Container Lines said yesterday it is considering closing another deal for two more container ships in the coming weeks.
  • 17th century wreck found off Belgium
    BELGIAN maritime researchers said they had discovered the preserved wreck of a 17th century merchant ship off the coast of Belgium.
Air and Land Transport
  • Swiss abandons plan to set up regional unit
    SWISS International Air Lines said yesterday it will ditch plans for a separate regional unit aimed at saving 20 per cent of regional operating costs, to appease pilots' unions worried about job cuts.
  • Virgin Atlantic eyes ex-Concorde users
  • June the best month for SIA since Sars outbreak
  • Turkey air crash: crew error likely
  • BA sees Iberia as key to consolidation within Europe
  • ANA may lower fares if Narita airport cuts fees
Features
  • All set for cut-and-lift
    ONE of the biggest salvage operations ever mounted gets underway later this week, as experts use a cutting cable to slice through the wreck of the car-carrier Tricolor which went down after a collision in the English Channel in December.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Treat feeder charges differently, urges RCL
    AS neighbouring ports continue to offer more competitive rates, PSA Corporation should offer an 'open and transparent' rate package that differentiates between mainline and feeder container operators, said the chairman of Regional Container Lines yesterday.
  • 2 more ship orders being considered
    WITH an eye on promising growth in the intra-Asia trade, Regional Container Lines said yesterday it is considering closing another deal for two more container ships in the coming weeks.
  • 17th century wreck found off Belgium
    BELGIAN maritime researchers said they had discovered the preserved wreck of a 17th century merchant ship off the coast of Belgium.
Air and Land Transport
  • Swiss abandons plan to set up regional unit
    SWISS International Air Lines said yesterday it will ditch plans for a separate regional unit aimed at saving 20 per cent of regional operating costs, to appease pilots' unions worried about job cuts.
  • Virgin Atlantic eyes ex-Concorde users
  • June the best month for SIA since Sars outbreak
  • Turkey air crash: crew error likely
  • BA sees Iberia as key to consolidation within Europe
  • ANA may lower fares if Narita airport cuts fees
Features
  • All set for cut-and-lift
    ONE of the biggest salvage operations ever mounted gets underway later this week, as experts use a cutting cable to slice through the wreck of the car-carrier Tricolor which went down after a collision in the English Channel in December.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Treat feeder charges differently, urges RCL
    AS neighbouring ports continue to offer more competitive rates, PSA Corporation should offer an 'open and transparent' rate package that differentiates between mainline and feeder container operators, said the chairman of Regional Container Lines yesterday.
  • 2 more ship orders being considered
    WITH an eye on promising growth in the intra-Asia trade, Regional Container Lines said yesterday it is considering closing another deal for two more container ships in the coming weeks.
  • 17th century wreck found off Belgium
    BELGIAN maritime researchers said they had discovered the preserved wreck of a 17th century merchant ship off the coast of Belgium.
Air and Land Transport
  • Swiss abandons plan to set up regional unit
    SWISS International Air Lines said yesterday it will ditch plans for a separate regional unit aimed at saving 20 per cent of regional operating costs, to appease pilots' unions worried about job cuts.
  • Virgin Atlantic eyes ex-Concorde users
  • June the best month for SIA since Sars outbreak
  • Turkey air crash: crew error likely
  • BA sees Iberia as key to consolidation within Europe
  • ANA may lower fares if Narita airport cuts fees
Features
  • All set for cut-and-lift
    ONE of the biggest salvage operations ever mounted gets underway later this week, as experts use a cutting cable to slice through the wreck of the car-carrier Tricolor which went down after a collision in the English Channel in December.

Sched Netweb site
  • Key initiatives being introduced for HK logistics industry
  • Xerox takes GT Nexus initiative
  • CN close to UTU labour agreement
  • USF Logistics Services gets ISO nod
  • FedEx launches stock repurchase
  • GAC appoints new Philippines cargo manager
  • CMA CGM launches new Mediterranean service
  • Caution urged in approach to tanker regulations
  • Hactl sees June tonnage fall in strong second quarter
  • EasyJet dumps cargo for passengers
  • Austrian Airlines joins Cargo Portal Services

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MoS may rescind proposed ban on ageing oil tankers
  • Mercator Lines to transport MRPL crude
  • MSC all set to commence liner service from Mundra box terminal - First ship, MSC Camille arriving tomorrow
  • MSC to move Africa service from JNP to Mumbai Port
  • Kolkata Dock System starts Internet banking facility for port users
  • Box terminal will reach full capacity, earn profit in 4 years, says MICT CEO
  • JNPT reassures users of adequate action soon
  • No export wheat movement by road after July 31
  • ISO award function at CONCOR's Mulund office today
  • Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report places India on No. 2 slot
  • CII-organised debate on Cos (Amendment) Bill, 2003, today
  • Textile export policy in for revamp
  • Go all out to widen markets, Textile Minister urges exporters
  • Petronet likely to double Dahej LNG terminal's capacity
  • Jaswant announces series of tax reform measures
  • ...sees positive signals to rapid economic growth
  • DGFT seeks fresh data from exporters drawing over 15 pc DEPB rates
  • IMC engagements for next week
  • Standard Bank team from S. Africa studying Indian banking system

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 16, 2003
  • Gulf Coast rebound suppressed as markets slip back
  • Supply concerns continue to support East Coast markets
  • US crude stocks fall, products soar to normal inventory level
    Weekly US oil inventory data have delivered a big surprise to the market and have once more run sharply contrary to expectations.
  • Montreal little changed, market quiet
  • GAC: Weekly African market report
  • High and wobbly numbers not tempting buyers to Piraeus
  • Korean bunker market moves into holiday on a relaxed note
  • New Saudi posted prices, markets firm
  • Rotterdam records 10% rise in bunker sales
    Capt. Cornelius de Keijzer, Senior Policy Advisor and bunker co-ordinator for the Rotterdam Municipal Port Management (RMPM), told Bunkerworld that they belive the rise in turnover in Rotterdam was caused by favourable prices in the port and the introduction this year of two 2 so-called "mega-barges".
  • Lubmarine warning on high sulphur fuels
    Despite an imminent new world-wide sulphur cap of 4.5 per cent, and lower regional limits of 1.5 per cent or less, there are areas of the world where fuel sulphur content is climbing. Owners and engineers need to pay attention to the possible effects, says Lubmarine's technical manager.
  • Prompts still tight in Rotterdam

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 16, 2003
  • CaroTrans International opens Charlotte NC office
  • TACA: fuel surcharges unchanged
  • Lufthansa: New intercontinental destinations from Munich
  • Transfracht launches additional seaport trains
  • U-Freight relocates to new office near Chicago

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 16, 2003
  • More oil through Butinge
  • Huge oil finds in Iran
  • Charter extension for Havila

Marine Logweb site
JULY 16, 2003
  • Stakeholders celebrate start of Austal cat construction
    Key stakeholders involved in the landmark project to build a 192ft high-speed ferry for Milwaukee-based Lake Express LLC attended a recent ceremony to celebrate the start of the vessel's construction at the Austal USA
  • Thrust bearing problem forces cruise cancellation
    Celebrity Cruises is canceling its July 22 cruise on Millennium to replace a thrust-bearing unit in the ship's port propulsion system.
  • Warning on high sulfur fuels
    Despite pending sulfur caps on fuel in some regions, high sulfur fuel can crop up elsewhere, leading to headaches in selecting the correct lube oil
  • Raj leaves VTH
    Anil Raj has resigned as president and chief operating officer of VT Halter Marine.

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 16, 2003
  • Port of Seattle expects jump in cruise numbers for next year
  • DOT awards six airlines new cargo flights to Hong Kong
  • TSA filling screener ranks with part-time employees
  • CBP inspectors seize guns from vessel calling Portland
  • ChevronTexaco charters tanker from Stelmar Shipping Ltd.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • ExxonMobil in talks with Qatar over giant LNG deal
    ExxonMobil is discussing a huge liquefied natural gas project with Qatar which could result in a fleet of giant newbuildings being required to ship LNG to the US.
  • Container port computer system crashes again
    A NEW computer system serving two top UK container ports and the air courier industry has crashed for the second time in six weeks after going live.
  • Wages bombshell stuns UK owners
    UK SHIPOWNERS have expressed outrage over allegations that they are knowingly paying foreign seafarers less than their legal entitlement .
  • IMO tiptoes towards phase out compromise
    International Maritime Organisation administrations were last night reported to be feeling their way towards a compromise on controversial proposals from 15 European Union administrations looking to accelerate further the phase-out of single hull tankers, writes Hugh O'Mahony.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 16, 2003
  • Zim signs up with Kingston
  • Canal authority signs for freight
  • US seizes arms container
  • Mayor presses for import fee
  • Box traders blame NCC for THC
  • Rotterdam pumped up on bunkers
  • Box terminal plans thrown out
  • Norway tow approaches the Channel
  • Spain asks for more Prestige aid
  • Hanjin Pen resale 'breaks contract'
  • Port Klang invests in property
  • State oil co resumes domestic rivalry
  • Huff and puff at Bluff
  • Havila buy boosts Bourbon supply
  • NZ set for coastal barge service
  • Kenya to sue Al Najat agents
  • MEPC: 'sensitive area' report today
  • Sovcomflot signs $91M German loan
  • Mercator strikes major oil deal
  • Caracas deal too "fat" to swallow

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 16, 2003
  • Bonner says trade act rules due soon
    The Customs Commissioner said that proposed rules for advance electronic reporting of cargo data should be published within the next several days.
  • Trade deal could give Hong Kong edge in China logistics
    A new free-trade agreement gives Hong Kong logistics companies the right to set up wholly owned units on the mainland.
  • Judge rejects Deutsche Post counter-subpoenas
  • McBride new Lake Charles port director
  • Polar Air Cargo taps Tang
  • Air Canada resumes daily Asia service
  • CSR protests U.S. shore leave rule
  • Marad opens waterways Web site
  • Gaughan named chief maritime advisor in Iraq
  • Austrian Airlines Cargo joins Cargo Portal Services
  • China Shipping adds Qasim service
  • Maersk Logistics, TradeCard team up

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 16, 2003
  • Good Hope Express alliance split as Chileans enter partnership with French
    Chilean line CSAV has left the Good Hope Express (GHE) alliance and started operating on the Far East-South Africa-South American trade - with a new partner, CMA CGM.
  • Germany/Russia feeder JV deepens Eurogate's Baltic liaison
  • Charter rates pursue upward spiral
  • Two-year delay to Westerschelde terminal following court ruling
  • Major delays, as Hurricane Claudette hammers Texan ports
  • Investment to double Rio Grande's annual capacity
  • Industry will pay for US port security shortfall
  • NSICT fights surcharge, blames delays on ocean carriers
  • Pacific National and Australian unions manoeuvre over rail reforms
  • Battle looms over skinny Nauru trade
  • OSC contracts Boeing to secure the container supply chain

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 16, 2003
  • Frontline to vanish in Bermuda triangle?
    Legal rival seeks to 'wind down' tanker giant over $8m judgment.
  • No mess in Texas
    Houston quickly shipshape as Claudette passes.
  • Q Ship picks Hyundai
    Big aframax order from Qatar owner goes to Korean shipbuilder.
  • RCL confirms Japanese orders
    Thai feeder operation gets 2005 delivery dates for two $30m boxships at Mitsubishi.
  • Jambo bunker fuel removed
    Smit completes pumping of oil from sunken German cargoship off Scotland. Now for the cargo.
  • Croatia agrees Viktor Lenac lifeline
    Government sanctions cash injection to keep creditors of struggling yard happy.
  • Knightsbridge hangs on to cash
    Owner builds $6m reserve to trade tankers in change of dividend policy.
  • Navion extends suezmax charter
    Tsakos Energy Navigation gets maximum rate for one-year hire of Silia T.
  • Narrow loss for Baltic Shipyard
    St Petersburg shipbuilder will not pay dividend for 2002 after ending year in red.
  • Cosco hails "excellent performance"
    Chinese giant says freight volumes were two-thirds more than expected in first six months of 2003.
  • Unithai seeks privacy
    Thai bulker player will de-list shares as owner Fred Tsao offers to buy out small investors.
  • Thoresen buys third bulker in a month
    Expanding Thai owner brings fleet to 30 ships with latest second-hand deal.
  • Maersk fined for sanction busting
    Danish shipping behemoth pays the price of dealing with Cuba despite strong military ties.
  • Stelmar fixes ChevronTexaco charter
    New York-listed Greek tanker player ties up more modern tonnage on period employment.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 16, 2003
  • Last of four Europe/West Indies ships delivered to CMA CGM
  • Sinotrans requests exemption from rate notice period
  • Carriers suspend U.S./Australasia conference
  • EC allocates 9-million-euro payment after "Prestige" oil spill
  • Stelmar Shipping gets tanker contract with ChevronTexaco
  • "OOCL Montreal" makes maiden call
  • IMO begins tanker talks as EU threatens own action
  • Atlas Air names Dolan COO
  • Austrian Airlines Cargo joins Cargo Portal Services
  • Great Lakes carriers float better on western coal in June
  • FMC assesses $7.9 million penalty against Hong Kong NVO
  • Advance manifest review leads to weapons seizure in Portland, Ore.
  • Hong Kong logistics firms welcome China's opening
  • Genco Distribution System acquires Iogistics
  • WTO: Japan apple import quarantine measures unfair to U.S.
  • Customs upholds non-quota classification for dairy protein blends
  • Evans to lead oil business delegation to Russia
  • DOE funds Advent software in Snezhinsk, Russia
  • Modern Freight expands facility in Dubai
  • BAX Global names Lear, Wolfman as import directors
  • German and Russian port operators set up feeder carrier
  • Kingston port secures five-year hub deal with Zim
  • Traffic down 4% in June at main Hong Kong terminals

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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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