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October 17, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Aussie watchdog probing liner group's soaring rates
    AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement's soaring freight rates on imports from North East Asia, threatening to recommend cancelling the conference's anti-trust immunity.
  • S'pore ratifies IMO's protocol against pollution
    SINGAPORE enhanced its anti-pollution commitment yesterday, acceding to the International Maritime Organisation's new chemical pollution response protocol.
  • New York ferry crashes into pier, killing at least 10
    ONE of New York's Staten Island ferryboats crashed while docking at the St George Terminal in Staten Island, killing 10 people and injuring 34 as wooden pier pilings ripped open a side of the vessel, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
  • Filipino seamen's claims cannot be heard in US
    THE families of Filipino sailors killed or injured in a boiler explosion on a cruise ship docked in Miami this spring cannot pursue their lawsuits in US courts.
Air and Land Transport
  • Qantas to start low-cost carrier to take on Virgin
    QANTAS Airways, which had its first loss in eight years in the second half, will start a low-cost carrier to compete with Richard Branson's Virgin Blue Airlines, which has grabbed 30 per cent of the domestic market in three years.
  • Non-stop air travel will boost S'pore's hub status
  • New York City in airport leasing deal
  • Swiss eyes BA merger in oneworld move
  • EU deal on bigger payouts for bumped air passengers
  • Austrian Airlines pilots, attendants on strike again
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterer's bills of lading incorporate terms of charterparty
    JUST because a charterparty was not specifically identified in a bill of lading that did not mean that the terms of the charterparty was not incorporated into the bill, a US appeals court decided last week.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Aussie watchdog probing liner group's soaring rates
    AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement's soaring freight rates on imports from North East Asia, threatening to recommend cancelling the conference's anti-trust immunity.
  • S'pore ratifies IMO's protocol against pollution
    SINGAPORE enhanced its anti-pollution commitment yesterday, acceding to the International Maritime Organisation's new chemical pollution response protocol.
  • New York ferry crashes into pier, killing at least 10
    ONE of New York's Staten Island ferryboats crashed while docking at the St George Terminal in Staten Island, killing 10 people and injuring 34 as wooden pier pilings ripped open a side of the vessel, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
  • Filipino seamen's claims cannot be heard in US
    THE families of Filipino sailors killed or injured in a boiler explosion on a cruise ship docked in Miami this spring cannot pursue their lawsuits in US courts.
Air and Land Transport
  • Qantas to start low-cost carrier to take on Virgin
    QANTAS Airways, which had its first loss in eight years in the second half, will start a low-cost carrier to compete with Richard Branson's Virgin Blue Airlines, which has grabbed 30 per cent of the domestic market in three years.
  • Non-stop air travel will boost S'pore's hub status
  • New York City in airport leasing deal
  • Swiss eyes BA merger in oneworld move
  • EU deal on bigger payouts for bumped air passengers
  • Austrian Airlines pilots, attendants on strike again
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterer's bills of lading incorporate terms of charterparty
    JUST because a charterparty was not specifically identified in a bill of lading that did not mean that the terms of the charterparty was not incorporated into the bill, a US appeals court decided last week.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Aussie watchdog probing liner group's soaring rates
    AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement's soaring freight rates on imports from North East Asia, threatening to recommend cancelling the conference's anti-trust immunity.
  • S'pore ratifies IMO's protocol against pollution
    SINGAPORE enhanced its anti-pollution commitment yesterday, acceding to the International Maritime Organisation's new chemical pollution response protocol.
  • New York ferry crashes into pier, killing at least 10
    ONE of New York's Staten Island ferryboats crashed while docking at the St George Terminal in Staten Island, killing 10 people and injuring 34 as wooden pier pilings ripped open a side of the vessel, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
  • Filipino seamen's claims cannot be heard in US
    THE families of Filipino sailors killed or injured in a boiler explosion on a cruise ship docked in Miami this spring cannot pursue their lawsuits in US courts.
Air and Land Transport
  • Qantas to start low-cost carrier to take on Virgin
    QANTAS Airways, which had its first loss in eight years in the second half, will start a low-cost carrier to compete with Richard Branson's Virgin Blue Airlines, which has grabbed 30 per cent of the domestic market in three years.
  • Non-stop air travel will boost S'pore's hub status
  • New York City in airport leasing deal
  • Swiss eyes BA merger in oneworld move
  • EU deal on bigger payouts for bumped air passengers
  • Austrian Airlines pilots, attendants on strike again
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterer's bills of lading incorporate terms of charterparty
    JUST because a charterparty was not specifically identified in a bill of lading that did not mean that the terms of the charterparty was not incorporated into the bill, a US appeals court decided last week.

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping sees Europe trade surge
  • Super carrier vessel number stands at 78
  • Hong Kong and Norway sign double tax avoidance agreement
  • Pacer appoints Uremovich as vice chairman
  • MOL expands ECSA/ WCSA services
  • YICT Phase III welcomes first vessel
  • Cathay freight unchanged in September
  • China Southern expands Middle East service
  • EGSAC reappoints Martinelli and Champion
  • Continental slams BA's Heathrow slot purchases

Exim Indiaweb site
  • "K" Line, MISC, PIL commence CSI service ex-Tuticorin
  • Sinha inaugurates unique maritime science degree course at MERI
  • Maritime varsities, Ennore Port to be priorities of Sagar Mala
  • Ficci signs MoU with Austrian chamber to develop trade ties
  • 9 Indian firms to take part in Italy's machine tool fair
  • Saudi govt keen to double trade with India
  • Lanka wants FTA with India to include services, investments
  • Austrian technology for Konkan Rly's Sky Bus Metro project
  • CONCOR to offer 'promotional rates' for N. Indian exporters using CCT
  • Powerloom sector seeks early announcement of export subsidy scheme
  • Textile exporters perturbed over appreciating rupee
  • Norms for contract labour in industrial units eased
  • State formulates new SEZ Act, provides 25-year tax holiday
  • First quarter imports turn out to be highest in a decade
  • Diesel becomes 65 paise cheaper
  • Nine Customs offices planned along Indo-Bangla border
  • Govt may ease curbs on external commercial borrowings

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Gulf Coast steady ahead of market reaction to US stats
  • Vancouver quiet and steady
  • Singapore: Deputy General Manager leaves
  • Something for everyone in latest US stock data
    A quick look at the latest weekly inventory figures from the US reveals the same trend as last week, with stocks of crude rising and product inventories falling. Last week, this led to a substantial loss in crude prices on the day the reports came out, followed by a sharp rally when traders' focus shifted to lower distillate stocks and cold temperatures.
  • ARA markets little changed after recent volatility
  • Japanese bunkers losing out to domestic market again
    Barge premiums are being pushed up in Japan as barge operators concentrate on more lucrative power station deliveries.
  • Singapore: Stocks still high after surprise residual draw
    The market had expected an inventory build due to continued lack of Chinese import demand and sluggish bunker demand so far in October.
  • Singapore pushing higher after cargo gains, stocks fall
    After a week of softening fuel oil cargo values and steady or firm gas oil cargo values, the Singapore market saw a slight turnaround today. Fuel oil cargo clocked up moderate gains and gas oil rose sharply, both backed by screen deals.
  • Italy slides back after steady climb
  • Rotterdam a little firmer this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Tracy Leinbach named CFO of Ryder System
  • New ferry for West of Scotland route
  • United Airlines launches new service and axes another
  • New highways in Saudi Arabia
  • Schenker, LogServ and Hoyer to manage DSM's entire logistics chain

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Tallink names "Victoria"
  • Debt solution for Aker RGI
  • Russia criticise regional shipping regulation

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Fuel-cell powered water taxi
    The first zero-emission, hydrogen-fueled public water taxi on the San Francisco Bay is powered by a fuel cell engine from Anuvu Incorporated
  • P&I premiums set to rise
    Warning from North of England Club
  • Diamond Offshore reports third quarter loss
    Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. reported a net loss for the third quarter and announced retirement of two semis
  • Jail, vessel forfeiture for Iraq oil smugglers
    Iraq's Central Criminal Court has convicted two men of smuggling Iraqi diesel fuel out of the country on the tanker Navstar.
  • Staten island ferry service resumes
    New York's Staten Island ferry has resumed service as the NTSB starts its investigation into an accident in which 10 lives were lost.

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • US, Canada and Mexico plan marine transport pact
  • Port of Portland offering new box locating system
  • MOL expanding service to East/West South America
  • Customs and Border Protection makes nationwide hiring call
  • Rail intermodal traffic count nearly sets new weekly record

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Apax and Permira win Inmarsat race
    A TORTUOUS year-long sale process has come to an end with the sale of Inmarsat Ventures to two European private equity firms.
  • Flag states face much tighter scrutiny
    POOR performance by flag states will now come under the spotlight, thanks to an alliance of the world's biggest shipowner associations.
  • Powers relating to sensitive sea areas called into question
    CLOSER scrutiny of a legal comment given by the United Nations has led shipowner organisations to question whether proposals from five European Union states to define western European waters as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas will have any teeth.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • American Club hardens Tasman stance
    THE American P&I Club and Tasman Spirit owner Polembros Shipping said today they are "not prepared to permit their preferred [wreck removal contractor, Smit Salvage] to start work until Tsavliris' assets are released from detention"
  • Qatar, Exxon strike $12Bn gas deal
    QATAR and Exxon Mobil have signed a major deal for the supply of LNG to the US market from 2008-9
  • Ferry captain attempts suicide
    THE captain of the commuter ferry that ploughed into Staten Island's St George Terminal, fled to his home and attempted to commit suicide
  • Shipbreakers agree safer practices
    REPRESENTATIVES from the main shipbreaking countries have adopted new guidelines for safer working conditions
  • Minoan quashes HFD sale rumours
    GREEK ferry operator Minoan Lines has dismissed press reports suggesting it is to sell its 31.5% stake in the troubled ferry company Hellas Flying Dolphins
  • Japan takes more foreign seafarers
    THE Japanese government has certified 139 more foreign deck officers and engineers to work on the 33 vessels on Japan's international ship register
  • Crystal to use NCL's Fanning Island
  • Further blow for Tsavliris
  • Crew saved from cement ship
  • Cormo sheep head for Cocos Is
  • Japanese in LNG charters with Qatar
  • Singapore accedes to IMO protocol
  • ITOPF clarifies Tasman response
  • HMM and Zodiac set up joint venture
  • Koreans to hike freight rates
  • Watchdog to probe Asian liner rates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Boxships dominate new orders
    Buyers gamble that unprecedented bull run in rates will continue for the next several years.
  • Offshore sinks Stolt-Nielsen results
    But the company offered a brighter outlook for its core tanker business.
  • EU takes legal action over rail freight
    Targets nine member states for failing to introduce legislation to allow cross-border competition.
  • N.Y. in airport lease deal with Port Authority
  • Northwest swings to profit
  • Israel union threatens more strikes
  • U.S. Xpress profits double
  • Werner Enterprises revenues, net up
  • Cruise line adds shipping service
  • Air France, KLM sign off on merger
  • Matson renames intermodal unit
  • Lawsuit hurts Landstar quarter
  • U.S. limits anti-terror product liability

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Proposed US reporting rules discriminate against maritime industry
    Proposed extension of 'early-warning' cargo reporting requirements to all inbound and outbound US cargo has been criticised for not protecting maritime vessel owners' and NVOCCs' data.
  • European ports' volume growth affected by congestion, says industry
    Increased trading volumes have left European ports - particularly in the UK - struggling with landside congestion.
  • New berth opened at Yantian container terminal
  • Korean lines raise rates to South East Asia
  • HMM forms joint venture to operate five new ships
  • New members of the UIRR
  • Bremerhaven approach channel to be deepened
  • Strike hits JNPT's import container handling
  • Zim links Tampa with the world
  • Australian shipping sees foreign horizons
  • Reefer goods market prompts new St Petersburg terminal entrant
  • More Kalmar straddle carriers for Hesse-Noord Natie

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • 'Middle of a storm'
    Stolt execs insist amnesty programmes still intact.
  • Inmarsat "sold" for $1.5bn
    Satellite operator rejects higher US bid in favour of UK venture capitalists.
  • Staten Island ferry resumes amid questions
    Federal panel's probe centers on captain's condition.
  • Stolt losses pile up
    Group drops another $29.6m in third quarter.
  • Panayotides' family links questioned
    Danish press has field day with Torm shareholder chat.
  • Qatar seals huge LNG deal with ExxonMobil
    Oil major will need at least 20 ships to move product.
  • HMM ties up with Zodiac
    Ofer Group company to sign joint venture agreement with Korean owner.
  • Grieg returns to MES for third ship
    But order for open hatch bulker not a product of freight boom.
  • SCI profit inches up
    Shipping Corp of India enjoys fruits of trade boom as privatisation bid deadline looms.
  • American Club accuses Pakistan
    P&I insurer of Tasman Spirit blames obstruction for lack of progress.
  • Exmar ousted from J3 LNG group
    Japanese trio confirm third and fourth ships for RasGas.
  • MOL and Exmar "streamlining" LNG joint venture
    Nicolas Saverys explains Exmar's absence from RasGas LNG newbuildings.
  • Knightsbridge earns minimum wage
    Shareholders' meeting reconvenes 24 October to remould company.
  • Staten smash claims ten
    Ten killed and scores injured as New York ferry ploughs into pier.
  • Korean Air may offload Hanjin stake
    Airline says it may sell part of shareholding in sister company back to Hanjin Shipping.
  • Moody's turns positive on MES
    Agency upgrades Japanese shipbuilder's outlook to positive on operating improvements.
  • NCC inks Mipo chemical carriers
    Saudi owner returns to South Korean yard to exercise options for two more ships.
  • Star shares suspended
    Cruise firm halts trading on Singapore exchange pending "price sensitive" announcement.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Norasia to charter transatlantic slots from UASC
  • NYK e-commerce now covers intra-Asia
  • CMA CGM (America) to appoint Wats president
  • Logan International explores cargo screening
  • Delta third-quarter cargo revenue remains stable
  • German sales agent first to participate in GF-X booking system
  • Colography forecasts good 2004 for U.S. freight carriers
  • Uremovich fills new post at Pacer
  • WTO aim to start new negotiations
  • PD1208 APEC adopts anti-terrorism action plan on customs and transport
  • Schenker gets FCL contract for Kodak
  • Higher U.S. tariffs, quotas considered for Chinese textile imports
  • Yantian terminal opens first berth of phase 3 development

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
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%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
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
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
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.
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.
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