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December 17, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US-Asia reefer rates to go up again
    REEFER rates from the United States to Asia will rise again in March, following a hefty hike mid-year.
  • Tanker in row clears Spain's coast
    THE 24-year old Russian-flagged single-hulled tanker at the eye of a political storm, will be treated like any other vessel calling here, Singapore authorities said yesterday as the ship cleared Spain's coast under the watchful eye of a Spanish warship.
  • PIL, Wan Hai to launch joint China-Europe service
    DEPARTING from their traditional regional focus, Singapore's Pacific International Lines and Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines have announced a joint container service from China to North Europe aimed at tapping the surging export volumes out of China.
  • Shortage of ships fuels growth at China's shipyards
    AT Guangzhou shipyards, giant yellow cranes whir and wheel over rapidly emerging shapes of new ships, plucking steel sections from the dock and lowering them into place.
Air and Land Transport
  • BA, other airlines must cover pollution costs: UK
    BRITISH Airways and other UK airlines will have to meet the costs of polluting the environment as air travel is expected to triple in the next 30 years, Transport Secretary Alastair Darling said.
  • Embraer, Avic II to develop new regional jetliners
  • Lufthansa Cargo plans cost cuts
  • Korean Air sees 680b won '04 profit
  • Govt may bail out SAA: report
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • Is there still a right of innocent passage?
    AS this column was being written, the single-hull Russian tanker Geroi Sevastopolya was nearing Spanish waters on its voyage from Latvia to Singapore with a cargo of 50,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US-Asia reefer rates to go up again
    REEFER rates from the United States to Asia will rise again in March, following a hefty hike mid-year.
  • Tanker in row clears Spain's coast
    THE 24-year old Russian-flagged single-hulled tanker at the eye of a political storm, will be treated like any other vessel calling here, Singapore authorities said yesterday as the ship cleared Spain's coast under the watchful eye of a Spanish warship.
  • PIL, Wan Hai to launch joint China-Europe service
    DEPARTING from their traditional regional focus, Singapore's Pacific International Lines and Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines have announced a joint container service from China to North Europe aimed at tapping the surging export volumes out of China.
  • Shortage of ships fuels growth at China's shipyards
    AT Guangzhou shipyards, giant yellow cranes whir and wheel over rapidly emerging shapes of new ships, plucking steel sections from the dock and lowering them into place.
Air and Land Transport
  • BA, other airlines must cover pollution costs: UK
    BRITISH Airways and other UK airlines will have to meet the costs of polluting the environment as air travel is expected to triple in the next 30 years, Transport Secretary Alastair Darling said.
  • Embraer, Avic II to develop new regional jetliners
  • Lufthansa Cargo plans cost cuts
  • Korean Air sees 680b won '04 profit
  • Govt may bail out SAA: report
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • Is there still a right of innocent passage?
    AS this column was being written, the single-hull Russian tanker Geroi Sevastopolya was nearing Spanish waters on its voyage from Latvia to Singapore with a cargo of 50,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US-Asia reefer rates to go up again
    REEFER rates from the United States to Asia will rise again in March, following a hefty hike mid-year.
  • Tanker in row clears Spain's coast
    THE 24-year old Russian-flagged single-hulled tanker at the eye of a political storm, will be treated like any other vessel calling here, Singapore authorities said yesterday as the ship cleared Spain's coast under the watchful eye of a Spanish warship.
  • PIL, Wan Hai to launch joint China-Europe service
    DEPARTING from their traditional regional focus, Singapore's Pacific International Lines and Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines have announced a joint container service from China to North Europe aimed at tapping the surging export volumes out of China.
  • Shortage of ships fuels growth at China's shipyards
    AT Guangzhou shipyards, giant yellow cranes whir and wheel over rapidly emerging shapes of new ships, plucking steel sections from the dock and lowering them into place.
Air and Land Transport
  • BA, other airlines must cover pollution costs: UK
    BRITISH Airways and other UK airlines will have to meet the costs of polluting the environment as air travel is expected to triple in the next 30 years, Transport Secretary Alastair Darling said.
  • Embraer, Avic II to develop new regional jetliners
  • Lufthansa Cargo plans cost cuts
  • Korean Air sees 680b won '04 profit
  • Govt may bail out SAA: report
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • Is there still a right of innocent passage?
    AS this column was being written, the single-hull Russian tanker Geroi Sevastopolya was nearing Spanish waters on its voyage from Latvia to Singapore with a cargo of 50,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shenzhen Port November container throughput up 40pc
  • Shekou Container Terminal takes delivery of new cranes
  • Phoenix opens office in Ningbo
  • Ro/ro service launched between Shanghai and Hakata
  • Cosco's business with Port of Boston grows five-fold in 21 months
  • US, Ghana sign customs agreement
  • Washington ports receive US$2.46m in security funding from TSA
  • Medical company grants Exel logistics contract
  • Air China Cargo formally launched
  • Fraport offices raided by state prosecutor
  • November best cargo month ever for China Southern
  • Ex-Im Bank supports sale of Boeing 777s to PIA
  • Singapore Airlines cargo load factor declines

Exim Indiaweb site
  • PIL, Wan Hai to cooperate on Far East-Europe service - New service to commence from April 2004
  • Shipping tonnage gets a boost with rising freight rates
  • UASC steers its way into Mundra
  • SCI set to take 5 pc stake in ONGC's marine joint venture
  • ... to expand fleet via joint venture Iran-O-Hind5
  • India, Pakistan to join hands to counter EU move against basmati
  • Mundra Port: A giant in the making
  • ... SEZ to be ready by early 2004
  • JNPT ready to launch long-term listed bond issue
  • Airlines to raise surcharge on fuel
  • Govt increases export prices of foodgrains
  • Forex reserves rise by nearly $ 1.5 bn
  • Divestment put off indefinitely
  • Fieo demands tax cut on export profits
  • Lecture programme on Chinese business on Dec. 22
  • Hyderabad ideal for aviation hub: Report
  • GRT Shipmanagement opens office at Jodhpur

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2003
  • US West Coast: Markets firm despite thin demand
  • Tight supply keeps distillate market supported in Panama
  • Iraq to discuss reopening of northern export pipeline
  • Crude prices slip slightly ahead of US weekly inventory data
  • Cargo movements have little impact on Fujairah numbers
  • Hong Kong nudged into life after a week of non-movement
  • Vemaoil invests in a double-hull future
    Vemaoil's fleet upgrade does not stop with the Greek company's recent acquisition of a 107,633 dwt double-hulled tanker intended for storage use in Gibraltar.
  • Double-hull Wilmington replacement arrives in Gibraltar
    The Greek company Vemaoil has taken delivery of a double-hulled tanker with the aim to replace the disputed single-hull storage vessel Wilmington. With a double-hull now ready to take over the role of the Wilmington in Gibraltar, pending inspection, Vemaoil will most likely drop the court hearing about the Wilmington's status that was due at the end of this week.
  • Congestion leaves large spread in Rotterdam

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2003
  • Toll Collect with new head of technology
  • Latvian Shipping sells tankers
  • SAS Cargo levying 15 cents fuel surcharge
  • Brenntag and Interfer are definitely going to Bain Capital
  • GAC: USD 5 million expansion of its distribution center in Dubai
  • EU/U.S. aviation authorities meet to talk regulatory frameworks
  • Early warning system recognizes driver fatigue

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2003
  • "Geroi Sevastopolya" via the Cape
  • Safety increase at sea
  • Growth of ice-classed fleet

Maritime Global Netweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2003
  • Stolt-Nielsen still working on restructuring
  • Pollution whistleblower gets US$225,000
  • Charles Taylor and RINA team up to target Italian market

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2003
  • EC approves German ship financing guarantee scheme
    Premiums will vary with risk
  • Caddell to repair Staten Island ferry
    NYC DOT announces $6 million contract


Lloyd's Listweb site
  • International Group chief Groom defends P&I club transparency
    SHIPOWNERS protection and indemnity leader Alistair Groom has rejected claims of a club culture of secrecy and jollies at exotic locations.
  • Kinnect kicks off electronic risk trading
    HISTORY was made at Lloyd's yesterday as the first electronic insurance risk was placed through its trading platform, Kinnect, writes James Brewer.
  • Stolt-Nielsen wins further reprieve on debt
    NORWEGIAN shipping and offshore group Stolt-Nielsen yesterday won further time to find a financial solution to alleviate an imminent $160m credit crunch that continues to threaten its future.
  • EU agrees '22m company neutral UK rail aid
    Brussels has approved UK state aid of around £22m ($38.58m) a year to promote the switch of intermodal containers from road to rail.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2003
  • Smit, KPT close to Tasman deal
    THERE are indications today that Karachi Port Trust is reaching an agreement with the American P&I Club, representing the owner of the tanker Tasman Spirit, regarding the wreck's removal
  • P&I transparency give no guarantees
    THE increasing financial transparency of P&I clubs is no guarantee of their future financial performance, warned North of England Club director Mike Salthouse yesterday
  • Genoa rounds on Rome over EMSA
    GENOA'S port community have blamed the government's lack of support for the city's failure to become the headquarters of the European Maritime Safety Agency
  • Box volumes strengthen Mersey Docks
    GROWING box volumes from deep-sea lines and feeder operations are underpinning Mersey Docks & Harbour Co's income, according to its trading statement
  • Operators welcome pilotage guide
    DOMESTIC operators in the Philippines have welcomed today's pilotage guidelines, which set the service standards and restrict unnecessary charges
  • Breaux to step down from Senate
    DEMOCRATIC Senator John Breaux of Louisiana, a champion of the US maritime and shipbuilding industries, announced yesterday he will not seek re-election in 2004
  • Russians leave Ventspils in the cold
  • Vietnam opens deep water port
  • Hamburg chases Rotterdam for boxes
  • Panama placates Japanese owners
  • Eurotunnel shareholders attempt coup
  • Panama buoy concession annulled
  • Stolt-Nielsen 'still talking'
  • Able UK to appeal against decision
  • Chantiers to deliver QM2 next week
  • Lisbon to host Euro safety agency

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2003
  • China weighs free port strategy
    New proposal would upgrade some hubs to full free-port status, while others will be designated export processing or technology development regions.
  • BA cargo adds Asia-Pacific, U.S. execs
    British Airways World Cargo has expanded its management teams in the Asia-Pacific and Americas regions.
  • Lufthansa boosts U.S. sales force
    Names new director of sales for the U.S. Northeast, Midwest and Canada
  • Report: FDA asks shipping companies to control unapproved drug imports
  • Arzoon names new CEO after founder resigns
  • India's largest inland box hub to open
  • MOL establishes Panama vessel ops center
  • American Marine Advisors names CEO
  • Unitpool signs World Airways
  • Mercury Air Cargo parent settles litigation
  • Famous Pacific Shipping expands in Vietnam
  • GAO: U.S. can't afford port security costs
  • Progress in U.S.-EU air talks

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2003
  • PONL suing its former terminals man
    P&O Nedlloyd (PONL) has demanded that former terminals and procurement director Pieter Bas Bredius leave his new job at Ceres Paragon because he is in breach of his contract.
  • Schroeder Government mulls temporary road toll
    Germany's transport minister Manfred Stolpe is considering a temporary truck toll on German motorways to compensate for the failure of the electronic Maut system.
  • Berlin to sell its stake in port of Duisburg
  • Norasia and partners launch round-the-world westabout service
  • Shanghai, Yantian, and Kaohsiung close to CSI implementation
  • EMERA cuts Bandar Abbas congestion charge
  • Germany's high-tech shippers targeted by Siemens/ Schenker JV
  • Freeport hits its first million
  • MOL opens Panama Vessel Operation Centre
  • Port of Marseille says box growth validates Fos 2XL project

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2003
  • AMA reloads
    NY investment bank taps Paul Leand to replace Arntzen.
  • High energy in Washington
    Global energy chiefs to talk LNG with Bush aides.
  • Risky business
    EC backs German ship-finance plan tied to project viability.
  • OSG shares buoyant on Arntzen appointment
    Tanker company trades up from 52-week high
  • National Chemical Carriers ups Mipo order
    New Saudi venture adds two more newbuildings to its tanker tally.
  • Canfornav eyes Varna order
    Bulgarian yard names Canadian bulker player as owner behind potential six-ship order.
  • Viktor Lenac stock suspended
    Authorities move following Croatian yard's bankruptcy declaration last month.
  • Congestion costs cut at Iranian port
    EMERA boxship lines snip a third off Bandar Abbas surcharge.
  • Japan detains 49 ships in November
    Bergesen, CSCL and K Line vessels fail port state checks.
  • Evergreen ups profit forecast
    Taiwanese liner giant likely to triple end-year figures in stellar year.
  • Stolt-Nielsen still talking to lenders
    Debt waivers expire, but loss-making tanker owner says it has time to sort out finances.
  • Latvian Shipping picks flag guinea pig
    Riga-based owner tests the waters by returning one tanker to Latvian register following tax changes.
  • Questions raised over Canadian icebreaker
    Continual maintenance or replacement for key 34-year old ship in coast guard fleet?
  • Nikos goes it alone
    Independent thinker Nikos Mikelis quits Intertanko and Lyras folds in search of 'unusual projects.'
  • Holland America taps gay market
    Premium US cruise line has chartered at least four ships to lesbian-themed travel firm for 2004.
  • Currency crunch forces rate raise
    Schoeller's niche liner services lift rates as Aussie dollar continues to climb against Greenback.
  • Yenisei holds steady
    Russian cargoship owner's volumes stable in first nine months.
  • GAC ties up with Malaysian player
    Dubai-based ship agency inks agreement with Kudrat Maritime Alliance to cover local ports.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2003
  • Stolt-Nielsen loses debt waivers
  • Greybox to manage box fleet for U.S. Lines' planned venture
  • Port state control body Paris MOU to issue warning letters to non-security-compliant ships
  • WTSA carriers plan to increase refrigerated cargo rates
  • Atlas tries to stave off creditors, moves toward bankruptcy
  • USTDA awards $540,015 grant for Kazakhstan air-traffic study
  • Phoenix opens office in Ningbo, China
  • International Paper appoints Matrics to provide RFID tags
  • TradeCard adds electronic customs declaration service
  • ITC recommends quotas for Chinese ductile iron waterworks fittings
  • Forgarty succeeds Grassi as CEO of CSX World Terminals
  • Port of Houston security plans are approved
  • Antwerp terminal orders 10 post-Panamax container cranes
  • Port of Portland terminal exceeds 1995 container record
  • CSX World Terminals begins operations at Yantai, China
  • State Department updates country list for longshore work

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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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