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September 22, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Recovery in liner shipping forecast to continue
    A bullish container trade and limited shipyard capacity should sustain the on-going recovery in container shipping for at least the next 12-18 months despite a surge in box ship orders, according to investment bank UBS Warburg.
  • Baltic Exchange launches 2 new benchmarks
    THE Baltic Exchange in London, the world's only self-regulated shipping exchange, introduced two benchmarks to help importers and shipowners negotiate freight rates and assess ship values.
  • Keppel Phils Marine expects better end-2003 results
    KEPPEL Philippines Marine, the Philippines' largest shipyard operator, expects improved results by the end of this year.
  • Kvaerner to build world's largest cruise ship
    AKER Kvaerner, a Norwegian shipbuilder, won an order to build the world's largest passenger ship for Royal Caribbean Cruises.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay faces mass legal action on roster changes
    HONG Kong carrier Cathay Pacific is facing legal action by disgruntled pilots who claim management has ignored a court ruling against the airline over controversial roster changes, a report said yesterday.
  • EC ruling on airport subsidy may impact low-cost carriers
  • Xiamen Air in talks to sell stake to overseas investors
  • Istanbul-Delhi flights resume
  • Continental may join SkyTeam in spring: CEO
  • Lufthansa Cargo to replace B747s with MD-11s
Features
  • Colombo seeks foreign investors to expand port
    SRI Lanka is trying to attract investors to build a new basin and 10 berths to expand its port.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp said it has taken delivery of its 16th liquefied natural gas tanker, strengthening its position as the world's largest carrier of LNG.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Recovery in liner shipping forecast to continue
    A bullish container trade and limited shipyard capacity should sustain the on-going recovery in container shipping for at least the next 12-18 months despite a surge in box ship orders, according to investment bank UBS Warburg.
  • Baltic Exchange launches 2 new benchmarks
    THE Baltic Exchange in London, the world's only self-regulated shipping exchange, introduced two benchmarks to help importers and shipowners negotiate freight rates and assess ship values.
  • Keppel Phils Marine expects better end-2003 results
    KEPPEL Philippines Marine, the Philippines' largest shipyard operator, expects improved results by the end of this year.
  • Kvaerner to build world's largest cruise ship
    AKER Kvaerner, a Norwegian shipbuilder, won an order to build the world's largest passenger ship for Royal Caribbean Cruises.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay faces mass legal action on roster changes
    HONG Kong carrier Cathay Pacific is facing legal action by disgruntled pilots who claim management has ignored a court ruling against the airline over controversial roster changes, a report said yesterday.
  • EC ruling on airport subsidy may impact low-cost carriers
  • Xiamen Air in talks to sell stake to overseas investors
  • Istanbul-Delhi flights resume
  • Continental may join SkyTeam in spring: CEO
  • Lufthansa Cargo to replace B747s with MD-11s
Features
  • Colombo seeks foreign investors to expand port
    SRI Lanka is trying to attract investors to build a new basin and 10 berths to expand its port.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp said it has taken delivery of its 16th liquefied natural gas tanker, strengthening its position as the world's largest carrier of LNG.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Recovery in liner shipping forecast to continue
    A bullish container trade and limited shipyard capacity should sustain the on-going recovery in container shipping for at least the next 12-18 months despite a surge in box ship orders, according to investment bank UBS Warburg.
  • Baltic Exchange launches 2 new benchmarks
    THE Baltic Exchange in London, the world's only self-regulated shipping exchange, introduced two benchmarks to help importers and shipowners negotiate freight rates and assess ship values.
  • Keppel Phils Marine expects better end-2003 results
    KEPPEL Philippines Marine, the Philippines' largest shipyard operator, expects improved results by the end of this year.
  • Kvaerner to build world's largest cruise ship
    AKER Kvaerner, a Norwegian shipbuilder, won an order to build the world's largest passenger ship for Royal Caribbean Cruises.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay faces mass legal action on roster changes
    HONG Kong carrier Cathay Pacific is facing legal action by disgruntled pilots who claim management has ignored a court ruling against the airline over controversial roster changes, a report said yesterday.
  • EC ruling on airport subsidy may impact low-cost carriers
  • Xiamen Air in talks to sell stake to overseas investors
  • Istanbul-Delhi flights resume
  • Continental may join SkyTeam in spring: CEO
  • Lufthansa Cargo to replace B747s with MD-11s
Features
  • Colombo seeks foreign investors to expand port
    SRI Lanka is trying to attract investors to build a new basin and 10 berths to expand its port.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp said it has taken delivery of its 16th liquefied natural gas tanker, strengthening its position as the world's largest carrier of LNG.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Recovery in liner shipping forecast to continue
    A bullish container trade and limited shipyard capacity should sustain the on-going recovery in container shipping for at least the next 12-18 months despite a surge in box ship orders, according to investment bank UBS Warburg.
  • Baltic Exchange launches 2 new benchmarks
    THE Baltic Exchange in London, the world's only self-regulated shipping exchange, introduced two benchmarks to help importers and shipowners negotiate freight rates and assess ship values.
  • Keppel Phils Marine expects better end-2003 results
    KEPPEL Philippines Marine, the Philippines' largest shipyard operator, expects improved results by the end of this year.
  • Kvaerner to build world's largest cruise ship
    AKER Kvaerner, a Norwegian shipbuilder, won an order to build the world's largest passenger ship for Royal Caribbean Cruises.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay faces mass legal action on roster changes
    HONG Kong carrier Cathay Pacific is facing legal action by disgruntled pilots who claim management has ignored a court ruling against the airline over controversial roster changes, a report said yesterday.
  • EC ruling on airport subsidy may impact low-cost carriers
  • Xiamen Air in talks to sell stake to overseas investors
  • Istanbul-Delhi flights resume
  • Continental may join SkyTeam in spring: CEO
  • Lufthansa Cargo to replace B747s with MD-11s
Features
  • Colombo seeks foreign investors to expand port
    SRI Lanka is trying to attract investors to build a new basin and 10 berths to expand its port.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp said it has taken delivery of its 16th liquefied natural gas tanker, strengthening its position as the world's largest carrier of LNG.

Sched Netweb site
  • SITC upgrades new service
  • Shihu Port opens to foreign vessels
  • China could be number one container market by 2011
  • Pacer cargo stacked against trucks
  • Asia a major factor in Panalpina's good fortune
  • Modern Terminals outsources data management functions
  • Boss chooses rate explorer for service contracts
  • Air traffic management plan in place for Athens Olympics
  • Swiss to stop Washington DC service when winter schedule begins
  • Air New Zealand receives first Airbus
  • NACCO Materials, TNT Logistics N America to sign agreement
  • Lynden Air Freight wins `Quest for Quality' award

Exim Indiaweb site
  • War risk premium for ships calling at Yemen reduced
  • CMA-CGM strikes deal to improve service
  • Rickmers sets new course with liner-style service
  • APL makes it 11-in-a row for Baxter award
  • Yang Ming orders 4 mega ships
  • MOL joins Pusan, Haiphong service
  • New reefer containers for Zim
  • Cosco vessels attain high safety standards
  • PTP's throughput up
  • MoS to set up coordinating authority for multimodal transport
  • GE Shipping enters VLCC segment
  • Central nod for apparel export city in AP
  • Passenger car exports record 70 pc growth during April-August
  • TAMP should be retained in original form, insist southern port users
  • Asian trade volumes overtake Europe in swelling Port of NY/NJ coffers
  • MoPT accredited with ISO 9001:2000 certification
  • KoPT plans JV with PSA to develop 2 dry docks
  • Tonnage tax to be implemented from April 1, 2004, asserts Minister
  • Ennore Port invites EoIs to develop multi-purpose terminal
  • Play major role in port infrastructure, Shipping Secy tells trade
  • Double-stack CONCOR trains on cards
  • DHL Danzas sees sea route to be cheaper
  • Food Ministry holding special camps for sugar units - Reimbursement of transport, freight charges on exports
  • Privatisation of airports on course - Civil Aviation Secy, Roy Paul
  • North-South corridor work to start by Dec.
  • Centre plans new sops to clear sugar buffer
  • Interest on delayed tax refunds cut to 6 pc

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2003
  • Rotterdam: Vopak jetty closures confirmed, chaos anticipated
    Confirmation came through today that the VOPAK loading installation in Rotterdam - the port's main loading station for bunker barges - will close 2 of its 3 loading jetties during the first half of next week and again during the first half of the week thereafter.
  • Californian bunker industry lobbies Governor's office
    Bunker suppliers operating in California as well as various other interest groups - notably labour unions - have been lobbying the Governor's office on behalf of SB 808. "We have sent a petition to the Governor's office, and so have other suppliers," a major player in Los Angeles told Bunkerworld.
  • Brisk trade in Gibraltar as numbers swing up
  • Singapore suppliers eye rebound after steady Friday
    Mixed sentiment seemed to rule in Singapore today, with some suppliers cautious and anticipating a firming market next week, while others competed at the same price levels as yesterday even as fuel oil cargo values rebounded lightly.
  • Hong Kong: Bunker move
  • Ecuador: Bunker move
  • Rotterdam rebounds, jetty closures next week

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2003
  • CSA appoints new management
  • Delmas and Gold Star strike up FE/West Africa partnership
  • Lufthansa Cargo to sell entire Boeing fleet
  • Orders piling up at Vossloh Locomotives
  • Swisslog is awarded contract by Finnish dairy products maker

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2003
  • Coastal Express executives charged with fraud
  • Danish Competition Authority inspects DFDS perfume sales
  • Clarksons starts Channel ro-ro service
  • RCCL orders Ultra Voyager at Masa-Yards

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2003
  • Hornbeck Offshore Services plans IPO
    Files with SEC

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2003
  • Port of Portland sees gains in number of containers moved
  • Crowley taps Todd Busch as California ship assist manager
  • APL web site awarded BtoB magazine honor
  • Panama Canal Authority orders 34 new locomotives
  • Port of Olympia schedules meetings to discuss East Bay master plan

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Kyklades orders three suezmaxes
    GREECE'S Kyklades Maritime Corp has clinched an order for three wide-bodied suezmax tankers with Japan's Universal Shipbuilding Corp.
  • Royal Caribbean in Masa-Yards giant cruise deal
    ROYAL Caribbean has come good on its pledge to build what would at present be the biggest cruiseship in the world, with a firm order for a 160,000 gt, 3,600-passenger 'Ultra-Voyager' vessel at Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Finland.
  • Goshawk banking default looms as first half losses mount
    TROUBLED Lloyd's insurer Goshawk Insurance Holdings is expected to default on its bank covenant arrangements on Friday after last week's warning of larger-than-expected first half losses.
  • Fresh optimism for prospects at German yards
    GERMANY'S crisis-ridden shipbuilding industry is seeing light at the end of the tunnel.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2003
  • Ports shut for Hurricane Isabel
    MOST ports in the US East Coast mid-Atlantic region were closed today after Hurricane Isabel battered the coastline overnight
  • Cruise start-up already in profit
    OCEANIA Cruises, the Miami-based start up cruise venture, broke even in July and made a net profit in August, chairman Joseph A Watters told Fairplay
  • Terminal plans collapse
    BOTH Maersk and CSX World Terminals have submitted technical objections instead of financial bids for Vallapardam, which Kochi port trustees believe are excuses
  • Cruisers return to Carnival
    "ROBUST demand" for cruise vacations after the main Iraq conflict has pushed up bookings and profits for the world's largest cruise operator, Carnival Corp
  • Tsavliris team attempt to leave
    THE eight-man Tsavliris salvage team will attempt to fly from Karachi airport tomorrow, even though three of them are still banned from leaving Pakistan
  • Smit seeks buyer for URS stake
    DUTCH towage and salvage giant Smit Internationale is keen to free up capital for further expansion by selling some of the shares in Belgian towage operator URS
  • APL, Bengal Tiger join forces
  • Boxship, tanker make contact
  • Costa throws lifeline to Grimaldi
  • Pakistan mulls rejected sheep offer
  • Royal Caribbean agrees Ultra order
  • Sovcomflot figures up strongly
  • Daewoo chief exec Jung stays on
  • Fireman killed in China yard fire
  • Venezuela refutes Morichal claim
  • Reinsurers block Gadani resurgence

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2003
  • Ports re-open as Isabel moves on
    Cargo operations look to resume after hurricane leaves 13 dead and millions without power along the East Coast.
  • Hong Kong tightens registry scrutiny
    In get-tough stance, Hong Kong shifts more responsibility for ship standards to class societies.
  • Panalpina net slips
    Ocean margins push profits down 1.5 percent through the first six months of the year.
  • MOL upgrades Europe-West Africa service
  • Report: Evergreen may move Korea services to China ports
  • The Journal of Commerce slates first Trans-Atlantic Maritime Conference
  • DHS to address NCBFAA meeting
  • Lufthansa comments irk Envirotainer
  • Kuehne & Nagel plans Frankfurt logistics hub
  • Zim gets new reefers
  • Korean Air Cargo in Canada alliance
  • August dog days for U.S. ports

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2003
  • Stuttering Atlantic EB volumes could see vessels transferred to lucrative Asian export trades
    Shipping lines operating in the three major east/west trades are considering transferring tonnage from the under-performing Atlantic routes to the more lucrative Pacific and Asia/Europe trades.
  • MOMAF maps out relief measures for Busan Port
    The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MOMAF) has announced relief measures following the extensive damage caused by Typhoon Maemi at Busan earlier this week.
  • ERS launches Rotterdam-Duisburg shuttle
  • China Merchants seals US$500m Qingdao logistics deal
  • Tax on Brazilian transhipments stopped by Sindamar injunction
  • Australia's north-south rail link completed
  • Canadian West Coast contract talks resume
  • Panalpina reports good first-half results, despite pressures
  • PSA expects 6% growth in Singapore volumes this year
  • Canadian intermodal traffic up strongly in H1, but H2 figures will be worse
  • Fremantle container movement study finishes this weekend

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2003
  • Banc of America cuts Carnival
    Cruise line loses "buy" tag after strong third-quarter results.
  • More angst for Ghost Fleet deal
    UK authorities join the fray with review of Able UK permit.
  • Steamy VLCC rates power on up
    But how long will market hold? "It's a poker game," one broker says.
  • Stuck in the mud
    Officials try again to refloat Croatian freighter in Gulf of Mexico.
  • Tsakos bags boxship quartet at Mipo
    Captain Panayiotis Tsakos moves on fleet renewal promise.
  • Fairbanks to head US Salvage Association
    Titan head replaces Witte to become second president of ASA.
  • RCL confirms giant cruiseship order
    Kvaerner Masa-Yards to build largest cruise vessels ever.
  • Montanari orders tanker duo
    Italian owner ups product tanker newbuilding tally to five ships.
  • Yemen war rates fall
    Security report to underwriters set to assist revival of Aden container terminal.
  • Last two LNG ships pulled off rocks
    But extent of damage to Fuwairit and Elvira Tapias still unclear.
  • P&I premiums must rise
    North of England Club chief Paul Jennings warns of above inflation level rate hikes.
  • Tanker and boxship collide
    Small chemical carrier sustains minor damage after English Channel hit.
  • Sheep shipment saga stumbles on
    Australian premier John Howard comes under pressure.
  • Close call for Silja Opera
    Steering problems cause passenger ferry to collide with several ships in St Petersburg.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2003
  • FEFC appoints Adrion chairman
  • Asia/Europe carriers to increase rates four times next year
  • Inchcape, Thoresen merge Thai agency operations
  • Society of Maritime Arbitrators issues expanded "blue book"
  • Lufthansa Cargo rolls over fleet in favor of MD-11s
  • U.S. awards $381,260 grant to Namibian Airports Co.
  • Yellow predicts strong earnings
  • Pacer transfers Los Angeles cartage unit to Pacer Stacktrain
  • Pony Express contracts with True-Way for long haul liaison
  • KCS works to revive Mexican rail deal
  • Con-Way Transportation pushes electronic bill of lading
  • FMC sets Oct. 10 comment deadline for exemption petitions
  • FMC reviews 6 OTI applications, revokes 4 licenses
  • D.F. Young names regional managers
  • NVO picks Management Dynamics software
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines upgrades IT system for logistics
  • Expeditors warns 3Q earnings could undershoot forecast
  • Carriers, government respond to Hurricane Isabel
  • Panalpina's first-half net income down 1.5%
  • TNT to handle logistics for heavy equipment maker
  • South Californian ports report stagnant inbound box traffic
  • Port of N.Y.-N.J. first-half container volume UP 14.6%
  • Panama Canal orders 34 Mitsubishi locomotives

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