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BRIEFS
July 24, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Indonesia still top hotspot for piracy
    INDONESIA once again has the dubious honour of topping the ranks in global piracy with 27 per cent of world-wide attacks - including the most violent - occurring within its waters, according to the ICC International Maritime Bureau.
  • PSA's Belgian unit wins legal tussle in expansion project
    PSA's Belgian port operations subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie faces one less challenge to its expansion ambitions after a Flemish court threw out an anti-development appeal by neighbouring Belgian villagers.
  • Greenpeace USA indicted by federal grand jury
    GREENPEACE USA has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami following an incident in April 2002 in which two of its activists boarded a container ship belonging to Neptune Orient Lines .
  • HK's new terminal faces mainland competition
    HONG Kong's Container Terminal 9, which opened on Tuesday, may struggle to attract ships as lower rates at rival terminals in southern China threaten the city's status as the world's busiest seaport, analysts and investors said.
Air and Land Transport
  • UPS Q2 profit up 13% on boost from int'l business
    UNITED Parcel Service Inc , the world's largest package-delivery company, said profit in the second quarter rose 13 per cent as currency gains boosted earnings from outside the US.
  • BA faces strikes after union talks fail to resolve dispute
  • Star hopes Air China will join alliance soon
  • KLM gets employees' nod to start job cuts
  • Asiana Air fined for violating disclosure rules
  • LOG Book
Newbuilds
  • Stena revolution continues, although rather slowly
    WHEN, a few years ago, the president of Concordia Maritime, a tanker company within Sweden's Stena Group, announced the V-Max VLCC he did so with the fervour of a revolutionary.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Indonesia still top hotspot for piracy
    INDONESIA once again has the dubious honour of topping the ranks in global piracy with 27 per cent of world-wide attacks - including the most violent - occurring within its waters, according to the ICC International Maritime Bureau.
  • PSA's Belgian unit wins legal tussle in expansion project
    PSA's Belgian port operations subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie faces one less challenge to its expansion ambitions after a Flemish court threw out an anti-development appeal by neighbouring Belgian villagers.
  • Greenpeace USA indicted by federal grand jury
    GREENPEACE USA has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami following an incident in April 2002 in which two of its activists boarded a container ship belonging to Neptune Orient Lines .
  • HK's new terminal faces mainland competition
    HONG Kong's Container Terminal 9, which opened on Tuesday, may struggle to attract ships as lower rates at rival terminals in southern China threaten the city's status as the world's busiest seaport, analysts and investors said.
Air and Land Transport
  • UPS Q2 profit up 13% on boost from int'l business
    UNITED Parcel Service Inc , the world's largest package-delivery company, said profit in the second quarter rose 13 per cent as currency gains boosted earnings from outside the US.
  • BA faces strikes after union talks fail to resolve dispute
  • Star hopes Air China will join alliance soon
  • KLM gets employees' nod to start job cuts
  • Asiana Air fined for violating disclosure rules
  • LOG Book
Newbuilds
  • Stena revolution continues, although rather slowly
    WHEN, a few years ago, the president of Concordia Maritime, a tanker company within Sweden's Stena Group, announced the V-Max VLCC he did so with the fervour of a revolutionary.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Indonesia still top hotspot for piracy
    INDONESIA once again has the dubious honour of topping the ranks in global piracy with 27 per cent of world-wide attacks - including the most violent - occurring within its waters, according to the ICC International Maritime Bureau.
  • PSA's Belgian unit wins legal tussle in expansion project
    PSA's Belgian port operations subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie faces one less challenge to its expansion ambitions after a Flemish court threw out an anti-development appeal by neighbouring Belgian villagers.
  • Greenpeace USA indicted by federal grand jury
    GREENPEACE USA has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami following an incident in April 2002 in which two of its activists boarded a container ship belonging to Neptune Orient Lines .
  • HK's new terminal faces mainland competition
    HONG Kong's Container Terminal 9, which opened on Tuesday, may struggle to attract ships as lower rates at rival terminals in southern China threaten the city's status as the world's busiest seaport, analysts and investors said.
Air and Land Transport
  • UPS Q2 profit up 13% on boost from int'l business
    UNITED Parcel Service Inc , the world's largest package-delivery company, said profit in the second quarter rose 13 per cent as currency gains boosted earnings from outside the US.
  • BA faces strikes after union talks fail to resolve dispute
  • Star hopes Air China will join alliance soon
  • KLM gets employees' nod to start job cuts
  • Asiana Air fined for violating disclosure rules
  • LOG Book
Newbuilds
  • Stena revolution continues, although rather slowly
    WHEN, a few years ago, the president of Concordia Maritime, a tanker company within Sweden's Stena Group, announced the V-Max VLCC he did so with the fervour of a revolutionary.

Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen orders 10 post-Panamax vessels from MHI
  • Canada looks to revise cargo reporting times
  • Maersk takes C-TPAT on logistics arm
  • Ningbo Fareast Shipping Agency begins operations
  • MISC finally swoops on American Eagle
  • Elite launches new expanded management system
  • White House post for Pacer man
  • US trucking fatalities take 2002 tumble
  • DHL signs deal with Tradeport and gains additional capacity
  • Bangkok to host Air Freight Asia 2004
  • US government aid helps Alaska in second quarter

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mercator Lines bags MRPL's deal to transport LNG from Iran
  • STC exports 50,000 tonnes of white sugar to Indonesia
  • Wheat exports to Iraq may resume
  • India & Angola to cooperate in pharma, healthcare & manufacturing sectors
  • Exports of iron ore up by modest 1.2 pc
  • Iran invites Gail, IOC for LNG sourcing parleys
  • Andhra govt all set to sign pact for Gangavaram port
  • MICT offers competitive rates to lure shipping lines
  • Now, a yardstick to gauge trade/export confidence from DHL
  • Concor plays stellar role by clearing backlog - Pendency of ICD import boxes at NSICT
  • CONCOR links CCT to northern hinterland
  • Rains brighten grains output, export prospects
  • Comprehensive sugar policy for all states soon
  • Some drugs exempted from price control
  • Powerloom parks to come up in four states
  • Core sector growth gains momentum
  • A tide in the affairs of the shipping sector

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 23, 2003
  • Tight avails keep East Coast high
  • Gulf Coast softens with yesterday's crude and cargo losses
  • US oil stock decline seen as neutral in consolidating market
    Weekly statistics on US stocks of crude and oil products out today look quite bullish at first glance, but were evidently not bullish enough to shake the corrective mood in the oil market straight away.
  • New Saudi posted prices, markets soft
  • Its official: EU adopts single-hull legislation ahead of IMO
    The Council of the European Union yesterday formally adopted new European-wide regulation regarding the phase-out of single-hull tankers, the Condition Assessment Scheme and a ban on the transport of heavy grades of oil in single-hull tankers. IMO's MEPC is due to meet in December to discuss similar proposals.
  • GAC: Weekly African market report
  • Istanbul: Buyers sit on fence as market drops
  • Healthy Greece slips lower
  • Egyptian prices ease along with tight gasoil avails
  • Korea stays quiet - for the time being
  • Crude moves sideways after big sell-off, eyeing US data
    Crude prices fell sharply yesterday as the sell-off got a further boost on reports that both Saddam Hussein's sons were killed in Iraq yesterday.
  • Rotterdam barges tight following big demand

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 23, 2003
  • Fewer illegal discharges in German waters
  • "Norway" out of business for a year
  • New fairway dues proposed in Sweden

Marine Logweb site
JULY 23, 2003
  • Austal demonstrates its diversity
    Vessel portfolio covers a broad spectrum

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 23, 2003
  • Giant container cranes unloaded at Port of Seattle
  • Evergreen Group orders ten 6,724TEU container vessels
  • Washington governor announces he will not run for third term
  • Kalama set to receive $20,000 Forest Service grant
  • Matson Navigation Company names Andrasick president and CEO

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Penn to succeed Buckley as Baltic chief
    THE Baltic Exchange has appointed Jeremy Penn, formerly with Reuters, as its next chief executive, to succeed Jim Buckley in the spring of 2004.
  • European single hull ban in force within weeks
    CONTROVERSIAL steps to accelerate the phasing out of single hull tankers and ban them from entering European ports will be in force by the end of next month after the European Union's Council of Ministers this week gave its definitive approval to the new regulation.
  • Poten behind new $250m LNG import plant in US
    Poten & Partners, the New York-based shipbroking and consultancy group, is behind a new $250m LNG import terminal project in the US.
  • Bahamas and Greece agree to collaborate with class on safety standards for new ships
    A NEW accord between the Bahamas and Greece and the International Association of Classification Societies appears to have defused the row which broke out last year at the International Maritime Organisation.
  • Pellicari quits Costa and may go to MSC
    COSTA Crociere senior vice-president Franco Pellicari has resigned after 48 years with the Italian cruise company.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 23, 2003
  • Dutch postpone Pelican rescue
  • Costa prepares for boom-time
  • Congestion hits food aid port
  • Van der Giessen MD hits back
  • CSL joins Pakistan trade
  • US reveals port inspection details
  • USCG defends plan acceptance
  • Iranian LNG for India
  • Baltic fixes new chief exec
  • New name for Baltic operator
  • Coalition plans Iraq Exim bank
  • Protest alert at Malta Drydocks
  • Mumbai launches insurance salvo
  • Indian tanker ban will stay
  • Chinese imports to outpace exports
  • EC investigates German road tolls
  • Mundra gets feeder service
  • Conversion furore erupts in Brazil

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 23, 2003
  • Customs issues cargo-reporting rules
    Long-awaited rules require advance electronic reporting of cargo data for all transportation modes.
  • Maher: Increased cargo not a 'given'
    The next contract between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront management in Atlantic and Gulf ports will influence the port industry's health for decades to come, terminal executive says.
  • Hong Kong forecasts 20M TEUs in '03
    Hong Kong expects the opening of a new terminal to cement its position as the world's busiest container port.
  • Raymond supports SEA-21 program
  • Hollings wants extra $300M for port security
  • Norfolk Southern earnings gain
  • Canadian Pacific Railway profits plunge
  • TSA issues new transport ID card
  • Hanjin adds new trans-Pac ship
  • Pakistani airline offers express
  • Growth for Marshall Islands register
  • Exel acquires Brazil healthcare logistics business
  • Freightquote.com adds ocean services

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 23, 2003
  • Maersk, Concor launch India's largest ICD this month
    Maersk India and Container Corporation of India (Concor) are to open a 1m TEU inland container depot (ICD), one of Asia's largest, at Dadri near New Delhi by the end of July.
  • Second typhoon halts Hong Kong container opeations
    Hong Kong's Kwai Chung port came to a standstill at 17:00hrs today as workers battened down hatches and lashed containers and loose equipment ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Imbudo.
  • New Teamsters leader to push organisation of port drivers
  • Charter rate gains accelerate again
  • US, Canada launch harmonised manifest rules for all modes
  • May deadline for first box berths at S.Korea's Kunsan port
  • Strict security surrounds re-opening of Iraqi port
  • Hanjin deploys China/America newbuild, awaits five more
  • Star Evviva fuel spill to cost US$2m
  • Wan Hai orders newbuilds for 2005
  • Zim collision vessel to be refloated tomorrow
  • Senator Murray seeks broader brush for OSC funding

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 23, 2003
  • Turks & Caicos issues first safety certificate
    Caribbean island on its way to meeting standards of Hamilton Report.
  • Salvors set to refloat Pelican 1
    Ofer containership destined for transfer to Flushing by Friday.
  • OMI profits soar
    Revenues leap as company predicts "excellent" year.
  • Stelmar profits dip
    Net result falls after loss on sale of Handymax.
  • Ex-Reuters manager takes Baltic helm
    Jeremy Penn named as chief executive of London shipping exchange.
  • Scandlines takes over Ventspils run
    Danish-German ferry owner charters ship to resume severed link between Latvia and Sweden.
  • Delays expected at Panama Canal
    Advanced booking advised as lock overhauls reduce capacity in August.
  • "Extreme negligence" in Express Samina sinking
    Greek accident investigators blame four officers for ferry tragedy that killed 80 people.
  • New feeder service for Shreyas Shipping
    Indian container line looks to capitalise on potential growth from Mundra terminal.
  • Boom time for Teekay
    Vancouver-based tanker giant rides first-half rate surge to post huge profit.
  • Dutch yard faces more job cuts
    IHC Caland's Van der Giessen-de Noord could lose workers if domestic orders do not pick up.
  • Mitsubishi confirms boxship bonanza
    Japanese yard to deliver ten giant containerships to Taiwan's Evergreen by 2007.
  • Woe continues at FOE
    Norwegian shipowner and shipyard group Fred. Olsen Energy remained in red in first six months.
  • Americans hold Kliomar
    Stelmar tanker held for a second time in a month as USCG holds nine over PSC deficiencies.
  • NOL completes AET sale to MISC
    Singapore flagship carrier formalises transfer of American Eagle Tankers to Malaysian shipowner.
  • HUBLine signs up at Jurong
    Malaysian intra-Asian operator becomes the latest to call at Singapore's other container terminal.
  • STX secures IHI Marine engine haul
    Engine builder wins a clutch of gen-set plant orders from Japanese builder for boxships and bulkers.
  • SembLog and Heung-A ink joint venture
    Logistics firm and shipowner team up to offer supply chain management in Korea.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 23, 2003
  • CMA CGM joins CSAV in new Asia/Africa/South America loop
  • Evergreen joins New World Alliance on Asia/U.S. East Coast
  • APL reports continued rise in rates
  • OECD: Global maritime security to cost $730 million a year
  • Teekay reaps profits from tanker shipping recovery
  • EC probes state financial help to ABX Logistics

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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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