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February 28, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's HNN gives up Antwerp port concession
    PSA Corporation's Belgium subsidiary, Hesse Noord Natie , has relinquished one of its concessions in a controversial expansion at the Port of Antwerp to its rival, P&O Ports.
  • Tanker, vessel collide twice in Baltic Sea
    A tanker carrying 27,000 tonnes of crude oil collided with a dry cargo vessel yesterday in icy conditions in the Baltic Sea, the second such collision by the two ships this week, Finnish authorities said.
  • Projector ships ULCC of Venezuela fuel oil to Asia
    INDEPENDENT Swiss-based oil trader Projector is shipping the single largest cargo of fuel oil from Venezuela to Asia, traders said.
  • Hopes fade for 40 missing in Indon ferry incident
    A search was continuing yesterday for survivors from a ferry which sunk off North Sumatra in Indonesia, but hopes of finding anyone alive were fading three days after the tragedy.
  • ICTSI wins Polish contract
    INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc , the Philippines' largest non-state port operator, said Poland gave the company its second operation outside the South-east Asian country.
  • Saudi Arabia extends crude oil chartering spree
    SAUDI Arabia has waded into the tanker market for the second time in a month, snapping up four large tankers to ship an additional 8.5 million barrels of crude to the United States for arrival in late April, shipping brokers said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines running into fuel hedging turbulence
    SPIRALLING jet fuel prices ahead of a possible war in Iraq threaten another dent in the revenues of US and European airlines which have annual fuel hedging strategies about to unwind, industry analysts say.
  • Air NZ turns around with NZ$94m profit in H1
  • US Airways plans to join Star Alliance
  • THAI to buy 7 Boeings from UAL
  • Ryanair to ground discount carrier for a month
  • Northwest asks pilots for 20% pay cut
Admiralty Casebook
  • Registered owner at time of ship's arrest is defendant
    A PLAINTIFF that arrested a vessel to make a claim against another person had to prove that that person was the beneficial owner of the vessel only if that person was not the registered owner of the vessel at the time of the arrest.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's HNN gives up Antwerp port concession
    PSA Corporation's Belgium subsidiary, Hesse Noord Natie , has relinquished one of its concessions in a controversial expansion at the Port of Antwerp to its rival, P&O Ports.
  • Tanker, vessel collide twice in Baltic Sea
    A tanker carrying 27,000 tonnes of crude oil collided with a dry cargo vessel yesterday in icy conditions in the Baltic Sea, the second such collision by the two ships this week, Finnish authorities said.
  • Projector ships ULCC of Venezuela fuel oil to Asia
    INDEPENDENT Swiss-based oil trader Projector is shipping the single largest cargo of fuel oil from Venezuela to Asia, traders said.
  • Hopes fade for 40 missing in Indon ferry incident
    A search was continuing yesterday for survivors from a ferry which sunk off North Sumatra in Indonesia, but hopes of finding anyone alive were fading three days after the tragedy.
  • ICTSI wins Polish contract
    INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc , the Philippines' largest non-state port operator, said Poland gave the company its second operation outside the South-east Asian country.
  • Saudi Arabia extends crude oil chartering spree
    SAUDI Arabia has waded into the tanker market for the second time in a month, snapping up four large tankers to ship an additional 8.5 million barrels of crude to the United States for arrival in late April, shipping brokers said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines running into fuel hedging turbulence
    SPIRALLING jet fuel prices ahead of a possible war in Iraq threaten another dent in the revenues of US and European airlines which have annual fuel hedging strategies about to unwind, industry analysts say.
  • Air NZ turns around with NZ$94m profit in H1
  • US Airways plans to join Star Alliance
  • THAI to buy 7 Boeings from UAL
  • Ryanair to ground discount carrier for a month
  • Northwest asks pilots for 20% pay cut
Admiralty Casebook
  • Registered owner at time of ship's arrest is defendant
    A PLAINTIFF that arrested a vessel to make a claim against another person had to prove that that person was the beneficial owner of the vessel only if that person was not the registered owner of the vessel at the time of the arrest.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's HNN gives up Antwerp port concession
    PSA Corporation's Belgium subsidiary, Hesse Noord Natie , has relinquished one of its concessions in a controversial expansion at the Port of Antwerp to its rival, P&O Ports.
  • Tanker, vessel collide twice in Baltic Sea
    A tanker carrying 27,000 tonnes of crude oil collided with a dry cargo vessel yesterday in icy conditions in the Baltic Sea, the second such collision by the two ships this week, Finnish authorities said.
  • Projector ships ULCC of Venezuela fuel oil to Asia
    INDEPENDENT Swiss-based oil trader Projector is shipping the single largest cargo of fuel oil from Venezuela to Asia, traders said.
  • Hopes fade for 40 missing in Indon ferry incident
    A search was continuing yesterday for survivors from a ferry which sunk off North Sumatra in Indonesia, but hopes of finding anyone alive were fading three days after the tragedy.
  • ICTSI wins Polish contract
    INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc , the Philippines' largest non-state port operator, said Poland gave the company its second operation outside the South-east Asian country.
  • Saudi Arabia extends crude oil chartering spree
    SAUDI Arabia has waded into the tanker market for the second time in a month, snapping up four large tankers to ship an additional 8.5 million barrels of crude to the United States for arrival in late April, shipping brokers said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines running into fuel hedging turbulence
    SPIRALLING jet fuel prices ahead of a possible war in Iraq threaten another dent in the revenues of US and European airlines which have annual fuel hedging strategies about to unwind, industry analysts say.
  • Air NZ turns around with NZ$94m profit in H1
  • US Airways plans to join Star Alliance
  • THAI to buy 7 Boeings from UAL
  • Ryanair to ground discount carrier for a month
  • Northwest asks pilots for 20% pay cut
Admiralty Casebook
  • Registered owner at time of ship's arrest is defendant
    A PLAINTIFF that arrested a vessel to make a claim against another person had to prove that that person was the beneficial owner of the vessel only if that person was not the registered owner of the vessel at the time of the arrest.

Sched Netweb site
  • Famous Pacific Shipping wins one more China NVOCC licence
  • EMERA member lines set new rates, increases BAF
  • Port of Oakland hits high note at end of year
  • NOL Group reports record US$330 million loss
  • Bornstein to talk at Chemical Industry Meeting
  • Safmarine brings Samba to Africa
  • Sembawang Kimtrans opens new Singapore facility
  • Dragonair records 66 per cent growth in throughput
  • Korean Air Cargo ups flight frequency to Amsterdam
  • Cathay Pacific expands codeshare with British Airways
  • Polar to run own sales offices
  • Continental places Marzetta in airport services

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
  • American Air union disputes forecast
    An American Airlines pilot's conclusion that the carrier could be forced to file bankruptcy in May doesn't represent the position of the Allied Pilots Association, the union said.
  • CSX Announces Relocation of Corporate Headquarters
    CSX Announces Relocation of Corporate Headquarters February 25, 2003 Jacksonville, Fla. CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Jacksonville, Fla., from Richmond, Va.
  • Jury awards $2.3 million in FedEx discrimination
    A federal jury has awarded a former FedEx Corp. supervisor $2.3 million after finding that the package delivery company retaliated against her after she complained about sexual discrimination.
  • EU against air pacts and mergers
    The European Commission is pressing governments to scrap national accords that regulate the $17 billion trans-Atlantic air-travel market, seeking to spur mergers among European airlines as losses mount.
  • BA slashes services to Gulf
    British Airways announced the suspension of flights from London to Oman and said other services to the Gulf would be cut.
  • EU investigation at Vopak Barging
    Royal Vopak announced that on February 25 and 26, 2003 an investigation has been held by the European Commission at its subsidiary Vopak Barging Europe in Dordrecht, the Netherlands.
  • 3 operators in joint venture OnePort
    Hongkong International Terminals (HIT), Modern Terminals and Cosco-Hit Terminals (Hong Kong) are to establish OnePort Limited (OnePort), a project aimed at providing all port users with the swift and secure exchange of electronic information.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC orders three 8,000-TEU boxships from Hanjin Heavy Industries
  • CP Ships makes senior management appointments - Jeremy Masters replaces David Halliday
  • Vancouver handles record number of containers in 2002
  • Cast launches new website
  • Port of New Orleans handles largest boxship
  • Maersk Sealand upgrades West Africa service
  • Contship Containerlines goes 'green' with new ships
  • P&O Ports enters US West Coast market
  • Zim completes newbuilding programme
  • Cahaya Samudera Shipping awarded ISO 9001:2000 status
  • Iran to renovate shipping fleet
  • Hanjin Shipping appoints Choi as President
  • Swire Pacific's new anchor handling tug supply vessel christened m.v. Pacific Runner
  • Mormugao Port sets new coal discharge record
  • ITF to felicitate S. R. Kulkarni today
  • Mechanism to foster competition among ports, enhance productivity vital, says Economic Survey
  • Central law for SEZs on the anvil: Jaitley
  • Govt to bring EOUs, EPZs on par with SEZs for incentives
  • Leather, plastic items may be dereserved
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures
  • EBRD, Exim Bank to hold seminar on developing new business opportunities at WTC on March 4

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
  • Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents
  • ARA region: Markets still quiet but terminals congested
  • Butinge boosts exports
  • US distillate stocks slide
  • Iraqi exports steady
  • China builds stocks
  • Business as usual in Suez, Port Said still dry
  • Congestion clears in soft Istanbul
  • Rotterdam moving down this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
  • Swiss cuts have small impact on the cargo division
  • Antwerp allocates concessions for Deurganckdok container terminals
  • First cooperation agreement between China Shipping and Cosco
  • Tibbett & Britten expands business in Scotland

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
  • Stolt and Vopak in investigation
  • Norden revise profit outlook
  • Lower profits for Rederi AB Gotland

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
  • Bill to speed up double hull requirement
    Rep. Lois Capps (D.-Calif.) has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives to enact stricter oil tanker safety regulations
  • More mods for Jimmy Carter
    The Navy has ordered a further $17.4 million of modifications to USS Jimmy Carter, the sub with a Coke bottle waist
  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy to be privatized?
    Plan unveiled in Governor's budget proposals

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Sicurezza, 390 navi espulse dal Registro
  • Autostrade del mare Una realtà virtuale

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Shippers face $65 per box error penalty
    CONTAINER lines are planning to impose sizeable penalties on shippers that supply inaccurate bill of lading information.
  • Offen moves in with yet another containership order
    HAMBURG owner Claus-Peter Offen has added to his considerable newbuilding programme with another containership order that is thought to have been placed in South Korea, writes Katrin Berkenkopf in Hamburg.
  • Venezuela's most wanted...
    THE Venezuelan courts have ordered the arrest of seven former PDVSA executives, including the president of Gente de Petroleo, Juan Fernandez and Unapetrol union leader Horacio Medina.
  • General Maritime rejigs fleet ahead of Metrostar purchase
    Peter Georgiopoulos' General Maritime is selling two more elderly aframax tankers as the group finalises $450m of financing to support the acquisition of Metrostar Management's modern fleet of 19 vessels, writes Tony Gray.
  • Class societies hit back over bid to redefine role
    THE International Association of Classification Societies has responded to suggestions made at the Inter- national Maritime Organisation by Bahamas and Greece to the effect that the IMO should take over from classification societies the development of standards for ship construction.
  • Mitsui issues $17m writ over PSA order delays
    PSA Corp is facing a S$30m (US$17m) lawsuit from Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding over crane contracts from the mid-1990s.
  • Lloyd's List Focus- Maritime security under the spotlight
    LLOYD'S List has made the whole maritime security issue one of its highest priorities, and you will find below a number of the articles that tackle this crucial issue.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
  • Stolt starts independent investigation
  • ASIA-West Africa rates to rise
  • China extends shipbuilding loans
  • Equasis probes deeper
  • More Directive action by dockers
  • India pegs port capacity
  • California tables single-hull bill
  • USCG 'lead federal agency' in security
  • Hamburg Helps Hanjin
  • WA says Canberra is sinking shipping
  • S Korea names new ministers
  • CSX, Maersk in line for Cochin terminal
  • Relief agencies eye MidEast ports
  • Pollution and piracy drill ahead
  • French defence group watches HDW
  • Virgo seamen freed
  • Grounding at Brisbane
  • Jordan forms box venture for Iraq
  • AMS chief exec departs

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
  • Jakarta box hub eyes global market
    Indonesia's largest container terminal sets upgrade to become the country's first fully international-standard seaport hub.
  • Morgan resigns from rail board
    Linda J. Morgan, former chairman of the Surface Transportation Board who oversaw turbulent rail mergers, leaves April 8.
  • NOL clarifies layoff figure
    After posting a $300 million loss for 2002, Neptune Orient Lines said that it may not cut as many jobs as was earlier reported.
  • More raids in EU tanker probe
  • Port Canaveral facing millions in Shipping Act fines
  • China Shipping joins discussion agreements
  • Freight, fuel hikes for Indian sub-continent shippers
  • General Maritime gets $450M loans for tankers
  • Kalitta Air launches scheduled trans-Atlantic all-cargo service
  • Stonepath Group adds G-Log software
  • UPS' Eskew named to President's Export Council
  • Union hits Deutsche Post outsourcing plan
  • ICTSI to manage Poland box terminal

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
  • 'Vested interests' blamed for lack of HK competition
    Hong Kong's outspoken chairman of the Port and Maritime Board, Sir Gordon Wu, has slammed what he called 'vested interests' that are trying to kill competition in the region.
  • Automated manifest filing dogged by confusion
  • ICTSI wins Gdynia terminal fair and square, says regulator
  • PSA Corp faces US$17m suit over crane delays
  • Tecon Suape terminal awaits lifeline service deal
  • P&OP's Mundra terminal deal cleared
  • Controversy scuppers nominee for PANYNJ chairman
  • Canada call for Melbridge's Europe/Med/Carib string

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
  • Sale of CSX Lines completed
    US private equity group Carlyle ties up purchase of majority stake in domestic liner operator.
  • Oil majors say ok to Venezuela?
    PDVSA claims five oil majors give the all-clear to Venezuela's ports, as ChevronTexaco starts to load first cargo.
  • Torm beats forecast
    But it is tax and sale deal rather than ships that bring in the money.
  • Martin refuses to give up CSL
    Finance minister bullishly refuses to sell shipping line, despite claims of huge conflicts of interest.
  • Argosea still idle
    Tanker remains anchored although Tsakos is satisfied Iraqi cargo is legal.
  • Vela eats up tanker tonnage
    Saudi charterer continues its February spree of VLCC and ULCC fixtures with more promised.
  • Gorthon sells laid-up ro-lo
    Elderly vessel that proved too slow to trade finds a buyer.
  • Cook stabbed to death on Angelicoussis bulker
    Crew being interviewed after second mate vanishes off Brazil.
  • Silja Line cruises to better result
    Finnish ferry line boosts passengers and profit in 2002, with help from Baltic cruiseship.
  • Erck Rickmers inks Maersk and Zim deals
    ER Shipping orders more 5,018-teu boxships at Hyundai on back of long-term charters.
  • Philippines port operator gains foothold in Poland
    International Container Terminal Services wins contract at Baltic port of Gdynia.
  • Awilco offer extended
    But Gjert and Arne Wilhelmsen reject sweetening their $106m bid.
  • Jinhui posts big loss in 2002
    Hong Kong bulker group plunges into the red despite upturn in rates from September.
  • Green and Seatrade to share vessels
    Between 25 and 30 ships will be operated jointly on key reefer trades to boost efficiency.
  • MISC to home in on LNG and tankers
    Third quarter figures show 30% profit growth but boxships struggle.
  • Hyundai upbeat on prospects for 2003
    Shipbuilder sees strong start to the year as marketing team gets to grips with new structure.
  • Unithai feels the heat
    Thai bulker and boxship owner's net profit falls by more than a third in 2002.
  • Tanker and cargoship finally separated
    Russian and Estonian icebreakers in short supply as vessels struggle with Baltic ice.
  • Hyundai Mipo inks $280m tanker deals
    Swiss outfit orders ice class handymax product carriers as Interorient repeats three-ship deal.
  • Disposal costs hit General Maritime
    Poor markets plus Stavanger Prince demolition and planned ship disposals hit bottom line.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
  • FMC meets most performance goals in fiscal year 2002
  • Shippers "ready to accept" higher Pacific rates
  • Industry ponders record transpacific volumes
  • Stock market digests NOL's record $330 million loss
  • Lykes, Tmm and partners raise U.S. Gulf/Med frequency
  • Delmas raises Asia/West Africa freight rates
  • UPS chief joins presidential board
  • Winter storm hurts rail freight traffic
  • Customs broker pleads guilty to forging penalty notice
  • U.S. NVOs welcome China's less stringent security deposit requirement
  • Velant names Hess marketing director
  • Safeway picks Elogex management solution
  • U.S. soybean, oil seed exports down $2 billion in five years
  • Mercator Transport Group names Rooney partner
  • Bush administration promises more free-trade agreements
  • Coast Guard, TSA, INS transfer to homeland security department

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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