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September 30, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • EU ban on single-hull tankers will do half the job
    A post-Prestige oil spill ban on ageing single-hull oil tankers carrying heavy grades of oil by the European Union which is due to come into force in October, will not totally stamp out their transit through the economic bloc's waters as is widely believed, maritime industry sources said.
  • Terror alert raised at Mindanao ports
    PHILIPPINE port and security authorities have raised alert levels at all ports on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao because of threats to bomb ships bound for Manila.
  • South Korea ports to scrap charges for transhipments
    SOUTH Korea will suspend fees on transhipment cargo that enters the country's ports starting next month in an effort to make it more competitive against ports in Singapore, China and other countries in the region.
  • Getting Queen Mary 2 shipshape
    THE Queen Mary 2, soon to be the longest, tallest and most expensive passenger ship ever constructed , leaving Saint Nazaire port, western France, escorted by tugboats, for a three-day test run on the open sea off the coast of France.
Air and Land Transport
  • Safe to fly despite 747 cracks: safety agency
    AVIATION authorities have assured passengers it is safe to travel on Qantas planes despite two jumbo jets owned by the Australian national carrier being grounded after a crack was found in a fuselage.
  • 'Terrorist' fears delay Qantas flight
  • Aim for open skies, BA chief urges US
  • Thai premier insists Bangkok airport safe
  • Five jet fuel cargoes for Sydney due soon
  • Qantas, Patrick team up to buy maintenance unit
Features
  • Tough struggle at sea
    WOMEN seafarers - a rare but growing cohort among the world's waterborne transportation fleet - face inordinately tough working conditions, including discrimination and sexual harassment, as the maritime sector adjusts to the reality of women working alongside men, according to a new study published by the International Labour Office .

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • EU ban on single-hull tankers will do half the job
    A post-Prestige oil spill ban on ageing single-hull oil tankers carrying heavy grades of oil by the European Union which is due to come into force in October, will not totally stamp out their transit through the economic bloc's waters as is widely believed, maritime industry sources said.
  • Terror alert raised at Mindanao ports
    PHILIPPINE port and security authorities have raised alert levels at all ports on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao because of threats to bomb ships bound for Manila.
  • South Korea ports to scrap charges for transhipments
    SOUTH Korea will suspend fees on transhipment cargo that enters the country's ports starting next month in an effort to make it more competitive against ports in Singapore, China and other countries in the region.
  • Getting Queen Mary 2 shipshape
    THE Queen Mary 2, soon to be the longest, tallest and most expensive passenger ship ever constructed , leaving Saint Nazaire port, western France, escorted by tugboats, for a three-day test run on the open sea off the coast of France.
Air and Land Transport
  • Safe to fly despite 747 cracks: safety agency
    AVIATION authorities have assured passengers it is safe to travel on Qantas planes despite two jumbo jets owned by the Australian national carrier being grounded after a crack was found in a fuselage.
  • 'Terrorist' fears delay Qantas flight
  • Aim for open skies, BA chief urges US
  • Thai premier insists Bangkok airport safe
  • Five jet fuel cargoes for Sydney due soon
  • Qantas, Patrick team up to buy maintenance unit
Features
  • Tough struggle at sea
    WOMEN seafarers - a rare but growing cohort among the world's waterborne transportation fleet - face inordinately tough working conditions, including discrimination and sexual harassment, as the maritime sector adjusts to the reality of women working alongside men, according to a new study published by the International Labour Office .

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • EU ban on single-hull tankers will do half the job
    A post-Prestige oil spill ban on ageing single-hull oil tankers carrying heavy grades of oil by the European Union which is due to come into force in October, will not totally stamp out their transit through the economic bloc's waters as is widely believed, maritime industry sources said.
  • Terror alert raised at Mindanao ports
    PHILIPPINE port and security authorities have raised alert levels at all ports on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao because of threats to bomb ships bound for Manila.
  • South Korea ports to scrap charges for transhipments
    SOUTH Korea will suspend fees on transhipment cargo that enters the country's ports starting next month in an effort to make it more competitive against ports in Singapore, China and other countries in the region.
  • Getting Queen Mary 2 shipshape
    THE Queen Mary 2, soon to be the longest, tallest and most expensive passenger ship ever constructed , leaving Saint Nazaire port, western France, escorted by tugboats, for a three-day test run on the open sea off the coast of France.
Air and Land Transport
  • Safe to fly despite 747 cracks: safety agency
    AVIATION authorities have assured passengers it is safe to travel on Qantas planes despite two jumbo jets owned by the Australian national carrier being grounded after a crack was found in a fuselage.
  • 'Terrorist' fears delay Qantas flight
  • Aim for open skies, BA chief urges US
  • Thai premier insists Bangkok airport safe
  • Five jet fuel cargoes for Sydney due soon
  • Qantas, Patrick team up to buy maintenance unit
Features
  • Tough struggle at sea
    WOMEN seafarers - a rare but growing cohort among the world's waterborne transportation fleet - face inordinately tough working conditions, including discrimination and sexual harassment, as the maritime sector adjusts to the reality of women working alongside men, according to a new study published by the International Labour Office .

Sched Netweb site
  • HK's exports to EU and China up as US trade slows in August
  • Oversupply prompts PONL to halt Europe-west Africa services
  • Rail link opens new gateway for Australia's Asia trade
  • Temporary exemption granted for sailors needing US visas
  • Schenker to provide logistics support for Hamilton cycling champs
  • Revised global regulations ban dumping raw sewage at sea
  • Macau cargo throughput up 50 per cent in August
  • Air-India to add five new weekly services to US via Europe
  • Copa Airlines picks up new Boeing with VSD aid
  • Readers vote DHL as best express and mail operator

Exim Indiaweb site
  • TSA lines plan 15 pc hike in freight rates for US-bound cargo
  • APL website makes hot 100 for fourth year running
  • P&O Nedlloyd, Anadolu Logistics form joint venture in Turkey
  • Wan Hai enters direct shipping between Taiwan & China
  • China Shipping adds vessel to fleet
  • SITC upgrades service
  • ECU-Line services To Tunis
  • GE Shipping inks pact with Bharti Shipyard to build 2 tugs
  • Indian shipping sailing towards brighter horizons
  • 20,000 tonnes soyameal sold to Vietnam
  • Pak tea delegation shares a cup with Indian counterparts
  • Electronic components exports rise by 48 pc in 2002-03
  • Haryana co-op exports 1.05 m tonnes wheat, rice in 2002-03
  • Norwegian tanker denied entry at Alang
  • K.Ratna Kishore assumes charge as new Chairman of VPT
  • Capt. Vikram Sharma now GM of P&O Ports' Mumbai office
  • Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, CCL hold 5-day annual convention
  • ICD-TKD celebrates 10th anniversary amidst fanfare The Jewel in CONCOR's crown
  • ONGC to acquire 26 pc stake in Dahej SEZ
  • Debt repayment period for textile units extended by 2-3 years
  • DCI likely to go public in January 2004
  • CII to hold seminar on Jebel Ali Free Zone today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
  • Singapore inspection companies next in line for licensing?
    In its on-going efforts to prevent malpractice and corruption in Singapore's multi-billion dollar bunker industry, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) may consider licensing bunker inspection companies.
  • OPEC signals no further cuts without non-OPEC cooperation
    Are we about to see a repeat of what happened towards the end of 2001? Back then, oil prices plummeted at the prospect of a price-war between OPEC and other oil producers as they looked set to lock horns in a fight for market share.
  • Tallinn breaks from Baltic bullishness
  • Baltic markets firm with mostly good avails
  • Oil up again as market sea-saws following OPEC's cut decision
    The piece of US data once again raising its head over the weekend is the level of heating oil inventories, which are 9.5% down on this time last year.
  • Great Belt market on the rise
  • Brazilian market update
  • Rotterdam little changed this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
  • Trailstar NV becomes Hupac Intermodal NV
  • Costa and Grandi Traghetti/Gilnavi merge fleets
  • Aeroflot gets USD 60 million credit line
  • Kuwait plans "dry port" near borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia
  • BAX Global opens new Greece facility

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
  • "Sleipner" appeal starts today
  • Ferry sale to Poland generated EUR 20 million profit for Rederi AB Gotland
  • WWL lose BMW exclusivity

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
  • Odfjell CEO and VP agree to jail in price fixing plea
    Norwegian-based Odfjell Seachem AS, one of the largest parcel tanker shippers in the world, and two of its executives were charged today with participating in an international cartel to allocate customers, rig bids and fix prices on parcel tanker affreightment contracts
  • Guilty plea in oil dumping case
    "Magic pipe" could mean jail

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
  • Past Alexander & Baldwin boss, Robert J. Pfeiffer dies at 83
  • Coast Guard reports grounding of vessel near Columbia mouth
  • Washington governor names Transportation Commission members
  • Port of Portland continues environmental grant program
  • United States and Albania sign Open Skies agreement

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Odfjell bosses jailed for price-fixing
    JAIL in the US now awaits Odfjell chiefs Bjorn Sjaastad and Erik Nilsen, who have taken the rap for a global price-fixing racket that will cost the Norwegian chemical tanker giant a massive $42.5m fine.
  • Knightsbridge votes to go on
    S pecial purpose very large crude carrier company Knightsbridge Tankers has been given a new - and riskier - lease of life.
  • Capesizes are on $60,000 threshold
    CAPESIZES stand on the threshold of yet another record in this most remarkable of years for the giants of the bulk sector - the $60,000 spot mark is tantalisingly close.
  • A regal show from Queen Mary 2
    THE Queen Mary 2was given top marks by its designer and future master yesterday after returning to France's Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard after four days of sea trials off the southern coast of Brittany.
  • Møller and Skaugen link on gas trades
    TEN major players are combining forces in the gas carrier trades to form a revenue sharing pool that will specialise in smaller units operating in the shorthaul trades.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
  • Odfjell Seachem takes the rap
    ODFJELL Seachem, part of the Bergen-based chemical carrier and logistics group Odfjell, has agreed with the US Justice Department to pay a fine of $42.5M in a plea agreement announced today.
  • State department softens on visas
    SEAFARERS seeking visas to the US will receive priority, State Department officials have assured BIMCO officials
  • Dockers converge on Barcelona
    SEVERAL thousand dockers from across Southern European converged on Barcelona today to demonstrate against the EC ports directive
  • Engineer faces jail for magic pipe
    AN engineer faces up to 20 years in jail and fines of up to $250,000 after pleading guilty to obstructing a US Coast Guard investigation into the dumping of waste oil
  • Violence as dockers take to streets
    MORE than twenty dock workers have been arrested in Rotterdam today as about six thousand converged on the port in protest against the EU ports directive
  • Mangouras: the long wait goes on
    PRESTIGE captain Apostolos Mangouras said today the worst part of his bail condition is that he still has to report to a police station in Barcelona every day
  • Skaugen and Maersk team up
  • Rio insists it is ready for Cunard
  • Management buyout at SCUA
  • Industry scornful of new US tax
  • Cosco Pacific raises $300M
  • Knightsbridge Tankers to survive
  • Japanese seek liner stabilisation
  • France to crack down on polluter
  • Concern in Iraq over Cormo sheep
  • New cranes for typhoon-hit Busan

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
  • EU, U.S. to start open-skies talks
    Brussels and Washington start negotiations aimed at opening the trans-atlantic aviation market.
  • KLM-Air France deal all but done
  • Former Matson chief Pfeiffer dies at 83
  • Simpson takes IECC post
  • Odfjell tanker unit pleads guilty to price-fixing
  • No merger for waterways groups
  • Fujitsu chooses UPS for post-sales service
  • Menlo names S. America ocean manager
  • Hitachi selects Vanguard Global Services
  • Break in Vancouver foremen talks
  • Israeli firm will offer converted 747-400 freighters

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
  • Sealand Express owners declare general average
    The owners of the Sealand Express are hoping to force cargo owners to foot a share of the vessels' salvage costs.
  • Truckers Voice a programme for Canada as 'businessmen'
    The Truckers' Voice (TV) has joined other Canadian intermodal industry players, to take over driver's representation, but will measure its words carefully, even to media.
  • European dockers unite in opposition to EU's Port's Directive
  • Korea axes transhipment cargo charges
  • TAMP protects VCTPL's tariffs and competitiveness
  • Fastships' feasibility to be studied by Izar
  • Safmarine Ghana set up on the basis of former agents
  • Taiwan's Evergreen eyes bustling Chinese ports
  • Tchibo to switch from truck to train and barge at new Bremen depot
  • Congested JN Port signs deal for cranes
  • Changing current to up Indian rail transit times
  • Trailstar renamed Hupac Intermodal NV

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
  • Odfjell fined $42.5m
    Company chiefs Bjorn Sjaastad (left) and Erik Nilsen to be jailed for price fixing.
  • Stolt keeps it short
    Owner issues brief statement on Odfjell case, but is not drawn on question of immunity.
  • Skaugen and Moller step on the gas
    Norwegian and Danish owners team up on new pool play.
  • Queen Mary 2 completes sea-trials
    Mother of all cruiseships on track for January start.
  • US singles out shipping for terror
    State Department revises alert to declare maritime at risk - but gives little detail.
  • Gotland eyes options
    Swedish owner will discuss two more ferries at Guangzhou during handover of latest newbuilding next week.
  • Bangladesh breakers net ULCC
    Last 1970s-built Hellespont giant attracts high price as it heads for the beaches.
  • Turkey stands firm on Bosporus restrictions
    New coastguard chief resists Russian pressure to ease rules for shipping through vital strait.
  • General average for Sea-land Express
    Cargo owners to share cost of AP Moller containership grounding.
  • Knightsbridge to live on
    Shareholders vote to play market with VLCCs after Shell charters expire.
  • Matson's Pfeiffer dies
    Former president of Hawaiin shipowner passes away at 83.
  • Norwegian seafarer illegally dumped sludge
    Leif Hoegh engineer pleads guilty to Seattle court and says practice was more widespread.
  • Odfjell moves spark buzz
    Rumours that chemical carrier may go private as shares suspended. Watch this space!
  • T&S breezes into wind sector
    German owner's supply ship order spurred by growing offshore wind plant sector.
  • Loading caused bulker failure
    Safety board calls for hull stress monitoring after structural damage to Algowood.
  • Murmansk Shipping bulker fishes out stricken boat
    Russian owner's vessel saves Algerian fishermen whose engine fell overboard while being repaired.
  • Disposals pull Simon Group out of red
    Slimmer UK ports operator hopeful of better things without loss-making ro-ro arm Seawheel.
  • Pan United to grab livestock leviathan
    Singapore shipyard looks to recover conversion costs from financially troubled livestock exporter.
  • Safmarine moves into Ghana
    South African box line wants to offer personal touch at three new West African offices.
  • Ex-Bergesen LPG tanker in demo debacle
    Indian authorities prevent gas carrier from being beached at Alang over toxic waste concerns.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2003
  • Prison sentences, $42 million fine for Odfjell in DOJ market-fixing case
  • Safmarine establishes own offices in Ghana
  • NIT League, ocean carriers seek to stop ocean container tax proposal
  • Robert J. Pfeiffer, former chairman of A&B and Matson, dies
  • West-Afrika Linien to continue Europe/West Africa link despite P&ONL withdrawal
  • IMO rules against pollution by sewage take effect
  • Judge grants two-week delay in Astar citizenship hearing
  • Chinese airline to serve Thai capital
  • Trucking executive presses for railroad assistance
  • ABX Logistics to restructure
  • Keane to head IT for FedEx in Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • Flynn to run GeoLogistics' American region temporarily
  • Group seeks to reverse growing U.S. trade deficit
  • Schneider Logistics names Escott president
  • Viesta Corp. acquires Viewlocity
  • Port Everglades container volume up 20%

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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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