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November 2, 2004
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US retailers unlikely to accept further rise in freight rates
    EFFORTS by container lines to push transpacific freight rates higher next year will be hindered by the continuing US West Coast port congestion, say analysts, who warn that major US retailers are unlikely to 'roll-over' and accept further rate hikes.
  • Narrowing demand- supply gap may rule out rate hikes
    A rapidly narrowing gap between demand and supply growth next year, along with global leading economic indicators pointing to a slow-down, will mean limited opportunities for further rate hikes, according to analysts.
  • Tanker rates seen stable ahead of Dec cargoes
    OIL tanker freight rates from the Persian Gulf may change little this week as bookings slow after refiners matched November cargoes with transport and await their December programme, which is due in coming days.
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen's 9-mth profit doubles
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    TURKEY's Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits reopened to tanker traffic at midday yesterday after heavy fog forced their closure overnight, maritime officials said.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US retailers unlikely to accept further rise in freight rates
    EFFORTS by container lines to push transpacific freight rates higher next year will be hindered by the continuing US West Coast port congestion, say analysts, who warn that major US retailers are unlikely to 'roll-over' and accept further rate hikes.
  • Narrowing demand- supply gap may rule out rate hikes
    A rapidly narrowing gap between demand and supply growth next year, along with global leading economic indicators pointing to a slow-down, will mean limited opportunities for further rate hikes, according to analysts.
  • Tanker rates seen stable ahead of Dec cargoes
    OIL tanker freight rates from the Persian Gulf may change little this week as bookings slow after refiners matched November cargoes with transport and await their December programme, which is due in coming days.
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen's 9-mth profit doubles
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    TURKEY's Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits reopened to tanker traffic at midday yesterday after heavy fog forced their closure overnight, maritime officials said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cepa II agreement signed by China, HK officials
  • China container forum to be held in December in Beijing
  • Coscon changes US service due to Long Beach snarl-up
  • Largest container crane to be found in Shanghai
  • Tianjin port September trade increases 46 per cent
  • RR Donnelley sells shipping business
  • Shenzhen shoe exports to Spain decrease in September
  • Shenzhen launches new customs clearance system
  • Shenzhen Airlines to start international flights
  • Russian airline begins Moscow-Singapore service
  • QantasLink to replace older planes with 717s
  • United launches daily Chicago-Shanghai service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC to offer new service between Far East and West Coast of South America
  • Hapag-Lloyd offers EEX service connecting UK & Turkey
  • CMA-CGM launches new intra-Asia service
  • Hanjin Shipping amends services
  • Change of management in Hamburg Süd's Area Med
  • Thai charity benefits from Famous Pacific commitment
  • Shanghai sets new box record in Sept.
  • New director for NY/NJ Port Authority named
  • Hanjin Shipping to expand Portland operation
  • Yang Ming, KPA pact
  • China Shipping's Q3 profit swells
  • Le Havre inks pact with Riga
  • Norasia & Hapag-Lloyd join hands to launch ABS service
  • SCI posts handsome 162 pc rise in net profit for Q2
  • Shipping Ministry plans open register to attract more tonnage
  • Cashew exports notch up robust growth
  • Rationalise taxes and trade policies to boost liquid bulk cargoes at Mumbai Port, pleads AILBIEA
  • Power-packed event on Port Handling Systems
  • Forex reserves up by $ 332 million to $ 1,19,636 million
  • Prepare sound case for retention of DEPB scheme, Fieo chief tells exporters
  • EEPC hails RBI decision on one-year period for realising export proceeds
  • Plan panel proposes independent authority for road sector
  • RBI move will spur growth: IMC
  • CII team meets its counterparts in Shanghai

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2004
  • Japan: Major supplier resumes domestic bunker sales
    International sales still off the menu due to limited stocks of bunker fuels.
  • Chimbusco on track for record international sales
    Chimbusco's international bunker sales reached record high during the first nine months of 2004, but domestic sales volumes remain much higher.
  • Short term tightness returns to Suez
    Demand once again outstripping supply in Egyptian market
  • Long-serving employee returns to O.W. Bunker
  • Rotterdam seen firming with congestion persisting
  • Vopak's new Rotterdam fuel oil jetty begins operations
    New dedicated fuel oil jetty operational this weekend as Vopak responds to Rotterdam's growing market for bunkering, export and transshipment of fuel oil.
  • Singapore's Asian oil hub status safe "for next five years"
    Despite attempts by rivals such as China and Thailand to set up oil trading hubs of their own, industry experts say Singapore will retain its status for at least five years.
  • BP awarded Indonesian oil products retail licence
    BP becomes the latest company to be granted an Indonesian oil products retail licence.
  • Singapore: September bunker sales break 2 million mt
    Singapore sees another record breaking month as September bunker sales hit two million metric tonnes.

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2004
  • Renzeberger selects PeopleNet
  • Tanger-Mediterranean free zones sign agreement
  • Natural opens new branch in Italy
  • Vidale expands in Romania and Italy
  • SAS signs space agreement with Emirates SkyCargo
  • Grimaldi's successful 8th Euro-Med Land to Sea Convention
  • Kenneth J. Ringler jr is new director of PANYNJ

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2004
  • Broström sells older product tanker
  • Strong feedback delays IACS common rules
  • Seabulk orders at Labroy
  • Essar boss predicts high freight rates to 2007-08
  • FEFC set for more freight rate rises

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2004
  • Cruise business booming at Port of Seattle terminals
  • Boeing holds celebration marking launch of last 757
  • Federal funds will rebuild bridge to Sauvie Island
  • TSA member carriers plan freight rate increases
  • Study finds cruise business means billions for Canadian economy

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Norden and Interorient in pool splash
    Danish bulk shipping group Norden is teaming up with Interorient Navigation in an ambitious new product tanker pool.
  • Eastbound Pacific demand set to outgrow capacity as ports jam up
    CARGO demand on the eastbound transpacific trades is expected to grow faster than available supply of tonnage over the coming year or two as vessels are delayed by port logjams.
  • LNG's good safety record 'faces threat'
    THE first-class safety record of liquefied natural gas shipping could be at risk if increased competition encourages operators to cut costs, a leading owner warns, writes Tony Gray.
  • Green joy over ship scrap clamp
    ENVIRONMENTALISTS have claimed a major victory on ship dismantling, after a Basel Convention conference on Friday urged the International Maritime Organization to press on and develop mandatory shipbreaking rules, writes Hugh O'Mahony.
  • IACS extends deadline for construction rules
    FOLLOWING a flood of responses from shipowners and shipbuilders who wished to comment on proposals for common construction rules for tankers and bulk carriers, the Council of the International Association of Classification Societies has agreed to extend its deadline for comments on the rules from September 30 to December 31.
  • Numast warns Blair on threat to seafarers
    NUMAST leader Brian Orrell has written to Prime Minister Tony Blair, to warn of the threat posed to UK seafarers by the latest job losses at P&O Ferries and Global Marine, writes David Osler.
  • Manson dips toe in Asian box trades
    A SMALL tanker owner is exploring new pastures ' Manson Shipping of Taiwan has entered the world of container feedering, launching three intra-Asia services that connect the island with the Philippines and Vietnam, writes Sam Chambers in Hong Kong.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2004
  • Norden, Interorient pool tankers
    DANISH operator DS Norden and Cyprus-based Interorient Navigation are to pool their tankers to create a fleet of 14 Handysize and Medium Range product tankers of 25,000-55,000dwt capacity
  • US Shipping Partners trading begins
    TRADING of US Shipping Partners began in New York on Friday, with pricing initially set at $22.25 per unit
  • Scotland simplifies port planning
    A change introduced into the newly published Scottish Transport Bill 2004 will simplify and expedite the port planning process
  • Irish storm ships still in dock
    TWO vessels damaged during the fierce storms that hit Irish waters last week remain out of action
  • FEFC reports on trade imbalance
    THE Far Eastern Freight Conference has reported that the increase in westbound trade is continuing to surge ahead of the increase in eastbound trade
  • LA backpedals on 'green' terminal
    P&O Nedlloyd and environmental groups are trying to make sense of the decision by port managers at Los Angeles to become less 'green'
  • Cochin operators revive surcharge threat
  • IACS delays common rules
  • End-2004 boxship charters 'covered'
  • Steel leads breakbulk growth
  • LASH vessels still in demand
  • MarAd to counter security manoeuvre

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2004
  • Canada-U.S. shipments get security reprieve
  • FedEx will expand capacity to Europe
  • Customs accepting trade symposium sign-ups
  • ISC sees quarterly turnaround
  • USSEC lines set rate hikes
  • Boeing trims China jet forecast
  • India-Europe rates going up
  • SAS Cargo appoints N. Amer. sales manager
  • Security concerns could hinder Korean logistics plans
  • Customs proposes C-TPAT standards for carriers

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2004
  • Beijing hunts oil opportunists
    China's State Development and Reform Commission (SDRC) reported that a nationwide investigation has been carried out to deal with those who spread rumours on oil price rises.
  • Capacity cuts aimed at forcing rates up says conference
    Member carriers of the Korea Nearsea Freight Conference (KNFC) have decided to reduce services between Korea and Japan's Hanshin from December 1 to restore freight rates.
  • AustralAsia Railway users threaten boycott
  • China set to sign free trade area pact with ASEAN
  • Concor raises loaded box rates
  • Gloves off in Botany third terminal tussle
  • Indian exporters face losses through US congestion
  • Vopak and Cosco Logistics create chemical transport company
  • Gamcheon Logistics Complex expected to increase Busan's volume

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2004
  • Wilhelmsen rips US security
    Owner says crew on car carrier Tampa mistreated in September homeland security boarding.
  • TSA seeks higher rates
    Container lines seek hefty freight increases to balance rising costs and congestion on Pacific trades.
  • NAT buys Awilco suezmax
    Herbjorn Hansson's Nordic American is buying ships on the back of new bank credit.
  • Norden punts on pooling
    Danish shipowner takes on rival and biggest shareholder with ambitious plan to swim with Interorient Navigation.
  • Judge throws out claim
    Owner loses sue and labour battle over controversial bulk carrier explosion.
  • Standard goes for 12.5%
    Higher claims and investment downturn leads to another P&I club seeking a hefty increase.
  • Greens spin "toxic ships"
    Environmentalists' claims ship recycling comes under Basel treaty rubbished.
  • Livanos ups Odfjell share
    Greek board member Peter Livanos has secured 10,000 more "A" shares in Bergen-based Odfjell.
  • Sohmen-Pao warns on LNG
    Norwegian gas player concerned that competitors are shaving rates back to the bone and endangering safety standards.
  • Gard faces coral battle
    Taiwan takes P&I club to home town court in bid to win $10m of compensation for damaged reef.
  • Great Eastern sets record
    Booming steel demand leads to best ever second quarter profit for Indian shipowner.
  • Seabulk orders at Labroy
    Gerhard Kurz-run Florida shipowner contracts four anchor handlers at Singapore shipbuilder.
  • Atle Jebsen declares options
    Norwegian owner contracts for another two Jiangdu Yahai bulker newbuildings.
  • Panayotides steps down at Excel
    Founder stays as chairman but hands over president and CEO roles to Christopher Georgakis.
  • Hapag to start Med-Asia service
    German owner teams up with Norasia to offer service between eastern Mediterranean and Far East.
  • Thome teams up with Torm
    Ship manager and Danish owner form dedicated joint venture manning agency in the Philippines.
  • Oil price hits Brostrom
    But Lennart Simonsson run shipowner looks forward to stronger final quarter freight market.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2004
  • Transpacific container lines recommend freight rate increases
  • Asia/Europe carriers to request four rate increases in 2005
  • U.S./South Europe conference sets tariff rate increases
  • ISC raises net income, welcomes arrival of "tonnage tax"
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen gets profit boost from ro/ro business
  • PMSA opens office in Seattle
  • Standard & Poor's raises NYK's long-term rating to 'BBB'
  • UPS announces 2005 rate increases
  • DHL breaks ground to expand hub facility in Ohio
  • SAS partners with Emirates for Hong Kong cargo
  • United resumes daily service between Chicago and Buenos Aires
  • FAST lane opens at Ambassador Bridge
  • RoadLink USA names Kellaway to head New England division
  • FMC posts proposed NVO contract rule on Web site
  • CITA accepts for review safeguard petitions on two China categories
  • U.S. hand truck maker praises Commerce Department decision
  • KOM International picks Benefield to run new Texas office
  • Korea sets up Incheon Port Authority
  • Hong Kong terminal to test x-ray for all containers
  • Gioia Tauro becomes 31st operational CSI port

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2004
  • Fjord Line choses Faroe Island flag
    Fjord Line prefers Faroe Island flag for its ferries when the Norwegian net wage arrangement expires at the end of ...
  • Jebsen increases Chinese order
    Kristian Jebsens Rederi in Bergen has increased its order at the Chinese yard Jiangdu Yahai by another two 33,500 DWT ...
  • North Sea strike avoided
    US company BJ Services and Norwegian Federation of Offshore Workers' Unions (OFS) Saturday agreed new terms and conditions and a ...

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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
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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
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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