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March 3, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Task force to bolster maritime security
    WARNING that a ship being turned into a floating bomb against Singapore assets is a 'very serious' threat, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan announced the elevation of the maritime security working group to that of a full task force.
  • Port adds more radars, personnel
    TWO new radar installations and additional personnel at the MPA's port operation's centre to monitor vessel traffic around sensitive waters like Jurong Island and Changi Naval Base are part of Singapore's additional maritime security measures.
  • Sembawang complies with new security code
    SEMBCORP Marine's Sembawang Shipyard is the first in Singapore to achieve compliance with the International Maritime Organisation's new security requirements.
  • Freight rates, volumes on the rise: NOL
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines Ltd, the world's sixth largest container shipping group, said strong long-haul volumes helped its average freight rates rise 16 per cent in the six weeks to Feb 6 from the year-ago period.
  • Freight rates, prices soar as China boom chokes ports
    CHINA'S thirst for raw materials is so strong that it is causing port congestion as far away as Australia, Brazil and West Africa.
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air plans US$9b expansion
    SOUTH Korean flag carrier Korean Air unveiled a massive expansion plan yesterday, aiming to boost its image and make it one of the world's top airlines with some US$6.6 billion to be spent on new aircraft.
  • World air traffic up 6% in Jan
  • First orders for 7E7 expected before July
  • UPS in talks to cancel Airbus orders: report
  • AA in US$1.5m settlement over passenger profiling
  • New ro-ro to ferry components for Airbus A380

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Task force to bolster maritime security
    WARNING that a ship being turned into a floating bomb against Singapore assets is a 'very serious' threat, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan announced the elevation of the maritime security working group to that of a full task force.
  • Port adds more radars, personnel
    TWO new radar installations and additional personnel at the MPA's port operation's centre to monitor vessel traffic around sensitive waters like Jurong Island and Changi Naval Base are part of Singapore's additional maritime security measures.
  • Sembawang complies with new security code
    SEMBCORP Marine's Sembawang Shipyard is the first in Singapore to achieve compliance with the International Maritime Organisation's new security requirements.
  • Freight rates, volumes on the rise: NOL
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines Ltd, the world's sixth largest container shipping group, said strong long-haul volumes helped its average freight rates rise 16 per cent in the six weeks to Feb 6 from the year-ago period.
  • Freight rates, prices soar as China boom chokes ports
    CHINA'S thirst for raw materials is so strong that it is causing port congestion as far away as Australia, Brazil and West Africa.
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air plans US$9b expansion
    SOUTH Korean flag carrier Korean Air unveiled a massive expansion plan yesterday, aiming to boost its image and make it one of the world's top airlines with some US$6.6 billion to be spent on new aircraft.
  • World air traffic up 6% in Jan
  • First orders for 7E7 expected before July
  • UPS in talks to cancel Airbus orders: report
  • AA in US$1.5m settlement over passenger profiling
  • New ro-ro to ferry components for Airbus A380

Sched Netweb site
  • Xiamen RTW service begins
  • Exel reports strong progress across Asia Pacific
  • Shenzhen to spend CNY10b on transport infrastructure
  • New railway line to link Fuzhou and Xiamen
  • Minister outlines Singapore's logistics aims at conference
  • MOL inspects vessels
  • US, HK strengthen aviation co-operation
  • Fedex introduces direct flights to Greece from Asia
  • Airport management academy proves a hit

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Exports to US register 10.5 pc hike in 2003
  • Exim Bank extends $ 10-m line of credit to Kazakhstan
  • Tariff concessions extended to more goods imported under SAPTA
  • Financial bids to be opened on March 11 - JNP's third box terminal
  • MICT CFS inaugurated, to begin operations this week
  • VPT supreme on tennis court too0
  • 24th All India Major Ports Cricket Tournament begins
  • CWC's CFS-Pimpri despatches first LCL export cargo to Dronagiri Node
  • Forex reserves swell by $ 169 m
  • DCM Hyundai supplies quality ISO containers to Aquarius Navigation
  • IMC panel to meet today
  • Chemexcil hosts Taiwan team

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 2, 2004
  • Uruguay market update
  • Crude prices set for fall from fresh one-year highs
    Crude prices continued their relentless surge upwards yesterday with the highest closing prices since pre-Iraq war levels in mid-March last year, but the overbought nature of the market and OPEC leakage could send prices lower.
  • Freight rate explosion triggers spike in Japanese demand
    Japanese bunker suppliers greeted news of a near 18% year-on-year jump in February bunker sales with little surprise today, as an explosion in bulker freight rates continued to see owners and charterers avoid costly detours to Singapore for bunker-only calls.
  • Fujairah suppliers still busy for prompt dates
    Most players' first supply dates range from around the 4th to the 14th, due to barge congestion and lack of product. Some small players are OK for prompt supply.
  • Tight Hong Kong avails may finally ease
    Tight avails have continued to dog Hong Kong so far this week, with the latest resupply cargoes arriving in the port still seeing heavy commitment from the end of last month's trading.
  • Singapore fuel oil and bunker values slip again
    After a sharp rebound in fuel oil cargo and bunker fuel values in Singapore yesterday, prices slipped again today despite WTI crude gains last night.
  • Spill threat diminishes as hope wanes for missing crew
    Bunker fuel spilled from the sunken tanker Bow Mariner was being swept away from the US eastern coast today.
  • Rotterdam IFOs only moderately firmer with crude

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 2, 2004
  • EU Enlargement - shaping the future of the European air cargo market
  • Savi Technology improves RFID- and EPC-enabled SCM solutions
  • UK's Company Neutral Grant: What it is all about
  • Philips und Hellmann extend contract
  • Termination of Toll Collect contract rescinded
  • Lufthansa AG posts net loss for 2003
  • Southampton Container Terminal to raise throughput
  • Oliver Driver to quit Coman Germany

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 2, 2004
  • ISU slams Spanish place of refuge decree
  • Kvaerner Masa-Yards profits up slightly
  • Golar sees earnings climb
  • Stena to buy part of P&O Irish Sea operations

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 2, 2004
  • Terror link in Philippine ferry disaster?
    Suicide bomber claim by Abbu Sayaff is dismissed by Government
  • USCG opens formal inquiry into Lee III/Zim Mexico collision
    OSV transported to Amelia, La
  • Salvors slam Spanish price tag on places of refuge
    Decree demanding Euros 415.2 million guarantee is counterproductive

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Keppel sells 10 boxships for $90m
    KEPPEL Group of Singapore has finally completed its long talked about exit from shipowning with the sale of 10 boxships to Interorient Navigation for $90m.
  • Fredriksen steals up on Nedlloyd
    NORWEGIAN tanker magnate John Fredriksen is understood to have become the second largest shareholder in Nedlloyd, which will soon become the parent of P&O Nedlloyd, one of the world's leading containership operators.
  • MEP Sterckx calls for states to resist criminalising seafarers
    THE European Parliament's temporary committee on improving safety at sea has released a draft report of its findings that highlights many of the fundamental challenges facing the shipping industry today.
  • Lloyd's List owner Informa in £1.1bn merger with publisher Taylor & Francis
    INFORMA, the publisher of Lloyd's List, yesterday unveiled a £1.1bn ($2.1bn) merger with Taylor & Francis, Europe's fourth-largest science and medical publisher, writes Julian Bray.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 2, 2004
  • NCL waiver approval
    THE US General Accounting Office (GAO) has given its 'thumbs-up' to Norwegian Cruise Line's US-flag Hawaii venture
  • Löwer appeals against highest fine
    KLAUS Löwer, majority owner of New Zealand's defunct South Pacific Shipping, will appeal against last month's landmark NZ$7M ($4.8M) fine for 'reckless trading'
  • Lines count the cost at Santos
    THE strike by health inspectors at ports in Brazil enters its second week today with shipping lines estimated to be losing $1M per day
  • Mediterranean services restructured
    MAERSK Sealand and Hamburg-S'd/Ellerman have reached agreement on the North Europe-Turkey route to substantially reduce the capacity offered
  • Spanish strikes to drag on
    SPANISH unions will extend strike action throughout March after yet another break down in talks
  • Fredriksen buys into Nedlloyd
    JOHN Fredriksen, chairman of Frontline and Golar LNG, has acquired a 6.7% stake in Royal Nedlloyd, the Dutch company that owns 50% of P&O Nedlloyd
  • Yards crucial to Finn's well-being
  • Asian unions must unite
  • Superferry: probe team set up
  • Coal reserve status disagreement
  • Aus to examine the banana split
  • Seafarer dies as boxships collide
  • Louis Dreyfus goes short-sea

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 2, 2004
  • Evergreen union hearings open
    National Labor Relations Board judge begins hearings into allegations that Evergreen America derailed efforts by the International Longshoremen's Association to organize N.J. office employees.
  • Carriers praise Homeland Security
  • Kvaerner leaves Philly yard out
  • U-turn for German truck toll
  • Volume surges at Indian ports
  • China opens air access via island
  • Crowley Logistics pins blame for name game pain
  • World Airways pilots reject contract offer
  • MOL implements safety checks
  • West Coast terminals set wireless ID for trucks
  • Judge rejects Bayport injunction

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 2, 2004
  • Nedlloyd awaits tanker owner's next move as Fredriksen snaps up shares
    Norwegian tanker magnate John Fredriksen is understood to have become the second largest shareholder in Nedlloyd, soon to become the parent of P&O Nedlloyd.
  • 'Dismal' shipping cycle prompts P&O Nedlloyd to call for more rate increases
    Further freight rate increases are required to ensure that container carriers can weather the down cycles, P&O Nedlloyd, director of corporate strategy, Tony Mason, told delegates at TOC Asia.
  • AADA milks strong market with new rises
  • FTA puts EC 'on notice' over digital tachograph compliance
  • Health inspectors' strike in Brazil brings havoc to ports
  • German owners continue Far Eastern ordering spree
  • P&O Ports effect major management reshuffle in India

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 2, 2004
  • Wakeman to tackle Iraqi ports
    Port of NY/NJ exec replaces Gaughan as maritime advisor in Iraq.
  • Carnival declares dividend
    But dipping dollar hits payout for UK shareholders.
  • Massachusetts proposes spill clamp-down
    Draft bill would double fines and penalise single-hulls.
  • HMD lands Erck Rickmers order
    German owner in for eight 2,800-teu units at Korean yard.
  • John Fredriksen makes box play
    Tanker king snaps up stake in container line P&O Nedlloyd's Dutch parent.
  • Charter costs clip Samudera's wings
    Indonesian boxship line posts reduced 2003 profit as ship-hire bills rise.
  • St Lawrence hikes tolls
    Seaway to raise ship and cargo charges by 2% for Canadian sections.
  • Keppel sells fleet for $90m
    Singapore group quits shipping in deal with Interorient.
  • Tsuneishi closer to Chinese dream
    Japanese shipbuilder to begin yard operations south of Shanghai in July.
  • Virginia spill threat recedes
    Costly wreck removal operation on tragic Bow Mariner unlikely to be ordered.
  • Lloyd Werft rescue plan under microscope
    European Commission to examine proposed state aid to insolvent German yard.
  • Namsos numbers in reverse
    Norwegian ferry owner pushes up revenues, but bottom line weaker in 2003.
  • STX wins Oldendorff boxship order
    German owner orders two-plus-two 3,500-teu units at Korean yard.
  • Shipping fortunes on the rise
    Arison, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller and the Ofers have all seen sizeable increases in their wealth.
  • Solstad inks Statoil charter
    Norwegian owner ties up platform supply vessel on 18-month charter with option to extend.
  • Jutha Maritime turns it around
    Strong freight rates and lower financing costs help Thai shipowner return to profit.
  • K Line sells paper
    Japanese shipowning giant to fund newbuildings with $275m issue of convertible bonds.
  • Ezra launches rights issue
    Singapore-listed owner plans to raise about $8m to fund newbuildings and working capital needs.
  • Matson to raise fuel surcharge
    US to Hawaii container line says cost hike is prompted by "sustained" increases in fuel costs.
  • GAC targets Venezuela
    Dubai-based ship agency signs global network agreement with local shipping firm Vensport.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 2, 2004
  • Matson raises bunker surcharge
  • P&O Nedlloyd to exit joint North Europe/East Mediterranean service
  • Regional Container Lines' profits suffer
  • Maersk Sealand adds seal attachment point to containers
  • Salvors say Spain's 'place of refuge' decree is 'self-defeating'
  • TNT, FedEx add routes to European cities
  • Norfolk Southern adds bulk transfer facility
  • U.S. Xpress names Wardeberg COO
  • FMC petition questions "character" of Apparel Logistics
  • CaroTrans expands South African service
  • FIATA schedules first congress in Africa
  • EU starts imposing duties on imports from U.S.
  • Problems in the Americas hit Tibbett & Britten's profits
  • Transplace appoints Abernathy to manage sales and marketing
  • Tibbett & Britten expands Carrefour contract
  • Yantian terminal in customs reform pilot in China
  • Strout named deputy CEO at port of Seattle
  • Amador named terminal director at Port of Olympia

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 2, 2004
  • Travel award yet again to Silja Line
    The award as best ferry company at the Swedish travel industry Grand Travel Award ceremony was presented to Silja Line ...
  • British-owned Emtunga delivers largest accomodation module
    Swedish based Pharmadule Emtunga is set to deliver its largest accommodation module ever built for the offshore industry. The module ...
  • "Bow Mariner" search abandoned
    The US Coast Guard will today abandon the search for more survivors from the sunken Odfjell product tankers "Bow Mariner ...

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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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