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June 4, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA among key players in new Dalian project
    PSA Group confirmed yesterday it is one of four major industry partners who will jointly develop the US$600 million second phase of the Dalian Container Terminal.
  • NOL makes team changes
    THE NOL Group announced a series of key appointments and other changes in its continuing efforts to streamline its operations and enhance manpower utilisation.
  • Black consortium starts S Africa line
    A black-owned consortium has launched South Africa's second shipping line, hoping to win business from firms that, under a government empowerment scheme, must work more with black-owned companies.
  • FREIGHT RATES
    OIL tanker rates for shipping crude from the Middle East rose to more than a 15-week high as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries increased production, boosting demand for vessels in the Persian Gulf.
Air and Land Transport
  • India seeks lower price for aircraft purchases
    INDIA's new left-leaning government said it wanted to complete this year multibillion-dollar deals to buy around 60 new aircraft for state carriers, but will try to negotiate a lower price.
  • Fuel-efficient 7E7 stands to benefit from oil price surge
  • A cool $1m for a flying ad
  • Computer failure hits UK airports
  • China Eastern in talks to expand fleet
Admiralty Casebook
  • M'sian carrier wins C$6m in damages from Canada govt
    THE owners of a Malaysian-registered bulk carrier that was detained for over four months in Canada after a safety inspection have successfully sued the Canadian government for negligence, winning almost C$6 million in damages and interests.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA among key players in new Dalian project
    PSA Group confirmed yesterday it is one of four major industry partners who will jointly develop the US$600 million second phase of the Dalian Container Terminal.
  • NOL makes team changes
    THE NOL Group announced a series of key appointments and other changes in its continuing efforts to streamline its operations and enhance manpower utilisation.
  • Black consortium starts S Africa line
    A black-owned consortium has launched South Africa's second shipping line, hoping to win business from firms that, under a government empowerment scheme, must work more with black-owned companies.
  • FREIGHT RATES
    OIL tanker rates for shipping crude from the Middle East rose to more than a 15-week high as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries increased production, boosting demand for vessels in the Persian Gulf.
Air and Land Transport
  • India seeks lower price for aircraft purchases
    INDIA's new left-leaning government said it wanted to complete this year multibillion-dollar deals to buy around 60 new aircraft for state carriers, but will try to negotiate a lower price.
  • Fuel-efficient 7E7 stands to benefit from oil price surge
  • A cool $1m for a flying ad
  • Computer failure hits UK airports
  • China Eastern in talks to expand fleet
Admiralty Casebook
  • M'sian carrier wins C$6m in damages from Canada govt
    THE owners of a Malaysian-registered bulk carrier that was detained for over four months in Canada after a safety inspection have successfully sued the Canadian government for negligence, winning almost C$6 million in damages and interests.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA among key players in new Dalian project
    PSA Group confirmed yesterday it is one of four major industry partners who will jointly develop the US$600 million second phase of the Dalian Container Terminal.
  • NOL makes team changes
    THE NOL Group announced a series of key appointments and other changes in its continuing efforts to streamline its operations and enhance manpower utilisation.
  • Black consortium starts S Africa line
    A black-owned consortium has launched South Africa's second shipping line, hoping to win business from firms that, under a government empowerment scheme, must work more with black-owned companies.
  • FREIGHT RATES
    OIL tanker rates for shipping crude from the Middle East rose to more than a 15-week high as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries increased production, boosting demand for vessels in the Persian Gulf.
Air and Land Transport
  • India seeks lower price for aircraft purchases
    INDIA's new left-leaning government said it wanted to complete this year multibillion-dollar deals to buy around 60 new aircraft for state carriers, but will try to negotiate a lower price.
  • Fuel-efficient 7E7 stands to benefit from oil price surge
  • A cool $1m for a flying ad
  • Computer failure hits UK airports
  • China Eastern in talks to expand fleet
Admiralty Casebook
  • M'sian carrier wins C$6m in damages from Canada govt
    THE owners of a Malaysian-registered bulk carrier that was detained for over four months in Canada after a safety inspection have successfully sued the Canadian government for negligence, winning almost C$6 million in damages and interests.

Sched Netweb site
  • Bright future for Pearl River Delta region predicted
  • Dalian to improve port services
  • Cosco unit sets up new office
  • Awards Shipping opens Shenzhen branch
  • Rivers widened and linked for access to HK and Macau
  • Sines container terminal in Portugal receives first vessel
  • ANL expands services to US
  • Air New Zealand to buy new planes
  • Code share between China Southern Airlines, Korean Air
  • New AAPA director general named

Exim Indiaweb site
  • LOTS Shipping embarks on major diversification plan
  • Optimism on tea exports
  • CII International draws up plan to boost trade with Bangladesh
  • To Russia, with products
  • Natural rubber exports up during April-Jan. 2003-04
  • Sherif & Sons handles first shipment of tobacco at VCT - ...to patronise VCT for future shipments too
  • CONCOR's Noida office becomes operational
  • Air New Zealand homing in on India
  • Disinvestment Ministry divested - MoD metamorphoses into DoD
  • CBEC instructs field officers on recovery proceedings
  • Union Budget slated for July 5
  • Baalu to seek merger of Shipping, Roads & Highways Ministries
  • Disinvestment wings clipped - FDI in airport projects restricted to 49 pc
  • SMEM event in Dec. 2004 to open up new vistas for Indian maritime fraternity
  • Online filing of excise returns from June 30

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 3, 2004
  • Singapore residual stocks near tank-top situation
  • Crude prices ease after US stock build
    It remains to be seen if rising OPEC production will help boost US oil inventories in the coming weeks.
  • US oil inventory figures show stock gains across the board
  • OPEC compromise leads to 2m bpd quota increase
    OPEC hopes today's decision will help ease oil prices, but much depends on decline in huge 'terror premium'.
  • Japanese demand good despite high numbers
    Booming Chinese economy boosts bunkering in Japan.
  • Italy slips down on the back of retreating cargo
  • Annex VI welcomed but IBIA warns of disruptive regional moves
    Long-awaited global ratification greeted warmly by bunker industry association but European timetable still an option for sulphur capping.
  • Still no breakthrough in dispute over EU taxes
    Polish suppliers locked in discussions with Customs officials as EU excise tax dispute rumbles on.
  • Rotterdam mid-morning snapshot
  • Malaysian shipping alliance hikes bunker surcharge
    Surcharge rise mirrors climb in benchmark fuel oil prices.
  • Volatile crude markets seek direction
    Despite closing down over $2 yesterday, crude futures have been making solid gains in after-hours trading.

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 3, 2004
  • Second Basel International Hazardous Goods Conference
  • Wal-Mart extends RFID use
  • EU plans to talk trade in Syria
  • Dachser with a new partner in the Czech Republic
  • Antwerp orbital motorway: traffic jam ahead
  • Massive air disruption across UK
  • MOL loads Japan's first exports of Shinkansen railcars for Taiwan
  • Hangartner Terminal Srl names the board of directors and management

Maritime Global Netweb site
JUNE 3, 2004
  • Bad week for piracy as two hostages taken
  • AIS can be switched off if danger looms says IMO
  • Central American ISPS problems
  • Brostrom takes vessel stakes
  • Anglo Eastern to use ShipServ TradeNet

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 3, 2004
  • Australia to convert commercial tanker to oiler
    Buys Korean-built newbuild from Tsakos

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 3, 2004
  • DOD holding competition for Corps' information services
  • DHS taps Accenture for US-VISIT contract
  • Port of Everett foreman retires following 30-year career
  • CBP adding food shipments to prior notification list
  • Tsakos sells new tanker to Australian Navy

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Car carrier calamity at Antwerp after blaze
    Salvors were negotiating last night with the Lebanese owners of Sea Trust , a car carrier that underwent a heavy list at Antwerp after a vehicle fire.
  • Owners blast flag states for ISPS Code delays
    SHIPOWNERS have come out fighting ahead of the industry's July 1 security deadline, squarely blaming flag states for the worrying failure to certify the world fleet on time.
  • Opec output rise boosts tankers
    TANKER markets look set fair for the rest of the year after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to raise production quotas by 2m barrels a day yesterday.
  • OMI accuses Stelmar of hindering talks
    OMI has stepped up the pressure on bid target Stelmar Shipping, imposing a deadline of next Wednesday for the Greek tanker operator to enter talks with its US rival.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 3, 2004
  • Norovirus hits Island Princess
    ABOUT 350 passengers and crew on board Princess Cruises' Island Princess were stricken with a Norovirus this week as the vessel cruised off south-east Alaska, the Carnival Corp subsidiary has confirmed.
  • Jo Tankers restructures
    JO Tankers, the privately owned Norwegian chemical carrier group, will close two offices in the Far East and consolidate key operations in its headquarters in Bergen
  • Upgrades for La Plata
    THE Port Authority of La Plata, Argentina has completed dredging the access channels and basins to 8.5m, and has announced new port enhancements
  • Beef and Poultry ban extends rates
    ASIAN bans on US beef and poultry have compelled one group of carriers to extend its current contracts and defer planned rate hikes until after 30 November
  • New cold storage at Rosario
    A NEW refrigerated warehouse - the port's first - was completed and opened last month at the Argentine River Plate port of Rosario
  • PNSC's redundancy move falters
    REDUNDANCY efforts launched by Pakistan's national flag carrier PNSC have hit snags after a court ruling reinstated 300 out of 401 employees laid off three years ago
  • It's a Vision thing for RCCL
  • Russian crude exports increase
  • Alang crisis as scrap price plunges
  • High bails requested for pollution
  • Gladstone coal capacity to rise
  • Fishermen block traffic at Sète
  • Emission standards to be tightened
  • Posco move unsettles Korean owners
  • Izar denies redundancy decision
  • Tanker stocks rise on Saudi hopes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 3, 2004
  • U.S. could bar non-ISPS ships
    New guidelines aimed at protecting U.S. from ships that called at ports not in compliance with UN security rules.
  • Import bans stall meat rate hikes
    Lines that carry refrigerated meat to Asia hold rates pending lifting of foreign bans on imports of U.S. beef, poultry.
  • Senate panel approves postal overhaul bill
  • Record seen for U.S. agricultural exports
  • Ports oppose proposed whale safety measures
  • Hong Kong, Singapore near ISPS compliance
  • Bridges to lead Port of Oakland
  • OSHA to hold hearings on tandem box lifts
  • China Shipping sees container rates rising 11-13%
  • Customs announces Byrd Amendment payments
  • U.S. to enforce food import security
  • CSX World Terminals names Asia sales chief

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 3, 2004
  • Pacific lines extend reefer service contracts as Asian meat bans are maintained
    Uncertainty caused by meat and poultry bans has caused carriers operating on the westbound Pacific trades to extend reefer service contracts to the end of November.
  • Malaysian shippers ask for government intervention on THCs
    Following a breakdown in negotiations between the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) and Malaysian shippers, the latter are going to pressurise the government to enact legislation to solve the issue.
  • Unions threaten action as Suape 'flouts' law
  • Vessel charges too high TAMP tells JNPT
  • Shenzhen throughput grows a significant 32% in first five months
  • CP Rail announces fuel surcharge
  • Inland cost savings prompts Maersk Mexican terminal switch
  • Black empowerment firm takes share in MSC subsidiary
  • NYK to substitute Rio port for Sepetiba
  • US Customs set to enforce Bioterrorism Act
  • China-Australia capacity flood gets underway
  • South Africa's black empowerment groups set to enter shipping
  • NZ could replace cabotage with coastal tax
  • APL appoints new head of Sri Lanka operation

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 3, 2004
  • Stelios weighs in
    Founder urges Stelmar to respond to OMI offer, and warns bye-law change will erase stock gains.
  • Stolt sells pipeline arm
    Division raises $40m as part of disposal of non-core assets.
  • Royal Olympic misses deadline
    Cruise line asks for 15 more days to file 2003 results with SEC.
  • Greek tanker held in Georgia
    Vassilios Shipping vessel, with two crew still onboard, accused of illegal cargo discharge in breakaway Abkhazia region in 2002.
  • Svithoid raises newbuilding cash
    Swedish newcomer will issue shares to back tanker order in Russia.
  • Bank buys into MMM
    HSBC builds a 10% stake in Malaysian tanker and bulker owner.
  • Hanjin Heavy on the up
    Korean yard raises operating profit forecast by a fifth for this year as overseas orders pour in.
  • ShipServ wins Anglo-Eastern deal
    Internet supply company bags contract for Hong Kong company's 140 managed vessels.
  • New berth for top broker
    Stephen Hirst to be managing director of RFIB marine insurance business.
  • Russia wants end to dire straits
    Conference urged to settle question of congested transit through Bosporus and Dardenelles.
  • Malta Shipyards under threat
    Lack of first quarter profit puts jobs at risk at restructured shipbuilding and repair group.
  • Ringbakken joins DNK
    Intertanko executive recruited to develop war risks mutual.
  • Suez Canal revenue up in April
    Receipts from ships plying the strategic Middle Eastern waterway increased by 12% year-on-year.
  • TEN seals tidy profit on resale
    Greek owner set to clear $9m on sale of Hyundai Mipo MR tanker newbuilding to Australian Navy.
  • Thoresen seals Sanko bulker buy
    Thai bulker player expands to 45 ships with acquisition of Japanese owned handysize ship.
  • Island Princess hit by bug
    Norovirus lays nearly 350 passengers and crew low on weeklong Princess Cruises trip to Alaska.
  • IRISL slams agent
    Iranian line protests against Maltese company's claims it was treated unfairly.
  • Wartsila gets technical
    Finnish ship engine group buys two Dutch electrical shiprepair outfits.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 3, 2004
  • WTSA offer concession to beef, poultry exporters to Asia
  • CP Ships gets Pacific slots on Maersk vessels
  • Safmarine withdraws from U.S./Brazil trade
  • Horizon starts online tool for hazardous good declarations
  • Intercontainer-Interfrigo appoints new senior management
  • Hundreds of companies eligible for antidumping compensation
  • Enforcement of food security rules to tighten
  • CSX World Terminals promotes Hoad

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 3, 2004
  • Swedish tonnage tax investigation delayed
    The Swedish ministry of finance has not yet initiated the promised investigation into a tonnage based tax system for Swedish ...
  • Jo Tanker slims operation
    Jo Tanker - the chemical tanker owner/operator - is cutting around 30 staff and closing offices in Japan and Singapore and ...
  • Fosen close to new contract
    Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder (FMV) is close to securing a ro-ro nwbuilding, according to FMV spokesman Reidar Gullesen. Talks with ...

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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