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October 5, 2004
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Winter demand to raise tanker rates in Q4: analysts
    OIL tanker rates for shipping crude from the Middle East may extend their 60 per cent gain this year on record oil demand, led by the US and China, according to a survey of analysts.
  • MISC to raise US$750m from ship sales: report
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp , South-east Asia's biggest shipowner by market capitalisation, plans to raise as much as US$750 million from the sale of its fleet of 32 dry-bulk ships, Oslo-based broker P F Bassoe AS said in a market report.
  • Malaysian port volumes may jump 13% this year
    MALAYSIA's ports, which are competing with neighbouring Singapore for South-east Asia's sea freight, are expected to handle 13 per cent more containers this year amid rising trade, Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy said.
  • S Korean ports on top alert for terror threat
    Pirates attack Singapore boats in Malacca Strait, kidnap four
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said August profit fell 65 per cent from a year earlier to 22.9 billion won.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Winter demand to raise tanker rates in Q4: analysts
    OIL tanker rates for shipping crude from the Middle East may extend their 60 per cent gain this year on record oil demand, led by the US and China, according to a survey of analysts.
  • MISC to raise US$750m from ship sales: report
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp , South-east Asia's biggest shipowner by market capitalisation, plans to raise as much as US$750 million from the sale of its fleet of 32 dry-bulk ships, Oslo-based broker P F Bassoe AS said in a market report.
  • Malaysian port volumes may jump 13% this year
    MALAYSIA's ports, which are competing with neighbouring Singapore for South-east Asia's sea freight, are expected to handle 13 per cent more containers this year amid rising trade, Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy said.
  • S Korean ports on top alert for terror threat
    Pirates attack Singapore boats in Malacca Strait, kidnap four
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, said August profit fell 65 per cent from a year earlier to 22.9 billion won.

Sched Netweb site
  • Coscol posts improved profit, throughput numbers
  • NYK unveils "good corporate citizen" strategy
  • K+N to handle Pirelli Tire in US
  • US, NZ collaborate to improve container security
  • VPA tests low-emission fuel additive
  • New board members line up for Nedlloyd
  • Michael Parker retires from Hamburg Sud UK
  • Malaysia Airlines begins service to Hangzhou
  • Kitty Hawk names flight operations VP
  • Turkish Airlines confirms contract for 15 737-800s

Exim Indiaweb site
  • WTSA to hike cotton transportation rates from December 1
  • Baltic Exchange launches Asian tanker route
  • Famous Pacific Shipping enhances Indonesian presence
  • SITC launches new S-E Asia service
  • SNSC, PSA launch on-line 'e-Freight Centre'
  • Hanjin Shipping appoints new CEO
  • Chittagong Port defers handling charges hike
  • DCL starts Asia-US import service
  • WSA Lines obtains Class A licence
  • New box terminal opens
  • Van Oord to increase presence in India, set up dredging arm
  • EU withdraws anti-dumping duty on Indian steel products w.e.f. March 2003
  • Homologation norms may halt car imports
  • WTO Report highlights high transportation costs
  • JNP congestion: Commerce Ministry to meet Port officials, users & shipping lines today
  • AP Moller Group/Maersk India to invest $ 200 m in developing Port Pipavav into modern, multi-purpose facility
  • Mormugao Port Trust celebrates Hindi Week
  • Congestion at Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal worries seafood exporters
  • K. R. Sons sets new sulphur unloading record at Vizag Port
  • Whale of a haul for VLCC owners
  • Forex reserves up by $ 104 million to $ 1,18,359 million
  • GDP growth at 7.4 pc in Q1 exceeds forecast
  • Oilseeds exports flare up
  • Customs duty on polymers cut by 5 pc
  • Centre clears 3 SEZs in Hazira belt, Ichhapore & Pandesara in Gujarat
  • Spotlight on security aspects at World Maritime Day celebrations held on Sept. 30 in city
  • Cyclone spares Gujarat
  • Sisodia to hold addl charge of Revenue Dept
  • Seminar on Service Tax

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2004
  • Titan chief bullish on China and expansion policy
    Barry Cheung, chief executive of Titan Petrochemicals Group, reveals a bullish outlook on Chinese oil demand and continued expansion plans for the fast-growing company.
  • Cargo falls spur Gibraltar buyers into action
  • Fuel oil cargoes on horizon for squeezed Panama market
    News of several fuel oil cargoes booked to Panama could help alleviate tightness in market drained of spot supply.
  • Rotterdam barge market easing, distillates firm
  • Japan: August sales down, September demand healthier
    August bunker sales reported down, but market sources indicate better buying interest for September.
  • Canada: Marine emissions to overtake automobile pollutants
    Report claims that marine emissions in the Georgia Basin and Puget Sound air shed are likely to surpass pollutants from vehicles by 2010
  • Denmark: Grounded tanker poses no pollution threat
    Panamax tanker grounded off Denmark seems to pose no threat of spilling its 62,000 mt gas oil cargo.
  • California: Schwarzenegger vetoes emissions bill
    Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed Assembly Bill 2042 in a move applauded by shipping trade associations and slammed by environmental groups.

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2004
  • Evergreen launches new, improved website
  • New aircraft noise regulations weaken German industry
  • U-Freight to open Narita International airport office
  • Interporto di Nola gets new intermodal connection to Salerno
  • Emirates Skycargo boosts freighter fleet
  • Port of Felixstowe welcomes "CSCL Europe"
  • Resignation of LA's port director

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2004
  • Teekay boosts dividend
  • Clelia Haji-Ioannou sells Stelmar stake
  • Arnie kills pollution bill
  • Rotterdam Shortsea Terminal set for growth

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2004
  • Maersk Line to replace MSP ships
  • $1.5 million settlement in 1996 Delaware Bay spill
  • SNAME honor for Kramek

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2004
  • AAPA communications awards go to Port of Tacoma
  • Federal funds heading for Oregon commuter rail line
  • APL website adding customizable ship schedules
  • Port of Vancouver, BC testing low emissions additive
  • BNSF ethanol express train delivers 10,000th carload

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Greenpeace wait for arrival of plutonium in Cherbourg
    GREENPEACE and other environmental organisations were on stand-by yesterday for the expected arrival at the French port of Cherbourg today of a convoy of weapons-grade plutonium from the US.
  • Coalition to fight EU criminalisation Bill
    AN UNPRECECDENTED alliance of maritime industry associations is gathering to pressure the European parliament to amend or sink a proposed law on criminal sanctions for seafarers.
  • MISC takes advantage of secondhand prices with
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp has confirmed plans to sell almost its entire drybulk fleet enbloc to take advantage of high secondhand vessel prices.
  • Council rejects de Palacio swansong
    WITH just weeks to go before stepping down from her post as European transport commissioner, Loyola de Palacio has drawn fresh criticism over plans to revive the controversial port services directive.
  • Last fuel oil recovered from Prestige wreck
    THE last of the fuel oil trapped inside the wreck of the Prestige has now been recovered and transported to La Coru'a on board the tanker Odin, writes Brian Reyes in Gibraltar.
  • Danes seek to plant flag on North Pole
    DENMARK aims to show that the North Pole belongs to it and is sending an expedition to try to prove that the seabed there is a natural continuation of Danish territory, the Science Ministry said yesterday, Reuters reports.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2004
  • Booze cruise talks in Brussels
    THE UK Customs authorities will hold discussions in Brussels on 7 October with the European Commission regarding penalties handed out to ferry passengers on 'booze cruises'
  • Saga under new management
    SAGA Group, the UK insurance, travel and cruising company for people over 50, is now under new management
  • Oil smuggling racket alleged
    AN industrialist in the Philippines has alleged that oil is being systematically smuggled under the noses of maritime authorities
  • Capsized bulker pollutes Nassau
    THE cement vessel Contrader remains capsized at the Clifton Pier in Nassau, Bahamas, spilling oil into surrounding waters
  • Royal Caribbean revises forecast
    HURRICANES will cost Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd $20M in lost net income during its third quarter, plus $4M-6M in the fourth quarter
  • French company to pay for oil spill
    FRANCE Shipmanagement has agreed to pay $1.5M in fines to US and New Jersey agencies over a 136-tonne oil spill in Delaware Bay
  • NZ ferry loses auto steering
  • Fishermen block French Med ports
  • Lawsuits persist against ILA
  • Scholten guaranteed €180M
  • BP vets Russian tankers
  • Consortium drops congested Cochin

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2004
  • Security amendments lard intel bill
    Senate aims squarely at homeland security with container, border and rail protection measures.
  • High court will hear NVO bill of lading case
  • Railroads set another intermodal record
  • Survey aims to improve EDI transmissions
  • CPR increases capacity for export grain
  • CP Rail, Norfolk Southern seek approval for Northeast plan
  • Connie Awards honor Raymond, Arena
  • No need for new HK terminal: Report
  • Charges could hit Cochin delays
  • Taiwan opens first free-trade port zone
  • SEC heightens Swift stock sale probe
  • Cargolux adds Brazil flight

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2004
  • Increased box scrutiny to follow Australian elections
    Both the incumbent Liberal/National Coalition and the opposition Labor Party have promised increased scrutiny of containers at Australian ports if they win the national election on October 9.
  • AP Moller truckers 'treated like slaves' say MP's
    Shocked Danish MP's are to make representations to government ministers following a meeting with US truckers, employed by AP Moller, who were 'treated like slaves'.
  • Fesco to launch Vladivostok/Magadan service
  • Gwangyang port hinterland attracts further logistics investment
  • New Caledonia substitute found but more grief for Reef
  • Bernhard Schulte takes delivery from China shipyard
  • CSCL deploys newbuild on a transpacific service

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2004
  • Big John is back
    John Fredriksen has bought back into Neptune Orient Lines two weeks after selling out.
  • Stelmar names the day
    But are shareholders prepared to scale the battlements over Fortress takeover offer?
  • Nordsjofrakt sells out of ro-ros
    Sweden's B&N Nordsjofrakt has completed its exit from the ro-ro market.
  • Q Ship wins in-house order
    Qatar owner's shipyard to build anchor-handlers for joint-venture offshore player HOSC.
  • Vinashin hot on boilers
    Vietnamese shipbuilder teams with Aalborg of Denmark to found new factory.
  • Storms hits Royal Caribbean
    Hurricane havoc could knock $25m off cruise line earnings.
  • Protesters shut down French Med
    Fishermen have blocked the pilot station at Marseille, effectively shutting it down along with other ports.
  • Maersk swells US-flag fleet
    United States Ship Management could be the loser in Maersk Lines Ltd's fleet renewal.
  • WW bridges East China Sea
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen launches ro-ro on new service between Shanghai and Yokohama.
  • Saga sold for $2.4bn
    Private equity investor acquires owner of elderly ships catering for grey haired cruise passengers.
  • Chilly time for Ice Wind
    Norwegian ship detained for 12 days over major structural defects.
  • German union fears job cuts
    IG Metall study claims German shipyards could axe 4% of workers next year.
  • Bidders circle Viktor Lenac
    Piece-meal sale of Croatian yard's assets on the cards as eight buyers make offers.
  • SembCorp censured
    Singapore Stock Exchange raps marine engineering group over late disclosure relating to Solitaire dispute.
  • Thinking ahead at Panama Canal
    New cargo notification deadline extended to end of October at vital waterway.
  • Steel price hits Daewoo
    Korean shipbuilder's August profit drops 65% as costs rise.
  • Another scare for Toll's Aratere
    Investigation launched after blighted Kiwi ro-ro 'came within seconds' of potential disaster.
  • Nina hits the beach
    Salvors deliberately beach bulker off Singapore island in effort to extinguish cargo hold fire.
  • Thor R set for salvage
    Heavy lift crane arrives from the Netherlands to recover dredger sunk off Danish port of Esbjerg.
  • Ghosts head for graveyard
    US MarAd confirms disposal contracts for four more ships from James River Reserve fleet.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2004
  • Maersk Line Ltd. replaces six MSP ships with newer tonnage
  • Crowley adds U.S./Mexico security surcharge
  • Safmarine names third new ship for Europe/West Africa trade
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen starts China/Japan ro/ro link
  • U.S. airlines' international cargo up 11.6 percent in August
  • Reed moves up at FedEx Freight
  • WCA forwarder network spreads
  • Logility acquires fellow supply chain IT firm Demand Management
  • Missouri shipper fined $220,000 for illegal exports
  • Kuehne + Nagel to manage Pirelli Tire's North American logistics
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens another logistics site in Hamburg
  • CDC, APHIS ban bird imports from Malaysia
  • CSI goes live in Naples

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2004
  • Hamburg trade fair attracted many
    The Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology International Trade Fair SMM, held last week in Hamburg attracted 42,000 visitors, up by ...
  • EU support to Esbjerg ro-ro service, Kvarken ferry and Scandlines pilot project
    EU has approved EUR 2 million in support from the Marco Polo programme to Danfrance, a new ro-ro service ...
  • Minor oilspill in Aalbæk bay from Swedish tanker
    A few hundred litre of fuel oil was lost Saturday last week, when the Swedish-flagged bunker tanker "Västsjö" had ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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