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May 7, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL eyes development of India's container rail network
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container division APL is set to make a return to its former glory days as a multimodal pioneer with plans to get involved in India's inland container rail network in the next 1-2 years, according to APL's chief executive.
  • Pioneer of multimodal transport
    MULTIMODAL container transport by rail is not a new area for either India's Concor or APL, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of multimodal container transport by rail, having entered this segment only a few years after the global spread of containerisation.
  • Partners misled us on sales, products, say PSA Int'l, P&O Australia Ports
    PSA International and P&O Australia Ports , subsidiaries of the world's second and third largest terminal operators, have accused their partners in a failed joint venture of misleading them over sales and products and crippling the company with mismanagement.
  • Time running out for ISPS readiness
    ALARM bells are ringing across the trillion-dollar world shipping industry as it scrambles to comply with the July 1 deadline for some of the toughest security measures since World War II.
  • Coalition to invite bids to run largest Iraqi port
    IRAQ's US-led coalition authority, which is preparing to cede powers to a sovereign government on June 30, plans to invite companies to bid this month to manage the country's largest port for at least 10 years.
Air and Land Transport
  • Bankers help hold down cost of new Boeing jet
    MANY features of Boeing Co's new 7E7 jetliner were designed not necessarily for airlines, but rather for the people that will ultimately own many of them - bankers.
  • Alitalia unions, management seen striking quick deal
  • KLM synergies to total 75m euros: Air France
  • Top private Indian airline flying to Nepal
  • Major carriers will compete in budget space, says Cathay
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court's no to seizure of SCI vessel to satisfy govt's judgment debt
    A VESSEL owned by the Shipping Corporation of India cannot be seized to satisfy a long-standing judgment debt of the Indian government just because the latter is a substantial shareholder of SCI, a Canadian court ruled earlier this year.
Port Shots
  • Port shots
    MAJOR US-based owner Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc says that it has bought and taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt US-flag product tankers from Attransco, Inc.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL eyes development of India's container rail network
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container division APL is set to make a return to its former glory days as a multimodal pioneer with plans to get involved in India's inland container rail network in the next 1-2 years, according to APL's chief executive.
  • Pioneer of multimodal transport
    MULTIMODAL container transport by rail is not a new area for either India's Concor or APL, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of multimodal container transport by rail, having entered this segment only a few years after the global spread of containerisation.
  • Partners misled us on sales, products, say PSA Int'l, P&O Australia Ports
    PSA International and P&O Australia Ports , subsidiaries of the world's second and third largest terminal operators, have accused their partners in a failed joint venture of misleading them over sales and products and crippling the company with mismanagement.
  • Time running out for ISPS readiness
    ALARM bells are ringing across the trillion-dollar world shipping industry as it scrambles to comply with the July 1 deadline for some of the toughest security measures since World War II.
  • Coalition to invite bids to run largest Iraqi port
    IRAQ's US-led coalition authority, which is preparing to cede powers to a sovereign government on June 30, plans to invite companies to bid this month to manage the country's largest port for at least 10 years.
Air and Land Transport
  • Bankers help hold down cost of new Boeing jet
    MANY features of Boeing Co's new 7E7 jetliner were designed not necessarily for airlines, but rather for the people that will ultimately own many of them - bankers.
  • Alitalia unions, management seen striking quick deal
  • KLM synergies to total 75m euros: Air France
  • Top private Indian airline flying to Nepal
  • Major carriers will compete in budget space, says Cathay
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court's no to seizure of SCI vessel to satisfy govt's judgment debt
    A VESSEL owned by the Shipping Corporation of India cannot be seized to satisfy a long-standing judgment debt of the Indian government just because the latter is a substantial shareholder of SCI, a Canadian court ruled earlier this year.
Port Shots
  • Port shots
    MAJOR US-based owner Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc says that it has bought and taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt US-flag product tankers from Attransco, Inc.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL eyes development of India's container rail network
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container division APL is set to make a return to its former glory days as a multimodal pioneer with plans to get involved in India's inland container rail network in the next 1-2 years, according to APL's chief executive.
  • Pioneer of multimodal transport
    MULTIMODAL container transport by rail is not a new area for either India's Concor or APL, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of multimodal container transport by rail, having entered this segment only a few years after the global spread of containerisation.
  • Partners misled us on sales, products, say PSA Int'l, P&O Australia Ports
    PSA International and P&O Australia Ports , subsidiaries of the world's second and third largest terminal operators, have accused their partners in a failed joint venture of misleading them over sales and products and crippling the company with mismanagement.
  • Time running out for ISPS readiness
    ALARM bells are ringing across the trillion-dollar world shipping industry as it scrambles to comply with the July 1 deadline for some of the toughest security measures since World War II.
  • Coalition to invite bids to run largest Iraqi port
    IRAQ's US-led coalition authority, which is preparing to cede powers to a sovereign government on June 30, plans to invite companies to bid this month to manage the country's largest port for at least 10 years.
Air and Land Transport
  • Bankers help hold down cost of new Boeing jet
    MANY features of Boeing Co's new 7E7 jetliner were designed not necessarily for airlines, but rather for the people that will ultimately own many of them - bankers.
  • Alitalia unions, management seen striking quick deal
  • KLM synergies to total 75m euros: Air France
  • Top private Indian airline flying to Nepal
  • Major carriers will compete in budget space, says Cathay
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court's no to seizure of SCI vessel to satisfy govt's judgment debt
    A VESSEL owned by the Shipping Corporation of India cannot be seized to satisfy a long-standing judgment debt of the Indian government just because the latter is a substantial shareholder of SCI, a Canadian court ruled earlier this year.
Port Shots
  • Port shots
    MAJOR US-based owner Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc says that it has bought and taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt US-flag product tankers from Attransco, Inc.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL eyes development of India's container rail network
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container division APL is set to make a return to its former glory days as a multimodal pioneer with plans to get involved in India's inland container rail network in the next 1-2 years, according to APL's chief executive.
  • Pioneer of multimodal transport
    MULTIMODAL container transport by rail is not a new area for either India's Concor or APL, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of multimodal container transport by rail, having entered this segment only a few years after the global spread of containerisation.
  • Partners misled us on sales, products, say PSA Int'l, P&O Australia Ports
    PSA International and P&O Australia Ports , subsidiaries of the world's second and third largest terminal operators, have accused their partners in a failed joint venture of misleading them over sales and products and crippling the company with mismanagement.
  • Time running out for ISPS readiness
    ALARM bells are ringing across the trillion-dollar world shipping industry as it scrambles to comply with the July 1 deadline for some of the toughest security measures since World War II.
  • Coalition to invite bids to run largest Iraqi port
    IRAQ's US-led coalition authority, which is preparing to cede powers to a sovereign government on June 30, plans to invite companies to bid this month to manage the country's largest port for at least 10 years.
Air and Land Transport
  • Bankers help hold down cost of new Boeing jet
    MANY features of Boeing Co's new 7E7 jetliner were designed not necessarily for airlines, but rather for the people that will ultimately own many of them - bankers.
  • Alitalia unions, management seen striking quick deal
  • KLM synergies to total 75m euros: Air France
  • Top private Indian airline flying to Nepal
  • Major carriers will compete in budget space, says Cathay
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court's no to seizure of SCI vessel to satisfy govt's judgment debt
    A VESSEL owned by the Shipping Corporation of India cannot be seized to satisfy a long-standing judgment debt of the Indian government just because the latter is a substantial shareholder of SCI, a Canadian court ruled earlier this year.
Port Shots
  • Port shots
    MAJOR US-based owner Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc says that it has bought and taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt US-flag product tankers from Attransco, Inc.

Sched Netweb site
  • Qingdao Port to pursue stock market listing
  • China railways unable to keep up with freight demand
  • Californian port board opposes air bill
  • US FRA Administrator leaves post, heads home to Texas
  • US Coast Guard to be stationed at Malaysian ports
  • New Evergreen service links Asia with Australian Ports
  • Hanjin net profit up 379pc
  • Korean Air posts 20.6pc increase in cargo traffic for Q1
  • Air France, KLM merge to create biggest European carrier
  • IATA, ATAC demand expenditure review from GTAA
  • AA launches online booking for cargo shipments

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CMA CGM, Clarion Shipping Agency form joint venture for East & South India
  • Maersk Sealand bags 3 major Lloyds Loading List 'Star Performers' awards
  • SCI takes delivery of Suezmax-size tanker from Daewoo Shipbuilding
  • Major global shipping lines shoring up box capacities
  • Outdated tankers line up at scrapyards - IMO ban on single hull vessels proves boon for Asian building industry
  • Chinese industrial slow-down leaves steel exporters unruffled
  • SEAI sees sea of possibilities in Chinese market
  • Hari & Co. opens new CFS at Tuticorin
  • ADB offers help to link Haldia Dock with Assam & neighbours
  • Hyderabad to be on Blue Dart's map soon
  • Move to establish ferry service linking Karachi and Mumbai
  • Forex kitty swells to $ 1,17,879 million
  • Forex reserves touch $ 117.8 bn
  • ADB's Chief Economist sees India's economic growth matching China's by 2020
  • AIAI, Italian Chamber sign MoU to foster trade relations
  • ICS conducts enlightening 2-day course on international containerised trade
  • India climbs 16 rungs up the competitiveness ladder, says IIMD's 2004 Yearbook
  • DGS leads Indian team to seminar on maritime training in Oslo

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Bunkerworld apologises to Coastal Petroleum Ltd.
  • Indian market update
    Continued bullishness in the ARA today prompted some good buying activity...but are prices on their way back down?
  • ARA: Firm market prompts healthy buying interest
  • Major rumoured to consider re-entering Fujairah market
    Reports today suggested that Shell Marine Products is considering re-entering the Fujairah bunker market through a partnership with Emirates National Oil Co).
  • Wait-and-see attitude as Singapore fuel oil hits 16 month high
    Gas oil prices have put on an even better show than fuel oil, rising to the highest level since September 2000.
  • Crude supportive, but mixed outlook for fuel oil
    Fuel oil values in the Singapore cargo market closed mixed today as prices lagged crude gains, while gas oil shot up supported by tightening stocks.
  • Golden Week ends with firm numbers and tighter barges
    As Japan wakes up after Golden Week, players are starting to feel the effects of four days of very firm crude movements
  • O.W. Bunkers UK expands trading team
  • Italian buyers still unsure of market direction
  • No let-up for Rotterdam prices
  • Batumi oil port returning to normal as rebel leader leaves
    Disruptions to oil and port operations at Batumi in Georgia ending as Adzhara region's rebel leader flees, ending tense stand-off.

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Second Basel International Hazardous Goods Conference
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Airport starts ST WLAN
  • Australia aids Philippines port security
  • ProLogis reports first quarter results
  • Booming rail cargo traffic in Australia
  • Alitalia's share trading suspended
  • OOCL announces modification of its Setouchi/Taiwan Express Service
  • Delta Airlines names Michael Palumbo as new CFO

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Bid to speed up Cape Africa salvage
  • Belships' improved Q1
  • Braemar's buoyant 2003/4
  • LR ship in USCG scheme
  • Odfjell boosted by market rebound
  • Donjon and Smit in new JV
  • Wilhelmsen unveils newbuilds deal and improved Q1 results

Marine Logweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Hornbeck exercises barge newbuild option with Manitowoc
    Orders second 110,000 bbl unit
  • OSG reports record income
    $76 million net for first quarter
  • Iraq gets coastal defense patrol boats
    Newly created ICDF starts training
  • Royal Caribbean commits to cleaner wastewater
    Environmentalist group calls off campaign against group
  • Conrad Industries reports on first quarter
    Repair sector still "difficult"
  • New round of Port Security Grants
    TSA opens Round 4 for applications

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Sea-Tac Airport director announces plans to depart
  • Canadian and US teams hold oil spill response drill
  • Coast Guard responds to bogus emergency flare firing
  • Schnitzer Steel hires firm to look at sale/merger of mill
  • Port of Tacoma offers annual report on line

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Green hails P&O Nedlloyd result but vows to close profit gap
    P&O Nedlloyd will need several more years to catch up with its more profitable competitors, chief executive Philip Green predicted yesterday as the line posted a modest first-quarter surplus.
  • Undercutting keeps the lid on transpacific freight rate rises
    FIRM evidence is now emerging that transpacific carriers achieved solid rather than spectacular rate increases during this year's annual round of contract renewals, writes Janet Porter.
  • Bunker disaster avoided by 'pure luck'
    IT IS "pure luck" that there has not been a major disaster resulting from a spate of fuel contamination cases in the Arabian Gulf, according to fuel testing company DNV Petroleum Services.
  • US oil price set to exceed $40 a barrel
    OIL prices in the US are set to punch over $40 a barrel this week as traders become jittery over Middle East security fears stoking fears of rising bunker prices, writes Martyn Wingrove .
  • Exmar could go public with LNG business
    GAS shipping specialist Exmar is considering an initial public offering for its liquefied natural gas carrier operations, says group chief executive Nicolas Saverys, writes Tony Gray.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Uganda warned about cruise jobs ad
    OFFERS of up to 5,000 jobs on cruise ships in the Caribbean have been met with caution in Uganda. Local media have been running adverts promising applicants an annual salary of $15,000-$45,000, warns the Kampala-based independent daily The Monitor
  • World Bank backs Sokhna with $20M
    A $20M loan to help fund civil works and equipment purchases has been awarded to Egypt's Sokhna Port Development Company
  • Houston terminal hurdle removed
    HOUSTON'S Bayport Container Terminal moved closer to reality yesterday when claims that the Army Corps of Engineers acted improperly were rejected
  • Tanker rates drive OSG to record
    OVERSEAS Shipholding Group has been busily signing new joint ventures, acquiring ships and raising new debt and equity during the first quarter
  • Royal Caribbean bows to greens
    US environmentalist group Oceana has claimed victory for its campaign against Royal Caribbean Cruises' wastewater policy
  • Hoax bomb stalls Greek ferry
    ANOTHER hoax bomb warning has hit a Greek ferry, two weeks after a similar incident cut short the voyage of Superfast 12 from Patras to Ancona
  • Belships lifts first-quarter profit
  • Egypt to discuss wheat deal
  • Eastern Shipping founder dies
  • easyCruise joins its rivals
  • Russian oil output still growing
  • P&O Ned posts healthy first quarter
  • Labour trouble brewing at Chennai
  • Mumbai-Karachi link: informal talks
  • Goa to host Asian ballast meeting

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Strikes by truckers at Oakland, Norfolk
    Ongoing protest by drivers slows container handling at Oakland, spreads to Virginia port.
  • Rate gains drive P&O Nedlloyd profit
    Turnaround spurred by 15 percent increase in average freight rates over past year.
  • Union Pacific cancels UPS transcon pact
  • MOL, Neptune Orient Lines win rate hikes: Report
  • Democrats challenge pace of homeland security
  • House alarmed at Feds' rail security
  • China foreign trade to reach $1 trillion: Report
  • Canada raises fines for bilge discharge
  • KLM cargo swings to profit
  • FedEx Ground to build Georgia terminal
  • UPS raises stock buy-back to $1 billion
  • Hong Kong air-cargo volume up

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • China's 'soft landing' won't hit profits says RPONL
    Royal P&O Nedlloyd (RPONL) CEO Philip Green says he is optimistic that there will be no slump in Chinese output but he expects the economy will have a 'soft landing'.
  • Committee to look at truckers' complaints has not stopped Oakland strikes
  • MSC's Eurogate deal secures berths for future tonnage
  • TSK and Cosco to launch North China/Japan service
  • Busan dredge opens terminals to super post-panamax ships
  • Brasilia raises port defences with US$26m ISPS funding
  • Hyundai appointed as Sony's global partner carrier
  • Gwangyang records sharp 2004 growth
  • Hamburg Süd plans vessel investment
  • Royal P&O Nedlloyd appoints new CFO
  • K Line decides on new vessel engine

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Another record for OSG
    Top US tanker owner has $1bn of liquidity and is poised to continue buying spree.
  • Secondhand bulker prices dip
    Cyprus Maritime sells early 1980s-built capesize at lower level than price logged for February deal.
  • Exmar may hive off LNG unit
    Chairman Nicolas Saverys tells business luncheon what's on the menu next for gas company.
  • OOCL trade up 25%
    Asian cargo boom gives Hong Kong container line big revenue boost.
  • CCU rides bulk wave
    UAE owner and Klaveness partner sees profits more than double in 2003.
  • Unwelcome Evergreen hat trick
    Three of Taiwanese owner's boxships detained in Hong Kong in April.
  • Wilhelmsen takes Ray newbuilds
    Norwegian owner charters three of Israeli group's Gdynia car carriers for 15 years as it announces profit hike in first quarter.
  • Big jump for new Nedlloyd
    Amsterdam stock market debutant saw profits rocket in first quarter.
  • Caspian Shipping ro-ro freed
    Turkey releases vessel arrested in bid to force payment of Azeri government debts.
  • Nenaco ships grounded again
    Five vessels held in port over debt as Philippine owner lurches into new crisis.
  • Simon rejects bid
    Struggling UK ports group turns down "unsatisfactory" revised takeover offer.
  • Blue Star 1 in bomb alert
    Greek ro-pax ferry caught in terror scare as Athens remains on edge after earlier bomb attacks.
  • Suez up on tanker traffic
    An increase in transits by tankers helps to fuel growth in receipts at strategic Egyptian waterway.
  • Record quarter for Navigators
    US marine insurance group sees profits almost double in "disciplined" first three months of 2004.
  • Titan confirms VLCC charter
    China-backed owner taking Titan Uranus on six-year bareboat charter with purchase obligation.
  • Conrad sees losses shrink
    US shipbuilding group has reported an improvement in its finances but still remains in the red.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Industry officials play down risk of Chinese "hard landing"
  • P&O Nedlloyd improves 1st quarter result, but aims higher
  • Hanjin nets $136 million in 1st quarter
  • ACL raises 2003 operating income
  • MarAd opens VISA enrollment
  • BNSF prepares for grain harvest
  • Shippers to hear UP's plan for fixing delays
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
  • Corley heads Econocaribe's Northeast import operations
  • USDA to allow imports of Taiwanese orchids
  • USDA increases veterinary diagnostic fees for live animal shipments
  • TSA opens fourth round of port security grant program
  • Seattle port interests seek funds to replace Alaskan Way Viaduct

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Stena Line Freight has opened own bunker oil terminal
    Stena Line Freight has invested in a new bunker oil terminal in Holyhead with a storage capacity of 8,000 tons ...
  • Better than expected for SMA
    The Swedish Maritime Administration reports a SEK 38 million (EUR 4.2 million) profit before taxes for 2003, up by SEK ...
  • Stelmar sale/BB back with Norwegian KS company
    A Norwegian KS company is reported to have bought nine Stelmar handymax product tankers for around USD 107.0 million with ...

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Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
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