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April 8, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • ISPS shirkers risk insurance hazards
    PORTS and terminals which fail to meet the July 1 deadline for mandatory ISPS Code compliance risk legal and commercial danger, according to a senior executive with the world's largest port and terminal insurer.
  • PSA expands wharves as ro-ro traffic soars
    PSA Corporation says its transhipment vehicle - or ro-ro - traffic has doubled over past three years to almost 400,000 car units passing through its multi-purpose terminals annually.
  • Aussie watchdog acts to bridle rate setting body
    AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has made a preliminary recommendation to scrap part of the anti-trust immunity enjoyed by shipping line members of the rate setting Asia-Australia Discussion Agreement .
  • Pirates attack cargo ship off Irian Jaya
    ARMED pirates attacked the master of a general cargo ship after firing near the vessel in Indonesian waters and demanded US$5,000 for the release of two officers, the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre said.
  • Ezra orders US$11m newbuilds to capture growth
    SINGAPORE offshore support and marine group Ezra Holdings has ordered US$11 million in newbuildings from Hong Kong's Cheoy Lee Shipyards to meet demand from the booming oil and gas industry.
  • TANKER RATES
    PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates for shipping crude to Asia rose as oil companies and traders rushed to book vessels for May before the Easter holidays in Europe.
Air and Land Transport
  • EU urged to accept partial airline pact
    THE European Union, which wants a full opening of the US$18 billion trans-Atlantic airline market, should settle for less initially or risk the breakdown of 'open skies' talks, US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said.
  • Air Canada seeks extension of bankruptcy protection
  • TBI passenger count up 13% in Q4
  • China Eastern chalks up huge loss
  • Amtrak train derails in rural Mississippi
  • LOG Book
Newbuilds
  • Cruise shipbuilding in the doldrums
    ITALIAN shipbuilder Fincantieri has something to celebrate following the announcement by Carnival Corporation that it has ordered a US$468 million cruise ship for delivery in 2007.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • ISPS shirkers risk insurance hazards
    PORTS and terminals which fail to meet the July 1 deadline for mandatory ISPS Code compliance risk legal and commercial danger, according to a senior executive with the world's largest port and terminal insurer.
  • PSA expands wharves as ro-ro traffic soars
    PSA Corporation says its transhipment vehicle - or ro-ro - traffic has doubled over past three years to almost 400,000 car units passing through its multi-purpose terminals annually.
  • Aussie watchdog acts to bridle rate setting body
    AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has made a preliminary recommendation to scrap part of the anti-trust immunity enjoyed by shipping line members of the rate setting Asia-Australia Discussion Agreement .
  • Pirates attack cargo ship off Irian Jaya
    ARMED pirates attacked the master of a general cargo ship after firing near the vessel in Indonesian waters and demanded US$5,000 for the release of two officers, the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre said.
  • Ezra orders US$11m newbuilds to capture growth
    SINGAPORE offshore support and marine group Ezra Holdings has ordered US$11 million in newbuildings from Hong Kong's Cheoy Lee Shipyards to meet demand from the booming oil and gas industry.
  • TANKER RATES
    PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates for shipping crude to Asia rose as oil companies and traders rushed to book vessels for May before the Easter holidays in Europe.
Air and Land Transport
  • EU urged to accept partial airline pact
    THE European Union, which wants a full opening of the US$18 billion trans-Atlantic airline market, should settle for less initially or risk the breakdown of 'open skies' talks, US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said.
  • Air Canada seeks extension of bankruptcy protection
  • TBI passenger count up 13% in Q4
  • China Eastern chalks up huge loss
  • Amtrak train derails in rural Mississippi
  • LOG Book
Newbuilds
  • Cruise shipbuilding in the doldrums
    ITALIAN shipbuilder Fincantieri has something to celebrate following the announcement by Carnival Corporation that it has ordered a US$468 million cruise ship for delivery in 2007.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • ISPS shirkers risk insurance hazards
    PORTS and terminals which fail to meet the July 1 deadline for mandatory ISPS Code compliance risk legal and commercial danger, according to a senior executive with the world's largest port and terminal insurer.
  • PSA expands wharves as ro-ro traffic soars
    PSA Corporation says its transhipment vehicle - or ro-ro - traffic has doubled over past three years to almost 400,000 car units passing through its multi-purpose terminals annually.
  • Aussie watchdog acts to bridle rate setting body
    AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has made a preliminary recommendation to scrap part of the anti-trust immunity enjoyed by shipping line members of the rate setting Asia-Australia Discussion Agreement .
  • Pirates attack cargo ship off Irian Jaya
    ARMED pirates attacked the master of a general cargo ship after firing near the vessel in Indonesian waters and demanded US$5,000 for the release of two officers, the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre said.
  • Ezra orders US$11m newbuilds to capture growth
    SINGAPORE offshore support and marine group Ezra Holdings has ordered US$11 million in newbuildings from Hong Kong's Cheoy Lee Shipyards to meet demand from the booming oil and gas industry.
  • TANKER RATES
    PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates for shipping crude to Asia rose as oil companies and traders rushed to book vessels for May before the Easter holidays in Europe.
Air and Land Transport
  • EU urged to accept partial airline pact
    THE European Union, which wants a full opening of the US$18 billion trans-Atlantic airline market, should settle for less initially or risk the breakdown of 'open skies' talks, US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said.
  • Air Canada seeks extension of bankruptcy protection
  • TBI passenger count up 13% in Q4
  • China Eastern chalks up huge loss
  • Amtrak train derails in rural Mississippi
  • LOG Book
Newbuilds
  • Cruise shipbuilding in the doldrums
    ITALIAN shipbuilder Fincantieri has something to celebrate following the announcement by Carnival Corporation that it has ordered a US$468 million cruise ship for delivery in 2007.

Sched Netweb site
  • USADA to raise rates in summer
  • Unicold celebrates opening of Oakland transload facility
  • US looks to establish Malacca Straits presence to foil terrorism
  • Rickmers celebrates naming of new vessel
  • C Y Group opens logistics centre in Hong Kong
  • China Eastern 2003 cargo volume up, but posts loss
  • TAECO to get fourth hangar
  • Qantas to be major stakeholder in Asian budget airline

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Fewer ships being detained at foreign ports now, says D-G of Shipping
  • SCI clearing decks for major fleet expansion
  • India still studying EU's higher textile quota offer
  • Film exports for TV telecast eligible for tax benefits: HC
  • Poll panel may stall JNP's 3rd box terminal, Cochin ICTT projects till new govt is formed
  • ABG group's Cardinal Logistics bags Kolkata Port's container terminal development project
  • 11 firms submit EoIs for Vizhinjam ICTT
  • Kolkata Port records 15 pc growth in traffic
  • MICT gets green signal to operate its CFS
  • Box volumes dictate rakes frequency to ports, asserts CONCOR MD - A. K. Kohli allays trade misgivings on rakes availability
  • BTL vessel creates new record at JNP's shallow berth
  • 610-km GAIL pipeline commissioned ahead of schedule
  • Karnataka govt offers 'Gold Card' facility for exporters with good track record
  • India committed to 100 pc FDI in shipping, WTO told
  • ECGC settles bank claims of Rs 101 crore
  • SEZ scheme put off till May 1
  • IMC workshop on quality award criteria next week
  • ...workshop on e-filing of service tax returns postponed

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • US oil draw sets bulls in motion
    Oil prices jumped by more than $1 per barrel today after the latest US government data revealed an unexpected fall in US stocks of crude and petroleum products.
  • Weak utility demand triggers low sulphur price flip
    Premium for 1% LSFO reversed by $3.50 pmt on aggressive selling from BP.
  • Russia opposes Baltic "special status"
    The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Friday declared the Baltic Sea as one of ten Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA). The declaration was made in response to an appeal made by countries in the Baltic, with the exception of Russia.
  • US' EPA under pressure to slash MDO sulphur to 15ppm
    Oil companies raise concerns that significantly wider cuts to sulphur levels to include marine diesel oil could make it impossible for refineries to meet requirements.
  • Fishing vessel fined $113,000 for oily discharge
  • Rotterdam barges getting tight for Easter
  • New Saudi posted prices
  • Tanker and container traffic boom prompts another sales jump
    Year-on-year increases in demand for bunker fuel coincide with a rise in vessel calls in Singapore
  • Bominflot offices gain ISO 9001 certification

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • New layout, new contents, Krone's new internet presence
  • EIB finances bridge over Panama Canal
  • Frans Maas acquires Eastern Europe specialist in Italy
  • Direct from Basel-Weil Terminal to Germany
  • Daily flights between Gatwick and the Ukraine
  • Evergreen establishes its own subsidiary in India
  • Schneider National names new Regional Sales Vice President

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • Washington State Ferries set to deliver fare increase
  • Imports of steel into US take sharp drop in February
  • Damage to NORWEGIAN STAR forces NCL to revise Hawaii run
  • Corps reopens John Day locks for round-the-clock use
  • Deborah Spero selected as deputy commissioner of CBP

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Fraud case against former Curnow chiefs thrown out
    FIVE former directors of Curnow Shipping were cleared of criminal charges of conspiracy to defraud St Helena Line of '890,000 in Bristol Crown Court yesterday.
  • MOL smashes boxship charter record with $43,500-a-day rate
    IN A market where records are being smashed almost daily, MOL has nevertheless set a new standard by agreeing to the highest charter rate ever paid for a containership, writes Janet Porter.
  • Lloyd's 2003 pre-tax profits more than double to £1.89bn
    LLOYD'S of London saw 2003 pre-tax profits more than double to £1.89bn ($3.47bn), the insurance market announced yesterday.
  • Rebels see light at the end of the Eurotunnel
    Nicolas Miguet, leader of Eurotunnel's rebel investors, right, and Jacques Maillot, the founder and former head of French package-holiday company Nouvelles Frontieres, pose at the start of the Channel Tunnel operator's general assembly at Villepinte, north of Paris.
  • Saadé urges EC not to axe tax scheme
    CMA CGM chairman Jacques Saadé warned the European Commission yesterday to think twice before taking any decision to scrap France's tax lease shipfinancing scheme.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • Curnow five acquitted
    FIVE Curnow Shipping directors were acquitted today when the judge ordered an end to their 13-week fraud trial, ruling that there was no case to answer
  • No light at the end of Eurotunnel
    EXECUTIVES of cross-channel ferry operators were reported to be closely monitoring developments this afternoon at the Eurotunnel AGM in Paris
  • BHP Billiton approves Chile project
    BHP Billiton has approved an $870M project in Chile that will produce an additional 180,000 tonnes of copper cathode per year
  • New Jersey port proposed
    THE South Jersey Port Corp has begun feasibility studies on the development of new port facilities in Paulsboro, New Jersey
  • Mostyn cleared for take-off
    AIRBUS has started to transfer the first consignment of wings for the 'Super Jumbo' from North Wales to Toulouse, France via the troubled Welsh port of Mostyn
  • Red Funnel completes expansion
    UK ferry operator Red Funnel has completed its £10M ($18.3M) investment programme with the delivery of the enlarged Red Falcon
  • P&O Ports restructures in India
  • Spain steps up ferry security
  • Philippines studies port proposal
  • Tension mounts over tragedy reports
  • Investment pays off at Casablanca
  • SNCM targets Algeria
  • Busan wins back Med Shipping Co
  • Cambodia dumps substandard ships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • Rail crisis coming, says Pacer exec
    Rail congestion squeezing supply of available containers could reach crisis proportions during the peak shipping season.
  • Record year for New York/New Jersey
    Container traffic up 8 percent, cargo value tops $100 billion for first time.
  • CMA CGM increases profit
  • Seattle, Tacoma boxes down
  • FDA releases prior-notice statistics
  • WTO upholds U.S. complaint on Canada grain
  • Measures to clean up West Coast truck emissions
  • Kolkata cuts handling charges
  • Bentley honored by maritime Hall of Fame
  • DHL to slash Brussels jobs
  • Pacer makes secondary offering
  • Sea Star offers auto tracking

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • AADA reconsiders as importers warn of other targets
    Despite rejecting the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) findings over 2003 rate-setting and capacity policies, ci-online understands the Asia-Australia Discussion Agreement (AADA) has already curtailed its aggressive 2004 policy.
  • Union Pacific faces California congestion
    Union Pacific, the largest US railroad, admitted yesterday that intermodal services from southern California face severe congestion, due to crew shortages and unexpectedly high shipping volumes.
  • Divided opinion as owners enter unchartered waters
  • China to Singapore rail link gets KL backing
  • Profits soar as CMA CGM announce top brass changes
  • Shortlisted bidders snub Mumbai offshore terminal
  • Fesco orders two boxships and reefer boxes
  • Booming Duisburg to join POP and PONL in Antwerp terminal
  • Basel holds the high ground on the Rhine
  • Terminal moves could plug S.Brazil capacity gap
  • INDFEX II adds Visakhapatnam call

TradeWindsweb site
  • Fincantieri logs record profit
    Italian yard bucks the gloom in European shipbuilding with best-ever result.
  • CMA CGM returns rocket
    Boxship player plans to open 14 offices in China as it tracks demand growth.
  • Shipping chiefs cleared of fraud
    Judge rules Curnow Five have no case to answer over $1.6m backhander allegation.
  • Clubs to probe jailed crews
    Tasman Spirit and Prestige detentions spark P&I investigation into threat posed by criminalisation of seafarers.
  • Lloyd's marine market improves
    Rising premiums help London insurance exchange to $3.4bn annual profit.
  • MOL ups intra-Asia ante
    Japanese owner builds boxship network with partnerships and space charters.
  • Fesco orders Polish double
    Russian owner adds to Szczecin yard's orderbook with two 1,700-teu containerships, plus an option.
  • Q Ship signs finance deal
    Doha-based owner wraps up cash for eight incoming newbuildings.
  • Busan repairer floats dock plan
    Orient Shipyard gets go-ahead for new floating facility in Korean port.
  • Skaugen inches back into profit
    Norwegian owner's LPG business shows promise but lightering action has tough quarter.
  • US terminal holds owners liable
    Sealand Express crane crash could cost boxship operator well over $1m.
  • Cosco Shipping talks up profits
    Cosco's expanding ro-ro and heavy lift arm optimistic about earnings in first quarter.
  • Dutch marchers win yard aid
    Protest in The Hague helps secure state cash for struggling Dutch shipbuilding industry.
  • Indonesian navy in piracy claim
    The master of a general cargo ship claims navy ship "demanded" money in exchange for release.
  • Ezra orders at Hong Kong yard
    Rapidly expanding Singapore shipowner contracts three offshore ships at Cheoy Lee Shipyards.
  • World Fuel acquires Tramp
    US firm splashes out $83m for one of the world's largest independent bunker fuel suppliers.
  • NOL's Lim facing tidy paper profit
    Finance director of Singapore flag carrier exercises company share options worth close to $190,000.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • Great Western adds transpacific capacity
  • FMC seeks comments on accessibility to China trade
  • UNCITRAL study group will meet April 20
  • Austal, MTU offer new high-speed catamaran to military
  • OOCL adds 8,063-TEU ship to Asia/Europe
  • Rickmers names seventh multipurpose vessel
  • Report U.S. express carriers hindered by barriers, customs service
  • USDA imposes Animal Welfare Act on all non-U.S. airlines
  • Menzies to provide ground service for Hawaiian
  • U.S. DOT grants UPS more access to Hong Kong
  • Air France increases freighter fleet
  • Boston-Logan Airport gets federal help for new runway
  • IRPT to hold annual meeting in New Orleans, April 14-16
  • FMC posts OTI rider bond rule for China trade
  • Shapiro & Co. names Zaleon CFO, McCallum export manager
  • UTi Worldwide reports larger revenues, profits
  • Robert Delaney, logistics executive, dies
  • Appeals court rules against Evergreen on port captain dispute

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • "Finnjet" may stay under Finnish flag
    Silja Line and the Finnish Seamen's Union are in negotiations to keep the Finnish flag on the ferry "Finnjet". A ...
  • Supply ship contracts to Norwegian yards
    Two new buildings contracts for supply vessels have been reported this week, in both cases for platform supply vessels. S ...
  • Drunken master caught in Finland
    The police test showed that the master of the Bahamian-flagged "Cemice" had a 2.0 permillage of alcohol in his ...

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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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