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January 12, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cosco Pacific's box volumes soar 45% on China boom
    COSCO Pacific, the Hong Kong-listed arm of China's top shipping conglomerate, recorded a 45 per cent surge in 2003 container volumes as the country's surging economy propelled a wave of maritime trade.
  • NYK's full-year outlook not as rosy as rivals'
    THE full-year performance outlook for Japan's largest shipping line Nippon Yusen Kaisha 'leaves something to be desired' compared with rivals' projections, according to president Takao Kusakari.
  • Melbourne port picks preferred bidder
    AUSTRALIA's premier container port, the Port of Melbourne Corporation , has selected Westgate Ports Pty Ltd as the preferred bidder for the redevelopment of Victoria Dock.
  • Queen christens the Queen
    BRITAIN's Queen Elizabeth names the cruise liner Queen Mary 2 at Southampton with the help of the master of the vessel Commodore Ronald Warwick .
Air and Land Transport
  • Austrian Airlines probe finds faults in several planes
    AUSTRIAN Airlines said on Friday an investigation into the emergency landing of one of its jets in Germany has found that other jets of the same model in its fleet had faults in panels meant to protect the engines from ice.
  • Flash insurers to pay out US$350,000 per family
  • Myanmar's 2nd international carrier delays first flights
  • Indian Airlines, other domestic carriers cut fares
  • Cathay to expand freighter fleet, services
  • Manchester City board in plane fire drama
Dockyard
  • Busy year to look forward to
    IT is not often that the shipping industry enters a new year in a generally optimistic mood, with most indicators - and especially freight rates - painting a picture of relatively high earnings and prompting expectations of continuing strong markets for the next 12 months at least.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cosco Pacific's box volumes soar 45% on China boom
    COSCO Pacific, the Hong Kong-listed arm of China's top shipping conglomerate, recorded a 45 per cent surge in 2003 container volumes as the country's surging economy propelled a wave of maritime trade.
  • NYK's full-year outlook not as rosy as rivals'
    THE full-year performance outlook for Japan's largest shipping line Nippon Yusen Kaisha 'leaves something to be desired' compared with rivals' projections, according to president Takao Kusakari.
  • Melbourne port picks preferred bidder
    AUSTRALIA's premier container port, the Port of Melbourne Corporation , has selected Westgate Ports Pty Ltd as the preferred bidder for the redevelopment of Victoria Dock.
  • Queen christens the Queen
    BRITAIN's Queen Elizabeth names the cruise liner Queen Mary 2 at Southampton with the help of the master of the vessel Commodore Ronald Warwick .
Air and Land Transport
  • Austrian Airlines probe finds faults in several planes
    AUSTRIAN Airlines said on Friday an investigation into the emergency landing of one of its jets in Germany has found that other jets of the same model in its fleet had faults in panels meant to protect the engines from ice.
  • Flash insurers to pay out US$350,000 per family
  • Myanmar's 2nd international carrier delays first flights
  • Indian Airlines, other domestic carriers cut fares
  • Cathay to expand freighter fleet, services
  • Manchester City board in plane fire drama
Dockyard
  • Busy year to look forward to
    IT is not often that the shipping industry enters a new year in a generally optimistic mood, with most indicators - and especially freight rates - painting a picture of relatively high earnings and prompting expectations of continuing strong markets for the next 12 months at least.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cosco Pacific's box volumes soar 45% on China boom
    COSCO Pacific, the Hong Kong-listed arm of China's top shipping conglomerate, recorded a 45 per cent surge in 2003 container volumes as the country's surging economy propelled a wave of maritime trade.
  • NYK's full-year outlook not as rosy as rivals'
    THE full-year performance outlook for Japan's largest shipping line Nippon Yusen Kaisha 'leaves something to be desired' compared with rivals' projections, according to president Takao Kusakari.
  • Melbourne port picks preferred bidder
    AUSTRALIA's premier container port, the Port of Melbourne Corporation , has selected Westgate Ports Pty Ltd as the preferred bidder for the redevelopment of Victoria Dock.
  • Queen christens the Queen
    BRITAIN's Queen Elizabeth names the cruise liner Queen Mary 2 at Southampton with the help of the master of the vessel Commodore Ronald Warwick .
Air and Land Transport
  • Austrian Airlines probe finds faults in several planes
    AUSTRIAN Airlines said on Friday an investigation into the emergency landing of one of its jets in Germany has found that other jets of the same model in its fleet had faults in panels meant to protect the engines from ice.
  • Flash insurers to pay out US$350,000 per family
  • Myanmar's 2nd international carrier delays first flights
  • Indian Airlines, other domestic carriers cut fares
  • Cathay to expand freighter fleet, services
  • Manchester City board in plane fire drama
Dockyard
  • Busy year to look forward to
    IT is not often that the shipping industry enters a new year in a generally optimistic mood, with most indicators - and especially freight rates - painting a picture of relatively high earnings and prompting expectations of continuing strong markets for the next 12 months at least.

Sched Netweb site
  • Penavico and Wallem sign JV for Shanghai ship agency
  • China sets new shipbuilding record
  • BIMCO vessel CD-rom 2004 now available
  • Port Klang facing tough times over fee hike
  • Regulations and regulatory bodies in the spotlight
  • Sembcorp divests full stake in Searching Maritime
  • Cathay Pacific announces major expansion of freighter fleet
  • Hainan opens skies to foreign flights
  • FedEx expands South Korea flights

Exim Indiaweb site
  • LS Cargo and Rickmers-Linie ship massive tunnel boring machine to Malaysia
  • Singapore set to stay top global cargo port with record 2003 showing
  • APL in slot deal with MOL, Wan Hai
  • NYK maps out fleet expansion plan
  • New corporate structure to position PSA Group for global growth, expansion
  • Salalah's box traffic surges by 59 pc in 2003
  • MOL clinches charter
  • Greybox to manage box fleet of USL
  • Jaitley to lead trade team to Israel
  • Gulf crude exporters upset by India's tanker age norms
  • Bumper kharif crop pushes up oilmeal exports by 42 pc
  • 25 inland waterways projects under Sagar Mala identified
  • CIWTC to begin Patna-Haldia cargo barge service from Jan. 14
  • Disinvestment panel puts off Ennore Port privatisation plan
  • Mumbai Port handles 22 m tonnes in April-Dec. 2003, logs 5.61 pc growth
  • Paradip Port starts handling import containers too
  • Tuticorin Port achieves impressive 4.83 pc growth in cargo handling in Dec. 2003
  • US to screen air cargo too
  • Jaswant doles out more sops in Round-II
  • India can become a manufacturing hub, says Pant
  • Locating proposed transhipment terminal project at Puthuvypeen can cut cost: CoPT officers
  • Dahej terminal ready to receive lng tankers
  • No duty payable on movement of semi-finished goods to processing premises & back
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures
  • SCI to hold 3-day 'Global Agents Meet' from today
  • Y. K. Modi assumes charge as new Ficci President
  • Fieo to hold meeting with commercial reps posted in W. Europe
  • Fieo workshop on trade with S. Africa tomorrow

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 9, 2004
  • OPEC admits to overproduction
    OPEC officials have owned up to overproduction, part of a mild OPEC effort to reassure the oil market that supply is ample and allow prices to ease back into the top end of OPEC's $22-$28 target price range.
  • Oil hits new highs as US supply falls to 28-year low
    Despite the fact that data from the US Department of Energy (DOE) this week showed that stock of distillates, including heating oil, surged last week to stand above year-ago levels, the energy market has been more preoccupied with the record-low stocks of crude oil and forecasts for a deep-freeze to hit the US Northeast.
  • Falmouth: Firm fuel oil offers available from early next week
    Tramp Oil and Marine Ltd confirmed to Bunkerworld today that they should begin supply in the port of Falmouth from next week.
  • New year, new team expansion at O.W.Bunker Germany
  • Gains across frosty Baltic keep new year rises on the boil
    The Baltic has started the new year in a firm frame of mind, with ports across the region showing continual gains over the last week, especially on distillate grades.
  • Rotterdam firm with crude &a barges
  • Singapore: PSA announces record throughput and expansion plans
    PSA Corporation (PSA) handled a record 18.1 million TEUs of containers at its terminals in Singapore in 2003. The company also announced plans for a 20% increase in its container handling capacity in the next few years.
  • US West Coast firm with muted demand (& tight avails?)
    Ports on the US West Coast have been firming for a week now based on tight avails and Monday's crude rally. Suppliers we spoke to today though all seemed to believe that they were the only one in the market while others were left without product.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Innovative technology reduces truck traffic and road congestion
  • Customs agents concerned for EU enlargement
  • Gefco integrates its German companies
  • Hangartner launches new train between Karlsruhe and Domodossola
  • Corsair wins traffic rights for flights to Cuba
  • OOCL wins Top Maritime Asia Award
  • Roelf de Boer new Deltalinqs chairman

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 9, 2004
  • Stolt close to sale of tank container business
  • French court wants to arrest the head of Malta's Maritime Administration
  • Faulty freight rates after Worldscale error
  • Trouble for BornholmsTrafikken

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 9, 2004
  • K-Sea starts trading on NYSE
    IPO of 3,625,000 units at $23.50 a unit
  • WMU names Seasecure President as Visiting Professor
    Will assist with security curriculum development
  • Chilean frigate program opens up offset opportunities
    Lockheed Marytin/IZAR team issues Broad Industry Invitation
  • VT Halter Marine makes first 2004 delivery
    220 ft DPS-1 OSV for Seacor

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 9, 2004
  • Marine Terminals Corp. crosses six million TEU mark
  • Crowley Liner Services transports educational cargo
  • U-Haul offers free storage to victims of Seattle storms
  • US/Canadian railroads set new intermodal recprds
  • Port of Seattle website offers easy access to information

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Singapore joins battle for spoils in Asia container boom
    SINGAPORE terminal operator PSA Corp has revealed plans to build five new berths, increasing annual container handling capacity by 20% to 24m teu.
  • Shell reduces its estimate of proved oil and gas reserves by nearly 20%
    ROYAL Dutch/Shell has cut its estimate of proved oil and gas reserves by almost 4bn barrels, and failed to replace produced volumes for a third year in a row.
  • Cold spell pushes crude to nine-month high
    OIL prices have hit nine-month highs on fears that harsh weather in North America will push crude stocks, already at their lowest since 1975, even lower, writes Martyn Wingrove .
  • Hutchison port security charge angers UK freight forwarders
    PLANS by Felixstowe and Thamesport to impose a security levy on shippers have run into immediate criticism from cargo interests, writes Janet Porter.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 9, 2004
  • Dry market at record levels
    THE Baltic Dry Index closed above the 5,000 mark for the first time ever today after the greatest weekly gain since the bull market took off in September/October last year
  • Have your say!
    IT'S almost official: the authorities in France and the US have gone mad. But which is the more crazy? Have your say!
  • Indian breakers face scrapheap
    THE head of India's shipbreakers' association has warned that the world's largest demolition yard, Alang, faces a bleak future
  • Revived Seagull boosts Latin rates
    THE revival of the Seagull liner service between the Mediterranean and east coast South America is part of a bid to restore rate levels on the depressed run
  • UK seeks scrapping strategy
    THE UK government is to seek a strategy for ship breaking following the 'ghost ship' fiasco
  • Crew home after being abandoned
    THE National Union of Seafarers of India has helped to repatriate 20 Indian seafarers from an Indian-flagged vessel that was abandoned off Lagos a year ago
  • Pakistan punishes over PNSC deal
  • CCL buys Grimaldi Genoa companies
  • Spectacular naming of Queen Mary 2
  • Smit team in place for Tasman S
  • Antwerp chases huge box growth
  • Halter boosts ST Marine figures
  • Chinese seafarers suspect over SARS
  • Saarikangas back in the news
  • Singapore plans more box berths
  • Stolt in tank container sale rumour

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 9, 2004
  • So. Cal. agency eyes more projects
    Agency that built $1.4 billion intermodal rail corridor wants to leverage its expertise to help move goods in the region.
  • Cosco eyes more U.S. service, hubs
    China's leading shipping line expands capacity, wants to buy more American terminals.
  • Hamburg Süd revises U.S.-Asia route
    Carrier expanding capacity and port coverage on service linking West Coast and Asia.
  • Port of Portland resumes box handling after winter storm
  • Rotterdam to check for 'dirty bombs'
  • Canada maritime asks for gov't. security aid
  • India to speed up cargo clearance
  • Continental adds fuel surcharge
  • Jones new chairman of NCSC
  • New firm focuses on trade security
  • TPG to add five jets to Europe network
  • FMCSA won't rule in chassis case
  • In surprise move, Hong Kong to add terminals

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 9, 2004
  • Volume surge expected as PSA chases further customer JV's
    PSA Corporation expects to sign more joint ventures with its customers and is expanding its handling capacity over the next few years to meet that demand.
  • APL, PIL and Zim in talks to launch Asia/Australia joint service
    APL, Zim and Pacific International Lines are considering the launch of a joint Australasia/Taiwan and China service, an APL spokesman confirmed today.
  • Second contract for Bechtel in Umm Qasr rebuilding
  • Hupac seeks rail terminal to integrate the Betuwe Line
  • Up to three JNPT bidding consortia face disqualification
  • Hamburg Süd revises West Coast Americas service
  • Hangartner offers Domodossola/Karlsruhe intermodal service
  • Automation benefits stacking up at ECT
  • East-west box traffic boosts Marseilles to increased year-end
  • Weather delays pesticide-container salvage efforts

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 9, 2004
  • Jail looms for Odfjell duo
    Execs Sjaastad, Nilsen to trade Norway winter for Florida prison camp as early as Monday.
  • US lowers alert status
    Threats diminish but Ridge is "still concerned."
  • Oops!
    Worldscale Association admits goof on some 2004 tanker deals.
  • CSDC plots huge newbuilding spree
    Chinese owner to focus on expanding tanker and bulker fleets in next seven years.
  • Petronet LNG to list in February
    Indian LNG importer and ship charterer to launch IPO.
  • Investors back Thoresen and Precious
    Thai bulker owners see shares increase in value in booming market.
  • Jinhui orders handymax
    Hong Kong owner grows fleet with bulker newbuilding in bid to raise income.
  • SK Shipping probe alleges tax evasion
    Korean prosecutors claim Son Kil-sung's company failed to pay up after accounting irregularities.
  • Philippine yard in a hurry over ferry
    Babcock Marine hires more workers to finish off newbuilding for Dutch owner.
  • Daewoo Securities upbeat on Hyundai Mipo
    Finance house finds South Korean mid-sized yard "most attractive" from a valuation perspective.
  • Queen Elizabeth names QM2
    British head of state names only second Cunard transatlantic liner in 37 years amid tight security.
  • Halter dampens ST Marine results
    Modest profit increase but underlying performance dogged by continued problems with US acquisitions.
  • Ferry nice for A&P
    Seasonal maintenance work and conversion project keep UK ship repair group's yards busy.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 9, 2004
  • China Shipping Container Lines to become limited-liability company
  • CKYH alliance cancels transpacific sailings after Chinese New Year
  • Maersk Sealand considers Pacific capacity cuts after Chinese New Year
  • MarAd approves scrapping of U.S.-flag containership
  • U.S.-flag Great Lakes carriers implement ship security program
  • FedEx adds S. Korea flights, extends drop-off times
  • Pacer International files equity issue statement
  • Vexure promotes Liantonio to senior vice president
  • Exel opens office in Argentina
  • Trade associations issue 'Big Bang' white paper on textile quotas
  • U.S. soybean shippers worry about rust outbreaks from trade
  • U.S. commission to determine harm from imports to domestic shrimpers
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture rejects California olive growers' trade assistance request
  • U.S. imposes dumping, subsidy duties on concrete steel wire imports
  • Singapore throughput rises 8% to 18.1 million TEUs
  • Marseilles-Fos reports 3% box traffic gain

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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