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May 14, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New ballast rules could create $10b tech market
    NEW, stricter rules for the treatment and decontamination of ballast water are expected to spawn a $10 billion market for treatment technologies in the next 10 years.
  • Stable rates boost global trade: lines
    THE relative stability in container freight rates has been a driving force behind the growth in global trade, the head of a European liner association said recently.
Air and Land Transport
  • New blow to US$23.5b Boeing tanker deal
    THE US Air Force has no pressing need to start phasing out its refueling planes, a Pentagon-commissioned report made available on Wednesday said, in a fresh blow to a stalled US$23.5 billion Boeing Co tanker deal.
  • Gulf Air may miss profit target because of rising fuel costs
  • Thailand's first subway completes trial run
  • Japanese firms to bid for China bullet train project
Admiralty Casebook
  • Insurer not liable for cargo not properly packed: court
    THE insurer of a large transformer that was damaged during a voyage from the UK to Malaysia has successfully argued that it was not liable under a marine insurance policy as the cargo was not properly packed or prepared for the voyage.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New ballast rules could create $10b tech market
    NEW, stricter rules for the treatment and decontamination of ballast water are expected to spawn a $10 billion market for treatment technologies in the next 10 years.
  • Stable rates boost global trade: lines
    THE relative stability in container freight rates has been a driving force behind the growth in global trade, the head of a European liner association said recently.
Air and Land Transport
  • New blow to US$23.5b Boeing tanker deal
    THE US Air Force has no pressing need to start phasing out its refueling planes, a Pentagon-commissioned report made available on Wednesday said, in a fresh blow to a stalled US$23.5 billion Boeing Co tanker deal.
  • Gulf Air may miss profit target because of rising fuel costs
  • Thailand's first subway completes trial run
  • Japanese firms to bid for China bullet train project
Admiralty Casebook
  • Insurer not liable for cargo not properly packed: court
    THE insurer of a large transformer that was damaged during a voyage from the UK to Malaysia has successfully argued that it was not liable under a marine insurance policy as the cargo was not properly packed or prepared for the voyage.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New ballast rules could create $10b tech market
    NEW, stricter rules for the treatment and decontamination of ballast water are expected to spawn a $10 billion market for treatment technologies in the next 10 years.
  • Stable rates boost global trade: lines
    THE relative stability in container freight rates has been a driving force behind the growth in global trade, the head of a European liner association said recently.
Air and Land Transport
  • New blow to US$23.5b Boeing tanker deal
    THE US Air Force has no pressing need to start phasing out its refueling planes, a Pentagon-commissioned report made available on Wednesday said, in a fresh blow to a stalled US$23.5 billion Boeing Co tanker deal.
  • Gulf Air may miss profit target because of rising fuel costs
  • Thailand's first subway completes trial run
  • Japanese firms to bid for China bullet train project
Admiralty Casebook
  • Insurer not liable for cargo not properly packed: court
    THE insurer of a large transformer that was damaged during a voyage from the UK to Malaysia has successfully argued that it was not liable under a marine insurance policy as the cargo was not properly packed or prepared for the voyage.

Sched Netweb site
  • SCT welcomes FES service
  • MOL to launch third China-Australia loop
  • US gets approval from Panama to search suspicious vessels
  • Stonecutters Bridge to provide direct access to Kwai Chung terminals
  • Port Klang scanners aid Malaysian Customs efforts
  • ProLogis, NYK to build distribution facility in Hamburg
  • Target names Maersk Logistics `Consolidator of the Year'
  • Airlines increase fuel surcharges from Hong Kong airport
  • China Airlines to offer Taipei-Seattle-Houston service
  • DHL unveils `China Domestic' service
  • Changi Airport voted best in Asia

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mercator Lines to acquire used VLCC
  • Haldia, Kolkata-bound import cargoes to be transhipped at VCT - With INDFEX 2 calling direct at the terminal...
  • PTP sets new world record in berth productivity on vessel AP Moller
  • Dollar surge cheers exporters
  • Eastern region leather exports rise by 6.3 pc in 2003-04
  • Paradip Port exceeds cargo throughput target set for April
  • Govt asks non-Major Ports to charter Indian dredging vessels
  • Kuwait port security tightened after threats
  • Port Pipavav acquires 3 quay gantry cranes
  • Techno-economic proposals on Vizhinjam box terminal invited
  • Emirates Airline adjudged '2003 Airline of the Year'
  • K&N MD rules out wide swings in sea freight rates
  • Evergreen India Pvt. Ltd formally launched in India
  • Export growth target may be fixed at modest 12 pc for 2004-05
  • Knitwear sector expresses confidence in quota-free regime
  • Adding spice to export quality
  • Monsoon to drop in on time
  • UK P&I posts $ 40-m surplus
  • Target Corp names Maersk Logistics "Consolidator of the Year" once again

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 13, 2004
  • Singapore market divided on whether prices have peaked
    Fuel oil prices reached a new high in Singapore's bunker market today, although it was a 13-month peak rather than crude's 13-year peak.
  • Tokyo Bay maintains high price levels
    Indications in Tokyo Bay remained little changed today, with numbers for IFO grades still well above $210 per metric tonne (pmt) for the seventh day running
  • Swelling stocks undermine Asian fuel oil values
    Singapore's stocks of residual fuels at seven month high as Chinese fuel oil buyers fail to return and arbitrage influx continues.
  • Cargo rises nullify Italian demand
  • EU's newest suppliers hit by inspection delays
    Hold-ups to implementation of EU tax exemption procedure could lead to marine fuel supply shortages for new member states, warn suppliers.
  • High resupply cost seen as factor in tighter avails
    Suppliers in the US Gulf and East Coast markets think this is not the right time to go 'long' on product, thus perpetuating tight avails.
  • Rotterdam still on the firm side this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
  • The International Transport Journal's Air Freight Forum in Cologne
  • Austria and Italy finally to build Brenner Tunnel
  • DHL is official logistic partner of Formula OneTM
  • ICA to launch second Romania ro-mo
  • Lufthansa Cargo founds JV with Shenzhen Airport Company Ltd
  • Flemish ports profit from shortsea shipping traffic
  • CER: New Deputy Executive Director

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 13, 2004
  • Owners worry ports not ready for ISPS
  • Poor Q1 dampens Farstad's 2004 hopes
  • MOL's China-Australia service
  • Precious tops Thai medium size companies survey
  • Labroy sees 48% jump in Q1 pre-tax profit

Marine Logweb site
MAY 13, 2004
  • Delays for DD(X) and LCS?
    House Armed Services Committee's reservations reflected in changes to Defense Authorization Bill
  • BIMCO opposes bulker double skin proposal
    Premature to accept a mandate before IACS rules appear

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 13, 2004
  • Bellingham Port Commission eyes eminent domain right for lagoon
  • Port of Olympia taps Rudolph as new airport director
  • WSF offers armed forces walkons free passage to Bremerton parade
  • zStudy finds Portland Airport pumps billions into regional economy
  • Corps crews report leak of half cup of hydraulic oil

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Rickmers ready for major heavylift order after success of Pearl String
    BERTRAM Rickmers is close to ordering 12 heavylift multipurpose ships after the successful introduction of Rickmers-Linie's unique Pearl String service.
  • Investment in ports key to berth control
    RICKMERS-Linie may be prepared to put money into port facilities in order to ensure berths are available to handle non-containerised cargoes, writes Janet Porter .
  • Hard fact of a softening insurance market
    NOW brokers have confirmed that the insurance market is softening.
  • British IMO team rejects bulker double hull critics
    A REBUTTAL of plans to block making post-2007 bulkers double skinned emerged yesterday as the British delegation to the International Maritime Organisation questioned criticisms levelled at the formal safety assessments that prompted the decision.
  • Market fears spur China Shipping to rethink plans
    A SERIES of presentations to institutional investors around the world planned by China Shipping Container Lines has been postponed because of stock market jitters.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 13, 2004
  • US Navy taking the best seafarers
    SHIP operators seeking to take on US-licensed merchant seafarers may soon find that they have been beaten to the best candidates by the US Navy
  • No relief for US refinery shortage
    EXPORTERS hoping the US will expand its refinery capacity have little to look forward to, according to US oil industry representatives testifying before Congress yesterday
  • Rickmers could invest in Genoa
    BERTRAM Rickmers has offered to invest in port facilities at Genoa if that became necessary to secure the future of Rickmers Linie's fortnightly calls
  • Algoma sharply higher in quarter
    ALGOMA Central Corp, the Great Lakes operator, posted a profit of C$4.3M ($3M) in the first quarter, up sharply from C$215,000 for the same period a year earlier
  • Hutchison confirms Bathside plans
    HUTCHISON Ports Holdings has no plans to use automated equipment at Felixstowe or the proposed Bathside Bay terminal at Harwich
  • Paranagua in port probe
    A FEDERAL investigation is underway in Paranagua, Brazil this week into 'irregularities' at the port
  • Nenaco struggling to repay debt
  • Alaska cruise hits ice
  • Wanted: marine claims professionals
  • NOL posts massive rise in 1Q profit
  • MOL posts healthy fiscal 2003
  • Indian election blow for shipping
  • Singapore weighs LNG option
  • Sea Containers reveals ferry talks
  • Owners express ISPS concerns

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 13, 2004
  • Customs rolls back 'shipper' definition
    Agency agrees to traditional terminology for bills of lading, ending spat that delayed new electronic filing rules.
  • Higher rates push up NOL profit
    Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.posted a sevenfold increase in first quarter net profit on higher freight rates and increased cargo volumes.
  • Hapag-Lloyd earnings rise
  • Union Pacific detours trains around New Orleans congestion
  • SSA cited for truck waits in Oakland
  • FedEx, UPS lose Astar appeal
  • Norasia sets China-U.S. service
  • House panel approves Postal Service reform
  • U.S. to sign C. American trade deal
  • Bill expands Coast Guard land authority
  • Zoellick optimistic for WTO frameworks
  • Waterways in desperate straits: Report
  • Tropical expands Turks and Caicos service

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 13, 2004
  • Shippers welcome China steel price drop
    China's efforts to cool its overheating economy has seen steel prices fall about 17% over the past six weeks, but the level remains 30% higher than last year.
  • Titanic NOL earnings will lead to Titan order
    APL will follow the lead of its alliance partner MOL and order super-post panamax vessels the company said in Singapore today.
  • Hanjin's container index rises for the first time this year
  • Taiyoung to launch North China/Busan service
  • 'In the zone', DB cuts deficit and piles on the revenues
  • Zhangzhou China Merchants Port achieves historical volume growth
  • Defeat for BJP could end Indian privatisation projects
  • K Line triples net income

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 13, 2004
  • Alaskan ferry still stuck
    Salvors drafting plan after tides frustrate fuel offloading.
  • Exxon Valdez spill back in court
    Fifteen years after the Prince William Sound spill judge rules that an oily mess is not debris.
  • BIMCO nixes double-hull mandate
    Ownership group believes bulk carrier initiative 'has to be stopped' as IMO takes up issue.
  • TK rings a bell
    The biggest of public tanker companies visits Wall Street to open Thursday trading on NYSE.
  • Caspian cargo coup
    Azerbaijan's Caspian Shipping boosts volumes by 17% in first four months of 2004.
  • Transfield-chartered OBO held
    Port state control inspectors detained 14 ships last month.
  • Tarquin fleet sale upheld
    Condition of vessels sparks court room battle over $161m deal to sell eleven LPG carriers.
  • MOL income rockets
    Japanese owner Mitsui OSK Lines is bullish on liner and bulker trades this year.
  • NOL rides the recovery
    Singapore national flag carrier sees first quarter net profits increase eight-fold.
  • Iino's earnings eroded
    Japanese VLCC owner posted lower profits in the year to 31 March.
  • K Line profit almost triples
    Japanese owning giant rides high on Asia trade boom.
  • Alaskan cruise ship hits ice
    Another incident in the waters off the US' most north westerly state.
  • Mona Lisa takes mudbath
    German cruiseship temporarily grounded outside Venice.
  • Daiichi back on track
    Japanese bulker and tanker owner returned to profit in year to 31 March.
  • NYK opens in Korea
    New sole agency company formed in Seoul to handle Japanese owner's bulk business.
  • Labroy sees record earnings
    Shipbuilding and shipping both contribute to help lift profits 40% at Singapore listed firm.
  • Hapag-Lloyd hits the heights
    German container line's profit is high point of tourism parent TUI's poor first quarter.
  • Jo can defer cash blow
    Feds spread $19.5m fine over five-year probation period, agree not to target current executives as price-fixing probe continues.
  • H&W shareholders revolt
    Minority investors in Belfast yard protest over shares they cannot sell.
  • Royal Olympic gets small
    Embattled cruise line applies for "small cap" status to prevent Nasdaq de-listing.
  • LPG carrier refloated
    Salvors manage to refloat Panamanian-flagged gas carrier after it grounds off the Philippines.
  • TFDS tumbles further
    First quarter woe worsens with bigger losses at Norwegian ferry owner.
  • Izar stung for $366m by EC
    Spanish shipbuilder under threat after being ordered to repay illegal state aid.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 13, 2004
  • MOL, "K" Line double annual operating profits
  • NOL lifts 1st-quarter profits with stronger container result
  • Security bill grants more powers to U.S. Coast Guard
  • U.S. gains authority to search Panamanian ships for weapons
  • Norasia, Wan Hai, CMA CGM confirm launch of China/California service
  • House committee endorses bill to prevent missile attacks on airliners
  • Lufthansa narrows first quarter operating loss
  • UPS to help companies discard electronics
  • Pacer Cartage selects Trinium operating software
  • U.S. posts record trade deficit
  • U.S., EU confer on anti-terror strategy
  • Schenker to open logistics centers in Shanghai, Beijing

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 13, 2004
  • Shell wants to drill in Barents Sea
    Shell wants to resume drilling in the Barents Sea, in particular off the coast of East Finnmark, according head of ...
  • New ro-ro-service Finland-Russia
    The TransRussiaExpress ro-ro-service from L'beck to St Petersburg via Sassnitz and Baltijsk has been extended with one eastbound ...
  • Tanker suspected of sinking of fishing vessel
    SSG has learned that a product tanker now is suspected to have collided with the Latvian fishing vessel "Astrida", south ...

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