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April 15, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore ship registry wins seal of quality from US
    SINGAPORE's ship registry has beaten the odds and made it to the US Coast Guard's Port State Control 'white list' - an endorsement that is expected to attract more vessels to the local flag.
  • What it takes to get American Qualship 21 status
    SINGAPORE vessels must do more than simply fly the right flag to be eligible for the US Coast Guard's Qualship 21 status, and the reduced inspections it entitles.
  • Pirate attacks unabated; crew taken hostage off Philippines
    UNIFORMED pirates armed with M16 rifles and grenade launchers took a tug master and two crew hostage near Tanganak Island in the Philippines on Sunday, the International Maritime Bureau has reported.
  • Sinotrans plans to list shipping unit in HK
    CHINA's third-largest shipper, Sinotrans, plans to list a unit in Hong Kong, an executive said yesterday, in a move expected to raise US$500-US$600 million as it joins a growing list of Chinese firms going overseas to raise money.
  • 2 missing as M'sian ship sinks
    A Malaysian-registered ship, the Genius Star VI, with a cargo of timber bound for Culcutta sank in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, the Malaysian High Commission in New Delhi said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • American airlines brace for bitter battle
    TAKING potshots at sacred cows is an act that predictably elicits protest, and a few yowls came this way over my column last week.
  • Case against Delta over blood clot dismissed
  • BA not to claim legal costs if it wins DVT battle
  • Laser beam clears runway of birds
  • Foreign firms keen on Afghan airline: envoy
  • LOG Book

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore ship registry wins seal of quality from US
    SINGAPORE's ship registry has beaten the odds and made it to the US Coast Guard's Port State Control 'white list' - an endorsement that is expected to attract more vessels to the local flag.
  • What it takes to get American Qualship 21 status
    SINGAPORE vessels must do more than simply fly the right flag to be eligible for the US Coast Guard's Qualship 21 status, and the reduced inspections it entitles.
  • Pirate attacks unabated; crew taken hostage off Philippines
    UNIFORMED pirates armed with M16 rifles and grenade launchers took a tug master and two crew hostage near Tanganak Island in the Philippines on Sunday, the International Maritime Bureau has reported.
  • Sinotrans plans to list shipping unit in HK
    CHINA's third-largest shipper, Sinotrans, plans to list a unit in Hong Kong, an executive said yesterday, in a move expected to raise US$500-US$600 million as it joins a growing list of Chinese firms going overseas to raise money.
  • 2 missing as M'sian ship sinks
    A Malaysian-registered ship, the Genius Star VI, with a cargo of timber bound for Culcutta sank in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, the Malaysian High Commission in New Delhi said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • American airlines brace for bitter battle
    TAKING potshots at sacred cows is an act that predictably elicits protest, and a few yowls came this way over my column last week.
  • Case against Delta over blood clot dismissed
  • BA not to claim legal costs if it wins DVT battle
  • Laser beam clears runway of birds
  • Foreign firms keen on Afghan airline: envoy
  • LOG Book

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping to issue corporate bonds
  • Senator Lines joins CKYHS's China-N Europe service
  • Helen Bentley to enter maritime hall of fame
  • Port of Oakland releases sustainability report
  • APL appoints new Bangladesh managing director
  • Pacer announces secondary offering of shares
  • US lawmakers review security system at Jaxport
  • China Southern purchases 21 aircraft
  • CX posts record cargo volumes in March
  • SIA to launch service to western India
  • Astar appoints Gregory Guillaume as finance VP
  • Malaysia Airlines offers new flight between KK and Shanghai

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Sagar Mala will be a boon to all maritime sectors, asserts official
  • Malaysian ship sinks off Haldia; 10 missing
  • GE Shipping signs contract to acquire MR product carrier
  • Exim Bank's $ 20-m refinance facility for Iran bank
  • Tea exports begin to swell with Pak buying
  • ISA's assurance on HR coils exports
  • Mercosur move for duty relief on farm items troubles India
  • Leather exports touch 2003-04 target of $ 2 billion
  • Handicraft exporters want sales contracts in rupees too
  • Mangoes arrive late, yet exporters keep their date!
  • Indotrans Java makes maiden call at JN Port
  • P&O Ports signs major contract with Noell Crane Systems, Germany
  • CoPT keen on time-bound work on ICTT
  • CONCOR CGM tells Nagpur ex-im trade to make use of other nearby ports - With congestion at JNP continuing...
  • ICD-Sanathnagar posts record 35 pc traffic growth rate
  • CONCOR set to make tracks to Paradip
  • IT application among SMEs growing-CII survey
  • Downward trend in exports worries apparel exporters
  • Commercial credit offtake surges by 68.88 pc during January-March 2003-04
  • Assocham urges Centre to abolish MAT
  • New Indo-Japan Chamber formed
  • Gulf maritime expo attracts increased Indian participation
  • AIAI invites Lahore industrialists to showcase their wares in Mumbai

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Gulf demand disappointing despite price drops
  • Valero introduces low vanadium product
    Company aims to win back lost business by cutting vanadium levels even further in future.
  • API reports huge US crude build, DOE delayed
  • Procurement fluctuations beset Fujairah market
    Main supplier unable to meet enquiries until April 20 as Q1 availability fluctuations continue to affect market.
  • Firm market across busy Saudi Arabia
  • Winter restrictions soon to be lifted at most Baltic ports
    Ice-class no longer required as winter shipping regulations are lifted.
  • Batumi bunkering plagued by further disruptions
    Customs authorities could take until the end of the month to formulate and distribute new regulations for bunker deliveries in the Black Sea port.
  • Rotterdam stable this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
  • One day workshop on VAT in Switzerland
  • UK leads Europe in developing RFID technologies
  • Canada: 24 hour rule in force as of April 19, 2004
  • Icecorp and Euro Overseas Logistics sign agreement
  • Germany clamps down on road abusers
  • To Mauritius by Lauda Air
  • Hatsu enters the North Atlantic arena
  • Rodolphe Saad' to become "directeur g'n'ral" at CMA CGM

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • K Line orders "super large" ore carrier
  • Tug's master and 2 crew kidnapped
  • Hatsu enters North Atlantic trades
  • Senator pushes for NY finger printing of cruise passengers

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Yemen Coast Guard gears up
    USCG supplies first boats
  • MARAD extends National Defense Tanker RFP response deadlines
    Phase I proposals now due June 18, 2004
  • Wärtsilä power for Mutineer-Exeter FPSO
    No gas, so diesels will burn treated crude

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Study points to big jump in Port of Seattle cruise business
  • Management/employee group takes ownership of Northland
  • Second Coast Guard Cutter returns from Deep Freeze duty
  • Portland Port Commission holding budget hearing today
  • Homeland Security Department will build secure data network

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Tasman Spirit crew set to be released as charges dropped
    SEVEN of the so-called 'Karachi Eight' are expected to be released on Saturday, Lloyd's List can reveal. However, the ship's master, Karystinos Dimityios, will remain in custody.
  • Tasman timeline: how ship became focus of maritime world
    23-07-03: Tasman Spirit halts its voyage to the US Gulf after oily sheen is seen on water surface.
  • Boeing clinches broadband client
    AEROSPACE giant Boeing is claiming to have signed up the first client for its high-speed broadband data system which is set for launch later this year.
  • Wary carriers take evasive action as Iraq becomes danger hot spot
    IRAQ'S transport and distribution networks could be thrown into chaos as international shipping lines review services and foreign workers flee the war-torn country.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Five still missing in Bay of Bengal
    RESCUE operations are continuing for five crew members still missing from a vessel that sank in heavy seas between Haldia and Kolkata in the Bay of Bengal yesterday
  • Festival delays European Vision sale
    FESTIVAL Cruises is filing papers in Barbados Supreme Court later today in a legal manoeuvre that could potentially delay the auction of the European Vision
  • More northern UK feeder links
    THE growing trend for container feeder links between continental Europe and northern UK ports to bypass the congested southern terminals continues with two new services
  • V.Ships wins EasyCruise contract
    EASYGROUP has awarded the management of its new EasyCruise venture to V.Ships Leisure, the cruise arm of ship manager V.Ships
  • 'Deport them' says Nenaco boss
    The president of Philippine operator Negros Navigation Co has demanded that senior Japanese executives of Tsuneishi Heavy Industries be sent back to their country
  • Kaliningrad makes crude debut
    RUSSIA'S Baltic port of Kaliningrad is to become an oil outlet with oil producers LUKoil and Tatneft investing in new terminals there
  • Sun Cruises offloads ships
  • Handling rules deflate St Petersburg
  • Ferry meets 'Unidentified Sailing Objects'
  • Strike threat, British Columbia
  • Hanjin gets Pyeong Taek box berths
  • CPR struggles with Vancouver boxes
  • Box freight rate rise to continue
  • Impressive growth for Algiers
  • Hanoi to build new box port
  • Golar ploughs into Korea Line shares

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Rail delays continue at Vancouver
    Some container shipments forced to wait almost three weeks for trains heading out of Canada's western import gateway for inland destinations.
  • China: Rail jams snarling transport
    Beijing for first time acknowledges antiquated rail network failing to keep pace with economic boom.
  • US tariffs on Canadian lumber upheld
  • FDA re-opens Bioterrorism Act comments
  • "K" Line orders its biggest ore carrier
  • Upgrade Calif. transport to handle trade, report says
  • CN separates sales, marketing
  • TNT Express appoints Drake to lead Southeast Asia
  • JB Hunt Transport profit triples
  • Japan Post banking on international business
  • Singapore Air sells 747s for freighter conversions
  • Kansas intermodal hub planned

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Korea Maritime forecasts 15% rate rise by mid-2004
    China's continued growth will prompt rate increases on both deepsea and shortsea routes for the period until June 30, according to a Korean Maritime Institute (KMI) report released today.
  • Transhipments could hit 33% by 2012, but need a feeder foundation
    The rise of post-panamax ship-numbers could see the global transhipment rate rise to 33% of all shipped containers by 2012, accelerating feeder demand and exerting serious pressure on beleaguered charterers.
  • Shipowners urge Kuala Lumpur to take action over increased pirate attacks
  • Pyeongtaek confirms Hanjin consortium's two berth concession
  • Brazil's customs officers target 47% pay-rise with new strike
  • 'Center for Port Security' created at New York's SUNY Maritime
  • Rhenus four land Ludwigshafen trimodal terminal tender
  • North Western Fleet launches Rotterdam-Kaliningrad direct service
  • All systems go for Royal P&O Nedlloyd launch
  • North-Europe Portugal moves loops

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Poten LNG terminal clears first hurdle
    Massachusetts site gains initial nod from federal energy panel.
  • Rail firm warns TMM
    Kansas City Southern holds Mexican transport group's feet to fire over sale of freight unit.
  • Seabulk loses grip in tug-of-port
    Florida judge rejects Port Canaveral's attempts to dismiss monopoly lawsuit brought by rival tug operator.
  • Sun shines for Nordic American
    Profit up again as soon to be terminated tanker charter pushes BP hire 24% higher to all time record.
  • V.Ships wins easyCruise deal
    Ship manager provides low cost service for Stelios Haji-Ioannou's bid to offer life afloat at $52 a night.
  • ExxonMobil opens for VLCC
    Oil major seeking modern vessel for long period term.
  • Pre-sale charter for Odin
    Statoil tanker is hired for ambitious project to recover oil trapped in the wreck of the Prestige.
  • MOL and K Line ink VLOCs
    Japanese owners order massive ore carriers on back of JFE long-term transportation contracts.
  • Sinotrans Shipping eyes IPO
    China's third largest owner is latest shipping company to be linked with Hong Kong listing.
  • Ship's master taken hostage
    No word as to the fate of three crewmembers abducted off Philippines by pirates.
  • CSDC set for bumper quarter
    Owner expects net profits to more than double on the back of growth in crude and coal shipments.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Royal P&O Nedlloyd to start trading on Friday
  • MOL leaves Evergreen's Asia/U.S. East Coast link
  • Mid-Ship expands business in Turkey
  • "K" Line signs charter contract with JFE Steel
  • LanChile reports healthy March results
  • China Southern to expand fleet
  • Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is 40 years old
  • ProLogis will develop Kuehne & Nagel facility in Sweden
  • IMF develops program to help developing countries
  • P&O Nedlloyd Logistics picks Prisco to head Gilbert Cos.
  • Open Harbor names Walsh president and CEO
  • Rep. Crenshaw calls on Congress to enhance port security

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Aker Yards to be listed May/June
    Aker Yards has brought forward plans for listing to May/June this year. Earlier the company announced such plans for ...
  • Ferry and sub on collision course
    The Åland ferry "Roslagen" were close to a collision with a submarine, while en route between Grisslehamn and Ecker' on ...
  • Stena Brit to Poland run
    Stena Line has decided to meet growing demand and Poland's imminent EU membership by investing SEK 400 million (EUR 43.5 ...

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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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