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May 18, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Overcapacity may revisit in end-2006: analysts
    A global capacity crunch in container shipping is not likely to ease until mid-2006, but by the end of that year the industry could find itself once again facing its over-capacity nemesis with the delivery of some 100 'super post-panamax' ships.
  • Light-asset strategy benefits APL
    LOW newbuilding prices and surging container demand from last year may have led to a record two million TEUs of box ship orders in 2003, but for Neptune Orient Lines' container division APL, a light asset strategy is the way forward.
  • PPL wins US$118m jack-up rig job
    SEMBCORP Marine subsidiary PPL Shipyard has clinched a US$117.6 million contract for the building of a Baker Pacific Class 375 jack-up rig for Norwegian company Mosbarron Ltd.
  • ThyssenKrupp, OEP to merge shipbuilding units
    GERMAN heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp said yesterday it has agreed to merge its shipbuilding business with Howaldtswerke Deutsche-Werft , currently owned by US investment fund One Equity Partners .
  • Malaysian Lumut Port's Q1 volumes swell 58%
    CARGO throughput at Malaysia's Lumut Port rose significantly by 58 per cent in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the same period in the preceding year.
  • TANKER MARKET
    PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates for shipping crude to Asian refiners, little changed yesterday, may rise as oil companies and traders book vessels for the middle of June amid limited supplies.
Air and Land Transport
  • BA's operating profit jumps 37% to 405m
    BRITISH Airways plc posted a better-than expected annual operating profit yesterday thanks to deep cost cuts and a pick-up in travel demand and said revenues should improve by 2 to 3 per cent this year.
  • Australia's Virgin Blue posts 47% surge in profits
  • Air Canada and unions miss pact deadline
  • Air China IPO expected by year-end
  • On-demand model best runway to future
  • LOG Book

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Overcapacity may revisit in end-2006: analysts
    A global capacity crunch in container shipping is not likely to ease until mid-2006, but by the end of that year the industry could find itself once again facing its over-capacity nemesis with the delivery of some 100 'super post-panamax' ships.
  • Light-asset strategy benefits APL
    LOW newbuilding prices and surging container demand from last year may have led to a record two million TEUs of box ship orders in 2003, but for Neptune Orient Lines' container division APL, a light asset strategy is the way forward.
  • PPL wins US$118m jack-up rig job
    SEMBCORP Marine subsidiary PPL Shipyard has clinched a US$117.6 million contract for the building of a Baker Pacific Class 375 jack-up rig for Norwegian company Mosbarron Ltd.
  • ThyssenKrupp, OEP to merge shipbuilding units
    GERMAN heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp said yesterday it has agreed to merge its shipbuilding business with Howaldtswerke Deutsche-Werft , currently owned by US investment fund One Equity Partners .
  • Malaysian Lumut Port's Q1 volumes swell 58%
    CARGO throughput at Malaysia's Lumut Port rose significantly by 58 per cent in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the same period in the preceding year.
  • TANKER MARKET
    PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates for shipping crude to Asian refiners, little changed yesterday, may rise as oil companies and traders book vessels for the middle of June amid limited supplies.
Air and Land Transport
  • BA's operating profit jumps 37% to 405m
    BRITISH Airways plc posted a better-than expected annual operating profit yesterday thanks to deep cost cuts and a pick-up in travel demand and said revenues should improve by 2 to 3 per cent this year.
  • Australia's Virgin Blue posts 47% surge in profits
  • Air Canada and unions miss pact deadline
  • Air China IPO expected by year-end
  • On-demand model best runway to future
  • LOG Book

Sched Netweb site
  • Export of hi-tech China products to rise this year
  • Shanghai and Hamburg sign port partnership agreement
  • Bright prospects for China, US logistics co-operation
  • Foreign trade up 36pc at Tianjin Port
  • Panalpina sees FY2003 revenue growth, income decrease
  • Cosco Corp. Singapore posts net profit of SGD11 million
  • SIA reports FY2003 net profit of SGD849 million
  • Boeing, Nippon Cargo finalise 747-400 freighter agreement
  • AirBridge offers services linking China with Europe
  • Globe Express Services opens new China offices
  • Air France Cargo raises fuel surcharge to US$0.23 per kg

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Eurogate, MSC join hands to form MSC Gate Bremerhaven
  • Norasia offers new Shanghai Express service - ...provides fast transit time between China & USWC
  • CP Ships starts new Asia-N America service
  • Safmarine names first of 3 new vessels purpose-built for trade with Africa
  • CSCL to introduce five 8,100-TEU ships on Asia-Europe trade lane soon
  • Strong rates propel P&O Nedlloyd back into profit
  • MOL to launch 3rd China-Australia loop
  • ECU-Line service
  • GE Shipping takes delivery of Handymax carrier
  • Mercator Lines pays 50 pc on good fiscal results
  • Adopt proper strategy to bag global orders: Shipping Secy tells shipyards
  • Tea exports to WANA region expected to go up in 2004
  • ...exports up by 25 pc during January-March 2004
  • Exim Bank to lend $ 150 m to Africa, Asia, CIS countries
  • Exim Bank to provide $ 10-m credit to West African states
  • 4 box loads of eggs exported from TN every day!
  • Kakinada port project sails into murky waters
  • IOC wants to bring in large crude tankers to Paradip Port
  • China's economic boom rubs off on Namakkal truck operators
  • Forex reserves crossed the $ 118-billion mark
  • Credit policy today
  • Hot-rolled coils: Steel units chill it out, hope for import duty cuts
  • Furnace oil, naphtha cost more now
  • Reforms OK, but not privatisation
  • CBEC issues clarification on tax application on engineering consultancy services
  • AIAI hopes new govt will pursue economic reforms
  • Pharmexcil becomes operational
  • VCTPL organises blood donation camp

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 17, 2004
  • Bunker prices break new ground in major markets
    Fuel oil prices in the the world's major bunker markets yesterday reached highs that have not been seen for months, while gas oil prices in both Fujairah and Singapore hit the highest levels since Bunkerworld began recording prices in 1998.
  • Raided supplier continues scaling down
    Lungshan Petroleum has returned a substantial part of its chartered barge fleet but says it will continue to compete.
  • Latest Gibraltar price gains depress demand
  • Rotterdam firm and rising after morning trade
  • No let up as crude prices continue to soar
    Crude continues to rise today with experts sceptical of any short-term relief.
  • Claims of false bunker consumption dismissed by court
    Charterer fails to provide sufficient evidence to prove case against ship owner of 'mis-described' bunker fuel costs.

Marine Logweb site
MAY 17, 2004
  • OMI set to acquire Stelmar
    Stelios and siblings sign separate agreement supporting transaction
  • ThyssenKrupp and HDW yard merger ahead
    Declaration of intent signed
  • Forty year old tug gets major makeover
    Bollinger Quick Repair completes repowering and life extension

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 17, 2004
  • Port of Tacoma sees lift record at North Intermodal Yard
  • Seattle firm sells rescue boat to Wantagh Fire Department
  • Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center accepting director applications
  • Sea-Tac Airport wins court nod for environmental mitigation plan
  • Man receives jail time, fine for false calls to Coast Guard

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • OMI and Stelmar in merger talks to create tanker giant
    OMI and Stelmar Shipping are in merger discussions which could create a tanker giant with more than 80 ships and a market capitalisation of about $1.3bn.
  • Philippines crew firm set up
    STELMAR has announce the formation of a new crew management company in the Philippines, chiefly to supply in house recruitment needs, writes David Osler.
  • Paris MoU plans radical overhaul of inspections
    THE Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, in close co-operation with the European Commission, revealed yesterday it had embarked on a fundamental review of the way it targets and inspects ships.
  • The Ilknur 2 - a suitable case for treatment
    THE case of the Ilknur 2, a Turkish-flag general cargo vessel detained in Gibraltar last Thursday, illustrates perfectly the need for change, writes Brian Reyes.
  • Deutsche Schiffsbank pays out record loans
    DEUTSCHE Schiffsbank paid out the highest volume of shipping loans ever last year, totalling €2.3bn ($2.7bn). This contrasts with €1.8bn in the previous year, the bank said. The strong rise came despite the weak US dollar against the euro.
  • Design fault blamed for collapse of QM2 walkway
    THE collapse of a shipyard walkway giving access to the Queen Mary 2 last November, which left 15 people dead and 28 injured, was due to a design fault, according to court-appointed investigators.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 17, 2004
  • Root and branch review of Paris MoU
    PORT state control authorities within the Paris MoU are planning a fundamental overhaul of their inspection regimes in a bid to reduce the burden on good operators
  • Cape Africa heads for False Bay
    REMOVAL of the remaining fuel oil has prompted the lifting of restrictions that kept the stricken bulk carrier Cape Africa from the South African coast
  • Evergreen in Bilbao hub talks
    EVERGREEN Marine Corp, the Taiwanese container shipping giant, is in talks with the Basque port of Bilbao over use of a new Atlantic transhipment hub
  • 148 safe in gambling ship blaze
    GAMBLING became hazardous off the Florida coast yesterday when the cruise vessel Sun Cruz V caught fire
  • US commission assesses LNG danger
    DANGERS posed by Liquefied Natural Gas are addressed in a report issued on Friday by ABS Consulting at the behest of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • Ferries in port as typhoon strikes
    THOUSANDS of ship passengers in various ports in the Philippines have been stranded as typhoon Nida (local name Dindo) continues to batter the country
  • LeConte salvage moves ahead
  • End of the line for Festival Cruise
  • NYK posts record results
  • VLCC market to remain strong
  • German shipbuilders agree to merge
  • October 05 opening for Deurganckdok
  • RCCL opens Bayonne cruise terminal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 17, 2004
  • Lines: Service needs 'stable' rates
    Carrier service on both legs of the trans-Atlantic is not "sustainable" unless carriers can get stable pricing, shipping executives say.
  • FMC signal coming on NVO confidentiality ruling
  • New ships will sink rates under capacity 'tsunami'
  • British Airways cargo revenue off
  • Report cites ACE cost overruns
  • Hong Kong air, rail manifests go electronic
  • U.S.: Reforms crucial for Russia WTO bid
  • OOCL deploys 'largest' containership in trans-Pacific
  • New chairman for MC Shipping
  • Mexican, U.S. legislators conclude trade talks
  • Study urges Hong Kong to lower logistics costs
  • TOTE's Deaver adds president title
  • Exel appoints two Asia Pacific COOs

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 17, 2004
  • China Shipping's LA terminal makes history as it opens to cold ironing cargo ships
    In a major environmental development, a containership is due to plug into shore-side electrical power at the port of Los Angeles for the first time today.
  • Canada West Coast box backlog soars again
    The number of containers from Asia grounded on Canada's West Coast due to rail car shortages has once more soared above 10,000TEU, roughly double last week's backlog.
  • CMA CGM reorganises Pacific services
  • NYK Line profits boom
  • Hanjin Heavy Industries predicts fall in demand for medium-sized vessels
  • New services boost Hupac's growth
  • Freight rates between Japan/Hong Kong and South Africa are to increase

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 17, 2004
  • Stelmar execs took illegal loans
    Goodfellow, Molaris forced to pay fines, refund company after 'apparent' violation of US securities laws.
  • 'Full but fair'
    OMI paying an estimated $520m for Greek tanker owner Stelmar.
  • Stelmar sets up in Manila
    OMI takeover target establishes crew management company in the Philippines.
  • New life for ex-ROC ship
    Olympia Voyager to operate within Iberojet Cruceros fleet.
  • HDW sold to ThyssenKrupp
    One Equity offloads German yard to Blohm+Voss and Nordseewerke owner.
  • Paris MOU to widen net
    European port state control grouping plans big inspection regime shake-up.
  • Bulker lightened off Brazil
    Spring Peacock expected to be refloated shortly to clear channel for big ships.
  • Daesun losses widen
    First quarter figures show Korean shipbuilder went further into red to 31 March.
  • Tough start for GNV
    Italian ferry owner cannot improve on last year's loss-making first quarter.
  • Scotland mulls new ferry deal
    Deadline passes for bids to replace NorthLink's services to the Northern Isles.
  • Higher costs hurt Crowley
    US tanker and boxship owner moves further into red in first quarter as expenses rise.
  • Knightsbridge sees record start
    Hot tanker rates see Frontline-managed VLCC fleet achieve "highest quarterly earnings ever".
  • LNG 'nimbys' flag up study
    New report from FERC attempts to look at risk posed by LNG shipments.
  • NYK records record results
    Japanese shipowner rides high on Asia freight boom tide.
  • Seyang sneaks up
    Korean shipowner logs massive first quarter profit hike.
  • IHI bleeds red ink
    Japanese yard and machinery maker forecasts unprofitable 2004 for shipbuilding division.
  • Australia warns on flashback explosions
    Design of bulk carrier's boiler contributed to burn injuries to ship's engineers.
  • Owners return to ASRY
    Bahrain repairer says there has been a "resurgence" in international owners returning to the yard.
  • Court case aids Seabulk profit
    Cash from legal settlement boosted US tanker owner's first quarter earnings.
  • KLC bounces back
    Korean bulker and LNG carrier owner jumps into profit with a strong first quarter.
  • Cape Africa to be towed inshore
    U-Ming ordered to put up $25m to cover emergencies for damaged capesize.
  • Chinese cargoship sinks
    Vessel goes down near Chittagong with fertiliser cargo but crew safe.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 17, 2004
  • NYK posts record revenue, profit
  • FEFC reports cargo boom in Asian trades with Europe, Med
  • Carriers postpone start of Asia/U.S. East Coast all-water service
  • Connecticut Maritime Association elects Drakos as president
  • House Committee passes postal reform measure
  • Deutsche Post acquires two U.S. mail service companies
  • TNT expands express coverage, sales in Norway
  • AirBridge Cargo starts China/Russia/Europe link
  • Small cargo plane crashes near BWI
  • Railroad revenue gains to continue in 2004, Hamberger says
  • Train dispatchers to vote on labor deal with CN
  • FMC reviews 11 OTI applications, revokes 17 licenses
  • U.S. apparel importers blast Vietnam quota cutbacks
  • U.S. soybean shippers back shrimpers against antidumping petition
  • State Department bumps Thailand off eligible wild shrimp exporters list
  • DHL Worldwide Express pays $208,250 fine to USDA
  • ITC OKs dumping duties for Chinese color television imports
  • U.S., Japan to resume beef trade talks
  • Panama agents gain more time to comply with Canal data collection system
  • Inbound containers up 13 percent in Long Beach
  • Tacoma sees record intermodal yard traffic
  • North Atlantic ports group will meet June 2-4 in Philadelphia
  • MEBA president Davis faces West Coast challenger
  • Durda, former NY-NJ port publicist, dies at 63

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 17, 2004
  • Fiskerstrand to build new ferry for Rømø-Sylt traffic
    Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) has on behalf of Römö-Sylt Linie GmbH (RSL) signed a contract for a newbuilding from ...
  • Hike for Polish coal exports
    The Chinese demand for coal keeps prices at a high level (around USD 70/ton). During this year's first four ...
  • New DFDS-name to the first Swedish Flower-class vessel
    "Tor Begonia" was the name to Flensburg Schiffsbau Ges newbuilding number 724, which was launched today. The newbuilding it the ...

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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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