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July 22, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Brunei seeks global partner to build new box terminal
    THE Brunei government has launched a global search for a partner to build and operate a new US$400 million container terminal, which will be in addition to an existing one in which PSA has a major stake.
  • Masters voice fears of violence in Strait
    SHIP captains have written to maritime authorities expressing fears for their lives on voyages through the Malacca Strait after a spate of violent kidnappings in June, a sea crimes watchdog said.
  • Ship derivatives market doubles to US$8b in H1
    THE shipping derivatives market more than doubled to US$8 billion in this year's first six months as banks, shipowners, oil producers and miners sought to profit from record freight rates, International Maritime Exchange estimated.
  • China Offshore may build up to 7 LNG import plants
    CHINA National Offshore Oil Corp, the country's third-biggest oil producer, may build as many as seven liquefied natural gas import terminals by 2010 to help meet the nation's demand for energy, chairman Fu Chengyu said.
  • Regal arrival
    THE 'Queen Mary 2', the world's largest cruise ship, arriving in Rotterdam early yesterday from Hamburg.
  • Stelmar Shipping's profit in Q2 triples on new ships, high rates
    STELMAR Shipping Ltd, a tanker company that last month rejected a takeover offer from bigger rival OMI Corp, said second-quarter profit more than tripled as it added new ships and freight rates climbed.
  • Tightening security
    A container truck pulls its load past a shipping container facility at Sydney's Botany Bay on Tuesday.
Air and Land Transport
  • AirAsia drops plan to sell stake to Virgin Blue
    AIRASIA, South-east Asia's biggest discount airline, said it has decided to end talks to sell a stake to Virgin Blue because it didn't want to give up control.
  • Cautious revival of business encourages BA
  • Changi, Fraport in bid for India airports
  • EU close to approving Alitalia lifeline loan
  • Delta pilots offer 23% cut in their wages
  • Honeywell's Q2 profit rises 13% as sales increase

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Brunei seeks global partner to build new box terminal
    THE Brunei government has launched a global search for a partner to build and operate a new US$400 million container terminal, which will be in addition to an existing one in which PSA has a major stake.
  • Masters voice fears of violence in Strait
    SHIP captains have written to maritime authorities expressing fears for their lives on voyages through the Malacca Strait after a spate of violent kidnappings in June, a sea crimes watchdog said.
  • Ship derivatives market doubles to US$8b in H1
    THE shipping derivatives market more than doubled to US$8 billion in this year's first six months as banks, shipowners, oil producers and miners sought to profit from record freight rates, International Maritime Exchange estimated.
  • China Offshore may build up to 7 LNG import plants
    CHINA National Offshore Oil Corp, the country's third-biggest oil producer, may build as many as seven liquefied natural gas import terminals by 2010 to help meet the nation's demand for energy, chairman Fu Chengyu said.
  • Regal arrival
    THE 'Queen Mary 2', the world's largest cruise ship, arriving in Rotterdam early yesterday from Hamburg.
  • Stelmar Shipping's profit in Q2 triples on new ships, high rates
    STELMAR Shipping Ltd, a tanker company that last month rejected a takeover offer from bigger rival OMI Corp, said second-quarter profit more than tripled as it added new ships and freight rates climbed.
  • Tightening security
    A container truck pulls its load past a shipping container facility at Sydney's Botany Bay on Tuesday.
Air and Land Transport
  • AirAsia drops plan to sell stake to Virgin Blue
    AIRASIA, South-east Asia's biggest discount airline, said it has decided to end talks to sell a stake to Virgin Blue because it didn't want to give up control.
  • Cautious revival of business encourages BA
  • Changi, Fraport in bid for India airports
  • EU close to approving Alitalia lifeline loan
  • Delta pilots offer 23% cut in their wages
  • Honeywell's Q2 profit rises 13% as sales increase

Sched Netweb site
  • Taicang Port throughput soars
  • New channel in Guangxi
  • Ryder System buys back shares
  • US Customs certifies FWL Technologies
  • Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia commence Malacca Strait patrols
  • Transport volume up in Henan Province
  • Income rises for Covenant Transport
  • GeoLogistics hires Bishop as EVP, CFO
  • Greater southern China airport collaboration called for at forum
  • Emirates orders 13 Boeing 777-300ERs
  • DHL expands in Indonesia

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Morocco keen on permanent shipping line with Mumbai
  • WTO 'draft' leaves everybody cold
  • CII visiting Malaysia, Singapore with a mission
  • Major Ports post 16 pc rise in container handling in Q1
  • Mormugao to don a greener cover
  • Small exporters may be given status holders category
  • Commerce Minister hints at better deal for tea exporters
  • Fieo team meets FM, presses for tax relief on DEPB credit
  • Delhi, Mumbai airports' facelift attracts 10 bidders
  • RBI tells banks to waive turnover norm for exporters' Gold Card
  • Customs officials explain finer points of service tax at Vizag open house meet
  • IMC, ICC to hold joint seminar on int'l banking practices today
  • Sattva ICD operators, Customs hold informative trade meet
  • Maritime training institutes to have ship in campus

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 21, 2004
  • US oil inventories put fear of summer shortages to bed
    A bullish crude draw pushed oil prices up today, but growth in US gasoline and distillate stocks helped ease supply fears.
  • Latest US oil inventory figures at a glance
  • Modest price falls continue in Fujairah
  • Normality rules in Piraeus
  • Container giant forced to bunker outside Israel
    Vessels directed to bunker elsewhere as striking port workers concede some ground over privatisation dispute.
  • Singapore suppliers accuse DNVPS of shipowner bias
    Singapore's suppliers deny that they will boycott quoting vessels with DNVPS surveyors on board...but say they will charge more.
  • Asian August arrivals dwindle as arbitrage dries up
    Fuel oil arbitrage arrivals from the West to Asia have dropped to around 1.4 mt for August arrival.
  • Chemoil begins Sri Lankan operations
    Chemoil have said they plan to use their global experience with local knowledge in a joint venture with local shipping company.

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 21, 2004
  • Delphi Grundig to launch digital tachograph
  • Kazakhstan's new rail law welcomes newcomers
  • Tesco acquires 50% of Chinese hypermarket operator Hymall
  • Turkey plans third bridge over the Bosporus
  • Delta pushed further into the red
  • Safmarine announces changes to prime express service
  • Rieck's managing director Horst Stiegler turns 60

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 21, 2004
  • IMB denies exaggerating piracy figures
  • MSMI's record growth
  • PSA's big crane order
  • Hamworthy placing oversubscribed
  • OMI Corp to open London office

Marine Logweb site
JULY 21, 2004
  • Conferees approve $11.1 billion for Navy shipbuilding

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 21, 2004
  • Matson Navigation christens second new container ship
  • Vancouver B.C. Port Authority taps Aeroguard for cruise security
  • U.S. Commercial Service honors Portland firm for exports
  • Three firms still in running for Washington State Ferries ships
  • Spokane Airport resurfacing work forces shift to alternate runway

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Spain steps in to save Izar from bankruptcy
    THE Spanish government may be turning to radical surgery to save as much of Izar as it can following acquiescence to European Commission demands that the shipbuilder repay €308m ($367m) of state aid.
  • Eurotunnel reshuffle
    Debt-laden Eurotunnel has confirmed the imminent departure of two directors, in charge of its passenger and freight shuttle services, writes Roger Hailey .
  • Bathside breakthrough as ABP changes guard
    PLANS to build an urgently needed deepwater container terminal at Harwich took a big step forward yesterday with news of an agreement on road access.
  • TEN to honour Greek 11 in lead-up to Athens 2004
    TSAKOS Energy Navigation has announced its intention to christen its next suezmax tanker from Hyundai in honour of Greece's European Championship-winning football team.
  • MCA launches windfarm trial
    The Maritime and Coastguard Agency launched a major trial yesterday to assess the effect that windfarms could have on electronic navigation equipment, writes Sandra Speares.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 21, 2004
  • QM2 security is child's play
    AN incident last Thursday in which three people climbed onto the bulbous bow of the new Cunard liner Queen Mary 2 in Norway is "blatant evidence of the lack of ISPS measures," says a senior Norwegian shipping official
  • UK to publish ports policy in 2005
    UK transport secretary Alastair Darling says he will publish a review of the policy for ports by the end of next year
  • Filipino marine leadership change
    TWO Philippines maritime organisations have seen leaders change following appointments this week by president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
  • OMI record profits with young fleet
    OMI chairman Craig Stevenson said today that vessel purchases and newbuildings continue to reduce the age of its fleet even as record profits roll in
  • Cochin chokes on cashews
    CONTAINER handling at Cochin's Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal has slowed down due to piling up of cashew nut consignments and a lack of adequate backup equipment
  • No more crew list visas
    CITING security as its primary issue, the US State Department has formalised a rule prohibiting 'crew list visas' and mandating new BioVisas for individual seafarers
  • Irish support short-sea corridors
  • Unions oppose Izar closure
  • Australian ports must tackle govt
  • India to rescue Hindustan yard
  • Jinhui shares in Oslo free fall
  • Half ahead at Israeli ports
  • Oakland box theft-ring broken up
  • Kandla - dredging tender
  • Kolkata encourages shipbreaking
  • Bolivian gas privatised

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 21, 2004
  • Ships idled at LA-Long Beach
    Ocean carriers continue to wrestle with delays amid a shortage of longshore labor at the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach.
  • DHL buys naming rights to stadium
    Express services provider's logo will adorn South Florida home (left) of pro football's Miami Dolphins and reigning World Series champs, Florida Marlins.
  • Trucking leads CNF earnings
  • Companies pay FMC fines
  • Japan doubles growth forecast
  • Union eases Israel port protest
  • Northwest cargo revenues climb
  • China bolsters southwest container capacity
  • Corps reconsidering S. Carolina box site
  • India box traffic up 16 percent
  • Plan for Brunei transshipment port
  • Tibbett & Britten in $500M Oman contract

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 21, 2004
  • Large RPONL share-deals raise consolidation speculation
    Large block-deals in Royal P&O Nedlloyd (RPONL) - including one private transaction equalling about a 2.5% stake - have buttressed rumours that someone is consolidating a stake.
  • Singapore's SembCorp Marine to buy 30% of Cosco Shipyard stake
  • Owners have little to play with, despite apparent strength of position
  • UK transport industry demands definition on transport policy
  • 'Lula' veto a blow for Brazil container operators
  • Industry meeting hopes to de-CIFFA way forward in Canadian dispute
  • OOCL increases capacity on Scan Baltic route
  • Korea fixes lease fees at port free-trade zone
  • Container-distribution centre to be built in Kunming
  • Logistics baby leaves NYK nest

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 21, 2004
  • No rush on review, no promises on bylaws, no love for Stelios
    Stelmar chairman Nick Hartley says company not served by further debate with 'one shareholder.'
  • NYK dumps Stolt stock
    Japanese giant bails out of embattled shipping group after 17 years.
  • One more...
    Pearl Crossing submits latest proposal for new LNG terminal, this time off the coast of Louisiana.
  • Genmar cracks $30 barrier
    New York company hits historic high on big earnings week for tanker owners.
  • Jinhui slumps further
    Another bad share day for bulker owner that predicted dire financial result ahead.
  • Norilsk fine tunes fleet plans
    Russian mining group close to tendering for four bulkers to cut its transport costs.
  • Strong start for Varun
    Indian tanker owner more than doubles net profit in first quarter ending 30 June.
  • MMM lines up tanker
    Malaysian owner will pick either Japanese or Korean second-hand vessel to expand fleet.
  • Depreciation drains Fred Olsen
    Costly second quarter for Norwegian owner, but six-month figure still in black.
  • Red Hot Chile
    Stelmar's jv with South America's Cape Tankers singled out as main source of higher profits.
  • Lenac on the block
    Bankrupt Croatian yard's creditors agree to international sale tender.
  • Song Cam on target
    Vietnamese group Vinashin's shipbuilding and repair yard set to meet turnover expectations early.
  • Another step up for NSCSA
    Profits increase again for Saudi tanker owner in first half of 2004.
  • Glasier to join Carnival
    Former Royal Caribbean Cruises chief financial officer made non-executive director at industry rival.
  • Singapore holds safety seminar
    Yard executives attend workshop on occupational safety and health for the marine industry.
  • Sembcorp expands in China
    Singapore ship repairer and offshore conversion firm is taking a 30% stake in Cosco Shipyard Group.
  • OMI celebrates record year early
    Dampened slightly by Stelmar gamble, OMI still made more in first six months than any year in its history.
  • Tankerska in double detention
    Croatian pair among eleven ships held by US authorities over port state control infringements.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 21, 2004
  • U.S./Panama carriers raise rates
  • FMC collects $549,000 in civil penalties
  • Strong oil demand boosts OMI's 2nd-quarter profits
  • Wan Hai orders 6,000-TEU ships
  • SDDC completes record sealift to Iraq, Afghanistan
  • China Shipping chooses Hamburg "Hafen-City" for European head office
  • Mitsui O.S.K. appoints Inchcape to handle bulk ships in Australia
  • Deutsche Post cuts back night flights in Germany
  • Ryder's directors approve repurchase of 3.5 million company shares
  • FMC reviews four OTI license applications
  • U.S. cites Japan's failure to comply with WTO apple decision
  • Oman awards Tibbett & Britten $500 million 4PL contract
  • Canada's prime minister names Lapierre as transport minister
  • DHL Logistics and Data Exchange Corp. offer integrated software
  • iCAD picks SEKO Worldwide as logistics partner
  • CLM, University of Maryland offer online course on supply chain
  • Certification program on terrorism prevention in transport industries
  • National Cargo Security Council meeting on radiation technologies
  • Logistics, export forum scheduled by Transnacional Forum
  • ST&R adds to roster
  • Coast Guard, MarAd review Pearl Crossing's LNG port application

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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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