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February 26, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Japan to hold anti-piracy drills with Thailand
    JAPAN has dispatched a helicopter equipped patrol vessel to participate in antipiracy exercises with Thailand and the Philippines, continuing with its commitment to assist countries in the region in fighting piracy and terrorism at sea.
  • Shipwreck blocking Mississippi being removed
    SALVAGE divers worked to move a shipwreck that has obstructed the lower Mississippi River since the weekend and bottled up scores of freighters and cruise ships.
  • RCL profit down
    REGIONAL Container Lines , Thailand's third-biggest shipping company by market value, said profit last year dropped as costs rose.
  • China considers building terminal for Aussie LNG
    CHINA, the largest energy user after the US, is studying building a liquefied natural gas terminal to supply coastal Shanghai and Zhejiang province with fuel shipped from Western Australia state, said Premier Geoff Gallop.
  • Iraqi port to boost oil exports to near pre-war volumes
    IRAQ said on Tuesday it was due shortly to open a new oil terminal in the Gulf which will enable Iraq to boost crude exports close to volumes seen before the war.
Air and Land Transport
  • Jetstar's A$29 offer sparks price war with Virgin Blue
    QANTAS Airways Ltd's discount carrier Jetstar started a price war with Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd, when it offered 100,000 tickets at an introductory price of A$29 . Virgin Blue responded by offering twice as many seats at that price.
  • Rolls-Royce: no jump in R&D funds for 7E7
  • Lufthansa Technik seeks to bolster business in Asia
  • Indian low-cost carrier Air Deccan to buy Airbus jets
  • Chinese skies open to foreign airlines via Hainan

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Japan to hold anti-piracy drills with Thailand
    JAPAN has dispatched a helicopter equipped patrol vessel to participate in antipiracy exercises with Thailand and the Philippines, continuing with its commitment to assist countries in the region in fighting piracy and terrorism at sea.
  • Shipwreck blocking Mississippi being removed
    SALVAGE divers worked to move a shipwreck that has obstructed the lower Mississippi River since the weekend and bottled up scores of freighters and cruise ships.
  • RCL profit down
    REGIONAL Container Lines , Thailand's third-biggest shipping company by market value, said profit last year dropped as costs rose.
  • China considers building terminal for Aussie LNG
    CHINA, the largest energy user after the US, is studying building a liquefied natural gas terminal to supply coastal Shanghai and Zhejiang province with fuel shipped from Western Australia state, said Premier Geoff Gallop.
  • Iraqi port to boost oil exports to near pre-war volumes
    IRAQ said on Tuesday it was due shortly to open a new oil terminal in the Gulf which will enable Iraq to boost crude exports close to volumes seen before the war.
Air and Land Transport
  • Jetstar's A$29 offer sparks price war with Virgin Blue
    QANTAS Airways Ltd's discount carrier Jetstar started a price war with Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd, when it offered 100,000 tickets at an introductory price of A$29 . Virgin Blue responded by offering twice as many seats at that price.
  • Rolls-Royce: no jump in R&D funds for 7E7
  • Lufthansa Technik seeks to bolster business in Asia
  • Indian low-cost carrier Air Deccan to buy Airbus jets
  • Chinese skies open to foreign airlines via Hainan

Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong to build logistics park on Lantau island
  • China Shipping plans to list CSCL
  • Port of Tacoma, Puyallup Tribe to co-operate on container development
  • NOL Group reports significant profit for 2003
  • Co-Heung switches to bigger ship for Yantai/Pusan service
  • Lufthansa Cargo rates from Germany to rise
  • Menzies wins Dominican Republic airport contract
  • SkyTeam Cargo takes advertising award

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Capacity utilisation of CSL increasing
  • MoS revises dredging policy
  • Import duty on steel cut by 5 pc
  • CII, Myanmar body to set up joint task force to improve trade ties
  • Centre likely to amend anti-dumping law
  • More S-E Asian nations sourcing soyameal needs from India - With freight rates soaring...
  • Officer cadres revamp in Major Ports cleared
  • Major reshuffle at P&O Ports, South Asia
  • Central Excise officers granted more powers
  • Gail invites international bids - Pipes for Dahej-Uran project
  • ATF tax cut to boost air traffic
  • ECGC introduces maturity factoring instrument
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures
  • ECGC signs 7th bancassurance agreement
  • Exempt services sector from CVD payment under project import rules: Ficci
  • Western Swiss body invites Indian investment
  • Fieo unhappy at CBDT's decision to tax DEPB licence sale proceeds
  • DGFT moves expected to cut transaction costs
  • Inflation rate goes up by 0.11 pc

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2004
  • Oil prices surge as US data and OPEC underpin supply worries
    OPEC today remained adamant that it will cut quotas by 1 million bpd in April, and cut back on quota cheating to the tune of 1.5 million bpd before then. Add to that evidence that US commercial oil stocks remain wafer thin, and the outlook remains strong although there are fears that speculators have amassed too many long positions.
  • Muted demand leaves East Coast suppliers split on pricing
  • Salvage work sees Mississippi closure reach Day 6
    More than 100 commercial vessels were reported to be awaiting the reopening of the Mississippi River near New Orleans today.
  • US oil stocks affected by fall in crude imports, refinery runs
  • Russian IFO upsurge threatens English transfer sites
    The rapid rise of ship-to-ship transfers of Russian IFO fuel oil cargoes in United Kingdom waters has prompted authorities to consider banning the practise in two sites on the English south coast.
  • World Fuels Services announces 53% profit growth
    Miami-based marine fuel services provider World Fuel Services Corporation (WFS) today announced an annual profit after tax of $21.9 million for 2003 - a 53% rise year-on-year.
  • Abandoned strike does little for Piraeus demand
    Workers at two of Piraeus' three refineries were today reported to have abandoned a strike that threatened to disrupt bunker supplies in the port.
  • Saudi Arabia: Decreased demand sees avails improve
  • Replenishment stocks fail to meet demand in Fujairah
    Bunker suppliers in Fujairah said today that replenishment stocks, which arrived earlier this week, could not meet demand in the bunkering hub.
  • Tight end of month avails support South Korean numbers
  • Rotterdam firm, prompt barges tight
  • Lukoil puts faith in Primorsk market growth
    Russian bunker supplier Lukoil-Neva LLC has boosted its bunker supply capacity in the port of Primorsk in the Gulf of Finland. With growing tanker traffic, the potential customer base for bunkering at Primorsk is expanding.
  • Singapore suppliers responding to Accreditation Scheme
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said today that 70 bunker suppliers in the multi-billion dollar bunker hub had already registered with the authority under its accreditation scheme, launched last April.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • ILT show moves to London
  • Exel trial RFID with House of Fraser
  • The digital tachograph - when will it come?
  • Strong performance by Expeditors boosted by growth in Europe
  • Full steam ahead for Rail4chem throughout Netherlands
  • BA World Cargo adds capacity in Kenyan Market
  • French ports increase handling by 3.5%
  • Emirates' Manager to be President of Philippine cargo association

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2004
  • NOL back firmly in the black with record profits
  • Keppel O&M secures S$172m contracts
  • Felixstowe gets Chinese cranes
  • U-Freight boosts Shanghai office

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2004
  • Southwest Pass of Mississipi reopens
    One-way traffic allowed after removal of capsized OSV
  • VT Halter Marine gets stevedoring crane barge order
    Will load coal mined in South American operations

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2004
  • Port of Longview earns honor for Fibre Way Overpass project
  • Leader II Shipping receives new tanker
  • Port of Olympia prepares for annual boating/chowder event
  • Port of Tacoma publishes information source for truckers
  • Government figures detail sharp rise in steel imports

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Charter costs threaten Intra-Asian services
    INTRA-Asian and feeder operators are warning that if they do not get freight rate increases, services will have to be cut as they cannot cover soaring charter costs.
  • Tanker transfers off English south coast may be curbed
    TANKER transfers off England's southern coast could be banned or heavily regulated if local councils can force through regulations that have been in draft since 1997.
  • Offen on course for the history books... but will record last?
    IN A business where records are being demolished almost daily, German shipowner Claus-Peter Offen is the latest to make history, with reports of an order for nine containerships in excess of 9,000 teu.
  • Cosco seals boxship charters
    COSCO Container Lines has inked 10-year charter parties for five large post-panamax container ships that will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for Greek operator Costamare Shipping.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2004
  • Moby goes to market in Milan
    MOBY, the Italian ferry operator owned by Vincenzo Onorato, is preparing for a listing on the Milan stock exchange through an initial public offering of a 40% stake
  • Irish seafarers hold strike ballot
    THE Irish Congress of Trade Unions has became dragged into the Irish Ferries dispute, which today saw 450 seafarers from three of the operator's four ships laid off
  • Maersk boxship leaking pesticide
    MAERSK Sealand containership Sealand Pride is leaking the pesticide malathion into the Atlantic Ocean off Charleston, South Carolina
  • Mississippi closure hits 100 ships
    MORE than 100 commercial vessels await the reopening of the Mississippi river near New Orleans as the Coast Guard continues salvage operations
  • Dredging Corp seeks partner
    DREDGING Corp of India has appointed consultant PriceWaterhouseCooper to search for suitable foreign dredging companies with a view to forming a joint venture
  • Brostrom doubles net profit
    BROSTROM, the listed Swedish product tanker company, almost doubled its net profit to SK238M ($29M) last year from SK139M in 2002, driven by higher freight rates
  • Stable returns from Halim Mazmin
  • Pakistan rejects Australian wheat
  • Another start date for SpeedFerries
  • American Eagle sets MISC soaring
  • EU suspends poultry imports from US
  • BIMCO talks up security role
  • Strike ballot call at Irish Ferries
  • Lagerroos rejects unpatriotic claim
  • MOL develops products tanker plan
  • Shanghai targets foreign investors

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2004
  • Coast Guard reopens Mississippi River
    Vessel traffic resumed at 1 p.m. after salvage crews cleared the wreck of a sunken supply ship.
  • EU readies U.S. trade sanctions
    WTO approves retaliation against punitive U.S. anti-dumping duties.
  • EU bans U.S. poultry imports
  • Canadian National, union resume talks
  • Dems: Security improvements needed
  • China to spur air cargo growth
  • Singapore to cut air freight fees
  • FDA slates bioterror rules meetings
  • Lufthansa posts $1.24B loss
  • Crowley promotes two in Latin America
  • FedEx Express adds Saturday service
  • Panalpina appoints western N.A. chief

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2004
  • First box shipped under Operation Safe Commerce security test
    The first container to be shipped under the Operation Safe Commerce (OSC) project, assessing supply-chain security, is due to leave Tokyo for the US this week.
  • Concern over cuts in Italian budget for transport infrastructure
  • Owners' anxiety 'completely disappeared', but they must weigh options, warn brokers
  • Port Kembla steps up for Sydney traffic
  • OOCL's lean machine flexes its electronic muscle
  • Liner revenues help steer NOL's return course to profitability
  • Sendai attracts Heung-A Shipping
  • Senator preaches co-operative philosophy
  • Mississippi remains blocked, but ships wait rather than divert

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2004
  • Mississippi partly re-opened
    River opened for one-way traffic under watchful eye of Coast Guard.
  • Now Irish Ferries swings axe on staff
    Cost-cutting owner lays off 450 workers a day after scrapping sailings on three of its four ships.
  • CP Ships raises $200m
    Liner company closes convertible note offering at 4%.
  • Carnival raises Q1 forecasts
    Strong bookings lift cruise giant's profit forecasts.
  • World Fuel profits rise
    Bunker company declares 2003 a good year.
  • Profits slip at Green Reefers
    Oslo-listed reefer owner sees finance costs cut earnings in 2003.
  • North Sea doldrums hit Farstad
    Weak market for supply ships reduced profit at Norwegian owner last year.
  • MBC reaches bulker nirvana
    Malaysian owner almost doubled profits last year thanks to strong bulk market.
  • Eagle takes flight at MISC
    Acquisition of American Eagle Tankers boosts Malaysian owner in first nine months.
  • MOL in products push
    Japanese owner aims for top spot with new LR1 orders.
  • New supply ship for Solstad
    Norwegian owner signs for NOK 235m vessel at domestic yard Flekkefjord.
  • Just in time for Brostrom
    Swedish operator banks on finer refinery logistics.
  • Same again for Halim Mazmin
    Malaysian owner produces almost exactly the same revenue and profit figures in 2003 and 2002.
  • Prisco tanker rescues Korean crew
    Russian owner's ship saves 19 men from sinking bulker, but boatswain lost.
  • Australia promotes China LNG terminal
    As it edges into position to market its Gorgon gas sales to China.
  • Taharoa Express passes muster
    "Hazardous" NYK bulker completes engine tests off New Zealand.
  • Regional Container Lines slides in 2003
    Thai intra-Asian containership operator saw net profits slump last year by 35%.
  • Profits jump at Labroy
    Robust growth in regional oil and gas industry boosts Singapore shipbuilder and shipowner.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2004
  • Report: China Shipping plans IPO
  • COSCO charters five 8,500-TEU ships
  • CP Ships completes $200-million debt issue
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen names new president of Americas region
  • MOL expands fleet of product tankers
  • Mississippi still blocked; divers recover body from 'Lee III'
  • U.S.-EU talks on liberalized aviation pact stall
  • Tucker Co. names Tucker CEO
  • Customs prepares ABI for Chile, Singapore FTA claims
  • FMC reviews 14 OTI applications, revokes 15 licenses
  • WTO allows EU to take retaliatory measures against U.S.
  • EU bans U.S. poultry imports
  • State Department, USAID crack down on overseas taxes on aid
  • U.S. soybean shippers applaud China's final safety certification
  • WFP worries about food-aid deliveries in Haiti
  • GAO: Inland chemical plants are also targets
  • Puyallup Tribe will move casino to open up Tacoma port site

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2004
  • Former Scandlines boss found dead
    It is now certain, that Ole Rendb'k, the former CEO of Scandlines committed suicide in December last year. His body ...
  • Broström profit up
    The Swedish tanker operator Broström reports a SEK 238 million (EUR 25,8 million) profit for 2003, up by SEK 99 ...
  • "Unexplainable starboard turn" and passivity caused collision
    In the last moment, the district court in G'teborg decided to reject the demand from Stena Line to keep 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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