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BRIEFS
July 27, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL opts for long-term post-panamax charters
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines signalled yesterday that it prefers to charter the 'workhorses' of the industry - the post-panamax container ships - to grow its fleet, rather than acquire newbuildings of larger, mega ships in the near future.
  • S'pore-flagged ship detained at UK port after safety checks
    A SINGAPORE-flagged bulk carrier was among nine foreign-flagged ships detained by the UK's Maritime & Coastguard Agency after failing a Port State Control safety inspection.
  • PSA reaches out to children
    IT was just described to staff as a charity jog, but PSA employees took a special interest in the need of the benefactors - children stricken with cancer - and helped raise a total of $250,000.
  • Keppel units win US$20m oil rig job from BP
    KEPPEL Corp subsidiaries have jointly won a US$20 million contract for the completion of an oil rig for BP plc in the Caspian Sea.
  • Reality of freight futures
    SHIPPING is risky business. Apart from the physical dangers in carrying people and goods across the oceans, the shipping market is volatile and subject to cyclical booms and slumps.
Air and Land Transport
  • Hijack scare aboard Air China flight
    A Chinese man with a history of mental illness tried to hijack a domestic Air China flight to South Korea yesterday, but the airliner made an emergency landing in central China and police detained the would-be hijacker.
  • Indonesia, US ink open-skies agreement
  • Security lapses hit Aussie airports
  • Ex-CFO of Boeing to plead guilty in tanker deal probe
  • LOGBook

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL opts for long-term post-panamax charters
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines signalled yesterday that it prefers to charter the 'workhorses' of the industry - the post-panamax container ships - to grow its fleet, rather than acquire newbuildings of larger, mega ships in the near future.
  • S'pore-flagged ship detained at UK port after safety checks
    A SINGAPORE-flagged bulk carrier was among nine foreign-flagged ships detained by the UK's Maritime & Coastguard Agency after failing a Port State Control safety inspection.
  • PSA reaches out to children
    IT was just described to staff as a charity jog, but PSA employees took a special interest in the need of the benefactors - children stricken with cancer - and helped raise a total of $250,000.
  • Keppel units win US$20m oil rig job from BP
    KEPPEL Corp subsidiaries have jointly won a US$20 million contract for the completion of an oil rig for BP plc in the Caspian Sea.
  • Reality of freight futures
    SHIPPING is risky business. Apart from the physical dangers in carrying people and goods across the oceans, the shipping market is volatile and subject to cyclical booms and slumps.
Air and Land Transport
  • Hijack scare aboard Air China flight
    A Chinese man with a history of mental illness tried to hijack a domestic Air China flight to South Korea yesterday, but the airliner made an emergency landing in central China and police detained the would-be hijacker.
  • Indonesia, US ink open-skies agreement
  • Security lapses hit Aussie airports
  • Ex-CFO of Boeing to plead guilty in tanker deal probe
  • LOGBook

Sched Netweb site
  • One-fifth of global box trade in 2003 attributed to China: ministry
  • Union warns of lack of manpower at US west coast ports
  • Chongqing-Guang'an Expressway opens
  • Maritime security & counter-terrorism training videos popular
  • Another record year on cards for Port of Montreal
  • Ports of Auckland project begins
  • PSA raises money for Children's Cancer Foundation
  • Sino-US air services agreement hailed
  • Lufthansa Cargo, US Airways enter freight agreement

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Lykes Lines Africa service wins again
  • Kalmar launching 7th generation of straddle carriers
  • Rickmers-Linie ships yellow submarine to S. Korea
  • PSA places $ 78-m order for 42 cranes
  • ECU-Line service
  • Evergreen Chairman
  • AADA to introduce PSS in August
  • Cosco to order 2 more tankers
  • World's largest ship lock in operation
  • India Steamship aiming to shore up fleet
  • NOL to charter 4 post-Panamax containerships
  • New dredger, 4 cranes commissioned at Chennai Port
  • NYK Line's pure car carrier to call at Mumbai Port in Aug.
  • Italy, Spain, Portugal may invest in Indian leather industry
  • 'Dumping' of certain rubber chemicals under scrutiny
  • Cargo pool workers at Vizag's new berth stop work
  • Qantas ties up with Jet, Sahara and IA for feeder services in India
  • Freight charges for South go up
  • CWC's ICD-Bhadohi (UP) to start operations from August 3
  • Forex kitty swells by $ 700 million to $ 1,20,778 million
  • Tax sops for EOUs, STPs may end earlier
  • Forex reserves swell by $ 328 m
  • Vegetables, fruit exports post handsome 65 pc growth in April-Feb. 2003-04
  • Maritime institutes reserve seats for foreigners
  • Icra rating of maritime institutes announced
  • Fieo to hold awareness programme on 'Exports for Beginners' on Aug. 13
  • Chandra Group completes 1st annual surveillance audit successfully
  • Letter to the Editor

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 26, 2004
  • California due for wide-ranging cuts in sulphur levels
    Proposals aim to cut sulphur content in marine distillates to 0.2% and then 0.1% for all vessels operating in California Coastal Waters, and to create a SECA on the US West Coast.
  • Busy Gibraltar mirrors regional cargo movements
  • Greenpeace falls foul of Alaska oil spill regulation
  • Cockett confirms growing Latin American presence
    Cockett Marine Oil Ltd today announced a joint venture in the Colombian bunker market as the company works towards wider involvement in the region.
  • ARA region barge and product tightness persists
  • Barge operator announces fourth double-hull
    US-based company plans further double-hulled newbuilds to join its fleet of bunkering and transportation vessels.
  • Singapore: Majors move to accreditation
    Ten months remain for suppliers in Singapore to comply with the MPA deadline for meeting accreditation requirements.

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 26, 2004
  • Piracy murders soar
  • Baltic seeks non-UK panellists for expanded assessments
  • Greenpeace in dock for breaking US environmental laws
  • Tussle for US Great Lakes fleet's owner

Marine Logweb site
JULY 26, 2004
  • Carlyle eyeing U.K. warship yards?
  • Coast Guard bill adopted

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 26, 2004
  • Port of Seattle sees gains in container shipments
  • UPS tops income forcast with 18.2 percent gain for quarter
  • Seattle Coast Guard unit sends computers to needy schools
  • US and China finalize new air services deal
  • Horizon Lines brings back sailing in U.S. to Puerto Rico trade

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • EU Transport and Energy face four-way split
    LOYOLA de Palacio's mega-ministry in Brussels is expected to be split into at least four separate directorates-general when the new commission sits for the first time in November.
  • MISC to sell off more older bulkers and focus on energy
    MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp is planning to sell off more of its older dry bulk and containerships as it concentrates on energy transportation, writes Marcus Hand in Singapore.
  • Choppy ride on Wall Street for TOP Tankers in wake of Nasdaq float
    TOP Tankers has received a rough welcome from the stock market following its initial public offering on Nasdaq, writes Tony Gray.
  • AP Møller denies oil dumping claims
    AP Møller has strongly denied accusations by a former employee that crews on its vessels routinely act to conceal evidence of dumping oil into the world's waters.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 26, 2004
  • UK investor buys Grandi Navi Veloci
    ALDO Grimaldi is to sell 80% of the shares in Genoa-based cruise-ferry operator Grandi Navi Veloci to UK investment fund Permira, where the senior partner of Permira is Charles Sherwood, elder son of Sea Containers' James Sherwood
  • Engineer pleads guilty
    AN engineer from the Jane Maersk, an AP Moller 35,639m' LPG carrier, pleaded guilty in federal court on 23 July to concealing and later destroying waste discharge records
  • JNPT 4th terminal attracts interest
    THE fourth terminal proposed at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust is attracting interest from the majors, including P&O Ports, PSA International and AP Moller
  • Superferry 14 towed to yard
    SUPERFERRY 14 is to be towed to a shipyard tomorrow, amid hopes that investigators may find evidence of the cause of the fire that killed more than 100 in February
  • Bugsier sells another salvage crane
    BUGSIER-Reederei has sold its penultimate salvage crane to Singapore-based Casel Salvage, a spokesman confirmed today
  • Dredging company M'sing insolvent
    GERMANY-based Anton M'sing, the activities of which include dredging and port construction, has filed for insolvency
  • Investors discuss laid-up Norway
  • Eurotunnel's losses increase
  • ILWU president slams security
  • Little boxship tonnage available
  • PM's son appointed to Fesco
  • New S African port too small
  • India to cut scrap ship duty
  • 161 evacuated from tour vessel
  • Jinhui shares hurt by losses
  • Vietnam to build deep-water port

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 26, 2004
  • June ablaze for West Coast
    Higher-than-anticipated volumes of containerized imports from Asia continued to surge, straining terminal capacity and clogging rail routes.
  • U.S. seeks security "gold standard"
    Department of Homeland Security official says agency wants effective supply-chain security that combines regulation and voluntary cooperation between government and business.
  • Stone confirmed as TSA chief
  • NOL adding charter vessels
  • Georgia ports on roll
  • Carloads grow for U.S. railroads
  • TTX fleet changes to meet intermodal demands
  • Record traffic for U.S. Great Lakes
  • U.S., Indonesia in air pact
  • Dominican Republic joining trade deal
  • Israel dockworkers defy court order
  • UK-U.S. partners to run Beirut terminal

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 26, 2004
  • Surging demand drives Beijing to look for private rail investors
    China's railway network, the largest in the world, will end the state's monopoly by allowing private investment in branch lines to help finance its expansion and ease bottlenecks.
  • Monopoly clause could scupper POP Ennore bid
  • NOL secures post-panamaxes at 1999 charter rates
  • NYK launches Japan/China/Vietnam service
  • Surcharges hit Australia southbound cargo in August
  • KMTC and GSL in intra-Asia slot exchange

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 26, 2004
  • Nordic American stays with BP
    Two suezmaxes will continue on charter, but renegotiated terms will suit oil major more.
  • NOL charters four
    Singapore liner operator takes 5,888-teu newbuildings at a highly competitive $24,300 a day.
  • Grindrod profit leaps
    South African owner buoyed by bulker and tanker markets in first half.
  • Pirate killings increase
    Murder threat to seafarers doubles as attacks on ships off Indonesia hit new high.
  • HHI hikes orders
    First-half business booms for Korean yard giant as orderbook reaches 201 ships.
  • Workers bid for lakers
    Employee group plans to preserve jobs by taking over self-unloading bulk carrier business of bankrupt Oglebay Norton.
  • Aker adds offshore duo
    Norway's Aker Brattvaag and Aker Langsten yards to build NOK 400m supply pair for domestic owners.
  • Fradkov in at Fesco
    Russian prime minister Mikhail Fradkov's son named deputy general director of shipowner.
  • NSB Niederelbe faces charges
    Australian state alleges 30 offences from modest containership spill that put penguins in woolly jumpers.
  • Maersk man faces 20 years
    Engineer faces hefty jail sentence and fine after admitting guilt in waste discharge cover up.
  • Red plunge for 3 Maj
    Busy Croatian shipbuilder posts first half loss as costs rise.
  • Lender picks up the slack for Top
    Will new public company's pledged dividend survive higher debt load after weak pricing?
  • Hornbeck inks barge at Leevac
    US-listed offshore vessel and barge operator takes barge order backlog at domestic yards to four.
  • Top Tankers prices at steep discount
    Newest public tanker company gets issue off at $11, trades down early.
  • Three make newbuilding shortlist
    Washington State Ferries whittles down the list of shipyards tendering for ro-pax replacements
  • Baltic extends S&P index
    Medium range products carrier and Tsuneishi standard bulker added to ship value assessments.
  • "Bomb" captain in custody
    Turkish master of Kaptanoglu bulker in jail after joking about explosion to USCG.
  • Global Winner begins STS
    Salvors have begun unloading iron ore cargo from damaged Hyundai Merchant Marine capesize.
  • Precious claws back more stock
    Thai shipowner forks out just over $300,000 to buy back a further 300,000 of its own shares.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 26, 2004
  • TSA "not planning 2nd rate increase"
  • BIMCO asks IMO members to soften policy on stowaways
  • MOL Europe names new agent for Norway
  • Largest containership calls at port of Long Beach
  • U.S.-China treaty expands air service
  • LanChile to change name
  • House committee repeals mandatory origin labeling for fresh foods
  • Congress passes U.S.-Morocco free trade agreement
  • Dominican Republic to join CAFTA
  • Vastera 2nd-quarter net loss widens
  • Senate confirms Stone to head TSA
  • Global Institute of Logistics names Ackerman chairman
  • Sandler & Travis to manage Visteon imports, exports
  • Footstar outsources logistics to FMI, sells DC
  • U.S. donates PL-480 food aid to North Korea
  • Port Jersey Logistics opens new headquarters

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Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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.
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