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April 28, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian shippers, carriers stick to guns on THCs
    ASIAN shippers and ocean carriers remain separated by a wide gulf after making little headway on the divisive terminal handling charge issue, but pledged to continue dialogue and cooperation after a 'harmonious and friendly' exchange of views.
  • Reshuffle at Lloyd's Register, S'pore
    A changing of the guards at classification society Lloyd's Register drew about 350 Singapore shipping executives yesterday to bid farewell to retiring Singapore manager and local shipping industry veteran B H Wong.
  • Box maker CIMC's earnings leap 77% to S$38m in Q1
    CHINA's CIMC, the world's top maker of containers used to ship goods, yesterday posted a 77 per cent leap in first-quarter profit as the country's roaring trade propelled demand.
  • India's Tuticorin Port offers rebates to boost volumes
    REBATES will be offered at India's southern Tuticorin Port, in which PSA International has a stake, in an effort to boost volumes this financial year.
  • Star Cruises to issue notes for up to US$450m
    STAR Cruises, the world's third-largest cruise company, said on Monday it would sell US$350 million to US$450 million of senior notes to repay bank loans.
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Blue has discussed Asian discount carrier
    VIRGIN Blue Holdings Ltd, Australia's second-biggest airline, has held talks with Asian carriers including Malaysia's AirAsia Sdn, Singapore-based Valuair Ltd and Thai Airways International pcl to set up a discount air service, chief executive Brett Godfrey said.
  • Boeing stakes future of its commercial business on fuel-efficient Dreamliner
  • EADS expects A380 to boost sales by a third by 2007
  • US Airways to join Star Alliance in May
  • Drunk passenger handcuffed on board MAS flight
Strait Talk
  • HNS Convention set to make shipping more expensive
    YOU might think that the shipping industry has enough to worry about with the impending International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code focusing minds.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian shippers, carriers stick to guns on THCs
    ASIAN shippers and ocean carriers remain separated by a wide gulf after making little headway on the divisive terminal handling charge issue, but pledged to continue dialogue and cooperation after a 'harmonious and friendly' exchange of views.
  • Reshuffle at Lloyd's Register, S'pore
    A changing of the guards at classification society Lloyd's Register drew about 350 Singapore shipping executives yesterday to bid farewell to retiring Singapore manager and local shipping industry veteran B H Wong.
  • Box maker CIMC's earnings leap 77% to S$38m in Q1
    CHINA's CIMC, the world's top maker of containers used to ship goods, yesterday posted a 77 per cent leap in first-quarter profit as the country's roaring trade propelled demand.
  • India's Tuticorin Port offers rebates to boost volumes
    REBATES will be offered at India's southern Tuticorin Port, in which PSA International has a stake, in an effort to boost volumes this financial year.
  • Star Cruises to issue notes for up to US$450m
    STAR Cruises, the world's third-largest cruise company, said on Monday it would sell US$350 million to US$450 million of senior notes to repay bank loans.
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Blue has discussed Asian discount carrier
    VIRGIN Blue Holdings Ltd, Australia's second-biggest airline, has held talks with Asian carriers including Malaysia's AirAsia Sdn, Singapore-based Valuair Ltd and Thai Airways International pcl to set up a discount air service, chief executive Brett Godfrey said.
  • Boeing stakes future of its commercial business on fuel-efficient Dreamliner
  • EADS expects A380 to boost sales by a third by 2007
  • US Airways to join Star Alliance in May
  • Drunk passenger handcuffed on board MAS flight
Strait Talk
  • HNS Convention set to make shipping more expensive
    YOU might think that the shipping industry has enough to worry about with the impending International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code focusing minds.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian shippers, carriers stick to guns on THCs
    ASIAN shippers and ocean carriers remain separated by a wide gulf after making little headway on the divisive terminal handling charge issue, but pledged to continue dialogue and cooperation after a 'harmonious and friendly' exchange of views.
  • Reshuffle at Lloyd's Register, S'pore
    A changing of the guards at classification society Lloyd's Register drew about 350 Singapore shipping executives yesterday to bid farewell to retiring Singapore manager and local shipping industry veteran B H Wong.
  • Box maker CIMC's earnings leap 77% to S$38m in Q1
    CHINA's CIMC, the world's top maker of containers used to ship goods, yesterday posted a 77 per cent leap in first-quarter profit as the country's roaring trade propelled demand.
  • India's Tuticorin Port offers rebates to boost volumes
    REBATES will be offered at India's southern Tuticorin Port, in which PSA International has a stake, in an effort to boost volumes this financial year.
  • Star Cruises to issue notes for up to US$450m
    STAR Cruises, the world's third-largest cruise company, said on Monday it would sell US$350 million to US$450 million of senior notes to repay bank loans.
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Blue has discussed Asian discount carrier
    VIRGIN Blue Holdings Ltd, Australia's second-biggest airline, has held talks with Asian carriers including Malaysia's AirAsia Sdn, Singapore-based Valuair Ltd and Thai Airways International pcl to set up a discount air service, chief executive Brett Godfrey said.
  • Boeing stakes future of its commercial business on fuel-efficient Dreamliner
  • EADS expects A380 to boost sales by a third by 2007
  • US Airways to join Star Alliance in May
  • Drunk passenger handcuffed on board MAS flight
Strait Talk
  • HNS Convention set to make shipping more expensive
    YOU might think that the shipping industry has enough to worry about with the impending International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code focusing minds.

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL orders 12 vessels, charters six feeders
  • Victor Mok elected Haffa chairman for third year straight
  • CP Ships senior subordinates notes for resale in US
  • Cargosmart launches three new products
  • Kuehne & Nagel sees Q1 gross profit
  • Mindanao seaports on high alert
  • US trucking profits may be hit by rising fuel costs
  • Air Macau adds new freighter on China-Taiwan service
  • United to be first US carrier to fly to Vietnam in 30 years
  • ANA puts in mass order for latest Boeing jet
  • US cargo pilots to possibly carry guns from next month

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India corners corn market
  • Rubber exports exceed target
  • DGFT for enlarging list of products requiring mandatory quality control
  • Auto spares exports fetch over $ 1 bn in 2003-04
  • India, China to emerge winners post-quota system
  • Dubai Ports International seeks govt nod to set up two subsidiaries in India
  • Move to waive pilotage charges for coastal vessels upsets Major Port Trusts
  • Aegis Engg offers Kandla Port hi-tech mobile ship loading system
  • Containerised cargo traffic boom to/from North India
  • Maersk Sealand reaffirms commitment to providing most qualitative services to ex-im trade
  • Globelink W. W. India ships 48.639 CBM as LCL cargo from ICD-Dashrath
  • Rlys hauls more revenue earning freight in 2003-04
  • LCL Group opens office in Nagpur too
  • Dynamic Logistics plans to handle import cargoes also
  • Forex reserves spurt by over $ 1.5 bn!
  • Delegation arrives from Port de Barcelona to boost maritime links - Seminar on shipping & trade today
  • P&O Ports effects sea change in managerial posts - New Finance Managers for NSICT, CCT & MICT soon
  • DGFT gets stamp of quality from BIS

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 27, 2004
  • Uruguay: Demand picking up, avails adequate
  • Russian suppliers 'abusing safety regulations'
    St. Petersburg bunker suppliers claim that up to 40% of bunker barge loadings in the hub are in breach of safety regulations.
  • Low price levels see Hong Kong enquiries increase
  • Rotterdam firm, prompt barges tight
  • Dover report: Scrubbing the way forward
    Use of scrubbing on a portion of Dover ferries would be as efficient in reducing sulphur emissions to meet air quality objectives as all ferries switching to low sulphur fuels, claims report.

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 27, 2004
  • TLS 2004 - An international transport and logistics exhibition for Central & Eastern Europe
  • Transflow and Intermec intensify partnership
  • EU-Commission allows UK's Waterborne Freight Grant
  • New banana warehouse at the Port of Dunkirk
  • The Port of Duisburg AG participates in terminal operator Atis
  • Lufthansa Cargo raises kerosene surcharge
  • ConFlo Lines appoints agent in Afghanistan
  • Kim Fejfer to become CEO of APM Terminals International

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • War risk quotes soar for Basra ship cover
    LONDON underwriters have substantially increased their quotes for shipping calls to Basra in the wake of the attempted attack on the Iraqi oil terminal.
  • Lines demand light dues action as UK study sees little impact
    SHIPPING lines serving the UK are calling for immediate action to reform the charging system for navigational aids after a government-sponsored report highlighted numerous anomalies in the present scheme.
  • TSA withdraws from terminal handling talks
    THE Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement pulled out of a meeting with southeast Asian shippers over controversial terminal handling charges while a meeting with intra-Asian lines "did not make much progress".
  • Jamieson signs Athens protocol
    Changes to limits under the Athens Convention have been the subject of considerable debate, not least among P&I Clubs.
  • Dry trades rates collapse
    PANIC gripped the dry trades yesterday following a big tumble in panamax rates, writes Justin Stares in Brussels.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 27, 2004
  • Mid-May deadline for northern isles
    THE Scottish Executive, the country's administrative assembly, has set May 14 as the deadline for new tenders to provide daily ferry services between the Orkney and Shetland islands and northern Scotland
  • Korea bans California oranges
    ORANGES from two California counties were banned today by South Korea over fears of a contagious plant fungus
  • Kuehne & Nagel seeks new solutions
    GROWING congestion at UK container ports has led freight forwarder and non-vessel operator Kuehne & Nagel to working on new solutions
  • Piracy: Seven killed in Nigeria
    CHEVRONTexaco is reportedly abandoning plans to re-start production in Nigeria's Delta state after seven people were killed in a waterborne attack on oil workers last Friday
  • Aker Yards forecasts better 2005
    AKER Yards, the Norwegian shipbuilding group set to be listed next month, has reported a sharp fall in interim earnings, but the board is forecasting better times in 2005
  • Anderson on pollution offensive
    CANADIAN environment minister David Anderson says he intends to bring in legislation to toughen the financial penalties on ships that pollute in the country's waters
  • Sole operator for six terminals
  • HAL commences $225M upgrading
  • No IADA agreement on charges
  • Lloyd Werft 'in the clear' on Pride
  • Terrorists could choke Malacca
  • Smaller boxships enjoy the boom
  • Port Kembla mum on CEO sacking
  • Coal controversy at Mumbai
  • Basra attack seen as 'war-related'

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 27, 2004
  • Terminals target changing customers
    Marine terminal operators broadening definitions as shippers, 3PLs take greater control of supply chain.
  • Canada sets tough security plans
    Ottawa earmarks millions for maritime, will develop stricter controls along land border with the U.S.
  • Nationwide alert after theft of chemicals
  • WTO rejects U.S. cotton subsidies
  • CP Rail earnings fall
  • Decrease in owned box fleet: Survey
  • BNSF net up on better revenue
  • Crowley may get new Jax terminal: Report
  • UPS will fix Toshiba laptops
  • Stonepath buys expand LatAm network
  • Tacoma names director of intermodal services

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 27, 2004
  • Asian shippers see red at lines with 'attitude' on THC debate
    Today's proposed meeting between the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) and Asian shippers was cancelled following what the shippers called the lines' 'high-handed attitude'.
  • Rotterdam terminal project aims to 'help' ECT with feeder and transhipment cargo
    A purpose-built feeder and shortsea box-terminal is being built on Rotterdam's Maasvlakte, to woo feeder and deepsea business from its neighbour ECT.
  • Canada enhances marine security measures
  • Dongnama set to expand Asia and Med network
  • Korea reduces port leasing fees for foreign investors
  • Container traffic sends K&N profits soaring
  • All set fair for major Gdansk container project
  • Munich improving links to Adriatic ports
  • Swiss forwarder, K&N, enters UK rail market with EWS partnership

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 27, 2004
  • Ultrapetrol barges forward
    South American tanker owner bolsters river business with $24.1m buyout of UABL from bankrupt partner ACL.
  • Stolt feathers nest of legal eagles
    Company is paying $3.5m per quarter to navigate government anti-trust storm.
  • B&N shake up pays off
    Financial turnaround as Swedish shipowner benefits from strong market and costly reorganisation.
  • Stolt profits on equity sales
    Beleagured chemicals giant stays afloat and dreams of reawakening glory.
  • GNV hungry for shares
    Grimaldi Group ferry owner could buy back up to 10% of stock to reward staff.
  • Aker Yards profit slumps
    Biggest European shipbuilder warns of weak market as it misses out on world boom.
  • Minoan bullish in 2004
    Greek ferry owner aims for quadrupling of earnings per share this year.
  • Torm bides time on rival bid
    Danish tanker owner plays down speculation that retirement of Norden chief could spark new takeover battle.
  • Suez Canal to gain depth
    Egyptian waterway's chief wants to dig down another 10 feet to attract more ships.
  • Property sale saves Fred Olsen
    Disposal of land in Belfast pulls Norwegian rig and yard group out of the red.
  • Brostrom slides up profit
    Swedish owner starts to cash in as good markets hold.
  • Fesco beefs up salaries
    Senior staff at Russian owner are celebrating another big pay hike this year.
  • Bangladesh goes on scrap spree
    Pre-budget flurry allows demolition markets to see a little much-needed action.
  • Tsuneishi to double Cebu stakes
    Japanese yard to invest in larger bulker designs at Philippines-based facility.
  • Shipping bolsters Fortum
    Finnish tanker owner and power group pushes up profits in first quarter as freight rates prosper.
  • NOL sees volumes soar
    Singapore liner operator achieves double-digit growth in freight rates and containers handled.
  • IACS invokes Martin Luther King
    Ugo Salerno says the classification body has a dream too.
  • Coscol surges ahead
    Chinese ro-ro and heavy lift owner makes good on big profit prediction in first quarter.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 27, 2004
  • Transpacific carriers "achieved $100-150 rate increases" this year
  • MOL, Sinotrans set up Chinese tanker shipping venture
  • MOL names Thodal to run new branch office in Gothenburg
  • Coast Guard suffers first combat death since Vietnam
  • Fuel prices trigger Lufthansa cargo surcharge increase
  • Kinko's gets FedEx identity
  • China deals with SARS cases
  • Truck drivers protest fuel prices, wages in California
  • Railroad supporter to retire from House
  • Bush administration commits $100,000 in aid to North Korea
  • Importers liable for container delays under proposed maritime law
  • Kuehne & Nagel raises first-quarter net income 33%
  • Ingersoll-Rand gives more parts distribution to APL Logistics
  • House subcommittee considers speeding up Coast Guard's Deepwater
  • Long Beach studies plan to penalize terminals for truck pollution

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 27, 2004
  • KystLink introduces new ferry in May
    Norwegian ferry operator KystLink has bought "Stena Envoy" (formerly "European Envoy") from Stena RoRo and will introduce the vessel on ...
  • Wärtsilä-engines for Donsötank-newbuilding
    The 19,500 DWT product/chemical tanker, being built at Shanghai Edward Shipbuilding Co Ltd in China for Rederi AB Donsötank ...
  • Final decision on "Rocknes" future this week
    The bulk carrier "Rocknes" is still being inspected to find out if the vessel is to be scrapped or repaired ...

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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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