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June 28, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US seeks to tighten control on boxes
    THE United States is developing hi-tech methods to monitor cargo freight in a bid to limit the risk of terrorists using weapons of mass destruction, US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security James Loy said.
  • Call for consolidation in European shipbuilding
    A French parliamentary report has urged a consolidation in the European shipbuilding sector in order to confront competition from Asia.
  • Queen Mary 2 bathrooms fail fire safety test
    SOME of the bathrooms aboard the Queen Mary 2, the world's largest and most expensive cruise liner, do not fully meet fire regulation standards and its owner plans to fix them, said officials.
Air and Land Transport
  • Which is better - federal or private baggage screeners?
    IN remarkably short order, the US government hired 45,000 workers and took over passenger screening at virtually all airports in response to Sept 11.
  • Asia-Pacific airlines' traffic, loads surge in May
  • JetBlue to fly out of La Guardia from Sept
  • Southwest in tentative deal with union
  • Indian Railways to offer Internet access to passengers
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • ISPS could affect delivery of ship supplies
    JUST when I thought the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code couldn't get any more complicated, I got a press release that made me think again.
Port Shots
  • Asian goods surge spur Canada curbs
    CANADIAN Pacific Railway Ltd, the country's second-biggest railroad, said it set limits on container shipments from Vancouver's port because surges in Asian imports led to first-quarter backlogs.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US seeks to tighten control on boxes
    THE United States is developing hi-tech methods to monitor cargo freight in a bid to limit the risk of terrorists using weapons of mass destruction, US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security James Loy said.
  • Call for consolidation in European shipbuilding
    A French parliamentary report has urged a consolidation in the European shipbuilding sector in order to confront competition from Asia.
  • Queen Mary 2 bathrooms fail fire safety test
    SOME of the bathrooms aboard the Queen Mary 2, the world's largest and most expensive cruise liner, do not fully meet fire regulation standards and its owner plans to fix them, said officials.
Air and Land Transport
  • Which is better - federal or private baggage screeners?
    IN remarkably short order, the US government hired 45,000 workers and took over passenger screening at virtually all airports in response to Sept 11.
  • Asia-Pacific airlines' traffic, loads surge in May
  • JetBlue to fly out of La Guardia from Sept
  • Southwest in tentative deal with union
  • Indian Railways to offer Internet access to passengers
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • ISPS could affect delivery of ship supplies
    JUST when I thought the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code couldn't get any more complicated, I got a press release that made me think again.
Port Shots
  • Asian goods surge spur Canada curbs
    CANADIAN Pacific Railway Ltd, the country's second-biggest railroad, said it set limits on container shipments from Vancouver's port because surges in Asian imports led to first-quarter backlogs.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US seeks to tighten control on boxes
    THE United States is developing hi-tech methods to monitor cargo freight in a bid to limit the risk of terrorists using weapons of mass destruction, US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security James Loy said.
  • Call for consolidation in European shipbuilding
    A French parliamentary report has urged a consolidation in the European shipbuilding sector in order to confront competition from Asia.
  • Queen Mary 2 bathrooms fail fire safety test
    SOME of the bathrooms aboard the Queen Mary 2, the world's largest and most expensive cruise liner, do not fully meet fire regulation standards and its owner plans to fix them, said officials.
Air and Land Transport
  • Which is better - federal or private baggage screeners?
    IN remarkably short order, the US government hired 45,000 workers and took over passenger screening at virtually all airports in response to Sept 11.
  • Asia-Pacific airlines' traffic, loads surge in May
  • JetBlue to fly out of La Guardia from Sept
  • Southwest in tentative deal with union
  • Indian Railways to offer Internet access to passengers
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • ISPS could affect delivery of ship supplies
    JUST when I thought the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code couldn't get any more complicated, I got a press release that made me think again.
Port Shots
  • Asian goods surge spur Canada curbs
    CANADIAN Pacific Railway Ltd, the country's second-biggest railroad, said it set limits on container shipments from Vancouver's port because surges in Asian imports led to first-quarter backlogs.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US seeks to tighten control on boxes
    THE United States is developing hi-tech methods to monitor cargo freight in a bid to limit the risk of terrorists using weapons of mass destruction, US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security James Loy said.
  • Call for consolidation in European shipbuilding
    A French parliamentary report has urged a consolidation in the European shipbuilding sector in order to confront competition from Asia.
  • Queen Mary 2 bathrooms fail fire safety test
    SOME of the bathrooms aboard the Queen Mary 2, the world's largest and most expensive cruise liner, do not fully meet fire regulation standards and its owner plans to fix them, said officials.
Air and Land Transport
  • Which is better - federal or private baggage screeners?
    IN remarkably short order, the US government hired 45,000 workers and took over passenger screening at virtually all airports in response to Sept 11.
  • Asia-Pacific airlines' traffic, loads surge in May
  • JetBlue to fly out of La Guardia from Sept
  • Southwest in tentative deal with union
  • Indian Railways to offer Internet access to passengers
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • ISPS could affect delivery of ship supplies
    JUST when I thought the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code couldn't get any more complicated, I got a press release that made me think again.
Port Shots
  • Asian goods surge spur Canada curbs
    CANADIAN Pacific Railway Ltd, the country's second-biggest railroad, said it set limits on container shipments from Vancouver's port because surges in Asian imports led to first-quarter backlogs.

Sched Netweb site
  • China road charges to be reduced
  • NYK allocates accounting arm more responsibility
  • Chang elected Evergreen chairman
  • Exel forecasts growth in business
  • APM Terminals, Concor named preferred bidder for JNPT project
  • Coscon to launch China-Australia service
  • Port of LA adds two police patrol boats to fleet
  • Korean Air to convert up to 20 747s into freighters
  • Lufthansa Cargo receives C-TPAT certification
  • JFK Airport to build infrared radiant deicing facility

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Safmarine to introduce new Indian Ocean Service
  • CP Ships strengthens executive team
  • Seaways Shipping plans to operate multi-purpose vessel on Vizag-Chittagong route
  • GE Shipping sells sole mini bulk carrier
  • ONGC negotiating for overseas LNG supplies
  • Exim Bank extends credit facility for business with more Asian countries
  • Thar dry port to upgrade facilities
  • CoPT takes recourse to bank loans for debt refinancing
  • 3 more offices of Albatross Shipping bag coveted ISO 9001:2000 certification
  • Saturn Shipping Agencies opens own office, starts operations at ICD-Nagpur
  • Reliance Industries Ltd strikes gas off Orissa coast, to pump in Rs 2,500 cr. for development
  • Uma Bharti seeks investments in MP
  • Package deal for SSI sector likely: Minister
  • ADB upbeat on India's economic growth
  • Core sector registers impressive growth in May
  • RBI offices to remain closed on June 30
  • GIFT inaugurates Eighth Masters Programme in International Business

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 25, 2004
  • Panama backlog good news for suppliers
    More than 100 ships were today waiting to transit the Panama Canal following essential maintenance work.
  • South African troubles boost other regional markets
    As bunker fuel dried up in South Africa this week, suppliers in West Africa reported rising demand and fuel oil prices.
  • Baltic bunker market ends week on mixed note
    Demand was good today after many countries returned from a two-day holiday, while price movements were mixed.
  • Glencore fixes VLCC for cargo arbitrage
    Favourable west-east price differential prompts trader to take-up two July loading options for HSFO arbitrage.
  • FTS-Hofftrans adds another double-hull to ARA fleet
    Today's celebrations in Rotterdam come just a day after the company launched a double-hulled bunker barge in Antwerp, and takes it halfway through its newbuilding programme.
  • Record bunker sales for Singapore
    Preliminary estimates from MPA show bunker sales edge close to 2 million tonne per month barrier.
  • Little initial uplift from FAMM's Seattle exit
    Tough competition on prices from Asia and tight avails have made it difficult to assess any uplift in business since major's departure in May, say remaining players.
  • Rotterdam little changed in quiet morning market
  • Singapore: First the milkshake, now the cappuccino
    Bunkerworld reported practices of degrading fuel earlier this week, now sources reveal how delivery volumes can be artificially inflated. Singapore's authorities have gone a long way to clean up the market...but malpractice continues to be a problem in some other ports.

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 25, 2004
  • FleetOnline launches mobile tracking service in Germany
  • GCC and Syria to sign free trade deal
  • Geodis BM is merging three sites in Alsace, France
  • NeCOSS extends blocktrain services
  • Qatar Airways announces new Doha-Johannesburg service
  • Atlantic Container Line receives ISS certificates
  • Swiss director offers resignation

Maritime Global Netweb site
JUNE 25, 2004
  • QM2 fire safety problem
  • Odfjell in China terminal JV
  • Pertamina VLCC row rumbles on
  • UK ferry passenger figures down as Chunnel get busier

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 25, 2004
  • Deepwater program accelerated
    Preliminary design work on Offshore Patrol Cutter
  • QM2 bathrooms get rapid safety fix
    Urgent work in Southampton after BBC investigation

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 25, 2004
  • PDX business program wins award for Port of Portland
  • Royal Olympic Cruise Lines expects to be booted from Nasdaq
  • Hundreds already sign up for IICL container examination
  • Helenic Republic new member of Customs' CSI program
  • Rail freight traffic rebounds during week ending June 12

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Hamworthy to list on AIM
    MARINE equipment major Hamworthy KSE, which was acquired by venture capital business Nikko Principal Investors in 2000, is to be listed on London's Alternative Investment Market, writes Tony Gray.
  • Loeb calls for Stelmar auction after OMI failure
    ONE of Stelmar Shipping's largest institutional shareholders has called for the tanker company to auction itself following its failure to negotiate with bidder OMI.
  • Self-assessment plan to let tanker operators wow with best practices
    THE Oil Companies International Marine Forum has devised a programme that will assist ship operators measure and improve their management systems.
  • IMO reports surge in ISPS Code compliance
    THE International Maritime Organization has reported a sharp upturn in the levels of compliance with the International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code in the run up to its July 1 deadline, also releasing what are considered its most accurate assessment to date.
  • Bankrupt ONE sues chemical carriers over alleged cartel
    THE bankruptcy trustee of a small New Jersey shipping company has sued several leading chemical carriers in the US seeking triple damages for losses caused by alleged cartel activity on the part of the accused, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 25, 2004
  • No ISSC - no entry: official
    MARITIME commerce will not stop next week when ISPS and MTSA rules are implemented "aggressively" by the US Coast Guard, Admiral Thomas H Collins told Fairplay in an exclusive interview this morning
  • Probe into QM2 fire safety
    AN investigation is under way into how material that failed fire safety tests had been used for making bathroom units fitted to Queen Mary 2
  • Odfjell in China terminal venture
    NORWEGIAN operator Odfjell and the Garson group of China have signed a joint venture agreement to build a tank terminal at Jiangyin on the Yangtze River in China
  • MSC Crociere unveils expansion plan
    MSC Crociere has disclosed it is likely to order two newbuilding cruise ships in addition to the two plus one option already placed at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
  • Ghost ships head for Texas
    THREE 'ghost ships' originally destined for the UK left Virginia's James River yesterday for demolition in Texas
  • Lorenzo to clear debts quickly
    LORENZO Shipping, the Philippine coastal operator, believes it will be able to clear all its debts in three years from reserves
  • Insurers pay full Pride damage
  • APM/Concor win Indian concession
  • Owners anger unions over officers
  • Busan berths to open early
  • Doric Chariot pilot cleared
  • China issues grains import warning
  • Pan Ocean share sale moves closer
  • Shareholder slams Stelmar board

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 25, 2004
  • West Coast ports post mixed results
    Some gateways experienced strong growth in containerized imports and others showed a drop in activity compared with a year earlier.
  • DHL plans $1.2 billion expansion
    The Deutsche Post subsidiary said it plans to build seven new package sorting centers by the end of the year and boost its ground-delivery capacity by 60 percent as part of its plan to become more competitive with FedEx and UPS.
  • Coast Guard warns of stricter notice-of-arrival enforcement
  • House panel approves Customs budget
  • Greece joins Container Security Initiative
  • Boeing wins freighter-conversion pact from KAL
  • Lufthansa Cargo receives C-TPAT certification
  • Border Patrol tests unmanned aircraft
  • Canadian election a dead heat
  • APM Terminals gets letter of intent for Nehru box terminal
  • Sophia Loren to christen new MSC cruise ship
  • Security rules could disrupt Europe ports
  • US presses Malacca Strait security

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 25, 2004
  • US Truckers send call to action via CB radio
    Angered by a host of issues, among them a spike in gasoline prices and long lines at the terminals, independent truckers are calling for a nationwide strike from Monday.
  • Berlin expects Maut to cover infrastructure budget cuts
  • Concor/APMT joint JNPT bid gets government green light
  • Gunsan lures feeder operators with rate cuts
  • Early opening for first New Busan berths
  • US gets into step on hazardous goods rules
  • Canada's intermodal traffic shows strong growth
  • EMC elects new chairman

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 25, 2004
  • Stolt says lawsuit ONE-sided
    Company disputes claims by defunct New Jersey chemical carrier seeking "tens of millions" in damages.
  • OMI buys two suezmaxes from Arcadia
    Greek owner may have cleared $50m on sale of two 2003-built units at $70m each.
  • Navigator Gas shareholders slapped with $1.2m fine
    US bankruptcy judge flags Cambridge and directors for flouting his orders with Isle of Man challenge.
  • Atlantska orders duo
    Croatian owner picks Romanian yard for two multipurpose vessels.
  • Call to auction Stelmar
    Outraged shareholder demands that tanker company is put under the hammer.
  • Bonyad bulks up
    Expanding Iranian owner goes for newbuildings in Greece and UAE.
  • Sembawang seizes cruiseship
    World Discoverer is chained up by Singapore yard after loss of faith in expedition cruising.
  • Thoresen ship aground
    Thai shipowner's general cargo vessel Thor Traveller runs aground shortly after clearing Suez Canal.
  • Teekay gets connected
    Top shipowner to test broadband internet access for tankers during Atlantic voyages.
  • HHI revs up finances
    Korean yard raises $113m by selling some of its holding in Hyundai Motor Co.
  • Shipping on the up at MDHC
    UK group Mersey Docks' container lines improve volumes in first half.
  • QM2 in fire safety breach
    Materials in certain cabin bathrooms aboard Carnival flagship found to not conform to fire regulations.
  • GE offloads last mini-bulker
    Great Eastern looks forward to bigger things after exiting bottom end of bulk market.
  • Marad scraps more ghosts
    US Maritime Administration has agreed contracts to dismantle three more James River ships.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 25, 2004
  • K.C. Chang takes the helm at Evergreen Marine Corp.
  • COSCO starts North China/Australia service
  • Hamburg Sud's Polish agent takes on Ellerman services
  • Three more ships leave MarAd's James River Reserve Fleet
  • Korean Air makes plans for large freighter fleet
  • Freight delays lead CN to raise demurrage charges in Ontario
  • U.S. tries to narrow EU advantage in free trade agreements
  • Greece agrees to help U.S. screen containers
  • WCO reports 15% increase in drug seizures between 2002 and 2003
  • House bill authorizes money for trade agencies
  • EAN to pilot WCO's UCR on Australian meat shipments to U.S.
  • Hong Kong port enforces ISPS rules
  • Filipino box terminal tightens security, access
  • Long Beach port director joins Marine Terminals Corp.
  • Hakala appointed to run new Ceres terminal in New Orleans

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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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