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March 29, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asia terminal expansions need of the hour
    A shortfall in container handling capacity of nearly 14 million TEUs across East Asian ports by 2007 means there is an 'immediate need' to invest in terminal expansion, particularly in China, the head of Drewry Shipping Consultants said recently.
  • Liner role in S'pore terminal ops to rise
    THE strategy of shipping lines becoming involved in terminal operations will become more prevalent in Singapore, as this trend intensifies across Asia, according to a senior shipping consultant.
  • Old warship scuttled to create Europe's first artificial reef
    AFTER nearly a quarter century of loyal service, the Royal Navy's warship Scylla was redeployed to the bottom of the ocean to become what organisers said would be Europe's first artificial reef.
Air and Land Transport
  • US airports facing over-crowding: study
    MORE than 40 US airports will be unable to handle their air traffic by 2020 unless they are expanded, the Federal Aviation Administration says.
  • Kuwait Airways privatisation plan gets House panel nod
  • More US airlines raise fares to offset rising fuel prices
  • Air Canada asked to revise pension plan
Ship Sales
  • Ship Sales
    THERE is no let-up in the activity in the dry bulk market, especially for handy/handymax tonnage, with plenty of sales and on-going transactions to report.
Liner Scene
  • Box imbalance at the heart of liner shipping's troubles
    AT last week's Asia Pacific Maritime 2004 Summit, three speakers made convincing cases on the general theme that the imbalance of container flows between Asia and its main trading partners presents the liner shipping industry with one of its biggest challenges.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asia terminal expansions need of the hour
    A shortfall in container handling capacity of nearly 14 million TEUs across East Asian ports by 2007 means there is an 'immediate need' to invest in terminal expansion, particularly in China, the head of Drewry Shipping Consultants said recently.
  • Liner role in S'pore terminal ops to rise
    THE strategy of shipping lines becoming involved in terminal operations will become more prevalent in Singapore, as this trend intensifies across Asia, according to a senior shipping consultant.
  • Old warship scuttled to create Europe's first artificial reef
    AFTER nearly a quarter century of loyal service, the Royal Navy's warship Scylla was redeployed to the bottom of the ocean to become what organisers said would be Europe's first artificial reef.
Air and Land Transport
  • US airports facing over-crowding: study
    MORE than 40 US airports will be unable to handle their air traffic by 2020 unless they are expanded, the Federal Aviation Administration says.
  • Kuwait Airways privatisation plan gets House panel nod
  • More US airlines raise fares to offset rising fuel prices
  • Air Canada asked to revise pension plan
Ship Sales
  • Ship Sales
    THERE is no let-up in the activity in the dry bulk market, especially for handy/handymax tonnage, with plenty of sales and on-going transactions to report.
Liner Scene
  • Box imbalance at the heart of liner shipping's troubles
    AT last week's Asia Pacific Maritime 2004 Summit, three speakers made convincing cases on the general theme that the imbalance of container flows between Asia and its main trading partners presents the liner shipping industry with one of its biggest challenges.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asia terminal expansions need of the hour
    A shortfall in container handling capacity of nearly 14 million TEUs across East Asian ports by 2007 means there is an 'immediate need' to invest in terminal expansion, particularly in China, the head of Drewry Shipping Consultants said recently.
  • Liner role in S'pore terminal ops to rise
    THE strategy of shipping lines becoming involved in terminal operations will become more prevalent in Singapore, as this trend intensifies across Asia, according to a senior shipping consultant.
  • Old warship scuttled to create Europe's first artificial reef
    AFTER nearly a quarter century of loyal service, the Royal Navy's warship Scylla was redeployed to the bottom of the ocean to become what organisers said would be Europe's first artificial reef.
Air and Land Transport
  • US airports facing over-crowding: study
    MORE than 40 US airports will be unable to handle their air traffic by 2020 unless they are expanded, the Federal Aviation Administration says.
  • Kuwait Airways privatisation plan gets House panel nod
  • More US airlines raise fares to offset rising fuel prices
  • Air Canada asked to revise pension plan
Ship Sales
  • Ship Sales
    THERE is no let-up in the activity in the dry bulk market, especially for handy/handymax tonnage, with plenty of sales and on-going transactions to report.
Liner Scene
  • Box imbalance at the heart of liner shipping's troubles
    AT last week's Asia Pacific Maritime 2004 Summit, three speakers made convincing cases on the general theme that the imbalance of container flows between Asia and its main trading partners presents the liner shipping industry with one of its biggest challenges.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asia terminal expansions need of the hour
    A shortfall in container handling capacity of nearly 14 million TEUs across East Asian ports by 2007 means there is an 'immediate need' to invest in terminal expansion, particularly in China, the head of Drewry Shipping Consultants said recently.
  • Liner role in S'pore terminal ops to rise
    THE strategy of shipping lines becoming involved in terminal operations will become more prevalent in Singapore, as this trend intensifies across Asia, according to a senior shipping consultant.
  • Old warship scuttled to create Europe's first artificial reef
    AFTER nearly a quarter century of loyal service, the Royal Navy's warship Scylla was redeployed to the bottom of the ocean to become what organisers said would be Europe's first artificial reef.
Air and Land Transport
  • US airports facing over-crowding: study
    MORE than 40 US airports will be unable to handle their air traffic by 2020 unless they are expanded, the Federal Aviation Administration says.
  • Kuwait Airways privatisation plan gets House panel nod
  • More US airlines raise fares to offset rising fuel prices
  • Air Canada asked to revise pension plan
Ship Sales
  • Ship Sales
    THERE is no let-up in the activity in the dry bulk market, especially for handy/handymax tonnage, with plenty of sales and on-going transactions to report.
Liner Scene
  • Box imbalance at the heart of liner shipping's troubles
    AT last week's Asia Pacific Maritime 2004 Summit, three speakers made convincing cases on the general theme that the imbalance of container flows between Asia and its main trading partners presents the liner shipping industry with one of its biggest challenges.

Sched Netweb site
  • Container unit helps drive robust Maersk 2003 performance
  • Yuhuai railway to open for business in 2005
  • MOL names new president, chairman
  • TT Club surplus rises in 2003
  • Bailey changes track at Pacer Stacktrain
  • CNAC sees cargo growth in 2003
  • China Southern's flying college celebrates 10th anniversary
  • Menzies lands Lan Peru contract in Venezuela

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Essar Shipping partly insures VLCC abroad
  • EEPC-backed Afro-Indian trade meet yields orders worth $ 7 million
  • Indo-Chinese JSG holds meeting on economic cooperation
  • Anti-dumping duty on ball bearings withdrawn
  • Exports of soyameal may total 3 m tonnes
  • Dumping duty on imports of Chinese titanium dioxide proposed
  • Dumping duty on ammonium nitrate may be withdrawn
  • Indo-Lankan trade a record $ 1.3 billion in 2003-04
  • BHEL commissions advanced gas turbine in Oman
  • India, 3 Saarc members plan uniform food standards
  • KoPT introduces concessional wharfage for inland water transport
  • Ripley & Co. set to bag Berth No. 5 at Haldia Dock
  • Crescent Shipping's Mumbai office awarded ISO 9001:2000 certificate
  • Capexil wants Petrapole LCS converted into land port
  • Inflation comes down to 4.78 pc
  • 12 pc annual export growth can get India 1 pc share in world trade by 2007: DGFT
  • Arun Shourie to speak at BSE today
  • Centre alone can enact legislation on LNG, rules Supreme Court
  • Strong rupee may hit exports: PHDCCI

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 26, 2004
  • Brazilian market update
  • AP Moeller profits up but shares dive on forecasts
    Weak dollar and higher bunker cost predictions for 2004 cast shadow over strong results.
  • Matrix to launch Guatemalan supply operation
    Houston-based supplier aiming to offer viable alterntive to established ports with offshore SBM deliveries.
  • Baltic continues to endure slump in demand
    Low demand continues to plague most suppliers in the Baltic region
  • New Wilhelmsen Bunkers office up and running
    The global bunker broker and trading company Wilhelmsen Bunkers AS has confirmed that its new office in South Africa is up and running.
  • Indian market update
  • Blending hold-ups push Singapore delivery dates into April
    More congestion expected as cargo blending prevents suppliers' smooth terminal access.
  • Rotterdam still strong despite bearish crude movements
  • FBI: US Gulf refineries terrorist targets
    Texas Coastal Regional Advisory System advised of 'uncorroborated' reports.

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 26, 2004
  • New online service by the Port of London
  • F.S. Mackenzie opens office in St Petersburg
  • New Zealand's Tranz Rail confirms Huntly coal delivery deal
  • Singapore Airlines Cargo to add new USA services
  • New vessel for Gorthon Lines
  • SAS Group: New structure prerequisite for successful future

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 26, 2004
  • London Club fleet expands
  • MEPC set to adopt ship sewage rules
  • American Club in Ukraine medical check scheme
  • CP Ships' US$525m credit facility
  • TT's premium earnings slip

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 26, 2004
  • General Maritime swoops on Soponata
    Buying fleet , newbuildings and technical operations in $415 million deal
  • Perfect summer for Austal medium speed catamaran
    Spirit of Kangaroo Island completes its first season

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 26, 2004
  • Oregon congressman helps find federal cash for Portland projects
  • Crews report oil sheen in water near The Dalles Dam
  • Princess set to christen newest 'Love Boat' vessel
  • APL will open own offices serving Russia/CIS
  • Construction work changing Port of Tacoma Road traffic pattern

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Box boom fuels Møller-Maersk profit rise but flat outlook hits shares
    NET profit growth of 43% achieved by AP Møller-Maersk last year as container shipping recovered failed to satisfy the stock market on Friday, with the dollar's fall and heavy writedowns leaving the bottom line figure below some expectations.
  • Majority of Asian ports 'will fail to meet ISPS Code deadline'
    THE mass of ports in Asia will not meet the deadline for the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, warns the executive director of P&O Ports Asia operations headquarters, Bryan Smith.
  • P&O Ports follows Hutchison surcharge
    A SECOND terminal operator, P&O Ports, is to follow Hutchison Port Holdings in its controversial decision to charge customers for additional security measures introduced for the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, writes Marcus Hand in Singapore.
  • General Maritime buys Soponata tanker fleet
    PETER Georgiopoulos' General Maritime has confirmed it is purchasing the tanker fleet of Portugal's Soponata in a deal worth more than $400m, writes Tony Gray.
  • Mangouras lawyers file plea for bail to Human Rights court
    LAWYERS acting for Apostolos Mangouras, master of the Prestige, have filed a case with the European Court of Human Rights in a bid to have his strict bail conditions eased, writes Brian Reyes in Gibraltar.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 26, 2004
  • Soponata falls to GenMar
    GENERAL Maritime Corp (GenMar) is to take over Portuguese operator Soponata for $415M
  • Gdynia restructure approval Monday
    THE revised restructuring programme for Gdynia Shipyard, Poland's largest shipbuilder, has been given the go-ahead by the Agency for Industry Development
  • OMI flags up another MARPOL concern
    US-based OMI Corp has admitted there may be further trouble ahead
  • Van der Giessen yard site take-over
    RUMOURS in the Netherlands this evening suggest that the Van der Giessen-De Noord site is to be taken over by the steel manufacturer Hollandia
  • US Northeast truck disruption
    TRUCK traffic between Boston and New York will be badly disrupted following a serious accident on Thursday night that could close the busy I-95 for two weeks
  • New hope for Karachi Eight
    PAKISTAN'S new communications minister says he will treat the case of the 'Karachi Eight' sympathetically
  • Mangouras lawyers go to Strasbourg
  • Bulker aground off Ft Lauderdale
  • CMA CGM confirms Montreal link
  • AP Møller posts $4Bn pre-tax profit
  • Nenaco fears ferry seizure fall-out
  • Senior promotions at MOL
  • P&O doubles Vancouver capacity
  • Chinese builders blaze new trail
  • Courageous officers found guilty
  • China tax boost for scrap yards

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 26, 2004
  • Moller profit soars on Maersk results
    The parent of the world's biggest container shipping fleet credited rising rates on key liner trade routes.
  • MOL names new president
    Ashida, 37-year company veteran, takes over for Suzuki, who becomes chairman.
  • Tanker crash closes I-95 in Conn.
  • Bulker grounded off south Florida
  • British Airways plans China expansion
  • Lloyd Triestino to launch Euro-Canada service
  • S. Korea port gets free-trade zone
  • APL security czar urges coordinated anti-terror efforts
  • LaGrange new chairman of AAPA
  • U.S. developer plans Tokyo air-cargo complex
  • Pacer Stacktrain names Bailey as EVP
  • USSEC lines hold fuel charge

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 26, 2004
  • Dollar slide fails to check AP Moller-Maersk's box profits
    AP Moller Maersk shares have fallen by 10% following the group's announcement of a DKr12.96billion net result for last year, up from DKr10.45billion in 2002.
  • P&O Ports to blend security costs with terminal charges
  • Pondicherry live ammunition discovery raises smuggling fears
  • Hanjin Shipping shuffles China-USWC services
  • Maersk rides the tide as returns boom
  • Malaysian carriers ask for electronic manifest deferral
  • Cosco Pacific terminals and containers positioned for 2003 success
  • Ex-PONL director joins US IT team
  • MOL managers move up

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 26, 2004
  • Stolt-Nielsen launches bond offering
    Observers ask if company can achieve desired price a week after ejection from amnesty program.
  • Eastwind grounded outside Port Everglades
    Salvors fail in first attempt to refloat bulker stuck outside port.
  • Genmar seals Soponata deal
    Peter Georgiopoulos' growth-minded New York company will boast 51 tankers after $415m cash deal for venerable Portugese owner.
  • Simon still in red
    Slimmed-down UK ports group posts loss for 2003, following sale of Seawheel ro-ro arm.
  • Seabulk racks up full-year loss
    But company bullish about new prospects in foreign-flag business.
  • Shipping boosts AP Moller
    But shares plunge as adverse exchange rates and weaker offshore rates lead to lower than expected result.
  • Kiwi union blasts FOCs
    Maritime Union of New Zealand claims bulk carriers could become weapons of mass destruction.
  • TI time-charters in VLCCs
    Pool player takes Saudi tonnage at very strong rate.
  • TMT swoops on two more VLCCs
    Taiwan buyer on prowl again as company moves in on tanker and LNG tonnage.
  • Petronet LNG sinks on debut
    Market twitchy over Indian LNG importer's gap in sales.
  • Crowley hit by higher costs
    US liner and tanker operator increased operating profit in 2003, but expenses rose.
  • Ashida steps up at MOL
    Deputy president (right) becomes the boss, as Kunio Suzuki takes chairmanship.
  • Tosmare moves into shipbuilding
    Latvian yard hoping to finish first two fully equipped vessels this summer.
  • NOL to sell ship chandler firm
    Singapore shipowner offloading Orient Marine as it looks to concentrate on liner and logistics.
  • Price is right for Hornbeck
    US offshore shipowner prepares to pocket $78m from IPO on New York exchange.
  • CP Ships confirms new credit
    Five-year loan facility to fund possible acquisitions at boxship group.
  • DSME lifts profit
    February proves to be better month for Korean shipbuilder Daewoo's earnings.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 26, 2004
  • Maersk sees $2.9 billion profit as container shipping earnings soar
  • Hanjin adds transpacific service, reshuffles links
  • MOL appoints Ashida group president
  • Bush Administration urges Senate approval of Law of Sea treaty
  • CMA CGM, Lloyd Triestino enter Montreal/North Europe trade
  • Lloyd Triestino, CMA CGM amend Adriatic Express service
  • Nordana leaves joint Mediterranean/Caribbean/South America link
  • Neptune Orient Lines sells stake in Singaporean ship agent
  • U.S.-flag Great Lakes carriers oppose IMO ballast convention
  • Pacer names Rossi to lead sales
  • U.S. defense transport planners look 3 years out for Iraq, Afghanistan
  • U.S. millers want continued use of methyl bromide
  • ILA, U.S. Maritime Alliance agree on six-year pact
  • USTDA awards $525,000 grant for Honduras port modernization

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 26, 2004
  • Profit up - shares down for Møller-Maersk
    The shares in A.P. Møller-Mærsk Limited fell today in the minutes after the account for 2003 was send to ...
  • Wärtsilä MD still detained
    Yesterday, the West Sweden appeal court ruled against an appeal from the MD of Wärtsilä Sweden. He is suspected of ...
  • J. Lauritzens show first black figures in years
    J. Lauritzen Group came out of 2003 with black figures for the first time in five years! The group logged ...

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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