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January 30, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port shatters records
    DESPITE intensifying regional competition Singapore broke existing records for its bunker sales, shipping tonnage and container throughput for 2003, according to statistics released yesterday by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
  • Storm sinks dream of reviving US shipbuilding
    AN ambitious plan by the US government to revive the American commercial shipbuilding industry is under water - quite literally.
  • Panama Canal charges up
    THE Panama Canal Authority is increasing charges for ancillary services.
  • Salvage work underway to tow Rocknes to shipyard
    FOURTEEN ships supported by aircraft have begun towing an overturned Norwegian cargo ship to land after it capsized on Jan 19 in a Norwegian fjord, killing 18 sailors including 16 Filipinos, the Norwegian coast guard said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thai Airways unveils partners for budget carrier
    THAI Airways International Pcl, the country's biggest carrier, will join the local franchisee of 7-Eleven Inc and four other partners to set up a no-frills airline that will start flying in the second quarter, Thai Airways president Kanok Abhiradee said.
  • Global air travel down 2.4% last year
  • Flights in US, Europe delayed, cancelled
  • MAS to have armed marshals on US flights
  • EU approves plan for single European sky in five years
  • Irish airline Jetmagic folds up in less than a year
Admiralty Casebook
  • Bank doesn't owe duty of care to mortgagor when arresting vessel
    THE English Court of Appeal recently upheld the decision of a lower court that a mortgagee bank in a ship mortgage did not owe a duty of care to the borrower in deciding when to arrest a vessel or whether to release the vessel from arrest.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port shatters records
    DESPITE intensifying regional competition Singapore broke existing records for its bunker sales, shipping tonnage and container throughput for 2003, according to statistics released yesterday by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
  • Storm sinks dream of reviving US shipbuilding
    AN ambitious plan by the US government to revive the American commercial shipbuilding industry is under water - quite literally.
  • Panama Canal charges up
    THE Panama Canal Authority is increasing charges for ancillary services.
  • Salvage work underway to tow Rocknes to shipyard
    FOURTEEN ships supported by aircraft have begun towing an overturned Norwegian cargo ship to land after it capsized on Jan 19 in a Norwegian fjord, killing 18 sailors including 16 Filipinos, the Norwegian coast guard said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thai Airways unveils partners for budget carrier
    THAI Airways International Pcl, the country's biggest carrier, will join the local franchisee of 7-Eleven Inc and four other partners to set up a no-frills airline that will start flying in the second quarter, Thai Airways president Kanok Abhiradee said.
  • Global air travel down 2.4% last year
  • Flights in US, Europe delayed, cancelled
  • MAS to have armed marshals on US flights
  • EU approves plan for single European sky in five years
  • Irish airline Jetmagic folds up in less than a year
Admiralty Casebook
  • Bank doesn't owe duty of care to mortgagor when arresting vessel
    THE English Court of Appeal recently upheld the decision of a lower court that a mortgagee bank in a ship mortgage did not owe a duty of care to the borrower in deciding when to arrest a vessel or whether to release the vessel from arrest.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore port shatters records
    DESPITE intensifying regional competition Singapore broke existing records for its bunker sales, shipping tonnage and container throughput for 2003, according to statistics released yesterday by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
  • Storm sinks dream of reviving US shipbuilding
    AN ambitious plan by the US government to revive the American commercial shipbuilding industry is under water - quite literally.
  • Panama Canal charges up
    THE Panama Canal Authority is increasing charges for ancillary services.
  • Salvage work underway to tow Rocknes to shipyard
    FOURTEEN ships supported by aircraft have begun towing an overturned Norwegian cargo ship to land after it capsized on Jan 19 in a Norwegian fjord, killing 18 sailors including 16 Filipinos, the Norwegian coast guard said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thai Airways unveils partners for budget carrier
    THAI Airways International Pcl, the country's biggest carrier, will join the local franchisee of 7-Eleven Inc and four other partners to set up a no-frills airline that will start flying in the second quarter, Thai Airways president Kanok Abhiradee said.
  • Global air travel down 2.4% last year
  • Flights in US, Europe delayed, cancelled
  • MAS to have armed marshals on US flights
  • EU approves plan for single European sky in five years
  • Irish airline Jetmagic folds up in less than a year
Admiralty Casebook
  • Bank doesn't owe duty of care to mortgagor when arresting vessel
    THE English Court of Appeal recently upheld the decision of a lower court that a mortgagee bank in a ship mortgage did not owe a duty of care to the borrower in deciding when to arrest a vessel or whether to release the vessel from arrest.

Sched Netweb site
  • Yangzhou Port adds new terminal
  • Hamburg throughput rises 14pc in 2003
  • ZIM Logistics to open sixth China branch in Guangzhou
  • Lufthansa Cargo to open third Malaysian sales office
  • JICT puts new equipment into operation
  • MOL sails home with carrier awards
  • UAL Corp improves fourth quarter performance
  • SriLankan Airlines schedules flights to Hyderabad

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Pak plans to buy parboiled rice-making plants from India
  • US begins to probe dumping of shrimp
  • EU team coming to resolve anti-dumping issue
  • S. Korea buys 16,000 t soyameal from India
  • Ex-im trade community poised to log in to paperless era - DGFT cuts e-licence fee by 50 pc
  • 7 cos qualify for further bidding to set up int'l transhipment hub near Cochin Port
  • Unions to go on strike against RGCT privatisation move
  • CONCOR plans to double high-speed wagon fleet by 2005-end
  • 'Mini-Exim Policy gives India Inc a cutting edge in international market'
  • Brazil seeks India's help on IPRs
  • Centre notifies changes in FDI guidelines
  • Leather industry gung-ho over future prospects
  • EPCG scheme made more attractive
  • Units in N-E states, J&K given excise waiver for employing used machinery for expansion - Rider: 25 pc accretion in installed capacity vital
  • Exports keep up brisk pace Target will be exceeded, says Jaitley
  • 7th World Spices Congress 2004 begins in Hyderabad
  • India, Lanka sign MoU for closer cooperation in SSI sector
  • Govt bid to avert avian flu

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 29, 2004
  • Lower pricing not enough to tempt West Coast buyers
  • One Goodbye, one job change at O.W. Bunker
  • ARA markets quiet despite low pricing
  • Singapore fuel oil halts post-holiday slide
    Although WTI crude values have been considerably softer for 3 consecutive days, including a 50 cents per barrel drop last night, fuel oil cargo values in Singapore fell only a tiny bit yesterday and closed steady to a tad firmer today.
  • Cold weather becomes an issue in Korea
    Its been very, very quiet in Korea for the last few days, with market movements, competition and bad weather all having a share in keeping buyers' hands firmly in their pockets.
  • Tokyo barge avails to see no respite in February
    Japan's bunker market is slowly ticking toward the end of the month in a steady to bearish state this afternoon, with no new operational problems or delays and not enough demand to cause any.
  • Rotterdam: Barge jetty out at Vopak
  • Singapore's MPA confirms 2003 bunker and tonnage record
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore confirmed today that the port of Singapore managed to break its 2001 record and set a new bunker sales high for 2003 of 20.8 million metric tonnes.
  • SMP announces new CEO
    Shell Marine Products (SMP), a global supplier of marine fuels, lubricants and services, has announced the appointment of Michiel Kool as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
  • Little movement for Rotterdam fuel oil, distillates drop
  • Italy stable and uncongested

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 29, 2004
  • "Rocknes": Stability experts disagree on cargo shifting effect
  • NAT looking to expand
  • Finland and Russia in talks on new icebreakers

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 29, 2004
  • Royal Olympic companies seek bankruptcy protection
  • ITF anger at Dutch repudiation of ILO 137
  • Confident TACA lines announce new rate increase
  • Singapore stays top bunker port

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 29, 2004
  • Even Queens must comply...
    The Coast Guard has issued Cunard's new flag ship with a Certificate of Compliance
  • MAN B&W power for Chinese patrol vessel
    Twin engine, single screw propulsion package
  • GE consolidates marine business structure
    One stop shopping for diesels, gas turbines and gears
  • NASSCO gets orders for two more T-AKE's
    Yard's backlog is now its largest ever
  • More Sulzer RT-flex orders
    First to be built in Hudong, China

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 29, 2004
  • Schnitzer Steel board Oks three-for-two stock split
  • Steel imports down for last month of '03
  • Rail association releases Ten-Year Trends publication
  • New Protector Class cutter arrives in Bellingham
  • Sides report progress in ILA/USMX contract talks

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Hutchison faces Rotterdam port security bill revolt
    HUTCHISON faces a further European rebellion by shipping lines, shippers and freight forwarders opposed to new security surcharges imposed by the Chinese ports giant.
  • Court orders ExxonMobil to pay $4.5bn for Valdez oil spill
    OIL giant ExxonMobil has been ordered to pay punitive damages of $4.5bn in the latest round of a long running legal battle over the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
  • Five Curnow directors accused of St Helena fraud
    FIVE directors of Curnow Shipping conspired to defraud a vital government-aided service of £890,000, a court heard yesterday.
  • Moss crosses Lime Street to join Aviva
    LLOYD'S is to lose its finance chief, Andrew Moss, to an insurance group based across the road from Lime Street - the UK's largest insurer, Aviva, writes James Brewer.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 29, 2004
  • Pride payment to test relationship
    THE relationship between Norwegian Cruise Line and German shipyard Lloyd Werft will be put to the test tomorrow when the next purchase instalment for the Pride of America is payable
  • Cruise costs hit Royal Caribbean
    ROYAL Caribbean has reported net income of $280.7M for 2003, below the $351.3M posted for 2002 even though revenues climbed to $3.8Bn from $3.4Bn in 2002
  • US gets tough on foreign ports
    ANY country denying access to US government port inspectors after 1 July will be deemed non-compliant and its vessels "subject to extensive port state control actions"
  • Cochin unions to strike
    COCHIN port worker unions have announced an indefinite strike from 11 February in protest at the privatisation of the RGCT terminal
  • Majestic acquires ROC's Countess
    GREEK operator Majestic International Cruises has acquired Royal Olympic Cruises' 16,795gt/950-passenger Olympia Countess for $6.1M
  • Genoa's Gallanti delays decision
    GENOA Port Authority chief Giuliano Gallanti has delayed a controversial terminal concession decision until he steps down
  • Basques plan for innovative order
  • Judge hits Exxon again over Valdez
  • Baltic lorries lift Scandlines
  • Role of Rocknes cargo questioned

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 29, 2004
  • Volume gains boost UPS earnings
    Results helped by strong domestic and international shipments, tax gain.
  • Importers await next ACE release
    New Customs program will allow the payment of import duties each month rather than by current transaction-by-transaction basis.
  • Delay for TEA highway funding bill
  • Lines raise U.S.-S. Europe rates
  • Loss for Kansas City Southern
  • Kirby turnaround on inland acquisitions
  • Northcott to lead AAEI
  • Bangladesh moves ahead with inland terminal project
  • Osprey launches Louisiana box-on-barge service
  • Kitty Hawk appoints Leiser as CFO
  • Segmentz acquires Frontline Freight Systems
  • Investment for Jeddah terminal

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 29, 2004
  • Hanjin shifts HK terminal call from CSXWT to HIT
    Hanjin Shipping has confirmed that it is in negotiations to move its terminal call in Hong Kong from CSX World Terminals (CSXWT) to Hutchison International Terminals (HIT).
  • German Maut: third attempt at the end of 2004
    The controversial German truck toll - the Maut - is now set to start on December 31, 2004, in a simplified form, with the full satellite-controlled system being introduced a year later.
  • Firming Atlantic EB will boost carrier returns
  • UASC launches dedicated Asia-Middle East service
  • Iceland's Eimskip moves to APM Terminals in Aarhus
  • New container terminal to link Bangladeshi ports with capital
  • Port of Everett plans new dock for giant Boeing containers
  • New Delhi contemplates private rail operators
  • Last of chemical-container recovery operation being mopped up
  • Eurosib develops 'Eurasian' cargo routes
  • BeNeLux rival ports release final figures
  • BAF rises in European, Mediterranean and Mid-East trades

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 29, 2004
  • Royal Caribbean in the red
    Cruise group is caught between costlier bunkers and cheaper tickets.
  • TEN flags up top dollar VLCC voyage
    Nine-year-old tanker notches up six-figure rate on first voyage for Greek owner.
  • Strintzis sells ship
    Greek ferry owner continues quest for fleet renewal.
  • North Korean ship catches Cyprus napping
    Detained vessel's midnight flit goes undetected at Limassol.
  • UASC launches Asia Gulf Express
    Kuwait-based container line to use three ships between Singapore, Malaysia and the UAE.
  • ExxonMobil in new Valdez appeal
    Oil major says Alaska judge wrong again over $4.5bn award.
  • Izar closing on Knutsen tanker order
    Complex financing deal allows order-starved Spanish yard to tie in new business.
  • Varna's assets cost Navibulgar
    Bulgarian owner to put $14m into joint venture to run yard it is selling 75% of for $16.66m.
  • Greek owners splash out in 2003
    Increased demand for cash put down to a rise in shipyard prices over last 10 months.
  • Piracy death toll doubles
    Twenty-one seafarers were killed in 2003 as attacks jump to second highest level since records began.
  • No joke as TACA ups eastbound rates again
    Transatlantic boxship group adds $120 per teu from 1 April, its third hike in six months.
  • Solstad Offshore pockets placement cash
    Norwegian supply ship player sells shares to finance growth and boost stock liquidity.
  • Maersk builds in South America
    Danish giant's supply ship unit orders anchor-handlers at Asenav yard in Chile.
  • Canada forced to re-state CSL figures
    Officials say $163m in contracts given to Paul Martin's company in last decade.
  • CEC Fighter breaks down off PNG
    Aussie boxship line ANL says multi-purpose ship forced to return to Port Moresby.
  • Singapore bunker sales set new record
    Lion Republic retains position as world's top bunker port as sales reach five-year high.
  • Royal Olympia files for bankruptcy
    Cruise line seeks protection as company raises possibility of closure.
  • Admirers eye Nordic American
    Tanker owner holds informal talks with hopeful suitors.
  • Thoresen takes second Pacific & Atlantic ship
    Expanding Thai dry cargo player starts the New Year where it left off with ship number 39.
  • Wartsila inks Dohle China boxship deal
    Hudong Heavy Machinery joins engine builder elite with deal to manufacture prime movers.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 29, 2004
  • U.S.-South Europe conference raises eastbound rates
  • Hyundai reports record January results from tankers
  • Cargo loading belt cited in "Rocknes" capsizing
  • Canadian National boosts profits despite dip in revenue
  • FMC reviews, revokes intermediaries licenses
  • Pacific Coast Council elects Maggie Smith as president
  • Report identifies rebound in European logistics takeovers
  • CORRECTION: NCB warns of fires, explosions involving resin
  • Port of Gdansk, U.K. operator sign lease agreement
  • Cochin short-lists seven bidders for new box terminal
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allows dredging for Columbia River

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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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