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April 13, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Lines press ahead with Mexican port plan
    CONTAINER cargo bottlenecks that kept loaded transpacific container ships waiting for over a week at key US west coast ports during last year's peak season have spurred plans to build a US$1 billion port complex in neighbouring Mexico.
  • China ports riding high on resilient shipping boom
    ROBUST China trade is prolonging an upcycle in the global shipping sector, benefiting mainland ports and related firms queueing up for IPOs to raise billions of dollars for new berths and towering loading cranes.
  • CSCL's Q1 revenue surges 39%
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines Co Ltd said yesterday its first-quarter revenue rose 38.7 per cent as trade increased and it charged more to ship containers around the world.
Air and Land Transport
  • Dangers that unchecked piracy poses in South-east Asia
    IT is very depressing. We are back in a situation where merchant ships carrying on their legitimate business in the waters of South-east Asia run a very real risk of attacks by pirates.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Lines press ahead with Mexican port plan
    CONTAINER cargo bottlenecks that kept loaded transpacific container ships waiting for over a week at key US west coast ports during last year's peak season have spurred plans to build a US$1 billion port complex in neighbouring Mexico.
  • China ports riding high on resilient shipping boom
    ROBUST China trade is prolonging an upcycle in the global shipping sector, benefiting mainland ports and related firms queueing up for IPOs to raise billions of dollars for new berths and towering loading cranes.
  • CSCL's Q1 revenue surges 39%
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines Co Ltd said yesterday its first-quarter revenue rose 38.7 per cent as trade increased and it charged more to ship containers around the world.
Air and Land Transport
  • Dangers that unchecked piracy poses in South-east Asia
    IT is very depressing. We are back in a situation where merchant ships carrying on their legitimate business in the waters of South-east Asia run a very real risk of attacks by pirates.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL, Canada Maritime sell slots on Montreal-N Europe service
  • US suspends wooden craft imports from China
  • TPG changes name to TNT
  • China railways to add 11,000km of track by 2010
  • MOL to offer new service between Thailand, Vietnam and China
  • CPG service drops Chiwan, returns to Yantian port
  • Hapag-Lloyd welcomes 8,750-TEU newbuilding
  • Mauritius to host international ports, logistics conference
  • UPS expands logistics operations in Singapore by 50pc
  • Continental seeks permission to operate NY-Shanghai flights
  • Boeing Dreamliners prove a hit with Korean Air
  • ABX Air applies for Nasdaq listing

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCOPE post for DCI Chairman
  • Maritime policy soon, says Baalu
  • DCI among top 10 PSUs-Crisil survey
  • GE Shipping takes delivery of AHTSV
  • Baalu to inaugurate int'l maritime expo (INMEX 2005) in Oct.
  • FEFC raises westbound rates
  • India, China target $ 30 bn in trade by 2010
  • Over a billion dollar in deals
  • Corporate India making rapid forays into non-traditional markets
  • Shipbuilding yards now ship-shape
  • CONCOR launches customer-friendly initiative
  • De-bonding procedure for EOUs simplified
  • Sudhir Trehan elected new chief of CII-WR
  • One-to-one meeting with Korean team today
  • Seminar on 'Investment Opportunities in Vietnam' today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • FUJCON: Europe will 'lead the world into new era'
    James Hill of Avin tells FUJCON delegates about the significance of the European bunker market and how impending sulphur legislation may affect Europe and subesquently other markets.
  • 'Jewel of Arabia' sees more room for growth
    During his opening address at the fourth International Fujairah Bunkering and Fuel Oil Conference (FUJCON) today, Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al-Kindi, Ruler's Office, Fujairah, painted a bright picture of the port's future.
  • Global tanker fleet grew at fastest rate since 1970s
    The world's fleet of oil tankers grew at its fastest rate since the 1970s due to owners taking advantage of rising freight rates.
  • ADNOC makes spot exports, continues to sideline in bunker market
    ADNOC sells spot fuel oil cargo for export, remaining temporarily on the sidelines in Fujairah's bunker market.
  • Former Shell VP to join Vopak board
  • Firm performance at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas
    Container volumes up at Port of Tanjung Pelepas, more capacity to come online soon.
  • Onboard blending...A low-sulphur alternative?
    Onboard blending put forward as a viable alternative to burning 1.5% sulphur fuel oil in Sulphur Oxide Emissions Control Areas (SECAs).
  • Single-hull involved in oil spill at Mombasa harbour
    150 tonne oil spill reported in Mombasa after single-hulled tanker crashed into dock.
  • Singapore: MPA warns against corruption
    Tough action will be taken by the Singapore authorities against bribery and corrupt bunkering practices.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Comdata teams up with Rair on driver logs
  • USA: Homeland Security increases Arizona border patrols
  • 2004 successful for Pacific CMA
  • Germany: toll reduction for diesel particle filters?
  • Emirates to construct record-breaking maintenance facility
  • MOL launches new intra-Asian service
  • NedCargo International: new operational manager

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • CMA-CGM charters space from CP, OOCL
  • DOF orders at Promar
  • Seatruck Ferries
  • MOL in intra-Asia space charter

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • DHS awards $5 million in ferry security grants
  • Coast protection vessel Abeille Bourbon enters service
  • Cal-Dive buys $125 million of Stolt Offshore assets
  • ABB wins $80 million in marine orders
  • Major LNG ship engine order for Wartsila

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Greek owners fire broadside at Brussels
    Greek shipowners have again turned their fire on the European Commission, alleging that Brussels' policy towards the industry contradicts the policy objectives of the EC's own president.
  • Haji-Ioannou's right-hand man quits ahead of easyCruise launch
    Entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou faces a heavier personal involvement in the upcoming launch of his easyCruise venture after the resignation of longstanding right-hand man George Karageorgiou, Lloyd's List has learned.
  • New kids on the block eat into margins of German ship finance banks
    LEADING German ship financing banks are complaining about pressure on their margins, following fierce competition from foreign banks on their home market, writes Katrin Berkenkopf in Hamburg.
  • Wärtsilä secures Samsung deal as ABB clinches $80m contracts
    SHIP propulsion giant Wärtsilä has secured a contract to supply Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea with 24 dual-fuel engines, at a price tag the Finnish concern refuses to disclose.
  • Tanker owner fined $1m for Mombasa spill
    THE Kenyan government has fined the owners of an Indian tanker Shilling78m ($1m) after a crude oil spill at Mombasa.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • BHP Billiton pushes for ore premium
    BHP Billiton is demanding a premium of $7.50-$10 a tonne on top of the 71.5% increase in the price of iron ore already won by rivals Rio Tinto and Brazil's CVRD, according to a report in today's Australian Financial Review
  • Two crew dead after inhaling gas
    TWO Japanese seafarers died after being overcome by hydrogen sulfide gas in the tank of a coastal chemical tanker at Okayama Port
  • Indonesia pledges to improve ports
    INDONESIA has pledged to improve port inefficiency and corruption and reduce terminal handling charges to make exports more competitive
  • Truck strike hits Buenos Aires
    OPERATIONS are once again being hampered in Buenos Aires ' this time by striking truckers ' despite the resolution of an earlier labour conflict with tug crews
  • Drifting LNG carrier taken in tow
    A drifting LNG carrier was taken in tow by a French tug this morning and is heading for Barcelona, Spain
  • Bodies found in bulker hold
    TWO bodies were discovered in the cargo hold of the bulker Ocean Belle when it docked yesterday morning in Tampa, US, after returning from the Dominican Republic
  • Chantiers LNG to be 18 months late
  • Star breaks into India
  • Sardinians refuse ISPS investment
  • Singapore responds to bunker fraud
  • French repairer Soreni goes under
  • Gorgon LNG set for 2010
  • Twelve interested in SNCM

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • No policy hurting U.S. shipbuilding
    American shipyards hurt by lack of national maritime policy that has caused deadlock between builders and carriers serving United States domestic trades.
  • Record revenues help NOL profits double
  • Evergreen sets China unit
  • VOs hit hit EU 'green' rules
  • Record U.S. trade deficit
  • Rate rise for CSCL
  • Unions plan French shipping strike
  • Portland import lease for Hyundai
  • Industry should take security lead: Quartel
  • AA- rating for NY/NJ PA bonds
  • "K" Line targets Atlantic bulk market

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • Letter of intent puts PONL on course for VTE investment
    P&O Nedlloyd (PONL) and PSA Corporation subsidiary Voltri Terminal Europa (VTE) have signed a letter of intent that could see the Grand Alliance leave La Spezia for Genoa.
  • APMT Rotterdam contemplates penalty for ID card refuseniks
    A.P. Moller Terminal Rotterdam (APMT-R) is considering penalties for container-hauliers for not adopting Rotterdam's port-wide 'CargoCard', said terminal director Nick Fisher.
  • Safmarine and DAL accede to pressure for Durban surcharge drop
  • US trade deficit widens but volumes still increasing
  • CN signs accord with US locomotive engineers
  • Russian Railways signs another JV, with Railion
  • Offen confirms options on eight vessels
  • Mercosul to resume Montevideo calls
  • Maersk/Hutchison alumnus to spearhead ICTSI entry to China
  • Feeder service to link Subcontinent to Iran
  • CN Rail introduces instant carload prices
  • USCG issues final rules on crew manifests
  • Outsourcing sees Gunsan volumes nose-dive
  • ELAA assessment published by Competition Commission

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • Six fixed
    OMI takes on three new time charters, extends three more for products fleet.
  • Teekay 'buys' $70m suezmax
    Newbuilding may not be the bargain it first appears, but at least Teekay can trust the seller.
  • Deutsche Bank lifts profits 40%
    KG funds and good old-fashioned mortgages propel Tjark and Torsten to record result.
  • Owners must spend to save
    US policeman says operators cannot stint on environmental compliance if they want to avoid fines.
  • Dozen line up for SNCM
    Bidders including seven shipowners express interest in buying a slice of state-owned French ferry operator.
  • Wall warns on fatigue
    IMO safety chief cautions on bureaucratic overload facing agents
  • Farstad takes up option
    Norwegian owner adds third anchor-handler newbuilding at Aker Yards.
  • Stuve admits burning papers
    The former principal of Norway's bankrupt Tordenskjold admits he burned company papers.
  • Boxships held
    Hong Kong detained 10 ships in March that failed port state control inspections.
  • Bulker repulses pirates
    Russian crew of Murmansk Shipping chartered vessel fight RPG attack off Somalia.
  • Dispute hit VLCCs trade spot
    Frontline tankers bring in the dollars as Pertamina controversy heads to the courts.
  • Kenya levies spill fine
    Indian aframax owner faces $1m claim for polluting Mombasa harbour.
  • Mipo prices latest order
    Claus-Peter Offen will shell out $40.75m per containership, as yard finds its hands full for next three years.
  • Transneft wants solution
    Russian pipeline company calls for regulated tanker transits through Bosporus.
  • CSCL makes stellar start
    China Shipping's boxship arm sees massive surge in first quarter revenues and container volumes.
  • Maersk under fire in Apapa
    Danish giant's bid to run Nigerian port is being undermined by rivals.
  • Grabowski joins DVB
    Onetime Delmas greenhorn joins German transport bank - but in its aviation division.
  • Baltic and Northern seal pact
    St Petersburg shipyards will divide civil and military business between them.
  • Wartsila in LNG engine bonanza
    Finnish group to supply 24 engines for six gas carriers on order at Samsung Heavy Industries.
  • DOF returns to Aker Promar
    Brazil yard secures more work from Norwegian offshore specialist in the shape of an anchor handler.
  • K Line fixes out VLCC
    Newbuilding due for delivery in December 2006 fixed to shipping arm of Idemitsu oil company.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • New Hapag-Lloyd vessel "world's largest containership"
  • North Europe/Montreal ship capacity cut again
  • China Shipping's first-quarter revenue jumps 39%
  • CCNI expands fleet
  • Evergreen adds Yantian, drops Hong Kong from Pacific loop
  • MCC Transport joins INTTRA
  • "K" Line to charter out VLCC
  • McCoy retires from Continental
  • CN launches carload pricing tool
  • Bush administration takes anticounterfeit initiative to Asia
  • TSA chief Stone steps down
  • U.S. soybean shippers support CAFTA ratification
  • PierPass launch date slides to late July
  • WTO adopts ruling on Korean shipbuilding measures
  • ICTSI hires former Maersk (China) executive to head China expansion
  • Port of Redwood City posts 28% cargo increase
  • DAL, Safmarine suspend Durban surcharge

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 12, 2005
  • Strike in Finnish ports postponed
    The strike warning given by the Transport Workers' union in Finland (AKT) has been postponed with two weeks. Now, unless ...
  • Aker Yards sign two more supply vessels
    Aker Yards has signed contracts for another two supply vessels worth around NOK 550 million. The first is between Aker ...
  • Seatrans book contract for another chemcarrier
    Chemical tanker and forest product carrier operator Seatrans has booked in another 8,800 DWT chemical tanker to be delivered from ...

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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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