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January 26, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sembawang Kimtrans to invest in Indonesia's coal logistics
    MAINBOARD-listed Sembawang Kimtrans Ltd is investing nearly $55 million in Indonesia's fast growing coal logistics business as the sector is expected to be a key growth engine for the company, SKL executives said yesterday.
  • S'pore to adopt convention that offers higher maritime claims
    SINGAPORE is adopting a maritime convention which provides for a higher level of compensation in claims and which will also enhance its attractiveness as a centre for maritime law and arbitration.
  • Cosco Pacific plans US$718m expansion: reports
    COSCO Pacific Ltd, a port-operating unit of China's largest shipping company, will spend US$718 million this year to invest in ports and buy containers as it seeks to expand, analysts said.
  • SembLog to set up Philippine venture
Strait Talk
  • Tough year ahead for P&I clubs
    WHILE Jan 1 or the Chinese New Year may mark the passing of the years for most of us, the practitioners of marine liability insurance take most notice of Feb 20.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sembawang Kimtrans to invest in Indonesia's coal logistics
    MAINBOARD-listed Sembawang Kimtrans Ltd is investing nearly $55 million in Indonesia's fast growing coal logistics business as the sector is expected to be a key growth engine for the company, SKL executives said yesterday.
  • S'pore to adopt convention that offers higher maritime claims
    SINGAPORE is adopting a maritime convention which provides for a higher level of compensation in claims and which will also enhance its attractiveness as a centre for maritime law and arbitration.
  • Cosco Pacific plans US$718m expansion: reports
    COSCO Pacific Ltd, a port-operating unit of China's largest shipping company, will spend US$718 million this year to invest in ports and buy containers as it seeks to expand, analysts said.
  • SembLog to set up Philippine venture
Strait Talk
  • Tough year ahead for P&I clubs
    WHILE Jan 1 or the Chinese New Year may mark the passing of the years for most of us, the practitioners of marine liability insurance take most notice of Feb 20.

Sched Netweb site
  • Modern Terminals throughput rises 10pc in 2004
  • OOCL enters JV to develop 5 berths at Ningbo port
  • Yantai port box handling up in 2004
  • Hyundai wins US$800m in newbuild orders, including world's largest
  • NOL records 37pc increase in FEU over performance period
  • HPH agrees to convert terminal with Ningbo Port Group
  • JAL to increase cargo flights in 2005
  • Korean Air obtains IOSA certification
  • Lufthansa and TAP Air Portugal to code-share from February
  • Continental to offer New York to Guayaquil service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • New Panama storage terminal attracting attention
    Terminal operator Petroport tells Bunkerworld that its 700,000 barrel facility in Cristobal could be supplemented by future projects in Panama.
  • Martek near launch of marine emission control system
    Martek Marine set to launch on-board emission control equipment that should facilitate Marpol Annex VI compliance on NOx and deliver fuel savings. The system can also be configured to measure SOx emissions.
  • Hong Kong's earliest dates pushed into February
    Strong demand puts strain on limited product stocks and barges.
  • EMSA offers cash for capacity to barge operators
    The EU's European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has called on bunker barge operators, among others, to enlist a fleet of emergency spill response vessels in four regions.
  • Singapore to accede to liability limitation convention
    The MPA has said that Singapore will accede to the International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC), 1976.
  • Fujairah: ADNOC withdrawal could be only temporary
    Sources at ADNOC have said the company will be out of the Fujairah market until the company is able to fully commit to its bunker operations.
  • Crude, bunkers hit long-term highs amid report of OPEC cut
    Reports of OPEC output cut of 800,000 bpd and cold snap in US Northeast send oil and bunker prices to long-term highs.

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • Roadway: New Canadian cross-border shipping tools
  • Sale of Richard Lawson Auto Logistics in UK
  • Mixed cargo development at Finnish Railways in 2004
  • Martinair Cargo second weekly Beirut-Amsterdam flight
  • New Istanbul-Novorossiysk container service
  • Allan awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • Essar Shipping's revenues up
  • Farstad says "too risky" to keep newbuild contracts
  • Hamburg Süd and Aliança plug PONL gap
  • London wharves to be safeguarded
  • Frontline S&P deals
  • LR in MISC deal

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • New ASA leadership
  • EU meeting on maritime R&D
  • Recent Navy contracts

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Torm plans $250m bulk buy as profits rise
    DANISH product tanker and bulk operator Torm is to spend $250m on the addition of six vessels to its fleet, as it revealed strong market conditions will bring higher-than-expected results for 2004.
  • Cosco lines up spending spree in Hong Kong
    COSCO is mustering its various corporate divisions into a dress parade centred on Hong Kong, writes Sam Chambers.
  • Macao sets date to launch register
    MARCH is the latest date set for the roll out of a new shipping register, one that intends to scoop up many of China's emerging small and medium owners.
  • SCI and NITC in Iran-India tanker link
    INDIAN national carrier Shipping Corporation of India and the Tehran-based National Iranian Tanker Co have begun negotiations to set up a joint venture, writes Shirish Nadkarni in Mumbai.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • CATS coughs up
    EMBATTLED Canadian American Transportation System will refund $150,000 to customers in the face of a legal threat by New York's attorney general Eliot Spitzer
  • Ship runs aground - crew runs away
    A NORTH Korean-flagged general cargo ship ran ashore in heavy weather at Khaldi, south of Beirut, late last night
  • UP storm damage finally cleared
    UNION Pacific's California rail lines have been restored following this month's storm damage, but repairs have dealt the key US intermodal operator a heavy financial blow
  • Tough year for Eurotunnel
  • Brazil triples Alcool exports
  • Fred Olsen to upgrade Grand Latino
  • California eyes 'free time' cuts
  • Iberojet buys Festival's Mistral
  • Brostrom adds Nordtank ships
  • NUMAST attacks Chamber of Shipping
  • Danish Ports announce cargo rise
  • Frontline profits from tanker sale
  • Brisbane delay for P&O Cruises

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • Hutchinson quits Homeland Security
    Number two official at U.S. anti-terror agency plans to step down after being passed over for top job.
  • U.S. needs national intermodal policy
    Planner says plan needed for ports, railroads and motor carriers to accommodate expected doubling of container volumes over the next decade.
  • Seminar: Terminal safety a bottom-line issue
  • Chertoff confirmation hearings set
  • Intermodal gains for Canadian National earnings
  • Charleston sees volume increase
  • Record containers for Houston
  • Tsunami quiets Malacca pirates
  • BNSF powers to record quarter
  • CSX earnings fall
  • Menlo fuels CNF profit
  • Zuniga, Koch named to COAC

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • Contship Italia wants common user rights at VTE
    Contship Italia has confirmed that it has bid for the sixth Voltri module but it has also bid to operate a further 550m of quay along with PSA Corp.
  • China's economy surges ahead unchecked in 2004
    China's economy continued to expand during 2004, the National Bureau of Statistics announced today, in spite of attempts by Beijing to cool growth amid fears that the economy could overheat.
  • CIMC forecasts a 250% net profit growth
  • High labour costs in Hong Kong deminish CEPA benefits
  • Yield slips but volumes keep APL revenues up
  • GPPL to invest Rs10billion in Pipavav box-terminal
  • Exports of high-tech products up 72% in Shanghai
  • CMA CGM and CSCL launch new Pacific service
  • Norfolk Southern puts chlorine crash costs at $30-40m
  • Union Pacific opens last two storm-damaged lines
  • Russian Railways to present plans to capitalists of Davos
  • Hungry for new capacity, Eurogate posts 7.56% growth
  • CSIC ranked top among Chinese yards in new ship orders
  • End of works programme at Lisbon's LISCONT means new-client drive

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • Tug captain missing
    Coast Guard scours Mississippi after captain went down with his vessel.
  • Sovcomflot to reap $140m windfall
    Russian owner selling four suezmax newbuildings to Konig for $320m en bloc.
  • Athos I good to go
    Holed Tsakos tanker set to sail from Alabama repair yard and resume trading.
  • Profit boost for Torm
    Danish product carrier owner hikes result by $26m as it buys another 5.5 ships.
  • 'No newbuildings on Horizon'
    A defensive business plan remains in place behind Horizon Lines' equity offensive, say US financiers.
  • Volgotanker accounts thawed
    Russian tanker owner wins back bank access to cash in continuing tax bill row.
  • Star teams with Westwood
    Timber lines hope to grow together by pruning waste on the Pacific.
  • TEN buys own shares
    Tanker operator will repurchase more than $8m-worth, as stock comes off November high.
  • Huge jump for Essar
    Indian tanker and bulker owner's profit soars through third quarter, boosted by red-hot markets.
  • Boom time for NSCSA
    Saudi VLCC owner reaps reward from strong tanker market in fourth quarter, giving it big annual profit figure.
  • Livanos buys again
    A week after selling stock in Odfjell, Greek owner maintains strong position with deal for 60,000 A-shares.
  • Stolt guns to buyback bonds
    Repurchases will be funded by proceeds from sale of Stolt Offshore stake, provided investors agree.
  • NOL ends year strongly
    Singapore liner firm handled almost 250,000 containers between mid November and the end of 2004.
  • KLC coins it
    Sixfold profit increase for Korean bulker and LNG carrier owner in 2004.
  • S&P deal nets quick profit
    Frontline rings up easy gain of $54m on VLCC sistership transaction.
  • Profits up at MMM
    Larger fleet and an improvement in freight rates help lift figures at Malaysian Merchant Marine.
  • Tug and barge recovered
    Stolen Indonesian vessels recovered by Malaysian authorities, but nine-man crew still missing.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • APL's box traffic up 16% in December
  • CMA CGM joins China Shipping transpacific link
  • China Shipping expands in Asia/Med trade
  • Ship master, convicted of being drunk, faces deportation
  • FESCO starts Korea/Sakhalin Island shuttle service
  • CORRECTION: CMA CGM may enroll more ships under tonnage tax regime
  • Continental to start non-stop Newark/Ecuador service in June
  • FMCSA takes comments on hours of service changes
  • UP suffers 86% fall in 4th quarter earnings
  • UP reopens lines, estimates $200 million storm cost
  • Norfolk Southern estimates $30 million to $40 million derailment cost
  • Cleanup continues on Chicago ship canal
  • BNSF changes name of railroad subsidiary
  • AISA confirms court challenge of FMC's rule on NSAs
  • Bush names Jackson DHS deputy; Hutchinson resigns
  • New USDA chief vows to re-start beef trade with Japan
  • SAP acquires TomorrowNow
  • NIT League, IANA pick E.J. Krause to manage 2 major conferences
  • Military Sealift Command boosts efforts for tsunami relief
  • Houston scores 1.4 million TEUs, $134 million revenue
  • Georgia ports see 11.5% rise in container throughput
  • Ports of Indiana wraps up 2004 with 7.6 million tons
  • Blood, Seattle port executive, ends 33-year career

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 25, 2005
  • Fall in Coastal Express pax numbers
    The Norwegian Coastal Express, operating between Bergen and Kirkenes, saw passenger numbers fall by 5.o per cent last year ...
  • 15 per cent freight increase for Stena Line
    Stena Line, including its subsidiary Swedish Scandlines carried 1.6 million freight units last year, up by 15 per cent compared ...

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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
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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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