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May 23, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China ruling hands victory to shippers in THC battle
    SHIPPERS have claimed another victory in the fight against controversial terminal handling charges levied by container shipping lines after the Chinese government said the practice was anti-competitive.
  • Norwegian rig workers seek higher wages
    NORWEGIAN oil rig workers will demand increased pay in talks with rig owners, as high fuel prices boost exploration for oil and gas deposits, raising demand for drilling rigs.
  • International Container buys Indon port operator
    INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc, which operates ports in the Philippines and four other countries, bought 95 per cent of an Indonesian port operator for US$5.6 million.
  • Tanker rates may fall on vessel availability
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    NORWEGIAN company IM Skaugen has entered into a new equity joint venture in China with Zhangjiagang Shenghui Chemical Machinery which makes steel vessels and structures for refinery and petrochemical production facilities and whose expertise fits in well with Skaugen's gas carrier new building plans.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China ruling hands victory to shippers in THC battle
    SHIPPERS have claimed another victory in the fight against controversial terminal handling charges levied by container shipping lines after the Chinese government said the practice was anti-competitive.
  • Norwegian rig workers seek higher wages
    NORWEGIAN oil rig workers will demand increased pay in talks with rig owners, as high fuel prices boost exploration for oil and gas deposits, raising demand for drilling rigs.
  • International Container buys Indon port operator
    INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc, which operates ports in the Philippines and four other countries, bought 95 per cent of an Indonesian port operator for US$5.6 million.
  • Tanker rates may fall on vessel availability
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    NORWEGIAN company IM Skaugen has entered into a new equity joint venture in China with Zhangjiagang Shenghui Chemical Machinery which makes steel vessels and structures for refinery and petrochemical production facilities and whose expertise fits in well with Skaugen's gas carrier new building plans.

Sched Netweb site
  • TSK to launch Herculean Asian service
  • Mainland transportation firms postpone HK IPOs
  • K + N to provide supply chain services for Haier
  • MISC Logistics sign JV with Rais Hassan
  • Ageing US rail network riles shippers
  • Evergreen takes Best Intra-Asia line award again at AFSCA
  • EVA opens cargo centre in Hong Kong
  • Lufthansa Cargo makes organisational changes
  • Cathay awarded `Airline of Year' accolade by OAG

Exim Indiaweb site
  • OOCL's AMS to strengthen presence in Middle East, Indian Subcontinent
  • NYK's net profit up by 29 pc
  • DP World plans share sales to international investors
  • MOL Logistics wins green iso certification
  • Le Havre fancies PSA as an investor
  • C. Jivram Joshi & Sons stuffs 1st box at MICT for IDX service
  • 21 pc rise in pepper exports during Jan-March
  • 'Focus Africa' scheme blurs with inter-Ministerial spat
  • State exports 33 pc more wine
  • Rubber exports show unprecedented growth
  • Tea export target for 2006-07 fixed at 200 m kg
  • Cotton exports projected to increase to 3.5 m bales in MY 2006-07
  • Port Pipavav handles 1st main line vessel
  • Kerala's LDF govt committed to Vizhinjam port, avers Minister
  • US lawmakers allot more for ports security
  • KPT chief confident of hitting fiscal cargo-handling target
  • Chowgules to develop strategic Jaigad portr
  • Industry growth of 8 per cent in 2005-06
  • CII survey sees business upbeat on GDP growth, exports
  • EPO emerges as billion-dollar opportunity for EEPC
  • Well-defined, stable policy vital for core sector PPP funding-Chidambaram
  • Forex reserves rise to $ 163.7 bn
  • 25 integrated textile parks in 18 months, promises Minister
  • Adani Exports to be split into 4 strategic business units
  • Madhya Pradesh poised to become investors' paradise
  • Velji Dosabhai & Sons goes places
  • Chidambaram rules out long-term capital gains tax on shares
  • Privately-promoted CFS to come up in Durgapur

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 22, 2006
  • Polish Register launches small ship safety drive
  • American Airlines Cargo pleased with new ground handling solution at London Heathrow Airport
  • ICF to launch Hamburg'Budapest shuttle
  • Kuehne + Nagel provides services to Haier IT Europe

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 22, 2006
  • Pirates attack bunker tanker
  • Small spill, big news in Hawaii
  • US local police to enforce federal law at sea
  • Record Q1 for TEN
  • Skaugen in new Chinese JV

Marine Logweb site
MAY 22, 2006
  • DHS issues TWIC proposal
  • Batam yard to build 180 m DSV

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 22, 2006
  • Capt. removed from cruise ship for odor of alcohol on breath
  • Coast Guard extends contract for Deepwater modernization work
  • Ceremony marks opening of Willamette Falls Locks
  • Husky expansion in Tacoma paves way for larger "K" Line ships
  • Richardson, Veitch named winners of 2006 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Warning of 'surprise' searches does not threaten security says USCG
    THE PRACTICE of alerting some incoming ships in advance about "surprise" security inspections does not compromise national maritime security, the US Coast Guard has declared.
  • IMO agrees on tracking requirements
    REQUIREMENTS for long-range identification and tracking of ships on security and safety grounds have been agreed by the International Maritime Organization at its Maritime Safety Committee.
  • Mercury master sacked after breath test
    THE master of a Celebrity Cruises cruiseship has been sacked after he failed a US Coast Guard alcohol breath test in Seattle last Friday, writes Rajesh Joshi in New York.
  • Ladyman seeks wide-ranging input for UK ports review
    UK TERMINAL operators, shipowners and shippers are being offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in a far-reaching policy review that will dictate national port strategy for the next quarter of a century.
  • London awaits Gateway ruling
    TEN months after giving conditional approval for a new deepsea container terminal near London, the government has yet to grant final consent, writes Janet Porter.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 22, 2006
  • Clarksons lures senior S&P brokers
    BRAEMAR Seascope has put out a press statement announcing the resignation of two of its senior Sale and Purchase brokers; they are joining Clarksons
  • Aker unveils French organisation
  • Argentine wheat export ban averted
  • Drunken cruise master fired
  • Coal jeopardises LNG growth
  • LNG contracts embrace flexibility
  • Gear problem slows V-Max
  • Frontline tanker in Hawaii spill
  • Volcano interrupts Caribbean talks
  • Seafarers overcome by fumes
  • Australia-Iraq wheat deal collapses

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 22, 2006
  • TSA releases port ID card proposal
    Transportation Security Administration, Coast Guard set proposed rules for Transportation Workers Identification Credential.
  • Charter rally as box lines face cargo surge
  • MSC to call Seattle
  • "K" Line completes latest phase of Tacoma expansion
  • Grand Alliance diverts ships from Rotterdam's ECT
  • Advisory board endorses Panama Canal expansion
  • Richardson, Veitch to be honored with AOTOS award
  • Oakland export boxes fall
  • Maritime Day ceremonies honor merchant seamen

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 22, 2006
  • UK minister promises ports review with open mind and open arms to investors
    The UK's Shipping Minister has promised an open-minded ports review to 2030, excluding nothing but investment protectionism, which he said had been 'very damaging' to US investment attractiveness.
  • Bureaucratic hat-tricks keep towage competition shut out of Le Havre
    Netherlands towage firm Kotug has accused France of 'uninhibited indecisiveness and protectionism', after another administrative blow against its new independent harbour towage operation at Le Havre.
  • Weekend blockade adds to Santos woes
  • ACCC tackles stevedores' power
  • New Mooring decision due next month
  • Suez 'all-water' services mooted as solution for both UK and USEC
  • Seoul to debate port security fee
  • Maersk expands NZ-South Pacific service
  • TWIC proposals published, setting consultation clock ticking

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 22, 2006
  • New tug burns on Hudson
    Crowley ATB unit launched less than two months ago has engine fire on Hudson River, but no one hurt.
  • Deal of the year
    It has been a year of mega acquisitions of companies and fleets but who has pulled off the hottest transaction? Vote in TradeWinds latest poll and you could soon have an Apple iPod nano in your pocket.
  • Clarksons snatches Braemar pair
    Andi Case and Julian Brynteson have quit Braemar Seascope to take senior positions at rival London brokerage.
  • Soft landing
    US-flag operator Maritrans unfurls golden parachutes for top management.
  • Freak wave injures five
    Unlucky vessel Pont-Aven causes Britanny Ferries more headaches as freak wave causes damage and injuries.
  • Guadalupe chief walks
    Former chief engineer of OMI tanker gets probation and fine as government closes Guadalupe waste oil case.
  • First quarter jump at LSC
    Lithuanian dry cargoship owner posts profit rise, after offloading two old bulkers.
  • Double Hull profit climbs
    Charter revenue of OSG tanker owning spin off rises under profit sharing deal.
  • Namura burns its bridges
    Japanese yard will bring hull block assembly 100% in-house by cutting back on bridge-building operations.
  • QM2 crewman remanded
    Filipino electrician will remain in UK custody on murder charge until court case on 26 May.
  • Baalu backs yards
    Indian shipping minister could provide up to $1.5bn for modernisation of country's expanding shipbuilding sector.
  • Prisco tanker attacked
    Armed pirates make off with a sum of cash as Russian tanker is attacked off the coast of Guinea.
  • Skaugen gets tanked up
    Norwegian owner takes 50% stake in Chinese cargo tank and cooling plant manufacturer to equip gas carrier newbuildings.
  • Fesco sailor killed
    Cable crushes Russian sailor as Fesco-owned containership prepares to leave New Zealand port.
  • Drunken cruise captain fired
    Celebrity Cruises captain fired and facing jail term after being found over the limit on-board vessel in Seattle.
  • Three held in UK
    Port state inspectors detain trio of ships during April, including North Korean bulker.
  • Harwich has surprise visitor
    UK port handles its biggest ever vessel after Costa cruiseship diverted from Dover in high winds.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 22, 2006
  • Horizon plans common stock sale
  • MSC to add Felixstowe to transatlantic loop
  • Costa Container Lines to add Brazil port call to Intramerica service
  • Zim starts Kingston/East Coast South America feeder
  • Emirates Shipping Line names agents for Malta, Tunisia
  • UPS studying needs of smaller Latin America businesses
  • UP improving Oakland/Newark track in California
  • WCO takes baby steps towards mutual recognition of certified shippers
  • GAO: U.S. agriculture still vulnerable to foreign pests
  • Commerce forms deemed export advisory committee
  • Canadian government wants lumber shippers to go along with trade deal
  • China to levy port security charges
  • "K" Line to implement terminal management system at Tacoma

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 22, 2006
  • Order book record ' again
    Danish shipowners have at present 240 units on order mainly in the Far Eastern area, some 37 ships more than ...
  • Escalation of Norwegian ferry strike
    Norway's damaging domestic ferry and passenger vessel strike was escalated Saturday when another 21 vessels were hit. For the first ...
  • Svithoid aims at 15 vessels
    In 3-5 years, Stockholm-based Svithoid Tankers expects to operate at fleet of 15 product tankers below 10,000 DWT ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 22, 2006
  • Ventrin expands team in wake of tanker addition
    Point Lisas supplier announces new team members after bunkering service goes island-wide.
  • OSG in further US oil spill charges
    Chief engineer accused of tampering with 'anti-tricking' equipment installed by OSG.
  • Auckland: Marine services team up for oversize bunker call
    Oversize vessel poses operational difficulties for bunker call.
  • Higher bunker prices boost Singapore wholesale trade
    Bunkering makes positive contribution to Singapore's Q1 wholesale trade index, though overall slowdown is noted.
  • Rotterdam bears take hold
  • MPA reinstates Singapore supplier's bunker licence
    The port authority has accepted an Appeals Panel's recommendation to reinstate a supplier's bunker licence.

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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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