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April 26, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Moody's affirms PSA Corp's AAA credit rating
    PSA Corp's AAA credit rating has been affirmed by ratings agency Moody's, despite its parent PSA International being put on a credit watch, following the announcement last Friday of its decision to buy a 20 per cent stake in the port assets of Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa for US$4.39 billion.
  • Turmoil in Iraq put MMM's plans on ice
    PLANS by Malaysian Merchant Marine Bhd to help rebuild the Iraqi Oil Tankers Company's fleet have stalled until the political situation in Iraq improves, a top company official said yesterday.
  • Panama unveils canal expansion plan
    PANAMA unveiled an ambitious US$5.25 billion plan on Monday to expand its famous canal to handle a new generation of mammoth cargo ships and oil tankers.
  • Behemoth on the water
Strait Talk
  • Scope for PSA to expand as port boom continues
    SINGAPORE port operator PSA International's purchase of 20 per cent of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa's port business, though puzzling, is certainly an interesting move.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Moody's affirms PSA Corp's AAA credit rating
    PSA Corp's AAA credit rating has been affirmed by ratings agency Moody's, despite its parent PSA International being put on a credit watch, following the announcement last Friday of its decision to buy a 20 per cent stake in the port assets of Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa for US$4.39 billion.
  • Turmoil in Iraq put MMM's plans on ice
    PLANS by Malaysian Merchant Marine Bhd to help rebuild the Iraqi Oil Tankers Company's fleet have stalled until the political situation in Iraq improves, a top company official said yesterday.
  • Panama unveils canal expansion plan
    PANAMA unveiled an ambitious US$5.25 billion plan on Monday to expand its famous canal to handle a new generation of mammoth cargo ships and oil tankers.
  • Behemoth on the water
Strait Talk
  • Scope for PSA to expand as port boom continues
    SINGAPORE port operator PSA International's purchase of 20 per cent of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa's port business, though puzzling, is certainly an interesting move.

Sched Netweb site
  • Senator to introduce Asia-Med service
  • OOCL, Simatech to launch new Gulf-India-Straits service
  • Daniel Richner takes over from father at M+R Spedag Group
  • Regal Maritime upbeat about Iraq prospects
  • World's first passive IC box tag with temperature sensor developed
  • Kuehne + Nagel Q1 net profit up 46pc
  • Chittagong congestion reported
  • PSA to replace container truck fleet
  • China Southern resumes Pyongyang, Moscow services
  • UPS Q1 net income rises 10.5pc
  • Lufthansa Cargo to raise fuel surcharge

Exim Indiaweb site
  • OOCL announces new Gulf-India-Straits (GIS) service w.e.f. May 10
  • Marine hull policy premia to rise by 40 pc
  • King Box rules the waves!
  • Merrill Lynch, Lazard ready to finance Iran-Pak-India gas pipeline project
  • PPT felicitates Port users, bestows excellence awards
  • Albatross CFS commences operations at ICD-Dadri
  • Boxtrans Logistics signs MoU with CONCOR
  • Payment of licence fees through EFT mode made compulsory
  • Apeda to set up market facilitation centre in Netherlands
  • Banks plan to form consortium to fund SEZ projects
  • RBI fixes rates for pre & post-shipment credit in foreign exchange
  • Finance Ministry seeks details of abatement for levy of excise duty
  • S&P gives Exim Bank BB+/B rating
  • AIAI to hold meeting with Istanbul Mayor today
  • Nicaragua invites Indian business with tax holidays

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Iberia CEO Mullor resigns
  • Business good for Hamburg Süd in 2005
  • Aeroflot joins SkyTeam
  • Kuehne + Nagel acquires groupage business from F.W. Deus
  • Poste Italiane eyes IPO and reports good results in 2005
  • Open skies between UK and Canada
  • CargoSmart reduces prices
  • Transpotec Logitec 2006

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 25, 2006
  • Panama set for US$5.25bn Canal expansion
  • Camillo Eitzen inks newbuilds deal
  • ANL boosts AAX service
  • LR classes Qatar LNG giants

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 25, 2006
  • Keppel FELS in Indonesian fab yard venture
  • Panama Canal unveils expansion plan

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Panama unlocks path to $5.25bn canal expansion
    AFTER seven years of exhaustive studies the Panama Canal Authority has finally revealed a $5.25bn expansion project that, if approved by voters, will transform the world's key trade routes.
  • Woodside plans $4bn LNG orders
    ORDERS for up to 18 liquefied natural gas carriers are planned by Australia's Woodside Petroleum in a newbuilding programme that could be worth about US$4bn.
  • Brussels ready to act alone on recycling
    THE European Commission is prepared to act on ship recycling in advance of the development of rules agreed through the International Maritime Organization.
  • Hyundai Merchant shares take rocky ride as Fredriksen increases stake
    SHARES in Hyundai Merchant Marine had a roller-coaster ride yesterday, surging by about 14% in morning trade amid takeover talk after it emerged that Norway's John Fredriksen had indirectly become the firm's largest shareholder, writes Keith Wallis in Hong Kong.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 25, 2006
  • Transpetro tanker prices tumble
    SHIPYARD directors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have shaved millions of dollars off the asking price to build 26 tankers for state run operator Transpetro
  • Finnlines to cut capacity
    FINNLINES, the Helsinki-based freight ro-ro, feeder container ship and stevedoring group, is to cut capacity on some of its services after 1Q06 profit fell to €6.1M ($7.3M)
  • NY ferry official sentenced for lying
    JOHN Mauldin, a former New York ferry port captain, has been sentenced for lying to investigators about the two-pilot rule
  • Gemini costs brings OMI down
    US tanker operator OMI Corp saw first quarter profits fall by 16% as a result of a $15M increase in charter hire expenses related to its Gemini Suezmax Pool
  • Hamburg Süd calls for consolidation
    GERMAN carrier Hamburg Süd is calling for a consolidation of liner services on key north-south routes that were swamped with capacity last year
  • Temporary halt on strategic reserve growth
    JUST one day after the US Department of Energy initiated plans to hike the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, President Bush has called for a temporary halt to SPR deposits
  • Al Salam transcript 'deeply distressing'
  • Naval error led to sinking, claims SCI
  • Panama unveils canal expansion plan
  • Boluda unveils Marseilles yard plan
  • Malacca strait pirates lay low
  • PIL to float ship finance fund

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 25, 2006
  • Panama Canal to double capacity
    Panama proposed a $5.25 billion expansion that will add a third lane and double capacity of the canal by 2014.
  • DHS to screen port workers
  • Stevens, Inouye to speak at container gala
  • Union Pacific rolls out chassis pool for ocean shipments
  • Hamburg Süd revenue gains, but outlook is less certain
  • Forum mulls Miami port access
  • BNSF profit surges
  • Northwest ups fuel fee
  • Norfolk Southern revises fuel surcharge
  • YRC profit expands
  • Strong Q1 for Con-way

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 25, 2006
  • Hutchison Whampoa to buy stake in Tianjin port IPO
    Hutchison Port Holdings parent Hutchison Whampoa, which has just agreed to sell 20% of HPH to PSA, will take a strategic stake in Hong Kong IPO candidate Tianjin port.
  • Duisport marshals defences against Raiders of the Logipark
    Duisburg port authority Duisport is marshalling defences against the prospect of becoming a Deutsche Bahn subsidiary, after DB board member Diethelm Sack confirmed interest in a majority share.
  • Panama Canal auctions show premium potential
  • Terminal operators ink deepsea agreement, amid hinterland investments
  • Masterfoods gives cool reception to 20ft reefer shortage
  • Montreal sees 2006 box growth despite Q1 decline
  • HMM Q1 results beat expectations
  • Gwadar port to have export zone

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 25, 2006
  • Not ours!
    Italy's BNavi says it's not the manager of ship whose master was arrested for intoxication, but V Ships subsidiary is.
  • Forward looking?
    Then you'd better look elsewhere, pal, as OMI Corp won't have anything to say about the future of the market, its vessels or its trade routes.
  • Fyhr not
    Jefferies confirms departure of Magnus Fyhr, dean of shipping equity analysts, and elevation of Doug Mavrinac in his place.
  • Finnlines to wield axe
    Finnish ro-ro owner to cut capacity and staff in bid to rein in costs.
  • Good times, for now...
    Profit up at Hamburg Sud but stark warning issued on the effect of over-capacity on freight rates in 2006.
  • OMI builds Petrobras link
    Brazilian energy giant emerges as charterer of OMI suezmax Cape Bonny as Stamford owner wins upgrade from Dahlman Rose.
  • Hoegh profit tumbles
    Soaring fuel costs bite Leif Hoegh as operating profit slides, but new vessels should add revenues this year and next.
  • Great Eastern takes the money
    Indian owner sells 1996-built MR tanker, but has five more on order.
  • Cut that out!
    A Nordic environmental pressure group is seeking a total ban on sewage discharged by vessels operating in the Baltic Sea.
  • Detentions rise in Japan
    Port state checks round up 30 deficient vessels during March.
  • Ferry official lied after crash
    Former New York employee sentenced to probation following 2003 accident that left 11 people dead.
  • Shun Tak in reverse
    Hong Kong fast ferry company sees profits and revenues fall back in 2005.
  • Taiwanese turnaround
    First Steamship of Taiwan gets back in the black through vessel sell-offs despite lower freight sales.
  • Big plans for Panama Canal
    Panamanian people to decide on $5.25bn proposal to add extra lane by 2014, which would allow ships of up to 170,000 dwt and 12,000 teu to transit vital waterway.
  • Up and down at HMM
    Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine sees shares fluctuate on news of profit drop and John Fredriksen stake.
  • PIL plans shipping fund
    Singapore's Pacific International Lines said to be planning country's first shipping investment trust.
  • Three more pirate attacks
    The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reiterates its concerns about piracy at Chittagong anchorage with another attempted raid.
  • All smiles at Grieg
    Bergen bonanza as the Grieg group celebrates its best ever annual result.
  • Crew rescued from sinking cargoship
    Four men from general cargoship picked up by other vessel involved in collision off Swedish island of Gotland.
  • Fredriksen closes on HMM
    Tanker titan now largest shareholder in Hyundai Merchant Marine after snapping up more shares.
  • GSI up on completions
    China's Guangzhou Shipyard International sees 2006 first quarter net profits more than triple.
  • Yantai eyes Oslo
    Chinese shipbuilder looks to Norwegian borse to raise $150m and may also list in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 25, 2006
  • Liner shipping revenue up at Hamburg Sud
  • CMA CGM (America) to revise Indamex bunker prices monthly
  • Cargolux's profits propped up by sale
  • Continental's results improve with $66 million 1st quarter net loss
  • Lufthansa Cargo, Cargolux to raise fuel surcharges
  • NWA Cargo to raise fuel surcharges
  • Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise orders 10 Boeing 737s
  • Norfolk Southern to revise fuel surcharge
  • California land ports to be included in automated truck manifest program
  • NRF slams SOS container scanning bill
  • Scottish & Newcastle hands over U.K. distribution to Kuehne + Nagel
  • Lighter companies get break on hazmat transport rules
  • Brittin joins GlobalWare Solutions
  • Kuehne + Nagel to buy DEUS's groupage business
  • Schenker opens branch office in Chongqing
  • Panama Canal announces expansion plans
  • APM Terminals to buy 30% stake in Eurogate's JadeWeserPort
  • Savannah opens new container berth
  • Forest product shipments may stimulate backhaul growth at Longview
  • Marseilles-Fos' throughput up 5%
  • Dunkirk's 1st quarter box volumes up 3%
  • Houston commission approves RPM installation

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 25, 2006
  • Four saved after collision
    On Tuesday morning, The Danish-flagged 555-DWT coaster "Marina-S", built 1970, sank after a collision with the Swedish ...
  • Additional work for Consafe on Sakhalin
    Göteborg-based Consafe Offshore has secured an additional agreement to the charter of the floatel and service rigg "Safe Bristolia ...
  • Fabricius buys three chemical tankers
    Rederiet Fabricius A/S is expanding its fleet ' again! This time the company has purchased the entire fleet from Jens ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 25, 2006
  • US to free up more oil, bring prices down
    President Bush stopping purchases for strategic reserve, pushing for more refineries.
  • US: New marine lubes company seeks 'super hub' status
    A newly formed marine lubricants company in the US reveals ambitious goal of being a super hub for the marine market.
  • SPC posts Q1 profit decline
    Weaker refining margins and US dollar depreciation hit profits at one of Singapore's top-ten bunker suppliers.
  • Bunker team changes at PDVSA
    One newcomer and one transferral announced.
  • Rotterdam numbers back down from record high
  • SGX announces launch of OTC clearing facility
    SGX will offer OTC clearing of transactions on Singapore fuel oil 380 cst and 180 cst swaps.
  • Singapore: Bunker prices firm in balanced market
    Suppliers noted good bunker availability and healthy demand.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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