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October 26, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Record Q3 orders for S Korean shipyards
    HYUNDAI Heavy Industries Co and other South Korean shipyards received a record US$12.4 billion worth of orders in the third quarter in 2006, helped by increased demand for vessels that carry containers, oil and other products.
  • Panama Canal plan good for US E Coast
    MORE and bigger container ships are expected to sail to the US East Coast from Asia if the Panama Canal expansion goes ahead as planned, some ship owners said on Tuesday.
  • Fesco may float shares on LSE
    RUSSIA's top container shipping firm, the Far East Shipping Company , plans to float shares on the London Stock Exchange in spring or autumn 2007, a senior company official told Reuters on Monday.
  • Cruises returning to New Orleans after rebuilding
  • Siem Offshore orders 6 vessels for US$475m
  • Crew rescued after 2 ships run aground in Japan

Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL orders four box vessels
  • Kuehne + Nagel's net profit over first 9 months up 45pc
  • Booming India attracts new liner services
  • Port Klang Free Zone due to open in November
  • CN's 3Q net income rises 21pc to C$497m
  • GPA says Panama Canal expansion will benefit Georgia
  • Dragonair to increase service frequencies
  • Indian Airlines to hive off cargo operations ahead of merger
  • American Airlines boosts cargo capacity on Ireland-US service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • New ISO mark for box e-seals could save shipping industry millions
  • Sical's subsidiary acquires platform supply vessel
  • Exports of agri goods will empower farmers, says Kamal Nath
  • Expo yields handicraft export orders worth Rs 1,700 cr.
  • Planners formulate MCA for port sector But MoS finds fault with several clauses
  • Haldia Dock wants to acquire dredger
  • Foreigners' screening may be made mandatory
  • Port project delays for security reasons unavoidable-Mohapatra
  • BCHAA to host classical music evening!
  • PMO seeks views on umbrella legislation to debar foreign investment in sensitive sectors
  • Reforms matter more than SEZs, underscores economist
  • ONGC wants concessions for proposed Mangalore SEZ
  • 22 FDI proposals cleared
  • Act amendment seen adequate to expedite farm goods export
  • Let's aim for 10 pc growth-PM
  • States must certify wasteland for SEZ sites

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2006
  • French road transport stalwart honoured
  • CMA CGM upgrades North China Express service
  • BA launches tender
  • Romania: CFR Marfa to extend activity in Hungary and Bulgaria
  • UPS cooperates with Poste Italiane
  • Estonian railways returns to the state
  • EU-India aviation summit, November, Delhi

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2006
  • HK$2.2bn a year expected from new HK cruise terminal
  • EC extends state aid rules for shipbuilders

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2006
  • Kleven Maritime books largest order yet

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2006
  • EPA begins sediment tests at Harbor Island Superfund site
  • Grand Alliance members plan to upgrade EU2 service
  • Daylight Saving Time ending Sunday, October 29 at 2 a.m.
  • Port of Tacoma predicting new breakbulk record for 2006
  • Portland Coast Guard Auxiliary unit named top flotilla in the nation

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • NOL opts for outsider as new chief executive
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines has stepped outside the liner industry to find its new chief executive, with former Schenker top man Thomas Held taking over the helm from next month.
  • Held's appointment marks shift in customer relations
    NOL'S decision to choose a new president and chief executive from outside the liner shipping industry reflects recognition that the company needs to be more customer-focused.
  • Japan: two more vessels grounded
    Japan's coastguard mobilised rescue helicopters after two ships ran aground at the northeastern Japanese port of Kashima on Tuesday, writes Mike Grinter in Hong Kong.
  • Siem cashes in on offshore bandwagon
    KRISTIAN Siem is the latest wealthy Norwegian shipowner to cash in on the Cinderella-like rise of the offshore vessel sector with a NKr3.2bn ($485m) newbuild order crowning rags-to-riches profit growth.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2006
  • Thomas Held is new NOL chief
    SINGAPORE 25 October ' The global search for a new chief for Singapore-listed Neptune Orient Lines has finally ended with Dr Thomas Held, a German national and chairman and CEO of logistics giant Schenker, being picked for the eagerly-awaited portfolio
  • Migrant Watch: US/Caribbean
    FOUR law enforcement agents were injured on Monday in a collision off the coast of Miami Beach during a multi-agency pursuit of migrant smugglers
  • Shipyard and tankers for PDVSA
  • Cruise terror liability breakthrough
  • Hauliers' lockout brings Montevideo to standstill
  • Reliance refinery hit by fire
  • IACS opposes mutual recognition
  • More groundings in Phils passage
  • London must get its finger out
  • Rokia Delmas awaits refloating
  • Review slates NZ Strait ferry ops
  • Cutthroat competition in China-Japan trade

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2006
  • NOL names ex-Schenker chief as CEO
    Thomas Held, the former chairman and CEO of the German firm, succeeds David Lim , effective Nov. 1.
  • World box fleet tops 9M TEUs
  • U.S. mandates truck e-filing
  • Pacer net up 25%
  • Customs Update: SAFE Act details
  • Va. container port project takes major step forward
  • TSA delays air-cargo rule
  • UASC service links SE Asia, U.S. East Coast
  • China bans 'zero' freight rates
  • Cosco Q3 revenue up
  • Tacoma breakbulk up 20%
  • Profit up for Norfolk Southern; intermodal volume flat
  • ACL lifts barge profits
  • India to aid port developers

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2006
  • Flood of Maersk vessels puts charter rates into reverse
    Brokers are reporting a softening of the charter market which they say is driven by the large number of vessels that Maersk is now either re-letting or returning to owners.
  • US motor-carriers attempt to open new forum for grievances
    The US Intermodal Motor-Carriers' Conference (IMCC) has filed a Federal Maritime Commission complaint against Sinotrans in the US, which the IMCC says could open a new forum for motor-carrier grievances.
  • Hyundai Group raises friendly stake in HMM, consolidating its grip on the carrier
  • Brazilian port's association calls for privatisation of Rio Grande channel to beat dredging failures
  • Seaspan share offering to fund newbuild orderbook
  • Extensive hull damage prevents early moves to re-float Rokia Delmas
  • Tianjin's eight city customs alliance cuts cargo transit times and costs
  • Former Schenker CEO, Thomas Held, takes over at NOL
  • Rhenus's Contargo scoops Dutch Rhine barge operator Interfeeder
  • Pan Continental launches Ningbo/Inchon loop

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2006
  • Finnlines numbers up
    Ro-ro operator improves year over year in all financial categories against backdrop of Grimaldi pursuit.
  • "Too low"
    Finnlines board unanimously rejects Emanuele Grimaldi's EUR 15.95 per share takeover offer.
  • OMI papers over risk
    Stamford owner signs up for more FFA's, meaning only three suezmaxes in formerly spot-heavy fleet will be trading without cover in fourth quarter.
  • BRSC snaps up fuel trader
    Bulgarian River Shipping to swallow sister company Chimimport Bimas.
  • Double salvage bid
    Preparations are underway to try to save two capesize bulkers that grounded in storms off Japan.
  • Back on the Street
    Seaspan's stock is close to 52-week high as it announces new share issue to pay for newbuilds.
  • Ocean Tankers stretches offer period
    Michael Ioannides' Cypriot outfit gives investors another two weeks, blaming tie-up with Athens.
  • Rokia Delmas poses spill threat
    Hull of grounded CMA CGM-managed ro-ro breached as pollution-control vessel readied for action.
  • Tidewater rises
    Second-quarter income up 27% on back of increased revenues while vessel sales add $28.2m before tax.
  • NOL returns to Europe
    Asian liner operator taps German logistics exec as its new chief.
  • Boom time for ACL
    US barge and shipyard owner posts huge jump in nine-month earnings as rates and volumes rise.
  • Bibby eyes prison ship action
    Shipowner offers vessels to relieve pressure on UK's over-crowded jails.
  • Farstad drops anchor-handlers
    Norwegian owner offloads veteran offshore vessels to Oceanlink for tidy profit.
  • SembCorp wins drill deal
    Subsidiary Singapore yard Sembawang to upgrade drillship for Neptune Marine in contract worth $19m.
  • A rising Star
    Reefer operator posts much-improved financials after 30% leap in spot rates.
  • Garware grows
    Expanding Indian supply ship player boosts bottom line in second quarter.
  • Capesizes ground
    All crew rescued by coast guard after two bulkers run aground in heavy weather off Kashima, Japan, the same area where MOL's Giant Step broke up.
  • Back to school for ABG
    Indian shipbuilder to set up engineering institute to train future yard and port workers.
  • Six rescued in Sea of Japan
    Latest recovery brings to 11 the number found alive since Russian timber carrier with crew of 18 sank on Monday.
  • BLT sets IPO price
    Singapore offering raises SGD184m as Indonesian tanker owner prices shares at SGD0.32 each.
  • Siem signs for six
    Kleven Werft wins $475m order from fellow Norwegian owner Siem Offshore for six plus six AHTS units.
  • Greece to tender ports contracts
    Cosco and China Shipping could bid for operational deals at Piraeus and Thessaloniki.
  • Arlington ups divvy
    US-listed Stena tanker spin-off improves payout to shareholders but costs cut back profits.
  • ICTSI inks $120m "war chest"
    Philippine container terminal operator says new funds will facilitate its ongoing expansion.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2006
  • ATA asks FMC to investigate alleged ocean carrier discrimination
  • NOL picks former Schenker boss Held to replace Lim
  • Maersk Line to raise Alameda Corridor rail surcharge
  • OMI's net income up 26% in 3rd quarter
  • FEFC to add St. Petersburg winter surcharge
  • Germanischer Lloyd's PROTOS database now online
  • Germanischer Lloyd unit names Solinas as East Asia regional manager
  • China approves Cathay freighter service to Beijing
  • Mandatory e-truck manifest arrives
  • BNSF's profit up 18% to $488 million in best-ever quarter
  • CP Railway's 3rd quarter net income slides 21%
  • NEMF names Connery executive VP, sales and operations
  • U.S. optimistic in fourth round of free trade talks with South Korea
  • C.H. Robinson's 3rd quarter net income up 30%
  • EC clears TNT logistics sale to Apollo
  • Balmer Lawrie favors logistics over tea
  • JDF adds warehouse space near Dallas
  • Jöbstl chooses WhereNet to automate yard management
  • Cadre appoints new CEO
  • Marzen, O'Shea join 3PDelivery from Cardinal
  • Schenker to integrate Indonesia operations
  • FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications
  • Groundbreaking ceremony for new terminal at Port Freeport, Texas
  • South Korea canal proposed
  • Port of Tacoma: Redeveloped breakbulk terminal drives record volumes
  • L.A. port police get new radio system for agency interoperability

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2006
  • Siem Offshore orders 6+6 at Kleven
    Siem Offshore, based in Kristiansand, Norway, has ordered six - with options for another six - design VS 491 CD anchor handling ...
  • Grimaldi proceeds with Finnlines-offer
    Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione S.p.A. has decided to make a voluntary public tender offer to acquire all shares in Finnlines ...
  • Unity Line stays in Ystad so far
    There have been speculations in Polish newspapers about Unity Line leaving the port Ystad and moving its traffic to Trelleborg ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2006
  • Port confirms Clean Air timetable
    California ports shaking off criticism as emissions controls poised for approval.
  • Aegean under scrutiny in Jamaica
    Supplier caught up in opposition call for investigation into government contract deal.
  • Law firm warns on fuel disputes
    High bunker prices tends to fuel more disputes and arrest for unpaid bills, law firm observes.
  • Charterers wary of bunker quality disputes
    Charter parties note increase in shipowner claims relating to bunker quality.
  • Funding approved for Solar I oil removal
    IOPC set to give formal approval on Friday to fund operation to pump out bunker fuel onboard sunken tanker.
  • Rotterdam market firms
  • Hong Kong bunker market upbeat despite avails constraints
    Acute supply shortages occur periodically due to repeated delays in cargo arrivals, insufficient storage capacity.
  • Fuel-laden tanker runs aground
    The Philippine Coast Guard sends divers to conduct underwater inspection.

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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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