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March 28, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • OSM opens full technical management service centre
    NORWEGIAN shipping specialist OSM Shipmanagement is banking on Singapore's growing position as an international shipping hub and the booming offshore market that is helping fuel it.
  • Patrick rejects Toll's increased A$5.4b offer
    PATRICK Corp, Australia's biggest port cargo handler, rejected Toll Holdings Ltd's increased A$5.4 billion bid as CEO Chris Corrigan seeks to build his own land transport business.
  • Hutchison defends plan to scan US-bound ships
    HONG Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd has defended a plan to help scan US-bound cargo for terror threats at a port in the Bahamas where American customs agents will not be present, saying it's not feasible or practical for US officials to work in ports across the globe.
  • Morgan Stanley to ship rare gasoline cargo
  • Persian Gulf tanker rates may fall

Sched Netweb site
  • Hutchison Port Holdings 2005 pre-tax profit up 14pc
  • Paper gate slip arrangement at HK terminals to continue to May
  • Cold chain China conference to be held in Shanghai
  • NYK appoints Istanbul representative
  • CIMC 2005 net profit up 11.73pc
  • Hebei to invest US$917m on port infrastructure this year
  • Suzhou's bonded logistics centre opens for business
  • CNAC profit drops in 2005
  • Nanjing to build air mail logistics centre
  • SATS enters into cargo JV with China Aviation Qingdao

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CKYH Alliance to upgrade PNW service
  • IRA to implement rate restorations on Japan, Middle East trades
  • Coscon launches Med-W. Africa service
  • Evergreen to order 20 boxships over next decade
  • Advance Container Line offers Vietnam-North Asia feeder service
  • Westport sets cargo-handling record
  • ECU service to Panama
  • Hanjin to offer Singapore-Thailand feeder service
  • ...adds new service calling Korea, Indonesia
  • TUI's shipping div. posts earnings of euro 279 m for 2005
  • Cosco to double container capacity by end-2008
  • OOCL newbuild to serve Asia-Europe trade
  • Hutchison Port's pre-tax profit up by 14 pc in 2005
  • Maersk Line adjusts Israel-China BAF charge
  • Cosco Pacific H2 net profit up by 6 pc
  • Customs collections set to exceed revised estimate
  • IMC meet on business prospects in Ras Al Khaimah FTZ
  • Forex reserves swell by $ 2 bn
  • Pak buys 50,000 tonnes of white sugar from India
  • EU too wants FTAs with Asian nations
  • Target Plus scheme to be crossed out
  • Tea exporters hope to fill in vacuum left by Kenya in Pakistan
  • Petronet may clinch long-term deal with Australia for LNG supply
  • FTA with Gulf states by early 2007'Nath
  • IT exports from Pune set to cross $ 2 bn in 2006-07
  • $ 1 bn FDI inflow in March 2006
  • Expert stresses need for more dry ports in Asia
  • Ports urged to upgrade to receive mega boxships
  • Direct berthing facility at Veraval port becomes operational
  • CWC scouts S. Gujarat for box terminal site
  • Allied ICD Services plans to set up state-of-the-art facility in W. Bengal
  • Indian to introduce 5 more flights to Gulf sector
  • CONCOR moves 1st export boxes from ICD-Nagpur to Birgunj
  • Forex reserves up by $ 773 million to $ 1,43,921 million
  • Reliance to set up 2 SBMs at Jamnagar
  • Rs 1,000-cr. SEZ to come up in Amritsar
  • Shell India plans to expand Hazira terminal
  • Trade, farmers want separate chilli board

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 27, 2006
  • Fire-damaged Star Princess's cruise cancelled
  • Farstad orders 2 at Aker
  • Braemar Seascope buys pollution specialist
  • Master jailed in UK
  • Eastern Car Carriers and FESCO in deal
  • UK budget "did not kill ship leasing"

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 27, 2006
  • Grounded cruise vessel re-floated on Columbia River
  • Port of Bellingham schedules marina project open house
  • Oldest Coast Guard cutter makes stop in Seattle
  • Port of Seattle taps Olmstead as top firefighter for 2005
  • First Central American port joins Customs' CSI program

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • International consortium hatches £2bn bid for AB Ports
    A bid for Associated British Ports worth more than £2bn ($3.4bn) is being hatched by a consortium of powerful investment groups in a development which could reduce the UK's quoted ports sector to one major company.
  • Simon Group open to takeover offers says finance director
    REVIVED British port operator Simon Group yesterday did not rule out that its back-in-profit business could be next in line in the sector's great British sale frenzy, writes Jerry Frank.
  • Massive cargo loss in prospect as Hyundai Fortune blaze takes toll
    INSURANCE costs are mounting across the board as the full impact of the Hyundai Fortune blaze becomes clearer.
  • Princess to assess fallout from fire
    Princess Cruises' Star Princess arrived in Grand Bahama shipyard in Freeport yesterday for initial repair work following a fire last week in which one passenger died and a number of others were injured, writes Sandra Speares .
  • Aker bid gains Brussels' approval
    AKER Yards, Europe's largest shipbuilder, has secured European Union antitrust approval to buy the shipbuilding unit of France's Alstom, Bloomberg reports.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 27, 2006
  • Queen of the North: questions remain
    MECHANICAL failure has been ruled out as the cause of the grounding that sank the BC ferry Queen of the North off the coast of British Columbia on 22 March
  • Sternwheeler comes unstuck
    TWO hundred and sixty passengers got a second bite of the cruise cherry when their sternwheeler vessel ran aground on Friday and they were transferred to a sister ship
  • Market pulls plug on Sea Containers
    SEA Containers shares plunged in value on Friday after an announcement on asset write-downs led to a breach of some loan covenants
  • Spanish firms eye Canal alternative
    SPANISH companies are newly assessing Mexican plans to create a giant new transport corridor that would challenge the shipping hegemony of the Panama Canal
  • C&S service in jeopardy
    THE palletised reefer shipping service operated by C&S Shipping Agency between Queensland and the US looks likely to be suspended
  • SNCM ready to fight back
    SNCM director Bruno Vergobbi has thrown down the gauntlet to CMN (La M'ridionale) over the latter's refusal to honour a bilateral co-operation deal
  • Congressman focuses on MSP ownership
  • Philippines acts on ferry smoking
  • Malacca collision spill 'minimal'
  • Cortes leads Central America into CSI
  • Patrick rejects Toll's latest offer
  • Singapore behind ABP takeover bid
  • Dock worker killed in box mishap
  • Hyundai Fortune fire contained

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 27, 2006
  • Port of Tacoma TEUs lead region
    Hub regained the lead in total volume in the Pacific Northwest by a small margin over the Port of Seattle in Janaury and February.
  • Goldman Sachs could buy Britain's ABP
  • Impressive Feb. gains for Port of Virgina
  • Georgia ports set ambitious rail expansion
  • ACL signs Va. ports pact
  • Gallwey new COO for Port of New Orleans
  • Port Everglades accident claims longshoreman
  • Line preps India-China service
  • Patrick rejects new Toll bid
  • Björk.Eklund in Baltic buy

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 27, 2006
  • Panama invites terminal bidders to design their own project
    Panama's government has opted to allow potential bidders determine the size of its 'megaport' project close to the Pacific entrance to the Canal.
  • Inchon/Busan cabotage decline ends service
    The only coastal container service from Inchon to Busan will close when Hanjin shipping withdraws its three vessels by the second half of this year.
  • Indian rail rate increases likely to be passed down the line
  • Indonesian textile manufacturers seek protection from rising tide of Chinese imports
  • Discontent on Betuwe decision still rumbling

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 27, 2006
  • Great Eastern goes long-range
    Expanding Indian owner adds to STX orderbook with deal for two LR1 tankers.
  • Eimskip on the up
    Parent group Avion expects better 2006 from Icelandic boxship player after first quarter profit.
  • Bush to pull Sanborn
    TradeWinds has learned that president George W Bush will withdraw the nomination of David Sanborn as new head of MarAd.
  • WW in dark over Glovis raid
    Norwegian owner Wilhelmsen spotted no irregularities at 20%-owned car logistics firm raided by Korean prosecutors.
  • ABP flavour of the week
    Associated British Ports is on this week's menu. What is causing the clamour for control of British ports companies?
  • One step away from default
    Sea Containers gets second ratings cut in six weeks after $500m charges revealed.
  • 'Overtaking boxship' sank Sa bulker
    Smit Salvage vessels and an oily sheen mark the spot near Singapore where New York-based Stanships' California went down Friday
  • Simon says profit up
    UK ports operator Simon Group manages a tidy profit in 2005 but some business lines under perform.
  • Todd unveils windfall payout
    Shareholders will get $22m between them, plus a hike in the regular dividend.
  • Sydfynske slips
    Danish islands ferry subsidiary of Scandlines sees profit drop in 2005, despite revenue rise.
  • Shipowners rush to first CNG tender
    Mitsui, Exmar, Knutsen OAS, MISC among the parties ready to bid for Gail's compressed natural gas carrier.
  • Hyundai's heavy tax bill
    Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries will appeal against a hefty revised tax bill.
  • HSH targets Asia
    German lender poaches DVB banker to create new Asian shipping unit.
  • Farstad orders for charter
    Norwegian owner contracts supply ship newbuilding at Aker Yards for Norsk Hydro work, plus anchor-handler.
  • Patrick bowls Toll bid
    Australian transport and logistics company Toll Holdings left stumped by board of Patrick Corp.
  • Empress refloated
    Salvors pull American West Steamboat cruiseship off sandbank in Columbia River on US west coast.
  • Aboitiz counts the cost
    The Philippines' biggest ferry owner hit by higher fuel bills in 2005.
  • Singapore turns to ABP
    After failing to buy one UK port operator, Singapore is looking to buy Associated British Ports.
  • Bulker sinks off Malaysia
    Crew safe after collision with containership in Malacca Strait.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 27, 2006
  • Wallenius Ship Management pays $6.5 million in pollution plea bargain
  • CMA CGM, China Shipping to start China/Los Angeles shuttle
  • FESCO charter will expand services
  • U.S. Navy destroyer collides with merchant ship off Iraq
  • FMC to hold closed meeting Wednesday
  • FedEx Express gets bigger share of U.S. China air market
  • Driver error leading cause of truck crashes, study says
  • EZE Trucking picks ARGO Tracker technology
  • Ex Works going national with forwarder-trucker technology
  • First Central America port added to CSI program
  • Longshoreman dies in Port Everglades accident

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 27, 2006
  • Mitsui eyes Gdansk Shipyard
    The Japanese shipyard group Mitsui is considers to buy a large part of the shares in Gdansk shipyard, and at ...
  • First Stena ropax on schedule from Fosen
    Stena RoRo will have the first ro-pax vessel delivered from Fosen Mek Verksteder om July 12th according to the ...
  • Sea Containers withdraws from ferry business
    On March 20 the Board of Directors of Sea Containers decided to that the company will completely withdraw from the ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 27, 2006
  • Prince Rupert: Oil spill response vessels tackling spill
    Environmentalists and coastguard hopeful of little environmental impact.
  • UK project to study marine use of biofuels
    Trials to determine if fish and chip fat can be turned into low-cost, green fuels for the fishing industry.
  • Carnival upbeat despite bunker-related profit loss
    63% rise in bunker prices hurt Q1 result, but rest of 2006 expected to see less dramatic year-on-year fuel price gains.
  • Rotterdam starts the week quietly
  • Wallenius: Disgust over crew member's pollution offences
    Green shipping champion Wallenius Lines has said the company is "disgusted" with the behaviour of the chief engineer of its vessel Atlantic Breeze after a US prosecution led to as guilty verdict.
  • Hong Kong: Slight tightness of 380 cst anticipated in April
    Bunker prices are also currently competitive as compared to Taiwanese and South Korean ports.
  • Singapore: Oil majors buy strongly into 180 cst swaps
    BP and Shell have continued to buy considerable volumes of 180 cst bunker fuel oil swaps.

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
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
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
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.
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.
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