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September 11, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Norway shipping firms slam proposal for new tax system
    Shipping companies in Norway slammed a proposal for a new shipping tax system, saying it would cost them heavily and calling it a betrayal of a 1996 deal meant to keep them competitive and under the Norwegian flag.
  • Daewoo August profit jumps nine-fold
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's third-largest shipyard, said that profit for last month surged almost nine-fold, boosted by an increase in orders and prices for vessels to move fuel and consumer goods.
  • Gemadept sees 50% earnings surge next year
    Vietnam's top forwarder Gemadept Corp forecast its profit would jump 50 per cent next year as it puts an office building, a port and a warehouse into operation.
  • China delivers first 8,530-TEU ship
  • Qingdao Port kicks off expansion
  • Newcastle coal-ship waiting time hits 9-mth low
  • Forth Ports first-half profit increases 22% to £11m

Sched Netweb site
  • First China-made 8,530-TEU containership delivered
  • APM Terminals unveils new Hampton Roads container terminal
  • Qingdao Bonded Logistics Park first seven months volume up more than 500pc
  • Yang Ming and Wan Hai add Vietnam service from Fangcheng
  • Colombo harbour sets container handling record
  • SCI invites bids for two 5,000-TEU containerships
  • Global crew shortage reaches crisis point: Anglo-Eastern Group
  • Mass training needed as demand rises for 18,000 pilots a year: Boeing
  • Geodis Wilson to handle AstraZeneca pharmaceuticals
  • India airfreight growth expected to trump ship and rail development

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Sical Logistics forms subsidiary to manage infrastructure-based activities
  • SC bans entry of toxic ships
  • Italy bestows highest honour on Evergreen Group Chairman
  • AMET becomes first Maritime University in India
  • World-class terminal to serve world's largest container vessels
  • APM Terminal Bahrain reports excellent progress at Mina Salman box facility
  • Maersk Line to hike box rates on Med-N. America route from Oct.
  • FESCO to launch North China-E. Russia service
  • Safmarine to take delivery of 7 newbuildings in 2008
  • MSC launches JADE service with MSC Endurance call at XICT
  • China Cosco dry bulk fleet to be world's largest
  • Evergreen Line plans to build cheaper ships at own shipyard in China
  • HPH opens 2 terminals in Egypt
  • Panama Canal expansion begins in earnest
  • TSA member carriers confer on future of US-Asia cargo market
  • Spices Board upbeat on export target for black pepper
  • Russia waives ban on Indian sesame seeds & g'nuts
  • NMPT going in for concrete roads
  • Tuticorin Port beefs up timber handling equipment
  • Haldia Dock in for sea change with steel plants' throughput due
  • CStates want rail corridors expedited
  • Exports up by 18 pc this year
  • PPP route alone can hasten infrastructure projects, stresses FM
  • Govt plans SEZ for manufacturing gear needed to tap renewable energy
  • Minister asks auto industry to rev up exports
  • M.A. Master Memorial Lecture at IMC tomorrow
  • 12 Indian cos figure in Forbes' Asia List

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • European Chemical Transport Association names new president
  • APM Terminals opens Xiamen container terminal
  • Emirates to launch non-stop B777 Dubai-Sao Paulo service
  • American adds two services from Dallas-Fort Worth
  • UTi Worldwide net income down in H1/2007

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • BW Gas joins tax change furore
  • New boss for Stolt-Nielsen
  • Euro bank lends Croatian port euros100m

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Finance Minister gives Norwegian shipowners a tax shocker
  • Guam yard to drydock MSC ship
  • Tommy Thompson joins Crowley as Director, M&R
  • GE gas turbines for Spain's F105 frigate
  • OSG names first Q-Flex LNG ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • MarAd publishes report covering US port development
  • Titan Salvage refloats containership in Mexico
  • Free Port of Tacoma boat tours departing from Thea Foss Waterway
  • Evergreen takes delivery of last S-series vessel
  • Customs nabs cocaine heading into Canada

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Norway hits out at proposed tax change
    SHIPOWNERS say back tax budget proposal threatened competitiveness and would trigger a dismantling of the industry.
  • Norway calls for curbs on shipping subsidies
  • Insurers face huge US sub-prime bill
    MAURICE 'Hank' Greenberg says insurance market will be the biggest losers from the recent sub-prime 'debacle'.
  • Forth Ports bullish despite profit slide
    FIRST-half profits fall 7% but chief Charles Hammond promises rebound in the rest of this year.
  • Container conundrums
    THERE was a lot to discuss as containerisation took centre stage at a World Maritime University gathering last week.
  • Maritime gender politics
    IF shipping faces a 'manning' crisis, surely more can be done to assist women to rise to the level of senior officers.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Fury as Norway scraps tonnage tax
    The Norwegian government sent autumn chill through the country's shipping community by presenting a framework for the taxation of shipping that effectively means cancellation of the tonnage tax system and massive claims for payment of tax credits incurred since 1996 when it was introduced
  • Missing pin led to ferry smash
    A MISSING pin is believed to have caused the grounding of the BC Ferry Queen of Oak Bay in June 2005
  • AIS: Don't die of ignorance
    SLOPPY programming of communication devices is preventing rescuers reaching seafarers in distress
  • BW fears 5-billion kroner tax bill
    BW GAS shares fall 10% after predicting a tax bill of up to $830M
  • Hunt on for pirate ship
    FOREIGN warships in the Horn of Africa have been searching for a ship resembling a pelagic purse seiner thought to have been used as a pirate 'mother ship'
  • Ezra sells half its offshore unit
    EZRA Holdings, which provides support vessels to the offshore sector, is selling shares of its offshore construction subsidiary EOC
  • Gujarat abandons yard sale again
  • Salvors race to abandoned ship
  • Maersk names new SE Asia chief
  • Thai shippers can pay in greenback
  • Asakawa to move its shipyard
  • Solid sense from cement company

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Prince Rupert to open new box terminal
    Maher Terminals, Canadian National ready to open Phase 1 of British Columbia hub, with capacity of 500,000 TEUs.
  • U.S. launches plan to revive fast-trade pacts
  • C-TPAT wins landslide approval in new study
  • Bush urges Japan to relax beef imports curbs
  • TACA holds fuel fee
  • Maersk ship refloated
  • Menlo buys China network
  • USF Holland launches regional next-day LTL delivery
  • Former NIT League Chairman Barr dies
  • Labor unrest at Cochin
  • Canada gives 'green' awards

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • APM Terminals Virginia launches 1 million TEU facility
  • Mitsubishi HI launches Ever Salute
  • Zodiac cements deal with Samsung
  • Maersk Diadema refloated
  • Menlo Worldwide expands its China operation through acquisition

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Hull losses worry IUMI
    Underwriter Fred Robertie warns that crewing problems and a big upturn in large casualties are probably related.
  • Jaya picks up shipyard
    Singapore OSV owner and shipbuilder buys Nantong Shipyard.
  • Commander buyer revealed
    Genco Shipping & Trading confirms handymax sale for hefty profit.
  • Canada mulls carrier ban
    Affected waterway is crucial to two proposed US terminals in Maine.
  • CTP catches charter boomerang
    For the second time, Monaco- based company charters same panamax it chartered out months earlier.
  • Norden sells and charters back
    Two handymaxes being built in China will net a profit of $14.9m on delivery in 2010.
  • Meba to board Exmar fleet
    Union signed up to provide US officers for Exmar LNG carriers, as part of Northeast Gateway terminal effort.
  • Ship re-floated off UK
    No indication as to what caused German vessel to ground with all six crew rescued.
  • DESS snaps up resales
    John Fredriksen's offshore shipowner buying supply ships and anchor-handlers in Norway and Singapore.
  • Scrap ship in another scrape
    Crew abandon listing bulker off South Africa which was detained at least twice en route to Alang.
  • New head at Stolt
    Hans Feringa, managing director of parcel tankers, succeeds retiring chairman Otto Fritzner.
  • Karmsund bags two tugs
    Unnamed owner spending $210m on two AHTS ships being partly built in Poland.
  • Norway overtakes Lloyd's
    Historic centre of hull insurance market loses crown to expanding northern market, says IUMI's Tore Forsmo.
  • Two new yards for Pakistan
    Prime minister Shaukat Aziz wants a slice of regional shipbuilding action.
  • High five at HHI
    Mystery Marshall Islands-registered company signs up for large boxship quintet at Hyundai Heavy.
  • Share slump for Oslo owners
    BW Gas price plunges as much as 10% on news of tax hit, with Odfjell and Wilhelmsen also affected.
  • Rousing raids Germany
    Danish owner buys fourth coastal cargoship and names it after his wife.
  • New domestic chief for Eimskip
    Landsbanki exec brought in to oversee Icelandic operations of container and reefer line.
  • Takeover tussle has ICG at a loss
    Irish ferry owner spins a net deficit in the first half due to charge related to ongoing offer for the company.
  • RAL on the slide
    Lower cargo volumes and costly acquisitions push Greenland box line into the red.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • GAO recommends Coast Guard adjust oil spill cleanup liability limit
  • Nippon Foundation first to donate to Malacca Strait navigational fund
  • Last of Evergreen's "green" S-types launched
  • OSG names world's biggest LNG carrier
  • Canada threatens to ban LNG tankers in disputed waters
  • China joins ranks of shipbuilding giants
  • Norway plans new shipping tax regime
  • Samskip doubles ScanBalt frequency
  • Cargolux raising fuel surcharge
  • AirBridge launches service connecting Israel and Moscow
  • ESC named as cargo agent for Chinese airline
  • Minneapolis barge traffic returns
  • Fick departs Thermo King
  • Menlo, Schneider buy Chinese 3PLs
  • Made in China recalls keep coming
  • Jafza said to be eyeing logistics hub in South Carolina
  • Kuehne + Nagel picks Lange as Herms' CEO replacement
  • Central bank shores up Jamaican dollar
  • TIA payment guarantee goes beyond required $10,000 bond
  • Hellmann to use Kewill software for U.S. customs services
  • APM Terminal open for business in Virginia
  • Calif. air authority proposes new truck, ocean vessel regulations
  • CMA CGM, Team Lines confirm DCT Gdansk calls
  • Port Everglades' master plan outlines extensive changes

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Norwegian owners would rather retain the present tax system
    The Norwegian government proposal for a new shipping tax system will severely undermine shipping companies' balance sheets and reduce their ...
  • Shipowners and managers calls for more seafarers
    At the conference of Maritime Manpower Singapore 2007, both shipowners and managers called for prompt moves to educate more seafarers ...
  • SSN gets 120 million to survive
    Polish SSN shipyard's largest owners Korporacji Polskie Stocznie (KPS) and ARP Agencja Rozwoju (Przemyslu Industry Development Agency) has decided to ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
  • Bunkers International unveils new expansion
    Volume boost and new barge as supplier looking to offer buyers new options.
  • UAE awards contract for pipeline project
    Engineering and design contract for the Fujairah pipeline project goes to WorleyParsons.
  • Bunker privatisation still under attack
    Sri Lankan supplier throws its weight behind court challenge to LMS sale.
  • Fuel oil markets to 'tighten'
    OPEC policy on crude oil quotas is adding to fuel oil's strength.
  • Rotterdam market stable
  • IMO official explains sulphur status
    MARPOL signatory states may agree tighter sulphur definitions and test principles before revised Annex VI comes into force.
  • KIC plans vessel acquisition
    Four new vessels should be on order by the middle of next year.
  • August retroactive price down from record
    NYK, Nippon Oil agree to cut bunker fuel price for August from July's record of $419.20 pmt.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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