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October 3, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SSA calls for urgent int'l action on piracy
    SIX incidents in five months in the same general area suggest that a band of pirates is starting to carve out a niche for themselves in the South China Sea off Pulau Tioman, while an ocean away - in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia - the rapidly deteriorating situation has spurred calls for urgent action from the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA).

Sched Netweb site
  • AADA reduces bunker surcharge HK-China to Australia from October 17
  • Hamburg investors bid US$5.7b against NOL's US$5b for Hapag-Lloyd: report
  • Famous five shipping lines team-up for North Asia-Oz trade
  • Asia-Europe rates fall to record lows, market collapse feared
  • Schwarzenegger kills US$30 container tax as 'worsening situation'
  • Transfar Group to build logistics trucking base in Chengdu
  • Heilongjiang port launches domestic trans-border service
  • Rotterdam's Euromax installs fastest scanner
  • Qingzang to build major south Asian super trucking hub
  • Suez Terminal orders 8 STS cranes from Shanghai
  • Russia Railways drops Bombardier locomotive building deal
  • Flatbed carrying container hits bridge on NC Interstate
  • GAC Fire, Rescue & Safety sets up shop in Turkey
  • Kuehne + Nagel signs with Britain's John Lewis retailer
  • Baltkran takes new container crane order
  • Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport offers bonded service
  • Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker's e-freight takes off
  • Panalpina partners with Envirotainer

Exim Indiaweb site
  • DCI pays a whopping 150 pc dividend for 2007-08
  • Global meet on shipbuilding industry on Oct. 7 & 8
  • Pipavav Shipyard may consider options to IPO plan
  • Duty-free imports of raw sugar ruled out
  • MbPT signs sister port pact with Marseille-Fos
  • Thailand to be developed as regional logistics hub
  • October call for Gangavaram port
  • BCHAA holds training programme for Category 'G' exam
  • Pak investments may be allowed selectively-Minister

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2008
  • Hans-Jörg Hager transfers to Kuehne + Nagel
  • First arrival at Autoport, Turkey's first dedicated car terminal
  • Etihad wants to fly to Canada more frequently
  • Kombiverkehr augments services to Turkey
  • Gefco: higher sales in H1/2008

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2008
  • Somalia lets in foreign navies
  • Lines cut capacity with new joint service
  • Puerto Rico antitrust charges
  • Lyras commends USCG, asks about US Customs
  • Rina launches new Green Plus class notation
  • Imarex takes majority in Bravo Futures, changes name

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2008
  • Offshore pioneer Edison Chouest dies at 91
  • Keppel wins FSRU and FPSO conversions
  • Tarzan to go to work offshore Egypt
  • Kenya police arrest maritime official

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2008
  • Four guilty pleas received in freight conspiracy case
  • Crowley Maritime christens new articulated tug-barge
  • NOAA launches fourth fisheries survey vessel
  • Trade between NAFTA partners jumps during month of July
  • Port Metro Vancouver named Olympic supplier

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2008
  • Box lines head for new showdown with Brussels
    EUROPEAN Commission has shocked lines with proposed changes to existing consortia regulations.
  • ELAA adds members as it embraces its new role
  • Only political stability in Somalia will end piracy
    UK think tank says best solution to sea terror lies on land by re-establishing government rule of law.
  • Crisis talks for Norwegian ferry firm
    NORWEGIAN ferry operator Nye Kystlink held a crisis board meeting today to discuss its future.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2008
  • Kroes said to reject Polish yard scheme
    THE EU'S competition chief will urge rejection of Poland's shipyard restructuring proposal, which would be expected to cause bankruptcy for the Gdynia and Szczecin facilities, Reuters reported today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2008
  • US-Canada bridge project forging ahead
    The owner of the busiest bridge crossing linking the United States and Canada will sue if its plan for proposed new span is not approved for construction
  • RFID's new profile
  • Coalition seeks policy changes
  • Trucking stocks plummet
  • FMC appoints counsel
  • Boskalis doubles Smit stake
  • Descartes buys Dexx
  • Yang Ming spins off dry bulk
  • Tariff hike at Nehru terminal
  • Tokyo containers gain
  • Two trade pacts for Japan

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2008
  • Vladivostok gears up
  • Asia-Australia services rationalised
  • Puerto Rico-four plead guilty in anti-trust case
  • Crowley extends San Juan lease agreement
  • Arni vetoes port pollution bill again

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2008
  • Going down
    US-listed shipping and offshore shares take part in another day of slumping stock markets.
  • UP buys back
    After its Nasdaq-listed shares plunge Thursday, Felipe Menendez-led owner says it will extend its share buyback program for the rest of the year.
  • Burk 'neutral'
    Former Bear Stearns analyst launches Oppenheimer coverage with a "tempered" outlook on the industry.
  • Kystlink collapses
    Norwegian ferry line to cease trading next month after running out of money.
  • Tenerife spill
    A small spill in a Canary Islands port is leading official to take action against a Spanish boxship.
  • Cruise sale fails
    Buyer of Ultrapetrol's cruiseship Blue Monarch fails to deliver a deposit, killing the deal.
  • $58m drugs bust
    USCG nab Panama-flagged ship and 10 crew members in coordinated sting operation off Puerto Rico.
  • Spencer goes low
    Ocean HeavyLift bid comes in short of what rival shareholders have demanded.
  • Bigger slice
    Awaiting a response to its takeover offer, Liberty Shipping raises stake in International Shipping Corp.
  • High stakes
    Ignore the perils of Somali hijackings at your own risk, the world is warned by influential UK think-tank, Chatham House.
  • Harms into PSVs
    German owner pens first platform supply vessels by grabbing 6,500-dwt twins at JJ Sietas.
  • Error before lies
    Judge finds for Statoil over Louis Dreyfus in demurrage dispute that involved mistakes and deception.
  • Period charge
    Aries Maritime ties up two products tankers as it works to put full fleet on time-charter.
  • Darwin to sail
    Konig & Cie tanker, King Darwin, which was involved in spill in Canada to sail at weekend.
  • Bourbon bitten
    Analyst's downgrade takes chunk out of offshore owner's stock amid fears over the financing of its orderbook.
  • Stolt steady
    Third quarter profit slightly up as revenues increase but tanker owner concerned by credit crunch.
  • Sartor buys two
    Norwegian offshore owner ordering $90m newbuilding brace in China, Roy Wareberg says.
  • ICTSI bags Brunei
    Philippines port company wins tender to operate new container terminal at Pulau Muara Besar.
  • Mwangura seized
    Prominent observer of Somali piracy taken into custody in Kenya for 'alarming' comments to press.
  • Asia shake-up
    Evergreen joins APL, Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd and HMM to upgrade Australia services.
  • Big names convert
    SBM and Golar ink $150m contracts with Keppel for tanker conversions.
  • NOL outbid?
    German consortium Albert Ballin reportedly beats Singapore rival's offer for Hapag-Lloyd by $600m.
  • Sartor swoops
    Roy Wareberg-led owner takes control of Ocean Mainport following split with JV partner.
  • Reefer raid
    Lithuania's Limarko snapping up sistership of its Capella, which it bought from Norbulk last year.
  • "Technical issues"
    Cyprus-based cruise line explains last minute decision to pull out of Norwegian Dream purchase.
  • Kenya con
    Revenue says tax evasion racket at Mombasa port could have cost it KES 2bn.
  • Fiery Faina talk
    Islamist group in southern Somalia calls on pirates to burn or sink Ukrainian ship if ransom unpaid.
  • Boskalis back
    Peter Berdowski-led dredging giant takes Smit holding to over 20% despite recent failed takeover.
  • CCHC down
    Seven-day losing streak for Chinese bulker and boxship owner as dry cargo rates fall.
  • Twin attack
    Bulker and chemical carrier attacked off east coast of Malaysia by probable pirate gang.
  • Big dipper
    Daewoo's share price at two-year low over fears credit crunch will force low bidding levels in privatisation auction.
  • Pipavav to list
    Indian port controlled by Maersk files for domestic IPO worth INR 5bn.
  • BC cuts back
    Canadian ferry owner axing sailings on major routes to cut costs as traffic volumes drop.
  • CH Offshore fixes
    Singapore offshore vessel operator secures employment for newbuilding in $12m deal.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2008
  • Banker: Wall Street crisis to squeeze shipping
  • Horizon, Sea Star executives plead guilty in antitrust probe
  • U.S. Coast Guard keeps eye on Arctic shipping activity
  • Carriers invite Evergreen into Asia/Australia service
  • MarAd seeks to fill MSP slot
  • Matson parent lists on the NYSE
  • MarAd's RRF receives title to 8 fast sealift ships
  • CORRECTION: U.S.-India trade unaffected by economic woes thus far
  • Con-way issues profit warning
  • NIT League asks Obama, McCain for transport agenda
  • FDA awards $2.5 billion to modernize IT
  • Recession signs are clear, economists say
  • AES enforcement paused
  • Chan joins Trans Global as Hong Kong manager
  • Sahil aims to make its mark in India-U.S. forwarding market
  • Neutral NVO alliance adds Argentine, India members
  • Descartes acquires Belgian customs messaging company
  • FMC reviews 8 OTI license applications
  • SoCal ports see smooth launch of truck program
  • Container terminals get some breathing room
  • Vladivostok port receives four container cranes
  • Ports America starts packaging operation in Baltimore
  • Mack joins GCT board

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2008
  • Sea-Cargo orders LNG-powered ro-ro vessels
    The Norwegian ship owner Sea-Cargo orders the world's first gas driven ro-ro vessels. The two vessels will be built in India for expected delivery in 2010. The vessels will be built with a full LNG propulsion package. Rolls ...
  • Five shipping executives face long sentences
    Four U.S. shipping company executives have agreed to plead guilty and serve jail sentences for their roles in a wide-ranging conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares for customers transporting goods between the continental United States ...
  • Schwarzenegger stops container fee
    The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has vetoed a bill that would have imposed a USD 30 fee per handled TEU in the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland, reports Fairplay. The fee revenues were aimed for environmental ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2008
  • Gibraltar phone numbers change
    All land lines will have 200 incorporated before the usual five-digit number.
  • Global bunker market report
  • UAE refinery awards contract for upgrade
    Refinery will produce bunker fuel, but also 'upgrade heavy feedstocks' with new technologies.
  • Rotterdam barge congestion persist
  • Ship operator 'managing' bunker costs
    Stolt-Nielsen says it has taken a 'range of actions' to recover increased fuel spending.
  • Greek owner invests in more emissions monitoring
    Trials on tankers have delivered fuel savings of 2-3% while helping owners achieve MARPOL compliance.
  • Hedging losses eat into operator's profits
    Norden blames 'changed bunker prices'.
  • Bunkers down in key Asian ports
    Prices fell in Singapore and Hong Kong despite tight avails.
  • Singapore residual fuel stocks dip 15.5%
    Stocks of middle distillates, meanwhile, reach a record high.
  • New player offers bunker fuel in Singapore
    The 380 cst product is offered in collaboration with licensed supplier, Hong Fatt.
  • Aegean gets another double-hull
    Santorini is the company's 27th bunker tanker.

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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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