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August 5, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TPG, Global offer A$2.9b for Asciano
    TPG Capital, the buyout arm of David Bonderman's TPG Inc, and Global Infrastructure Partners offered A$2.9 billion (S$3.7 billion) for Asciano Ltd, the Australian port and rail owner spun out of Toll Holdings Ltd last year.
  • Vale orders a dozen ore carriers for US$1.6b
    Brazilian iron ore miner Vale has ordered a dozen of the largest class of ore carriers from a Chinese shipbuilder for US$1.6 billion, aiming to boost business with fast-growing Asian customers.
  • Korean shipbuilders' shares fall
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's third-largest shipbuilder, fell the most in more than six months in Seoul trading, pacing declines in South Korean shipyards on concerns of more order cancellations.
  • Tanker collision tape shows tugboat repeatedly warned
  • Pesticides found in sunken Philippine ferry: UN-EU report
  • Fall in hire rates anchors more ships
  • Rongsheng plans IPO

Sched Netweb site
  • NOL appoints Eng Aik Meng as APL president to replace Widdows
  • FEFC, CTSA, Matson announce BAF and CAF changes
  • Seaspan profit rises 154pc to US85.3 million in second quarter
  • Taicang receives Korean's weekly C & Line service
  • Box ship financing tougher as bankers smile more on tankers and bulkers
  • China customs reports sharp fall in trade surplus
  • Shippers burdened by air cargo security expense
  • DCT Gdansk volume increases as productivity soars
  • LAN Airlines net profit hits US$47.2 million in Q2
  • Hainan Airlines offers three flights
  • Kuehne + Nagel first 3PL to 100pc own subsidiary on Saudi soil

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Tuscan Ventures takes 12.45 pc stake in LCL Logistix
  • Unsung role of the container in everyday life
  • Maersk Line's 18 new boxships to use diesel-electric hybrid engines
  • EC's green scheme invites flak from forwarders, shippers & truckers
  • Curbs on foreign ship classification societies withdrawn
  • MoS waives vessel age rules for ONGC
  • At the helm of APL
  • Fesco enters into slot deal with PIL & Wan Hai on Far East-Med-Black Sea service
  • Panama venue for top freight forwarders' conference from Oct. 14 to 16
  • MSC beefing up capacity, adding 52,000 TEU this year
  • Box trade up, but bulk transport stars in Hanjin's 166 pc profit rise
  • Containers only bright spot in OOIL's 98 pc H1 profit plunge
  • Captains of Middle East shipping industry to steer maritime event
  • MOL's box shipping inches ahead, but rocketing fuel costs compress profits
  • Hutchison consortium wins bid for Greek box terminal
  • New CSCL-Maersk CMIX service calls at Shekou CT
  • Shanghai's H1 box volume rises by 10.4 pc, while Yangshan's soars by 42.8 pc
  • Fesco acquires 50 pc of Vladivostok Container Terminal
  • Bulk carriers haul NYK's profits up by 54 pc
  • Task Force proposes upfront tariff fixing for new PPP port projects
  • 4 more berths at paradip Port on drawing board
  • Handling 6m TEUs in H1, Guangzhou tops world's ports!
  • Exports up by 22.3 per cent this year
  • Americans see India as investors' paradise!
  • DGFT notifies norms for cotton export
  • Fieo wants a 'Niryaat Bhavan' in Mumbai too

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 4, 2008
  • Mississippi crash comms failure
  • Diana's Q2 profit soars
  • California to sue EPA
  • Siba orders livestock ships

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 4, 2008
  • USCG commissions BERTHOLF
  • Vale orders 12 VLOC's at Rongsheng
  • Fincantieri to pay $120 million for Manitowoc Marine shipyards

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2008
  • Foss Maritime names Godfrey global services vice president
  • Benge new contracts manager for Port of Tacoma
  • Steamship historical society wants help with photo IDs
  • Crowley promotes Cosgrove to marine personnel vice president
  • Federal Maritime Commission eyes Oceania Agreement amendment

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • K Line moves to ensure shiprepair space
    K LINE will invest $25m in China's Titan Quanzhou Shipyard.
  • China Shipping in talks to invest in Taicang Port
    China Shipping Group is eyeing a 30% stake in Taicang Port Phase II.


Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 4, 2008
  • US ports close as Edouard nears
    PILOTS at Houston, Freeport, Beaumont and Port Arthur have joined their counterparts at Galveston and Texas City in halting arrivals of inbound ships in anticipation of the arrival of Tropical Storm Edouard
  • Sovcomflot ship saves 13
    A RUSSIAN Suezmax has saved 13 Indonesian cargo ship crewmen who were adrift after their vessel struck another in the Malacca Strait and sank
  • Fincantieri enters US yard sector
    ITALIAN builder Fincantieri is branching out into the US market through the acquisition of the Manitowoc Marine
  • Mississippi inquiry points to tug crew
    PRELIMINARY findings by the US Coast Guard are pointing toward a Mississippi River tug crew ' and away from tanker personnel ' in the accident that spilled 1,400 tonnes of fuel oil and closed the river for six days, delaying hundreds of vessels
  • Why Iran's yards lose contracts
    IRAN'S shipbuilding and repair yards are losing $2Bn worth of market share to foreign yards because they fail to deliver ships on time, according to the chairman of the Iranian Association of Marine Engineering
  • Malaysia port owner suspends shares
    THE OWNER of two key Malaysian ports has suspended trading of its shares
  • Korea plans oil storage facilities
    SOUTH Korea has unveiled plans to build facilities to store 28M barrels of oil midway along the country's southern coast

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 4, 2008
  • Evergreen backs off charter deal
    The 12,400-TEU vessels were to be deployed in the Asia-Europe trades, where demand has softened and rates have fallen.
  • Trailer Bridge loss shrinks
  • APL names Eng Aik Meng president
  • Texas ports brace for Eduardo
  • Mitsui invests in Australia port project
  • DOT extends Mexican truck program
  • NCBFAA tries again for NVO tariff exemption
  • C.H. Robinson acquires project forwarder
  • Hutchison-led group wins bid for Greek terminal
  • Brazil launches effort to revive trade talks
  • OceanGuaranteed adds Guanzhou, Canada to destinations

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 4, 2008
  • Widdows brings back Eng to front APL as NOL's Hapag bid considered by TUI
  • LA and Long Beach imports decline again but exports gaining ground
  • Spanish box traffic slowing
  • CAI International scores from Consent buy
  • NZ recovering after storms

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 4, 2008
  • Revenue triples
    Britannia Bulk reports a big revenue leap but sees a quarterly loss after it retired notes.
  • Tropical slipping
    Caribbean liner company's parent blames "challenging economic environment" for lower operating profits.
  • Bahamas battle
    Roddie Fleming of banking and Bond dynasty unveils plans for Grand Bahama Port Authority in takeover battle with Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa.
  • Loss shrinks
    John McCown-led Trailer Bridge cuts red ink from its bottom line despite operating income drop, but shares surge after a positive third-quarter view.
  • Sagamore hurt
    US-flag general cargoship is said to have suffered damage after losing propulsion in the Persian Gulf.
  • Vale buys big
    Mining giant pens $1.6bn VLOC order at Chinese yard.
  • Embiricos hits out
    Emissions trading schemes and bunker levy a threat to the environment and world trade, GSCC chairman says.
  • Chemical sisters
    Italy's Finbeta orders a pair of ice-classed units at Turkey's TVK to replace failed 2007 order in Spain.
  • No response
    US Coast Guard's initial findings of the Mississippi spill investigation shows a tug, without its captain on board, did not respond to call outs.
  • Fincantieri in US
    Italian shipbuilder and Lockheed Martin sign deal to buy up Manitowoc Marine Group and its trio of Great Lakes yards.
  • Packed wallet
    Increased dry-bulk rates and revenue days see Pac Basin double first-half revenues and profit.
  • BP pay row
    Oil giant causes a stir with 36% pay rise for Poles, 16% for Indians but only 7% for Brits in 'equalisation' drive.
  • Confined blast
    UK's chief accident investigator slams authorities' 'complacency' over confined-space accidents and mulls tougher port safety rules.
  • More please!
    Feeder operators in Sri Lanka are hiking rates to cover increases in fuel bills.
  • Cosco cooking
    With $7.4bn worth of orders on the boil Singapore-listed yard books 61% rise in quarterly profit.
  • Stella starts
    Finnish owner begins link from Helsinki to St Petersburg with veteran former Color Line ferry.
  • Greater Yarmouth
    Will £60m development at east UK port cure congestion and attract larger ships?
  • Delay delight
    Pac Basin chief Richard Hext sees positives in dry-bulk market from order delays and cancellations.
  • Sovcomflot saves
    Russian suezmax rescues 13 people from sunken Indonesian ferry in Malacca Strait, but up to three killed.
  • Farstad sells AHTS
    Karl Johan Bakken-led offshore owner to pocket $10m from sale of ageing vessel.
  • Manx mishap
    Passengers evacuated without injury as Steam Packet ferry hits dock in Isle of Man.
  • The $2bn yard
    China's Jiangsu Rongsheng pressing ahead with ambitious float in Hong Kong, possibly this year.
  • Strike warning
    Workers to stage one-hour protest over delays in wage talks with Estonian ferry player Tallink.
  • Siba splashes out
    Italian shipowner invests $250m in two new livestock carrier newbuildings in Croatia.
  • PSVs pick up
    Average rates increase 40% year-on-year as newer tonnage helps line owners' pockets.
  • Asciano in play
    Private equity firms target Australia's largest ports and rail group with unsolicited bid.
  • Tuzla death
    Another worker dies from injuries sustained at notorious Istanbul yard complex.
  • Licence to spend
    State-owned Indian player SCI finally wins financial independence through granting of "navratna" status.
  • Big three fall
    K-Line suffers its biggest reversal of the year as oil price rise and BDI fall hit Japanese lines hard.
  • Unstuck
    "No significant damage" to Italian chemical tanker which grounded off Flushing last week.
  • Dog takes ferry
    Courageous canine gets lost on day out, but crosses UK's River Tamar by boat to find his way home.
  • Q-Ship improves
    First-half profit slips but strong second quarter claws back lost ground at Qatari gasship and tanker owner.
  • Korean yards dive
    Order cancellations spook investors sending shares of shipbuilders down by up to 14%.
  • Nakilat cashes up
    Qatar Gas Transport Co has raised $1.5bn to help fund its 25 newbuildings in Korea.
  • Pacific Sun sails
    Battered P&O Cruises' vessel reported to have left Auckland after weather improves.
  • New boss at APL
    Former head of Aurora Tankers to take over as president of NOL liner operation.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2008
  • NOL names Eng as Widdows' successor
  • U.S.-India rates rise 25 to 30% in recent months
  • Deutsche Post charges undermine double-digit operating growth
  • BA Cargo volume up 4%, fuel costs increase 51%
  • Weyerhauser faces overhaul, selling shipping line, railroads
  • NFTC releases global supply chain benchmark study
  • Australia's biggest cattle shipment ever
  • C.H. Robinson acquires Transera
  • Ningbo volume up 17% over first half of 2008
  • Marseilles-Fos names director general

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 4, 2008
  • Tankers: Slow Steaming 'more relevant'
    Falling rates and fuel costs putting pressure on tanker operators.
  • Global bunker market report
  • Warning on China after 'atrociously bad' fuel samples
    Alarm raised following two contamination cases in country where fuel quality has previously not been a concern.
  • Singapore bunker prices still climbing
    Market has recovered losses of the past two weeks.
  • Rotterdam market firm
  • South Korea to invest in fuel storage
    International tank terminal operators and crude oil traders 'ready to sign' initial contract.
  • Bad weather to disrupt Hong Kong bunkering
    Deliveries could be suspended for two days.
  • Bunker tanker spills oil after collision
    Nearly 2,000 litres of bunker oil spilled in South Korean waters.
  • Indian supplier warns of MGO shortages
    Product shortages at ports located in the Gulf of Kutch.
  • Chartering strategies can counter high bunker prices
    Placing a vessel on long-term charter protects owners from high bunker prices.
  • Union wants bunker supplier nationalised
    Sri Lanka's largest bunker supplier must become state-owned again, union says.
  • Feeders to hike bunker surcharge
    Sri Lankan operators facing high bunker fuel costs.
  • Conflicting reports on Iran's fuel oil exports
    One NIOC official says shipments will continue as usual, but another says exports temporarily halted.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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