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October 8, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dryships to buy bulk carriers for US$689.6m
    DryShips Inc, an Athens-based commodities shipping line, will buy nine commodity carriers from companies associated with its founder, George Economou, for US$689.6 million in stock.
  • Fight Gulf of Aden piracy urgently: ASF
    THE Asian Shipowners' Forum (ASF) yesterday added its voice to calls for urgent action to deal with the piracy problem in the Gulf of Aden, joining the international shipping community and the Round Table of international shipowners' associations in asking the United Nations, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and all maritime nations to better address the issue.
  • Yunnan Airport starts taking bids for freight centre partner
    Yunnan Airport Group Co, which owns 11 airports in southwestern China, is seeking domestic and overseas partners to build a freight distribution centre to tap cargo traffic between China and South Asia.
  • Qingdao gives tax breaks
Strait Talk
  • Goodbye conferences, hello joint services
    ABOUT a year ago, I got a bit of a telling off from a liner executive for suggesting that now that the conference system is being banned, the obvious way to keep freight rates at reasonable levels is to control capacity through consortia or joint services.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dryships to buy bulk carriers for US$689.6m
    DryShips Inc, an Athens-based commodities shipping line, will buy nine commodity carriers from companies associated with its founder, George Economou, for US$689.6 million in stock.
  • Fight Gulf of Aden piracy urgently: ASF
    THE Asian Shipowners' Forum (ASF) yesterday added its voice to calls for urgent action to deal with the piracy problem in the Gulf of Aden, joining the international shipping community and the Round Table of international shipowners' associations in asking the United Nations, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and all maritime nations to better address the issue.
  • Yunnan Airport starts taking bids for freight centre partner
    Yunnan Airport Group Co, which owns 11 airports in southwestern China, is seeking domestic and overseas partners to build a freight distribution centre to tap cargo traffic between China and South Asia.
  • Qingdao gives tax breaks
Strait Talk
  • Goodbye conferences, hello joint services
    ABOUT a year ago, I got a bit of a telling off from a liner executive for suggesting that now that the conference system is being banned, the obvious way to keep freight rates at reasonable levels is to control capacity through consortia or joint services.

Sched Netweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2008
  • Former Schenker chairman joins Kuehne + Nagel
  • Access to China's interior requires pallet-sized boxes: study
  • Pirates return to the South China Sea
  • Safmarine makes first woman captain of containership
  • Mine clearance included in Panama Canal excavation call for bids
  • EGL launches supply chain operations in US and Hong Kong
  • CN again urges approval of Chicago railway acquisition
  • New container cranes arrive to modernise Vladivostok
  • Lanco to develop India's Vizhinjam Intl Transhipment Terminal
  • Switch to sea freight noted as LAX cargo posts 16pc drop
  • Continental records passenger slump on all routes in September
  • War zone Coyne Airways appoints new UK sales chief

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Buccaneers baulking with the booty!
  • Seatrade to reward & celebrate maritime excellence tomorrow
  • MMTC to import 18,500 tonnes of veg oil
  • Spices exports net more
  • Soyameal exports soar by 39 pc
  • US stalls for time again on shrimp dumping probe result
  • Exim Bank aid for Tatas' Zambia power project
  • Areas for trade ties with Lower Saxony in Germany identified
  • US Exim Bank underwrites AI's Boeing deal
  • 50 pc rise in steel imports during H1
  • CONCOR's CFS-DRT augments trade facilities with buffer yard & reefer parking
  • SW Rly seeks rebate sop to wean away ore cargo from roadways
  • ISB's GLAMS develops logistics model to link production to sales points
  • Air cargo nose-diving for 3rd month in row
  • ACTL flags off direct box train services from its Faridabad siding
  • Assocham pushes for revised tax treaty with Nepal
  • With CRR cut, economy flush with more funds for Corp. India
  • Step in right direction-AIAI
  • FIIs still prefer India & China - UNCTAD survey

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2008
  • Fiata names interim secretary general
  • Gruber Logistics opens agency in Hamburg
  • Etihad introduces self-handling in Thailand
  • Italsempione strengthens System Alliance Europe in Italy
  • Österreichische Post goes shopping in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2008
  • Shipping's piracy appeal at MEPC
  • Indian seafarers could boycott Gulf of Aden
  • EU "needs more port investment"
  • ITF's Baltic "week of action"

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2008
  • New Lloyd's war risk policy includes security team protection
  • Double pay for ship crews in pirate danger zone
  • K-Sea general partner drops IPO plan
  • KVH expands mini-VSAT coverage
  • India to press ahead with shipbuilding expansion

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2008
  • UN adopts new resolution to tackle Somali pirates
    UNITED Nations passes beefed up version of resolution urging the use of military force action against piracy off Somalia.
  • Seafarers sailing near Somalia to get double pay
  • Green groups slam draft recycling policy
    DRAFT convention on ship recycling is a "shameful document which will likely do more harm than good."
  • Teekay sets aside $200m to buy back shares
    TANKER and gas shipping group has earmarked $200m to repurchase about 14% of its own shares.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2008
  • Cruise financial fallout warned
    Everyone out of the pool on Queen VictoriaMAJOR cruise groups could be in for a rough ride in 2009, with the financial crisis restraining both US and European consumer spending
  • New Sao Paulo port plans shelved
    PLANS by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista to build a $1.7Bn port for the state of Sao Paulo have been shelved because of continuing turbulence in world financial markets
  • Turkey privatising key ports
    SEVERAL Turkish State Railways-owned ports are to be privatised once Ankara approves their concession agreements, the Anatolia News Agency reported today
  • Swedish shipping seen left out
    SWEDEN is preparing to spend $59Bn on infrastructure over the next decade, but the maritime system has been largely left out, according to Berit Blomqvist, MD of the country's shipbrokers' association
  • Bharathi targets 40% revenues rise
    BHARATHI Shipyard, second-largest yard in India's private sector, is aiming for a 40% climb in shipbuilding revenues in the financial year ending March 2009

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2008
  • 3PL CEOs see modest revenue growth
    Conservative growth prospects and continued pricing pressures top concerns in a new survey of 3PL CEOs, due to fuel prices, slow-growth economy
  • Court rules against US in Jones Act shipyard case
  • Maersk cuts US-SA fuel fees
  • Seaway freight gains
  • DHL steps up cutbacks
  • Norfolk-Richmond short sea service to be inaugurated
  • Jasper County port would bring in billions: Study
  • LAX airfreight down
  • FedEx Express adds Mexico overnight service
  • Encompass Global Logistics opens for business
  • New cranes for Russia port

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2008
  • ILWU votes in favour of new contract
  • Contargo to take on more 500TEU 'Jowi Class' barges
  • Chairman Chang defends Evergreen's strategy
  • GE SeaCo's UK business sold to TAL
  • UP takes action to alleviate Seattle congestion

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2008
  • No relief
    More efforts by US officials were still not enough to prevent another down day on Wall Street.
  • Three-year low
    Cargo volume at major US container ports is expected to decline by 6.5% this year.
  • War bonus agreed
    Gulf of Aden designated a high-risk area with double pay for crews sailing through "hijack alley."
  • Moller wants more
    Teekay Corp unveils $200m share buy-back after boosting quarterly dividend.
  • Rio books barges
    Argentine shipyard will build 80 river barges with options for 40 more to haul Rio Tinto iron ore.
  • K-Sea IPO canned
    Tank-barge player's parent nixes $100m stock offering amid financial crisis.
  • Bulker grounds
    Fednav's Federal Kivalina stuck hard off Norway, its second grounding in a little over a year.
  • Port plan nixed
    Credit crunch leads Brazilian logistics company to put a new Sao Paolo-area port on hold.
  • Navios sets pill
    US-listed bulker owner sets shareholder rights pill aimed at preventing unwanted takeover attempts.
  • Not so fast!
    Fredriksen lieutenant Tor Olav Troim says TUI should consider halting Hapag-Lloyd sale as financial turmoil continues.
  • Mwangura freed
    Kenyan activist arrested for making "alarming statements" about Faina's cargo released pending trial.
  • Svithoid slumps
    Swedish tanker owner's shares nosedive when placed in "observation segment" amid funding talks.
  • Clearing smoke
    Dry-bulk owners' stocks have plunged following a brutal week but it's premature to say the party is over in China, analyst says.
  • MNP for sale?
    Report links domestic Gazprombank to takeover move for Russian shipbuilding group.
  • Goh bags $7.3m
    Singapore's Swiber Holdings secures six month charter for AHTS in Vietnam.
  • Feeling used
    Utilisation rates soar for French company's seismic vessel fleet as both demand and availability improve.
  • Suez still fighting
    Canal traffic not dented by increase in pirate attacks with September revenue still strong, SCA chief says.
  • Heading home
    Norway's Petroleum Geo-Services sees nine ships qualify for the new Norwegian tax system following today's budget proposals.
  • Calmac edges it
    Scottish state ferry player only just beats previous year's profit to 31 March thanks to tax rebate.
  • Torm transfer
    Skuld P&I club recruits Helle Lehmann to head its Copenhagen office.
  • Five go live
    Philippines completes new ro-ro ports to broaden sea transport network.
  • Zhanjiang grows
    Chinese port to construct a new iron ore berth for VLOCs for operation from 2011.
  • Dof dances samba
    Helge Mogster-led owner ties up AHTS newbuilding in $52m three-year deal off Brazil.
  • Windsor siege
    Greenpeace launches paint-filled protest against coal shipments to Spain onboard bulker Windsor Adventure.
  • Marco wins big
    Singapore shipowner and shipbuilder moves up the food chain with higher value order.
  • Vopak in at Merak
    Dutch terminal group buys Mitsui's chemical storage plant Prointal in Indonesia.
  • RCCL ends JV
    US outfit pulls the plug on Island cruises joint venture with UK's First Choice Holidays.
  • Big three dented
    NYK, Mitsui OSK and K Line suffer following downgrade before late rally.
  • Museum opens
    Evergreen boss Chang Yung-fa's longstanding dream of permanent maritime exhibition space in Taipei is now a reality.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2008
  • Shareholder: TUI AG should consider postponing Hapag-Lloyd sale
  • Bigger ships tested in Far East/South America trade
  • Evergreen, Yang Ming and Cheng Lie start intra-Asia service
  • Improved dry dock to boost Bay Area shipyard revenues
  • By Jiminy, the chirp goes on
  • Encompass Global Logistics begins operations
  • ILWU approves new West Coast waterfront labor pact
  • Baltimore plans Seagirt privatization
  • Port of Galveston rebuilding business after Hurricane Ike
  • Castaing named Le Havre port chief
  • Bad timing for Oakland port president's spending revelations

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2008
  • Russia calls for joint anti-piracy work
    Russia wants to work with the United States and European Union to fight piracy off the African coast and proposes naval forces gathering in the area to coordinate their efforts, according to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, reports the ...
  • Cargo ship grounded off Kristiansand
    The Hong Kong-registred cargo ship Federal Kivalina ran aground at Årsundøya off Kristiansand on Monday, loaded with 35,000 tonnes of aluminium oxide. A salvage team is now offloading the cargo as well as the oil (40 tonnes of diesel ...
  • Göteborgs hamn needs to increase effectivity
    Göteborgs hamn reduces its personnel with 100 persons, due to the company's restructuring. "The recession with decreasing cargo volumes makes us to immediately need to reduce our costs. We have noticed a strong braking during the last months and the ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2008
  • Agency predicts lower oil prices
    'Slowdown' affecting demand but production growth seen as 'sluggish'.
  • SEA Card program goes live
    Suppliers invited to enroll for free to 'increase financial revenues'.
  • Global bunker market report
  • Stena cuts back 'unprofitable route'
    Fuel prices blamed as ferry is withdrawn.
  • IMO emission amendments 'a remarkable step'
    Mitropoulos urges MEPC to see MARPOL Annex VI revision 'through to the very end'.
  • Bids to change ECA criteria rejected
    Opening discussion on MARPOL Annex VI revision would be 'a recipe for disaster'.
  • DNVPS expands its quantity surveys
    Agency to offer service in growing list of ports.
  • South Korean refiners to export more fuel oil
    Analysts say cargoes will help ease the tight regional market.
  • Bunker prices soften in Asia
    Prices continue to weaken,though not as fast as seen at the start of the week.
  • Rotterdam market very quiet
  • Bunker fuel extraction postponed
    Retrieval expected to take place after removal of another chemical cargo found on-board Princess of the Stars.
  • Indian port in expansion bid
    Expansion plans include bunkering facilities and enlarging the SEZ.
  • Bunker sales growth drives expansion
    Refiner to offer bonded bunker products at more Indian ports.

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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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