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December 16, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China links spur Taiwan growth
    Taiwan's launch of direct cargo links with China yesterday will help it better compete with rival transport hubs Hong Kong and Singapore, while logistic firms are poised to triple contribution to economic growth, analysts say.
  • Strong Somali govt needed to beat pirates: France
    Piracy in the Gulf of Aden will only be defeated by a strong government in Somalia, the commander of the French naval operation in the Indian Ocean said on Sunday.
  • Dry bulk rate hike seen as temporary
    THE sharp rise in dry bulk freight rates towards the end of last week is a spike and cannot be sustained because the fundamentals that have caused prices to tank over the past quarter remain the same.

Sched Netweb site
  • Historic day for direct cross strait shipping this week
  • Maersk suspends all new investment projects
  • Biggest dockyard on Yangtze River passes state inspection
  • MOL's HK-based consolidator to handle US furniture giant
  • Canada's box sniffing equipment is too sensitive: report
  • MISC Berhad to commence Asia-South Africa service in March
  • Euroafrica Shipping Lines to commence St Petersburg-W Africa service
  • Lack of basic security blamed for Islamic attacks on Pakistani CTs
  • ILA, employers prepare for talks long before contract expires September 30
  • Poland's DCT Gdansk commissions three new RTGs
  • CEVA to handle Carrefour retail delivery in Thailand
  • Australian court fines Qantas and BA for price-fixing
  • NZ regulator to prosecute airlines for price fixing
  • Taiwan ready for direct cross-strait open aviation with mainland

Exim Indiaweb site
  • TNWA, GA, MOL revise Asia-West Mediterranean/North Europe services
  • K-Line, PIL to restructure Asia to South Africa service
  • Maersk Line reaffirms commitment to intra-Asia through MCC
  • Hanjin Shipping signs 30-year lease agreement with Jacksonville port
  • MISC to launch new dedicated Asia-South Africa service in March 2009
  • Evergreen Line to add Savannah call to AUE service
  • NYK Nature Fellowships promote environmental awareness
  • Newcastle port testing new ship tracking system
  • WCA Textiles Partnership launched
  • Tianjin port surpasses last year's volume in box throughput
  • Shanghai port forecasts lower 9 per cent box traffic growth in 2008
  • Precious Shipping to replace old vessels
  • Direct shipping services between Taiwan and mainland China resume after 50 years
  • Cancellation of orders worry shipbuilders
  • Navy thwarts another pirate attack
  • AMET varsity holds discussion on future of shipping trade
  • Middle East shipping 'riding out' global economic storm
  • Port project planned near Puri
  • Trackon Telematics, Fleet Management System ensure increase in efficiency & profits
  • Rlys draws up Rs 30,000-cr. infrastructure upgradation plan
  • Freight traffic up by 6.45 pc during April-November
  • IIP: First monthly fall in 15 years
  • RBI gives Rs 5,000-cr. refinance facility to Exim Bank
  • Govt backs G20 call for export credit support
  • IIP falls to '0.4 pc in Oct.
  • Manufacturing sector faces 50 pc cut in output, 30 pc job losses-Ficci study
  • No WTO ministerial meeting this year

Maritime Global Netweb site
  • UK owners' body backs emissions trading
  • Frontline joins Teekay in Gemini Pool
  • Euronav's new VLCC
  • Evergreen ponders more Taiwan-mainland services
  • Sharjah shipyard project "launched"
  • Dryships cancels bulker deals

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2008
  • Deepwater FPSO arrives in Brazil
  • Credit lifeline for Wadan Yards
  • Canada puts shipbuilding in economic stimulus plans

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2008
  • NMTA member ports plan rate increases
  • Freight transport index rises during month of October
  • Coast Guard Cutter returns to Port Angeles
  • Team from Port of Newport attends NOAA pre-bid conference
  • Ship management firm angry over treatment of held officers

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2008
  • UK owners lead drive for open emissions trading scheme
    CHAMBER of Shipping takes bold step towards cutting the amount of carbon vented from ships.
  • Mitropoulos urges action on emissions
  • China Cosco doubles FFA losses as rates plummet
    CHINA Cosco more than doubles losses on FFA contracts since September 30 to $785m.
  • ArcelorMittal hit by time charter breach claims
    NORWEGIAN handymax specialist Western Bulk Carriers is claiming a total of $5.4m from the steel producer.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2008
  • IMF sees halved China growth
    THE IMF warned today that growth in China could be cut in half from this year to next, with serious implications for shipping sectors
  • Doll sees opportunity in market pinch
    PINCHED financial sectors have brought about huge change in the second markets, which will force both operators and investors out of business, industry analyst Fred Doll has warned at the Seatrade Middle East Maritime conference
  • Indian navy nabs 23 pirates
    THE INDIAN navy has thwarted a pirate attack on on Ethiopian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden, seizing 23 of the suspects
  • Owners fear tanker rate collapse
    FEARS of a collapse in tanker rates ' just like the fall in drybulk rates ' is worrying tanker owners and operators
  • Death reported in ship release
    PIRATES have released the Greek chemical tanker Action, but there were reports today that at least one of the crew was found dead
  • Drybulk shares rise on market news
    SHARES in drybulk shipping companies listed in European markets rose this mornings after a reported sharp rise in freight rates
  • Three missing from sinking ship
    THREE Egyptian crew members are missing after a cargo ship capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Cyprus today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2008
  • California passes strictest truck rules
    California air board approves rules to begin phase-in of nation's strictest emission limits for commercial trucks in 2011
  • Widdows re-ups with TSA
  • Contract dispute threatens Vancouver port with strike
  • Miami port tunnel proposal victim of credit crunch
  • Maintenance work restricts transits at Panama Canal
  • Surcharges for ECSA to ME-Asia reduced by Maersk
  • DHL stays with ABX
  • WCO urges trade promotion
  • Marseilles strike ends
  • ProLogis in Japan lease
  • Japan tests box tracking

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2008
  • UK Chamber of Shipping calls for ETS
  • CNs Chicago regulatory saga ending?
  • Long Beach inbound plunges 14% in November
  • Evergreen offers new China/Taiwan service
  • Seafarers at risk from 'vagaries' of national laws

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2008
  • Cosco's $577m hit
    China Cosco Holdings books vast "floating FFA loss" in 2008 as dry-bulk rates go to the wall.
  • PacBasin pays out
    Dry-bulk slump and grim global economic outlook force handysize specialist into charter hire re-jig.
  • Aegean bullish
    New York-listed bunker supplier and tanker owner ready to back itself with $25m share buy-back.
  • Tsuji goes under
    Credit crunch and high steel prices force new shipbuilder Tsuji Heavy Industries into bankruptcy.
  • Club censure
    P&I cartel attacks South Korean appeal court decision to jail Hebei Spirit officers.
  • Strike over
    Fos-Lavera in France to resume operations, with backlog of 47 tankers to clear.
  • Three missing
    Search on for Egyptian trio, seven others rescued as ship sinks in Mediterranean.
  • Med break
    Norwegian owner Hurtigruten's cruiseship Nordnorge heading south for offshore accommodation work.
  • Chemical cash
    Odfjell sells 2004-built tanker to Torkel Alendal's Star Tankers and charters it back for five years.
  • Limited payout
    Owner of high profile containership casualty succeeds in extending protection against cargo claims to slot charterers.
  • Elkem cancels
    Norwegian operator scraps bulker charter ending in 2009 to save cash in poor market.
  • Next stop: Yemen
    More cruise passengers to make unscheduled Yemen visit as operator decides Gulf of Aden too risky.
  • Death confirmed
    Greek operator of latest pirate release says chief engineer died two weeks ago but denies two other deaths.
  • Study leave
    Gaza students denied visa for overseas universities carried to Cyprus on Free Gaza vessel.
  • Indian bail-out?
    Government mulls combating finance costs for shipowners with interest subsidy.
  • Workers injured
    Another accident at a Tuzla yard in Turkey leaves one man in serious condition after fire.
  • Crewman missing
    Search launched off UK for man feared fallen overboard from reefer Prince of Streams.
  • Arklow bash
    Irish multipurpose ship in collision with fishing vessel off Sables d'Olonne, France
  • Dividend stopped
    OceanFreight cuts payout to share holders and renegotiates three year panamax bulker charter.
  • Kiel collision
    German and Dutch general cargo vessels damaged in clash in foggy canal.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2008
  • Maersk plans to trim capital spending
  • Indian Navy nabs pirates as EU force arrives
  • MSC cuts Asia/Europe weekly capacity
  • MISC Berhard stays in South Africa trade
  • TBS enters the heavy lift business
  • Hamburg Süd adds Guatemala, El Salvador offices
  • Seatrain's Pack dead at 90
  • New Zealand starts air cargo cartel probe
  • ESC: EU road tax won't induce modal shift
  • Is this the Polar Express?
  • Customs administrations feel $queeze
  • Pro-trade group seeks border bucks
  • Office Depot trims DCs, Kraft outsources
  • Group says meat exports remain strong
  • New members named to COAC
  • Busan counts on regional deals to lure cargo
  • COSCO Pacific November throughput up 8%
  • Canadian ILWU dockers threaten strike
  • Vancouver port issues bonds for terminal
  • Pakistan logistics terminals attacked again

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2008
  • A. P. Møller-Mærsk to drop investments
    A. P. Møller-Mærsk will likely cancel orders and options on vessels in the coming months as a consequence of the new policy of working only with projects financed by the groups own cash flow. "We have decided to not ...
  • 23 pirates taken by Indian navy
    23 pirates were on December 13 arrested in the Gulf of Aden when trying to hijack the Ethiopian-flagged general cargo vessel Gibe, according to international media. The Indian navy ship INS Mysore was escorting merchant ships in the region ...
  • Hebei Spirit verdict threath to recruitment
    Several large shipping organisations have voiced their concern after a verdict in South Korea where the master and first officer was jailed for 18 and 8 months respectively. According to the court, the pair was partly responsible for the worst ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2008
  • Aegean to buy up to $25 million of own stock
    Company's stock market value declined sharply since June in line with global shipping shares.
  • Maersk in move to 'get rid of cheating'
    Installing flow meters across the fleet to discourage short deliveries.
  • Middle East growth for O.W.
    Team expansion expected to continue in 2009 after two years of rapid growth.
  • Firm start to week for Asian bunkers
    380 cst in Singapore overtakes Hong Kong's price level.
  • Tanker explosion kills one
    Blaze on small tanker spreading to nearby barge and fishing boats.
  • Goldman Sachs slashes 2009 oil forecast to $45
    Says oil prices could drop to $30 in the first quarter.
  • Lanka IOC appoints new head
    Change in company's top position has taken effect.
  • Singapore bunkers sales top 2007 record
    MPA data shows November sales down from the previous month.
  • Japan's bonded sales down in October
    Volumes fell year-on-year but rose from September.
  • Brunei opens up bunkering services
    Local supplier given permission to sell bunkers directly to ships.

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Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
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.
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