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April 23, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore players win logistics awards
    THE central role Singapore plays in the global transport and logistics sphere was re-affirmed once again at yesterday's 22nd Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) when the island's main maritime industry players picked up awards - yet again.
  • New Yantai Raffles crane sets world lifting record
    YANTAI Raffles Shipyard has added significantly to its capabilities with the christening of a new US$40 million fixed dual beam gantry crane with a lifting capacity of 20,000 metric tonnes.
  • PTP plans to build four more container berths
    (JOHOR BARU) The Port of Tanjung Pelepas will expand its container terminal by building four additional berths to form a 1.44km wharf to enable it to increase its container handling capacity to 12 million TEUs by 2011.
Strait Talk
  • Help govts fight pirate gangs
    REPORTS are still coming in but it appears that as the 264,567 dwt Japanese-flag VLCC Takayama was sailing in ballast through the Gulf of Aden, it came under heavy attack from pirates armed with not only small arms but also rocket-propelled grenades.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore players win logistics awards
    THE central role Singapore plays in the global transport and logistics sphere was re-affirmed once again at yesterday's 22nd Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) when the island's main maritime industry players picked up awards - yet again.
  • New Yantai Raffles crane sets world lifting record
    YANTAI Raffles Shipyard has added significantly to its capabilities with the christening of a new US$40 million fixed dual beam gantry crane with a lifting capacity of 20,000 metric tonnes.
  • PTP plans to build four more container berths
    (JOHOR BARU) The Port of Tanjung Pelepas will expand its container terminal by building four additional berths to form a 1.44km wharf to enable it to increase its container handling capacity to 12 million TEUs by 2011.
Strait Talk
  • Help govts fight pirate gangs
    REPORTS are still coming in but it appears that as the 264,567 dwt Japanese-flag VLCC Takayama was sailing in ballast through the Gulf of Aden, it came under heavy attack from pirates armed with not only small arms but also rocket-propelled grenades.

Sched Netweb site
  • Congestion at Panama Canal causes ships four-day delays
  • OOIL starts off year with strong earnings on higher throughput
  • Port of Amsterdam to add new Asia/Europe service
  • Horizon Lines heads US federal antitrust probe
  • APM's Tanger-Med Port crane delivery marks Moroccan terminal's take off
  • Australia's container operators mull charging for delays
  • Aeroflot and Mongolian Airlines sign accord to strengthen cooperation
  • Guangzhou Baiyun Airport seeks supreme status as China's top logistics hub
  • ABX cushions the fall of top executives in case of take-over

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Global shipping operators investing in developing mega box terminals!
  • Biggest container maker fears declining demand in 2008
  • India set to sign four deals with Chile
  • Norwegian analysts see trade with India booming
  • High global prices encouraging maize exports
  • Organic produce exports shot up by 187 pc in 2006-07, claims Apeda
  • Hungry Saudis may urge India to keep rice pipeline open
  • Russia aiming to double trade with India
  • Trade with Oman swells to $ 1.5 bn
  • Surge in vegoil imports
  • SKIL Infrastructure to invest Rs 1,200 cr. in port project at Positra
  • Rlys earn 14 pc more
  • Lanka to import Indian trains
  • South Central Rly posts 19 pc revenue growth
  • Rlys hopes to capture 60 pc of road freight with dedicated corridors
  • India now job-seekers' paradise!
  • CCEA gives nod for 2 Apeda schemes
  • FTP notifications please, urges SIMA
  • CBDT members who matter

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 22, 2008
  • Sturla Henriksen, new managing director of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association
  • Ro-ro traffic up by 15% in port of Dunkirk
  • Swiss WorldCargo capacity utilisation factor high
  • Veolia Cargo buys C-Rail
  • New Y shuttle train Duisburg'Hamburg/Lübeck

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 22, 2008
  • "Dozen boxships need structural work": MAIB
  • Golden Ocean orders and sells
  • Eitzen Chemical sells 4 newbuildings
  • IMO goes home

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 22, 2008
  • Cosco Busan pilot hit with more charges
  • NSRP announces new shipbuilding R&D projects
  • DryShips to make mandatory offer for Ocean Rig
  • NYK says tanker holed in small boat attack
  • MAIB publishes MSC Napoli findings
  • Austal wins another patrol boat order

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 22, 2008
  • Class societies act on Napoli report findings
    CLASSIFICATION societies have assured owners that their containerships are safe, in the wake of the MAIB's MSC Napoli report.
  • Napoli sparks boxship crackdown
  • DryShips launches full offer for Ocean Rig
    DRY bulker owner has launched an offer for the shares of Ocean Rig after George Economou took control of the drilling company.
  • Concerns deepen over Zimbabwe ship's plans
    THE Cosco ship said to be carrying arms bound for Zimbabwe reappeared on maritime tracking systems yesterday.
  • Back on track
    There is renewed interest in a Gulf Co-Operation Council-wide rail system to keep pace with the ongoing trade boom.
  • Breaking with tradition
    AS A result of an accident, the safety of containerships is now under scrutiny in a long-overdue examination.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 22, 2008
  • MAIB reveals Napoli structural flaw
    THE Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published its report into the MSC Napoli incident, criticising the structural strength of the 1991-built container ship.
  • RCCL follows suit on surcharges
    SURPRISING no one, Royal Caribbean has hiked the fuel surcharge for customers of its North American brands
  • DNV rejects Napoli blame
    CLASSIFICATION society DNV has acknowledged the MAIB report into the MSC Napoli incident, admitting the ship's hull's buckling strength in the forward part of the engine room was "insufficient"
  • IMO head wins Seatrade award
    IMO secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos was named as Seatrade Personality of the Year last night at the 20th annual Seatrade Awards dinner
  • Boxships stay ahead of the game
    CONTAINERSHIP demand will continue to support asset pricing despite US economic weakness, says shipowner Danaos Corporation
  • EU investigates Scottish ferries
    A FORMAL investigation into the subsidising of Scottish ferry services have been launched by the European Commission.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 22, 2008
  • Speed before safety: MSC Napoli report rips container shipping industry
    An inspection by the U.K.'s maritime safety agency reveals structural flaws in the ill-fated ship, 11 others.
  • NS ekes out first-quarter gain
  • Baltimore sets cargo records
  • Senate bill would reduce diesel taxes
  • Steel imports inch up
  • TSA updates TWIC statistics
  • Systems integration called key to intermodal productivity
  • Strong charter demand boosts Danaos earnings
  • EU, China to discuss IPR violations
  • Alitalia on brink of collapse
  • CP earnings slump

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 22, 2008
  • MAIB's MSC Napoli report identifies flaws in vessel construction and industry practice
  • Hapag-Lloyd buyers to be identified by 'early June'
  • PSA triumphs with two awards
  • China strengthens Egyptian link
  • CN Q1 results show 12% intermodal gain

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 22, 2008
  • Bash by the Bosphorus
    Under the bridge downtown is where we drew some brews.
  • Hot Tots
    Will the Tanker Officer Training Standards programme really make tankers safer?
  • Aries may de-box
    Mons Bolin says Aries Maritime Transport's trio of containerships are on the market and may be sold.
  • Arlington in book loss
    Despite revenue improvements, interest rate swaps hold keep tanker owner in a loss.
  • PST profits plunge
    Singapore-listed Pacific Shipping Trust sees first-quarter profits sink by 82.7% to $466,000 on interest rate swaps.
  • Royal follows ... again
    Royal Caribbean hikes fuel surcharge to $8-per- passenger, nearly two weeks after Carnival Corp raised its fuel supplement.
  • Euronav soars on VLCCs
    Tanker rates spike pushes Belgian owner's first-quarter profits to more than double.
  • Euronav books three
    Belgian owner joins up with JM Maritime to order three suezmaxes at Samsung Heavy Industries, and it sells its oldest VLCC.
  • Spin-off catches bulker
    Navios Maritime Partners reveals that it paid $80m for the panamax Navios Aurora as the US-listed owner reports profits.
  • Government 'failed' on Napoli
    UK officers say government not tough enough on safety record of Napoli operator.
  • Ocean slakes Cypriot thirst
    Domestic tanker owner to transport 50,000 cbm of Greek water a day to alleviate island's shortage.
  • Cosco goes newbuilding nuts
    A 25-ship order worth $2.30bn in Chinese owner's pipeline.
  • Secrecy rules
    UK maritime safety organisation silent on identity of at risk containerships despite catastrophic failure of MSC Napoli.
  • Aries posts $7m loss
    US-listed containership and products tanker owner reports losses as book costs hit the bottom line.
  • Independence sails
    Royal Caribbean has been kicking the tires on its newest cruiseship, the Independence of the Seas, as it prepares to begin cruising from England.
  • Fair wind for Li
    CSDC sees first quarter figures lifted by ship sales and higher domestic bulker rates.
  • Economou goes for Ocean Rig
    DryShips triggers mandatory offer after picking up 33.25 million more shares in Stavanger-based rig owner.
  • Concordia numbers up
    Swedish owner survives weaker products market to record better profit for first quarter.
  • Austal adds six
    Australian shipbuilder to deliver fast patrol craft to Trinidad and Tobago by 2010.
  • Tokgoz cashes in
    Sale of aframaxes to FSL purely to bank bucks with ships set to return to Geden.
  • Mercator snaps up bulker
    Indian owner's Singapore arm adds another panamax to fleet with IPO cash.
  • History lessons
    Turkish owner Suay Umut runs through Istanbul's maritime history and more modern cultural clashes.
  • CSCL off to slow start
    First quarter profit leaves China Shipping Group's container arm looking short of last year's annual total.
  • Arms ship to return home?
    Cosco's An Yue Jiang may have to head back to China after Zimbabwe-bound arms cargo rejected in three countries.
  • FOP getting better
    Fred Olsen's listed FPSO arm cuts losses in first quarter as revenues grow.
  • Hamworthy wins Golar order
    UK gas systems maker secures repeat deal for LNG regasification kit from Norwegian owner.
  • Hoegh gets Hagman
    Former Eukor boss will replace Thor Jorgen Guttormsen as CEO of Norwegian car carrier.
  • Svensen challenged
    IACS chairman Tor Svensen presses the credentials of the Poseidon Challenge on a Bosphorus cruise.
  • Fredriksen makes it 10
    Golden Ocean adds two more kamsarmax vessels at Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard for $52m each.
  • A slice of Turkey
    Intertanko descends on Istanbul for its annual tanker bash and TradeWinds TV is there to survey the scene.
  • ITF wins Defender pay deal
    Union secures wage arrears for four crew on Cambodian-flagged cargoship held in Ireland.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 22, 2008
  • TUI intends to approach Hapag-Lloyd buyers by June
  • NYK supertanker attacked
  • Vessel design blamed for MSC Napoli breakup
  • Carriers cooperate on New Zealand/Singapore loop
  • IMO moves back home
  • New Orleans port dedicates intermodal rail yard
  • Twinings renews U.K. contract with CEVA Newsfast
  • Toyota to shutter Long Beach assembly line
  • Los Angeles port to look at PierPass' efficacy
  • Montreal plans tripling of capacity by 2020
  • China Shipping to call at Seattle's Terminal 30 by 2009
  • Tacoma port to vote on major redevelopment contract
  • Erb, former Eller president, dies

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 22, 2008
  • Hagman leaves Transatlantic for Höegh
    The new MD at Transatlantic, Carl-Johan Hagman, leaves his post for the job as CEO at Höegh Autoliners AS in Oslo. He thereby returns to the car carrier business that he knows well after being MD for Eukor Car ...
  • MAIB slams liner industry in MSC Napoli report
    The loss of the container vessel MSC Napoli was caused by lack of safety margins in the strength of the hull at the same time as the vessel was pushed too hard in heavy seas on 18 January 2007. In ...
  • Viking XPRS delivered
    On Monday 21 April Viking Line took delivery of the fast car and passenger ferry Viking XPRS from Aker Yards Helsinki shipyard. The Viking XPRS is introduced on Viking Line's Helsinki ' Tallinn service on 28 April. The 185 m long ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 22, 2008
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Weapons cargo vessel requests to dock for bunkers
    Vessel with controversial cargo could undertake refuelling and cargo transfer at sea.
  • Chemoil appoints new head of Panama operations
    Andres Galavis says he looks forward to pushing through Chemoil's expansion plans.
  • Rotterdam: MDO avails tight
  • Japan prices ease on stock boost
    Traders hearing more enquiries as buyers look to fix stems ahead of next week's national holidays.
  • Sri Lanka plans laws to curb maritime pollution
    New authority will tackle pollution in territorial waters.

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