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January 25, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US cruise industry debates longer foreign-port stays
    A Florida-based cruise line's efforts to protect its lucrative Hawaii business through a federal rule change is generating a wave of concern among port and business representatives who say it would harm jobs and tourist revenue.
  • Samsung Heavy wins US$1.3b drill ships deal
    Samsung Heavy Industries Co, the world's second-largest shipyard, said yesterday that it would sign a US$1.32 billion accord to build two drill ships that will help meet demand to look for oil. The agreement for the ships, which will be used for deep-water exploration, was to be made later yesterday with a company in Oceania, Seoul-based Samsung Heavy said in a regulatory filing, without identifying the buyer.
  • Dubai's ETA Star to invest over US$1b in India: report
    Dubai's ETA Star will invest more than US$1 billion in India's ports and aviation sector, the Business Standard reported yesterday.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Safety lapses led to port accidents
    A PROBE by the UK Department of Transport into two relatively minor accidents during the berthing and unberthing of the Malta-flagged passenger ship Logos II in the port of St Helier has unearthed more than just the immediate causes of the incidents.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US cruise industry debates longer foreign-port stays
    A Florida-based cruise line's efforts to protect its lucrative Hawaii business through a federal rule change is generating a wave of concern among port and business representatives who say it would harm jobs and tourist revenue.
  • Samsung Heavy wins US$1.3b drill ships deal
    Samsung Heavy Industries Co, the world's second-largest shipyard, said yesterday that it would sign a US$1.32 billion accord to build two drill ships that will help meet demand to look for oil. The agreement for the ships, which will be used for deep-water exploration, was to be made later yesterday with a company in Oceania, Seoul-based Samsung Heavy said in a regulatory filing, without identifying the buyer.
  • Dubai's ETA Star to invest over US$1b in India: report
    Dubai's ETA Star will invest more than US$1 billion in India's ports and aviation sector, the Business Standard reported yesterday.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Safety lapses led to port accidents
    A PROBE by the UK Department of Transport into two relatively minor accidents during the berthing and unberthing of the Malta-flagged passenger ship Logos II in the port of St Helier has unearthed more than just the immediate causes of the incidents.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL achieves double-digit container, revenue growth in 2007
  • Grand Alliance ATX service to deploy more tonnage to cut fuel costs
  • Shekou CT showcases CIQ cold storage at Shenzhen West Port
  • Vietnam's Vinalines to build seaports, berths nationwide
  • GAC sets up oil, gas logistics facility off India's Kakinada port
  • Container promotion receives Maersk Line backing
  • Port of Tacoma appoints new project and contract administration manager
  • Xiamen vice mayor says city searches for second airport site
  • Shenzhen Airlines launches Nanning-Korea service
  • Gulf Air to buy up to 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners
  • DHL demands prepayment of US$93 million note from ABX Air

Exim Indiaweb site
  • IAS InterChange to make grand debut in Indian Subcontinent
  • Ship-breaking code: SC seeks govt reply in 8 weeks
  • Varun Shipping sets aside Rs 1,600 cr. for acquisitions in 2008
  • Supertankers conversion prospects recede as dry bulk rates plummet
  • Oils not well!
  • MoS moots Rs 500-cr. infrastructure fund to develop smaller ports in Union Budget
  • Air cargo hub to spring up near Kolkata
  • CWC takes stock
  • Commerce Secy expects exports to fall short of fiscal target
  • EGoM to discuss SEZs' export obligation on Feb. 4
  • US recession will have limited impact on India-Nath
  • MoF may halve I-T surcharge
  • India Inc urges RBI to draw lesson from US Fed action, slash interest rates
  • Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Current Trends- By M. Sreedharan
  • Indra K. Nooyi at helm of USIBC

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 24, 2008
  • Ceva names executive vice-president of new ILS business unit
  • OOCL to start new Asia India Middle East service
  • Jet Airways opens new routes
  • RZD to manage Armenian Railways
  • Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and Quehenberger dissolve joint venture

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 24, 2008
  • Shippers' cautious welcome for surcharge suspension
  • BP says goodbye to Cyprus
  • North of England stays an "A"

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 24, 2008
  • Publication of Bourbon Dolphin inquiry report delayed
  • Newark Bay closed after collision
  • Siem cancels PSV-as-FPSO contract
  • Torm takes stake in FR8
  • MacGregor books major RoRo equipment orders

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 24, 2008
  • Cargo volumes for 2007 come in flat at Port of Tacoma
  • Port of Seattle onboard Northwest clean air strategy
  • DHL donates popcorn shipments to support Iraqi Boy Scout program
  • Crowley orders barges from Gunderson Marine
  • Three crewmen rescued from sinking tugboat

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 24, 2008
  • Support grows for Swedish tonnage tax
    PROPOSALS gain wide political backing, ahead of report on boosting nation's shipping.
  • Owners meet Norway's PM over tax row
  • Torm swoops for stake in FR8
    DANISH owner goes on product tanker acquisition spree, paying '125m for 50% stake.
  • Vessels diverted after Southampton crane collapse
    OPERATIONS at SCT hit after recently refitted crane collapses on Hapag Lloyd boxship.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 24, 2008
  • Oily prints left near Ice Prince
    Merchant ships have been accused of cleaning tanks and dumping slops at sea near the wreck of the Ice Prince
  • Pakistan shipyard to upgrade
    CHINA Shipbuilding and Trading Co is help upgrade Karachi Shipyard in Pakistan for commercial and defence purposes
  • New Flame salvage underway
    TITAN Maritime salvors are preparing to cut away the stern of Handymax bulker New Flame in an attempt to begin moving the sunken vessel from the open ocean
  • Indonesia wants more CPO tankers
    INDONESIA will have to build or buy at least 2,200 crude palm oil carriers worth $3.6bn in the next few years, anticipating the country's boom in CPO production
  • 10+2: Huge cost, unknown benefit
    EU objections to US Customs' 10+2 rule seem to have been bolstered by a cost-benefit analysis by Customs & Border Protection, the very agency that proposed the scheme
  • Immigration hits Dutch recruitment
  • Vietnam pushes global ambitions
  • Singapore rejects bunker rumours
  • When two taxes just aren't enough'
  • Bulk future for Japan single-hulls?
  • GAC buys Danish equipment firm
  • Korean ore contracts finalised
  • Korea Line to expand fleet

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 24, 2008
  • U.S. unveils new export control policies
    President Bush rolls out new package of export controls which seek to balance national security with globalization of technology.
  • Lines say Trans-Pacific vessel utilization strong
  • FedEx in talks to buy DHL
  • Customs proposes change in valuation rule
  • Recession likely underway, says Global insight
  • Seattle port creates fraud panel
  • Opinion: BIS stumbles with 'China Rule'
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders 6 ships
  • Union Pacific profit edges up in fourth quarter
  • COAC meets in Tucson
  • China passes U.S. as Japan's top trade partner

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 24, 2008
  • Tanjung Priok Port plans new system to cut congestion
  • BIFA gives FEFC congestion u-turn a cautious welcome
  • OOCL donates USD40,000 to education foundation
  • Zim stresses 'better slots costs' for new transatlantic run
  • Southampton crane collapse forces diversions

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 24, 2008
  • Juice carrier collides
    Orange Sun taking on water after colliding with two dredgers off New Jersey.
  • Ostria returns
    Troubled Aries Maritime Transport products tanker returns to service after repairs.
  • Su gives up reins
    Taiwan shipowner resigns from co-chairmanship at Star Bulk Carriers, a post he took in a deal approved in November.
  • Bocimar booms
    Bocimar parent reports a 81% surge in yearly profits as capesize rates jump by 159%.
  • A piece of barge pie
    Chicago asset manager reports a nearly 12.7% share of American Commercial Lines.
  • Siem axes $82m charter
    Norwegian offshore player pulls out of a five-year Gulf of Mexico charter for a newbuilding platform supply vessel.
  • Turks take bulker
    The 10,100-dwt Sir Jacob goes to unnamed Turkish interests for nearly $16.4m.
  • Grimaldi and SSC ponder swap
    Italian group poised to sell its stake in Anek Lines to Yannis Vardinogiannis-led holding company in exchange for the Cypriot firm's slice of Minoan Lines.
  • Port rapped over double impact
    St Helier told to toughen safety procedures in UK accident report into two collisions by same ship in six days.
  • Tsirigakis takes stock
    US-listed Star Bulk Carriers to re-purchase and retire $50m shares and warrants reducing its exposure to the turbulent money markets.
  • Chong launches Vita takeover
    Veteran investor bids for control of troubled Singaporean shipowner after boosting his stake to 36.05%.
  • Weather drags lakes fleet
    American Steamship sees a 78.1% decline in profits as weather and low lake levels take their toll.
  • Oslo stocks the best bet
    Shipowners listed on the Oslo Bors will have both a short- and long-term advantage if western economies continue to struggle, Pareto analyst says.
  • TUI paves way for merger
    German group's tourism. shipping ties to be reinforced, and Hapag-Lloyd to order six more 8,750-teu vessels.
  • Hebei to Samsung: 'Follow us'
    Owner of Hebei Spirit throws down gauntlet to Samsung to take responsibility and stump up cash as it pleads innocence.
  • Essar linked to airport deal
    Indian owner registers interest in privatisation of Prague airport operator Czech Letiste Praha.
  • Hanjin's seven deadly sins
    Subic Bay report into fatal explosion at shipyard finds safety lapses that led to accident.
  • Seoul stocks surge
    South Korean shipbuilders' shares bounce back from their recent dry run.
  • Torm buys into FR8
    Danish tanker owner takes 50% holding in Singapore rival, owned by oil trader Projector.
  • Su: 'Fall not my fault'
    TMT chief hits back at claims his futures dealing has played a leading role in the recent bulker backlash.
  • Bond issue in Cosco's sight
    Cosco Shipping to use $145m to fund five-ship purchase as it reveals 84% rise in annual profit.
  • Tamil Nadu backs Sethu canal
    Indian state urges government to resist calls to scrap controversial channel in Palk Strait.
  • Condor up for grabs?
    Channel Islands ferry line reportedly put up for sale by Royal Bank of Scotland.
  • HMM back in business
    Korean owner turns around losses in fourth quarter as freight rates rose.
  • Qatar Nav to raise funds
    Feedership operator plans rights issue and announces 78% leap in annual net profit.
  • BMA declares force majeure
    Coking coal exports from BHP Mitsubishi Alliance disrupted by heavy flooding in Queensland.
  • Keppel clinch drillship deal
    Singaporean yard group secures contract for completion of new vessel with hull built in China.
  • Pride back at Samsung
    US driller returns to Korean shipbuilder for third deepwater drillship on back of Petrobras charter.
  • CSG inks first tankers
    Chinese shipbuilding group to build shuttle tankers for Norwegians plus convert more tankers into bulkers.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 24, 2008
  • TUI to look at Hapag-Lloyd merger to fend off takeover
  • ISC reports 4th quarter net income of $3.4 million
  • Euronav's profits slide 54% in 2007, more optimistic for 2008
  • BIFA happy with FEFC's U-turn on U.K. congestion charge
  • German parent plans 600 million euro writedown for DHL Express
  • India air freight market too young to measure correctly
  • Miami airport cargo growth top 5% for 2007
  • Union Pacific's profit flat in 4th quarter, up 16% for 2007
  • Bonner tells trade to back DHS security strategy
  • Indonesia, Barbados fully open borders to U.S. beef
  • U.S. puts Czech Republic on IPR watch list
  • USDA builds new plant inspection facility in Miami
  • USDA appoints Parham to APHIS deputy administrator
  • CBP starts upgrade of Web site
  • Nooyi named chairman of U.S.-India Business Council
  • Litman to retire after 45-year trade career
  • Long Beach council shoots down port profit transfer increase
  • Port of Tacoma TEUs down 7% in 2007
  • APM terminals looking into new Brazil facility

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 24, 2008
  • Another record year
    Preliminary figures for 2007 confirm the high activity and investment by shipping companies in Scandinavia. According to our own records, a total of 339 ships and 13 drilling rigs were ordered and some 560 secondhand ships and resale contracts changed ...
  • Intensified look-out for oil offenders around Ice Prince wreck
    After the discovery of some 60 oil-covered birds on Isle of Wight, the British authorities have increased surveillance around the position where the Greek dry cargo vessel Ice Prince sunk in bad weather on 15 January. The oil on ...
  • Korean oil importers speed up single-hull phase-out
    South Korean oil importers will immediately start the phase-out of single-hull VLCCs and one of the major refinery operators will ban this type of vessel already from next year. Around 60 per cent of South Korea's substantial import ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 24, 2008
  • Bunker tax proposal voted down
    Long Beach rejecting proposal to reinstate levy to offset pollution health impacts.
  • Bearish DOE report tempers OPEC news
    OPEC hints at no production increase, US oil stocks rise more than predicted.
  • Russia oil giant targets rapid growth
    Rosneft wants to be supplying 3-5 million metric tonnes of bunker fuel within two years.
  • Rotterdam market firmed
  • Singapore: Residual fuel stocks hit 8-month high
    Heavy influx of cargoes expected to continue in February.
  • No end in sight for bunker shortage
    Melbourne port unable to offer 380 cst indefinitely.
  • Hong Kong 180 cst prices jump on tight avails
    Market extremely short on 180 cst product with no offers from several traders and suppliers.
  • ExxonMobil offers rare Thai cargo
    Bunker grade parcel scheduled for February loading.

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