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April 29, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Energy, natural resources the way to go for BDP
    THE burgeoning number of complex projects in the energy and natural resources markets such as in the construction, mining, power, oil, natural gas and chemical industries in remote locations has encouraged BDP International, one of the largest privately owned logistics firms, to set up a dedicated unit to cater to such projects.
  • US to enlist boaters as allies against any boat terror attack
    As boating season approaches, the Bush administration wants to enlist America's 80 million recreational boaters to help reduce the chances that a small boat could deliver a nuclear or radiological bomb somewhere along the 150,000km of US coastline and inland waterways.
  • TNT profit tumbles 58% in Q1
    TNT NV, Europe's second-biggest express-delivery service, said first-quarter profit fell after last year's earnings were boosted by the sale of the freight-management unit, as fewer working days and an early Easter holiday restrained revenue.
  • Kawasaki may raise profit forecast

Sched Netweb site
  • UASC launches new Asia-Europe service
  • China 3PL Summit to be held in June in Shanghai
  • China's fifth bonded port area on Meishan Island starts construction
  • Unitex strengthens India offering with its own offices
  • 1.9 million cubic metres dug up from Panama Canal
  • China's logistics primed for expansion long term, but short-term clouded
  • Shipping container safe houses chemically tested
  • Boeing and Biman Bangladesh Airlines sign for 777s, 787s
  • Kuehne + Nagel posts strong Q1, up increased by 18.5pc
  • Pakistan fruit exporters to target European markets

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Revamped EPIC service to be launched in mid-May
  • Orders for newbuildings may plunge by 50 pc-Lloyd's
  • Sovereign holds trade meet at Kandla
  • Maersk Line, MSC & CMA CGM revamp joint China-US West Coast service
  • Evergreen Line to offer butterfly loop on Asia-US trade
  • PSA, Doosan ink $ 160-m deal for 79 RTGCs
  • APM Terminals sweeps 2007 PMA safety awards
  • CKYH Alliance agrees on service rationalisation
  • Coscon launches Zhangjianggang-Taiwan container service
  • Zim revamps South America services
  • Five major lines to combine NZX1 & NZX2 services & form 1 upgraded loop
  • China Shipping Lines boosting container service at Port of Seattle
  • Rotterdam takes best European port award
  • Maersk Logistics names new Asia-Pacific manager
  • TSA member carriers inking new contracts
  • Wooing customers, Maersk's Youship style
  • FEFC lines to raise rates from June on N. Europe-Asia trades
  • M&As in port sector set to surge, says E&Y study
  • New Mangalore Port's cruise lounge docks first luxury liner
  • Chennai Port's driving force lures most cars
  • Rice export ban relaxed for Bhutan
  • British Rail fancies tie-ups in dedicated freight corridors
  • Two new freight corridors may be placed on track this fiscal
  • CONCOR's bottomlines swell in 2007-08
  • Indian crude basket breaches $ 110 per barrel mark
  • FinMin rules out refund of state taxes to exporters
  • Rangarajan for scrapping 51 pc EO on SEZ units
  • Japan makes accommodating bow for economic treaty with India
  • Rs 500 cr. in drawback dues to be cleared in May
  • Exporters allowed soft credit till oct-end

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 28, 2008
  • Pirates back in action off Singapore
  • Frontline orders VLCCs
  • Owners back EU Council over directives
  • Eide buys Eitzen subsidiary

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 28, 2008
  • Senate panel passes MAPOL Annex Vl measure
  • Subsea 7 goes to Merwede for pipelay vessel
  • Frontline orders VLCC newbuilds in China
  • Austal Tasmania marks a milestone
  • Security team fires warning shots

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 28, 2008
  • Department of Transportation awards grants to small shipyards
  • Steel imports up during month of March
  • Torm announces sale of bulk vessel TORM MARLENE
  • Unknown substance causes stir at Coos Bay Coast Guard station
  • New carrier mix forms service calling South/North America

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 28, 2008
  • Fears grow over London's shipping status
    CITY'S maritime future at risk after prominent Greek shipowners leave over unpopular non-dom tax move.
  • NJ Goulandris is latest Greek to quit London
  • Hapag sale a 'one-off', says Seaspan chief
    MOVE unlikely to mark the start of another round of consolidation in the box shipping sector, says Gerry Wang.
  • Seaspan will pounce on 'distress sales' by owners
    US boxship owner looking at secondhand ships, abandoned newbuildings and potential corporate acquisitions.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 28, 2008
  • Raoust predicts 450 Cape surplus
    "WE can expect a surplus of 450 Capesize bulkers by 2013," predicted Jean-Bernard Raoust to the Shipping Energy China conference today.
  • BGV invester is alleged fraudster
    JOHN Paul Airs, the "businessman" said to be buying 10 Bateaux Grande Vitesse ships, has been exposed in a BBC investigation to be a fraudster
  • Dry-bulk partnership forged
    A JOINT venture between China Navigation of Hong Kong (part of Swire Group) and CTM (part of Ceres Group of Greece) of Monte Carlo has been forged to provide reliable, tailored and cost-effective dry-bulk services
  • Boskalis ready to swoop on Smit
    ACCORDING to a Bloomberg report, Smit Internationale may face a full takeover from the Royal Boskalis group following the failure of its approach for Smit Terminals
  • US coal trends reversed
    THE US coal trade has reversed course, with export growth now far exceeding the pace of imports
  • Strike at Chile's copper mines
    PROTESTERS today kept Codelco's Salvador and Andina copper mines closed amid a sub-contractors' strike that is now more than a week old.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 28, 2008
  • APL volumes increase 13%
    Container arm of Neptune Orient Lines reported worldwide volumes increased 13 percent from March 8-April 4.
  • Horizon Lines net falls
  • Italian cargo carrier Ocean Airlines shuts down
  • TWIC sign-ups top 300K
  • Lines revamp EPIC service
  • Q1 loss for Seaspan
  • Supply chains at greater risk for fraud: Report
  • Union planning next move against French ports
  • China-ASEAN trade up
  • OOCL opens in Da Nang
  • TNT express gains

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 28, 2008
  • OOCL Panama naming honours waterway
  • Maersk plans investment in China's Fangchenggang port

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 28, 2008
  • Owner aims for $80m
    US-listed Double Hull Tankers plans to issue up to 8.05 million shares in an effort to grab more than $80.3m.
  • Seaspan eyeing resales
    US-listed containership owner is considering a jump on slots opening up as other owners pull out.
  • Pirates get life in jail
    Seven Somali pirates are sentenced to spend their lives in prison five days after their arrest in Puntland.
  • Tidewater CFO to retire
    US offshore vessel giant will say goodbye to Keith Lousteau in September.
  • Excel downgraded
    Cantor Fitzgerald cuts US-listed bulker owner's rating following merger-fuelled rally.
  • More bodies found
    Rescuers find more bodies as salvors pull a sunken anchor handling tug-supply vessel from the sea floor off Hong Kong.
  • Smit for sale?
    Price tag of about $2.5bn put on Dutch towage and salvage group.
  • MMM on the mend
    Malaysian tanker owner back in profit in first half, but operating losses persist.
  • Superior in bankruptcy
    US dive support vessel owner seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a federal court.
  • CMES makes good on promise
    Chinese tanker and bulker owner lives up to forecast of doubled profit in first quarter.
  • Red ink for Seaspan
    Gerry Wang-led owner sees first quarter returns hit by $53m loss on interest rate swaps
  • Getting richer
    Donation to UK maritime museum puts Ofer fortune under rich list scrutiny.
  • Mordashov's man in at TUI
    German tourism, shipping group appoints ally of Russian billionaire to board, but is it enough to satisfy big shareholder John Fredriksen?
  • Merwede wins pipelay deal
    Dutch yard to build $190m cable/construction vessel for Oslo-listed Subsea 7.
  • Box boosts for Yangzijiang
    First quarter profits up 92% on the back of increased containership orders.
  • Banks buy into ITC
    Indochina Capital and Sacombank plough $34m into Vietnamese bulker owner to aid expansion.
  • Eastern wins federal grant
    New Orleans yard secures Small Shipyards scheme cash to help it get bigger.
  • Fredriksen inks six VLCCs
    Tanker tycoon returns to China's Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard to pen four firm orders with two options attached.
  • BW Gas swaps Oslo for Hamilton
    Norwegian shipowner seeks calmer waters in Bermuda after being hit by Norwegian back-tax.
  • Much better for MHI
    Japanese shipbuilder posts strong annual profit to end-March, but current year looking tougher.
  • Yangzijiang better by half
    Singapore-listed Chinese yard expects profit rise of more than 50% this year as it expands its operations.
  • More double hulls
    SK Energy plans to increase its use of double hull VLCCs in advance of South Korea's early ban.
  • Fast start for HHI
    Weaker won widens margins as shipbuilder's operating profit hits new record.
  • Fredriksen in TUI quit threat
    Tycoon could sell out of German tourism and shipping group if he doesn't manage to oust two board members.
  • An Yue Jiang docks in Luanda
    Cosco ship at centre of Zimbabwe arms row arrives in Angola, but the arms will stay onboard.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 28, 2008
  • Class action lawsuit filed against Puerto Rico carriers
  • NYK profit soars
  • Horizon Lines' 1st quarter profit slumps
  • Seaspan: Loss won't hurt ability to pay dividend
  • HMM departing U.S./East Coast South America trade
  • Frontline orders VLCCs from Chinese yard
  • ESPMC-WITASS to lower Port of Spain congestion surcharge
  • ClassNK opens Kochi office
  • ESC joins air freight class action
  • Continental calls off merger talks with United
  • Cuba wants to create air cargo hub
  • American Airlines Cargo expands European network
  • Tropical Shipping acquiring Caribtrans
  • APM Terminals becomes majority shareholder in Brazil stevedore
  • India's ports near busting point, says report

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 28, 2008
  • BW Gas shifts from Oslo to Bermuda
    BW Gas has decide to form a new parent company based in Bermuda and listed in Oslo. All shareholders are offered one share in the new Bermuda company for each in the old, Oslo based, company. The reason is that ...
  • Frontline orders four VLCC's
    Frontline Ltd. has signed a contract with Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard Co.Ltd. in China for four 320,000 DWT VLCC newbuildings to an undisclosed price. The units will be delivered between June 2011 to December the same year. The company has also ...
  • New chairmen in Swedish Shipowners' Associations
    Lars H'glund, managing director of Furetank Rederi, has taken over the helm at the Swedish Shipowners' Association after Dan Sten Olsson, Stena AB, who tegether with Lennart Simonsson, Brostr'm AB, remains as vice chairmen. Per Croner, Wallenius Marine, has been ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 28, 2008
  • Gazprom enters another bunker market
    Energy giant continues expansion in Russia's Northwest.
  • 75% sulphur reduction achieved on cruise ship
    Krystallon says seawater chemistry may have affected scrubber test result.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Rotterdam market MDO remains tight
  • Japan liners: Bunker costs to eat into profits
    Japan's liners announce record earnings, but warn of leaner times ahead as bunker costs bite.
  • Rising fuel costs to drive up seafood prices
    New Zealand fishing industry warns of more expensive seafood in the long run.
  • Philippine authorities seize smuggled fuel
    Two road oil tankers impounded for possible smuggling charges.
  • Increased storage unlikely to lower Sri Lanka bunker prices
    Prices likely to stay high due to country's reliance on imports, players say.

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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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