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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
Lorenzo Sanna is the new president of ANPAN
Sestri Levante
Parmigiani: Regarding the High Seas Protocol, we should return to the commander's paper declaration.
2027 will once again be a record year for the Italian cruise industry
Livorno
Approximately 16 million passengers are expected, with a growth of +4%
Port reform: Commission discusses only setting aside and rejecting vessels
Rome
The Chamber of Deputies has passed no amendments in three weeks. The only exception is Port Authority staff.
Road haulage, truce near. The government releases funds for diesel fuel and structural reforms.
Rome
Emergency decree approved with tax credits, a ban on leasing, and fuel surcharge protections
The fleet of dual-fuel containerships and car carriers exceeds 500 units
Washington
A 41% jump compared to September 2025. Industry investments have exceeded $200 billion.
Green Maritime Corridors: China Leads the Race
Shanghai
Nearly a fifth of global developments involve a Chinese port. The Global Maritime Forum report highlights fuel and collaboration as strengths, while demand remains weak.
In the third quarter, freight traffic in Spanish ports grew by +2.1%
Madrid
Bulk cargo is driving the trend. Containerized cargo remains stable.
The EU invests in the green revolution of the seas
Brussels
From ammonia to e-methanol, from electric ferries to CO2 capture: projects reshaping the future of European shipping have received funding.
Road haulage associations call for an end to roadblocks in the South.
Rome/Modena
After the meeting with Salvini, the trade unions urged Piantedosi to intervene. Ruote Libere responded: listen to the protesters, not repress them.
APM Terminals and Hateco sign agreement to develop a rail freight terminal network in northern Vietnam
Copenhagen
Initial investment estimated at around $3.5 billion
IFM Investors to acquire CPPIB and OMERS' stakes in Associated British Ports
London
Agreement reached for the transfer of 63.9% of the capital of the British port group
DSV, Air & Sea and Contract Logistics drive third quarter, while road transport slows
Copenhagen
Road division suffers from problems following Schenker integration
Decarbonizing shipping: The UK should learn from FuelEU Maritime's mistakes.
London
The UK Chamber of Shipping presents the government with a document with lessons from the first two years of application of the European regulation
The port of Antwerp-Bruges returns to growth in the third quarter, with a +2.5% after two quarters of decline
Antwerp
Containers, ro-ro and dry bulk are driving the recovery, while steel and energy products remain in difficulty
Interferry renews alarm over postponement of road haulage inclusion in the EU ETS
Victoria
Roos: The burdens and challenges of decarbonisation cannot be borne by individual sectors
The port of Trieste recovers on container traffic in the third quarter, but the railway remains in difficulty
Trieste
Liquid bulk on the rise
Record quarterly cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals
Istanbul
Only the numbers in the Eastern Mediterranean and Adriatic region are decreasing
Rheinmetall confirms partnership with MSC for acquisition of Romanian shipyard in Mangalia
Düsseldorf
The purchase price of approximately 138 million euros will be paid jointly by the two partners
Strait of Hormuz: Another weekend of attacks on ships
Tehran/Southampton
First use of RPG anti-tank rocket fired from a small vessel
Port of Rotterdam: General cargo declines in third quarter, bulk traffic increases
Rotterdam
In the first nine months of 2026, 323.2 million tonnes were handled (+0.9%)
The Ligurian Shipbuilding Observatory is born: a sector worth two billion euros and employing over 10,000 people.
Genoa
AdSP, Confindustria Genova and Unione Industriali Savona launch permanent monitoring of the sector
BPA says UK container growth depends on investment, not carbon leakage
London
A report by the British association contests the Spanish Observatory: the indicator in teu-miles does not measure real volumes and amplifies the effect of the order of ports of call
ETS: Shipping accounts for 10% of emissions but pays nearly 20% of the bill.
Brussels
ECSA Study: European Shipowners Call for Triple SMAP Quotas for Sustainable Fuels and Technologies
AP Moller Capital to acquire Portek International Port Group
Copenhagen
It will be sold by the Japanese company Mitsui & Co.
Washington and Madrid's port dispute threatens to escalate into a trade war.
Washington
The FMC proposes a levy of 200 thousand dollars per voyage on ships under the Spanish flag and restrictions on the import of certain products
Port reform: the Commission rejects the governance changes to Ports of Italy.
Rome
Yesterday, the Chamber of Deputies' Committee voted on Article 9 of Bill 2925: the opposition's amendments were rejected; further consideration has been postponed to another session.
Port of Singapore sets new all-time record for quarterly container throughput (TEUs)
Singapore
Marine fuel sales highlight ongoing transformation of fuel market
Two container ships hit by shells while transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Singapore
The "GFS Pride" suffered damage and a fire on board, and subsequently sank
Attacks on ships and ports: ETF appeals to EU leaders
Brussels
"We need action, not another declaration of concern": the union calls for worker safety to be placed at the heart of the European response in the Black Sea.
RINA held responsible for the sinking of the Al Salam Boccaccio '98 , according to the Genoa court.
Genoa
The company declares its profound disagreement and recalls the conclusions of other investigations
Peru plans second major national port
File
The port of Corío will be built on the southern coast of the country to also serve Brazilian exports
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea are multiplying.
Sofia/Southampton/New Delhi
Two vessels hit in Bulgaria's special economic zone
Maritime ETS: SMAP under scrutiny by those who produce the fuels of the future
Brussels
A joint letter from producers, utilities, shipowners and NGOs calls for the reservation of quotas for e-fuels and the introduction of advance booking
The Port of Los Angeles sets new all-time monthly and quarterly container throughput records.
Los Angeles
New peaks in full containers upon disembarkation and empty boxes
Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
Le Aziende informano
Ufficiali di Macchina: l'Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile apre le selezioni per il corso ITS triennale gratuito. Scadenza 26 ottobre
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
The Regional Administrative Court of Liguria has ruled that...
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Paolo Moretti has been appointed CEO of RINA Spa.
Genoa
Giosuè Vezzuto has assumed the role of CEO of RINA Services
HD Hyundai and Kiewit to establish joint venture at new shipyard in the US
Houston/Seoul
The construction of both military and commercial vessels is planned
Konecranes' quarterly port equipment orders decline as revenue increases
Helsinki
Kuehne+Nagel's third quarter was very positive
Schindellegi
Growth in economic and operating results in all business segments
Wildcat's race for US defense: exclusive agreement with historic Fraser shipyard
Superior
The Miami Beach fund's operation is part of the government's plan to relaunch the American shipbuilding industry.
Port of Ancona: First single ZES authorization issued
Ancona
A three million euro investment in yacht construction has been unblocked.
Access to the port of Ravenna is authorized for vessels with a maximum draft of 11.00 meters.
Ravenna
Benevolent: it is a fundamental step for the economic and strategic development of the airport
Port of Genoa extends food inspection authorization to PSA SECH terminal
Genoa
The provision of the Ministry of Health expands the categories of products that can be subjected to control
On Thursday, the Unione Interporti Riuniti will present the ELODIE project at the Chamber of Deputies.
Rome
The aim is to create a digital federation of interports
ABB reports record orders of $12 billion in the third quarter.
Zurich
Revenues and profits also increased, while the group announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Electric
In the third quarter of 2026, containers in the port of Barcelona decreased by -9.2%
Barcelona
The decline was driven by a 19.9% reduction in transhipment traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports terminals set new quarterly container throughput record
Hong Kong
In the period July-September also volumes handled by CMPort
In August, the ports of Western Liguria handled 5.2 million tons of goods (+1.6)
Genoa
In Genoa, an increase of +6.1% was recorded, while Savona-Vado Ligure suffered a decrease of -10.0%.
Raben Italy opens a new warehouse in Pomezia
Milan
The goal is to consolidate the positioning and territorial expansion in road transport
Port of La Spezia signs agreement to develop blue economy and security projects
La Spezia
It was signed by the AdSP and the Foundation of the National Centre of the Underwater Dimension
The Port of Long Beach celebrates new monthly container throughput record
Long Beach
New all-time high also in the July-September quarter
The tender for the partial demolition of the North Pier of the Port of Ancona has been launched.
Ancona
The intervention includes the regularization of the relevant seabeds
HMM invests over $1.6 billion for 12 new container ships
Busan
By 2029, the delivery of eight 13,000 TEU vessels, three 2,800 TEU vessels and one 1,700 TEU vessel
Paolo Pessina confirmed as president of Federagenti
Rome
Unanimous vote of the Federation assembly
Negotiations have begun to renew the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
The parties have agreed on a busy schedule of meetings
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 15.1% in the third quarter
Hong Kong
In September the increase was +25.0%
Maritime training: Appeal to the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) against the Port Authority's fee hike
Rome
ANIFORMAR, CONFORMAR, and 15 training centers challenge the MIT-MEF decree: increases reach up to 149.3%.
The Spinelli Group has opened a new empty container depot in Novi Ligure.
Genoa
Investment worth 14 million euros
Rhenus integrates its logistics services into a single hub at the Padua Interporto.
Padua
The site will bring together road transport, air and sea freight, warehousing and specialized services
A truck driver dies at the Cagliari canal port.
Cagliari
He would have been crushed by a load of large pipes
Maritime labor, Confitarma is concerned about the uncertainty arising from the Revenue Agency's interpretative stance.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to expand shipbuilding capacity
Tokyo
The company plans to invest 100 billion yen
Trasportounito: The government is crazy if it thinks the road haulage crisis can be solved on its own.
Rome
Application of the diesel cost adjustment clause urged
Emanuele Grimaldi is the new president of the Malta International Shipowners Association.
Valletta
She takes over from Marily Frangista, who has been leading the association since April 2022.
The fourth edition of Green Logitics Expo kicks off tomorrow morning in Padua.
Padua
It will see the participation of over 300 exhibitors and the holding of 30 conference events
In the third quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports decreased by -1.1%.
Ankara
Volumes to and from Italy grew by +6.2%
Assiterminal, the flexibility of the PRPs should take into account the relevant market in which the ports operate
Genoa
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Cetus Maritime plans to list on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock market
Hong Kong
Acquisition of 16 ships in preparation for listing on the stock exchange
On Saturday, a U.S. jet struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Oman.
Tampa
Centcom: The ship had attempted to enforce a naval blockade against Iran.
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
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
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
On Thursday, the Unione Interporti Riuniti will present the ELODIE project at the Chamber of Deputies.
Rome
The aim is to create a digital federation of interports
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
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