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November 3, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Somali pirates attack Norwegian warship
    A Norwegian warship inspecting fishing boats off the coast of Somalia for suspected pirate activity was caught in heavy gunfire in the early hours of Sunday, a European Union naval commander said.
  • Evergreen posts 4th straight quarterly loss
    Evergreen Marine Corp, Asia's biggest container-shipping line, posted a fourth consecutive quarterly loss as slumping world trade and overcapacity cut freight rates.
  • Hyundai gets US$1.4b contract from Daewoo
    Daewoo International Corp, which is leading a group developing a natural gas field off Myanmar's coast, awarded a US$1.4 billion contract to Hyundai Heavy Industries Co to build facilities.
  • 'USS New York' gets welcome
  • Body of water off Pacific NW gets new name

Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin Shipping restores Transatlantic rates
  • Fesco receives US$51 million government loan guarantees
  • Sino-US trade produce accords, easing pork and windfarm imports
  • US quarterly GDP up 3.5pc in September, first increase since Q2 2008
  • Hamburg Sud boosts calls at ICTSI's Syrian terminal
  • TNT opens the Penang International Gateway in Malaysia
  • DHL commences weekly Hong Kong-Paranagua LCL service
  • Matson profit drops 23pc in third quarter to US$24.2 million
  • K+N to provide Valeo Service European milk run pickups from suppliers
  • British Airways fined US$4.1 million for air cargo price-fixing
  • FedEx Trade Networks opens 10 new offices, plus one rep. office in Asia
  • Continental flies from Houston to Frankfurt, Washington, Edmonton
  • Australia to allow air cargo security inspection earlier in supply chain

Exim Indiaweb site
  • EVERGREEN LINE & CSAV NORASIA to exchange slots in Far East-Mediterranean-Black Sea
  • MAERSK LINE extends Asia-Europe AE10 service directly to Gdansk
  • OOCL to raise transatlantic freight rates
  • ...brings dedicated feeder service to Umm Qasr
  • ...increases Europe-Asia rate $ 100/TEU from November 1
  • ...in pact with South Carolina State Ports Authority
  • Senior management appointments
  • DP World Jeddah takes 15 super-super post-Panamax cranes
  • Chinese APM TERMINALS beats safety records company-wide
  • ...announces Board changes
  • GAC Shipping's agency network widens to Bangladesh
  • NYK Line's competence management system first in Asia to be certified
  • Hanjin shareholders approve bifurcation
  • APL launches third intra-Asia route to Vietnam
  • MSC hikes Asia-Europe rate by $ 200/TEU from Dec. 15
  • CMA CGM hikes northbound Atlantic rate by $ 200/TEU
  • Changes in cabotage law seen imperative to encourage coastal shipping
  • Shipping industry keeps fingers crossed as Copenhagen Protocol date nears
  • SCI announces ISE service rate hike
  • SCI pays final 2008-09 dividend to govt
  • Outstanding Partner in Supply Chain Excellence award conferred on DAMCO
  • New trade treaty with Nepal to cut taxes on exports
  • More sugar may be imported duty-free
  • Egypt offers India industrial zone along Suez Canal
  • Poland offers coal mining expertise
  • US asks India to slash tariffs on industrial goods
  • Sarma pays farewell visit to JNPT before superannuation
  • MPSEZ zips past all Major Ports in performance, posts impressive PAT earnings in Q2 & H1
  • Gangavaram port sets new coal discharge record
  • Emirates SkyCargo lands major Formula 1 car deal
  • Infrastructure: Growth slips to 4 pc in September
  • Export declines shrinking!
  • 10 SEZ promoters want to withdraw
  • Economy getting on to high growth trajectory, says Pranab
  • India ranks 4th in CSR disclosure ladder
  • Fieo to hold meet on Nov. 4
  • MoU inked with Sweden Agency for Green Tech
  • Asian economy has recovered faster-IMF
  • 'Mega Industrial Trade Fair' next month
  • India Inc getting set for hiring, offering thick pay packets-survey

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2009
  • Downturn hits Austria's intermodal traffic
    Intermodal transport in Austria has been hard hit by the economic crisis. Operators lack sufficient volumes and have been forced to pare down or eliminate some services. But A...
  • Etihad flying to Japan in 2010
    Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will launch its first services to Japan in 2010. Nagoya will be served via Beijing, with effect from 1 Febru...
  • Airbus delivers first A380 to European owner
    Air France has become the first European airline to receive an Airbus A380. The jumbo aircraft, which was recently delivered to the French carrier, will mainly operate a route in t...
  • Kuehne + Nagel selected by Valeo Service
    Kuehne + Nagel, the giant logistics service provider based in Schindellegi (Switzerland), has been selected by Valeo Service, the aftermarket branch of the global automotive group,...
  • Geodis Wilson takes up residence in Houston
    Geodis Wilson, a global freight management company, has established US headquarters for its specialist industrial projects division in Houston TX. The move brings Geodis close...
  • TNT opens new gateway in Malaysia
    The Amsterdam (NL)-based postal corporation TNT has opened its new TNT Penang international gateway in Malaysia. The platform is located at Kompleks Kargo Kedua next to Penang airp...
  • Frankfurt Hahn airport reports massive decline in freight volumes
    Frankfurt Hahn airport (Germany) reported a marked decrease in freight volumes in the first nine months of the current year. The airport handled a total of around 118.440...
  • Air China and Cathay Pacific to set up China's biggest cargo JV
    Air China and Hong Kong's largest carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways, plan to set up what will be the country's biggest cargo joint venture (JV) in Shanghai, the Shanghai Daily r...
  • The Arkas fleet welcomes its 27th vessel - the "Bernard A"
    Arkas, one of the leading companies in the Turkish marine transportation sector, has increased the number of its Turkish-flagged vessels to 27. The firm recently welcomed...
  • NOL announces Q3/2009 financial results
    The global container shipping, terminals and logistics group Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), based in Singapore, recently reported a Q3/2009 net loss of USD 139 million, compared ...
  • Swiss continues to post black-ink results
    Swiss International Air Lines achieved an operating profit of CHF 113 million for the first nine months of 2009 (compared to a CHF 373 million operating profit for the same period ...
  • NYK Line halves fleet expansion programme
    Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Japan's largest shipping firm by sales, has halved its fleet expansion plans and simultaneously raised its loss forecast. The Tokyo-based ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
  • Somali pirates now hold 8 ships
  • Precious set for spending spree ' but not just yet
  • NOL "well positioned" for downturn
  • Maersk's direct FE - Gdansk calls

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
  • IRS to probe foreign-flag OCS operations
  • Future USS New York arrives in NYC

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
  • Port of Portland completes PDX runway construction phase
  • Crowley repowering program means cleaner air for Los Angeles
  • MAERSK ALABAMA Captain plans to publicly thank rescuers
  • Panama Canal Authority releases 2009 operational metrics
  • OOCL plans series of freight rate increases

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
  • OSG loan cheaper than bond
    Morten Arntzen says loan makes it stronger than its rivals.
  • Precious buys handysize bulker for $22m
    PRECIOUS Shipping has snapped up a four-year old handysize bulker, less than a week after saying they were biding their time for secondhand purchases.
  • Globus still in talks over vessels sale
    Successful sale will leave Globus Maritime with just two ships in its fleet.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
  • OSG suffers dramatic plunge
    OVERSEAS Shipholding Group today revealed a $217M downward swing in its bottom line, as spot rates nosedived ' in some cases into negative territory
  • Ship blamed for PR blast
    A lawsuit has been filed against the owner and manager of the product tanker Cape Bruny in the wake of a three-day inferno at a Puerto Rico tank farm
  • Key GEBAB figures quit
    KG HOUSE GEBAB today lost two of its longstanding board members amid growing financial pressures on several of its ship companies
  • Piraeus strike erupts again
    PIRAEUS dockworkers today announced another 48-hour strike, to begin at midnight
  • Talks to free Ariana continue
    PIRATES are still negotiating over releasing the bulker Ariana and its 24 crew, the ship's operator told Fairplay today
  • Kremlin sacks agency CEO
    SHIPYARD sources in St Petersburg were flummoxed today by a reported firing at Russia's government-aid agency for struggling yards

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
  • Industrial Price Index Hits High for Year
  • Diesel Climbs Less Than a Penny
  • MSC Revises Golden Gate loop to Include Norfolk
  • Panalpina Launches Rate Hub on GT Nexus
  • YRC Worldwide Seeks $500 Million Debt-Stock Swap
  • Manufacturing Expands in October
  • Shipment Index Falls 4.7 Percent
  • 'Financial Tsunami' Puts Evergreen in the Red
  • IRS Reverses FedEx Ground Ruling
  • MSC to Raise Trans-Atlantic Import Rates Twice
  • TNT Profit Shrinks 12.4 Percent
  • Fewer Box Ships Take Reefer Business
  • Maersk Hikes Asia-Mideast Rates
  • Profit Slips Steeply for Danish Trucker DSV
  • Maersk to Launch East Med-Central Europe Loop
  • Hanjin Hikes Trans-Atlantic Rates
  • YRC Worldwide Promotes Wicks to President
  • SCI Profit Plunges 88 Percent
  • Chicago Rail Program Awards $10 Million Contract
  • Panama Transits, Tonnage Drop
  • Zim Rescue Vote Postponed
  • Evergreen Hikes U.S. Export Rates

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
  • ATA warns on US climate change legislation
  • Shipping faces big CO2 bill from Copenhagen
  • Zim shareholder vote delayed
  • MSC Shenzhen clean-up begins
  • Somali pirates hold British yacht couple on PIL boxship

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
  • I am a thief!
    Yuri Privalov admits to stealing from Sovcomflot long before co-defendants came on the scene.
  • Spill spurs lawsuit
    Fishermen and a seafood company waste no time in filing $10m lawsuit against owner, manager and Heidmar after Dubai Star spill.
  • Suit fingers ship
    Tanker owner and manager face lawsuit linking unloading to massive Puerto Rico tank farm fire.
  • Pair upgraded
    Maxim Group analyst puts "buy" tag on shares of tanker owners General Maritime and Knightsbridge.
  • Cloak and dagger
    Private detective hidden in a milk float hears gardener tell of Yuri Privalov's assassination fears.
  • US ship attacked
    Pirates fire on Sealift Inc bulker off Somalia but narrowly fail to capture the vessel.
  • Red but ahead
    Third quarter loss at Morten Arntzen's OSG not as severe as analysts feared.
  • Cal less used
    Owen Kratz-led offshore player Cal Dive International sees utilisation drop 15 percentage points as it gears up for a slower fourth quarter.
  • Wan Hai low
    Taiwanese container line slumps to big loss in first three quarters as revenue slides.
  • Jo scraps again
    Bergen-based owner sells 27-year-old tanker for scrap in India in $6.47m deal, it is claimed.
  • Deficit grows
    Taiwanese container line Yang Ming increases nine-month losses to $328m as revenues shrink.
  • Dynagas beaten
    Greek owner loses out to Exmar, Mitsui OSK Lines and ConocoPhillips controlled vessel in race for StatoilHydro charter.
  • Lay-ups double
    Siem PSV idled along with Nor Supply Offshore vessel as North Sea lay-up total reaches four.
  • Srab suffering
    Swedish tanker owner posts bigger nine-month loss as costs rise.
  • Losses continue
    Croatian bulker owner Atlantska Plovidba still in the red, but third quarter fortunes improve.
  • Tight squeeze
    Royal Caribbean's huge new Oasis of the Seas passes under Denmark's Great Belt Bridge with less than metre to spare.
  • Trio detained
    Hong Kong held three ships during September, including Falcon Shipping bulker.
  • SAL order cut
    Bergen Group says a MOU for offshore newbuilding has expired without a contract materialising.
  • Neste falls
    Finnish oil and tanker group says freight rates 65% down in third quarter.
  • Evergreen stung
    Chang Yung-Fa-led boxship owner takes nine month loss to $224m after worse than expected reversal in the third quarter.
  • Mississippi mess
    Pacific Carriers cargoship spills 12,000 gallons of oil near mouth of US river.
  • Two dead
    Suspected pirates killed in gun battle with Norwegian warship, Somali officials claim.
  • Iran ship stuck
    IRISL multi-purpose vessel runs into trouble at the estuary of China's Yangtze River.
  • Looking up
    Japanese shipbuilder IHI says operating profit will increase more than 300% over three years.
  • MES motors
    Japanese shipbuilder Mitsui Engineering sees massive year-on-year jump in interim profits.
  • Shinwa upbeat
    Japanese coastal bulker operator bucks downgrade trend with increase in interim and full-year profits.
  • Sanoyas slides
    Japanese shipbuilder expects interim results to fall short of earlier forecasts, but predicts improved full-year profits.
  • Seadrill rig burns
    Fire breaks out on jack-up drilling unit owned by John Fredriksen company off north west Australia.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
  • Evergreen announces rate hikes
  • Hanjin Shipping to raise transatlantic rates
  • Tropical reports volume, rate declines
  • DASH7 sees "tipping point" for RFID tags
  • China reports manufacturing growth
  • China plans container freight derivatives
  • NYK, Yusen Air & Sea look to integrate
  • Construction starts on Vietnam port complex

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
  • 2,000 ships to the breakers next year
    Up to 2,000 vessels could be setting out on their final voyages next year, Henning Gramman, head of ship recycling at Germanisher Lloyd's, told a conference in London recently, according
  • Pilotage monopoly in new pilotage legislation
    The Finnish Government has approved the contents of the bill on a change in the pilotage act, which has been drawn up by the Ministry of Transport & Communications, One of
  • Cruise ferries as hotels during the COP-15 summit
    Two cruise ferries have been chartered to provide floating hotel accommodation during the upcoming COP-15 summit in Copenhagen. The first to arrive will be the Queen of Scandinavia, which

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
  • Prices weakening in Europe
    Suppliers in Rotterdam 'tight'.
  • Renewed calls for bunker fuel ban
    Protective booms set out prior to fuel transfer will allow for a more rapid response, says FOE.
  • Middle East prices fall
    Weakening numbers following last week's crude drop.
  • Russian fuel oil output falls
    Refineries cut their crude oil throughput.
  • US Coast Guard defends its spill response
    Environmental groups question time it took to deploy containment booms.
  • Saudi fuel oil exports likely to fall
    Hydrocracking units coming back on stream.
  • Bunker markets weaken in Asia hubs
    Demand reported to be 'mixed'.
  • Executive Director leaves Brightoil
    One of six executive directors leaves company from November 1, 2009.
  • Sinobunker gets Dalian bonded storage licence
    Aims to start physical supply operations at the port in 2010.
  • More delays for Zim
    Meeting to approve recovery plan will continue on Tuesday.
  • More delays for Zim
    Meeting to approve recovery plan will continue on Tuesday.
  • ExxonMobil Q3 profit sees sharp decline
    Profit slumps on lower oil prices and weak margins.
  • Bunkerworld launches three new price indices
    Individual bunker grade indices supplementing BWI with same global outlook.
  • China shelves bonded licensing
    Beijing adopting a 'cautious approach' to licensing new applicants.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
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 second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
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
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