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December 4, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Keppel seals US$200m rig accord
    Keppel FELS sealed its first semi-submersible tender drilling rig deal with PV Drilling yesterday, when the contract for the US$200 million unit was signed in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  • Delay shipbuilding push, China urged
    China should delay its bid to pass South Korea as the world's biggest shipbuilder to prevent a flood of new vessels extending industrywide losses, said Clarkson plc's managing director Martin Stopford.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco levies raft of surcharges on Asia-Europe lanes
  • Evergreen hikes Asia-westbound rates US$75 to $100 per TEU
  • Dubai World confirms debt at US$26 billion in clarification
  • New chairman takes helm as Zim gets US$100 million injection
  • Canadian rail strike ends, accord defers dispute to later talks
  • Newbuilding deliveries continue to flow in
  • Xiamen's international box transshipments 34,281 TEU plus in '09
  • Ningbo Daxie port area's box volume up 10pc in first 10 months
  • TransContainer enters Russia-Iran rail freight box shipping market
  • CMA CGM's new feeder service calls at Kaliningrad Port
  • Sacramento aims to boost range of transport services
  • Hong Kong air cargo grows first time in 15 months
  • AirBridgeCargo Airlines adds freighter to its fleet
  • British Airways and Iberia plan to merge

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk India inaugurates state-of-art CFS at Ponneri in Chennai
  • Battle for Great Offshore ends in a whimper
  • Cosco sees demand for ships rising
  • Aryan Cargo Express to commence operations in India from Jan.-Feb. 2010
  • Unlimited refined sugar imports allowed till March 31, 2010
  • Former JNPT PRO D. N. Maurya is now Secy of ICC
  • Drawback benefit available for gold jewellery exporters too
  • eGoM wants Basmati MEP strictly implemented
  • Agarbatti now a handicraft product
  • Rising fiscal deficit may prompt Budget target review
  • Robust GDP growth raises hopes of better tax collections

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 2, 2009
  • New intermodal service to Norway
    Green Cargo added Norway to its intermodal container transport network on 2 November.
  • Kombiverkehr expands national network from Germany to Switzerland
    The Frankfurt-based intermodal specialist Kombiverkehr will offer additional alternatives for environment-friendly transport between Germany's Rhine/Ruhr region and Basel from Janu...
  • World's longest sea crossing to start in 2010
    Work on the proposed Qatar-Bahrain causeway project, considered to be the world's longest sea crossing, is likely to begin in the first quarter of 2010. The governments of Qatar an...
  • K-Line launching "Corona Optimum" for Joban Joint Power
    The Tokyo-based shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) launched the "Corona Optimum," an 88,000 dwt special coal carrier at Imabari Shipbuilding's Marugame Shipyard...
  • Clipper Projects inaugurates new office in Dalian
    Clipper Projects recently opened its own representation in Dalian (China). The company is not new to the region. Years of successful presence under the APC partnership have allowed...
  • Intertanko releases tanker energy management guide
    The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) is about to publish its new guide for a tanker energy efficiency management plan (TEEMP). This moves forward...
  • MAN-Nutzfahrzeuge CEO resigns from MAN boards
    Following the resignations of the MAN corporation's director Hakan Samuesson and CFO Karlhein Hornung, Anton Weinmann, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge CEO, asked to be released from his position...
  • Norbert Dentressangle appoints new solutions and operations director
    Norbert Dentressangle Logistics UK has appointed Brian McDill as its solutions and operations director. McDill joins Norbert Dentressangle from Wincanton where he held various dire...
  • Sieber academy offering extra training for drivers and forklift operators
    The Sieber Group, a transport and logistics enterprise based in Berneck (Switzerland) has started to offer vocational training courses for truck drivers and forklift operators. The...
  • Trans-o-Flex introduces a CO2-neutral dispatch service
    The Weinheim (Germany)-based trans-o-flex Logistics Group will offer customers a new Co2de Green service from January 2010 onwards. The new offering is a completely CO2-free domest...
  • Aqua Logistics wants to go public
    Aqua Logistics, a Mumbai (India)-based logistics solutions provider and international freight forwarder with branches across India, is aiming to raise some capital through its prop...
  • Germany's intermodal transport services convey 21.5% less in 2009
    Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that 226.4 million t of goods were hauled on the German rail network from January to September 2009. This was 57.7 million ...
  • New Cargobull business centre in UK
    Trailer maker and truck bodybuilder Schmitz Cargobull has opened another new regional business centre to provide better market coverage in the UK and Ireland. The centre ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Intertanko shock at officer's murder
  • DNV takes over SOF CONSEIL
  • TT Club and ICHCA push IMDG course

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • MOL completes concept for next generation ferry
  • $171 million award for DDG 51 continuation
  • NY looks to Great Lakes for offshore wind

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • GAO sides with Port of Bellingham in NOAA research facility protest
  • United States joins India in investment promotion MOI
  • Cutter POLAR SEA returning to Seattle today
  • James C. Carter begins term as Port of Portland commissioner
  • Navios takes delivery of new Capesize vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Record tanker storage pushing up charter rates
    The number of tankers deployed for temporary storage jumped by 20 in a month to 149 by the end of November.
  • ACM commissions plummet 19%
    Chief executive Johnny Plumbe forecasts improved fortunes in 2010 after a horror half-year for the tanker sector.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Pirates release German ship
    PIRATES released the German cargo ship Charelle today after holding it captive for six months, along with 10 crew, EU NAVFOR said
  • Eastern piracy rebounding
    PIRACY cases in the South China Sea are rising again, the anti-piracy body ReCAAP has told Fairplay
  • Pirate suspects held in attack
    EU NAVFOR is holding 13 pirate suspects today after an attack on the general cargo ship BBC Togo 150 n-miles south of Salalah, Oman

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Continental Airlines Cargo Grows 16.5 Percent
  • Railroads Keep Momentum in Holiday Week
  • States Press Congress for Transport Jobs
  • Dynamex Keeps Profit Even
  • GE Sells 10 Locomotives in Brazil
  • Cyber Monday Sales Jump 5 Percent
  • Aerospace Group Urges Export Control Reform
  • CN Ramps Up After Strike Ends
  • Oberstar Backs Six-Month Highway Plan, With Conditions
  • UTi Worldwide Sees $18 Million Profit
  • Frankfurt Airport to Hike Airline Fees
  • Rockefeller Wants Container Scanning Reconsidered

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Zim top man replaced
  • Liverpool focuses on India
  • UN chief: Climate treaty 'ready by June 2010'

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Globus private?
    Jefferies analyst reduces Karageorgiou-led owner's earnings estimate but says company's net asset value provides an opportunity to go private.
  • Allocean swoop
    Greece's Logothetis family re-enters shipping as Lomar Corporation announces a $325m purchase of the UK-based Allocean fleet.
  • Fighting back
    Fighting vessel arrest, lawyers for Shanghai Zhenhua say Kyla Shipping fail to show Zhen Hua 27 is its ship.
  • Flame effort done
    Gibraltar forges settlement with New Flame's owners and insurers. Salvage effort complete, leaving great place to fish.
  • Dishonest deals
    Ex-Sovcomflot boss Dmitry Skarga accused of cutting in Yuri Nikitin on Daewoo suezmax newbuildings at discount prices.
  • Back to the yard
    FSO owned by OSG and Euronav returns to the shipyard after damage during commissioning.
  • Charelle free
    New Zealand-owned general carogoship held for almost six months finally freed by Somali pirates.
  • Strike on Princess
    Crew on a casino ship Palm Beach Princess go on strike over pay dispute and master's firing.
  • No advantage
    Former Sovcomflot chief Dmitry Skarga quizzed over why he needed to bring in Yuri Nikitin to help fund purchase of six suezmaxes at HHI in Korea.
  • Nordic hurting
    Klaus Kjaerulff's Nordic Tankers hit hard by fleet write-down as it slips to near $90m nine-month loss.
  • 'Buy' DryShips
    Deutsche Bank analyst rolls out coverage of George Economou's bulker and drilling unit owner targeting 58.7% share price growth.
  • Green light for BP
    Oil major wins court ruling that it can cancel $450m rig deal with Fred Olsen Energy.
  • Ready to blow
    S&P market to erupt as early as next year as soon as 'two plates collide', says ACM boss Johnny Plumbe.
  • KfW funds Royal
    Fain-led Royal Caribbean firms up $632m loan from KfW IPEX Bank for newbuilding Celebrity Eclipse.
  • Three for DSME
    Korean shipbuilder scoops two plus one deal from RWE Innogy for offshore wind-generation vessels.
  • Tanker grounds
    New H Vogemann vessel touches bottom at Mombasa under pilot this morning.
  • Concrete contract
    Khalid Hashim-led Precious Shipping to order up to four cement carriers on the back of lengthy charters.
  • PGS arm sold
    Jon Erik Reinhardsen-led shipowner offloads onshore seismic unit in $210m deal.
  • MHI doubles up
    Japanese builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries now sets its sights on JPY 100bn from bond sale.
  • ACM steady
    Johnny Plumbe-led shipbroker's first-half profit only slightly down despite waning spot rates as S&P activity improves.
  • Patience, China
    Quest for South Korea's world shipbuilding crown should be put on ice due to industry difficulties, Clarksons' Stopford says.
  • Togo attacked
    German-owned general cargo vessel targeted by Somalia pirates, but manages to avoid capture.
  • Rig damaged
    A Transocean jack-up drilling rig has been severely damaged by bad weather off Malaysia.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Obama to name barge executive to FMC post
  • CTSA lines raise bunker surcharge
  • INTERTANKO shifts focus to Nigeria, Benin pirates
  • Hong Kong airport extends fee discounts
  • Congressmen say transport spending fuels jobs
  • Teamsters end strike against CN Railway
  • DHS rolls back 100% scanning to 2014
  • Descartes' earnings down, sales up
  • Gutierrez joins iGPS board
  • European forwarders expect soft market
  • UTi: 3rd quarter revenue declines "moderated"
  • FMC reviews 43 OTI license applications
  • ITF protests Indian drayage contractor

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • US container scanning program delayed
    The US program for scanning all containers destined for the US, was planned to be implemented in 2012 for security reasons ' but it will now be delayed for two years
  • Intertanko ' fight piracy off West Africa
    On November 24, a Ukrainian Chief Officer on board the tanker Cancale Star was killed when the vessel was attacked by pirates off the coast of Benin ' Intertanko is now
  • Esvagt unit chartered as coastguard vessel in Holland
    Esvagt has contracted its Esvagt Connector) to the Dutch coast guard for service as an Emergency Response Vessel (ERV) for the rest of this year. The Esvagt Connector is on
  • Hijacked VLCC off Somalia
    The Greek VLCC Maran Centaurus was hijacked 600 nautical miles off the Seychelles last Sunday, en route from Jiddah to New Orleans. The vessel, 300,294 DWT, was fully laden and
  • Norway markets Norwegian shipping in USA
    The Norwegian government has established a new position at the Norwegian embassy in Washington, which will be partly financed by the Norwegian Shipowners' association. The new position has the title

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Copenhagen Exclusive: Bunker fund would see greater push for innovation
    President of Fairmont Shipping talks about the problems of an ETS.
  • Shipowners could face higher spill penalties
    Australia's transport minister announces plans to increase liability limits.
  • Copenhagen Special: Ferry industry opinion
    Interferry CEO highlights concerns over limiting sulphur content in fuel.
  • Weakening prices across Europe
    Weak demand in Rotterdam.
  • CMF offering 0.1% sulphur MGO in Tenerife
    Supplier says it is now offering low sulphur MGO at all its ports.
  • Bunker prices falling in Fujairah and Durban
    Poor demand in Durban.
  • Hong Kong adopts IMO bunker convention
    Laws will come into force next month.
  • Gold gives 'early warning' of oil price rises
    Hedging specialist predicts moderate price increases for oil, bunkers in 2010, followed by more gains.
  • Shipping is 'easy target' in climate change talks
    Negotiators may approach shipping like 'a lion picking off a stray gazelle'.
  • New CEO says bunker futures contract 'on track'
    SGX contract will be launched before the end of March.
  • Markets soften
    Singapore market generally quiet.
  • Singapore residual fuel stocks at historical high
    Supplies continue to outpace demand in the region.
  • So I've read Taleb's Black Swan... twice... now what?
    Ron Wells considers what Taleb's musings may mean for the Credit Risk Management profession.
  • Aegean to deploy new tanker to UK
    Expansion will 'further enhance' the company's ability to increase its global market share.
  • Singapore bunker statistics 'accurately' reflect growth
    MPA responds to doubts about the port's strong bunker sales during economic downturn.
  • Cruise industry 'resistance' to low sulphur fuels
    New report says meeting current MARPOL standards is not enough.

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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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