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April 6, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic Dry Index declines to two-month low
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, fell to the lowest in almost two months on weakening demand to haul iron ore for making steel.
  • More products tankers hired to store jet fuel, gasoil
    Traders hired record numbers of the biggest oceangoing oil products tankers to store jet fuel and gasoil in Europe as demand drops and shore tanks fill up, said D/S Torm, the largest refined fuels shipper.
  • Most powerful offshore vessel enters service
    The Rolls-Royce designed and equipped vessel Far Samson, the most powerful offshore vessel ever built, recently entered service with Norway's Farstad Shipping after a naming ceremony in Edinburgh.

Sched Netweb site
  • Asian Shipowners raise fears over seafarer treatment
  • Sanya's Nanshan freight port to be operational in H1
  • Fujian's Sanduao box terminal starts construction
  • Hubei provincial foreign trade value off 21.2 pc
  • Major Tibet logistics facility to be completed in June
  • Wuhan to build mega terminal complex
  • India's busiest box port sees F2009 volume drop 11pc
  • Report wants British, French naval bases run by EU
  • IMO search and rescue extended to Tanzania and Seychelles
  • CAI sees 2008 earnings rise by 21pc to US$23 million
  • Eco-group opens contest to fight North Carolina box terminal
  • Continental's March operational performance slides
  • United launches five weekly Washington-Moscow flights
  • DHL considers moving freight handling back to Ohio
  • Emirates SkyCargo takes delivery of Boeing 777 New-Generation

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 2, 2009
  • Daimler's Rüdiger Grube set to succeed Hartmut Mehdorn at DB
    German chancellor Angela Merkel and the country's foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier are said to have agreed to nominate Rüdiger Grube, a member of Daimler's board, as the ne...
  • UTi Worldwide reports poor Q4
    The US global forwarder UTi Worldwide has published its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, with revenue down by 26% to USD 894.1 million vis-à-vis Q4/2008. Ne...
  • Noerpel with new logistics centre in Germany
    Logistics service provider Noerpel has completed a new logistics centre for edible raw materials, food and pharmaceutical products in Ulm (Germany). Launch customer Cognis has alre...
  • Megalogix logistics park on course for success in Russia
    The first phase of the Megalogix Rostov-on-Don class A logistics park, covering 100,000 sqm, was opened in late March. The complex is in the Aksay district northeast of Rostov-on-D...
  • SBB improves freight division result
    Switzerland's state-owned railway company SBB achieved its best ever result - CHF 345 million - in 2008, with its freight subsidiary SBB Cargo also contributing, not least thanks t...
  • SBB Cargo in partnership negotiations
    Switzerland's state-owned railfreight operator SBB Cargo has completed the tender it launched last September and has reduced the number of potential strategic partners to seven com...
  • Caspian Sea ferry services expanded
    A regular direct railway ferry service across the Caspian Sea is going to be set up between Russia and Turkmenistan. Operations linking the ports of Astrakhan and Makhachkala (both...
  • Noble Denton and Germanischer Lloyd to merge
    A new and comprehensive technical assurance and consulting company has been formed by the merger of the UK's Noble Denton with Hamburg-based Germanischer Lloyd. The new technical a...
  • New MOL services
    Tokyo-based Japanese shipping line MOL now offers a new Asia-West Africa service via the Suez Canal, as well as a new Asia-Indian Ocean islands/South Africa-West Africa service. MO...

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 3, 2009
  • Owners gloomy but "may have touched bottom"
  • New LR1 product tanker pool
  • Precious expects forward cover to decline
  • Pacific Adventurer master bailed
  • GAC Shipping's new Americas team

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 5, 2009
  • HHI completes world's largest dry dock
  • NCL unveils Norwegian Epic features

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 3, 2009
  • Vancouver Port Commission holding live town hall forum
  • Month of March sees drop in US rail freight traffic
  • Horizon Lines assists cement canoe racers
  • Crowley continues string of new vessel deliveries
  • Insurance club board passes on supplementary call

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 3, 2009
  • Idle boxship tonnage set to soar
    EXPERTS say current idle capacity could soon be dwarfed as operators continue to downsize fleets.
  • Another 31 idle boxships join the lay-up list
  • Asia-Europe rates inch higher
    BOX lines manage small rate hikes but prospects on the Pacific looks bleak with spot rates still under pressure.
  • Shipping confidence slides but recovery around the corner
    MOORE Stephens survey suggests things are likely to improve over the coming 12 months and beyond.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 3, 2009
  • MSC jumps its Suez surcharge
    MEDITERRANEAN Shipping said today it is raising its Suez Canal transit surcharge to $50 per teu, from $9 per teu, starting on 15 April.
  • Singapore lay-ups spark collisions
    THE AMERICAN P&I Club today issued an alert on collision dangers for Singaporean waters that are increasingly crowded with laid-up ships
  • Malaysia gets pro-trade PM
    MALAYSIA's new Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will be a strong supporter of shipping trade, Nazery Khalid, senior researcher at the Maritime Institute of Malaysia, has told Fairplay
  • Pirate surge seen in March
    PIRATE attacks off Somalia have surged in the past month, according to an International Maritime Bureau alert
  • North Sea offshore worker killed
    A NORTH Sea offshore worker has reportedly been killed in an in an accident 4 n-miles off Aberdeen

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 3, 2009
  • FFE Layoffs Off 150
  • Video: Yeros on Short Sea Venture
  • OOIDA Seeks Court Ruling on Mexican Trucks
  • Long Beach to Up Capacity, Cut Pollution
  • Maersk Re-flags Nine MSP Ships
  • 'Dismal' New Truck Orders
  • Virginia Lands Three New All-Water Calls
  • WTO Head Approves Obama Stance
  • Eimskip Lost $54M
  • Railroad Spurred Industrial Growth, Says NS
  • Manufacturers Urge Change in Product Safety Law
  • Oberstar Says Bill Could Expand STB
  • 3PL Revenue Drops 6.7 Percent
  • Duisburg Tops 1 Million TEUs
  • UP Seen Raising Rail Rates
  • For Brokers, It's 'What Recession?'
  • Blue Water Bridge Upgrade Gets Boost
  • Great Lakes: Dredge with Stimulus Funds
  • Coal Takes Down Short Line Traffic
  • Key Senator Sees Rail Talks on Track
  • Indian Port Cargo Grows 2 Percent
  • Obama Taps Mendez for Highway Agency
  • Texas Southern, Port of Houston Teach Logistics
  • Vancouver Boxes Fall Sharply
  • U.S. Air Cargo Drops 21.2 Percent
  • Shippers Lean on Asset Brokers

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 3, 2009
  • G20; CI's 11th: mental stimulus
    In opposite parts of London this week, two meetings took place that could influence the strategy of ocean carrier forward thinking: but in this brave new post-G20 world, survival is still the number one priority.
  • G20 deal spurs stocks
  • Economic hardship stems US regulatory maritime reform
  • Shipper: Demise of EU conferences has improved BAF transparency
  • ICC welcomes G20 statement
  • US port volumes continue to slide

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 3, 2009
  • Vale buys again
    Roger Agnelli-led iron ore miner continues to collect capesize tonnage with reported purchase from Japan's Orient Line.
  • Another CSAV hit
    Standard & Poor's downgrades CSAV another three notches as negative boxship outlook stretches into 2010.
  • Viking sold?
    Reports re-emerge that Compagnie Maritime Belge's Bocimar has sold the Mineral Viking, but for less.
  • $120m in ATM
    DryShips says it has sold nearly $371m of $500m equity offering and is now shooting to issue the rest.
  • Redoubt response
    Tesoro-chartered Seabulk tanker is set to take a load from terminal near active volcano.
  • Big boys busted
    TMT, V.Ships and Teo Shipping of Greece head list of players to fall foul of UK inspectors in February.
  • Outfit joins GL
    German classification society Germanischer Lloyd scoops up Houston engineering company Noble Denton.
  • LR1 splash
    Zacchello's Seaarland and Greek owner Roxana team up for new products tanker pool that is aiming to operate 20 vessels.
  • 'No grounding'
    Norwegian owner Utkilen insists tanker Doris hit buoy but did not ground in France on Friday.
  • A third to fail
    Torm says 35% of all bulker newbuildings could be axed with over a tenth of the product tanker orderbook also facing the chop.
  • It's quotes time
    TMT's Nobu Su draws an explosive response and what's Stamatis Molaris up to these days?
  • Storage shortage
    Cheniere chief Charif Souki says LNG ships may turn away from US as space runs out at terminals.
  • Canal crunch
    Lantau Ace boxship bashes embankment in foggy Kiel Canal but refloats under own power.
  • Dredging deal
    Jaisu Shipping of India wins contract to deepen channel for new terminal at Mumbai.
  • HHI eyes $224m
    Shipbuilding giant confirms bond sale to fund construction of equipment for its renewable energy business.
  • Negative again
    Icelandic container line Eimskip posts first quarter loss and is still trying to sell cold storage business to get back on track.
  • Crewman crushed
    A 44-year-old seafarer dies in hospital after being airlifted from a Technip offshore vessel in the North Sea.
  • Boskalis' big dig
    Peter Berdowski-led dredger scores $44m deal in the Bahamas to clear the way for Royal Caribbean's Genesis class giants.
  • Yard bonanza
    Indian shipbuilders likely to receive subsidies of up to INR 51bn for orders won up to August 2007.
  • Master bailed
    Filipino captain of Swire's Pacific Adventurer must lodge $72,000 before leaving Australia.
  • Paradip up
    Indian east coast port ranks third domestically after posting biggest ever volumes in 2008.
  • Krasnoye crashes
    Russian shipbuilder without a new order since last August posts bigger loss in 2008.
  • Moe quits PGS
    Jens Ulltveit-Moe stepping down as chairman of offshore owner after seven years and will be replaced by deputy, Francis Gugen.
  • Deal close
    Consortium hoping for clearance from Stella Lines creditors to buy ferry for service between Ireland and Wales.
  • BG repair deal
    British energy giant signs LNG maintenance agreement with Singapore's Sembawang Shipyard.
  • Havila stop-gap
    Njal Saevik-led Havila Shipping finds short term work for subsea construction newbuilding after 10-year charter was axed.
  • Piracy spike
    After two quiet months in 2009 attacks off Somalia spiked in March says piracy watchdog.
  • BW bid
    Sohmen-Pao family tries to mop up remaining shares in LNG and LPG carrier owner BW Gas.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 3, 2009
  • FMC's Dye: Regulatory differences will remain
  • CORRECTION: First U.S. vessel sunk in WWII found
  • Singapore Airlines adds Dhaka freighter stop
  • Former pilot Babbitt picked to lead FAA
  • SAS starts express air freight service
  • Shallow harbors shortchange Great Lakes shippers
  • TNT, Con-way announce alliance
  • House T&I advances 2nd Great Lakes icebreaker
  • Obama fills DOT, Census posts
  • G-20 takes steps to strengthen trade
  • U.S. jobless rate hits 8.5%
  • FMC reviews 34 OTI license applications
  • Raab named president of Omnitrans
  • UTi reports 4th quarter loss
  • Port of L.A. announces solar project
  • Houston awards Bayport contract
  • U.K. Customs buys mobile X-ray machines

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 3, 2009
  • Slowdown in container ship lay ups
    The number of idle container vessels has stopped increasing. According to AXS-Alphaliner 485 container vessels, with a combined capacity of 1.42 million TEU, were idle on March 30
  • Ports protest against raise in pilot fees
    The Association of ports in the western part of the Limfjord has launched a protest against a substantial raise on the fee for the compulsory pilot service. The ports fear
  • State aid for Scandlines to avoid redundancies?
    German ferry operator Scandlines has given notice to 400 of the company's 2,400 employees, but is now considering applying for state aid to avoid the redundancies. The initiative does not
  • Dane takes the top in UK Chamber of Shipping
    Jesper Kjædegaard has been appointed the President of the Chamber of Shipping (UK), London. Jesper Kjædegaard has been the Vice President of the Chamber of Shipping for several years and

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 3, 2009
  • Americas: Double-digit price surges at major ports
    380 cst soars $26.50 pmt in Los Angeles; 5-month high in Jacksonville.
    'Minimal' bunker impact from cruise line cuts
    Dry bulk mainstay expected to cushion effect for Vancouver.
    EU considers tax on bunker fuel
    European proposal is 'moving up the agenda' in absence of international action.
    Europe: Prices end week at new highs
    Southern Europe plays catch-up as prices firm further in the north.
    Global player acquires UK-based bunker supplier
    World Fuel Services announces acquisition of Henty Oil Limited.
    Asia: Hong Kong's 380 cst grade at 5-month high
    Asian bunker prices continue to climb.
    Bunker spill captain bailed
    Lawyer says prosecutions likely against others with 'much deeper pockets'.
    New premises for Global Vision
    Web application helps operators save costs
    Fleetweb system enables greater operational efficiency, as well as savings on bunker consumption.
    Research aims to reduce fuel consumption on ships
    Two major European engine manufacturers working on the second phase of HERCULES project.
    OPEC 'can live' with $50 oil price
    Bunker markets firm as crude oil prices surge.

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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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