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May 6, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US transport industry hunkers down
    THERE have been recent signs the US economy may be stabilising after a deep dive, offering hope a recovery could be on the horizon.
  • Fight against piracy needs land effort too
    The fight against piracy must involve efforts on land and at sea, the US Navy's top officer said on Monday, saying the issue was more complex than just putting arms on commercial ships.
Strait Talk
  • Protect seafarers from Aids
    LAST week, this column touched on the perils of seafarers drinking too much on trips ashore - or at least the implications for ships' masters. Today, it looks like something else that kills seafarers is much less talked about: Aids.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US transport industry hunkers down
    THERE have been recent signs the US economy may be stabilising after a deep dive, offering hope a recovery could be on the horizon.
  • Fight against piracy needs land effort too
    The fight against piracy must involve efforts on land and at sea, the US Navy's top officer said on Monday, saying the issue was more complex than just putting arms on commercial ships.
Strait Talk
  • Protect seafarers from Aids
    LAST week, this column touched on the perils of seafarers drinking too much on trips ashore - or at least the implications for ships' masters. Today, it looks like something else that kills seafarers is much less talked about: Aids.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hamburg Sud shakes up Europe-North Atlantic services
  • Norfolk wins first call on CKYH Far East service
  • Fujian port volume up 6.6pc in first quarter, but Xiamen slides
  • Ocean freight forwarders become increasingly important
  • Bookbridge turns to EES as agent for Singapore
  • India third after US, Canada to double stack high-cube boxes on rail cars
  • IMCL launches Gdansk-Rotterdam/Hamburg weekly feeder
  • Heathrow cargo falls 14.6pc in first quarter
  • Korean Air expands China network with two new services
  • 'K' Line Logistics fights US$93.5 million air cargo price-fixing fine
  • Continental Airlines cargo down 22.4pc in April, passengers down 3.4pc
  • Aeroflot quarterly operating results decline 13.4pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • IMO's new convention on ship recycling in sight
  • GE Shipping delivers Jag Payal to buyers
  • Logistics rides high with private equity
  • Boxtrans Logistics does quick job for M&M
  • Reducing ship costs
  • Baltic Dry Index moves up by 1.1 pc on rising steel prices
  • Seoul takes India before WTO on steel import curbs
  • Chinese nylon tyrecord fabrics to attract dumping duty for 5 more years
  • Onion MEP cut by $40/tonne
  • Fieo taking part in TIBCO-2009 fair at Bucharest in June
  • Tea re-exporters strike perfect blend & imports soar
  • Nathu La hums with trading activity again
  • Export demand pulls up Basmati prices
  • Chinese auto parts may attract dumping duty
  • Dumping duty on phosphoric acid proposed
  • Port Pipavav achieves new operational benchmarks
  • GMB alerts ports on H1N1 virus entry
  • KDS begins new fiscal with highest-ever monthly box throughput
  • Cabinet Secy takes up issue of service tax repayment to exporters
  • Inflation rate inches up

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 4, 2009
  • Von Bergen SA opens new logistics centre
    Von Bergen SA, a transport and logistics service provider based in Cr't-du-Locle near La Chaux-de-Fonds (CH), recently phased in a new logistics centre in Domdidier (canton Freibur...
  • Norbert Dentressangle reports declines sales and earnings
    The French transport and logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle reported that its sales and earnings in Q1/2009 were lower than those in the like-for-like time frame in 2...
  • Global Logistics Experts established
    The creation of GLExperts.com was finalised in April. There were twelve founding members in eight different countries. It is envisaged to limit the number of members to about 30. T...
  • Aramex Q1 net profit rises by 19%
    The Middle East-based CEP, forwarding and logistics service provider Aramex announced net profits of AED 43.1 million for the three-month period ending 31 March 2009, an increase o...
  • Port of Prince Rupert: total tonnage drops by 24.5%
    Throughput at Canada's Port of Prince Rupert fell from 3.07 million t in Q1/2008 to 2.3 million t for the same three months this year, and represents a drop of 24.5%.&nbs...
  • First GL seminar for hazmat experts
    The new IMO-convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships aims to prevent hazardous working conditions and to ensure environmental protection during ship rec...
  • Shipowners welcome recommended port regulation in state of Victoria
    "SAL members welcomed the draft report of the Victorian Essential Services Commission which recommended a continuation of price regulation for shipping channel services provided at...
  • Liebherr shows strengths
    After the delivery of nine mobile harbour cranes (MHCs) to Kuwait-based Al Ghanim & Al Majid Logistics Group at the end of last year, the German crane manufacturer Liebherr announc...

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 5, 2009
  • NAT sees profits drop even as it buys suezmax
  • French navy captures 11 confused pirates
  • ISSA slates late payments
  • Contship shuffles Italian pack

Marine Logweb site
MAY 5, 2009
  • Big cat starts delivery voyage
  • Liberty Maritime CEO to Congress: Remove obstacles to arming vessels
  • Tax incentives for taking antipiracy measures?
  • OSG promotes Blackley

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 5, 2009
  • EU slaps 17-month block on Hellenic Register
    COMPANY banned from classing new ships while it attempts to save its status as a recognised organisation.
  • Hellenic Register faces EU block
  • SFS and Kuwait Finance House to launch Shariah fund
    FUND aims to raise $150m to invest "high quality and modern vessels".
  • Somali piracy moves up international agenda
    RUSSIAN president Dmitry Medvedev, top US naval officers and Nippon Foundation offer suggestions to tackle scourge.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 5, 2009
  • Liberty demands shipboard arms
    LIBERTY Maritime president Philip Shapiro today urged Congress to allow US-flag vessels to arm crew or contract armed security teams in pirate-infested waters
  • CSAV lines for sale?
    SPECULATION is mounting that Chilean carrier CSAV may be ready to sell off its Companhia Libra de Navegacao and CSAV Norasia lines to help reduce costs and debt
  • US urges Jones Act sentences
    NEW COURT filings have revealed the likely prison terms of four ex-Jones Act container carrier executives involved in an anti-trust conspiracy in the US-Puerto Rico trade
  • Warsaw to revise yard plan
    A REVISED restructuring plan for Poland's Gdansk yard will be submitted to the EC in the coming days, treasury minister Aleksander Grad told reporters today
  • Russia suggests a pirate court
    RUSSIAN President Dmitry Medvedev has reportedly proposed creating an international court to try piracy suspects
  • Eurogate stands firm on fees
    GERMAN terminal operator Eurogate is rejecting pressure from container carriers to cut box handling rates, chairman Emanuel Schiffer said today
  • Precious profits drop
    PRECIOUS Shipping, operator of Handysize bulkers, has reported a drop in net profits for the first quarter, even though its earnings per day of $14,485 beat its own predictions

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 5, 2009
  • U.S. Airlines' Cargo Falls 21.1 Percent
  • Former DOT Counsel Rejoins Law Firm
  • Mobile Phone Shipments Decline 15.8 Percent
  • MSC Signs Five-Year Pact with Charleston
  • Retailer Stein Mart Revamps Distribution Network
  • Union Pacific Cuts Fuel, Targets Emissions
  • Atlas Air Profit Surges
  • UPS Expands Customer Support in Asia
  • BAA Loss Widens Nearly Six Fold
  • Tokyo Container Trade Flat in December
  • Panama Elects Martinelli President
  • Maersk Calls for Secure Somali Sea Lane
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk Group Cuts Emissions
  • Swift Speeds Payments, Cash Flow
  • Agility's Revenue Falls, Profit Rises
  • FreightCar Net Rises as Sales Plummet
  • West Coast Ports Make Lowest Carbon Footprint: Study
  • Charleston Prepares Final Offer for Maersk

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 5, 2009
  • Maersk cuts emissions by 9%
  • American Commercial takes USD5.5 million Q1 hit
  • The sun shines for Cory Bros
  • Markets shrug off swine flu: uptick continues
  • Matson cargo crash hits A&B's Q1 09 results

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 5, 2009
  • Casualty file
    In weekly WebTV roundup, pirates mistake a French warship for a commercial vessel, and a fire aboard a Vietnamese general cargoship kills one.
  • New Med service
    French liner group CMA CGM to launch new route linking northern Europe with Greece and Turkey.
  • Finaval ship saved
    Italian navy comes to the rescue of the aframax Neverland during pirate attack.
  • Up and down
    Shipping economist's index fleets show 4.1% resale value improvement for bulkers in the last month, but tanker values fell by 7.7%.
  • Jail time proposed
    US prosecutors propose between 33 and 57 months of prison in US-flag antitrust case and suggest more could be charged.
  • Odfjell in red
    Negative numbers from its parcel tanker unit push Oslo-listed shipowner to a first quarter loss.
  • Navios prices
    Navios Maritime Partners share offering fetches $10.32 per share price, potentially grossing $41.5m.
  • Bumps in the wind
    Wind causes crash between a heavy-lifter and a bulker in Brazil's port of Santos, but a products tanker escapes unscathed.
  • Insurer logs profit
    New York marine insurer Nymagic turns around last year's first-quarter losses after shifting investment policies.
  • Deaths down
    AP Moller-Maersk records 20 fatalities in 2008 down from 27 in the previous 12 months. Emissions fall by 9%.
  • Solvang less red
    Norwegian gas ship owner cuts first-quarter loss but makes loss and warns of uncertain year ahead.
  • Offshore account
    Cypriot investment house SFS teaming with Kuwaiti bank to offer sharia-compliant fund targeting offshore sector.
  • NAT down
    Bermuda-based tanker owner sees first quarter profit slip, but eyes further acquisitions in buyer's market.
  • Ofer honoured
    What does the 87-year-old shipping magnate now have in common with Winston Churchill and the Duke of Edinburgh?
  • Suezmax swoop
    Herbjorn Hansson's Nordic American Tanker picks up 2002-built vessel for $57m, its sixteenth ship.
  • Wrist buys again
    Danish ship supplier makes third acquisition in six months as it adds Norway's Torkellsen to group.
  • Trico slumps
    US offshore giant posted red ink in the first quarter as each of its units reports negative operating figures.
  • Sydney shutdown
    Seven-hour halt for Sydney Ferries as workers vote on new bargaining agreement.
  • PGS staff strike
    Workers at Jon Erik Reinhardsen-led offshore player kick-off month long action after company refuses to bow to union's salary demands.
  • Easter boost
    Holiday period helps boost passenger numbers at Estonian ferry player, but cargo volumes down.
  • Navios to offer
    Earlier purchase of capesize newbuilding from parent sees Navios Maritime Partners offer shares.
  • ADP falls
    Danish ports manager endures less profitable 2008 as oil volumes dip.
  • Precious stutters
    Thai shipowner sees profits slide by a quarter on a year ago despite locking in long-term charters.
  • Slower start
    Taiwanese bulker player Shih Wei sees first quarter profit dwindle in downturn.
  • Making hay
    Seanergy Maritime enjoys benefits of locked-in charters, but the party is set to end come September.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 5, 2009
  • COSCO loses $490 million in 1st quarter
  • China Shipping to solo on all-water service
  • Matson volume decline leads to 1st quarter loss
  • Ogiermann named TIACA chairman
  • MAC Cargo Handling formed
  • CN reaches another EJ&E mitigation deal
  • Slow start for Great Lakes limestone
  • Targeting system helps CBP stop pest threat
  • U.S. certifies shrimp-shipping countries
  • TransGroup opens Nogales logistics center
  • NOLA opens bridge over Industrial Canal
  • Panama Canal will cut some fees this summer
  • Ag group praises Long Beach expansion plan

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 5, 2009
  • 50 must leave Port of Göteborg
    After negotiations with the union Transportarbetareförbundet, the Port of Göteborg has decided to lay off 50 of the 155 persons given notice in February. About 40 employees have accepted pension
  • Mærsk to sell Norfolkline
    A. P. Møller-Mærsk Group is in the process of selling off its subsidiary Norfolkline, which operates passenger-ferry services between the UK and the Continent and the UK and
  • Container rates at historic low
    Container vessel rates hit an historic low in April when the Alphaliner charter index dropped to 43 points, well below the previous low point of 57 points in 2002. According
  • Stena profit down
    In 2008, sales in the in the Stena group increased to SEK 26.5 billion compared with SEK 22.4 billion in 2007. At the same time, the annual report
  • Panama fears swine flu
    The Panama Port Authority has introduced a number of measures to tackle the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus, reports Lloyd's List. Ships transiting the Panama Canal will now

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 5, 2009
  • Low-sulphur fuel rule full steam ahead
    California Air Resources Board talks to Bunkerworld about feasibility of using MGO and MDO.
  • Fujairah pipeline project ready in less than two years
    Pipeline bringing crude oil to UAE bunker hub will load first tanker in January 2011.
  • Bunker prices in North Europe firm
    Southern Europe prices mainly steady.
  • St. Petersburg fuel oil transshipments rise
    Throughput at oil terminals bucks overall port trend.
  • Total in fuel oil deal
    French oil major Total is reported to be strengthening its presence in the Singapore fuel oil market.
  • Maersk Group cuts CO2 emissions by 9%
    Reduced fuel consumption on ships major factor behind improvement.
  • Singapore, HK bunker prices at six-month high
    Asian bunker prices continue to firm with cargo values up.
  • Marine industry facing long road to recovery
    Shipping could take longer than other sectors to recover from credit and liquidity crisis, say industry insiders.
  • Topoil welcomes sales manager
    Says new team member will help Topoil become 'even stronger player on the Scandinavian market'.
  • Philippine team want to remove wreck by June
    Deadline of June 21 marks the first anniversary of the sinking of Princess of the Stars.
  • MSDS provision revised
    MPA highlights new recommendations for Material Safety Data Sheets.

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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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