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August 6, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dubai World scales back Africa projects
    State-owned conglomerate Dubai World said yesterday that it has put on hold several of its projects in Africa, the latest delays from the firm as it restructures due to the global economic downturn.
  • Downturn hits Alaskan cruises
    Poor economic conditions are squeezing the cruise business in Alaska, a mainstay for the state's seasonal tourism business, hurting leading ship operators Carnival Corp & plc and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC hikes Pacific, Atlantic US rates from September
  • Hapag-Lloyd ups Asia-Europe and intra American rates
  • Maersk appoints 32-year-old head of group strategy
  • Guangdong to build more than 500 kilometres of highways
  • ICTSI's Polish terminal offers online box tracking, sailing schedules
  • Taiwanese seniority at issue in Evergreen-ILA impasse
  • Panalpina first half profit plunges 78pc, outlook gloomy
  • Panama Canal seeks bids for 4th dry excavation
  • DHL Global Forwarding names Indonesian managing director
  • DB Schenker 'smartbox' uses satellite tracking
  • Port of Houston Port nine more Finnish Konecrane RTGs
  • Cathay back in the black after surprise fuel hedging gain
  • Dubai weathers global air cargo storm with little loss
  • Volga-Dnepr delivers space programme gear to Russia's cosmodrome
  • Kuehne + Nagel to provide supply chain services to LSG Sky Chefs

Exim Indiaweb site
  • NSCSA receives DNV's coveted ISO 9001:2008 certification
  • ABG Shipyard offers Rs 520 for a share
  • ISSA tells shipowners to ensure ability of suppliers
  • FEDSAI holds fruitful talks with Vasan
  • Höegh Autoliners Mumbai takes charge of regional operations
  • MidEast Money & Ships to examine financial challenges and investment opportunities in region
  • Apparel exporters face fresh hurdles in EU
  • Garment exports shrink by 15.4 pc in Q1
  • 4 lakh t pulses may be imported
  • Labour Commissioner's intervention helps in discharge of cargo at NM Port
  • Nmpt donates traffic signal system at Panambur Circle
  • IFFCO Kandla seminar shows ways to overcome effects of hazardous chemicals
  • Assocham to hold 'Investmart-2009' on Sept. 10, 11

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 4, 2009
  • Kögel going into receivership
    The German vehicle manufacturer Kögel Fahrzeugwerke GmbH, Burtenbach, is going into receivership due to drastic market changes in the logistics industry and trailer sector. Demand ...
  • Western Scheldt has to be deeper
    The Council of State in the Netherlands recently suspended the routing decree and one of the implementation permits for deepening the navigation channel in the Western Scheldt. The...
  • Pirates release the "Hansa Stavanger"
    Frank Leonhardt, managing director of the German shipping company Leonhardt & Blumberg, reported that "on the evening of 3 August, the company's German-flagged containership "Hansa...
  • ITG changes partner in Malta
    ITG GmbH, a forwarder and logistics company based in Schwaig near Munich (Germany), recently announced that it has changed its Maltese partner for traffic to/from Malta. With...
  • BDP buys British freight forwarder Rostrum Forwarding
    BDP International (BDP), a US-based global logistics and transportation management company, has acquired UK-based Rostrum Forwarding Ltd in Dartford, Kent. The company's name will ...
  • Aramex awarded ISO 9001 across its Dutch offices
    Aramex, the Middle East-based global logistics solutions provider has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 status across all its branches in the Netherlands. Its offices at Schiphol-Rijk, Aa...
  • Reefer terminal gets CMA CGM's project cargo business
    The first of the scheduled 19 shipments of six Alstom railway coaches, all bound for Australia, has been loaded onto the "CGA CGM Mimosa" at the reefer terminal in Vado L...

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 5, 2009
  • Golden Ocean in cancellation deal
  • Beware of cheap deals says ISSA
  • ABS moves surveying to Greece
  • TEN sees profits drop

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 5, 2009
  • Repair bill for collision sub soars
  • Red ink at OSG

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 5, 2009
  • NOAA Marine Operations Center to be built at Newport, Oregon
  • Sea-Tac Airport continues string of best recycling workplaces
  • Special cruise series targets divorced and single again market
  • Foss Maritime operations earn zero injury honors
  • Shipper hit with penalties for illegal bilge waste dumping

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Seaspan rebuffs Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV charter rate reduction
    BOXSHIP owner did not participate in CSAV rescue plan and will not renegotiate Hapag-Lloyd charters
  • Hapag-Lloyd seeks charter rate cuts
  • NOL posts $391m half-year loss
    SINGAPORE-headquartered line says container shipping remains depressed even if volumes have improved.
  • TBS unveils delays as profits vanish
    TBS International crashes to a second-quarter net loss of $16.9m and delays the delivery of six newbuildings.
  • US Shipping rejects $255m Rand bid
    RESCUE package worked out with lenders delivers "higher value" than Rand's takeover bid, says US Shipping.
  • Eagle Bulk hails credit revamp
    CONCESSIONS made by lenders helps bolster balance sheet and affords flexibility to bankroll its newbuilding programme.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 5, 2009
  • OSG plunges into the red
    OVERSEAS Shipholding Group announced today that it swung to quarterly losses, as its spot VLCC rates tanked whilst also reporting a change to its newbuilding orderbook
  • TBS not surprised by loss
    BULK and cargo carrier TBS International has swung to a loss and reports that its drybulk business is perking up faster than lagging liner services
  • US Shipping snubs Rand
    THE board of bankrupt US Shipping Partners will move ahead with its Chapter 11 restructuring plan after rejecting a bid from Rand Logistics
  • Iron ore surge predicted
    SEABORNE iron ore trade levels are expected to grow from to 1.8Bn tonnes a year by 2025, from today's 800Mt, according to BHP Billiton

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 5, 2009
  • NOL Loses $146 Million in Second Quarter
  • Polo Ralph Lauren Profits Shifting Air to Ocean
  • Controversy Flares Over STB Nomination
  • Video: Capt. Mike Lorino, President of the Associated Branch Pilots
  • Senate Panel Okays DOT, STB Nominees
  • Lawmaker Re-introduces Harbor Maintenance Exemption
  • Averitt Expands Truckload Network
  • FedEx Expands Forwarding in Asia, Latin America
  • DHL Launches Inbound Logistics for Jaguar Land Rover
  • Pirates Free German Boxship
  • Thune: Many Shippers Captive to Rails
  • USPS Lost $2.4 Billion in Third Quarter
  • OOCL Raises U.S. Rates
  • APL, Con-way Take Day-Definite LCL to Mexico
  • Carriers Must Pass DOD Surcharges to Contractors
  • Maersk Seeks Hike in West African, Latin American Rates
  • YRC Teamsters Near Deadline for Ballots
  • NYK to Raise $630 Million in Two Bond Issues
  • Factory Orders Climb 0.4 Percent in June
  • Agility Profit Grows Despite Lower Volume
  • Rail Reform Talks Continue, Thune Says
  • Reuters Objects to MOL's Claim of Misquote
  • Panalpina Profit Falls 78 Percent

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 5, 2009
  • MSC 'compelled' to hike rates
  • Panalpina recovers but still off last year
  • Hamburg invites brainstorming for CTS development
  • CMA CGM check-out Walmart gong
  • Agility bucks the trend

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 5, 2009
  • Transpetro cuts
    Sergio Machado-led owner's four-gasship order at Itajai shipyard goes sour after Elcano allegedly "never showed any interest."
  • Log-In logs order
    As it reports a drop in profits, Brazilian logistics outfit and shipowner returns to Eisa shipyard to bag bulker duo for bauxite COA.
  • Rand rejected
    US Shipping Partners board of directors balks at bulker owner's $255m bid to buy up bankrupt company's tanker assets.
  • OSG swaps order
    Morten Arntzen says tanker owner has swapped two panamax products tankers for medium-range units and is renegotiating more contracts.
  • TEN confirms
    New York listed owner admits to double suezmax order in South Korea.
  • Faulty Full City
    Cosco bulker which grounded off Norway causing spill showed deficiencies during recent inspection.
  • 'Possible collision'
    Speedboat passengers say their vessel was hit by a cargoship in New York's Hudon River, but the Coast Guard is not so sure.
  • TEN tops bets
    Nikolas Tsakos-led owner beats Wall Street estimates in the second quarter despite profit slumps.
  • Red for OSG
    Morten Arntzen-led owner sees a $95.7m swing in second quarter profit as struggling tanker markets hammer its bottom line.
  • Tanker trouble
    Vietnam's Shinpetrol racks up big first-half loss as maintenance costs rise.
  • Transocean slips
    US-listed drillship and rig owner sees second-quarter profits fall below expectations.
  • Excel not rattled
    Gabriel Panayotides' Excel Maritime is satisfied with its performance despite a 36% fall in second quarter profit.
  • Gas gobbled
    Golar LNG spin-off Golar Energy has sold more than $100m of new shares as it opts for Oslo listing by October.
  • Top scrap
    Evangelos Pistiolis-led owner kicks off arbitration proceedings against bulker charterer after it tries to cut rate by a quarter.
  • Bulk boost
    Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's second quarter profit shoots up following jump in revenue from dry-cargo ships.
  • Cargoship sinks
    Crew safe as 64-year-old general cargoship capsizes after developing list during loading at Fatsa, Turkey.
  • Caucasus cleared
    Sovcomflot suezmax resumes discharging crude at Spanish terminal after oil leak last week.
  • Fesco out
    Russian boxship owner pulls out of project to build container terminal at Ust-Luga.
  • GE bonds
    Indian tanker and bulker owner linked to debt sale worth up to INR 2.5bn.
  • Fjell lifts Fairstar
    New arrival helps push Oslo-listed owner's Q2 profit back above water.
  • BC probed
    Canada to launch review into whether it's getting value for money from British Columbia ferry owner.
  • NYK sells
    Japanese giant completes huge bond offering as it raises cash for capital expenditure.
  • AMSC drops
    Quarterly profit down at American Shipping Co on interest expenses and foreign exchange loss.
  • Near miss
    ASP bulker avoids grounding off Australia by dropping anchor after losing power.
  • Hyoki not coasting
    Japanese coastal shipping owner kicks off year with a loss but expects small annual profit.
  • Profit pull
    Japanese tug player Tokyo Kisen improves first quarter profit, but not so optimistic for full year.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 5, 2009
  • CLARIFICATION: Reuters defends MOL report
  • Maersk announces rate hikes
  • MSC raises rates to and from U.S.
  • Fuel hedging boosts Cathay's first half
  • Census ends use of social security numbers in AES
  • Panalpina: Trade down in nearly all trade lanes
  • PierPASS fee remains $50 per TEU despite lower volume
  • Busan buys DP World berths, seeks new operator
  • Richmond Va. names new port operator

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 5, 2009
  • 550 maritime jobs lost at MAN Frederikshavn
    MAN Diesel has decided to terminate the production of marine diesel engines at the factory in Frederikshavn. 550 employees will lose their jobs as a consequence: 450 blue-collar workers
  • Golden Ocean reaches agreement with Britannia administrators
    After drawn-out negotiations, Golden Ocean has reached an agreement with the administrators of Britannia Bulk Finance Limited concerning the sale of six Panamax vessels under construction at Pipavav Shipyard
  • Earlier AHTS purchase saves USD 6 million
    Norwegian Deep Sea Supply has bought the AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply) vessel Sea Eagle 1 earlier than previously decided on. "The vessel, delivered from the shipyard Jaya in April
  • Klaipeda launched ferry
    Western Shipyard in Klaipeda has launched the first ferry in a series of three units ordered by Saaremaa Shipping Company. The ferry will be named and delivered in November. The
  • 180 tons of oily water collected
    Work on clearing up oil following the grounding of the Panaman-registered bulk carrier Full City is in progress on the Norwegian south coast. The Chinese master of the Full

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 5, 2009
  • Bunker prices still firming across Europe
    Rotterdam players say demand is poor.
  • Crude seesaws midweek
    US inventory report sees price dip below $70 in early trading.
  • Energy markets pause from relentless march higher
    Hedging strategies which utilise only swaps work best when a market simply moves in one direction.
  • IBIA seeks new board members
    Nominations need to be returned by the middle of October.
  • Tanker company reports losses
    OSG notes 'high volatility' in freight and bunker rates.
  • CEPSA posts weaker first-half results
    Downstream business held up first half despite 'poor marketing and refining margins' in Q2.
  • Russian port loses backing for container terminal
    Russia's largest container shipping company pulls out of project for new terminal in the Gulf of Finland.
  • Vitol expands Amsterdam terminal
    150,000 cubic metre addition complete and further expansion planned.
  • Asian bunker prices continue to firm
    Rising prices leave Asian market quiet.
  • Eastwind reefership seized in Auckland
    Tokyo bank arrests the Annapurna over failure to pay instalments on a loan.
  • HK storm weakens, bunkering partially resumes
    Tropical storm weakens earlier than expected.
  • Southernpec brings bunker cargo, eyes Singapore outlet
    100,000 mt of bunker-grade cargo slated to load into floating storage this weekend.
  • Q2 data signals long-term changes in world trade patterns
    Container lines may have to 'seriously address' their strategies as Chinese exports decline.

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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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