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November 6, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • ReCAAP shares experience with African states
    The Singapore-based Information Sharing Centre (ISC) for the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery (ReCAAP) is sharing its experience with countries in east Africa and Arabia to help them counter the scourge.
  • Mid-East tanker rates slide for third day
    The cost of shipping Middle East oil to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, slid for a third day because there are more ships than cargoes.
  • Deutsche Post DHL ups 2009 outlook
    Deutsche Post DHL has hiked its 2009 outlook as it released stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings, saying that cost cuts were helping offset stubbornly weak volumes.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hyundai increases China-India rate US$100/TEU November 14
  • Seaspan interest swaps sink 28pc gain into US$65 million loss
  • Zim clears hurdle for US$450 bailout, debts rescheduled
  • Maersk opens a global service centre in Chengdu
  • Fuzhou CT up 29pc in first 9 months, up 35pc in September
  • China's manufacturers enjoy eight months of growth
  • Shippers, retailers condemn LA-style clean trucks in NY-NJ
  • Neptune CEO Ron Widdows joins board of insurers' P&I Club
  • More capacity must be cut to produce profit: Alphaliner
  • DHL scoops UK's News International newspaper distribution deal
  • Air cargo to grow 6pc a year, says Malaysian minister
  • India's Captain Gopinath launches Deccan 360 air cargo line
  • Continental's October cargo revenue ton miles rises 11.5pc
  • UAL's cargo performance slides 1.1pc in October

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CII organising major logistics conference on Nov. 11
  • OOCL Logistics launches new product
  • Box cargo movement between Kolkata & Bangla ports by barges to begin soon
  • No immediate recovery seen for shipping cos
  • IMC's Shipping & Aviation Committee submits charter of issues to CBEC
  • Oasis of the Seas-Cruiser with a difference
  • Drewry report sees 18 pc rise in rates next year
  • Kerala seeks ban on coconut fibre export
  • US Customs yet to return shrimp exporters' bonds
  • KPT sorts out 24-hr priority berthing issues
  • ...observing Vigilance Awareness Week
  • Currency swings hurting MSMEs, observes Fieo
  • Food prices unlikely to fall soon-Pawar
  • Ex-im figures confirm India's integration with world economy
  • Pranab sets ball rolling for 2010-11 Union Budget
  • Dr Prahalad to speak on innovation issues today
  • Officials leave for Switzerland to speed up tax treaty

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  • TNT still feeling recession
    TNT, the Dutch post and CEP services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam, registered a 5.9% decline in sales in Q3, from EUR 2.687 to 2.483 billion. The operating profit fell by...
  • Norbert Dentressangle reports declining sales
    The French transport and logistics company Norbert Dentressangle registered a 14.6% fall in sales, from EUR 2.38 to 2.031 billion, in the first nine months of 2009 in comparison wi...
  • DSV reports interim results for first nine months
    The Danish transport and logistics provider DSV recently reported its results for the nine months ended 30 September. Revenues rose from DKK 26.117 billion in the same period last ...
  • Stobart Group reports higher revenues and profits
    The multimodal transport and logistics service provider Stobart Group has posted its interim financial results for H1/2009. Revenues of GBP 218.2 million from continuing operations...
  • NFI Global tasked with transporting high-value shipments from Mexico City
    Transporting high value tequila from Mexico to the USA requires a strong and secure supply chain partner. NFI Global recently filled this requirement by transporting several high-v...
  • Rhenus Freight Logistics with three new German gateways
    Rhenus Freight Logistics has established three new gateways in Germany, in addition to its existing direct transportation services, in order to further develop its pan-European tra...
  • Erfa urges early recast of railway package
    The European Rail Freight Association (Erfa) has written to Brian Simpson MEP, the chairman of the European parliamentary transport committee, urging him and his TRAN colleagues to...
  • DHL opens Melbourne airport facility
    DHL has opened a new USD 32 million airfreight facility at Melbourne airport, to boost Victoria and Tasmania's international trade. The new facility covers almost 50,000 sqm and in...
  • Cathay Pacific Cargo doubles Frankfurt-Mumbai freighter frequencies
    With the start of the winter timetable Cathay Pacific Cargo, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways' freight division, doubled freighter frequencies from Frankfurt to Mumbai. In ad...
  • NYK, Mitsui, K Line all in trouble
    The three major Japanese shipping companies NYK, Mitsui ISK Lines and K Line have all made large losses in the first semester of 2009. The largest deficit - USD 479 million - was r...
  • Berkshire Hathaway to acquire largest US railroad company
    Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has agreed to buy the US railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp in what Buffett described as an "all-in wager on the economic f...

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Bulker hijacked
  • Tax headache looms for UK shipping's non-doms
  • Rieber's "satisfactory quarter"
  • Finnlines back in black
  • New debt collector launched

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Shah named President of Ingram Barge
  • ABB and Fincantieri cooperate on shoreside power
  • Feeder ship used to smuggle arms

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Port association schedules international trade routes event
  • Schnitzer Steel dividend string running since November, 1993
  • US Border Patrol honors Coast Guard Auxiliarist
  • OOCL celebrates launch of new container vessel
  • Aries Maritime sets charter for Capesize tanker AUSTRALIA

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Clipper using Russian marines onboard its vessels
    Group using up to six marines at a time on some of its ships transiting the Gulf Of Aden.
  • Poll finds 45% of crew want to carry a gun
  • IMO backs Somalia coastguard
    International cash offered despite serious concerns over lack of legal infrastructure.
  • UK tax changes see marginal fall in non-doms
    Slight reduction in London-based Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee membership.
  • Bigger fleet pays off for Seadrill
    Rig owner posts rising revenues and profits in third quarter.
  • Low charter rates slash Eagle Bulk profits
    Supramax owner posts third quarter net income of $512,261 compared with $23m in 2008.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Earthquake hits Iranian port
    A TREMOR has reportedly struck a port city in Iran, injuring hundreds
  • Pirates attack Greek ship
    PIRATES have hijacked a Greek-owned bulker in the Indian Ocean, Fairplay was told today
  • Petrobras signs $10Bn loan
    PETROBRAS signed a $10Bn financing deal today with China Development Bank
  • French port strike tomorrow
    FRANCE pledged today to push ahead with port changes despite a 24-hour strike planned tomorrow across that sector
  • Gijón wins port award
    SPAIN'S Gijón has become the first winner of ESPO's new award for integration of ports with their cities
  • Liners challenge truck ban
    IMPORTERS and exporters have received support from the liner trade in opposing the green-truck programme at Port of Los Angeles
  • Ecuador seeks banana control
    ECUADOR is poised to set up a national banana exporting company, IHS Global Insight reported today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Radiation Detectors Fully Deployed
  • Hunt, NS Ink Intermodal Deal
  • Evergreen Cutting Fleet Size
  • Rail Traffic Dips at End of October
  • Fitch Negative on BNSF-Berkshire Hathaway
  • FAA Rejects Night Flight Ban
  • CIT Group Bankruptcy Affects Railcar Supplier
  • Court Approves Velocity Express Sale
  • BirdDog Acquires Churchill Transport
  • American Railcar Profit Slides 85 Percent
  • Traffic Slips at Short Lines
  • Con-way Says Used 'Aggressive' Pricing
  • A330 Freighter Makes Maiden Test Flight
  • Cobham Aviation Buys Three Freighters
  • Frankfurt Cargo Traffic Begins Recovery
  • JDA Software to Acquire i2 Technologies
  • i2 Technologies Profit Surges
  • Emery Harper, Shipping Lawyer, Dies at 73
  • Deutsche Post DHL Lost $123 Million
  • Bedek Converts First 767-300 Freighter
  • "K" Line Buys Ship Repair Yard Stake
  • Panalpina Earnings Slump

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • More strike misery at Piraeus
  • Panalpina still suffering
  • Francop released by Israel after arms cache seized
  • FBC develops container hybrids
  • Pirates fight over Somali yacht hostages

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Eagle target cut
    Pair of analysts reduce their price targets for Eagle Bulk Shipping's shares but hold firm to bullish views.
  • Medea listing
    Crew members awaiting repatriation as Greek-controlled bulker Medea K stuck at Gabonese port for weeks with up to 25-degree list.
  • Beluga attacked
    German navy comes to the rescue as multipurpose ship BBC Thames comes under pirate assault.
  • Low backlog
    Offshore vessel owner Global Industries turns around quarterly loss but faces backlog at the "lowest level for some time."
  • Takeover stalls
    BLT's bid to gobble up Camillo Eitzen has been delayed, Norwegian owner says.
  • The Costa Coffee
    High court hears how commissions were served up in deals at centre of corruption case.
  • Ice driller
    Transocean expected to announce deal for Arctic-class floater estimated to cost $1.1bn.
  • 'Count us in'
    Camillo Eitzen pledges $50m to Eitzen Chemical's potential $130m equity issue.
  • Yard firm unveiled
    Brazilian construction company Construcap confirms it is negotiating land for yard in Brazil's south.
  • Dacha deal
    Talk of kick backs from corrupt Sovcomflot transactions started at Yuri Nikitin's holiday home, court told.
  • Miami leak
    Diesel spilled in Miami River during refuelling of US-controlled multipurpose Titan Express.
  • Bulker escapes
    Greek crew fights off attack with water cannons as Turkish navy detains five pirates in Gulf of Aden.
  • Eagle net drops
    But sharp fall in Sophocles Zoullas-led bulk owner's third-quarter profits beats expectations on Wall Street.
  • Fear confirmed
    Meadway Shipping bulker and its 21 strong crew are in the hands of Somali pirates, UN says.
  • Casualty file
    WebTV roundup of casualty incidents brings dramatic footage of fires affecting a Puerto Rico tank farm and a Seadrill jack-up rig.
  • Mittal buying?
    Mercator boss HK Mittal linked to deal to take over company's shipyard in Maharashtra.
  • Aries cape fixed
    Nasdaq-listed owner ties up formerly spot trading bulker on two year deal.
  • Greek bulker fear
    A Meadway ship has been hijacked in the Indian Ocean, naval source believe.
  • BV defiant
    French class society sees marine revenue grow despite significant slowdown in newbuilding orders.
  • Trico triumph
    US offshore vessel player pushes up third quarter profit and revenue thanks to subsea business.
  • Must do better
    Norwegian gas carrier owner Solvang says performance unsatisfactory despite profit rising due to financial gains.
  • Duo detained
    Canada held Bockstiegel boxship and Euronav suezmax in October after failing safety checks.
  • Time to spend
    Sven Rong's GC Rieber to exploit weak offshore markets to make further acquisitions despite third quarter red ink.
  • Lakes lower
    Canadian owner Algoma's nine-month profit dragged down by loss-making domestic bulkers.
  • Olsen earns more
    Bonheur, Norwegian owner Fred Olsen's holding company, posts fat nine-month profit thanks to offshore drilling.
  • Still red
    Ro-ro player Finnlines turns in nine-month loss, but says cost-cutting is starting to have positive effect.
  • Single skin sale?
    Oslo-listed Aker Floating Production agonising over sale of 180,000-dwt tanker as it posts Q3 loss.
  • AI extends
    US cruiseship owner gives investors longer to sell notes in buy-back deal as it posts third-quarter loss.
  • Revs limited
    Clarksons says income from its broking desks continues to be restricted by struggling freight markets but it's a different story for its research arm.
  • Chilly winter
    Dof predicts difficult months ahead for North Sea spot market as it reports drop in Q3 operating profit.
  • K Line yard move
    Japanese shipowner invests in a second yard in China with stake in Zhejiang Eastern Shipyard.
  • New fund
    Former Efibanca director Fabrizio Vettosi puts together EUR 25m pot to invest in shipping.
  • Jaya jumps
    Troubled Singapore offshore shipbuilder and shipowner sees profits rise thanks to asset disposals.
  • Arabian adventure
    Seamec offshore vessel lands revised $8.5m charter with Dulam International.
  • Better to come
    Japanese shipbuilder Naikai Zosen sees profit dwindle in first half, but full year forecast is up on 2008.
  • Sumitomo slumps
    Japanese shipbuilder's interim profits decline dramatically, but it revises full-year profits upwards.
  • Out again
    Piraeus port workers start two-day strike in continuing protest at Cosco's 35-year deal to run two terminals.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • WTSA again seeks higher rates
  • Spain passes armed rider law as piracy heats up
  • Israel apprehends weapons aboard containership
  • Logue promoted to head FedEx Freight
  • U.S., EU, Mexico go to WTO over China export quotas
  • NFTC urges Obama to join transpacific trade talks
  • Commerce to speed up business visa approvals
  • Panalpina reports lower volumes
  • Letter says New York, Newark steering wrong way
  • Richmond, Calif. expands rail handling for Honda

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Banks anticipate huge credit losses next year
    More than nine per cent of the world's ship finance loans will be bad (non-performing) in 2010, according to more than half of 27 top shipping managers in banks
  • Norway aims at being a world-class shipping nation
    The Norwegian government has launched the information campaign "Norway as a maritime host country" to attract more shipping companies to the country. "We'll try to bring back Norwegian shipping activities
  • Maersk Supply to transfer whole fleet from Isle of Man to Danish flag
    Over the next month, Maersk Supply Service will re-flag its whole fleet currently flying the Isle of Man flag. In the future, the majority of this fleet of 17

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
  • Bunker prices mixed in North Europe
  • Rising bunker costs hit profits
    Chemical carrier says medium to long-term prospects are good.
  • Fujairah sees IFO grades up but distillate prices down
    Prices firming elsewhere in the region.
  • ECA rules could damage shipping's prospects
    The transport industry could see a 'modal shift' from sea to land.
  • Fuel oil cargo for November loading
    India's Essar Oil offers parcel from its Vadinar plant.
  • Strike hits bunker demand
    Industrial unrest in Piraeus prompts containerships to stay away.
  • Prices hit 13-month highs
    380 cSt in Singapore slightly weaker.
  • Singapore residual fuel stocks at nine-week high
    Stocks of middle distillates fell to a four-month low.
  • Singapore corruption case pre-trial conference deferred again
  • SGX: 'Right time' for 380 cSt futures contract
    Exchange unfazed by predecessor's failure 20 years ago, citing better market conditions now.
  • Oil retrieval work near completion
    Work expected to be completed in three to four days.
  • Maritime debt collection company launched
    Bunker supply 'a particularly risky business' expected to be 'a source of much new business'.
  • Vopak issues new notes for $680 million
    CFO says proceeds 'further facilitates' execution of the company's growth ambitions.
  • Merger to cut costs
    More details of how bunker supplies will be affected by the merger will be known later.
  • India 'starting to support' bunkering sector
    State governments 'more proactive in considering tax exemptions.'

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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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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