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August 7, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Panama Canal in pact with US port
    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has signed an agreement with Port Everglades of the United States to generate new business, the manager of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), Alberto Aleman Zubieta, announced on Wednesday.
  • America's Cup sails to UAE
    The next America's Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in February 2010, defending champion Alinghi said on Wednesday.

Sched Netweb site
  • China's investments in road, water traffic to reach CNY1 trillion
  • Kalmar RTGs increase HK's Buenos Aires CT lift capacity
  • Coscon Logistics to start GPS-based shipment tracking in China
  • TAL Intl. posts 2Q adjusted net income of US$10.9 million
  • Cass freight index declines 0.5pc
  • Ryder earnings down 64pc in second quarter
  • Kaliningrad first half container volume plunges 67.9pc
  • BA delays delivery of a dozen A380s as losses persist
  • Continental's load factor rises 3.1 points in July
  • Switch to sea freight continues as air cargo deflates

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Damco honoured with Target Corpn's Vice-President's Award 2008
  • ABG-LDA to start transloading operations at Sandheads from October
  • Veg oil imports may surge
  • Manning scale talks strike no breakthrough at New Mangalore Port
  • Tyranny of 'Inspector raj' may end soon for India Inc
  • Infrastructure tops state's agenda-CM

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 6, 2009
  • Dr Stefan Kurrle new Fiege board member
    The board of the Fiege foundation is being expanded, with the addition of Dr Stefan Kurrle to the logistics corporation's board by 1 February 2010 at the latest. Kurrle will take o...
  • Agility opens new logistics hub in Malaysia
    Agility has opened a logistics hub near Kuala Lumpur, boosting the company's warehousing capacity in Malaysia to more than 34,000 sqm. The new 13,000 sqm facility in Bukit Jelutong...
  • GW starts operations in Maria Saal terminal
    Gebrüder Weiss' new logistics terminal in Maria Saal (Austria) started operations on 3 August, after a construction period of one year. A 30,000 sqm plot accommodates 2,500 sqm of ...
  • Renault and Dacia endorse ECG operations manual
    Renault and Dacia have endorsed the operations quality manual of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG), which was first introduced in 2007, with version 4 published i...
  • German inland shipping industry feeling the crisis
    The financial and industrial crisis has also hit Germany's inland shipping industry, cutting the volumes transported in the first quarter of this year by around 25% to 12 billion t...
  • HHLA employees undergo re-training during cut in working hours
    More than 300 employees of the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) based in Hamburg will make use of the current cut in working hours to engage in training measures from the beg...
  • MOL to set up Indian JV with Sical Logistics
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Sical Logistics in preparation for the launch of a joint venture to operate a completed car yard at Enn...
  • Norbert Dentressangle appoints Joe Fogg head of UK sales
    Norbert Dentressangle has appointed Joe Fogg as Norbert Dentressangle Logistics UK's head of sales. Fogg has held a range of operational, account management, commercial and busines...
  • Panalpina: net profit dropped by 78%
    The Basel (Switzerland) based forwarder and logistics company Panalpina Group reported that its first-half net profit had dropped by 78%, as cost cuts couldn't make up for a slump ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 6, 2009
  • TOP Ships secures RBS waiver
  • Golar LNG Energy offering raises $110m

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 6, 2009
  • Bollinger delivers 80,000 bbl barge
  • Chouest to build new OSV series
  • USCG gets new Vice Commandant
  • ABS authorized to issue IAPP certificates
  • Aker Philadelphia warns of counterparty risks

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 6, 2009
  • Surgery center under construction on Port of Bellingham property
  • US joins Republic of Philippines in anti-piracy joint agreement
  • Schnitzer recycling program benefits from 'clunker' vehicles
  • Port Metro Vancouver posts mid-year numbers
  • APL nets environmental award from Port of Los Angeles

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 6, 2009
  • Diana wary despite strong second quarter
    DIANA Shipping has cautioned against taking recovery in the dry bulk market for granted.
  • Eagle Bulk set to pounce when time is right
    EAGLE Bulk has forged an alliance with Delphin Shipping to target "exciting purchase opportunities".
  • Reefer crisis deepens as box lines bite into fruit
    REEFER vessel values fall 25% and crisis-ridden container operators offer 'distressed' rates to transport fruit.
  • Top box lines axe Pacific capacity
    MAERSK Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co and CMA CGM are downsizing their transpacific network from three to two loops.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 6, 2009
  • Smit 'compensates' to profits
    MARITIME service provider Smit Internationale posted a 9% increase today in profits for this year's first half, despite the recession
  • NOL loses $391M in first half
    NOL HAS slumped to first-half losses of $391M on reduced turnover of $2.9Bn
  • 33 sought in ferry sinking
    HOPES are fading today that up to 33 passengers will be found alive from the sinking of an inter-island ferry last night off Tonga in the South Pacific
  • Caracas controls key ports
    PRIVATE operators no longer control a range of key Venezuelan port functions, a maritime lawyer told Fairplay today
  • GL raises wind energy focus
    GERMANY'S class society has decided to diversify deeper into the renewable energy sector in reaction to the slump in shipping markets
  • Excel prices secondary offering
    BULKER owner Excel Maritime today priced a new offering of 6M common shares at $8 per share, for net proceeds of $45.1M
  • Maersk's trans-Pacific shuffle
    MAERSK LINE said today it is making sweeping revisions to its trans-Pacific services

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 6, 2009
  • Rail Traffic Strengthens Again
  • Maersk Pleased With Start of Chassis Program
  • DHL Pays $9.4 Million for Export Violation
  • CP Sells Historic Montreal Building
  • Seaboard Expands Capacity at Port of New Orleans
  • i2 Technologies Earns $9.8 Million
  • Video: Capt. Mike Lorino, President of the Associated Branch Pilots, discusses the warning signs pilots must look for when guiding vessels through the lower Mississippi River
  • Seaspan Profit Jumps 32 Percent
  • SAS Veteran Returns to Head Cargo Group
  • Quality Distribution Posts Big Loss on Charges
  • Union Chief Apologizes on STB Nod
  • American Railcar Profit Dives 82 Percent
  • China's Trade Surplus to Drop 23 Percent in 2009
  • Pacer Lost $7.3 Million
  • Three Carriers to Merge Two Trans-Pacific Loops
  • Box Fleet Growth Slows
  • NOL Loses $146 Million in Second Quarter

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 6, 2009
  • FedEx opens new forwarding offices
  • Seaspan plays hardball with carriers
  • Hansa Stavanger owners facing ransom payout backlash
  • Drewry: carriers' schedule integrity improved

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 6, 2009
  • Chouest builds 12
    US offshore vessel building and operator set to start construction on 5,300-dwt, diesel-electric OSV series.
  • Navigators gains
    New York insurer Navigators Group post improved quarterly profits but gross marine premiums slip.
  • Positioned to buy
    Citing acquisition potential, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst hikes price target for New York-listed Diana owner after drop in quarterly earnings.
  • Marinsa gets OK
    Shareholders of CSAV backer Marinsa approve issuing $166m worth of shares.
  • Hungry for coal
    Eagle Bulk's Sophocles Zoullas says India's coal imports are poised to become a major demand driver for supramaxes.
  • Lucky 13
    Brazil's Petrobras has reportedly approved bids for 13 offshore vessel charters from six companies.
  • Excel target cut
    After equity raise, Jefferies analyst lowers price target and estimates for Panayotides-led bulker owner but says there's still upside potential.
  • Bulk bites Algoma
    Falling dry-cargo earnings hurt Canadian shipowner's second quarter profit.
  • Mexican grounds
    Laden tanker Nuevo Pemex I is re-floated after running aground off eastern Mexico.
  • Global turns black
    US subsea and construction vessel owner Global Industries returns to profitability with figures above Wall Street bets.
  • Di one cent shy
    Dry-cargo troubles far from over says Simeon Palios as Diana Shipping's Q2 figures land just short of forecasts.
  • Eagle eyes buys
    Sophocles Zoullas-led bulker owner in the hunt for ships as new private equity company established.
  • Future clouded
    STX Europe still facing unknown losses from bankrupt Wadan Yards as first-half profit falls.
  • Chemoil slips
    Downturn hits volumes and profits at Singapore bunker supplier and tanker owner.
  • Recycle that!
    MSC boxship to return containers of rotting rubbish dumped at Brazilian ports to Britain.
  • Excel eyes $50m
    New York listed bulker owner issuing shares to repay debt.
  • Two out
    Australian ports group Asciano loses two top managers in shake-up following rights issue.
  • Penguin cuts loss
    Singapore-listed offshore player remains in the red during the second quarter despite improved revenue.
  • Balance boost
    Scrapping surge and newbuilding cancellations significantly improve supply and demand balance in the car carrier market, says WW.
  • Aegean collision
    Greek cargoship and Hong Kong bulker damaged in clash off Greece.
  • Job done
    New LNG spin-off Golar LNG Energy exceeds revised share issue target as it readies Oslo listing.
  • Aker Philly fine
    Profit up at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard which warns, however, of possible risks from only customer.
  • Aqaba slowdown
    Jordanian port workers protest over compensation for living quarters sold off by bosses.
  • WW just short
    Ingar Skaug-led Wilh Wilhelmsen, which has laid-up 20 vessels, sees Q2 operating profit land $2m shy of forecasts.
  • Costs hurt Eagle
    Soaring expenses clip Sophocles Zoullas-led Eagle Bulk's wings in second quarter amid strong revenue growth.
  • Bad to worse
    Kansai Kisen, the Japanese ferry operator bailed out by MOL, almost doubles first-half loss forecast.
  • Repair boost
    UK yard group A&P wins overhaul of SeaFrance ferry, safeguarding Tyneside jobs.
  • Many feared dead
    Frantic search for at least 30 in South Pacific as ferry capsizes off Tonga, one body recovered.
  • Smit inches up
    Dutch salvage and tug group defies economic downturn to post 9% rise in half year profits.
  • No way, Jose
    US-listed boxship owner baulks at requests from CSAV and Hapag Lloyd to renegotiate charters.
  • NOL runs red
    Singapore liner operator books $146m loss in first quarter taking first half losses to $391m.
  • TBS tanks
    Effects of global stimulus packages yet to reach smaller bulkers says US listed handysize specialist.
  • More at Mundra
    Indian port defies gloom with strong set of first quarter cargo numbers, plus 76% jump in profit.
  • Tamai expects less
    Japanese bulker owner chops full-year profit forecast in half as first quarter returns a loss.
  • Red to black
    Japanese shipbuilder Sanoyas turns around loss in first quarter, despite lack of new orders.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 6, 2009
  • NOL first half loss hits $391 million
  • Drewry: Boxship schedule integrity nears 70%
  • Big 3 carriers cut ships on transpacific
  • Rasmussen becomes SAS Cargo president
  • Averitt adds service to Mich., Pa.
  • Government logistics revenue boosts Agility profit
  • Pacer reports $7.3 million 2nd quarter loss
  • U.S., Mauritius start investment treaty talks
  • OHL in CBP broker self-assessment pilot
  • APL, Con-Way extend OceanGuaranteed to Mexico
  • FedEx forwarding unit opens Asia, Brazil offices
  • Ontario teachers, CenterPoint team up on Va. Offer
  • Port Everglades, Panama Canal sign agreement

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 6, 2009
  • Two suspects after Norway oil spill
    Work on clearing up oil following the grounding of the Panama-registered bulk carrier Full City is in progress on the Norwegian south coast. The Norwegian Coastal Administration reports that
  • Golar LNG Energy seeks Olso listing
    Golar LNG will apply for a full listing of Golar LNG Energy's shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange after an equity offering raised over USD 100 million. "Golar LNG Limited
  • Foreign minister slams ransom
    The German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has slammed Leonhardt & Blumberg Reederei for paying a ransom of USD 2.1 million for the release of their container vessel Hansa Stavanger
  • Baltic Breeze I crew finally paid
    The crew of five Lithuanians on board the coaster Baltic Breeze I have now finally been paid and left the vessel, which is lying in Vejle, Denmark. The Swedish owner
  • Lithuanian seamen kidnapped
    Armed men attacked Limarko Shipping Company's reefer vessel the Saturnas on August 3, when the vessel was anchored off Nigeria. Five crew members were taken hostage, the kidnappers left the

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 6, 2009
  • GE Marine partnership will develop fuel saving technology
    Business agreement plans to offer fully-integrated marine propulsion systems.
  • Prices soften in European bunker hub
    But prices continue to firm in southern Europe.
  • Maritime group reports drop in demand
    Wilh. Wilhelmsen monitoring customers for signs of 'financial distress'.
  • Chemoil reports strong sales in Europe and Asia
    Second quarter results show profits of $12.2 million.
  • Asian bunker prices mostly firmer Thursday
    Demand slim as prices continue climbing.
  • Bunker player restructures
    New structure means 'reduction of intermediaries' says Dan-Bunkering.
  • Singapore residual fuel stocks at five-week high
    Bunker demand fell while arbitrage arrivals increased.
  • Essar sells late-August fuel oil cargo
    Indian oil refiner sells 180 cst parcel.
  • Bunkers removed from stricken carrier
    Bad weather disrupts plans to remove remaining 800 mt of HFO.
  • WFS chief sells company shares
    Stebbins had entered into a stock trading plan in June.
  • NOL sees low bunker cost recovery
    Average revenue per FEU in Q2 continues to fall.
  • Cargo prices at 10-month high
    Price spread for 380 cst and 180 cst material narrows.

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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 first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
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
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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