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April 10, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • LNG tanker rate to stay low
    Charter rates for liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers may stay low because of a surplus in LNG shipping capacity, Merrill Lynch & Co said.
  • Busan port sees upturn on the cards
    South Korea's Busan port, the world's fifth- busiest, took a hit from the worst global downturn in decades but now sees first signs that the slump may be approaching the bottom, an executive said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco box making blamed for 36pc profit fall in 2008
  • Pirated US-flagged 1,100-TEU Maersk Alabama retaken, but not its captain
  • 'K' Line to trim container, ro-ro fleet 10pc over 12 months
  • Shenzhen's SCT welcomes MISC's China, Mideast, Karachi service
  • ATA truckers seek injunction to block clean LA-LB truck scheme
  • NAFTA trade suffers lowest monthly volume in five years
  • England's PD Ports: Lighthouse fee hike risks cargo diversion
  • DHL and Makro to build US$4.6 million DC in Thailand
  • Sea Asia 2009 aims to exploit opportunity in crisis
  • Singapore air authority to hire 400 in Changi restructuring
  • Continental and United to win US antitrust immunity
  • Qantas group executive John Borghetti to step down
  • US federal agency orders air cargo firm to drop lawsuit

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 8, 2009
  • Agrati outsources distribution centre to Kuehne + Nagel
    The Agrati Group, a European market leader in the design and production of fastening systems for the automotive and industrial sectors, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a four-year contr...
  • Scan-Trans Project Services joins GPLN
    Scan-Trans Project Services, headquartered in Barcelona (Spain), is the newest member of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN). Scan-Trans Project Services is a well-kno...
  • Weber Distribution with new customer
    Weber Distribution, a leading third-party logistics and supply chain management provider, has entered into an agreement with SunOpta, a specialist in sourcing, processing and distr...
  • Geodis Wilson sets up new distribution facility at London Heathrow
    The forwarding specialist Geodis Wilson, which belongs to the French forwarding and logistics group Geodis, has taken a long-term lease on a new distribution facility at Londo...
  • Schmitz Cargobull to eliminate 500 jobs
    Schmitz Cargobull is letting go of 500 workers in order to adapt to a drop in demand. The company said that measures such as shorter working hours and ...
  • Etihad Crystal Cargo awarded Cargo 2000 certification
    Etihad Crystal Cargo, a division of the Arabian carrier Etihad Airways, has been awarded the Cargo 2000 quality certification by the International Air Transport Association (I...

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 9, 2009
  • OPINION: CNBC'S MARITIME 'RAMBO.'
  • Tanker rescues yachtsmen
  • Maersk Alabama's master held hostage
  • UK Club's ships score high ratings
  • Marseilles Fos prepares for privatisation
  • Jamaica decentralises flag management

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 9, 2009
  • U,S, Shipping Partners sues Blackstone
  • Big lift for ABG Shipyard
  • Maersk Alabama on the move
  • Erie Shipbuilding still working
  • Marcon brokers AHTS sale
  • Navy takes lead in Maersk Alabama stand-off

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 9, 2009
  • New Crowley tug delivered from Diversified Marine
  • Parking prices going up at Portland International Airport
  • Construction project closing section of Bellingham promenade
  • Port of Camas-Washougal taps new communications boss
  • Vessel arrives in Los Angeles with damaged/missing containers

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 9, 2009
  • Beef up naval presence, urges BIMCO
    USE of spotter planes and focus on tackling motherships needed to curb Somali piracy.
  • Talks underway to free Maersk Alabama master
  • Excel plans 'unaffected' by $329m fourth quarter loss
    FOURTH quarter write-downs and other book losses have dragged Excel Maritime Carriers to a net loss of $44.7m for 2008.
  • Cosco to slash 2009 capital expenditure by 37%
    CONTAINER terminal operator braces for 'unprecedented challenges' in 2009, as profits slump 36%.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 9, 2009
  • Transpacific carriers on brink
    THE Transpacific Stabilization Agreement has proposed "unprecedented" minimum Asia-to-US freight rates for 2009-10 contracts to prevent some carriers from ceasing service
  • Hapag's CEO details shake-up
    MICHAEL Behrendt, Hapag-Lloyd's CEO, has confirmed reports about a major restructuring at the world's sixth-largest container line
  • Pirates still hold captain
    PIRATES continued today to hold a box ship's captain in a small boat after the Maersk Alabama's crew dramatically retook the vessel
  • Lanka to sue as acid ship sinks
    SRI LANKA'S navy said a Turkish tanker carrying more than 6,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid sank today off the east coast
  • Use Q ships against pirates?
    NAVIES should take a page from history to battle piracy by resurrecting the Q ship tactic from the 20th Century's two world wars, a security professional has told Fairplay
  • US Shipping sues Blackstone
    US SHIPPING Partners revealed today that it has filed suit against private equity firm Blackstone, its partner in a Jones Act product tanker newbuilding programme at NASSCO
  • Happy Easter from Fairplay
    BECAUSE of the Easter break, Fairplay Daily Email News will not be sent on Friday or Monday

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 9, 2009
  • DHS Announces Security Grants
  • Small Railroads Key to PG&E Project
  • U.S. Bolsters Fleet of Fuel-Stingy Cars
  • APHIS Proposed Chinese Handicrafts Rule
  • Rick Larrabee, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
  • Negotiators on U.S. Warship Talk to Pirates
  • Three Airlines Guilty in Price-Fixing Case
  • FMC Dismisses Puerto Rico Port Tenant Cases
  • Investment Key to Rail Legislation
  • Rail Traffic Struggles with Weather
  • Ro-ro Rolls Up at Jacksonville
  • Credit Report Downgrades 28 Nations
  • U.S. Pipe Makers Allege Chinese Dumping
  • Maersk Alabama Heading into Port
  • Coast Guard, TSA Expedite TWIC Activation
  • Lufthansa Cargo Tumbles
  • Rails Digging Out From Flood Impact
  • Rail Market Woes Hit Greenbrier
  • Rotterdam Container Traffic Plunges
  • Sharp Drop in Imports Narrows Trade Gap
  • Evergreen to Upgrade China-U.S. West Coast Service
  • Rogoff, Hurley Get Transport Positions
  • Fuel Surcharge Lawsuit Runs out of Gas
  • U.S. Warship Reaches Maersk Alabama

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 9, 2009
  • It is time to rid shipping of this piracy scourge
    The unfolding events of the hijacking of the US-flagged container vessel the Maersk Alabama this week and the subsequent hostage taking of its master has propelled the Somali piracy problem back into the mainstream news. One can only imagine the angst that the boxship's crew experienced as they suffered a sustained five-hour-long assault by pirates armed with AK-47 assault rifles; and not least the distress felt by the brave captain's family back in his home town, sitting and waiting for news of his safety.
  • MSC Beatrice boost for European ports
  • US destroyer puts the heat on Maersk Alabama pirates
  • PD Ports urge UK light dues protest
  • Japan Shippers council 'to close'
  • Transnet pushes Sub-Saharan strategy

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 9, 2009
  • Granba sinks
    Turkish chemical tanker off Sri Lanka succumbs after list led crew to abandon ship.
  • Products pain
    Analyst cuts estimates for Teekay and OSG but says collapsed products tanker rates should rebound over the summer.
  • Threat to freedom
    President of Maersk Line Limited says company did "everything it could" near Gulf of Aden and calls for action on piracy.
  • Pools combine
    Heidmar and W-O Shipping combine pools for small- and intermediate-size chemical tankers.
  • USSP fights back
    Jones Act owner suing private equity partner after the Blackstone Group tried to force it out of a $1bn joint-venture.
  • Navy on scene
    Maersk Line confirms captain is held but is unharmed as the Navy arrives at the scene of Maersk Alabama hijacking.
  • Excel downgraded
    Maxim Group cuts rating on bulker owner as a chorus of analysts say earnings missed their forecast.
  • Eye in the sky
    Piracy surge prompts aerial surveillance to start over Indian Ocean a day after Maersk Alabama attacked.
  • Man overboard
    Search on as BW Group tanker loses one during ship-to-ship transfer off San Diego.
  • TK slice grows
    Slice of Teekay Corp owned by Bank of Ireland-controlled Iridian Asset Management swells to 10%.
  • K&R up tenfold?
    Aon says increased piracy in the Gulf of Aden is leading to a steep increase in the cost of kidnap and ransom cover.
  • Redelivery row
    Can you squeeze in an extra voyage in a hot market after giving notice of redelivery? For the answer read on.
  • Facebook forecast
    Maersk officer onboard hijacked boxship predicted his number was up on social networking website.
  • It's quotes time
    The tanker industry gets a right Baracking and shipping stalwarts stick the knife into the industry.
  • GSI fires warning
    Hong Kong-listed shipyard says order standstill and rising costs will slice its first quarter profit in half.
  • ABP's axe ready
    Depressed trading conditions could see UK port group chop 15 Humber Estuary pilots.
  • Trooper swoops
    Papachristidis-owned Hellespont Trooper finally reaches Italian father and son shipwrecked in Pacific.
  • TTA bins bulker
    Thai shipowner sends 27-year-old ship to face the torch in $2.01m deal.
  • Out with the new
    Port giant Cosco Pacific to slice capital expenditure this year with no new projects on the cards, Xu Minjie says.
  • Claim kicked out
    Petroleum Geo-Services wins court victory over CGG Veritas in $70m charter dispute.
  • Buyback booted
    Shareholders narrowly reject plan by Singapore shipping trust First Ship Lease to buy back stock.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 9, 2009
  • TSA lines to recommended minimum rates
  • UPDATE: Hostage talks ongoing, Alabama departs
  • China carriers face ship-buying pressure
  • 3 airlines to pay $214 million for price fixing
  • AA extends heavyweight product to Europe
  • Swiss adjusts Europe, international services
  • Executives: short-haul intermodal gains ground
  • Major ports share $219 million in security grants
  • Corps of Engineers: No threat from Delaware dredging

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 9, 2009
  • Pirates hold Maersk captain hostage
    The crew of the U.S. flagged container carrier Maersk Alabama has re-taken control of their vessel, according to Maersk Line Limited. "The armed hijackers who boarded this ship earlier
  • Eitzen cancellations reach eleven vessels
    Camillo Eitzen & Co has cancelled six 2,500 cbm gas tankers ordered from Sasaki Shipbuilding in Japan. The move follows the cancellation by Eitzen Chemicals of five 12,000 DWT chemical carriers
  • Korean shipyard refuses to deliver newbuildings
    Hanjin Heavy Industries is refusing to deliver three 6,500 TEU container carriers to IRISL, Iran's largest shipowner. The vessels are completed and are at anchor awaiting a solution. The shipyard

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 9, 2009
  • Europe: Prices push higher in late rally
    ARA market reacts to bullish crude on eve of Easter break.
  • Throughput down in Rotterdam
    But throughput of mineral oils bucked the trend.
  • CMA CGM profit hit by bunker hedges
    2008 profit slump 87%, major cost cuts planned for 2009.
  • Asia: Busan, Tokyo prices at five-month high
    Singapore and Hong Kong market rebound.
  • Singapore corruption case adjourned to April 30
    Chevron employee was working with the oil major at the time of alleged offenses.
  • Singapore residual fuel stocks at five-week low
    Stocks fell due to lower arbitrage inflows from Europe.
  • Catalytic cracker down at Singapore refinery
    More fuel oil could be entering the market, traders say.
  • Bunkerworld adds more Indian ports
    Bunker prices at two Gujarati ports are now available on the prices page.

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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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