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November 12, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • ASL Q1 net profit halves to $11.8m
    ASL Marine has reported a halving in first-quarter net profit to $11.8 million, from $23.9 million a year ago, on lower ship chartering revenue.
  • Q3 profit at Diana Shipping halved
    Diana Shipping Inc, a carrier of commodities including iron ore and coal, has said that third-quarter profit fell by half as transport rates declined.

Sched Netweb site
  • Zim to levy US$200/TEU Asia-Europe hike from December 1
  • Grand Alliance to telescope Asia-Europe services in winter
  • More rough than smooth in mainland-Taiwan shipping relations
  • World's idle container fleet grows to 1.4 million TEU
  • Cambridge University to provide land to develop Felixstowe port
  • Global Shippers' Forum assess economic outlook
  • Port of Vancouver Washington optimistic despite downturn
  • Nigerian inland box depot north of Port Harcourt starts construction
  • Cathay cargo posts best result of 2009 - 0.8pc drop
  • Hactl announces October tonnage 1.7pc uptick at HK airport
  • Korean Air back in the black, posts profit of US$228.7 million
  • Singapore Airlines group's quarterly loss narrows to US$336 million

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo commences 3PL division
  • CMA CGM takes delivery of its maiden 13,300-TEUer
  • GST to provide single-largest mutual opportunity for producers & 3PL players
  • Tanker glut pulls down charter rates
  • Canadian PM coming with FTA in mind
  • 13 pc jump in iron ore exports during H1
  • State trading agencies receive 18 bids for rice import
  • VPT launches online system to facilitate lodging of complaints
  • Maran highlights benefits of TUFS to MPs
  • FM may get leeway to clear FDI proposals of higher worth
  • Punjab wants purchase tax kept out of GST regime
  • Adani Welspun Exploration awards Western Geco contract within year of inking PSC
  • BCC&I to hold meet on Financial Reporting today
  • China behind East Asia's recovery, says World Bank

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
  • Hactl announces October tonnage throughput
    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has reported its air cargo tonnage throughput for October 2009. The overall freight volume was further stabilised and began to pi...
  • Port of Gijon wins first Espo award
    The European seaports organisation (Espo) has presented its first Societal Integration of Ports Award to the port of Gijón in Spain for a project entitled "Gijón Port and City...
  • Further delays for Jade Weser Port
    The German port operator Eurogate reported that it did not receive a sufficient number of competitive offers for bitumen paving at the JadeWeser port, and that the tender proc...
  • Greece: tension rising at the port of Piraeus
    A Greek newspaper recently reported that tension is rising at the port of Piraeus (Greece) following recent industrial unrest. Port workers have been protesting against the pr...
  • DB Schenker to open new terminal in spring 2010
    The German service provider DB Schenker is constructing a new logistics center near the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The EUR 10 million complex in Bozhuriste, just 20 minutes from...
  • Toll Group acquires LDS in the Middle East
    Toll Group, an Australian forwarding and logistics service provider, has acquired Logistic Distribution Systems (LDS), a Dubai-based international freight forwarding company. LDS p...

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
  • Quayside crane safety initiative
  • Farstad warns of weaker market
  • Deep Sea Supply's "strong result"
  • Rina reorganises

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
  • Nichols Bros adds to labor force
  • India bars entry of former S.S. Independence
  • CMA CGM takes delivery of new flagship

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
  • Port of Seattle holding Veterans Day breakfast
  • CMA CGM puts to work giant new container ship
  • Coast Guard Station Seattle earns rare readiness honor
  • Maersk Line plans to rejoin Transpacific Stabilization Agreement
  • Admiral Allen Worley leaving Merchant Marine Academy post

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
  • UECC mulls pay and leave cuts
    European officers faced with 25% pay cut or reduced leave as company aims to trim payroll costs.
  • Intertanko appoints new chairman
    Graham Westgarth replaces Nick Fistes.
  • Bleak outlook for Asia box market
    HSBC Global Research offers grim prediction.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
  • All aboard your new Fairplay
    STARTING with next week's issue, Fairplay will mean business from a fresh perspective
  • Wider piracy patrols agreed
    EU NAVAL units can pursue, arrest and detain Somali hijackers in the Seychelles region under an accord the EU has signed with the island government
  • Ultrapetrol swings to losses
    MIXED-fleet owner Ultrapetrol has fallen into the red on continued weakness in its South American river trade
  • Spain terminal ordered razed
    SPAIN'S Supreme Court has ordered Galicia to demolish a 300,000m' box terminal because it ruled the facility had been built "illegally"
  • Intertanko names new chief
    GRAHAM Westgarth was appointed today as Intertanko's new chairman

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
  • IRS Drops Last FedEx Audit
  • West Coast Ports, Rails Collaborate
  • Celadon Switches to NYSE
  • Industrial Real Estate Absorption Trends Upward
  • Hanjin Seeks to Simplify Reorganization Notice
  • Trucker Werner to Pay Shareholders $90 Million
  • Emirates Chooses GT Nexus as Customer Portal
  • Grand Alliance Reduces Asia-Europe Loops
  • Cathay Sees Strongest Cargo Month of 2009
  • Kintetsu World Express Profit Plunges
  • Agility Boosts Profit 15 Percent
  • Heathrow Sees Growth in Cargo
  • Frankfurt Air Cargo Grew in October
  • Greek Court Outlaws Piraeus Strike
  • Trailer Bridge Profit Soars

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
  • GA and Maersk reduce capacity between Asia/N.Europe
  • TSA applauds Maersk's return to the fold
  • ICG toughs it out
  • Court rules Piraeus dock strikes illegal: strike ends
  • CMA CGM receives flagship behemoth

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
  • Dual cover-up
    Novoship manager admits producing false documents to approve double charter and fudging a later report after TradeWinds flagged up deal.
  • Bonus brawl
    Vladimir Oskirko's 2003 bonus withheld by Tagir Izmaylov despite the former Novoship finance chief's need for cash to cover his wife's operation, court hears.
  • Sea scenes
    Mountainous seas, a bulbous bow sun lounger and bioluminescence figure in the latest entries to TradeWinds' Photographer of the Year contest.
  • 'No pressure'
    Former Novoship man Vladimir Sakovich was never threatened or bribed to support fixtures to Yuri Nikitin-backed companies.
  • Fistes quits
    Greek head of GrandUnion, left, steps down as Intertanko chairman to be replaced by Teekay's Graham Westgarth.
  • Norwegian attack
    Gunfight off Somalia as suspected pirates open fire on two boats sent from warship Fridtjof Nansen.
  • Davie improving
    Restructured Canadian shipbuilder cuts nine-month losses as work progresses on Cecon ships.
  • 'Lay-ups loom'
    Farstad Shipping warns of more woe in offshore support sector even as its own profit soars.
  • Cash production
    Dutch FPSO player SBM Offshore banks EUR 181m from new share issue to expand fleet.
  • Greek ship seized
    Order Shipping's handysize Filitsa taken by pirates over 1,000 miles off Mogadishu.
  • Islamic fund first
    Fortis and QInvest kick off what they say is world's first Sharia'a-compliant ship finance fund.
  • Miss and hit
    Thai bulker player Precious won't make revenue target this year, but is eyeing further ship buys in 2010.
  • Black to red
    Korean bulker owner KLC hurt by lower rates in third quarter as result turns hugely negative.
  • Noble booms
    Hong Kong shipping, drilling and commodities giant announces best ever nine-month profit.
  • 'No arms onboard'
    Pirates holding alleged smuggling vessel in Somali demand $3m ransom but say there are no weapons onboard.
  • Eitzen's cash dash
    Two private placements set to net $130m for Eitzen Chemical with Camillo Eitzen taking large chunk.
  • Bergen builds
    Norwegian shipbuilding group sees nine-month profit grow as offshore activity increases.
  • Pleas ignored
    Tongan marine engineer says he told bosses that tragic Princess Ashika was not in fit condition to sail.
  • CHO stake sold
    Fredriksen-controlled Deep Sea Supply has sold its stake in Singapore offshore rival.
  • Tokai rises
    Japanese ro-pax owner pushes up nine-month profit despite revenue falling back.
  • All dried up
    Ultrapetrol slumps to loss as 'worst drought in 70 years' hits river shipping sector.
  • Sale hits OCNF
    Losses from the sale of a panamax bulker push US-listed OceanFreight to a third quarter loss.
  • Japan holds 17
    October port state control inspections lead to detention for two bulkers and slew of general cargoships.
  • Tankers lagging
    UK marine services group James Fisher performing "strongly", but coastal tanker fleet yet to improve.
  • Excel fixes two
    Gabriel Panayotides' bulker outfit moves two more of its ships to longer term employment.
  • Bucking the trend
    Michael Bodouroglou's Paragon Shipping sees third quarter profits dip only 5% despite market turmoil.
  • Green tie-up
    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and ABB are to partner in port cold-ironing joint venture.
  • Lost for words
    Sovcomflot corruption trial hears how large parts of a Novoship meeting agenda seemingly vanished.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
  • Grand cuts Asia/Europe loop for winter
  • Pirates attacking further offshore
  • October recovery for Cathay; will it last?
  • FedEx: More online shopping, more boxes
  • Belgian airline boasts African cargo loads
  • Turnaround in Great Lakes coal shipments?
  • TSA nominee discusses resiliency at confirmation hearing
  • Zimbabwe's rough diamond exports raise concerns
  • UPS makes deal on used car logistics
  • Savannah adds energy saving cranes

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
  • Hurtigruten reports strong third quarter
    The Norwegian coastal ferry and cruise operator Hurtigruten reports a NOK 127 million profit for Q3 and NOK 151 million for the first nine months. The first nine months last
  • Greek port strikes illegal
    The Port of Piraeus has long been hampered by strikes and protests. The dock workers are protesting against the agreement signed by the Greek state giving Chinese Cosco a concession
  • Bulk carrier hijacked in the Indian Ocean
    Early this morning, the Greek-owned Marshall Island flagged vessel MV Filitsa was hijacked some 400 nautical miles north east of the Seychelles, according to the EU Maritime Centre. The
  • 400 jobs in danger in Turku
    Next year, STX Europe may be forced to give notice to more than 400 employees and lay off the rest of the workforce at the Turku shipyard. After the delivery
  • Bergen Group posts strong third quarter figures
    The Norwegian shipbuilding group Bergen Group reports a strong third quarter, compared to the result in the corresponding period in 2008. "Bergen Group has managed to deliver satisfactory figures in
  • Danish container carrier attacked by pirates
    The Danish flagged container carrier Nele Mærsk was attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean some 1,000 nautical miles east of Mogadishu, Somalia. The attack was carried out by one

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
  • New chairman for INTERTANKO
    Westgarth calls for cooperation with legislative bodies and other industry associations.
  • Prices still heading upwards
    While NYMEX shows losses in early trading.
  • 'Misleading' to talk about 'bunker levy'
    Conflict between an emission trading scheme or a 'tax' on bunkers is counterproductive, says SEAaT.
  • Prices continue to firm in Middle East hub
    Fujairah fuel oil supplies could tighten in the weeks ahead.
  • Firming bunker prices 'boost liner ship demand'
    Shipping information service says slow steaming will ease tonnage surplus.
  • Shipping bodies warn against 'politicising' IMO
    Giving EU formal status 'will not help' UN body deal with environmental issues.
  • Increased demand for bunker quantity surveys
    DNVPS says 35% growth in Singapore shows quantity control remains high on operators' agenda.
  • Japanese refiner to cut bunker output
    New coker will mean less fuel oil from Cosmo.
  • Bunkers still firming despite very weak spot demand
    Singapore and Hong Kong, which regularly suffer from tight avails, are both very robust for prompt deliveries.
  • Underwater robots to track oil spills
    Aim is to predict where ocean currents will carry oil spills.
  • Demand for 180 cSt in Sydney high despite firm prices
    Leading supplier expecting spot supplies to run out soon.
  • CMA CGM takes delivery of 13,300 TEU 'giant'
    Newbuild can run at 'super eco-speed' of 14-15 knots.
  • Colombo to boost onshore storage
    New discharge pipeline to be in operation by the end of the month.

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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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