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November 13, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Maersk posts 9-month loss
    Danish shipping and oil group AP Moller-Maersk reported a deeper-than-forecast net loss for the first nine months of the year, hit by a global slump in freight, and said that it would lose US$1 billion this year.
Logistics
  • Trade triangles centred on Asia set for big role
    Asia is at the heart of three trade triangles, comprising intra-Asia, Middle East-Africa-Asia and Latin America-Asia, that are expected to contribute to almost 40 per cent of global trade by 2028, according to a report shared by global logistics player DHL yesterday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Maersk posts 9-month loss
    Danish shipping and oil group AP Moller-Maersk reported a deeper-than-forecast net loss for the first nine months of the year, hit by a global slump in freight, and said that it would lose US$1 billion this year.
Logistics
  • Trade triangles centred on Asia set for big role
    Asia is at the heart of three trade triangles, comprising intra-Asia, Middle East-Africa-Asia and Latin America-Asia, that are expected to contribute to almost 40 per cent of global trade by 2028, according to a report shared by global logistics player DHL yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk posts US$778 million loss, blames 30pc rate fall, 5pc volume drop
  • NYK plans to sell US$1.6 billion in shares to counter slump
  • Court orders Greek dockers back to work at Cosco's Piraeus terminal
  • Danaos beats analysts as profit slides 41.2pc to US$16.4 million
  • Suez Canal October revenue slides 15pc as ship numbers fall
  • Biggest Chinese bank takes delivery of two of 14 newbuildings
  • Higher oil costs will boost 'capacity-absorbing slow steaming'
  • Agility sees quarterly profit rise 15pc to US$141.6 million
  • Savannah port adds 11 new fuel efficient RTGs
  • Toll acquires UAE's Logistics Distribution Systems
  • Cargotec supply Evyap Port, Turkey with six RTGs
  • Korean IT exports make for oeutbound air cargo record
  • EU carbon tax stands to bring more air cargo to Halifax
  • All Nippon new cargo depot opens for business in Okinawa
  • Turkish Airlines buys 5 more Trent engines from Rolls-Royce

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Importance of logistics sector in economy underscored
  • FEDSAI getting major say in policy-makers' corridors
  • Hajara releases newsletter at Vigilance Awareness Week function
  • Maersk Line seeks to rejoin TSA
  • Imports of sensitive goods shoot up
  • Exporters may get fresh sops early next month
  • Room for optimism as exports fall at lower rate
  • Stimulus packages will continue, asserts Pranab
  • Apeda bags eASIA award

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
  • SNCF ready to press ahead
    Guillaume P'py, director of the French railway SNCF, has signalled strong resolve. He wants to transform the company into a "global logistics champion comparable to DB Schenker, DH...
  • French senate approves postal reform
    The French senate has cleared the way for the French post office to raise EUR 2.7 billion in capital. A majority voted in favour of the draft law after about 70 hours of debate. La...
  • Wincanton profits and turnover down in H1/2009
    Wincanton, the internationally active transport and logistics enterprise based in Great Britain, recently published its interim results for H1/2009. The turnover dropped by 9....
  • Rhenus Office Systems now archiving in Austria
    Rhenus Office Systems GmbH will open its first security archive in Austria on 13 November. The company built a state-of-the-art security facility with a capacity of 30 km of docume...
  • Grand Alliance announces Asia-Europe winter programme
    Grand Alliance (GA) partners Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) have announced their winter programme for Asia-Europe services, w...
  • Colombia: CTQI standard for port of Cartagena
    Two terminals in the port of Cartagena have been certified by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) according to the Container Terminal Quality Indicator (CTQI) standard. Both terminals are oper...
  • Etihad raising frequencies to Frankfurt
    Etihad Airways will offer more flights between Frankfurt and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) from 12 December, raising the total to 13 a week. The frequency will be increased...
  • Maersk Line to re-join trans-Pacific Stabilisation Agreement
    Maersk Line has decided to apply for membership in the Trans-Pacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) after a five year absence. Once the company is accepted, there will be 15 me...
  • Rotterdam to introduce crisis discount in 2010
    The port of Rotterdam (Netherlands) is making a major effort to help shipping companies. With effect from 1 January 2010, the port will reduce its harbour fees by 7% and the q...
  • DHS completes northern border RPM installation
    The USA now has complete coverage of its northern border ports of entry with drive-through radiation portal monitors designed for commercial vehicles, according to the Department o...

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
  • UK Defence Club premium to rise 5%
  • Physical hedging "will be key"
  • Farstad to be hit by strike
  • Probo Koala saga continues

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
  • International Shipholding buys bulker newbuild trio
  • Boskalis and Smit agree to merge
  • Maersk headed for $1 billion full-year loss

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
  • Sea-Tac Airport honored for environmental efforts
  • Grand Alliance going to Asia/Europe winter schedule
  • Company plans to introduce new foldable shipping container
  • Greenbrier announces fourth quarter numbers
  • NOL plans to open service center in Chongqing

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
  • Brussels takes tough line on low-sulphur use
    Comply with regulation or avoid European Union ports, ship operators told.
  • Dry bulk investment helps lift Knightsbridge revenues
    Company posts third quarter profits of $3.1m.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
  • Boskalis wins Smit this time
    ROYAL Boskalis Westminster and Smit Internationale, two Dutch maritime service companies, said today they have agreed to combine
  • Galp gulps 49% income drop
    PORTUGAL'S largest company, the oil giant Galp, has told Fairplay today it is "delighted" with its third-quarter results ' despite posting a 49% drop in net income year on year
  • APM losses tied to share fall
    DENMARK'S APM reported deep losses today for its box shipping business, sparking a share fall of almost 4%
  • NYK selling 460M shares
    NYK SAID today it hopes to raise a ship-purchase war chest of ¥142Bn ($1.58Bn) by selling up to 460M new shares

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
  • BA, Iberia Agree on Merger
  • Stimulus Supports 10,000 Transport Projects
  • Intermodal Volume Falls 16.4 Percent
  • OOCL Adds to U.S.-China Rates
  • Transport CFOs Pessimistic on Recovery, Hiring
  • CMA CGM Hikes Australia Rates
  • Rail Traffic Stabilizes
  • Greenbrier Earns First Profit of 2009
  • Hamburg Sud Christens 5,900-TEU Ship
  • Hamburg Stevedore HHLA Profit Falls Sharply
  • APM Terminals Dollar Profit Down Slightly
  • Freight Transportation Slowed in September
  • Short Line RailAmerica Boosts Profit 21 Percent
  • BA, Iberia Move Closer on Merger
  • Rotterdam Cuts Harbor Dues
  • FedEx Expands Forwarding Locations
  • Maersk Parent Projects Loss of $1 Billion
  • NYK to Raise New Equity Capital
  • Dredger Boskalis to Buy Tug Operator Smit
  • Zim Payment Cuts Hit Danaos Profit

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
  • Maersk suffers badly in Q3 09
  • No repeat of 2009, carriers warn Australian shippers
  • Agility bucks the trend
  • China's factory output ahead of forecast
  • Spain urges international action against pirate ransom payments

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
  • North Sea exit
    After four Petrobras charters, Felipe Menendez-led Ultrapetrol is poised to send its last two North Sea PSVs to Brazil.
  • Three yards bid
    Trio of yards, including greenfield facility tied to STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, compete to build gas carrier octet for Sergio Machado's Transpetro.
  • Loan for TK
    Teekay Offshore Partners bags $260m credit facility to fund purchase of FPSO from parent Teekay Corp.
  • Danaos converts?
    Coustas-led containership owner back at the table with shipyards to discuss delays and even conversions to bulkers. Cash injection in the works.
  • 'Reasonable' price
    Statoil cheers fixtures of Diamond Offshore and Saipem drilling rigs at 2006 levels.
  • Feeder tie-up
    Northern Europe boxship feeder operator Unifeeder buys a smaller rival InterMarine Container Lines Container Lines (IMCL).
  • Seven down
    Polys Haji-Ioannou scraps fourth VL to take his tanker torching to seven this year.
  • Cooking the books
    Former Novoship boss Tagir Izmaylov accused in court of telling finance chiefs to inflate ship sale profits to get deals through.
  • Discharge hold-up
    Avin International chemical tanker with suspected discharge violation among five vessels detained at US ports in October.
  • Sanko sells trio
    Handymax bulker sisterships gone to undisclosed buyers in deals netting Japan's Sanko Steamship $43m.
  • Rubber-stampers
    Former Novoship finance head Vladimir Oskirko claims owner's general board merely waved through S&P deals already concluded by his boss Tagir Izmaylov.
  • Nine in line
    Maersk Line to lay-up another nine boxships by year end, taking its idle tally to 25.
  • FreeSeas to buy?
    Ion Varouxakis-led Greek bulker owner could acquire tonnage after latest refinancing deals.
  • ISC buys three
    Niels M Johnsen-led International Shipholding Corp pays $90m for trio of handysize bulker newbuildings.
  • Divi to return
    As it reports a fall in third quarter profit Knightsbridge Tankers says it aims to reinstate shareholder payouts in 2010.
  • Victory denied
    Rainy Sky wins Jinse newbuilding refund guarantee payout but Blystad and Metrostar keep the outlook misty.
  • Rig rescue
    US Coast Guard comes to the rescue of two men after liftboat damages platform.
  • Caper challenge
    Massive orderbook will keep the lid on freight rates for large capesize bulkers, DVB report says.
  • Bulkers attacked
    Cosco ship one of two panamaxes to escape hijacking in Gulf of Aden on Thursday.
  • Sea scenes
    Mountainous seas, a bulbous bow sun lounger and bioluminescence figure in the latest entries to TradeWinds' Photographer of the Year contest.
  • NAT lifted
    Higher dividend hopes and an earnings boost from suezmax purchase lead JP Morgan to raise its rating on New York listed owner.
  • Still at zero
    Niels Smedegaard-led DFDS still sees no profit annual profit but volumes nearing 2008 levels as quarter 'better than expected'.
  • Maersk misses
    AP Moller-Maersk posts larger than expected nine month loss as container line suffers reversal of over $1.5bn.
  • STX eyes recovery
    Near future of dry-bulk market not a "silk-covered playground" but demand forecast "not quite bad", Korean owner claims.
  • MPC still red
    Axel Schroeder-led MPC Capital chalks up nine month loss as ship investment crashes.
  • NYK's cash grab
    Japanese giant to raise over $1.5bn from huge share issue.
  • Floating down
    Japan's Modec sees slumping sales dent third quarter bottom line.
  • Small hope
    Mini-bulker owner Wilson eyes positive signals in the market after return to profitability in Q3.
  • Namura soars
    Japanese shipbuilder keeps lofty annual profit forecast intact as half-year sums impress.
  • VLOCs confirmed
    Yard or yards still unnamed as STX Pan Ocean finally comes clean on $880m octet order, launches bond offering.
  • STX slashed
    Korean owner's profit at a tenth of a year ago despite cargoes rising as rates slashed.
  • Danaos dips
    Greek container leaser sees third quarter profits slide on increased interest rate swap contract losses.
  • Smit snapped up
    Boskalis' on-off pursuit of Dutch outfit finally comes to a head with EUR60 per share offer.
  • Aegean ahead
    Nikolas Tavlarios-led bunker player reports jump in both third quarter and year-to-date profits.
  • Danaos gives in
    Greek liner owner says it has agreed to new reduced charter rates on six ships fixed to Zim.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
  • Maersk Line losses top $1.3 billion
  • NYK Line to sell shares worth $1.6 billion
  • SCI eyes exit from container business
  • DHS: Chem-bio detection in containers lags
  • BirdDog Logistics buys Churchill Transport
  • Dye heads Asia-Pacific for Ecu-Line

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
  • Norwegian minister urges shipyards to prepare for tough times
    "We can't order ships that there is no demand for", said the Norwegian minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske in the Norwegian parliament Stortinget, NTB reports. Norwegian shipyards have
  • Norwegian patrol units fired upon
    In the afternoon yesterday shots were fired at two patrol vessels from the Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen, 83 nautical miles from Boosaaso. The Norwegian crew was unharmed. The patrol vessels
  • Strike on Turku Shipyard
    The workers of STX Europe Turku Shipyard laid down work on Wednesday after receiving information that more than 400 yard employees may lose their jobs. The strike will continue the
  • Latvian Captain banned from Danish waters
    A 52-year old Latvian captain has been banned from sailing in Danish waters for the coming twelve months as a part of a sentence for being drunk when manoeuvring
  • Mærsk Group posts heavy losses
    The A P Møller-Mærsk Group and especially the liner service Maersk Line has been hit hard by the global economic crisis in the first nine months of 2009. The

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
  • Prices lack direction in Europe
    NYMEX showing losses of more than $2 in early trading.
  • Oil falls on swelling US oil inventories
    Crude down by more than $2 per barrel in New York.
  • Fujairah prices still firming
    While Durban bunker prices weaken.
  • Physical hedging 'key to managing risk'
    Companies must adopt 'appropriate level of conservatism', says O.W. Bunker.
  • Volumes increasing at St. Petersburg export facility
    Off-shore facility specialises in fuel oil transshipments.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks swelling
    Data shows onshore inventories of residual product at 10-week high.
  • Maersk introduces 'super slow steaming'
    World's biggest container fleet sees bunker consumption down by 13%.
  • Key ports hit new 13-month highs
    Weak to average demand as market stays mostly firm.
  • Dan-Bunkering takes new bunker trader
  • Fuel testing agency points to bunker savings
    'Proper bunkering procedures' can cut fuel costs by almost 10%.
  • Chinese box firm embarks on fuel savings
    Company hopes for savings of 1 million yuan per year.
  • Refinery maintenance supporting European fuel oil
    Lack of arbitrage demand may be pulling in the opposite direction.
  • Oil 'to stay below $70' in 2010
    Prices at $70 levels would encourage production, says JP Morgan Chase.

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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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