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February 18, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Energy holds out hope for breakbulk sector
    THE breakbulk sector is taking a hit from the bad current economic conditions but to some extent it is countercyclical and insulated from the financial crisis as governments pump in money to invest in infrastructure and oil and gas companies continue to invest despite weak crude prices.
  • Time to turn Singapore into a 'super' maritime cluster
    WHAT comes next for an international maritime centre like Singapore? The answer is simple, says Professor Torger Reeve of the BI Norwegian School of Management: Singapore must aspire to become a 'super' maritime cluster.
  • Newcastle coal exports down 25%
    Coal exports from Australia's Newcastle port fell 25 per cent from the previous week, while vessel arrivals also slipped, suggesting softer demand for the fuel.
  • Baltic Index signals rise in commodity currencies
  • Lines starting to see trade flow again
  • Liners take drastic steps to ride out economic storm
Strait Talk
  • Just a few straws blowing in an ill wind
    THEY say it is an ill wind indeed that blows nobody any good. There certainly has been a lot of gloomy news coming across my desk over the past week or so.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Energy holds out hope for breakbulk sector
    THE breakbulk sector is taking a hit from the bad current economic conditions but to some extent it is countercyclical and insulated from the financial crisis as governments pump in money to invest in infrastructure and oil and gas companies continue to invest despite weak crude prices.
  • Time to turn Singapore into a 'super' maritime cluster
    WHAT comes next for an international maritime centre like Singapore? The answer is simple, says Professor Torger Reeve of the BI Norwegian School of Management: Singapore must aspire to become a 'super' maritime cluster.
  • Newcastle coal exports down 25%
    Coal exports from Australia's Newcastle port fell 25 per cent from the previous week, while vessel arrivals also slipped, suggesting softer demand for the fuel.
  • Baltic Index signals rise in commodity currencies
  • Lines starting to see trade flow again
  • Liners take drastic steps to ride out economic storm
Strait Talk
  • Just a few straws blowing in an ill wind
    THEY say it is an ill wind indeed that blows nobody any good. There certainly has been a lot of gloomy news coming across my desk over the past week or so.

Sched Netweb site
  • Mothballed container fleet at 392 ships or 1.1 million TEU
  • HK January down 23.2pc to 1.6 million TEU, Singapore off 19.6pc
  • US ports ready to grab share of US stimulus bonanza
  • 'K' Line links to partners with GT Nexus software
  • ICTSI Syrian terminal to handle transhipment boxes
  • Industry slams EU plan to green transport at truckers' expense
  • US freight index deepest decline since 2000
  • DB Schenker signs global deal with cold chain box provider Envirotainer
  • Taiwan's CAL, EVA airlines to mothball aircraft
  • Air France-KLM cuts summer capacity 2pc
  • Lufthansa Cargo ground staff to work short hours from March
  • Panalpina opens new logistics complex near Changi airport
  • Alpine Air Express 2008 profits fall 48pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • DGS sees scope for Dutch tie-up in maritime sector
  • 300 Hong Kong logistics firms on brink of shutdown
  • Allcargo 'consol'idates foothold in Vizag with KBS Manian & Bros
  • Carriers prefer short-term spot deals
  • Europe completes major project for safety at sea
  • Anti-dumping duty on plain MDF board mooted
  • Developed nations' trade walls to be challenged at WTO
  • TCI chief moots regulatory body for logistics sector
  • Emirates SkyCargo tops in e-freight uptake
  • Balmer Lawrie operates 1st charter flight from HALCON ACC
  • CII lists reasons for welcoming Interim Budget
  • It reaffirms government's commitment to comprehensive tax reforms-AIAI
  • Not even crumbs offered, rue garment, jewellery exporters
  • Fiscal FDI target may prove elusive
  • Interaction with Danish Minister on pollution control tomorrow

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 16, 2009
  • TNT takes over Chile-based LIT Cargo
    The Netherlands-based postal and CEP operator TNT has strengthened its position in the Chilean market with the acquisition of 100% of the domestic express delivery company, LIT Car...
  • Dachser creates 150 more jobs in Cologne
    The international logistics service provider Dachser put a new logistics facility into service in Cologne (Germany) at the beginning of February. The premises were built on an 80,0...
  • DHL Express opens new warehouse near Metz
    DHL Express recently phased in a new logistics platform with 1,600 sqm of storage space and a 380 sqm office area in Montoy-Flanville near Metz (France). The new, significantl...
  • Grand Alliance to cooperate with ZIM Lines
    Grand Alliance to cooperate with ZIM Lines The members of the Grand Alliance - Hapag-Lloyd, MISC Berhad, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) - are t...
  • BA World Cargo fuel surcharges
    British Airways World Cargo will reduce its fuel surcharges to GBP 0.37, USD 0.55 and EUR 0.55, with effect from 23 February. The new rates are displayed on BA World Carg...
  • First vessel berths at the new extension of Koper's Pier I
    A container vessel of the French CMA-CGM shipping line, which provides a regular service between the Adriatic Sea and the Far East, recently arrived alongside berth 7c on the exten...
  • Panama and Norway ratify MLC
    Panama as the fourth and Norway as the fifth flag state have now ratified the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006). The convention will come into force when both a...
  • New heavylift vessel leaves Lloyd shipyard
    The heavylift vessel "Combi Dock III" was recently named at the Lloyd shipyard in Bremerhaven (Germany). The "Combi Dock III" is an 11,000 dwt multipurpose t'weendecker vessel that...

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
  • IMO chief calls for action on global warming
  • ILO pay talks break down
  • UK club's cautionary note on lay-ups
  • Chemoil strengthens credit management team

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
  • Navy-held pirate suspects may be prosecuted outside Kenya
  • Another Antarctic cruise ship grounds
  • Excel Maritime suspends dividend payments
  • LR makes acquisition
  • Maersk FPSO's takes over LNG operations

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
  • HSH to shed 1,100 jobs as it quits box financing
    WORLD'S largest shipping bank to scrap its container financing business as part of a wide-ranging reduction of activities.
  • HSH unveils E3bn net loss
  • SeaFrance to axe a third of its workforce
    SEAFRANCE is to axe 650 jobs ina bid to safeguard its future in the face of "grave economic and financial difficulties".
  • Contract defaults force Excel to axe dividends
    DRY bulk carrier unveils potential losses of over $100m after two clients refuse to pay agreed charter rates.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
  • US shipping shares pummeled
    NEW YORK-listed shipping stocks took a beating on Tuesday, with drybulk shares yet again leading the plunge
  • HSH Nordbank to shed 1,100 jobs
    LEADING shipping bank HSH Nordbank proposed today a rescue plan involving sweeping cuts to its workforce and credit portfolio following billions in losses from the financial markets crisis
  • Counterparties rebuke Excel
    EXCEL Maritime revealed today that counterparties are refusing to pay full rates, forcing the NYSE-listed drybulk company immediately to suspend dividends
  • ZIM-Grand Alliance deal closed
    ISRAEL'S ZIM and the box ship consortium Grand Alliance have teamed up on the Pacific northwest trade to improve trade services, ZIM said today
  • Steel calls tune for China shares
    STEEL controlled Shanghai's stock exchange today, sparking profit taking
  • Prepare for EU insurance rules
    PREPARATION for Solvency II, the EU's revised set of regulations for insurance firms, must take place now and be done effectively, a business consultancy warned today
  • Sea Containers rises again
    BERMUDA'S Sea Containers has emerged from bankruptcy after transferring its maritime container interests to new business SeaCo, the company said today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
  • MOL expected to cut capacity again
    Trans-Pacific, intra-Asia and Asia-South America routes could face 10 percent cuts in April
  • How stimulating is the stimulus?
  • Clean-trucks fee set to begin
  • Idled fleet soars to 1.1 million TEUs
  • Panama Canal won't alter toll schedule
  • Grand Alliance revamps Asia-Black Sea service
  • Ship financier posts $3.6 billion loss
  • Price for Alitalia Cargo: $19 million
  • Chennai extends bidding on terminal project
  • TNT earnings plummet
  • Houston weighs purchase of Bayport cranes

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
  • MDST analysis reveals scale of downturn
  • Zim / Grand Alliance in Transpac co-op
  • CMA CGM PEX2 to bypass Panama Canal
  • Suez transits down 22% in January
  • Global box terminals contract by around 20% in January

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
  • Excel vexed
    Stamatis Molaris-led bulker owner cuts dividends and braces for $107m hit as two charterers "unilaterally" halve hire.
  • Concordia rises
    Cautious outlook for 2009 but Swedish tanker owner reports strong sums for last year.
  • Deputy Thomas
    Fifth generation shipowner Thomas Wilhelmsen is now one rung from the top of the family firm's corporate ladder.
  • Dutch digging
    Indian excavation firm BEML in talks with Netherlands owners over building dredgers in India.
  • Tommy's clear out
    Former president Suharto's son (right) rings the changes among top management at Indonesian tanker owner HIT.
  • Maersk moves
    Danish group transfers LNG operations from Maersk Tankers to Maersk FPSOs to draw on common market characteristics.
  • Deep red for BWO
    Flurry of write downs leads FPSO owner to $279m fourth quarter loss.
  • Board chopped
    Maersk men ushered in as Sweden's Brostrom dismisses board in advance of quitting exchange.
  • Boustead bombs
    Malaysian shipbuilder sees net profit dive in fourth quarter and year despite sales soaring.
  • Death on tanker
    Falling piece of metal kills one and injures another onboard Singaporean ship in Malaysia.
  • No QE2 sale
    Historic liner's new owner denies it's ditching plans to turn vessel into floating Dubai hotel due to lack of funds.
  • More please!
    Cash-hungry Canadian shipbuilder Davie squeezes another $35m in ship price hikes from customers Cecon and Ocean Hotels.
  • USCG probe
    Investigation begins into death of 44-year-older commander Keith Willis on cutter at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
  • Yard battle
    Russia's Volgograd struggling to complete orderbook after losing contracts from Svithoid and Donrechflot.
  • Idle fleet fears
    Nearly 400 boxships now sitting sparking suggestion overcapacity is set to stay until the middle of the next decade.
  • Buyers poised
    Two investment funds have emerged as potential buyers of troubled Korean shipbuilder C&Heavy.
  • Eships' duopoly
    One of Abu Dhabi shipowner's three major shareholders sells out to the other two for $45m.
  • Piracy pinch
    Increased hostility in the Gulf of Aden and a cut in Asia Europe traffic slices Suez Canal revenue by a fifth for January.
  • Hot pursuit
    Malaysian commandos nab seven pirates armed with explosives after chase in Malacca Strait.
  • Taiheiyo tanks
    Japanese tanker and bulker operator slumps to a loss at end of third quarter due to charter failures.
  • HD Ferries quits
    Ferry link between Channel Islands and France is terminated after route deemed unviable.
  • Bankruptcy battle
    Top charterer Transfield comes out fighting as it bids to block Armada attempt to gain protection from creditors over $209m debt.
  • Loads of limericks
    Many thanks for your efforts galore; Keep them coming more, more, more and more; From pirates on tankers; The Biffex and bankers; Send them in, Thai or Finn, ship or shore.
  • Singapore slumps
    Republic's two terminal operators see container throughput fall nearly 20% compared to a year ago.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
  • Containership surplus could persist for years
  • Vessel layups have little impact on insurance cover
  • Fake shirts tailed to Miami
  • NIT League hosts transportation infrastructure webinar
  • L.A. thieves make off with electronics
  • DHL, Savi test GPS on LCL shipments
  • Panama Canal unruffled by CMA CGM rerouting
  • Take a break from work in your work
  • Long Beach January volume drops 23%

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
  • CMA CGM bypasses the Panama Canal
    The world's third largest container company has decided not to sail via the Panama Canal on the return leg of it's Asia ' Caribbean service PEX2 and will sail around the
  • No new international minimum wage for seafarers
    The International Shipping Federation, ISF, and the International Transport Workers' Federation, ITF has failed to agree on a new ILO Minimum Wage for Able Seafarers. According to ISF, there is
  • D/S Norden seizes money through US court
    D/S Norden has seized USD 98.2 million via a New York court from a Russian customer. The Russian company Rusal Tranding International has not paid their bills for
  • ITF offers crisis help
    The International Transport Workers' Federation is offering help to shipping companies in financial trouble, and if all fails and the company goes bust, the ambition is to secure salaries and
  • Skuld warns as US claims jurisdiction
    A US Court of appeals has convicted a foreign management company on a number of counts connected to making illegal discharges and false records in the Oily Record Book. The
  • No ThyFerries service
    On Monday this week it became clear that ThyFerries Ltd and the group behind the company, did not manage to raise the necessary funds to start a ferry service between

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
  • New hull offers 'up to 90 percent fuel savings'
    Multi-purpose vessel design helps reduce emissions through efficiency.
  • More price falls in European bunker markets
    Crude oil prices tumble in early trading.
  • Bunkering spill 'worse than first reported'
    Latest estimates say 1,000 mt of bunker fuel may have been spilled off Irish coast.
  • Suez Canal transits at 5-year low
    Official blames global financial crisis and piracy.
  • Bunker spills causing concern
    Russian officials promise stricter enforcement of shore-to-ship oil transfers.
  • Chinese bunker demand up in February
    Reports say more bulk carriers are calling at Chinese ports.
  • Bunker prices mostly soft on Tuesday
    Demand below average at most key Asian ports.
  • New IBIA chairman seeking 'trust and understanding'
    All sides of the marine fuels industry must 'sit down together' and work through the urgent issues.
  • Russian warships spill bunkers off Ireland
    Incident possibly occurred while refueling.
  • Singapore in next step for floating storage project
    Tender for site study opens.
  • Hong Kong faces delay in effecting Bunker Convention
    Ratification of the code now expected late this year.
  • Oil demand to recover in 2010
    Both the IEA and EIA expect oil demand to go up by at least a million bpd next year.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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