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March 19, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Local firm paves way to cleaner vessel emissions
    When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is neither lean nor green. Ships carry about 90 per cent of global trade, and until recently, such has been the demand for coal, cars and electronics, that there has been little concerted effort to rein in the growth of polluting emissions from ships.
  • Baltic Dry Index hits two-week low
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, fell to the lowest in more than two weeks as rates for grain and iron-ore transporters dropped.
  • FedEx ground volumes may reflect bottoming
    FedEx Corp, which handles about one-third of packages shipped in the US, may say today that overseas express deliveries plunged while stabilising freight and ground volumes suggest the country's economy may be bottoming.

Sched Netweb site
  • Ying Kou Port Group plans to build new ports this year
  • Xiamen Port starts new shipping service to SE Asia
  • China is to reduce tax to boost logistics development
  • DB Schenker bags APAC Aerospace Logistics Co. of Year Award
  • Peshawar container terminal hit by militants, Pakistan routes under threat
  • DB Schenker opens logistics hub in Vietnam as JV
  • European rail freight customers' group to merge with the ESC
  • American Airlines awards cargo contract to WFS Toronto
  • Virgin appoints new regional sales manager for Australia and NZ
  • China opens new border airport in southwest

Exim Indiaweb site
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk may seek special ships to carry CO2 in 2 years
  • Half of dry bulk newbuildings ordered unlikely to take shape
  • GE Shipping hands over Jag Riddhi to buyers
  • DNV chief lists steps to cut CO2 emissions from ships
  • SEZ exports sizzle in times of recession!
  • Cashew kernel exports net more because of global shortage
  • Sensitive items imports swell by 33 pc in April-Dec. 2008
  • Chinese mop up 22 pc more ore from India
  • Edible oil export ban stays
  • Port union moots 2-3 days' talks to resolve wage issue
  • Queen Mary 2 cruises into Cochin Port
  • VPT wants Rs 500 cr. to hand over 40 acres to HSL
  • ICD-Loni completes 2 years of seamless performance
  • With RGIA completing a year, GMR Group plans int'l transhipment hub next
  • CBDT instructs I-T Dept to provide EOUs tax benefits
  • Tax exemptions preferred to refunds on SEZ services
  • FDI inflow resumes

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 17, 2009
  • DHL wants to invest in Sri Lanka
    DHL recently announced that it plans to invest USD 8 million in Sri Lanka over a three-year period. The investment will go towards a joint venture with Capitol AEI, called DHL Glob...
  • New Zealand opens "pure clean green" temperature-controlled freight hub
    A new standard in temperature-controlled international freight-forwarding and logistics hubs has been officially opened by Hellmann Worldwide Logistics in the New Zealand city of C...
  • Lehnkering constructing new hazmat warehouse in Rotterdam
    The logistics service provider Lehnkering signed the contract for the construction of a new warehouse for hazardous goods in Rotterdam at the end of February. This represents a new...
  • Vopak announces changes to supervisory board
    Rotterdam-based Vopak has announced that Mr R.M.F. van Loon, member of the supervisory board, has resigned because of health reasons. Vopak's supervisory and executive boards are v...
  • Global Maritime Agency launches new service module
    Global Maritime Agency is adding a new service module known as Global Logistics to its portfolio. The module takes the shape of a 7,500 sqm new covered storage installati...
  • Port of Helsinki recognises the "Celebrity Constellation"
    The port of Helsinki (FI) has given its "Green Attitude recognition" to the cruise ship "Celebrity Constellation". The latter has been discharging its wastewater into the Hels...
  • NYK's "Izumi" makes maiden call at port of Hamburg
    The multi-purpose ship "Izumi", operated by the NYK Hinode Line, recently made its maiden call at the port of Hamburg. The vessel, which is suitable for transporting project cargo,...
  • Leonhard Imhof AG bankrupt
    The Swiss forwarding company Leonhard Imhof Spedition & Lagerhaus AG, based in Aesch, has fallen behind in paying its Swiss heavy vehicle fees. Banks are no longer willing to provi...

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 18, 2009
  • Genmar fined $1m
  • ASF concern over piracy threat
  • US steps up ballast check in Lakes
  • New head for Belize flag

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 18, 2009
  • UN: Ending piracy requires restoring order to Somalia
  • C&G Boat Works gets $17.6 million Navy award
  • Excel Maritime delays earnings release
  • Richardson Devine delivers Incat Crowther work boat
  • Rolls-Royce opens new marine service centers
  • MTU names head of government affairs

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 18, 2009
  • Transpacific carriers eye changes to rate structure
  • Agencies respond to spill of hydraulic fluid from vessel
  • Steamer Portland plans Grand Re-Opening event
  • General Dynamics NASSCO lays keel for next T-AKE vessel
  • Carriers come together to establish new service

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Excel Maritime delays results pending bank talks
    DRY bulk operator holds off releasing its 2008 financial results as it battles to nail down agreements with banks.
  • Excel keeps tight-lipped as Molaris quits as chief
  • Patrick eyes staff reductions
    NEGOTIATIONS underway with the MUA on voluntary redundancies to the tune of around 100 jobs.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 18, 2009
  • Lay-up rate hits year low
    THE NUMBER of ships entering lay-up has fallen to its lowest rate this year, according to figures from AXS Alphaliner released today
  • STX Europe warns on defaults
    SHIP BUILDER STX Europe has warned that its customers are at risk of defaulting on payments due to the recession
  • Japan orders plunge
    JAPANESE shipbuilders received just five orders for export ships in February, the lowest for 10 years
  • Korea's SNC goes bust
    KOREA'S SNC Shipbuilding has gone bankrupt, according to reports coming out of Gwangyang city
  • Singapore Exchange raps NOL
    THE SINGAPORE Exchange has reprimanded Neptune Orient Lines for not "sufficiently addressing' market rumours
  • Gazprom slashes gas exports
    RUSSIA'S Gazprom has slashed gas exports to its principal European customers, and the government is suggesting that the company may be ordered to cut spending on its new offshore oil and gas field projects in the Barents Sea
  • NZ shelves shipping fund
    NEW ZEALAND'S government today confirmed that spending commitments made by the previous Labour administration to coastal shipping would be upheld, but no further funds would be made available

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 17, 2009
  • Obama Taps UTU Official to Head FRA
  • Pelletier out as Port of Montreal CEO
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk Cuts Costs
  • Canadian Trucker Slashes Costs
  • Top Railroads Slash Jobs in January
  • Geodis Buys Two Giraud Units
  • AMB Leases 250,000 SF in Toronto
  • Consumer Prices Climbed in February
  • Alabama Port Worker Dies in Accident
  • NAFTA Trade Slowed Last Year
  • Port Arthur Refinery Expansion Delayed
  • Japan, Peru to Work toward Trade Pact
  • Public-Private Partners Create Tech Initiative
  • Four Carriers to Start Joint Asia-ECSA Loop
  • Wholesale Transportation Index Falls
  • New York Air Cargo Plunges
  • Steep Downturn for Dredging Business
  • General Strike in France to Halt All Transport
  • EU Clears European Ports Deal
  • TSA Chiefs Vow No Rate War
  • Four Lines to Operate Far East Service
  • Maersk to Upgrade Middle East-Europe
  • China Shipping Development Profit Up 18 Percent
  • CSX Deploys Gensets in Chicago
  • Navistar Hits Profit in 1Q

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 18, 2009
  • LA & LB container volumes plummet
  • TSA to initiate rate restoration plan
  • Montreal port president dismissed
  • CMA CGM on CreditWatch
  • X-PCL starts new UK feeder link

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 18, 2009
  • Excel in loan talks
    Gabriel Panayotides-led owner sells handymax and delays earnings report as it discusses waivers for loan covenants.
  • Pemex four hurt
    Four men suffer intoxication after chemical tanker releases styrene monomer in Mexico.
  • Matter of survival
    TSA fights "unsustainable" transpacific container rates as prior efforts deemed unsuccessful.
  • Log-In net slumps
    Brazilian shipowner and container logistics player sees quarterly profits shrink by 21.6% as CEO warns of future challenges.
  • Yacht striker ID'd
    Small cargoship Helen fingered by UK coastguard's for hitting a yacht off Cornwall.
  • Srab pulls three
    Swedish owner cancels tanker order at Eregli Shipyard in Turkey rather than go ahead with over-priced ships.
  • Ship, yacht collide
    A UK helicopter is working to rescue two aboard a yacht hit by merchant ship off Cornwall.
  • No thanks!
    Stolt-Nielsen cancels chemical tanker at SLS in Korea due to long delays, but still going ahead with another 11.
  • Tummy trouble
    USCG aids Filipino crewman of Transpetrol tanker suffering from severe abdominal pain.
  • Cost cutter
    AP Moller-Maersk to slash costs by an additional $1bn this year in face of new "global reality", CEO Nils Andersen says.
  • Port plea
    India's Visakhapatnam wants INR 5bn in compensation if it has to hand over land to Hindustan Shipyard.
  • Cammell cuts
    UK shiprepairer to lay off up to 200 of 600 workers as contract backlog drops.
  • Sailor lost off US
    USCG launches huge search for crew member of capsized boat working with pair of seismic vessels.
  • Exodus continues
    Khalid Hashim's Precious Shipping offloads ageing bulker in $3.05m deal ' its sixth sale in three months.
  • China plan rapped
    Move to force cancelled newbuilding orders on domestic owners given short shrift by Arctic Securities.
  • Dreyfus out
    French ferry owner scraps bid to take over struggling compatriot SeaFrance.
  • Ultrapetrol booms
    FFA gains and inflated revenues send Felipe Menendez-led owner to 'best ever' annual result.
  • ICG bid on way?
    Offer deadline day likely to coax lowly joint bid for Irish Continental Group, report says.
  • Crew cull?
    Labour secretary voices fears that up to 40,000 Filipinos could lose their jobs as Japanese owners lay up ships.
  • No defaults
    India's Bharati Shipyard facing late payments from some clients, but no cancellations as yet.
  • Box search on
    Australian Navy called in to find 31 containers of fertiliser which fell from Pacific Adventurer.
  • Boskalis better
    Dutch dredger enjoys record profit in 2008, but Dubai downturn will hit this year.
  • CSDC scales back
    Li Shaode-led shipowner prepares for the worst in 2009 with cargo demand set to weaken and the fleet increase.
  • More Cosco woe
    First of Remedial Offshore's Elevated Support Vessel newbuildings has been delayed by three months.
  • SCI holds fire
    Sabyasachi Hajara-led shipping giant sitting on eight ship orders until the next financial year due to the economic downturn.
  • Dalian LNG tie-up
    Chinese port to take 20% stake in joint venture that will build and operate an LNG terminal.
  • MOL makes offer
    Japanese giant to gobble up rest of shares in its ferry subsidiary Kansai Kisen.
  • SpecTec pounces
    Shipping IT provider snaps up 20% of Austrian cruiseship software specialist MarineXchange.
  • Four go south
    Quartet of Asian boxship lines including NYK and K Line launching new South America run in June.
  • Money back
    Singapore offshore vessel operator receives refund guarantees from cancelled Karmsund orders.
  • Gate grab
    Dutch LNG terminal snags EUR 136m loan to fund 3bn cbm expansion.
  • Long Beach slides
    US west coast port sees container volumes drop 40% from a year ago to lowest figure in five years.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 18, 2009
  • Transpacific carriers look to raise rates
  • Maersk looks to trim $1 billion in spending
  • 4 lines form Asia/South America link
  • Alaska Air upgrades seafood transport training
  • World Bank: Financial crisis spawns protectionism
  • Long Beach container volumes sink in February
  • Charleston hails NSCSA service

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 18, 2009
  • Cheap Swedish ice winter 2007/08
    The 2008/2009 ice season was an extremely easy one with the lowest ice extent since the beginning of the 20th century. Only 49,000 km2 of the Baltic was covered Read more
  • SRAB cancels tanker trio to massive loss
    Stockholm based ship owner SRAB reports a SEK 32 million loss when cancelling the order of three 8,400-DWT tanker newbuildings at Eregli Shipyard in Turkey. The cancelling means that Read more
  • German shipbuilders face cancellation wave
    According to the German Economy Ministry, German shipbuilders face order cancellations worth as much as EUR 936 million in 2009, in 2008 the shipbuilders received cancellations worth EUR 730 million

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 18, 2009
  • Europe: Bunker prices still climbing
    'Huge demand' in Rotterdam.
  • Russian fuel oil exports 'to fall'
    Refinery maintenance expected to hit volumes in April.
  • Bunker price fluctuations present 'unprecedented challenge'
    Chinese shipping group speeding up restructuring to reducing bunker consumption.
  • Asia: Bunkers extend gains mid-week
    Demand thin in Singapore on Wednesday
  • East Asian port suspends 380 cst sales
    Terminal pump for the product is out of order.
  • Small vessel spills on the rise
    Majority of the spills were bunker fuel.
  • Pakistan supplier returns to international market
    Neglected international market due to engagement in long-term contract with local corporations.
  • MPA withdraws licences from convicted surveyors
    Licensing standards set by the port authority 'must be followed'.

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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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