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November 19, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Market to return to growth next year: Maersk
    AP Moeller-Maersk A/S, the owner of the world's largest container shipping line, said the market will return to growth next year and that freight rates may rise as carriers curb capacity increases.
  • Consolidation in shipping industry
    A SLOW recovery in global trade and tight finance could set the stage for a wave of consolidation in the trillion-dollar shipping industry, as it gears up for a second straight year of turmoil in 2010.
  • Spain pays US$3.3m ransom for trawler
    As a Spanish warship looked on, a US$3.3 million ransom was delivered by boat and Somali pirates freed a Spanish trawler and its 36 crew members.

Sched Netweb site
  • AADA hikes Oz bunker surcharge to US$400/TEU from December 4
  • Hamburg remains profitable despite dwindling container volumes
  • Software tool allows OOCL customers to audit bills
  • Boxes fall 5.6pc as bulk rises 3.6pc at Indian ports April-October
  • US charges Agility with military food supply fraud
  • UK P&I Club to impose 5pc increase in 2010
  • South Asia Gateway Terminals surpassing Sri Lanka Ports Authority
  • Australian competition regulator says more CTs needed
  • Engineering snags put Boeing 747-8 roll out timing at risk
  • Aloha Air Cargo does deals with Hawaiian farmers
  • MidAmerica airport flower figures and manifests don't tally: paper

Exim Indiaweb site
  • DHL Global Forwarding joins INTTRA eInvoice initiative
  • TMI wins Lloyd's List award for 2nd time
  • Smaller 3PL firms glisten in the gloom
  • ICS, WSC bring out container safety guide for shippers & stuffers
  • DB Schenker India exhibits its capabilities for solar industry
  • Gist of GST to be spelt out today
  • Rice from Thailand, Vietnam may be preferred
  • MMTC invites bids to import 18,000 tonnes of palmolein
  • Iran looks to India for investment
  • PEC wants rice import bids valid for more time
  • JNP workers withdraw hunger strike call
  • Eden Channel to witness trial cargo handling runs from April 2010
  • KPT makes personal protective equipment compulsory for all employed on Port premises
  • Tardy progress persuades govt to review NHDP guidelines
  • Rs 28K cr. forex gets cooked in veg. oil flood!
  • CMIE & DSP Merrill Lynch get optimistic of GDP growth, but RBI is gloomier!
  • Recession-battered exporters now bruised by rising rupee
  • Kaushik Basu may be new Chief Economic Advisor

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
  • DHL Global Forwarding joins INTTRA eInvoice initiative
    INTTRA, the leading e-commerce platform for the ocean freight industry, recently announced that DHL Global Forwarding has joined the INTTRA eInvoice initiative. DHL Global Forwardi...
  • Dachser granted AEO status in Austria
    Dachser Austria GmbH, the national subsidiary of the German forwarding and logistics company Dachser, was recently certified as an authorised economic operator (AEO)....
  • Werner Enterprises launches Werner Global Logistics Australia
    Werner Enterprises Inc announced that it has fully established its newest subsidiary, Werner Global Logistics Australia Pty Ltd. The new subsidiary, which was formed in Q3/2009,...
  • Geis Logistics has new warehouse in Czechia
    The German service provider Geis Logistics recently leased 14,300 sqm of covered storage space at the ProLogis logistics park in Ostrava (Czechia). The platform...
  • Maersk CEO honours maritime economics students at Erasmus University Graduation
    The completion of another successful maritime economics and logistics (MEL) course at Rotterdam's Erasmus University (Netherlands) was celebrated at a graduation ceremony addr...
  • Netherlands: stiff penalties for minor law infringements
    The Netherlands recently announced that it wants to introduce a mileage-linked road tax for private and commercial vehicles in 2012. Stiff penalties of up to EUR 74,000 and a four ...
  • New container terminal in Sremska Mitrovica (Serbia)
    Jadranska Vrata (Adriatic Gate), the container terminal operator at the port of Rijeka (Croatia), has signed an agreement to manage the new container terminal at the port of Leget ...
  • Partnership between Felbermayr and Rail Cargo Austria
    The trans-sectoral cooperation of the Wels (Austria)-based Felbermayr Group and Rail Cargo Austria is about to be expanded. In a recently signed letter of intent representatives of...

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
  • Hijacked tanker master "dead"
  • GL head urges "ultra slow steaming"
  • DNV's new PSC toolkit
  • CMA CGM "out of red in December"
  • Intermanager's membership increasing
  • ITF calls for action on Indian port violence

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
  • Maersk Alabama returns pirate fire

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
  • The North West Company inks lease with Port of Tacoma
  • Court names Marcon broker in sale of air cushion barge
  • Urban League presents Crowley with workplace equal opportunity honor
  • Five-star EnviroStarts rating goes to Port of Bremerton airport/industial park
  • NASSCO lays keel of fifth State-class vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
  • Boxship speeds of 14 knots set to become norm
    Carriers that refuse to slow down vessels are 'throwing money away'.
  • New members line up to join IACS
  • Capesize rates surge 25% in two days
    Australian miners pay daily rates as high as $106,000.
  • Intertanko urges proactive steps to meet emissions target
    Tanker sector can reach 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions if Brussels sets this target.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
  • Buffett leads off new Fairplay
    WARREN Buffett has described his takeover of the US rail company Burlington Northern Santa Fe as an "all-in wager" on the country's economic future
  • Beware of reversing trucks
    IT'S HARD on the brakes for the truck industry as global sales from January-October plunged 52% from last year, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Box ship cohesion urged
    TERMINAL operators and box liners must work together to emerge from the recession and grow, APM Terminals finance chief Christian Moller Laursen has warned
  • German terminal aid rejected
    GERMANY'S new government has rejected pleas to fund a terminal lay-up scheme. Full Story

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
  • STB Unlikely to Review Buffett-BNSF Deal
  • Rail Shippers, Carriers See 2010 Recovery
  • BNSF Buy May Alter Key Regulatory Formula
  • No Concession Talks With ABF, Teamsters Say
  • Environment Group Wants Clean-Truck Review
  • Key Senators Urge 6-Month Highway Bill Extension
  • Werner Enterprises Leaps to Australia
  • Hamburg S¨d Changes Terminals in Seattle
  • Port of Houston Raises Tariffs
  • Importer Calls for Stable Trade Preference Policy
  • Fish and Wildlife Service Raids Guitar Maker
  • FMCSA Clears Way for Intermodal Registry
  • Panama Canal Eyes New Bridge or Tunnel
  • Rails Cut More Jobs, STB Says
  • Salvors Free Grounded Crowley Barge
  • CMA CGM to Return to Profit in 2010
  • APM Terminals Exec Calls for Cooperation
  • Top Trucking Executives Eye 2010 Rebound
  • North Carolina Box Moves Grow 28 Percent
  • Evergreen to Hike Rates from Europe to Asia
  • Pirates Attack Maersk Alabama Again
  • Maersk CEO Says Box Market to Grow in 2010
  • ILA Ratifies Contract Extension

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
  • CMA CGM on the mend
  • Agility in the dock
  • Hamburg:'cut fees' and 'deepen the Elbe' to win back boxes
  • Atlantic trades remain in the doldrums
  • BDI trend a boost for box operators?

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
  • Spac could buy
    Navios Maritime Holdings sees opportunities for its special purpose acquisition company to strike.
  • New liner boss?
    Former Thales Group chief executive Denis Ranque is reportedly set to take the helm at CMA CGM.
  • Uruguay upside
    Navios Maritime Holdings set to benefit from projected doubling of Uruguayan grain exports.
  • Three down
    Trico is latest owner to lay-up an anchor handler in the North Sae, brokers claim.
  • Hedging DryShips
    George Economou's DryShips preps 22 million shares for Deutsche Bank so bond buyers can take short position on company stock.
  • 'Really smelly'
    Former Watson Farley Williams boss conspired to backdate newbuilding documents but his own paperwork later tripped up Nikitin and Skarga.
  • Maritime moods
    Readers are capturing many evocative images of life at sea as they compete to be TradeWinds' Photographer of the Year.
  • Iguana sold
    George Economou-led DryShips reportedly fetches $23.5m for 13-year-old panamax bulker.
  • Fast getaway
    UK-flagged Wilhelmsen Lines car carrier outpaces pirates hours after Maersk Alabama escapes.
  • A sorry tale
    Sovcomflot UK head Yuri Privalov was lent cash for a new business and bought a laptop and phone to cheer him up. Or was it all a cover?
  • Paying Privalov
    Yuri Nikitin says Yuri Privalov's long-term usefulness was a factor in him making payments to the former Fiona Maritime chief.
  • TEN sells a second
    Nikolas Tsakos-headed tanker owner cashes in second suezmax this month to clear the way for newbuildings.
  • China to lead
    In about face, China is set to become co-chair of the Shared Awareness and Deconfliction anti-piracy group.
  • Red for Novoship
    Russian tanker owner turns in nine-month loss as revenues slip.
  • Chairman Heje
    Jorgen Heje confirmed as Per Ditlev-Simonsen's successor at Eidsiva Rederi.
  • Costly crews
    HSH Nordbank says manning costs for German boxships will continue to rise this year despite the recession.
  • Serious Star
    Vela taking no chances of a second hijacking of the VLCC Sirius Star ' the largest ship ever seized by pirates.
  • Pain for MSCo
    Tanker owner Murmansk Shipping sees nine-month profit fall 150% as rates decline.
  • Master 'killed'
    North Korean captain of hijacked Singaporean chemical tanker dies from gunshot wounds, report claims.
  • La Princesa freed
    Crowley Maritime container barge ' featured in this week's "Casualty file" ' is freed from Virginia Beach.
  • Alabama hit again
    Maersk Alabama, briefly hijacked in April before US Navy stepped in, attacked off Somalia again.
  • Saade happier
    Jacques Saade-led boxship giant CMA CGM raises annual operating profit forecast to 'breakeven'.
  • Navios tops bets
    Angeliki Frangou-led bulker owner tops Wall Street forecasts in the third quarter as its adjusted bottom line rises.
  • Ship sinks, 6 lost
    Frantic search-and-rescue operation off China as high winds sink North Korean vessel.
  • Newbuild fixed
    Deep Sea Supply AHTS joining Petronas for up to three years at "very acceptable" rate.
  • Taking control
    Chinese container maker CIMC plans to enter offshore fabrication with purchase of Yantai Raffles Shipyard stock.
  • Dodgy davit
    Faversham Ships replaces workboat mechanism after two crew suffer serious injuries following fall.
  • Torm tumbles
    Weak tanker demand sends Mikael Skov-led Dane's profit diving with fleet valued 'below book value'.
  • Friendly funds
    NOL turns to Temasek-linked DBS Bank for $160m loan to help pay for new ships.
  • Half price sale
    Former ICG majority shareholder Liam Carroll's stake hawked off by Irish bank in fire sale.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
  • CMA CGM intends to break even by December
  • Maersk Alabama fights off new attack
  • Evergreen raises Europe-to-Asia rates
  • TIACA: Technologies needed for 100% screening
  • Agility indicted by U.S. on fraud charges
  • U.S. pork exports up, beef down
  • CargoSmart's suite of supply chain reports
  • ILA members ratify contract extension
  • SoCal box volumes continue to lag
  • Houston port to raise tariffs in 2010

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
  • Pirates kill master
    The North Korean master of the 22,300-DWT chemical carrier Theresa VIII, built 1981, has died after having sustained gunshot wounds when pirates took over the vessel. The tanker was
  • EMSA adds Finnish icebreaker to its fleet
    The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has entered an agreement to add the Finnish icebreaker Kontio to its readiness fleet of oil recovery vessels. Kontio has a tank capacity of
  • Conflict about Åland's new ferry
    A conflict has sailed up on Åland whether the new inter island ferry Skarven fulfils the specification or not. The delivery of the Lithuanian-built ferry was heavily delayed and
  • Maersk Alabama hit again by pirates
    The US-flagged container carrier Maersk Alabama has again been attacked by pirates in the waters off Somalia. In the early hours of Tuesday the vessel was attacked by a
  • Gard's Claes Isacson takes the helm at International Group
    Claes Isacson, CEO of the P&I Club Gard, has been elected chairman of the International Group of P&I Clubs. Isacson is a Swedish citizen and the first non
  • Scandlines in the market for new tonnage
    Scandlines A/G has dusted off the old plans for new tonnage on the Gedser'Rostock run, and is presently in the market for at shipyard with a contract of
  • Stena Bulk signs LoI for Suezmax quartet
    Stena Bulk has signed a Letter of Intent with South Korea's Samsung for four 158,000-DWT Suezmax tankers. A final order is subject long term charter deals

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
  • Bunker prices continue to firm in Rotterdam
    Avails tight for some suppliers in Rotterdam.
  • Container line to save 'millions of dollars' in fuel costs and cut emissions
    CMA CGM is preparing to extend slow steaming to all its ocean-going ships.
  • Bunker prices firming
    Regional prices up across the board but a mixed picture for avails.
  • Oil firm after unexpected US oil inventory draw
    Weekly government report shows falling stocks of crude and key products.
  • Shipping group sees losses on bunker derivatives
    Firming bunker prices put Torm under pressure.
  • EU preparing measures if global agreement is delayed
    IMO's lack of progress on regulating ship emissions is political, not a technical problem, EC official says.
  • Bunker spill: Fuel tank overflowed
    US investigators focus on valve on receiving vessel.
  • 'Optional ports' adding flexibility to physical hedging
    Global Risk Management says fixed price agreements 'need not be inflexible'.
  • Prices hit 13-month highs
    Singapore players report good demand.
  • Bonded bunker supplies resuming at Indian port
    Independent firm offering all marine fuel grades over a decade after tax-free bunker sales were suspended at JNPT.
  • European fuel oil prices hold firm after Monday's jump
    Prices stayed firm on Tuesday on healthy bunker demand.
  • Claims against bunker suppliers up
    'Unsubstantiated' claims said to be avenue for shipping companies to delay payments.
  • WFS announces stock split
    Move is to improve liquidity.
  • Singapore court adjourns hearing on corruption case

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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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