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January 20, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Somali pirates lick their wounds
    The floating corpses with their bedraggled bounties of dollar bundles were a chilling symbol to the pirates and a grim victory of sorts for shipping lines.
  • SSA welcomes bail for Hebei Spirit officers
    The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) has expressed disappointment at fines and jail terms handed out to two ship's officers, and has welcomed a decision by South Korea's Supreme Court to grant bail and release the pair from custody.
  • Daewoo shares gain 14%
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co led advances among South Korea's shipyards in Seoul trading on expectations of higher earnings as steel-plate prices dropped for the first time in more than two years.
  • Shanghai Port soars on shipping hub plans
  • Captain a suspect in ferry sinking

Sched Netweb site
  • Building starts on HPH's Huizhou container terminal
  • Los Angeles, Long Beach box traffic nosedives in December
  • JP Morgan: Worst nearly over in Asian container trade
  • Three Gorges main container port open for business
  • US freight services index shows lowest November since 2003
  • Jailed Hubei Spirit officers released on $15,000 bail pending appeal in Korea
  • Tanzanian president orders sale of abandoned containers
  • Kuehne + Nagel to manage distribution centre in Italy for Emak
  • Clarkson confident of top results for 2008, despite 'impaired' Q4
  • Changi Airport welcomes Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air
  • US algae aviation biofuel meets eco, mechanical goals
  • UPS expands domestic express service to 16 more nations
  • Samskip Multimodal revamps e-services

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CMA CGM poised to take 'leadership in Asia' with major service
  • Maersk Line drops FM5 service, adds calls to AE3 & AE11
  • MOL folds two loops into one West Coast Latin America service
  • NOL to relocate APL Americas HQ to Phoenix in H2
  • CTSA to lower bunker surcharges from Feb. 1
  • Nordana introduces new call to Libya's Misurata port
  • Maersk Line's Far East Europe-Med service calls at Fuzhou
  • MSC to take another 14,000-TEU ship, with more to come!
  • Hamburg Port becomes leading gateway to Eastern Europe
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk cleared to acquire Brostr'm AB
  • Emirates appoints Capt. Romi Kaushal as CEO
  • ISS expands in southern China
  • Minsheng Shipping first in China to offer cross-strait service
  • First cross-strait cargo shipping service to call at Qingdao
  • Global Ship Lease takes delivery of 10,960-TEUer, its 16th ship
  • Global gloom brings brisk business to Alang
  • Maersk Line upgrades MECL services
  • Drewry projects dismal 2009 for box shipping
  • Teledata to roll out transport software in Asian market
  • Middle East shipping to ride out economic storm
  • Pak slaps deterrent 25 pc tax on Indian potato
  • More Qatari fuel sought
  • ONGC inks oil hunt deal with Syria
  • MICT attains ISO 28000:2007 certification
  • Castor oil in bulk handled at Mundra Port
  • FedEx Freight launches special delivery service
  • Expressways lead nowhere!
  • Inflation rates dropped to 5.24 pc
  • India Inc puts 420 projects in freezer
  • Economic salvation seen in consumer demand
  • Cell formed to ensure implementation of stimulus package for MSMEs
  • PM sees economic crisis stretching into 2009-10
  • Sugar exports made difficult with mandatory RO
  • BoA clears port-based SEZ at Karaikal, 7 others

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 18, 2009
  • PKP Cargo facing problems
    PKP Cargo transported less than 10 million t in a month for the first time in its history in November last year, as a direct result of the international economic crisis. The compan...
  • Eurosib expanding terminal network
    The St Petersburg-based Russian Eurosib group is pushing ahead with plans to develop a terminal network, with the first phase (to the end of 2009) dedicated to the establishment of...
  • New Sino-Russian road corridor
    The longest road freight corridor between Russia and China started operations at the end of 2008, linking northeastern China with the Primorsk region on Russia's Pacific coast. The...
  • Switzerland-Middle East links soaring
    Several Middle Eastern airlines are increasing flights to Switzerland, banking on the assessment that the international financial crisis will affect these routes less than other Eu...
  • New United flights to Moscow and Geneva
    United Airlines is launching two new long-haul flights from Washington Dulles international, namely a non-stop connection to Moscow at the end of March and a daily link to Geneva f...
  • Kingfisher launches Bangalore-Dubai link
    Indian private carrier Kingfisher Airlines is set to launch daily Airbus A320 services between Bangalore and Dubai (UAE) in February. The airline is also adding Hong Kong, Singapor...
  • Qatar seeking compensation from Boeing
    Qatar Airways expects to be compensated by US aircraft manufacturer Boeing for the delayed delivery of its B787 Dreamliners, as the airline cannot now expand as planned. Qatar Airw...
  • Air Mauritius in serious trouble
    Air Mauritius, the country's national carrier, is going through tough times after oil prices slumped, upsetting its strategy of hedging 80% of its fuel requirements at USD 105 per ...
  • UAE bans Antonovs
    The United Arab Emirates' federal aviation regulatory body, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), banned the Antonov AN-12 for safety reasons on 8 January. The move was long...
  • Russian railway with impressive preliminary results
    Despite a decline in the fourth quarter caused by the international economic crisis, the Russian railway has achieved record freight transportation volumes. Preliminary statistics ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 19, 2009
  • CEC Future released
  • "Opportunity still knocks for shipping," says accountant
  • COFR limits increase
  • Salvors welcome new US regulations
  • North of England keeps "A" rating
  • New call to keep training
  • MOL postpones Asia-East Coast South America Service
  • Downturn hits Skaugen

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 19, 2009
  • MISC cuts eight ship order to four
  • Global Industries wins $100 million pipelay job

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 19, 2009
  • Ag Processing Inc. uses option to expand at Port of Grays Harbor
  • Union, employers association meet again in Vancouver, BC
  • New store opens at Oregon Market in PDX
  • Port of Tacoma schedules CSHI public meeting
  • Report shows steel imports drop during month of November

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 19, 2009
  • Offen urges shipyards to delay boxship deliveries
    GERMAN shipowner warns failure to do so will put the future of their own businesses at risk.
  • Sohmen clan lifts stake in BW Gas
    FAMILY's shareholding now almost 75% and marks prelude to possible move to take the company private.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 19, 2009
  • Sunken ship's hull breached?
    THE HULL of an oil supply ship that sank at an Alaskan oil platform might be breached, explaining signs of an oil spill, Coast Guard officials have warned
  • China GDP losing double digits?
    AFTER five consecutive years of double-digit growth, China's economy is losing steam as the global economic crisis deepens
  • Baosteel-Vale steel deal halted
    A PROPOSED joint-venture between iron ore miner Vale do Rico Doce and China's Baosteel to build a steel plant in Brazil has reportedly been called off
  • Oldendorff sues Gulf Industrial
    OLDENDORFF Carriers KG has obtained a $10.5M attachment order against Bahrain's Gulf Industrial Investment, as the intense legal action in New York City continues
  • Sirius Star arrives in UAE
    THE VLCC Sirius Star and its crew, freed on 9 January after being held by pirates, are today in the UAE for R&R before the largest ship ever hijacked can finally resume its voyage

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 19, 2009
  • FMC responds in LA-LB trucks case
    Commission in filing asserts its jurisdiction, says clean-trucks plan would reduce competition, drive up cost of transportation
  • CSAV revises US-ECSA calls
  • NJ container port project eyes fall ground-breaking
  • China rolls out development plan for Pearl River Delta
  • STB won't stay CN's US buy
  • Latin airline cargo down
  • Planned S. Africa Express loop suspended by MOL
  • Deutsche Post says US exit of DHL on schedule
  • Export ABCs: Cargo Insurance -- Part 2
  • OHL adds So. Cal. space
  • Suez terminal volume up

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 19, 2009
  • Moore Stephens - 'Shipping still a good business'
  • NCC up 12% on the year but growth slows
  • MAE back in Italy
  • FDI well down in 2008
  • SCCT posts 34% growth in 2008

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 19, 2009
  • Nepia set for loss
    Fast growing North of England P&I Club heading for $40m loss but keeps 'A' rating.
  • Hit 'rogue' yards
    Polluting yards that treat workers badly should face sanctions, says breaker.
  • Blue stays green
    Boxship leviathan sticks with environmental scrapping policy and shuns beaching.
  • MEP urges action
    Appalling working conditions in Bangladeshi demo yards must spark action, says Robert Evans.
  • Owners defended
    International Chamber of Shipping hits back over criticism of vessel recycling track record.
  • 'Stop beaching'
    Scrapping ships by beaching must stop if the industry is to go green, says campaigner Eelco Leemans.
  • Scrap accord near
    Global agreement to help clean up demolition expected by IMO's Nikos Mikelis.
  • Dof AHTS fixed
    Mons Aase-led Dof secures profitable term employment for new anchor handler with StatoilHydro in Brazil.
  • Fallout continues
    Island Offshore PSV latest to suffer as it is released by insolvent oil firm Oilexco.
  • Norway to sign
    Norway is eager to sign up to the new IMO scrapping convention says Sveinung Oftedal.
  • Scrap confusion
    Maritime lawyer warns duties of cash buyers in new IMO recycling convention need to be clarified.
  • Tallink goes red
    First quarter result nudges into the negative at Estonian ferry group as costs stay high.
  • Time to leave?
    BW Group mulls making offer to minority shareholders in BW Gas after building stake in credit-hungry owner.
  • MISC slices order
    Malaysian owner MISC Berhad chops SLS 45,000-dwt tanker octet in half.
  • Panamax grounds
    Lightering of Canadian-owned, V.Ships-managed bulker underway after incident in Chesapeake Bay.
  • Front Chief 'safe'
    No injuries to crew or damage to Frontline VLCC which moves further out to sea off Nigeria.
  • Two crew dead
    Boat launched from small Danish tanker capsizes off Greenland, killing two men.
  • Turkish delight
    Domestic owner forms shipping agency with Taiwan's Yang Ming to corner its Turkish trade.
  • Frontline attack
    VLCC loading crude fired on off Nigeria as eight crew of other vessel taken hostage.
  • Great sneaks up
    Vijay Sheth's Great Offshore sees third quarter profit creep up on back of record revenue.
  • Fesco ship falters
    UK coast braces itself for another timber invasion as Russian vessel loses cargo in storm.
  • Nepline stripped
    Bank takes over two vessels plus a newbuilding from troubled Malaysian owner.
  • Scrap happy
    Rush to send bulkers to breakers' yards continued last week with 14 deals done, Imarex says.
  • Steensland scraps
    Norway's Solvang confirms the 53,400-cbm Clipper Lady will be cut up.
  • STX sells bonds
    Korean parent will increase stake in STX Europe with $86m proceeds of notes issue.
  • Stolt outlook cut
    Nordea lowers rating and slashes target price for Oslo-listed shipowner due to declining chemical market.
  • Pier prang
    Collision opens three-foot crack in Great Lakes bulker's hull at Duluth.
  • Axed six revealed
    Croatian and Greek owners believed to be behind cancelled orders at JES International Holdings.
  • Boxship blockage
    Grounded MSC Rhone proving tough to shift as delays grow at Lagos in Nigeria.
  • Couple overboard
    USCG suspends search for elderly couple who vanished from Carnival ship on Mexican cruise.
  • Vinalines blooms
    Vietnamese bulker and boxship group increases 2008 profit by 59% as revenues jump.
  • Storing cash
    Dutch oil tank company Vopak expecting 2008 profit to rise more than EUR 40m.
  • A bridge too near
    Wheelhouse flattened as tanker Hollands Diep hits bridge in Dutch canal.
  • Ofer goes green
    Tanker Pacific is trialing new system designed to cut CO2, SO2, NOX and particulate matter all in one.
  • Nobu names rig
    US-listed company part owned by TMT boss christens first jack-up drilling rig in Singapore.
  • Boxship spill
    "Minor" pollution reported from hull crack in Worden vessel at Long Beach in the US.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 19, 2009
  • International Shipholding weighs options
  • Silver lining in shipping downturn?
  • MOL won't go it alone on Asia/ECSA
  • YRC reports progress in financial talks
  • Otay Mesa, Detroit crossings advance
  • Fla. eases truck restrictions for produce
  • Napolitano doesn't embrace scan-all law
  • GAC opens Lille office
  • Sawaya named USA*Engage director
  • Calif. port volumes down in 2008
  • SCCT volume up 34% in 2008
  • Grays Harbor, Pasha study auto terminal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 19, 2009
  • Two men lost in Greenland-tanker accident
    The oil tanker Orasila lost two crew members on Friday while operating a several hundred meter long hose. The two persons were onboard the workboat attached to the Orasila, while towing the hose towards the shore, which has been done ...
  • Mate asleep ' vessel grounds in Hardanger Fjord
    The timber-laden 3,650-DWT Mirabelle, built 1985, grounded on Friday last week in the Hardanger Fjord in Norway. The crew of 11, 10 Russians and the Norwegian master, was evacuated when the vessel started to take in water. Some ...
  • Stena Line to withdraw vessel from North Sea service
    Stena Line has decided to withdraw one of its three vessels from the Rotterdam'Harwich service. The 1,200 lane metre Stena Transporter will be laid-up in Rotterdam pending the development on the freight market. The other two vessel on ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 19, 2009
  • Fog disrupts bunkering
    Suppliers expect challenges as week progresses.
  • Prices show North/South divide
    Crude oil prices weakening in out of hours trading.
  • Terminal operator says profits are on track
    Royal Vopak rides out the financial storm.
  • Fuel oil markets in US and Asia could tighten
    Lower US refiner runs could see fuel oil cargoes drawn away from Asian markets.
  • Bunker spill in Long Beach
    Fuel seen leaking from a crack in ship's hull.
  • Bunkers begin week mixed
    Demand 'healthy' at most Asian ports.
  • Iran 'gets serious' with crude export cuts
    Issues notices to 21 buyers of cuts while calling for even more OPEC reductions.
  • Dan-Bunkering gets new bunker trader
  • Holiday closures for Chinese New Year
    Buyers advised to make 'as early arrangement as possible' to ensure smooth delivery of bunker products.
  • NYK sells VLCC 'for bunker blending'
    Last single-hulled VLCC in NYK's fleet fetches a third less than a similar sale a year ago.
  • Singapore underground storage construction to begin soon
    Construction tender likely to be awarded in February

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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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