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March 23, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic Dry Index records biggest weekly fall in 3 months
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, posted its biggest weekly decline in three months on falling demand for iron-ore transporters.
  • Govt seizes Venezuela ports, airstrips
    Venezuela's government seized seaports and airstrips in at least four states last Saturday, a move that critics say is meant to limit the powers of mayors and governors opposed to President Hugo Chavez.

Sched Netweb site
  • NYK, "K" Line, PIL and HMM launch joint Far East-East Coast South America service
  • CMA CGM Black Pearl service to now call at Boston
  • Shenzhen MSA hosts seminar to address economic downturn
  • COSCO's concession on Piraeus terminals approved
  • Montreal port boss sacked after 18 months on the job
  • LA Port hopes to latch on to intermodal cargo incentive program
  • Shanghai Airlines to launch Pudong to Hanoi service
  • Qatar Airways to fly from Sydney
  • Gati scraps wet lease deal with Air India

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Line adds Port Pipavav to India-Europe service
  • Urmila Project deftly executes rare floating ro-ro operation of super ODC cargo at Mumbai Port
  • MoS asks Defence Ministry for Rs 1,000-1,500 cr. to transfer HSL control & assets
  • Tenders floated, contracts for 11 OSVs clinched in a month-ONGC style!
  • FFFAI's Biennial Convention to be held in Goa in June
  • Joint panel with China to sort out trade issues formed
  • CII meet in UK to bail out recession-hit MSMEs
  • VPT betters own record of ore unloading in bulk
  • Grant industry status to logistics sector-Assocham
  • Recession puts brakes on pvt. box operators' rake buying
  • ...progress stymied by unstable haulage charges
  • Exports falling short of even lowered target
  • India, US pledge united efforts to revive global economy
  • Forbes lowers India's rank to 75th in doing business
  • WPI at 14-year low but consumer price index rises
  • Industry head honchos provide recipes for successful M&A deals
  • Fieo-ECGC holding workshop on stimulus package on April 3

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 19, 2009
  • Dachser and Azkar stabilise partnership
    The German logistics service provider Dachser recently acquired a 10% stake in the Spanish logistics firm Azkar. They have already been collaborating for two years, and the family-...
  • Heinrich Ahlers new head of Buss Ports
    Heinrich Ahlers is moving to the Buss group's executive management team on 1 May, where he will take responsibility for the Buss Ports business unit. Ahlers has been with the Rhenu...
  • DB Schenker opens logistics centre in Vietnam
    Schenker Vietnam recently opened a flagship facility in Song Than Industrial Park I in Binh Duong province, close to Ho Chi Minh City. The USD 5.5 million investment, together with...
  • Ceva Logistics wins General Motors supply chain contract
    Ceva Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, has said that its subsidiary AV Manufacturing (AVM) has consolidated its position as a supplier to General Motors'...
  • Austrian post office increases revenues
    The Austrian post office's results for 2008 showed that total revenues were 5.4% up, to EUR 2.4 billion. The operating result (ebit) rose by 4.1% to EUR 170 million. The parcels an...
  • Disruption in Venezuelan port industry
    Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez has ordered the nation's troops into the country's ports. Amongst other things this has prevented the planned investment by terminal operator DP W...
  • Intercontainer expanding network
    Intercontainer-Interfrigo, an unaccompanied intermodal transport operator headquartered in Basel, is expanding its range of products by enhancing services and adding new blocktrain...
  • Annette Jordan new head of SBB Cargo international business unit
    Annette Jordan, managing director of SBB Cargo Germany, will join the executive board of Switzerland's state-owned railfreight operator SBB Cargo on 1 April, and take charge of the...
  • Basel region Rhine ports to improve cooperation
    The Rhine ports of Basel (Switzerland), Mulhouse (France) and Weil (Germany) are planning to cooperate more closely under a new "RheinPorts" label. Capacity constraints are inevita...
  • Maersk adding Pipavav to Europe-South Asia service
    The Indian port of Pipavav is being added to Maersk Line's ME3 Europe-Middle East-South Asia service. The "Nedlloyd Drake" will be the first vessel in the line's ME3 service to cal...
  • New joint Far East-South America service
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Pacific International Lines (PIL), Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) are launching a joint service between the Far East an...
  • Delta offering twice-weekly Tokyo service
    US carrier Delta Air Lines wants to serve Tokyo twice daily from Atlanta from 4 May, deploying a Boeing B747-400. This will be the first Jumbo Jet flight operated by Delta from Atl...
  • Singapore Airlines reducing flights
    Singapore Airlines is planning to cut more flights, deploy smaller aircraft and delete individual destinations. Flights to Amritsar (India) were discontinued in February, and the c...
  • Berlin's airports with new destinations
    Berlin's airports will offer 16 new destinations in Europe and Asia over the coming months. Middle East Airlines is adding Beirut, Germanwings will offer Bastia, Zadar, Pula, Dubro...
  • Hainan with new Moscow service
    Hainan Airlines launched a new service between Beijing and Moscow Sheremetyevo international airport on 19 March, offering three Airbus A330 flights a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays a...
  • DHL's Leipzig/Halle European hub performing below par
    Logistics service provider DHL is facing a stiff wind at its European airfreight hub at Leipzig/Halle airport in Germany, Eric Malitzke the head of DHL Hub Leipzig GmbH, has said -...
  • Attica launching new Superfast Crete-Piraeus ferry
    The Attica group is launching a new ferry service between Heraklion on Crete and Piraeus (both Greece). The high-speed ferry Superfast XII, built in 2002, will be deployed on the r...

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 21, 2009
  • Somali pirates strike again
  • USN sub and surface ship collide, cause spill
  • Mangouras trial to go ahead
  • Encouraging trends in casualty figures

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 21, 2009
  • Detyens to repair two USCG cutters
  • NAVSEA studying cut in LCS speed requirement ?
  • OSG ATBs reportedly removed from Bender
  • Liberia registers its 3,000th vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 20, 2009
  • Port of Portland projects net federal stimulus funds
  • BNSF teaming with CSX to boost box service to Southeast
  • Hanjin issues cash dividend for 10th consecutive year
  • US rail freight traffic sees weekly losses again
  • US Transportation Secretary to speak at AAPA conference

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 20, 2009
  • Downturn leading to improved prospects for ship safety
    PRELIMINARY IUMI data shows losses at sea have fallen in 2008 as operational pressures ease.
  • Maintaining standards of safety will be a 'proving ground'
  • US court ruling moves the goalposts for Rule B cases
    APPELLATE court decision expected to impede the flow of Rule B lawsuits.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 20, 2009
  • Clouds loom over Thyssen yards
    A MAJOR restructuring plan announced by German steel and industrial group ThyssenKrupp is fuelling doubts over the future of the company's merchant shipbuilding activities
  • No issue with SGX, NOL clarifies
    IN a conciliatory statement to the Singapore Exchange, Neptune Orient Lines has clarified that it not taking any issue with the public reprimand by the Singapore Exchange
  • Greek bulker hijacked off Somalia
    PIRATES have seized a Greek bulker off the coast of Somalia, but an EU naval force spokesman told Fairplay that the ship was unescorted at the time
  • Appeals court rules on Rule B
    THE US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a game-changing decision that should stem the tide of 'Rule B' asset attachments in New York
  • Eitzen strikes convenants deal
    EITZEN Chemical is the latest shipping company to reach an agreement with its banks to amend loan agreements
  • 12 injured in Hong Kong collision
    TWELVE passengers were injured following a collision between a ferry and a reefer cargo vessel in Hong Kong waters early today in poor visability
  • Welsh port receives first LNG ship
    THE WELSH port of Milford Haven today received its first shipment of LNG from Qatar

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 20, 2009
  • Long Beach Eyes Incentives for Clean Trucks
  • Great Lakes Shippers: Dredge Here
  • Canada to Upgrade Blue Water Bridge
  • Trade Group Calls For High Level Facilitator
  • Court Rejects LA/LB Truck Plan
  • MISC Berhad to Upgrade Halal Express
  • Trucking Subsidiary Goes 10+2
  • ThyssenKrupp Reorganizes
  • Marseille Box Traffic Plunges
  • Expeditors: Freight Slide Worsened in January
  • USF Holland Shuts Down 11 Terminals
  • Smid: YRC Ready to Take Back Freight
  • World Economies to Shrink
  • Box Ship Charter Rates Plumb New Lows
  • DP World Takes Over Port of Algiers
  • Short Line Traffic Falls Hard
  • Obama Taps Aon Exec as DOT Counsel
  • Shippers Find Clean-Truck Complications
  • BNSF, CSX Add to Container Service
  • Manufacturers Warn of Mexican Tariff Retaliation
  • Halifax Dockers Take Wage Freeze
  • Senate Approves Ron Kirk as U.S. Trade Representative

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 20, 2009
  • Green is both cool and low cost
    At least that is the 'loud and clear' message that is coming through.
  • Zim and MISC to withdraw from ISE service
  • OOIL's 2008 financial results hit by economic crisis
  • Wincanton extends its wings
  • Lome to become millionaire TEU port
  • Intermodal traffic down On Americas' railroads

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 20, 2009
  • Bulker bags $31m
    Pacific Carriers panamax said to be sold to German buyers, but deal depends on long-term charter.
  • Rule B 'blow'
    Process for attaching funds in New York can be avoided by registering in the state and designating an agent, court rules.
  • Downward march
    Few listed shipping companies spared as Wall Street heads southward.
  • Bridge collapses
    Southern Towing tug with eight barges knocks out a section of a bridge near Biloxi, Mississippi.
  • Trio's ratings cut
    Likely drop in rates on the short-term and murky view further out leads Wachovia to downgrade three US-listed bulker owners.
  • Torm sale denied
    Greek shipowning Panayotides family dismiss reports they may sell controlling stake in Danish tanker owner as "fantasy".
  • Crew screwed
    Cork-based Chernobyl charity has to pay up for crew of arrested ship abandoned by Latvian owner.
  • Hanjin pays out
    South Korean shipowner pays dividend for tenth year in a row despite facing increased spending commitment for 2009.
  • It's quotes time
    Clarkson's Andi Case isn't afraid of a little Fulford-Smith competition and the crew of the future might need some training.
  • TT lifts stake
    Torghatten Trafikkselskap boosts holding in Fairstar as 10 million share issue is closed.
  • Moving house
    Historic US Coast Guard boathouse saved from wrecking ball by construction magnate.
  • Quay crunch
    Norwegian ro-ro ferry damaged after hitting berth at Stranda.
  • Hit in Hormuz
    Large fuel spill as US submarine and naval vessel collide in busy tanker-shipping waterway.
  • Greek ship seized
    Handymax Titan seized off Somalia, crew of 24 including Greek master said to be safe.
  • Robocarp
    UK scientists develop robotic fish to sniff out pollution in ports.
  • Flag fillip
    Seven tankers switch to Indonesian register to cash in on domestic fuel trade.
  • Relief rally
    Covenants waiver sees shares in Eitzen Chemical shoot up by over 50% Friday.
  • Death settlement
    Norfolkline settles civil case over death of Polish crewman from snapped rope on ferry in Ireland.
  • Less oil
    Opec producers expected to drop output by another 3.3% in month to 4 April, leaving owners even more anxious for cargoes.
  • Not us!
    German KG Gebab denies connection to boxship quartet canned at ThyssenKrupp.
  • Globus divi axed
    Fourth quarter red ink kills off dividend at UK-listed bulker owner as it admits to double breach of loan covenants.
  • Dry hope?
    George Karageorgiou says freeze on trade financing which hammered the dry-cargo market last year is beginning to thaw.
  • Japan crumbles
    Reported orders at Japan Ship Exporters' Association's member yards fall 84% from a year ago.
  • Master fined
    Chinese captain busted in Australia for straying into restricted area of Great Barrier Reef.
  • And another...
    Precious confirms sale of third ship in a week with departure of Manora Naree to Greek interests.
  • Bridge battered
    Small cargoship causes extensive damage to swing bridge at Kolkata, India, after hitting guard wall.
  • Crude curbed
    Key French terminal of Fos-Lavera sees oil imports fall 18% in January and February.
  • HK ferry crash
    Thirteen people hurt as commuter vessel in collision with another ship in fog.
  • MISC upgrades
    Malaysian owner boosting its Halal service with additional direct calls and wider port coverage.
  • OOIL profits halve
    OOIL, the parent of Hong Kong boxship player OOCL, feels the pain of global economic slowdown.
  • LNG for Brazil
    Petrobras inaugurates the country's second LNG terminal as commissioning cargo unloaded.
  • Seanergy in red
    Non-cash charges lead bulker owner and Nasdaq newcomer to post $32m loss for 2008.
  • Aros merges
    Danish repair yard to take name of domestic maritime services group Euroflex in tie-up.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 20, 2009
  • OOCL operational profits slide by half
  • Hawaii Superferry shuts down
  • Zhongshan/Shekou/Chiwan feeder launched
  • Great Lakes group calls for more dredging funds
  • Peters joins infrastructure fund
  • CSX Greenbrier Resort may be sold
  • Mexico begins retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports
  • Senators urge strengthened food aid program
  • BIS studies reasons for under-used export licenses
  • Court sides with ATA on SoCal truck plan
  • Pelletier out as Montreal Port chief
  • Mayor of Venezuelan port city arrested

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 20, 2009
  • Ro-pax vessels put for sale
    Finnlines will probably put five of their ro-pax vessels for sale. Rumours tell that the intention is to sell Finnsailor and Translubeca, but also Finnarrow, Transeuropa and Finntrader may
  • Indian liner service to Göteborg
    The Indian liner operator SCI will deploy two 4,500 TEU vessels on a new service between Göteborg and Nhava Sheva and Colombo. There will be a vessel calling once every
  • Port of Saaremaa not up to owner's expectations
    AS Tallinna Sadam (Port of Tallinn) is dissatisfied with the results posted by the Port of Saaremaa and is considering all options for reducing costs. Last year the Port of
  • The financial crisis increase STX Europe's risk exposure
    Due to the worldwide financial crisis STX Europe is more exposed to risks than before. In the board of directors' report for 2008 it is stated that the risk of

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 20, 2009
  • Americas: Price rises continue as week closes
    Increases of $20-30 pmt during the week in key US ports.
  • PDVSA amends delivery fees
    Venezuelan ports see increase in charges.
  • Europe: Bunker markets still firming
    Rotterdam IFO prices touch one-month high.
  • Canada, US ready to submit joint ECA application
    Industry concerns over supply and environmental effects of low sulphur fuel.
  • Bunker spill as US Navy vessels collide
    Crude oil prices briefly firmer on news of nuclear submarine involved in collision in Strait of Hormuz.
  • 'Financial storm' must not stop routine bunker tests
    'Essential practicalities must not be overlooked' says fuel testing agency.
  • Russian fuel oil production rose in February
    ARA fuel oil stocks up week-on-week.
  • Asia: Bunkers end week firm
    Singapore's MGO prices surge as avails tighten.
  • DNV calls for CO2 emissions cap
    A cap by 2050 with intermediate targets by 2020, 2030 and 2040.
  • Low oil prices 'stifle investment'
    OPEC has 'made enough cuts' to influence prices.

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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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