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February 25, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Surging levels of oil stored at sea
    GLOBAL storage of crude oil in supertankers has risen to a high of at least 80 million barrels despite Opec's oil supply cuts, Frontline, the world's largest tanker company, said on Monday.
  • NYK to double scrapping of car carriers
    Nippon Yusen KK, the world's largest operator of car transport ships, may double the number of carriers it retires as Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor Co slash production.
  • 100 ships stranded in fog near Shanghai Port
    Fog caused by rainy weather since the middle of this month has disrupted international shipping services around Shanghai Port, port authorities said yesterday.
  • Cosco Pacific shares take a hit
  • 3i invests US$161m in Indian port firm
Logistics
  • FedEx's deep price cuts spark panic among China players
    'FedEx China is losing money to grab market shares by lowering its prices of domestic express service in China by more than 70 per cent in a year to the level set by domestic private companies,' Chen Ping, former president of the ZJS Express Co, a private express company in China, told Xinhua.
  • Truck traffic revives interest in marine shipping
    An old idea is experiencing a rebirth thanks to truck traffic that is increasingly choking America's highways: shift more of the US freight burden to boats that can traverse rivers, lakes, canals and coastal waters.
Strait Talk
  • ITF ready to help troubled owners
    IT EMERGED last week that the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has been assisting troubled owner Britannia Bulk by, among other things, becoming involved in talks with the company's bankers.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Surging levels of oil stored at sea
    GLOBAL storage of crude oil in supertankers has risen to a high of at least 80 million barrels despite Opec's oil supply cuts, Frontline, the world's largest tanker company, said on Monday.
  • NYK to double scrapping of car carriers
    Nippon Yusen KK, the world's largest operator of car transport ships, may double the number of carriers it retires as Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor Co slash production.
  • 100 ships stranded in fog near Shanghai Port
    Fog caused by rainy weather since the middle of this month has disrupted international shipping services around Shanghai Port, port authorities said yesterday.
  • Cosco Pacific shares take a hit
  • 3i invests US$161m in Indian port firm
Logistics
  • FedEx's deep price cuts spark panic among China players
    'FedEx China is losing money to grab market shares by lowering its prices of domestic express service in China by more than 70 per cent in a year to the level set by domestic private companies,' Chen Ping, former president of the ZJS Express Co, a private express company in China, told Xinhua.
  • Truck traffic revives interest in marine shipping
    An old idea is experiencing a rebirth thanks to truck traffic that is increasingly choking America's highways: shift more of the US freight burden to boats that can traverse rivers, lakes, canals and coastal waters.
Strait Talk
  • ITF ready to help troubled owners
    IT EMERGED last week that the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has been assisting troubled owner Britannia Bulk by, among other things, becoming involved in talks with the company's bankers.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Surging levels of oil stored at sea
    GLOBAL storage of crude oil in supertankers has risen to a high of at least 80 million barrels despite Opec's oil supply cuts, Frontline, the world's largest tanker company, said on Monday.
  • NYK to double scrapping of car carriers
    Nippon Yusen KK, the world's largest operator of car transport ships, may double the number of carriers it retires as Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor Co slash production.
  • 100 ships stranded in fog near Shanghai Port
    Fog caused by rainy weather since the middle of this month has disrupted international shipping services around Shanghai Port, port authorities said yesterday.
  • Cosco Pacific shares take a hit
  • 3i invests US$161m in Indian port firm
Logistics
  • FedEx's deep price cuts spark panic among China players
    'FedEx China is losing money to grab market shares by lowering its prices of domestic express service in China by more than 70 per cent in a year to the level set by domestic private companies,' Chen Ping, former president of the ZJS Express Co, a private express company in China, told Xinhua.
  • Truck traffic revives interest in marine shipping
    An old idea is experiencing a rebirth thanks to truck traffic that is increasingly choking America's highways: shift more of the US freight burden to boats that can traverse rivers, lakes, canals and coastal waters.
Strait Talk
  • ITF ready to help troubled owners
    IT EMERGED last week that the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has been assisting troubled owner Britannia Bulk by, among other things, becoming involved in talks with the company's bankers.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag sale now at risk for lack of credit: report
  • Road freight comprises 13pc of Hong Kong-mainland cargo trade
  • Maersk Line to raise trans-Atlantic rates
  • Wuhan-Guangzhou railway to open early next year
  • Yangtze River ports register box, cargo growth in January
  • Drugged pilot blamed for Cosco Busan's Frisco Bay bridge bash
  • China ports face overcapacity as expansion continues
  • JKH short-listed to develop, manage Chennai box terminal
  • US Coast Guard escorts giant cranes from China into Savannah
  • Portland box traffic falls 28pc in January
  • CLECAT, ESC support plans for priority rail freight corridors in EU
  • Air France takes new B777 Freighter, but delays other orders
  • Cochin airport to build export perishables centre
  • Forward Air Q4 earnings plunge 33pc despite higher sales

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo Global enters into strategic, long-term alliance with Hind Terminals
  • IMO tells Nigeria to act against sea pirates
  • Baltic dry freight index soars to 4-month high
  • Anchor modifying containers to suit user's need & purpose
  • USITC to inspect India's farm import barriers
  • CCEA clears decks for Petronet's captive port at Puthuvypeen & box terminal at Tuticorin
  • BoA approves merger of 3 Adani SEZs near Mundra Port
  • KoPT Board defers move to award Haldia Dock deal till development model is finalised
  • Adani Automobile Terminal receives "K" Line's PCC
  • Ground handling services by NACIL & SATS cleared
  • Inflation sinks to 14-month low of 3.92 pc
  • Management gurus urge govt to shelter economy from Chinese dumping
  • Plan panel proposes fresh stimulus package in full Budget
  • World Bank & ADB funds going abegging-CAG report
  • Excise duty & service tax reduced by 2 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
  • Taiwan's leading carriers enhance their cooperation on the Intra-Asia trades
    Taiwan's two leading carriers, Evergreen Line and Wan Hai Lines, will co-operate on Intra-Asia trades from late February. The agreement consists of slot exchanges between...
  • GAC strengthens presence in India
    GAC India has strengthened its presence in the Gujarat region with the addition of a new logistics office in Vadodara. The facility offers professional logistics and international ...
  • Nike constructs new logistics facility in China
    Sportswear provider Nike has started to build a new distribution centre in eastern China. At 120,000 sqm it is thought to be the largest in the country. The facility will cost abou...
  • C.H. Robinson with new office in Vietnam
    C.H. Robinson Worldwide, the forwarding and logistics service provider based in Eden Prairie MN (USA), has expanded its operations into Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). The new off...
  • Green Cargo to rely on Quintiq
    Green Cargo, Sweden's state owned freight railway, will rely on Quintiq's advanced planning and scheduling (APS)-technology in future. Green Cargo has awarded Quintiq with a contra...
  • NYK restructures services linking Asia with Central and Latin America
    Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) has restructured its MAREX service, which links Asia with Hawaii and Central America, and its ALEX service, which connects Asia w...
  • VTG results better than expected
    VTG AG, Europe's leading private railcar lessor and rail logistics company, recently published its results for financial 2008. Corporate sales rose by 12.4 % or EUR 67.4 million to...
  • Grand Alliance: EU3 service switches to Cape of Good Hope route
    The members of the Grand Alliance - Hapag-Lloyd, MISC Berhad, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) und Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) - will route vessels sailing in their EU3 service ...
  • Hamburg S'd rationalises service between Asia, Mexico and South American west coast
    The partners in the Asia Express Consortium - CCNI, Hamburg S'd and MSC - have reduced the capacity on their service between Asia, Mexico and the South American west coast, with im...
  • Tariff amendments designed to retain business, jobs in tough economy
    The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners considered a package of incentives aimed at retaining international trade business and attracting additional cargo to the port of Long ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Stalingrad crew "set to go home"
  • Lower rates hit Eitzen Chemical
  • Refloating effort starts off Galveston
  • Changes at top at Excel and Safe Bulkers

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Navatek to build unmanned vessel for Singapore Navy
  • Obama names pick for key Pentagon acquisition job
  • Sharjah yard delivers first F&G Super M2

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Weak won hits newbuilding cancellation efforts
    FALLING won threatens to result in huge currency losses for South Korean yards.
  • Sparks set to fly as South Korea fights to survive the downturn
  • Shipowners outraged by light dues hike
    INCREASE a "catastrophic blow for shipping at a very difficult time for the industry".
  • Russian product tanker thwarts pirate attack off Nigeria
    THE vessel, Khatanga, escaped with no casualties or damage, owner Murmansk Maritime Shipping confirmed.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • TUI insists Hapag sale is sailing
    GERMANY'S tour operator and shipping group TUI has expressed renewed confidence that it will succeed in selling its Hapag-Lloyd Container Line business to a Hamburg-based consortium
  • Eagle Bulk skyrockets
    SHARES in Eagle Bulk jumped 50% today, while many other shipping stocks rode a broad rally in US markets
  • Hiong Guan sentenced
    HIONG Guan Navegacion was sentenced today in Tampa, Florida to $1.7M in fines and fees for its falsification of oil discharge records aboard the general cargo ship Balsa 62
  • Maersk raises trans-Atlantic rates
    MAERSK Line has raised its trans-Atlantic rates, in a response to what it termed "market instability"
  • Fortescue Metals takes a hit
    THE EXTENT of Fortescue Metals Group's exposure in the shipping sector has been revealed by the company in a market update
  • Jones Act plaintiffs pounce
    PUERTO Rico shippers have demanded a huge damage payout from Jones Act container carriers accused of price collusion
  • South Korean shares tumble
    SOUTH Korean shipping and shipbuilding stocks fell sharply today, with the world's biggest shipbuilder, Hyundai HI, declining 5.79% to 179,000 won ($118.40).

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • UK ports delay expansion, cut jobs
    Felixstowe and other ports defer projects and freeze investment as container volumes slide
  • Port of Long Beach plans incentives
  • Seattle box volume dips 5.7 percent
  • HSH Nordbank gets $3.9 billion in aid
  • Study: Deregulation still haunts harbor truckers
  • Indian ports face strike
  • Asia Express Consortium, MSC team up
  • Coast Guard works to refloat grounded tanker
  • JAL, ANA volumes dive
  • Port Manatee approves master plan
  • Grand Alliance diverts ships around Cape of Good Hope

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Maersk ramps-up Asia - Europe slings
  • Wall St slumps to 12-year low
  • Grimaldi adds another Grande-class vessel
  • GT Nexus hubs tractor giant's logistics
  • MISC's Q3 spoilt by liner trades

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • US stocks surge
    Eagle Bulk and Royal Caribbean lead rallying shipping shares after analyst upgrades.
  • Dividend falls
    Bjorn Moller-led spin-off Teekay Tankers is set to pay shareholders 31.4% less per share.
  • Tanker evades
    Pirates open fire on Murmansk Shipping's Khatanga off Nigeria, but attack fails.
  • Havila hit hard
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner faces loss of estimated $150m ten year charter as costly newbuilding is delivered.
  • Yasa ship free
    Turkish aframax which grounded off Galveston and needed lightering re-floated on Tuesday.
  • Dur: Sell Frontline
    Lazard analyst downgrades Frontline and lowers tanker rate estimates.
  • 'Almost free fall'
    Belships rues dive in fourth-quarter dry-bulk rates and lack of disposal gains as profit slashed.
  • 'Solid entry point'
    Wachovia analyst upgrades Eagle, Euroseas and Diana as price slide creates an opportunity.
  • Yard pact
    Korea's Samsung Heavy signs up with Russia to jointly develop technology and newbuilding business.
  • Eitzen in big loss
    Impairment charge on reduced fleet value and soaring expenses send Eitzen Chemical to $192m reverse.
  • Harbor strike
    Top P&I club auditor John Harbor to be Strike Club finance director.
  • FPSOcean sunk
    Norwegian FPSO start-up files for bankruptcy as funding dries up and no immediate contract for its one unit in sight.
  • Malaysian malaise
    Boxship and bulker player Swee Joo hit by global downturn in its first quarter.
  • MISC boxed in
    Malaysian owner's nine-month profit down as liner operation suffers losses and tanker rates weaken.
  • Battle scars
    Sembcorp still hurting from foreign exchange scandal with near $30m payout attached to fourth quarter accounts.
  • Storage rising
    Up to 45 VLCCs tied up on crude storage deals as traders still seek to make contango killing.
  • BC battered
    Canada's BC Ferries has seen profit slashed in the first three quarters as costs rose and passenger numbers fell.
  • Toxic trend
    German transport bank forecasts that VLCC market will take years to recover from current troubles.
  • Poor planning
    UK shipmanager ASP criticised over use of anchor on holed ro-pax that hit Cepsa buoy off Spain.
  • Yangzijiang soars
    Increased deliveries send profit soaring at Chinese yard which has clean cancellation record.
  • FMG totals up
    Aussie mining group calculates its potential liabilities arising from its disputed shipping contracts.
  • Philly rocked
    Unrealised currency losses and lower revenue push Aker Philadelphia Shipyard into the red for the fourth quarter.
  • Baltija stable
    AP Moller-Maersk's Lithuanian yard prepared to stick with investment plans despite tough market for new orders.
  • Tighten up
    UK authorities tell Fesco to improve cargo stability checks after Sinegorsk lost timber off Dover.
  • Shanghai shroud
    Dense fog causes backlog of 100 vessels at Chinese port on Tuesday.
  • More dry pain
    Sell-off in dry bulk stocks continues amid resignations, downgrades and general weak stock market.
  • Stuck in Sharjah
    Eight Indian crew still waiting for back pay after their cargoship grounded in UAE on 5 January.
  • IoM holds fire
    Island's ship registry says it will revoke annual fee increase for 2009 due to economic downturn.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Maersk hikes transatlantic rates
  • MISC to raise Asia/Europe rates
  • NYK to scrap car carriers
  • LaHood favors tax on travel, not fuel
  • Obama fills Commerce, ICE posts
  • India to build food parks
  • Reversal: Hapag-Lloyd to continue forwarder payments
  • Forwarders seek support for FMC clean truck probe
  • Hapag-Lloyd ending forwarder compensation
  • Long Beach O.K.s cargo discount plan
  • Taipei container terminal opens
  • China ports' January volume down 14%

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Niger Delta Ministry to fight piracy
    IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos has urged the Government of Nigeria to intervene to help reduce the incidence of acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the
  • More vessels leave the Suez canal
    The Grand Alliance group consisting of some of the world's largest container shipping companies are diverting their EU3 service away from the Suez canal on the way back from Europe

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
  • Coast Guard removes LSFO from grounded tanker
    Vessel runs aground in US Gulf, inspections in place to prevent spill.
  • Russian Navy takes blame for spill
    Representative expresses 'extreme regret', meeting with environment response.
  • Europe: Demand firms in Rotterdam
    Bunker prices in European ports head in different directions on Tuesday.
  • Bunker trader to pay for crew to go home
    Vessel arrested for unpaid bunkers in December to be sold.
  • Fall in bunker prices 'the most positive development'
    Lower bunker prices having a 'moderating effect' in tough market.
  • Asia: Weak demand and softening bunker prices
    MGO prices in Hong Kong, however, firmed on tight avails.
  • OPEC has achieved 'full compliance' with agreed cuts
    February output down by an estimated 4.3 million bpd from September.
  • MPA expects Singapore bunker sales to slow
    Could be a challenge to even meet 2007 figures of 31.5 million mt.
  • Philippine liners cut bunker surcharges
    The cuts will reflect the "true cost" of fuel.
  • Taiwan bunker sales fall year-on-year
    Bunker market has been shrinking since 2001.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
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 second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
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
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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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
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