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October 28, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers seeking fair trading
    A YEAR down the track from the repeal of the block exemption to anti-competition laws in the European Union (EU), the spotlight now turns to Asia, which Asian Shippers' Council (ASC) chairman John Lu says is the last battleground in the fight for fair shipping practices.
  • MPA and NOL unit set up exchange plan
    THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Neptune Orient Lines ship management arm NSSPL will work together on a new exchange programme to enable masters and engineers to develop their skills to meet new criteria for port state control (PSC) and flag state control (FSC) inspections.
  • Shipping too must address climate change
    THE shipping industry has just over one month to go before it faces a crunch decision on future regulation of its carbon and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
  • Nippon Yusen cuts fleet plans, widens loss forecast
  • Daewoo wins US$460m bulk ship order
  • DryShips Q3 earnings beat estimates
  • World's biggest cruise ship offers activities galore
Strait Talk
  • Tough times ahead for shipping industry
    TWO weeks ago, key players in the international marine fuel industry gathered at the Rasa Sentosa Resort for the 2009 International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Convention.
Motoring
  • More distributors eyeing used car business
    MORE authorised car distributors are going into the used car business, and they are doing it mainly to tap growing demand for used cars and supplement the drop in new car sales.
  • Chevrolet owners get courtesy car service
    CHEVROLET has launched a courtesy car service for customers of its bigger models - probably the first such programme rolled out by a mass market brand here.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers seeking fair trading
    A YEAR down the track from the repeal of the block exemption to anti-competition laws in the European Union (EU), the spotlight now turns to Asia, which Asian Shippers' Council (ASC) chairman John Lu says is the last battleground in the fight for fair shipping practices.
  • MPA and NOL unit set up exchange plan
    THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Neptune Orient Lines ship management arm NSSPL will work together on a new exchange programme to enable masters and engineers to develop their skills to meet new criteria for port state control (PSC) and flag state control (FSC) inspections.
  • Shipping too must address climate change
    THE shipping industry has just over one month to go before it faces a crunch decision on future regulation of its carbon and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
  • Nippon Yusen cuts fleet plans, widens loss forecast
  • Daewoo wins US$460m bulk ship order
  • DryShips Q3 earnings beat estimates
  • World's biggest cruise ship offers activities galore
Strait Talk
  • Tough times ahead for shipping industry
    TWO weeks ago, key players in the international marine fuel industry gathered at the Rasa Sentosa Resort for the 2009 International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Convention.
Motoring
  • More distributors eyeing used car business
    MORE authorised car distributors are going into the used car business, and they are doing it mainly to tap growing demand for used cars and supplement the drop in new car sales.
  • Chevrolet owners get courtesy car service
    CHEVROLET has launched a courtesy car service for customers of its bigger models - probably the first such programme rolled out by a mass market brand here.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers seeking fair trading
    A YEAR down the track from the repeal of the block exemption to anti-competition laws in the European Union (EU), the spotlight now turns to Asia, which Asian Shippers' Council (ASC) chairman John Lu says is the last battleground in the fight for fair shipping practices.
  • MPA and NOL unit set up exchange plan
    THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Neptune Orient Lines ship management arm NSSPL will work together on a new exchange programme to enable masters and engineers to develop their skills to meet new criteria for port state control (PSC) and flag state control (FSC) inspections.
  • Shipping too must address climate change
    THE shipping industry has just over one month to go before it faces a crunch decision on future regulation of its carbon and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
  • Nippon Yusen cuts fleet plans, widens loss forecast
  • Daewoo wins US$460m bulk ship order
  • DryShips Q3 earnings beat estimates
  • World's biggest cruise ship offers activities galore
Strait Talk
  • Tough times ahead for shipping industry
    TWO weeks ago, key players in the international marine fuel industry gathered at the Rasa Sentosa Resort for the 2009 International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Convention.
Motoring
  • More distributors eyeing used car business
    MORE authorised car distributors are going into the used car business, and they are doing it mainly to tap growing demand for used cars and supplement the drop in new car sales.
  • Chevrolet owners get courtesy car service
    CHEVROLET has launched a courtesy car service for customers of its bigger models - probably the first such programme rolled out by a mass market brand here.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai became world's top container port in September
  • MSC hikes Asia-Europe rate US$200/TEU from December 15
  • Cosco boss sees V-shaped downturn - 'much better next year'
  • Chinese APM Terminals beat safety records company-wide
  • Hard hit German non-operating owners seek Berlin's aid
  • Maersk funds war chest through euro corporate bond sale
  • Horizon Lines third quarter earnings fall 24pc
  • Jaxport looks for more cargo, sees Charleston, Savannah as rivals
  • UPS's third quarter profits plunge 43pc to US$549 million
  • Panalpina falls 19pc in first 9 months, off 4pc last quarter
  • South Carolina's ports plan stresses comparative advantages
  • FedEx expands hub at Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport
  • Air cargo operator Viktor Bout likely to avoid US arms extradition
  • Blue Grass Airport names ex-Toledo airports chief executive director

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo acknowledged as 'Company of the Year' in logistics category
  • Box shipping lines warily treading way out of gloom
  • Tuscor Lloyds moves to Salford Quays to expand operations
  • IR Class to certify St. Kitts & Nevis ships
  • Shanghai Export Container Freight Index launched
  • Baltic index climbs further
  • Bharati Shipyard turnover up
  • French Minister optimistic of resolving trade issues by year-end
  • Fuel removal from capsized vessel off Paradip Port may take 4-6 weeks
  • Safe Here & Everywhere; GTI drives message home
  • Uniform GST need of the hour, emphasises CII
  • Govt may lower MAT rates in modified DTC
  • SLR hiked by 100 basis points
  • Trade off between growth & inflation well balanced-Fieo
  • Adani Enterprises to decide on bonus shares this Friday
  • Stimulus packages to stay for now-PM
  • Pranab for elaborate tax treaty with Switzerland

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 26, 2009
  • Peter Ramsauer is Germany's new transport minister
    Germany has a new transport minister in the shape of Peter Ramsauer, who has headed the national committee of the Christian Social Union in the German Bundestag up to now...
  • Thai Airways betting on freighters
    Thai Airways International Cargo is using the economic slump as an opportunity for expansion. The carrier will be able to raise the frequency of freighter flights between Thailand ...
  • UPS continues to suffer
    UPS, the world's largest parcel operator, recently reported its Q3/2009 results. The figures show a year-on-year fall in revenue of 14% or almost USD 2 billion to USD 11.15 bi...
  • C.H. Robinson with higher profit
    C.H. Robinson, a logistics service provider based in Eden Prairie MN (USA), reported a Q3/2009 net profit of USD 95.5 million, 2% more than in the same months o...
  • Panalpina Japan celebrates 40th anniversary
    40 years ago Panalpina established its first delegation office in Tokyo. In the meantime the company has also opened offices in four other Japanese cities. Coinciding with the fort...
  • RailRunner and Stone sign deal for Indian market
    RailRunner N.A. Inc, which develops and markets an advanced container-based intermodal transport system, has announced a ten-year collaboration agreement with Kolkata (India)-based...
  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe Q3 results
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) in the USA reported quarterly earnings of USD 1.42 per diluted share, which included a USD 0.06 per share impact related to a f...
  • Port of Houston and Liberia's NPA renew agreement
    The signing of a memorandum of friendship and trade cooperation between the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) and the National Port Authority (NPA) Systems of Liberia recently highli...
  • New agent for cargo bound for Gabon
    M+S Mehrtens & Schwickerath GmbH has been named an agent for Hungary by the Council of Gabonese Shippers (Conseil Gabonais des Chargeurs), based in Libreville (Gabon), in...
  • TransRussiaExpress offers optimised service
    The ro-ro service between Lübeck (Germany) and St Petersberg (Russia) operated by Finnlines Deutschland GmbH began calling at the port of Helsinki once a week on 24 October. The "T...
  • Wilhelm Könntgen celebrates 60th birthday
    Wilhelm Könntgen, director of Emons Spedition GmbH, an internationally active transport, forwarding and logistics company, celebrated his 60th birthday on 23 October. Born in ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Hard times for Japanese giants
  • Braemar having bumper year
  • Boston wants stimulus boost for cruise terminal, freight handling
  • Major quartet order at Daewoo

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Stabbert converts veteran OSV to DP2 construction vessel
  • DSME books $460 million VLOC order

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Maersk Lines' clause causing problems for lenders
    'QUIET enjoyment clause' used to prevent banks from taking ownership and selling off distressed vessels.
  • Exmar third quarter earnings plunge
    SLUMP in charter rates for gas carriers slash shipowner's turnover

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Bulker warning for 2H10
    DRYSHIPS believes that orderbook pressures could have a significant effect in the second half of next year, despite heavy delivery slippage
  • Angola steps on the gas
    ANGOLA is accelerating its gasoline imports and Denmark's Torm is taking advantage, the tanker specialist said today
  • Angola oil output bonus
    CHEVRON plans to increase its Angola oil output by a quarter over the next two years, the company says
  • Spain to use armed guards
    Spanish shipowners can use armed private security guards on merchant ships operating in the Indian Ocean, the Spanish government has announced
  • Moscow warned on pipeline plan
    MOSCOW has been warned that a cross-Turkey crude oil pipeline from the Black Sea to the Aegean will lead to the cancellation of a planned Bourgas-Alexandropoulos pipeline crossing Bulgaria and Greece

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Norfolk Southern Profit Drops 42 Percent
  • Senate Panel Approves TSA, FMCSA Nominees
  • Paccar Profit Crashes 96 Percent
  • OOCL Bumps Trans-Atlantic Rates
  • Panel Backs Infrastructure Bond Switch
  • Northwest Ports Box Decline Slows
  • CMA CGM Hikes Rates
  • Trucker Covenant Loses $13.6 Million
  • Shipper Says Inventory Slashed After 'War Council'
  • Acquisition Boosts Canadian Pacific Earnings
  • DOT to Issue New Hours of Service Rule
  • DP World Container Volume Falls 6 Percent
  • MSC Hikes India Rates
  • Maersk to Start UAE-Iraq Feeder
  • Truck Maker Scania Profit Falls 85 Percent
  • German Ship Owners Face Market Collapse
  • Three Japanese Carriers Post Losses

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Japanese trio deep in the red for H1
  • DP World sees signs of stability
  • Maersk to start UAE/Iraq feeder shuttle
  • Freight rates still down
  • Maersk Eurobonds 'oversubscribed'

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Exmar profits fall
    Gasship owner reports 40% drop in third-quarter profits as its LPG carrier fleet barely stayed in the red.
  • Tallink tumbles
    Improved fourth quarter can't stop Estonian ferry group sliding to a full-year loss as cargo volumes fall.
  • Tall tales?
    Sovcomflot fleet chief Andrey Sharikov denies he made up story that former boss Dmitry Skarga ordered him to destroy vital sale documents.
  • Kamsars nixed?
    George Economou-led bulker and drilling unit owner appears to have cancelled two kamsarmax newbuildings.
  • New Suape yard
    Recife-area port complex could get its another shipyard as the march of Brazilian yard proposals continues.
  • $74m cig bust
    Millions of smuggled cigarettes found on German-managed multipurpose ship detained in Ireland.
  • Boxship hit
    Japanese destroyer collides with South Korean feedership Carina Star off southern Japan. Both ships catch fire.
  • $284m in the bag
    Hercules Offshore says it has received net proceeds of $284m from notes offering.
  • Financing ahead
    DryShips operations chief "fairly confident" in ability to finance drillships pair once contracts are in place.
  • Still in Pride
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill renews forward contracts for up to 9.5% stake in rival Pride International.
  • Five in a row
    CSCL stretched year to date loss to $783m as it spends its fifth consecutive quarter in the red.
  • Expansion slashed
    NYK takes a chain saw to ambitious fleet expansion programme as it plunges deep into loss.
  • Cancelling costs
    Owners claiming to have gotten off lightly with newbuilding cancellations not being entirely truthful.
  • Demo deals boom
    Braemar's scrap brokers 'will sell over one hundred ships this year', claims boss Alan Marsh.
  • Scrutiny welcome
    Sovcomflot fleet chief Andrey Sharikov tells London court former boss Dmitry Skarga was happy for him to compare company's charter deals against market rates.
  • Malta-bound
    Arctic Sea faces thorough inspection before expected handover to owner, Maltese authorities say.
  • KGs clobbered
    A whopping 70% of idle boxships belong to German KG houses, report says
  • Better quarter
    Hong Kong listed GSI posts stronger Q3 profit but nine month figures still scarred.
  • DSME delight
    South Korean yard lands $460m VLOC quartet, its largest order in over a year.
  • PGS misses
    Oslo-listed offshore player fall short of forecasts in the third quarter and trims full-year guidance.
  • On target
    DP World will match market forecasts this year after volumes began to stabilise in the third quarter, says CEO Mohammed Sharaf.
  • Inui tips more
    Japanese bulker owner piles 135% on to its first-half profit forecast.
  • Bets beaten
    Kristian Siem's Subsea 7 tops analysts' estimates for the third quarter despite fall in operating profit.
  • Braemar drops
    Revenues and profit down at Alan Marsh-led broker but broking transaction volumes "fully restored".
  • NYK KO'd
    Japan's second biggest shipowner continues to struggle due to low cargo volumes and freight rates.
  • Bunker surge
    Sales of bunkers in Singapore reach second highest monthly total in September, official figures show.
  • MOL slips to loss
    Another of Japan's big shipowners sinks into the red on the back of the global economic slowdown.
  • K Line crashes
    Japanese shipowner slips to a $480m loss in the first six months of the year on weak global demand.
  • Pirates have pair
    Royal Navy warships pressed into action as Somali pirates confirm capture of British couple and yacht.
  • TTA grabs Nemo
    Thai owner's offshore unit, Mermaid, buys Norwegian KG owner and its dive support newbuilding.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Japan's Big 3 see red
  • Hamburg Süd ship in collision off Brazil coast
  • Panalpina, Atlas renew air agreement
  • COSCO CEO urges open trade for service sector
  • ITC studies small, mid-sized U.S. exporters
  • Kirk, Indian minister talk trade
  • Nadler: N.Y.-N.J. port needs Brooklyn box terminal
  • N.J. plans suit over Delaware River dredging

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Forget restored liner conferences
    The EU Commission has no plans to restore the bloc exemption from competition rules for liner conferences, Hubert de Boca from the Commission's Competition Directorate told the European Maritime Law's
  • Korean stake in new Russian shipyard
    The state-owned Russian shipbuilding group United Shipbuilding and Korean Daewoo have agreed on a joint-venture, with United having a controlling stake, to create a new shipbuilding facility in
  • Concrete plans for ferry connection Gotland ' Baltic States 2010
    The Swedish island of Gotland is close to having a regular ferry service also eastwards. The board of the municipality has decided to support a project linking the island's port

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Prices falling for second day
    Rotterdam seeing lower numbers but tightening avails.
  • Energy companies brand emissions targets 'delusional'
    Politicians urged to 'be realistic about shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy'.
  • Hong Kong: Focus is on solar hybrid vessels
    Owners could start saving in just two years, says company.
  • MOL predicts 28% increase in bunker prices
    Another Japanese shipping line warns of firming bunker market.
  • Middle Eastern hub sees prices fall
    South Africa, however, reporting firmer numbers.
  • 'Hybrid' warship commissioned
    US Navy says its newest ship has already saved more than $2 million in fuel costs.
  • Fire at storage facility under investigation
    Blaze said to have cost Puerto Rico at least $6.4 million.
  • Shipping line expects bunker prices to climb
    NYK predicts 30% increase in fuel costs for the second half of its current financial year.
  • Environmental groups call for more taxes on fuel
    British prime minister told: 'Don't allow' officials to block green tax initiative.
  • Prices firm in Busan and Port Klang
    Bunkers in other key Asian ports were weaker.
  • Asia to see slightly more fuel oil in November
    December arbitrage volumes expected to match November volumes.
  • Oil forecast at $74 in 2010
    Poll revises oil price up slightly in view of a stronger economic outlook.
  • S Korean bunker sales 'hit' this year
    Sales down about 30% compared to previous year, trader says.
  • Vitol to buy Antwerp refinery
    Vitol says deal 'will add significant storage capacity' to its existing terminal business.

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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:
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Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
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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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