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June 29, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ships idle, but Shanghai port expansion goes ahead
    The scene where Shanghai's river meets the sea is a snapshot of China's battle against the financial crisis - as well as the site of the port the country hopes can set the stage for the next boom.
  • Baltic Dry Index in biggest weekly fall since April
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, posted its biggest weekly drop since April as demand for iron-ore transporters weakened.
  • China Shipping to almost double Asia-Europe rates
    China Shipping Container Lines Co, the country's second-biggest box carrier, plans to almost double rates on Asia-Europe routes next month to help offset possible losses on weakening demand.

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM, CSCL deploy bigger ships in joint Asia- Mideast service
  • Xiamen's trade value falls 22.8 per cent in May
  • Antwerp Port Authority trip to China deemed a success
  • Qingdao trade value fell 16.7pc in first five months
  • Jiangsu imports keep growing in first four months
  • Zhangjiagang April throughput increases 29.7pc
  • Study to determine feasibility of new CT near Houston
  • Schenker Vietnam attains ISO 14001:2004
  • SNCF to acquire all of Swiss tanker car, container rental company
  • Coyne Airways adds second Boeing 747-400F to Tbilisi
  • Worldwide Flight Services widens Honolulu contract with Continental
  • Groundforce Portugal joins IATA's Cargo 2000

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI extending SMILE service to Port Pipavav from July 14/15
  • MOL wins Nissan contract to transport & handle completed cars for export
  • Stagnant tonnage awaits Budgetary stimulus to grow
  • Top 11 box shipping lines' revenues shrink by 35 pc in Q1
  • CSL delivers PSV to US firm
  • Coast Guard rescues 20 off Okha in nick of time
  • H&H Lines commences regular Wax service from Kandla
  • Swire Shipping overhauls services
  • Fewer VLCCs being used to store crude oil
  • Corpus for tonnage acquisition mooted
  • Maran asks textile industry to tap Japanese market
  • ...wants curbs on imports of cheap textiles
  • Gujarat makes headway in banana export
  • Surging oil imports will pull down prices, warns SEAI
  • Despite downturn, VCTPL takes confident strides
  • Singapore promotes intelligent port & shipping services
  • Deccan 360 launches cargo services ex-Delhi & Chennai to Dubai
  • Exim Bank to float fund for export of rural tech
  • FDI swells in April
  • India seen overtaking China in GDP growth
  • SEZs may be allowed to mop up ECBs
  • Denotified SEZs' would-be developers may have to return tax sops with interest
  • OECD raises India's GDP growth projection to 5.9 pc for 2009

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 25, 2009
  • Planzer scoops up stake in Pesa
    Planzer Transport AG, a Swiss transport and logistics company based in Dietikon near Zurich (Switzerland), is acquiring a shareholding in Pesa (Port-Franc et Entrepôts de Lausanne-...
  • Raben renaming offices in Czechia and Slovakia
    The Raben Group, a global transport and logistics service provider, acquired the remaining 40% stake in the logistics company Setto on 6 April, thereby becoming the sole owner of S...
  • Toll Group acquires three Asian international express businesses
    The Toll Group, the Asian region's leading provider of integrated logistics services, has acquired three Asian based international express businesses. The Toll Group generated reve...
  • Culina and SHS Group set up joint venture in Ireland
    UK forwarder Culina Group and the SHS Group are to set up a joint venture that will see the formation of a new business in the Republic of Ireland and the development of a major am...
  • Dachser investing EUR 22 million in Denmark
    The German logistics service provider Dachser is investing EUR 22 million EUR in the construction of a new branch office in Hvidovre, around 13 km from the centre of Copenhagen (De...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JUNE 26, 2009
  • Pirates "destroy abandoned ship"
  • IUMI supports IACS changes
  • Quarantined tanker released by Argentina
  • European fatigue research underway
  • BP supports "Flying Angel"

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 26, 2009
  • DSME wins $200 million Greek ferry order
  • Rowan resumes construction of third 240C class jack-up

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 26, 2009
  • Coos Bay Port Commission Oks rail tunnel project motion
  • Weekly rail traffic numbers continue on upward swing
  • Coast Guard submits notice offering guidance on IMO rules
  • New National Defense act includes protection against pirates
  • MOL nets new order to transport Nissans in India

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 26, 2009
  • Maersk feeder arm targets big growth in intra-Asia trades
    GOAL is to grow market share to a size in line with that enjoyed by Maersk Line in the deepsea trades
  • Asia is location of choice for lay-ups
  • Stolt Tankers cancels second chem tanker
    STOLT-Nielsen subsidiary cancels another chemical tanker order with South Korea's SLS Shipbuilding after it fails to meet delivery deadlines.
  • Scottish emissions targets include shipping
    TOUGH new emissions targets have included the aviation and shipping sectors, even though these are

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 26, 2009
  • Ugly scenes continue in Vigo
    SPANISH workers blocked roads today in Vigo and protested by the thousands, as talks to settle the general strike at northwestern shipyards remained stymied
  • Northlink bars Orkney meat: maggots
    SCOTLAND'S Northlink Ferries has reportedly barred meat from the Orkney Meat Co because of a maggot infestation
  • Caveats voiced on China find
    CHINA's 3Bn-tonne iron ore discovery might not have a dramatically negative impact on drybulk imports, according to Dahlman Rose mining analyst Anthony Rizzuto
  • First Tupi oil shipped
    THE FIRST oil from Brazil's pre-salt oil field Tupi has been transferred into a tanker at the southern port of Sao Sebastiao
  • Doubled CSCL rates reported
    CHINA'S second-biggest box carrier China Shipping Container Lines will almost double Asia/Europe rates next month
  • Matson works without contract
    MATSON Navigation is working to avoid a strike that could shut down Hawaii's largest shipping company
  • Maersk Broker expands
    MAERSK Broker has acquired three companies from Brostr'm in an attempt to expand its ship agency operations

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 26, 2009
  • Court Overturns FMC Agent Ruling
  • Strike Ends at Port of Cochin
  • Bill Calls for Tighter Maritime Hazmat Security
  • Matson Contract Talks Continue
  • 3PLs Optimistic About Business
  • DOT Grants Target Modern Bridge Work
  • Class I Rails Cut Jobs to Decade Low
  • Canada Asks for Talks on 'Buy American' Issue
  • UPS Launches Joint Venture in Turkey
  • Charleston Eyes Federal Funds for Dredging

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 26, 2009
  • Endgame, the most dangerous for shipping
    The announcement this week from Swire Shipping that it was to axe both its eastbound and westbound multi-purpose round-the-world liner services is one more nail in the coffin of a desperately struggling shipping industry.
  • Philippines' Arroyo cuts the ribbon at Brazilian CY
  • Maersk sets up US chassis pool
  • Chiquita's cold chain secure
  • Oakland bans old trucks
  • Shrinking volumes hit Asia/NZ trade

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 26, 2009
  • Sunrise sold
    Brokers say a Japanese-controlled capesize Lowlands Sunrise has fetched $54m from Chinese buyers.
  • Eco Roadships
    A low-profile US-listed shortsea venture asks STX Canada Marine to change ro-ro design to include LNG power.
  • No more capes
    Jinhui sells its only capesize vessel to Nasdaq-listed OceanFreight for a $1.4m book loss.
  • DryShips boxship?
    Numerous brokers report DryShips as the buyer of the containership MOL Mosel.
  • Sevan shifts
    Norway's Sevan Marine plans $300m private placement to fund newbuilding drilling units, axing plan to issue shares in Sevan Drilling.
  • Tax triumph
    BW Gas and Farstad Shipping celebrate as court slashes controversial tax bill by $1.7bn.
  • Body identified
    Master of Subsea 7 pipe layer identified as one of 49 bodies recovered after Flight 447 crash.
  • Humpuss sued
    Dispute between Pareto-backed fund and Indonesian owner makes its way into a Connecticut federal court.
  • Holed up
    Cruiseship leaking "a gallon of water per hour" detained in New York with "several" other deficiencies.
  • It's quotes time
    It's a game of 'how low can you go' for Peter G while Slater slates listed owners.
  • Sticking with Rem
    Rebel Rem Offshore shareholders Torsteinn Mar Baldvinsson and Stig Remoy pass up the chance to take stake in Solstad breakaway.
  • Loan clinched
    Piraeus port borrows EUR 55m from European Investment Bank to fund expansion.
  • Stolt chops again
    Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen axes second tanker at SLS Shipbuilding following delivery delays.
  • Sinking feeling
    Booms in place at Japanese port after chemical tanker lists and sinks on Thursday.
  • BRS sells
    Bulgarian owner takes EUR 4.83m for barges and leases them back from Austria's Erste Bank.
  • Coral crushed
    Tests begin to establish extent of damage to reef caused by grounded tanker off Taiwan.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Richard Fulford-Smith grabs a Greek broking prodigy and why Alan Marsh can afford to buy you a drink.
  • Hot deal
    Siem Offshore grabs $60m four-year contract for PSV brace with Indian's ONGC.
  • Facing the music
    Hapag-Lloyd ship two thirds responsible for $25m collision with five mile long seismic streamer array.
  • Financial friends
    China Shipping gets a helping hand from China Merchants Bank as pair pen long-term cooperation agreement.
  • Pirates 'sink' boat
    Refusal to pay $1m ransom reportedly leads pirates to torch Indian Ocean Explorer, crew home safely.
  • No thanks
    Scotland's NorthLink refuses to carry meat waste from Orkney to mainland after nasty incidents with maggots.
  • Clash on the cards
    Anti-Shell protests set to escalate in Ireland as pipe layer Solitaire waits to finish gas project.
  • SHI looks west
    Koreans agree tie up with Russia's United Industrial Corp: eyes massive Gazprom LNG and offshore orders.
  • Maersk rejigs
    Container line relaunches Asia to New Zealand run with NYK/MOL slot charter deal.
  • Yantai wins loan
    Chinese ship and rig builder secures term loan facility from China Development Bank Corp.
  • Dutch danger
    Greek tanker grounds in Netherlands canal, while pusher tug suffers fire at Van Grevenstein shipyard.
  • Ferries revealed
    Greece's Attica group says two new ro-paxes ordered at Daewoo will cost $96m each.
  • Sylvia strikes
    Dutch general cargo vessel suffers rudder failure and destroys ferry berth at Ridderkerk.
  • In line
    UK operator Forth Ports says volumes holding up well in downturn, with Tilbury busier than last year.
  • Bunker blues
    Hanjin and HMM chop fuel volumes in Korea as prices rise, turning instead to the US and China.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 26, 2009
  • Shippers, forwarders challenge Oceania VSA changes
  • Matson faces crew work stoppage
  • Market climate threatens Ecuador flower exports
  • Clean trucks group files with STB to pool resources
  • U.S. beef, corn producers tour Japan
  • China eyes anti-dumping measure over chemical import
  • Vietnam first half apparel exports off 1.3%
  • Port of N.Y.-N.J. boosts ExpressRail incentives
  • Port Manatee begins Berth 12 dredge project

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 26, 2009
  • DONG Energy buys A2SEA
    The state-owned Danish energy company DONG Energy, originally Dansk Olie & Naturgas, has purchased the installation company A2SEA A/S for DKK 700 million. A2SEA will continue to be one
  • KBV orders five new vessels
    The Swedish Coast Guard has ordered five new surveillance vessels from Estonian Baltic Workboats. The vessels are of the KBV 312 type and will replace older vessels in the Coast
  • Stolt cancels newbuilding
    Stolt Tankers has cancelled a contract with SLS Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., South Korea, for the construction of a 44,000 DWT coated parcel tanker, hull no. 474, the second in a
  • Oslo Marine Group could get its terminal back
    St. Petersburg's court of arbitration has found that the ownership of Western Terminal, which is part of the Oslo Marine Group, was illegally transferred to Sevzapallians and that the deal
  • Western Shipyard christens WindLift1
    On 25 June, Western Shipyard in Klaipeda christened the WindLift1, which is being built by Bard Engineering GmbH. The 101.8 metre long and 36 metre wide jack-up vessel

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 26, 2009
  • Bunker markets jump as week closes
    Prices in key ports leap after a relatively steady week.
  • STX Marine Ro-Ro vessel to be fuelled by LNG
    New partnership reflects developments of short sea shipping
  • Crude predicted to hit $75 this year
    Higher prices expected with some support for crude to breach $100.
  • California low-sulphur fuel rule hearing 'vacated'
    PMSA 'optimistic' and awaiting court's ruling.
  • Industry experts discuss ECA challenges
    Shipping will compete with other modes, early steps are advised.
  • Prices continue to firm in bunker markets
    Meanwhile, crude oil shows losses on the NYMEX in early trading.
  • Russian fuel oil exports via Estonia 'to stop'
    Russian official says Ust-Luga terminal will take over.
  • Sri Lankan supplier predicts surge in demand
    Managing Director of Lanka IOC says port activity is set to grow.
  • Shipping lines buying less fuel in South Korean ports
    Reports say high prices have deterred Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine.
  • Asian bunker prices end week higher
    Buyers in some key ports 'sidelined' by higher prices.
  • Mandatory MSDS for bunkers imminent
    IBIA satisfied that its intervention at the IMO has prevented unworkable regime.
  • Typhoon forces suspension of Hong Kong bunkering
    Nangka approaching; typhoon signal number 3 hoisted.
  • India bunker sales predicted to double
    Bonded sales may exceed 2 million mt by 2010, says official from IOC.
  • China bunker sales grow despite economic slowdown
    Double-digit percentage growth in bonded bunker sales for first four months of this year.
  • Castrol appoints lubes distributor in India
    Link Enterprises will provide lubes in Gujarati ports.
  • Australia: Bunker firm moves to new office

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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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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