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October 29, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Malacca, S'pore straits can handle rise in vessel traffic
    The critical straits of Malacca and Singapore have sufficient capacity to handle the projected increase in vessel traffic for the next 15-20 years, a study commissioned by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has found.
  • SembMarine completes 2 rigs
    Sembcorp Marine unit Jurong Shipyard yesterday announced the completion of the two biggest ultra deepwater DP3 semisubmersible drilling rigs it has built to date for major US independent drillng contractor Noble Drilling.
  • Cosco Pacific Q3 profit drops 49%
    Cosco Pacific Ltd, Asia's third-largest container-terminal operator, posted a 49 per cent drop in third-quarter profit as the global recession dampened world trade.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco Pacific's quarterly profit off 49pc, but says worst over
  • Top three Japanese ocean carriers suffer big losses
  • Maersk to adopt slow steaming on Far East-Europe trades
  • Zhuhai's Gaolan CT presents options on western Pearl shore
  • DP World Jeddah takes 15 super-super postpanamax cranes
  • BBC Box does full circle, now in UK, but soon off to Africa
  • OOCL Logistics launches MyPodium Mobile IT system
  • EU conference ban happened at the worst time: ELAA
  • Singapore's MPA revises anti-piracy instructions
  • Rotterdam Rules win final 20th signature from Niger
  • NYK chooses GAC to build 'strong' market in Nigeria
  • Agility to handle pre-positioning and logistics of US humanitarian aid
  • Port of Newark Container Terminal reimburses truckers for delays
  • Korea's Hyundai Mipo yard detained 6,600-TEU CMA CGM vessel
  • Pacific air cargo losses narrow as AAPA posts 6.5pc drop
  • ABC to fly from Amsterdam-Tokyo via Moscow
  • Norway's Fellestransport joins Greencarrier group from November 1

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Alang shipyard to be developed along PPP model: Draft report ready
  • Customs duty on some rice varieties scrapped
  • Chilli not so hot!
  • France offers food processing expertise
  • India, US to evolve framework for closer trade ties
  • Soap-makers in hot water with dumping duty on inputs proposed at 20 pc
  • Gems & jewellery exports glistening once more
  • Shreekant Singh is MbPT's new Deputy Chairman
  • Shanghai displaces Singapore to become world's Top Box Port in September
  • CoPT mulls leasing out land for port-related projects to augment earnings
  • Rs 130-cr. Japanese loan for freight corridor project
  • CWC bucks slowdown to perform excellently & present dividend cheque of Rs 11.22 cr. to Farm Minister
  • New category of NBFCs makes lending to infrastructure sector easier
  • RBI ending era of easy monetary policy-IMC
  • Credit becoming too costly, says Fieo chief
  • Core sector shining again!
  • FM keeps fingers crossed on GST rollout date
  • Asian economic community gets closer to reality
  • Passion makes all the difference
  • Preeti & Ashwin stay at helm of AIEC

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Grimaldi Group forecasts pleasing results for 2009
    Emanuel Grimaldi, co-managing director of the Naples (Italy)-based Grimaldi Group, recently announced that his group's ebitda will reach EUR 400 million in 2009. The net result is ...
  • Aramex: Q3 net profit rises 23% to AED 41.7 million
    Aramex, the Middle East-based global logistics solutions provider, reported a Q3/2009 net profit of AED 41.7 million, an increase of 23%, compared to AED 33.9 million in the corres...
  • Ryder System reports massive profit drop
    The USA-based transport and logistics provider Ryder System Inc reported that its Q3/2009 net income fell by 66% to USD 24.0 million, against USD 70.2 million achieved in the ...
  • DHL Solutions & Innovation presents first plans
    Deutsche Post DHL presented DHL Solutions & Innovation (DSI), its newly launched business unit at the recent 26th German Logistics Congress in Berlin. As a motor of innovation...
  • PD Ports and Teesside University welcome first foundation degree students
    The UK port operator PD Ports and Teesside University (UK) welcomed the first 15 delegates who will study for the newly launched Foundation Degree. The training scheme wa...
  • Horizon Lines: Q3 volumes down 5.7%
    The USA-based shipping company Horizon Lines announced its fiscal Q3 results. "During the third quarter, we continued to successfully battle the economic turbulence that gripped ou...
  • Qatar Airways operates first scheduled service with synthetic fuel
    The Arabian carrier Qatar Airways recently completed the first commercial passenger flight with an aircraft powered by GtL fuel (gas to liquid). The scheduled Airbus A340-600 fligh...
  • Brazilian forwarding companies order 100 MAN trucks
    The first 100 MAN TGS and TGX trucks that will be assembled by MAN Latin America already have owners in Brazil. Julio Simoes, Arcom and Binotto, three of the biggest Brazilian tran...
  • Panalpina and Atlas Air extend cooperation
    The global forwarding and logistics group Panalpina, based in Basel (Switzerland), and its long-time airline partner Atlas Air have renewed their cooperation agreement. Within...
  • Port of Dunkirk phases in new rail track
    Grand Port maritime de Dunkerque (GPMD), the major seaport in Dunkirk (France), has put its new Saint-Georges rail track into service. The line runs straight from the bulk qua...

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2009
  • Singapore Strait still has room
  • Japanese destroyer hits South Korean box ship
  • DP World has poor Q3
  • Mixed bag for Exmar

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2009
  • Horizon delivers two vessels in three days
  • Royal Caribbean takes delivery of Oasis of the Seas

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2009
  • Port of Seattle cruise season breaks records during 2009
  • Public meetings set for Port of Tacoma budget
  • Corps plans blasting project to deepen Columbia channel
  • Everett Port Commission Oks scaled back budget
  • Ceremony marks christening of new Crowley ATB vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2009
  • Poll shows more crew favour carrying guns
    ALMOST half of British and Dutch seafarers believe they should be allowed to carry guns in face of pirate threat, a survey by Nautilus reveals.
  • IMO delegates raise concerns over arming of vessels
  • Box sector worsens as cash flow dries up
    LOSSES could be as much as $100,000 a day.
  • Total defends role in Erika accident
    GROUP's personnel not guilty of any failures, says chairman Thierry Desmarest.
  • CMA CGM denies getting offer for Delmas
    GROUP says it has not received offer from Bollore for its subsidiary.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2009
  • Florida LNG port approved
    AN LNG port off Florida has been approved by MarAd Chief David T Matsuda
  • Arctic Sea nuke scan starts
    INSPECTORS are testing Arctic Sea, the focus of an international ship hunt, for radioactive and chemical residues, Fairplay was told today
  • Berlin accused of maritime gap
    BERLIN'S new conservative-liberal government was already accused today of ignoring maritime concerns
  • Junk bond trend builds
    GENERAL Maritime plans to raise $230M from the sale of notes, marking the third maritime junk bond scheme in the past week
  • GenMar seeks time cover
    SEVERELY depressed spot rates dragged down General Maritime's quarterly results, as the NYSE-listed tanker company moved to expand its timecharter coverage
  • W Africa LNG boom seen
    EQUATORIAL Guinea plans to double its LNG exports within five years, according to an energy ministry spokesman
  • IEA sees near-term 'gas glut'
    A GAS GLUT will dominate the LNG sector's near-term shipping future, Didier Houssin, the IEA's energy markets and security chief, has told an energy conference

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2009
  • Maersk Extends Asia-Europe Loop to Poland
  • LAX Reports First Freight Gain Since 2007
  • Steel Imports Increased in September
  • BAA Loss Widens
  • Breakbulk Sails Directly from Ireland
  • Mumbai Extends Storage Time
  • Hapag-Lloyd Finances Improve
  • Yusen Profit Drops Sharply
  • China Shipping's 3Q Loss Worsens
  • Cosco Pacific's 3Q Profit Falls 49 percent
  • Hanjin Shareholders Approve Restructuring
  • Marseilles-Fos Box Traffic Climbs 25 percent
  • Container Ship Collides With Japanese Destroyer

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2009
  • Desperate Ariana crew out of fuel and out of time
  • ASC appoints 'task force' to assess Rules impact
  • MSC beefs-up UKEC feeder
  • Nestle Chile choose K+N
  • Braemar 'in good shape'

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2009
  • Photo flood
    Entries are already pouring in for TradeWinds' Maritime Photographer of the Year contest.
  • They're cancelled
    George Economou's DryShips confirms it has struck a deal to cancel deal for two kamsarmax newbuildings.
  • New for Nikitin
    High Court hears Sovcomflot had special clauses almost exclusively for charters with Yuri Nikitin's companies.
  • Campeche bashed
    ITF releasing report claiming a deadly safety failures and corrupt practices in Mexico's offshore sector.
  • K-Sea loan woes
    Shares in tug-and-barge player plunge by 35.1% after warning of potential loan covenant breaches.
  • Tanker grounds
    German-controlled tanker quickly re-floated after running aground off Puerto Rico. No signs of pollution.
  • Back off, comrade
    Sergei Terekhin told Sovcomflot's deputy manager of fleet operations, 'as a friend' not to ask questions about charters to a Yuri Nikitin-backed company.
  • Bank loan dearth
    General Maritime's Peter Georgiopoulos expects limited bank financing to continue next year. Also, company shares plunge following earnings report.
  • Precious curbed
    Thai bulker owner still firmly in the black in third quarter, but gains shrink.
  • House says yes
    US Congress's lower chamber approves $153m in funds for ice breaker sought by Great Lakes bulker operators.
  • Pushed back again
    Sergio Machado-led Transpetro pushes back deadline second time for bidding to provide eight LPG carrier newbuildings.
  • Dock discussions
    India's Cochin Shipyard in talks over second drydock at Kerala using IPO cash.
  • Casualty file
    Piracy and Cobelfret bulker collision top roundup of marine casualty incidents.
  • Second for SC
    Brazil's Santa Catarina state draws second shipyard plan as dizzying race to up country's building capacity continues.
  • 'Brits will burn'
    Somali pirates threaten lives of two Britons on seized yacht if navies stage rescue bid.
  • Concordia in red
    Genmar share sale sees Hans Norin-led Swede forecast $14m annual loss as third-quarter sinks to loss.
  • Krumnow resigns
    "Personal reasons" behind immediate departure of TUI supervisory board chairman Jurgen Krumnow.
  • Lifelines backed
    Crew union Nautilus welcomes European Commission's approval of state aid for Scottish ferry services.
  • Ten for Turks
    Turkey's Palmali orders series of 10 Armada-type tankers at domestic Besiktas Gemi Insaa Anonim Sirketi yard.
  • Uljanik down
    Croatian tanker and bulker owner posts another profit drop despite stronger revenues.
  • Genmar bonding
    US-listed tanker owner to sell $230m of notes as part of deal to ease bank covenants.
  • Odfjell turns red
    Extremely weak conditions in the handysize sector push Oslo chemical tanker operator to a loss.
  • PNSC weaker
    Pakistan's national owner posts weaker first quarter profit to 30 September.
  • Iraq run
    Maersk launching containership feeder service to Umm Qasr from Jebel Ali in UAE.
  • Nexus 1 sold
    Sale by Nexus of laid-up FPSO newbuilding to Brazil's EBX comes in well below ordered cost.
  • WIS worse
    Western India Shipyard widens losses in first six months as revenue plunges.
  • Pirates nabbed
    Troops open fire on pirates after attack on French fishing vessel off Somalia, seven arrests made.
  • Viking Valhalla?
    FPSO Knock Nevis, once world's largest ship as Jahre Viking, could have a date with the breaker's torch.
  • Rugby Rhapsody
    Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas one of five cruiseships that will house fans for 2011 World Cup in New Zealand.
  • Awkward anchor
    BC Ferries ship gets stuck off Canada after unexpectedly dropping anchor.
  • George jailed
    Nigeria's former ports chief Olabode George sentenced to two and a half years for corruption.
  • Worse by half
    Chinese terminal operator Cosco Pacific saw third quarter profit drop 49% as the global downturn continued to bite.
  • Genmar down
    US-listed tanker owner sees third quarter profits decline 37% despite addition of Arlington fleet.
  • Fili flooded
    Russian general cargoship loses power in Caspian Sea storm off Azerbaijan.
  • Zeeland down
    Dutch ports group sees nine-month volumes fall 17% due partly to refinery maintenance.
  • Enough room
    MPA study says shipping capacity on the Singapore Strait could be increased by at least 75%.
  • Mercator mixed
    Singapore-listed Indian owner reports sizeable declines in both interim profits and revenues.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2009
  • ELAA: Bad timing in EU conference abolition
  • Hanjin shareholders approve company split
  • OOCL to hike transatlantic rates in January
  • Norfolk Southern profit off 42%
  • EU, U.S. continue talks to reduce trade barriers
  • Senate committee clears DOT, DHS nominees
  • Jackson joins ATC Logistics & Electronics
  • FMC reviews 9 OTI license applications
  • COSCO Pacific 3rd quarter profit drops 32%
  • India weighs one-terminal limit on private operators
  • MarAd approves Florida LNG port

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2009
  • Oasis of the Seas handed over
    On 28 October 2009, STX Europe's Turku shipyard delivered the 225,000 GT Oasis of the Seas to Royal Caribbean International. She is the world's largest cruise vessel and she will
  • NYK slashes growth ambitions
    After having announced a USD 320 million loss for the latest six months, Japan's second largest shipowner NYK also reveals a major cut in its fleet growth ambition. According to
  • Tough times for Tallink despite pay cuts
    Tallink reports a EUR 8.2 million loss on EUR 792 millions in revenues for the fiscal year 2008/2009. Thanks to increasing passenger volumes, revenues increased however during Q4

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2009
  • Prices steady in Rotterdam market
    NYMEX showing losses of more than $2.
  • Taiwan signs bunker fuel deal with Shell
    Transacted price 'extremely low', say traders.
  • US oil inventory report 'fairly bearish'
    Oil prices fall after unexpected increase in US stock of gasoline.
  • Key bunker prices largely unchanged
  • Ship operators win ECA exemption
    Environmental group disappointed at 'special interest fix for favoured industry'.
  • Tallink looks to lock in more fuel cost
    Q4 result helped by lower fuel cost at the end of loss-making year.
  • Cap-and-trade could cost shipping '$6 billion a year'
    Copenhagen: Shipping could be forced to accept deal 'that is not good for the industry'.
  • Chemical carrier posts losses
    Higher bunker prices, weakening dollar and an oversupply of tankers leaves outlook uncertain.
  • Markets mostly softer mid-week
    Key Asian ports show weak or steady bunker prices.
  • Singapore pre-trial conference on corruption deferred
  • CSCL Q3 losses deepen, outlook negative
    Higher bunker fuel cost is 'key factor' for worse-than-expected Q3 results.
  • Work to retrieve oil resumes
    Operation expected to be completed within 2-3 weeks.
  • BP Q3 profit halved
    Profit halves due to slump in crude oil prices despite higher output.
  • Destroyer, container ship catch fire after collision
    Japanese shipping strait disrupted for four hours; investigation underway.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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