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September 30, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Offshore supply vessel market still going strong
    The offshore supply vessel market is one of the few sectors in shipping that is relatively unscathed by the economic crisis and, although rate levels are returning to more normal levels after the 'frothy' years from 2006 to 2008, business can still be profitable if managed well, according to an industry panel at the Marine Money Asia conference yesterday.
  • China, Korea govts' aid to shipbuilders may hit rates
    China and South Korea's support for shipbuilders may add to a glut of capacity, slowing a recovery in freight rates and vessel prices.
  • Drydocks World opens training centre in Batam
    Drydocks World - Southeast Asia yesterday officially opened a training centre in Batam, where it has three yards, to develop the technical skills of the local workforce.
  • Cosco expects 80% surge in Baltic Dry Index
  • Taiwan's LNG imports up, reversing decline
  • S'pore tanker aground in Mississippi
Motoring
  • Ferrari market share up despite lower sales
    FERRARI may be driving into lower global sales this year but its market share has jumped, with the Italian super sports car maker saying that its models now make up a third of its segment.
  • Showroom fits prancing horse's identity
    FOR the first time in Singapore and Asean, a Ferrari showroom is compliant with the prancing horse's corporate identity standards.
  • Lada spots rival Geely in rear-view mirror - in Cuba
    After three decades as the favoured car of Cuban nomenklatura, the austere, Russian-built Lada has spotted a Chinese rival in its rear-view mirror.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Offshore supply vessel market still going strong
    The offshore supply vessel market is one of the few sectors in shipping that is relatively unscathed by the economic crisis and, although rate levels are returning to more normal levels after the 'frothy' years from 2006 to 2008, business can still be profitable if managed well, according to an industry panel at the Marine Money Asia conference yesterday.
  • China, Korea govts' aid to shipbuilders may hit rates
    China and South Korea's support for shipbuilders may add to a glut of capacity, slowing a recovery in freight rates and vessel prices.
  • Drydocks World opens training centre in Batam
    Drydocks World - Southeast Asia yesterday officially opened a training centre in Batam, where it has three yards, to develop the technical skills of the local workforce.
  • Cosco expects 80% surge in Baltic Dry Index
  • Taiwan's LNG imports up, reversing decline
  • S'pore tanker aground in Mississippi
Motoring
  • Ferrari market share up despite lower sales
    FERRARI may be driving into lower global sales this year but its market share has jumped, with the Italian super sports car maker saying that its models now make up a third of its segment.
  • Showroom fits prancing horse's identity
    FOR the first time in Singapore and Asean, a Ferrari showroom is compliant with the prancing horse's corporate identity standards.
  • Lada spots rival Geely in rear-view mirror - in Cuba
    After three decades as the favoured car of Cuban nomenklatura, the austere, Russian-built Lada has spotted a Chinese rival in its rear-view mirror.

Sched Netweb site
  • EU extends block exemption for shipping consortia
  • MOL launches company to run Vietnamese Cai Mep terminal
  • Shippers plead to save Zim in national interest
  • Evergreen and CSCL further unite by merging Asia-PNW loops
  • Hapag-Lloyd moves closer to US$1.76 billion in state aid
  • APL's ends peak-season only transpacific PS-5 loop on November 9
  • Port of Nanjing's box volume down 10.8pc
  • CSAV removed from S&P's negative credit watch
  • MOL introduces real-time Weathernews
  • DB Schenker bags US$512 million Australian logistics deal
  • NOL moves American headquarters from Oakland to Phoenix
  • Year's best - China's domestic air cargo growth soars in August
  • Dragonair's Hong Kong to Guangzhou service launched
  • Amsterdam's Schiphol airport starts pilot cargo check project
  • Houston opens new air hub for perishables in November

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
  • Coyne picks Air Proxy
    Coyne Airways, the British carrier noted for serving difficult markets such as Iraq and Afghanistan, has appointed Air Proxy as its first ever GSSA for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuani...
  • GNV heads for Morocco from S'te
    The Italing shipping line Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) is starting a new ro-pax service from S'te (France) to Morocco this autumn. GNV, which recently improved its Genoa...
  • MSC starts new transatlantic service to Philadelphia
    Geneva (CH)-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is about to commence a new container service from the North Continent to the US east coast. The weekly service will depl...
  • Jumbo Offshore installs first transition piece
    Jumbo Offshore's engineers and the crew of the DP2-vessel "Jumbo Javelin" have successfully installed their first transition piece (TP), off the UK's south-east coast. This is the ...
  • New airport on the island of Crete
    The Greek minister of environment, town planning and public works has issued an international call to tender for the development and construction of a new international airpor...
  • Japan's first real-time display system to monitor ship operations
    Tokyo-based Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL) and Weathernews Inc recently announced that they have developed FMS.Globe, a fleet management system for ships that displays vessels' operati...
  • Leisure Cargo shoulders freight management for Nas Air
    The fledgling enterprise Leisure Cargo Dubai recently gained a foothold in the airfreight market of Saudi Arabia and the entire Middle East by signing its first contract with the S...
  • Fiata elects new president
    The annual general meeting of Fiata took place at its World Congress in Geneva (Switzerland). The event ended on 25 September. During the AGM, Jean Claude Delen, managing...
  • MAU launches flights to Abu Dhabi
    The Ukrainian airline MAU operated its first direct flight from Kiev to Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) on 25 September. The service will initially be offered twice a week, increa...
  • DHL improves service on transatlantic route with B767s
    DHL Express, a market leader in the shipment of express freight, plans to strengthen its fleet of aircraft by acquiring six new Boeing B767 extended range freighters. DHL has been ...
  • 13th Euro-Med Convention From Land to Sea, 22-25 October
    The 13th Euro-Med Convention From Land to Sea, organised by the Grimaldi Group, will be held at the Forte Village Resort in Santa Margherita di Pula (Cagliari, Italy) from 22-25 Oc...

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
  • EC exemption for consortia
  • ITIC urges shipmanagers to review their liability limitation provisions
  • Jan De Nul wins $89m Panama Canal dredging contract
  • ITF "week of action" closed

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
  • LaHood announces FHWA ferry grants
  • Conrad Industries books ferry order
  • ThyssenKrupp sells Nordeseewerke
  • BIW eyes offshore wind opportunities

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
  • Cosco seeks vessel sale to recoup Eastwind monies
    COSCO Shanghai Shipyard has asked the New York bankruptcy court to allow it to sell the EW Harting to recover unpaid $10.5m bill.
  • Tramp owners' share of global idle fleet increasing
    NUMBER of idle ships belonging to non-operating owners now stands at 379 ships.
  • Vale back in VLOC buying market
    MINER reportedly orders another four very large ore carriers.
  • Russia mulls SCF stake sale
    STATE considering sale of an unspecified stake in Sovcomflot.
  • Nordic American aims to boost fleet
    TANKER owner plans to buy more vessels at a time when values are falling.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
  • US staying course on drugs
    RECENT shifts in thinking about the best ways to fight drug trafficking will not necessarily change US Coast Guard policies, Fairplay was told today
  • Norden shareholder grows
    DENMARK'S Norden told Fairplay today one of its big shareholders has combined with another company
  • CMA CGM orderbook doubt grows
    CMA CGM today said newbuilding order cancellations were expected as it affronts financial difficulties

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
  • Houston Confirms Dreyer as Executive Director
  • Highway Programs to Get One-Month Reprieve
  • Hapag-Lloyd Loan Guarantees Face EU Scrutiny
  • Idled Charter Box Ships Hit Record
  • Schenker, TransContainer to Operate Latvian Hub
  • Coast Guard Seeks Comment on Ballast Water
  • TNT Launches Specialized Inventory Service
  • Maersk Plans Major Changes on Trans-Atlantic
  • Kuehne + Nagel Logs on to INTTRA for Invoicing
  • Ohio River Lock Gate Falls Off
  • Houston Ship Channel Re-Opens
  • Global Air Cargo Volume Improves
  • ELAA Welcomes EC's Consortia Exemption
  • Diesel Falls 2.1 Cents to $2.601 per Gallon
  • Video: ThyssenKrupp goes Mobile
  • Bank Group to Help CMA CGM

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
  • CMA CGM strikes deal with banks
  • INNTRA signs up K+N for eInvoice Platform
  • A rapid Rotterdam rail-relief thanks to army leopards
  • GL claims shipping industry in for a bid shake-up
  • EU extends Block Exemption for liner shipping consortia

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
  • Stage set for 2010
    Dahlman Rose estimate cuts earnings estimates for tanker owners and says recovery could come next year.
  • Chop and change
    Cosco cancels PCC pair at Cosco Zhoushan as a European owner holds up delivery of five bulkers for a second time.
  • W-O in KG rescue
    Dutch owner and bank form special purpose vehicle to take over nine struggling German KG shipowners.
  • Channel open
    Cleanup continues in oil spill from W-O Shipping's Chemical Supplier, but Houston Ship Channel reopens.
  • CMA CGM to axe
    Jacques Saade-led liner giant to chop and delay newbuilding orders as it sets up committee to find funds.
  • ACP picks Nul
    Panama Canal Authority picks "very competitive bid" of Dutch dredging outfit Jan de Nul.
  • Going for growth
    Unbowed by a weak tanker market Herbjorn Hansson aims to accelerate fleet expansion.
  • Shareholder shift
    Norway's Rasmussen family restructures but retains stake in Norden.
  • Over the first
    Eitzen Chemical wins bondholder support to clear the first hurdle in its restructuring plan.
  • PSV pair fixed
    Havila managed brace leaving the North Sea spot market for up to a year for contract with Amerada Hess Libya.
  • Big box bust
    Colombian and Mexican authorities unearth $41m in drugs cash hidden in shipping containers.
  • Tanker free
    AET aframax Eagle Tucson which grounded in the Mississippi River yesterday is afloat again with no pollution scare.
  • BP extends
    Transocean Ltd bags $544m contract extension for semi-submersible Deepwater Horizon.
  • Fully charged
    Full City master and third officer face additional environmental crime charge which carries a ten-year prison term.
  • Falling further
    Taiwan's First Steamship sees bulker earnings drop in first half as revenues weakened.
  • Petrofac picks three
    Giant Siem newbuilding one of three anchor handlers to join the John Shaw rig move as rates fall.
  • Gaining ground
    Nils Andersen says downturn has helped AP Moller-Maersk claw in liner, offshore and terminal rivals.
  • Blaze in Turkey
    Crew safely abandon Turkish chemical tanker after fire breaks out near Tupras refinery.
  • Overseas aim
    India's Mundra Port in talks to establish new terminal in Vietnam.
  • Back in black
    Pakistan's revitalised KSEW shipyard has been making more money for the last three years.
  • Brazil buying
    Transpetro to import steel from China and South Korea for huge $5bn newbuilding project
  • Release close
    PNSC cargoship could soon sail from Myanmar after arrest following engine failure and late cargo delivery.
  • Weight watchers?
    Marine physician warns increasingly corpulent crews could pose serious safety risks at sea.
  • Cosco bullish
    BDI to shoot up by over 80% in the final quarter, Chinese giant says.
  • Sincere slips
    Taiwanese bulker owner's first half profit cut as revenues fall.
  • HHI grabs pole
    Shipbuilder at front of grid to take control of Hyundai Corp as STX Group takes a back seat.
  • Ferry evacuated
    Hundreds of passengers safely taken off Indonesian vessel after it sprang a leak.
  • NOO pain
    Non-operating owners' share of the idle container ship fleet tops carrier controlled capacity for the first time.
  • Tank trouble
    Launch of Stolt-Nielsen's Singapore chemical storage plant delayed in downturn.
  • Cash closer
    German government bail-out committee backs loan guarantees for Hapag-Lloyd, but key vote is tomorrow.
  • Asimar repair deal
    Thai shipyard group clinches $1.3m repair contract from local Department of Fisheries.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
  • CMA CGM seeks bank advice on short-term finances
  • New NOL Americas HQ opens in Phoenix
  • Riley, former Safmarine U.S. executive, dies
  • Swiss expands network with Edelweiss agreement
  • FedEx maintains board policies
  • Distracted drivers contribute to rail accidents
  • GAO: Weaknesses prevail in USAID food aid monitoring
  • Tribunal: Canada must cure breach of lumber agreement
  • APHIS raises inspection fees 10%
  • Famous Pacific starts Hong Kong/Odessa service
  • Panama awards Atlantic entrance contract
  • MOL-Hanjin-Wan Hai Vietnam terminal gets approval
  • Houston Ship Channel reopens after spill

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
  • GIEK fears wave of bankruptcies among Norwegian yards
    Since 2006, a record year for the Norwegian shipbuilding industry, the number of newbuilding contracts placed at Norwegian yards has dropped 94 per cent, from 85 contracts to only five
  • Shipping industry fears ambitious China
    Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry have shown a slight improvement over the past three months ' up from 5.5 in May to 5.7 in the recent survey
  • SRAB boosts finances
    SRAB Shipping has published its prospectus for a targeted share issue to raise SEK 35 million in additional capital. The issue is guaranteed. Some ten shareholders have agreed to subscribe
  • More cruise ships to Klaipeda
    The cruise ship Delphin inaugurated this year's cruise season in Klaipeda on May 12 and British Braemar will end the season when it calls on Thursday. The Port of Klaipeda

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
  • Bunker prices rebound in Europe
    Crude oil prices showing losses in early trading.
  • New fuel storage capacity in Antwerp
    Terminal will be able to carry out bunkering.
  • Middle East bunker prices slide
    Steep price falls in Suez.
  • Officers face new charges over bunker spill
    Master and third mate could face ten-year prison sentence.
  • More fuel oil offered on Middle East market
    Refinery outages leave fuel oil surplus.
  • October oil export duties confirmed
    Export duty on Russian fuel oil to increase marginally.
  • Carbon neutral shipping solution under development
    B9 Shipping says its coastal vessel design using wind and biogas would be commercially competitive.
  • Revenue from bunker sales falls
    Russian supplier sees revenues dip but profit margins remain steady.
  • Bunker prices in Asia mostly stronger
    Bunker prices in Tokyo Bay and Port Klang, however, weaken.
  • SPC to delist in Singapore
    Majority shareholder PetroChina set to exercise right on SPC's outstanding shares in October.
  • Middle East owners urged to join climate debate
    International pressure mounting to curb greenhouse gases ahead of Copenhagen meeting.
  • Typhoon impacts Philippine bunkering
    Manila resumes operation while Subic Bay remains closed.
  • Typhoon Ketsana passes Hong Kong
    Bunkering operations not affected by the typhoon.
  • More ship lay-ups in 'next six months'
    Low rates and fleet utilisation means capacity needs to be trimmed further.
  • Germany signals approval for Hapag aid
    Hapag-Lloyd set to receive '1.2 billion in state aid.
  • Houston channel reopens to port operations
    Heavy fuel oil along the shoreline has been contained.

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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:
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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