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June 2, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ningbo Port plans IPO to raise US$1.9b
    Ningbo Port Co plans to raise about US$1.9 billion in mainland China's second-largest IPO this year, braving a Chinese market already staggering from a slew of large fundraisings and Beijing's tightening measures.
  • Jetstar to test iPads for passengers
    Jetstar, the budget carrier of Qantas Airways Ltd, will commence a trial of Apple Inc's iPad tablet computers for inflight entertainment later this month.
Strait Talk
  • Crossing the Channel, 70 years on
    I AM writing this column while sitting at the chart table on the bridge of a small training vessel berthed in the French port of Dunkirk. The trip over here has been an opportunity to reflect on how much in many ways - and yet how little in a few important ones - going to sea has changed.
Motoring
  • Growth of car sales in China slows to 25%
    China's passenger-car sales growth slowed in May as falling stock prices eroded wealth and consumer prices rose in the world's largest automobile market.
  • Chevrolet eyes closer ties with customers
    CHEVROLET is a more than a value brand - it is a brand that offers value, says Martin Apfel, the newly appointed president of General Motors South-east Asia Operations and General Motors Thailand. GM owns the Chevrolet brand.
  • Chevy Volt to join S'pore electric party
    THE brand with the gold bow tie is set to launch its Volt electric vehicle (EV) in the United States later this year, and this plug-in hybrid could make its way here soon after.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ningbo Port plans IPO to raise US$1.9b
    Ningbo Port Co plans to raise about US$1.9 billion in mainland China's second-largest IPO this year, braving a Chinese market already staggering from a slew of large fundraisings and Beijing's tightening measures.
  • Jetstar to test iPads for passengers
    Jetstar, the budget carrier of Qantas Airways Ltd, will commence a trial of Apple Inc's iPad tablet computers for inflight entertainment later this month.
Strait Talk
  • Crossing the Channel, 70 years on
    I AM writing this column while sitting at the chart table on the bridge of a small training vessel berthed in the French port of Dunkirk. The trip over here has been an opportunity to reflect on how much in many ways - and yet how little in a few important ones - going to sea has changed.
Motoring
  • Growth of car sales in China slows to 25%
    China's passenger-car sales growth slowed in May as falling stock prices eroded wealth and consumer prices rose in the world's largest automobile market.
  • Chevrolet eyes closer ties with customers
    CHEVROLET is a more than a value brand - it is a brand that offers value, says Martin Apfel, the newly appointed president of General Motors South-east Asia Operations and General Motors Thailand. GM owns the Chevrolet brand.
  • Chevy Volt to join S'pore electric party
    THE brand with the gold bow tie is set to launch its Volt electric vehicle (EV) in the United States later this year, and this plug-in hybrid could make its way here soon after.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ningbo Port plans IPO to raise US$1.9b
    Ningbo Port Co plans to raise about US$1.9 billion in mainland China's second-largest IPO this year, braving a Chinese market already staggering from a slew of large fundraisings and Beijing's tightening measures.
  • Jetstar to test iPads for passengers
    Jetstar, the budget carrier of Qantas Airways Ltd, will commence a trial of Apple Inc's iPad tablet computers for inflight entertainment later this month.
Strait Talk
  • Crossing the Channel, 70 years on
    I AM writing this column while sitting at the chart table on the bridge of a small training vessel berthed in the French port of Dunkirk. The trip over here has been an opportunity to reflect on how much in many ways - and yet how little in a few important ones - going to sea has changed.
Motoring
  • Growth of car sales in China slows to 25%
    China's passenger-car sales growth slowed in May as falling stock prices eroded wealth and consumer prices rose in the world's largest automobile market.
  • Chevrolet eyes closer ties with customers
    CHEVROLET is a more than a value brand - it is a brand that offers value, says Martin Apfel, the newly appointed president of General Motors South-east Asia Operations and General Motors Thailand. GM owns the Chevrolet brand.
  • Chevy Volt to join S'pore electric party
    THE brand with the gold bow tie is set to launch its Volt electric vehicle (EV) in the United States later this year, and this plug-in hybrid could make its way here soon after.

Sched Netweb site
  • US-EU check suspicions of container trade price fixing
  • Danaos cancels three Yang Ming 6,500-TEUers from Hanjin yards
  • Slow steaming absorbs tonnage as slower loops take on more ships
  • Guangdong's trade value up 32.4pc in first fourth months
  • Beijing trade value soars 68pc in first four months
  • Kuehne + Nagel manages China distribution for John Deere
  • Fitch downgrades Jaxport outlook from stable to negative
  • Malaysia's ISH Logistics looks to share Chongqing's HP market
  • CEVA lands new contract from Ricoh UK
  • Cathay fined US$3.34 million by Korea for price-fixing
  • Anchorage air fuel shortage discourages air traffic
  • Wallenborn opens office at Frankfurt Airport
  • Ottawa to spend US$95 million on boosting air cargo security

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CSL delivers PSV to Vroon Offshore
  • Asian shipowners want world's navies to bite deeper into piracy
  • SCI stake sale & raising of fresh equity exercising MoS' mind
  • GAC's soccer-based contest for clients finds its mark
  • MoS studying Major Ports' corporatisation, but not in favour of disinvestment
  • Unions want RGCT turned over to coastal shipping
  • Ancillary industries to spring up & feed Dhamra port
  • Railways raises freight rate on iron ore based on use
  • Another volcano rumbling
  • FinMin weighs decanalisation of urea imports
  • State plans dedicated cell to speed up DMIC work
  • Robust Q4 showing catapults 2009-10 GDP growth to 7.4 pc
  • Core sector industries' performance improves
  • PM gets optimistic on GDP growth rate
  • Singapore dragging feet on services liberalisation under CECA
  • WTO setting up panel to review US dumping duty on shrimp
  • evised DTAA with Finland to come into force from April 2011
  • I-T Dept moves in as Germany bares about 50 with ill-gotten wealth
  • OECD optimistic on global economic expansion
  • SA President to meet industry captains tomorrow
  • Embassy in China to have economic wing
  • India Realty expo in Dubai from June 3

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 31, 2010
  • Groupe Heppner sees sales and earnings dip in 2009
    The medium-sized French transport and logistics company Groupe Heppner reported that business year 2009 was poor. The turnover fell to EUR 477 million, 13.2% less than th...
  • Ceva Logistics renews contract with Ricoh in UK
    The logistics service provider and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has renewed a contract to deliver and install office solutions and supplies for Ricoh UK. The two companies have wo...
  • GLS 2009/10: stable parcel volumes but lower turnover and profit
    GLS, an Amsterdam (Netherlands)-based provider of pan-European parcel, express and logistics services, reported that its parcel volumes in 2009 were almost on a par with those in&n...
  • Volcanic eruption in Latin America impedes air traffic
    The Central American states Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala have declared a state of emergency after "Agatha", the first tropical storm of the hurricane season, cause...

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 1, 2010
  • Everett Port Commissioners to discuss Collins Building
  • Port Metro Vancouver works deal with CN
  • Crowley delivers UPS trucks to San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • ATA truck tonnage index continues string of gains
  • Baltic Trading takes delivery of 2009-built Supramax vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 1, 2010
  • Distressed ship sales set to rise as prices pick up
    Hansa Treuhand says banks are likely to enforce more sales of distressed ships as ship prices are rising again
  • Banks using firmer values to start foreclosures
  • Lines seek bargain rates as panamax demand lifts
  • Box lines back owners into a corner
  • Double-dip fears shake European freight forwarders confidence
    Forwarders fear euro debt crisis could prompt a double-dip recession
  • London Gateway work to begin but opening date still unclear
  • Israel aid ship attack could be legal
    Shipping law experts say raid was probably legal under international law as industry slams action
  • Class reaches a turning point
  • Navios Acquisition poised for growth after clinching fleet take over
    Company aims to expand in tankers after acquiring 13 chemical and product carriers
  • Navios Acquisition makes $457m tanker foray

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 1, 2010
  • US plans for oil impact
    US AGENCIES were preparing today for a greater impact on shipping from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill after the latest attempt to plug the leak failed
  • Transnet strike toll: $7.8M
    SOUTH Africa's Transnet sustained 60M rand ($7.8M) in damages during last month's strike, the company reportedly said today
  • Seoul's exports climb 41.9%
    SEOUL said today shipments from South Korea rose to $39.5Bn in May, 41.9% higher than that month of 2009
  • UN condemns Israeli raid
    THE UN Security Council issued a statement early today condemning the deadly Israeli raid ' in international waters ' on commercial ships transporting aid to Gaza
  • Tanker optimist undaunted
    CONTANGO storage plays and rebounding demand imply strengthening fundamentals for tanker shares, Deutsche Bank analyst Justin Yagerman said today
  • Farstad bags charter deals
    NORWAY'S offshore company Farstad said today it has won several charter contracts, together worth about $77.5M
  • Greek strike diverts cruise
    A CRUISE ship was berthed today at its home port in Valetta, Malta, after being diverted from the Greek port of Piraeus yesterday because of a strike

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 1, 2010
  • Diesel Price Slides to Three-Month Low
  • Panama Canal Gets Key Dredging Bids
  • JOC Video: Trucking's Pricing Problem
  • Teamsters VP Gegare to Run Against Hoffa
  • Package Shipper Projects 'Prolonged Economic Softness'
  • Freight Index Grows 11.1 Percent
  • OOCL Gets 32nd Samsung Ship
  • Eurotunnel Operator Buys Great Britain Rail Freight
  • Caterpillar to Acquire Electro-Motive Diesel
  • EU Investigating Ocean Carrier Pricing
  • NAFTA Trade Value Soars 37 Percent
  • Manufacturing Index Slips, Inventories Fall
  • India's SCI Sees Net Profit Slump
  • AAUS Carriers, Maersk Add Peak-Season Loop
  • Hanjin to Convert to Green Reefers
  • Baltimore Eyes Higher Fees for Port Trucks

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 1, 2010
  • Eurotunnel acquires GB Rail Freight
  • Hanjin shipping invests in new reefer boxes
  • SCI's liner business improving?
  • A P Moller-Maersk opens inland terminal in Germany
  • GRIs keep coming

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 1, 2010
  • SBM scores Petrobras pact
    SBM Offshore ties up massive FPSO contract with Brazilian energy behemoth for pre-salt project.
  • US antitrust battle wages on
    Horizon Lines and Matson Navigation buckling under pressure as Hawaiians throw price-fixing lawsuit on the pile.
  • Gard owners to get a $40m "dividend"
    Biggest of the P&I clubs hands back a hefty chunk of profit through a premium discount.
  • Rongsheng getting back on track
    Rongsheng Heavy Industries eyes return to pre-crash order levels as owners start buying again, says David Luan.
  • IPO window is definitely closed
    Nordea's Carl Steen says the market is not open to new IPOs right now.
  • Saga off to a lucky start
    Arne Blystad says fortune shined on him when Saga Tankers undertook $120m private placement.
  • Trico Marine axes Compofelice
    Wall Street weekend extended for Chairman and CEO of Texas offshore outfit as Joe Compofelice gets the boot.
  • Farstad fixes AHTS trio
    Karl Johan Bakken-led Farstad Shipping to bank $78m after scoring series of fresh charter contracts.
  • Probo Koala trial opens
    Tanker master absent as Trafigura put under spot light in Dutch trial over allegedly toxic slops.
  • Henriksen: 'No open wounds'
    Tax tussle has not resulted in any hostility from owners or the state, says Sturla Henriksen.
  • "I hate losing money"
    Morits Skaugen laments first quarter loss but sees better times on the horizon.
  • Irish ship risks Israeli ire
    Former Latvian ship auctioned by ITF to charity group plans to defy deadly blockade of Gaza.
  • Knutsen pulls IPO on weak demand
    Global financial volatility sees Hans Trygve Seglem-led Knutsen Offshore Tankers' listing plans bite the dust.
  • New tax is a top system
    Norway's latest tax scheme is better than that of European rivals, says Ida Skard.
  • Spar earnings take a dip in 2009
    Norwegian bulker player has nearly $30m chopped from annual result.
  • Eitzen seals big coal COA
    ThyssenKrupp signs up Axel Eitzen-led Norwegian for $150m long-term Atlantic coal deal.
  • Fairstar in $90m Gorgon deal
    Heavy-lift specialist charters-out two units to service Chevron's vast LNG project off Australia.
  • Adani back at Hanjin for bulkers
    Indian group back at Korean yard for a pair of capesizes, doubling its orderbook.
  • Age of austerity hits Minoan
    Greece's government cut-backs one of several factors that hurt ferry owner in Q1.
  • Krasnoye bags tanker double
    Russian shipyard adds another products duo to orderbook in deal with mystery owner.
  • ABG earnings rise as owners return
    Improving global trade boosts business and annual profit at India's biggest private shipbuilder.
  • Clipper counts ferry cost fiasco
    Danish group posts big 2009 loss partly caused by problems with Kanhave newbuilding.
  • Maersk keeps shipping Kiwi fish
    Danish container line refutes Greenpeace's claim it has stopped carrying endangered New Zealand fish cargoes.
  • Shen Neng sails for China
    Chinese bulker has begun its tow back to China, two months after going aground off Queensland.
  • Maersk wins US Navy work
    Danish giant's close ties with Uncle Sam reap reward with new contracts worth over $460m.
  • Lasco not covering operating costs
    Latvian tanker owner slips to first quarter loss as products markets remain weak.
  • Stealth takes Geden tanker
    Harry Vafias-led Stealth Maritime snaps up another aframax resale from Turkish asset player.
  • Aboitiz not giving up on FBMA
    Philippines shipping group could re-open mothballed shipyard if firm overseas orders come in.
  • Canadian ferry "misses approach"
    BC Ferries' Quinsam slams into rocky shore at it tries to dock in Nanaimo.
  • EMS swaps debt for equity
    Oslo-listed shipmanager and supplier to issue new shares to convert debt to company stock.
  • STX linked to Aussie mine
    South Korea's STX Group may join consortium buying a stake in a Queensland coal mine.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 1, 2010
  • Alphaliner: Slow steaming grows in popularity
  • OOCL raises SE Asia/Australia rates
  • Zim increases transatlantic rates
  • NTSB calls for engine inspections
  • Cargolux aircraft averts mid-air collision
  • Hertwig to lead Florida East Coast Railway
  • U.S. ag groups seek more food aid funding
  • House passes biodiesel tax incentive
  • Korea tensions lead to trade war

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 1, 2010
  • A2SEA signs up for another British wind farm
    A2SEA A/S has been contracted for the installation of another wind power station in UK waters. A2SEA will install 30 5 MW wind turbines at the Ormonde Offshore wind

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 1, 2010
  • Choppy trading in key markets
    Busy day in some markets as buyers sense prices may be bottoming out.
  • Appeal filed against Massachusetts tug escort ruling
    Attorney general questions recent decision saying the Deepwater Horizon incident highlights consequences of oil spills.
  • Australian officials praise Shen Neng 1 salvage operation
    Great outcome for Queensland and the Australian environment, says official.
  • Fujairah sees big price falls
    Mixed picture elsewhere with IFO gaining in Durban.
  • Ferry operator's profits hit by Greek financial crisis
    Higher bunker prices also play a part in generating $15 million loss.
  • New bunker player in Middle East and Persian Gulf
    Company to start physical supply 'in three to four months'.
  • Malaysian authorities continue crack-down on illegal bunkering
    Two crews detained after captains fail to produce correct documents.
  • IFO prices soften at all key ports
    Bunker prices show a general downward trend on Tuesday.
  • New tugs offer 15% increased fuel efficiency
    Developers of Green Tug project unveil its next generation tug.
  • HK traders 'not affected' by proposed revision to SHFE fuel oil specs
    Changes to near 180 cSt parameters geared towards domestic Chinese fuel oil market.
  • Global Risk Management expands in Singapore
    Sees a 300% increase in traded tonnes for the last two months of 2009.

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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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