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September 3, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China company in US$600m Venezuela port project
    Venezuela is refurbishing its main port, Puerto Cabello, with Chinese help at a cost of US$600 million after decades of under-investment and spurred on by a scandal over rotting food, officials said on Wednesday.
  • Surge in pirate attacks in South China Sea
    Seafarers have reported a surge in attacks by armed pirates in a South China Sea shipping lane, an international maritime watchdog said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM back in black, sales soar 41pc to US$6.7 billion
  • Freight rates slide as capacity rises, says Alphaliner
  • Oz Labor will increase oil spill fine 90-fold to US$9 million
  • Inner Mongolian Hong Shan logistics park volume hits US$560 million
  • Qinzhou offers unique bonded checkpoint service for whole-car imports
  • Singapore Court dismisses Drydocks World suit against Tan Boy Tee
  • Emirates Shipping joins ASEAN Gulf Indian Subcontinent Service
  • US judge rules in favour of LA Port's Clean Trucks Programme
  • Danaos enjoys second quarter revenue increase of 7pc
  • DHL starts LCL Auckland-Singapore service
  • South African firm picks CEVA to move ore containers to Far East
  • OOCL and NYK to raise transatlantic rates
  • Panama expansion on North Carolina's mind as 'game changer'
  • Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals August volume rises 17.5pc
  • Dragonair resumes Hong Kong-Shanghai Hongqiao service
  • India's Kolkata airport customs IT hitch
  • MRC Allied to take 56pc of Manila's Johnny Air Cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Box rates hold firm, but demand for bulkers & tankers wobbles
  • CMA CGM recovery gains momentum in H1
  • Hajara gets 2-year extension as SCI CMD
  • NSCSA in JV pact with ARASCO to transport dry bulk cargo
  • SCI shortlists 3 banks to manage stake sale
  • Bangladesh exports more to India
  • Coffee exports shoot up by 50 pc
  • Gems & jewellery exports put up dazzling show
  • Onion MEP hiked by $55 for Sept.
  • ChPT gets Rs 100 cr to acquire land on lease & develop logistics hub
  • GSPC receives 8th lot of LNG cargo at Hazira
  • ICS begins registration for UK 2011 exams
  • Maritime states told to be ready with oil spill contingency plans
  • MPSEZ's Dahej port commences initial phase of operations
  • VCT gets $ 8-m IFC loan
  • Cargo takes flight; exceeds govt's projections for 2009-10
  • CONCOR scouting for JV with shipping cos
  • Rake with record 116 wagons of coal chugs into Paradip Port
  • Auto industry rides high on lower corporate tax, MAT
  • Food price inflation eases to 10.05 per cent
  • Industry-friendly measures galore in DTC Bill
  • New DTAA signed to expose stashed wealth in Swiss banks
  • New features
  • GCC, Asean to bridge economic gulf
  • New MSME Secretary
  • Plenty of scope for IT sector to grow, says Wipro chief

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
  • GAC acquires John Nurminen Navis Oy
    The GAC Group has strengthened its Baltic Sea region coverage with the amicable acquisition of leading Finnish ship agent, John Nurminen Navis Oy (JNN), a subsidiary of the John Nu...
  • MOL starts safety campaign
    The Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has launched its semi-annual safety campaign for all the vessels it operates. During the campaign, the company will make public...
  • New Travemünde-Helsingborg ro-ro service takes to the seas
    The port of Lübeck (Germany) welcomed the arrival of a new ro-ro service on 1 September. The new Travemünde and Helsingborg sailing, which is called SOL Continental Line, is operat...
  • M+R Spedag group scoops up India's PL Shipping & Logistics
    The M+R Spedag group, a family-managed global forwarding and logistics company based in Muttenz near Basel (Switzerland), took over the Indian forwarding and logistics co...
  • FedEx Express boosts services to benefit Chinese exports to Europe
    FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp and one of the world's largest express transport companies, has announced later pick-ups for all FedEx international low-value shipments b...
  • Norbert Dentressangle acquires Schneider Logistics' forwarding business
    The French transport and logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has made its first significant move into the US freight forwarding market by signing an agreemen...
  • Claus Aagaard named new global head of aid and relief at Damco
    Damco has appointed Claus Aagaard as its global head of the newly created aid and relief sector. He assumed his new duties on 1 September, and will be based ultimately in South Afr...
  • Frankfurt Airport expands cargo hub
    Frankfurt Airport (FRA/Germany), one of the most important airfreight hubs in Europe, is offering an additional 27 hectares of development land at CargoCity South. Fraport AG ' the...
  • Avianca continues to increase frequency of Mexico flights
    From tomorrow (3 September), Avianca is launching a third daily Bogota'Mexico City service, thus filling the void of Mexicana's ceased operation. The Colombian carrier Avianca alre...
  • JAL finally presents restructuring plan
    After a more than two-month delay, insolvent Japan Airlines (JAL) finally unveiled a restructuring plan on 31 August. According to the scheme, the workforce is to be cut back by on...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
  • Platform fire is extinguished
  • Fire on Mariner Energy production platform
  • K-Sea gets $100 million cash injection
  • Klevin Maritime wins order from Olympic Shipping

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
  • Commerce Department plans trade mission to Baghdad
  • Coast Guard teams respond to oil platform explosion
  • Alaska Airlines become sponsor of Portland Timbers soccer team
  • Port Angeles HarborWorks announces plans to shut down
  • Boeing predicts expansion of North American plane deliveries

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
  • Hellenic Register certification to expire in February
    Certificates for ships trading domestic and international routes will be hit, Brussels confirms
  • Hellenic Register left in limbo
  • Hellenic Register upbeat as Brussels decision looms
  • IACS antitrust probe to wrap up this week
  • Maersk relocates inland terminals business
    Container Inland Services to be amalgamated into APM Terminals
  • Maersk says slow steaming is a 'win-win-win...
  • West African distillate demand props up transatlantic MR rates
    Despite weak US demand and surplus tonnage in Europe, owners resist charterers'...
  • Markets guarded after recent European turmoil
  • Indian ore export ban prompts ships to ballast to the Atlantic
    Lack of cargoes out of Karnataka state puts pressure on Pacific time charter rates...
  • Surging paper market propels dry bulk rates

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
  • Another rig explodes off US
    AN EXPLOSION set an oil rig afire today in the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast Guard told Fairplay
  • Wilmington awaits Earl
    HURRICANE Earl has again strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it closes in on Wilmington, North Carolina
  • Typhoon disrupts Korean ports
    TYPHOON Kompasu weakened to a tropical storm today after it made landfall in South Korea and passed over the capital Seoul
  • US wheat exports surge
    A MAJOR new contract to sell wheat to Egypt has underscored the growth in US seaborne agribulk trades, even as competitors suffer
  • Polish yard worker killed
    A SHIP repair worker, 59, was reportedly killed today at Poland's MSR yard in Swinoujscie
  • GAC boosts Baltic business
    FINLAND'S ship agency John Nurminen Navis told Fairplay today its acquisition by GAC was driven by the buyer's desire to push north to seek more lucrative oil and gas clients
  • Suez revenues rise 12.2%
    REVENUES for the Suez Canal has reportedly climbed 12.2% in this year's first eight months, from that period a year ago

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
  • Broad Demand Lifts Bulk Rail Volume to 2010 Peak
  • KCS Predicts 20 Percent Revenue Growth
  • Regulators Shut Down Trucker After Fatal Crash
  • Congestion at LA-Long Beach Terminals Dissipates
  • Intermodal Rail Volume Scales New Heights
  • Road Backers Raise Concerns on Trust Fund Estimates
  • Cass Freight Index Grows 8.3 Percent in August
  • DP World Becomes No. 3 Terminal Operator
  • Oil Platform Explodes in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Short Line Traffic Hits Fastest Pace Since April
  • Commercial Aircraft Drive Uptick in Factory Orders
  • Transportation Hiring Slips in August, Monster Says
  • Gulf & Ohio to Acquire Lancaster & Chester
  • FRA Proposes Regulatory Changes For Concrete Crossties
  • Lawrence Transportation Buys Virginia Trucker
  • UTi Worldwide Profit Soars 60 Percent
  • Aeroports de Paris Profit Rises as Freight Soars
  • Maersk Names Head of Investor Relations
  • Port of Mumbai Eases Restrictions
  • Frankfurt to Expand Cargo Hub
  • Port of LA Will Phase in Clean-Truck Mandate
  • Trucking Official Sees More Port Trucking Battles

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
  • CMA CGM strides on
  • US manufacturing and shipment activity recovers in August
  • Hamburg concerns about its 'beach-cleaning' port authority
  • Earl approaches US East Coast
  • Double-dip fears ease as bourses surge

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
  • Tanker grounds in Arctic
    Race on to refloat Canadian vessel stuck in Northwest Passage with two millions gallons of diesel onboard.
  • Crude confirms Shell fixtures
    Evangelos Marinakis-led shipowner seals suezmax deals with trading arm of oil giant.
  • Platform blast rocks US Gulf
    Mysterious OSV rushes to rescue 13 crew members from platform as offshore explosion fuels fire at Mariner Energy oil block.
  • Swee Joo in default
    Malaysian bulker and boxship owner in talks with banks after being unable to meet debt repayments.
  • Pride mends drillship pact
    Battle between BP and New York-listed drilling giant squashed as parties agree to amend vessel dayrate.
  • Swiss score for Frontline
    Tanker giant ties up three-year VLCC deal with Transcor Astra Group.
  • Wan Hai winning again
    Taiwanese boxship player continues to forge ahead in 2010 after dire previous year.
  • Stig Remoy pens Kleven pair
    Olympic Shipping rocks up at Norwegian yard with double order potentially worth over $120m.
  • Horizon yard lands $8.7m order
    US shipyard victorious in heated battle for a bite of government newbuilding deal.
  • Iranian volumes on the climb
    Ports handled 56.12m tonnes of cargo in the last five months, up more than 5%.
  • Capex fears draw BLT cuts
    Fitch follows S&P in cutting its ratings on Berlian Laju Tanker.
  • Yang Ming rings up profit
    Taiwanese container line turns around first-half losses as markets improve.
  • Tanker free after grounding
    Atlas ship refloats after hitting Horseback Shoal hard in St Lawrence, Canada.
  • Heavyweights in K-Sea splash
    First Reserve and Kayne Anderson inject cash into US tug and barge owner.
  • Vale 'mulls Malaysian port'
    Brazilian miner could call for an international tender for a $1bn port near Strait of Malacca.
  • GEMC finalises tanker targets
    New Taiwanese tanker venture aims to capture six VLCCs and a products carrier for $700m.
  • Banks back Ridgebury's IPO
    Ridgebury Tankers ups the ante as UBS and Wells Fargo join Jefferies and Bob Burke on $341m road to Wall Street.
  • MOL depreciates to accumulate
    Japanese owner reportedly extends LNG carrier depreciation period, boosting bottom line.
  • Dutch LNG plan scrapped
    Vopak and partners will not now build new terminal at Eemshaven following feasibility study.
  • River Princess finally going?
    Original owner of bulker aground off Goa for 10 years looks the favourite to take it away.
  • Ferries evacuate Carolina coast
    North Carolina will keep state ships running for residents until Hurricane Earl keeps them in port.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
  • CMA CGM reports turnaround
  • MSC hikes transatlantic rates
  • U.S. supports modernizing Haiti's aviation
  • NS to open Heartland Corridor next week
  • DB Schenker orders $525 million in equipment
  • Japan invests $76 million in Kazakhstan roads
  • U.S. Commercial Service suffers internal woes
  • China aiding Nigerian free zone development
  • U.S. boosts logistics for overseas flood relief
  • UTi: 2nd half 'volume growth to moderate'
  • Port Dunkirk selects development director

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
  • Olympic places order at Norwegian yard
    Olympic Shipping A/S orders a multi purpose vessel of Marin Teknikk MT 6015 design at Kleven Maritime, including an option of one more vessel. The contract value is NOK
  • Smyril Line uses Hirtshals as all-year port
    Smyril Line has signed an agreement with Fjord Line for the use of their terminal and land-based services at Hirtshals. It will be a permanent all-year port for

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
  • Rotterdam prices firm
    Price moves less uniform in other European ports.
  • Maersk Line reiterates commitment to slow steaming
    Says slow steaming 'remains a win-win-win situation' even when global shipping crisis comes to an end.
  • Prices weak in Fujairah
    NYMEX showing slight losses in early trading.
  • New 'bunker only' service in the Baltic
    Suppliers say Baltiysk is the only Russian port in the Baltic to offer this option.
  • Houston wins Clean Air Leadership Award
    Recognised as regional air quality leader for projects including voluntary air emission reduction programs from port activities.
  • Brightoil confirms Singapore oil storage lease
    Comments on its hiring policy saying more personnel may be needed from within the industry.
  • Vopak abandons plans for LNG terminal
    Feasibility study concludes there is 'no basis for a positive investment decision'.
  • Singapore onshore fuel oil stocks at 31-week low
    Onshore stocks of distillates reach three week high.
  • DNVPS appoints global sales and marketing manager
    Former regional manager John Gilligan says he empathises with operators working in an increasingly regulated environment.
  • Fuel oil spill could cost ship owners 'millions'
    Charge could be brought under Australia's Marine Pollution Act.
  • Bunker prices mainly firm
    Demand at key Asian ports mostly below average.
  • Tokyo bunker supplier welcomes new bunker trader
    To service clients in Far East Asia area.
  • New fuel saving antifoul coating promises easier application
    Saves over $450,000 in installation costs on a typical VLCC, says International Paint.
  • Typhoon halts bunkering operations at Chinese port
    Operations expect to resume within 1-2 days, a source from Chimbusco says.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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