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January 12, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dubai rides high on waves of luxury-cruise tourism
    Dubai's nascent cruise industry is set to buck the global downturn with a predicted 30 per cent surge in passenger traffic in 2010
  • Fewer players at UK boat show
    The recession has taken its toll on London's International Boat Show this year with fewer exhibitors and smaller attendances expected, but boat-builders are more confident for 2010, organisers said.
  • Shanghai box volume falls as China trade slumps
    Shanghai's annual cargo box traffic fell for the first time in more than three decades on slumping demand for Chinese exports, undermining the port's bid to surpass Singapore as the world's busiest container harbour.

Sched Netweb site
  • 'K' Line to restructure box shipping in 2010 to survive
  • MSC adds three 8,000-TEU ships to Asia-US east coast run via Suez
  • Hebei provincial ports to exceed 500 million tonnes in 2009
  • Port of Qingdao throughput surpasses 315 million tonnes
  • Fuzhou Xingang Terminal moved over 500,000 TEU in 2009
  • Amsterdam container volume declines 53pc in 2009
  • Drewry: Better in 2010, but not much - stand by for asset sales
  • Greenies sue Long Beach, truckers over clean trucks scheme
  • US railways suffer worse container movement year since 2003
  • Chongqing-Bangkok aircraft bellyhold service launched
  • DHL cuts will result in 300 Astar pilot lay offs
  • Nagpur likely to be India's first multimodal air cargo hub

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Curtains to rise on GMH 2010 today
  • Mercator may acquire 6 used tankers
  • 2009-a boom year for Alang
  • Voice of maritime health worldwide, IMMA is born
  • InterManager pledges all support for crew in Year of the Seafarer
  • Top 20 shipping lines' active box capacity dwindles by 2.4 pc
  • Vini Container Lines handles first direct consol to Sydney
  • Hanjin Shipping & UASC to introduce West Africa Service
  • Major container lines to hike rates from mid-Jan. & Feb. 1
  • HOEGH AUTOLINERS starts regular service to Mersin, Turkey
  • OOCL's latest 4,500-TEU vessel to be deployed on CPX service
  • MOL's LNG Pioneer in rescue operation
  • Jeddah's Red Sea Gateway Terminal opens for business
  • MOL to boost investment in Gearbulk
  • Strike hits box movement in Le Harve
  • Record 370,000-TEU of boxship capacity scrapped in 2009
  • ...establishes ship management company in Philippines
  • DB SCHENKER wins major contract
  • CCT awarded with ISO 28000 & ISO 14001 certification
  • Port Klang cuts storage times
  • High winds & snow force Felixstowe container port closure
  • GMB ports set admirable pace even in times of recession
  • Haldia Dock throughput dips
  • AI launches 3 separate arms
  • CHAs' skills sharpened with 2-day training course in Hyderabad
  • Supply chain disruptions feared in 100 pc air cargo screening in US
  • Deadline for import of white sugar may be extended
  • National manufacturing policy on anvil
  • Industry may post 15-20 pc growth in Q3 net profit
  • Right to Food Act soon
  • Import curb on HR coil off
  • Union Budget on Feb. 26, confirms Pranab
  • Special subsidiary under SAIL mooted for overseas acquisitions
  • FM's pre-Budget talks with states tomorrow
  • Sharma may lead trade team on W. African safari

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 8, 2010
  • German airports with upward trend in December
    The German airports working group (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflugh'fen ADV) has registered a solid upward trend in traffic volumes at Germany's 23 international airport...
  • European Freight Forwarding Index starts 2010 on a weak note
    The first European Freight Forwarding Index published in 2010 shows that the freight market started the year on a weak note. The 139 participants in the survey, which is compiled b...
  • Rhenus acquires authorised economic operator status
    Parts of the Rhenus Group, a German logistics service provider, acquired the status of authorised economic operator at the end of 2009. AEO status enables an entity to benefit from...
  • German firms Spedition Bode and Fr. Meyer's Sohn intensify cooperation
    The two German companies Fr. Meyer's Sohn and Spedition Bode, both based in L'beck, intensified their collaboration on 1 January. Each entity will remain independent, whilst they w...
  • MOL increases stake in Gearbulk
    MOL increased its share in Gearbulk Holding Limited from 40 to 49% at the end of 2009. MOL has been a shareholder in Gearbulk, the world's leading open hatch shipping company, sinc...
  • HHLA and Eurogate to improve Hamburg feeder services
    The German companies Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) and Eurogate are set to improve the port of Hamburg's competitivity by expanding their new feeder logistics centre. The joi...
  • New K Line Vigo-Zeebrugge-Sheerness service
    K Line European Sea Highway (Kess) launched a weekly triangle service between Vigo (Spain), the Bastenaken terminal in Zeebrugge (Belgium) and Sheerness (England) on 1 January. Thu...
  • Gulftainer increases volumes in 2009
    The Sharjah-based terminal and logistics company Gulftainer increased throughput at its UAE facilities by nearly 10% in 2009. The Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) and the Sharja...
  • TAP satisfied with Angolan cargo business
    TAP Cargo, the freight division of the Portuguese airline, increased the volume of cargo flown to Angola in 2009 by 10%. The 1,100 t flown fulfilled the carrier's expectations for ...
  • Taca launches new San Salvador flights
    The airline Taca, which operates out of El Salvador, has launched three new links from the nation's capital San Salvador. Taca now offers daily connections to Houston (USA) and Roa...
  • Turkish Airlines acquiring new aircraft
    Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines is set to buy 30 Airbus 320 family planes, as part of its ongoing fleet expansion (105 new aircraft). An order for 20 jets is definite and th...
  • Hervé Le Jeune leaves TLF
    Hervé Le Jeune, who has been the manager of the French transport and logistics trade association F'd'ration des entreprises de transport et de logistique de France (TLF) since the ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • ISF concern over swine flu actions
  • Odfjell scraps parcel tanker
  • St Lawrence volumes well down
  • North club stays stable

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Royal Caribbean and R-R settle pod lawsuit
  • Stolt agrees to buy cancelled parcel tankers

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Port of Tacoma taps Curt Stoner as container terminal business boss
  • Crowley making changes to management team
  • Navios Holdings sells Panamax vessel for $63 million
  • Monthly Port Tracker report looks for box count increases
  • Diana Shipping announces pair of time charter contracts

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Port congestion at all-time high
    Cold weather and increased coal demand lead to bulk vessels delays worldwide.
  • Clarksons resumes secondhand ship valuations
    Guide prices for secondhand ship values restarted as liquidity returns to sale and purchase market.
  • US box imports set to pick-up
    Inbound volumes forecast to show gains as consumer demand rises.
  • European ports warn over strict state aid rules
    Dogmatic application of rules on public funding would put future development at risk.
  • TOP Ships faces bareboat charter wrangle
    Owner mulls action against charterer of new tankers after unilateral cut in charterhire.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Top charter pay cut
    SEEARLAND subsidiary Magellano Marine has allegedly slashed payments by a third on its bareboat charters of Top Ships' Ionian Wave and Tyrrhenian Wave
  • Seafarer-rights school set
    THE International Transport Workers' Federation today announced plans for an academy to equip seafarers with better knowledge of their rights
  • Royal scores pod payback
    ROLLS Royce will pay Royal Caribbean $65M to compensate the cruise line for Mermaid pod propulsion woes
  • Analyst sees tanker strength
    JEFFERIES analyst Douglas Mavrinac today graded up Nordic American, OSG and Frontline on a more bullish long-term outlook for the tanker sector
  • Contship Italia talks falter
    TALKS involving Contship Italia, politicians and unions have failed to resolve a dispute over plans for job cuts at the Medcenter Container Terminal at Gioia Tauro
  • Detroit bomb stirs box scan talk
    THE LATEST airline security scare could reignite the debate over 100% box scanning in US ports, a highly placed US Homeland Security source has told Fairplay

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Shipping Demand Remains Positive, Says NYK Line
  • Diesel Hits 13-Month High
  • Port Tracker Launches New Format
  • Henderson Trucking Buys Alabama-based Carrier
  • DOE Grants Truck, Engine Makers $115 Million
  • Amtrak to Add Over 100 Locomotives
  • UK Plans Massive Offshore Wind Farms
  • Container Imports Increase after 30-Month Decline
  • Crowley Swaps Senior Management's Jobs
  • Portec Expands in China
  • Air France-KLM Traffic Falls in December
  • Dockworkers Strike at Top French Ports
  • Mercedes Opens Georgia Processing Center
  • OOCL Christens 14th SX Class Containership
  • Seaway Traffic Falls 25 Percent
  • DOT Stimulus Payouts Approach $8 Billion
  • Transport Employment Fell in December
  • Maersk Clerk Charged with $250,000 Wire Fraud
  • Seaspan Gets 43rd Containership

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Somali pirates: British yacht couple 'will be shot'
  • Cork optimistic for 2010
  • China to outdo Germany as world's largest exporter
  • Cold crunch disrupts European travel
  • MBG schedules first sailing

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Bareboat battle
    Top Ships to seek redress as long term charterer unilaterally cuts hire on two handymax products carriers.
  • Mediator resisted
    Rolls Royce wants a new mediator in Carnival Corp lawsuit due to relationship with Royal Caribbean chief executive.
  • Pod suit settled
    Royal Caribbean Cruises to add $65m in gains to books after settlement with Rolls-Royce in pod propulsion fight.
  • Charter comeback
    Handysize prospects lure shipowner Nikos Pateras into launch of a new venture.
  • Global chosen
    Malaysia's state oil firm is poised to award the US offshore vessel owner a $105m pipelay contract.
  • Stage set
    Upgrading three stocks, Jefferies analyst becomes the latest to reveal far brighter expectations for US-listed tanker owners.
  • Two for Argas
    CGGVeritas and TAQA's seismic joint venture bags $375m worth of ocean bottom cable contracts.
  • Navios to buy?
    Angeliki Frangou-led Navios Maritime Holdings may buy ships after $88m double sale to affiliate.
  • Cash for cape
    Restis-linked Seanergy Maritime looks to shareholders for nearly $30m to see through stealthy capesize purchase.
  • Quick fix
    Diana Shipping secures one-year deal for panamax bulker only two weeks after buying the vessel.
  • Box exit
    Greece's NewLead brings down curtain on liner operations with sale of last two boxships.
  • Panamax crunch
    Clarksons says 10-year-old panamax boxship shed almost 50% of its value last year as broker's ship valuation service resumes.
  • Cash splash
    Indonesian owner Trada Maritime lines up $200m spend on tankers, bulkers, barges and tugs.
  • BlackRock buys
    New York-based investment heavyweight hikes its holding in offshore shipowner Tidewater.
  • Mystery buy
    India's GE Shipping buys teenage product tanker but it is keeping quiet on key details.
  • Asbestos hope
    Scottish judge upholds law that could cost insurers billions in payments to former yard workers exposed to deadly substance.
  • Decimated
    Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corp is facing a 10% drop in revenues this year, but plans to diversify.
  • Stolt's back
    Oslo-listed owner snaps up SLS tanker quartet at fresh price having previously terminated the same newbuildings.
  • Speedy sale
    Germany's H. Vogemann sells panamax brace two months after buying the ships.
  • Prisco grows
    Russian tanker owner posts oil volume rise for 2009, as it moves into dry cargo.
  • Eitzen tanker torn
    Chemical unit listing off New York as part of deck collapses after overloading causes tank rupture.
  • Union pays out
    Former New Zealand crewman wins compensation in defamation case following union email.
  • Capes congested
    Around one in five capesize bulkers sitting at anchor at ports around the world, analyst says.
  • Paris dumps duo
    Paris Dragnis-led Goldenport Holdings has cancelled two supramax newbuildings on order in China.
  • HVS warned
    Vietnamese shiprepairer told to stop using copper slag for blasting work after residents kick up storm.
  • First fight over
    Norwegian offshore player PGS wins $58m spat with Spanish shipyard over newbuilding cancellation.
  • Four for Densa
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding bags two-plus-two bulker order from Turkish newcomer Densa Shipping.
  • Daewoo double
    Angelicoussis group books VLCC and capesize newbuilding orders at South Korean shipbuilder.
  • Baltimar blaze
    Multipurpose suffers fire off Denmark, but crew extinguish flames safely.
  • Danish dip
    Shipowners in Denmark have 30% fewer vessels on order than at this time last year.
  • Kogas refinances
    Korea Gas Corp refinances four LNG carriers operated under long-term COAs by domestic owners.
  • Hsin pens capes
    Taiwanese bulker owner Hsin Chien Marine takes capesize newbuilding pair at Hanjin Heavy.
  • Odfjell scraps
    Norwegian owner sells 1982-built Bow Maasslot tanker into India for close to book value.
  • Ship patched
    Wilson general cargoship ECL Commander repaired in Norway after suffering water ingress.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • ComPair: Transpacific capacity down 5%-6%
  • Coast Guard mulls stowage standards
  • China/India service to slow steam
  • UPS cutting 1,800 jobs
  • Rail analyst adjusts demand forecast
  • U.S., New Zealand to work on anti-terror IT
  • RILA lines up speakers for conference
  • Balido named Border Trade Alliance president
  • Icy conditions trouble Tianjin port
  • Corpus Christi project advances
  • HHLA to work with Iranian port

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Stena Bulk orders Suezmax pair in South Korea
    Gothenburg-based Stena Bulk has ordered two 158,000-DWT tankers from South Korea's Samsung to be delivered in 2011. The company has also secured options for a further two vessels
  • Norwegian government charms Fredriksen to fly Norwegian flag
    When John Fredriksen and his daughter Cecile in November met Norway's minister of trade and industry, Trond Griske, they were joined also by the Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen and the
  • Norwegian shipping tax dispute in Supreme Court this week
    The tax dispute between a number of shipowners and the Norwegian government has reached the Supreme Court of Norway, Høyesterett, where the issue of deferred taxes will be considered during
  • Danish shipowners hire war ships
    A P Møller-Mærsk hired soldiers and a warship from Tanzania in December 2008 to protect the product tanker Brigit Maersk, the Copenhagen Post online reports. According to the news
  • Stolt-Nielsen buys earlier cancelled parcel tankers
    Stolt-Nielsen has agreed with SLS Shipbuilding to buy the four 44,000 DWT parcel tankers that SNSA ordered in June 2005, for an undisclosed sum. Stolt-Nielsen says the price
  • Odfjell sells tanker to recycler
    Odfjell sells the coated parcel tanker Bow Maasslot for recycling in India for an undisclosed sum. The vessel has green passport and the recycling yard shall submit a working plan

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 11, 2010
  • Matson reacts to rising fuel costs
    Hawaii's largest shipping company to raise fuel surcharge by 3.5 percent.
  • Hybrid ship saves $2 million on initial voyage
    US Navy seeing benefits of reducing reliance on fossil fuel.
  • Fears of Arctic cruise ship disaster
    Danish navy says cruise ships are sailing too close to icebergs and glaciers.
  • Prices firm in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    But early trading on NYMEX shows losses.
  • Bunker prices firming in Fujairah
    Prices for 380 cSt material climb $7 pmt.
  • New barge in Algeciras Bay
    Purpose-built 4,200 dwt barge has segregated tanks for up to five products.
  • Cruise ship for Kenyan bunker player
    Refurbished vessel expected to resume cruise trade in Indian Ocean.
  • Hedging deals brought heavy losses
    CMA CGM moved beyond bunker hedging to take positions in the oil markets.
  • Supplier warns of 'rushed and ill advised changes' to ISO 8217
    Chemoil says proposals could generate quality disputes and drive up costs.
  • Bunkers firm as crude rebounds
    Most Asian markets quiet on Monday.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • PetroChina secures fuel oil storage in Los Angeles
    Deal comes days after confirming lease for five million barrels storage in the Caribbean.
  • Bankruptcies 'good' for the shipping industry
    Rates improving but recovery still remain uncertain.
  • Pakistani supplier launches newbuild to supply 380 cst
    Steadfast says new barge will help it become 'more efficient'.

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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
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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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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