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October 12, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Port strike hits French refineries
    A strike by workers at the French port of Marseille's oil terminals entered its 15th day, forcing the government to transport fuel by road and rail to avoid shortages as refineries in the region begin shutting.
  • Brightoil to finish its global bunker network in a year
    Hong Kong-listed Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Ltd said yesterday that its global bunker sales network will be completed in a year and it is seeking oil and gas assets to expand its business.
  • Dubai Logistics Corridor links sea and air trade
    The Gulf emirate of Dubai, home to the biggest port in the Middle East, yesterday opened a Dubai Logistics Corridor aimed at easing the flow of shipments between sea and air ports in the trade hub.
  • Russia plans coal port in Barents Sea

Sched Netweb site
  • UN ship carbon emission ban stalls as rich and poor nations clash
  • Lengthened Liaoning expressway runs more than 3,000 kilometres
  • California inflates diesel smog stats 340pc, then passes tough rules
  • US issues post-monsoon East African piracy alert
  • Ships await berths 10-15 days as Chittagong strife persists
  • Deep water Mundra to add CT to boost capacity 50pc
  • US intermodal hits 2010 peak, but still off 1.9pc of 2008 high
  • Vladivostok box volume up 50pc from January to September
  • State governor kills bill forcing bidders confess Holocaust complicity
  • Novorossiysk volume down 2.6pc, but containers up 80pc
  • Azov Sea Port sees cargo volumes rise 37pc
  • Wal-Mart bids US$4.3 billion for South Africa's big retailer
  • United Continental sees higher load factor in September
  • Inland airport developer sues LA for hogging freight at LAX
  • AirBridgeCargo B747 delivers four aerobatic planes to China

Exim Indiaweb site
  • "K" Line spells out operational strategy
  • ABG Shipyard-built 1st pollution control vessel commissioned for Coast Guard
  • Alphaliner sees idled ships swelling to 1 m TEUs
  • DAMCO India sets sights on rail freight sector, trucking tie-ups
  • Shipping buoyant on waves of confidence?

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2010
  • Ekol transporting goods for Tadim
    Tadim, the leading Turkish producer of dried nuts, recently awarded a transport contract to the Turkish service provider Ekol. According to the pact Ekol will transport T...
  • JF Hillebrand acquires John Crack Freight Services
    JF Hillebrand has strengthened its capability to provide dedicated wine and beverage logistics services with the acquisition of another specialist forwarder, John Crack Freight Ser...
  • DP World opens new container terminal in Peru
    DP World, a member of the UAE-based Dubai World conglomerate, recently inaugurated a new USD 500 million container terminal in Peru. A ceremony to mark the opening of the port, kno...
  • Kuehne + Nagel: another major project in port of Duisburg
    The German duisport group has allotted one of the last tracts of land in logport I to the international service provider Kuehne + Nagel, which will use the 65,000 sqm site for...
  • K Line rejuvenates and enlarges fleet
    Kenichi Kuroya, the president of the Japanese shipping company K Line, has kept his word. He said «ordered is ordered,» and proudly underscored the fact that his company's fle...
  • Italy: port reform reducing competitiveness
    The port reform schemes are meeting up with hurdles in both France and Italy. In the latter country the plan is about to be ratified, but before the ink is dry, the Italian port as...
  • Safmarine: new regional executive for Indian Subcontinent
    The Belgium-based Shipping company Safmarine recently promoted Bimal Kanal to the position of new regional executive for the Indian Subcontinent (ISC). The region covers India, Sri...
  • Delta Shipping Lines meets its clients in Dunkirk
    Representatives of Delta Shipping Lines, a Cypriot company specialising in short sea shipping, recently visited Dunkirk to meet their French customers and to be present when one of...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2010
  • Conrad Industries gets second ferry order from North Carolina
  • Hawaii Superferries sold at bankruptcy auction
  • Carnival inks ship repair agreement with Sembawang
  • U.S. Caribbean ECA proposal moves along

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2010
  • New Washington ferry set to make first sailing
  • Panama Canal Authority partners with Port of Algeciras
  • Lightning strike closes Chittenden Locks in Ballard
  • Evergreen Group Chairman named top newsmaker for year
  • Swedish Club set to offer coverage of mobile offshore units

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2010
  • IRISL set to lead legal challenge over EU sanctions
    Papers lodged with European Court of Justice claim companies are being unfairly connected with nuclear proliferation
  • IRISL crew stranded at Antwerp in sanctions row
  • EU freezes assets of IRISL linked firms
  • Iranian ships face EU ban
  • German banks must tap other financing sources
    Shipping banks will need to share risks with other investors to counter falling...
  • New form of ship financing enters fray
  • Sembcorp unit wins FPSO conversion $263m job from Teekay Petrojarl
    Premier plans FPSO charter following bonanza...
  • Shenzhen Chiwan container cargo up 13.5% in September to 520,000 teu
    A year of pain for box ports

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2010
  • French ports face closure
    CARGO handling is expected to cease again at all major French ports tomorrow
  • Tanger-Med earnings rocket
    REVENUES at Morocco's port of Tanger-Med more than doubled year on year in the third quarter after the opening of its new passenger/ro-ro terminal
  • Spill disrupts Spanish port
    SPANISH authorities are cleaning up an oil spill at Tarragona's port, according to maritime safety agency Sasemar
  • Cuba cable to operate by July
    CUBA'S official press has revealed that an underwater fibre-optic cable linking Cuba with Venezuela will begin operating in July, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Shippers urge box exemption halt
    SINGAPORE'S block exemptions in the liner trade disadvantage the country against Europe and North America, according to shippers
  • Belarus signs port oil deal
    BELARUS has signed a deal to ship Venezuelan oil through the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • GDF, CNOOC sign LNG deal
  • Two missing in Black Sea
  • Three more breakers killed
  • Gazprom: Europe's demand up
  • WWF plays down ferry fears
  • Cruise ship ordered arrested
  • Pirate hijack cargo ship
  • Polar navigation code urged

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2010
  • Economists Forecast Slow Growth Through 2011
  • Rail Trailer Hauls Signal Intermodal Strength
  • London Heathrow Cargo Growth Slows
  • President Obama Urges Transportation Investment
  • Carrier-Shipper Relationship Changed, says Drewry
  • Joliet Intermodal Terminal to Open Next Monday
  • Lufthansa Freight Volume Soars 20.5 Percent
  • APL Growth in Volume, Revenue Level Off
  • Railroads Haul Most Vehicles of 2010
  • American Airlines, Japan Airlines to Cooperate
  • Faiveley, Amsted Rail Finalize Joint Venture
  • FAA Issues Airline Battery Warning
  • Reining in Rail Stoppages
  • Teamsters 'Discretion'
  • 'We Have Faced Unprecedented Challenges'
  • Start-ups' Capital Venture
  • Importers Scale the Peak
  • Help Wanted at YRC
  • Measure D Gets Failing Grade
  • Tracking Rail Policy
  • Locked and Loaded
  • For Investors, a Road Less Traveled
  • Thank You ' Now, What's Next?
  • US-Mexico Blame Game
  • Building a Better Export Control Program
  • Déjà Vu at the FMC
  • Brotherly Love in NY-NJ?
  • Warning on the Waterfront
  • Boxed Out?
  • Cool Quality = Hot Profits
  • Cool Cargoes: Briefs (October 2010)
  • All Shippers, Great and Small
  • Not Screaming for Ice Cream
  • Keeping Cool Amid the Chaos
  • COOL CARGOES: Are U.S. produce companies confident their exports will continue to grow?
  • Food Safety Simmers In a Lame-Duck Session
  • Keeping It Fresh, in Reverse
  • Rails Stack Up Reefer Options
  • Keeping the Trade in Exports

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2010
  • Rickmers boxship arrives at Cape Town after engine room fire
  • NYK ship falls foul of the pirates
  • IMF talks: 'not a failure'
  • Early peak points to declining US box imports
  • US CEO confidence retreats in Q3

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2010
  • Cut price duo for Erria
    Danish tanker owner secures $4.5m discount on Chinese newbuildings as delivery is pushed back.
  • Vinashin changes chairman again
    PetroVietnam exec brought in to oversee debt-ridden shipbuilder's rehabilitation.
  • Marie T held in Hong Kong
    Tountzis Shipping vessel could be sold unless owner settles management and crew debts.
  • Newbuilding orders jump 200%
    Both bulker and tanker newbuilding contracts shoot up in the first nine months of 2010, Clarksons' figures show.
  • DnB NOR hikes DESSC stake
    Norwegian bank has almost doubled its holding in Oslo-listed offshore shipowner since early-August.
  • Crew missing after vessel sinks
    Rescue workers searching for three or four men after Russian cargoship goes down in Kerch Strait.
  • NYK ship hijacked off Kenya
    All-Filipino crew onboard Panama-flagged Izumi taken by pirates as Norbulk tanker and Greek bulker escape.
  • SPP celebrates 15 ship haul
    South Korean yard reveals newbuilding contracts worth $660m, including seven kamsarmax bulkers.
  • Danica White four lose appeal
    Crewmen fail in fight for compensation from owner of Danish cargoship hijacked in 2007.
  • Arpeni makes refinancing bid
    Indonesian shipowner facing bankruptcy suit lines up $130m bond and share sale.
  • Fos-Lavera strike drags on
    More fuel shifted to road and rail as French dockers cause big build-up of tankers.
  • PST orders MPP pair in China
    Newbuildings mark further diversification of asset class and charter base for PIL-linked shipping trust.
  • Georg Otts passes ice test
    Russian ferry makes it through Northern Sea Route for floating hotel work in Vladivostok.
  • Broker joins StealthGas board
    Allied Shipbrokers chief John Kostoyannis appointed a director of Nasdaq-listed shipowner.
  • Investors grab SKIL shares
    Legal & General Investment Management and Audley Capital snap up over 10% of shares in newly quoted port group.
  • Latvian mans the barricades
    Riga tanker owner puts up fence and barbed wire around HQ to deter rebel shareholders' meeting.
  • African extension for BWO
    World's second largest FPSO owner secures additional work for Sendje Berge off Nigeria.
  • African mission for VLCCs?
    Tankers could ballast to West Africa rather than head to Middle East to bag better rates.
  • Micky picks Sembawang
    Micky Arison-led cruise giant Carnival pens long-term maintenance contract with Sembcorp yard.
  • Stolt to lighter YM Uranus
    Norwegian-owned vessel to start cargo transfer from listing chemical tanker towed to port of Brest.
  • Genmar sells VLs to Pareto
    Peter Georgiopoulos-led owner acts quickly to free up cash with sale-and-leaseback of VLCC pair, sources say.
  • Boxship fire under control
    All crew safe after tackling engine room blaze on Rickmers vessel off South Africa.
  • US imports to grow 11%
    Trade body says inbound US container volumes are expected to reach 1.3mteu in October.
  • Anger over Sydney smash
    Passengers say they had no warning before Australian ferry slammed into sea wall, injuring two.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2010
  • NYK-Hinode Line ship hijacked
  • FAA issues safety alert on lithium batteries
  • CSX, N.Y.-N.J. port mark rail improvement
  • U.S. presses Canada on softwood lumber
  • U.S. poised to drop Agility fraud case
  • DHS finds IPR violations at DHL hub
  • China issues NVO freight filing guidelines
  • Kuehne + Nagel expands in Duisburg
  • DSV sets up in South Africa
  • October container imports to climb 9%
  • Toledo Port buys former Jeep property

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2010
  • Cargo vessel hijacked in the Somali Basin
    The Panama-flagged cargo vessel Mv Izumi has been hijacked in the Somali Basin. In the early hours of October 11, the captain of the Mv Izumi made contact with
  • DFDS ferry ravaged by fire ' 236 passengers evacuated
    DFDS Lisco's ropax ferry Lisco Gloria has been declared a constructive total loss after a devastating fire that broke out in the early hours of Saturday on October 9 while

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2010
  • Bunker prices rise in Fujairah
    Limited availability on all fuel grades in Durban.
  • MEPC 61: Steamships to be exempted from the North American ECA
    Ruling will impact those who live downwind until 2020.
  • Markets mostly firmer following crude gains
    Buyers waiting for the market to fall in Hamburg.
  • Fos strike threatens refinery closure
    Bunker player 'can do nothing' until strike is over.
  • Fuel oil ban set to shrink Antarctic cruise activity
    Several cruise lines are said to be cutting the region from their itineraries after 2010.
  • More container lines 'to back switch' to low-sulphur fuel
    Hong Kong initiative gathering momentum, say insiders.
  • Bunker prices mostly higher
    Average level of enquiries at Asia's key bunker hubs, according to traders.
  • Ferry fire triggers fear of bunker spill
    Blaze reported to be 'under control'.
  • Brightoil sets aside $1.56 billion capex
    Intends to lift profit margin through 'vertical integration'.
  • Mumbai receives first marine 'pollution control vessel'
    Vessel is equipped to respond to marine oil spills.
  • Iran bunker supplier changes address
    Started bunkering operations in fourth quarter of 2009.
  • Vermont UM to expand Singapore operations
    Set to take delivery of two 6,500 mt bunker barges by mid-2011.

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