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November 12, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Consolidation in shipping to rise in 2011: survey
    Acquisitions and joint ventures in the shipping sector are set to pick up next year as prospects improve for seaborne trade and optimism among freight players grows, a survey showed yesterday.
  • STX Pan Ocean to invest US$1b on new ships
    STX Pan Ocean Co, South Korea's largest bulk-shipping line, said that it plans to invest US$1 billion on new vessels after third-quarter profit almost quadrupled on rising demand for commodities shipments.
  • Cargo ship carrying nickel sinks off Japan
    A cargo ship with 25 Chinese crew on board sank off Japan's southern islands, with only five crew accounted for including one fatality, Japanese and Taiwanese coast guards said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Peak season slips away with 3.9pc rise quarter to quarter
  • NOL box unit experiences 29pc rate rise in September-October
  • Pirates deploy NYK vessel as mother ship, use crew as-shields
  • CEVA hikes quarterly revenue 32pc to record US$118.3 million
  • Tianjin plans massive transport network upgrade over 5 years
  • Sino-Russian cross-border railway bridge to be built
  • Mexico's container ports experience 33pc growth in 2010
  • Hamburg Sud christens 4,600-TEU ship in Callao, Peru
  • Demag Cranes to develop battery-powered container trains
  • DP World endows entrepreneurial chair at Oxford's Said Business School
  • Canadians buy London-Folkestone high-speed rail for US$3.4 billion
  • Air New Zealand off EU hook, but not free of NZ-Oz inquiries
  • World customs fights paperwork burden - with TIACA blessing
  • TSA to revamp cargo screening after foiled Yemen bombing
  • Germans tighten air cargo security after foiled bomb plots

Exim Indiaweb site
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk bounces back with net profit of $ 4.2 bn in Jan.-Sept.
  • J. M. Baxi facilitates single-day DAP unloading record at Kandla Port
  • Pact soon to start India-Lanka ferry service
  • Vasan reveals SCI plans to phase out old, buy new ships
  • Imports of sensitive items rise by 25.2 pc during April-Aug.
  • Pak allows duty-free imports of vegetables from India
  • Andhra Pradesh vying for second Major Port
  • Port of Halifax in search of increased footprints in India
  • Green signal for Navi Mumbai airport plan
  • Railways carries 7.15 pc more cargo in Oct.
  • 7,000 to take part in ITPO trade fair from Nov. 14
  • Assocham call to revamp FDI policy
  • Centre rules out GST roll out from April 2011
  • Disinvestment to yield 40K cr. in 2010-11
  • EU favouritism to Pak textile industry irks India
  • FIIs have stake worth 69 lakh cr. in Indian cos-Report
  • India can handle $ 75-bn foreign fund-Ahluwalia
  • US denies giving clean chit to Indian carpet industry on use of child labour

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
  • Aponte, Grimaldi and Onorato join forces to save Tirrenia
    The Italian shipowners Gianluigi Aponte, Emanuele Grimaldi and Vincenzo Onorato have joined forces to aid the process of privatisation of the insolvent Tirrenia ferry company. Thei...
  • BLG Logistics ships off-shore wind industry consignments
    Performing logistics services for the off-shore wind farm industry is a growing business segment for the Bremen-based German company BLG Logistics Group. Wind farm company Bard Off...
  • Record cargo throughput in Luka Koper
    Luka Koper's container terminal handled its 400,000th teu of the year on 8 November, according to a port spokesperson. The container facility continues to attain above-average grow...
  • NOL Group deeply saddened by the passing of former chairman and CEO Lua Cheng Eng
    NOL Group, a shipping corporation based in Singapore, is mourning its former chairman and CEO Lua Cheng Eng, who died on 9 November. A statement from the company said tha...
  • LAN and LH satisfied with EU anti-cartel measures
    As recounted in yesterday's ITJ Daily, the European Commission has reported the imposition of a total of EUR 800 million in fines for eleven airlines. The German carrier Lufthansa ...
  • Mallory Alexander acquires Tradesource
    Mallory Alexander International Logistics, based in Memphis TN (USA), has expanded its third-party logistics operations by acquiring the international forwarder Tradesource Inc, ba...
  • Deutsche Post remains optimistic
    Deutsche Post DHL continued this year's sound performance in the third quarter, generating a double-digit revenue increase. The management board now expects the group's underlying ...
  • DB Schenker expanding Berlin distribution centre
    Deutsche Bahn's logistics subsidiary DB Schenker is investing EUR 9 million in the expansion of its Grossbeeren freight centre, south of Berlin. DB Schenker's customers in the Berl...
  • China signs contract for 102 Airbus aircraft
    The China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) recently signed a contract with Airbus for a total of 102 aircraft, of which 66 are new orders. The new orders include 50 A320s, s...
  • Air Astana breaks Etihad's Abu Dhabi monopoly
    Air Astana, Kazakhstan's national carrier, has broken Etihad's monopoly on flights between Kazakhstan and Abu Dhabi with the start of the winter schedule. Air Astana h...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
  • Carnival Splendor limps into San Diego
  • Pirates hijack chemical tanker
  • New inland waterways clean ship concept
  • Seadrill orders drillships at Samsung

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
  • Washington State Ferries holding public meeting series
  • Boeing opens P-8 facility at refurbished Seattle factory
  • Mary Phillips returning to ATA as Legislative Affairs vice president
  • Seattle Port Commission funds ABC Fuels program
  • International Trade Commission inks report on SME exports

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
  • Impairment charge dents FreeSeas results
    Bulker owner posts $9.5m loss after sustaining non-cash charge on Free Hero sale
  • FreeSeas orders two handysize bulk carriers
  • Shareholders to vote on FreeSeas reverse share split plan
  • FreeSeas posts sharp profit rise
  • Dalian Port to list on Shanghai Stock Exchange
    Indicative price range to be announced by November 19. Citic Securities to...
  • BLT still offers plenty to chew on for...
  • Eagle Bulk's freight trading arm to double supramax fleet
    Company's executives claim 'milestone' will allow development of multiple revenue...
  • Owners turn blind eye to overcapacity crisis
  • DryShips secures $77m rig charter
    Company unveils deal for the Eirik Raude for project off Falkland Islands
  • DryShips seals $160m Vanco deal

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
  • 'Spam cruise' nears an end
    TUGS HAVE reportedly pulled a fire-damaged Carnival cruise ship into San Diego Bay
  • Vietnam-Cambodia service opens
    BOX BARGES are reportedly carrying cargo in the first such scheduled service between Vietnam and Cambodia
  • Pirates hijack tanker
    PIRATES seized a Panamanian-flagged chemical/products tanker about 860 n-miles from the Somali coast today, according to EU NAVFOR
  • Manila reforms contracts
    CONTRACTS for Filipino seafarers working on oceangoing ships have been reformed, Manila said today
  • Farstad profits lag
    A DROP in Farstad Shipping's net profits in the third quarter has made it increasingly unlikely that the Norwegian company will match 2009's yearly results
  • FreeSeas swings to losses
    HANDYSIZE specialist FreeSeas reported worse results than expected today but maintained that market conditions for smaller bulkers are improving
  • Kremlin oil duty plan attacked
    RUSSIA'S oil refiners and exporters are jointly opposing a finance ministry proposal to impose higher duty on exports of petroleum products
  • Return to VLCC breakeven blues
  • STX offshore listing ends
  • Bumper 2011 seen for box lessors
  • Bulk sales aid STX Pan Ocean
  • LNG rush to Singapore seen
  • Oz CSG-LNG scheme closer
  • Bourbon workers freed
  • Rescuers search for missing crew

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
  • Railcar Owners Shrink Idled Car Fleet in October
  • Port of Seattle Chips In Another $110,000 for Clean Air
  • President's Deficit Panel Would Hike Fuel Taxes
  • Shipper Group Seeks Release of Driver Work Rule
  • Indicted Cargolux CEO Steps Down
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen Profit Jumps 55 Percent
  • Heavy Truck Production Forecast to Double
  • Seaway Cargo Shipments Improve 17.5 Percent
  • Indian Ports Container Volume Surges 12 Percent
  • Global Ship Lease Narrows Loss
  • Global Investor Group to Buy Brisbane Port
  • Lufthansa Cargo Volume Jumps 18.3 Percent
  • CEVA Profit Jumps 26 Percent

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
  • APM T gains from extraordinaries
  • Brokers warned over anti-corruption
  • Yangtze's Nanjing port subsidises new business
  • DP World Botany gripped by congestion
  • Cameron: 'tidal wave of money' threat to globalisation

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
  • Putting shipping in sharper focus
    Readers at sea, in yards and shipping offices are getting their cameras out for TradeWinds's annual photo competition.
  • George grabs Falkland deal
    George Economou's DryShips nets $77m contract for semi-submersible with Borders & Southern.
  • FreeSeas doesn't need a Hero
    Impairment loss on sale candidate Free Hero leaves Ion Varouxakis-led Greek bloodied in third quarter.
  • Write-downs hurt Sweden's Srab
    Tanker owner logs big nine-month loss as it revalues fleet in weak markets.
  • One hijacked, one in the balance
    Pirates capture tanker and 31 crew but situation concerning German ship BBC Orinoco still unclear.
  • Owners leaving their greens
    Appetite for acquisitions returns but a carrot is needed to spur environmental investment, survey shows.
  • Galp reveals $3.46bn FPSO order
    Group including Portuguese energy company will take delivery of eight production units from Brazil's Engevix by 2017.
  • Ghana gig for Gulfmark pair
    Two of US-listed owner's anchor handlers to leave the North Sea for West Africa in $15m deal.
  • Power restored on drifting ship
    Engineers fix problem on Fugro research vessel heading for rocks after it dragged anchor off the UK.
  • Shipping spurs profit at WWI
    Thomas Wilhelmsen-led company books better than expected operating numbers with the aid of its separately-listed shipping and logistics firm.
  • Debt pay-back for STX Europe
    Europe's largest shipbuilder will use much of its own proceeds from Singapore IPO to cut debt.
  • VLCC in trio of pirate attacks
    Faulty pirate engine saves Euronav's Flandre as German ship BBC Orinoco and tanker Hannibal II feared hijacked.
  • Swire denies poor ship maintenance
    Owner and master of Pacific Adventurer to defend Australian pollution allegations.
  • Volga-Don rakes in the roubles
    Russian cargoship owner pushes up profit sixfold in first nine months.
  • PNSC makes much stronger start
    Pakistan national tanker and bulker owner more than doubles first quarter profit.
  • Bergen bags rebuilding job
    A Dof seismic vessel is set for a $30m facelift at the Norwegian yard.
  • Tirrenia sale attracts 16 buyers
    Aponte, Grimaldi and Onorato consortium faces stiff competition in race to buy state ferry company.
  • Green Reefers still feeling the chill
    Norwegian owner's losses mount in 2010 as hopes of market recovery fail to materialise.
  • STXPO in strong quarter
    South Korean owner sees four-fold increase in third quarter profits on the back of stronger rates.
  • Kidnapped Bourbon trio free
    French crew abducted from an anchor handler off Nigeria released after two months in "difficult conditions".
  • Ultrapetrol down in third
    Felipe Menendez-led owner posts larger loss as ocean shipping declines but river and offshore businesses boom.
  • Seadrill orders at Samsung
    John Fredriksen-controlled driller takes recent rig investments to almost $1.5bn in less than a month.
  • Up and down for Chemoil
    Singapore tanker and bunker group back in profit in third quarter but nine-month result turns red.
  • Nasco Diamond three rescued
    One other body recovered but 21 remain missing from Chinese bulker Nasco Diamond which sank off Taiwan.
  • STXPO's $1bn order frenzy
    South Korean shipowner says it is ordering a slew of open-hatch and kamsarmaxes bulkers.
  • Aegean profits drop 70%
    US-listed bunker player sees revenues and volumes sold jump, but higher costs slash net income.
  • Barge grounds after losing tow
    Sault Au Cochon drifts on to sandbar with timber cargo in high winds near Prince Edward Island.
  • ASL Marine down a third
    Singapore offshore shipbuilder and repairer sees another poor quarter as revenues slide by over 30%.
  • Ex-NOL chairman dies
    Singapore shipping veteran and former BIMCO president Lua Cheng Eng has passed away aged 72.
  • Todd Shipyards soars in second
    New ferries for Washington state helps lift US shipbuilder's profit and revenue.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
  • Wilhelmsen blames loss on tax charge
  • Maersk to hike Far East to South America rates
  • Clarification: Lines file with FMC to index liner data
  • Air forwarders seek global air cargo security standard
  • Cylinders of ozone-depleting substances seized
  • Industry urges 1-year GSP extension
  • Locke: U.S., Japan build trade relationship
  • Panalpina buys Australian partner
  • FMC reviews 11 OTI license applications
  • Del. port receives GE wind turbine blades

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
  • Hannibal seized by pirates
    Early in the morning of November 11, the Panama-flagged chemical and product tanker Hannibal II was hijacked some 860 nautical miles east of the Horn of Africa, EU Navfor
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen reports another strong quarter
    Wilh. Wilhelmsen has added another strong quarter to 2010. Its operating profit for the third quarter was USD 74.3 million, up from last year's USD 47.8 million
  • Mærsk expects a USD 5 billion result in 2010
    A. P. Møller-Mærsk has clearly left the recession behind ' the group posted a net profit of USD 4.2 billion for the first nine months of 2010, compared to

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
  • Tender for LNG bunker supplier cancelled
    Timeframe for Gothenburg LNG bunkering project unchanged despite tender cancellation.
  • Firm prices in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    HS avails still tight in Hamburg, players report.
  • Fujairah bunker market firms
    Keen buying interest in Suez.
  • Captain and shipping companies deny bunker spill charge
    Swire lawyers say the company will fight the allegations.
  • VP of bunker firm departs
    Pappaceno is leaving the company to pursue 'further interests'.
  • Fuel oil stocks climb in Singapore
    Players expect that inventories will continue to rise.
  • Aegean shares plunge to year-low
    Quarterly results below market expectations as profits fall despite increasing sales volumes and revenues.
  • Chemoil posts Q3 profit in 'challenging conditions'
    CEO says business 'continues to be exposed to weak wholesale-retail margin spreads'.
  • Uptrend in bunker prices, slack demand
    Lacklustre demand at key Asian bunker ports on Thursday, traders say.
  • Bunker fuel demand set to rise on increase in global fleet
    Bunkers account for about 70% of costs during operations, says CEO of SK Shipping.
  • Rosneft approves bunker tanker design
    The 3,100 dwt bunker tanker will be able to load, carry and supply four petroleum products.
  • Singapore embarks on local shipping emissions study
    Study to measure impact of emissions from ships operating in local waters.

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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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