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October 15, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ports not keeping pace with demand
    Australia, India and Indonesia are under the gun to expand port capacity so exporters can cash in on China's commodities boom or face losing billions of dollars in business to other markets.
  • SSA takes a stand on block exemption order
    THE Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) said yesterday it welcomes a proposed recommendation by the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) to extend the controversial block exemption order for liner shipping agreements.

Sched Netweb site
  • French box ports open, but strikes cripple supply chain
  • Army called to restore order as Chittagong dockers rampage
  • MSC ups Europe-Asia rates US$100 per TEU/FEU from November
  • Xu Lirong appointed as new Cosco Pacific chairman
  • After two sailings, CSAV ends new Asia-Mexico loop
  • Zim offers weekly north Europe-west Africa service
  • China September exports up 25pc, imports 24pc
  • Manzhouli-Mongolian trade value up 58.8pc in 8 months
  • Jiangxi's first state-class bonded logistics centre opens
  • Shanghai Northwest Logistics Park Bonded Logistic Centre opens
  • US Postal Service 2010 loss swells to US$6 billion
  • Port of Chennai to develop US$833.1 million box shop
  • Hamburg Port joins Shenzhen logistics-transport expo
  • South Africa Transnet issues bonds for US$1 billion
  • Kuehne + Nagel builds DC in Duisburg's Logport
  • Barges to help brewery skip traffic jams into Rotterdam
  • FESCO to close summer navigation season in eastern Arctic
  • Cargotec wins order from Parsec for 200 terminal tractors
  • GPA appeals to world shipping to back Savannah dredging
  • African air fleet to modernise ahead of demand: Boeing
  • US regulator warns of inflammable lithium batteries in air cargo
  • United Continental adds flights to Mexico from US

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 17 win inaugural Seatrade China Awards
  • DHL cites 3 troublespots hampering world trade growth
  • Experts differ on rise of developing nations' 3PL providers
  • MOL achieves continuous operation of main engine in all load ranges
  • MSC announces rate restoration on India-N. Europe, UK, Med. & Black Sea trades
  • Rich-poor divide stalls ship emissions control bid
  • Safmarines first female engineer bags Seafarer of Year Award
  • SCI files FPO papers with Sebi
  • Tanker rams boxship off Dutch coast
  • USDC picks 2 seafood cos for 5th review of dumping duty
  • CoPT floats tender to develop cargo & logistics centre near ICTT
  • Ennore Port seeks Central nod to go ahead with IPO
  • New land policy for Major Ports imminent
  • CONCOR plans Kolkata Port-N. Bihar service
  • Cotton export cap reached, registrations ended
  • Growing current account, trade gaps worry FM
  • H1 indirect tax collections surge
  • India trails behind its neighbours in hunger score
  • OECD analyst sees gloomy days for global economy

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2010
  • TT Club stresses importance of regular structural examinations of quay cranes
    The TT Club, a global transport and logistics insurer, has issued an appeal aimed at worldwide operators of quay cranes of all types and dimensions. As part of its on-going drive t...
  • SDV extends its European network to Poland
    SDV, a brand of Bollor' Logistics, has founded SDV International Logistics Poland, thus confirming its access to a market of around 39 million consumers in a country whos...
  • Grand Alliance: winter programme for Far East-Europe services
    Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), have announced a winter programme for their services between Europe an...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • LaHood announces $39 million in grants for ferry services
  • Clay Maitland receives Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award
  • Colonna's gets $15 million Army contract
  • MHI designs giant containership with air lubricated hull
  • Crowley recognized for weather observation services

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Crowley earns NOAA award for voluntary weather efforts
  • Sea-Tac Airport firefighters supporting cancer awareness month
  • Gingerbread contest entry forms now available from Port of Bellingham
  • Grand Alliance carriers making capacity changes
  • Container institute seeking Connie Award nominations

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • CMA CGM could get $500m Turkish boost
    Deal would involve Yildirim Group buying shares in French shipping line
  • CMA CGM first half liftings rebound
  • Albert Frere mum over CMA CGM stake talks
  • Qatar still favourite to bail out CMA CGM
  • EU to water down Iran sanctions
    Revised regulation will loosen restrictions on non-Iranian companies trading in the...
  • Iran sanctions pose risk for German maritime...
  • Sanctions fail to deter Iran port calls
    Official statistics show cargo volumes at country's ports up 8%
  • Maersk Line in $3m settlement
  • Long range one earnings slump to new record low of $2,200 per day
    Chronic oversupply of vessels blamed for drop
  • Gloomy fourth quarter looms for tanker sector

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • IEA raises oil use estimate
    EMERGING markets have become key players in the demand for oil, the IEA has noted in explaining its increased prediction for global oil consumption
  • Nakilat's profits rise 50%
    QATAR GAS Transport, known as Nakilat, has reportedly posted a 50% rise in profits for 3Q10 after revenues from its LNG vessels more than doubled
  • ISF delay fears allayed
    FEARS that new bill of lading requirements for US box imports would lead to supply chain delays have failed to materialise, according to US officials
  • EC plans spill legislation
    THE EC has said it plans "comprehensive legislation" to prevent in Europe an oil spill on the scale of the deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster
  • Paris plays down fuel fears
    FRANCE'S government tried to quell fears of a fuel shortage today as refinery strikes continued
  • Grimaldi returns to West Africa
    ITALY'S Grimaldi is returning to the Mediterranean/West Africa trade after an absence of 11 years with a new ro-ro service starting at the end of October
  • Siemens gets nod for A2Sea buy
    GERMAN engineering group Siemens has received the go-ahead from the German antitrust authority to buy a 49% shareholding in Danish shipping services group A2Sea
  • Army keeps Chittagong moving
  • $700M LNG deal unveiled
  • China plans yacht port for rich
  • Rio hits production records
  • MAIB warns of ferry complacency
  • Shipments fall at Fortescue
  • Timchenko said to be buyer
  • Drybulk rate cap predicted

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Imports Down Through Port of LA-Long Beach
  • WSC Says Antitrust Bill Would Harm Economy
  • Freight Ton-Mile Index Dipped for August
  • MSC Boosts Rates on Europe-Asia Cargo
  • Army Quells Chaos at Bangladesh Port Chittagong
  • Survey Forecasts Slower US Manufacturing Growth
  • Savannah Handles Record Container Throughput
  • MSC Warns of Congestion in Buenos Aires
  • Largest Container Ship in India Calls Port Mundra
  • Containership Co. to Expand China-LA Service
  • Consumer Imports Push US Trade Deficit Higher
  • CMA CGM Reported Close to Deal with Yildirim
  • Caterpillar Expands Logistics, Truck Ops Overseas
  • ANA Cargo Volume Swells in August
  • Integrated Freight Buys Bruenger Trucking

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Mediterranean rally in place
  • APM T unveils revolutionary crane design
  • Liner capacity cull begins
  • French strikers ramp up pressure
  • China's trade gap narrows

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Strategic Bulk slaps Canfornav
    US dry-bulk player fingers Canadian owner's incompetent crew in million-dollar charter party battle.
  • Seaboard springs Chilean miners
    US liner player proves promotional prowess as four-inch cargo strap aids in the rescue of 33 trapped miners.
  • Restis hammers Hansa 'hogwash'
    Greek owner hits back at "misleading" comments from bankrupt cruise outfit after vessel arrest.
  • Feds rubber stamp ferry grants
    US ferry players gear up for ship acquisitions as government splashes $39m to boost beleaguered infrastructure businesses.
  • Tidewater buys Trico ships
    New York-listed giant makes $76m play for four offshore vessels from US rival.
  • Dahlman upgrades Teekay
    New York-listed tanker titan may boost dividend by 15% and launch $200m buy-back amid agressive 'dropdown' drive, analyst says.
  • RS Platou spies box-buying window
    Analysts tip investors to buy up stocks amid expectation of record third quarter numbers from NOL and OOIL.
  • Marubeni in $700m gas splash
    Japanese heavyweight makes LNG shipowning debut with huge investment in eight vessels owned by Andreas Sohmen-Pao-led BW Gas.
  • Polarcus pockets $60m
    Investors chow down on 67 million piping hot shares of Oslo-listed seismic owner as it chases cash to cover construction tabs.
  • Onassis treads the London stage
    Critical reviews as golden Greek is brought back to life in conspiracy focussed bio-drama.
  • Greenpeace on the receiving end
    Rainbow Warrior is blocked from entering Indonesian waters in a move which may delight Stena Drilling.
  • Court to decide smash pay-out
    Canada's BC Ferries trying to recover CAD 2m after 2005 crash involving Queen of Oak Bay.
  • Top brewer sees shipshape future
    Top beer producer SABMiller may take to the seas with a bizarre plan to prepare for climate change.
  • Mangalia hit by second strike
    Workers at Daewoo's Romanian shipyard walk out again over pay.
  • Cargoship springs a leak
    Crew evacuated from fertiliser-laden Indian vessel off Chittagong in Bangladesh.
  • Claim and counter-claim
    Shareholder battle turns nastier at Latvian Shipping as war of words intensifies.
  • SCI buys into Vizhinjam
    Indian state shipowner lines up deal to invest in new Kerala port.
  • Stella just the start for Borealis
    UK start-up emerges as new owner of Stella Moon and eyes more ship purchases.
  • Nordic clearing for share sale
    Clipper-controlled tanker owner is seeking permission to sell up to $30m in shares during 2011.
  • Sting in the storage solution story
    ICAP warns tanker floating storage contracts may not be back until the second quarter of next year.
  • UK blasts ferry complacency
    Accident report calls for shake-up of passengership operation following Isle of Arran crash in Scotland.
  • Turkish delight for Saade?
    Jacques Saade-led CMA CGM nearing $500m investment from Turkey's Yildirim group, report claims.
  • MHI unveils green giant
    New mega-containership design from Japanese shipbuilder promises 35% cut in CO2 emissions.
  • Seadrill cashes in ageing rig
    John Fredriksen-led offshore player will book a $26m profit following the sale of one of its oldest units.
  • Holland America readies SpyCruise
    Eurodam to host 100 spooks in a not exactly top-secret talking-shop voyage to the Caribbean.
  • Grand Alliance scales back
    Liner conference reducing one of four Asia-Europe services to bi-weekly in face of cargo slowdown.
  • Salvors vie to free Azra-S
    Probe begins into grounding of Turkish tanker still stuck off St Kitts in the Caribbean.
  • Maersk in Monrovia move
    APM Terminals division signs 25-year concession agreement to operate main Liberian port.
  • Green light for Siemens
    German anti-trust authorities have approved engineering giant's purchase of a stake in A2SEA.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Lines favor Singapore antitrust extension
  • Zim, Hapag-Lloyd, MOL in slot swap
  • SIA Cargo expands services in Japan
  • Cathay Sept. volume up, load factor down
  • Truckers' fuel gauge signals stalling economy
  • CSX reports record 3rd quarter profit
  • USAID expands food aid prepositioning
  • ProLogis, A. Duie Pyle start solar projects
  • Merchants Terminal Corp. becomes MTC Logistics
  • Shipco's L.A./Milan direct skirts intermodal delays
  • APMT lands Monrovia deal, starts Aqaba expansion

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Nordland refloated
    The Dutch cargo vessel Nordland, which ran aground in the Turku archipelago after midninght on October 13, 2010, was refloated the same evening by Alfons H'kans' tugs Hurtig and Fart
  • APM Terminals runs Port of Monrovia
    A.P. Møller-Mærsk-controlled APM Terminals has signed a 25-year concession agreement for the operation of the Port of Monrovia, Liberia. The company has agreed to invest USD 120
  • Søby Værft to build new ferry for island-service
    Søby Værft A/S has signed a contract with Faaborg/Midtfyn municipality for a new ferry to the island service from Faaborg to Lyø and Avernakø in the archipelago south
  • Bulgarian seaman sentenced to eleven years in prison
    A 47-year old Bulgarian has been sentenced to eleven years in prison by the court in Svendborg, Denmark, for an attempt to smuggle 22 kilos cocaine to Denmark via
  • New MD of Intertanko
    The Intertanko council has appointed Joe Angelo, currently deputy Managing Director, to new Managing Director. Kathi Stanzel will join the organisation later this month as deputy Managing Director. The piracy

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2010
  • Stockpiles give price boost as markets watch dollar moves
    Financial factors driving crude oil futures as supply shift importance recedes.
  • Prices firm across the board
    'Average' bunker demand in Hamburg.
  • 'Force Majeure' declared at Durban refinery
    Prices stable in Fujairah.
  • Council reaffirms INTERTANKO's GHG position
    Strong support for IMO solution to emission reductions.
  • INTERTANKO's Council confirms MD appointment
    Joe Angelo 'unanimously confirmed' as the Associations next Managing Director.
  • Bunker levy could be back in the spotlight
    UN panel says climate change fund would be 'challenging but feasible'.
  • INTERTANKO to 'renew campaign' for mandatory fuel quality control
    Reiterates position reflected in IMO submission, calls for 'effective mandatory quality control of bunkers prior to delivery to ships'.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks shrink to three-week low
    Fuel oil volumes from the West to increase in the coming weeks.
  • Bunker prices gain amid 'quiet' markets
    Slack demand in key Asian bunkering hubs, according to traders.
  • Singapore and India have 'tremendous scope' for partnership
    Bunkering and port development could be areas for collaboration.
  • Southernpec to acquire third VLCC as floating storage
    VLCC to sail to Malaysia's port of Tanjung Pelepas at the end of November, reports say.
  • California firm awarded fuel-barge contract
    First barge to be built in the area for several decades.
  • Fos-Lavera strikes continue
    No negotiations planned to between port management and workers.
  • BP acquires seventh cargo of 380 cSt product
    20,000 metric tonnes of 380 cSt product acquired from Singapore's Hin Leong.

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