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February 23, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China's oil imports seen to drive tanker market
    China, the world's second-largest energy consumer, may lead an increase in demand for tankers as its energy needs rise, Poten & Partners said in a report.
  • Cheaper anti-piracy actions needed
    The US says that it wants to find cheaper options to battle pirates off the coast of Somalia, as an international naval force has pushed the seaborne brigands from the one million square miles of the Gulf of Aden into an area twice that size in the Indian Ocean.
  • LME proposes joint venture with Baltic Exchange
    The London Metal Exchange (LME), the world's largest market for aluminium and copper, has proposed forming a joint venture with the Baltic Exchange to take trading of freight derivatives onto a new exchange.
  • Strike hits Bangladesh's ship-breaking industry

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco Busan operator fined US$10 million for Frisco spill
  • Vladivostok Container Terminal throughput up 30.7pc in January
  • Indonesia to triple spending on sea and air infrastructure
  • MOL holds table-top drill to test shipboard emergency procedures
  • Singapore junior minister pledges commitment to maritime industry
  • Panalpina launches two new ocean freight services
  • Russia's TransContainer's cargo traffic down 17.6pc in 2009
  • Miami to invest to capture post-Panama expansion trade
  • Lufthansa issues strike flight changes to and from Hong Kong
  • Hactl stages Hong Kong airport computer disaster drill
  • Cathay Pacific to add fourth weekly cargo flight to Miami
  • TIACA sees cargo prospects brighten as global recovery begins

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Great Offshore plans to raise Rs 1,750 cr. from securities issue
  • Asia-Europe box volume surge in December signals upturn, observes ELAA
  • Tatas to beef up shipping fleet
  • Maritime sector budgets for infrastructure status
  • Arshiya International receives approval for Nagpur FTWZ
  • Shipping lines shifting focus from Asia-Europe trades to apply extra slow steaming on transpacific
  • MAERSK LINE launches 3rd Far East service from Hamburg
  • CSAV NORASIA follows Wan Hai, PIL in re-entering Asia-Europe trade
  • New Höegh Autoliners service to Longoni, Mayotte
  • Safmarine offers Far East-East Africa Mashariki Express from March 2
  • Caofeidian to be China's electric automated box port
  • Hanjin increases & upgrades services on transpacific
  • Hapag-Lloyd's new Asia to EC of S. America service
  • Delta Shipping Lines launches new feeder service
  • MSC & Maersk Line tweak services
  • UASC to implement GRI
  • ZIM implements ERC
  • Handicraft exporters exude optimism
  • Niraj Nabh Kumar takes charge as JNPT's Dy Chairman
  • VPT surmounts daunting hurdles to handle even more cargo in 2009-10
  • MoS to release more funds to complete 2 key port connectivity projects in TN quickly
  • Ponnani port, with technical panel's nod, awaits Kerala govt's go-ahead
  • Paradip Port sails past 50 m tonnes, hopes to post 27 pc growth in cargo throughput
  • CONCOR plans more Nepal-bound routes
  • Industry's spirits droop with stimulus withdrawal symptoms

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
  • Pacer reports higher revenue and net profit
    The US service provider Pacer International reported that its Q4/2009 net profit was USD 10 million, compared to a loss of USD 64 million in the same quarter a year earlier. Q...
  • Ceva Logistics: contract with Multiyork in UK
    SCM and logistics service provider Ceva Logistics has been awarded a three-year contract to provide a white glove two-person home delivery service to Multiyork, a manufacturer and ...
  • Loxxess AG investing EUR 5 million in Aurach logistics centre extension
    The German group Loxxess is investing EUR 5 million in extending its logistics centre in Aurach (Germany). The facility, which was constructed in 2003 and extended in 2007, will be...
  • A380 sets its wheels on African soil for the first time
    The Airbus A380 era has started in Africa. On 17 February a scheduled Air France Paris-Johannesburg flight, operated by the giant aircraft, touched down at 10.58 local time in the ...
  • Singapore Airlines Cargo strengthens partnership with WFS
    Singapore Airlines Cargo has extended its cargo handling agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in the UK and Ireland. The new contract covers Dublin, Shannon and Cork. Thi...
  • For sale: Hapag-Lloyd's head office
    The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is selling its head office on the inner Alster at Ballindamm in Hamburg to an investor. The board of TUI AG confirmed that it has had defini...
  • Toll completes roll out of new information platform
    Toll Global Forwarding (TGF) has completed the global roll-out of its information control platform iCON. The programme, which started in 2009, was finished with the deployment of ...
  • The Bosphorus was busy in 2009
    A total of 51,422 ships sailed through the Bosphorus (Turkey) last year. The number of vessels using the Dardanelle straits near Canakkale amounted to 49,453. Some 9,299 tankers ca...
  • European railways set up transport alliance
    Seven European railways have founded an alliance called Xrail for their wagon load traffic. Partners in the undertaking are DB Schenker, SNCB Logistics, CD Cargo, CFL Cargo, Green ...
  • RHA gets fuel duty gap into minister's report
    An all-party committee of UK MPs has backed the case for action to level the fuel duty playing field between the UK and the rest of the EU. The British Road Haulage Association (RH...
  • UK Rail signs up partner for rail project
    The British rail infrastructure company Network Rail has given a EUR 61 million contract for design and construction to Jacobs Engineering. The latter will lay 1 km (0.6 miles...
  • New iron ore rail service in Quebec
    Western Labrador Rail Services (WLRS), a newly formed subsidiary of the Canadian company Genesee & Wyoming, has entered into a long term agreement with Bloom Lake Railway ...
  • Port of Lille is satisfied
    Ports de Lille, the operator of the northern French port of the inland port of Lille, has described its result for 2009 as satisfactory, given the economically difficult situa...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Tsakos and Schoeller in ship management JV
  • Aker Philly eyes wind turbine installation vessels

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Port of Port Angeles nets air services grant funds
  • FMC move allows TSC lines to discuss pollution reduction plans
  • Port of Seattle celebrates trade history with China
  • FMC Oks new rules to benefit NVOCCs
  • Freight TSI holds steady during month of December

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Middle East banks to finance UASC's first three 13,100 teu newbuildings
    Line inks $275m loan for first three of nine boxships on order at Samsung Heavy
  • LME says traders back exchange proposal
    Tremendous support for planned joint-venture with Baltic Exchange
  • Bangladesh shipbreaking protest slammed as fake
    Yards protest against new national import policy
  • Somali pirates attack tanker
    Suspects detained after failed attempts to hijack vessel and an unsuccessful approach to a boxship
  • China and intra-Asia can absorb extra boxship capacity
    Report advises operators to deploy excess capacity on those routes

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • FMC allows slow steaming talk
    CONTAINER lines in the Asia/US trade have received the go-ahead from the US Federal Maritime Commission to discuss slow steaming
  • Falklands cruise fallout feared
    CONCERNS have arisen that cruise routes could be impaired by Argentina's retaliation against Falkland Islands oil exploration
  • Finland dredging damage feared
    DREDGING at Finnish ports is causing more damage than a planned natural gas pipeline would, the Finnish Environment Institute reportedly said today
  • US Navy stops pirate attack
    EIGHT suspected pirates have been detained by the US Navy after an attack on tanker Barakaale 1 in the Gulf of Aden
  • Cosco Corp turnover falls
    COSCO Corp (Singapore), the publicly listed ship repair unit of China's giant group, today posted a 16.6% drop in turnover to $2.9Bn in 2009

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • BA Cabin Crew Vote for Strike
  • Damco Expands into the Horn of Africa
  • Investors to Acquire RedPrairie
  • U.S. Steel Exports Fell 31 Percent in 2009
  • Port Manatee Seeks Dredging Bids
  • BAA Losses Surge, Cargo Falls 7.7 Percent
  • NRS Launches China Retail Logistics Service
  • UASC Gets Financing For Three 13,100-TEU Ships
  • Schiphol Profit Drops 29 Percent in 2009
  • Automated Export System Changes ID Policy
  • Ship Operator to Pay $10 million for Oil Spill
  • Global Steel Production Surges 25 Percent
  • India Container Volume Inches Up
  • Hamburg Süd Revises Med-Caribbean Services
  • ProLogis Expands European Investment
  • TNT Profit Slumps 58 Percent
  • INTTRA to Test Forwarder LCL Bookings
  • CMA CGM Resumes Normal Haiti Calls
  • Rates of Change
  • Life, Death and Contracts
  • Intermodal Takes Separate Tracks
  • Retailing's Unsung Heroes
  • DHE Buys Locally, Grows Globally
  • Berkshire's BNSF Eyes the Horizon
  • Wicked Weather Snaps Operations
  • Con-way Seeks New Balance
  • Hapag-Lloyd Fights Back
  • Drawing the Line
  • Rail Bill Meets Big Chill
  • TWIC's Technology Challenge
  • Big Fish, Big Fight
  • JOC Logistics Career Guide
  • Hiring Freeze Starts to Thaw
  • Teaching 'Hands-on' Logistics
  • Angels to the Rescue
  • Reality, Check Again
  • Building Stimulus

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • TSA given go ahead to discuss slow steaming
  • UASC secures new ship funding plan
  • Port-au-Prince floating dock accommodates CMA CGM
  • Bad fuel down to 'poor handling'
  • BRIC demand to force oil above USD100

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Belgians buy
    Bocimar converts tanker order and reveals plans to splash out $410m on dry tonnage.
  • BW ship sold
    An LPG carrier has been sold and will be used for floating storage according to a recent market report.
  • Tanker attacked
    US Navy swoops on eight pirate suspects after sustained assault in Gulf of Aden as APL boxship also approached.
  • Norden sheds two
    Danish owner is in for $25m windfall after selling trading cape and handymax newbuilding. Panamax charter cut.
  • Eurotankers wins
    Charterer's claim that pollution certificate issues warranted repudiation of one year tanker charter is rejected by appeal court.
  • Crime and penalty
    Even if fraud by Yuri Nikitin, Dmitry Skarga and Tagir Izmaylov are crimes under Russian law, restitution may be another matter.
  • Tsakos in JV
    Listing in sight as joint venture between Tsakos and Columbia ShipManagement eyes Greek and German markets.
  • Aframax arrest
    Sempra Energy Trading targets pool players in a $1m dispute over the grounding of an aframax tanker.
  • Star buys cape
    Akis Tsirigakis-led Greek Star Bulk Carriers spends over $42m on Japanese-built bulker.
  • Ashika arrest
    Former Polynesia Shipping boss John Jonesse charged with forgery in relation to purchase of tragic Tongan ferry.
  • Cash clinched
    Container line UASC arranges $275m of finance for three 13,100-teu giants being built at Samsung.
  • MBC profit falls
    Robert Kuok's Malaysian Bulk Carriers sees 2009 profit fall, but it commends its own effort after remaining in the black.
  • Sembcorp soars
    Singaporean builder and repairer posts large profit gain on back of booming rig-building activity.
  • Tax drag
    Malaysian shipbuilder Boustead sees 2009 profit slip after tax charge reversed.
  • Coastal cruises
    Malaysian shipbuilder and offshore vessel player sees profit soar in 2009 as business booms.
  • Cargoships clash
    Wagenborg and Shipcom vessels suffer minor damage in collision off Finland.
  • Odfjell owns up
    Jan Hammer-led Odfjell confirms purchase of former Eletson Corp newbuilding at SLS.
  • Danes develop
    Danish fleet grew further during 2009, claiming fourth spot in EU thanks to tanker additions.
  • Bocimar pens cape
    Hanjin Heavy claims Benoit Timmermans-led CMB bulker unit signs up for capesize at Philippines yard.
  • Cosco stung
    "Thorny business climate" hurts 2009 profit at Cosco Corp amid bleak outlook for shipbuilding.
  • False start
    Malaysian boxship and bulker player Swee Joo increases losses in first quarter.
  • Modec nets more
    Japanese FPSO player reveals improved full-year profit and boosts its boardroom with election of Mitsui executive.
  • Daewoo confirms
    South Korean shipbuilder puts pen to paper on series of five suezmaxes for Angolan oil company.
  • Mainport dips
    Irish rescue vessel and tug operator sees annual profit slide, but revenues hold up.
  • PGS short
    Seismic shipowner Petroleum Geo-Services sees operating profit miss forecasts in the fourth quarter.
  • Odfjell buys
    Norwegian chemical tanker player linked to purchase of SLS 51,000-dwt MR tanker resale.
  • Tough year
    Rederi AB Transatlantic slumps to a full-year and fourth quarter loss as volumes and rates plummet.
  • Ferry grounds
    US commuter vessel Nathaniel Bowditch drifts on to beach due to steering problems.
  • Daiichi redelivers
    Japanese-listed bulker owner opts to hand back post-panamax unit early in bid to cut losses.
  • Tank trouble
    Fuel tank reported ruptured after CMA CGM boxship in collision with tug off Italy.
  • APL ups rates
    Neptune Orient Lines subsidiary has unveiled a general rate increase on the intra-Asia trade.
  • Aker Phil still red
    Reduced newbuilding contract value after legal spat with OSG sinks Aker Philadelphia Shipyard further.
  • LME courts Baltic
    London Metal Exchange makes second approach to Baltic Exchange over FFA joint venture.
  • Raising rupees
    Indian shipowner Great Offshore lines up securities sale worth as much as $378.86m.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Shippers seek clarity on Chinese rules
  • TSA welcomes right to discuss slow steaming
  • Hamburg Süd ends Med/Gulf loop
  • TIACA: Low inventories could aid air cargo
  • Southern Air raises profile with B777
  • European rail operators form alliance
  • Mich. grants help local shippers
  • Entry summary capabilities added to ACE
  • Commerce, UPS expand export partnership
  • Ecu-Line to pilot INTTRA for LCL customers
  • CLARIFICATION: FMC to end NVO tariff rate publication

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Heavy loss for Transatlantic ' offshore split postponed
    Sweden's Transatlantic reports a SEK 221 million loss for 2009, compared with a SEK 266 million profit the year before, the reasons being a substantial dip in the offshore market
  • Odfjell buys product tanker
    Odfjell, listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, has bought a 51,000 DWT-product tanker from SLS Shipbuilding in South Korea for USD 33.5 million for delivery in April 2010
  • Hope for reopening the Sundbuss service
    At least three operators have shown interest in reopening the Sundbuss service between Helsingør and Helsingborg. According to Per-Olof Jansson, CEO of the Port of Helsingborg, three operators are
  • Russians used rag to fix a hole in the hull
    The Russian registered cargo vessel Baltiyskiy 110 has been issued with a detention notice by the British Coastguard and Maritime Agency after a port state control inspector found a hole
  • Pirates hunt in the transit corridor
    Pirates continue to roam the International Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in search of vessels to attack, reports the EU Maritime Centre. A coalition helicopter has photographed suspicious skiff activity in

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
  • Mixed prices movements in Northern Europe
    Rotterdam market, however, is firm.
  • Week starts firm in Fujairah
    No stock of 180 cSt in Durban and replenishment not expected before March.
  • KPI Bridge Oil appoints new bunker broker for London
    CEO says appointment will further strengthen broking team.
  • Hambantota will 'ease' Colombo congestion
    Demand for container handling leaves 'no space' for port related industries and services.
  • Fuel leaks suspected from old shipwreck
    Coast Guard to consider removing fuel from passenger liner that sank in 1952.
  • Russian ambitions at Dan-Bunkering
    Kaliningrad office considering expansion.
  • SGX fuel oil futures contract successfully launched
    First session sees 3,900 mt traded.
  • New office for Peninsula
    Experienced trader and broker heads up new Norwegian branch.
  • Competition authorities approve Chemoil deal
    European Commission asked third parties to 'submit observations'.
  • Bullish start to the week
    Bunker demand in key Asian ports were 'normal'.
  • Trafigura's Malaysia terminal to grow
    Two more expansion phases planned for the 400,000 cubic metres terminal.
  • India's Vinergy opens new Red Sea supply operation
    First bunker delivery made at Khor Angar at the south end of the Red Sea.

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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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