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January 27, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Goldman: BRIC to drive growth of breakbulk
    THE breakbulk sector lags container shipping by about two quarters so for most of the players, 2009 was still a good year although this year will see a little bit of a falling off of demand as projects get completed and the next round of contracts takes time to be awarded.
  • Baltic Dry Index up on demand for ore carriers
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, posted a third climb on demand to hire iron ore and coal carriers.
  • M-E tankers return to surplus after 3 weeks
    The supply of supertankers waiting to collect 2 million-barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil expanded for the first time in three weeks after demand for the vessels dropped.
Strait Talk
  • Industry turning more upbeat
    BACK in May 2008, international accounting and consulting group Moore Stephens decided to carry out a shipping confidence survey. It has repeated the exercises every three months since then. The surveys have provided a fascinating reflection of how the shipping industry has responded to the economic crisis precipitated by the credit crunch in late 2008.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Goldman: BRIC to drive growth of breakbulk
    THE breakbulk sector lags container shipping by about two quarters so for most of the players, 2009 was still a good year although this year will see a little bit of a falling off of demand as projects get completed and the next round of contracts takes time to be awarded.
  • Baltic Dry Index up on demand for ore carriers
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, posted a third climb on demand to hire iron ore and coal carriers.
  • M-E tankers return to surplus after 3 weeks
    The supply of supertankers waiting to collect 2 million-barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil expanded for the first time in three weeks after demand for the vessels dropped.
Strait Talk
  • Industry turning more upbeat
    BACK in May 2008, international accounting and consulting group Moore Stephens decided to carry out a shipping confidence survey. It has repeated the exercises every three months since then. The surveys have provided a fascinating reflection of how the shipping industry has responded to the economic crisis precipitated by the credit crunch in late 2008.

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM starts new feeder service from Hamburg-Poland
  • Virginia Port's box throughput falls 16.2pc in 2009
  • BNSF down 12.8pc, Union Pacific falls 17pc in fourth quarter
  • Liner Shipping Pte Ltd clinches Singapore SME 500 Award 2010
  • Just-in-time parts delivery soon from UPS in mainland China
  • Tanjung Manis Integrated Port to handle 200,000 TEU by 2011
  • Crowley Cargo tests out dispatch of containers to quake-hit Haiti's Port-au-Prince
  • Mindanao CT handles 118,664 TEU in 2009
  • Chongqing Airport export volume down nearly 25pc in 2009
  • PanAir Cargo appoints ECS as GSA for Singapore, Europe
  • Shanghai-Hangzhou airport export trucking service launched
  • ACE Air Cargo flight crash, pilots bodies found

Exim Indiaweb site
  • WCA acknowledges Tulsidas Khimji as 'Best Partner-Indian Subcontinent for 2009'
  • Bharati holds 44.26 pc stake in Great Offshore
  • Rangnekar leaves INSA for Muscat co.
  • Tuscor Lloyds thrives on challenges
  • Govt to divest part of stake in CSL, SCI & DCI
  • Hapag-Lloyd announces service enhancements from Feb.
  • Hanjin Shipping slow steams on Asia-USEC trade
  • CMA CGM mulls shifting ECS service from Haiti to Dominican Republic
  • MSC to levy Asia-Europe 'peak season' charge in Feb.
  • 3 newbuildings added to MAERSK LINE's southern fleet
  • K Line to hike THC at Vietnam's ports
  • Coscon levies wide range of rate hikes from Asia
  • GAC, MariFlex team up to provide ship-to-ship transfer services
  • YANG MING LINE Sharaf Group form JV
  • Famous Pacific Shipping eyes global expansion
  • HK 2009 volume off 14.6 pc to 20.9 m TEU, Singapore down 13.5 pc to 25.9 m TEU
  • MSC gets 10th chemical tanker
  • IMC & Chittagong Chamber sign MoU
  • Vasan sees Major Ports sailing past 1-bn tonne handling capacity
  • MoP discharge record set at NM Port
  • On last mile, Rlys moves the goalpost!
  • Indian Re to touch 40 a dollar
  • New FDI policy to be ready by March 31
  • Core sector maintains growth momentum in Dec.
  • India set to grow at 7.5 pc in 2010-WB report
  • Mauritius to slam doors on tax haven-scouting firms
  • CII summit seeks further economic reforms to lure more FDI
  • IMC meeting on GST today
  • Paying TDS sans PAN to attract fine
  • Sunil Mitra to be new Revenue Secy
  • Korean body to hold trade meet today

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 25, 2010
  • Coca-Cola Drikker Norway invests in high tech warehouse solution
    The Coca-Cola Company's Norwegian bottling plant (Coca-Cola Drikker Norway) is now investing in one of Norway's most modern warehouse systems. The fully automated warehousing syste...
  • Hermes expanding in Germany
    The German parcel service provider Hermes is expanding its network of offices by adding a new distribution centre in Langenhagen near Hanover. The 230 m long and 60 m wide logistic...
  • Indian Ocean Ports and Logistics conference, 25-26 March, Mauritius
    The 4th Indian Ocean Ports and Logistics conference, a container ports, shipping and transport logistics conference and trade event serving Africa and the Indian Ocean, will take p...
  • Hapag Lloyd increases rates for dry and reefer containers
    The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is increasing rates for all dry and reefer containers from the Indian Subcontinent to North Europe and the Mediterranean by USD 200 per...
  • China's consul general visits Propeller Club Strasbourg
    The Propeller Club Port of Strasbourg (France) recently invited China's consul general in Strasbourg, Sun Jiwen, to a discussion with leading representative of French com...
  • Köhler-Arp leaving Color Line
    Jan-Hendrik Köhler-Arp, marketing and sales director of Color Line is leaving the shipping company on 31 March. He will establish his own consultancy. K'hler-Arp has served Co...
  • Germany's road freight traffic decreased by 10% in 2009
    Germany's road freight traffic decreased by 10% in 2009 Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that nearly 4 billion t of freight were transported last year. The ...
  • Asia Pacific airlines suffered in 2009 but optimistic for 2010
    The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), the trade association of 17 scheduled international airlines based in the Asia-Pacific region, released preliminary traffic figures...
  • Asig signs cargo handling agreement with Singapore Airlines Cargo at LAX
    Aircraft Service International Group (Asig), an aviation service provider headquartered in Orlando FL (USA), announced that it has signed a three-year agreement with Sing...
  • Schmitz Cargobull sees signs of rising trailer prices
    Schmitz Cargobull has warned that, as a result of the spiralling raw material costs of aluminium, plastics and oil, trailer prices are likely to rise in Europe in the coming months...
  • A400M still facing heavy weather
    The Airbus parent company EADS is holding negotiations with representatives of seven states that have placed orders for the Airbus military transporter A400M to hammer out a plan f...
  • River Seine: success story with great perspectives
    The scheduled container service on the River Seine between the Paris region and the port of Le Havre (all France) recently celebrated its 15th anniversary. It gave the port of Pari...
  • Conversion of single hull to double hull ships possible in future
    The German inland shipping organisation (Bundesverband der Deutschen Binnenschiffahrt/BDB) has pointed out that it will still be possible to convert single-hulled barges into inlan...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 26, 2010
  • CKYH slow steams
  • China ports freak weather alert
  • "Customary shortage" warning
  • Response to carp "hysteria"

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 26, 2010
  • Scottish ship repairer adds dry dock capacity
  • Sydney Harbour Ferries to get chart radars
  • Donjon-Smit completes North Atlantic rescue tow
  • MAN Diesel ready for IMO ship recyling convention

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 26, 2010
  • High-yield bond market set for record boom
    2010 could see sharp rise in New York and Europe activity as shipowners return.
  • Genmar to join junk bond brigade
  • CMA CGM in last ditch bid to save newbuilding order
    Executives rush to Seoul after Hanjin Heavy sells one of the ships at bargain basement price.
  • IRISL risks losing P&I cover again
    Bermuda-registered South of England Protection and Indemnity Association set to stop doing business with Iranian company.
  • StealthGas to take hit from Lauritzen resale cancellation
    Decision a prudent move, says chief executive Harry Vafias.
  • MSC Cruises and HAL beef up UK calls
    Lines reshuffles Dover and Southampton operations.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 26, 2010
  • Investors flee StealthGas
    STEALTHGAS shares nose-dived 17.5% today after revelations of three loss-making LPG carrier sales and a spurned product tanker acquisition
  • Marshall Islands passes Bahamas
    THE MARSHALL Islands has overtaken the Bahamas to become the world's third largest flag-state, according to Clarkson Research's new World Fleet Monitor
  • Texas spill queue grows
    AS CLEAN-UP continues today from this weekend's Sabine Waterway oil spill, more vessels are waiting to get in and out of Texas's Port Arthur refinery complex
  • Ice thaws a bit at China's ports
    FREAK weather conditions that have led to an unusual build-up of sea ice in major northern Chinese ports have started to recede
  • Yard directors in legal threat
    SPANISH authorities in Andalucia said today they have given directors of the Huelva and Seville shipyards 48 hours to accept a restructuring plan ' or face legal action

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 26, 2010
  • Video: FMCSA's Anne Ferro on Trucker Hours of Service
  • CN Profit Rises 1.6 Percent
  • MSC Hikes Rates from North America
  • Truckers Call for Ban on All Driver Texting
  • More Driver Rules to Follow Texting Ban
  • Prince Rupert Volume Grew 15 Percent
  • Brussels Airport Cargo Slumps
  • OOIDA Says DOT Moves Too Quickly on Text Ban
  • S&P Lowers UPS Long-term Rating Outlook
  • Storm Knocks Horizon Boxes Overboard
  • EU Closes Anti-Trust Probe of France's La Poste
  • BNSF Cuts Domestic Intermodal Transit Times
  • DOT Bans Texting by Truckers, Bus Drivers
  • Drewry Tracks Carriers' Financial Health
  • CKYH Begins Slow Steaming Eastbound Europe-Asia
  • Container Rates from China Surge 24 Percent
  • Customs Launches Importer Security Filing

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 26, 2010
  • Davos awaits the VIPs
  • Compulsory container weighing recommended
  • Shippers fume at Maruba silence
  • CMA CGM in headlines again
  • Port-au-Prince port infrastructure damage extensive

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 26, 2010
  • StealthGas drops
    Harry Vafias' LPG carrier owner sees shares plummet in New York after vessel sales, a cancellation and an analyst downgrade.
  • Nordic war chest
    Herbjorn Hansson-led Nordic American Tanker Shipping says it could earn more $136m from its latest share offering.
  • CCNI to issue
    Chilean liner player poised to issue 76.6 million shares worth $51.3m in deal with shipowners to relieve cash woes.
  • $70m for Global
    US offshore vessel owner Global Industries confirms Malaysian transport and installation deal.
  • Seaboard returns
    Miami-based shipping company gearing up for the first liner vessel call near earthquake-stricken Port-au-Prince.
  • Yard claims $36m
    Atlantic Marine says trio of bankrupt AHL Shipping-linked newbuilding companies owe it millions for work on products tankers.
  • 30 boxes lost
    Seaboard Marine-controlled ro-ro loses containers south of Key West, Florida.
  • 'No deal'
    "Serious reservations" about design sees Harry Vafias-led StealthGas axe products tanker buy from J Lauritzen.
  • Buquebus building
    Argentine ferry owner building $100m terminal and shipyard facility in Uruguay's capital.
  • Magic man?
    Arctic Securities thinks John Fredriksen has pulled another rabbit out of the hat as it initiates coverage of Golar LNG Energy.
  • IRISL cover crisis
    Iranian line loses Gard led hull cover as Bermuda imposes anti-terrorism insurance sanctions.
  • Esvagt hunting
    Danish offshore owner is on the lookout for safety and standby newbuilding after penning 10-year charter with Eni.
  • Queue forming
    After three-way crash featured in this week's "Casualty file", Coast Guard is hoping some traffic will resume Wednesday in a Texas waterway.
  • End of Eternity
    StealthGas sells LPG carrier Gas Eternity to mystery Asian buyer for reported $3.5m loss.
  • 1 dead off Taiwan
    Search continues for eight missing crew as sunken Thai timber-carrier claims Myanmar national.
  • Exclusivity over
    Camillo Eitzen opts not to extend exclusivity period with BLT despite hope takeover can be completed by mid-June.
  • Tanker grounds
    Norwegian-owned coastal vessel Frigg stuck off Alesund, but no pollution reported.
  • Boxes battered
    Horizon Lines ship loses six containers in three-day storm off Hawaii.
  • Bulker axe denied
    Greek owner Laskaridis Shipping vows to press ahead with trio on order at beleaguered 21st Century Shipbuilding.
  • Term hope
    Aries Offshore PSV joins BP Norway at around $20,000 per day as North Sea market perks up.
  • Keppel confident
    Singapore-listed rig builder bullish about improving offshore business as "worst of the global economic crisis has passed".
  • Swap shop
    US offshore owner Hornbeck opens offer to exchange $250m of debt for freely tradable notes.
  • Ports closed
    South Korea claims North has banned ships from entering Yellow Sea region to prepare for missile tests.
  • Frontline fright
    Chest pains and breathing problems sees Filipino airlifted from Frontline suezmax off US.
  • Wet wave slows
    Tanker newbuilding torrent less severe than feared, with VLCC and panamax fleets to shrink in 2010, Charles R Weber says.
  • Staying home
    Dubai's Istithmar will not sail QE2 liner to Cape Town for summer World Cup.
  • Slow steaming
    CKYH Alliance to introduce slow steaming on services between Asia-Europe and the Mediterranean.
  • Panamax payday
    Trafigura wins $83m ruling against Emirates General Petroleum for unpaid cargoes.
  • Russians recede
    Volgaflot suffers 17% slump in cargo volumes during 2009 as recession takes its toll.
  • Teekay trauma
    Young boy with suspected appendicitis airlifted from Teekay aframax in remote Atlantic Ocean.
  • Offering expands
    Nikolas Tavlarios-led bunker player sees underwriters exercise option to purchase additional shares.
  • Nidas nabs oil
    Daewoo Shipbuilding's Nigerian tanker venture grabs $100m contract to ship oil for partner NNPC.
  • Kuwait mission
    Hyundai Engineering wins share of $1.1bn deal to build new container port at Boubyan island.
  • Foot vote
    Smit director Willem Cordia heads for the exit in protest against Boskalis takeover.
  • Still sailing
    Tongan ferry declared unsafe leaves port, with transport minister none the wiser.
  • Tanker plan
    US owner Seacor to rebuild vital oil terminal at Haiti's Port-au-Prince as Crowley delivers containers.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 26, 2010
  • Drewry examines carrier financial health
  • NOL: Volumes up; rates down
  • CKYH Alliance slow steams Asia/Europe loops
  • Wallenborn wins AirBridgeCargo contract
  • E-Day! ISF enforcement period begins
  • Panalpina opens in Murmansk
  • Tampa ports weigh canal expansion
  • Savannah volume up 18.2% in December

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 26, 2010
  • Fredriksen in new bust up with TUI board
    Norwegian shipping magnate John Fredriksen calls for an investigation into the financial rescue of troubled container carrier Hapag-Lloyd, reports Journal of Commerce. The board disagrees and has asked the
  • Odfjell sells another tanker for recycling
    The Oslo Stock Exchange listed Odfjell sells another parcel tanker to India for recycling. Last week the company sold the Bow Maasslot, now the company sells the 1983-built Bow

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 26, 2010
  • Bunker prices show little movement
    Losses in early trading on NYMEX.
  • Prices mixed in Middle East hub
    One player fully committed in Durban.
  • Sweden takes tough line on 0.1% sulphur requirement
    Authorities see no reason to relax legislation for vessels in Swedish ports.
  • Russian fuel oil output climbs
    December volumes up year-on-year and month-on-month.
  • Ice delays bunker deliveries in Hamburg
    Smaller barges need tug assistance.
  • Supplier ready for IPO
    Company's common stock expected to commence trading on NASDAQ this Tuesday.
  • New supplier in Mombasa
    Fossil Fuels 'positioning' itself for growth.
  • Prices for 380 cSt steady in Singapore
    Weak bunker demand in key Asian ports.
  • Bad weather stalls bunkering in Istanbul
    Adverse weather conditions also putting pressure on MGO stocks.
  • Aegean gets a boost
    Underwriters exercise option to purchase additional shares.
  • Hong Kong bunker sales fall 20% in 2009
    Year-on-year decline a result of less shipping traffic and competition from neighbouring ports.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
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
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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
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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
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
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
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.
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
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
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
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.
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.
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