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April 27, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Worst is over for shipping: Cosco chief
    The current decade belongs to Asia in general and China specifically.
  • S'pore wins big at Seatrade Asia Awards
    LOCAL firms and individuals turned in a solid performance at the Seatrade Asia Awards 2010 last night, winning a string of heavyweight awards at the gala evening at Shangri-La Hotel.
  • BP using robotic vehicles to plug leak
    British oil giant BP used robotic underwater vehicles yesterday to try to cap a leaking well and prevent a growing oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico from developing into an environmental disaster.
  • China Cosco posts annual loss

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL hikes intra-Asia rate US$50/TEU from May 10
  • Hanjin Shipping takes delivery of 8,600 TEU ship
  • CMA CGM subsidiary bolsters Intra-Asia routes
  • TCC's COO: Great Dragon keeps it simple with one transpac route
  • Pirate suspects face Hamburg court after Kenya says no more
  • Halifax quarterly box volume up 41.4pc, reaching pre-slump levels
  • Missiles hit Aqaba and Eilat ports, little damage no one hurt
  • June 29 London conference to focus on weighing containers
  • BNSF fetes 'world's most modern' intermodal facility in Memphis
  • Hactl lifts 10,000 tonnnes April 23, beats 2007 daily record
  • Gammon to build US$5.4 million HK air cargo terminal
  • 787 Dreamliner undergoes extreme weather testing in Florida
  • World's biggest air freighter starts service to Shijiazhuang

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI invites quotations from used ship sellers
  • Lakshmi Venkatachalam gets ADB posting, but govt yet to relieve DGS
  • ABG Shipyard bags major order to build cement carriers
  • TT Club issues new norms on safe slinging of cargo
  • Safmarine opens up new challenges for Van Dooren
  • Capacity set to rise as carriers add big vessels & launch new loops
  • MSC adds 2 calls, 2 ships to Asia-MidEast-Med Falcon run
  • Transpacific rate up by 6 pc in 7 days; 73 pc in 12 months
  • MAERSK LINE to launch Halifax-Rotterdam live lobster service
  • PIL, Wan Hai resume Far East-northern Europe service
  • Mariana Express Line calls at Tianjin port
  • DB SCHENKER opens most modern terminal in Salzburg
  • CSAV NORASIA launches new Far East-S. American loop
  • YANG MING LINE returns to Australia, tagging on to CKA loop
  • HOEGH AUTOLINERS makes presence in Russia
  • Venice's green prize awarded to Crystal Serenity for third year
  • Hapag-Lloyd hikes rates on Europe-East Asia trades
  • Asean dragging feet on freer trade in services & investments
  • Exports to China shoot up by 75 pc in Jan.-March
  • Bangladesh to import Indian power
  • 77 cos take part in Fieo's India Sourcing Fair at Hong Kong
  • Handicrafts exports post modest growth
  • South Australia seeks Indian investments in uranium mining
  • India-Indonesia trade may touch $ 20 bn in 2015
  • Rajendra Paibir returns home as Secretary of MPT
  • Cabinet panel clears bulk cargo berth for Tuticorin Port
  • Radiation monitor portals to be installed at all ports
  • Tardy pace of capacity addition at Major Ports
  • Rising demand for healthcare in India & China boosts DHL growth
  • IATA unhappy at EU's tardy response to volcano crisis
  • India seeks objective benchmark for imposition of CVD on imports by West
  • India to take up deliberate undervaluation of yuan at G-20 meet

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 23, 2010
  • DHL expanding high-value options
    DHL Freight has expanded its high-value services by extending the required security standards to LTL shipments. SMEs and major corporate clients can now opt for theft-proof overlan...
  • Swiss private mail service providers call for binding liberalisation measures
    KEP & Mail, the Swiss association of private mail service providers, underlined its demand for the binding establishment of the next liberalisation measures in the Swiss postal...
  • LH Dienstbekleidung contract with US army expanded
    The German company LH Dienstbekleidungs GmbH (LHD) washes personal clothes and equipment of US soldiers stationed in Germany. The US army recently expanded LHD's contract, signed i...
  • Hamburg Süd performance in 2009
    Hamburg Süd, too, was gripped by the world economic and shipping crisis. At 2.3 million TEU, shipment volume in the liner business was 13 per cent down in 2009 on the previous year...
  • Throughput up in the ports of Vlissingen and Terneuzen
    Zeeland Seaports, the port authority that runs the Dutch ports of Vlissingen and Terneuzen, has reported that throughput in the two hubs rose by 15% in Q1/2010, in comparison with ...
  • Fraport prepared to waive aircraft grounding parking costs
    Fraport, the operator of Frankfurt airport, will not ask airlines to pay for costs that arose as a result of the recent aircraft groundings. Fraport said that it will not ask for p...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 26, 2010
  • How Executive Order on Somalia impacts pirate ransom payments
  • Paragon orders bulker quartet in China
  • MacGregor equipment for DOF AHTS duo

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 26, 2010
  • Construction begins on new WSF 64-car ferry
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics takes bite out of emissions
  • Alaska Airlines adding flights from Portland/Seattle to Hawaii
  • Port Metro Vancouver plans for cruise season start
  • APL taps Gene Seroka as President in Americas

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 26, 2010
  • Eurogate seeks to delay JadeWeser launch further
    Terminal needs turnover volume of almost 1m teu to start, says Eurogate president Emanuel Schiffer
  • Eurogate further delays JadeWeserPort construction
  • Bailed-out box lines increase market share
    Chilean line CSAV, Israeli line Zim and Hapag-Lloyd all gain ground, according to latest figures from Alphaliner
  • US moves to sell AHL arrested ships
    Government looking to recoup $91m after the Maritime Administration bailed AHL Shipping out in a bond default
  • Panama Canal transits fall
    Drop in transits mirrored by reduction in waiting times
  • Deepwater Horizon well leaking 1,000 barrels of oil a day
    Spill has potential to unleash ecologicial disaster

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 26, 2010
  • China blinks in ore price fight
    CHINA'S government-owned steelmills have begun importing iron ore on bulkers under quarterly based price rises demanded by global mining groups, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • UN funds pirate prosecutions
    A UN BOARD has reportedly approved $2.1M in funding to assist the prosecution of Somali pirates
  • Unifeeder eats into UK market
    DENMARK'S container feeder and shortsea operator Unifeeder is expanding into the UK, cementing its lead in northern Europe's market
  • Socrates brandishes a shovel
    SIXTY ships are already booked for next year at the upgraded Leixoes's port, Portugal's Prime Minister José Socrates revealed at an opening ceremony for work on its cruise terminal
  • Pirates attack four ships
    A JAPANESE VLCC was one of four ships reportedly attacked by pirates in separate incidents off Somalia
  • Eurogate profits drop 59%
    GERMAN container terminal operator Eurogate is forecasting stable or slightly improved profits for 2010 after a 59% drop in net earnings last year
  • APM backs PPP for ports
    DENMARK'S APM today stressed the importance of public-private partnerships for the development of ports

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 26, 2010
  • Canadian National Net Jumps 21 Percent
  • Emission Regulation Adds to Trucker's Costs
  • Diesel Edges Up for Fourth Week
  • DOT Offers $600 Million in TIGER II Grants
  • Recovery Lags for Industrial Property
  • Panama Canal Traffic, Tonnage Fall in Q2
  • Customs, Consumer Protection to Share Information
  • ACL to Phase Out Chassis Fleet
  • APL Volume Surges 32 Percent
  • Seaspan Takes Delivery of 47th Ship
  • Ryder Profit Jumps 82 Percent
  • ProLogis Loses $91 Million
  • USA Truck Loss Rises 59 Percent to $3 Million
  • Siemens, DB Schenker Switch Truck for Rail
  • DOT Stimulus Payouts Reach $10.9 Billion
  • Hong Kong Sees Air Freight Record
  • CMA CGM Hikes India Rates
  • Geodis Completes Parcel Purchase
  • Seatrade, Alpha Reefer Pool Vessels
  • Marseilles Container Traffic Grows 17 Percent
  • Truckers Help Police Nab Two in Drug Bust
  • DP World Container Volume Increases 15 Percent
  • Eruption and Disruption
  • Exceptions to the Rule: Electronic Signatures
  • The Intermodal Revolution: Phase II
  • Rails Throttle Up
  • Truckload Carriers Regain Ground
  • Giving Employees Incentive to Profit
  • ABF Gets a Booster Shot
  • Diesel Cracks $3 a Gallon
  • Intermodal's Domestic Uprising
  • Calming the Seas
  • Recovery on the Wing
  • Europe's Clearing Skies
  • A DOT Fix for Funding?
  • A New Era for Export Controls
  • On the Brooklyn Waterfront
  • The Hunt for Space
  • Outsourcing a Key Element in Dell's strategy
  • Dell Looks to the Ocean
  • This Week
  • Air's Premium

Containerisation Internationalweb site
  • Kombiverkehr starts service between Germany, Austria and Hungary
  • CMA CGM lifts Indian rates
  • Seaspan takes charge of Cosco Philippines
  • WCA sets up office in Ghana
  • US rail traffic continues to gain momentum

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 26, 2010
  • Paragon on $111m order spree
    NYSE-listed shipowner shells out millions to construct four bulker newbuildings at a Chinese shipyard.
  • Steel mills usher in new era
    Analyst says China may adopt a new steel pricing scheme while the drybulk sector waits for a seasonal steel surge.
  • Greek tanker held in US
    Authorities detain chemical carrier as 'whistle-blowers' land ship in lock-up following magic pipe probe.
  • Crew evacuates offshore rig
    Workers abandon oil rig in the US Gulf while Transocean despatches drillship to join operation to cap Deepwater Horizon's underwater well.
  • DSM closes on Nigg rescue
    Demolition firm buys land next to Scottish shipyard as part of rig-scrapping plan.
  • Star in Noble legal spat
    Magic pipe case sparks two-way arbitration fight between Star Reefers and Fleet Management.
  • Shipping fortunes on the rise
    John Fredriksen is worth more than Richard Branson and Helene and Marianne Odfjell have more money than the Queen, UK rich list shows.
  • Cantor's cautious industry outlook
    Cantor Fitzgerald's shipping sage warns investors to be wary as Wall Street gears up for earnings season.
  • Chilly rates trip up Star
    Star Reefers's profit slashed as rates head below cost levels prompting possible mass lay-up.
  • Storage surges 75% in a week
    Twenty VLCCs are now being used to store dirty products at sea, says Morgan Stanley analyst.
  • VLCC prices still climbing
    Clarksons slaps a $110m price tag on a VLCC resale, up $5m in only one week.
  • Ven-Trafiken cancels order
    Swedish owner pulls out of ferry deal after Spain's M Cies yard sought bankruptcy protection.
  • DP World eyes growth
    Dubai-based ports giant forecasts better 2010 performance but warns of unpredictable markets.
  • K Line VLCC attacked
    Slight hull damage to fully-laden Japanese tanker which evades hijacking in Arabian Sea.
  • Rig spill threat to shipping?
    Pollution from wrecked drilling rig Deepwater Horizon extending towards Gulf of Mexico shipping channels.
  • New yards for Russia
    Russia's Primorsky territory plans two shiprepair plants in addition to Daewoo and Yantai Raffles ventures.
  • MISC tanker hit again
    Malaysian owner's Bunga Melati Dua, hijacked in 2008, comes under pirate fire in Arabian Sea.
  • KSEW on comeback trail
    Pakistan yard lures first overseas shiprepair customers in 10 years, targets new shipbuilding business.
  • Novoship notches much less
    Sovcomflot-owned Russian tanker company suffers 62% profit plunge in tough 2009.
  • Alafouzos confirms Samsung brace
    Aristides Alafouzos-led Argonaftis Investment admits double tanker buy at South Korean yard.
  • Forth Ports losing patience?
    UK operator wants Takeover Panel to impose deadline on Northstream bid, report claims.
  • Bulker goes adrift off Turkey
    Tug assistance needed after Hanaro Melody suffered engine failure in Sea of Marmara.
  • Ship held over oil dumping
    SDS Navigation ship detained in Marseille after 22km slick spotted off France.
  • Two hurt in barge blast
    Tank barge rocked by explosion at LBC Tank Terminals on Mississippi River.
  • Reef return for Shen Neng?
    Deliberate sinking of Chinese bulker and use as artificial reef a possibility if salvage goes awry.
  • SembCorp contests PPL sale
    Singapore yard group says Baker Tech's plan to sell shipyard stake have triggered its pre-emption rights.
  • Callao coke cargo cracked
    Peruvian port police pinch pricey powder payload in shipping container bound for Europe.
  • UK ferry terror-plot fear
    Intelligence reports suggest Irish dissidents want to use lax ferry security to smuggle bomb into England.
  • Qatar Nav boosted by merger
    Qatari container line pockets healthy extra profit after merging with tanker player Q-Ship.
  • Rickmers Maritime reborn
    Singapore-listed shipping trust cuts remaining newbuildings and rearranges top up loan facility.
  • Huge tornado hits US shipyard
    Northrop Grumman plant closed after being hit by deadly twister in Mississippi.
  • Northern nails fresh credit
    John Fredriksen-backed driller Northern Offshore secures eighteen month revolving credit facility from trio of banks.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 26, 2010
  • Horizon reports first quarter loss
  • Zim announces rate hike
  • Hanjin receives 8,000-TEU ship
  • Hong Kong air freight backlog causes rate hikes
  • Bills seek to increase dredging
  • AASHTO weighs in on roads vs. bike paths
  • RILA: Tariffs on Chinese goods won't help
  • Knocked out by those cheap sunglasses
  • Geodis closes Ciblex acquisition
  • Strong first quarter for China ports
  • Suez terminal expands with more cranes
  • Marseilles container growth continues in Q1

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 26, 2010
  • U.S. charges eleven Somali pirates
    Eleven men from Somalia have been brought to the United States to face piracy and other charges for attacks on the U.S.S. Nicholas and the U.S.S. Ashland. Five of the
  • ROV units locate oil spill from Deepwater Horizon
    Two ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles) from the U.S. Coast Guard have located two places where oil is leaking from the well pipe and estimates indicate that up to 1,000 barrels

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 26, 2010
  • Distillates show strong gains
    Meanwhile NYMEX showing losses in early trading.
  • Bunker prices start the week firm in Middle East hub
    NYMEX showing early trading losses.
  • Lukoil begins supplying in Istanbul
    IFO deliveries could start as early as June or July.
  • Houston port to consider awarding $7 million to reduce emissions
    Commissioners look at reimbursing Maersk Line $1.5 million for fuel switching initiative.
  • WWL achieves 32% cut in GHG for 2009
    Says it has saved SO2 equal to annual US emissions from road vehicles over nine years.
  • UK broker on the move
    Lindsay Blee will be in new offices from May 10, 2010.
  • O.W. Bunker appoints trader
    Fiona Zhao joins Shanghai branch, one of the Group's Asian offices.
  • Key ports see rise in prices
    Tokyo Bay sees double digit gains on Monday due to approaching holidays.
  • Gazprom is world's 'most profitable' firm
    ExxonMobil still ranks higher in cumulative ranking of size.
  • New Pakistan firm offers marine lubricants
    Offers marine lubricants and ship chandling at leading ports.
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries completes first STG system
    Super Turbo Generating system, which reduces fuel cost of vessels by 10%, will be delivered to APM Maersk.

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