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July 29, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DP World says H1 business jumps 16% at its ports
    Dubai World's global port operator said on Tuesday that business jumped 16 per cent in the first half of the year as the shipping industry showed signs of life following a severe slump caused by the global downturn.
  • Attack feared on Japanese tanker in Gulf
    An explosion, possibly caused by an attack, yesterday damaged an oil tanker near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines said.
  • Middle East supertanker surplus falls for 2nd week
    A surplus of supertankers competing to haul Middle East oil shrank for a second week as owners cut ship speeds and the flow of cargoes from the world's biggest crude-loading region accelerated.
  • Formosa to delay gasoline, diesel exports

Sched Netweb site
  • Hainan Pan Ocean starts Ningbo-Long Beach loop mid-August
  • Xiamen customs half year trade value surges 48pc
  • Horizon posts US$3.7 million profit after US$31 million loss
  • Germany owns most containerships by country
  • Fesco sells US$900 million stake in National Container Company
  • Antwerp and Zeebrugge post rising volumes, but slower growth
  • UPS second quarter profit up 57pc to US$1.4 billion
  • Container Connections invests US$2.5 million in Northport
  • DHL teams up with Chinese think tank for logistics solutions
  • Russia's TransContainer first half profit hits US$2.2 million
  • North Dakota 'port' seeks ways to snag empties for farm exports
  • Crew survives Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 crash in Riyadh
  • Atlas Air starts Dreamlifter service for Boeing
  • Kansas City airport mail and cargo decline 4.6pc in June
  • French Air Austral orders two Boeing 777-200LRs

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Call of the sea draws Century Textiles again!
  • CMA CGM Leo joins fleet of 11,400-TEUers
  • Stiff EU import norms send seafood exporters scurrying for new markets in East Asia
  • Sharma assures relief for exporters
  • Premium (non-Basmati) rice export ban may be eased in October
  • Windfall for Port officers
  • 50 NMDP projects completed in port sector, 74 others under way'Vasan
  • RMPs to be installed at Major Ports by 2012
  • Spate of LNG cargoes arriving at Hazira terminal
  • JNPT fondly remembers R. Vasudevan & his plethora of singular achievements
  • Subsidised diesel for public transport in West Bengal
  • Trucks to roll off roads from Aug. 6 against high toll
  • CII survey finds even SMEs more confident of Q2
  • Moody's upgrades sovereign currency rating

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 27, 2010
  • Lufthansa freighter crash lands in Saudi Arabia
    A Lufthansa freight aircraft, carrying 80 t of cargo, was destroyed after crash-landing on the approach to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on 27 July. The pilot and co-pilot were able to lea...
  • Throughput at French ports at 2006 level
    Throughput at French ports in 2009 fell to the level recorded in 2006, due to the recent economic recession. Affected companies are therefore finding it additionally difficult...
  • Wincanton augments container activities in Antwerp
    Combinant NV has officially inaugurated a new intermodal terminal in the northern section of the port of Antwerp. The European service provider Wincanton has taken on responsibilit...
  • Harwich international port welcomes support vessel
    Harwich international port in the UK has welcomed the arrival of "Wind Solution", which recently made its maiden call at the facility. The ship acts as a floating ho...
  • Aramex Q2 net profit up 10%
    Aramex, a global logistics and transportation solutions provider, reported net profits of AED 55 million for the three months ending on 30 June 2010. This equates to a 10% increase...
  • Geodis notes massive increase in H1 sales
    Geodis, a French transport and logistics corporation based in Clichy near Paris, reported that its interim sales in 2010 amounted to EUR 3.113 billion, 37.1% hi...
  • Toll Netherlands gains authorised economic operator status
    Toll Global Forwarding's Netherlands operations have successfully gained authorised economic operator (AEO) accreditation, following extensive vetting for customs compliance, finan...

Marine Logweb site
JULY 28, 2010
  • Marine Group Boat Works completes bio-fueled Navy Range Training Support Craft
  • Winston & Strawn briefs on new cruise vessel safety law
  • Washington awash in spill legislation
  • DSME wins $262 million ferry order
  • MOL tanker damaged in attack west of Hormuz

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 28, 2010
  • Unknown source causes damage to MOL tank vessel M. STAR
  • BNSF changing strike price for fuel charge to $2.50 per gallon
  • Hamburg Sud boosting rates for US West Coast to Europe
  • Congressman spearheads resolution marking Coast Guard Academy anniversary
  • Crowley continues to deliver relief to Haiti earthquake victims

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 28, 2010
  • NITC not affected by Iran sanctions
    Chairman claims action not disrupting business with oil majors or causing insurers to withdraw cover
  • Iran sanctions fail to halt NITC charters
  • MR tanker operators refuse to ship products to Iran
  • NITC rebrands to shed Iranian links
  • Grenade may have caused MOL tanker explosion
    Worrying development' as early indications point to deliberate attack on VLCC in...
  • MOL starts new car shipping service
  • Worst low season for refrigerated cargoships since the late 1990s
    Star Reefers blames barrage of negative factors while box lines keep up price...
  • Star Reefers lays up seven ships
  • Secondhand sales at six-year high
    Buyers eyeing boxship bargains leads to secondhand sales outpacing recovery of...
  • Boxships targeted by bargain hunters

Fairplayweb site
JULY 28, 2010
  • Hormuz VLCC blast: an attack?
    A MITSUI OSK Lines VLCC has been damaged and a crew member hurt in a Strait of Hormuz explosion ' which Japan's transit ministry said today might have been "an attack"
  • Congress rethinks 100% scanning
    TWO new maritime security bills propose easing America's controversial law on 100% import container scanning at foreign ports
  • Derivatives dampen DryShips
    BULKER and drillship operator DryShips has reported improved operating results, but profits were weighed by heavy losses on interest-rate swaps
  • Senate mulls triple liabilities
    THE FULL text of the US Senate's new oil spill bill released today revealed a plan to triple liabilities that shipowners face in US courts
  • Uljanik reports jaded profits
    ULJANIK, the group that owns Croatia's only profitable government-owned shipyard, Uljanik, has reported reduced profits for 1H 2010
  • World trade recovery nears
    IHS GLOBAL Insight today tempered its global trade forecast, although the predicted pace remains highly positive versus last year
  • Hainan seeks US exemption
    NEWCOMER Hainan Pan Ocean Shipping of China is seeking an exemption that would enable it to compete in the US trans-Pacific box trade

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 28, 2010
  • Trinity Industries Posts $18 Million 2Q Profit
  • RailAmerica Loses $4.2 Million in Second Quarter
  • Pittsburgh Port Gets $1.16 Million EPA Grant
  • Steel Imports Down in June, Up for Year
  • Commerce Secretary Touts Exports at UPS Hub
  • Global Trade to Grow by 8.1 Percent
  • Le Havre Plans New Multimodal Terminal
  • Durable Goods Orders Fall for Second Straight Month
  • New Chinese Line Seeks Exemption From Controlled Carrier Act
  • Sea Star Agrees to $18.5 Million Antitrust Settlement
  • Deutsche Bahn Earnings Up From Freight Traffic
  • Bill Would Put 100 Percent Scanning on Hold
  • Canadian Pacific Profit Grows 23 Percent
  • Indian Truckers Threaten to Strike
  • Trucker ODFL Doubles Profit
  • Greek, Chinese Dominate Box Ship Purchases
  • C.H. Robinson Net Profit Grows to $97.2 Million
  • Air Cargo Traffic Jumped 26.5 Percent in June
  • Air France-KLM Cargo Turns $14.3 Million Profit
  • NS Profit Up 59 Percent to $392 Million
  • MOL Tanker Hit in Apparent Attack

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 28, 2010
  • Agility enters Australian coastal shipping
  • COSCO forecasts net profit for H1
  • Cape Town changes boost productivity
  • Crowley's aid efforts continue in Haiti
  • China Merchants buys stake in local PRD port operator

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 28, 2010
  • Tsakos buys four tankers
    Greek shipowner spends $218m to snatch products carrier quartet from Tsakos Group affiliates.
  • TOPS sheds shipmanagers
    Evangelos Pistiolis-led Top Ships unshackles fleet from third-party managers but some call cost-savings 'questionable'.
  • Seadrill scores analyst upgrade
    Dahlman Rose's shipping sage smiles on shares of drilling giant while Wall Street broods over offshore uncertainty.
  • Nicholas Edmiston collects his fee
    Boris Berezovsky ordered to pay $9.4m commission after attempt to cut broker out of $312m superyacht sale.
  • Davie desperate amid debt dilemma
    Clock ticking as cash-strapped Canadian shipbuilder struggles to land private equity lifeline.
  • Hormuz still open after blast
    Strategic waterway remains open following mysterious explosion on MOL tanker M. Star.
  • Top Ships wins Greek waiver
    Emporiki Bank gives Pistiolis-led owner breathing space after certain loan covenants were breached.
  • Samudera posts tiny profit
    Singapore-based boxship player back in black for first time in a year as volumes rise.
  • Blast rocks MOL tanker
    One injured as VLCC M. Star suffers onboard explosion from suspected attack near Stait of Hormuz.
  • Oaktree sows seeds of growth
    LA investment company ploughing $260m into German heavy-lift player Beluga shipping.
  • Daewoo bags ferry order
    State-owned Tunisian owner Cotunav signs up for $262m newbuilding at Korean yard.
  • HMM parent in crunch talks
    Hyundai Group creditors to decide whether to roll over maturing debt as boxship player's fortunes improve.
  • Crew battles boxship fire
    Blaze in engine room of Maersk Tukang extinguished in Germany, but two seafarers injured.
  • Genco pockets $182.5m
    Peter Georgiopoulos-led company completes share sale and bond issue to fund bulker buying spree.
  • Paris to target tankers
    Three month concentrated inspection campaign set to target tanker damage stability standards.
  • Bulker checked after oil leak
    Investigation begins following small spill from German vessel at Brisbane in Australia.
  • Offshore orders lift Samsung Heavy
    Korean yard's profit soars 43% despite revenue drop as expensive offshore orders chip in.
  • Lamprell hits pay dirt
    Middle East offshore yard seals order for up to four jack-up rigs from Abu Dhabi owner.
  • Safe suffers in second
    Fewer early redeliveries push profits at Polys Hajioannou-led bulker owner down 60% on a year ago.
  • Cecon secret sparks speculation
    Cash injection fuels market chatter as sources finger Jens Ulltveit-Moe as mystery man behind owner's $40m lifeline.
  • Gas leak hits offshore crew
    Three men hospitalised following exposure to hydrogen sulphide on Technip vessel at Aberdeen.
  • Crew saved as ship sinks
    Ten men rescued following collision between Korean vessel and German boxship off China.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 28, 2010
  • Sea Star reaches $18.5 million settlement
  • MOL crude carrier attacked
  • Maersk raises Mideast/South America rates
  • Norfolk Southern profit up 59%
  • ATA June truck tonnage index fell 1.4%
  • U.S. seeks to drop charges against Agility
  • D.C. law firms merging
  • SEKO selects Scott to lead trade compliance
  • FMC reviews 20 OTI license applications
  • Port Manatee awards dredging contract
  • Cordero to head Pacific ports group

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 28, 2010
  • Stockpile increase surprises markets
    Oil prices falling as DOE reveals numbers.
  • Fuel quality review points to future problems
    A tenth of residual fuels above upcoming 3.50% global sulphur limit, DNVPS data shows.
  • Prices falling across Europe
    NYMEX showing further losses in early trading.
  • Bunker prices soften in Middle East
    Weak bunker demand in Durban.
  • Castrol opens technology centre in Shanghai
    Company says centre shows long-term commitment to China's lubes sector.
  • Vessel runs out of bunker fuel as it approaches port
    Ship almost stranded close to breakwater.
  • CMA CGM newbuild is given environmental rating
    Containership boasts fuel-saving, innovative technology.
  • 'Deadliest Catch' vessel puts emphasis on 'Going Green'
    Fishing vessel featured in Discovery Channel TV show cuts emissions and fuel use with technology from EcoEmissions.
  • Mid-week dip for IFO prices
    Weak demand for bunker material at most key Asian ports.
  • New tax for China's imported fuel oil
    Water content will not be deducted when declaring weight at customs.
  • Brightoil to resume MGO deliveries from Shenzhen
    Will begin delivering MGO around August 10, says company source.
  • Titan settles $209.49 million notes exchange
    Third time lucky for the group after lowering the minimum tender condition.
  • Bunkering operations still on hold after pipeline explosion
    Work ongoing to solve contamination problem at affected dock in Dalian's Xingang harbour.

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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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