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December 22, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DNB, Nordea seen profiting among shipping banks
    DNB ASA and Nordea Bank AB, the largest providers of ship financing, may benefit as competitors face capital shortages from Europe's sovereign debt crisis.

Sched Netweb site
  • Grand and New World unite in nine-loop Asia-Europe service in April
  • Xinfeng terminal at Guangzhou port to suspend cargo handling from January
  • Moody's downgrades outlook for Hapag-Lloyd to 'negative' from 'stable'
  • Drewry: Asia-Europe mega ships with no where to go drive down rates
  • OECD agency: Global freight volumes confirm stagnation, near-term decline
  • Vietnam's Cai Mep handles 13,830-TEUer ahead of CMA capacity upscaling
  • Swire Shipping offers multipurpose shipping to Gladstone, Queensland
  • Mundra International Container Terminal excels docking bigger box ships
  • Piers analyst lowers expectations as US economic growth slows
  • Anchorage welcomes first super freighter: Cathay Pacific's 747-8
  • Filipino pilot school targets burgeoning low-cost carrier market
  • Canada's Air Partner: Oil & gas, emerging markets best bet in 2012

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Box shipping in demand, but idle fleet matching new tonnage: BIMCO
  • CMA CGM & OOCL partnership on New Zealand to Far East trade
  • Kerala High Court orders arrest of Hong Kong-flagged vessel!
  • MSC RRI on India-East Africa trade
  • NYK receives highest rating on SMBCs environmental assessment loan
  • India plans CEPA with Russian Customs Union
  • JNP, Chennai Port to be hubs capable of handling large boxships: Vasan
  • Karnataka to develop ports on PPP basis
  • DFCCIL to use longer trains for more load, better margins
  • IATA warns of harder times for airlines
  • Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project may be stalled again
  • Govt proposes further cut in onion MEP
  • Indias first NIMZ to come up in Vidarbha
  • More Indian investment sought in Turkey
  • RBI should restore interest on EEFC account: Fieo
  • Weak forces MFs-FIIs to scout for export-driven stocks
  • AIAI's 'Gateway to Turkey' meet today

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • DeepOcean Group charters multipurpose offshore construction vessel
  • Jensen Maritime completes design for three more Moran tugoats
  • Santa brings newbuilding orders to STX Europe

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • All Nippon Airways to begin Dreamliner calls at Sea-Tac Airport
  • IMO measures gaining ground on piracy numbers during year
  • Port of Kennewick selects 2011 Friend of the Port
  • ATA truck tonnage index up during month of November
  • Jensen designing vessels for Caribbean TugZ

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • Patriot missiles found on China-bound boxship
    Thor Liberty detained in Finland
  • China grabs Middle Eastern VLCC cargoes before Christmas break
    High fixing levels keep rates steady
  • G6 challenge to force more collaboration in Asia
    Cosco and CSCL are candidates for tie-ups, while Yang Ming and Evergreen are left with stark choices
  • Time to walk the plank?
    Only scrapping can end tanker woes, amid new pressure on rates and asset values
  • Italian tanker released
    Savina Caylyn crew free after 11 months in captivity
  • Antwerp and Rotterdam to study oil and chemicals pipeline link
    Europe's top two maritime gateways sign declaration of intent
  • A history of unholy alliances
    After 130 years of shifting shipping alliances, the Gang of Six is really nothing new
  • Anastassiadis takes top job at Louis Cruises
    Previously worked for Coca-Cola and P&G
  • Antwerp increases port dues
    Two-year freeze on levies is scrapped only two days after rival Hamburg raises tariff
  • G6 Alliance set to weaken Baltic Sea boxship charter market
    Feeder vessels of under 1,000 teu likely to see opportunities fall as lines sail direct
  • Shipping cybersecurity 'non-existent'
    EU urges IMO to tackle fragmented approach
  • JP Morgan Global Maritime Investment Fund backs Harren
    Shipping firms turn to private equity funding
  • Violence in Kazakhstan threatens oil exports
    Concerns surround country's 1.5m barrels per day oil export industry
  • Asia slowdown to slash US exports
    Stronger dollar and Euro debt crisis don't help
  • Flagging up a threat
    Outright discrimination against a flag for purely political or protectionist reasons carries serious implications for the shipping industry
  • Port Botany reports trade boost
    November brings upturn after stagnant year
  • ISCO becomes permanent observer at IMO
    Including oil-spill experts will 'fill a gap'
  • Free the Alabama 2
    Why a judge's order to release Gaurav Prem's master and chief engineer should stand
  • Mediators broker new talks in Australia pay dispute
    Pay and conditions row has seen strikes and lock-outs
  • New Seychelles court will pave the way with piracy law
    Problem of ransoms will need to be dealt with by the business community
  • Seychelles piracy court and prison must expand to meet demand
    Purpose-built prison already two-thirds full
  • Maybulk lands $50m loan
    Credit from HSBC will be for capital expenditure
  • Mercosur bars Falklands flagged ships
    Diplomatic row mostly affects fishing vessels but reflects festering resentment over UK's control of the islands
  • Japan sees fall in overseas ship orders
    Dry-bulk demand shows year-on-year decline
  • First Ship Lease completes $483m refinancing
    Singapore trust restructures debt but still faces risk with creditworthiness of lessees
  • TBS International surrenders newbuilding sextet to bank
    Company staves off insolvency by handing RBS an entire series of specially-designed tweendeckers
  • Rena master and second officer accused of altering ship records
    Obstruction claimed after vessel hit a reef off New Zealand's North Island
  • Standard & Poor's downgrades K Line
    Ratings agency says carrier's long-term outlook will improve

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • Missiles and nitro smuggled
    FINNISH police said today that a UK-flagged general cargo vessel detained in Kotka had been smuggling missiles and 150 tonnes of explosive material
  • US security money shunned
    US PORTS have spent less than one-fourth of the money budgeted in a federal terror protection scheme, an oversight report has shown
  • SeaFrance union attacked for spurning talks
    FRENCH transport minister Thierry Mariani today attacked SeaFrance's majority CFDT union for refusing even to discuss an offer for the group from Denmark's DFDS and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs
  • Charleston cuts off Jasper plan
    SOUTH Carolina port officials have voted to cut funds for the Jasper Ocean Terminal after three years of wrangling with Georgia officials
  • Mercosur ports bar ships flying Falklands flag
    SOUTH America's Mercosur trading bloc has closed its ports to ships flagged in the Falkland Islands
  • BW forms LNG terminal JV
    BW GAS and InterEnergy Holdings have agreed to form a venture to build a LNG terminal in San Pedro de Macoris on the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic
  • French might break grounded ship on beach
    BREST authorities have said general cargo ship TK Bremen will probably have to be demolished on the southern Brittany beach where it is grounded
  • VLCC spot rates edge up
    VLCC SPOT rates on key trades to East Asia edged higher today, shipping analysts said
  • India iron ore export cargoes plummet
    INDIA'S iron ore exports plunged in the first 11 months this year as Delhi increased curbs on export cargoes
  • Puntland drives pirates out of Bandarbeyla
    BANDARBEYLA, in the Karkaar region of Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland, is reportedly free of pirates, according to senior state officials
  • Panamax recovery skids
    PANAMAX bulker rates are falling again, after their much-hailed respite in the middle of last week, brokers told Fairplay today
  • US Iran sanctions grow
    WASHINGTON has sanctioned 10 maritime-based companies for acting as fronts for Iran's shipping line IRISL
  • Containers put on 'ice'
    AUSTRALIAN police said today a substance used to make methylamphetamine has been found smuggled in shipping containers
  • Fewer wait yet snarls grow
    DRYBULK port snarls are worsening this week in China, even though fewer ships are waiting to berth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • Oakland Rejects Crackdown on Occupy Port Protests
    Oakland city officials have rejected a call for city leaders to use strong tactics to prevent Occupy protestors from shutting...
  • Cargo Pilots Dodge New Fatigue Rule
    The Federal Aviation Administration exempted cargo pilots from the tougher limitations it placed on work rules for airline pilots on...
  • Panalpina Opens Logistics Facility in North China
    Panalpina said its recently opened 32,800-square-foot logistics facility in North China will become the Swiss logistics group's hub in the...
  • Customs Looks to Allow Exporters Into C-TPAT
    Customs and Border Protection may allow exporters to join a voluntary supply chain security program, and Japan, Colombia and Costa...
  • Truck Tonnage Rose 6 Percent in November
    Trucks handled more freight November, as manufacturing output and a restocking of retail inventories helped increase for-hire truck tonnage 0.3...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Start Calling at Baltimore
    Hapag-Lloyd will start calling at the Port of Baltimore in February as the first U.S. port of call on its...
  • Antwerp Hikes Harbor Dues by 2 Percent
    Antwerp will raise harbor dues by 2 percent in 2012, the first increase in three years, as Europe's largest port...
  • Snowstorm Delays Shipments to Great Plains, Heads North
    The deadly snowstorm headed toward the Great Lakes threatens to delay further shipments after the freak weather paralyzed truck traffic...
  • Airlines Lose EU Carbon Emission Trade Challenge
    Europe's highest court on Wednesday upheld the European Union's right to make international airlines pay for carbon emissions on flights...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • Hapag-Lloyd puts 'brave face' on Moody's latest credit ratings
    The latest ratings published by Moody's Investors Service paint a mixed picture for Germany's largest liner shipping company, Hapag-Lloyd. While on the positive ...
  • MSC and CMA CGM to work together between ECNA and WCSA
    In a further sign of the growing levels of collaboration between MSC and CMA CGM, the latter carrier is to buy slots on the former company's east coast of North ...
  • Rena officers on further charges
  • Panalpina expands footprint in China
    Swiss-headquartered freight forwarder Panalpina has opened a new logistics centre in Tianjin to act as a hub for north China - and the company said that it marks ...
  • New Years' Day marks end of LA CTP
    The Port of Los Angeles (LA) has reached the final chapter of its Clean Truck Program (CTP) - as of January 1, 2012 the last of the older local drayage trucks will ...
  • Japan's exports fall again
    Japanese exports fell by 4.5% in November - versus the same month of 2010 - to 5.2 trillion yen (USD66.8 billion) as a combination of a strong currency and the ...
  • Bunker supplier warns on new Turkish sulphur regulations
    Aalborg, Denmark-based, OW Bunker, one of the world's largest independent marine fuel suppliers, has flagged up the technical challenges surrounding Turkey's January ...
  • Sohar set to shine from new APL service
    The port of Sohar in northern Oman expects to see significant benefits from the decision of APL to route its newly-launched pendulum service connecting ports in ...
  • Fate 'uncertain' for 200 Somali-held mariners
    Despite the significant reduction in the latter part of the year of successful hijacks of merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean - the result of a ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • US unravels IRISL web
    Treasury calls out CEO of SCI venture as US dissects Iranian carriers's increasingly complex network of foreign fronts.
  • Finland probes missile cargo
    Customs joins forces with police to investigate weapons found onboard Shanghai-bound cargoship.
  • Pirates free D'Amato tanker
    Fratelli D'Amato crew assumes command as Somali hijackers spring Savina Caylyn after 11-month ordeal.
  • RBS snatches TBS sextet
    Fight to stay afloat proves costly as RBS prepares to repossess ailing operator's newest tweendeckers.
  • Viking in second raid
    Torstein Hagen-led owner turns to STX France for its latest batch of newbuildings.
  • Cargill takes German cape
    Oskar Wehr newbuilding grabs one-year starter deal which will begin in January.
  • Courage scraps panamax
    Hsu Chih Chien-led bulker owner continues turnover of older tonnage.
  • Daewoo pens offshore deal
    Mystery European owner boosts South Korean yard's 2011 tally with a $630m rig order.
  • Nam Cheong to build barge
    Latest win for Malaysian offshore vessel builder means 2011 orders are up 50% on last year.
  • U-Sea opens early present
    Danish firm secures a seven-year COA which will employ a couple of supramaxes.
  • Consolidation no solution
    Citi says G6 alliance is a necessary survival tactic which won't seed a rate recovery.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • Crude inventory slides the most in a decade
    Crude inventories fell by 10.6 million barrels last week.
  • First shipping company to gain energy management certificate
    Helping to optimise efficiency, reduce fuel consumption, reduce the company's environmental footprint and provide a cost saving for the vessels owners.
  • Confusion over Namibian bunker row
    Challenge to claims that off-shore bunker licenses are 'illegitimate'.
  • European bunker markets continue to firm
    Bunker prices climbing as crude oil prices rise.
  • Fujairah prices still firming
    Crude oil prices firming in early trades.
  • Strike could hit bunker operations
    Antwerp faces disruption as public sector workers call strike for Thursday.
  • Svitzer looks for fuel efficiency
    Towing vessel operator says newbuilds will be 'state-of-the-art' in terms of fuel consumption.
  • Continuing dissension over EU Sulphur Directive
    Ministers call for a more detailed impact study.
  • Bunker prices jump in Asian port hubs
    Supplies remained tight at most Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Rena officers face new charges
    The officers alleged to 'pervert the course of justice' by altering documents after the grounding.
  • Tight bunker supplies in Busan to ease only in February
    Lack of supplies during the winter months a 'seasonal trend'.
  • Higher revenues, fuel derivatives gains keep cruise operator in black
    Carnival Corporation expects fuel costs to increase in the first quarter of 2012.
  • Supply tightness persists at Far East Russian ports
    Players unable to offer most bunker products until the end of the year.

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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%)
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 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
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
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