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May 23, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Supertankers no easy targets for terrorists
    Supertankers - the hulking, slow-moving ships that transport half the world's oil - have few defences against terrorist hijackers like those envisioned by Osama bin Laden, security experts said on Saturday.
  • Pacific Basin worried on vessel rates till '13
    Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd, Hong Kong's largest operator of dry-bulk vessels, said it was 'concerned' about the outlook for rates through 2013 as a glut of new ships enter service. 'We are concerned about the two years ahead of us,' said chief executive officer Klaus Nyborg at a shipping conference in Imabari, Japan yesterday. The company is 'fairly confident' about the market after that, he said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Federal Maritime Commission fines MOL US$1.2 million for Shipping Act breach
  • US eco cops seek arrest of Hong Kong-based ex-Fleet Management officer
  • CSAV, CMA CGM, CSCL expands Asia to double loop ECSA service
  • Evergreen orders 10 additional 8,000-TEU ships from China Shipbuilding
  • Felixstowe to add MSC Lion service with call of 14,000-TEUer
  • Slow steaming to contribute to peak season container shortage: WSC
  • APM Terminals wins court battle to bid on Mumbai terminal project
  • DP World shares deal increases company value
  • CMA CGM adds Piraeus to its Epic north Europe-sub continental loop
  • Safmarine's South Africa-Europe reefer express bears fruit May 28
  • Charleston dredging wins US Army Corps of Engineers funds
  • CN to boost freight capacity, efficiency, train speeds in Alberta
  • TNT Chongqing-Liege air service wins Shanghai stop over approval
  • Asia Pacific air cargo 2010 roars back into black: AAPA
  • Russia okays Volga-Dnepr Airlines as independent ground handler
  • Oman Air Cargo launches pan-Gulf trucking service in June

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 20, 2011
  • Kombiverkehr boosts capacity between Rotterdam, Duisburg and Dortmund
    The Frankfurt (Germany)-based intermodal service provider Kombiverkehr is boosting capacity for rail transport in hinterland services in collaboration with Optimodal Netherland B.V...
  • The Mont Blanc tunnel closing at night
    The Mont Blanc tunnel will close at 22.30 on 23 May until 06.00 on 24 May for a security exercise and maintenance work. In addition, traffic will flow in alternating...
  • CTS Salzburg boosts train frequencies and capacities
    The Austrian service provider Container Terminal Salzburg GmbH (CTS) is operating additional trains a week between the German ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven and Salzburg to incre...
  • Ter Haak starts new rail shuttle service
    Ter Haak Intermodal (THI) is launching a new rail shuttle service between the port of Rotterdam and the tri-modal inland terminal in Strasbourg (France). The Alsace Rail Shuttle wi...
  • OAG Cargo targets growth in Eastern Europe
    The US-headquartered service provider OAG Cargo is seeking new business opportunities in Eastern Europe for its leading decision support tools for the air cargo industry. To furthe...
  • MAN Group: HGV sector sees strong start to current year
    The MAN Group, a German vehicle manufacture, reported a very strong start to the current year, especially in its commercial vehicle division. In Q1/2011, the value of incoming orde...
  • France: more stringent penalties to improve road safety
    The French government has decided to introduce more stringent traffic regulations and harsher penalties for any violation of those rules. The government is targeting excessive spee...
  • Cologne/Bonn airport chalks up black figures
    Cologne/Bonn airport (Germany) has reported that the positive development of the express freight service providers, UPS and FedEx, as well as a general upsurge in general airfreigh...
  • NOL Group invests in two-berth terminal at port of Qingdao
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL Group), a Singapore-based global container shipping and logistics company, recently announced a joint venture to operate a two-berth container terminal at...
  • Considerable growth for port of Hamburg in Q1/2011
    The port of Hamburg (Germany) achieved above-average growth of 18.2% in container throughput and a 9.8% gain in the throughput of seaborne cargo in the first three months of 2011. ...
  • South Carolina: port volume up in current fiscal year
    While the pace of global recovery began cooling, shipping activity through South Carolina's ports remained up in the fiscal year July 2010-April 2011. At its regular monthly b...
  • Erich Mitter celebrates 30 years at Greiwing
    Erich Mitter, an employee of Greiwing logistics for you GmbH, is celebrating 30 years as a long-distance truck driver on international routes. He drives a tanker from the Ludw...
  • Aircraft dispute: WTO causing confusion again
    On 18 May, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published its decision on the subsidy dispute between the aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing. The WTO's findings rejected the ma...
  • Fiege lands RWE SmartHome as new customer
    The Greven (Germany)-based Fiege Group, is increasing and consolidating its eCommerce competence by taking on a new supply chain commitment for RWE Effizienz GmbH. Since spring 201...
  • Geodis Wilson expanding in Germany
    Geodis Wilson, a member of the French Geodis group based in Clichy near Paris, is continuing to expand in Germany by opening a branch office in Nuremberg. Geodis Wilson now has its...
  • Ceva relocates cross dock operations to new California facility
    The logistics and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has announced the relocation of its cross dock operations to a new facility in Otay Mesa CA (USA). The new 2,600 sqm location, which...
  • Ekol Logistics receives AEO certificate
    The Turkish logistics service provider Ekol's German branch office in Stuttgart has been granted the status of authorised economic operator (AEO certificate). (schlote)

Marine Logweb site
MAY 20, 2011
  • DeepOcean now independent of Trico Marine
  • Island Offshore buys newbuild construction vessel from Ulstein
  • Shell to go ahead with Prelude FLNG project
  • Evergreen increases newbuild program
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo unveils ME-GI gas engine
  • New 3D seismic ship starts work for Dolphin Geophysical

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2011
  • New forecast predicts bright future for trucking
  • Evergreen places orders for ten new 8,000teu vessels
  • Auction of Crowley tug ride raises $1,010 for charity
  • FMC works deal with MOL to pay $1,200,000 in penalties
  • US rail freight traffic holds steady during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 20, 2011
  • Syrian unrest prompts tenfold rise in Mediterranean aframax rates
    Many owners unwilling to fix out of east Mediterranean country, so prices have pushed up to $21,000 per day
  • Atlantic capesize rate rise at threat from Pacific ballasters
    Weak and overtonnaged Asia market may prompt owners to reposition vessels to take advantage of higher charter rates in the Atlantic basin
  • Shell gets go-ahead with world's first FLNG project
    Royal Dutch Shell has the green light to start building the world's first floating gas liquefaction vessel, marking a breakthrough for the liquefied natural gas industry as it seeks to meet growing global demand for the fuel
  • Transpacific box trades continue to weaken
    Freight rates for containerised cargoes remain under pressure on key routes, with the transpacific trades continuing to weaken
  • Nautilus backs UK government on armed guards' legal legitimacy
    Absolutely essential to ensure law is fit for purpose, says officers union
  • What effect will Nor-Shipping have on charter markets this year?
    Traditionally, the exhibition appears to impact on dry bulk rates, with prices falling as delegates go home
  • Owners back bunker levy as Brussels seeks climate cash
    International Chamber members end years of fractious infighting and reject EU emissions trading scheme
  • The truth will come out, and now faster than ever
    Seafarers' freedom to publish images of life at sea on social networking sites can pose problems for shipowners, but bring benefits too
  • Nordcapital to launch $72m fundraising for 13,100 teu ship
    Market will see KG venture as a test of investors' readiness for high-volume projects
  • Charterers reluctant to accept speed reductions, say tanker owners
    Trimming VLCC speeds by just two knots could send day rates above $100,000
  • IMO issues guidance on use of armed guards
    Flag states should have a clear policy on whether private security guards will be authorised and if so, under what conditions
  • EU Navfor takes masters to task over failed piracy prosecutions
    Reluctance to provide witness statements blamed for lack of evidence to offer courts
  • Prove yourself to investors, says Frangou
    Navios boss tells shipping companies to show they can be good stewards of capital
  • The whole truth
    Captured pirates are often released, but the military claims there is a lack of witness statements
  • Green regime is no piggy bank
    The International Chamber of Shipping's decision to support a transparent bunker levy-based system adds some much needed clarity to the emissions debate
  • Call for flexibility among Japanese shipbuilders
    Foreign owners expect yards to adapt over specification changes and low-fuel designs
  • Capesize owners urged to consider scrapping
    Carriers Chartering says 30% of capesize clients shun loss-making charters
  • Seven EU states face legal threat
    Failure to implement measures under port state control inspection regime could end in European Court of Justice
  • Irish shipping posts almost universal growth
    Liquid bulk is only sector to miss out, but imbalance between exports and imports is challenging lines
  • Tsuneishi wins order for three kamsarmaxes from United Ocean
    Deal for another three similar bulkers expected from Japanese customer next month
  • Russia's Ust-Luga box terminal to open first phase by end of year
    Development in three phases to offer deep sea alternative as St Petersburg approaches maximum handling capacity
  • Agility chief sees no future in container freight derivatives
    Carriers have no interest in derivatives, says Cas Pouderoyen
  • Who are Intermepa's members?
    Seven associations help protect the marine environment
  • Italy urged to set up own marine environment protection association
    Chairmen of Namepa and Cymepa say Italian shipowners should help clean up the country's seas
  • We need action, not words, to combat piracy
    More money will be wasted and more crews imprisoned while bureaucracy grinds on
  • Evergreen orders 10 boxships at CSBC
    Taiwan yard wins final slice of buying programme for 30 L-class 8,000 teu vessels
  • Asia views new anti-piracy moves
    Armed guards on board vessels and attacks on pirate bases considered as more ships affected
  • Euroseas hikes dividend on strength of boxship optimism
    Greece-based owner hunts more container vessels but strikes cautious note on dry bulk

Fairplayweb site
MAY 20, 2011
  • US fines MOL $1.2M
    MOL HAS agreed to pay a $1.2M civil fine to quash allegations that it broke US maritime rules
  • 'Hybrid' tug developed
    EUROPE'S first 'hybrid' tug should be ready to take to the water before the end of this year, according to Dutch towage operator Kotug
  • Coal price cut agreed
    ANGLO-American has reportedly agreed to a 4.5% price cut sought by European steelmills for hard coking coal contracts
  • Pittas sees box upside
    NYSE-listed Euroseas has posted lower quarterly losses than expected and predicted gains from its container ship strategy
  • Glencore IPO proves popular
    GLENCORE International, the major Swiss charterer of drybulk tonnage, has reportedly generated a one-day boon for brokers in London with its $10Bn IPO
  • UKBA slammed over port controls
    THE UK Border Agency is doing little to prevent the smuggling of illicit good on ships at ports in Scotland and Northern Ireland, an independent report found today
  • Six held after ship raid
    SPANISH police told Fairplay that officers today stormed a ship anchored off Tarragona and arrested six suspects in a drug ring
  • Buana Listya Tama IPO oversubscribed
    SHARES of Buana Listya Tama, a subsidiary of Indonesia's Berlian Laju, will be listed on 23 May after its IPO was oversubscribed 16.77 times
  • Supramax sector softens
    SUPRAMAX rates in the east are softening, as the South Asian monsoon and lower demand for Indian iron ore hit the market, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Monsoon floats Panamaxes
    SOUTH Asia's monsoons offered a silver lining today to Panamax owners, with the sector bracing for oversupply amid continuing newbuilding deliveries
  • Generosity sparks Capesize lift
    CAPESIZE rates have turned for the better, with fears about scarce trans-Atlantic tonnage persuading charterers to be more generous, brokers told Fairplay today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 20, 2011
  • Three Principles of Transportation Optimization
    Companies are increasingly considering their transportation and logistics operations to be a competitive differentiator. That has triggered an increase in...
  • Idled Growth
    With what so far has been a forgettable year for ocean container lines and a welcome relief for shippers on...
  • Raw Pricing
    Logistics managers worldwide are growing more concerned by the day about pricing, but it's not the pricing you think. ...
  • CMA CGM Adds Piraeus Call
    CMA CGM will add a call at Greece's Port of Piraeus this month to its Epic service from North Europe...
  • US Freight Tonnage to Rise 24 Percent by 2022, ATA Says
    U.S. freight tonnage will grow 24 percent through 2022, with trucking hauling 70 percent of all freight by that year,...
  • MOL to Pay $1.2 Million for Shipping Act Allegations
    MOL will pay $1.2 million to settle numerous allegations that it violated the Shipping Act, one of the largest penalties in...
  • Lufthansa Finalizes 777 Freighter Order
    Lufthansa finalized an order for five 777 freighters valued at $1.3 billion at list prices that will consolidate its position...
  • Japan Parliament Approves FTA With India
    Japan's parliament gave the green light to a free trade agreement with India on Friday, paving the way for the...
  • Evergreen Orders 10 More 8,000-TEU Ships
    Evergreen Group ordered 10 new containerships with capacities of 8,000 20-foot equivalent units from China Shipbuilding Corp. The...
  • Logistics Market Forecast to Grow 10.9 Percent
    The U.S. third-party logistics market is set to grow 10.9 percent this year over 2010 to a record $141.2 million,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 20, 2011
  • Macro-economic picture of liner shipping still good
  • Unifeeder UK emerges from JSA's ashes
  • Hapag-Lloyd borrows more cash
  • MOL pays US Shipping Act penalty
  • Evergreen orders another round of 8,000TEU ships

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 20, 2011
  • Beluga pays up
    French authorities have released a Beluga multipurpose ship from arrest.
  • Hellesoy adds orders
    Norway's Hellesoy Shipyard has landed a new contract for up to three large PSVs from a returning customer.
  • Norwegians in scrap pact
    Wilh Wilhelmsen and Grieg get together to form Chinese demolition joint-venture.
  • Sinotrans takes a slice
    Hong Kong-listed shipowner pays close to $30m for a chunk of tank-container company.
  • Island Offshore unmasked
    Norwegian offshore shipowner grabs specialised vessel meant for crisis-hit competitor.
  • Dof grabs newbuild cash
    Dof Installer rakes in $36m from private placement to help fund new anchor handler.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    The US Navy has Somali pirates in its crosshairs after taking out Bin Laden while China targets new 'monster' bulker.
  • Global gap widens
    Malaysian tanker owner launches share issue as first quarter result moves further into the red.
  • Close call for new cape
    Active Shipping vessel has a narrow escape following rare attack in Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
  • Thy faces the end
    Danish ro-ro company requests liquidation after running out of money.
  • Samsung stacks up profit
    Seoul-listed shipbuilder sees its first quarter bottom line rise by almost 25%.
  • Evergreen adds 10
    Taiwanese owner confirms $1bn deal for more big boxships at domestic yard CSBC.
  • Hoegh LNG changes tack
    Norwegian LNG company delays private placement in favour of public offering ahead of June listing in Oslo.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2011
  • Great Lakes iron ore volumes up 6.4% in April
    The Lake Carriers' Association reported iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 5.7 million tons in April, a 6.4 percent increase compared to a year ago. Vessel loadings were also 13.8 percent ahead of the month's five-year average. Shipments...
  • OOCL shifts trade directors
    Liner carrier OOCL said Thursday it has made several personnel changes in its global trades. Miranda Lou, managing director of OOCL's Hong Kong Branch, will succeed Taylor Gao as director of Asia-Europe trade after Gao left the company. Teddy Fung,...
  • U.K. agency acquires Johnson Stevens assets
    A major U.K.-based shipping agent has agreed to buy assets of the Felixstowe-based Johnson Stevens Agencies from U.K. administrators. Andrew Thorne, who owns several shipping companies in the United Kingdom and overseas, will take on certain shippi...
  • ABS opens in Stavanger, Norway
    Classification society ABS opened an office in Stavanger, Norway to support its growing Norwegian client base. "For ABS it is an opportunity to better serve the industry and build upon our strong ties with the Norwegian Maritime Directorate (NMD),...
  • CSAV expands Asia/ECSA loop, adds partners
    CSAV, CMA CGM and China Shipping have begun cooperating on a two-loop service between Asia, South Africa and the East Coast of South America, CSAV said in a notice Thursday. The service is an expanded version of an existing CSAV loop, the ASAX, wh...
  • Eimskip: Bleak outlook for 2011
    The Icelandic shipping company Eimskip said it had first quarter net profit of 5.8 million euros ($8.3 million) compared to 1.3 million euro in the same 2010 period, but the company's president said he was not optimistic about the outlook for the...
  • FMC fines MOL $1.2 million
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said Thursday it has reached a compromise agreement under which Japanese liner company MOL has paid $1.2 million in civil penalties. The FMC said the compromise agreement "resolved allegations that MOL violated...
  • Evergreen orders 10 ships from Taiwan Yard
    From left to right Tang Tay-Ping, the chairman of China Shipbuilding and Bronson Hsieh, vice group chairman of Evergreen signing shipbuilding contracts. Evergreen Group ordered and signed a contract with China Shipbuilding Corp. on Friday for 10 ad...
  • Cooperating on trusted shipper programs
  • Washington Notebook

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 20, 2011
  • Prices fall across the Americas
    Crude futures settled higher on NYMEX June contract expiries.
  • Durban prices firm; distillates in limited supply
    Little movement in Fujairah.
  • Rotterdam quiet as buyers hold off
    Prices fall, but not enough for many buyers.
  • Liner company tests its bunker spill response
    MOL in 'table top' drill to strengthen emergency response procedure.
  • DNVPS questioned about new supplier benchmarking tool
    Supplier says samples tested may not be representative; DNVPS says they meet stringent criteria.
  • Nuclear-powered fleet could become 'economic'
    Study for US Congress says rate of oil prices rises are key.
  • New anchorage offering 'alternative to Gibraltar'
    Aegean Marine Petroleum highlights opportunities at Morocco's TangierMed port.
  • Indian fuel oil cargoes 'ideal for the marine fuel market'
    Hindustan Petroleum Corp sells sells four 380 cSt parcels to Vitol.
  • LNG: 'Not much development for seven to ten years'
    But chairman of shipowners' association says LNG will eventually be 'the main fuel used'.
  • Asian bunker prices largely falling as week ends
    Mixed demand across key bunkering ports on Friday.
  • MAN Diesel completes test on flexible dual fuel engine
    Marine engine 'can burn gas or fuel oil at any ratio', says MAN Diesel.
  • Hamburg Süd gets 'doer' rating for sustainability efforts
    Fraunhofer Working Group for Supply Chain Services releases study on sustainability index.
  • Lukoil buys first fuel oil cargo from Middle East
    Purchases 380 cSt fuel oil cargo from SASREF.
  • Supplier gets approval to operate three bunker barges at Sohar
    MXO 'excited' by long term prospects at the port.

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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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