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December 29, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Vale's giant ship arrives at China port for 1st time
    One of the world's largest commodity ships operated for Vale SA reached a Chinese port for the first time, after the nation's refusal to allow such vessels delayed by more than six months the Brazilian miner's plan to control shipments with giant carriers.
  • Fuel oil seen trading at '3-year high'
    Fuel oil may trade at a three-year high relative to crude in Asia in 2012 as surging demand from shipping companies and reduced refinery supplies counter slowing consumption by Chinese power stations and factories.
  • Partnership deal lifts shipping stocks
    Hanjin Shipping Co, South Korea's largest shipping company, climbed to the highest level in three months in Seoul trading on expectations cargo rates may rise following a partnership on trade between Asia and Europe.
  • Pirates hijack Italian ship with 18 crew off Oman

Sched Netweb site
  • CKYH forms alliance with Evergreen on 12 Asia-Europe-Med services
  • Shanghai tops at 30 million TEU, big ports up 12pc to 149 million TEU
  • Mega ship glut makes Asia-Europe overcapacity trap inescapable
  • Record number of containership scrapped in last two years
  • LA clean truck scheme bans 1,473 older trucks from January
  • Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil threaten ban of Falklands vessels
  • Money runs short, ministry to cut Chinese railway building in 2012
  • China's aviation growth slows, but still holds global lead
  • US Justice sues FedEx for US$1.55 million for insufficient box checks
  • Iran to finalise Russian deal to buy domestic commercial aircraft
  • IATA 'disappointed' with EU court ruling favour right to tax air carbon
  • India opposes EU carbon tax, but defer action decision until February

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Box freight rates being pulled down by excess vessel capacity, clamour for market share: Report
  • E.C. Bose & Co. celebrates 160 years
  • Inter-Ministerial Group of Officers set up to deal with piracy hostage situations: Vasan
  • Logistics market mergers will lead to innovation, stronger companies
  • World shipping confidence up as year ends: Survey
  • Czech Republic expects trade with India to touch $ 2 bn in 2012
  • Cochin Port seeks govt nod for VRS proposal
  • MPSEZ raises revenue share to 5 pc for ChPT box terminal
  • V.O. Chidambaranar Port's cargo handling up 12.06 pc
  • Dwindling ' fails to cheer exporters due to costlier import contents
  • Industry must work in tandem with govt, say Ficci, Assocham

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • BAE Systems Ship Repair in settlement in immigration case
  • Jumbo Shipping exercises option at Brodosplit
  • USCG eases TWIC requirement for some mariners
  • Pirates hijack Italian-owned tanker

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • Port of Everett welcomes new Commissioner, Tom Stiger
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines orders ship with new fuel efficiency technology
  • Coast Guard continues search for missing recreational boater
  • TOTE executive retires for second time in career
  • DOT shuts down company as 'imminent hazard' to public

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • Allow Iran to board, Marad tells US ships
    Ruling comes despite Tehran threat to close Strait of Hormuz
  • DHT Holdings put on delisting watch
    Ominous end to year comes on fears of expiring OSG charter cover
  • Omega launches attack on creditors' lawyers and advisors
    Chapter 11-protected tanker company wants committee agreement invalidated
  • Pirates take Marnavi chemtanker
    Eighteen seafarers in multinational crew hijacked
  • Fuel oil trades high in face of waning Chinese demand
    Experts argue that trend will be short-term
  • VLOC makes first China call
    Giant vessel arrives despite local opposition
  • Vinalines bulker missing with 23 on board
    Fears grow for another nickel tragedy
  • Thor Liberty free to go but master detained
    Some of the dangerous cargo has been destroyed
  • Evergreen to link up with CKYH alliance in Asia-Europe fight back
    Agrees to co-operate with rivals to provide more voyages on Asia-Europe trades
  • Exploding reefer containers: race on to trace unsafe coolants
    Container Owners Association and TT Club team up to eliminate contaminated gases from supply chain
  • Worse to come for crisis-hit Asia-Europe trades
    Alphaliner forecasts dire year for boxlines

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • Vale VLOC reaches China
    BERGE EVEREST today became the first Vale VLOC to have called at a Chinese port
  • Turkish ship sinks in the Aegean
    A TURKISH cargo ship has sunk off the Greek island of Samos
  • Park sole Korea Line CEO
    KOREA Line Corp today named Park Jae Min as its sole CEO
  • Oakajee wins reprieve
    THE COMPANY seeking to develop Western Australia's Oakajee port project today received a last minute reprieve from the state government
  • Liner co-ops continue
    THE trend towards liner collaboration is accelerating, with the CKYH Alliance and Evergreen confirming that they will co-operate on the Asia-Europe/Mediterranean trades
  • Cido sells two more
    FOLLOWING its en bloc sale of 30 medium-range products tankers to Craig Stevenson-led Diamond S Shipping, Cido Shipping has executed another collective transaction
  • Italian tanker hijacked
    SOMALI pirates have hijacked the products tanker Enrico Ievoli, Naples-based owner Marnavi has confirmed
  • Torm losses mount
    TORM has confirmed that its full-year losses will be greater than previously predicted after the sale of two newbuild contracts
  • Court refuses SeaFrance resumption
    THE Paris Court of Appeal has rejected a union application for it to order loss-making French ferry operator SeaFrance to bring its four ships back into service between Calais and Dover
  • Precious might offload more ABG orders
    PRECIOUS Shipping's boss Khalid Hashim told Fairplay he might offload more ships ordered at India's ABG Shipyard if it continues to miss delivery dates
  • Russia to improve Arctic rescue network
    RUSSIA has allocated 910M rubles ($29M) to improve its Arctic rescue facilities

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • US Diesel Prices Fall to Two-Month Low
    Diesel prices across the United States fell for the fifth straight week in the week ending Dec. 26, falling 3.7...
  • Industrial Commodities Push Rail Carloads Up 11.7 Percent
    U.S. railroads reported an 11.7 percent year-over-year gain in carload traffic in the last full week before Christmas as major...
  • New Shipping Alliances to Prolong Rate Wars, Alphaliner Says
    The recent spate of alliances on Asia-Europe trade lanes threatens to prolong "unrelenting" rate wars and could spell "disaster" for...
  • Evergreen to Partner With CKYH Carrier Alliance
    Evergreen Line is joining forces with the CKYH Alliance of Cosco, K-Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping on the Asia-Europe...
  • Nehru Port Handles Record-Size Container Ship
    The 1,046-foot Seletar called on the Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal, a DP World facility, this week. Built in...
  • Asia-Europe Air Freight Falls 7.3 Percent
    Falling trade with Asia sent cargo traffic for European airlines down 4.4 percent in November, the sharpest year-over-year decline in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • Evergreen joins forces with CKYH Alliance
    Evergreen and the CKYH Alliance have agreed to share their services between Asia and Europe from Q2 12. Evergreen will not be joining the CKYH Alliance, only exchanging ...
  • SITC to let feedership options lapse
    The Hong Kong listed SITC International Holdings Company, which specialises in the intra-Asia liner market, has announced that options held on 8 x 1,100TEU-class ...
  • Iran threatens to close Straits of Hormuz
    Rising tensions between Iran and Europe and the US has led to Ali Rahimi, Iran's first vice president, to warn of the possible closure of the Straits of Hormuz ...
  • Ecuador's Manta concession awaited
    Government plans to involve the private sector in expanding and modernising the small port of Manta have received considerable interest from many terminal operating ...
  • Exploding reefers tackled by COA & TT Club
    The threat to the global supply chain from exploding reefer containers - that have been contaminated by the introduction of counterfeit gas - was debated at a forum ...
  • Rena salvage halted by adverse weather
    The removal of containers from the wreck of the Rena, off the North Island of New Zealand, has been suspended for the last few days due to 1.5m swells that make ...
  • Ethiopian Government to 'push' multimodal transport
    Ethiopia's Ministry of Transport (MoT) has issued a Multimodal Transport Implementation Directive which means that all state-owned enterprises and private groups ...
  • Mothballed box fleet slow to react to crisis
    The over capacity crisis in liner shipping, that is forcing ocean carriers into alliances with hitherto unlikely bed partners, is so far not filtering through to ...
  • Somali pirates take Italian tanker
    In a stark reminder as we see out 2011, that Somali pirates maybe bruised but are not yet beaten, a 16,630 dwt Italian-owned products tanker, and a crew of 18 was ...
  • Moody's upgrades KCS
    Moody's Investors Service, the credit rating agency group, has raised US-based railroad company Kansas City Southern's (KCS) rating from Ba2 to Ba1 with an outlook ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • Icon buys Emas OSV
    Fund manager Icon Capital has put cash into offshore shipping and Greek bulker owner Kyla.
  • Penetrating mystery
    An unexplained incident on the Baltic Sea has left a UK-flag containership pierced through the bow.
  • Tidewater extends again
    US-listed offshore owner frustrated as it tries to thrash out a joint venture agreement with Angola's Sonangol.
  • Alam wins Shell job
    Malaysian offshore owner nets $10m transportation contract from Anglo-Dutch oil major.
  • Iran in Strait of Hormuz threat
    Fears of merchant ship boarding flare up as sanctions hit oil exporter bangs blockade drum.
  • MOL orders green capesize
    Japanese shipping company MOL has placed an order for an environmentally friendly capesize bulker that it says will be 20% more efficient.
  • Mitsubishi teams up with new L&T yard
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has promised to support the development of expanding Indian shipbuilder Larsen and Toubro as its new $500m shipyard near Chennai nears completion.
  • Giant bulker into China
    Far Eastern country allows a Very Large Ore Carrier to dock for the first time, operator BW Group confirms.
  • Another nickel tragedy feared
    Concern mounts for 23 man crew of missing supramax that developed list on voyage to China.
  • Korean steel output jumps
    Smaller steel producing countries report sizeable increases in production as China stalls and Japan falls.
  • Seacor in green investment
    US company better known for its offshore activities has invested in an operator of wind farm utility vessels.
  • SITC ditches boxship options
    Weak markets prompt Yang Shaopeng-led owner to let options for eight feeder ship newbuildings to lapse.
  • Scorpio books a sixth
    With new cash and new agreements with lenders, Scorpio Tankers has added to its MR series.
  • FreeSeas gets new investor
    Ion Varouxakis-led bulker owner gets fresh backing as little known fund reveals previously undisclosed stake.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2011
  • Suez MGO gains partially reversed
    Fujairah little changed.
  • Markets edge higher mid-week
    Gains muted as crude oil prices decline again.
  • Gazprom Neft had 'abused market dominance'
    Russian energy giant fined $28.4 million for price fixing.
  • Mega dry-bulker docks in Chinese port
    Fuel-efficient mega carrier defies regional opposition.
  • Ballast Water Convention could accelerate VLCC scrapping
    Costs of complying with Convention could coincide with 'falling asset values and spiralling bunker prices'.
  • Bunker prices largely up at key Asian ports
    Supplies mixed at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • 'Light sheen' detected from stricken vessel in Antarctica
    Oil sheen 'not likely to be fuel', says Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator.
  • MOL orders fuel-efficient capesize bulker
    New technologies will boost the ship's fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions by 20%.
  • Research on high pressure behaviour of IFOs
    Researches look at the temperature-pressure-viscosity dependence of common IFO grades.
  • DNV highlights IEEC pointers for bulk carriers
    Commercial energy efficiency requirements are becoming 'increasingly important', says DNV executive.
  • Indian refiner offers third 380 cSt Jan-loading cargo
    Tender for the Essar Oil cargo will expire on December 29.
  • Thin demand following Christmas holidays
    Prices see-saw in major US ports as crude settles higher.

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