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October 9, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Qingdao container volume up 11.2pc, defies depressed market conditions
  • G6 launches Bremerhaven/Hamburg-Gothenburg feeder on November 18
  • PSA's 1.8 million TEU capacity Saudi terminal at Dammam breaks ground
  • Angola's new National Freight Bourse aims to lower cost of sea freight
  • Maersk reefer hike 'overzealous' and 'flawed', say African fruit growers
  • Somali piracy down 50pc as West African attacks rise 28pc in first half
  • APM T makes direct pitch to elected officials to win Virginia concession bid
  • Bangladeshi low-value garment shippers groan over November rate hikes
  • Richmond-Hampton Roads eco-friendly barges now run thrice weekly
  • US ports require US$18 billion upgrade, but only $7 billion is budgeted
  • Barclays Asia Industrials Equity Research chief named TPM Asia keynoter
  • Hactl braces for life after Cathay in 2013, major downsizing anticipated
  • China's August air freight makes weak recovery with volume rising 0.1pc
  • Taiwan's China Airlines in world's big freight alliance SkyTeam Cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2012
  • India Shipping Summit 2012 conference from today
  • SCI holds 62nd AGM
  • SPNM gaining momentum on first anniversary
  • Seychelles, Mauritius seek Indian investments
  • APM Terminals Inland Services India named 'Inland Service Operator of the Year'
  • GTI agitation postponed further
  • Bellyhold cargo contributes 65 pc profitability to passenger airlines: Analyst
  • DRI detects several cases of duty evasion
  • God's Advocate in General Average

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2012
  • Contargo Terminal Koblenz inaugurates new container gantry
    The terminal operator Contargo Rhein-Main GmbH has inaugurated a new EUR 3.5 million container gantry at its facility in Koblenz (Germany). The company had to install this new hois...
  • Russian Railways and VR-Group sign joint piggyback transport plan
    Russian Railways (RZD) and the Finnish VR-Group Ltd have signed a plan to implement regular piggyback transportation on the direct Russia-Finland rail link. The plan envisages the ...
  • WWL launches Antofagasta service
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), a global leader in ro-ro shipping and factory-to-dealer logistics, has added Antofagasta (Chile), to its ocean service route along South Ameri...
  • Volvo Trucks' US dealer network continues rapid expansion in the west
    Ongoing investments by Volvo Trucks' dealer network have increased the work capacity at Volvo Trucks locations in the western region of the USA by nearly 15% since January 2010. Th...
  • China Airlines joins SkyTeam Cargo
    China Airlines, a Taiwan-based member of SkyTeam, became a member of the SkyTeam Cargo Alliance at the recent International Air Cargo Forum and Exposition in Atlanta GA (USA)....
  • Airports of Côte d'Azur has new chairman of the board
    The board of directors of the Airports of the Côte d'Azur (France) selected Dominique Thillaud as executive chairman of the management board, effective 1 October 2012. His predeces...
  • Damco appoints new CFO
    The Danish logistics provider Damco appointed Pernille Fabricius as global chief financial officer on 1 October. Before joining Damco Fabricius was CFO of the TMF Group, which deli...
  • Dachser expanding in southern Germany
    Drivers on Germany's A7 motorway cannot overlook the heavy building equipment that is in use in the grounds of Dachser's logistics centre in Langenau (Ulm). The global logistics se...
  • DSV Air & Sea contract with UTC Aerospace Systems takes off
    UTC Aerospace Systems has awarded DSV Air & Sea Limited a three year logistics contract thanks to the breadth and quality of service the service provider is able to offer. DSV ...
  • LAN's B787 completes first Santiago-Buenos Aires commercial flight
    LAN Airlines' first Boeing B787 Dreamliner departed from Santiago (Chile)'s Arturo Merino Benítez airport on 1 October and headed for Buenos Aires (Argentina). It was the first com...
  • IAG Cargo transports 50 oil paintings from Ecuador to Spain
    IAG Cargo, the single business unit of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has transported 50 oil paintings belonging to the Fundación Guayasamín from Quito (Ecuador) to ...
  • Konrath celebrates 30 years with Kunzendorf
    Andreas Konrath is celebrating his 30th year with the German forwarding company Kunzendorf in Berlin. He became head of that branch office in 1997, and the company granted him gene...
  • Vehicle lessor Pema opens new branch office in Berlin
    The commercial vehicle lessor Pema has opened a new branch office in Berlin-Niederlehme (Germany). The company is a member of the Gefa group, which belongs to the French banking co...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2012
  • Hungry Chinese yards turn focus from bulkers to OSVs
  • MHI confirms effectiveness of air lube system on ferry
  • ICS to continue to press for BWM convention changes
  • Heads roll at Lamprell

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2012
  • Port of Seattle sees record cruise passenger count for 2012
  • APL Logistics strikes deal to acquire APLL-Zhiqin Group
  • Inchcape joining Palumbo in offshore logistics partnership
  • Shippers coming together to select fuel efficient vessels
  • Wallenius Wilhelmssen Logistics buys majority stake in Abnormal

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2012
  • Berlian Laju Tanker vows to emerge from restructuring by year-end
    New Year's Eve deadline for disposing of cases in Jakarta, Singapore and New York
  • Call to reject environmental performance indicators
    Intercargo has branded Rightship's existing vessel design index as simplistic and inaccurate
  • Rightship makes case for defence
    EVDI allows like-for-like comparison, says Norman
  • Maersk's newbuilding chief warns over eco-ship claims
    Shipyards are promising too much and revolution in ship design is hype, says Brian Østergaard S'rensen
  • MEPC rejects ICS call to bring forward fuel availability study
    Chamber seeks to clarify supply issue as 2015 ECA deadline looms
  • China will not rest for long
    World Bank forecasts weak Chinese exports and lower investment growth, but a rebound in 2013
  • Adventurous ports chief
    DP World's scuba-diving, horse-riding chairman takes care not to stray from what his customers want
  • Beyond shipbuilding
    China's yards look ever further afield to shield themselves from the slump in shipbuilding
  • Liverpool repays government grant
    Deal allows cruises to start and end at Pier Head terminal
  • Aframax tanker is reported hijacked off Abidjan
    Disappearance of Orfeas could be first piracy incident off Ivory Coast in years
  • An intelligent shipowners' guide to restructuring survival
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Trust, credibility and willingness to play hardball when all else fails are critical
  • Market recovery pushed back another year
    Weak demand could delay earnings uptick until 2014, says RS Platou Markets
  • Supply headaches will test LNG industry 'to its limits'
    Soaring project costs could scupper new ventures, creating overcapacity in niche fleet
  • Shipbuilding slump sees China yard turn into a property lender
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine seeks refuge in niche property loans as newbuilding orders stagnate
  • Iranian bank freezes IRISL dollar account
    Move likely to prove major headache for carrier
  • Chemtanker restructurings will succeed, pledges Eitzen boss
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Bank losses will be minimal at worst, Figenschou says
  • DP World is sole bidder for box concession at JNP
    Lone approach after PSAI, Eredene Capital and Grup Marítim pull out of India ventures
  • CMI must recognise ship operators' views on salvage
    ICS opposes new award for environmental salvage where threat of pollution exists
  • Eitzen secures grace period from bondholders
    Three troubled tanker firms edge towards final restructuring deals
  • Moody's praises MISC for $1.7bn offshore sale
    Credit rating agency will likely raise MISC's outlook to stable from negative

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2012
  • TMT cancels several ships
    TAIWAN's TMT told Fairplay today it might not take delivery of several bulkers and tankers it ordered at South Korean yards years ago
  • EU weighs barring gas carriers from Iran
    THE EU is considering plans to bar shipments on gas carriers from Iran to Europe, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Seoul declares acid-leak port a disaster area
    SEOUL today declared the southeastern city of Gumi a disaster zone because of acid leaked when a tanker was being unloaded, IHS Global Insight reported
  • WWL takes over forwarder
    RO-RO shipping group Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics today said it is taking over a UK project freight forwarder
  • EMS plans rights issue
    EITZEN Maritime Services said today it plans a rights issue seeking to realise up to 87M kroner ($15M) to strengthen its financial position, with an offer of shares for 0.40 kroner each
  • Migrants sought in capsizing
    SEARCHERS were looking today for 13 migrants missing since the vessel smuggling them capsized in the Indian Ocean off the French territory of Mayotte
  • EU shipping leaders OK Limassol Declaration
    EU SHIPPING and transport ministers today launched a push to invigorate its integrated maritime policy to help member countries emerge from the recession
  • Capesize resales surge
    INTEREST in secondhand Capesizes has grown with the recovery in freight rates
  • BLT says restructure plan nearly finished
    INDONESIAN chemical shipping specialist Berlian Laju Tanker said it has nearly completed its restructuring plan

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2012
  • ILA, USMX to Resume Talks This Week
    Representatives of the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance will resume contract negotiations on Oct. 10 in Delray Beach, Fla., under supervision of a federal mediator. It will be the first formal meeting since the ILA and USMX agreed last month to extend their Maine-to-Texas contract 90 days past...
  • Motor Carrier Buys Chassis for CCM Pool
    A motor carrier has purchased more than 1,500 intermodal chassis from OOCL (USA) and will put them into Consolidated Chassis Management's Mid-South cooperative pool for use by OOCL. The deal by IMC Companies is a major step in the continuing disengagement by container ship lines from owning and operating chassis in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2012
  • Bunker price volatility continues
    The red and green pointers are swapping places on an almost daily basis on the oil markets as the demand / supply equation swings wildly on the coat tails of positive ...
  • Daily Maersk embraces Indonesia and Thailand
    Maersk Line is to expand its Daily Maersk offering on the Asia-Europe trade to include more origins. From November 21, 2012, Thailand and Indonesia will both be ...
  • Maersk feeder stuck fast
  • Yusen Logistics boosts presence in Russia
    Yusen Logistics RUS LLC has established a 'Far East Branch' in Nakhodka, Russia - as part of its plans to boost its business in emerging countries - linking ...
  • SA truckers seek sympathy action from port workers
    This week could see South Africa's national truckers' strike, which is now in its third week, cause even more damage to the economy as port and rail workers join ...
  • Dammam starts digging its second box terminal
  • US jobs uptick to help Obama
    Coming off of a disappointing head-to-head debate with Republican rival Mitt Romney, Barack Obama will no doubt be relieved to see a decline in the jobless numbers ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2012
  • Facebook photo riot
    Workers at Western Marine Shipyard in Bangladesh went on the rampage after seeing a "defamatory" picture of the Quran on Facebook.
  • JES goes offshore
    Chinese shipbuilder JES International has made its first foray into the offshore space.
  • Meningitis strikes MSC
    Four crew are ill - one critically - after an outbreak of bacterial meningitis on an MSC cruiseship off Italy.
  • Ship in trawler clash
    A South Korean cargoship has been involved in a collision that sank a fishing vessel off the Philippines.
  • PNSC bags charter deal
    Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has grabbed a breaththrough charter to lift oil for Pakistan State Oil (PSO).
  • Dof wins three
    Dof has racked up a trio of contract wins including a job for Norwegian oil firm Statoil.
  • Angola launches bourse
    Angola has launched a National Freight Bourse (NFB) with the aim of lowering shipping costs.
  • EMS to launch share sale
    Eitzen Maritime Services is preparing to strengthen its balance sheet with the sale of newly minted shares.
  • Double trouble
    Two Trans-Asia ro-ros have broken down off the Philippines - one after its fuel ran out.
  • New Albedo deadline
    Somali pirates have set another deadline for the payment of a ransom to free the Malaysian boxship Albedo.
  • Greece in tax probe
    The European Commission (EC) has asked Greece to clarify how its tonnage tax works as part of a wider competition investigation.
  • Fire hits LPG carrier
    A blaze has been brought under control on an LPG carrier off Thailand.
  • Maybank likes HPH Trust
    Maybank Kim Eng has initiated coverage of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) with a bullish take on the company.
  • Six dead in blast
    Six men have been killed and one other seriously injured in an explosion on a tanker at a shipbreaking yard in Alang, India.
  • PSA starts Saudi port
    PSA International has begun construction of what eventually will be a 1.8mteu capacity container terminal in Saudi Arabia.
  • Spending set to jump
    Spending on floating production systems is set to double over the next five years says a top industry analyst.
  • Double tanker hijacking
    Two tankers have been hijacked in the Gulf of Guinea in the past four days as piracy off the West African coast continues to escalate.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2012
  • IBM offers new inventory tool
  • APL Logistics to buy out Chinese JV partners
  • PSA breaks ground on Dammam terminal
    The joint venture, called Saudi Global Ports (SGP), will construct the second terminal at King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam, the largest Persian Gulf port in Saudi Arabia and a key gateway port in the Arabian Gulf.
  • New CFO for TNT as regulators scrutinize UPS merger
    Jeroen Seyger will do the job previously held by Bernard Bot, who was appointed the express carrier's interim chief executive officer on Sept. 24 following the abrupt resignation of CEO Marie-Christine Lombard.
  • WWL takes stake in oversize cargo specialist
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has acquired a 60 percent stake in the Dutch firm Abnormal Load Services (ALS) Holding B.V, a specialist in "out-of-gauge" cargo, including construction and agricultural machinery.
  • Lisbon port strike persists
    Dockworkers in Portugal have been protesting since Sept. 17 over a government plan to reduce port costs in an effort to induce more exports from the country, but labor unions see the plan as a way to cut their workforce in half.
  • Maersk adds Asia-Europe service guarantee to 2 new ports
  • CSL adds vessels to fleet
  • Inchcape partners with Italian forwarder
  • Yusen Logistics opens Far East Russia office
  • East Coast CES opens new facility for CBP exams

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2012
  • Prices show losses in Fujairah
    But prices firmed in Suez and South Africa.
  • Prices soft in Rotterdam
    Week starts with prices heading down.
  • Fuel oil market remains weak
    'We certainly see more fuel oil than last month, but this is as much a demand issue,' says trader.
  • Friday deadline for strike
    South African lorry driver action could spread to ports sector.
  • Progress on standard for measuring hull and propeller performance
    Bellona encouraged by ISO work toward standard for measuring impact on fuel consumption, and welcomes support from hull paint manufacturers.
  • LNG: Niche market without deep-sea trades
    'LNG is unlikely to simply replace heavy fuel oil,' says LR.
  • Beached vessels raise fears of bunker spill
    Ships driven ashore near the Spanish port of Valencia.
  • Week starts with downward movement of bunker prices
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Monday.
  • Bunkers target in chartering dispute
    Move 'a security measure' in case owned funds not forthcoming.
  • Fuel saving trim optimisation module unveiled
    Module is fully integrated into Interschalt's MACS3 loading computer system.
  • Vessel detained for violating ECA regulation
    BDN showed fuel was within sulphur limits but Dutch authorities 'refused to acknowledge the role of the bunker supplier'.
  • New LNG marine fuel tank system 'cost-effective'
    Scalable system will make 'real difference', says managing director of Braemar Engineering.
  • New York investor to acquire Titan's storage assets
    Guangdong Zhenrong withdraws bid to purchase assets as part of an agreement with Warburg Pincus's subsidiaries.
  • Berlian Laju gets more time
    Singapore court grants BLT another two months of protection from creditors.

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