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August 19, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TSA counting on cargo demand to outpace capacity
    FORECASTING a 10-12 per cent growth on the transpacific container trade this year, the trade's 14 key members are optimistic that cargo demand will continue to outpace capacity, despite massive newbuilding orders comprising nearly half of the existing fleet.
  • Kuwait tanker firm orders 3 more ships
    THE state-owned Kuwait Oil Tanker Co has signed a contract with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co for three more vessels following four tankers ordered last week.
  • Two indicators to judge success of ISPS Code
    THE success or failure of the ISPS Code can be measured by two key indicators - the incidence of stowaways and piracy/armed robbery, according to the US-based marine mutual liability insurer American Club.
  • Zim's Q2 profit soars
    ISRAEL's largest shipping firm Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd said yesterday it posted a sharply higher net profit in the second quarter, boosted by one-time charges related to the sale of two ships.
  • Scrap Market
    OIL tankers sold for scrap at ship breaking yards fell 40 per cent during the first seven months of the year as surging freight rates prompted owners to keep vessels in service, London-based shipbroker Simpson, Spence & Young said.
Air and Land Transport
  • BA sweetens pay offer to prevent costly strike
    BRITISH Airways improved a pay offer for ground staff on Tuesday in a bid to stave off a planned 24-hour strike that threatens to disrupt travel at Britain's main airports during a key holiday.
  • American, United agree to back temporary flight caps at O'Hare
  • Air India fleet may be world's oldest
  • Paris terminal partially reopens
  • Aer Lingus workers approve strike over 1,300 job cuts
  • Cathay pulls up crew after tight landing
Features
  • A big STEP towards growth
    MOL has stated that MOL STEP is a blueprint for sustainable growth. How has this thinking been translated into specific strategies?

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TSA counting on cargo demand to outpace capacity
    FORECASTING a 10-12 per cent growth on the transpacific container trade this year, the trade's 14 key members are optimistic that cargo demand will continue to outpace capacity, despite massive newbuilding orders comprising nearly half of the existing fleet.
  • Kuwait tanker firm orders 3 more ships
    THE state-owned Kuwait Oil Tanker Co has signed a contract with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co for three more vessels following four tankers ordered last week.
  • Two indicators to judge success of ISPS Code
    THE success or failure of the ISPS Code can be measured by two key indicators - the incidence of stowaways and piracy/armed robbery, according to the US-based marine mutual liability insurer American Club.
  • Zim's Q2 profit soars
    ISRAEL's largest shipping firm Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd said yesterday it posted a sharply higher net profit in the second quarter, boosted by one-time charges related to the sale of two ships.
  • Scrap Market
    OIL tankers sold for scrap at ship breaking yards fell 40 per cent during the first seven months of the year as surging freight rates prompted owners to keep vessels in service, London-based shipbroker Simpson, Spence & Young said.
Air and Land Transport
  • BA sweetens pay offer to prevent costly strike
    BRITISH Airways improved a pay offer for ground staff on Tuesday in a bid to stave off a planned 24-hour strike that threatens to disrupt travel at Britain's main airports during a key holiday.
  • American, United agree to back temporary flight caps at O'Hare
  • Air India fleet may be world's oldest
  • Paris terminal partially reopens
  • Aer Lingus workers approve strike over 1,300 job cuts
  • Cathay pulls up crew after tight landing
Features
  • A big STEP towards growth
    MOL has stated that MOL STEP is a blueprint for sustainable growth. How has this thinking been translated into specific strategies?

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TSA counting on cargo demand to outpace capacity
    FORECASTING a 10-12 per cent growth on the transpacific container trade this year, the trade's 14 key members are optimistic that cargo demand will continue to outpace capacity, despite massive newbuilding orders comprising nearly half of the existing fleet.
  • Kuwait tanker firm orders 3 more ships
    THE state-owned Kuwait Oil Tanker Co has signed a contract with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co for three more vessels following four tankers ordered last week.
  • Two indicators to judge success of ISPS Code
    THE success or failure of the ISPS Code can be measured by two key indicators - the incidence of stowaways and piracy/armed robbery, according to the US-based marine mutual liability insurer American Club.
  • Zim's Q2 profit soars
    ISRAEL's largest shipping firm Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd said yesterday it posted a sharply higher net profit in the second quarter, boosted by one-time charges related to the sale of two ships.
  • Scrap Market
    OIL tankers sold for scrap at ship breaking yards fell 40 per cent during the first seven months of the year as surging freight rates prompted owners to keep vessels in service, London-based shipbroker Simpson, Spence & Young said.
Air and Land Transport
  • BA sweetens pay offer to prevent costly strike
    BRITISH Airways improved a pay offer for ground staff on Tuesday in a bid to stave off a planned 24-hour strike that threatens to disrupt travel at Britain's main airports during a key holiday.
  • American, United agree to back temporary flight caps at O'Hare
  • Air India fleet may be world's oldest
  • Paris terminal partially reopens
  • Aer Lingus workers approve strike over 1,300 job cuts
  • Cathay pulls up crew after tight landing
Features
  • A big STEP towards growth
    MOL has stated that MOL STEP is a blueprint for sustainable growth. How has this thinking been translated into specific strategies?

Sched Netweb site
  • Kwai Chung Terminal sets new box record
  • "K" Line leader anticipates solid container growth in US, Europe trades
  • Logisitics seminar to take place in Chongqing
  • Exel to manage Fritolay's logisitics
  • TUI's shipping business sees rise in interim profit
  • Port of Tacoma restructures organisation
  • AP Moller-Maersk sells data subsidiary to IBM
  • Mainland express postal service launched
  • Hainan Airlines to offer US services
  • BA Q1 results `reasonable' America West installs Walsh as senior VP

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Sealand enhances MECL service with improved transit times
  • Exports register 25.57 pc rise during April-July 2004
  • DHL to upgrade facilities to promote express business
  • Jobs quota enforcement will spark industrial exodus from state, warns India Incorporated
  • Customs, excise duties on petro-goods cut
  • Cyprus to double presence at Seatrade Middle East Maritime
  • VCTPL felicitates shipping lines on I-Day
  • Interactive business meet with Taiwan team at IMC tomorrow
  • First-ever high-power Indo-US maritime conference begins today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 18, 2004
  • Key Florida supplier touts for potential buyers
    18 months after acquiring a number of oil products barges and terminals from El Paso Corporation, Denver-based petroleum transport company TransMontaigne Inc. reportedly eyeing potential suitors.
  • New price peak as US crude stocks shrink
  • Yukos battles on to prevent bankruptcy
    Russian oil giant seeking ways to raise cash for $3.4bn cash bill, while its oil exports look secured for another month.
  • Latest US oil inventory figures at a glance
  • Typhoon Megi halts Yosu bunker deliveries
    Busan bunkering reportedly unaffected as typhoon heads towards northern Japan.
  • Third bunker surveyor to face sentencing Friday
    A third bunker surveyor is set to face sentencing in a Singapore court this Friday in Singapore's latest crackdown on corruption and malpractice in its $5 billion industry.
  • Reports: Two new bunker barges ordered for Kuwait
    Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. (KOTC), have signed two deals in the past week for the acquisition of seven new oil transportation vessels including two bunker barges.
  • Rotterdam a little firmer on crude rebound
  • Chinese fuel oil imports down 29% in July
    Latest customs figures reveal 29% drop in Chinese fuel oil imports.

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 18, 2004
  • Data2Logistics introduces document imaging service
  • Bahrain to privatise ports
  • Dons Transporte handles heavy lift project in Switzerland
  • TX Logistik hauls goods for Deutsche Post
  • SAS still feeling strong head winds
  • "K" Line European service moves to Teesport
  • Port of Oakland Board appoints new director of maritime

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 18, 2004
  • Jaya profit up 41%
  • Maersk Sealand leaves TSA
  • MOL's new Vietnam service
  • "Judge ISPS by stowaway and piracy figures": American Club

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 18, 2004
  • $171.3 million in high bids in Western Gulf lease sale
  • Royal Caribbean extends Ultra Voyager option
  • $107 million Navy award for Northrop Grumman

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 18, 2004
  • Port of Tacoma shuffles organizational makeup
  • Portland transportation summit will eye possibility of feeder service
  • Runway work brings changes to Portland International Airport
  • Port of Everett taps Russell for senior accountant post
  • Maersk Sealand changing menu of service offerings

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • BHP Billiton to pull out of shipowning, says Lynch
    GLOBAL commodities and energy giant BHP Billiton revealed yesterday that it wants to quit shipowning.
  • French politicians rue 'loss of influence' in Brussels
    EUROPE'S newly appointed transport commissioner, the Frenchman Jacques Barrot, has been attacked by French politicians as a symbol of the nation's perceived loss of influence in Brussels, writes Andrew Spurrier.
  • Maersk Sealand resigns from TSA
    MAERSK Sealand is resigning from the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement, the carrier body that covers the eastbound Asia-US trades, and its Canadian equivalent.
  • McIntosh becomes chairman of London's joint hull committee
    PETER McIntosh, hull underwriter for Wellington syndicate 2020 at Lloyd's, is the new chairman of the joint hull committee in London, writes James Brewer.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 18, 2004
  • Masa extends Ultra Voyager 2 option
    FINNISH shipbuilder Kv'rner Masa-Yards has given Royal Caribbean Cruises another month to consider its contract for the Ultra Voyager 2
  • SARS-free Star shines
    STAR Cruises Group has announced dramatically improved results, primarily because its 2003 performance was crippled by a combined SARS-Iraq war blow
  • No strike imminent in Trinidad
    TENSIONS have reportedly risen during dockworker pay negotiations in Trinidad, but no strike is imminent, claims management
  • Rail overload blocks ore exports
    SOUTH African ore producers are being forced to look to alternative export outlets as the railway route to Saldanha port cannot cope with the supply
  • Paper contract for forest venture
    GORTHON-B&N Transatlantic has signed a contract with the Finnish-Swedish forest industry group for shipments of paper between Northern Europe and North America
  • Satellite tracking moves closer
    COMMERCIAL vessels heading for US ports are to be kept under continual surveillance from satellites, with information being fed to the US Coast Guard
  • ICTSI offers expat MidEast base
  • Maersk quits rate agreement
  • Receiver steps up to chief exec
  • Mexico threatens LA/LB volumes
  • Change of chairman at Joint Hull
  • Kone to split cranes from lifts
  • ABP port expansion approved
  • ILO seafarer i/d card to go ahead
  • Syria still maintains blacklist
  • BHP Billiton results strongly ahead

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 18, 2004
  • 300,000 apply for longshore jobs
    Lottery will choose 3,000 for prized dockworker jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach.
  • First call for CMA CGM mega-ship
    New 8,000-TEU boxship calls Long Beach for first time; line eyes further U.S. expansion.
  • Carriers ask FMC to delay NVO decision
  • OWL opposes 'hurry-up' petition
  • U.S.-South Europe lines hike rates
  • Strike by India port workers, mariners looms
  • Charters rates return to record levels
  • Bush signs Morocco free-trade pact
  • Management Dynamics signs two more NVOs
  • Wilmington adds bulk operator
  • Trans-Pacific carriers launch Web site
  • Alian'a expands Brazil cabotage

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 18, 2004
  • Ocean carriers split over JNPT congestion charge
    Shipping lines operating out of India's West Coast Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) have threatened to impose a congestion surcharge.
  • Temasek stands firm on NOL share price
    Temasek Holdings said it had no plans to increase its S$2.80 (US$1.63)/share offer for Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), indicating the Singapore government investment vehicle has no plans to de-list NOL.
  • Simmering charter market hard to predict
  • Carriers could pay the price for Santos work slowdown
  • Ferry admonished in K Line near miss
  • New department underlines Tacoma's committment to boxes
  • Sinokor to launch China/Southeast Asia service
  • MSC Gate appoints MD
  • Two more Asian ports to join CSI
  • Shenzhen closes gap on Kwai Chung competitors

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 18, 2004
  • Molaris also sold Stelmar shares
    Stelmar CFO sold $1.1m worth of stock on same day as CEO's $2.1m trade, previously questioned by Stelios Haji-Ioannou.
  • Cassen gets high sign
    Emden's resurrected Cassen Werft has financing for its first ship.
  • Seabulk tankers to take hit
    Drydockings will trim $1.4m from third-quarter revenue, company says.
  • Star ascends
    Cruise group's turnaround gathers pace as net yields jump.
  • RCCL extends Ultra option
    Cruise group buys more time to decide on second mega-ship, and promises Asian expansion in three to five years.
  • Handymax aground off Pipavav
    The 45,176-dwt bulker Ken Explorer (built 1997) reported to be stuck fast off Indian west coast.
  • Exchange rate hits Gorthon
    Swedish line warns current-year profits will be down on 2003, due to weak dollar and a slip in volumes.
  • Polyanka becomes Invincible
    TOP Tankers has taken delivery of the third in a series of ships it acquired from Russia's Sovcomflot.
  • Auditors issue warning on Trico
    PricewaterhouseCoopers questions firm's ability to remain a going concern after bond default.
  • Oceanex adds to Halifax service
    Montreal-based owner re-jigs fleet in advance of delivery of German-built boxship in early 2005.
  • MOL links Haiphong to Hong Kong
    Japanese shipowner to start new service linking northern Vietnam to its global liner network.
  • Jaya seals Qatar charters
    Singapore shipowning and shipbuilding group secures $17m worth of work for trio of newbuildings.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 18, 2004
  • Maersk Sealand quits TSA
  • Crowley Maritime broke even in second quarter
  • Eimskip merges with Faroe Ship
  • U.S./Mediterranean carriers to raise rates
  • Coast Guard talks with industry on sharing threat data
  • MOL provides northern Vietnam/Hong Kong link
  • PBB Global signs onto World Freight Alliance
  • Homeland Security looks at tougher rules for toxic rail cargoes
  • Bush urged to join grain producers worldwide to open Chinese market
  • Bush implements U.S.-Morocco free trade agreement
  • FMC dismisses complaint from Ceres
  • American Warehousing files FMC complaint against N.Y.-N.J. ports
  • Kalmar Industries invests in a Shanghai assembly plant

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 18, 2004
  • Gorthon result hit by weak dollar and engine break-down
    The Swedish ro-ro specialist Gorthon Lines reports a SEK 3.4 million after-tax result for the first six months ...
  • A.P. Møller-Mærsk sells off IT business
    A.P. Møller-Mærsk stands to gain a profit of DKK 2.5 billion (EUR 336 million) after the sales agreement with ...
  • Norwegian Navy lay up 20 vessels
    The Royal Norwegian Navy, which has suffered from severe cutbacks in the past couple of years, is forced to lay ...

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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
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
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.
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 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
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia fell by -9.4%
The Spice
At the Marina di Carrara port, a growth of +3.7% was recorded
Ruote Libere denounces the loosening of anti-mafia controls in the road transport sector
Modena
Franchini: Minister Salvini's obsession with the construction of the Strait Bridge, even at the cost of widening the controls
Italy's connection index to the global network of containerized maritime services has fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter
Italy's connection index to the global network of containerized maritime services has fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter
Geneva
PLSCI indices of the main national ports on the rise by container traffic volume
A bill has been approved to prevent the management of Corsica's ports and airports from going to private companies
Paris
It provides for the creation of the Établissement Public du Commerce et de l'Industrie
In India, it is planned to designate at least one tugboat in major ports for emergencies at sea
Mumbai
Currently this is only happening in the ports of Mumbai and Chennai.
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
HMM and CMA CGM Total Terminal International Algeciras Expansion Project
Seoul
An investment of 150 million euros is planned. The capacity will be increased to 2.8 million teu
European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
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
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
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
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.
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
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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 to focus on the development of a "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
ABB Signs Service Agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Zurich
It has a duration of 15 years and covers 33 ships in the fleet.
P&O Maritime Logistics (DP World Group) to acquire 51% of NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers
Lugano
Nova Marine Holding and Algoma Central Corporation will retain 49%
Stable freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure in May
Genoa
A decrease of -2.4% was recorded in the Ligurian capital's airport; a rise of +7.2% was recorded in the Savona airport
Consilium Safety Group Expands Presence in Türkiye and Maritime Market
Gothenburg
Ares Marine acquired
Fincantieri has opened a new Innovation Antenna in South Korea
Seoul
It is located in the heart of Seoul's technology district.
The first InnoWay freight railcars have left the Bagnoli della Rosandra plant
Trieste
Once fully operational, the production of over 1,000 light wagons and up to 3,000 trolleys per year is expected.
The commissioners of various AdSPs also assume the powers attributed to the Management Committees
Rome
Provisions for the port authorities of the Ionian Sea, the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea, the Eastern Ligurian Sea and the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Ferrara-based INCICO acquires Italiana Sistemi and focuses on transport engineering
Ferrara/Naples
It specializes in infrastructure and plant engineering in the railway and road sectors
Hupac announces expansion of Duisburg-Singen shuttle with connections to Italy
Noise
Daily departures will be made
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
Board of Directors Renewed. Paolo Salvaro Remains General Secretary
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
The Italian Navy has commissioned two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri.
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with the possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
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
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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
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
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