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January 15, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SembMarine delivers last of 6 ships to Taiwan firm
    THE last of a series of six container vessels built by SembCorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard for Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines was named and delivered last Friday.
  • Maritime royalty make history in New York
    Deborah D'Ambrosi can recite with ease the weight of each of the Queens - Elizabeth 2, Mary 2 and Victoria, which are among the world's most luxurious ocean liners. And she came all the way from her landlocked hometown, Olney, Illinois, on Sunday just to see 'the three girls', as she called them.
  • Dry-bulk rates may fall next year on vessel oversupply
    Shipping costs for iron ore, coal and other commodities may fall starting next year as vessel numbers outpace cargoes, KGI Securities (Thailand) pcl said as it cut the industry rating to 'neutral'.
  • Newcastle coal exports fall 20% to 6-week low
  • 10 charities share $1m donation from NOL trust
  • Greenpeace disrupts Japanese whale hunt

Sched Netweb site
  • US$6.8 billion private equity fund intends to boost Tianjin shipping
  • Singapore's NOL stays mum on reported merger plans with Germany's TUI
  • Yantai Port throughput surpasses 100 million tons in 2007
  • Yingkou Port up 27pc in 2007, surpasses 120 million tons
  • Northport joins the SMEs BrandLaureates in 2007 awards
  • Los Angeles and Long Beach to vote on third container tax since 2005
  • Needy to benefit from CWT Globelink's 20th anniversary in Singapore
  • Mississippi residents protest unsightly container port expansion
  • 'Aggressive pricing' deployed to enlarge Air India Cargo's global market share
  • Air New Zealand readies summer services from Auckland to Beijing and Shanghai
  • Singapore Airlines pulls freighters out of Dublin after 11 years

Exim Indiaweb site
  • NYK Line & HMM to start new NHX service linking Asia, SA & EC of S. America
  • Canada court resolves ownership question of ship under construction
  • IPBCC scraps Chennai surcharge
  • Maritime industry sizzling, but set to get even hotter in Asia
  • Maersk Line offers new FEW2 service
  • STL sets up Hong Kong office to open trans-Russia route for Asia cargo
  • OOCL Busan named at Geoje Shipyard in Korea
  • China to make Dalian a major shipping centre
  • OOCL switches to cleaner trucks in Long Beach
  • CSCL's board gives go-ahead to Yingkou port terminal investment
  • Liberia sets ship & tonnage records
  • Bien Dong Shipping raises Hong Kong-Haiphong sailing frequency
  • PIL & PSA to operate JV box terminal in Singapore
  • Tianjin port cargo throughput surpasses 300 m tonnes
  • Sikkim keen on trade ties with Thailand
  • Anti-dumping duty on Chinese Trimethroprim withdrawn
  • Great Going by GTI!
  • Blue Dart wins logistics' retail excellence award
  • ECo Rly on track to 3 multimodal hubs, rake optimisation
  • Govt mulls toll for using rail overbridges
  • Cabinet clears way for change in Rlys Act for easier land acquisition
  • Industrial production: growth at 13-month low
  • Govt plans to form valuers' regulatory body
  • Buoyant tax collections in April-Dec. 2007
  • UN report sees dynamic growth in India, insulated from global slowdown
  • 9-10 pc growth rate sustainable-PM
  • Ficci study estimates over 8-fold surge in imports from China
  • Trade with Greece in services sector holds promise, observes Kamal nath
  • PM lays out red carpet to Chinese entrepreneurship, investments, collaborations & goodwill
  • Re. rise drained exports worth $ 7 bn-Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Intermarine names customer service manager
  • Montreal increases handling volume
  • British Airways: sixth route to India
  • Thiel Road & Rail strengthens Eastern European network
  • NYK Logistics launches pharmaceutical centre of excellence
  • Air Cargo India 2008, Mumbai, 23-25 January 2008

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • TUI to "integrate Hapag Lloyd"
  • Coaster master fined for drinking
  • Ships in trouble around UK coast
  • Bandy takes over at Chemoil
  • Hamburg Süd and Maersk Line keep service going

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Northrop Grumman to combine Newport News and Ship Systems
  • Naming ceremony for first Mid East jack-up rig newbuild
  • Kirby ups 4Q profits forecast
  • GAO reports on tanker security

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Jerry Oliver begins term on Vancouver, USA port board
  • OOCL moving to cleaner trucks in Long Beach
  • Portland Shipping Club calling for Old Salt nominations
  • Firms agree to pay $35,000 in oil record book settlement
  • NYK, Hyundai teaming up for new Asia/SAfrica/SAmerica run

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Forth Ports shares surge as Babcock boosts stake
    AUSTRALIAN investment bank builds up a stake to 20.4%, prompting renewed takeover speculation.
  • BBI sets its sights on US and European bulk ports
  • FFA players blamed for Baltic Dry Index tumble
    FALLS in paper values help push rates down in the physical market; as index takes a further beating today.
  • Hooks, lines and sinkings
    IT seems curious that in the 21st century, coming up to the centenary of the Titanic's loss, that we are still arguing about lifeboats.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Fincantieri listing off, merger on?
    The anticipated listing of Fincantieri on the Stock Exchange might not be necessary any more, according to the latest news coming from Rome
  • Car carrier aground off Cromer
    YARMOUTH Coastguard was called to action when a large car carrier ran into trouble at 2am this morning
  • France to privatise cargo handling
    FRANCE is to is privatise stevedoring at major ports, the country's PM announced today, to a cacophony of union disapproval
  • Salvors to board drifting ship
  • Buyer beware, warns LR chairman
  • Coastal feeders make Brazil return
  • Are seven class societies too many?
  • NCC numbers show healthy signs
  • Suez Canal generates $4.6bn
  • Forth Ports in takeover moves
  • Ban to spur rise in tanker orders
  • Freight drives Scandlines higher
  • TUI tightens grip on Hapag

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Industry outlook not all gloom: Widdows
    Despite U.S. economic woes, APL chief executive says box carriers that control costs and price their services properly will prosper.
  • Ports of LA, Long Beach approve new fee
  • Growth ahead for southern U.S. box ports: Economist
  • Ports America Group formed
  • Hapag-Lloyd parent moves to block possible takeover
  • Virginia ports sign India rep
  • UK's Forth Ports sells stake
  • NYK Line exits Asia-South Africa-S. America service
  • IES to include 10+2
  • Amsterdam boxes up 21%
  • Concor trims empties fees

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • CP Rail facing strike threat
  • Hamburg Süd and Maersk continue Asia / South Africa / South America service despite NYK withdrawal
  • P&O Ferrymasters orders new equipment to meet growth predictions
  • OOCL brings in cleaner trucks ahead of CTP ban at Long Beach
  • Varaumo outlines Kalmar's course

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • TUI to reel in Hapag
    Faced with calls to split off the German travel operator's container shipping arm, the chief of TUI says the parent should merge with Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Erika ruling due
    A court in France is set to deliver a ruling Wednesday on the 1999 spill in the sinking of the Erika.
  • Line endures sans NYK
    Hamburg Sud and Maersk Line decide to continue joint service between Asia, South Africa and Latin America's east coast, despite NYK's pullout.
  • Magdalena fetches $38m
    The handysize bulker Magdalena Oldendorff is reportedly sold to Hong Kong-based buyers.
  • Ice Prince hopes fading
    List increases as weather closes in on abandoned Greek cargoship drifting in the English Channel.
  • Ionia back in court
    After $4.9m fine, Greek shipping company is ruled to be in violation of probation in a Connecticut federal court.
  • Ishwari deal tops $50m
    Brokers report $51m to $54.5m price tag on Essar Shipping's sale of the 155,000-dwt tanker.
  • Dry downer
    Stocks of bulker companies follow the Baltic Index down with losses across the board.
  • Scandlines soars
    Newly privatised Baltic ferry group enjoys strong 2007 driven by freight business.
  • PM wants private ports
    France will privatise port services in a bid to regain the number one container berth, Francois Fillon says.
  • Danaos takes HMM trio
    Greek owner snaps up three 2,200-teu units from Korean which takes them back on charter for 10 years.
  • Bite the bullet and buy new
    Canadian province is playing Russian roulette by failing to upgrade its ageing ferry fleet, expert says.
  • Piraeus auction begins
    PPA defies strike threat and opens the bidding for control of two container piers at Greece's biggest port.
  • Kirby to beat expectations
    US tank-barge giant has done better than forecast in strong fourth quarter market.
  • Lone detainee on HK list
    Hong Kong inspectors hold just one vessel in December, a Vietnamese general cargoship.
  • Dry day in Seoul
    South Korean owners and shipbuilders feel the pinch following Friday's 4.6% drop in dry bulk rates.
  • Access denied
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill will not be allowed to view Aker Drilling's books despite its willingness to pay handsomely for control of the company.
  • Japan finds fault with 16
    Port state checks ended with Iino tanker and Asiana Lines car carrier on list of shame for December.
  • Owners slam Seoul-Busan canal
    Over 75% of the nation's shipowners believe the cross-country waterway, a key election pledge of President-elect Lee Myung-bak, is a waste of time.
  • Gagasan thinking big
    Malaysian tanker owner expects revenue to double this year as new ships join fleet.
  • Cork-Swansea ship found
    Irish consortium identifies suitable Scandinavian ferry to restart link to Wales.
  • GOGL buys GOGL
    Norwegian bulker owner takes 2.5m shares off the market in $12m move.
  • Bulker sinks off Taiwan, 12 missing
    Bad weather claims handysize with some reports indicating three Chinese crew drowned.
  • No action
    Canada's BC Ferries won't discipline crewman who shut down ship engine with contaminated oil.
  • Green light for L&T
    Indian group wins state clearance to build new shipyard in Tamil Nadu.
  • STX Pan Ocean inks COA
    South Korean owner extends relationship with Chile's Graneles Group with one year deal to ship grain.
  • Mystery surrounds tanker fire
    Greek operator still unsure what caused blast as Nigerian police dismiss militant involvement.
  • Chemoil name new CEO
    Lead independent director Clyde Michael Bandy named as new head of Singapore-listed bunker firm.
  • Kim to take HMM hot seat
    Former vice chairman of Hankuk Glass Industries Co, Kim Seong-man, unveiled as new CEO of South Korea's second biggest shipping line.
  • Ice Prince adrift off UK
    Crew evacuated from Greek multi-purpose vessel after it loses power in the English Channel.
  • Hapag-NOL tie-up talks denied
    German boxhip line's owner TUI says there are no negotiations over merger with Singapore rival.
  • PCC aground off Norfolk
    The car carrier City of Sunderland is reported to have run into trouble off the UK's east coast.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine CEO resigns
  • Hapag-Lloyd, APL merger talks denied
  • Unfit vessels finding safe haven in India's smaller ports
  • Sea Star hiking bunker surcharges
  • Hamburg Süd, Maersk to continue Asia/South Africa/ECSA loop without NYK
  • UASC takes delivery of first of eight 6,900-TEU ships from HHI
  • Car carrier aground off English Coast
  • TACA's BAFs, CAF unchanged
  • Air China can't buy China Eastern stake until August
  • Worldwide Flight Services makes Garcia head of world sales
  • Infrastructure finance commission to release report this week
  • Deutsche Bahn to forge collaborative setup with Indian Railways
  • UPS Freight announces rate increases
  • SoCal air regulators threaten to sue EPA over emission standards delay
  • Singh meets Hu, free trade deal discussed
  • Industry coalition rails against Commerce's use of "zeroing"
  • U.S., Mexico review NAFTA impact to date on ag trade
  • Ex-Im Bank guidelines help fight loan fraud
  • Corpus Christi seeks bids for container facility
  • Port of Virginia establishes representative in India
  • Jacksonville's Ferrin optimistic on dredging
  • Guam port authority to restart Matson/Horizon crane negotiations
  • GPG volume on the rise with help from Nansha
  • New heavy lift dock in Houston

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Scandlines with record high numbers on the routes
    Scandlines achieved an increase of the number of cars and passengers on its 13 routes in 2007. All told the number of passengers reached 20.5 million and 4.5 million private cars. That was an overall increase of 3 ...
  • More money to Shtokman this year
    More investments are expected in the Shtokman gas project in 2008 after last year's budget was cut from RUB 17.1 billion to RUB 8.6 billion. This year the development of Shtokman and Bovanenkovskoe (on the Yamal peninsula) has ...
  • EUR 4.4 bn to be invested in Port of Murmansk
    The Murmansk Port Management Company ' established at the turn of the year ' will oversee the EUR 4.4 billion development of the Port of Murmansk to become the infrastructure hub for development Russian oil and gas fields in the Barents ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • California ups ship emissions ante
    State agency has federal government in its sights with lawsuit possibly looming.
  • Anti-pollution team 'monitoring' drifting vessel
    General cargo vessel with over 300 metric tonnes of bunkers on board adrift in the English Channel.
  • Biofuels 'damaging environment'
    European Union re-thinking its targets as doubts grow about benefits of biofuel.
  • Fujairah Refinery 'granted bunker licence'
    Vitol Group has promised 'to enhance Fujairah's role' in the regional and international energy markets.
  • Rotterdam barges remain tight
  • Asian bunker prices sliding to 30-day lows
    Chinese fuel demand shows no signs of reviving.
  • Singapore: December bunker sales up 8.3% on month
    Singapore remains the clear leader as the world's largest bunkering port.
  • OPEC blames speculation for high prices
    Cartel sees no physical supply shortages, but OPEC is on standby to increase output.
  • Air base chief fired over Chemoil CEO's death
  • Chemoil appoints new CEO
    New CEO to lead global marine fuel supplier after the death of its founder and former CEO.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
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
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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