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March 18, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Coastal expects new OSV orders of RM400m in 2008
    Coastal Contracts Bhd expects to secure a further RM400 million (S$173 million) worth of new offshore support vessel (OSV) orders this year, The StarBiz reported, quoting executive chairman Ng Chin Heng.
  • FedEx gives disabled an opportunity to sail
    FedEx Express is helping to bring sailing to the disabled by entering into a two-year sponsorship agreement with Sailability Singapore, an organisation under the auspices of the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) which seeks to make sailing accessible to disabled Singaporeans.
  • K-Line signs US$2b deal to carry coal
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Japan's third-largest shipping line, signed a contract worth US$2 billion over 10 years to carry coal for JSW Steel Ltd and JSW Energy Ltd, securing cargo rates amid a drop in the market.
  • Wreckage of HMAS Sydney found off Perth: Rudd
  • DHL Express S'pore gets new general manager
  • Clarkson's earnings rise 23% to £18m

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM profit up 58pc to $966 million on 40pc revenue increase in 2007
  • TUI's Hapag Lloyd said to be seeking Hamburg Sud tie-up
  • Asia Europe container rates highest since survey began in '93
  • Evergreen upgrades Far East/Adriatic service with bigger ships
  • Yangtze at Chongqing to accommodate 1,000 tonners by 2010
  • Too many deaths from life boat accidents, say insurers
  • Malaysia's North Butterworth Container Terminal's Phase 3 expansion meets deadlines
  • Post TNT, EGLmerger, CEVA pre-tax profit soars 56pc in 2007
  • Global Air Cargo report forecasts short-term overcapacity
  • Xiamen Airlines to launch Nanchang-Macau service via Xiamen
  • Philippine Airlines to launch Macau service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MOL to offer 3 new Asia-MidEast services from April
  • Evergreen Line launches new Mediterranean feeder service-TFS
  • K Line & MOL split Asia-Latin America service into 2 loops
  • Tianjin port to be expanded to 100 sq km by 2010!
  • Tanjung Pelepas dropped from Emma Maersk run
  • Congestion prompts Maersk Line & MSC to avoid Dar-es Salaam calls
  • Shanghai port may beat Singapore to No. 1 slot in 2008
  • NYK provides free shipping for wave-powered vessel
  • AWATA to raise rates from April 15
  • OOCL Texas christened
  • Shipping rates for commodities may go up
  • DGS move to safeguard women in maritime industry
  • The greening of OOCL's website
  • Barloworld Logistics announces Swift global acquisitions
  • Queen cruising in to Chennai, Mumbai Ports
  • Just 2 years young, GTI packs a punch
  • Chennai Port races past 2006-07 throughput
  • Rewas & Alewadi ports to benefit from industrial corridor
  • Railways aims to raise Rs 1,500 cr. from IPOs of 3 subsidiaries
  • Instant coffee exporters concoct heady brew abroad
  • Forex reserves rise to $ 3,03,460 million
  • KASEZ breaking new ground
  • 101 SEZs get formal clearance
  • Paswan holds up steel regulator, free imports spectre unless prices are lowered
  • Seafood exporters send S.O.S. to PM
  • Target Plus scheme drained Rs 4K cr., estimates CAG
  • Price fever rules out interest rate cut-Assocham
  • Separate farm Budget ruled out

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Arkas expands its activities in Italy
  • Scandlines sets another record in 2007
  • Air France-KLM to scoop up Alitalia
  • Hupac/Russkaya Troyka: New shuttle train between Poland and Russia
  • Panalpina still growing in 2007

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Hamburg Süd, Maersk Line in Oceania ' N America link-up
  • "K" Line in major bulker charter deal
  • Evergreen's new Vietnam shuttle
  • Dry cargo drives up Clarkson's profits
  • EU law chief backs liability limitation principle

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • LCS 1 passes another milestone
  • Algoma Central buys three from Viken
  • Seismic ship to have K-Log electronic logbook

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Top trader awards announced by Washington World Trade Club
  • Horizon Lines taps Healey as Guam general manager
  • TSA adding canine units as air cargo facility inspectors
  • Trucking association predicts record highs for diesel fuel in '08
  • Marcon acts as broker in sale of cruise ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • CMA CGM does not rule out further mega-partnerships
    Alain Wils says that more mega-partnerships between container shipping's "big three" cannot be excluded.
  • CMA CGM sets the pace with 58% income rise
  • Clarkson stands strong against fresh claim
    LONDON-based broker is the target of another claim from Russia's Sovcomflot.
  • Hapag-Lloyd splits from parent Tui
    CONTAINER shipping arm is to be separated from parent group, creating great interest from potential investors.
  • Black Tide on the beaches of Brittany
    THIRTY years ago yesterday - 16 March 1978, to be precise - the accident everyone had been dreading occurred on the coast of Brittany.
  • Togetherness ticks all boxes
    CO-OPERATION between classification societies makes a great deal of sense, always supposing it is undertaken in a way that does not alert the dawn raiders of Brussels competition regulators.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • K Line signs $2Bn bulk deal
    Japanese operator "K" Line has secured a ten-ship long-term consecutive voyage charter (CVC) deal worth about $2Bn over ten years with subsidiaries of the Mumbai-based O. P. Jindal Group
  • Catalonia ships in drinking water
    DROUGHT-hit Catalonia has chartered seven cistern tankers to ship drinking water into Barcelona
  • Taiwan vote could boost China trade
    THE forthcoming election in Taiwan could result in a radical new trading relationship with China, according to a report in the Macau Daily Times
  • China approves coal exports
    CHINA is allowing coal exports to continue despite its struggle to meet huge domestic demand for the commodity, says a Bloomberg report
  • Antonini defends newbuild costs
  • Second hit during NY dredging
  • Parties agree $3.655M spill bill
  • Tighter US rules for marine engines
  • Hamburg Süd names its largest ship
  • Varun focuses on offshore
  • ILWU contract talks start today
  • Hajara laments SCI container share
  • Demand for bigger bulkers forecast
  • K Line inks 10-year coal charters

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • LA port finalizes clean-trucks proposal
    Final proposal retains provision limiting port access to drayage companies with direct employee drivers.
  • Negotiations begin on West Coast longshore contract
  • Maersk sells trans-Atlantic slots to CMA CGM
  • LA air plan helps pay for LNG trucks
  • Spin-off for Hapag-Lloyd
  • Hamburg Sud christens largest container ship
  • Freighter, dredge collide in New York harbor
  • Hamburg Sud, Maersk cooperate in Oceania-N.A. trade
  • Matson promotes Angoco to head Pacific operations
  • Evergreen adds Vietnam shuttle
  • Savannah upgrades box berth

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Danaos Shipping posts strong profits
  • Kalmar secures all in deal at Oslo
  • Hapag-Lloyd to be spun-off
  • Evergreen starts Taiwan/Vietnam shuttle

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • No Coast Guard split
    Two US maritime officials say splitting the US Coast Guard's maritime safety and homeland security functions is not in the cards.
  • Algoma buys Viken trio
    Canadian laker operator splashes out $38m for elderly handysize bulkers.
  • Legal claim drags Clarkson down
    Shares in London-listed shipbroker sink to 15-year low after news of $71m Sovcomflot claim.
  • Eternally optimistic
    Despite volatility in the market, outgoing Connecticut Maritime Association President Peter Drakos says he's upbeat about the shipping market.
  • TUI capitulates
    Hapag-Lloyd in play as owning group gives in to shareholder pressure to put fifth biggest container line on new course.
  • Preparing for CMA
    The tables are set for the Connecticut Maritime Association's Shipping 2008, and TradeWinds Web TV is gearing up to take you there.
  • Sovcomflot in new Clarkson claim
    Russian shipowner serves fresh $71m case against the London-based shipbroker amid accusations of vessels being under valued.
  • DFDS takes Norbulk twins
    Pair of 2000-built ro-ros to be used on Danish owner's North Sea routes to replace older tonnage.
  • Maersk in ratings deal
    Danish company continues to backtrack on redundancies with latest improved offer.
  • Nakilat storms ahead
    Qatari LNG ship owner records a three-times hike in annual profit but earnings-per-share not as inflated.
  • Hemas eyes shipping
    Fresh from first ship agency deal, Sri Lankan group wants more marine action.
  • Fair wind for Vroon
    Dutch shipping group secures long term Centrica charter for wind turbine installation vessel.
  • Bulker holed in NY harbour
    Eagle Bulk-operated supramax sustains large gash above waterline in collision with dredger off Staten Island.
  • Forth falters
    UK ports operator posts lower 2007 profit after halting land sales, but terminals performing strongly.
  • Eimskip stretched in Q1
    Icelandic boxship and reefer owner's logistics buys push it to bigger initial loss in 2008.
  • EPA pens new gas cap
    US inks new ship emissions rules which it claims will bring savings of $12bn per year.
  • Azizan joins MISC
    AET tankers boss heading east to replace the retiring Shamsul Azhar bin Abbas.
  • Arkas in bulker move
    Fast growing Turkish containership group to invest in dry cargo tonnage.
  • Brostrom banks sale profit
    Swedish owner sells 37,000-dwt products carrier to partner Furetank for tidy gain.
  • CMA CGM shows pristine profit
    French boxship giant makes a fortune in 2007 as 98 ships are added to fleet and acquisitions chip in.
  • Kuehne on TUI tail?
    Majority shareholder of Kuehne + Nagel said to be part of bank-led group which could bid for Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Clarkson cashes in
    Booming bulker prices boost sale and purchase division while dry-cargo charter revenues reach record levels at London-listed shipbroker.
  • Indonesia wants variety
    State worried that domestic owner Arpeni has coal monopoly and orders power company PLN to look elsewhere.
  • Evergreen eyes Haiphong
    Taiwanese boxship owner to link "fast-growing" Vietnam to Kaohsiung hub.
  • Samsung confirms drillships
    DryShips looks to have declared options for two more units worth a combined $1.3bn at Korean shipyard.
  • Subic warned on safety
    Philippines threatens "to go after" sub-contractors who put lives at risk at huge Hanjin shipyard.
  • K Line inks monster CVC deal
    Shipowner to supply ten ships for India's JSW Group in deal set to create annual revenues of $200m.
  • Asians triumph in Mexico
    Consortium of Korean and Japanese companies to build and operate LNG receiving plant.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Bank says it represents potential Hapag Lloyd investors
  • Hamburg S'd, Maersk to cooperate in U.S./Australasia trade
  • Evergreen starting Taiwan/Vietnam shuttle
  • Hamburg Süd names its biggest boxship
  • Swanson to coordinate West Coast Industrial Express service
  • ABX Air shuffles management
  • Cargolux increasing fuel surcharge
  • Senate declines to abstain from earmarks
  • EPA sets new train and marine diesel standards
  • Produce companies prepare for origin labeling
  • Lytle approved as Long Beach port No. 2

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Torm's best result ever
    D/S Torm reached an all year result close to the forecast of USD 810-820 million. The result was USD 792 million after tax and after some USD 15 million to implement the OMI fleet in Torm. The revenue was ...
  • Baltic Pilot starts deep sea pilotage on the Baltic Sea
    The privately owned Finnish company Baltic Pilot Ltd Oy is going to start deep sea pilotage on international water in the Baltic Sea. The primary target groups are dry cargo vessels and tankers. In this sector especially the oil transports ...
  • Mols-Linien reached profit record
    Mols-Linien A/S had a record high profit of DKK 63 million in 2007, up by DKK 10 million compared to 2006. The result came in a year when several factors affected the company negatively. Fuel costs went through ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 17, 2008
  • Ship main engines excluded from new EPA emissions rules
    Standards released, but only for sub-30 litre displacement.
  • Oil drops on US recession fears
    Prices may be at turning point as weak US economy outweighs new dollar low against euro.
  • IMO turns fifty
    No less than 50 international conventions and protocols have been passed since the UN agency was established.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Stena Oil boosts trading team
  • New employee at O.W. Bunker Korea
  • New bunkering JV enters Singapore
    US-based firm and Indian oil refiner form partnership to start bunker business in Singapore.
  • China Merchants in cold ironing drive
    Alternative power for berthed ships to be encouraged at ports managed by China's largest port operator.
  • Japan bunker sales improve on year
    Sales up even as supplies remain tight.
  • Ship spills bunker fuel in Ulsan
    Small bunker spill said to be under control.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
Copenhagen
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
HMM announces failure of SK Shipping acquisition talks
Seoul
The operation reportedly fell through due to a disagreement on the transaction price.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto increased by +22.8%
Taranto
Containers stopped at just 4,000 TEUs (-27.4%)
In the first half of the year, the operating revenues of the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group grew by +2.3%
Rome
In the goods segment alone, an increase of +6.9% was recorded
Pacific Environment calls on IMO to adopt binding measures to reduce the impact of shipping on the Arctic
Anchorage
In the first half of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Palermo increased by +0.5%
Palermo
Rolling stock is growing. Other freight is declining.
In the second quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal increased by +16.3%
In the second quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal increased by +16.3%
Panama
Panama Ports Company says it is ready to confront the Panamanian government, but "at the appropriate time."
The National Retail Federation has strongly condemned Trump's tariff policy.
Washington
New tariffs will impact goods in the coming weeks
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.
London
ICHCA report on nearly 500 accidents over the past 25 years
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.
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
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In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
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
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
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
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