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November 3, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • EU nations blamed for stalling on ship safety
    [BRUSSELS] The European Commission is blaming EU member states for moving too slowly on EU legislation to beef up maritime security, after an Italian tanker sank in the English Channel.
  • Tanker cargo moderately toxic, say experts
  • Ship runs aground on Great Barrier Reef
  • Panama Canal revenues edge up to US$574m
Air and Land Transport
  • Start flights or lose licence, Jakarta tells private airlines
    [JAKARTA] The government has warned Indonesia's new private airlines that their licences will be revoked if they fail to launch operations within 12 months of getting their permits, a report said yesterday.
  • Lufthansa plans non-stop Berlin-Washington service
  • BAA posts 27% rise in Q2 profit on passenger growth
  • Qantas to buy 12 Airbus super jumbos
  • Northwest says Continental stake is good for customers
Features
  • Big terminals, big woes
    LOOKING out from APL Ltd's 106 hectare container terminal at Los Angeles, William A Hamlin can see even larger terminals under construction nearby for Maersk Sealand and Hanjin Shipping Co. He also can see trouble ahead.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • EU nations blamed for stalling on ship safety
    [BRUSSELS] The European Commission is blaming EU member states for moving too slowly on EU legislation to beef up maritime security, after an Italian tanker sank in the English Channel.
  • Tanker cargo moderately toxic, say experts
  • Ship runs aground on Great Barrier Reef
  • Panama Canal revenues edge up to US$574m
Air and Land Transport
  • Start flights or lose licence, Jakarta tells private airlines
    [JAKARTA] The government has warned Indonesia's new private airlines that their licences will be revoked if they fail to launch operations within 12 months of getting their permits, a report said yesterday.
  • Lufthansa plans non-stop Berlin-Washington service
  • BAA posts 27% rise in Q2 profit on passenger growth
  • Qantas to buy 12 Airbus super jumbos
  • Northwest says Continental stake is good for customers
Features
  • Big terminals, big woes
    LOOKING out from APL Ltd's 106 hectare container terminal at Los Angeles, William A Hamlin can see even larger terminals under construction nearby for Maersk Sealand and Hanjin Shipping Co. He also can see trouble ahead.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • EU nations blamed for stalling on ship safety
    [BRUSSELS] The European Commission is blaming EU member states for moving too slowly on EU legislation to beef up maritime security, after an Italian tanker sank in the English Channel.
  • Tanker cargo moderately toxic, say experts
  • Ship runs aground on Great Barrier Reef
  • Panama Canal revenues edge up to US$574m
Air and Land Transport
  • Start flights or lose licence, Jakarta tells private airlines
    [JAKARTA] The government has warned Indonesia's new private airlines that their licences will be revoked if they fail to launch operations within 12 months of getting their permits, a report said yesterday.
  • Lufthansa plans non-stop Berlin-Washington service
  • BAA posts 27% rise in Q2 profit on passenger growth
  • Qantas to buy 12 Airbus super jumbos
  • Northwest says Continental stake is good for customers
Features
  • Big terminals, big woes
    LOOKING out from APL Ltd's 106 hectare container terminal at Los Angeles, William A Hamlin can see even larger terminals under construction nearby for Maersk Sealand and Hanjin Shipping Co. He also can see trouble ahead.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Quebec introduces legislation to end protests at Port of Montreal
    The provincial government Thursday introduced what in effect is back-to-work legislation to stop the 11-day shutdown of container haulage by truck in and out of the port.
  • ClearCross to merge with compliance software company
    ClearCross, which sells software and services designed to aid shippers in sending goods across borders, will merge with Atrion International Inc., of Reston, Va. No financial terms were disclosed.
  • 2001 - A full plate on the American trade table
    What's ahead legislatively next year? Look for a strong effort to undo the so-called Byrd amendment. Also you can count on Congress to take up potentially controversial trade pacts with Vietnam and Jordan.
  • Germanischer Lloyd breaks off talks with Norwegian ship registry
  • NY-NJ port to develop website to track vessels, cargo
  • Burkhardt gains support of Wisconsin Central's largest shareholder
  • Stark, McMahan to retire from port jobs
  • Interpool earnings surged in third quarter
  • United forms joint venture at Heathrow
  • House to vote on WRDA Thursday night
  • Nat Welch is dead at 80
  • Cargo Container Line to start weekly service to Mongolia
  • Evergreen offers direct service to Durban from India

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2000
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Airport expands
  • P&O Ports and P&O Nedlloyd join forces in New York
  • Korean and Japanese shipyards ready to build 7,500 TEU-ships
  • Waterborne transport tonnage decrease in UK
  • German road hauliers negotiate over fuel prices

Exim Indiaweb site
  • PAL launches services to Mauritius, Durban & W. African Ports ex-JNP-ILSA appointed General Agents
  • CP Ships' Q3 profit doubles as cargo volume, rates improve SCI Board approves ECB proposals for acquisition of 4 Aframax tankers
  • MoST seeks infrastructure status for coastal shipping
  • OTAL comes to the aid of Sierra Leone
  • Thai trade fair from Nov. 17
  • Export obligations may be waived for most sectors
  • Global pepper exports up 17 per cent
  • Singapore's IDA, CII ink pact to boost IT trade
  • India seeks access to Chinese fruit, vegetable market
  • Rise in consumption pulls steel firms through
  • Vizag Port posts all-time high operating surplus
  • Exports post healthy 22 pc growth in H1
  • Government may further lower excise duties on petroleum products
  • Export Import Workshop awards certificates to 8th batch
  • Core group to make India knowledge superpower
  • IMC meeting on India, China competition law
  • Ajit Kumar is Finance Secy

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2000
  • Bominflot starts supplying in Novorossiysk region through joint venture
  • West African markets this week
  • South Africa market review
  • Singapore prices hold steady to soft amid tight prompt avails
  • Polish market review
  • Replenishment received in Falmouth
  • Soft market in Great Belt and Tallinn
  • Rotterdam market snapshot
  • Resupply received in Istanbul
  • Good avails in Gibraltar
  • Prices down in Malta and Italy
  • MGO down by $27 in Piraeus
  • Korea prices at competitive levels
  • Improved avails in Japan
  • Average demand in Hong Kong
  • Far East market snapshots
  • Falling prices in Suez
  • Prices dip in Fujairah
  • New weekly global averages

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2000
  • Pacer acquires RFI Group
  • Maersk Sealand selects Savannah for new trans-Atlantic string
  • Mayne Nickless divests UK Express businesses
  • Wabash to acquire Breadner Group of Companies

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2000
  • Tanker officers and shore supervisors indicted
    An Indictment has been unsealed charging a tanker captain,chief engineer, two shore-based supervisors and two corporations with concealing a hazardous leak in the hull of a tanker that entered Baltimore earlier this year.

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2000
  • Groundbreaking starts on bridge over Seattle's worst railroad crossing
  • Port of Port Angeles allows local law agencies area for training officers
  • Port of Seattle plans to contribute $1.5 million for Rte. 518 Corridor Study
  • U.S. International Trade reports grain farming volatility during late 1990s
  • AAR reports freight traffic volume rose 1.3 percent week ending October 21

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Il naufragio nella Manica
    Si solidifica il prodotto tossico contenuto nel cargo affondato
    Ievoli, rischio ecologico arginato
    Forti perplessità sull'intervento della guardia costiera francese e sulle procedure di rimorchio scelte
  • Si riaprono i giochi per il controllo del Registro Rina: «Infondate le accuse italiane»
  • Oggi la Confitarma in missione a Brest
  • L'armatore insiste: nave tecnologicamente avanzata
  • Quando il doppio scafo è un'arma a doppio taglio

Cargonews Asiaweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2000
  • Taiwan: Direct links by Christmas
  • Maritime laws need revision
  • Slot exchange for Asia trades
  • SSA in deal to launch private port
  • PAT averts dock strike
  • Penang Port takes aim at 1 million TEU mark
  • Nuke tests blow Gwadar funding
  • ICTSI expands in Mexico
  • Gioia Tauro in auto trade

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Waves crash over the beached Panamanian
    Waves crash over the beached Panamanian-registered cargoship Manila Spirit at Juifang, about 40 km north of Taipei, during Typhoon Xangsane, the island's most destructive storm in five years, which triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 53 people.
  • German port foes talk peace
    IN ONE of the most spectacular moves ever made among Europe's ports, Germany's largest seaports and fiercest rivals Hamburg and the twin ports of Bremen-Bremer-haven yesterday announced that they are seeking an alliance.
  • US p/c sector set to firm further next year
    AFTER so long in the trough, US property/casualty insurance markets may at last be set for a prosperous new year, according to the latest annual Early Bird Forecast of New York insurance analysts organised by the Insurance Information Institute.
  • Haji-Ioannou urged to reflag to Cyprus
    STELIOS Haji-Ioannou's decision to quit the Cypriot registry in addition to scrapping plans for listing his Stelmar Tankers operation on the Cyprus Stock Exchange has drawn murmurs of regret from the island's maritime administration.
  • Leros Strength widows in IMO plea
    TWO widows of seafarers drowned on bulk carrier Leros Strength have appealed directly to International Maritime Organisation chief William O'Neil to support their campaign for compensation.
  • Their open letter to William O'Neil
  • Rafdal heads dotcom exchange for yards
    HARALD Rafdal, the Norwegian executive who stepped down as boss of Kvaerner Philadelphia this year, has found a job in his homeland, as chief executive of a dotcom start-up.
  • MISC vessel stuck on Barrier Reef
    A 1,720 teu Malaysian Internatonal Shipping Corp containership carrying an unspecified dangerous cargo ran aground on Australia's World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef yesterday, but there were no reports of pollution, state officials said.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2000
  • ISM 'designated person' charged
  • Capesize index gets added boost
  • US/Japan agree hazards initiative
  • US averts EU trade war
  • Schelde will help finish ferries
  • Germany joins Ievoli Sun operation
  • Hong Kong charges 26 stowaways
  • Dutch back Hutchison ECT deal
  • Piracy at all-time high
  • Sembawang to assist Maersk move
  • Brazil cautious on Alca
  • Dart heads for Shell Haven
  • German port shake-up due today
  • P&O takes on Newark terminal
  • Damen takes over Ukraine yard
  • APL goes it alone in India
  • Air Malta to take to the sea
  • Leros Strength widows appeal to IMO
  • Cammell Laird snatches Luxus order
  • Bell tolls for Australian transport
  • Indian port chief joins government
  • Ship aground on Barrier Reef

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Cammell Laird Close To Luxus Cruise Ship Contract
Breaking News
  • Containership, Freighter Collide Off Of Japan
  • Stormy Seas Hamper Sunken Tanker Ops
  • FGH Delivers High Tech Vessel To Navy
  • Hong Kong, Netherlands Sign Tax Pact
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine Share Sale Helps Avert Bankruptcy
  • Rolls-Royce, Northrop Grumman And DCN To Produce New Marine Engine

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Cammell Laird Close To Luxus Cruise Ship Contract
Breaking News
  • Containership, Freighter Collide Off Of Japan
  • Stormy Seas Hamper Sunken Tanker Ops
  • FGH Delivers High Tech Vessel To Navy
  • Hong Kong, Netherlands Sign Tax Pact
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine Share Sale Helps Avert Bankruptcy
  • Rolls-Royce, Northrop Grumman And DCN To Produce New Marine Engine

TradeWindsweb site
  • OSG sees record third quater
    The New York listed tanker operator makes the most of the booming tanker market.
  • Three dead in Ofer boxship explosion
    An Ofer Group containership has suffered an explosion off Oman, killing three crew and injuring another four.
  • Kwok makes it as 'maritime man'
    Neptune Orient Line tanker supremo Joseph Kwok will have a new title from Friday.
  • PNOC picks up Shell charter
    State-owned Philippine PNOC-Shipping & Transportation Corp has clinched a yearlong shipment contract from the oil major.
  • Progress charged over tanker leak
    Troubled Danish shipowner D/S Progress boss Gunnar Lorents Sorensen stands accused of conspiring to conceal a dangerous leak from the chemical ship Freja Jutlandic.
  • Online chartering race hots up
    One player says it is off the blocks and another is limbering up in the wings, but how will they both fare?
  • Moody's takes dim view of Stena's share purchase plans
    US ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Stena AB's senior unsecured notes following the announcement it has offered to buy all the outstanding shares in struggling Stena Line.
  • Odfjell logs loss
    Chemical tanker player Odfjell is blaming high bunker costs, interest rates and debts for negative third quarter figures.
  • Bidders square up for US yard
    There have been "a bunch" of sealed bids to run the troubled Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, according to the US Maritime Administration.
  • MISC boxship grounds on Great Barrier Reef
    The containership Bunga Teratai Satu has run aground in some of Australia's most environmentally sensitive waters.
  • Seafarers lost in typhoon
    Almost the entire crew of a cement carrier appear to have fallen victim to Typhoon Xangsane.
  • Earnings slip at Namsos Trafikkselskap
    The Norwegian passenger vessel and cargoship operator saw its turnover edge up in the third quarter, but profits were down 9%.
  • Cammell Laird snatches cruiseship order
    A project that would see the first cruiseships built in the UK for 25 years has inched a step closer to reality.
  • Ship orders up but profits down at Hyundai Heavy
    The world's biggest shipbuilder has reported massive growth in vessel orders, but net earnings fell.
  • Ievoli Sun inspection delayed by bad weather
    French marine authorities have suspended an operation to send an unmanned probe to the seabed where the Italian chemical tanker came to rest.
  • Securitisation plans for Hanjin Shipping
    The Korean ship operator plans to reduce debt by raising funds through the securitisation of its freight receivables.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 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
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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