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July 7, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
    Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
  • Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
  • Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
  • Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
  • Port Klang moving up the ranks
  • Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
    UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
  • SIA's overall traffic up
  • BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
  • Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half
Features
  • Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave
Logistics
  • Circle bought over by rival US group
    Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
  • What the Internet can and cannot do
Columns
  • Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
    Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
  • Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
  • Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
  • Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
  • Port Klang moving up the ranks
  • Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
    UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
  • SIA's overall traffic up
  • BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
  • Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half
Features
  • Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave
Logistics
  • Circle bought over by rival US group
    Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
  • What the Internet can and cannot do
Columns
  • Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
    Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
  • Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
  • Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
  • Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
  • Port Klang moving up the ranks
  • Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
    UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
  • SIA's overall traffic up
  • BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
  • Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half
Features
  • Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave
Logistics
  • Circle bought over by rival US group
    Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
  • What the Internet can and cannot do
Columns
  • Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
    Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
  • Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
  • Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
  • Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
  • Port Klang moving up the ranks
  • Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
    UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
  • SIA's overall traffic up
  • BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
  • Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half
Features
  • Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave
Logistics
  • Circle bought over by rival US group
    Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
  • What the Internet can and cannot do
Columns
  • Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA turns in 13% rise in H1 container throughput
    Growth at its 10 overseas ports up more than 70 per cent
  • Vow to step up fight against human trafficking
  • Cargo volume at Cambodia's Sihanoukville up 72.3%
  • Bolero.net, Sun in product tie-up
  • Port Klang moving up the ranks
  • Mersey Docks buys Ireland's Imari
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin Atlantic starts flights to India, to add more in Oct
    UK's second biggest carrier filling unused slots of national carrier Air India
  • SIA's overall traffic up
  • BA's load factor affected by Heathrow chaos, French strike
  • Airbus booked 49 jet orders in June, making 239 for first half
Features
  • Kawasaki offers more for older workers to leave
Logistics
  • Circle bought over by rival US group
    Global logistics company's plans for S'pore facility not affected
  • What the Internet can and cannot do
Columns
  • Collision case, which occurred in Guinea, cannot be heard in Australia

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Glacial pace: Congress funds new icebreaker
    After a 10-year fight, Washington will replace the aging Great Lakes cutter Mackinaw.
  • China venture broadens electronic tariff payments
    Import and export companies can pay tariffs in Shanghai via computer, with a local bank transferring funds directly to customs.
  • American Airlines Cargo raises fuel surcharge
    The carrier will bump the surcharge by 5 cents per kilogram on Aug. 3.
  • Northwest boosts cargo fleet with two 747-200s
    The passenger aircraft will be converted to full freighters.
  • Congress talks while rail issues gather dust
    The chances that proposed measures to give the Justice Dept. more power over rail mergers range from "slim" to "none."
  • Customs loses country-of-origin challenge
  • End of an era: Congress approves funds to replace aging Great Lakes icebreaker
  • Austrian rail system spins off logistics operations
  • Crowley puts scheduling, bill-of-lading information on the Internet
  • Transshipment business soars at Port Kelang
  • Malaysia orders cuts in air cargo fees
  • Northwest boosts freighter fleet, acquires two Boeing 747-200s
  • Alitalia seeks commercial partners
  • Greece to sell majority stake in Olympic Airways
  • Boeing may sell 30 planes to International Lease Finance Corp.
  • MSAS subsidiary acquires Newsround International Airfreight
  • Shippers association adds air cargo consolidator
  • Greenpeace activists leave Russian ship
  • US&T becomes Velocity Express
  • Feeder operators threaten congestion surcharge in Bangladesh

Sched Netweb site
  • From BAF to FAF
  • Oakland order
  • Lively Qingdao takes third place
  • CX codeshare with Ansett
  • Emery appoints North Asia logistics chief
  • China Eastern and Cargolux joint cargo service
  • Lufthansa ultimatum

Cargowebweb site
JULY 6, 2000
  • Eagle to buy Circle
  • CEO Swissair back to the USA
  • Danzas and Deutsche Telekom exchange contracts
  • Danzas launches expansions in Africa
  • Maersk Sealand to gain access to military, cargo-preference shipments
  • American Airlines Cargo increase in fuel surcharge

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Sealand baptises two containerships
  • State plans to 'co-operatise' cotton procurement scheme
  • Exim Bank extends credit to Korean bank
  • Curbs on sugar industry to be lifted gradually
  • Move to hike sectoral investment caps for SSI units
  • Durban fair nets Rs 25-cr business
  • Benefits for branded product exporters spelled out
  • Fixed duty rate for naphtha turned down
  • Minister hails Saudi move
  • Flourishing Indo-Israeli diamond trade faces rough weather
  • Basis of tea export projection explained
  • Karnataka clears 51 plans worth Rs 703 cr
  • IFC to acquire stake in India's first floriculture infrastructure park
  • NSICT handles 491,192 TEUs against 175,000 guaranteed to JNP in first year
  • Pipavav Port handles first rice vessel
  • Plan for phase-II of Ennore Port
  • Nagpur airport hub: 21 cos bid for consultancy service
  • RBI to ease forex encashment curbs
  • Silk exporters urge Karnataka govt to scrap Sericulture Act
  • 38 FDI proposals cleared

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 6, 2000
  • New weekly global averages
  • Busy in Falmouth
  • Baltic market report
  • Gibraltar market snapshot
  • Sufficient avails in Malta
  • Uncertain avails in Genoa
  • Istanbul market report
  • Piraeus market review
  • Rotterdam rebounds moderately
  • St. Petersburg avails suffer from transport difficulties
  • Limited avails in Jeddah
  • Fujairah prices sharply lower
  • Good demand in Suez
  • South Africa market review
  • Djibouti today
  • Africa West Coast market review
  • Singapore price slide halts
  • Very quiet market in South Korea
  • Demand thin and avails tight in Japan
  • Hong Kong prices following Singapore down

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 6, 2000
  • Penske acquires Trimac's Rentway
  • NACA acquires Universal Air Cargo group
  • Malev to replace its six Tu-154Bs

Marine Logweb site
JULY 6, 2000
  • Keppel in talks to acquire Lisnave
    According to reports in Singapore and Portuguese newspapers, Keppel Hitachi Zosen is in talks about a possible buyout of leading Portuguese ship repairer Lisnave
  • Halliburton and Petrobras in $2.5 billion deepwater contract
    Halliburton Company and Petrobras have signed contracts to proceed with the development of both the Barracuda and the Caratinga offshore oil fields in Brazil. The project includes two FPSOs.
  • DD21 class to be named after Zumwalt
    The Navy will honor Navy Admiral Elmo R. "Bud" Zumwalt Jr., by naming its 21st Century Land Attack Destroyer (DD 21) after him.
  • Shades of Chicken Run
    If you liked the animated movie Chicken Run, you'll love this. Here's how one of those online computer-based translation services mangled a German language report on the decision of a Bremen court to withdraw its arrest warrant on ex-Bremer Vulkan chief Friedrich Hennemann

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • L'Autorità portuale di Genova chiede autonomia fiscale e finanziaria: «Investire sarebbe più facile»
    La devolution in banchina
    Sulle attività dello scalo ligure lo Stato ha incassato più di 2mila miliardi «restituendone» solo 33
  • Onorato annuncia la quotazione per il 2001
    Moby lines in rotta verso Piazza Affari
  • Livorno, esce Psa-Sinport mentre si affaccia Contship
  • Coreane le tre nuove petroliere per D'Amato
  • Traghetti nel Mediterraneo, un unico portale Internet per biglietti e prenotazioni

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • CMB ditches bulker order for VLCCs
    MARC Savery's CMB has ditched orders for two large bulk carriers at Daewoo Heavy Industries in favour of a pair of VLCCs, Lloyd's List has learnt.
  • Erika spill test case judgment reserved
    A FRENCH court has reserved judgement until November 8 on a test case claim made by a small seaside resort against the TotalFinaElf for FFr548,000 ($80,000) to cover the cost of cleaning beaches polluted by oil from the sunken tanker, Erika, writes Andrew Spurrier, Paris.
  • Box surge helps PSA shrug off competition
    SINGAPORE terminal operator PSA Corporation has brushed aside concern over regional competition with a 12.8% growth in container throughput for the first half of 2000.
  • Triple A rating boosts bond issue move
    PSA Corp has been assigned a triple AAA corporate credit rating by Standard & Poor's as it moves towards a bond issue, writes Marcus Hand.
  • Fitness query over tanker detained at Milford Haven
    A TANKER that resumed trading after plans to scrap her fell through was yesterday released from Milford Haven following a six-day detention for numerous breaches of the International Safety Management code.
  • Giant boxships to bring major savings
    Savings of almost $100m a year could be made by employing giant 12,500 teu vessels on the liner trades between Europe and Asia, according to a study by Lloyd's Register and Ocean Shipping Consultants.
  • British tonnage tax lower than rivals'
    THE level of tax proposed under Britain's new tonnage tax regime compares favourably with similar systems established in other countries, the Lloyd's List Events Ship Finance Forum was told yesterday.
  • Doll predicts online chartering revolution
    ALMOST half of shipping transactions could be conducted online by 2005, according to a leading participant in shipping's internet revolution.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 6, 2000
  • Salvor baulks at fixed premium LOF
  • New feeder berths for Colombo
  • Japanese repair work shrinks
  • Kobe set to top 2M TEU
  • PTP tariffs 'no problem' for PSA
  • Lunde to head Nedship Bank
  • Dar es Salaam goes for scrap
  • Treasure tank yields no oil
  • UK tax system 'offers best value'
  • QE2 suffers knock-on effect
  • KPC declares force majeure
  • Two-year warning on ISM2
  • P&I chief warns on fixed premiums
  • 'Scrapped' Obo held on ISM breaches
  • Polish owners urge IACS re-think
  • Henneman arrest order lifted
  • Germany names maritime supremo
  • Singapore launches maritime portal

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Une enquête révèle l'écart entre la perception du camion et la réalité
    L'association des constructeurs automobiles allemands VDA a effectué une vaste enquête d'opinion en Allemagne (et, pour comparer certains points, en France et aux Pays-Bas) sur l'image du camion. Il en ressort que des efforts d'information et de communication gigantesques devront être livrés pour améliorer cette image, qui demeure très mauvaise en dépit des progrès immenses réalisés dans la réduction des nuisances. Le public ne perçoit pas - ou même, ne veut pas percevoir - tous ces progrès, qui peuvent pourtant être établis objectivement.
  • La Namibie veut développer le corridor de Walvis Bay
    Le Walvis Bay Corridor Group a récemment été créé à l'initiative d'un certain nombre de ministères namibiens, d'organisations de transport (dont les expéditeurs), des chemins de fer, des autorités portuaires et des transporteurs routiers. L'objectif est de développer le port namibien en tant que centre de transbordement international. L'hinterland de Walvis Bay s'étend sur une région qui compte 140 millions d'habitants.
  • La CCFE se félicite de la position du PE sur le "paquet ferroviaire"
    Le Parlement européen entend aller plus loin et plus vite que le conseil des ministres dans la libéralisation du transport ferroviaire en Europe (voir LL du 4/7 et du 6/7). La Communauté des Chemins de fer européens (CCFE), qui regroupe 35 gestionnaires d'infrastructures ferroviaires et entreprises ferroviaires, se félicite "de l'approche pragmatique et progressive préconisée par le Parlement en la matière". On la comprend...

TradeWindsweb site
  • London Club plans go it alone strategy
    Microsoft boosts club's plan to stand aside from changing P&I market.
  • Gard sets sail on new venture
    A new one-stop shop for hull and P&I cover is aiming high with a launch on the tall ship Sorlandet.
  • Intertanko chief checks in at Nedship Bank
    Dagfinn Lunde is moving to the German banking group that controls Nedship as head of shipping finance.
  • Double trouble for DNV tankers
    For the second time in a few days the UK has detained an Aframax tanker linked to the Norwegian classification society.
  • Tokyo Gas buys two LNG carriers
    Japanese utility moves into shipowning with deal to buy two gas carriers from Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
  • Skaugen orders up to ten gas carriers from China
    Norwegian shipowner in deal worth up to $220m with Zhonghua Shipyard.
  • Star set for $5m ship sale loss
    New buyers of MegaStar cruise vessels are getting a bargain.
  • Mersey Docks buys Irish terminal operator
    The Liverpool port operator pays $24.3m for Imari.
  • Northia to be converted to FPSO
    Isis gives new life to elderly Shell tanker.
  • Lisnave repair yards sold for $1
    A controlling stake in troubled Portuguese shiprepair group sold to two executives.
  • CSAV port bid rejected
    Chilean shipping line fails to buy control of Argentine terminal.
  • Greeks protest over Polish Register expulsion
    Greek shipowners, led by Epaminondas Logothetis, are to campaign against a decision to kick the PRS out of IACS.
  • Cracked tanker detained at Sullom Voe
    An Aframax tanker has been detained at Europe's biggest crude terminal after cracks and corrosion were discovered in the hull.
  • Precious Shipping restructuring hits quorum problem
    Eurobond holders unable to vote on debt deal after meeting narrowly misses quorum.
  • Tough trading conditions hit the American Club
    Tonnage rises but free reserves fall at the New York based P&I club.
  • Erika deal for Salvage Assocation
    Contract to investigate events behind controversial tanker loss boosts efforts to go commercial.
  • Salvage Association lashes substandard owners
    Lack of care for ships and crew attacked by insurance underwriter David Davies.
  • Fortum orders Aframax tankers from Japan
    Two doubled hulled tankers are to be built for the Finnish energy group on the back of ten year bareboat charters.
  • New roles for two ex-DNV chiefs
    Two veterans of the Norwegian classification society are starting new roles in the commercial world.
  • Maersk goes on British recruiting drive
    The Danish shipping giant has used a high profile naming ceremony to announce plans to employ more Britons on its ships.
  • Bergesen rejects tanker pooling
    The Norwegian shipowner spells out a go-it-alone strategy.
  • Liberia slashes tonnage tax
    The Liberian registry is winning vessels such as Celebrity Cruises newbuildings to its flag with an aggressive new pricing plan.
  • Row over South African spill sistership
    A sistership of the bulk carrier that is causing serious pollution in South Africa has run into trouble with Det Norske Veritas.
  • Underwriters subsidise shipowners
    London insurance company underwriters pay out 50% more in claims than they receive in premium.
  • Aframax sale boosts Norden
    The profitable sale of an Aframax tanker has given a boost to the financial performance of the Danish shipowner.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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