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September 7, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Mitsubishi Heavy to axe 20% of shipbuilding staff
    [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said it plans to cut a fifth of its 6,000 shipbuilding workers over the next six years in an effort to lower costs and regain market share from South Korean rivals.
  • Hutchison Port to invest US$250m in Tanjung Priok
  • Cosco Pacific H1 profit up 3.7%
  • "Estonia" divers begin probe
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing close to clinching US$5b in new orders
    [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, which has already landed more jetliner orders than it did last year, is close to winning at least another 60 valued at US$5 billion (S$8.6 billion) or more, analysts said.
  • Gulf Air crash due to human error
  • Air Canada may spend US$5b to buy new planes
  • Paris, truckers reach deal on fuel prices
  • 10% growth seen in Indian air travel
Features
  • Safety is his business
    [PERTH] FORMER Australian Special Air Services officer Rick Parish is progressing a business strategy to raise the safety and survival skills of hundreds of thousands of South-east Asian seafarers.
  • Spill teams pump all oil from STYL parameter error Erika
  • Hutchison takes stake in Koja

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Mitsubishi Heavy to axe 20% of shipbuilding staff
    [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said it plans to cut a fifth of its 6,000 shipbuilding workers over the next six years in an effort to lower costs and regain market share from South Korean rivals.
  • Hutchison Port to invest US$250m in Tanjung Priok
  • Cosco Pacific H1 profit up 3.7%
  • "Estonia" divers begin probe
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing close to clinching US$5b in new orders
    [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, which has already landed more jetliner orders than it did last year, is close to winning at least another 60 valued at US$5 billion (S$8.6 billion) or more, analysts said.
  • Gulf Air crash due to human error
  • Air Canada may spend US$5b to buy new planes
  • Paris, truckers reach deal on fuel prices
  • 10% growth seen in Indian air travel
Features
  • Safety is his business
    [PERTH] FORMER Australian Special Air Services officer Rick Parish is progressing a business strategy to raise the safety and survival skills of hundreds of thousands of South-east Asian seafarers.
  • Spill teams pump all oil from STYL parameter error Erika
  • Hutchison takes stake in Koja

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Mitsubishi Heavy to axe 20% of shipbuilding staff
    [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said it plans to cut a fifth of its 6,000 shipbuilding workers over the next six years in an effort to lower costs and regain market share from South Korean rivals.
  • Hutchison Port to invest US$250m in Tanjung Priok
  • Cosco Pacific H1 profit up 3.7%
  • "Estonia" divers begin probe
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing close to clinching US$5b in new orders
    [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, which has already landed more jetliner orders than it did last year, is close to winning at least another 60 valued at US$5 billion (S$8.6 billion) or more, analysts said.
  • Gulf Air crash due to human error
  • Air Canada may spend US$5b to buy new planes
  • Paris, truckers reach deal on fuel prices
  • 10% growth seen in Indian air travel
Features
  • Safety is his business
    [PERTH] FORMER Australian Special Air Services officer Rick Parish is progressing a business strategy to raise the safety and survival skills of hundreds of thousands of South-east Asian seafarers.
  • Spill teams pump all oil from STYL parameter error Erika
  • Hutchison takes stake in Koja

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Customs slates Post Entry Amendment update
    The service has scheduled a Thursday satellite broadcast to discuss the policy change that will eliminate Supplemental Information Letters.
  • Impasse in French truck blockade
    Truckers agreed to hold out for further concessions in protest against soaring diesel prices.
  • FMC investigates Mississippi tug contracts
    Agency is looking into anti-competitive activities by terminal operators and ocean carriers on the river.
  • Chen named president of Yangming
    The top executive will continue to act as chairman of the Taiwanese shipping group, replacing Frank F. H. Lu, who stepped down after five years as president.
  • Package carriers bolster Korean services
    The courier war in South Korea is heating up, with FedEx buying out its local partner and Emery Worldwide extending its high-priority service.
  • Canadian National in contract deal with maintenance union
  • Global online holiday sales to rise 85% this year
  • High on the hog: EGL Inc. signs contract with Harley-Davidson
  • Office Depot, UPS expand in-store shipping centers
  • LanChile Cargo adds new Boeing 767 freighter
  • Plastico.com will use From2 global shipping system
  • Transport workers to protest flag-of-convenience ships
  • CCAL to be merged into Lykes Lines
  • Mack Trucks will idle plants for second week
  • Hvide Marine reaches debt deal
  • Heavylift Cargo Airlines purchases two Airbus A300 freighters
  • CMA-CGM confirms Atlantic schedules
  • Conterm, Intl. Line in alliance
  • DOT invites industry to Nafta transport parley
  • Malaysia inland to stress logistics
  • Malaysia's Pelepas to speed expansion
  • Indian shippers seek government intervention against freight
  • Western Indian port elicits interest for container terminal project
  • CII, AMI form stategic alliance to move cargo to Australia
  • Airline fuel costs up 50% this year
  • Airborne executive retires
  • US-based cargo insurance Website launched
  • Houston steel, container cargo is up
  • Union to vote on new OSG contract

Sched Netweb site
  • P&O agreement with Shell
  • Beijing-Tianjin bullet train
  • HK human smuggling seminar
  • ILA alliance with Conterm Consolidation
  • Singapore e-exchange
  • Top Chinese fliers out of the red
  • Guilin forms air Thais
  • Round the BAX door-to-door
  • ANA asks for airline approval
  • National pride above all
  • Official thumbs up for Pudong

Cargowebweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
  • French blockades not over
  • P&O plans threat for British ports
  • Overnight express succes
  • TNT Post Group to buy CTI logistics
  • Lilian Borrone moves up

Exim Indiaweb site
  • OTAL offers new barge service from Rotterdam to Antwerp
  • CMA-CGM makes timely transatlantic entry
  • Lloyd Triestino launches first post-Panamax containership
  • US-India Business Summit on September 13
  • CII sets up China Watch Group
  • Italy heads list of coffee importers in Jan.-Aug.
  • Panel agrees on VAT time-table
  • FISME begins authenticating Certificates of Origin
  • Concor holds meet on Kossipore ICD
  • HPMC doing well on export front
  • 2 m tonnes wheat exports allowed
  • Gem & Jewellery export awards function today
  • Stainless steel units seek import floor price
  • IPC forecasts higher pepper output, export
  • 'Focus India' in Canada
  • Pipavav Port handles over 1 MT in 8 months
  • CNSICT handles 57, 301 TEUs in August - Total TEUs handles at JN Port: 98,960
  • Fieo chief: SSI sector hit by inspector raj
  • A. C. Muthiah to be new Ficci Chief
  • Dereservation, if garment bodies favour it: SSI Minister
  • New input-output norms for 26 export items
  • Panel proposes EPCs restructuring on turnover classification
  • New foodgrains policy on anvil: Minister

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
  • Fire at TotalFinaElf refinery in Le Havre
  • Liberian Registry launches internet tonnage tax calculator
  • Traders eye $40 crude on stock concerns
  • French fuel action could end with new deal
  • Oil tanker revenues surge as boom continues
  • Jeddah and Dammam posted prices
  • Singapore today

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
  • Air China and Swissair
  • Northwest Airlines Cargo
  • Fasco
  • AirPass
  • Cargolux
  • Alitalia
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo
  • Lykes Lines absorbs CCAL business
  • Panalpina adds second vessel to combined air/sea service in West Africa
  • Otal offers new barge service from Rotterdam to Antwerp
  • Boeing acquires AeroInfo
  • Antwerp: Inland shipping freight market, week 35, 28th August/1st September, 2000
  • Rotterdam: Inland shipping freight market, week 35, 28th August/1st September, 2000
  • P&O in Ivory Coast and England
  • DFDS and Scandinavian Garment Service establish company in Lithuania
  • New daily railroad shuttle between Tecon (Santos) & São Paulo state interior

The East Africanweb site
  • IMO to Save Oceans From 'Alien Invaders'
  • URC Moves Against Fuel Theft
  • URC Carries Out Feasibility Study on Closed Lines
  • KPA to Increase Mombasa Port's Handling Capacity
  • Sinotaship Records Increased Revenue, Exceeds Targets

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
  • FPSO to be upgraded to reduce roll
    Petroleum Geo-Services ASA has received approval to proceed with a vessel improvement plan for the Ramform Banff FPSO. The upgrade will significantly reduce the roll motions of the FPSO and allow it continue North Sea operations for the foreseeable future.
  • Can aging offshore fleet cope?
    "The upturn in the offshore industry is beginning, bringing with it a demand for more high quality offshore vessels," saysJohn Westwood of energy industry analysts Douglas-Westwood
  • FirstWave/Newpark awarded Jack Ryan contract
    FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding has been awarded a contract from Global Marine Drilling Company of Houston, Texas for final commissioning of drilling equipment and other miscellaneous completion work on the newbuild drillship Glomar Jack Ryan.
  • Liberian Registry launches internet tonnage tax calculator
    The Liberian Registry has put an instant tonnage tax calculator on its web site.
  • OMI refinances
    OMI Corporation has accepted an offer from a group of banks led by Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse to refinance its existing bank indebtedness
  • "White paper" on cruise ship waste management
    The U.S. EPA is making available a discussion paper with preliminary information on waste management practices on cruise ships
  • First oceangoing U.S-flag newbuilding to DNV Class
    A 37,237 grt car carrier is the first ever U.S. flag ocean-going cargo ship to be built in the U.S. to Det Norske Veritas class.
  • Bedplate cracking in VLCC diesels
    Wärtsilä NSD Corporation and HSD Engine Co Ltd, on behalf of Hanjung (KHIC) have issued a response to newspaper reports on cracking in the bedplates of some Sulzer low speed diesels.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Seascope poised for Braemar merger
    London shipbroking is set to witness its most significant merger for more than 30 years following the disclosure that Seascope Shipping and Braemar Shipbrokers plan to combine forces.
  • OneSea.com paves way for procurement alliance
    A FORMIDIBLE alliance in marine procurement has been formed following the purchase by OneSea.com of a 25% stake in the Marine Contracting Association, which was formed by three leading shipping groups last year, writes Tony Gray.
  • Don't peddle talk about death of the cycle
    A DEATH has been reported, but, as does happen in insurance circles, prematurely, writes James Brewer.
  • TotalFinaElf pumps out record profits
    NEWLY formed French oil group TotalFinaElf yesterday announced record first half profits totalling E3.4bn ($3.23bn) but said that it wanted to see oil prices fall.
  • Concordia tanker loading plea
    SWEDISH tanker owner Concordia Maritime has called for European action to introduce thorough condition assessments for all tankers over 10 years and hydrostatic balanced loading for all single-skin vessels.
  • Olsen holds out the hope of rig work for Harland
    OSLO-listed Fred Olsen Energy has threatened a closure of Belfast's historic Harland & Wolff shipyard if it loses an arbitration decision expected tomorrow. But Fred Olsen has also dropped a tantalising hint about a new offshore conversion project on one of its own rigs, which might bolster Harland & Wolff.
  • No need for panic as freight rates lose fizz
    SPARKLING wine has replaced champagne as the tanker market's tipple as rates have retreated from August's heady highs, writes Carly Fields.
  • Lance Corporal Mark Orr
    Lance Corporal Mark Orr of the 1st Royal Irish Regiment guards the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Sir Percivale at a quayside in Freetown. On board the vessel are the five British soldiers who were last week freed by rebels. A further six soldiers are still being held by the kidnappers.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
  • Tanker pinch-points targeted
  • Lykes expands African services
  • Itaja' scores with P&O Ned order
  • German financier back in box ships
  • ISO rejects Brazil sugar fuel claim
  • Barranquilla wins direct Europe link
  • Upbeat Toll homes in on Finemore
  • Seascope and Braemar to merge
  • Unpaid Buquebus workers to strike
  • OneSea takes MARCAS stake
  • German pilots call crisis talks
  • India to lift port capacity
  • Daedong strike enters second month
  • Devil stays put in Melbourne
  • MDD price move paying off
  • Acomarit moves to Isle of Man
  • Ford builds Brazil terminal
  • Grain car pooling 'a hindrance'
  • Hvide reschedules debt repayments
  • Aframax gets top dollar

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
  • La tension monte d’un cran en France
    Les discussions entamées lundi après-midi se sont soldées par un échec. Les transporteurs routiers ont maintenu leurs barrages mardi, alors que la pénurie d’essence et de gazole menaçait déjà certaines régions françaises.
  • P&ONL aura un terminal à containers à Abidjan
    C’est maintenant officiel, l’armement P&ONL va réaliser un grand terminal à containers dans le port d’Abidjan où il vient d’obtenir une concession portant sur un site de 40 ha et ce pour une période de 30 ans. L’opération sera réalisée dans le cadre d’un consortium impliquant TCI Infrastructure Ltd et Christiani & Nielsen. L’installation aura une capacité annuelle de 500.000 TEU.
  • Rotterdam doit entrer dans l’ère électronique”
    Le port de Rotterdam va devoir combiner ‘ancienne’ et ‘nouvelle économie’ afin de pouvoir refaire son retard sur le plan de la qualité. Le port semble être ‘rattrapé’ par d’autres ports du nord-ouest de l’Europe sur le plan du transbordement de containers, et devra tenir compte de l’émergence rapide des ports du sud de l’Europe, de plus en plus concurrentiels. Ce sombre constat a été dressé lors du séminaire Une nouvelle voie n@vigable, organisé le week-end dernier pour lancer le Festival portuaire mondial au terminal de croisières de Rotterdam.

Marine Linkweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding Awarded Contract by GLM
Breaking News
  • VTS Slated For Hong Kong
  • Freighter Hits Pier In Panama
  • US Vessel Breaks Canal Record
  • Suez Canal Receipts Increase
  • Dry Cargo Rates Continue Rise In Quiet Market
  • France Says Erika Pumping Complete

Marine Linkweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding Awarded Contract by GLM
Breaking News
  • VTS Slated For Hong Kong
  • Freighter Hits Pier In Panama
  • US Vessel Breaks Canal Record
  • Suez Canal Receipts Increase
  • Dry Cargo Rates Continue Rise In Quiet Market
  • France Says Erika Pumping Complete

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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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