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December 12, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipmanager, class society slammed for failing to carry out their duties
    [SINGAPORE] The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has released a hard-hitting report on the sinking of the fire-stricken, Singapore-owned Sun Vista cruise ship in the Straits of Malacca in May last year.
  • Actions of officers, emergency response team also under fire
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines face lawsuits over blood-clotting risk
    [SYDNEY] At least five major airlines are facing legal action by passengers who suffered "economy-class syndrome", blood clots caused by prolonged sitting in cramped conditions, their lawyer said yesterday.
  • Cathay, pilots in talks over rostering issues
  • JAL to boost services to Seoul
  • Ansett cuts bid threshold for Hazelton
  • MAS puts 5 A330s back into service
  • United Airlines, mechanics continue contract talks
  • Delta, Continental seek new flights
Features
  • Two rate hikes in store next year
    CARRIERS moving cargo to the United States from North Europe and the Mediterranean are increasing westbound rates in response to strong demand for container space and a continuing imbalance in cargo volume.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipmanager, class society slammed for failing to carry out their duties
    [SINGAPORE] The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has released a hard-hitting report on the sinking of the fire-stricken, Singapore-owned Sun Vista cruise ship in the Straits of Malacca in May last year.
  • Actions of officers, emergency response team also under fire
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines face lawsuits over blood-clotting risk
    [SYDNEY] At least five major airlines are facing legal action by passengers who suffered "economy-class syndrome", blood clots caused by prolonged sitting in cramped conditions, their lawyer said yesterday.
  • Cathay, pilots in talks over rostering issues
  • JAL to boost services to Seoul
  • Ansett cuts bid threshold for Hazelton
  • MAS puts 5 A330s back into service
  • United Airlines, mechanics continue contract talks
  • Delta, Continental seek new flights
Features
  • Two rate hikes in store next year
    CARRIERS moving cargo to the United States from North Europe and the Mediterranean are increasing westbound rates in response to strong demand for container space and a continuing imbalance in cargo volume.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipmanager, class society slammed for failing to carry out their duties
    [SINGAPORE] The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has released a hard-hitting report on the sinking of the fire-stricken, Singapore-owned Sun Vista cruise ship in the Straits of Malacca in May last year.
  • Actions of officers, emergency response team also under fire
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines face lawsuits over blood-clotting risk
    [SYDNEY] At least five major airlines are facing legal action by passengers who suffered "economy-class syndrome", blood clots caused by prolonged sitting in cramped conditions, their lawyer said yesterday.
  • Cathay, pilots in talks over rostering issues
  • JAL to boost services to Seoul
  • Ansett cuts bid threshold for Hazelton
  • MAS puts 5 A330s back into service
  • United Airlines, mechanics continue contract talks
  • Delta, Continental seek new flights
Features
  • Two rate hikes in store next year
    CARRIERS moving cargo to the United States from North Europe and the Mediterranean are increasing westbound rates in response to strong demand for container space and a continuing imbalance in cargo volume.

Sched Netweb site
  • APL, CMA CGM share podium
  • Kobe battles with mediocrity
  • Kintetsu World Express makes logistics move with Capstan
  • Maersk makes Southeast Asian service changes
  • Yunnan goes with the flow
  • CAAC pushing for unity
  • UK experts say Hong Kong operations safe
  • Guangzhou expressway set for landing next September

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • European Leaders not satisfied after marathon meeting
  • Dutch rail faces unofficial strikes
  • Lufthansa hopes for Brussels approval
  • Halifax want to be ready for big ships
  • Lillian Borrone departs NY-NJ ports

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI may implement some of PwC suggestions
  • Global pepper exports up, but India's down
  • Bangla jute imports hit industry
  • Garment exports rise by 6.31 pc in eight months
  • Kazakhstan keen on using Iranian ports as trade corridor to India
  • Direct tax structure in for change
  • Urea industry decontrol urged
  • DCA cuts forms to 11
  • Assocham seeks fast-track route for excise case
  • ICRA projects 6.5 pc GDP growth
  • RBI sells $ 15.3 bn in six months
  • Inflation rate moves up
  • Aluminium output up by 6.8 pc in April-Oct.
  • Growth-oriented duty policy for textile sector on anvil
  • Automatic approval route limit for ECBs may be doubled
  • Bombay Chamber moots measures to tone up economy
  • Forex reserves touch new peak at $ 39 bn
  • Forex reserves up by $1,214 million to $38,291 million
  • Executive Development Programme on "Export Management" at Thane

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • Mediterranean bunkers start week softer
  • Big spread in Fujairah indications as market seeks direction
  • Slight rebound seen in Singapore after last week's massive losses
  • Brazil bunker prices off by $7-10
  • Rotterdam bunker market outlook
  • London Club warning on revised IMDG Code
  • Novorossiysk opens after weather calms down
  • Delays seen in Iraqi oil loadings
  • Very tight avails reported on the US East Coast
  • IEA wants more oil despite lower consumption forecast, OPEC wants to cut
  • Bunker indications for Italy
  • Iraq to resume oil exports under new oil-for-food phase
  • OPEC to cut output by 1 million barrels per day

International Transport Journalweb site
  • J. Lauritzen A/S, the Danish shipping company takes over Cool Carriers
  • London Club warning on revised IMDG Code
  • Merger container companies
  • Rotterdam: Cooperation with the port of New York
  • Veterinary inspection station reopened

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • Malta Dry Docks gets first FPSO
    Malta Dry Docks has won an order from Brovig RDS to convert the 133,500 dwt , 1971-built tanker Northia into an FPSO to be based in the ISIS field off Tunisia.
  • Lauritzen acquires Cool Carriers
    Denmark's J. Lauritzen A/S has acquired the Cool Carriers AB unit of Norway's Leif Höegh & Co.
  • P&I Club warns on revised IMDG Code
    The London P&I Club says the latest revision of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code has a large number of errors, some of them potentially dangerous.
  • ENSCO to take stake in new jack-up
    ENSCO International Inc. has entered into a joint venture with Keppel FELS Limited through which ENSCO will acquire, for $30 million in cash and management and procurement services, a 25% ownership interest in a new harsh environment jackup rig that is currently under construction.
  • Pasha Hawaiian exercises option with Halter
    Friede Goldman Halter Inc., has announced that Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines has exercised an option with Halter Marine Inc. for the construction of a second 579-foot car carrier.
  • GD gets funding for DDG 99 and 101
    General Dynamics is to receive a $661 million modification to its 1998-2001 DDG 51 Class multiyear contract, providing the funding to complete construction of the next two ships in the DDG 51 Class .

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Maersk and Safmarine do the SAMBA
  • Taljaard hearing postponed
  • Jan Mors does wonders for Dar
  • Walvis volumes rise 23%
  • Transnet commits R4,5 billion to infrastructure upgrades
  • Zimbabwe offers big bounties for fraud info
  • Another seafreight grouping announces internet portal
  • Zimbabwe to challenge SA's Moz dominance
  • New equipment clicks in at Beira
  • Talks continue over Mutare container park
  • Trade cluster forms part of restructured SADC
  • What a shipping line gets up to in a year
  • Assess economic impact, and plan accordingly
  • Companies must take charge
  • AIDS will decimate skilled workforce
  • More Zambian teachers dying than can be trained
  • It will adversely affect major multinationals' bottom lines
  • Transport continues to drive global economy
  • Bullish motor industry predicts real growth in SA economy
  • Vehicle exports accelerate
  • Breakbulk facilities blot CT's copy book
  • Durban gets the thumbs-up
  • Nigerian fraud scam goes electronic
  • Airport security plan reduces incidents
  • Seafreight trade hits record high
  • Sub-Saharan trade grows 4% in value
  • US terminal operator teams up with Dudula

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • Guard captures smuggling vessel 126 miles south of Mexico
  • United States railroad freight falls 3.9 percent in November 2000
  • Hamburg Sud buys six new ships for service from US to South America
  • P&O Nedlloyd orders 59,000 containers for $130 million
  • BNSF launches "CarsOnTrack" service for consumers to move personal vehicles

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lauritzen buys Cool
    A new giant will bestride the reefer market next year following the disclosure that J Lauritzen is acquiring Cool Carriers from Leif Höegh for $34.5m.
  • Fuel oil burning marks Erika anniversary
    HEAVY fuel oil recovered from the wreck of the Erika was due to start being burned yesterday just in time to mark the first anniversary of the wrecking of the tanker off the Brittany coast.
  • Tschudi & Eitzen to buy Denmark's KiL group
    NORWAY'S privately-held Tschudi & Eitzen is acquiring the Danish shipping group KiL, it was disclosed yesterday.
  • Fishermen block the harbour entrance in the Polish port of Gdansk
    Fishermen block the harbour entrance in the Polish port of Gdansk yesterday demanding lower excise tax on fuel. About 1,200 fishing vessels took part in blockades around the coast.
  • Why Lauritzen is playing it Cool
    THROWING money at a "financial problem child" is, on the face of it, an unusual way of improving the delinquent's behaviour.
  • The 4,050 lane metre cruise ferry Ulysses
    The 4,050 lane metre cruise ferry Ulysses, which is pictured at Aker Finnyards' shipyard of Rauma in Finland, is scheduled for sea trials at the end of this month with delivery to Irish Ferries expected in January. The 50,000 gt vessel will be able to accommodate up to 1,900 passengers.
  • Bank crisis hits Turkish shipping
    TURKEY'S latest economic crisis has been headed off, at least for now, thanks to the intervention of the International Monetary Fund, but the long-term effects look set to further strain the hard pressed maritime sector.
  • A member of environmentalist group Greenpeace climbs on the anchor chain of a Greek cargoship
    A member of environmentalist group Greenpeace climbs on the anchor chain of a Greek cargoship in the French harbour of Bordeaux in an attempt to stop the unloading of 22,000 tonnes of soyabeans coming from the United States. Greenpeace is claiming that the soyabeans are genetically modified.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • USCG checks Alaska pipeline
  • Incat signs with Bollinger
  • Atlantic storm hits shipping
  • IMDG Code 'dangerous' says club
  • PRS fails to regain IACS membership
  • Drug money laundering denied
  • Bremerhaven fears Maersk intentions
  • Estonia cover-up alleged
  • HK people smuggling ring 'smashed'
  • Singapore checks for Neptune Dorado
  • Unithai to beef up subsidiaries
  • RCI dumps Haines, Alaska
  • French to buy UK port
  • Chinese collision owners held
  • Princess powers down in Juneau
  • Lauritzen buys Cool Carriers
  • Fuel protests block Polish ports
  • New service for Mærsk Sealand
  • Gozo ferry hits quay
  • Taiwan to hold back Chinese imports
  • China denies curbing HPH
  • Cyanide threatens the Reef
  • Damaged VLCC allowed to proceed

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
DECEMBER 9, 2000
  • Delwaide plaide pour une collaboration plus structurée - sans fusion - avec Zeebrugge
    “Il est pour ainsi dire certain que nous nous acheminons vers un nouveau record historique pour le port, avec un transbordement de 125 millions de tonnes.” C’est par ce message que l’échevin du port Leo Delwaide a ouvert la dernière réunion de la commission communale pour le port de cette législature. Il a également tendu la main vers Zeebrugge: “Le changement de collèges est peut-être le moment opportun pour voir si nous pouvons mettre sur pied une forme de collaboration plus structurée.”
  • EuroMed fera bientôt deux escales hebdomadaires à Anvers
    L’armement Grimaldi, un des principaux clients réguliers du port d’Anvers, où il réalise plus de 250 escales par an avec ses différents services, aura connu une année 2000 particulièrement fertile en événements. Cela aura été l’année de l’intégration, tant au niveau des agences, dans le cadre de la création de “Grimaldi Belgium”, qu’au niveau des services. L’année 2001 sera celle de nouvelles expansions, plus précisément en ce qui concerne le service EuroMed, qui va de la Scandinavie à la Méditerranée et cumule les fonctions de carcarrier, de ligne régulière et de cabotage intra-européen.
  • Katoen Natie investit dans le sillage de l’expansion mondiale d’Ikea
    “Dans les dix années à venir, nous avons l’intention d’ouvrir 150 nouveaux magasins de par le monde et de créer des centres de distribution à un même rythme.” C’est ce qu’a déclaré Mats Rignell, le general manager d’Ikea Distribution Services West lors de l’inauguration officielle du nouveau centre de distribution du géant suédois du mobilier à Oosterhout. “Nous développerons nos relations avec Ikea à partir des Pays-Bas tout en suivant son expansion mondiale”, a ajouté Fernand Huts, le président du groupe Katoen Natie. Ikea construira trois districentres similaires au Royaume-Uni et un à Winterslag au cours des trois prochaines années. Ce dernier devrait être opérationnel au mois de janvier/février.

Marine Linkweb site
Maritime Contract News
  • Halter Gets Second PCTC Order
  • Bollinger Signs Deal With Incat
  • Keppel Fels, Ensco Team On $130M Rig
Breaking News
  • Greek Authorities Issue 32 New Operating Licenses
  • Cammell Laird Works To Save Costa Contract
  • Hansatee To Charter ESCO Ferries
  • J. Lauritzen Buys Cool Carriers
  • Tanker Earnings Hold Steady
  • UN Keeps Vigil Eye On Iraqi Surcharge
  • SS&Y Pacific & Atlantic Index Drops
  • Malta Drydocks Wins Conversion Contract
  • Greenpeace Stops Ship In France
  • USCG Considers Admitting Damaged Tanker

Marine Linkweb site
Maritime Contract News
  • Halter Gets Second PCTC Order
  • Bollinger Signs Deal With Incat
  • Keppel Fels, Ensco Team On $130M Rig
Breaking News
  • Greek Authorities Issue 32 New Operating Licenses
  • Cammell Laird Works To Save Costa Contract
  • Hansatee To Charter ESCO Ferries
  • J. Lauritzen Buys Cool Carriers
  • Tanker Earnings Hold Steady
  • UN Keeps Vigil Eye On Iraqi Surcharge
  • SS&Y Pacific & Atlantic Index Drops
  • Malta Drydocks Wins Conversion Contract
  • Greenpeace Stops Ship In France
  • USCG Considers Admitting Damaged Tanker

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 11, 2000
  • Troubled KiL Shipping finds new life
    Two years after financial collapse Felix Tschudi (right) and Axel Eitzen buy a rehabilitated KiL from the banks.
  • Lauritzen buys Cool Carriers
    Danish owner pays over $35m to create world's largest reefer operation.
  • First International fails to defend court case
    Judge's order means Paul Slater faces costs over default on $10m loan.
  • Detained ship has 50 deficiencies
    Severely corroded Russian classed ship detained by UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
  • Malta wins Northia conversion
    Contract to convert old Shell suezmax tanker into FPSO goes to Mediterranean shiprepair yard.
  • IACS keeps PRS on the hook
    The outlook for the Polish Register is looking bleak but RINA survives post Erika probe.
  • Hansatee takes ESCO ferries
    Estonian passengership owner Hansatee has chartered Estonian Shipping Company's Estline ferries.
  • Steckmest aframax purchase off
    Norwegian owner Tom Steckmest has pulled out of a deal to buy two tankers from Jan Petter Roed.
  • Greece confirms new licences
    Greece has issued 32 ferry licences to improve competition in the wake of the Express Samina tragedy.
  • MOL linked to deal for five VLCCs
    Japan's second largest shipping company is being linked to a large order for VLCC newbuildings.
  • Petrovietnam in gas ship expansion
    The shipping arm of Vietnam's state-owned oil and gas company is making further inroads into ship ownership.
  • Sonasurf returns for Danish PSV option
    French/Angolan joint venture returns to Denmark for further PSV tonnage.
  • Safmarine sambas into South America
    The South African line is launching its daily SAMBA service to South America and the Middle East.
  • Hong Kong nabs nine PSC offenders
    A Uniglory boxship was one of the ships detained in November on port state control grounds.
  • Damaged World-Wide VLCC allowed into Canada
    Canadian authorities have agreed a plan to dock the Eastern Power, which sustained a crack in a cargo tank.

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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
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- 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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