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April 3, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • French vessel stuck on reef in S'pore Strait being salvaged
    SALVORS are on board a stricken French container ship which ran aground on a reef in the Singapore Strait just before midnight last Tuesday.
  • M'sia considers deepening P Klang for mega ships
Air and Land Transport
  • US airline service worsens for another year
    [NEW YORK] The experiences of US airline customers declined in quality for another year, despite customer service plans implemented by the airlines, according to an annual university study released on Monday.
  • American Air told to collect US$45.5m fine from pilots
  • SIA turns to students for help
  • Air NZ's credit ratings placed on negative watch
  • Swissair chalks up huge losses of 2.9b francs, the worst in its history
  • Qantas jet hit by tractor in Melbourne
  • ANA jet makes emergency landing
Features
  • Corruption, substandard tanker fleet of Ecuador exposed
    WHEN the small tanker Jessica went aground in the highly environmentally sensitive Galapagos Islands, the immediate cause of the casualty was quickly identified as navigational error by the ship's master.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • French vessel stuck on reef in S'pore Strait being salvaged
    SALVORS are on board a stricken French container ship which ran aground on a reef in the Singapore Strait just before midnight last Tuesday.
  • M'sia considers deepening P Klang for mega ships
Air and Land Transport
  • US airline service worsens for another year
    [NEW YORK] The experiences of US airline customers declined in quality for another year, despite customer service plans implemented by the airlines, according to an annual university study released on Monday.
  • American Air told to collect US$45.5m fine from pilots
  • SIA turns to students for help
  • Air NZ's credit ratings placed on negative watch
  • Swissair chalks up huge losses of 2.9b francs, the worst in its history
  • Qantas jet hit by tractor in Melbourne
  • ANA jet makes emergency landing
Features
  • Corruption, substandard tanker fleet of Ecuador exposed
    WHEN the small tanker Jessica went aground in the highly environmentally sensitive Galapagos Islands, the immediate cause of the casualty was quickly identified as navigational error by the ship's master.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • French vessel stuck on reef in S'pore Strait being salvaged
    SALVORS are on board a stricken French container ship which ran aground on a reef in the Singapore Strait just before midnight last Tuesday.
  • M'sia considers deepening P Klang for mega ships
Air and Land Transport
  • US airline service worsens for another year
    [NEW YORK] The experiences of US airline customers declined in quality for another year, despite customer service plans implemented by the airlines, according to an annual university study released on Monday.
  • American Air told to collect US$45.5m fine from pilots
  • SIA turns to students for help
  • Air NZ's credit ratings placed on negative watch
  • Swissair chalks up huge losses of 2.9b francs, the worst in its history
  • Qantas jet hit by tractor in Melbourne
  • ANA jet makes emergency landing
Features
  • Corruption, substandard tanker fleet of Ecuador exposed
    WHEN the small tanker Jessica went aground in the highly environmentally sensitive Galapagos Islands, the immediate cause of the casualty was quickly identified as navigational error by the ship's master.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 2, 2001
  • Welcome to the new Joc Online
    We've restyled our look to give you all the day's trade and logistics news - and more - in an easy-to-use format that's easy to navigate.
  • New bill to change NY pilotage
    The new measure introduced in the New York legislature would require docking pilots to hold state pilotage licenses.
  • Con-way enters air forwarding business
    The less-than-truckload motor carrier plans to enter the airfreight forwarding business in May.
  • SAirGroup to sell cargo, forwarding assets
    The parent of Swissair, will sell off cargo assets amid the worst loss in its 70-year history.
  • Zim joins carriers' NY exodus
  • IANA publishes directory on CD-ROM
  • Customs issues accept/reject policy on entry summaries
  • Canmar, Senator restructure Canada-Med service
  • Mexican truckers: January border opening too late
  • Houston ILA debuts dedicated worker program
  • LeHavre sets port upgrade
  • FMC's tariff database down for two weeks
  • EGL wins military logistics contract
  • FedEx launches priority service in the Dominican Republic
  • BAX Global names Carr to head supply-chain management
  • MarineNet drops fees
  • GT Nexus lands Itochu account for its shipper software

Sched Netweb site
  • Carriers launch new Europe Southwest Asia service
  • Cosco Freight Guangzhou and Wako in China joint service
  • Pudong foreign trade up
  • PTP development continues
  • Busy summer beckons for Chek Lap Kok
  • FedEx goes for Top Image
  • Polar gets "Diamond" award
  • Romanian airline opts for 737s
  • Delta Air Lines launches service LA-Nagoya service

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 2, 2001
  • Dutch work at Shanghai port
  • French/Swiss presidents discuss ailing SAirGroup
  • OverNight Express to carry air cargo
  • A.P. Moller shipping profits up
  • Broström orders product tanker
  • INTTRA announces launch pilot program

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Used ship imports allowed subject to guidelines
  • SCI all set to spread wings to Far East with direct box services - Joint venture with K Line, PIL, Dong Nama & YML
  • MAC-NELS Singapore opens office in city
  • Ban on import of textiles with hazardous dyes
  • Dyestuff units seek removal of dumping duty on aniline
  • Less than 3-yr old cars can be imported
  • Vizag Port emerges numero uno - Handles record 44.685 million tonnes cargo in 2000-01
  • Govt to double naphtha import duty to 10 pc
  • Leather exporters welcome simplified procedures
  • DGFT hints at alternative to DEPB next year
  • Exports up 20 pc in April-Feb. 2000-01
  • Inflation rate marginally down
  • Export obligation defaulters given more time
  • Indo-Nepal Treaty in for review
  • Exim Bank to invest in equities of Indian JVs in Vietnam
  • Policy will spur export growth, says EEPC chief
  • Acceptance by apparel exporters
  • Govt to draw up concessional import duty list for SEZ developers
  • RBI revises WMA interest rates
  • Petrol, diesel, ATF still canalised
  • 'Revenue-neutral' Exim Policy
  • Accelerated exports due to trade policy reforms, says report
  • IMC organises meet with Chinese team

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 2, 2001
  • Rotterdam market starts week with some congestion
  • South European bunkers steady to soft
  • PDVSA expand on-line bunker ports
  • Steady market in Singapore, some tight avails
  • Brazil fuel oil firmer
  • New supplier listing in Russia

International Transport Journalweb site
  • EU approves mail merger
  • Chamber of Commerce of Upper Austria to cut some red tape
  • Excellent annual business reports as well as some disappointments
  • Disappointing results for Geodis
  • New RoMo between Wels and Maribor

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 2, 2001
  • Corps of Engineers award $6.9 million contract to repair Yaquina Bay Jetty at Newport
  • Boeing Commercial plans to develop longer-range faster, airplane with speeds of Mach .95
  • Evergreen joins New World Alliance on service between Asia and Northwest
  • Port of Seattle considers Fishermen's Terminal at Salmon Bay as possible pleasure boat moorage
  • Sea Education launches first sailing school vessel to operate in the Pacific built by J. M. Martinac

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Sterling offers to go Dutch
    P&O chairman Lord Sterling has given a strong hint that he backs proposals to use Nedlloyd's stock market listing to float P&O Nedlloyd. Nedlloyd chairman Leo Berndsen has bee...
  • Corsica Ferries claims victory in French U-turn
    Corsica Ferries has made a surprise last-minute U-turn by dropping out of the competition for the ferry concession between the French mainland and the island of Corsica. Its decision, annou...
  • Montanari in twin-skin tankers deal with Tamoil
    Oil tanker and gas carrier operator Navigazione Montanari has sealed a three-year distribution contract worth in excess of $110m with Tamoil of Libya. The deal involves the permanent deploy...
  • Problems plague Baltic ferry
    TT Line's 34,000 gt Baltic ferry Nils Holgersson has had to abort her second trial run because difficulties with the vessel's pod propulsion system have continued. ...

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 2, 2001
  • Santos paralysis continues
  • Collision ship transfer begins
  • Danes fight to contain spill
  • PNG port agency decision date set
  • SembCorp bites into PPL
  • SeaFrance savaged by sales slump
  • Corsica opens ferry trade bids
  • Rasgas awards LNG contract
  • Ketchikan says no to head tax
  • Cuxhaven turns East
  • Manila expansion contract inked
  • India relaxes tonnage import rules
  • Preussag may cut Hapag holding
  • Jamaica gets the cruise blues
  • Politics cripples Bangla ports
  • Philippines detains hijack ship
  • Costa Rica seeks port bids
  • Greece apprehends migrants
  • Australian live cattle for Vietnam
  • Dredging agency to be sounded
  • 'No complaint' over licence scam

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Nouvelle menace sur le fret ferroviaire via la France: préavis de grève pour le 4 avril
    Lorsque les syndicats de cheminots ont lancé un mot d’ordre de grève pour le jeudi 29 mars 2001, les responsables de la SNCF (chemins de fer français) ont décidé, par anticipation, de commencer à refuser la prise en charge de certains trafics dès le lundi 26 mars. Parallèlement, les mêmes responsables annonçaient la suspension de l’intégralité du trafic fret jusqu’au mercredi 4 avril à 24h00. Les clients du fret ferroviaire sont donc purement et simplement face au vide. De surcroît, un nouveau mot d’ordre de grève a été lancé pour le jeudi 4 avril 2001.
  • Les services containérisés de RKE transférés à IFB
    es services opérationnels de la division de containers de RKE (navigation rhénane et fluviale, expédition internationale) ont été officiellement intégrés à la société-soeur IFB (Inter Ferry Boats), tous deux appartenant au groupe SNCB, avant-hier. “Pour RKE, cela se traduira par un allégement des coûts opérationnels, pour IFB par des effets de synergies puisque l’entreprise peut désormais proposer tant l’alternative fluviale que ferroviaire sur les terminaux d’hinterland multimodaux”, explique Rutger Herzog, le general manager de RKE.
  • Wilhelmshaven préféré à Cuxhaven comme port à containers en eau profonde
    Le sort en est jeté. Au grand désenchantement de Cuxhaven, Wilhelmshaven a été choisi pour l’implantation du nouveau terminal à containers en eau profonde que l’Allemagne veut construire d’ici la fin de cette décennie. Le projet a été présenté à la presse à Hambourg à la fin de la semaine dernière.

Marine Linkweb site
APRIL 2, 2001
  • Royal Caribbean's Radiance of The Seas Debuts In Miami
  • New Zealand Ports Operator Explores Further Networks
  • $8.8 Million Grants SembCorp 50 Percent Of PPL
  • FGH Elects New COO
  • U.S. Federal Court Bars OPEC From Price Fixing
  • Lackluster U.S. Gulf to Japan Charter Is to Blame for Panamax Rates

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 2, 2001
  • Eletson adds two at Hyundai
    Greece's Eletson has ordered two more aframaxes in Korea.
  • BP Marine, HMS in US Gulf bunkering joint venture
    BP's area of bunker delivery expands to Port Arthur and Lake Charles.
  • US Coast Guard moves to boost shipping standards
    Initiative may offer future reduced US port fees.
  • Market poised for bulker scrap bonanza
    First quarter demolition figures are way down on last year's, but brokers are upbeat on likely volumes for 2001.
  • IHC Caland on course
    Dutch shipbuilding group predicts profit will be at least $66m.
  • LISCO trims fleet
    The Lithuanian owner has disposed of two elderly bulkers, with two more up for grabs this week.
  • US security firm pushes for tanker coverage
    Long-term outlook for VLCC market is seen bullish.
  • Romanian yard aims at big growth
    Mangalia aims to hike turnover by a third despite troubles of Daewoo group.
  • German ship charterers to merge
    New company will have a fleet of 16 ships.
  • Reefer rethink hits LASCO
    The Latvian owner made a loss in 2000 as it re-valued its reefer fleet, but underlying profits were up.
  • Sembcorp buys into local offshore yard
    Singapore's Sembcorp Marine investing in additional offshore expertise.
  • Brostrom takes stake in newbuilding
    The Swedish owner has confirmed its joint ownership with Donsotank of a products tanker on order in China.
  • Grounded French boxship unloads fuel
    Cargo discharging operation is expected to take up to a week.
  • Marine Transport appoints new vice-president
    Rockwell Smith is responsible for MTC's fleet operations.
  • Shipping executives admit fraud
    Two plead guilty to conspiracy over US military and aid cargoes.
  • Kansai KK stock rockets on theme park link
    Potential extra passenger numbers sends Japanese ferry company's share price skywards.
  • MOL predicts bumper year
    Company president Kunio Suzuki says continued growth still possible.
  • SembCorp eyes Shanghai repair yard
    The Singapore repair group is looking to take a stake in a second Chinese repair yard.

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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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