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December 19, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore set to gain from cruise downturn
    THE downturn in the cruise industry - which in Asia has seen Star Cruises pull out of Japan and Taiwan - may actually be a boon for Singapore according to the manager of the Singapore Cruise Centre .
  • Grand Alliance to cut Europe-Asia capacity
  • HK to tighten rules on local vessels' crews
  • Japan ship orders swell 28% since Jan on Korea overflow
Air and Land Transport
  • Alliance of American Airlines, BA opposed
    THE US Justice Department urged transportation officials on Monday to reject a proposed alliance between American Airlines and British Airways unless the two carriers sell some landing and takeoff rights to increase competition between the United States and London.
  • Airbus to slash 500 jobs in UK, cut hours
  • Changi sells its 7% holding in Auckland Int'l Airport
  • HK committed to opening air sector
  • Thai Airways presidential hopefuls narrowed to 3
  • Cathay, BA expand cooperation on Asia, Europe routes
  • Delta Air, pilots reach tentative deal

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore set to gain from cruise downturn
    THE downturn in the cruise industry - which in Asia has seen Star Cruises pull out of Japan and Taiwan - may actually be a boon for Singapore according to the manager of the Singapore Cruise Centre .
  • Grand Alliance to cut Europe-Asia capacity
  • HK to tighten rules on local vessels' crews
  • Japan ship orders swell 28% since Jan on Korea overflow
Air and Land Transport
  • Alliance of American Airlines, BA opposed
    THE US Justice Department urged transportation officials on Monday to reject a proposed alliance between American Airlines and British Airways unless the two carriers sell some landing and takeoff rights to increase competition between the United States and London.
  • Airbus to slash 500 jobs in UK, cut hours
  • Changi sells its 7% holding in Auckland Int'l Airport
  • HK committed to opening air sector
  • Thai Airways presidential hopefuls narrowed to 3
  • Cathay, BA expand cooperation on Asia, Europe routes
  • Delta Air, pilots reach tentative deal

Sched Netweb site
  • Chamber calls for rapid implementation of RTA
  • Logistics council to target inland transportation network
  • CP Ships and Danneborg agree to end Nordana discussions
  • Haba-Sped holds inaugural annual meeting
  • MOL gains first European booking through GT Nexus
  • Shanghai Port sees two-digit growth in US, Europe imports
  • WTSA introduces minimum wages
  • BTS releases US airline traffic and financial statistics
  • Air Canada reacts to negative media speculation
  • Air NZ Cargo terminals to introduce handling fee
  • Air France receives first A330-200

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2001
  • Advice to block BA/AMR deal
  • FT: Aviation year 2001 in review
  • 2,500 Qantas workers reject wage freeze
  • Schenker consolidation in Finland
  • New customers Logistics.com

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Logistics wins main award for export marketing
  • SAMBA to become weekly service from next month
  • MOL unifies three Hong Kong logistics affiliates
  • P&O Nedlloyd expanding China service
  • Dubai Drydocks completes repairs of largest ship
  • Celarix signs on P&O Nedlloyd, CGA-CGM
  • Lykes Lines launches two services linking EC of S. America and Europe
  • UASC makes it even dozen for Inttra
  • TNWA puts Xiamen on CEX route map
  • Indonesia Port Corp, Hutchison to jointly develop box port
  • Russian port orders 26 Kalmar machines
  • Three new services from Senator Lines
  • Zim relocates Asia-Mediterranean-Pacific service from PSA to Jurong Port
  • Melbourne port's volume hits record
  • CargoSmart gets smarter
  • MSC joins Montreal-N. Europe service of Maersk Sealand & P&O Nedlloyd
  • Conterm appoints new MD
  • Korean shipbuilding sector booming with spate of new orders
  • PTP, Johor Port heading for merger
  • MOL to improve southern Africa service
  • Chen Tze Penn elected Chairman of IMO
  • OTAL group co. to invest $ 5 m in new IT system
  • Charleston offers container updates on Internet
  • Make use of NAFTA to invest in Canada: envoy
  • Bengal aiming to net 20 pc export earnings from IT sector
  • SEZ may come up at Cochin Port soon
  • FedEx to cut ground shipment rates
  • Tulsidas Khimji Pvt. Ltd wins 3 IA awards
  • Export strategy taking shape
  • Ficci presents 10-point formula for direct tax reforms
  • Forex reserves pierce $ 47-bn mark
  • SIDBI extends national equity fund to include powerlooms
  • Ministry seeks lower Customs duty on aluminium
  • Synthetic fibre industry seeks tariff values on raw materials
  • Leather products exports on recovery path - November figures indicate end of slump period
  • Q 3 indicates revival in some sectors: Ascon survey
  • Inflation sinks to 20-yr low!
  • IEG projects upsurge in industrial growth ...but dismal export show may continue
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures
  • Maran inaugurates India's first trade portal
  • 109 Vietnamese firms display products catalogues at IMC's 2-day exhibition
  • Solvent extractors leads 24-m team to Malaysia
  • New office-bearers of ASTA India Chapter
  • CII organising 'Rasayan 2002' in February
  • India waiting to happen: Wadhwa

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2001
  • Strong demand in Italy, Malta congested after bad weather
  • Piraeus bunker market steadyish, avails OK for next week
  • Gibraltar closed again on bad weather, bunker deliveries badly affected
  • World oil trade up by 35% in last decade
  • Brazil market update, price change in Santos and Paranagua
  • Singapore opens firm after holiday, tight prompt avails
  • Rotterdam morning market report

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2001
  • GeoLogistics SpA grows in Italy
  • ABX Logistics España SA
  • Astramur
  • Port expansion in Barcelona
  • Gruber introduces new service
  • Reinforcement for Civitavecchia
  • Altadis acquires Burgal
  • Ikea builds center in Tarragona
  • Tougher STB rules
  • A solution for Burlington

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2001
  • Carnival fires another shot
    Carnival says "poison pill" flouts takeover rules
  • OMI in MARPOL probe
    Company cooperates with U.S. Attorney's investigation
  • OSV orders for Rolls-Royce
    Equipment packages for nine vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • New World Alliance in fresh wave of cuts
    THE New World Alliance is considering additional service reductions from both the Asia-Europe and transpacific trades.
  • OMI in criminal probe over tanker discharge in New York
    US TANKER owner OMI Corp has admitted being involved in a criminal investigation into illegal discharges from one of its vessels at the the Port of New York and New Jersey.
  • CSAV and Montemar plan to tap into depressed boxship charter market
    H ard-pressed containership owners may soon be sending empty ships to South America if plans under consideration by two South American lines come to fruition.
  • Stelmar 'on track for Q4 predictions'
    Stelmar Shipping, the tanker company that undertook a successful initial public offering in New York earlier this year, is confident that earnings in the final quarter of the year will be in line with stock market expectations.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2001
  • BA lets some money through
  • Analyst supports Carnival POC bid
  • Louis to add charter agreements
  • BC Ferries told to "commercialise"
  • Bilbao builds new dock
  • ABP's Humber pilots 'suffering'
  • Ferry satisfies safety agencies
  • HK to table new crew rules
  • Sea Navigator refloated
  • Falling yen worries Korean yards
  • Melbourne dredging wins support
  • Bill threatens PPA monopoly
  • CP companies continue kinship
  • Kerala plans Gulf passenger link
  • Gangsters 'major threat in ports'
  • Panama seeks expansion manager
  • Probe launched into OMI waste claims

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2001
  • A.P. Moller increases stake in ECT Rotterdam terminal
    The Port of Rotterdam said A.P. Moller has reached an agreement to acquire European Combined Terminals' one-third interest in Maersk Delta Terminal.
  • Seymour to lead NY/NJ port authority
    The chairman and chief executive of the New York Power Authority succeeds Neil Levin, who died in the attacks on the World Trade Center Sept. 11.
  • Web sites could pose legal risk
    Outdated information could become a target for litigation, according to a London-based maritime liability group.
  • Continental to drop fuel surcharge
  • Consolidators International signs China deal
  • Hornbeck-Leevac redeploys Enron-chartered vessels
  • Maritrans appoints Doherty, Bromfeld
  • Robert Potter, of Expeditors Intl., dies at 40
  • CN upgrades tracking for paper industry
  • Port Newark terminal gets imaging technology

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Accord européen sur le temps de travail dans le transport routier
    Huit ans après que la Commission européenne a formulé sa proposition, les ministres européens des Transports et le Parlement européen ont trouvé un accord lundi soir à Bruxelles sur la directive relative au temps de travail des chauffeurs dans le transport routier de marchandises. L’accord conclu par les deux parties à l’issue d’une longue procédure de conciliation est un compromis concocté par la présidence belge de l’UE.
  • SNCF Fret fait naître l’espoir d’une reprise rapide des services fret via le Chunnel
    Dans un courrier adressé à la Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) britannique, le patron de SNCF Fret, Françis Rol-Tanguy, a fait savoir que de nouvelles clôtures de sécurité seront installées autour du terminal de fret à Frethun “avant la fin de l’année”, annonce Lloyd’s List. Reste à voir si cela signifie que les services fret sous la Manche retrouveront rapidement leur vitesse de croisière. Ainsi, la SNCF et la RFF, le gestionnaire du réseau ferroviaire français, doivent encore déterminer qui prendra en charge les coûts des clôtures, alors que l’installation des systèmes de surveillance et de détection prendra encore un certain temps.
  • Confern Containerpool Benelux déménage vers le port d’Anvers
    La filiale belge de l’entreprise de location de caisses mobiles et semi-remorques Confern Containerpool, a récemment déménagé d’Opglabbeek au Limbourg au Zomerweg dans le port d’Anvers. “L’objectif était de rapprocher davantage notre siège à l’activité de transport”, a déclaré le directeur général Hugo Bertels.
  • APL logistics tisse sa toile sur le continent européen
    Ainsi que brièvement évoqué dans une édition précédente APL Logistics, filiale de Neptune Orient Line (NOL) entend développer sa présence sur le continent européen, du nord au sud et d’est en ouest. Après avoir acquis au prix de 210 mio. de dollars US l’organisation GATX qui couvre l’Amérique du Nord et du Sud, après avoir abordé l’Asie et le Moyen-Orient, APL s’intéresse de plus en plus à l’Europe, où elle est déjà présente au Benelux, au UK, en France et depuis peu en Allemagne après la reprise de l’entreprise hambourgeoise Mare Logistik.

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2001
  • NYSE monitoring volatile ACLN stock
    Trading was halted on Monday due to a combination of large trading volume and sharp price decline.
  • Kirby outlook revised to positive
    The positive outlook reflects the company's strong operating performance and debt reduction.
  • Carnival ratings on negative watch
    The P&O Princess takeover bid may increase Carnival's balance-sheet debt leverage.
  • Carnival complaint rejected
    Takeover Panel to rebuff argument over P&O Princess - RCCL poison pill.
  • Dutch recommend release of ULCC
    The Essex is set to celebrate New Year in Curacao unless UN committee reaches a speedy decision.
  • Royal Olympic adjusts fiscal year
    The move aligns the company's financial reports with its cruise sector peers.
  • Strike hits Finnish-crewed vessels
    Ships are being delayed at ports in Finland after a seamen's union extended its action.
  • ACP continues canal expansion studies
    Panama Canal Authority will open its tender for canal expansion studies proposals on Wednesday.
  • OMI to pocket $5m on suezmax sale
    German joint venture in 10 year charterback deal for Daewoo newbuilding.
  • Carnival calls in Takeover Panel
    UK regulator asked to veto P&O Princess - Royal Caribbean poison pill.
  • New ferry operator planned
    Latvian and Swedish partners are in talks to buy a vessel to restart traffic on a Baltic route.
  • Kvaerner rejigs bond conditions
    Troubled Norwegian industrial group survives close shave on rescue package as bondholders object.
  • Japan export orders slump to three year low
    Only nine export orders were reported last month, as the order intake fell 77% year-on-year.
  • Barry Rogliano set for Dubai debut
    French broker is looking to be one of the first major houses to setup shop in the Middle East.

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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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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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
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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
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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
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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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