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May 9, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA helped boost Belgian terminal's Q1 volume
    PSA Corporation actively courted shipping lines for extra volumes and began re-structuring operations on behalf of its new Belgian terminal interests well before the long-delayed deal was finalised.
  • Pasir Panjang may use straddle carriers
  • Record overtime for NY Port Authority police
  • Cosco Int'l buys 60% stake in ship trader from parent
Air and Land Transport
  • Sri Lanka to renegotiate airline deal with Emirates
    SRI Lanka announced plans yesterday to end monopolies that were granted to the national carrier, SriLankan airlines, when its management was handed over to Emirates airline of Dubai.
  • European airlines' traffic falls 12%, decline slows
  • EasyJet gets option to buy BA's German unit
  • KLM's Q4 loss widens amid drop in passenger traffic
  • Northwest recalls 135 technicians
  • US certifies Boeing's Connexion
  • Log Book
Features
  • Carnival faces barrage of objections on 3 fronts
    CARNIVAL Corp, the world's biggest cruise line, is facing antitrust objections on three fronts to its bid to buy P&O Princess plc, with shipbuilders, port authorities and travel agents all expressing concerns to European Union investigators.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA helped boost Belgian terminal's Q1 volume
    PSA Corporation actively courted shipping lines for extra volumes and began re-structuring operations on behalf of its new Belgian terminal interests well before the long-delayed deal was finalised.
  • Pasir Panjang may use straddle carriers
  • Record overtime for NY Port Authority police
  • Cosco Int'l buys 60% stake in ship trader from parent
Air and Land Transport
  • Sri Lanka to renegotiate airline deal with Emirates
    SRI Lanka announced plans yesterday to end monopolies that were granted to the national carrier, SriLankan airlines, when its management was handed over to Emirates airline of Dubai.
  • European airlines' traffic falls 12%, decline slows
  • EasyJet gets option to buy BA's German unit
  • KLM's Q4 loss widens amid drop in passenger traffic
  • Northwest recalls 135 technicians
  • US certifies Boeing's Connexion
  • Log Book
Features
  • Carnival faces barrage of objections on 3 fronts
    CARNIVAL Corp, the world's biggest cruise line, is facing antitrust objections on three fronts to its bid to buy P&O Princess plc, with shipbuilders, port authorities and travel agents all expressing concerns to European Union investigators.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA helped boost Belgian terminal's Q1 volume
    PSA Corporation actively courted shipping lines for extra volumes and began re-structuring operations on behalf of its new Belgian terminal interests well before the long-delayed deal was finalised.
  • Pasir Panjang may use straddle carriers
  • Record overtime for NY Port Authority police
  • Cosco Int'l buys 60% stake in ship trader from parent
Air and Land Transport
  • Sri Lanka to renegotiate airline deal with Emirates
    SRI Lanka announced plans yesterday to end monopolies that were granted to the national carrier, SriLankan airlines, when its management was handed over to Emirates airline of Dubai.
  • European airlines' traffic falls 12%, decline slows
  • EasyJet gets option to buy BA's German unit
  • KLM's Q4 loss widens amid drop in passenger traffic
  • Northwest recalls 135 technicians
  • US certifies Boeing's Connexion
  • Log Book
Features
  • Carnival faces barrage of objections on 3 fronts
    CARNIVAL Corp, the world's biggest cruise line, is facing antitrust objections on three fronts to its bid to buy P&O Princess plc, with shipbuilders, port authorities and travel agents all expressing concerns to European Union investigators.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL and Wan Hai introduce new schedule for Middle East
  • Cosco Hong Kong names Xu vice president
  • Pacer International sees turnaround in profitability
  • Ecu Line at Pointe de Galets
  • Home and away growth for PSA
  • Malaysia rejects anti-piracy patrols with Japan
  • Bigger payload freighter from Boeing due by December
  • Jardine Logistics opens US hub
  • Xilinx takes on UPS
  • Continental launches all-jet service at New York/Newark

Cargowebweb site
MAY 8, 2002
  • APL Logistics buys FSG-activities in Hamburg
    APL Logistics is taking over the activities of the German domestic appliances and consumer electronics goods distribution specialist, the FSG companies.
  • TNWA Expands Its Transpacific China Coverage
    The New World Alliance (TNWA), which consists of APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and MOL, is expanding its Transpacific coverage through a new string, PSV, to its existing service profile.
  • KLM losses up
    KLM reported a sharp increase in fourth-quarter losses but was cautiously optimistic about the industry's recovery from the crisis as it predicted it would make an operating profit in the current year.
  • Nedlloyd loss of 50 million
    In the first quarter of 2002 Nedlloyd achieved a result on ordinary activities of Euro -/- 50 mln, representing a deterioration of Euro 55 mln compared to the same period last year.
  • Losses P&O Nedlloyd widened
    Losses at P&O Nedlloyd deepened in the first quarter of 2002 as revenue rates continued to decline.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Nasscom delegation to explore marketing alliances in Ireland and Israel
  • More countries in Asia, Africa likely to buy Indian wheat
  • Handicrafts exports dip after decade
  • Glass producers waking up to 'dumping' by China
  • Deputy chief of KoPT to redress KDS users' woes
  • CII gets berth on revamped ChPT board
  • Maritime institutes seek government aid
  • Trade-Wings Cargo makes positive impact on global logistics services
  • ICD-Sabarmati's Import CFS to be operational today
  • Maintain reforms momentum, urges CII President
  • Apeda planning to double agricultural & processed food exports to Rs 20,000 crore
  • Agricultural co-operatives urged to utilise benefits of AEZ
  • FKCCI hails decision to postpone VAT
  • MoF eases norms for currency import by post
  • Sulzer exploring prospects in India
  • Farm exports buck slowdown
  • Input-output norms for 15 more export items notified
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures
  • USTR comes in for criticism in US

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 8, 2002
  • New posted prices in Ecuador
  • African market report from GAC
  • INTERTANKO applauds U.S. progress toward ratification of international air pollution accords
  • ARA firm today after yesterday's dip lower
  • Competitive bunker prices reported in Kuwait and Oman
  • Arab Gulf prices firmer again, demand picks up
  • Panama - Dispute brings refinery to a standstill
  • More non-OPEC supply in July
  • Suicide bomb raises Middle East tension, oil "war premium"
  • Crude supported by bigger-than-expected drop in US crude inventories and suicide bomb
  • Rotterdam market report from Marine Bunkering
  • Saudi posted prices and market report

Marine Logweb site
MAY 8, 2002
  • El Paso announces LNG breakthrough
    El Paso Global LNG, a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation, today announced the development of EP Energy Bridge, a new ship-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification system.
  • Carnival charters former Patriot to Cyprus operator
    A cruise ship that briefly flew the U.S.-flag as part of American Classic Voyages attempts to expand the Hawaiian cruise market will soon be serving the U.K. cruise market.
  • Kvaerner Philadelphia gets $100 million line of credit
    Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. has signed an agreement for a $100 million line of credit

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 8, 2002
  • Port of Seattle CEO wins Maritime Achievement Award
  • Railroad sees 14 percent drop in accidents at highway/rail crossings
  • Marine Exchange of Puget Sound elects new board at membership meeting
  • Oregon Air National Guard testing landing patterns at PDX
  • Government report finds airlines lose bundle in 2001

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Dr Peters takes on NYK over VLCC charter
    GERMAN ship financing company Dr Peters has taken Japan's NYK to arbitration in London over the alleged breach of a charter contract for the 298,500 dwt VLCC Golden Victory. A ruling is expected later this month.
  • Frontline defection hits VLCC pool
    Frontline's abandonment of the pool will remove almost one-third of its tonnage in one fell swoop. But pool chairman Morton Hyman, president and chief executive of founder member Overseas Shipholding Group, chose to accentuate the positive.
  • Singapore hints at opening PSA to lines
    PSA Corp's owners have shelved plans for an initial public offering of shares in the port operator and have switched their attention to selling stakes to shipping lines in an effort to stop the company's Singapore operations haemhorraging any more customers to rival Tanjung Pelepas.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 8, 2002
  • Thoresen to take over Sharjah ports
  • House urges sale of cruise ships
  • Bid to cut US steel tariffs fail
  • Minister to discuss Yarra impasse
  • Panama orders arrest of 'arms' ship
  • Intertanko applauds clean air move
  • Congress re-run for ex-commissioner
  • New direction for German finance
  • Poor summer knocks Buquebus
  • Alstom losses threaten builders
  • Seyang to emerge from receivership
  • Belgian volumes boost PSA Corp
  • Koreans welcome EC yard decision
  • German seafarer aid approved
  • Unions picket CSL bulker
  • Revenue rates drag P&O Ned lower
  • Feuding ferry families fined
  • Bangla ferry tragedy reasons sought
  • Brambles sells Jardine assets
  • Cosco stays with Singapore
  • Panama moves on standards
  • Ecuador cracks down on pirates
  • Liberia sanctions extended
  • American Classic steamboats sold

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 8, 2002
  • P&O Nedlloyd loss widens
    Lower freight rates outweighed volume gains.
  • KLM adding cargo capacity despite net loss in fourth quarter
    Cargo and passenger traffic has nearly returned to pre-Sept. 11 levels.
  • FedEx expects China Post settlement
    FedEx is confident that China will allow international express companies into its small shipments market.
  • Expeditors earnings up 5%
  • New World Alliance expands trans-Pacific service
  • Bentley likely to run again
  • EU deadlocked on shipyard aid
  • Frontline withdraws from VLCC pool
  • ICC calls for negotiation, support for WTO
  • Panel recommends Port Everglades nominee Krauter
  • Kvaerner shifts 1,800 staff to oil & gas
  • OMI earnings plunge
  • Bergesen profits fall on weak tanker segments

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
MAY 8, 2002
  • MSC adopte le concept pendulaire Asie/Etats-Unis côte est
    L’armement Mediterranean Shipping Cy procède à une restructuration fondamentale de son service transpacifique “Transpac”, exploité actuellement avec une flotte de 5 PC d’une capacité unitaire de l’ordre de 3.500 TEU et qui assure une sorte de navette entre l’Asie et Los Angeles. Ce service fait l’objet d’une mutation en service pendulaire entre l’Asie, et via Panama, le Golfe du Mexique et la côte est des USA.
  • “Le système ferroviaire français ne pourra pas s’en sortir seul”
    Claude Martinand, le président de RFF (Réseau Ferré de France), est très clair: “Compte tenu de la dette héritée du passé, le système ferroviaire français ne peut pas, même en vingt ans, sortir seul de sa situation actuelle. A juste titre, une solution transitoire avait été mise en place. Mais elle remonte à 1997. Peut-être serait-il temps de trouver aujourd’hui une solution plus durable”. Pour dire les choses encore plus carrément: il faudra que l’Etat mette la main à la poche s’il veut vraiment assurer l’avenir du mode ferroviaire en France.
  • Hungarocamion veut se développer en Europe de l’Est
    Le groupe de transport routier Hungarocamion a révélé à Budapest sa nouvelle stratégie. Miklos Horvath, son directeur commercial, a déclaré à l’agence MTI qu’elle vise un renforcement des opérations en Europe de l’Est afin de maintenir sa position de leader en tant que fournisseur de services logistiques aux multinationales. De plus, il veut accroître sa capacité de transport en signant des accords de partenariat. Horvath a fait ces déclarations en marge de la présentation des résultats financiers pour 2001. Ils sont en retrait par rapport à 2000.
  • Tunnel sous la Manche: six mois de perturbations
    Il y a maintenant six mois que le passage des trains de marchandises est entravé au tunnel sous la Manche. Cela nonobsant des garanties données en mars dernier selon lesquelles on reviendrait rapidement à un service normal.

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 8, 2002
  • Frontline to stay in suezmax pool
    Top tanker owner to stick with Alliance Chartering despite withdrawal from VLCC pool.
  • Frontline tanker in trouble
    Laden VLCC Front Tobago left without main engine power for six days.
  • Louis Cruises charters Nieuw Amsterdam
    Carnival-controlled vessel to be subchartered to UK's Thomson Holidays.
  • Grupo TMM hits the right note
    Mexican tanker owner concludes deal to issue up to $65m of securities.
  • Star pulls SuperStar Gemini from Singapore
    Malaysian cruise giant offers customer upgrade to SuperStar Virgo after mysterious redeployment.
  • Exmar and Lauritzen Kosan team up
    Gas shipowners pool resources in the east.
  • Collision vessel arrested
    Tanker wharf at Shell refinery in Singapore put out of action for a year by dredger.
  • First quarter blues at P&O Nedlloyd
    Container giant takes battering and warns that increased capacity will continue to affect results this year.
  • New World Alliance unveils China-US string
    Next month sees the start of the PSV containership service in the Pacific.
  • Container woes hit Royal Nedlloyd
    Dutch transport group dragged down in first quarter by 50% share in P&O Nedlloyd.
  • Bergesen profit slumps
    Norwegian shipowner predicts gloom for capesize trades but is hot on the LNG trail.
  • Havila posts loss as French take big stake
    Norwegian offshore owner upbeat as rival Groupe Bourbon muscles in.
  • Daewoo to regas LNG newbuildings
    US charterer El Paso is bypassing terminal shortage issue with technology punt.

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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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