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August 9, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Moving a notch higher in the hub stakes
    A GLOBAL integrated logistics hub - that's what Singapore has set for its next level of competence in the maritime and logistics industry.
  • Data of US-bound cargo may be required 24 hours in advance
  • Owners, officers of ship grounded on Aussie reef charged
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air bounces back with 166b won Q2 profit
    KOREAN Air Lines Co Ltd posted unexpectedly strong profits for the second quarter yesterday, although a currency appreciation and lower fuel prices flattered the result, helping to reverse its loss of a year earlier.
  • SAS sees 2002 profit after strong Q2
  • Aeroflot expects profit to soar to US$80m
  • Premier says Taiwan airline should buy Boeing jets
  • More US airlines offer steep cuts in base business fares

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Moving a notch higher in the hub stakes
    A GLOBAL integrated logistics hub - that's what Singapore has set for its next level of competence in the maritime and logistics industry.
  • Data of US-bound cargo may be required 24 hours in advance
  • Owners, officers of ship grounded on Aussie reef charged
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air bounces back with 166b won Q2 profit
    KOREAN Air Lines Co Ltd posted unexpectedly strong profits for the second quarter yesterday, although a currency appreciation and lower fuel prices flattered the result, helping to reverse its loss of a year earlier.
  • SAS sees 2002 profit after strong Q2
  • Aeroflot expects profit to soar to US$80m
  • Premier says Taiwan airline should buy Boeing jets
  • More US airlines offer steep cuts in base business fares

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco opens China's interior and port cargo link
  • Shanghai port seeks interior cargo, looks to Wuhan
  • China's Penavico attempts operations re-engineering
  • Freight body offers rate hike, rejects surcharge for security
  • Oakland port issues US$620 m bonds for port projects
  • Kuehne & Nagel buys Dubai firm, seeks Central Asia market
  • India refuses ship with stowaways: UK Club
  • American, Finnair receive US anti-trust immunity
  • UA launches package express, upgrades parallel service
  • Freight body criticises IATA, challenges volume rate
  • Increased cargo sales cushion Cathay revenue fall

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • Doubling of Northern Europe containers
    Container transhipment in Northern European ports will increase by between 58 and 69 per cent by 2010. This will bring transhipment in that year to between 49.5 and 53 million Teu, British Ocean Shipping Consultants predicts.
  • EC clearance for ferry consolidation
    P&O welcomed today's announcement by the European Commission that it has cleared the Group's proposed purchase of Stena Line's 40 per cent shareholding in P&O Stena Line. The transaction is expected to complete during the next week.
  • Grand Alliance adds China ports
    The Grand Alliance carriers, Hapag-Lloyd, NYK Line, OOCL and P&O Nedlloyd, are introducing a new service covering Central and Northern China ports to and from U.S. PSW gateways.
  • Profit for Air France
    Air France said in the first quarter of its 2002 fiscal year net profit was 195 million euro, down 27 per cent from a year earlier, but operating profit grew 36 per cent to 253 million euro
  • US Customs wants manifests in advance
    U.S. Customs Commissioner Robert C. Bonner announced proposed regulations requiring sea carriers to provide cargo manifests 24 hours prior to the lading of cargo for shipment.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • NSDRC to reconstruct passenger ship
  • Textile team led by Rana to explore African market
  • Namibia seeks Indian help in rural projects
  • MMTC to export 1.5 mt grains
  • NM Port discharges record 1,282 t. MOP in a single shift
  • NM Port Trust holds 1-day seminar at Hubli
  • PPT shortlists 4 bids for coal handling plant
  • Robust 15 pc rise in cargo handling at Paradip Port
  • Mundra International Container Terminal coming up fast - Phase-I to be partially operational by Nov. & fully by March 2003
  • Concor starts work on 2nd warehouse at ICD-Nagpur - Major boon for central India exim trade
  • Chennai trailer owners' strike averted
  • NCAER survey shows 8.7 points gain in business confidence index
  • Karnataka preparing draft export policy
  • Chamber: Either scrap or ease hank yarn burden
  • 'ICE Gate' at JNPT soon to minimise EDI breakdowns, says Customs chief

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • US Gulf: Prices firmer on tighter fundamentals
  • Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents
  • Istanbul: Fuel oil prices ease, MGO still at 6-month high
  • Demand high in steady Gibraltar
  • Distant resupply date may tighten avails in Tokyo Bay
  • High viscosity fuel shortage in Gdansk
  • Market softens in Italy
  • Poland: PKN ORLEN merge with Ship-Service SA
  • IPE Statement on the Brent Market
  • An end to Hong Kong's tight IFOs in sight?
  • More selling interest in Rotterdam
  • Summer holidays bite into Piraeus' IFO380 avails
  • Slow month-start in Montreal and Halifax
  • Tight avails persist in New York and Philadelphia

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • Safmarine restructures Indian Ocean Service
  • Airbus and CAE join forces for high quality training services
  • Frans Maas buys 20% stake in Estonian freight forwarder
  • Higher road tolls in Eastern Europe
  • European Commission approves ferry consolidation
  • SITC Maritime (Group), Shandong, China, signs contracts with Maersk and Itochu
  • Emirates introduces four new weekly services to Perth in Australia
  • SIA now flies to Las Vegas three times a week
  • New scheduled truck services between Spain and the Czech Republic
  • UIRR demands that the EU approve the «Marco Polo» programme

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • BC Ferries seeks international tenders for newbuild
    Canada's BC Ferries is issuing a Request for Expressions of Interest - both locally and internationally - for the construction of a new, intermediate-size ferry.
  • Gulfmark gets Brazil contract
    Houston-based GulfMark Offshore Inc.has announced a contract with Enterprise Oil do Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group. It will utilize a newbuild multi-purpose Multi Function Support Vessel (MFSV)

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • Coast Guard commissioning new cutter based in Port Angeles
  • Union Pacific hires Timera for eletronic payroll service
  • Corps teams with Washington state to offer workshops covering permit changes
  • Customs eyeing regulations requiring 24-hour notice for cargo manifests
  • FESCO will offer Seattle customers added sailing to Russian Far East

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • US tightens grip on box security
    IN a major new effort to tighten international maritime security, the US government announced plans to require ships bound for the US to provide cargo manifests 24 hours before a container is loaded in a foreign port.
  • Cosco fired up for gas to Guangdong
    Cosco, the giant Chinese shipping group, has clinched a multi-million-dollar deal to ship LNG from Australia's North West Shelf to the vast $616m Guangdong terminal on mainland China.
  • Indonesia holds ships over 'illegal dredging'
    SEVEN vessels, including the world's largest dredger, the Vasco de Gama, have been detained by the Indonesian navy for alleged illegal dredging of sand for reclamation projects in Singapore.
  • Hyundai board signs off on $1.5bn sale
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine's board yesterday rubber-stamped a $1.5bn deal to sell its car shipping unit to a con-sortium consisting of Wallenius-Wilhelmsen, Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors.
  • Lloyd's List Focus- Maritime security under the spotlight
    LLOYD'S List has made the whole maritime security issue one of its highest priorities, and you will find below a number of the articles that tackle this crucial issue.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • Customs strike hinders Brazil trade
  • Port delay compensation claimed
  • Casualties in Lanka dockyard fire
  • Customs proposes new manifest rules
  • Skaarup hits out over armed guards
  • Nino under tow for Durban
  • Coega contracts announced
  • NW Shelf wins China LNG contract
  • Good first half for Grindrod
  • Murmansk plans bunker facility
  • Vallarpadam may be renegotiated
  • Szczecin workers in new protests
  • Lukoil sale triggers controversy
  • Hit-and-run coal carrier arrested
  • CMA CGM upgrades RTW operations
  • HAL faces lawsuit after illness
  • Tax reform may pierce corporate veil

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • Malaysia joins U.S. box initiative
    Malaysia, host to two key box hubs, is the latest country to sign on to the United States' Container Security Initiative to screen U.S.-bound cargo.
  • Height now an issue for NY Harbor?
    After years of planning to accommodate the deeper draft of modern vessels, the Port of New York and New Jersey may have to look up after a containership was forced to detour around a low bridge.
  • Hot July for rail intermodal
    Railroad carload traffic in the U.S. grew 2.5 percent and intermodal traffic jumped 8 percent over 2001.
  • Security scare at Port of Miami
  • TACA bunker charge unchanged
  • GSP refunds coming
  • EU approves P&O's Stena buy
  • West India port marks box spurt
  • GoReefers marks change, growth
  • Quebec trucker sold
  • Customs wants manifests 24-hours in advance
  • First-half growth for Hamburg
  • Grand Alliance adds China calls

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Zeebrugge: CTO obtient une partie de la concession ZBM
    Le conseil d’administration de la MBZ, la société qui gère le port de Zeebrugge, a finalement tranché: c’est au manutentionnaire CTO (Combined Terminal Operators) qu’a été attribuée une partie de la concession de l’ancien terminal vraquier de la ZBM, dans l’arrière-port de Zeebrugge. La partie en question a une superficie de 15,5 ha. A cela s’ajoute une option pour 20 ha de plus. CTO compte y réaliser un grand terminal pour voitures, mais aussi pour d’autres types de fret à manutentionner en transroulage.
  • Hambourg échappe au ralentissement de la croissance
    Le port de Hambourg vient de clôturer un excellent semestre. Le transbordement total a progressé au cours des six premiers mois de l’année de 6% à 47,8 mio. de t. Le trafic containérisé a noté une expansion de 12,1% pour atteindre 2,53 millions de TEU. Le plus grand port allemand s’est donc mieux comporté que bon nombre de concurrents du nord-ouest de l’Europe. A titre de comparaison, Anvers a clôturé le premier semestre sur une baisse globale de 2,3%, mais a enregistré une croissance de 13,7% dans le secteur des containers (à 2,34 mio. de TEU). Hambourg espère franchir la barre des 5 mio. de TEU pour l’ensemble de l’année.
  • Ford agrandit la famille Transit avec le Connect
    Après 35 ans et quatre générations, la famille Transit présente son premier bébé, qui a été baptisé Connect. Cette version plus petite du Transit se situe dans le segment des utilitaires légers et moyens. Il existe également une version passagers du nouveau modèle, qui a reçu le nom de Tourneo, mais celle-ci ne sera pas commercialisée en Belgique.
  • DFDS Tor Line aligne un premier ropax sur la route Esbjerg/Harwich
    DFDS Tor Line mettra le premier de deux ropax acquis le mois dernier en service ce week-end. La filiale du groupe maritime danois DFDS a acquis ces unités chez le chantier polonais Stocznia Szczecinska, où les deux navires avaient été commandés par un autre armement. Il s’agit de navires d’une capacité de 2.200 mètres linéaires qui sont équipés de 77 cabines et atteignent une vitesse de 22 noeuds. Le second navire sera réceptionné en novembre. L’armement a également annoncé qu’il allait augmenter la capacité sur le service ShortBridge entre Immingham et Rotterdam et que son nouveau terminal à la Maasvlakte dans le port néerlandais sera opérationnel dès avril prochain.

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 8, 2002
  • Strong outlook for CP Ships
    Equity analysts are betting on higher earnings recovery in 2004.
  • US to upgrade marine infrastructure
    The Marine Transportation System council aims to help alleviate railway and highway congestion.
  • Gulfmark orders new supply vessel
    Estaleiro Promar shipyard in Brazil will deliver the $24m vessel in third quarter of 2004.
  • Torm and Norden meet
    Danish owners keep their counsel and opt for "radio silence" on merger talks.
  • Holland America Line facing lawsuit
    Two Ryndam passengers allege lack of early warning on virus attack from the cruise line.
  • US to tighten container security
    US Customs is seeking cargo manifests 24 hours prior to lading of cargo for shipment.
  • Conflict in Israel limits Swedish Orient volumes
    Swedish line makes first half loss as major market affected by continuing trouble.
  • US West coast port labour talks heat up
    Pacific Maritime Association is categorically denying ILWU's allegations.
  • TEN income crumbles
    But US-stocklisted owner believes young fleet and charter deals cushion company from weak market.
  • Seacor Smit's fleet size shrinks further
    Smaller fleet size and weaker demand trim the company's second quarter net income.
  • China names LNG suppliers
    Four large LNG carriers needed to supply China's Guangdong and Fujian import projects.
  • Cosco Investment eyes second Chinese yard
    Singapore owner could buy another ship repair facility next year, according to its vice president.
  • P&O Stena split receives European blessing
    European Union approves deal to separate joint venture ferry partners.
  • Grand Alliance hooks up Cosco slot deal
    Boxship players improve access to Chinese ports with new agreement.
  • KTF rues old debts
    Provisions made ahead of privatisation plunges Lithuanian reefer owner into the red.
  • Fednav-chartered bulker held
    Australian port state control inspectors detained nine ships during July.
  • Carnival to take hit from cancellations
    Cancelled cruises at Holland America Line will drag down parent's result in third quarter.
  • HMM board approves car carrier sale
    Korean owner wants to keep some cash to plough back into fleet renewal.
  • Algoma edges ahead in first half
    Canadian tanker and bulker owner survives weaker second quarter to improve interim result.
  • STX continues product tanker flood
    Korean yard inks contracts with two European owners for up to seven more newbuildings.

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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
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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