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April 10, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Lines want PSA to cut handling charges
    MAJOR PSA Corp customers are more aggressively seeking lower terminal handling charges in the wake of Evergreen's defection to the Port of Tanjung Pelepas .
  • Penang port to spend RM500m on upgrading
  • Cosco Shipping's IPO priced at top of offered range
Air and Land Transport
  • Air France March traffic up 2.7% as rebound gains pace
    AIR France SA, Europe's No 3 airline, said a recovery in air traffic accelerated last month as more people returned to flying following a slump in demand after the Sept 11 attacks.
  • US FAA 'inadequately trained safety inspectors'
  • American Air sued over death of WTC victim
  • China Eastern Air triples 2001 profit on tax credit
  • China domestic airlines forced into no-discount pact
  • Swisswings stops flying, seeks bankruptcy protection
  • Asiana's Feb traffic up

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Lines want PSA to cut handling charges
    MAJOR PSA Corp customers are more aggressively seeking lower terminal handling charges in the wake of Evergreen's defection to the Port of Tanjung Pelepas .
  • Penang port to spend RM500m on upgrading
  • Cosco Shipping's IPO priced at top of offered range
Air and Land Transport
  • Air France March traffic up 2.7% as rebound gains pace
    AIR France SA, Europe's No 3 airline, said a recovery in air traffic accelerated last month as more people returned to flying following a slump in demand after the Sept 11 attacks.
  • US FAA 'inadequately trained safety inspectors'
  • American Air sued over death of WTC victim
  • China Eastern Air triples 2001 profit on tax credit
  • China domestic airlines forced into no-discount pact
  • Swisswings stops flying, seeks bankruptcy protection
  • Asiana's Feb traffic up

Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd names boxship in Shanghai
  • Hong Kong logistics operators face competition
  • Draught-deepening project in the Suez Canal
  • MOL expands transatlantic service
  • Chinese engineers start Mekhong project
  • Lykes Lines voted best carrier to Africa
  • DOT hosting African ministers at air transport conference
  • Indian Airlines makes Airbus choice
  • American Airlines Cargo takes flight-specific approach

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • Better margin Deutsche Post, still very dependent on monopoly
    In 2001 Deutsche Post World Net revenue rose by 2.1 per cent to 33.4 billion euro while profit from operating (Ebitda) increased by 7.3 per cent to some 2.6 billion.
  • Rail man in Schenker board
    Aloys Winn (48) has been appointed to the Management Board of Schenker Deutschland AG, Frankfurt am Main, with effect from 1 April 2002.
  • OOCL and WHL enhancements in China/Middle East service
    Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Wan Hai Lines Ltd (WHL) announced a service enhancement in their joint service between China and the Middle East.
  • Mol with Chile office
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced the establishment of MOL (Chile) Ltda. in Santiago, Chile.
  • Booz logistics for the churches
    Tradeteam, an Exel company, announced a major drinks distribution contract with Associated Church Clubs Limited (ACC).
  • Exel works for Coors
    UK logistics group Exel announced a new, multi-year contract with Coors Brewing Company that extends an existing 16-year relationship and expands the range of services provided by Exel to Coors.
  • Christian Salvesen profit warning
    UK logistics group Christian Salvesen reined in profit expectations for the second time in three months as it blamed a continuing malaise in the engineering and automotive sectors for many of its problems.
  • Big losses US airlines to stay
    Analysts estimating the nine largest airlines in the US made a combined net loss of $2.2bn in the first quarter of 2001, an improvement over the fourth quarter, when a slump in air traffic demand led to a total net loss of $3bn.
  • KLM Cargo introduces fuel surcharge
    As of May 1, 2002, KLM Cargo will re-introduce a fuel surcharge.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • OOCL, Wan Hai enhance China-Mideast service to provide faster transit - Fixed-day (Sun/Mon) service ex-NSICT
  • Andhra grape exporters uncork champagne bottles
  • US waiver of additional duty of little gain to steel exporters
  • Decks cleared for closer trade ties with Eurasia
  • Workers' interests will be protected while corporatising ports, assures Goyal
  • Krishnapatnam port to be ready soon
  • Concor cuts freight rates at ICD-Jodhpur
  • ICD-Pithampur logs 19 pc growth in fiscal 2001-02
  • Finance Ministry slashes interest rate on defaults in export obligations to 15 pc
  • Handicrafts export target set at $ 1,600 m
  • Ficci, Singapore EDB MoU on technology
  • Tea Board overhauled
  • India, Mauritius to take fresh look at DTA pact
  • Mysore Chamber's strategy for export thrust
  • Naidu tells Sinha to review export profits tax
  • Value Cap applies to 263 export products & PMV verification on 786 products under the new Exim Policy
  • Make Mumbai world financial centre: CII
  • Ficci to open office in Beijing to boost trade ties
  • CII team meets Singapore leaders
  • E. region engg exporters presented excellence awards
  • Customs men told to change outlook
  • Oil prices soar as Iraqi exports halt

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • Close race for top spot in "Best Bunker Company 2001" poll
  • Bunker market report for Chile
  • Brazil market update
  • Piraeus market report from Aegean
  • Argentine market update
  • Prices rise in Montevideo, fuel oil avails remain limited
  • Fuel oil avails tight in the Canaries
  • Signs of easing Middle East crisis and Saudi stability pledge soothe oil prices
  • National strike to support PDVSA action in Venezuela
  • Singapore steady to soft today
  • Korean prices softer against expectations
  • Rotterdam morning market report
  • Bunker prices from Russian ports this week

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • PSA increases stake in CWT
  • Jardine at Heathrow
  • MIF expands in Florida
  • GeoLogistics Americas moves to LA
  • Qiva stock increase
  • Vostochny going strong
  • T&B looks to Mexico
  • Procter & Gamble contracts T&B in the US
  • Famous Pacific continues airfreight expansion drive
  • Establishment of MOL(Chile) Ltda.

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • AMFELS delivers semisub
    Cal Dive International, Inc.has accepted delivery of the Q4000, the first ultra-deepwater, semi-submersible vessel designed to perform construction and well intervention tasks in water as deep as 10,000 feet.
  • $83 million order for AMFELS
    Keppel Corporation's Brownsville Texas, unit, AMFELS Inc., has won an $83 million contract to build a new jack-up rig for Mexico's Perforadora Central S.A. de C.V.
  • New chairman and MD for Ocean Rig
    Bjarne Skeie yesterday resigned as chairman Ocean Rig ASA, though he remains on the board. At the same time, the company announced a change of managing directors

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Homage to the memory of the Queen Mother
    In common with other sectors of the maritime and financial services industries, the world of insurance paid homage to the memory of the Queen Mother, write James Brewer and Carly Fields.
  • Iraqi oil squeeze sets off tanker scramble
    THE tanker market remained on its knees yesterday, as ships booked for the now non-existent Iraqi stems were added to the already bulging pool of open ships in the Persian Gulf.
  • Unigas Pool regains presence east of Suez with Nile Holdings gas fleet buy
    THE Unigas Pool, Sloman Neptun, Bernhard Schulte and Othello Shipping, is buying the entire gas fleet of Edinburgh-based Nile Holdings, which operates under the Tarquin name, for an undisclosed sum.
  • Maritime security push loses direction
    CARRIER and shipper groups in the US have warned that the drive to tighten maritime security is now adrift and directionless, partly because of turf wars between government departments and political differences in Congress.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • Tankers in Venezuela still held up
  • Sasebo board to quit over fraud
  • Share sale prompts leap in prices
  • Long outreach for Long Beach
  • EU seeks close involvement with IMO
  • Cosco IPO massively oversubscribed
  • NOL debt deepened by transfer
  • Taxpayer bails out labour pool
  • Maasvlakte 2 seeks tenants
  • India braces for all-out strike
  • Shipping 'needs united voice'
  • Incat hopes hinge on sales
  • Liberty seeks aid policy change
  • Renaissance ships for P&O Princess
  • Korea not hit by Iraq oil embargo
  • Venezuela oil shipments hit

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • Volume, wages slide on West Coast
    Cargo volume and average dockworkers' wages at West Coast ports declined for the first time in almost three decades.
  • Danzas Group earnings soar
    The logistics arm of Deutsche Post World Net said earnings before interest, taxes and amortization rose 40.7% in 2001.
  • Tropical acquires Tecmarine Caribe services
  • United Airlines cargo unit adds fuel surcharge
  • DHL resumes Cincinnati construction
  • Korea airport zones to key hub plan
  • Security, lower revenues squeeze Portland budget
  • Emery Forwarding opens customs office at Ambassador Bridge
  • Roadway Corp. sees 1Q loss
  • OMI Corp. elects Shapiro director
  • Exel signs Coors, PBT
  • MOL opens Chile office
  • Customs changes drawback, entry rules

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Le groupe Danzas satisfait de son exercice 2001
    Le groupe Danzas, la branche logistique de Deutsche Post, a vu progresser son bénéfice avant intérêts, impôts et amortissements (EBITA) de 40,7% à 159 mio. d’EUR en 2001. La groupe a renforcé, selon ses dires, sa position de leader sur le marché logistique.
  • Zeebrugge: CTO candidat pour une concession de 7 ha dans l’avant-port
    Zeebrugge est avant-tout un port ro-ro. Il s’est même hissé à la première place dans le nord de l’Europe, notamment pour ce qui est du trafic des voitures neuves. Le succès est tel, que les manutentionnaires qui traitent ces trafics souffrent d’un manque crucial de place. Ce n’est pas sans raison qu’il y a trois candidats pour l’ancienne concession du terminal vraquier de la ZBM, d’une superficie d’une cinquantaine d’hectates. Un des manutentionnaires, en l’occurrence CTO (Combined Terminal Operator), s’est ainsi porté candidat pour une nouvelle concession dans l’avant-port.
  • L’alliance Glass Partners a éclaté
    Freddy Nicolas, de la société Nicolas-Jacquet (Franière, près de Namur) a repris la totalité des actions de la société de transport de verre plat Glass Partners. Cette joint-venture avait été créée en novembre 1999 par Nicolas et Eric Foulon, de la société Van Hoof à Sambreville (également près de Namur). Les deux actionnaires ont décidé de se séparer, et Freddy Nicolas se retrouve donc seul actionnaire de Glass Partners. C’est ce qu’annonce Truck & Business Online.
  • North-South Freight Freeways a intégré son réseau international
    Via une coalition de dix compagnies d’infrastructure ferroviaire nationales et indépendantes aux Pays-Bas, en Allemagne, en Autriche, en Suisse, en Italie et en Scandinavie, un réseau a été mis sur pied devant faciliter le trafic transfrontalier de trains de marchandises exploités par des opérateurs ferroviaires indépendants. Les corridors fret de North-South Freight Freeways relient les ports de la mer du Nord et la Scandinavie avec le sud de l’Europe. L’objectif est d’à terme étendre le réseau en direction de l’Europe de l’Est et de développer un système de facturation et de calcul des prix pour l’ensemble du réseau.

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • Venezuelan oil strike likely to continue
    A quick end to the ongoing oil dispute seems remote at this point.
  • NM Paterson to sell remaining fleet
    Three inactive Great Lakes bulk carriers are put for sale in an open tender.
  • Radisson reviewing new ship
    The new Seven Seas Voyager has similar troublesome Mermaid propulsion units as the Mariner.
  • Keppel secures $83m rig deal
    Delivery of new jack-up rig to Perforadora Central is set for the first quarter of 2004.
  • Russian crude moves east in Iraqi cuts
    Hellespont ULCC newbuilding is last off the berths at Iraq's Mina al-Bakr.
  • US barge builder under fire
    Some Trinity-built barges are subject to rapid hull corrosion.
  • Pertamina trys again on tanker time-charter
    Indonesian charterer continues its seemingly endless quest to fix a VLCC for period business.
  • WG&A vows to fight port ejection
    Philippines ferry owner is battling to stay on at North Harbor.
  • More heads to roll at Sasebo
    Repercussions of subsidy swindle will remove management at Japanese yard.
  • Uncertain future for Tarquin staff
    Bosses in consultation with Edinburgh workers after sale of gas shipping operations to Unigas.
  • Coeclerici profit climbs
    Italian dry bulk charterer in profit for a second year despite market gloom.
  • Bangladesh breakers draw breath
    But some buyers pay out high prices for the right units as owners pause for thought.
  • Thoresen Thai sells another ship for scrap
    Thai owner's fleet cut to 24 after disposal of 25-year-old vessel.

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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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