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October 24, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Anti-boarding system proposed to protect ships
    AMID the spectre of rising maritime piracy and terrorism, the International Maritime Bureau has proposed electrified fences and special protected channels for oil tankers.
  • Transpacific trade volume gap hits record
  • EU takes complaint on Korean subsidies to WTO
  • Ship sinks in stormy Caspian Sea, 37 missing
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin to change overweight passenger policy? Fat hope
    VIRGIN Atlantic Airways said on Tuesday it would not change its policy for overweight passengers, despite paying out 13,000 to a woman squashed by an obese woman on a transatlantic flight.
  • Lufthansa rejects staff demand for 9% pay rise
  • Shenzhen Airport's profit falls 16%
  • ANA to stop flying Tokyo-Aomori route
  • Korean Air, Asiana cut weekly overseas flights
  • LOG Book
  • Many retrenched airline workers still jobless
  • Northwest, pilots delay contract talks
  • United, flight attendants begin talks

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Anti-boarding system proposed to protect ships
    AMID the spectre of rising maritime piracy and terrorism, the International Maritime Bureau has proposed electrified fences and special protected channels for oil tankers.
  • Transpacific trade volume gap hits record
  • EU takes complaint on Korean subsidies to WTO
  • Ship sinks in stormy Caspian Sea, 37 missing
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin to change overweight passenger policy? Fat hope
    VIRGIN Atlantic Airways said on Tuesday it would not change its policy for overweight passengers, despite paying out 13,000 to a woman squashed by an obese woman on a transatlantic flight.
  • Lufthansa rejects staff demand for 9% pay rise
  • Shenzhen Airport's profit falls 16%
  • ANA to stop flying Tokyo-Aomori route
  • Korean Air, Asiana cut weekly overseas flights
  • LOG Book
  • Many retrenched airline workers still jobless
  • Northwest, pilots delay contract talks
  • United, flight attendants begin talks

Sched Netweb site
  • Inter-departmental meeting for US bound HK departures
  • Japanese consortium hits the gas with new LNG carrier
  • APL and APL Logistics get thumbs up for IT performance
  • MSC improves South American and Caribbean services
  • Brennan puts direct call through to Cyprus weekly
  • UPS pleased with outcome of Hong Kong, US air pact
  • Envirotainer makes Savi choice for fresh deliveries
  • DHL extends collection times to four Asian stations

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2002
  • Mediators to orientate in West Coast ports
    Three federal mediators toured port terminals in Oakland after doing the same thing Monday in Long Beach and Los Angeles.
  • Amsterdam air cargo up 4.5 per cent
    Amsterdam Airport Schiphol welcomed 0.7 per cent more passengers during the first nine months of 2002 compared with the same period last year.
  • TNT Express boosts service in US
    TNT Express unveiled faster services between Europe and the USA and Canada by introducing improved next day deliveries to nine business centres across North America, including New York, Washington, Chicago and Toronto.
  • UPS weaker in domestic market
    UPS stated for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2002, revenue totaled $7.75 billion, up 4.8 per cent from the US$7.4 billion reported during the prior-year period.
  • Asian ports share database for security
    The seven member nations of the Asian Ports Association (APA) plan to enhance regional maritime security by developing a shared database of vessel, cargo and shipper particulars, headed by Singapore.
  • 'Hutchison wants to acquire Le Havre terminal'
    Hutchison International Port Holdings has expressed interest in constructing berths at the Port of Le Havre, France's largest, Chinese-language newspapers in Hong Kong reported.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • APL to launch direct Indian Subcontinent-USEC service - Maiden voyage ex-Colombo on Oct. 28, calling NSICT on Nov. 2
  • Clove planters stave off Indonesian competition
  • Gem, jewellery trade captures 55 pc of world market
  • Synthetic textile exporters turn spotlight on to widening African markets
  • Steel exporters see vast market potential in China
  • Govt seeks private funds for urban infrastructure
  • Completed Golden Quadrilateral can save Rs 8,000 cr. a year, estimates study
  • UK firm wants share of highway projects
  • Budget 2003-04 to be transparent, accelerate economic reforms
  • AEPC to assess knitted garment shippers' capability before quota allotments
  • Govt clears FDI proposals worth Rs 95 crore
  • PC sales may rise by 15 per cent
  • Fuel price hike will hit industry adversely : AIAI
  • High growth rates in manufacturing sector possible: Experts
  • Do away with entry tax on garments, pleads Greater Mysore Chamber
  • US to donate soyabean oil to CARE, CRS
  • 4.9 pc increase in IIP clocked during April-August
  • HEPC scripting revival strategy for handlooms, new product range
  • Reliance shortlisted for bulk silos project
  • Get ISO certification soon, Tea Board tells factories
  • CBEC fancies hike in SKD car kits import duties
  • Fema rules to be changed for setting up offshore banking units in SEZs
  • Welsh trade team coming in Nov.
  • Services exports & tourism to be theme of IITF 2002 from Nov. 14 to 27

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2002
  • Business as usual on the US East Coast
  • Low demand on the Canadian East Coast
  • Crude little changed as API/DOE confirm US stock builds
  • Ecuador market update
  • Argentina: Tight avails at major ports
  • African market report from GAC
  • Bad weather beats barges in Novorossiysk
  • USCG imposes tanker security zone
  • Canary Islands: Operations running smoothly
  • Rotterdam steady and quiet this morning, tight barges
  • Buyers watch and wait in the Gibraltar Straits
  • ENOC expands UAE supply ports
  • Demand expected to rise as prices fall in Istanbul
  • Uruguay: Avails normalise and prices fall
  • Busan market drops the pace
  • Competitive Saudi prices, availability hiccups in Dammam
  • Piraeus' ups have a down side

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2002
  • Air Macau inaugurates freight-only service
  • Ariana Afghan Airlines flies A300 from Frankfurt to Kabul
  • ERS plans to take over traction for European container blocktrains
  • German port operator takes over two Czech ports on the Elbe river
  • CKYHS reinforces all its water and transatlantic service links
  • Brennan starts direct service to Cyprus
  • DPWN closes deal with Cathay
  • New block train service from Verona to Romania
  • Yield decline is the biggest problem facing air cargo, say 500 industry leaders
  • EIB to continue its financial support for TGV Est Europe

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2002
  • Singapore Technologies unit completes Halter acquisition
    Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engg) has issued a statement saying it is pleased to announce the successful completion of the acquisition of Friede Goldman Halter's shipbuilding facilities through its U.S. subsidiary, VT Halter Marine, Inc.
  • Navy order for Bollinger/Incat
    Bareboat charter of Mine Warfare Command test platform
  • Northrop Grumman gets some Swedish stealth
    Kockums is to join a team assembled by Northrop Grumman's Ship System sector to complete for the U.S. Navy's Focused Mission Vessel Study

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2002
  • Coast Guard sets security zones to protect tankers in Puget Sound
  • Boomerang Box returns with load of toys for mystery location
  • Standard time falling back on Sunday, October 27
  • Panama Canal tolls for 2002 nearly $10 million over last year
  • Port of Portland holds last public marine terminals planning meeting

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Virtual nightmare: computer brings ultimate catastrophe to life
    AN AIRLINER hits the funnel of a cruiseship and then crashes into a containership and explodes in the port of Durban, writes James Brewer.
  • Royal Caribbean digs in heels on $62m fee
    ROYAL Caribbean will demand the controversial "termination fee" of $62.5m if its estranged partner P&O Princess merges with rival suitor Carnival next month, the Miami company confirmed yesterday.
  • QBE offers fixed premium to Far East owners
    TOP insurance group QBE has launched a campaign in the Far East to win the custom of shipowners for its fixed premium protection and indemnity facility, writes James Brewer.
  • UK Club turns up heat with 25% increase for renewals
    LEADERS of UK P&I Club, the largest in the industry, have set premium increases for February 2003 at what could well turn out to be an industry average - 25%.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2002
  • Angry Al Najat victims demand jobs
  • Guayaquil overwhelmed by fraud
  • Santos caught in debt web
  • Durban delays push privatisation
  • US-Europe talks stumble
  • Caribbean faces cruise challenge
  • World Bank to 'fund port security'
  • US West Coast talks on the line
  • Star Cruises links two Chinas
  • Nautilus goes down
  • OMI claws its way back to profit
  • Who cares about women in shipping?
  • Russian tax relief moves closer
  • Polish yard survival on the agenda
  • Thirty-eight still missing in Caspian
  • Wijsmuller now WorldWise
  • Dogs enlisted in terror tightening
  • Chinese shipping minister removed
  • Italian ports thrown into turmoil
  • Greeks urge IACS to listen to IMO
  • Greek bulker sinks
  • Scandlines employees go to the top
  • Japan may step into yard dispute
  • ASEAN ports to share security data
  • Korean boxes trapped in Mexico

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2002
  • Employers charge union slowdown
    Waterfront employers submitted documentation to the Department of Justice that they say proves union longshoremen have engaged in a "concerted, systematic work slowdown" since West Coast ports re-opened Oct. 9.
  • Intermodal leads Norfolk Southern
    The rail operator said quarterly earnings were lifted by increases in shipments of manufactured goods.
  • OMI earnings tank
  • Forwarding damps USFreightways earnings
  • New air-cargo facility for Shanghai
  • Pre-clearance for China gateway shipments
  • Mediators tour ports; extension for Taft-Hartley?
  • TNT Express speeds trans-Atlantic services
  • Time charters boost Stelmar results
  • Trucking moves C.H. Robinson 3Q
  • Yellow Corp. will gain $300M from CF's clients
  • U.S. Xpress profits triple
  • Ryder turnaround in third quarter

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • UECC développe de nouveaux trafics à Zeebrugge
    Bonne nouvelle pour le port de Zeebrugge et le manutentionnaire CTO (Combined Terminal Operator): dès le mois de janvier prochain, l’armement UECC (United European Car Carrier) va considérablement développer ses trafics dans le port côtier belge via une refonte de services existants ce qui impliquera deux loops animés chacun par des unités de capacité différentes.
  • DB Cargo acquiert la totalité de Spedition Hangartner
    La division de transport de marchandises des chemins de fer allemands a annoncé qu’elle détient désormais 100% du capital de la société suisse de transport combiné Hangartner, dont le siège est à Aarau. DB Cargo détenait déjà 7,5% des actions depuis décembre 2001 et avait une option sur le reste des actions. Les deux entreprises collaborent depuis de nombreuses années.

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2002
  • Genmar stuck in the red
    The New York-listed tanker owner widens third quarter net loss to $7.9m.
  • UK Club confirms 25% rate hike
    Directors opt for premium rise instead of reinsurance claim.
  • Trading of TMM shares suspended
    Mexican transportation conglomerate fails to disclose $950m tax refund from government.
  • Indonesia tops piracy attack list
    The number of worldwide reported attacks in January-September rises to 271 from 253 from a year ago.
  • Concordia hikes up loss forecast
    Swedish tanker owner battles on with four elderly VLCCs but hopes for improved fourth quarter.
  • TEN secures new charter contracts
    Pentathlon is chartered to Russian oil company on repositioning voyage.
  • Royal Caribbean forges ahead
    US cruiseship giant continues post 11-September recovery with strong earnings figures.
  • Volgaflot raises its sights
    Russian owner's mixed fleet on course to beat last year's net profits.
  • Japan wants in on WTO subsidy talks
    Japanese shipbuilders condemn alleged Korean state yard support.
  • OMI's earnings evaporate
    Bigger products tanker fleet bails out US owner hit by vanishing crude profits.
  • Gorthon profit climbs
    Forest products shipper's returns boosted by strong volumes and currency gains.
  • Harland & Wolff weighs heavy on Fred Olsen
    Write-downs and provisions at Belfast yard continue to push Norwegian group into the red.
  • Singapore bunker industry faces crisis
    Nearly half the City State's bunker surveyors are found to have taken bribes to falsify records.
  • Sino-Japan alliance is born
    Cosco, Hanjin, K Line and Yang Ming unveil global cooperation.
  • Fourteen rescued from Caspian cargoferry
    Twelve people survive, two later die, and 37 still missing after sinking.
  • SCI may be delisted after sell-off
    Draft privatisation document reportedly reveals plan to remove shipowner's shares from Bombay exchange.
  • USCG beefs up Puget tanker security
    Protection of tankers entering US port stepped up in wake of suspected Limburg terror attack.
  • Dockwise begins Nottingham recovery
    The damaged British warship is loaded aboard Dutch heavylift firm's vessel Swan for return to UK.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
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FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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