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BRIEFS
October 29, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US warns again of terrorist attacks in M-E waters
    THE US Navy's Fifth Fleet has again warned of the possibility of terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern waters only weeks after an apparent terrorist attack blew a gaping hole in the side of supertanker off the Yemen coast.
  • Plenty of opportunities to expand, logistics sector told
  • APL christens latest newbuild
  • Ferry damages UK's newest warship
Air and Land Transport
  • Sats' profit up 4.8% mainly on one-off tax write-back
    COSTS, cargo and overseas profits were up, but flights handled, catering and operating profits were down for Singapore Airport Terminal Services in the first half ending Sept 30.
  • SIA Engg sees uncertain outlook
  • Australian Airlines takes off for Asia
  • Airbus expects to supply 50% of M-E airlines' jets by 2018
  • easyJet order profitable
  • Qantas' passenger traffic up
  • American Airlines crash probe
Features
  • Crew, rudder focus of American crash probe
    CREW action and turbulence will be scrutinised this week by investigators trying to find out why the tail fin snapped off an American Airlines jet before it crashed in New York last year, killing 265 people in the second-worst air disaster in US history.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US warns again of terrorist attacks in M-E waters
    THE US Navy's Fifth Fleet has again warned of the possibility of terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern waters only weeks after an apparent terrorist attack blew a gaping hole in the side of supertanker off the Yemen coast.
  • Plenty of opportunities to expand, logistics sector told
  • APL christens latest newbuild
  • Ferry damages UK's newest warship
Air and Land Transport
  • Sats' profit up 4.8% mainly on one-off tax write-back
    COSTS, cargo and overseas profits were up, but flights handled, catering and operating profits were down for Singapore Airport Terminal Services in the first half ending Sept 30.
  • SIA Engg sees uncertain outlook
  • Australian Airlines takes off for Asia
  • Airbus expects to supply 50% of M-E airlines' jets by 2018
  • easyJet order profitable
  • Qantas' passenger traffic up
  • American Airlines crash probe
Features
  • Crew, rudder focus of American crash probe
    CREW action and turbulence will be scrutinised this week by investigators trying to find out why the tail fin snapped off an American Airlines jet before it crashed in New York last year, killing 265 people in the second-worst air disaster in US history.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US warns again of terrorist attacks in M-E waters
    THE US Navy's Fifth Fleet has again warned of the possibility of terrorist attacks in Middle Eastern waters only weeks after an apparent terrorist attack blew a gaping hole in the side of supertanker off the Yemen coast.
  • Plenty of opportunities to expand, logistics sector told
  • APL christens latest newbuild
  • Ferry damages UK's newest warship
Air and Land Transport
  • Sats' profit up 4.8% mainly on one-off tax write-back
    COSTS, cargo and overseas profits were up, but flights handled, catering and operating profits were down for Singapore Airport Terminal Services in the first half ending Sept 30.
  • SIA Engg sees uncertain outlook
  • Australian Airlines takes off for Asia
  • Airbus expects to supply 50% of M-E airlines' jets by 2018
  • easyJet order profitable
  • Qantas' passenger traffic up
  • American Airlines crash probe
Features
  • Crew, rudder focus of American crash probe
    CREW action and turbulence will be scrutinised this week by investigators trying to find out why the tail fin snapped off an American Airlines jet before it crashed in New York last year, killing 265 people in the second-worst air disaster in US history.

Sched Netweb site
  • New direct link from Shantou to Japan
  • Initial phase of China's largest dockyard finished
  • APL floats 2,500 TEU Dalian
  • TMM Lines introduces South America to Europe reefer service
  • Savannah sets new containerised cargo record
  • ICTSI makes a couple of management appointments
  • Singapore Airlines interim net profit jumps 473.8pc
  • Qantas to open maintenance facility in Melbourne
  • Taipei to Moscow flights to start next year

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • Positive result, put pension problems TPG
    TNT Post Group (TPG) was up 0.6 per cent in morning hours trade at the Amsterdam stock exchange (Euronext), at 17.80 euro, after it releases good results for the third quarter of 2002, but warned for pension fund shortages.
  • Shanghai ship visits up 10 per cent
    Shanghai Port, China's fastest growing foreign trade port, reported a 10 per cent increase in the average daily number of coming and leaving ships in the first 9 months of 2002, compared to the same period of 2001.
  • DHL launches tracking toolbar for IE
    DHL Worldwide launched DHL Toolbar, the industry's first Internet Explorer based tracking device, enabling customers to access real-time tracking information with just two clicks from their Internet Explorer toolbar.
  • US Airways lay off nearly 500 pilots
    US Airways has to lay off another 471 more pilots.
  • K&H reorganizing in the US
    Kuehne & Nagel has begun to introduce restructuring measures at the US subsidiary, USCO Logistics.
  • Unions preparing European and US port action
    The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has begun preparing for industrial action in January 2003 against what it calls "union busting": the sidelining of unions at ports in both Europe and the United States.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Govt sets tough terms for funding purchase of SCI stake
  • Seamen hold protest demonstration, threaten to intensify agitation over PF issue
  • India, Lanka to resume ferry services
  • Triple Lloyd Shipping intensifies drive for excellence
  • EU bans 2 more dyes in textile, leather products
  • 1.5 lakh t. wheat for S-E Asia, Far East
  • Vast scope in agri, mineral trade with China seen
  • IDFC appointed Vallarpadam project consultant
  • Vedprakash signs LoI with Flanders for development of ports, waterways
  • Global meet on multimodal logistics held in Egypt
  • Forex reserves nearing $ 64-billion mark
  • Inflation rate falls to 2.83 pc
  • Envoy sees scope for boosting trade with Hungary
  • Forex reserves touch $ 64.068 bn
  • SEZ rules being given finishing touches
  • FCI's RO time limit upsets exporters
  • Jaswant hints at Budget 'corrections' after Nov. 18
  • India asks WTO to consider certain non-agri products as unbound
  • Unctad envisages more FDI flowing into India, China
  • Expertise on SMEs: Egyptian team to hold talks with CII today
  • Agenda for WTO talks mooted
  • IMC to hold meet with Finnish trade team on Nov. 9

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • Crude little changed as UN discussions on Iraq continue
  • Rotterdam fuel oil at 3-4 month low on shifting fundamentals
  • Turkish holidays bring low demand to Istanbul
  • Novorossiysk: Bunkering conditions not so swell
  • OPEC quota cheating and Iraqi exports on the rise
  • Rotterdam opens soft then ticks higher with crude

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • BNSF: OmniTrax for Chicago hub
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 39, 23rd/27th September, 2002
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 41, 7th/11th October, 2002
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 42, 14th/18th October, 2002
  • Fuzhou Qingzhoui Container Terminal continues to expand
  • "K" Line to deploy three LR II type double-hulled product tankers
  • Brunswick's automobile and machinery units up Forty-Five Percent in July/August 2002
  • DHL International opens new express mail service centre in Tokyo
  • Kuehne & Nagel International AG reports a 3.1% increase in turnover in the first three quarters of 2002
  • BAX Global opens branch office in eastern China

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • Listing container vessel righted at Port of Seattle
  • Federal Maritime Commission nets $820,000 in civil penalties
  • New APL vessel goes to work covering for West Coast slowdowns
  • China coming onboard Customs' Container Sercurity Initiative
  • Port of Everett director named chair of AAPA delegation

The East Africanweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • IMO to Make Passenger Insurance Compulsory

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Bush cracks whip over Pacific ship security plan
    MARITIME security measures in Asia-Pacific countries will be significantly toughened to reach a common high standard, leaders decided at a major gathering in Mexico.
  • US Customs officers set for postings in China
    US customs officers could soon be sent to China after the two powers pledged at the weekend to work together in the fight against terrorism, writes Janet Porter.
  • Giorgi and Bishop to share Cooney's role at V.Ships
    V.SHIPS has awarded the biggest job in ship management to Roberto Giorgi, who will take over as chief executive officer of V.Ships Inc following the retirement of Peter Cooney in January 2003, writes David Osler.
  • Crisis hit Gerling axes non-life reinsurance
    GERMAN insurance group Gerling will shut its non-life reinsurance activities and could sell its life reinsurance business in a bid to keep its core operations afloat.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • Limburg moves away from Yemen
  • Belgians to tackle Indian waterways
  • Bengal bay feeders push further
  • Asians sign security agreement
  • Repair yard re-opens in Scotland
  • Japan behind in port info systems
  • Joint seafarer training agreed
  • Diamond construction begins again
  • Warship damaged in ferry collision
  • HUAL Europe declared total loss
  • URS fleet upgrade despite Smit move
  • CMB furious over Limburg demand
  • Greece challenges NATO campaign
  • Israel searches for terror shipping
  • Batangas to get box equipment
  • Rates slashed to boost Aqaba
  • Singapore 'can cope with shocks'
  • GCC pledges secure oil supplies

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • West Coast cargo-handling picks up
    Dockwork improved after employers complained to the Justice Department that union longshoremen were engaging in work slowdowns.
  • NVOCCs say lines discriminated
    For the first time, freight intermediaries are giving government investigators what they say is proof that shipping lines in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade lanes discriminated against them in service contract negotiations.
  • APEC leaders approve security plan
  • TSA launches pilot test for air-cargo shippers
  • TSA names chief of air law enforcement
  • Sailors' union opposes Jones Act waiver
  • Nov. 5 deadline for HK air applications
  • TPG won't meet 2003 forecast
  • Celarix sells tariff publisher back to founders
  • Deutsche Post gets OK for Dutch mail venture
  • Menlo Worldwide opens Asia complex
  • Emery Forwarding launches express heavyweight service
  • Railcar maker Greenbrier doubles backlog

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Le Rhein-Westfalen-Shuttle trouve son rythme de croisière
    Le service fluvial créé par l’armement CCS Combined Container Service (Ludwigshafen) et l’exploitant de terminal DeCeTe (Duisburger Container-Terminalgesellschaft) dans le but de relier la région industrielle de Dortmund aux ports maritimes de Rotterdam et Anvers via le canal Rhin-Herne et transbordement à Duisbourg ou Krefeld, a trouvé le bon rythme et table sur un trafic de 5.000 TEU cette année. La région desservie par cette voie d’eau a un potentiel de marché de quelque 43.000 TEU par an et offre une répartition assez équilibrée des flux de marchandises dans les deux sens. Le service, qui a été baptisé Rhein-Westfalen-Shuttle (RWS), a une fréquence de trois départs par semaine.
  • United Cargo veut donner la réplique aux intégrateurs
    United Cargo, la division fret d’United Airlines, entend s’adapter aux exigences posées à une entreprise de fret aérien moderne en améliorant sa prestation de services, en conluant des partenariats et en proposant de nouveaux produits. C’est ce qu’a annoncé Roger Gibson, le vice-président d’United Cargo, à une délégation de journalistes spécialisés européens qui rendaient visite au complexe fret inauguré par la compangie à Los Angeles il y a un peu moins d’un an.
  • Le groupe SNCF cherche un nouveau partenaire pour Ermewa
    Via sa société holding SNCF Participations, le groupe ferroviaire français SNCF détient la quasi-totalité du capital d’Ermewa. Mais cette situation pourrait évoluer dans les prochains mois. La Financière Edmond de Rothschild a en effet reçu mandat pour nouer des contacts afin de trouver un ou plusieurs partenaires dont l’arrivée permettrait de reclasser une part - pouvant aller jusqu’à 60% - du capital d’Ermewa. Parallèlement, les liens opérationnels entre la SNCF et Ermewa vont néanmoins se resserrer dans le cadre d’une nouvelle entité visant à présenter une offre logistique globale pour le secteur de la chimie.

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2002
  • US West Coast port dispute continues
    PMA and ILWU are pointing fingers at each other in regards to port congestion problem.
  • Gard goes for 15%
    Improving finances result in lower than expected general increase.
  • Limburg sails for repair
    Terrorist damaged VLCC begins long voyage back to trade.
  • Todd Shipyards posts lower income
    Higher revenues and operating income in July-September fail to lift net income.
  • B&N slides into the red
    Swedish shipowner plans to shed unprofitable bulk and ro-ro business.
  • Strong numbers at KOM
    Singapore shipyard group Keppel Offshore & Marine trebled operating profits in the first nine months.
  • China joins container inspection initiative
    China has joined Container Security Initiative in principle.
  • Lasco sinks into the red
    Disappointing third quarter wipes out first-half profits at Latvian Shipping Co.
  • Korea warns off Japanese shipbuilders
    EU's referral of Korea to WTO sparks war of words as Japan enters the fray.
  • Pakistan looks to buy two veterans
    Ageing aframaxes are on the shopping list of Pakistan National Shipping Corp.
  • Scrap prices firm as owners opt to trade
    Breakers are willing to pay top rates for vessels as hunger for steel heats up.
  • RTF feels the chill
    Latvia's reefer owner Riga Transport Fleet plunged to a loss in first nine months of 2002.
  • Maersk goes weekly at Greenock
    Danish giant signs with Scottish ports operator Clydeport for weekly call at Greenock Ocean Terminal.
  • GSI losses widen
    But third quarter profit figures are back in the black as shipbuilding pace hots up.
  • Salvor rights listing bulker
    A Westwood open-hatch bulker, only delivered this year, has run into trouble at the port of Seattle.
  • Lingwood exits BC Ferries
    Boss of Canadian ferry firm leaves after three-year stint.
  • Incat in US military hat-trick
    Tassie fast ferry builder inks catamaran charter deal with US Military Sealift Command.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic
The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic
Bremen/Hamburg
Terminal operator HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in the port of Koper grew by +9.9%
Coper
Containerized cargo volumes continue to grow
Paul Pathy elected BIMCO President
Copenhagen
He is the president and CEO of the Canadian Fednav
The project to resection the western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro is about to start
Joy Taurus
It is not subject to the VIA procedure
HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%
HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%
Seoul
The South Korean company's fleet transported 930,629 containers (+4.2%)
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
Hamburg
The company's fleet transported 3.3 million containers (+8.8%)
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly earnings growth eases
Keelung/Taipei
The second company recorded a decline in profits
In the first three months of 2025, cruise traffic at GPH terminals increased by +30%
Istanbul
In the period, 1,568 ships (+53%) called at them
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
Cairo
Growth of +16.4% in the value of transit rights paid by ships
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Five years of work and an investment of 550 million euros are expected
Russia to invest $6 billion over the next six years to develop shipbuilding
Fly
Over 1,600 Civilian Ships Planned to Be Built by 2036
US, China agree to suspend tariffs for 90 days, cut by 115 percentage points
Beijing/Washington
They will drop to 30% and 10% respectively from the current 145% and 125%
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -2.6%
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +8.9%
Ravenna
Increase in dry bulk, containerized and conventional cargo
The port of Ancona closed the first quarter with a traffic of 2.1 million tons of goods (+4%)
Ancona
At the Ortona airport a decrease of -9% was recorded and at the Vasto airport a growth of +14%
In the first quarter, Costamare's revenues decreased by -6.1%
Monk
Costamare Bulkers Spin-Off Completed
The western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro has become operational
Joy Taurus
Container ship "MSC Bridge" docks
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
Copenhagen
Container volumes transported by the fleet remain stable. Traffic growth of +8.4% in port terminals
European Commission approves Italy's request to reintroduce the International Registry
Brussels
It will be in force until the end of 2033
In the port of Trieste, bulk cargo decreases and miscellaneous goods increase
Trieste
In the first quarter, a decrease of -4.3% was recorded. In Monfalcone, traffic increased by +54.9%
In the first quarter, goods handled by the port of Venice increased by +4.3%
Venice
Solid bulk and containerized cargoes on the rise. Liquid bulk drops by -6.1%
GNV orders four more ro-pax vessels from Guangzhou Shipyard International
Genoa
Deliveries of the 71,300 GRT units will begin in early 2028
The agreement between the Region and the extraordinary commissioner gives the go-ahead to the construction of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Florence
Giani: work can finally start
Filt, Fit and Uilt support Ciane's activity in Genoa and Savona, which would be put in danger by Petromar's competition
Genoa
Hupac will focus on combined transport on the North-South axis, focusing on high-volume connections
Zurich
DFDS Quarterly Revenues Up 7.5% With Ekol Acquisition
Copenhagen
The volumes of goods transported by the fleet are stable. Passengers drop by -27.5%
At the end of 2025, RAlpin will suspend the rolling highway rail service between Fribourg and Novara
Olten
The company denounces the numerous and unexpected restrictions on the railway network
Terminal operator ICTSI closes a record first quarter
Manila
Historic peak in financial results and container freight volumes handled
Premuda, management buy-out operation on the entire share capital of the company
Genoa
It was implemented with the strategic and financial support of Pillarstone
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
Panama
Ships carried 60.0 million tons of cargo (+40.1%)
In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%
In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%
Ankara
A total of 9,351 ships passed through
Tender for the expansion and technological modernization of Gate IV of the Port of Trieste
Trieste
It is related to the technical and economic feasibility design of the project
Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow
Brussels
Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Miami
In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%
DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker
Hedehouse
In the first three months of this year, the Danish logistics group's operating result increased by +17.5%
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the first quarter with very positive performance
Hamburg
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
Singapore
In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
Shanghai
The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)
In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)
Hamburg
In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)
OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships
Hong Kong
Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Beijing
In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)
Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)
Atlanta
Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
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
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
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
RINA closes 2024 with revenues once again at a record level
Genoa
In the first quarter, turnover increased by +12% and new orders by +16%
The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
In the UK, express delivery company Evri and DHL's e-commerce division merge
London
Another 20 tractors coming for Contship Group's Hannibal
The Spice
They will be taken into delivery between the end of this year and the first months of 2026.
In April, the port of Singapore handled over 3.6 million containers (+7.1%)
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized traffic decreased by -2.5%
Assagenti suggests the priorities that will have to be addressed by the next president of the port of Genoa
Genoa
Danaos Corporation's Quarterly Revenues Steady
Athens
Net profit down -23.5%
Cargo traffic in Montenegro ports stable in first quarter
Podgorica
Growth of +73.9% in volumes to and from Italy
Prysmian inaugurates the new cable-laying vessel Prysmian Monna Lisa
Milan
Finnish plant producing high-voltage submarine cables expanded
Second container terminal inaugurated at Cameroonian port of Kribi
Yaounde
It has a quay of 715 linear meters and a seabed depth of -16 meters
Eurogate Intermodal has bought the Deisser trucking company
Hamburg/Stuttgart
The Stuttgart-based company specializes in the container segment
Discount announced on transit fee for large container ships in Suez Canal
Ismailia
15% reduction for ships of at least 130,000 SCNT tons
The Simplified Logistics Zone of the Port and hinterland of La Spezia is ready to be made operational
Genoa/La Spezia
Regional councilor Piana made this known
Port of Genoa, the TAR for Lazio has annulled the Ignazio Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger
Rome
Grimaldi Euromed's appeal accepted
Fincantieri closes first quarter with record new orders
Trieste
Strong growth in revenue and EBITDA
Stop, other Regions should follow Abruzzo's example by introducing the regional ferrobonus
Rome
The laying of the first pillar of the logistics park under construction in Tortona was celebrated
Tortona
The project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.
The Customs Free Zone enclosed in Genoa as an opportunity to mitigate the impact of duties
Genoa
Spediporto highlights it
Taiwan's Evergreen and Yang Ming saw revenue decline in April
Keelung/Taipei
Compatriot Wan Hai Lines' turnover grows
In the first three months of 2025, RCL containerships transported 658,000 TEU (+8.9%)
Bangkok
Revenues up +37.6%
The preparation process for the Port Regulatory Plan of Ancona has begun
Ancona
Preliminary verification of the Strategic Environmental Assessment has begun
d'Amico International Shipping reports quarterly revenue and earnings decline
Luxembourg
Balestra di Mottola: We do not expect any impact on us from any port tariffs applied in the US for ships built in China
Towards the final approval of the nomination of Francesco Benevolo as president of the port of Ravenna
Rome
The MIT has forwarded the proposal to the Transport Commission of the Chamber
The decline in vehicle volumes transported by the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet continues
Lysaker
The first three months of 2025 were closed with revenues of 1.3 billion dollars (+3.4%)
Shipping agents, customs agents and freight forwarders of La Spezia applaud Pisano's appointment
The Spice
For the presidency of the AdSP - they rejoice - "one of us" has been chosen
MIT appoints Bruno Pisano as president of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
DHL Buys IDS Fulfillment
Westerville/Indianapolis
Strengthening the e-commerce segment
V.Ships created V.Yachts to provide its services to large yachts
London
It will be based in Monaco
Mercitalia Rail transports scrap iron from Pomezia to steel mills in Northern Italy
Milan
Finnlines revenues increased by +2.3% in the first quarter
Helsinki
The volumes transported by the fleet are increasing, with the exception of cars
NYK to build third car terminal at Barcelona port
Barcelona
Work begins on the electrification of the MSC Crociere terminal
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The Verdane investment fund sells Danelec to the GTT group
Paris
Danish company develops technologies for digitalization of maritime transport
Israeli forces attacked the port of Hodeyda
Jerusalem
IDF, measures taken to limit damage to ships
Vard signs new contract with Dong Fang Offshore for OSCV vessel
Trieste
It will be delivered in the first quarter of 2028
Collaboration protocol between the Federation of the Sea and WSense
Rome
Among the aims, to promote intelligent and sustainable management of marine resources
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
The 2024 general financial statement of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been approved
Trieste
It records a general administrative surplus of almost 283 million euros
Accelleron Industries Announces Further Investments in Italy
Baden
The aim is to strengthen technological leadership in fuel injection systems for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.
UAE's AD Ports continues to invest in Egypt
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Usufruct contract to develop and manage a logistics and industrial park near the port of Port Said
The 2024 final budget of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has been approved
Ancona
Green light from the Management Committee
RFI, tender awarded for maintenance and telecommunications enhancement works
Rome
Program worth approximately 180 million euros
Contract signed assigning CMA CGM the management of the container terminal at the port of Latakia
Damascus
Investments of 230 million euros expected in the first four years
Rizzo appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Strait Port System Authority
Messina
DHL Group revenues increased by +2.8% in the first three months of 2025
Bonn
Net profit of 830 million euros (+3.9%)
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium
Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)
Vienna
31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
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%
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 fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
››› 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
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
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