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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
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
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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
››› 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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