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October 31, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Huge backlog along West Coast remains
    THE backlog of containers and vessels along the US West Coast has barely improved while allegations and denials continue to fly between dockworkers and shipping lines, sending both sides in the labour dispute back to court.
  • APL skipping calls to get back on schedule
  • Tg Pelepas to break even by year-end
Air and Land Transport
  • Rudder risks cited years before crash
    SEVERAL years before the tail fell off an Airbus jet over Queens last November, killing 265 people, an American Airlines manager and Airbus warned separately that excessive rudder use could make an airplane break up in flight, documents released on Tuesday by the US National Transportation Safety Board show.
  • Boeing flying towards new mid-sized jet
  • Garuda cuts flights to Bali after bomb attack
  • Swiss freezes hiring, reviews costs
  • China Eastern's 9-month net profit up 5-fold
  • THAI plane cracks wing while landing

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Huge backlog along West Coast remains
    THE backlog of containers and vessels along the US West Coast has barely improved while allegations and denials continue to fly between dockworkers and shipping lines, sending both sides in the labour dispute back to court.
  • APL skipping calls to get back on schedule
  • Tg Pelepas to break even by year-end
Air and Land Transport
  • Rudder risks cited years before crash
    SEVERAL years before the tail fell off an Airbus jet over Queens last November, killing 265 people, an American Airlines manager and Airbus warned separately that excessive rudder use could make an airplane break up in flight, documents released on Tuesday by the US National Transportation Safety Board show.
  • Boeing flying towards new mid-sized jet
  • Garuda cuts flights to Bali after bomb attack
  • Swiss freezes hiring, reviews costs
  • China Eastern's 9-month net profit up 5-fold
  • THAI plane cracks wing while landing

Sched Netweb site
  • PMA is misleading government, say US west coast dockers
  • Evergreen expands FEM service to include China
  • Damco gets China NVOCC licence
  • Pacer International net revenues up in third quarter
  • PBB Global Logistics gets with the C-TPAT programme
  • Emery Forwarding gets heavy with gold service
  • Swiss to fly to Canadian cities after passage of agreement
  • Emirates opens career centre for potential staff

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2002
  • US officials to UK ports
    The UK government will in November 2002 announce a deal to post US customs officials in UK ports.
  • Menlo first in airport logistics park Singapore
    Global logistics provider and freight forwarder Menlo Worldwide officially became the first tenant of the Airport Logistics Park of Singapore (Alps) today when it opened its $22 million regional logistics hub.
  • DHL and Danzas together in Iceland
    DHL Worldwide Express and Danzas AEI Intercontinental today announced a cooperation agreement. The companies will combine their air express, airfreight and ocean freight to provide improved services to clients in Iceland.
  • China Southern with China/Belgium cargo service
    China Southern Airlines reached an agreement to wet-lease a Boeing 747-400 freighter from Atlas Air and today has launched an all new cargo route between Shenzhen - Shanghai and Liege, Belgium.
  • P&O Ports acquires Gujarat terminal
    PSA is a partner in the Gujarat Pipavav Port, which is managed by majority owner, Danish shipping giant Maersk Sealand.
  • CP Ships announces $33 million operating profit
    CP Ships Ltd today announced unedited operating income before exceptional charges for third quarter 2002 of $33 million, $1 million lower than operating income before exceptional charges for same period last year.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • GE Shipping net profit rises to Rs 56.73 cr in Q2
  • Sai Shipping Co. receives ISO 9001-2000 certification - Crowned with coveted quality award in Silver Jubilee Year
  • Everett (India) in JV with The Keihin Co., Japan - Everett Keihin Cargo Logistics formed
  • Handicrafts exports target raised to Rs 8,000 cr.
  • Capexil submits pre-Budget wish-list to Finance Ministry
  • ... to set up warehouse facilities in US
  • Germany offers help to fortify Karnataka's SME base
  • RBI credit policy will boost exports, according to CIAe President
  • More liquidity for export sector
  • Fieo finds policy disappointing
  • Crisil predicts 28 pc growth in IT exports by 2006-07
  • Rate cut too small to revive economy: AIAI
  • Jaswant proposes widening of tax base
  • NCAER lowers GDP growth rate to 4.8 pc for 2002-03
  • AEPC plea to lower sewing machine imports duty
  • Kelkar Committee favours retaining just 4 export promotion schemes - Moots package to prune transaction costs
  • ...to cover service tax issues before final report
  • RBI's credit policy will spur growth: IMC
  • Publishing industry expects 10 pc rise in exports
  • Rana hints at opening up textile sector for increased access to markets
  • Food Minister advises grain exporters to take their problems to committee

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2002
  • Daily Bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents
  • Istanbul lags behind in price dive
  • Argentina: Resupply due at Rosario/San Lorenzo
  • OPEC 'happy with current prices'
  • Sentiment turns firmer with US oil inventory data
  • Local sources tip Gibraltar market will rise tomorrow
  • Early November congestion in softer Canary market
  • Indication gap increases as demand drops off in Busan
  • Brazilian prices continue to fall
  • Good supply conditions return to Uruguay
  • Saudi posted prices fall, resupply soon at Ras Tanura
  • Lanka Marine issues fuel and gas oil tenders
  • African market report from GAC
  • No complaints in falling Piraeus market
  • More active trading reported in Rotterdam
  • Panama: Bunkers steady, lane outage works this week

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2002
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 43, 21st/25th October, 2002
  • Elite International gears up for expanded support to the Global Food Industry
  • China Airlines (Taipeh) to buy a stake in cargo carrier on Chinese mainland
  • Euro Tunnel: train traffic closes down after storm

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2002
  • Greenbrier sees big jump in orders for new railcars
  • VIPs gathering at Port of Portland to celebrate auto terminal redevelopment
  • "K" Line expands tanker fleet with three LR II vessels
  • Washington-built Fast Patrol Craft will be evaluated by Coast Guard
  • Coast Guard rescue team airlifts merchant seaman stabbed onboard vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Experts warn of passenger liability chaos
    CHAOS looms on a worldwide scale over the future of seagoing passenger liability, after a compromise between diplomats over the revision of the Athens Convention was slammed by insurers and shipping lines yesterday.
  • FMC cautions lines on Pacific rates
    AS THE west coast labour dispute drags on - and with it shipper fears of further congestion, delays and rising costs in the Pacific trades - the Federal Maritime Commission has stepped in to warn container lines against violating existing rules on rate increases.
  • Jones Act ships to help strike-hit cargoes
    PLENTY of US flag ships are available to reposition cargo stranded in the wrong port because of US west coast labour disruptions, the Maritime Administration has advised shippers, writes Janet Porter.
  • Cosco and NYK in car carrier link to reap rewards of China's auto boom
    COSCO and Nippon Yusen Kaisha have agreed a joint venture, Nykcos Car Carrier, in a bid to cash in on China's emerging auto export market, writes Matthew Flynn.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2002
  • Haitians raise US security concern
  • Yard workers demand to know plan
  • Marad responds to allegations
  • Kiodo has answer for Neptunia
  • EU commissioner raises CSI concern
  • Adventurer takes on Ulysses
  • Scandlines talks are confirmed
  • Crew member jailed for rape
  • Dispute alive despite tobacco twist
  • Seafarer airlifted after stabbing
  • Zambia confirms GM maize ban
  • Transmanche remains optimistic
  • Trade route to rival Suez Canal
  • New World cuts Pacific capacity
  • Chinese coal exports to grow again
  • African oil supplies suspended
  • Durban is pride of Pretoria
  • No breakthrough on Macau collision
  • Canberra policy 'will lose jobs'
  • Filipinos seek visa hike deferment
  • Yemen posts strict new measures
  • Cosco, NYK to float PCC venture
  • Iraq conflict would hit Korea yards

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2002
  • Customs finalizes controversial rule on 24-hour advance manifest filing
    The U.S. Customs Service has announced publication of the final rule that will require carriers and NVOCCs to file cargo manifests 24 hours before containers are loaded on U.S.-bound vessels at foreign ports.
  • Union denies slowdown charges, calls for "fair and equitable" resolution
    West Coast dockworkers on Tuesday blamed waterfront employers for the slowdown in cargo-handling and said it would ask Attorney General John Ashcroft to support a settlement in the port labor dispute.
  • Box shortage, snail's pace riles Asia
  • U.S. air cargo volume plummets
  • Trans-Atlantic lifts CP Ships
  • $560,000 raised for 9-11 NY port victims
  • New Jersey to get new ship-to-rail hub
  • Howland Hook breaks ground on expansion
  • USFreightways completes forwarding sale
  • Dragonair shifts Shanghai service
  • Indian ports seek private investment
  • Crowley Logistics names director of finance

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Les transporteurs et chargeurs néerlandais demandent la suppression de l’Eurovignette
    Les organisations néerlandaises de transporteurs et de chargeurs TLN, EVO et KNV ont plaidé dans un courrier adressé au ministre néerlandais des Finances, Hoogervorst, pour une baisse du tarif de l’Eurovignette. A terme, cela devrait même déboucher sur une suppression de cette taxe sur les poids lourds.
  • China Southern débarque à Liège Airport
    Serge Kubla, ministre régional wallon ayant les aéroports dans ses attributions, en fera l’annonce officielle au cours d’une conférence de presse lundi prochain, mais le site Internet de China Southern Airlines a été plus rapide: la compagnie assure, dans un premier temps deux fois par semaine, une nouvelle ligne fret entre Shenzhen-Shanghai et Liège, avec un Boeing 747-400 pris en wet-lease d’Atlas Air.
  • L’INE veut optimaliser le potentiel de la navigation intérieure dans l’UE élargie
    Inland Navigation Europe (INE), l’organe coupole des services de promotion nationaux de la navigation intérieure qui a un bureau à Bruxelles depuis septembre 2001, vient de publier un rapport sur sa première année d’activité. L’organisation énumère en outre un certain nombre de priorités qui doivent permettre à la navigation intérieure de valoriser ses atouts dans le cadre d’un réseau de transport durable dans une Union européenne élargie. Le slogan “Water is the way to go”, doit souligner les ambitions de l’INE.
  • Senator Lines reste impliqué dans le trafic Europe-Asie
    Les restructurations intervenues récemment au sein du groupe Hanjin Shipping Co et qui concernaient plus précisément sa filiale Senator Lines, qui de ce fait se retire des secteurs transpacifique et Atlantique, faisaient craindre qu’il en irait de même pour la relation Europe-Asie. Aux dernières nouvelles, il n’en est rien. Les rumeurs persistantes à ce sujet sont non fondées. “Nous restons dans ce trafic avec Hanjin et dans le cadre de cette nouvelle configuration CKYHS”, nous a dit un représentant de la direction au QG de l’armement à Brême.

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2002
  • P& Nedlloyd moves on big boxship order
    Japanese yard snatches giant containership newbuildings from Korean rivals.
  • Carnival's ratings outlook unchanged
    Higher operating cash flow and capital spending keep credit ratings in Rating Watch Negative.
  • Lasco staff snub share offer
    Latvian Shipping's employees and pensioners take up only 30% of shares set aside for them.
  • Meyer Werft to build Indonesian ferry
    Long-standing ties with German shipbuilders aid passengership fleet renewal efforts.
  • Tanjung Pelepas to break even this year
    Singapore's Malaysian port rival is on course to erase losses, according to boss Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman.
  • BP rumoured to be firming tanker options
    Oil major moving to secure huge position in tanker trades by confirming Korean berths.
  • Profits take a battering at Wartsila
    Lower than expected ship engine orders drag Finnish group down in first nine months.
  • Third quarter boost for CP Ships
    Boxship giant's net profits and cargo volumes have improved compared to previous three months.
  • Galbraith's S&P brokers walk to SSY
    Three shipbrokers are joining rival London broking shop.
  • Irving VLCCs rumoured sold to OSG
    Fresh talk of long-running large tanker sale candidates in charter back deal.
  • Huge Saudi storage move on VLCCs denied
    Informed sources say no sign yet of 32-tanker storage bid by oil giant Vela.
  • Lithuanian Shipping continues on right track
    Owner slated for privatisation posted a profit to 30 September, despite third quarter loss.
  • NYK and Cosco in China PCC venture
    Japanese car carrier giant looks to tap Chinese import and export market.
  • Lower returns for GulfMark
    Higher day rates cancelled out by increased operating costs at Houston offshore shipping company.
  • Dry winning over wet in 2002
    Bulker owners have seen better financial rewards than tanker owners to date, but by how much ?
  • Floods hit Houston Ship Channel
    USCG implements "safety zone" on strategic waterway after heavy rain swells water levels.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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