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September 1, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cosco-PSA terminal a first for both partners
    THE Cosco-PSA terminal project in Singapore marks the first foray by the Chinese conglomerate into the container terminal operations business outside China and Hong Kong.
  • Guangzhou to get south China's biggest shipyard
    THE China State Shipbuilding Corporation plans to build a new shipyard in southern Guangzhou city which will be the largest one in south China.
  • Tasman Spirit spills more crude
    PAKISTANI authorities warned yesterday that the stern section of the wrecked and grounded Greek oil tanker, lying outside Karachi's main port with about 5,500 tonnes of crude oil aboard, could split open in high tides.
  • Miami closes after possible ammonia leak
    MIAMI The Port of Miami, one of the busiest cruise ship hubs in the world, was shut down because of a possible ammonia leak, fire officials said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus seeing rising demand for new planes
    AIRBUS SAS, the world's second-largest aircraft maker, said demand for new planes is rising, especially from Asian carriers as passenger traffic increases following the containment of deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome .
  • Sydney airport passenger load won't recover soon
  • Malaysia Airports' Q2 profit hurt by war, Sars
  • Sars pushes China airlines into red more than expected
  • China Airlines sees full-year profit
  • Jordan airline eyes future Iraq traffic
Liner Scene
  • League tables give insight to mergers in ports industry
    IF Hutchison Port Holdings's group managing director had wanted to stir up controversy he certainly managed that when he hit out at container port league tables last week.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cosco-PSA terminal a first for both partners
    THE Cosco-PSA terminal project in Singapore marks the first foray by the Chinese conglomerate into the container terminal operations business outside China and Hong Kong.
  • Guangzhou to get south China's biggest shipyard
    THE China State Shipbuilding Corporation plans to build a new shipyard in southern Guangzhou city which will be the largest one in south China.
  • Tasman Spirit spills more crude
    PAKISTANI authorities warned yesterday that the stern section of the wrecked and grounded Greek oil tanker, lying outside Karachi's main port with about 5,500 tonnes of crude oil aboard, could split open in high tides.
  • Miami closes after possible ammonia leak
    MIAMI The Port of Miami, one of the busiest cruise ship hubs in the world, was shut down because of a possible ammonia leak, fire officials said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus seeing rising demand for new planes
    AIRBUS SAS, the world's second-largest aircraft maker, said demand for new planes is rising, especially from Asian carriers as passenger traffic increases following the containment of deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome .
  • Sydney airport passenger load won't recover soon
  • Malaysia Airports' Q2 profit hurt by war, Sars
  • Sars pushes China airlines into red more than expected
  • China Airlines sees full-year profit
  • Jordan airline eyes future Iraq traffic
Liner Scene
  • League tables give insight to mergers in ports industry
    IF Hutchison Port Holdings's group managing director had wanted to stir up controversy he certainly managed that when he hit out at container port league tables last week.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cosco-PSA terminal a first for both partners
    THE Cosco-PSA terminal project in Singapore marks the first foray by the Chinese conglomerate into the container terminal operations business outside China and Hong Kong.
  • Guangzhou to get south China's biggest shipyard
    THE China State Shipbuilding Corporation plans to build a new shipyard in southern Guangzhou city which will be the largest one in south China.
  • Tasman Spirit spills more crude
    PAKISTANI authorities warned yesterday that the stern section of the wrecked and grounded Greek oil tanker, lying outside Karachi's main port with about 5,500 tonnes of crude oil aboard, could split open in high tides.
  • Miami closes after possible ammonia leak
    MIAMI The Port of Miami, one of the busiest cruise ship hubs in the world, was shut down because of a possible ammonia leak, fire officials said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus seeing rising demand for new planes
    AIRBUS SAS, the world's second-largest aircraft maker, said demand for new planes is rising, especially from Asian carriers as passenger traffic increases following the containment of deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome .
  • Sydney airport passenger load won't recover soon
  • Malaysia Airports' Q2 profit hurt by war, Sars
  • Sars pushes China airlines into red more than expected
  • China Airlines sees full-year profit
  • Jordan airline eyes future Iraq traffic
Liner Scene
  • League tables give insight to mergers in ports industry
    IF Hutchison Port Holdings's group managing director had wanted to stir up controversy he certainly managed that when he hit out at container port league tables last week.

Sched Netweb site
  • Free trade zone to open at Gwangyang Port
  • Famous Pacific positioned with global coverage
  • Port of Los Angeles moves to environmental management
  • Mediterranean lures CMA-CGM for new loop
  • Hong Kong, Shenzhen western corridor gets underway
  • K Line and MISC/PIL to launch CSI service
  • Zim to make Tampa and Mobile calls
  • Russians are coming and going with AirRep freighter
  • Air travel confidence boosted by baggage screening
  • Northwest launches redesigned nwa.com

Exim Indiaweb site
  • AP Moller's container shipping activities recover in H1
  • NOL Group reports $ 88.7 m profit at half year
  • MISC's Q1 profits rise by 63 pc
  • NYK trying anti-corrosive steel
  • USSEC announce rate/BAF hikes
  • China Shipping's H1 profit jumps by 75 pc
  • Italia Line adds four ports to Med/S. America run
  • Zim adds Tampa and Mobile calls
  • MNSL starts direct service ex-Tuticorin to Male
  • US to roll-back import duty on galvanised, CR steel
  • Dumping duty on Chinese fused magnesia withdrawn retrospectively from Oct. 1, 1999
  • US imposes strict norms for testing presence of antibiotic residue in Indian seafood
  • Rice exporters' body wants to add Pak 385 to basmati aroma
  • Gopalpur port: Orissa Dy Speaker confers with Dilip Gandhi
  • KSPL signs MoU with exporters to handle 5 m tonnes of iron ore in 2003-04
  • OSL sets record by loading single parcel of 52,800 tonnes ilmenite
  • CONCOR's exim train ex-TKD reaches Mundra Port with MSC boxes
  • Capt. J. Sarbh speaks his mind on NSICT congestion, transport chain
  • Rs 400-cr. export target set for coir sector
  • Govt revises wheat, rice export prices
  • More textile gear come under TUF scheme
  • Govt sets 3-m tonne sugar export target
  • GDP growth may exceed projected 6 pc in 2003-04: RBI report
  • Govt may relax steel import norms: Minister
  • Expressway to link Ahmedabad & Vadodara in 6 months
  • Envoy calls for signing of India-Singapore economic co-operation agreement
  • Fieo to hold open house with Customs, Excise chief on Sept. 3
  • 1-page Saral form for excise duty payers soon
  • Confusion on service tax to be cleared soon, assures CBEC official
  • CII move to form CEOs forum with Pak
  • Fieo heads meet Saudi Consul General
  • CII conclave in Bangalore on Sept. 12 & 13

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 29, 2003
  • Microlog Logistics AG expands board
  • "K" Lines tanker fleet now nearly completely double-hulled
  • Royal Jordanian - course set for Basra
  • Port expansion in Magdeburg
  • Roehlig lifts gross sales and annual earnings

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 29, 2003
  • Hard verdicts in Finnish bribery case
  • Russia continues to challenge PSSA application
  • German road tolls from 2 November
  • Efforts to pull off "Sea-Land Express" tomorrow

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 29, 2003
  • Bollinger redelivers supply boat
    While it looks like a new vessel, ELSA LEIGH is the former SEACOR CLIPPER after an extensive renovation at Bollinger's Morgan City shipyard.
  • Cruising pumps more into U.S. economy
    The North American cruise industry generated $20.4 billion in economic activity within the United States in 2002
  • DMS/Austal preferred tenderer for RAN patrol boats
    Contract expected in November

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 29, 2003
  • Tacoma overpass project nets $4 million in federal funding
  • Carload count pushes down weekly rail freight totals
  • Portland Airport marks anniversary of Volunteer Information Program
  • A. Paul Anderson joins Federal Maritime Commission
  • North American cruise business makes positive move during 2002

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Tasman Spirit oil spill 'bigger than first feared'
    SALVORS handling the Tasman Spirit outside the port of Karachi switched their attention on Friday to pumping cargo from the aft section of the broken tanker.
  • Fulford-Smith takes over Clarksons LNG role
    CLARKSONS' Richard Fulford-Smith is taking over the company's responsibilities in joint venture LNG Shipping Solutions following the departure of Charles Peile to client Golar LNG.
  • BP brings Slavneft into Russian joint venture
    OIL giant BP has agreed to pay $1.35bn to add Russian oil producer Slavneft to its $6.3bn TNK deal.
  • Kiln syndicate 557 tops Lloyd's profit table
    A SYNDICATE managed by R J Kiln has scooped top position in the Lloyd's profitability league, after latest returns for 2002 were filed.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 29, 2003
  • Miami port hit by ammonia leak
  • Advance notice cost underestimated
  • Breakers deny Greenpeace claims
  • Malta defends Tasman condition
  • Greeks fear ferry chaos
  • Tasman Spirit stern poses danger
  • Court orders sacking in bribe case
  • China's yards become aggressive
  • Star shuns LauritzenCool offer
  • Timber must be better secured
  • Golar LNG seeks consolidation
  • Tokyo MoU cracks down on bulkers
  • Critical window for Sealand Express
  • Saudi sheep shipments suspended
  • NZ lifts tanker restrictions
  • China Petroleum plans for imports
  • NZ set for box bio-security regime

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 29, 2003
  • CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd shake up Med
    The carriers are instituting separate moves that will boost capacity in the U.S. East Coast-to-Mediterrranean trade -- and could lead to rate-cutting.
  • Spill cleared, Port of Miami reopens
    The port shut down for a little over an hour Friday morning after ammonia spilled in a cold storage area.
  • United won't add freighters this year
    The company now plans to return to the all-cargo market next year.
  • Plan approved for transshipment hub in northern Britain
  • Professor: AStar owners scored a 'sweetheart deal'
  • North, South Korea pledge rail link this year
  • Korea reports steady return of container flow

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 29, 2003
  • Zeeland parliament to re-apply for Westerschelde permits
    The Dutch province of Zeeland - in which the port of Flushing lies - wants to launch attempts to revitalise the Westerschelde Container Terminal (WCT).
  • Set fair. Soaring rates sees Hapag Lloyd boost interim returns
    German carrier Hapag Lloyd (HL) continued the current trend within liner shipping posting massively improved returns following a significant correction in freight rates on its major trades.
  • Russian rail privatisation pushes prices up
  • NeCoSS doubles capacity on Bremen and Schweinfurt routes
  • Asian carriers launch intra-Asia service
  • Ammonia leak shuts Port of Miami for Two hours
  • Containerised reefer capacity overtakes bulk space says consultant

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 29, 2003
  • OMI grows on two fronts
    US owner orders ice-classed handysize, manages Konig suezmaxes.
  • Anderson joins FMC
    Former Hvide man replaces Delmond Won as commissioner.
  • Star Reefers opts to buy duo
    Norwegian owner's main shareholder Kristian Siem offers chartered-in ships for sale.
  • Sonatrach to ship LNG for Statoil
    Existing ships or chartered vessels expected to carry Algerian gas to US.
  • Box rates rise into Persian Gulf
    Containership conferences to push up tariffs from Europe in October.
  • CSIC opens Beijing trading office
    China's northern shipbuilding grouping looks to international market for growth.
  • MMM boss lines up share sell-off
    Shahrazi Sha'ari reportedly close to sealing deal to reduce his holding in Malaysian owner.
  • Evergreen back in the black
    Taiwanese container line posts net profit in first half, but performance dipped in second quarter.
  • Salvors to try again with Sea-Land Express
    Another refloat effort planned for high tides at the weekend.
  • First Steamship income soars
    Another Taiwanese shipowner cashes in on booming Asia business, but sales slump.
  • Shih Wei bulks up earnings
    Taiwanese dry cargo player is having a good 2003.
  • NOL finance chief ups stake
    Lim How Teck, chief financial officer at Singapore flag carrier, exercises share options.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 30, 2003
  • Customs changes AES filing rules for vessel operators
  • NYK Reefers to take 50% share in LauritzenCool
  • Second TOTE vessel prepares for first Alaska run
  • U.K. marine accident branch issues timber deck study
  • USSEC posts 5% currency adjustment factor
  • Crowley to launch Haiti service
  • Anderson begins work at FMC
  • Pilots press for handguns in cargo planes
  • Corporate governance expert: Astar under de facto control of DHL
  • Delta Air Logistics offers 3rd-party online booking domestically
  • Icelandic cargo carrier leases aircraft
  • Astar executive Rossum becomes CFO
  • South Korea truck strike over
  • MOL's logistics affiliate in China obtains agency license
  • Shipco strengthens business to India
  • UNCITRAL study group to meet Sept. 4 in Washington
  • Bush authorizes Ex-Im Bank to support Iraq exports
  • North American millers to fight higher tariffs for Canadian wheat
  • USDA raises fee for new export health certificate
  • Tibbett & Britten France picks Croatto as managing director
  • CNF unit selects Freightgate's software for service contracts
  • ITC's Simpson retires
  • ProLogis names De Jong-Douglas European manager
  • U.S. industry pegs Canadian softwood lumber subsidy to 30%
  • GAO slams Air Force for sloppy parts distribution management
  • USDA proposes standards for privately owned quarantine facilities
  • Hong Kong's Tsang to speak Sept. 17 in New York
  • Defendants plead guilty in Port Everglades security case

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