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May 2, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shanghai scrambles to boost port capacity
    SHANGHAI is racing ahead to bolster both sea and air transport facilities in anticipation of continued steady growth.
  • S'pore firm offering ship security training
    ENHANCED maritime security required by the International Maritime Organisation from July 2004 prompted one local company to tap its Singapore Navy training expertise to share with the commercial shipping industry.
  • Pirate attacks hit record in Q1
    PIRACY on the high seas hit record numbers in the first three months of 2003, but landmark decisions by courts in China and India to punish pirates with stiff prison sentences could help curb the menace, a maritime watchdog said yesterday.
  • Rates for very large gas tankers soar
    FREIGHT tariffs for very large gas carriers, the biggest ships carrying liquefied petroleum gases , jumped to a two-year high this week on increased demand.
  • International status for 2 India ports
    THE Indian government has allocated 75 billion rupees to accord international status to Nhava-Sheva and Kochi ports, which will operate on 'construct-use-and-handover' basis, Junior Minister for Shipping Dilip Gandhi announced.
Air and Land Transport
  • Australian govt backs Qantas-Air NZ alliance
    THE Australian government yesterday gave its backing to the proposed alliance between Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand that was initially rejected by consumer watchdogs in both nations.
  • Air India may hire pilots from other airlines
  • Mysterious man bought tickets with cash: witnesses
  • US govt to axe 6,000 airport screeners
  • Air Canada plans to cut labour costs by C$770m
  • Court approves United's union concessions
Admiralty Casebook
  • Buyers to blame for seizure of cargo
    THE buyers of a cargo of vacuum cargo oil had only themselves to blame for the confiscation of part of their cargo by Chinese authorities and could not now sue the sellers for their losses, the Singapore High Court has ruled.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shanghai scrambles to boost port capacity
    SHANGHAI is racing ahead to bolster both sea and air transport facilities in anticipation of continued steady growth.
  • S'pore firm offering ship security training
    ENHANCED maritime security required by the International Maritime Organisation from July 2004 prompted one local company to tap its Singapore Navy training expertise to share with the commercial shipping industry.
  • Pirate attacks hit record in Q1
    PIRACY on the high seas hit record numbers in the first three months of 2003, but landmark decisions by courts in China and India to punish pirates with stiff prison sentences could help curb the menace, a maritime watchdog said yesterday.
  • Rates for very large gas tankers soar
    FREIGHT tariffs for very large gas carriers, the biggest ships carrying liquefied petroleum gases , jumped to a two-year high this week on increased demand.
  • International status for 2 India ports
    THE Indian government has allocated 75 billion rupees to accord international status to Nhava-Sheva and Kochi ports, which will operate on 'construct-use-and-handover' basis, Junior Minister for Shipping Dilip Gandhi announced.
Air and Land Transport
  • Australian govt backs Qantas-Air NZ alliance
    THE Australian government yesterday gave its backing to the proposed alliance between Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand that was initially rejected by consumer watchdogs in both nations.
  • Air India may hire pilots from other airlines
  • Mysterious man bought tickets with cash: witnesses
  • US govt to axe 6,000 airport screeners
  • Air Canada plans to cut labour costs by C$770m
  • Court approves United's union concessions
Admiralty Casebook
  • Buyers to blame for seizure of cargo
    THE buyers of a cargo of vacuum cargo oil had only themselves to blame for the confiscation of part of their cargo by Chinese authorities and could not now sue the sellers for their losses, the Singapore High Court has ruled.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shanghai scrambles to boost port capacity
    SHANGHAI is racing ahead to bolster both sea and air transport facilities in anticipation of continued steady growth.
  • S'pore firm offering ship security training
    ENHANCED maritime security required by the International Maritime Organisation from July 2004 prompted one local company to tap its Singapore Navy training expertise to share with the commercial shipping industry.
  • Pirate attacks hit record in Q1
    PIRACY on the high seas hit record numbers in the first three months of 2003, but landmark decisions by courts in China and India to punish pirates with stiff prison sentences could help curb the menace, a maritime watchdog said yesterday.
  • Rates for very large gas tankers soar
    FREIGHT tariffs for very large gas carriers, the biggest ships carrying liquefied petroleum gases , jumped to a two-year high this week on increased demand.
  • International status for 2 India ports
    THE Indian government has allocated 75 billion rupees to accord international status to Nhava-Sheva and Kochi ports, which will operate on 'construct-use-and-handover' basis, Junior Minister for Shipping Dilip Gandhi announced.
Air and Land Transport
  • Australian govt backs Qantas-Air NZ alliance
    THE Australian government yesterday gave its backing to the proposed alliance between Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand that was initially rejected by consumer watchdogs in both nations.
  • Air India may hire pilots from other airlines
  • Mysterious man bought tickets with cash: witnesses
  • US govt to axe 6,000 airport screeners
  • Air Canada plans to cut labour costs by C$770m
  • Court approves United's union concessions
Admiralty Casebook
  • Buyers to blame for seizure of cargo
    THE buyers of a cargo of vacuum cargo oil had only themselves to blame for the confiscation of part of their cargo by Chinese authorities and could not now sue the sellers for their losses, the Singapore High Court has ruled.

Sched Netweb site
  • Canada Maritime to enter transpacific trade
  • X-ray system speeds up customs inspection at JMCT
  • Port of Oakland cargo handling up 18 per cent in Q1
  • Neptune Orient Lines to sell tanker unit to MISC
  • Port of Tacoma credits record year to Asia
  • Panama Canal tonnage rises safely in second quarter
  • Hacis launches HEx upon air cargo customers
  • Swiss to discontinue Iraq related security fee in May
  • Schenker appointed IAAF event forwarder in Canada

Exim Indiaweb site
  • RBI relaxes forex norms to boost investment
  • Separate data for services exports
  • Sugar exports may total 2 m tonnes this year
  • Low output has no effect on wheat exports
  • Exim Bank targeting at business worth $ 25 bn by 2007
  • Revised format for SCI divestment ready
  • Expert groups of international North-South Transport Corridor meet in Tehran
  • OCS India wins coveted ISO 9001:2000 certification- 1st 'carrier-affiliated' Indian logistics co. to bag award
  • VCTPL to commence operations from middle of June
  • NSICT defers 'unidirectional' rule till May 15
  • Rlys freight traffic up by 25.9 m tonnes in 2002-03
  • AAI Bill gets Cabinet approval
  • CONCOR posts Rs 277 cr. net profit in 2002-03
  • 10-day truckers' strike costs global shipping lines $ 10 m in lost cargo revenue
  • AIAI to hold seminar on VAT tomorrow
  • Anand Mahindra assumes charge as CII President
  • RBI's credit policy fails to tackle demand slump, says AIAI chief
  • Fieo unhappy with credit policy

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 1, 2003
  • Pacific Northwest quiet, tight avails in Seattle
  • Crude prices extend gains, time to hedge?
  • Slack Suez still suffering shortages
  • Japanese holiday prompts premium on prices
  • Quiet Istanbul firms slightly, business as usual today
  • EIA predicts US oil imports will drop off in May
  • Rotterdam little changed this morning
  • Brazil bunker prices fall again

Marine Logweb site
MAY 1, 2003
  • Northrop Grumman gets CHSV contract
    To design and build Composite High Speed Vessel
  • Alaska move to tax cruise ships
    Citizen's group hopes to get initiative on ballot

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 1, 2003
  • TSA plans to cut back 6,000 airport screener positions
  • MOL plans to build car carriers with new safety features included
  • Corps set to reopen small locks in Ballard
  • Coast Guard inks contracts for new National Security Cutter
  • March sees increase in steel imports into US

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • China boom drives box line service spree
    MAERSK Sealand, China Shipping, MOL, Norasia, CMA CGM, P&O Nedlloyd, and the New World Alliance are among a growing list of container lines or consortia introducing new container services in the coming weeks.
  • P&O Cagliari calls hint at Grand Alliance switch
    CONTAINERSHIPS of P&O Nedlloyd have begun to call at the port of Cagliari in what is thought to be the precursor to the transfer of transhipment traffic to Sardinia by the five-member Grand Alliance.
  • Port security 'a crime stopper'
    THE impact of US port security measures may finally be being felt in crime prevention, reports Lloyd's List DCN in Sydney.
  • Pierce veil or face backlash OECD warns open registers
    THREATS of maritime terrorism could see "draconian" measures against some flags of convenience, a committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned.
  • UK union backs equal pay for foreign crews
    UK ratings' union RMT has reiterated demands that shipping's exemption from parts of the Race Relations Act is scrapped despite a recent shipowner warning that such a move would see hundreds of vessels flag out, writes David Osler.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 1, 2003
  • Hutchison plans ISPS charges
  • US ports take on dredgers
  • CSL re-flags for Lakes growth
  • Have your say!
  • Tranz Rail cuts cost with charter
  • Italian fund under investigation
  • SARS rocks Indian cruise market
  • AP Møller speaks out on ransom case
  • NYK and K Line join 'ethical' index
  • No end in sight for Israeli strike
  • EU goes alone on single-hull safety
  • Owners warn of port security cost
  • Top five ambition for Korean class
  • US inspections must be co-ordinated
  • Two killed in Korean port accident
  • UK revival still unfinished: Woods
  • Russia opts for China pipeline
  • Star might stay longer in Australia

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 1, 2003
  • Customs plans more '24-hour' scrutiny
    The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection on Sunday will ratchet up its enforcement of the advance manifest filing rule.
  • S. Korea to open China box routes
    Service to several Chinese cities is due to launch after getting the go-ahead from Seoul.
  • Free trade can quell Muslim terror in SE Asia, says Singapore official
  • BAX Global narrows loss
  • CNS launches e-billing
  • Congress mulls action in Dutch dredging tiff
  • OOCL christens 8,000-TEU ship
  • India-U.S., Europe rates going up
  • Northwest expands freighter service to Osaka, Seoul
  • Polar names Nuttall VP of sales
  • MOL takes over Panama agency duties
  • TPG names team for C. Europe expansion

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 1, 2003
  • IMO stresses need for unanimity in the face of the terrorist threat
    The frontrunner in the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) three-way leadership race warned industry experts against unilateralism in the battle against terrorism yesterday.
  • CSI and C-TPAT against terrorism in Hamburg
    Companies that do not become members of the Customs - Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), as required by the US in its fight against terrorism, are likely to face enormous problems when the agreement comes into force in June this year.
  • More News
  • FMM lobbies government to curb rising logistics costs
  • Continuity for ANL as COZ becomes ACE
  • Masan to add five container berths
  • Tokyo Senpaku Kaisha revises Japan/Taiwan route
  • Hutchison to levy security fee on port users worldwide

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 1, 2003
  • Rich rounds the Cape
    Former Intertanko chair Du Moulin and partner sailing on pace for Hong Kong-New York record.
  • Buzzards Bay fishermen still idled
    Cleanup continues in Bouchard barge's oil spill in Massachusetts.
  • Tankers equally to blame for collision
    Judge finds both Haji-Ioannou and Dynacom vessels at fault.
  • PDVSA pledges gas to US
    Company says Paraguana refinery will shoulder full burden in shipments to start by mid-May.
  • Bourgas wins ferry order
    Bulgarian shipyard clinches deal for 1,500-passenger vessel for Lithuanian owner.
  • London Club sticks to estimates
    Shipowner directors confirm supplementary calls.
  • SARS hits Danish jamboree
    Huge Copenhagen shipping celebration postponed over disease fears.
  • AP Moller pays off pirates
    Top Danish owner admits it paid ransom to save crew.
  • Nenaco keeps a lid on costs
    Philippine ferry owner's first quarter profit boosted by firm grip on purse strings.
  • Vela strikes as market slumps
    Saudi Arabian giant picks up VLCC tonnage for May shipments to US as rates hit new lows.
  • Hijacking attempts rise higher
    IMB piracy report reveals 18% increase in attacks this year.
  • Srab slips into the red
    Higher revenues not enough to improve Swedish tanker owner's bottom line in first quarter.
  • State bolsters Croatian yards
    Massive package of loan guarantees announced to support vital domestic industry.
  • Kyokuyo Shipyard inks SITC boxships
    Chinese feedership operator returns to specialist Japanese builder for additional tonnage.
  • Three-month slide at Birka Line
    Finnish ferry and ro-ro owner gloomy about 2003 prospects after first quarter profit fall.
  • Hanjin Heavy weighs in with hefty profit
    Korean shipbuilder confirms recovery by more than doubling its money in 2002.
  • Icy conditions pay off at Fortum
    Finnish shipowner benefited from higher freight rates for its tankers in first quarter.
  • Engine sales surge on boxship demand
    Large containership fever is having a knock on effect on machinery orders at Wartsila.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 1, 2003
  • OMI puts new 70,100 deadweight ton tanker under time charter
  • Sinotrans shipping agency opens Arizona operations center
  • MOL to establish shipping agency in Panama
  • Sliding rates pushed Zim into red
  • Mediterranean Shipping adds seperate Mediterranean/U.S. service
  • Profit rebounds at Evergreen, Wan Hai in 1st quarter
  • Clarification: Maersk Sealand to increase pacific capacity gradually
  • CMA CGM adds anl to transpacific service
  • MARAD opens visa enrollment for fiscal year 2004
  • U.S.-flag interests want Jones Act "loopholes" closed in dredging
  • OOCL names its first 8,000-teu containership
  • Maersk Sealand adds transpacific service
  • Maersk Sealand commences direct North China/Med service
  • MOL's car-carrier design targets reduced oil spill risks
  • MOL, wan hai in joint Japan/China link
  • Bax Global first-quarter earnings dip
  • Impath signs one-year contract with Airnet
  • CNS launches e-billing system for airlines
  • U.S. air freight traffic up by 5.3% in March
  • EC ends regulation of inland waterway fleet capacity
  • Rail profits fall, terminal profits rise at CSX in 1st quarter
  • EC approves France's intermodal subsidy program
  • D.J. Powers names Austin CFO
  • United Shipping to hold members meeting in Prague
  • FMC reviews 12 OTI applications
  • Castro named VP operations for consolidators international
  • Freight transport association names Allan president
  • China to administer Ast&l's transport and logistics certification exam
  • U.S. sets 2003 tariff-rate quota for imported tuna
  • GAO: government transportation research needs more coordination
  • Compliance professional association takes root
  • Alaskan transportation forum set for june 2
  • U.S. Chamber rallies for national transportation investments
  • INTTRA introduces "rapid reservation" service
  • Le Havre sets monthly container record in March
  • New York-New Jersey ship-to-rail facility lays first tracks
  • Panama canal traffic up 7% in January-March
  • Coast guard investigates chemical spill on Mississippi

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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
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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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