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November 6, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shenzhen port's box volumes soar 40%
    UNSTOPPABLE growth at China's southern port of Shenzhen has continued through October, sustaining a container throughput growth rate of 40 per cent in the first 10 months of this year.
  • Carnival shifts Miami sailings to avoid trade-talk crowds
    CARNIVAL Cruise Line, the flagship line of the world's biggest cruise group, will shift 14 cruise sailings away from Miami to avoid crowds expected for the Free Trade Area of the Americas meetings this month.
  • Floating hotels to house Olympics family
    OLYMPIC organisers unveiled the first of 11 luxury cruise ships that will help to fill an accommodation shortfall for the Athens Games.
  • Fog delays ships in Panama Canal
    SHIPS waiting to sail through the Panama Canal, the waterway that links the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, are experiencing delays as much as three days because of fog, the canal's operators said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin, partners to invest US$200m in new US carrier
    RICHARD Branson, the UK billionaire entrepreneur, said Virgin Group and its partners may invest about US$200 million to set up a low-cost airline in the US next year.
  • Chinese airlines plan to buy up to 30 Boeing aircraft
  • Risk coverage for SIA, Changi airport extended
  • Heathrow faces 2nd strike
  • EADS seen widening Q3 loss on jet delivery drop, space woes
  • LOG Book

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shenzhen port's box volumes soar 40%
    UNSTOPPABLE growth at China's southern port of Shenzhen has continued through October, sustaining a container throughput growth rate of 40 per cent in the first 10 months of this year.
  • Carnival shifts Miami sailings to avoid trade-talk crowds
    CARNIVAL Cruise Line, the flagship line of the world's biggest cruise group, will shift 14 cruise sailings away from Miami to avoid crowds expected for the Free Trade Area of the Americas meetings this month.
  • Floating hotels to house Olympics family
    OLYMPIC organisers unveiled the first of 11 luxury cruise ships that will help to fill an accommodation shortfall for the Athens Games.
  • Fog delays ships in Panama Canal
    SHIPS waiting to sail through the Panama Canal, the waterway that links the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, are experiencing delays as much as three days because of fog, the canal's operators said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Virgin, partners to invest US$200m in new US carrier
    RICHARD Branson, the UK billionaire entrepreneur, said Virgin Group and its partners may invest about US$200 million to set up a low-cost airline in the US next year.
  • Chinese airlines plan to buy up to 30 Boeing aircraft
  • Risk coverage for SIA, Changi airport extended
  • Heathrow faces 2nd strike
  • EADS seen widening Q3 loss on jet delivery drop, space woes
  • LOG Book

Sched Netweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Hamburg Sud opens regional headquarters in Hong Kong
  • DHL arm offers faster HK-Ukraine delivery
  • New Bimco chief Tung urges rational approach to shipping regulation
  • Cosco records US$9.7m third quarter profit
  • Auckland container volumes on the rise
  • Container carrier seen as milestone for Jurong Shipyard
  • Ecu-Line begins service from Antwerp to Huangpu
  • Gac to expand Dubai facility
  • Automated system meets with P&O Nedlloyd's expectations
  • Cargo lifts China Airlines bottom line
  • Fitch forecasts `B' rating on Northwest certificates
  • New chiefs for marketing and sales at Lufthansa Cargo
  • Eva Air adds flights to winter schedule

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India, China agree to review anti-dumping issues
  • Cotton exports to continue
  • Dumping probe into imports of nylon tyre cord from China
  • Mercury imports shoot up
  • Demand rising for Californian grapes
  • Shipping Ministry moots regulatory body for private agencies in ports
  • NSICT breaks another record-its own! - Handles 110,493 TEUs in October
  • Kandla Port receives 1st regular train with export boxes from ICD-TKD
  • Paradip Port now provides 24-hour pilotage services
  • DHL to begin LCL consolidation at Kolkata Port too
  • Railways goes in for freight operations info system
  • Railways spends less, saves Rs 1045 cr. in April-Aug
  • Tea trade feels 10th Plan targets are too ambitious
  • Govt confident of fiscal deficit remaining steady
  • South leads in software exports: ESC
  • Tirupur trade body wants RBI to allow rupee invoicing
  • Centre reverses postings at secretary level
  • India-EU business meet on November 29
  • Talk on N-E region at IMC today
  • Kerala plans business meet in February 2004

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Panama: Avails improved, market split
  • Bunker alerts are in danger of becoming junk mail
    "Owners should be cautious with respect to automatically generated bunker alerts," says John Dixon, managing director of Lintec Testing Services.
  • Crude rebounds on unexpected US oil inventory reports
  • Overview of latest US oil inventory data
  • New Riga bunkering terminal to offer full product range soon
    Vexoil told Bunkerworld this week that the company has been able to offer supply of IFO380 as well as MGO at its new Riga terminal since late September, but expects to have available a full range of HFOs from next week.
  • Demand on the up in Korea
  • Greek bunkering continues fine run
  • New Saudi posted prices
  • Primorsk expansion key to rising Russian oil exports
    Russia boosted crude oil shipments by 9 percent in September, but exports through Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft fell by 2.5 percent in October due to severe weather conditions in the Black Sea. The question now is to what extent Russia will manage to continue a high level of exports during the winter months, which present a number of logistical problems. Early completion of expanded Primorsk export capacity may not make a difference just yet.
  • Rotterdam market steady this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • SriLankan Airlines with new Switzerland country manager
  • DFDS upgrades Immingham routes
  • Singapore Airlines with better than expected results
  • New partnership between French and Spanish road carriers
  • Schenker: Three year contract with Bosch in China

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Color Line name new cruise ferry
  • Russia and OPEC disagree on oil price target
  • BP orders four LPG carriers

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • New Iberia yard busy with crew boats
    Three under construction at Neuville Boat Works

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Port of Seattle posts record for cruise numbers in 2003
  • Mitsui orders new VLCCs with double-hull fuel tanks
  • Astoria-based cutter recovers 31 bales of cocaine
  • New entrance set to open at William R. Fairchild Airport
  • Boeing converting passenger planes into cargo-carrying aircraft

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Court blocks ghost ship dismantling
    THE UK High Court has blocked the dismantling of the US Maritime Administration 'ghost ships' at Able UK's Teesside yard. The injunction had been put forward by the environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth to stop any modification to the waste management licence that had originally been granted by the UK's Environment Agency and subsequently withdrawn on 31 October
  • Have your say!
    Are the Hull Clauses 2003, launched by London's Joint Hull Committee, too late to recapture underwriting business lost to Scandinavia? Have your say
  • UK warns against ISPS delays
    UK ship and port operators have been warned that failure to prepare in time for the July 2004 ISPS Code deadline will have serious commercial implications
  • Belships takes $10M hit
    BELSHIPS has recorded an extraordinary loss of $9.6M caused by the write off of its 60% holding in Gibson Gas Tankers, which dragged its third quarter net loss to $10.2M
  • Tallinn boosts Silja profits
    A STRONG rise in passenger and freight volumes boosted third quarter earnings at ferry operator Silja, which forecasts a full year result better than that of 2002
  • SSA to cut Umm Qasr tariff
    SSA Marine is to reduce the marine tariff for the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr from 15 November in a move aimed at attracting reconstruction and commercial cargoes
  • London JHC launches new clauses
  • Maltese yard restructure sealed
  • New twist in Tasman Spirit saga
  • Transneft cuts Lithuania loading
  • Ship attacks leave bridges unmanned
  • Princess warns Helsinki over fees
  • High fees lie behind ISPS delay
  • Danish line files for bankruptcy
  • GL acts on engine quality decline
  • Seafarer dies putting out ship fire

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • EU plans sanctions against U.S.
    European Union threatens retaliatory sanctions on up to $4 billion worth of US exports, threatening eastbound trans-Atlantic container traffic.
  • British Airways cargo recovery
    Europe's biggest airline extends rally reclaiming business lost to Iraq war, downturn in global air-freight market.
  • Air lifts Expeditors net
    Forwarder's third-quarter profit was $32.6 million, up from $30.6 million a year ago.
  • ILA endorses Gephardt
  • ITF resists 'ports of convenience'
  • Asia rally boosts KLM cargo
  • Horizon Lines names CFO
  • New yard to ease Chittagong congestion
  • Vietnam to create new port near Saigon
  • CSX chief commercial officer to retire
  • FedEx chooses Kazakhstan for refueling
  • Shipping Act change coming, but only for UPS, FedEx?
  • Shanghai weighs free-port status

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • SA exporters eye Maputo as alternative to congested Durban
    South African exporters are looking to Maputo as an alternative to Durban Container Terminal (DCT) which remains heavily congested despite the authorities' best efforts.
  • Italian rail operator enters central European intermodal cargo market
    Ferrovie Nord Cargo (FN Cargo) announced at Rotterdam's intermodal conference today that it intends to enter the maritime container transport market in 2004.
  • Fortunes cooking: Chinese New Year seen as charter market turning point
  • Launch of Bay Area satellite ports aimed at cutting shipper costs
  • Moody's mulls PSA Corp rating upgrade
  • Bas Bredius succeeds Kritikos as Ceres Paragon CEO
  • P&I premiums on the way up in 2004/5
  • Court orders Brazilian dockers back to work
  • Two dockers die at Ulsan
  • Freight at the end of high-speed Chunnel?
  • Correction: Hupac acquire Rhenus DIT shares

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Holland America takes Kruse
    Vice president shunted up to president and chief operating officer.
  • Algoma profits rise
    Earnings increase though Marbulk refinancing reins in final result.
  • Carnival to raise $500m
    Dual-listed company plans bond offering to repay euro debt.
  • UK tells Ghost Fleet to go home
    Officials say they have advised controversial ships to turn back unless a new plan found.
  • Seatrade crew marooned in Nigeria
    Dutch manager still to learn of any charges against tanker seven weeks after arrest at Lagos.
  • Court ruling "blocks" ghost fleet
    Legal ruling stops work on US ships until December 8.
  • Latvian Shipping bursts into the black
    Riga owner boosted by tanker market in first nine months, but third quarter disappoints.
  • Government takes over Maltese yards
    New company to be formed from Malta Drydocks and Malta Shipbuilding to erase debts.
  • Volgograd adds tanker
    Russian yard to build small ship for Malta-based owner.
  • Judge boots out Society Expeditions bankruptcy
    Niche US cruiseship operator vindicated in fight against creditors.
  • Belships in shock $10m loss
    Norwegian owner's share price drops 17% after gas writedown.
  • Precious makes it three
    Greek deal sees Thai owner complete hat trick of second-hand bulker buys.
  • HMM in surprise tanker order
    Korean firm returns to newbuilds after seven-year gap.
  • Yantar wins Dutch business
    Kaliningrad shipyard to build two chemical tankers for Zanen.
  • Great Eastern tanker hijacked
    Incident highlights growing concern over tanker attacks in Indonesian waters and potential consequences.
  • For Mina al-Bakr read Al-Basra Oil Terminal
    Iraq's crude export terminal in the North Arabian Gulf has fallen victim to political correctness.
  • Jurong names Schluter boxship
    Singapore-based shipyard sees christening of its largest ever containership newbuilding.
  • Seacor Smit sees third quarter slump
    US-based marine vessel operator sees net profits drop to nearly one tenth compared to twelve months ago.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
  • Lykes joins U.S./Oceania carrier groups
  • Another carrier leaves U.S./West Africa discussion agreement
  • FMC chairman Blust meets COSCO CEO Wei in Beijing
  • ICC warns of potential "environmental disaster" due to Asian tanker attacks
  • Depressed U.S./Venezuela trade kicks Seaboard into the red
  • Hamburg Sud sets up Asian headquarters in Hong Kong
  • OTAL switches U.K. headquarters
  • Asia/West Coast South America carriers increase rates
  • MOL adopts double-hull fuel tanks for VLCCs
  • Expeditors reports 6% increase in 3rd-quarter earnings despite poor August
  • LanChile Cargo picks GF-X for electronic bookings
  • Lufthansa Cargo makes changes in sales, marketing staff
  • UP successful in Overnite spinoff
  • Vexure names Martinez sales director for TRT Carriers
  • EU imposes $4-billion retaliation duties on imports from U.S.
  • GeoLogistics appoints Ranchon CEO of its French subsidiary
  • USDA: Wood-packaging treatment rules set for April or May
  • U.S. to reopen trade with Serbia
  • Pindar Systems names Roache CEO
  • U.S. Customs to extend operating hours at Otay Mesa

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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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