testata inforMARE
Cerca
24 April 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
21:17 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
April 8, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Row over Bangladesh waiver for foreign ships takes new turn
    MAINLINE operators have warned the Bangladesh garment industry - worth an estimated US$7 billion annually - that restrictions on foreign flagged feeder vessels will have an impact on this vital industry.
  • Two Iraqi vessels may pose threat to commercial shipping
    COALITION naval forces in the Arabian Gulf are hunting for two Iraqi vessels they say may be planting mines or other explosives, posing a threat to military and commercial shipping alike.
  • Cosco Investment sees higher profit this year
    COSCO Investment Ltd, a unit of China's largest shipping company, expects 2003 profit to rise from the previous year because of a gain in freight rates and contributions from its ship-repair unit.
  • France creates new ecological zone off coast
    ALARMED by a series of oil tanker disasters, France has created a new maritime ecological zone in the Mediterranean, one that reaches up to 90 miles from its coast, to clamp down on pollution from shipping.
Air and Land Transport
  • Asia still counting tourism toll of viral outbreak
    ASIA's travel and tourism industry is suffering a bad hit as the region continues to be ravaged by Sars, the deadly pneumonia virus.
  • Draft Qantas-Air NZ ruling due this week
  • Lufthansa Cargo doesn't expect sales growth
  • easyJet sees wider H1 loss on Easter timing, fare cuts
  • AMR unions face stark choice on concessions
  • Log Book
Features
  • No govt handouts a blessing in disguise
    AAIRLINES are suffering all over, from the slump in travel brought on by the war in Iraq and now by worries about the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Row over Bangladesh waiver for foreign ships takes new turn
    MAINLINE operators have warned the Bangladesh garment industry - worth an estimated US$7 billion annually - that restrictions on foreign flagged feeder vessels will have an impact on this vital industry.
  • Two Iraqi vessels may pose threat to commercial shipping
    COALITION naval forces in the Arabian Gulf are hunting for two Iraqi vessels they say may be planting mines or other explosives, posing a threat to military and commercial shipping alike.
  • Cosco Investment sees higher profit this year
    COSCO Investment Ltd, a unit of China's largest shipping company, expects 2003 profit to rise from the previous year because of a gain in freight rates and contributions from its ship-repair unit.
  • France creates new ecological zone off coast
    ALARMED by a series of oil tanker disasters, France has created a new maritime ecological zone in the Mediterranean, one that reaches up to 90 miles from its coast, to clamp down on pollution from shipping.
Air and Land Transport
  • Asia still counting tourism toll of viral outbreak
    ASIA's travel and tourism industry is suffering a bad hit as the region continues to be ravaged by Sars, the deadly pneumonia virus.
  • Draft Qantas-Air NZ ruling due this week
  • Lufthansa Cargo doesn't expect sales growth
  • easyJet sees wider H1 loss on Easter timing, fare cuts
  • AMR unions face stark choice on concessions
  • Log Book
Features
  • No govt handouts a blessing in disguise
    AAIRLINES are suffering all over, from the slump in travel brought on by the war in Iraq and now by worries about the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Row over Bangladesh waiver for foreign ships takes new turn
    MAINLINE operators have warned the Bangladesh garment industry - worth an estimated US$7 billion annually - that restrictions on foreign flagged feeder vessels will have an impact on this vital industry.
  • Two Iraqi vessels may pose threat to commercial shipping
    COALITION naval forces in the Arabian Gulf are hunting for two Iraqi vessels they say may be planting mines or other explosives, posing a threat to military and commercial shipping alike.
  • Cosco Investment sees higher profit this year
    COSCO Investment Ltd, a unit of China's largest shipping company, expects 2003 profit to rise from the previous year because of a gain in freight rates and contributions from its ship-repair unit.
  • France creates new ecological zone off coast
    ALARMED by a series of oil tanker disasters, France has created a new maritime ecological zone in the Mediterranean, one that reaches up to 90 miles from its coast, to clamp down on pollution from shipping.
Air and Land Transport
  • Asia still counting tourism toll of viral outbreak
    ASIA's travel and tourism industry is suffering a bad hit as the region continues to be ravaged by Sars, the deadly pneumonia virus.
  • Draft Qantas-Air NZ ruling due this week
  • Lufthansa Cargo doesn't expect sales growth
  • easyJet sees wider H1 loss on Easter timing, fare cuts
  • AMR unions face stark choice on concessions
  • Log Book
Features
  • No govt handouts a blessing in disguise
    AAIRLINES are suffering all over, from the slump in travel brought on by the war in Iraq and now by worries about the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Sched Netweb site
  • Logscouncil sets deadline for submission of DTTN proposals
  • Singapore demands health declarations from cargo ships
  • Westport volume grows by 18 per cent in the first quarter
  • Columbia Coastal promotes Joseph Villa to VP operations
  • Safmarine opens representative office in Bulgaria
  • Lufthansa Cargo reports record profits in 2002
  • Martinair Cargo to lower fuel surcharge later this week
  • UPS launches Exchange Collect
  • AA Cargo offers new service in South America

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Logistics recognised as "Best Logistics Service Provider-Sea Freight" in Asia
  • MOL launches green ship
  • ECU-Line's services to Walvis Bay
  • Richard Keller named European GM by U-Freight
  • Laem Chabang tender given to P&O Ports-led group
  • FS Mackenzie launches new daily service to UK from Spain
  • P&O Nedlloyd installs Digitrace
  • Kalmar bags significant orders for application-based terminal tractors
  • Kuehne & Nagel operating profit up by 15.6 pc in 2002
  • MISC's LNG carriers on long-term charters
  • Seamaster-Seastar launching India-Europe consolidation services
  • GAC gets massive UN food aid contract - ...to handle UN chartered vessels moving aid to Iraq
  • Large fire claims cost shipping insurers $ 20 m a year
  • 6-fold rise in rubber exports
  • Exports to China will total $ 10 bn in 2 years: CII
  • Cochin Port earns Rs 14.08 cr. profit in 2002-03
  • CoPT may extend deadline for Vallarpadam bidders
  • Heavy vehicle operators' strike hits movement of cargo to/from ports
  • Forex reserves dipped by $ 97 million to $ 73,821 million
  • Move to allow import of coir fibre duty-free
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures
  • NRK Overseas (India) wins state govt's export award for readymade garments (SSI)
  • EU, Asean agree on removing trade barriers

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • OPEC proposes emergency meeting to discuss cuts
  • Crude plummets as 'victory discount' grows, recovers on OPEC
  • Post-war weakness and hedging opportunities anticipated
  • Daily bunker market from Praxis Energy Agents
  • New addition to Glander International
  • Weather worries as prices weaken in the Baltic
  • Singapore sheds more value in quiet market
  • European gasoil and IFOs follow suit as crude plummets again
  • Rotterdam market falls, suppliers keen to sell

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • New Schenker logistics facility in Malaysia opening soon
  • DB, SNCF and SBB propose relief for the Basel hub
  • Frankfurt airport offers more freighter connections
  • Commercial trade in the war region
  • Turkish Airlines has a new chairman

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • Sohmen takes control of Bergesen d.y.
  • EU tanker exclusion zones
  • GAC appointed for Iraq aid co-ordination

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • First fuel cell sub on maiden voyage
    U 31 starts sea trials
  • Coalition nabs suspected minelayer
    Suspect pilot boat "no longer a threat"
  • Sohmen Pao family set to acquire Bergesen
    Norway's largest shipping company, Bergesen d.y. ASA announced today that its two controlling shareholders, cousins Morten Bergesen and Petter Sundt, had accepted a cash offer to sell their stakes

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • Coast Guard issues information on procedure for reporting SARS
  • US lumber consumption breaks records during 2002
  • Fourth Stories of the Sea contest is scheduled for Thursday in Seattle
  • Port of Olympia commissioners eye amendments to comprehensive plan
  • Portland of Portland welcomes new car carrier on maiden voyage call

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Sohmen splashes out with bid for Bergesen
    HONG Kong shipping dynasty the Sohmen family yesterday made their much-anticipated bid to take full control of Norwegian blue-chip shipping group Bergesen with an offer worth around $1.4bn for outstanding shares.
  • Oslo views sale as bad news for Norway
    NORWAY'S shipping community was united yesterday in viewing the sale of Bergesen as bad news for the country's vital maritime cluster, writes Jerry Frank and Sam Chambers
  • Singapore and Malaysian ports start screening all arriving crews for Sars
    BOTH Singapore and Malaysian ports have started screening arriving seafarers for the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus, while the Panama Canal Authority and leading shipmanager Eurasia have also introduced emergency precautions.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • Smugglers' loopholes plugged
  • Hawaii competition to heat up
  • Mixed views on Bergesen buy-out
  • SARS: cruise lines plan for safety
  • Genoa port safety under fire
  • Jessica owner suffers another blow
  • P&O Ned switches to Cagliari
  • Corsica's Bastia to be enlarged
  • SARS: Gard issues guidelines
  • Americas strike at Strike Club
  • Repsol to extract Prestige oil
  • Lobby analyst Gambito resigns
  • SARS: Pakistan prepares
  • Cruising 'dangerously exposed'
  • MSC raises Marseilles profile
  • Szczecin cut off after collision
  • SARS: Korea to start inspections
  • Singapore steps up bunker checks
  • Gulf: Iran re-opens war zone ports
  • SARS: Singapore tightens checks
  • Gulf: Kuwait, Khor Fakkan tie knot
  • Gulf: Umm Qasr plans on hold
  • Miami arrest over fake crew letters
  • Gulf: shipyards see post-war bonanza
  • Agency subsidiary boosts CSAV
  • US firm on flag preference laws
  • Sohmen takes control of Bergesen

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • Fight goes on
    While a senior U.S. Customs official was telling traders that new security measures aren't choking the flow of trade, Canada said it would implement its own version of the 24-hour advance manifest filing rule for ocean shipments.
  • Airborne deal faces tough battle
    Deutsche Post's proposed acquisition by DHL unit will receive intense scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
  • Containership boom gathering pace on growing demand for capacity
    Charter market rallies as shipowners seek additional tonnage to handle rising exports from China and southeast Asia to Europe and the United States.
  • Continental suspends Hong Kong service
  • Malaysia's Westport off to strong start
  • Lufthansa cuts fuel surcharge
  • Bill proposes rail infrastructure funding
  • Hatsu Marine to add 7th vessel
  • American Airlines expands ExpediteFS
  • Polar Air Cargo names Italy partner
  • CaroTrans opens direct Chile service
  • Columbia Coastal Transport names ops VP
  • NYC terminal to get on-dock rail

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • PONL's Cagliari partnership seeks to consolidate GA's W.Med volumes
    P&O Nedlloyd (PONL) is hoping to consolidate the Grand Alliance's western Mediterranean transhipment operations from Gioia Tauro to Cagliari, after becoming, with Contship Italia, majority shareholder in the terminal.
  • Port security funding failures enrage frustrated Hollings
    Democratic attempts to secure US$1 billion for maritime security have failed, while Republicans have entered the fray with a supplemental appropriations bill that provides $40 million in security grants.
  • Customs promises full consultation on 24-hour rule rollout
  • Poor trade fair attendance threatens HK's H2 cargo volumes
  • S.California's February throughput falters
  • POP's sets mid-May deadline for first Mundra vessels
  • New products boost Switzerland's BLS Cargo

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • Bergesen mourned in Washington
    Intertanko delegates see passing of a Norwegian institution.
  • Sohmen-Pao talks of "romantic affair"
    Cousins tried to buyout Bergesen in January but decided to sell instead.
  • Meet the Sohmens
    TradeWinds takes a look at the World-Wide dynasty bidding for Bergesen.
  • Intertanko sees largest yearly growth
    Tanker group stresses chemical sector as Washington event begins.
  • HUBLine eyes Bangkok-Brunei link
    Malaysian boxship owner planning to tap into potential of Muara Container Terminal.
  • Leif Hoegh LNG carrier suffers engine problems
    Twenty-nine-year-old Hoegh Galleon to be towed into Spanish repair yard.
  • Haakon Petersen to take over at Bergesen
    Chairman Morten Sig Bergesen says $1.14bn price tag is "fair and reasonable."
  • NOL tanker held in Canada
    Anchor trouble blots copybook of new American Eagle Tankers VLCC at Point Tupper.
  • Sohmen makes his move on Bergesen
    Cousins Petter Sundt and Morten Sig Bergesen sell out their stock.
  • Charter costs crush IM Skaugen
    Norwegian tanker operator paid top dollar to secure scarce tonnage in first quarter.
  • Tranz Rail on the slide
    Shares plunge as New Zealand rail and ferry group fails to meet expectations in third quarter.
  • Hong Kong detentions soar
    Over sixty ships have been detained in the first quarter of 2003, a six-fold increase on last year.
  • Actinor rescue offer
    Kristian Eidesvik to buy ships to help fund $50m payout to bondholders.
  • Brighter outlook at Cosco Investment
    Singapore bulker owner expects boost from higher freight rates and new shiprepair businesses this year.
  • Allies hunt suspected Iraqi minelayer
    Coalition forces in the Persian Gulf are searching for a tug that could mine the vital waterway.
  • Oman names LNG yard finalists
    Gas carrier king Daewoo misses out as Japanese joint venture and two Korean yards make shortlist.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 7, 2003
  • Columbia Coastal names Villa VP of operations
  • Bimco produces new ore, grain charter parties
  • Canadian conferences to raise Atlantic reefer rates
  • Landrieu leads charge to put Iraqi-bound aid on U.S.-flag ships
  • NIT League surveys shippers to probe carriers' Pacific negotiations
  • Wan Hai predicts growth in revenues
  • World-Wide Shipping bids for tanker, bulk rival Bergesen
  • STB schedules rail rate hearing
  • Local rail projects left behind
  • U.S. Customs works to speed online access to rulings
  • U.S. Customs offers update on audit program
  • U.S. Customs stops capturing security on CF 28 forms
  • U.S. Customs, NVOs, carriers agree on AMS fixes
  • Otis decry proposed FDA rules for imported food
  • Advance manifest data leads U.S. Customs to seize shipments
  • Somerfield, Everest pick Exel for U.K. distribution
  • Virginia apple growers receive antitrust exemption for certain exports
  • UPS rebrands mail boxes etc.
  • Bonner affirms COAC's importance, but future role to be determined
  • U.S. Customs: trade wins in reorganization of border security agencies
  • U.S. Court of international trade won't spur customs on HMT refunds
  • U.S. Customs ready to ramp up C-TPAT validation program
  • Canada adopts 24-hour advance cargo notification rule
  • Blaze extinguished on car carrier in English channel
  • Environmental impact review begins for proposed port Pelican Port
  • PSA advises staff against traveling to SARS areas

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile