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May 9, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Misc moves nearer to being top energy transporter
    EVEN a few short years ago, many would have scoffed at the notion that a home-grown Malaysian shipping company could one day become the world's leading energy-based transportation company.
  • PSA's S'pore throughput down 5.3% in April
    THE combination of Sars and robust March volumes saw PSA Corporation register a 5.3 per cent drop in its Singapore throughput last month compared to March, while still registering year-on-year increases at both its local and overseas operations.
  • P&O ports handle 30% more containers in Q1
    PENINSULAR & Oriental Steam Navigation Co , the UK's No 1 shipping company, said the number of containers handled at its ports in the first quarter rose 30 per cent, boosted by growth in Asia.
Air and Land Transport
  • easyJet sinks to half-year loss as price war escalates
    BRITISH no-frills airline easyJet said on Wednesday it had slipped into the red over the past six months, hit by bitter price wars with its low-cost rivals as well as seasonal factors.
  • US carriers' woes hit airport operators
  • Garuda plans to lay off workers
  • KLM posts record full-year net loss
  • S Korean truckers step up labour action
  • LOG Book
Port Shots
  • PORT Shots
    BRAEMAR Seascope Group plc, which brokers ships to transport oil, chemicals and grain, had a fiscal-year profit of 1.8 million , after the acquisition of Braemar Tankers Ltd increased sales.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Misc moves nearer to being top energy transporter
    EVEN a few short years ago, many would have scoffed at the notion that a home-grown Malaysian shipping company could one day become the world's leading energy-based transportation company.
  • PSA's S'pore throughput down 5.3% in April
    THE combination of Sars and robust March volumes saw PSA Corporation register a 5.3 per cent drop in its Singapore throughput last month compared to March, while still registering year-on-year increases at both its local and overseas operations.
  • P&O ports handle 30% more containers in Q1
    PENINSULAR & Oriental Steam Navigation Co , the UK's No 1 shipping company, said the number of containers handled at its ports in the first quarter rose 30 per cent, boosted by growth in Asia.
Air and Land Transport
  • easyJet sinks to half-year loss as price war escalates
    BRITISH no-frills airline easyJet said on Wednesday it had slipped into the red over the past six months, hit by bitter price wars with its low-cost rivals as well as seasonal factors.
  • US carriers' woes hit airport operators
  • Garuda plans to lay off workers
  • KLM posts record full-year net loss
  • S Korean truckers step up labour action
  • LOG Book
Port Shots
  • PORT Shots
    BRAEMAR Seascope Group plc, which brokers ships to transport oil, chemicals and grain, had a fiscal-year profit of 1.8 million , after the acquisition of Braemar Tankers Ltd increased sales.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Misc moves nearer to being top energy transporter
    EVEN a few short years ago, many would have scoffed at the notion that a home-grown Malaysian shipping company could one day become the world's leading energy-based transportation company.
  • PSA's S'pore throughput down 5.3% in April
    THE combination of Sars and robust March volumes saw PSA Corporation register a 5.3 per cent drop in its Singapore throughput last month compared to March, while still registering year-on-year increases at both its local and overseas operations.
  • P&O ports handle 30% more containers in Q1
    PENINSULAR & Oriental Steam Navigation Co , the UK's No 1 shipping company, said the number of containers handled at its ports in the first quarter rose 30 per cent, boosted by growth in Asia.
Air and Land Transport
  • easyJet sinks to half-year loss as price war escalates
    BRITISH no-frills airline easyJet said on Wednesday it had slipped into the red over the past six months, hit by bitter price wars with its low-cost rivals as well as seasonal factors.
  • US carriers' woes hit airport operators
  • Garuda plans to lay off workers
  • KLM posts record full-year net loss
  • S Korean truckers step up labour action
  • LOG Book
Port Shots
  • PORT Shots
    BRAEMAR Seascope Group plc, which brokers ships to transport oil, chemicals and grain, had a fiscal-year profit of 1.8 million , after the acquisition of Braemar Tankers Ltd increased sales.

Sched Netweb site
  • WW first quarter net group income falls US$3m
  • Panalpina obtains C-TPAT certification from US Customs
  • Pacer first quarter net income doubles to US$7.4 million
  • Singapore, US ink free-trade agreement
  • US Customs starts CSI in HK on May 12
  • Geest keeps up investments with lightweight chassis
  • Hainan Airlines interested in buying second Hainan airport
  • KLM cargo traffic rises in April
  • Sars causes Qantas to downgrade profit forecast

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MISC seeks to charter out some containerships - Bid to rationalise some services, cut operating costs
  • Safmarine establishes representation in Bulgaria
  • CMA-CGM, MSC in transpacific pact
  • David Halliday is Executive Chairman of CMA-CGM (UK) Ltd - Sutherland heads UK unit
  • Drewry-APL white paper highlights importance of inland China
  • PSA Corp announces strongest-ever first quarter results since 2000 - Volumes bounce back by over 5 pc
  • Hamburg Süd upgrades Med services
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders trio of boxships
  • Collyer new agent in Singapore for CP ships
  • MOL launches enhanced global liner website
  • P&O Ports raises Miami stake
  • Asia-Europe lines to cut fuel surcharges
  • EU still imposes curbs on Indian textiles under MFA
  • US continues to levy high imposts on Indian steel despite WTO panels' ruling
  • Carpet exporters eye Chinese market
  • Mills to import 4 lakh bales of cotton
  • Sinha vows to hasten port reforms
  • CFS/trailer operators may levy additional charge only on TEU movement to/from NSICT - If solution to NSICT's new rule remains elusive...
  • Rlys geared to carry wheat to ports
  • CII draws up 8-pt agenda for state development
  • High tech city to be reoriented with Tuticorin SEZ
  • Govt gives top priority for development of trade in N-E region
  • IMC to focus on Growth, Governance, Globalisation
  • Assocham study finds exports to Oceania, Asia recording highest growth
  • SISI training programme on 'Export Management' from May 26
  • ITPO defers Kuala Lumpur expo to Dec.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • USWC: Prices more uniform, good avails reported
  • Seattle congested, Vancouver quiet - markets stable
  • Oil continues gains on US stock woes, US warship explosion
  • Daily bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents (Thursday)
  • End of Iraqi oil expected to reduce US oil imports
  • ARA region quiet, markets steady to firm
  • Japanese numbers yet to revert to pre-holiday levels
  • Prices drop in Uruguay
  • Singapore bunker prices slip as product stocks improve
  • Indications rise with demand in Italy
  • O.W. Bunker opens in Klaipeda, Lithuania
  • Rotterdam steady to firm this morning
  • MARPOL compliance needs action now says Lintec
  • Daily bunker market report from Praxis Energy Agents (Wednesday)0

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Frontline weaker than expected
  • "Kursk" fuel shipped from Murmansk
  • SOL leaves the exchange on 10 June

Marine Logweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Hornbeck Offshore reports increased revenue
    Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. reported that revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 increased 20.3 percent to $27.3 million compared to $22.7 million for the same quarter in 2002
  • EC makes sweeping maritime security proposals
    The European Commission is proposing regulations on maritime and port security that, it says, go beyond IMO requirements.

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Seattle Maritime Festival kicks in to full gear today
  • Port of Oakland goes with ADT for maritime security system
  • Weekly rail freight numbers run on par with last year's counts
  • Greenbrier nets orders for 2,800 additional railcars
  • Mitsui placing orders for six double hull VLCCs

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Cantieri italiani a secco di ordini

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Brussels in blitz on ship and port security
    THE European Commission is to draw up sweeping new shipping and port security guidelines based on, but going well beyond, proposals in the International Maritime Organisation pipeline.
  • MOL orders six VLCCs in single hull phase-out drive
    AS PART of its continuing tanker renewal programme Mitsui OSK Lines president Kunio Suzuki announced yesterday a half-dozen double-hulled very large crude carrier orders to be built in Japan.
  • Oil pollution fund agrees to start Prestige claim payments
    THE International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund will make initial payments covering 15% of approved claims filed by those affected by the Prestige spill.
  • Festival files anti-Carnival complaint
    FESTIVAL Cruises is not giving up its opposition to the merger clinched last month between Carnival Corp and P&O Princess Cruises.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Festival throws down legal gauntlet
  • Carnival under fire over security
  • Truckers paralyse Peru's ports
  • Terminals in security charges pact
  • NCL admits sewage discharge
  • Schelde restrictions for salvage
  • P&O Ferries hit by Iraq factor
  • New Belgian register in sight
  • SA targeted for port surcharges
  • Spain tries to damage refuge plans
  • P&O Ned cuts 1Q operating loss
  • Frontline enjoys second best quarter
  • Kolkata goes for transhipment
  • Crackdown on Manila smuggling
  • MOL double-hull move gathers pace

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Non-union planning jobs will go
    Labor strengthens its grip on West Coast ports after National Labor Relations Board declines to protect non-union planning positions for terminal operator Stevedoring Services of America.
  • Terminal operators petition Feds for port security discussion group
    Operators, carriers want to talk about pending Coast Guard port-security regulations.
  • P&O Nedlloyd narrows loss, sees better outlook
  • KLM has biggest-ever loss
  • Evergreen charters 8,000-TEU ships
  • Jamian tapped as deputy Marad administrator
  • Expeditors net improves
  • MOL orders new VLCCs
  • Danzas in joint venture with India's Lemuir
  • Norfolk Southern shareholders reject board election change
  • Greenbrier gets orders for 2,800 railcars
  • International Institute to honor Toggweiler

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Bleak medium term outlook for PONL as losses mount
    Investment banker Dan Clague of Societe Generale has called into question P&O Nedlloyd's (PONL) ability to make adequate returns over the medium term following the line's continued losses.
  • Rio Grande opts for emergency dredge
    Dredging of the access canal to Brazil's second largest container port, Rio Grande, is scheduled to start this weekend, according to port technical director, Airton Rocha.
  • Armed guards protect Exel cargo in Asia
  • Recession behind Puerto Cabello volume collapse
  • Under-funding to hit competitiveness of Germany's waterways
  • Kolkata aims for transhipment role

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Not so festive
    Festival Cruises confirms formal challenge to Carnival takeover.
  • Fred Olsen Energy trims losses
    Company improves offshore drilling activities, though shipyard division still in the red.
  • Notable pricing
    RCCL pays a little over the odds for bonds, but says issue oversubscribed.
  • IOPC Fund agrees Prestige payout
    Claimants to get initial 15% in move to overcome P&I club's legal problem.
  • Bergesen profits on scrapping
    Norwegian owner rings up $14.5m gain as oldest tankers sail for demolition in China.
  • Frontline eyes changed tanker market
    John Fredriksen led company optimistic over transformed fundamentals.
  • Regal Empress auction announced
    Failed cruiseship to go under the hammer next week but will creditors get their cash?
  • Frontline back on course
    Tanker market upturn boosts profit to near record levels.
  • War risk surcharges cut back
    Ending of hostilities in Iraq prompts Persian Gulf ports revision by two containership conferences.
  • Latvian Shipping in the money
    Tanker owner rides market wave, but warns of effect of single-hull phase-out.
  • Higher costs dog WG&A
    Philippine ferry owner takes depreciation hit in first quarter.
  • P&O Nedlloyd slims losses
    Boxship player in buoyant mood on future outlook.
  • MOL outlines VLCC plans
    Japanese giant will take on 11 large tanker newbuildings in next three years.
  • MES turns around its losses
    Higher shipbuilding sales help Japanese yard company to return to profit.
  • Drydockings hit Algoma
    First quarter profit shrinks at Canadian tanker and bulker owner as revenues sink.
  • Royal Nedlloyd bullish on 2003 market
    Dutch boxship player expects improvements to show in second quarter.
  • Ports and freight ferries bolster P&O
    Strong growth in volumes in first quarter for UK group, but passenger slump blamed on Iraq war.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 8, 2003
  • Military Sealift Command praises U.S. merchant marine for war role
  • Jamian appointed Marad deputy administrator
  • Frontline's first-quarter profit skyrockets to $178 million
  • EC proposes maritime security measures going beyond IMO
  • P&O Nedlloyd narrows first-quarter loss
  • Evergreen confirms plan to charter eight 8,000-teu ships
  • FAA proposes rule on dangerous goods training procedures
  • Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg adds Counsel, promotes two
  • USDA considers orchid imports from Taiwan
  • USDA seeks emerald ash borer's destruction
  • U.S. Chamber urges action on U.S./Chile free trade agreement
  • Expeditors' first-quarter net earnings up 13%
  • Port of Savannah adds refrigerated warehouse

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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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