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June 9, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shenzhen ports' throughput up 43% in first five months
    SHENZHEN ports handled about 43 per cent more containers in the first five months of the year, helped by surging trade to and from China, according to terminal owner China Merchants Holdings.
  • Asian feeder operators seek to restore rates
    CONTAINER feeder operators belonging to the Asian Feeder Discussion Group are warning mainline operators of impending rate hikes because of what they say are increased operating costs.
  • Greek shipowners oppose EU decision on single-hull tankers
    THE Greek shipping community has strongly opposed last week's near unanimous European Union decision to send single-hull oil tankers to the scrapyards by 2010 and warned the move will disrupt international petroleum flows around the turn of the decade.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay traffic bounces back
    CATHAY Pacific Airways is experiencing a rebound in passenger traffic as the territory's Sars outbreak comes under control, and it plans to resume more flights this month and in July, the company's chairman said.
  • THAI forecasts Q4 revenue gain
  • Qantas sees signs of booking pick-up
  • EC empowered to seek open skies pact with US
  • 4 Star members to make joint plane order in Q4
  • easyJet's passenger count to rise 25% this year: CEO
Admiralty Casebook
  • Zhou scandal exposes dark side of business in China
    THE scandal surrounding one of China's richest tycoons, Zhou Zhengyi, who last week rocked Shanghai and Hong Kong with his rags-to-riches tale of excess, has provoked speculation about the nebulous world of Chinese business and politics.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container arm APL has added El Salvador to its Pacific Coast feeder service.
Liner Scene
  • One size doesn't quite fit all
    THE container revolution was predicated on the assumption that most cargo can be fitted into containers, and that container ships are the most economic way to transport almost everything except bulk cargo and liquids.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shenzhen ports' throughput up 43% in first five months
    SHENZHEN ports handled about 43 per cent more containers in the first five months of the year, helped by surging trade to and from China, according to terminal owner China Merchants Holdings.
  • Asian feeder operators seek to restore rates
    CONTAINER feeder operators belonging to the Asian Feeder Discussion Group are warning mainline operators of impending rate hikes because of what they say are increased operating costs.
  • Greek shipowners oppose EU decision on single-hull tankers
    THE Greek shipping community has strongly opposed last week's near unanimous European Union decision to send single-hull oil tankers to the scrapyards by 2010 and warned the move will disrupt international petroleum flows around the turn of the decade.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay traffic bounces back
    CATHAY Pacific Airways is experiencing a rebound in passenger traffic as the territory's Sars outbreak comes under control, and it plans to resume more flights this month and in July, the company's chairman said.
  • THAI forecasts Q4 revenue gain
  • Qantas sees signs of booking pick-up
  • EC empowered to seek open skies pact with US
  • 4 Star members to make joint plane order in Q4
  • easyJet's passenger count to rise 25% this year: CEO
Admiralty Casebook
  • Zhou scandal exposes dark side of business in China
    THE scandal surrounding one of China's richest tycoons, Zhou Zhengyi, who last week rocked Shanghai and Hong Kong with his rags-to-riches tale of excess, has provoked speculation about the nebulous world of Chinese business and politics.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container arm APL has added El Salvador to its Pacific Coast feeder service.
Liner Scene
  • One size doesn't quite fit all
    THE container revolution was predicated on the assumption that most cargo can be fitted into containers, and that container ships are the most economic way to transport almost everything except bulk cargo and liquids.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shenzhen ports' throughput up 43% in first five months
    SHENZHEN ports handled about 43 per cent more containers in the first five months of the year, helped by surging trade to and from China, according to terminal owner China Merchants Holdings.
  • Asian feeder operators seek to restore rates
    CONTAINER feeder operators belonging to the Asian Feeder Discussion Group are warning mainline operators of impending rate hikes because of what they say are increased operating costs.
  • Greek shipowners oppose EU decision on single-hull tankers
    THE Greek shipping community has strongly opposed last week's near unanimous European Union decision to send single-hull oil tankers to the scrapyards by 2010 and warned the move will disrupt international petroleum flows around the turn of the decade.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay traffic bounces back
    CATHAY Pacific Airways is experiencing a rebound in passenger traffic as the territory's Sars outbreak comes under control, and it plans to resume more flights this month and in July, the company's chairman said.
  • THAI forecasts Q4 revenue gain
  • Qantas sees signs of booking pick-up
  • EC empowered to seek open skies pact with US
  • 4 Star members to make joint plane order in Q4
  • easyJet's passenger count to rise 25% this year: CEO
Admiralty Casebook
  • Zhou scandal exposes dark side of business in China
    THE scandal surrounding one of China's richest tycoons, Zhou Zhengyi, who last week rocked Shanghai and Hong Kong with his rags-to-riches tale of excess, has provoked speculation about the nebulous world of Chinese business and politics.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container arm APL has added El Salvador to its Pacific Coast feeder service.
Liner Scene
  • One size doesn't quite fit all
    THE container revolution was predicated on the assumption that most cargo can be fitted into containers, and that container ships are the most economic way to transport almost everything except bulk cargo and liquids.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shenzhen ports' throughput up 43% in first five months
    SHENZHEN ports handled about 43 per cent more containers in the first five months of the year, helped by surging trade to and from China, according to terminal owner China Merchants Holdings.
  • Asian feeder operators seek to restore rates
    CONTAINER feeder operators belonging to the Asian Feeder Discussion Group are warning mainline operators of impending rate hikes because of what they say are increased operating costs.
  • Greek shipowners oppose EU decision on single-hull tankers
    THE Greek shipping community has strongly opposed last week's near unanimous European Union decision to send single-hull oil tankers to the scrapyards by 2010 and warned the move will disrupt international petroleum flows around the turn of the decade.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay traffic bounces back
    CATHAY Pacific Airways is experiencing a rebound in passenger traffic as the territory's Sars outbreak comes under control, and it plans to resume more flights this month and in July, the company's chairman said.
  • THAI forecasts Q4 revenue gain
  • Qantas sees signs of booking pick-up
  • EC empowered to seek open skies pact with US
  • 4 Star members to make joint plane order in Q4
  • easyJet's passenger count to rise 25% this year: CEO
Admiralty Casebook
  • Zhou scandal exposes dark side of business in China
    THE scandal surrounding one of China's richest tycoons, Zhou Zhengyi, who last week rocked Shanghai and Hong Kong with his rags-to-riches tale of excess, has provoked speculation about the nebulous world of Chinese business and politics.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container arm APL has added El Salvador to its Pacific Coast feeder service.
Liner Scene
  • One size doesn't quite fit all
    THE container revolution was predicated on the assumption that most cargo can be fitted into containers, and that container ships are the most economic way to transport almost everything except bulk cargo and liquids.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shenzhen ports' throughput up 43% in first five months
    SHENZHEN ports handled about 43 per cent more containers in the first five months of the year, helped by surging trade to and from China, according to terminal owner China Merchants Holdings.
  • Asian feeder operators seek to restore rates
    CONTAINER feeder operators belonging to the Asian Feeder Discussion Group are warning mainline operators of impending rate hikes because of what they say are increased operating costs.
  • Greek shipowners oppose EU decision on single-hull tankers
    THE Greek shipping community has strongly opposed last week's near unanimous European Union decision to send single-hull oil tankers to the scrapyards by 2010 and warned the move will disrupt international petroleum flows around the turn of the decade.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay traffic bounces back
    CATHAY Pacific Airways is experiencing a rebound in passenger traffic as the territory's Sars outbreak comes under control, and it plans to resume more flights this month and in July, the company's chairman said.
  • THAI forecasts Q4 revenue gain
  • Qantas sees signs of booking pick-up
  • EC empowered to seek open skies pact with US
  • 4 Star members to make joint plane order in Q4
  • easyJet's passenger count to rise 25% this year: CEO
Admiralty Casebook
  • Zhou scandal exposes dark side of business in China
    THE scandal surrounding one of China's richest tycoons, Zhou Zhengyi, who last week rocked Shanghai and Hong Kong with his rags-to-riches tale of excess, has provoked speculation about the nebulous world of Chinese business and politics.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container arm APL has added El Salvador to its Pacific Coast feeder service.
Liner Scene
  • One size doesn't quite fit all
    THE container revolution was predicated on the assumption that most cargo can be fitted into containers, and that container ships are the most economic way to transport almost everything except bulk cargo and liquids.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong's re-exports showing healthy growth
  • OOCL Sydney makes maiden call 'home'
  • Forum members to implement GRR, PSS charges
  • P&O Ports to develop Adani terminal in US$60m move
  • Ecu Line on the move in Germany
  • APL adds direct container call for El Salvador
  • Polar Air Cargo adds new Asia routes
  • Schenker introduces airfreight hub system
  • Steve Roth snares DFW Airport CDP post

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Essar Shipping, Videocon submit EoIs on SCI stake
  • CSCL commences regular, independent weekly service ex-JNP to Med & Europe
  • WTO talks in Mexico to focus on farm trade
  • Customs top brass grace BCHAA's annual training programme
  • W. Bengal to set up export promotion body
  • Specialty coffee exports increase by an impressive 40 pc in 2002-03
  • Huge potential seen for seeds export - Earnings could exceed $ 200 m by 2005
  • Customs places curbs on availing DEPB credits at Kakinada port
  • 2 new loading records established at Mundra port
  • MbPT introduces more customer-friendly measures
  • Rs 20,000 cr. needed to provide infrastructure facilities - Vallarpadam terminal
  • Container/trailer operators call off stir - NSICT puts off new rule till July 6
  • ICD-Jamshedpur sets brisk pace
  • Bajpe airport may get ISO certification soon
  • India can save Pakistan industry billions in terms of lower freight rates
  • India to get $ 54m World Bank credit to improve quality of food, drugs
  • Govt may not impose safeguard duty on Chinese needles
  • Permanent dumping duty on imports of float glass from China, Indonesia sought
  • Date for declaration of textile stock extended to June 15
  • Industrial recovery sustainable: NCAER paper
  • Banks to provide Rs 50 lakh composite loan to SSIs
  • JETRO test on October 18
  • Exim Expertise's programme on Customs law & procedures from June 10
  • IMC publication on governance

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 6, 2003
  • The Heavy Lift Group elects new President
  • APL opens up in Spain
  • BA calls for new runways
  • Tolls set for German highways
  • Panalpina: New structures for USA and Canada

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 6, 2003
  • EU rules politically motivated
  • "Bow Eagle" appeal rejected
  • Success for Nor-Shipping

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 6, 2003
  • SEACOR orders river barges
    Trinity Marine Products to build 150 to 230 units

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 6, 2003
  • Sea-Tac International Airport adds secure corridor to speed passenger screening
  • Port of Seattle website now offers Small Works Online section
  • Northwest governors meeting renews Columbia River recovery effort
  • Northwest firefighters head to Astoria for simulated shipboard disaster drill
  • Rail intermodal traffic posts increases during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Computer crash leaves top UK container ports in chaos
    TWO top UK container ports were in a race against time over the weekend to clear up days of chaos caused by the crash of a new computer system.
  • Spanish to raise Prestige hull sections to back up ABS lawsuit
    THE Spanish government plans to cut and raise small segments of the hull of the Prestige as part of its ongoing investigation into the causes of the casualty.
  • IMO backs controversial safety and security initiatives
    DELEGATIONS to the International Maritime Organisation made good on commitments designed to improve maritime safety and security on Friday as an extended session of the Maritime Safety Committee came to an end.
  • Fishing boat sinks after Humber bulker collision
    A UK fishing boat sank early on Friday after colliding with the the bulker Santa Vitoria, 13 miles from Spurn Point at the mouth of the Humber, writes Rob McKay.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 6, 2003
  • UK ports hit by computer failure
  • IMO number will cost $25M
  • Claro chastises Chilean leaders
  • IMO audit will be confidential
  • Seven states in Evergreen picketing
  • MarAd fraud investigations revealed
  • HUD launches Australian attack
  • El Salvador pushes world-class port
  • India pre-empts single-hull dumping
  • Blohm+Voss on short time from July
  • Further unrest at Chantiers
  • Humbantota port 'viable'
  • Muted reaction to Iraq crude tender
  • Nor-Shipping: small diesels better
  • Russian ports battle take-over bid
  • Nor-Shipping: tanker debate hots up
  • Mitsubishi admits reporting failure
  • India clears way for Lanka ferry
  • Barwil wins Qasr info contract
  • Ireland courts Norwegian shipping
  • Prestige oil extraction 'next year'
  • Funds shortfall hinders coast guard

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 6, 2003
  • Reviews find some issues with Title XI
    But problems uncovered in shipbuilding loan-guarantee program can be fixed, say DOT, GAO.
  • Decision coming in Evergreen dispute
    While both sides meet Monday with the National Labor Relations Board, a stevedore said it planned to close Evergreen's terminal in Elizabeth, N.J.
  • DHL battling on two continents
  • ILO wants seafarers ID card
  • Port congestion threatening India trade
  • Hong Kong river terminal gets OK to handle ocean cargo
  • APL adds direct container call for El Salvador
  • GXS acquires Celarix
  • P&O buys India container terminal
  • Kornegay joins global ports board
  • Buyers ready to return to SARS areas: Survey

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 6, 2003
  • Government alarm as 'privatised' Rotterdam takes shape
    Rotterdam's town council has agreed that the port authority will indeed become a plc - NV Havenbedrijf Rotterdam - before January 2004, in spite of reservations among its left wing minority.
  • CSAV: Balanced S.America coverage fails to halt red ink
    Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV)'s Q1 results showed its operating result sinking into the red, as its net result swung back into the black after a loss in Q1 2002.
  • NZ government moves to rescue Tranz Rail
  • Hamburg congestion costs hauliers '1m a day
  • Volume surge sees Shenzhen struggle say shippers
  • Strike ends, but Nhava Sheva woes persist

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 6, 2003
  • More criticism levelled at Title XI
    Report says taxpayers lost $400m over last five years.
  • Good news for cruise
    CLIA says passenger figures up 23% this quarter.
  • Web analyst singles out OMI
    Company wins praise after earnings estimates go north.
  • Title XI 'fails' taxpayer
    Changes afoot as senator slams US loan program.
  • Bidding reopens for SCI
    But foreign investors not lured by new disinvestment terms for Indian owner.
  • New ferry route for GNV
    Italy's Grandi Navi Veloci to link Sicily's largest city to Civitavecchia, near Rome.
  • MHI manager speaks out on cruiseship fire
    Inquiry hears yard accident reporting on Diamond Princess newbuilding was flawed.
  • China ready to build 8,000-teu boxships
    Hudong-Zhonghua has the designs but no immediate berth space.
  • Western Shipyard wins SeaWind contract
    Relaunched Lithuanian repair facility delighted to secure drydock deal from Finnish owner.
  • Chinese insurer to pay up on Fu Shan Hai cargo
    Cash claimed to represent China's largest ever maritime compensation payment.
  • Teekay bangs double-hull drum...
    Bjorn Moller backs European single-skin ban.
  • ...but thumbs down from Swift
    Intertanko boss says new rules "ill-thought-out".
  • NEPIA reserves head north
    Free reserves edge close to $100m as North of England P&I Club beats the market.
  • Singapore reviews tax incentives
    Lion Republic overhauls its taxation policy as part of drive to become an international maritime centre.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 6, 2003
  • G8 summit issues three maritime documents
  • APL adds direct service to El Salvador
  • Mediterranean Shipping begins North Atlantic/Med service
  • World Shipping Council lauds U.S. Customs' security efforts
  • Sen. McCain cites MarAd for Title XI lapses
  • CP Ships' stock hits all-time high
  • COSCO upgrades e-commerce system
  • Rickmers revises round-the-world service
  • African maritime academy targets international market
  • Menzies, Eimskip in joint venture at Schiphol Airport
  • EC obtains mandate to negotiate air agreement with U.S.
  • CLARIFICATION: Poor compliance with "24-hour" rule in early phase
  • U.S., Chile sign free trade agreement
  • Maher Terminals to close terminal picketed by ILA
  • Marseilles-Fos container traffic up 6% in May

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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
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- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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