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June 12, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • High-tech ID for seafarers moves closer to reality
    HIGH-tech identity cards for the world's 1.2 million seafarers incorporating bio-metric data like DNA information moved one step closer to reality with the opening of the International Labour Organisation's diplomatic conference last week.
  • Kwai Chung's volumes up 9.6%
    HONG Kong's main container terminals at Kwai Chung handled 9.6 per cent more containers in the first five months of 2003.
  • Evergreen's US East Coast ops seen back to normal soon
    EVERGREEN Marine Corp expects its US east coast operations to quickly return to normal after withdrawing illegal strike charges against the International Longshoremen's Association .
  • Hanjin expects profit to rise 14%
    HANJIN Heavy Industries & Construction Co, South Korea's fifth-largest shipbuilder, said it expects this year's operating profit to rise 14 per cent as the company reduces debt and wins more orders for ships and construction contracts.
  • Ship sinking in Bay of Bengal, crew rescued
    A cargo ship carrying timber from the Malaysian port city of Penang was sinking off India's eastern coast, officials said yesterday.
  • Life returns to normal at Shenzhen port
    LIFE has returned to normal at Shenzhen, China's busiest port, since World Health Organization lifted on May 23 an advisory against travel to Guangdong province and Hong Kong to curb the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome .
Air and Land Transport
  • jetBlue places US$3b order for 100 Embraer planes
    JETBLUE Airways Corp said on Tuesday that it was ordering 100 regional jets for US$3 billion from Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft maker, in order to give its fleet more flexibility in adding routes.
  • Qatar Airways to spend US$4.6b on 30 planes
  • Aussie watchdog extends Qantas-BA deal temporarily
  • BAA's passenger count in May up
  • Firm claiming to be airline ordered to stop selling tickets to Hawaii
  • Canadian air controllers reach tentative contract
Newbuilds
  • Boxship building boom continues but tanker market unclear
    THE big container lines appear to be in no doubt about the need for substantial extra tonnage and several seem to think German finance is the best means to acquire new vessels.
Bulletin Board
  • Bulletin Board
    K-Line Singapore has announced that managing director Juro Shiga will be returning to Tokyo to assume a new position after being based in Singapore for the last six years.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • High-tech ID for seafarers moves closer to reality
    HIGH-tech identity cards for the world's 1.2 million seafarers incorporating bio-metric data like DNA information moved one step closer to reality with the opening of the International Labour Organisation's diplomatic conference last week.
  • Kwai Chung's volumes up 9.6%
    HONG Kong's main container terminals at Kwai Chung handled 9.6 per cent more containers in the first five months of 2003.
  • Evergreen's US East Coast ops seen back to normal soon
    EVERGREEN Marine Corp expects its US east coast operations to quickly return to normal after withdrawing illegal strike charges against the International Longshoremen's Association .
  • Hanjin expects profit to rise 14%
    HANJIN Heavy Industries & Construction Co, South Korea's fifth-largest shipbuilder, said it expects this year's operating profit to rise 14 per cent as the company reduces debt and wins more orders for ships and construction contracts.
  • Ship sinking in Bay of Bengal, crew rescued
    A cargo ship carrying timber from the Malaysian port city of Penang was sinking off India's eastern coast, officials said yesterday.
  • Life returns to normal at Shenzhen port
    LIFE has returned to normal at Shenzhen, China's busiest port, since World Health Organization lifted on May 23 an advisory against travel to Guangdong province and Hong Kong to curb the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome .
Air and Land Transport
  • jetBlue places US$3b order for 100 Embraer planes
    JETBLUE Airways Corp said on Tuesday that it was ordering 100 regional jets for US$3 billion from Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft maker, in order to give its fleet more flexibility in adding routes.
  • Qatar Airways to spend US$4.6b on 30 planes
  • Aussie watchdog extends Qantas-BA deal temporarily
  • BAA's passenger count in May up
  • Firm claiming to be airline ordered to stop selling tickets to Hawaii
  • Canadian air controllers reach tentative contract
Newbuilds
  • Boxship building boom continues but tanker market unclear
    THE big container lines appear to be in no doubt about the need for substantial extra tonnage and several seem to think German finance is the best means to acquire new vessels.
Bulletin Board
  • Bulletin Board
    K-Line Singapore has announced that managing director Juro Shiga will be returning to Tokyo to assume a new position after being based in Singapore for the last six years.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • High-tech ID for seafarers moves closer to reality
    HIGH-tech identity cards for the world's 1.2 million seafarers incorporating bio-metric data like DNA information moved one step closer to reality with the opening of the International Labour Organisation's diplomatic conference last week.
  • Kwai Chung's volumes up 9.6%
    HONG Kong's main container terminals at Kwai Chung handled 9.6 per cent more containers in the first five months of 2003.
  • Evergreen's US East Coast ops seen back to normal soon
    EVERGREEN Marine Corp expects its US east coast operations to quickly return to normal after withdrawing illegal strike charges against the International Longshoremen's Association .
  • Hanjin expects profit to rise 14%
    HANJIN Heavy Industries & Construction Co, South Korea's fifth-largest shipbuilder, said it expects this year's operating profit to rise 14 per cent as the company reduces debt and wins more orders for ships and construction contracts.
  • Ship sinking in Bay of Bengal, crew rescued
    A cargo ship carrying timber from the Malaysian port city of Penang was sinking off India's eastern coast, officials said yesterday.
  • Life returns to normal at Shenzhen port
    LIFE has returned to normal at Shenzhen, China's busiest port, since World Health Organization lifted on May 23 an advisory against travel to Guangdong province and Hong Kong to curb the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome .
Air and Land Transport
  • jetBlue places US$3b order for 100 Embraer planes
    JETBLUE Airways Corp said on Tuesday that it was ordering 100 regional jets for US$3 billion from Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft maker, in order to give its fleet more flexibility in adding routes.
  • Qatar Airways to spend US$4.6b on 30 planes
  • Aussie watchdog extends Qantas-BA deal temporarily
  • BAA's passenger count in May up
  • Firm claiming to be airline ordered to stop selling tickets to Hawaii
  • Canadian air controllers reach tentative contract
Newbuilds
  • Boxship building boom continues but tanker market unclear
    THE big container lines appear to be in no doubt about the need for substantial extra tonnage and several seem to think German finance is the best means to acquire new vessels.
Bulletin Board
  • Bulletin Board
    K-Line Singapore has announced that managing director Juro Shiga will be returning to Tokyo to assume a new position after being based in Singapore for the last six years.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • High-tech ID for seafarers moves closer to reality
    HIGH-tech identity cards for the world's 1.2 million seafarers incorporating bio-metric data like DNA information moved one step closer to reality with the opening of the International Labour Organisation's diplomatic conference last week.
  • Kwai Chung's volumes up 9.6%
    HONG Kong's main container terminals at Kwai Chung handled 9.6 per cent more containers in the first five months of 2003.
  • Evergreen's US East Coast ops seen back to normal soon
    EVERGREEN Marine Corp expects its US east coast operations to quickly return to normal after withdrawing illegal strike charges against the International Longshoremen's Association .
  • Hanjin expects profit to rise 14%
    HANJIN Heavy Industries & Construction Co, South Korea's fifth-largest shipbuilder, said it expects this year's operating profit to rise 14 per cent as the company reduces debt and wins more orders for ships and construction contracts.
  • Ship sinking in Bay of Bengal, crew rescued
    A cargo ship carrying timber from the Malaysian port city of Penang was sinking off India's eastern coast, officials said yesterday.
  • Life returns to normal at Shenzhen port
    LIFE has returned to normal at Shenzhen, China's busiest port, since World Health Organization lifted on May 23 an advisory against travel to Guangdong province and Hong Kong to curb the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome .
Air and Land Transport
  • jetBlue places US$3b order for 100 Embraer planes
    JETBLUE Airways Corp said on Tuesday that it was ordering 100 regional jets for US$3 billion from Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft maker, in order to give its fleet more flexibility in adding routes.
  • Qatar Airways to spend US$4.6b on 30 planes
  • Aussie watchdog extends Qantas-BA deal temporarily
  • BAA's passenger count in May up
  • Firm claiming to be airline ordered to stop selling tickets to Hawaii
  • Canadian air controllers reach tentative contract
Newbuilds
  • Boxship building boom continues but tanker market unclear
    THE big container lines appear to be in no doubt about the need for substantial extra tonnage and several seem to think German finance is the best means to acquire new vessels.
Bulletin Board
  • Bulletin Board
    K-Line Singapore has announced that managing director Juro Shiga will be returning to Tokyo to assume a new position after being based in Singapore for the last six years.

Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen America drops suit to get cargo moving
  • Dogs enlisted to sniff out trouble at US ports
  • Canmar to deploy largest vessels ever on St Lawrence River
  • Iranian line thinks local in Singapore
  • Norasia to launch `Eurogalex' service
  • Menlo expands North American service to Mexico
  • Barge service at Germersheim terminal expanded
  • Hactl sees cargo throughput increase in May
  • DHL Danzas Air and Ocean Taiwan co-sponsor pesticide delivery
  • atar Airways adds first freighter to fleet
  • Arrow Air appoints new chairman and president

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Grain export policy stays despite delayed rains
  • Capexil expects 14 pc increase in exports this fiscal
  • STC and CWC to canalise vanaspati imports from Nepal from now on
  • MoF to reorient bilateral aid policies
  • Haldia Dock sets handling target of over 1,25,000 TEUs for 2003-04
  • P&O acquires major container terminal at Mundra for $ 195 m
  • 'Solution lies with the Customs and JNP officials' -Capt. Jimmy Sarbh, CMD, NSICT, clarifies NSICT's position on the congestion
  • Mundra Container Terminal - Open for business A TRUE HUB CT
  • Capt. Jimmy Sarbh clarifies NSICT's position on congestion
  • Delhi Customs shows the way to ease congestion
  • Higher 10th Plan cotton target set by Technology Mission
  • AEZ for gherkins to be established in Andhra Pradesh
  • Gujarat govt gives tacit nod to establish jewellery park at Surat
  • Kerala EOU for pineapple
  • MCCI's services to exporters

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 11, 2003
  • East Coast markets firm with crude
  • Panama: Product problems persist, prices power up
  • US crude stocks shrink as imports fall, products gain
    US crude stocks are down after imports eased last week, widening the year-on-year deficit. Total US stocks of crude and petroleum products are about 10% down on this time last year despite a rise in gasoline and distillate inventories.
  • Istanbul: High competition and low pricing fail to stir demand
  • Ray of hope for more competitively priced product in Piraeus
  • High Korean numbers continue to deflect business
  • New Saudi posted prices
  • OPEC decides to keep quotas, meet again at end of July
    OPEC officials have hinted at a possible OPEC cut in September, which might correspond with an increase in Iraqi oil production.
  • London broker welcomes new team member

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 11, 2003
  • Menzies Group appoints Group Financial Controller
  • Grimaldi transports trams for Athens
  • Qatar Airways flies aid into Basra
  • Throughput at Duisport rises
  • TNT and Sinotrans abandon Chinese joint venture

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 11, 2003
  • Removal of "Tricolor" starts in weeks
  • No ISPS certification for class societies in Sweden
  • CSI ports soon to pass 40

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 11, 2003
  • World Bank unit backs Brazil PSV venture
    The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector financing arm of the World Bank Group, is to provide up to $70 million to UP Offshore, a start-up shipping group with subsidiaries incorporated in Brazil and Panama.
  • Asbestos slows NTSB Norway probe
    The NTSB has released more details of its investigation into the S.S. Norway boiler room accident
  • EC takes another step in shipbuilding row
    Formally requests WTO panel on Korean shipbuilding practices
  • Orders for Aker German yards
    Three 2,478 TEU containerships for $115 million

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2003
  • Schnitzer Steel Industries chairman, Dr. Leonard Schnitzer dies
  • Port of Seattle joins team working to land Boeing 7E7
  • Big Sky Airlines planes to be part of Olympia 'Warbirds' event
  • Portland Port Commissioners consider selling Terminal 1 property
  • Evergreen America calls off charges against Longshoremen's group

The East Africanweb site
JUNE 9, 2003
  • Truckers Reject State Monopoly in Depot

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • MSC agrees best practice on shipbreaking
    MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Co has agreed voluntarily to follow best practice in shipbreaking after a meeting with Greenpeace activists and Bangladeshi breaking yard workers in Geneva earlier this week.
  • Brussels opens new front against Korean yard cash
    BRUSSELS has ramped up its three-year battle to outlaw South Korean shipyard subsidies that are crippling European rivals.
  • Oil quotas remain static as Opec watches Iraq
    THE Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries left output quotas unchanged at its meeting in Doha, but hinted at the possibility of crude cuts after its next meeting in July.
  • Evergreen moves to end port captain strike
    EVERGREEN has sought to end the disruption to its US operations caused by a port captain strike with a conciliatory move.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 11, 2003
  • Costly tanker spill for Transpetro
  • Genoa port railway goes slow
  • Norway lawsuits keep piling up
  • Chantiers faces Renaissance probe
  • Evergreen breaks US stalemate
  • Matson labour problems not over
  • Med deal for hazardous cargo
  • Japanese detain suspect cargo
  • Chennai to dredge for hub status
  • Pension protest disrupts shipping
  • Bulker abandoned off Kolkata
  • MSC agrees to shipbreaking list
  • Møller to merge holding companies
  • Jordan offers to rebuild Iraq fleet
  • Sterckx urges safety improvements
  • STX sells yard shares to bank
  • Ferries to receive guiding lights

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 11, 2003
  • Evergreen, ILA to hold contract talks
    International Longshoremen's Association returns to work one day after carrier withdraws complaint with federal labor board and agrees to bargain with port captains who voted for union representation.
  • EU escalates Korea shipyard fight
    The European Union calls for the World Trade Organization to set up a panel to investigate its charges of unfair trading practices by South Korea.
  • British ports back up to speed after computer crash
  • U.S.-Canada group pushes new border crossing
  • Frankfurt extends air-freight rally
  • Norasia, MOL to launch India-Europe service
  • Malaysia's Penang readies tracking upgrade
  • Maine ports get $2M for security
  • Gillen new sales VP for Pilot Air Freight
  • Antonov begins flights into Basra
  • Tideworks technology offers global tracking tool
  • Waste not, want not: Portland buys closed port terminal for sewer project

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 11, 2003
  • Evergreen: USEC dispute settled, as Rotterdam visit sparks speculation on European hub
    Evergreen America has reached a deal with the International Logshoremen's Association (ILA) in their long running dispute over union recognition for port captains.
  • Busan intensifies regional battle for transhipment cargo
    Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office announced today that it will cut port entrance fees for transhipment cargo by 50% from July 1 to December 31, 2004.
  • Overhaul of Pacific services leaves CSCL with surplus tonnage
  • US Coast Guard to assess foreign port security and block vessels from failing ports
  • Brisbane on expansion trail again
  • Warehousing deal moves Eurogate further into Russia
  • Sleepy charter market slips prematurely into summer torpor
  • CSXWT introduces largest container barges to ply Rhine

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 11, 2003
  • Leonard Schnitzer dies
    Executive responsible for starting Oregon's Lasco Shipping passes away.
  • ILA ends Evergreen strike
    Loading operations re-start for the Taiwanese line.
  • TT Club gets clean bill of health
    Ratings agency affirms B+ rating after improvements in 2002.
  • Evergreen drops union suit
    Container line forced to withdraw strike charges to get cargo moving.
  • HSBC picks up STX Shipbuilding stake
    Korean yard sells 15% stake to foreign fund managers in listing preamble.
  • Aker MTW wins German trio
    Wismar-based yard clinches order for three 2,500-teu containerships.
  • Finland and Russia spar over tanker traffic
    Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov fails to provide right answers.
  • Farstad signs on for $225m charters
    Two supply ships will earn Norwegian owner big money in Mexico over the next three years.
  • EC presses WTO on Korean shipbuilding row
    Europe says Korea has made "no effort" since October.
  • Navibulgar needs cash
    Bulgarian owner estimates cost of upgrading fleet to EU standards at up to EUR 200m.
  • SCI eyes up next newbuildings
    Indian giant finally signs contract on VLCCs at Hyundai.
  • US urged to build more LNG terminals
    Federal reserve chief Alan Greenspan urges country to boost supply with imports.
  • Appledore sweats on contract decision
    No word yet on state backing for key newbuilding contract for UK shipyard.
  • Greenpeace targets MSC over "toxic" scrapping
    Protest in Geneva, but container line says it will examine vessels before sending them to breakers.
  • Thenamaris linked to Ceyhan liftings
    Greek owner is latest tanker operator to be linked with first post-war crude exports from Iraq.
  • Tranz Rail moves to own Aratere
    New Zealand group to buy out lease on ferry and book currency gain as it seeks to restructure.
  • Todd sees profits slump 40%
    Seattle yard books 24% revenue increase but cost overruns take the wind out of its sails.
  • OSG backs EU phase-out action
    CEO Hyman calls on IMO to make new EU regulations applicable to the rest of the world.
  • Joint Hull reviews new policy
    London marine underwriters to keep promise to revise hull clauses.


American Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2003
  • Gaughan to head MTSNAC
  • Evergreen takes space on SCM ships
  • Qatar Airways adds freighter
  • Menlo expands Mexican service options
  • French transport strikes hit shippers
  • FMC: OTI license applications, revocations
  • FMC denies penalty reconsideration
  • Hungarian Customs to host global security equipment event
  • KPMG enhances Web-based trade and customs library
  • USDA to offer $110 million for export promotion
  • ABX appoints McDonald VP of transpacific development
  • GAC Logistics opens offices in South Africa
  • Subcommittee to mark up Coast Guard reauthorization bill
  • Monarch Shipping seeks reparations
  • ILA, Evergreen settle dispute
  • EC requests WTO action against Korean ship subsidies

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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