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September 12, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hong Kong container ports' throughput up 10.9% in H1
    BOOSTED by soaring transhipment volumes, Hong Kong's container port throughput was up 10.9 per cent in the first half of 2003, outstripping Singapore's H1 box growth rate of 5.8 per cent.
  • Taiwan to join US container security plan
    TAIWAN expects to join the controversial US Customs Container Security Initiative by year's end as ground-breaking bilateral negotiations progress, Taipei media has reported.
  • Bulk carriers face intense scrutiny
    BULK carriers face a 'concentrated inspection campaign' in Singapore and other Asia Pacific ports participating in the Tokyo MOU on Port State Control until the end of November.
  • P&O's H1 loss narrows to 9m
    PENINSULAR & Oriental Steam Navigation Co, the largest UK sea-freight company, said its first-half loss narrowed after it charged more for transporting cargo at a shipping joint venture and expanded its port business.
  • Part of WTC ruins to be used to build US Navy ship
    AROUND 24 tons of steel plucked from the ruins of the World Trade Center after a terrorist attack two years ago will be used to build a US Navy ship called the USS New York, officials said earlier this week.
  • Costly wrangling
    A Pakistani boat sails near the half-submergedGreek-registered oil tanker the MV Tasman Spirit off the coast of Karachi.
  • Getting ready
    CUNARD Line's Queen Mary 2 going through the final stages of completion at the Alstom Chantiers Shipyard.
Air and Land Transport
  • AirAsia to sell tickets through SingPost outlets
    AIRASIA Sdn, a Malaysian no-frills airline, will sell tickets through Singapore Post Ltd's post offices as part of its plan to lure Singaporean travellers with low air fares by the end of the year.
  • Beijing unveils plans for third int'l terminal
  • HK Airport raises US$350m from bond sale
  • Italy to resume medical checks at airports
  • Vietnam Airlines to restart flights to Guangzhou
  • 6 hurt in Manila airport mishap
Admiralty Casebook
  • Ship owner of grounded Tasman Pioneer allowed to limit liability
    THE sub-time charterer of Tasman Pioneer, which grounded in the Inland Sea of Japan in 2001 leading to claims of over NZ$21 million , has been allowed by the New Zealand High Court in Auckland to limit its liability to NZ$7 million.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hong Kong container ports' throughput up 10.9% in H1
    BOOSTED by soaring transhipment volumes, Hong Kong's container port throughput was up 10.9 per cent in the first half of 2003, outstripping Singapore's H1 box growth rate of 5.8 per cent.
  • Taiwan to join US container security plan
    TAIWAN expects to join the controversial US Customs Container Security Initiative by year's end as ground-breaking bilateral negotiations progress, Taipei media has reported.
  • Bulk carriers face intense scrutiny
    BULK carriers face a 'concentrated inspection campaign' in Singapore and other Asia Pacific ports participating in the Tokyo MOU on Port State Control until the end of November.
  • P&O's H1 loss narrows to 9m
    PENINSULAR & Oriental Steam Navigation Co, the largest UK sea-freight company, said its first-half loss narrowed after it charged more for transporting cargo at a shipping joint venture and expanded its port business.
  • Part of WTC ruins to be used to build US Navy ship
    AROUND 24 tons of steel plucked from the ruins of the World Trade Center after a terrorist attack two years ago will be used to build a US Navy ship called the USS New York, officials said earlier this week.
  • Costly wrangling
    A Pakistani boat sails near the half-submergedGreek-registered oil tanker the MV Tasman Spirit off the coast of Karachi.
  • Getting ready
    CUNARD Line's Queen Mary 2 going through the final stages of completion at the Alstom Chantiers Shipyard.
Air and Land Transport
  • AirAsia to sell tickets through SingPost outlets
    AIRASIA Sdn, a Malaysian no-frills airline, will sell tickets through Singapore Post Ltd's post offices as part of its plan to lure Singaporean travellers with low air fares by the end of the year.
  • Beijing unveils plans for third int'l terminal
  • HK Airport raises US$350m from bond sale
  • Italy to resume medical checks at airports
  • Vietnam Airlines to restart flights to Guangzhou
  • 6 hurt in Manila airport mishap
Admiralty Casebook
  • Ship owner of grounded Tasman Pioneer allowed to limit liability
    THE sub-time charterer of Tasman Pioneer, which grounded in the Inland Sea of Japan in 2001 leading to claims of over NZ$21 million , has been allowed by the New Zealand High Court in Auckland to limit its liability to NZ$7 million.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hong Kong container ports' throughput up 10.9% in H1
    BOOSTED by soaring transhipment volumes, Hong Kong's container port throughput was up 10.9 per cent in the first half of 2003, outstripping Singapore's H1 box growth rate of 5.8 per cent.
  • Taiwan to join US container security plan
    TAIWAN expects to join the controversial US Customs Container Security Initiative by year's end as ground-breaking bilateral negotiations progress, Taipei media has reported.
  • Bulk carriers face intense scrutiny
    BULK carriers face a 'concentrated inspection campaign' in Singapore and other Asia Pacific ports participating in the Tokyo MOU on Port State Control until the end of November.
  • P&O's H1 loss narrows to 9m
    PENINSULAR & Oriental Steam Navigation Co, the largest UK sea-freight company, said its first-half loss narrowed after it charged more for transporting cargo at a shipping joint venture and expanded its port business.
  • Part of WTC ruins to be used to build US Navy ship
    AROUND 24 tons of steel plucked from the ruins of the World Trade Center after a terrorist attack two years ago will be used to build a US Navy ship called the USS New York, officials said earlier this week.
  • Costly wrangling
    A Pakistani boat sails near the half-submergedGreek-registered oil tanker the MV Tasman Spirit off the coast of Karachi.
  • Getting ready
    CUNARD Line's Queen Mary 2 going through the final stages of completion at the Alstom Chantiers Shipyard.
Air and Land Transport
  • AirAsia to sell tickets through SingPost outlets
    AIRASIA Sdn, a Malaysian no-frills airline, will sell tickets through Singapore Post Ltd's post offices as part of its plan to lure Singaporean travellers with low air fares by the end of the year.
  • Beijing unveils plans for third int'l terminal
  • HK Airport raises US$350m from bond sale
  • Italy to resume medical checks at airports
  • Vietnam Airlines to restart flights to Guangzhou
  • 6 hurt in Manila airport mishap
Admiralty Casebook
  • Ship owner of grounded Tasman Pioneer allowed to limit liability
    THE sub-time charterer of Tasman Pioneer, which grounded in the Inland Sea of Japan in 2001 leading to claims of over NZ$21 million , has been allowed by the New Zealand High Court in Auckland to limit its liability to NZ$7 million.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Fruit-flavoured cuppa to cheer the baccha!
  • The 'royal' US morning drink finds a competitor in chai - Tea exports to US expected to grow
  • Centre urged to rationalise import duty on crude palm oil
  • Govt rationalising import duty regime for oil trade: Minister
  • CII, Israeli body form CEOs' forum to cover trade issues
  • Dumping duty on import of float glass from China, Indonesia proposed
  • Exports through Cochin Port rise by 3,500 tonnes in July
  • Bonus: Port Federations' representatives to meet Sinha on September 15
  • CWC's facilities in Navi Mumbai region obtain upgraded ISO 9001:2000 certification
  • Indore becomes first of 13 approved SEZs to take off
  • Allow rupee invoicing, lower export credit rates, TEA urges govt
  • Washington WTC inks agreement with IACC on BPO
  • Better excise collections swells indirect tax haul
  • Central scheme allows banks to advance loans at 8-9 pc for sick textile units
  • Rubber Board reconstituted
  • Interactive meeting on Indian economy at IMC today
  • Pak businessmen feel India must get MFN status

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Slack demand in Steady Houston
  • New supplier active in New York
    A spokesman for ConocoPhillips confirmed to Bunkerworld today that the company has begun selling and supplying marine fuels in the port of New York this week.
  • Saudi Arabia signals no change in oil output
  • ARA markets largely flat this week
  • August OPEC production up as Iraq tops 1 million bpd
    OPEC output on the whole is up due to a rise in Iraqi production, but the 10 members producing under quota agreements actually reduced output last month, a Platts survey said. Based on a rise in output from Iraq and a lower projection for demand for OPEC's oil, it seems unlikely that OPEC will raise quotas at its September meeting.
  • Latvia: New Riga bunkering terminal begins operations
    Vexoil Bunkering Ltd. informed us today that the company is now operational at its new-built terminal in the port of Riga, Latvia.
  • Typhoon Maemi fails to deter Japanese enquires
    Competitve numbers are serving to increase demand levels in Japan today, despite adverse weather conditions in the southern islands of the country.
  • Singapore on rising curve as cargoes fail to appear
    The big volume of arbitrage fuel oil cargoes that were expected into Singapore this month have as yet not materialised, leading to an erosion on the oversupply situation Singapore had during August.
  • Rotterdam market slightly firmer
  • Italian indication increase ignites buyers' interest

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Maurice Storey appointed chairman of Hatsu Marine Limited
  • Nordö- Link introduces fourth vessel on Germany/Sweden route
  • Austrian Airlines Group bumping up frequencies
  • Wincanton Trans European finalises contract with Dow Europe
  • Canadian National Railway Company (CN) increases tariffs

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Two more ice-classed tankers for Tsakos
  • Teekay buys again
  • Oil compensation fund approved by EU

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Washington governor schedules October trade mission to China
  • Port of Portland delivers on majority of environmental targets
  • Big Sky Airlines extends special Olympia/Spokane fares
  • Corps of Engineers' ESSAYONS celebrates 20 years of dredging
  • President Bush's Drug Czar will discuss security in Seattle today

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • US security scare over TV network's uranium cargo
    THE US Department of Homeland Security is facing mounting criticism over lax maritime security standards after the television network ABC successfully sent 15 lbs of depleted uranium in a container through the port of Los Angeles.
  • Teekay buys into Skaugen PetroTrans
    TEEKAY Shipping, one of the world's largest tanker groups, is continuing to broaden its range of services by buying a 50% interest in Skaugen PetroTrans, the US lightering business of the Norwegian company IM Skaugen.
  • Takeover talk about TUI puts the spotlight on Hapag-Lloyd
    SPECULATION on the future of Hapag-Lloyd has resurfaced in Germany with talk that the country's largest liner shipping company could be spun off.
  • Nine ships to be ordered in KOTC modernisation drive
    KUWAIT Oil Tanker Company, a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum group, will shortly float a global tender for the construction of nine ships consisting of two very large crude carriers, three product tankers, two liquefied petroleum gas carriers and two bunker barges.
  • P&O's £90m ferry kitty
    P&O is raising this year's investment in ferries to around £90m ($144m) by purchasing two vessels which are now chartered to the group under lease arrangements.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Mists still shroud ghost ship plans
  • Stop witch-hunting, urges MEP
  • Maritrans loses compensation appeal
  • Carnival accused of 'obfuscation'
  • New feeder line for St Petersburg
  • US port security exposed at LA
  • Tung family sells OOIL shares
  • Tsavliris seeks crane guarantee
  • Israel faces winter of discontent
  • Asian terminals lift P&O into black
  • Congestion charges to start at Aqaba
  • Teekay moves in on Petro Trans
  • Scrap yard compensation 'too small'
  • Japan lobbies China on cabotage
  • China Merchant to focus on oil

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • TSA settle NVO discrimination case
    Trans-Pacific ocean carriers will pay the Federal Maritime Commission $1.35 million to settle a year-long investigation into alleged discrimination against non-vessel-operating common carriers.
  • DHL ordered to hand over documents
    A U.S. judge has ordered DHL Worldwide Express, the U.S. arm of DHL Express, to produce documents requested by FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service in the investigation into the ownership of the former DHL Airways.
  • Customs could charge ABC in uranium stunt
  • CSX chief Ward adds rail duties
  • Tung family sells 5.6% of OOIL
  • Lufthansa hikes rates for temperature-sensitive goods
  • New Jersey city solicits container port operators
  • Bangladesh, India to tighten port security
  • CMA CGM adds second Med-U.S. service
  • Gatti new EVP of NIT League
  • Appeals court denies Maritrans claim
  • Teekay in lightering deal

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Is it a bird, is it a plane?
    No, it's a Coast Guard security officer.
  • Evergreen goes after Maersk
    Company earmarks nearly $3bn for newbuilds, as it resolves to take on Danish rival.
  • New container terminal for New Jersey
    Local authority seeks developer/operator for ex-army facility.
  • Greens sue over Ghost ship deal
    Activists claim UK officials deceived over need for foreign scrap.
  • PDV Marina ships on comeback trail
    New boss Fernando Camejo Arenas says three years of fleet neglect is now being addressed.
  • Bluewater in the black
    Start up marine insurer reports first half profit but dispute with Zurich will drag on into 2004.
  • BP chartered tanker held in Australia
    Two oil major operated ships fall foul of inspectors during August.
  • Teekay and Skaugen forge new alliance
    Aframax giant to buy 50% of Norwegian owner's US Gulf lightering operation.
  • Volumes grow at Caspian Shipping
    Azeri owner carried a fifth more crude and products on Caspian in first eight months of 2003.
  • Precious wipes out losses
    Thai bulker owner paves way for dividend by using reserves and share premium to erase deficit.
  • Sempra LNG terminal gets FERC green light
    US energy player forges ahead with Gulf coast plant plans.
  • P&O pushes off from Nedlloyd
    Asian trade and cargo growth helps company improve returns.
  • ITF seeks deal with Ofer
    Seafarer unions seek labour agreement for British flagged ships.
  • Syria and Morocco plot shipping venture
    Joint cargo operation mooted to break stranglehold of European nations on Med transport.
  • Maritrans loses single-hull court case
    US owner's 5th Amendment claim that OPA 90 unfairly took away its single-skin barges kicked out.
  • TEN snaps up suezmax options
    Tsakos Energy Navigation ups tally to four at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • ASRY eyes expansion
    Bahrain-based yard looks to increase flexibility with addition of further shiprepair capacity.
  • MOL expands Korea-Vietnam links
    Japanese shipowner to introduce service between Pusan and Haiphong from early October.
  • OOCL moves to restore free float
    Shareholders in liner firm to place existing shares to ensure firm meets Hong Kong listing rules.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
  • Tung family sells 5.6-percent shareholding in OOIL
  • P&O group narrows loss to £9 million in first half
  • MOL adds second Korea-Vietnam link with slots from Heung-A
  • Zim adds Xiamen to ZCS service
  • ABX Air adds maintenance business
  • Los Angeles rail authority issues terrorism report
  • U.S. deficit in goods topped $45 billion in July
  • Geodis breaks even in first half-year
  • Federal judge says duty owed to terror victims
  • Eagle Global Logistics picks GT Nexus software
  • State Department provides list of eligible diamond traders
  • Shenzhen port to handle 10 million TEUs this year
  • New Orleans port commissioners approve Universal terminal lease

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
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
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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