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November 12, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Korean port projects to go on show in S'pore, HK
    SOUTH Korea's government will hold roadshows in Singapore and Hong Kong to attract foreign investors to its ambitious Busan and Gwangyang container port expansions.
  • RCL's 9-month profit up 54%
    BUOYANT trade lifted Thai-listed and Singapore-managed feeder Regional Container Lines' net profit for the first nine months of 2003 by 54 per cent before unrealised currency losses.
  • MTL to take 70% stake in Suzhou project
    MODERN Terminals Ltd, the port operating arm of Wharf , said yesterday it will take a 70 per cent stake in a one billion yuan container terminal project in the Yangtze River Delta city of Suzhou, its first investment in the thriving Chinese region.
  • Grand Alliance cuts transpacific capacity
    THE Grand Alliance has cut transpacific capacity, marking the start of the Christmas lead-up slow season, suspending its fortnightly extra peak season service between Asia and the US East Coast.
  • Adsteam's solid outlook
    ADSTEAM Marine Ltd, an Australian tug-boat company, said the outlook for its ship assist operations remains 'very sound'.
Air and Land Transport
  • Asian airlines see 10% rise in cargo volumes this year
    KOREAN Air, Taiwan's China Airlines and other Asian carriers may ship 10 per cent more cargo this year because of demand for China-made electronic goods and other products.
  • Qantas on track to exceed financial targets
  • SAS chalks up 12% fall in Q3 profit
  • Virgin Blue eyes business travellers
  • Former F1 driver Niki Lauda returns to the airline race
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • Western ship recycling farce in which Asian workers lose out
    THE pantomime has come early to Britain this year, in the form of two old US naval auxiliary vessels that are in the final stages of a tow from America to Hartlepool on England's North Sea coast.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Korean port projects to go on show in S'pore, HK
    SOUTH Korea's government will hold roadshows in Singapore and Hong Kong to attract foreign investors to its ambitious Busan and Gwangyang container port expansions.
  • RCL's 9-month profit up 54%
    BUOYANT trade lifted Thai-listed and Singapore-managed feeder Regional Container Lines' net profit for the first nine months of 2003 by 54 per cent before unrealised currency losses.
  • MTL to take 70% stake in Suzhou project
    MODERN Terminals Ltd, the port operating arm of Wharf , said yesterday it will take a 70 per cent stake in a one billion yuan container terminal project in the Yangtze River Delta city of Suzhou, its first investment in the thriving Chinese region.
  • Grand Alliance cuts transpacific capacity
    THE Grand Alliance has cut transpacific capacity, marking the start of the Christmas lead-up slow season, suspending its fortnightly extra peak season service between Asia and the US East Coast.
  • Adsteam's solid outlook
    ADSTEAM Marine Ltd, an Australian tug-boat company, said the outlook for its ship assist operations remains 'very sound'.
Air and Land Transport
  • Asian airlines see 10% rise in cargo volumes this year
    KOREAN Air, Taiwan's China Airlines and other Asian carriers may ship 10 per cent more cargo this year because of demand for China-made electronic goods and other products.
  • Qantas on track to exceed financial targets
  • SAS chalks up 12% fall in Q3 profit
  • Virgin Blue eyes business travellers
  • Former F1 driver Niki Lauda returns to the airline race
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • Western ship recycling farce in which Asian workers lose out
    THE pantomime has come early to Britain this year, in the form of two old US naval auxiliary vessels that are in the final stages of a tow from America to Hartlepool on England's North Sea coast.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Korean port projects to go on show in S'pore, HK
    SOUTH Korea's government will hold roadshows in Singapore and Hong Kong to attract foreign investors to its ambitious Busan and Gwangyang container port expansions.
  • RCL's 9-month profit up 54%
    BUOYANT trade lifted Thai-listed and Singapore-managed feeder Regional Container Lines' net profit for the first nine months of 2003 by 54 per cent before unrealised currency losses.
  • MTL to take 70% stake in Suzhou project
    MODERN Terminals Ltd, the port operating arm of Wharf , said yesterday it will take a 70 per cent stake in a one billion yuan container terminal project in the Yangtze River Delta city of Suzhou, its first investment in the thriving Chinese region.
  • Grand Alliance cuts transpacific capacity
    THE Grand Alliance has cut transpacific capacity, marking the start of the Christmas lead-up slow season, suspending its fortnightly extra peak season service between Asia and the US East Coast.
  • Adsteam's solid outlook
    ADSTEAM Marine Ltd, an Australian tug-boat company, said the outlook for its ship assist operations remains 'very sound'.
Air and Land Transport
  • Asian airlines see 10% rise in cargo volumes this year
    KOREAN Air, Taiwan's China Airlines and other Asian carriers may ship 10 per cent more cargo this year because of demand for China-made electronic goods and other products.
  • Qantas on track to exceed financial targets
  • SAS chalks up 12% fall in Q3 profit
  • Virgin Blue eyes business travellers
  • Former F1 driver Niki Lauda returns to the airline race
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • Western ship recycling farce in which Asian workers lose out
    THE pantomime has come early to Britain this year, in the form of two old US naval auxiliary vessels that are in the final stages of a tow from America to Hartlepool on England's North Sea coast.

Sched Netweb site
  • Grand Alliance suspends bi-weekly all-water extra loader service
  • Logistics surge to see China as world's largest purchasing centre
  • Famous Pacific bursts into Brisbane with warehouse complex
  • Growth in Asia, Americas boosts APL Logistics quarterly earnings
  • Mongolian cargo train sets wheels rolling for Asia-Euro link
  • HK tycoon takes 31pc stake in Air Canada
  • Menzies signs handling deal with Chengdu Airport
  • Malaysia Airlines sees rebound from Sars in Q2 profit
  • ATC gives United new foothold in Italy

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Over-regulation the bane of shipping industry, observes BIMCO's President-elect
  • Kerala-Colombo ferry service likely from next month
  • Jewellery exports increase in H1
  • MICT's second quay crane swings into operation
  • First container train from ICD-TKD arrives at Port Pipavav
  • Adapt to changes or perish, says MbPT's new Dy Chairman
  • Knitted garment makers upset by higher excise duties
  • CII forecasts 7.2 pc GDP growth during 2003-04
  • Foodgrain exports from central pool touch 5 m tonnes in H1
  • Mundra SEZ may be as big as Jebel Ali FTZ
  • Withholding tax exemption for software imports hailed
  • CLE seeks focused strategy to tap Russian market
  • Forex reserves rise to $ 92.6 bn
  • DGFT asks IEC holders to file trade returns online before Nov. 30
  • Jaitley has assured govt support to exporters, says Fieo
  • WTO tells US to withdraw steel import duties
  • Seminar on 'Doing Business with Turkey' today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2003
  • Panama steady & busy, suppliers await replenishment
  • FSU fuel oil exports rebound to near year-ago levels
    October saw a big jump in exports of fuel oil from the former Soviet Union (FSU) through ports in the Baltic and the Black Sea.
  • Suez firm, muted demand
  • Recent cargo rises fail to dent Fujairah buying interest
  • Canada: Vessel successfully prosecuted for 1999 oil spill
    "Pollution prosecutions such as this demonstrate to the international marine community that the costs for illegally discharging in Canadian waters are significant," said Transport Minister David Collenette.
  • Hong Kong buyers expecting market to fall back again
  • Survey: OPEC October output rise purely down to Iraq
    A 40,000 bpd fall in output from the 10 members with quotas was more than compensated for by a 270,000 bpd rise in Iraq's oil output last month, according to a Platts survey.
  • Montevideo & Alpha Zone market update
  • Construction starts on new SMIT Internationale N.V. headquarters
  • OPEC price band mechanism starts ticking towards next meeting
    If the OPEC crude basket continues to trade above $28 between now and OPEC's next ministerial meeting on December 4th, that would in fact be the 20th trading day above the target range, which should in theory trigger a 500,000 bpd output increase.
  • Rotterdam largely steady this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2003
  • Paul Laeremans re-elected IRU President
  • DFDS Tor Line introduces feeder shuttles in Elbe Estuary
  • Up, up and away for Beaujolais!
  • Public flotation of Deutsche Bahn remains contentious
  • Oxford Automotive issues USD 280 million of bonds

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2003
  • Belgian Flag back on the high seas
  • Shipping stocks rare at the Stockholm exchange
  • Swedish prestige project delayed

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Crew saved from wreck near Bosporus
    THE master and 24 crew of the Georgia-flagged bulker Svyatoy Panteleymon,above , were reported safe yesterday after it broke in two north of the Bosporus Strait.
  • Niarchos poised to quit shipping
    ONE of the great Greek shipping dynasties, founded by the late Stavros Niarchos, plans to withdraw from shipping, sources close to the company confirmed yesterday.
  • Polembros faces 'outrageous' $5.8bn claim for Tasman Spirit oil spill
    POLEMBROS Shipping is facing a massive escalation in claims from the Tasman Spirittanker spill as a fresh law suit seeking almost $6bn lands in the Sindh High Court at Karachi, writes Nigel Lowry.
  • Golden Greek who swept to fame
    STAVROS Niarchos, who was born in Athens in 1909, will always be remembered as one of the "Golden Greeks" who swept to riches and fame in the post-Second World War business era.
  • Four 'motorways of the sea' in EC spending list of growth projects
    THE European Commission has identified four maritime developments across the region as part of a larger transport investment programme to be presented to EU leaders for final approval next month.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2003
  • CMA CGM officer strike may spread
    SAILING delays on two CMA CGM vessels may spread to 10 other vessels as talks between the company and its striking officers over employment conditions remain unsolved. French crews used by CMA CGM have said delay in ship sailings could last up to four days
  • Ship breaks up in Bosphorus
    SEVERE weather is hampering attempts to contain oil from a ship that split in two after running aground in the Bosphorus late Monday morning
  • Ice certificate penalties costly
    IRREGULARITIES in Finnish 1A and 1A Super ice class certificates of 100 ships will lead to huge claims by the Finnish Maritime Administration for unpaid fairway charges
  • Spanish aid dependent on pay-back
    SPANISH shipbuilders have been given authorisation to receive EU yard subsidies, but only when they have paid back the subsidies illegally awarded in 1998
  • Helsinki urges fairway charge cuts
    HELSINKI'S city government has urged the Finnish Maritime Administration to slash cruiseship fairway charges in a bid to avoid the loss of $10M in revenue
  • New wrangles delay Odessa oil
    RUSSIAN industry sources believe the Polish government has withdrawn its support for the piping of crude oil from the Ukraine port of Odessa to the Polish refinery at Plock
  • Balearia starts fast Ibiza service
  • Grimaldi Genoa axes 49 jobs
  • Slow SOS response blamed in tragedy
  • Belgium's flagging fortunes revived
  • Zim could be split to find buyer
  • Adsteam in profit despite hard year
  • Asians suffer shortage of engineers
  • NOL nets $308M from share placement

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2003
  • Record boxship charter rates retreat
    Rates slip from seven-year highs, but tonnage shortage expected to boost market even higher.
  • Transfer pricing facing tax scrutiny
    Multinational companies, including shippers, freight forwarders and logistics companies, can expect to face increased scrutiny by tax regulators, according to a new survey.
  • EGL earnings flat in third quarter
    Higher airfreight rates for Asia shipments hurt margins.
  • Air cargo slide slows in October
  • U.S. rail volumes improving
  • Sri Lanka expands Colombo capacity
  • Zim forms new Central America division
  • UN panel urges Liberia registry to open books
  • Cargolux opens Basel office
  • Canadian National shops to build 100 more boxcars
  • NOL posts $206M net
  • China plots port, logistics upgrades

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2003
  • Dutch dockers begin week of EU Ports Package protests
    All Netherlands seaports will see stoppages protesting the EU Ports Package this week, with protests by transport workers' union FNV Bondgenoten.
  • Security expert slams WCO for sluggish response to supply chain terror threat
  • RCL builds for the future as profits slump
  • Peak season dip in HK volumes
  • Modern Terminals looks north to development near Shanghai
  • WTO sees flat trading outlook, but 3% average hides nuances
  • Seaspan secures financing for nine-ship order
  • K Line opens representative office in river city of Wuhan
  • Jacksonville reopened after access channel blocked

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2003
  • Higher rates strengthen Montanari
    Italian tanker owner posts big jump in pre-tax profits for first nine months.
  • EU OK for Spanish yard aid
    European Commission allows 6% subsidy but 'illegal' aid may have to be repaid first.
  • Full moon greets ghost ships
    Protesters plan cheeky welcome for first of fleet at centre of fiasco.
  • Eimskip to split again
    Shareholders must decide whether to separate Icelandic group's shipping and investment operations.
  • Unions oppose Grimaldi lay-off plans
    Workers' representatives call for one-day strike in protest at Italian owner's redundancy programme.
  • RCL races ahead
    Expanding Thai boxship owner's profit boosted by rate restorations and cost-cutting.
  • 'Chicken' IMO jibe
    Greenpeace slams IMO as 'a fox guarding chickens' in Prestige report.
  • Metrostar pays up for Samco VLCC
    Greek owner buys Korean newbuilding at high premium in strong freight market.
  • Unithai booms as delist looms
    Frank Tsao company in profits bonanza ahead of going private.
  • Safmarine boosts Belgium flag
    South African container line to transfer ships to newly reinstated European register.
  • Ukrainian ship breaks apart in Bosporus
    Crew rescued after cargoship runs aground in busy Turkish strait.
  • Precious thrives in rising market
    Thai bulker owner posts strong nine-month profit figures as it builds fleet.
  • NOL completes placement
    Singapore national flag carrier confirms fund raising exercise but share price sinks over dilution fears.
  • Labroy sees profits jump
    Singapore shipyard and shipping firm defines turnover decline to post improved third quarter profits.
  • Firms link up to run Brisbane ferries
    Transfield and Transdev joint venture clinches deal to run Australian cities' ferry services.
  • Manitowoc inks Hornbeck newbuild deal
    US shipbuilder inks barge deal that will involve it improving facilities at its Toledo yard.
  • Conrad wins domestic workboat order
    US shipbuilding group to build 175-ft aluminium crew/supply vessel for Louisiana-based Diamond Services.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2003
  • Zim sets up Central American shipping unit
  • New World Alliance drops seasonal Pacific loop
  • NOL stock down 15% after $308 million share issue
  • "K" Line opens Chinese office in Wuhan
  • Inchcape Shipping buys out U.S. Gulf agency partner
  • Safmarine to use new Belgian ship register
  • U.S. government warns of terrorist plot to use cargo planes
  • AirNet posts 3rd quarter profit
  • Menzies wins ground-handling business in China
  • Famous Pacific Shipping expands in Australia
  • CaroTrans to benefit from agent's expansion in Scandinavia, Baltic
  • Celadon names Glaser COO
  • International pressure increases on U.S. to drop steel tariffs
  • Produce industry wants origin labeling stopped for reevaluation
  • Russian Customs gets release of $140 million loan for modernization
  • U.S. gets WTO panel for rice trade dispute with Mexico
  • Exel to buy Italian logistics firm
  • Stonepath Logistics expands into China
  • Bredius appointed CEO of Ceres Paragon

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
Carnival orders two new cruise ships from Fincantieri for AIDA Cruises brand
Miami/Trieste
Equipped with approximately 2,100 cabins, they will be delivered at the beginning of 2030 and at the end of 2031.
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
Ismailia
In February, traffic was 864 vessels, down -22.9%
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Leghorn
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
Call on UN States to Protect These Critical Systems
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
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
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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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
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
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
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