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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

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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