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October 15, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Electronic box security to become industry standard
    THERE is no urgent container security threat but the push to apply electronic security will soon make it a de facto industry standard as the technology becomes cheaper, according to a senior data services executive.
  • Europe's biggest waterway junction opens in Germany
    EUROPE's largest waterway junction has opened in this eastern German city after six years under construction, with a giant canal bridge as its centrepiece linking east and west.
  • PTP's phase 2 expansion on track
    MALAYSIA's Port of Tanjung Pelepas is on track with its second phase expansion, which will boost its annual handling capacity to about 6 million TEUs by mid-2004.
  • Two ships sink off China
    TWO cargo ships have sunk in separate incidents in a strait off China's northeast coast, leaving 44 people missing, a state newspaper reported.
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ says new plan will save NZ$245m a year
    AIR New Zealand unveiled yesterday a wide ranging strategic plan it said would help it compete in the cut-throat world of aviation, increase savings and reduce staff levels.
  • Delta seen posting 10th straight loss in Q3
  • Thailand raises overseas ownership limit in airlines
  • AirAsia leases 2 more aircraft
  • BA buys four slots at Heathrow from United
  • Sydney Airport lifts jet fuel supply restrictions
Strait Talk
  • ITF fights battles with clever choice of words
    WHEN a union activist, without a by-your-leave from anybody, hops aboard a ship flying the flag of country operating an open register and proceeds to tell the crew the contract they signed of their own free will is exploitative and that they should be paid more, the chances are an International Transport Workers' Federation press release will appear shortly afterwards.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Electronic box security to become industry standard
    THERE is no urgent container security threat but the push to apply electronic security will soon make it a de facto industry standard as the technology becomes cheaper, according to a senior data services executive.
  • Europe's biggest waterway junction opens in Germany
    EUROPE's largest waterway junction has opened in this eastern German city after six years under construction, with a giant canal bridge as its centrepiece linking east and west.
  • PTP's phase 2 expansion on track
    MALAYSIA's Port of Tanjung Pelepas is on track with its second phase expansion, which will boost its annual handling capacity to about 6 million TEUs by mid-2004.
  • Two ships sink off China
    TWO cargo ships have sunk in separate incidents in a strait off China's northeast coast, leaving 44 people missing, a state newspaper reported.
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ says new plan will save NZ$245m a year
    AIR New Zealand unveiled yesterday a wide ranging strategic plan it said would help it compete in the cut-throat world of aviation, increase savings and reduce staff levels.
  • Delta seen posting 10th straight loss in Q3
  • Thailand raises overseas ownership limit in airlines
  • AirAsia leases 2 more aircraft
  • BA buys four slots at Heathrow from United
  • Sydney Airport lifts jet fuel supply restrictions
Strait Talk
  • ITF fights battles with clever choice of words
    WHEN a union activist, without a by-your-leave from anybody, hops aboard a ship flying the flag of country operating an open register and proceeds to tell the crew the contract they signed of their own free will is exploitative and that they should be paid more, the chances are an International Transport Workers' Federation press release will appear shortly afterwards.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Electronic box security to become industry standard
    THERE is no urgent container security threat but the push to apply electronic security will soon make it a de facto industry standard as the technology becomes cheaper, according to a senior data services executive.
  • Europe's biggest waterway junction opens in Germany
    EUROPE's largest waterway junction has opened in this eastern German city after six years under construction, with a giant canal bridge as its centrepiece linking east and west.
  • PTP's phase 2 expansion on track
    MALAYSIA's Port of Tanjung Pelepas is on track with its second phase expansion, which will boost its annual handling capacity to about 6 million TEUs by mid-2004.
  • Two ships sink off China
    TWO cargo ships have sunk in separate incidents in a strait off China's northeast coast, leaving 44 people missing, a state newspaper reported.
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ says new plan will save NZ$245m a year
    AIR New Zealand unveiled yesterday a wide ranging strategic plan it said would help it compete in the cut-throat world of aviation, increase savings and reduce staff levels.
  • Delta seen posting 10th straight loss in Q3
  • Thailand raises overseas ownership limit in airlines
  • AirAsia leases 2 more aircraft
  • BA buys four slots at Heathrow from United
  • Sydney Airport lifts jet fuel supply restrictions
Strait Talk
  • ITF fights battles with clever choice of words
    WHEN a union activist, without a by-your-leave from anybody, hops aboard a ship flying the flag of country operating an open register and proceeds to tell the crew the contract they signed of their own free will is exploitative and that they should be paid more, the chances are an International Transport Workers' Federation press release will appear shortly afterwards.

Sched Netweb site
  • China forecasts EU will be biggest trading partner
  • Shenzhen exports jump 30 per cent in year to date
  • Nansha port contruction begins
  • Interpool accepts president's resignation
  • Port of Tauranga and Tranz Rail form MetroBox in joint venture
  • SITC orders vessels from Japanese yard
  • US Army hopes to dodge draft issue in Houston
  • China grants Martinair further traffic rights
  • China Southern launches new cargo sales and marketing system
  • Amerijet begins Costa Rica service
  • Gulf Air to beef up Gatwick flights
  • United in non-stop hop from Washington Dulles to San Juan

Exim Indiaweb site
  • IWAI to develop 6 stretches of waterways for cargo traffic
  • KSINC begins cargo movement by inland waterways - Ernakulam-Alappuzha barge sails off
  • Indian tonnage goes up by 6 pc
  • WISA draws focus to Caltrade Report on US port security measures
  • Indo-Thai trade volumes may swell to $ 3 billion, feel experts
  • Trade with Israel projected to touch $ 1.5 bn this year
  • Garment exports to quota countries grow by 7.67 pc in value in April-Aug. 2003
  • Handicrafts exports likely to cross target
  • Vallarpadam uncertainty casts shadow over RGCT
  • CONCOR to upgrade ICD-Raxaul facilities with more reach stackers & trailers
  • No curbs on export of foodgrains
  • Forex reserves fall by $ 1.6 bn
  • IRFC earns net profit of Rs 334.53 cr. during 2002-03
  • North-South Corridor cost-effective for trade with CIS nations, says Commerce Ministry
  • Auto parts industry seeks time to gear up to competition
  • Bajra procurement norms eased
  • Banks can't borrow from their offshore units, clarifies RBI
  • Govt allows FDI in duty-free shops
  • India for early talks on Safta
  • CMIE revises year's economic growth rate upwards to 7.4 pc
  • Customs official elaborates list of services liable to tax - Even non-major Ports in services tax net
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures
  • IMC interactive meet with Chinese trade team on October 20
  • New IACC office-bearers

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2003
  • Panama continues to rise, tight avails Balboa
  • Suez: Gas oil still stable, good demand
    Surprisingly, gas oil prices in Egypt have remained remarkably steady for the past three weeks or so despite massive gains ($60 or more) in competing ports in the Mediterranean in the same period.
  • Crude market sea-saws, eyeing US data
    Oil prices were trading in mostly slightly negative territory during the morning and early afternoon today, but have turned around to trade sharply up again. Looking ahead to weekly data, US crude stocks are seen up, heating oil down.
  • Saudi Arabia: IFO blends now offered in Jeddah
  • Buyers watching and waiting in Fujairah
  • Istanbul: Thin demand as buyers hold back
  • Taiwan plays catch-up
  • Strong buying activity as numbers slip in Hong Kong
  • Next OPEC chief defends cut, says high price is temporary
  • Rotterdam little changed this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2003
  • New Director for the NOL Group
  • MSC applies for terminal concession in Genoa
  • Alitalia signs up for cargo sales joint venture
  • TradeTrans opens crossloading terminal on Polish/Byelorussian border
  • GeoLogistics in new Polish alliance

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2003
  • B&N sells off five vessels
  • Lake Vaner liner project close to six vessel order
  • Creditor slim down Aker RGI

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2003
  • NY Waterway installs GPS-based tracking system
    Benefits include wake wash reduction
  • First U.K.-flag ship security plans approved
    Verification surveys scheduled for November

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Violence halts Bolivia's $6bn LNG plans
    A $6bn plan to export liquefied natural gas from Bolivia to the US west coast and Mexico has been put on hold by the Bolivian president following violence close to the country's capital that left more than 20 people dead.
  • Lunardi accused of 'politically motivated' port appointments
    ROME'S Transport Minister was accused yesterday of improper intervention in the appointment of a series of port authority presidents.
  • Frump calls for major changes in maritime safety policing
    A COMPLETE shake-up of maritime safety policing rules that would abolish the traditional roles of classification societies and flag states is proposed by an award-winning writer who investigated one of the worst tragedies in US shipping history.
  • UN advice may scupper PSSA opposition
    A LAST ditch bid to block the designation of western European waters as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area was badly holed last night, when the UN's Division of Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea Office said the proposal did not conflict with the UN Convention on Law of the Sea.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2003
  • Grim warning for Caribbean business
    ONE of Jamaica's most senior maritime officials has attacked global container lines for abusing their "enormous negotiating power" in the Caribbean, compelling port operators and stevedores to accept terms and conditions to their huge disadvantage
  • Ghost ship comments anger Able UK
    ABLE UK managing director Peter Stephenson has hit out at EU environment commissioner Margot Wallstrom over her comments regarding the 'ghost ships'
  • Chad joins oil exporters
    THE African state of Chad has became the continent's latest oil exporter with the commissioning last week of a $3.2Bn pipeline leading to a port in Cameroon
  • Charred Elegance moves to Durban
    FIRE-fighters from South Africa's National Port Authority are dampening down hot spots on the containership Sea Elegance prior to its transfer to Durban port
  • Robertson-Sylvester steps up at CSA
    THE Caribbean Shipping Association has elected a new president, Seaboard Freight and Shipping chief executive in Jamaica, Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester
  • Trinidad gears up for export boom
    TRINIDAD'S National Energy Corp is preparing to export more than 16M tonnes of petrochemical and steel products from its marine terminals by the end of 2004
  • CNAN needs partnerships
  • Seven years for smuggling Iraqi oil
  • China Shipbuilding chairman to quit
  • Gladstone breakdowns delay bulkers
  • Hesperus certificate 'suspicious'
  • SCI sale dealt major blow
  • Dozens missing in Chinese sinkings
  • Robot straddle tries to escape
  • Japan maintains N Korea crackdown
  • Feeder owner fined over sinking

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2003
  • Rates jump for inbound U.S. airfreight
    Rates on key routes were up 13 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period last year.
  • Frankfurt air freight slips
    Shipments through Europe's biggest hub fell in September on weaker North American volumes.
  • Boeing to convert 747-400 freighters
    The jet maker changes course, will convert passenger models to freighters for growing market.
  • Boston airport launches cargo-screening program
  • Lykes Lines expands Africa feeder
  • Clipper buys Lasco Shipping
  • JB Hunt net almost double in 3Q
  • S. Korea will accelerate logistics hub plan
  • Schneider National opens Baltimore, Memphis brokerages
  • ShipLogix secures venture capital
  • Menlo wins electronics contract
  • China wresting box crown from Hong Kong
  • Calif. reinstates bunker tax exemption

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2003
  • Rate rush prompts regulator investigation
    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is to investigate a series of rapid rate rises in the East Asia/Australia trades following numerous complaints from shippers and their representatives.
  • Busan gears up for the next generation mega-ships
    Busan Port's Shinsundae Container Terminal is to dredge its approach channel and berths to accommodate 12,000TEU box ships and will build a fifth berth by 2007.
  • Truck crash raises LA City calls for extended port hours
  • Toll extends again after Tranz Rail bid falls short
  • BCT and ICTSI call for tenders in Gdynia expansion plans
  • Delhi decides against rail privatisation
  • More effective action needed to involve Asia in regulations, believes MASA
  • Small Paranagua import growth adds to export boom

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2003
  • TEN logs new time-charter contract
    Tsakos ties up lone chartered-in aframax for a further two years.
  • Spill funds mark anniversary
    Tanker compensation system celebrates 25th year as payout reaches $700m.
  • Szczecin assets to be hawked again
    But this time around buyers can name their price in an effort to attract bids.
  • Pertamina to cancel newbuilding plans
    New management scales back shipping arm's fleet development aims.
  • Qatar details huge demand for LNG ships
    Minister Al-Attiyah talks up country's LNG export ambitions.
  • Antra hits the rocks
    Insurance supervisor steps in at insolvent German marine underwriter.
  • NOL sees rates cool
    Singapore liner to logistics firm sees freight rates decline for first time in six months.
  • China cargoship sinkings kill 44
    Two ships lost as heavy storms sweep Bohai Straits over weekend.
  • ZIM opts for China over Korea
    Israeli line confirms Korean port's worst fears by dropping Busan in favour of Qingdao call.
  • Hsu set to quit as CSBC boss
    Teacher turned shipbuilder cites ill health as reason for wanting to end tenure at Taiwan yard.
  • Chang named new maritime minister
    After Choi debacle Korea opts for political veteran to lead ministry of maritime affairs and fisheries.
  • Ex-Maersk man joins Keppel
    Singapore shiprepair and conversion group appoints Bjarne Hansen to board of directors.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 14, 2003
  • Rooney appointed senior VP of CMA CGM (America)
  • Lloyd Triestino, X-Press start intra-Europe service
  • APL's container rates up 24% on year ago
  • Carriers start Asia/India link
  • OMI secures two time charters with A.P. Moller tanker pool
  • Amerijet acquires Antillas Air
  • NCBFAA supports NVO contract parity, rejects financial conditions
  • U.S., Canada Customs inspectors share new facility
  • New vehicle and container mobile scanner in Portland
  • Port state control body Paris MOU relocates office
  • Israeli ports labor action on hold
  • Sydney to phase out commercial harbor

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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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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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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