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October 17, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Aussie watchdog probing liner group's soaring rates
    AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement's soaring freight rates on imports from North East Asia, threatening to recommend cancelling the conference's anti-trust immunity.
  • S'pore ratifies IMO's protocol against pollution
    SINGAPORE enhanced its anti-pollution commitment yesterday, acceding to the International Maritime Organisation's new chemical pollution response protocol.
  • New York ferry crashes into pier, killing at least 10
    ONE of New York's Staten Island ferryboats crashed while docking at the St George Terminal in Staten Island, killing 10 people and injuring 34 as wooden pier pilings ripped open a side of the vessel, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
  • Filipino seamen's claims cannot be heard in US
    THE families of Filipino sailors killed or injured in a boiler explosion on a cruise ship docked in Miami this spring cannot pursue their lawsuits in US courts.
Air and Land Transport
  • Qantas to start low-cost carrier to take on Virgin
    QANTAS Airways, which had its first loss in eight years in the second half, will start a low-cost carrier to compete with Richard Branson's Virgin Blue Airlines, which has grabbed 30 per cent of the domestic market in three years.
  • Non-stop air travel will boost S'pore's hub status
  • New York City in airport leasing deal
  • Swiss eyes BA merger in oneworld move
  • EU deal on bigger payouts for bumped air passengers
  • Austrian Airlines pilots, attendants on strike again
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterer's bills of lading incorporate terms of charterparty
    JUST because a charterparty was not specifically identified in a bill of lading that did not mean that the terms of the charterparty was not incorporated into the bill, a US appeals court decided last week.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Aussie watchdog probing liner group's soaring rates
    AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement's soaring freight rates on imports from North East Asia, threatening to recommend cancelling the conference's anti-trust immunity.
  • S'pore ratifies IMO's protocol against pollution
    SINGAPORE enhanced its anti-pollution commitment yesterday, acceding to the International Maritime Organisation's new chemical pollution response protocol.
  • New York ferry crashes into pier, killing at least 10
    ONE of New York's Staten Island ferryboats crashed while docking at the St George Terminal in Staten Island, killing 10 people and injuring 34 as wooden pier pilings ripped open a side of the vessel, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
  • Filipino seamen's claims cannot be heard in US
    THE families of Filipino sailors killed or injured in a boiler explosion on a cruise ship docked in Miami this spring cannot pursue their lawsuits in US courts.
Air and Land Transport
  • Qantas to start low-cost carrier to take on Virgin
    QANTAS Airways, which had its first loss in eight years in the second half, will start a low-cost carrier to compete with Richard Branson's Virgin Blue Airlines, which has grabbed 30 per cent of the domestic market in three years.
  • Non-stop air travel will boost S'pore's hub status
  • New York City in airport leasing deal
  • Swiss eyes BA merger in oneworld move
  • EU deal on bigger payouts for bumped air passengers
  • Austrian Airlines pilots, attendants on strike again
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterer's bills of lading incorporate terms of charterparty
    JUST because a charterparty was not specifically identified in a bill of lading that did not mean that the terms of the charterparty was not incorporated into the bill, a US appeals court decided last week.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Aussie watchdog probing liner group's soaring rates
    AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement's soaring freight rates on imports from North East Asia, threatening to recommend cancelling the conference's anti-trust immunity.
  • S'pore ratifies IMO's protocol against pollution
    SINGAPORE enhanced its anti-pollution commitment yesterday, acceding to the International Maritime Organisation's new chemical pollution response protocol.
  • New York ferry crashes into pier, killing at least 10
    ONE of New York's Staten Island ferryboats crashed while docking at the St George Terminal in Staten Island, killing 10 people and injuring 34 as wooden pier pilings ripped open a side of the vessel, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
  • Filipino seamen's claims cannot be heard in US
    THE families of Filipino sailors killed or injured in a boiler explosion on a cruise ship docked in Miami this spring cannot pursue their lawsuits in US courts.
Air and Land Transport
  • Qantas to start low-cost carrier to take on Virgin
    QANTAS Airways, which had its first loss in eight years in the second half, will start a low-cost carrier to compete with Richard Branson's Virgin Blue Airlines, which has grabbed 30 per cent of the domestic market in three years.
  • Non-stop air travel will boost S'pore's hub status
  • New York City in airport leasing deal
  • Swiss eyes BA merger in oneworld move
  • EU deal on bigger payouts for bumped air passengers
  • Austrian Airlines pilots, attendants on strike again
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterer's bills of lading incorporate terms of charterparty
    JUST because a charterparty was not specifically identified in a bill of lading that did not mean that the terms of the charterparty was not incorporated into the bill, a US appeals court decided last week.

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping sees Europe trade surge
  • Super carrier vessel number stands at 78
  • Hong Kong and Norway sign double tax avoidance agreement
  • Pacer appoints Uremovich as vice chairman
  • MOL expands ECSA/ WCSA services
  • YICT Phase III welcomes first vessel
  • Cathay freight unchanged in September
  • China Southern expands Middle East service
  • EGSAC reappoints Martinelli and Champion
  • Continental slams BA's Heathrow slot purchases

Exim Indiaweb site
  • "K" Line, MISC, PIL commence CSI service ex-Tuticorin
  • Sinha inaugurates unique maritime science degree course at MERI
  • Maritime varsities, Ennore Port to be priorities of Sagar Mala
  • Ficci signs MoU with Austrian chamber to develop trade ties
  • 9 Indian firms to take part in Italy's machine tool fair
  • Saudi govt keen to double trade with India
  • Lanka wants FTA with India to include services, investments
  • Austrian technology for Konkan Rly's Sky Bus Metro project
  • CONCOR to offer 'promotional rates' for N. Indian exporters using CCT
  • Powerloom sector seeks early announcement of export subsidy scheme
  • Textile exporters perturbed over appreciating rupee
  • Norms for contract labour in industrial units eased
  • State formulates new SEZ Act, provides 25-year tax holiday
  • First quarter imports turn out to be highest in a decade
  • Diesel becomes 65 paise cheaper
  • Nine Customs offices planned along Indo-Bangla border
  • Govt may ease curbs on external commercial borrowings

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Gulf Coast steady ahead of market reaction to US stats
  • Vancouver quiet and steady
  • Singapore: Deputy General Manager leaves
  • Something for everyone in latest US stock data
    A quick look at the latest weekly inventory figures from the US reveals the same trend as last week, with stocks of crude rising and product inventories falling. Last week, this led to a substantial loss in crude prices on the day the reports came out, followed by a sharp rally when traders' focus shifted to lower distillate stocks and cold temperatures.
  • ARA markets little changed after recent volatility
  • Japanese bunkers losing out to domestic market again
    Barge premiums are being pushed up in Japan as barge operators concentrate on more lucrative power station deliveries.
  • Singapore: Stocks still high after surprise residual draw
    The market had expected an inventory build due to continued lack of Chinese import demand and sluggish bunker demand so far in October.
  • Singapore pushing higher after cargo gains, stocks fall
    After a week of softening fuel oil cargo values and steady or firm gas oil cargo values, the Singapore market saw a slight turnaround today. Fuel oil cargo clocked up moderate gains and gas oil rose sharply, both backed by screen deals.
  • Italy slides back after steady climb
  • Rotterdam a little firmer this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Tracy Leinbach named CFO of Ryder System
  • New ferry for West of Scotland route
  • United Airlines launches new service and axes another
  • New highways in Saudi Arabia
  • Schenker, LogServ and Hoyer to manage DSM's entire logistics chain

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Tallink names "Victoria"
  • Debt solution for Aker RGI
  • Russia criticise regional shipping regulation

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Fuel-cell powered water taxi
    The first zero-emission, hydrogen-fueled public water taxi on the San Francisco Bay is powered by a fuel cell engine from Anuvu Incorporated
  • P&I premiums set to rise
    Warning from North of England Club
  • Diamond Offshore reports third quarter loss
    Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. reported a net loss for the third quarter and announced retirement of two semis
  • Jail, vessel forfeiture for Iraq oil smugglers
    Iraq's Central Criminal Court has convicted two men of smuggling Iraqi diesel fuel out of the country on the tanker Navstar.
  • Staten island ferry service resumes
    New York's Staten Island ferry has resumed service as the NTSB starts its investigation into an accident in which 10 lives were lost.

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • US, Canada and Mexico plan marine transport pact
  • Port of Portland offering new box locating system
  • MOL expanding service to East/West South America
  • Customs and Border Protection makes nationwide hiring call
  • Rail intermodal traffic count nearly sets new weekly record

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Apax and Permira win Inmarsat race
    A TORTUOUS year-long sale process has come to an end with the sale of Inmarsat Ventures to two European private equity firms.
  • Flag states face much tighter scrutiny
    POOR performance by flag states will now come under the spotlight, thanks to an alliance of the world's biggest shipowner associations.
  • Powers relating to sensitive sea areas called into question
    CLOSER scrutiny of a legal comment given by the United Nations has led shipowner organisations to question whether proposals from five European Union states to define western European waters as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas will have any teeth.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • American Club hardens Tasman stance
    THE American P&I Club and Tasman Spirit owner Polembros Shipping said today they are "not prepared to permit their preferred [wreck removal contractor, Smit Salvage] to start work until Tsavliris' assets are released from detention"
  • Qatar, Exxon strike $12Bn gas deal
    QATAR and Exxon Mobil have signed a major deal for the supply of LNG to the US market from 2008-9
  • Ferry captain attempts suicide
    THE captain of the commuter ferry that ploughed into Staten Island's St George Terminal, fled to his home and attempted to commit suicide
  • Shipbreakers agree safer practices
    REPRESENTATIVES from the main shipbreaking countries have adopted new guidelines for safer working conditions
  • Minoan quashes HFD sale rumours
    GREEK ferry operator Minoan Lines has dismissed press reports suggesting it is to sell its 31.5% stake in the troubled ferry company Hellas Flying Dolphins
  • Japan takes more foreign seafarers
    THE Japanese government has certified 139 more foreign deck officers and engineers to work on the 33 vessels on Japan's international ship register
  • Crystal to use NCL's Fanning Island
  • Further blow for Tsavliris
  • Crew saved from cement ship
  • Cormo sheep head for Cocos Is
  • Japanese in LNG charters with Qatar
  • Singapore accedes to IMO protocol
  • ITOPF clarifies Tasman response
  • HMM and Zodiac set up joint venture
  • Koreans to hike freight rates
  • Watchdog to probe Asian liner rates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Boxships dominate new orders
    Buyers gamble that unprecedented bull run in rates will continue for the next several years.
  • Offshore sinks Stolt-Nielsen results
    But the company offered a brighter outlook for its core tanker business.
  • EU takes legal action over rail freight
    Targets nine member states for failing to introduce legislation to allow cross-border competition.
  • N.Y. in airport lease deal with Port Authority
  • Northwest swings to profit
  • Israel union threatens more strikes
  • U.S. Xpress profits double
  • Werner Enterprises revenues, net up
  • Cruise line adds shipping service
  • Air France, KLM sign off on merger
  • Matson renames intermodal unit
  • Lawsuit hurts Landstar quarter
  • U.S. limits anti-terror product liability

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Proposed US reporting rules discriminate against maritime industry
    Proposed extension of 'early-warning' cargo reporting requirements to all inbound and outbound US cargo has been criticised for not protecting maritime vessel owners' and NVOCCs' data.
  • European ports' volume growth affected by congestion, says industry
    Increased trading volumes have left European ports - particularly in the UK - struggling with landside congestion.
  • New berth opened at Yantian container terminal
  • Korean lines raise rates to South East Asia
  • HMM forms joint venture to operate five new ships
  • New members of the UIRR
  • Bremerhaven approach channel to be deepened
  • Strike hits JNPT's import container handling
  • Zim links Tampa with the world
  • Australian shipping sees foreign horizons
  • Reefer goods market prompts new St Petersburg terminal entrant
  • More Kalmar straddle carriers for Hesse-Noord Natie

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • 'Middle of a storm'
    Stolt execs insist amnesty programmes still intact.
  • Inmarsat "sold" for $1.5bn
    Satellite operator rejects higher US bid in favour of UK venture capitalists.
  • Staten Island ferry resumes amid questions
    Federal panel's probe centers on captain's condition.
  • Stolt losses pile up
    Group drops another $29.6m in third quarter.
  • Panayotides' family links questioned
    Danish press has field day with Torm shareholder chat.
  • Qatar seals huge LNG deal with ExxonMobil
    Oil major will need at least 20 ships to move product.
  • HMM ties up with Zodiac
    Ofer Group company to sign joint venture agreement with Korean owner.
  • Grieg returns to MES for third ship
    But order for open hatch bulker not a product of freight boom.
  • SCI profit inches up
    Shipping Corp of India enjoys fruits of trade boom as privatisation bid deadline looms.
  • American Club accuses Pakistan
    P&I insurer of Tasman Spirit blames obstruction for lack of progress.
  • Exmar ousted from J3 LNG group
    Japanese trio confirm third and fourth ships for RasGas.
  • MOL and Exmar "streamlining" LNG joint venture
    Nicolas Saverys explains Exmar's absence from RasGas LNG newbuildings.
  • Knightsbridge earns minimum wage
    Shareholders' meeting reconvenes 24 October to remould company.
  • Staten smash claims ten
    Ten killed and scores injured as New York ferry ploughs into pier.
  • Korean Air may offload Hanjin stake
    Airline says it may sell part of shareholding in sister company back to Hanjin Shipping.
  • Moody's turns positive on MES
    Agency upgrades Japanese shipbuilder's outlook to positive on operating improvements.
  • NCC inks Mipo chemical carriers
    Saudi owner returns to South Korean yard to exercise options for two more ships.
  • Star shares suspended
    Cruise firm halts trading on Singapore exchange pending "price sensitive" announcement.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2003
  • Norasia to charter transatlantic slots from UASC
  • NYK e-commerce now covers intra-Asia
  • CMA CGM (America) to appoint Wats president
  • Logan International explores cargo screening
  • Delta third-quarter cargo revenue remains stable
  • German sales agent first to participate in GF-X booking system
  • Colography forecasts good 2004 for U.S. freight carriers
  • Uremovich fills new post at Pacer
  • WTO aim to start new negotiations
  • PD1208 APEC adopts anti-terrorism action plan on customs and transport
  • Schenker gets FCL contract for Kodak
  • Higher U.S. tariffs, quotas considered for Chinese textile imports
  • Yantian terminal opens first berth of phase 3 development

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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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