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BRIEFS
June 19, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises unit may seek to move lawsuits to the Philippines
    FACING tens of millions of dollars in potential damages from at least 14 lawsuits filed on behalf of Filipino seamen killed or burned by the Norway boiler blast, Star Cruises subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines may try to transfer the lawsuits to the Philippines.
  • Grounded APL Emerald re-floated
    GROUNDED Singapore-flagged container ship APL Emerald was successfully re-floated in a first attempt at high tide yesterday, freeing the vessel from a reef just 1.3km south of the Horsburgh Lighthouse where it has been stuck for seven days.
  • PSA's top Belgian adviser relocates
    PSA Corporation's top Belgian adviser at its European subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie has taken on a full-time role at the Antwerp Port Federation .
  • Container lines face margin squeeze in EU
    SOME of the world's top container shipping lines like P&O Nedlloyd, Maersk Sealand, Hapag-Lloyd and others may face pressure on margins as the European Commission threatens to scrap rules that allow companies to fix prices through 'liner conferences'.
  • Masked warriors
    CHINESE health workers ensuring their protective clothings are properly worn before boarding a ship that is due to leave a port in Fuzhou, Fujian, southeastern China on Monday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing, European firms aim for better air traffic control
    THREE leading European companies and aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced on Tuesday that they are teaming up in a bid to improve global air traffic control and relieve mounting congestion problems in the sky.
  • So long Concorde, hello corporate jets?
  • United to offer e-mail service on North American flights
  • Qantas raises US$450m in US debt market
  • Southwest adding wingtips to Boeing 737-700s
  • Korean Air to buy 5 Airbus jets
Features
  • Norwegian Cruise Lines to operate 'all-US' service
    WITH rare exceptions, every big cruise liner leaving a US port for the past half-century has had to accomplish a specific legal task before returning to the States: put in at a foreign port.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises unit may seek to move lawsuits to the Philippines
    FACING tens of millions of dollars in potential damages from at least 14 lawsuits filed on behalf of Filipino seamen killed or burned by the Norway boiler blast, Star Cruises subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines may try to transfer the lawsuits to the Philippines.
  • Grounded APL Emerald re-floated
    GROUNDED Singapore-flagged container ship APL Emerald was successfully re-floated in a first attempt at high tide yesterday, freeing the vessel from a reef just 1.3km south of the Horsburgh Lighthouse where it has been stuck for seven days.
  • PSA's top Belgian adviser relocates
    PSA Corporation's top Belgian adviser at its European subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie has taken on a full-time role at the Antwerp Port Federation .
  • Container lines face margin squeeze in EU
    SOME of the world's top container shipping lines like P&O Nedlloyd, Maersk Sealand, Hapag-Lloyd and others may face pressure on margins as the European Commission threatens to scrap rules that allow companies to fix prices through 'liner conferences'.
  • Masked warriors
    CHINESE health workers ensuring their protective clothings are properly worn before boarding a ship that is due to leave a port in Fuzhou, Fujian, southeastern China on Monday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing, European firms aim for better air traffic control
    THREE leading European companies and aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced on Tuesday that they are teaming up in a bid to improve global air traffic control and relieve mounting congestion problems in the sky.
  • So long Concorde, hello corporate jets?
  • United to offer e-mail service on North American flights
  • Qantas raises US$450m in US debt market
  • Southwest adding wingtips to Boeing 737-700s
  • Korean Air to buy 5 Airbus jets
Features
  • Norwegian Cruise Lines to operate 'all-US' service
    WITH rare exceptions, every big cruise liner leaving a US port for the past half-century has had to accomplish a specific legal task before returning to the States: put in at a foreign port.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises unit may seek to move lawsuits to the Philippines
    FACING tens of millions of dollars in potential damages from at least 14 lawsuits filed on behalf of Filipino seamen killed or burned by the Norway boiler blast, Star Cruises subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines may try to transfer the lawsuits to the Philippines.
  • Grounded APL Emerald re-floated
    GROUNDED Singapore-flagged container ship APL Emerald was successfully re-floated in a first attempt at high tide yesterday, freeing the vessel from a reef just 1.3km south of the Horsburgh Lighthouse where it has been stuck for seven days.
  • PSA's top Belgian adviser relocates
    PSA Corporation's top Belgian adviser at its European subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie has taken on a full-time role at the Antwerp Port Federation .
  • Container lines face margin squeeze in EU
    SOME of the world's top container shipping lines like P&O Nedlloyd, Maersk Sealand, Hapag-Lloyd and others may face pressure on margins as the European Commission threatens to scrap rules that allow companies to fix prices through 'liner conferences'.
  • Masked warriors
    CHINESE health workers ensuring their protective clothings are properly worn before boarding a ship that is due to leave a port in Fuzhou, Fujian, southeastern China on Monday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing, European firms aim for better air traffic control
    THREE leading European companies and aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced on Tuesday that they are teaming up in a bid to improve global air traffic control and relieve mounting congestion problems in the sky.
  • So long Concorde, hello corporate jets?
  • United to offer e-mail service on North American flights
  • Qantas raises US$450m in US debt market
  • Southwest adding wingtips to Boeing 737-700s
  • Korean Air to buy 5 Airbus jets
Features
  • Norwegian Cruise Lines to operate 'all-US' service
    WITH rare exceptions, every big cruise liner leaving a US port for the past half-century has had to accomplish a specific legal task before returning to the States: put in at a foreign port.

Sched Netweb site
  • G8 lines to implement peak season surcharge in August
  • NZ to boost border security with new X-ray machines
  • Cape Glory joins K Line fleet
  • US Customs puts officers on monkeypox alert
  • Malaysia to hold intermodal conference in Kuala Lumpur
  • Fremantle next container X-ray site down under
  • Italy takes on CSI with pre-screening of US-bound cargo
  • Hong Kong cargo flight numbers up in May
  • DHL to manage global spare parts logistics for FSI
  • Continental to resume HK/ NY service in August
  • Mesa move two up the ladder

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Asian feeders to increase rates
  • MTOG Act Revisited-By R. S. Cooper
  • India seeks investments to tap coal-bed methane at roadshow in US
  • Textile Minister asks apparel exporters to draw up action plan for post-MFA era
  • Spinners assn to challenge imposition of anti-dumping duty on PSF
  • Ex-im trade finds DGFT order on IEC number impractical
  • AAI to extend runways at Coimbatore, Madurai & Tiruchi airports
  • Strong demand from Railways raises long steel prices by Rs 800-1,000 a tonne
  • Prices of HR steel increased by $ 10-15 a tonne
  • Fused magnesia dumping duty to go with retrospective effect from Oct. 1999
  • State's annual plan outlay hiked by 5 pc
  • Special package for hardware sector taking shape
  • JETRO test on October 18
  • BCC&I-Assocham meet on 'Economic Clusters' today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 18, 2003
  • East Coast markets rise on supply concerns
  • Gulf Coast stays strong as supply problems persist
    Tight avails, congestion and high re-supply costs continue to drive Gulf Coast prices higher.
  • Further delays to Iraqi export capacity set to keep stocks tight
    Looting and sabotage continues to undermine Iraq's efforts to pump more oil.
  • Crude knocked by US build, year-on-year deficit supportive
    Oil prices were softer this afternoon after weekly US inventory figures revealed a bigger-than-expected crude build, but could find support from lower gasoline stocks and a total year-on-year deficit of close to 10 percent.
  • Piraeus: No relief from straight run predicament
    A cracked fueloil drought is still causing problems for players in Piraeus.
  • Oil ticks down as market bets on US inventory build
    Analysts are mixed in their forecasts about what to expect in today's weekly figures on US stocks of crude and petroleum products, but all expect high refinery runs amid strong gasoline demand.
  • Quiet Istanbul on the rise, still competitive
  • Japan still stifling Korea
  • New Saudi posted prices
  • Rotterdam opens firm but quiet

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 18, 2003
  • Dubai-based airline places record order
  • Changes in the management of SBB Cargo
  • APL adds El Salvador to schedule
  • Swiss merchant fleet totals 1 million dwt plus
  • TNT Express introduces temperature-controlled packing service

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 18, 2003
  • Ro-ro service for cheap groceries
  • Greek new IMO secretary general
  • Seaborne traffic management off North Cape

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2003
  • Port of Olympia welcomes new planning committee members
  • Ports of Seattle/Tacoma gain further federal security funding
  • Cruise industry publication forecasts boom year for industry
  • Panama Canal Authority teams with U.S. East Coast ports
  • Port of Tacoma hires information technology manager

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Mitropoulos wins IMO leadership by massive vote
    EFTHIMIOS Mitropoulos has won a landslide victory in the contest to elect the International Maritime Organisation's next secretary general.
  • AET sale helps NOL head for record
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines is forecast to be on course for a record profit this year, boosted by the sale of American Eagle Tankers.
  • New ECSA president welcomes expansion of EU
    THE new president of the European Community Shipowners' Association, Graeme Dunlop, has said he is looking forward to bringing all 10 new aspirants to European Union membership into the organisation.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 18, 2003
  • Guayaquil prepares for makeover
  • Cruise veteran founds new venture
  • Italia reassures employees
  • Mitropoulos wins O'Neil's IMO job
  • Greenpeace turns to EU on scrapping
  • River Parishes pulls in business
  • Cruise ship hits bottom in Alaska
  • High-yield bonds back in favour
  • Chinese growth expected to falter
  • Umm Qasr still not open: Kanoo
  • APL Emerald re-floated
  • ILO to adopt new ID card tomorrow
  • Algerians boost ferry services
  • Survey provider consolidates in UK
  • La Spezia torn over dredging
  • Black empowerment at SA Shipyard
  • Chassiron investigation starts
  • Sakhalin shipping contracts awarded
  • Chinese yards show their potential
  • Shanghai shakes off SARS
  • UK company buys into Korea Line

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 18, 2003
  • Lines, terminals join to address needs of California logistics infrastructure
    In a noticeable departure from past practice, shipping lines and terminal operators want to lead a community-wide effort to find solutions to California's infrastructure needs.
  • S. Korea "wants to avoid" WTO suit
    Seoul softens rhetoric even as it insists it will countersue EU in shipbuilding dispute.
  • Manufacturers spreading supply chains: Study
  • Express companies hit India baggage rate hike
  • DHL Danzas Air & Ocean acquires all of Cormar
  • IMO elects Mitropolous as Secretary-General
  • Cathay Pacific gets nod for HK-Beijing flights
  • Seattle, Tacoma ports get $4.12M for security
  • Korean Air orders freighters, A380
  • U-Freight names Thailand general manager
  • Kelly: Importers, Exporters on front line of fight on terror
  • Taiwan moving toward CSI compliance

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 18, 2003
  • Anger at mishandling threatens loss-making Betuwe Line
    Pressure is growing for construction of the Betuwe Line railfreight project to be halted pending the outcome of a Dutch parliamentary investigation into government mismanagement.
  • Export slump, port chaos drive Docenave out of Manaus
  • Panama Canal strikes deals to boost Asia/US box traffic
  • Tecon Suape wins much-needed MSC deal
  • Owners look for long term commitment on 2,000TEU+ ships
  • ICF: Unreliable traction blights Europe's combined transport
  • Mitropoulos elected IMO secretary general
  • New freight hub for south east of the EU
  • P&OP, Concor cut rates to shift Mumbai cargo to Chennai

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 18, 2003
  • Third mishap for World-Wide VLCC
    Collision marks another accident in ship's chequered history.
  • Fight begins over boiler victim's claims
    NCL facing battle to have Filipino cases heard in the US.
  • Golar sees LNG ship demand gap
    Tor Olav Troim plays up the Greenspan line.
  • Shreyas seeks boxship pair
    Indian feeder player wants 500-teu vessels to tackle east coast market.
  • Mitropoulos to take over at IMO
    Greece's favourite wins three-horse race for William O'Neil's job.
  • Panama hooks up with US
    Waterway signs partnership deals with 7 US ports.
  • Norfolkline orders ro-pax newbuildings
    English channel ferry operator opts to build in Korea.
  • Pacifica cries foul over Tranz Rail bail-out
    New Zealand boxship owner is not happy about government's plans for rail and ro-ro group.
  • EMTA pushes up Italian rates
    Containership group to increase tariff from southern ports in September.
  • Tasmanian yard adds fast ferry to orderbook
    North West Bay Ships wins contract from Sydney's Blue Line Cruises for 300-passenger vessel.
  • Eidsiva expands ro-ro fleet
    Norwegian owner buys two converted paper carriers from Sweden's Sealink.
  • Korean crew rescued from blazing cargoship
    Russian vessel saves nine men after freighter catches fire in Sea of Japan.
  • Daewoo wins offshore job
    Korean shipbuilder extends orderbook with floating production platform.
  • Fortum sells product tankers
    Russian buyer rumoured to have snapped up mid 1970s-built ships.
  • Navibulgar plots redundancies
    Bulgarian owner could axe up to 370 staff this year as ships leave the fleet.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2003
  • Survey: Shipping companies hold off completing ship security plans
  • Senator Lines changes its involvement in joint Middle East services
  • P&O's Dunlop appointed president of ECSA
  • TSA, other carriers extend Pacific bridging agreement
  • Tasman Orient to join INTTRA
  • MSC out of West African discussion agreement
  • Crowley Maritime joins carrier equipment group
  • FedEx Freight plans rate increase
  • Intercontainer-Interfrigo reports fall in traffic
  • Importer self-assessment program gains momentum
  • AAEI fights attempt to reduce drawbacks

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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
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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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