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June 20, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore bunkering industry given 2 years to meet new standards
    SINGAPORE's bunker suppliers and surveyors have been given a two-year deadline to meet strict new government-enforced supply chain quality standards, or face losing their accreditation.
  • Efthimios Mitropoulos is elected new IMO chief
    VETERAN Greek maritime administrator Efthimios Mitropoulos has been elected as the new secretary-general of the International Maritime Organisation .
  • Star ships coming back
    STAR Cruises is bringing back two of its biggest ships, SuperStar Virgo and SuperStar Leo, to their homeports in Singapore and Hong Kong after a temporary deployment in Australia to escape the fallout from the Sars outbreak.
  • Salvagers to cut up car carrier
    SALVAGERS will start this week to cut up the wreck of a luxury car carrier which has proved a hazard to navigation since it sank in the English Channel, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, six months ago.
  • Australia fines Indonesian poachers
    THE skippers of 31 Indonesian fishing boats confiscated after they were caught poaching off Australia's north coast have escaped with fines and warnings, but many remain in jail unable to pay the fines, officials said.
  • 90 missing in China ship collision
    A passenger ship and a cargo vessel have collided in heavy fog on China's Yangtze River, leaving at least 90 people missing, state press and local officials said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus jumbo catches carriers' eyes at Paris show
    LINGERING doubts about the much-hyped A380 superjumbo jet are being laid to rest at this week's Paris Air Show as airlines line up to order the 555-seat giant being developed by European plane maker Airbus.
  • Rolls-Royce seals US$150m Gulf Air deal
  • Cathay gets approval to start HK-Beijing service
  • Sars-hit Dragonair increases July flights
  • Northwest 'to lay off 150 mechanics'
  • MAS, Garuda sign code share agreement
Admiralty Casebook
  • Shipper paying freight through consolidator assumes risk: US court
    A SHIPPER that chose to pay ocean freight through a cargo consolidator rather than directly to the carrier assumed the risk that the consolidator might not pay the carrier, a US appeals court ruled last month.
Port Shots
  • PORT Shots
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, won an order from TotalFinaElf E&P Angola to build an offshore plant worth US$135 million.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore bunkering industry given 2 years to meet new standards
    SINGAPORE's bunker suppliers and surveyors have been given a two-year deadline to meet strict new government-enforced supply chain quality standards, or face losing their accreditation.
  • Efthimios Mitropoulos is elected new IMO chief
    VETERAN Greek maritime administrator Efthimios Mitropoulos has been elected as the new secretary-general of the International Maritime Organisation .
  • Star ships coming back
    STAR Cruises is bringing back two of its biggest ships, SuperStar Virgo and SuperStar Leo, to their homeports in Singapore and Hong Kong after a temporary deployment in Australia to escape the fallout from the Sars outbreak.
  • Salvagers to cut up car carrier
    SALVAGERS will start this week to cut up the wreck of a luxury car carrier which has proved a hazard to navigation since it sank in the English Channel, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, six months ago.
  • Australia fines Indonesian poachers
    THE skippers of 31 Indonesian fishing boats confiscated after they were caught poaching off Australia's north coast have escaped with fines and warnings, but many remain in jail unable to pay the fines, officials said.
  • 90 missing in China ship collision
    A passenger ship and a cargo vessel have collided in heavy fog on China's Yangtze River, leaving at least 90 people missing, state press and local officials said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus jumbo catches carriers' eyes at Paris show
    LINGERING doubts about the much-hyped A380 superjumbo jet are being laid to rest at this week's Paris Air Show as airlines line up to order the 555-seat giant being developed by European plane maker Airbus.
  • Rolls-Royce seals US$150m Gulf Air deal
  • Cathay gets approval to start HK-Beijing service
  • Sars-hit Dragonair increases July flights
  • Northwest 'to lay off 150 mechanics'
  • MAS, Garuda sign code share agreement
Admiralty Casebook
  • Shipper paying freight through consolidator assumes risk: US court
    A SHIPPER that chose to pay ocean freight through a cargo consolidator rather than directly to the carrier assumed the risk that the consolidator might not pay the carrier, a US appeals court ruled last month.
Port Shots
  • PORT Shots
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, won an order from TotalFinaElf E&P Angola to build an offshore plant worth US$135 million.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore bunkering industry given 2 years to meet new standards
    SINGAPORE's bunker suppliers and surveyors have been given a two-year deadline to meet strict new government-enforced supply chain quality standards, or face losing their accreditation.
  • Efthimios Mitropoulos is elected new IMO chief
    VETERAN Greek maritime administrator Efthimios Mitropoulos has been elected as the new secretary-general of the International Maritime Organisation .
  • Star ships coming back
    STAR Cruises is bringing back two of its biggest ships, SuperStar Virgo and SuperStar Leo, to their homeports in Singapore and Hong Kong after a temporary deployment in Australia to escape the fallout from the Sars outbreak.
  • Salvagers to cut up car carrier
    SALVAGERS will start this week to cut up the wreck of a luxury car carrier which has proved a hazard to navigation since it sank in the English Channel, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, six months ago.
  • Australia fines Indonesian poachers
    THE skippers of 31 Indonesian fishing boats confiscated after they were caught poaching off Australia's north coast have escaped with fines and warnings, but many remain in jail unable to pay the fines, officials said.
  • 90 missing in China ship collision
    A passenger ship and a cargo vessel have collided in heavy fog on China's Yangtze River, leaving at least 90 people missing, state press and local officials said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus jumbo catches carriers' eyes at Paris show
    LINGERING doubts about the much-hyped A380 superjumbo jet are being laid to rest at this week's Paris Air Show as airlines line up to order the 555-seat giant being developed by European plane maker Airbus.
  • Rolls-Royce seals US$150m Gulf Air deal
  • Cathay gets approval to start HK-Beijing service
  • Sars-hit Dragonair increases July flights
  • Northwest 'to lay off 150 mechanics'
  • MAS, Garuda sign code share agreement
Admiralty Casebook
  • Shipper paying freight through consolidator assumes risk: US court
    A SHIPPER that chose to pay ocean freight through a cargo consolidator rather than directly to the carrier assumed the risk that the consolidator might not pay the carrier, a US appeals court ruled last month.
Port Shots
  • PORT Shots
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, won an order from TotalFinaElf E&P Angola to build an offshore plant worth US$135 million.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore bunkering industry given 2 years to meet new standards
    SINGAPORE's bunker suppliers and surveyors have been given a two-year deadline to meet strict new government-enforced supply chain quality standards, or face losing their accreditation.
  • Efthimios Mitropoulos is elected new IMO chief
    VETERAN Greek maritime administrator Efthimios Mitropoulos has been elected as the new secretary-general of the International Maritime Organisation .
  • Star ships coming back
    STAR Cruises is bringing back two of its biggest ships, SuperStar Virgo and SuperStar Leo, to their homeports in Singapore and Hong Kong after a temporary deployment in Australia to escape the fallout from the Sars outbreak.
  • Salvagers to cut up car carrier
    SALVAGERS will start this week to cut up the wreck of a luxury car carrier which has proved a hazard to navigation since it sank in the English Channel, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, six months ago.
  • Australia fines Indonesian poachers
    THE skippers of 31 Indonesian fishing boats confiscated after they were caught poaching off Australia's north coast have escaped with fines and warnings, but many remain in jail unable to pay the fines, officials said.
  • 90 missing in China ship collision
    A passenger ship and a cargo vessel have collided in heavy fog on China's Yangtze River, leaving at least 90 people missing, state press and local officials said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus jumbo catches carriers' eyes at Paris show
    LINGERING doubts about the much-hyped A380 superjumbo jet are being laid to rest at this week's Paris Air Show as airlines line up to order the 555-seat giant being developed by European plane maker Airbus.
  • Rolls-Royce seals US$150m Gulf Air deal
  • Cathay gets approval to start HK-Beijing service
  • Sars-hit Dragonair increases July flights
  • Northwest 'to lay off 150 mechanics'
  • MAS, Garuda sign code share agreement
Admiralty Casebook
  • Shipper paying freight through consolidator assumes risk: US court
    A SHIPPER that chose to pay ocean freight through a cargo consolidator rather than directly to the carrier assumed the risk that the consolidator might not pay the carrier, a US appeals court ruled last month.
Port Shots
  • PORT Shots
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipbuilder, won an order from TotalFinaElf E&P Angola to build an offshore plant worth US$135 million.

Sched Netweb site
  • Exel unveils new Chinese name
  • Essential dredging at Fremantle gets underway
  • US announces $170m port security grants
  • Efthimios Mitropoulos elected new IMO secretary-general
  • New toll increases for Panama Canal from July
  • U-Freight appoints new GM for Thailand
  • Oakland addresses truck traffic and road congestion
  • Horizon boss gets top US award
  • China Southern sees cash cow in animal flights
  • Emirates London Gatwick service brought forward
  • BA Cargo get new Northern Ireland boss

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shreyas Shipping to enter box feeder market on East Coast by year-end
  • G8 lines to implement peak season surcharge in Aug.
  • China keen to strengthen ties with India
  • Shourie fancies Chinese style of offering concessions to US cos
  • Encourage oilseeds import instead of oil, urges SEAI head
  • US may put Indian goods back on GSP - Restraint on steel exports stressed
  • m.v. Aeolian Sun docks at Tuticorin Port with ODC tanks for Kudankulam N-power plant
  • Kanara Chamber seeks cargo diversion to New Mangalore Port
  • Airlines raise baggage rates by nearly 60 pc, courier cos upset
  • Emirates signs $ 19-bn deal for 71 aircraft - Biggest-ever order in global aviation history
  • NHAI to select bids for highway projects on least-cost basis
  • Several myths & fears on service tax dispelled at CII seminar
  • Pharma industry may get fresh sops
  • Exim Policy Analysis - VI
  • IMC discussion on art of making deal
  • Jaitley may open CII's Shanghai office on June 26
  • AIAI meet with Laos PM today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 19, 2003
  • Pacific Northwest markets tight, good demand
  • Vancouver: Congestion clears as demand dies down
  • Oil prices pressured by US inventory gains, Iraqi exports
    Improved US crude stocks, high imports and news of the first post-war Iraqi oil exports weighed on the market today.
  • First Iraqi oil exports scheduled, northern pipeline repaired
    3 tankers are scheduled to begin loading a total of 3 million barrels of Iraqi crude from Ceyhan, Turkey, on Sunday.
  • ARA avails mixed on bitumen season and loading issues
  • Oil major refutes rumours of withdrawal from US market
    Current tight avails for a number of players in the US Gulf Coast bunker market appears to have given birth to rumours that a relative newcomer to this market is pulling out of bunker operations in the area. The origin of these rumours are unclear, but were dismissed by a spokesman today.
  • Is the current Japanese run of fortune sustainable?
    With buyers now used to Japan being the cheaper option in the region, confidence in the lower levels offered by the country's market has grown significantly. Some players have expressed concerns as to how long avails will hold out in the larger ports in the country.
  • Singapore bunkers firm on tight avails despite inventory gains
    There appears to be a pretty dire situation for prompt bunker supplies in Singapore at present, which is keeping prices firm despite losses in the fuel oil cargo market and reports of ballooning on-shore stocks of fuel oil.
  • Genoa still choked in bearish but stable Italy
  • Singapore residual stocks reported at 5-month high
    The build in inventories was attributed to the recent influx of cargoes from Northwest Europe, and in particular from Venezuela.
  • Brazil: IFOs up, temporary suspension of Paranagua deliveries
  • Rotterdam steady, market quiet

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 19, 2003
  • Patrick Bongers to head BAX-Global branch in Frankfurt
  • Ecsa: Ship recycling meeting with Greenpeace
  • Lufthansa's CEO forecasts recovery
  • VTG-Lehnkering to hive off its bulk and special logistics activities
  • Kuehne & Nagel: Lead logistics provider for new Siemens cell phone

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 19, 2003
  • New ro-pax'es to Norfolkline
  • Frontline remains optimistic
  • Russian navy shows its flag in the Baltic

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 19, 2003
  • Kvichak delivers Griffon hovercraft
    Kvichak Marine Industries of Seattle, WA, together with Griffon Hovercraft, recently delivered a Griffon 2000TD hovercraft to Crowley Marine Services Inc.
  • Yantai-Raffles wins jack-up order
    China's Yantai-Raffles Shipyard has completed the negotiations for the construction of a new generation of self-propelled jack-up.
  • Keppel Singmarine gets orders
    Keppel Singmarine (KSM), the specialized shipbuilding division of Keppel Offshore & Marine, will build two Anchor Handling Tug/ Supply (AHTS) vessels for CH Offshore Ltd, and two harbor tugs for Maju Maritime Pte Ltd.
  • IMO elects new Secretary General
    Efthimios Mitropoulos of Greece will succeed William O'Neil

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 19, 2003
  • Greek maritime specialist named IMO Secretary-General
  • Rail freight intermodal count rolls to positive total for week
  • Italian port of Genoa joins Container Security Initiative
  • Ceremony marks launch of second TOTE Orca-class vessel
  • Cruise ship hits bottom in Prince William Sound

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Kien Hung ships up for grabs again as sale fails
    PUBLIC bids will be invited for six Kien Hung/Powick Shipping containerships, four of which are under arrest in Hong Kong, after a planned private treaty sale collapsed.
  • Ferry firms lash French terror defence
    FERRY operators have renewed their call for a level playing field on security issues, voicing concern that security was only going one way on the English Channel.
  • Stelmar costs soar post-9/11
    Stelmar Shipping chief executive Peter Goodfellow said security costs at the Athens-based petroleum transport company have risen almost 10% after the September 11 terror attacks.
  • New chapter in Torm saga as Beltest raises stake beyond 30%
    Manoeuvring in the shares of Torm, the Danish bulk shipping group, has taken a fresh twist, writes Tony Gray.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 19, 2003
  • Have your say!
  • Four seamen killed in tanker blast
  • Police impound blast ship papers
  • Shot in the arm for US cabotage
  • CSI credited for arms seizures
  • Owners face higher operating costs
  • Dominican Rep. fights piracy stigma
  • New South Port for Colombo
  • Court rejects Kien Hung ship bids
  • EU states see 'terrorism' differently
  • Spark blamed for fatal explosion
  • New box line from Russia to Germany
  • Dutch shipyards cut their cloth
  • Frontline: Very Large Cash Creator
  • Space tightens as demand soars
  • Antwerp bursting with boxes
  • Conferences bid to streamline
  • Adsteam gets vote of confidence
  • Daewoo workers get 5 per cent rise

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 19, 2003
  • Strong May for Asia-U.S. box imports
    Volumes remained relatively strong in May, a month that was supposed to be a lull before the peak season imports this summer and fall.
  • Dept. of Homeland Security struggling to meld agencies, says GAO official
    The General Accounting Office is reviewing how the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection is targeting cargo for further inspection and how that cargo is inspected at ports, a GAO official told a House subcommittee.
  • West Coast lines, terminals to pay more for ILWU benefits
  • Congress may look at bioterrorism law
  • Sri Lanka slates Colombo expansion
  • Rickmers christens ship
  • Loadbook scuttles OrderPro buy
  • Lufthansa sees 2003 loss, CEO retires
  • Singapore Air cuts workforce
  • Famous Pacific Shipping adds Algeria
  • Rail link to Port of Brunswick reopens
  • CSXT to cut up to 200 data-entry jobs in Fla.

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 19, 2003
  • Malaysian PSA subsidiary rocked by million-dollar fraud
    PSA's listed logistics arm, CWT Distribution, has uncovered a S$2 (US$1.15) million fraud at its Malaysian subsidiary.
  • Environmental report into Cape Town congestion plan due next month
    An environmental impact study into a four-year plan to invest about R800 (US$100.3) million in Cape Town harbour is expected by the end of July.
  • Shreyas plans Indian east coast feeder debut, buys vessels
  • Senator rejoins UA in Asia/Arabia service
  • Rotterdam Port appoints Shanghai agent
  • Private port operators demand repeal of India's ICD directive
  • S.Korean handling capacity to reach 17m TEU by 2011

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 19, 2003
  • Skuld rings up $28.6m loss
    Douglas Jacobsohn turns to $25m loan facility to support reserves.
  • Anthony's lament
    Jefferies exec says tanker boys get no respect
  • Spigots open in Ecuador
    Oil strike 'suspended' but not yet over.
  • Transpetro gets new boss
    Veteran politician Machado takes charge of Petrobras' shipping arm.
  • Flopec renews Pella charter
    Deal between TEN and Ecuador state concern to continue for third year.
  • Explosion rocks tanker off Fujairah
    Four dead as ship completing STS transfer to World-Wide VLCC suffers blast.
  • Tor Olav Troim redefines VLCC
    The Frontline chief finds large tankers are more than crude carriers.
  • Ferry sinks after collision on Yangtze River
    Dead and survivors plucked from water in dense fog on Chinese waterway.
  • Star Cruises redeploys SARS-hit ships
    Asian cruise giant confirms dates for SuperStar vessels' return to homeports.
  • Iraq Ceyhan loadings start Sunday
    Turkey's Tupras due to ship first post-war Iraqi crude cargo.
  • Hong Kong Shipowners Association axes staff
    Director Aurthur Bowring says moves clear way for improved technical support.
  • APL Emerald refloated
    Salvage efforts successful as Ofer group containership hauled off rocks in Singapore Straits.
  • Noble's Au calls it a day
    Chief financial officer set to quit owner and commodities trader to concentrate on family business.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 19, 2003
  • Swedish Club expects "balanced result"
  • Drewry warns shipowners of increased costs
  • Fourth new service in June at booming Yantian
  • APL cooperates with CMA CGM/Norasia in Asia/Europe
  • Evergreen, Yang Ming swap intra-Asia slots
  • Yang Ming renews bulk, containership fleets
  • IMO elects Mitropoulos as future secretary-general
  • Chicago railroad project aims to speed freight movement
  • Confreight starts Marseille/Tokyo/Yokohama service
  • FMC probes Karouta Kennedy for alleged Shipping Act violations
  • FMC cracks down on Merritts for Shipping Act violations
  • Importer self-assessment program gains momentum
  • AAEI fights attempt to reduce drawbacks
  • Siemens Mobile names Kuehne & Nagel lead logistics provider
  • U.S. protests Mexico restrictions on beef, rice
  • U.S. meat exporters savor perceived benefits of CAFTA
  • U.S., Spanish officials solidify cooperation on transport planning
  • Study: China passes Mexico, Japan as electronics supplier to U.S.
  • WTO seeks advice on future of the multilateral trading system
  • DHL Danzas acquires remaining shares in Cormar

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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