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BRIEFS
October 22, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian shippers unite against lines' 'price-fixing', THCs
    ASIA's shippers have demanded an end to 'price fixing' liner rates conferences and agreements and unanimously called for the abolition of terminal handling charges , in the fiercest united attack on liner shipping charges yet.
  • Thai govt urged to pay for box security system
    THE Thai government should foot the nearly 600 million baht annual cost of locally implementing an electronic container security system being pushed by the US as part of its requirements for US-bound cargo, said the managing director of Laem Chabang Port.
  • Northport asks to get onto Klang board
    PORT Klang's original and major terminal operator, Northport, has appealed for representation on the Port Klang Authority board.
  • India shipping line's Q2 profit up
    SHIPPING Corp of India, the country's biggest shipping line, said its fiscal second-quarter profit rose 4 per cent after the state-run company transported more goods because of increased overseas trade.
  • Stolt-Nielsen plunges into the red
    NORWEGIAN shipping group swung to a third-quarter loss, hit by poor performances at its Stolt Offshore subsea services unit and fish farming.
  • World's biggest
    THE vessel Shell Bonga FPSO sailing down northeast England's River Tyne to the North Sea.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay Pacific to fly to Beijing in December
    HONG Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways said yesterday that it intends to resume services to Beijing from December after an absence of 13 years.
  • Vietnam Air, a bright spark in Asia's aviation sector
  • ST Aero's FedEx milestone
  • SilkAir, Air Macau in code-share pact
  • UPS says China annual sales could hit US$1b
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • New casualties, old issues
    NASTY ferry accidents causing substantial loss of life are, regrettably, an all too frequent occurrence in many parts of the world, including South-east Asia.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian shippers unite against lines' 'price-fixing', THCs
    ASIA's shippers have demanded an end to 'price fixing' liner rates conferences and agreements and unanimously called for the abolition of terminal handling charges , in the fiercest united attack on liner shipping charges yet.
  • Thai govt urged to pay for box security system
    THE Thai government should foot the nearly 600 million baht annual cost of locally implementing an electronic container security system being pushed by the US as part of its requirements for US-bound cargo, said the managing director of Laem Chabang Port.
  • Northport asks to get onto Klang board
    PORT Klang's original and major terminal operator, Northport, has appealed for representation on the Port Klang Authority board.
  • India shipping line's Q2 profit up
    SHIPPING Corp of India, the country's biggest shipping line, said its fiscal second-quarter profit rose 4 per cent after the state-run company transported more goods because of increased overseas trade.
  • Stolt-Nielsen plunges into the red
    NORWEGIAN shipping group swung to a third-quarter loss, hit by poor performances at its Stolt Offshore subsea services unit and fish farming.
  • World's biggest
    THE vessel Shell Bonga FPSO sailing down northeast England's River Tyne to the North Sea.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay Pacific to fly to Beijing in December
    HONG Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways said yesterday that it intends to resume services to Beijing from December after an absence of 13 years.
  • Vietnam Air, a bright spark in Asia's aviation sector
  • ST Aero's FedEx milestone
  • SilkAir, Air Macau in code-share pact
  • UPS says China annual sales could hit US$1b
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • New casualties, old issues
    NASTY ferry accidents causing substantial loss of life are, regrettably, an all too frequent occurrence in many parts of the world, including South-east Asia.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian shippers unite against lines' 'price-fixing', THCs
    ASIA's shippers have demanded an end to 'price fixing' liner rates conferences and agreements and unanimously called for the abolition of terminal handling charges , in the fiercest united attack on liner shipping charges yet.
  • Thai govt urged to pay for box security system
    THE Thai government should foot the nearly 600 million baht annual cost of locally implementing an electronic container security system being pushed by the US as part of its requirements for US-bound cargo, said the managing director of Laem Chabang Port.
  • Northport asks to get onto Klang board
    PORT Klang's original and major terminal operator, Northport, has appealed for representation on the Port Klang Authority board.
  • India shipping line's Q2 profit up
    SHIPPING Corp of India, the country's biggest shipping line, said its fiscal second-quarter profit rose 4 per cent after the state-run company transported more goods because of increased overseas trade.
  • Stolt-Nielsen plunges into the red
    NORWEGIAN shipping group swung to a third-quarter loss, hit by poor performances at its Stolt Offshore subsea services unit and fish farming.
  • World's biggest
    THE vessel Shell Bonga FPSO sailing down northeast England's River Tyne to the North Sea.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay Pacific to fly to Beijing in December
    HONG Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways said yesterday that it intends to resume services to Beijing from December after an absence of 13 years.
  • Vietnam Air, a bright spark in Asia's aviation sector
  • ST Aero's FedEx milestone
  • SilkAir, Air Macau in code-share pact
  • UPS says China annual sales could hit US$1b
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • New casualties, old issues
    NASTY ferry accidents causing substantial loss of life are, regrettably, an all too frequent occurrence in many parts of the world, including South-east Asia.

Sched Netweb site
  • SITC scales up North China/Japan services
  • Yichang City to become logistics hub
  • Guangdong foreign trade tops US$200b over first nine months
  • Scrap metal transportation to Asia to grow more expensive
  • Security funding gap to hit IMO nations: Bentley
  • Ecu-Line opens up Suzhou
  • Stockmann, Schenker open central warehouse
  • China Southern to add Sydney flight
  • Air Canada creates New Delhi link
  • AMB to spend US$481m on property at seven US airports
  • Kitty Hawk pilots approve long-term labour contract
  • Rutges first to take advantage of NCTS

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Financial bids for SCI stake to be invited in late Nov.
  • Shahi Shipping's barge movement of box cargo eases congestion at JNP
  • Electronic box security to become industry standard
  • India, China form working group on steel
  • India, SA to join hands in oil sector
  • New record in china clay handling established at Kandla Port
  • Kolkata Port has immense potential: Sinha - 'Developments & modification vital for any organisation'
  • IATA freight forwarders should work like professionals
  • Minister assures FFFAI members a fair dealt
  • Curbs on import of 484 tariff lines may be removed
  • 'Made in India' show launched in China
  • Simplified excise rules applicable to 100 pc exporters of readymade garments: CBEC
  • State textile processors told to pay sales tax with retrospective effect
  • 'Nearshore outsourcing' to help India: Canadian Minister

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2003
  • Crude consolidation seen after recent losses
  • Gibraltar: Stay of execution for single-hull storage vessel
    The Gibraltar-based single-hull tanker Wilmington has been given a "stay of execution" and will be able to continue its role as a storage vessel for fuel oil until the courts have reviewed the EU-legislation on single-hull tankers.
  • Egypt: Congestion subsides, market on the rise
  • Rotterdam little changed
  • Korea prices steady despite new refinery fire
    SK Corp. had to shut a heavy-oil processing unit at its refinery in Ulsan after a fire yesterday. Although this is expected to create a surplus of residual fuel oil, bunker prices today were little changed from yesterday with no signs of aggressive selling.
  • Taiwan IFOs follow Singapore down, 380cst/180cst spread wider
  • Hong Kong steady today amid limited October avails

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2003
  • Brenntag opens new hub for chemicals distribution in Spain
  • Astag: Commercial traffic to cost more
  • Amerijet offers Miami-San José all-cargo service
  • Lübeck: Clear increase in ferry traffic
  • AAPA names Mike Leone Chairman

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2003
  • 11 crew missing after capsize
  • Increased tug capacity off Northern Norway
  • Lively cruise season in the Baltic Sea

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2003
  • Management realignment at American Commercial Lines
    American Commercial Lines LLC today announced a realignment of senior management responsibilities as its latest step toward emerging from Chapter 11.
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding plans overseas yards
    Five to six facilities in lower labor cost East Asian centers says CEO
  • Tampa Bay yard seeks improvement loan
    Plans a return to newbuilding
  • EU single hull ban starts
    Carriage of heavy hydrocarbons in single hull tankers already prohibited
  • Wartsila updates Condition Based Maintenance package
    New online capabilities
  • GlobalSantaFE World SCORE heads upward
    North Sea uptick boosts Summary of Current Offshore Rig Economics

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Gibson Shipbrokers in joint venture with AGB Maritime
    EA Gibson Shipbrokers and AGB Maritime Services, a Dubai-based shipbroker, have formed a joint venture, which sees Gibson taking over AGB's offices.
  • Sea Empress spill saga ends after mediation
    MILFORD Haven Port Authority has agreed to pay the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund '20m ($32m) over the Sea Empressoil spill, halting legal action brought by the fund and Skuld P&I Club over the accident.
  • EC seeks tanker deals with Russia and Mediterranean
    BRUSSELS is now turning to bilateral agreements with Russia and "Mediterranean partners" after its post- Prestige crackdown on single hull oil tankers came into force yesterday.
  • Final 'ghost' ships to stay put until April
    THE Bush administration has postponed until April a decision on whether to send nine aged US Navy ships to the UK for scrapping pending a study of the environmental risks involved.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2003
  • Congress reviews Jones Act concern
    THE National Industrial Transportation League, the largest shippers' association in the US, has asked Congress to oppose any moves to restrict foreign lease-financing of Jones Act vessels
  • Class in harmony over double rules
    ABS chief executive Robert Somerville confirmed today that IACS members will harmonise their class rules for double hull tankers of 150m-plus from 2005
  • Valencia revives after strike
    VALENCIA port in Spain is slowly returning to normal after an agreement was hammered out on Friday that brought strike action to an end
  • Cosco joins Shanghai port bidders
    COSCO is the latest to express an interest in Shanghai's new CNY100Bn ($12Bn) container port at Yangshan islands
  • Fewer Japanese go cruising
    THE number of Japanese taking cruises fell by more than 15% last year to fewer than 169,000, but more are taking international cruises
  • Keystone to operate CN's lakers
    CANADIAN National has signed a contract with Keystone Shipping to operate the eight self-unloaders it has acquired as part of its purchase of Great Lakes Transportation
  • Gib storage tanker in line of fire
  • MacGregor targets Chinese shipyards
  • Khor Fakkan to double capacity
  • Daewoo reveals yard restruture
  • Busan concerned by throughput slip
  • Zeebrugge in roro talks with Bilbao
  • MSC, Hesse Noord form joint venture

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2003
  • Weak peak season for Asia imports
    September box imports rise at key U.S. ports but fall well short of expected levels.
  • International boosts UPS earnings
    Net income jumped 28 percent in the third quarter to $739 million, up from $578 million a year ago.
  • BNSF profits rise on stronger freight
    But railroad saw higher fuel and labor costs in the third quarter amid capacity and congestion issues.
  • New box record for Savannah
  • Thailand balks at U.S. box-security costs
  • FedEx Custom Critical launches Mexico overnight service
  • Carriers hike trans-Pac scrap rates
  • Channel Tunnel eyes container service
  • CNF profits fall
  • OTAL upgrades Angola shuttle
  • Kitty Hawk pilots OK 10-year pact
  • Meetings to avert Israel strikes
  • Exel wins big UK military contract

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2003
  • Busan invests to stay competitive as Busan volumes drop
    Busan container volumes, particularly transhipments, fell for the first time since 1976 this September, but the port authority is investing to remain competitive, approving new dredging and equipment today.
  • JNPT goes for financial restructuring
  • Under-utilised Eurotunnel plans development of block train traffic
  • Increase in Klang shuttle frequency offers shippers alternative to ocean feeders
  • Combispeed await Hamburg-L'beck shuttle operating licence
  • Intra-Europe Service double calls at Rotterdam

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2003
  • Gibsons hit Dubai
    Broker spreads wings to Middle East venture while working on other expansion plans.
  • American Club offers Tasman solution
    Insurer asks Pakistan to follow convention spawned by Torrey Canyon wreck.
  • Sea Empress claims settled
    Insurers in big payout to end battle over port authority negligence.
  • Auction of the Baha Karahasan
    TradeWinds clarifies last week's advert about a forthcoming judicial sale.
  • ABS hits EU regs
    Single-hull crackdown could discourage maintenance, Somerville worries.
  • Torm confirms Dalian deal
    Danish owner returns to China for another two LR2 aframaxes.
  • Petrobras tries again to forge deal
    Both sides back at table at union threatens 72-hour strike.
  • Bulker boom to hold into mid 2004
    Brokers Howe Robinson wonder aloud about the next trough in 2007?
  • Handysize held with structural problems
    Hong Kong port state control detains 15 ships in September.
  • Newsprint demand hits Gorthon
    Swedish line feels pinch of weak US advertising market.
  • EU enforces single hull tanker ban
    New regulation for heavy fuel oil carriage enters into force today.
  • Daewoo eyes overseas yard options
    Jung Sung-leep explains vision as presidency confirmed for next three years.
  • "Errors" led to Tecam Sea case collapse
    A series of errors by authorities in the prosecution of an oil spill case allegedly led to its collapse.
  • Unitor takes Marine Alliance hit
    End of BP joint venture costs Jens Ulltveit-Moe ship supply company.
  • Wilhelmsen sells crew agency
    Officer employment agency Norsk Bemanning goes Dutch with Oceanwide.
  • Halim Mazmin eyes livestock trade
    Malaysian owner looks to diversify its fleet with the transportation of animals from South America.
  • Indian government delays SCI bids
    Legal manoeuvres hold up sale of state shipping company for one month.
  • Coalition battles to control crude
    US military attempts to protect pipeline to Ceyhan while cutting smuggling in the south of Iraq.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2003
  • EU restrictions on single-hull tankers now effective
  • Hyundai to charter five 6,800-TEU ships via joint venture
  • Leases extended for JFK, LaGuardia airports
  • Abidjan rail link to Burkina Faso resumed after civil war
  • Canadian National to acquire bulk carrier
  • Mandatory AES reporting set for rough diamonds
  • U.S. wants more assurance of export compliance from China
  • Bush administration pursues free trade agreement with Thailand
  • MTMC changes name to reflect new mission
  • $40-million auto facility opens in Tacoma
  • Box volume up 11% at Savannah
  • Port of Houston reviews security contract proposals
  • Bentley: U.S. ports feel "shortchanged" on security
  • WhereNet launches wireless marine terminal system

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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
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
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
- geographical areas
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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