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July 23, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • San Francisco's waterfront project gets green light
    A key element of San Francisco's US$270 million waterfront project has been given the go-ahead, clearing the way for the two-phase project to begin, which ultimately will see an international cruise terminal open by 2008.
  • Jurong, PSA to link on-line transaction systems next month
    FLEDGLING container facility Jurong Port and dominant terminal operator PSA Corporation will finally integrate their online transaction systems next month, paving the way for hassle-free cargo flows between Singapore's two competing ports.
  • Regional cruising back to normal: M'sian minister
    MALAYSIA laid out the red carpet for the 'homecoming' of Star Cruises' SuperStar Virgo yesterday as the cruise ship called at two Malaysian ports after a three-month break.
Air and Land Transport
  • BA struggles to clear passenger backlog
    BRITISH Airways was battling to clear a backlog of frustrated passengers stranded overnight at London's Heathrow Airport in the wake of a wildcat strike by check-in staff over the weekend.
  • Manila sees little impact from US open skies pact
  • Vietnam Airlines inks deal to buy B777
  • Air Canada gets better lease terms for 12 planes
  • Southwest Airlines orders 15 Boeing 737s
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • Treat IMO tanker compromise with caution
    SO it looks as though just enough common ground might have been found at last week's International Maritime Organisation meeting in London to avoid a damaging split between Europe and the rest of the shipping world.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • San Francisco's waterfront project gets green light
    A key element of San Francisco's US$270 million waterfront project has been given the go-ahead, clearing the way for the two-phase project to begin, which ultimately will see an international cruise terminal open by 2008.
  • Jurong, PSA to link on-line transaction systems next month
    FLEDGLING container facility Jurong Port and dominant terminal operator PSA Corporation will finally integrate their online transaction systems next month, paving the way for hassle-free cargo flows between Singapore's two competing ports.
  • Regional cruising back to normal: M'sian minister
    MALAYSIA laid out the red carpet for the 'homecoming' of Star Cruises' SuperStar Virgo yesterday as the cruise ship called at two Malaysian ports after a three-month break.
Air and Land Transport
  • BA struggles to clear passenger backlog
    BRITISH Airways was battling to clear a backlog of frustrated passengers stranded overnight at London's Heathrow Airport in the wake of a wildcat strike by check-in staff over the weekend.
  • Manila sees little impact from US open skies pact
  • Vietnam Airlines inks deal to buy B777
  • Air Canada gets better lease terms for 12 planes
  • Southwest Airlines orders 15 Boeing 737s
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • Treat IMO tanker compromise with caution
    SO it looks as though just enough common ground might have been found at last week's International Maritime Organisation meeting in London to avoid a damaging split between Europe and the rest of the shipping world.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • San Francisco's waterfront project gets green light
    A key element of San Francisco's US$270 million waterfront project has been given the go-ahead, clearing the way for the two-phase project to begin, which ultimately will see an international cruise terminal open by 2008.
  • Jurong, PSA to link on-line transaction systems next month
    FLEDGLING container facility Jurong Port and dominant terminal operator PSA Corporation will finally integrate their online transaction systems next month, paving the way for hassle-free cargo flows between Singapore's two competing ports.
  • Regional cruising back to normal: M'sian minister
    MALAYSIA laid out the red carpet for the 'homecoming' of Star Cruises' SuperStar Virgo yesterday as the cruise ship called at two Malaysian ports after a three-month break.
Air and Land Transport
  • BA struggles to clear passenger backlog
    BRITISH Airways was battling to clear a backlog of frustrated passengers stranded overnight at London's Heathrow Airport in the wake of a wildcat strike by check-in staff over the weekend.
  • Manila sees little impact from US open skies pact
  • Vietnam Airlines inks deal to buy B777
  • Air Canada gets better lease terms for 12 planes
  • Southwest Airlines orders 15 Boeing 737s
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • Treat IMO tanker compromise with caution
    SO it looks as though just enough common ground might have been found at last week's International Maritime Organisation meeting in London to avoid a damaging split between Europe and the rest of the shipping world.

Sched Netweb site
  • Qindao to break into world's top ten with US$1b expansion
  • FMC wary of Sinotrans exemption call
  • Hit breaks productivity record
  • New era as `tufted duck' takes flight
  • HubLine now calling at Jurong
  • Suez container terminal sets timeframe for operations
  • Andrasick to head up Matson Navigation
  • China Southern sees domestic boom in wake of Sars
  • Lufthansa Cargo moves to new JFK base
  • Kitty Hawk expands service to Alaska
  • Emirates' sky-cargo.com goes Russian

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipping sector must drive home its needs & demands, stresses D. T. Joseph
  • Maruti Shipping clears first export container at MICT
  • Shreyas Shipping announces weekly feeder service between NSICT & Mundra Port
  • Containership charter rates soar to 7-year highs
  • Global steel offtake set to reach record 800 m tonnes
  • Apparel exports post heartening 23 pc spurt in January-June
  • Surge in imports from Africa, CIS, E. Europe & Israel
  • Tyre exports roll up by 42 pc
  • Kandla Port handles 10.07 m tonnes in fiscal Q1; posts 7.3 pc growth
  • New single-day national record in cargo handling
  • National Tribunal to look into PLR issue for Major Ports
  • CONCOR's ICD-Guntur plans exports to Bangla by rail-road - Substantial savings on time & freight assured
  • Fieo moots 5-pt formula to help exporters remain in global market
  • Foreign trade procedures being streamlined
  • MoF lowers compounding fee for tax defaulters
  • Rice exporters upbeat despite FCI price hike
  • New steel policy in offing
  • DCI & S office closed

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 22, 2003
  • ARA market falls with crude, improved avails foreseen
    Bunker prices plummeted in Rotterdam today in line with sharply lower prices in the barge market. The drop in the fuel oil barge market seems to have been inspired not only by weaker crude futures, but also signs that cargo availability is improving in the region after a bit of a squeeze so far this month.
  • Further cargo fall suppresses demand in Fujairah
  • CGES calls on OPEC for more oil
    The Centre for Global Energy Studies suggests that OPEC needs to increase production by around 1 million barrels per day (bpd) sometime this year to help rebuild low global inventories and stop Brent crude prices from rising above $30 per barrel.
  • Hong Kong awaits typhoon, Taiwan prices come down
  • Singapore sharply down at close
  • Rotterdam sharply lower on crude/barge market
  • Oil gives up gains as funds bow out

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Container-Terminal Altenwerder: New management
  • Eurogate with new feeder service
  • New air cargo buildings open at JFK Airport
  • Sydney to upgrade intermodal links
  • SGS generates more profit

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 22, 2003
  • New Scandline service between Sweden and Latvia
  • Greenpeace indicted in USA
  • Significant growth in Marshall Islands register

Marine Logweb site
JULY 22, 2003
  • MO moves towards accelerated single hull phase out
    But will EU accommodate to any IMO changes to its proposals?
  • S/S Norway out of service until 2004
    Long lead time for replacement boiler manufacture
  • Price of maritime security
    Maritime security measures will require an initial investment by ship operators of at least $1.3 billion says an OECD report.
  • NASSCO awarded fourth T-AKE
    $287,607,091 fixed-price-incentive modification under previously awarded contract.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Arroyo leads effort to repair maritime image after exam scandal
    PHILIPPINES President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has taken the lead in attempting to rehabilitate her country's maritime image following last year's marine deck officers' examination scandal.
  • France stays defiant over stance on single hulls
    France has warned that it will continue to push single hull tankers carrying heavy fuel oil outside its 200-mile economic exclusion zone in line with the decision it took jointly with Spain last December in Malaga.
  • Germany accuses insurers of illegal pricing
    GERMANY'S federal cartel office has confirmed that it has sent "accused letters" to seven large insurers over illegal pricing practices in industrial insurance.
  • Bentley says security funding gap will cause US trade crisis
    WASHINGTON'S penchant for showering the aviation industry with billions of dollars for homeland security, while expecting the maritime sector to pay for the same measures itself, could have disastrous economic consequences for US trade, a senior industry figure has warned.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 22, 2003
  • CSAV has yen to grow
  • Norway out of operation for year
  • Sydney smashes box record
  • Inglorious ending to scrap voyage
  • Med operators face ferry fines
  • N Americans catch short-sea bug
  • Adelaide bunker supplies dry up
  • Broker confirms Cory sale talks
  • Hong Kong's new CT9 opens
  • Umm Qasr operations picking up
  • Ill-fated Aratere holed up
  • US owners boost Marshall Is growth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 22, 2003
  • Astar asks DOT to drop DHL case
    The cargo airline formerly known as DHL Airways asked the Department of Transportation to dismiss its investigation into the carrier's ownership.
  • UPS profit up 13 percent
    Export business drives improvement amid weak U.S., Europe economies.
  • Early ILA contract sought
    The International Longshoremen's Association and Atlantic and Gulf ports employers say they are committed to seeking an early settlement of a coastwide master contract to replace the one that expires in late 2004.
  • Fuel hits BNSF quarter
  • TSA readies third round of port security grants
  • Key Congressman opposes total air-cargo screening
  • CNF roiled by domestic weakness
  • British Airways cargo threatened by dispute
  • DHL's Airborne buy clears antitrust hurdle
  • Stronger dollar tips Canadian National income
  • Evergreen orders 10 post-Panamax ships
  • NOL completes sale of tanker unit to MISC
  • Elite Group rolls out upgraded export system

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 22, 2003
  • Former FMC Chairwoman hammers port security 'tax' burden on terminals and port authorities
    Helen Bentley, former Chairwoman of the Federal Maritime Commission, today attacked legislation that requires terminal owners and seaports to pay for the US's maritime security overhaul.
  • Grandees discuss HK's future as first CT9 berth opens
    Government and industry decision makers attending the opening of Hong Kong's Container Terminal 9 (CT9) today painted a rosy picture of the port's future, in spite of strong competition.
  • HK shippers prepare for latest raft of US security demands
  • Rio de Janeiro hinterland link 'will boost port volumes 50%'
  • State backs crucial Melbourne dredge, as cost doubles
  • Santos port workers accept 20% pay rise - strike averted
  • Nhava Sheva bidders don't want to share the spoils
  • OECD seeks silver lining as it quantifies multi-billion dollar vessel security costs
  • US, Canada to beat border delays with short sea shipping
  • Toll resists pressure to boost Tranz Rail valuation

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 22, 2003
  • DVB sees profits up
    Ship finance continues to rule portfolio.
  • Seabulk notes issue draws 'B2' grade from Moody's
    Ratings agency cites 'strong management,' but high debt and fleet needs.
  • Tricolor carve-up is underway
    Improved weather allows $40m plan to slice car carrier into nine sections to begin.
  • Univan tanker detained
    UK holds Hong Kong managed vessel with 28 deficiencies.
  • Tidewater stays in black
    Offshore operator sees little change from first-quarter performance.
  • Varna deal "done within two weeks"
    Navibulgar chairman Slaveyko Staykov expects to complete sale of company's shipyard soon.
  • Scrap prices surge
    Shortage of tonnage pushes tanker levels up, as European Navigation sells VLCC.
  • Major setback for Norway
    Asbestos contaminated cruiseship faces further threat to survival.
  • North-Western slims down
    Russian tanker owner sells three port and shipping units to construction group LSR.
  • NSCSA doubles its money
    Saudi tanker owner's VLCCs push profits up in first half.
  • French ministers back HDW bid
    Defence and finance chiefs want French interests to buy German yard to boost consolidation across Europe.
  • Teekay recruits oil chief
    Tore Sandvold swaps the North Sea for tanker shipping industry.
  • Marmaras bulker held with structural defects
    Cypriot-flagged ship spends four days in Vancouver after failing port state control inspection.
  • Royal Caribbean dubbed "the floating toilet"
    Environmental group to target cruise line over issue of sewage disposal.
  • CSDC bullish on 2003 interims
    China Shipping Group's Hong Kong-based arm forecast a 50% improvement on 2002 figures.
  • US and Canada ink short sea plan
    With forecasts of a dramatic increase in freight traffic neighbours look to shift more cargo onto ships.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 22, 2003
  • Collins: Coast Guard vows rigorous targeting of high-risk ships
  • Evergreen orders 10 mega-ships for fleet
  • APL, MOL rejoin Evergreen in Asia/U.S. East coast
  • CP Ships expects higher profit
  • U.S., Canada to cooperate on short-sea shipping
  • Hanjin adds larger ship on transpacific link
  • China Shipping Development benefits from selling CSCL shares
  • IMO environmental panel backs earlier tanker phase-out
  • Grand jury indicts Greenpeace for boarding cargo ship
  • Judge sentences Taiwanese shipowner for dumping waste
  • Geest Ireland, Norfolkline plan Dublin/Rotterdam service
  • Andrasick confirmed as Matson CEO
  • U.S./Caribbean shipping lines raise rates
  • Airborne: Waiting period under Hart-Scott-Rodino act ends
  • SEC clears Pacer's registration statement for stock offering
  • U.S. Customs issues advance manifest rules
  • Vastera appoints Boyce VP finance
  • BAX Global names Novak to run new Prague office
  • CNA, Fountainhead offer integrated cargo insurance
  • Exel acquires Brazil health care logistics business
  • Savi, Matrics collaborate on RFID system
  • USTR starts 2003 review of China's WTO compliance
  • U.S. cautious about reopening of Canadian beef imports
  • Raymond, Bentley speak at ILA convention
  • First berth of Hong Kong's CT9 terminal opens
  • Coast Guard sets security zones for LNG tankers in Chesapeake
  • HIT breaks productivity record
  • Work starts on Suez Canal box terminal
  • Hutchison acquires control at Mexico's Lazaro Cardenas
  • Port of Long Beach's traffic volume still falling
  • TSA accepting port security grant applications
  • Seattle, Tacoma ports receive Operation Safe Commerce grants
  • P&O, COSCO, Moller in joint Qingdao box terminal venture

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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
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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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