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February 25, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA to lay off 200 senior, 600 junior staff this year
    ABOUT 200 senior and 600 junior PSA Corporation staff will make up the total retrenchments this year, including the 496 who received lay off letters yesterday.
  • Jakarta releases 3 Belgian owned sand dredgers
    THREE Belgian-owned dredgers detained for nearly seven months by Indonesian authorities for alleged illegal sand mining in the Riau islands have finally been released.
  • Mitsubishi yard welders charged
    JAPANESE police pressed charges against seven Mitsubishi Heavy Industries workers for negligence and setting off a massive blaze that damaged a British cruise liner under construction last year.
  • 8 die in Indon ferry sinking
    EIGHT people are confirmed dead and about 30 are believed missing after a ferry caught fire and sank off North Sumatra in Indonesia yesterday, police said.
  • 2 killed in cargo ship collision off Japan
    TWO Chinese men were killed when their cargo ship collided with a Cambodian-registered vessel off Japan, the Japanese Coast Guard said.
  • Cartel busters raid 4 European tanker firms
    THE four major chemical tanker operators in Europe have said antitrust authorities raided their offices in Norway, Britain and the Netherlands investigating a possible cartel.
  • PSA must retain people on the ground
    I REFER to the report 'PSA's cost-cutting must not affect port efficiency'.
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ set for solid rebound with strong H1 profits
    NATIONAL carrier Air New Zealand is expected to post a strong first-half profit on the back of more passengers and a stronger currency, reflecting a solid rebound for the bailed-out airline.
  • Air safety officers to monitor Qantas flights
  • AirAsia to serve region by Jan next year
  • Plane crew overpower Taiwan man claiming to have explosives
  • Bomb alert delays Philippine flights
  • India may scrap airline sales

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA to lay off 200 senior, 600 junior staff this year
    ABOUT 200 senior and 600 junior PSA Corporation staff will make up the total retrenchments this year, including the 496 who received lay off letters yesterday.
  • Jakarta releases 3 Belgian owned sand dredgers
    THREE Belgian-owned dredgers detained for nearly seven months by Indonesian authorities for alleged illegal sand mining in the Riau islands have finally been released.
  • Mitsubishi yard welders charged
    JAPANESE police pressed charges against seven Mitsubishi Heavy Industries workers for negligence and setting off a massive blaze that damaged a British cruise liner under construction last year.
  • 8 die in Indon ferry sinking
    EIGHT people are confirmed dead and about 30 are believed missing after a ferry caught fire and sank off North Sumatra in Indonesia yesterday, police said.
  • 2 killed in cargo ship collision off Japan
    TWO Chinese men were killed when their cargo ship collided with a Cambodian-registered vessel off Japan, the Japanese Coast Guard said.
  • Cartel busters raid 4 European tanker firms
    THE four major chemical tanker operators in Europe have said antitrust authorities raided their offices in Norway, Britain and the Netherlands investigating a possible cartel.
  • PSA must retain people on the ground
    I REFER to the report 'PSA's cost-cutting must not affect port efficiency'.
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ set for solid rebound with strong H1 profits
    NATIONAL carrier Air New Zealand is expected to post a strong first-half profit on the back of more passengers and a stronger currency, reflecting a solid rebound for the bailed-out airline.
  • Air safety officers to monitor Qantas flights
  • AirAsia to serve region by Jan next year
  • Plane crew overpower Taiwan man claiming to have explosives
  • Bomb alert delays Philippine flights
  • India may scrap airline sales

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai invites global bidding for Yangshan port operation
  • Pre-arrival rules for mainland vessels relaxed
  • CAF monitoring cycle to change from quarterly to monthly
  • Con-Way opens expanded Florence, Kentucky centre
  • PSA reaches staffing agreement with unions
  • Associated British Ports FY2002 pre-tax profit up 6pc
  • Ryder and First Industrial sign real estate agreement
  • AirNet Systems net revenues increase in Q4 2002
  • Polar to run own sales offices in Europe come Spring
  • Continental to centralise Houston reservations offices

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2003
  • Maersk back in black in 2003
    The Danish parent of Maersk Sealand said its shipping operations, which were heading for a loss, will now make a profit.
  • Malaysia port sets box expansion plans
    Malaysia's northwestern Port of Penang is adding another container berth and second access bridge, and reclaiming 60 acres of land for a container yard, among a host of improvements aimed at expanding its container-handling capabilities. The developer for the project is expected to be announced by the end of March.
  • Air NZ with strong H1 profits
    National carrier Air New Zealand is expected to post average profit forecast of NZ$89 million in its first-half on the back of more passengers and a stronger currency, reflecting a solid rebound for the bailed-out airline.
  • PSA hands out nearly 500 pink slips
    A total of 496 staff had been given their notice early Monday and another 800 are due to leave through retirement, resignation, transfers or when their service contracts end, a PSA spokesman said.
  • All Nippon Air losses and lay-offs
    All Nippon Airways may stretch 3-day decline after report to fall into red this FY. Nikkei predicts group operating loss of about Y9 billion vs company's initial forecast for Y15 billion profit; consensus for Y11.48 billion profit.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipping Minister tells CSL to spread wings, improve efficiency & profitability
  • Vessel detained at Bangladesh was sold at SCI's behest: Minister
  • Danzas Asia-Pacific awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification
  • EC keen on boosting trade with India
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on Chinese metal torches
  • 3 nations ask India to join gas pipeline project
  • India, China sign pact to lower trade tariffs
  • 6 perish in ship blaze at Alang Shipyard, toll may be higher
  • Lack of rakes, changed FCI supply policy hit wheat exports via Vizag Port
  • Ports, shipping sectors await new dawn on Feb. 28
  • Forex reserves swell by $ 1,084 million to $ 75 billion
  • More states opt for separate export policy
  • Nalco bags best exporter award again
  • Inflation rate rises to 5.04 per cent
  • EOUs council seeks sanction to sell textile goods in DTA
  • ONGC strikes oil, gas at 5 fields
  • Finance Ministry may relax depreciation norms

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2003
  • Venezuela cranks up production amid firing oil workers
  • No quota change expected at OPEC March meeting
  • Ice blocks Primorsk-bound tanker
  • Iraqi oil export from Khor al Amaya
  • Italy signs decree to ban certain single-hull tankers
  • UK presents "window" for Iraq to comply or face war
  • Novorossiysk: Hurricane expected to close port
  • Oil prices march on up to the beat of war drums
  • Rotterdam indications move up on the back of bullish crude

International Transport Journalweb site
  • «Baco Liner 3» celebrates 500th voyage
  • Eurogate increases handling capacity
  • South African airport for sale
  • Waitrose extends contract with Hays Logistics
  • TNT enhances logistics operation with IBM Thailand
  • CP Ships makes senior management appointment

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2003
  • Skuld throws out cruise vessels
  • Frontline weaker than expected
  • "Saddam continues to smuggle oil"

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2003
  • Port of Everett schedules meeting to discuss North Marina development
  • Customs adds two European ports as operational CSI program members
  • Airborne Express will boost fuel surcharge to 5.1 percent
  • Officers randomly searching vehicles approaching Portland Airport
  • MARAD reactivates RRF vessel to support Operation Enduring Freedom

The East Africanweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2003
  • Importers Rush to Claim Containers at Mombasa

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Bulls' eyes light up on AP Møller rethink
    AP Møller's shipping activities performed much better in 2002 than the Danish group had been anticipating in the early months of last year - news that prompted analysts to claim the liner market had turned the corner.
  • Noble launches Abbey Shipping in rare Enterprise Investment
    A NEW UK shipping company has been launched under the government's Enterprise Investment Scheme, which is designed to stimulate equity investment in small companies through tax incentives.
  • Star plans US flag cruise fleet as revenue increases
    STAR Cruises is planning a US-flagged cruise fleet as it pulls itself back into the black in 2002.
  • Stena upgrades Irish Sea ferry link
    SWEDISH ferry group Stena Line is to inject '70m into a major upgrade of its Irish Sea services linking Ireland and Scotland with the construction of two new port facilities, writes Jerry Frank.
  • Port Mobil claims to go to UK club
    PROTECTION and indemnity club West of England is likely to face claims arising from the explosion that rocked ExxonMobil's Port Mobil facility at Staten Island.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2003
  • Panama settles dispute with HPH
  • US seeks six for the military
  • Thames terminal inquiry opens
  • Probe launched into NY barge blast
  • Izar appoints Rituerto as first MD
  • Oil policy delays other trading
  • Four lost in ferry sinking
  • Jordan rejects Iraq oil report
  • Gas warms Qatar operator's profits
  • Italy bans old single-hull tankers
  • Madrid stands firm against marchers
  • Corruption alleged over port work
  • Seafarers killed after collision
  • Gisborne rapped after grounding
  • Seven charged over Princess fire
  • Mystery ships regarded as hoax
  • Poor watchkeeping led to sinking
  • Algeria's ports to be hit again
  • SK Shipping shrugs off Chey arrest
  • Four port operators to merge
  • Ports prepare for possible attacks
  • Unions endorse PSA package

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2003
  • Moller now sees profit for shipping
    The Danish parent of Maersk Sealand said its shipping operations, which were heading for a loss, will now make a profit.
  • Truckers strike Port of Savannah
    Harbor truck drivers on Monday launched a two-day job action at the Port of Savannah to protest delays at the Georgia port.
  • Cosco joins Shanghai port scramble
    China's largest shipping company disclosed plans to bid for a stake in the country's new Yangshan deepwater port.
  • Frontline boosts 4Q profits
  • Probe into deadly New York barge explosion
  • BAX Global taps Carr
  • USSEC holds on bunker charge
  • Malaysia port sets box expansion plans
  • Mail Boxes Etc. franchisees want to block UPS plan
  • Eurogate, Maersk Data open logistics software venture
  • Deal for Mobile cold storage
  • Nistevo reports gain
  • Covansys offers CSI help

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2003
  • Ghana deal launches South African port authority's international expansion drive
    South Africa's National Ports Authority (NPA) is poised to sign its first long-term concession agreement in another African country this week, the first step in its expansion into Africa and beyond.
  • Resurgent liner confidence: AP Moller forecast upgrade
    AP Moller has raised its financial expectations for 2002, announcing a DKr1.5 billion (US$217 million) upward revision for income from shipping that is indicative of growing confidence across the liner sector.
  • New COSCO, Yangming service boosts transpacific capacity
  • Hong Kong terminal majors offer joint value-added platform
  • Safmarine adds W.Africa leg to SAMBA string

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2003
  • OSG, Valles just say no
    Both owners deny Overseas Shipholding Group has bought seven aframaxes.
  • Labour reports rile barge owner
    Bouchard pledges full cooperation in NY blast probe.
  • PDVSA to end force majeure?
    Company official says return to 'normal' will allow end to contract clause.
  • Savvy salvors to the rescue
    Dutch company Multraship says it prevented 'major casualty' on the Scheldt
  • AP Moller in shipping turnaround
    Tanker and liner freight rate revival give a $217m boost to quoted companies.
  • Superfast ahead for Attica
    Greek ferry owner's turnover speeds ahead but profit trails in the wake.
  • Wilhelmsen positive on Awilco bid
    Two large shareholders give a boost to hopes of taking listed offshoot private.
  • DNV returns crash back
    Norwegian classification society says it axed 77 ships from class in 2002.
  • Saaremaa faces scrap for Estonian ferry franchise
    Three shipping companies eyeing state licence for Estonian island traffic.
  • Lithuanian Shipping stays out of the red
    Dry cargoship owner posts narrow profit for 2002 despite weaker US dollar.
  • Star returns to profit
    Capacity increase and cost control boosts fortunes for Asian-based cruise giant.
  • Frontline 'cautious' but 'optimistic' on 2003
    John Fredriksen's tanker giant predicts big first quarter gains.
  • Scandal-hit Sasebo forecasts loss
    Japanase yard that swindled government out of training cash is gloomy about current prospects.
  • Breakers hit by dearth of large tonnage
    Upcoming Indian budget pushing up prices but seen having little longer term effect.
  • Four dead after ferry sinks off China
    Most passengers and crew safe following tragic incident in Bohai Strait.
  • California to hike spill levies
    Plan to raise extra $7.75m will increase tanker and dry cargo vessel costs.
  • Breaking yard fire kills up to 15
    Alang inspectors may toughen up on gas free certification after blaze on former Chandris tanker.
  • Great Eastern inks Hanjin MR tanker
    Indian shipowner extends newbuilding relationship with South Korean shipbuilder.
  • Shippers adapting to new US box rule, MOL says
    Nearly all customers of Japanese container line's US operation are giving advance notice of cargo.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2003
  • Marad begins E-Seal testing
  • Safmarine extends Samba service to West Africa
  • Marad to hold maritime security standards meeting
  • Canadian freight conferences to raise Eastbound rates
  • A.P. Moller to report shipping profits before special items for 2002
  • Frontline falls into the red with $7 million 2002 loss
  • Maersk Sealand adds Indian port to U.S. West Coast link
  • Polar Air ends agency relationship in Europe
  • Schneider names Sanders area VP of sales
  • P.A.M. Transportation expands fleet
  • FMCSA extends time to address intermodal equipment maintenance
  • WTO sees support for potential trade facilitation negotiation
  • Port of Mobile, ICS Logistics strike deal on cold storage facility
  • PSA port group to pay compensation to laid-off workers
  • Algeciras topped 2.2-million teu traffic in 2002

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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