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February 26, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Commercial ships likely to become terrorist targets
    COMMERCIAL shipping will likely come under attack by al Qaeda terrorists should war be unleashed on Iraq, UK-based security and defence experts have warned.
  • HK remains world's busiest port
    HONG Kong's port handled 6.6 per cent more containers in 2002 from the year before, making it the world's busiest port for the ninth time in 10 years.
  • HK terminal operators form venture
    THREE of the four operators of Hong Kong's main container terminals have formed an e-commerce joint venture, called OnePort, to enable online completion and submission of official government documentation.
  • Persian Gulf oil tanker rates fall as ship supply rises
    OIL supertanker rates fell as a lull in chartering activity raises the number of ships competing for cargo, allowing importers to trim transport costs.
Air and Land Transport
  • Contingency plans in place for most airlines in Gulf
    AIRLINES in the Gulf have drawn up contingency plans to cope with a feared US-led war on Iraq, but remain confident that schedules will continue largely unaffected once secure air corridors are established.
  • BA slashes services to Gulf
  • Air freight rates may rise if war breaks out
  • EU wants power over air pacts, airline mergers
  • Australian Air to fly to Sydney, Melbourne, Bali
  • Big split between United, pilots
Strait Talk
  • When the lookout isn't on the lookout
    LAST week came news that salvage work on the wreck of the ro-ro ship Tricolor, which has been a hazard to shipping in the busy shipping lanes just to the east of the Dover Strait between England and France, should be underway soon and that the vessel should be removed by mid-summer.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Commercial ships likely to become terrorist targets
    COMMERCIAL shipping will likely come under attack by al Qaeda terrorists should war be unleashed on Iraq, UK-based security and defence experts have warned.
  • HK remains world's busiest port
    HONG Kong's port handled 6.6 per cent more containers in 2002 from the year before, making it the world's busiest port for the ninth time in 10 years.
  • HK terminal operators form venture
    THREE of the four operators of Hong Kong's main container terminals have formed an e-commerce joint venture, called OnePort, to enable online completion and submission of official government documentation.
  • Persian Gulf oil tanker rates fall as ship supply rises
    OIL supertanker rates fell as a lull in chartering activity raises the number of ships competing for cargo, allowing importers to trim transport costs.
Air and Land Transport
  • Contingency plans in place for most airlines in Gulf
    AIRLINES in the Gulf have drawn up contingency plans to cope with a feared US-led war on Iraq, but remain confident that schedules will continue largely unaffected once secure air corridors are established.
  • BA slashes services to Gulf
  • Air freight rates may rise if war breaks out
  • EU wants power over air pacts, airline mergers
  • Australian Air to fly to Sydney, Melbourne, Bali
  • Big split between United, pilots
Strait Talk
  • When the lookout isn't on the lookout
    LAST week came news that salvage work on the wreck of the ro-ro ship Tricolor, which has been a hazard to shipping in the busy shipping lanes just to the east of the Dover Strait between England and France, should be underway soon and that the vessel should be removed by mid-summer.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Commercial ships likely to become terrorist targets
    COMMERCIAL shipping will likely come under attack by al Qaeda terrorists should war be unleashed on Iraq, UK-based security and defence experts have warned.
  • HK remains world's busiest port
    HONG Kong's port handled 6.6 per cent more containers in 2002 from the year before, making it the world's busiest port for the ninth time in 10 years.
  • HK terminal operators form venture
    THREE of the four operators of Hong Kong's main container terminals have formed an e-commerce joint venture, called OnePort, to enable online completion and submission of official government documentation.
  • Persian Gulf oil tanker rates fall as ship supply rises
    OIL supertanker rates fell as a lull in chartering activity raises the number of ships competing for cargo, allowing importers to trim transport costs.
Air and Land Transport
  • Contingency plans in place for most airlines in Gulf
    AIRLINES in the Gulf have drawn up contingency plans to cope with a feared US-led war on Iraq, but remain confident that schedules will continue largely unaffected once secure air corridors are established.
  • BA slashes services to Gulf
  • Air freight rates may rise if war breaks out
  • EU wants power over air pacts, airline mergers
  • Australian Air to fly to Sydney, Melbourne, Bali
  • Big split between United, pilots
Strait Talk
  • When the lookout isn't on the lookout
    LAST week came news that salvage work on the wreck of the ro-ro ship Tricolor, which has been a hazard to shipping in the busy shipping lanes just to the east of the Dover Strait between England and France, should be underway soon and that the vessel should be removed by mid-summer.

Sched Netweb site
  • FEWA carriers to increase rates by US$200 in April, September
  • Vancouver discloses terminal expansion plans
  • Wide Tech voted best feeder operator in 2002 by Maersk
  • Port of Oakland hits high note at end of year
  • AP Moller makes upward revision for 2002 results
  • GTS to market software to transportation companies
  • Maersk Sealand upgrades US/India, W Africa Service
  • All Nippon revises FY2002 earnings forecast down
  • BA World Cargo revenues rise 7pc in third quarter 2002
  • Efficient Drangonair awarded cargo prize by Schiphol airport

Cargowebweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
  • Hong Kong world's busiest in 2002
    Hong Kong was the world's busiest container port last year, handling a record 19 million twenty-foot equivalent units, a 6.6 per cent increase over 2001.
  • 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.
  • Geodis largest warehouse at IBM Campus Dublin
    An Tanaiste, Mary Harney, T.D. and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of Ireland, officially opened the Geodis Logistics Warehouse at the IBM Technology Campus in Mulhuddart.
  • FPS wins another NVOCC license in China
    Famous Pacific Shipping continues unabated was granted a NVOCC license for its facility in China's northern port of Yantai.
  • Qantas subsidiary Australian Airlines is expanding
    Australian Airlines is acquiring two new Boeing 767 300s, enabling services to Bali, China and between Cairns and Sydney. Chief executive Dennis Adams says the company is also considering new services to Malaysia.
  • Nike testing container of shoes for swimming
    Thousands of pairs of Nike basketball shoes are washing up on beaches from Washington State to Alaska after spilling from a container ship in Northern California. There's just one hitch to finding a free pair. "Nike forgot to tie the laces, so you have to find mates".
  • Pilots cite unease with United plan
    The Air Line Pilots Association sent a letter to United chief executive Glenn F. Tilton stating the union's "deep concern" that "management has announced that ALPA and the company are in 'general agreement' over the elements of a restructuring program."
  • Brazil airlines Varig, TAM to cut domestic routes
    Brazil's top two airlines, Varig and TAM, announced a code-sharing deal on to cut costs by reducing flights on domestic routes by 30 percent from March 10. Under the deal, which comes two weeks after the two announced they were studying a merger, the airlines would share 113 daily flights.
  • 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
  • Need for shipbuilders to forge 'technology bond' stressed
  • Andhra Pradesh keen to develop inland waterways
  • GE Shipping expands tanker fleet
  • S. Korea signs MoU to set up ship repair facility at Kochi
  • Jute goods export to double
  • India imposes curbs on import of drugs from Nepal
  • Top auto players seeking to make India components sourcing hub
  • SEZ at Vizag surpasses export target
  • African, Caribbean nations may seek extension of textile quota regime
  • Chennai Port's bid to lure mega boxships, MLOs - Reduced vessel-related charges await TAMP's approval
  • Jaswant Singh may hike service tax rates
  • Exim Bank chief asks exporters to utilise line of credit facilities
  • Minister: No curbs on export of wheat products
  • FM may cut customs, excise duties on car CKDs
  • More powers for DGFT to monitor imports mooted
  • Govt to prepay $ 3 bn WB, ADB debts
  • President Kalam's 3-point advice to knitwear trade
  • Forex reserves total $ 75.283 bn
  • Railway Budget at noon today
  • 6 core sector industries record 4.1 pc growth in January
  • Jap technology for Airbus' A380
  • Shourie opens CII's Malaysia office

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
  • Smit Salvage reports oil recovery from the Tricolor complete
  • Weather hampers Med refiners
  • Russian ports continue to suffer effects of ice
  • The Baltic in Brief
  • Platts and crude conspire to jolt Fujairah market upwards
  • Fuel oil supply runs dry in Montevideo ahead of holiday
  • Demand not so great in the Great Belt
  • No respite for Hong Kong as prices stay high
  • IEA emergency oil reserves ready if war causes supply crisis
  • Crude continues higher as UN starts final discussions on Iraq
  • Rotterdam continues to firm

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
  • DNV threw out 77 vessels
  • Swedish-flagged fleet reaches record size
  • Navy port call means big business

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
  • Star inks cruise ship completion deal
    A Star Cruises subsidiary has now signed a contract for Lloydwerft to complete the first "Project America" vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Janholt wins power struggle at Lauritzen
    A POWER struggle within J. Lauritzen, one of Denmark's leading shipping groups, has led to the ousting of Leif Juul Jørgensen as chairman of the company's supervisory board.
  • Multraship averts disaster on Scheldt
    Following the grounding, salvage tugs from Multraship and URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting, on constant standby in the Scheldt, proceeded immediately to the location, which was in the vicinity of buoy 49. In the meantime, Multraship dispatched a salvage team using Multraship's rescue and communication vessel Patrol.
  • Inchcape Shipping unveils growth plans
    INCHCAPE Shipping Services yesterday unveiled ambitious expansion plans for its core business that could involve some sizeable investments, writes Janet Porter.
  • Bulker anchored in stand-off with AWB
    FEAR of sailing to Iraq appears to be at the root of a stand-off between the master of Piraeus-based Starlady Marine's panamax bulker, the Andromeda, and the Australian government-owned grain export company, AWB, write Rob McKay and Nigel Lowry.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
  • Galician yards unveil new tug design
  • Canada lodges Virgo appeal
  • MarAd security conference March 20
  • Attica profits decline
  • Accident at ECT
  • AP Møller turns loss to profit
  • US Customs sponsors conference call
  • Work begins to salvage ferry
  • Fatal fire halts Alang scrapping
  • Regulatory chief faces removal
  • Trial starts for seafarer ID scheme
  • Chennai bids for mainline vessels
  • SA looks to foreign port ops
  • Hong Kong breaks 'world record'
  • La Guaira dredging on cards at last
  • Korean tonnage declines
  • Korea woos foreign investors
  • Star Cruises profits soar

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
  • Canada unveils transport plan
    The 10-year blueprint proposes sweeping regulatory changes that will boost spending on border infrastructure and empower Ottawa to review Canada-U.S. railway mergers.
  • Savannah trucker protest ends
    Gate operations were returning to normal at the port, but problems are far from resolved.
  • EU in new bid to control US air deals
    The European Union on Wednesday will launch a new bid to wrest control of aviation negotiations with the United States from member countries in a move that promises to radically shake up international aviation.
  • Korean Air profits on cargo surge
  • Georgia Ports posts record box growth
  • FMC rules against Port Canaveral
  • FedEx ordered to pay $2.3M in sex-harassment case
  • Partners spurn Lufthansa portal
  • Swiss cuts jets, jobs
  • Bangladesh to privatize inland cargo hubs
  • Box-tracking project adds OneSea, GT Nexus
  • CSI running in Bremerhaven, Hamburg
  • FAA approves UPS safety system

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
  • Korean shippers attack 24-hour rule documentation fees
    Korean shippers and forwarders today met with ocean carriers to demand a reduction in new documentation fees on cargo covered by US Customs' 24-hour advance manifest rule.
  • Evergreen, LT to launch Europe/Med service
  • HK warning: border links and terminals risk overload
  • China Merchants creates W.Shenzhen logistics venture
  • Melbourne port rail link opened
  • COSCO, AP Moller linked to Yangshan project
  • PSA Peugeot-Citroen grows Brazil logistics activities
  • PSA cuts: unions accept terms, key terminal staff spared
  • Maersk Sealand adds NZ export capacity
  • New intermodal service for Port of Felixstowe

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
  • Inchcape on hunt for acquisitions
    Agency launches ambitious plan to double in size by 2005, after picking up new European investor.
  • Newbuilds lift GulfMark results
    GulfMark defies weak North Sea market to log increased profits for 2002.
  • OSG records $17m loss
    US tanker owner deep in the red for 2002 after $30m accounting charge.
  • Dollar takes a bite out of Norden
    Exchange rate wipes 40% off Danish owner's pre-tax profit.
  • Actinor clouds darken
    Board resists demand to cede control of Kristian Eidesvik company to creditors.
  • LPG carrier netted in monthly trawl
    Paris MOU inspectors detain 111 ships during January.
  • Eidsiva in the red
    Revamped car carrier owner makes provision for S&P broking dispute.
  • Smit completes Tricolor oil removal
    All fuel from sunken car carrier that could be safely reached is being taken to Rotterdam for disposal.
  • Queen of the rustbuckets
    Leaking, corroded Cambodian bulker Laila Queen is latest Paris MOU ship of shame.
  • Wilhelmsen lifts Awilco stake
    Further acceptances mean bid reaches votes target but still some way to go on equity stake.
  • Greek captain takes stand on Iraq-bound cargo
    Australian Wheat Board cargo marooned on panamax bulker anchored offshore.
  • Grupo TMM reveals its hand
    Mexican owner offers shares at $9 each to persuade bondholders to extend debt payment deadlines.
  • Hong Kong sets new box record
    Asian port reinforces position as biggest container hub in the world.
  • Japan yards see strong start to 2003
    Newbuilding orders booked in January reached their third highest level in the current financial year.
  • Angelicoussis bulker hauled in by Canadians
    Port state control checks reveal defective lifesaving equipment aboard Anangel Express.
  • Taiwan Navigation continues on up
    Stocklisted bulker player logs record earnings per share with more to come in 2003.
  • Noble looks to raise fresh capital
    Richard Elman's shipping to commodities group plans share placement to raise over $20m.
  • Korea casualties see modest increase
    Marine accidents increased by 2% last year, but machinery damage cases were up over 40%.
  • Jaya Holdings posts bullish interims
    Singapore shipbuilder and owner saw half-year profits jump 40% on sales and chartering.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
  • Swedish Club says shipowners share in container risks
  • Marad extends voluntary intermodal sealift agreement
  • Cosco, Yang Ming add Asia/Pacific Northwest service
  • Zim, Lloyd Triestino to add Asia/Panama/U.S. East Coast service
  • Zim orders another three 5,000-teu ships for ZCS link
  • CP Ships carriers end direct U.S. calls on South America link
  • Polar Air ends agency relationship in Europe
  • Velocity Express adds terminals
  • Terion receives orders for 5,000 trailer-tracking units
  • China grants NVO license to Famous Pacific Shipping in Yantai
  • U.S. Customs makes changes to RLF prototype two
  • U.S. Customs allows split shipments under certain conditions
  • NVOCCs ask U.S. Customs to clarify 24-hour rule
  • Geologistics names Haverkamp director of Eastern Europe
  • HUB to partner with Velant on automated route planning
  • USTR checks eligibility of countries in Andean Trade Pact
  • Hong Kong terminal operators to share electronic system
  • GTN portal joins security initiative SST
  • Hong Kong still world's busiest container port

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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