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BRIEFS
June 26, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Keppel Philippines to focus more on shipbuilding
    KEPPEL Philippines Marine is aiming to land more shipbuilding contracts this year to compensate for the slowdown in the local ship repair market.
  • Klang all set for container pre-screening
    MALAYSIA's busiest container port, Klang, is geared up to implement the US Container Security Initiative and reportedly expects US Customs officers to arrive before year's end.
  • Jurong Shipyard scores a first in marine engineering
    SEMBCORP Marine's Jurong Shipyard successfully tried something new in marine engineering last week - skidding the complete 14,000 tonne top half of a massive deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig over its bottom half.
  • Chinese freighter sinks off Wenzhou
    A Chinese freighter loaded with steel plowed into an underwater object and sank off the eastern port of Wenzhou, leaving 11 crew members missing, a rescue official said on Tuesday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ says Qantas alliance will benefit economy
    QANTAS Airways Ltd's plan to buy 22.5 per cent of Air New Zealand Ltd and for the two carriers to share services would boost the New Zealand economy by as much as NZ$256 million within three years, the airlines said.
  • China Eastern's passenger numbers picking up fast
  • ANA boosting China flights
  • Thai tourism to revive within 6 months: report
  • KLM may cut 1,500 more jobs
  • Knife scare on Qantas flight
Newbuilds
  • Strong euro a hurdle for Royal Caribbean's cruise ship deal
    AT first sight it has been a fairly humdrum fortnight in the newbuilding scene, though Wah Kwong's VLCC order shows there is considerable confidence on the part of some owners and charterers in the large tanker market.
Bulletin Board
  • Bulletin Board
    A recent ceremony to commemorate an affiliation agreement between two professional maritime design and engineering societies saw Singapore's Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers host London's Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology director-general Keith Reed .

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Keppel Philippines to focus more on shipbuilding
    KEPPEL Philippines Marine is aiming to land more shipbuilding contracts this year to compensate for the slowdown in the local ship repair market.
  • Klang all set for container pre-screening
    MALAYSIA's busiest container port, Klang, is geared up to implement the US Container Security Initiative and reportedly expects US Customs officers to arrive before year's end.
  • Jurong Shipyard scores a first in marine engineering
    SEMBCORP Marine's Jurong Shipyard successfully tried something new in marine engineering last week - skidding the complete 14,000 tonne top half of a massive deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig over its bottom half.
  • Chinese freighter sinks off Wenzhou
    A Chinese freighter loaded with steel plowed into an underwater object and sank off the eastern port of Wenzhou, leaving 11 crew members missing, a rescue official said on Tuesday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ says Qantas alliance will benefit economy
    QANTAS Airways Ltd's plan to buy 22.5 per cent of Air New Zealand Ltd and for the two carriers to share services would boost the New Zealand economy by as much as NZ$256 million within three years, the airlines said.
  • China Eastern's passenger numbers picking up fast
  • ANA boosting China flights
  • Thai tourism to revive within 6 months: report
  • KLM may cut 1,500 more jobs
  • Knife scare on Qantas flight
Newbuilds
  • Strong euro a hurdle for Royal Caribbean's cruise ship deal
    AT first sight it has been a fairly humdrum fortnight in the newbuilding scene, though Wah Kwong's VLCC order shows there is considerable confidence on the part of some owners and charterers in the large tanker market.
Bulletin Board
  • Bulletin Board
    A recent ceremony to commemorate an affiliation agreement between two professional maritime design and engineering societies saw Singapore's Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers host London's Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology director-general Keith Reed .

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Keppel Philippines to focus more on shipbuilding
    KEPPEL Philippines Marine is aiming to land more shipbuilding contracts this year to compensate for the slowdown in the local ship repair market.
  • Klang all set for container pre-screening
    MALAYSIA's busiest container port, Klang, is geared up to implement the US Container Security Initiative and reportedly expects US Customs officers to arrive before year's end.
  • Jurong Shipyard scores a first in marine engineering
    SEMBCORP Marine's Jurong Shipyard successfully tried something new in marine engineering last week - skidding the complete 14,000 tonne top half of a massive deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig over its bottom half.
  • Chinese freighter sinks off Wenzhou
    A Chinese freighter loaded with steel plowed into an underwater object and sank off the eastern port of Wenzhou, leaving 11 crew members missing, a rescue official said on Tuesday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ says Qantas alliance will benefit economy
    QANTAS Airways Ltd's plan to buy 22.5 per cent of Air New Zealand Ltd and for the two carriers to share services would boost the New Zealand economy by as much as NZ$256 million within three years, the airlines said.
  • China Eastern's passenger numbers picking up fast
  • ANA boosting China flights
  • Thai tourism to revive within 6 months: report
  • KLM may cut 1,500 more jobs
  • Knife scare on Qantas flight
Newbuilds
  • Strong euro a hurdle for Royal Caribbean's cruise ship deal
    AT first sight it has been a fairly humdrum fortnight in the newbuilding scene, though Wah Kwong's VLCC order shows there is considerable confidence on the part of some owners and charterers in the large tanker market.
Bulletin Board
  • Bulletin Board
    A recent ceremony to commemorate an affiliation agreement between two professional maritime design and engineering societies saw Singapore's Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers host London's Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology director-general Keith Reed .

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Keppel Philippines to focus more on shipbuilding
    KEPPEL Philippines Marine is aiming to land more shipbuilding contracts this year to compensate for the slowdown in the local ship repair market.
  • Klang all set for container pre-screening
    MALAYSIA's busiest container port, Klang, is geared up to implement the US Container Security Initiative and reportedly expects US Customs officers to arrive before year's end.
  • Jurong Shipyard scores a first in marine engineering
    SEMBCORP Marine's Jurong Shipyard successfully tried something new in marine engineering last week - skidding the complete 14,000 tonne top half of a massive deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig over its bottom half.
  • Chinese freighter sinks off Wenzhou
    A Chinese freighter loaded with steel plowed into an underwater object and sank off the eastern port of Wenzhou, leaving 11 crew members missing, a rescue official said on Tuesday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ says Qantas alliance will benefit economy
    QANTAS Airways Ltd's plan to buy 22.5 per cent of Air New Zealand Ltd and for the two carriers to share services would boost the New Zealand economy by as much as NZ$256 million within three years, the airlines said.
  • China Eastern's passenger numbers picking up fast
  • ANA boosting China flights
  • Thai tourism to revive within 6 months: report
  • KLM may cut 1,500 more jobs
  • Knife scare on Qantas flight
Newbuilds
  • Strong euro a hurdle for Royal Caribbean's cruise ship deal
    AT first sight it has been a fairly humdrum fortnight in the newbuilding scene, though Wah Kwong's VLCC order shows there is considerable confidence on the part of some owners and charterers in the large tanker market.
Bulletin Board
  • Bulletin Board
    A recent ceremony to commemorate an affiliation agreement between two professional maritime design and engineering societies saw Singapore's Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers host London's Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology director-general Keith Reed .

Sched Netweb site
  • HK commissions marine traffic survey
  • UPS, eBay expand online shipping options
  • Deutsche Post takes control of Securicor distribution business
  • HKSTLA move `BrightenHK' function a week forward
  • Peacekeepers join search for lost sailors
  • CMA CGM launches Sunda Express service
  • Port of Tacoma doubles growth rate of US west coast ports
  • "Big Whites" heading for Safmarine
  • CN taps Joel to help grow logistics services
  • Hapag-Lloyd gets ISO certifications
  • Cargo 2000 opens membership to GHAs
  • Danish airline opts for Kuehne & Nagel
  • NWA Cargo appoints two GSAs for Canada

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Oyster hits a sixer!
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine set to commence direct service to Europe
  • Freight rates on certain routes to head northward
  • Sugar exports double to 1.36 m tonnes during Oct-May 2002-03
  • The dragon means business now - CII, CCPIT sign MoU H Ficci-CCPIT website launched
  • Iron ore exports to China record 105 pc rise in 2002-03
  • Bangladesh buys 12,000 tonnes of wheat
  • TAMP clears ChPT's package of special concessions in charges to lure main line vessels
  • TPT Chairman takes up Customs notification on ICD shipment curbs with Union govt
  • Crisil advisory body moots ROCE method for adoption in case of private port terminals too
  • NMDC comes forward to develop Dhamra port project
  • Ficci survey sees corporates invoicing receivables in euro
  • Maharashtra CM off to fetch US business
  • More specialised courses from IBA
  • AP Cabinet nod for setting up gas development body

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 25, 2003
  • Oil prices surge after surprise US stock draw
    In the perpetual irony that forms the basics of the oil market, strong oil prices are deterring stock building, which in turn is pushing prices higher. Oil prices rose sharply today after the latest statistics showed unexpected draws in US stocks of crude and oil products against expectations for moderate builds.
  • UAE: New procedures for vessels calling at Kalba
    Vessels calling at the Kalba Anchorage are now required to report all movements and call purposes. A port circular states that bunkering is allowed, but STS cargo operations are not.
  • UAE: Kalba incident causes ripples in local bunkering community
    Local suppliers are upset after an agency suggested authorities may prevent bunkering operations at the Kalba Anchorage in the UAE in the wake of a fatal explosion after an STS operation there last week.
  • Cracked returns to a grateful Piraeus
  • Rotterdam little changed early p.m.
  • Good avails kick-start Korean bunkers

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 25, 2003
  • Swiss to undergo radical surgery
  • United appoints Airport Ops Manager, Europe and South America
  • TT-Line happy with first 5 months of 2003
  • DHL sets up first air express link with China
  • New Distribution Centre at CPR's Vancouver Intermodal Facility

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 25, 2003
  • Novoship aframax adrift off North Cape
  • South Korea playing possum
  • Simek cuts jobs

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 25, 2003
  • Oregon, Washington give Ok for Corps to move on Columbia channel
  • Marinette teams with Kvichak to construct test boat for Coast guard
  • International Maritime Organization eyes cutting ties with Greenpeace
  • Port of Tacoma breaking records for container moves through May
  • Eighth crewmember dies following S.S. NORWAY accident

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Row over explosives seizure gathers pace
    THE diplomatic spat surrounding the seizure of the Baltic Sky shows no sign of abating, with the Greek Merchant Marine Minister Giorgos Anomeritis reiterating criticism of the ship and its cargo and Sudan and Tunisia criticising Greece, AP reports.
  • Global intelligence services tracked Baltic Sky's owners
    INTELLIGENCE services in four countries have been aware for several years of the activities of the Irish shipowners behind explosives ship Baltic Sky, now being held in Greece, high level sources confirmed yesterday.
  • Brussels green light for LNG carrier subsidies
    THE European Commission has included liquefied natural gas carriers within the scope of vessel types eligible for "temporary and limited" shipbuilding subsidies.
  • Round Table urges EU to deliver on places of refuge
    THE European Union and its member states have been urged by international maritime associations to deliver on the vexed issue of places of refuge.
  • Coeclerici unveils Ceres charter-back deal
    ITALY'S Coeclerici Shipping and Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises of Greece are reshuffling their co-owned dry bulk operation Coeclerici Ceres Bulk Carriers, writes Justin Stares.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 25, 2003
  • Teco withdraws sale plans
  • New life for old port legislation
  • Battle lines drawn up for Luanda
  • UAE tightens lightering rules
  • Panama judge cleared of enrichment
  • Mid East Gulf services falter
  • Umm Qasr fire under control
  • CF Sharp president Rocha dies
  • EC extends subsidies to LNG ships
  • Stolt executive charged
  • K Line in driving seat on feeders
  • Australian anger over fuel rebate
  • Salalah awaits nod for expansion
  • Frank Lu steps up at Yang Ming
  • Green Glory crew rescued
  • Agents bid to shift Norway claims
  • Korean yards keep eye on China
  • WG&A to purchase ro-ro ships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 25, 2003
  • U.S., EU slate aviation talks
    The Bush Administration said that the U.S. and the European Union will begin negotiations in early autumn on a bilateral air agreement.
  • Committee to consider Marad bill
    Senate Commerce Committee to vote on authorization, changes in Title XI shipbuilding loan guarantees program.
  • Consumer fears stalk peak season
    Economic indicators bode ill for the back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons that drive cargo volumes in the eastbound Pacific trades.
  • Senate wants belly cargo screened
  • Malaysia spurred by air transshipments
  • USSEC holds on bunker charge
  • CNF warns of lower earnings
  • Horizon Lines names COO
  • Korean Air signs for two more 747 freighters
  • Former Hyundai chairman indicted in summit payoffs
  • Panama Canal chief briefs shippers
  • Air-cargo portal claims growth

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 25, 2003
  • Chennai offers concessionary rates to attract traffic
    In a strategic move to help Chennai become India's east coast hub, India's Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) has approved a special scheme of charges for mainline vessels. calling at the port.
  • Container vessel fined $100,000 for Canadian oil spill
  • India withdraws container export directive
  • Antwerp adding new container facility
  • Washington ports win security funding
  • Inttra portal expands
  • Rates increasing for vessels over 2000TEU
  • Vallarpadam hub may be moved to nearby Puthuvypin
  • Malaysian manufacturers seek breakdown of terminal charges
  • Line switch boosts Valparaiso container volumes
  • Labour unrest threatens Indian terminal opening
  • Maersk newbuilding calls at San Antonio
  • Famous Pacific New Zealand groupage

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 25, 2003
  • Coeclerici bows out of shipowning
    Company in deal to sell bulker stakes to Peter Livanos.
  • Oldendorff ship fined over spill
    Canadian pollution penalties creeping up.
  • Carnival cracks
    Group blames war for poor state of first post-merger results.
  • SCI begins on a high
    India's perpetual privatisation candidate starts year off strongly.
  • Rasmussen's Torm claim kicked out
    Sanyo Hellas holds on to disputed 16% stake in Danish tanker owner - but now wants to sell again.
  • Novoship tanker causes scare off Norway
    Aframax temporarily adrift in environmentally sensitive Arctic waters.
  • EU extends subsidy aid to LNG ships
    As French shipyard waits for official nod on Gaz de France newbuilding.
  • Torm confirms Dalian tankers
    Danish owner signs for two aframax newbuildings in China.
  • DFDS merges operations
    Danish owner melds ro-ro and passengership businesses.
  • Harlingen yard goes bankrupt
    Lack of business forces shiprepairer Scheepswerf Harlingen under.
  • Statoil tenders for mini LNG carrier
    Norwegian giant asks 12 owners for newbuilding offers.
  • Euro Bulk wound up
    Shareholder Tordenskjold says Norwegian bulker owner reaches end of line after liquidity problems.
  • Crew missing after cargoship sinks
    Freighter loaded with steel hits underwater object off Wenzhou in Zhejiang province.
  • Stolt executive charged in US
    Tanker trading manager Richard Wingfield arrested.
  • Nordic American wins tax battle
    Teekay managed tanker owner cleared of liability for five years tax.
  • Green Glory crew rescued
    Combined effort by US and UK navies sees 27 seafarers plucked from foundering vessel.
  • Fred Olsen orders monster ferry
    Spanish ferry operator has gone to Australia's Austal Ships for a huge trimaran vessel.
  • NOL sees rates go from strength to strength
    Freight levels achieved by Singapore flagship carrier during May were up 30% on the previous year.
  • Odysseus bound for Iraq
    Royal Olympia Cruises' ship heads for Umm Qasr to provide floating accommodation.
  • Company doctor joins Oglebay Norton
    Turnaround specialist appointed to board of troubled US-based minerals and shipping group.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 25, 2003
  • Canada fines containership for dockside discharge
  • State Department committee to address marine pollution
  • TORM orders two Aframax product tankers
  • Europe/West Africa carriers to raise rates
  • Lu returns to Yang Ming as chairman
  • U.S. Justice Department charges Stolt-Nielsen executive
  • APL's freight rates soar 30%
  • FMC probes U.S./India "Indamex" agreement
  • Port operator Eurogate starts German feeder
  • Ridge cites need for 'restructive' government
  • IMO sets draft models of maritime security courses
  • Hapag-Lloyd, Lloyd Triestino in joint intra-European service
  • P&O Nedlloyd: Tight market drives higher Asia/Europe rates
  • Maersk selects Kuehne & Nagel to handle aircraft parts
  • USDA pulls Portland airport's livestock inspection, export status
  • Cargo 2000 opens quality measurement system to ground handlers
  • UPS pays $250,000 for alleged Plant Protection Act violations
  • Canadian National reorganizes regions, promotes executives
  • House bill would boost railroad loans program
  • Great Lakes carriers still hurting in early 2003
  • FMC reviews five OTI license applications
  • KMZ Rosenman offers NAFTA seminar
  • FKI Logistex names Hubacek VP sales and marketing
  • TSC Container picks Management Dynamics solution
  • Panalpina opens fashion logistics center at Newark airport
  • USDA implements changes to fruit and vegetable import rules
  • USDA to step up record keeping enforcement
  • CNF warns weak economy hurting ear
  • Evans: U.S./Canada governments "fine tune" trade deals
  • APHIS proposes standards to re-establish disease-free status
  • U.S. tries to ease Canada softwood lumber trade dispute
  • Environmental study for China Shipping's Los Angeles terminal
  • Two Italian seaports now operate on CSI
  • Washington State approves Columbia River deepening
  • House bill would reform Army Corps of Engineers
  • Houston's Bayport project faces lawsuit
  • Harbor tax bills introduced in House, Senate

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
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.
TRADE
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
MARITIME SERVICES
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
TRADE
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.
PORTS
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
SHIPPING
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
SHIPYARDS
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
LOGISTICS
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
MARITIME SERVICES
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
SAFETY & SECURITY
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
SHIPYARDS
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
PORTS
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
PORTS
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
COMPANIES
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
PORTS
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
PORTS
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%)
INDUSTRY
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%)
PORTS
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
SHIPPING
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
CRUISES
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ACCIDENTS
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
PORTS
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
CRUISES
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
PORTS
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
COMPANIES
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
CRUISES
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
SHIPPING
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
INDUSTRY
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
MEETINGS
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
SHIPYARDS
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
MEETINGS
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
ASSOCIATIONS
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
MEETINGS
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
SHIPPING
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
SHIPPING
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
LOGISTICS
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
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
PORTS
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
SHIPPING
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
SHIPYARDS
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
ASSOCIATIONS
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
NEWS
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
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
CRUISES
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
SHIPPING
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
CUSTOMS
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
MEETINGS
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
SHIPPING
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
INSTITUTIONS
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
RIVER TRANSPORT
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.
PORTS
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
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
CRUISES
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
SHIPPING
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
ASSOCIATIONS
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
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%
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
MEETINGS
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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
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
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
COMPANIES
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
PORTS
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
PORTS
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
INFRASTRUCTURE
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
SHIPYARDS
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
SHIPPING
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
TRUCKING
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
PORTS
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.
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
COMPANIES
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
PORTS
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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