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July 31, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S Korea's Busan port loses 2 key customers
    CONGESTION and infrastructure deficiencies have lost South Korea's Busan port two key transhipment customers in moves that will cost 40 billion won in revenues this year alone.
  • Incheon sees more services to China
    THE launch of container shipping service to China by the South Korean port of Incheon will help facilitate trade between the two countries, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries said.
  • Shippers face rising charges at Kandla port
    EXPORTERS and shippers face mounting charges for up to another five days after India's busiest west-coast port, Kandla, reopened after heavy monsoon rains disrupted cargo handling for five days.
  • Globalisation will 'give further impetus to container traffic'
    THE future for the shipping industry is relatively uncertain at the moment, but progressive globalisation would provide further impulses to container traffic, according to the head of container giant Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Panama Canal improves safety record
    THE Panama Canal Authority has achieved record safety improvements despite an increase in tonnage and speedier transit times through the waterway.
  • US military chartering vessel to ship ammunition
    THE US military has placed an order for a merchant ship to carry ammunition and material from Spain to West Africa, tender documents show, but US officials denied the shipment was meant for any operation in Liberia.
Air and Land Transport
  • Security the top concern as airlines seek Iraq flights
    THIRTY airlines have expressed interest in flying into Iraq but security concerns around the country's airports make a smooth landing unlikely anytime soon, a coalition official said on Tuesday.
  • BA, unions hopeful of resolving crisis issues
  • Ryanair may halt Strasbourg flights pending court appeal
  • US, UK firms vie for China Airlines engine contract
  • MAS to resume China flights
  • China Eastern's July revenue doubles
Features
  • Hapag-Lloyd's cutting edge
    HAPAG-LLOYD'S businesses today cover every possible aspect of transportation, counting Asia, America and Europe as its important markets.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S Korea's Busan port loses 2 key customers
    CONGESTION and infrastructure deficiencies have lost South Korea's Busan port two key transhipment customers in moves that will cost 40 billion won in revenues this year alone.
  • Incheon sees more services to China
    THE launch of container shipping service to China by the South Korean port of Incheon will help facilitate trade between the two countries, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries said.
  • Shippers face rising charges at Kandla port
    EXPORTERS and shippers face mounting charges for up to another five days after India's busiest west-coast port, Kandla, reopened after heavy monsoon rains disrupted cargo handling for five days.
  • Globalisation will 'give further impetus to container traffic'
    THE future for the shipping industry is relatively uncertain at the moment, but progressive globalisation would provide further impulses to container traffic, according to the head of container giant Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Panama Canal improves safety record
    THE Panama Canal Authority has achieved record safety improvements despite an increase in tonnage and speedier transit times through the waterway.
  • US military chartering vessel to ship ammunition
    THE US military has placed an order for a merchant ship to carry ammunition and material from Spain to West Africa, tender documents show, but US officials denied the shipment was meant for any operation in Liberia.
Air and Land Transport
  • Security the top concern as airlines seek Iraq flights
    THIRTY airlines have expressed interest in flying into Iraq but security concerns around the country's airports make a smooth landing unlikely anytime soon, a coalition official said on Tuesday.
  • BA, unions hopeful of resolving crisis issues
  • Ryanair may halt Strasbourg flights pending court appeal
  • US, UK firms vie for China Airlines engine contract
  • MAS to resume China flights
  • China Eastern's July revenue doubles
Features
  • Hapag-Lloyd's cutting edge
    HAPAG-LLOYD'S businesses today cover every possible aspect of transportation, counting Asia, America and Europe as its important markets.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S Korea's Busan port loses 2 key customers
    CONGESTION and infrastructure deficiencies have lost South Korea's Busan port two key transhipment customers in moves that will cost 40 billion won in revenues this year alone.
  • Incheon sees more services to China
    THE launch of container shipping service to China by the South Korean port of Incheon will help facilitate trade between the two countries, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries said.
  • Shippers face rising charges at Kandla port
    EXPORTERS and shippers face mounting charges for up to another five days after India's busiest west-coast port, Kandla, reopened after heavy monsoon rains disrupted cargo handling for five days.
  • Globalisation will 'give further impetus to container traffic'
    THE future for the shipping industry is relatively uncertain at the moment, but progressive globalisation would provide further impulses to container traffic, according to the head of container giant Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Panama Canal improves safety record
    THE Panama Canal Authority has achieved record safety improvements despite an increase in tonnage and speedier transit times through the waterway.
  • US military chartering vessel to ship ammunition
    THE US military has placed an order for a merchant ship to carry ammunition and material from Spain to West Africa, tender documents show, but US officials denied the shipment was meant for any operation in Liberia.
Air and Land Transport
  • Security the top concern as airlines seek Iraq flights
    THIRTY airlines have expressed interest in flying into Iraq but security concerns around the country's airports make a smooth landing unlikely anytime soon, a coalition official said on Tuesday.
  • BA, unions hopeful of resolving crisis issues
  • Ryanair may halt Strasbourg flights pending court appeal
  • US, UK firms vie for China Airlines engine contract
  • MAS to resume China flights
  • China Eastern's July revenue doubles
Features
  • Hapag-Lloyd's cutting edge
    HAPAG-LLOYD'S businesses today cover every possible aspect of transportation, counting Asia, America and Europe as its important markets.

Sched Netweb site
  • Finer points of CEPA being worked out: official
  • China joins CSI
  • Peak season surcharge to be levied
  • Menlo silent on Bourns deal
  • Browning honoured by French
  • Brazilian logistics provider embraces Inttra
  • Houston agrees on paper sale for Bayport project
  • TSA payout gives US Airways breathing space
  • DHL strikes logistics partnership with Zwilling
  • Bax Global opens Prague office
  • Dragonair appoints new cargo managers for Europe, UK

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Beta-Lines Shipping diversifies into exports & consolidation business
  • SCI posts Rs 150.25 cr. net profit in Q1
  • Hamriyah Free Zone mission coming next month-end
  • India, Thailand getting down to business - High-level Thai mission coming in August
  • Diplomat sees vast market for Indian garments in Bangladesh
  • Kolkata Port Trust earmarks Rs 155 cr. for Haldia Dock upgradation, more facilities
  • Round-the-clock Port railway operations restored at KDS
  • Paradip Port exceeds handling target in April 2003
  • 45.44 pc of Rs 1,162-cr. annual plan outlay earmarked for port sector utilised
  • Kakinada rice shippers seek more railway wagons
  • Handling/storage of empty containers to attract service tax
  • PSB goes online with DGFT for BRCs
  • Forex reserves surge by $ 844 million
  • Steel prices hiked by Rs 1,500 per tonne
  • Karnataka to unveil textile policy soon
  • Union Bank OBU in Seepz to operate from July 31
  • Privatisation of airports gets Elders' nod
  • 1,500-km Mumbai-Kochi coastal road proposed
  • Tata Steel to form SPV with Orissa govt to promote Gopalpur SEZ
  • Interactive meet with Canadian High Commissioner at IMC
  • Girls top in GIFT's foreign trade management course!
  • Exim Bank Annual Lecture on Aug. 5
  • Exim IERA award winners named

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • Gulf Coast rebounds, IFO180 supply tight
  • East Coast markets soft to steady
  • World Fuel Services reports record results
  • US crude build as imports surge, sharp gasoline draw
    Analyst forecasts were largely met bar a bigger-than-anticipated draw in US stocks of gasoline. Imports of crude surged, helping to boost stocks despite a rise in refinery runs and another 700,000 barrels going into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
  • Oman: Expansion project set to boost bunkering capacity
    Port Sultan Qaboos in Oman (also known as Muscat or Mina Qaboos) is reportedly undergoing developments which should benefit bunker buyers who lift their product there.
  • Softening South Korean market surprisingly slow
  • Hong Kong ready, willing, able - and quiet
  • New Saudi posted prices, market soft
  • Crude balanced ahead of US inventory data, OPEC 'non-event'
    *OPEC meeting outcome almost certain
    *Iraqi export recovery remains in doubt
    *US crude stock build expected - and needed
  • Rotterdam firms with stronger paper and crude

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • Polar Air Cargo names Ron Tang manager of Charter Sales, Asia-Pacific
  • «Good Hope Service» restructured
  • No progress on BA talks
  • Gefco collaborates with Airkargo Latvia
  • Sinotrans to buy 50% stake in a joint venture with UPS

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • BP to reduce spot chartering for safety reasons
  • Profit slumped for Concordia Maritime
  • "Scandinavian Star" investigation launched

Marine Logweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • LR reports on MEPC meeting
    The 49th session of the IMO's Marine Environment Committee (MEPC 49) was held from July 14 to 18, 2003. Lloyd's Register has just issued a "Classification News" summary of what went on at this important meeting.
  • USCG proposes mandatory ballast water management
    Federal Register notice of proposed rulemaking outlines a mandatory national ballast water management program for all vessels equipped with ballast water tank
  • Strike impacts Manitowoc Marine results
    The Manitowoc Company, reports second quarter marine sales were down 23 percent

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • Research group from Thailand studies Port of Portland environmental systems
  • Corps eyes dredging request from Schnitzer Steel Industries
  • MarAd boss heads to San Francisco to meet with Chinese trade team
  • Boeing report predicts doubling of air freighter fleet
  • Hanjin and TTI ink deal for China Shipping to use terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Maersk snaps up boxships from German financiers
    MAERSK SEALAND has snapped up as many as nine large panamax containerships in recent weeks, all for delivery in 2005.
  • Yards holding out for more cash for 2007 newbuilds
    SHIPBUILDERS are holding back from taking 2007 contracts in a bid to finally increase prices, suggesting a lull in the new order frenzy, writes Sam Chambers in Hong Kong.
  • Fraud in India may further hit Sembcorp profits
    SEMBCORP Logistics cannot rule out further earnings restatements after uncovering a S$18.5m ($10.9m) accounting fraud in its Indian subsidiary.
  • US 'grotesque' terror contract is scrapped
    SHOCK and awe barely begins to describe the political and public reaction to the Bush administration's proposed futures contract for terrorist events, an idea that was abruptly scrapped on Tuesday barely 24 hours after it first saw the light of day.
  • Smedvig ordered to pay Esso $70m after six-year legal fight
    NORWAY'S longest running court case ended yesterday with drilling contractor Smedvig being ordered to pay $70m to the local subsidiary of ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil company, writes Jerry Frank.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • Panama, Russia sign maritime accord
  • Nicaragua dry canal report 'soon'
  • Chemical brothers study short-sea
  • Troubled TMM sounds cautious note
  • Tasman Spirit: refloat attempt
  • Concordia issues profit warning
  • Madrid blocks Trasmed share sale
  • Tasman Spirit: new controversy
  • Ferryways posts freight growth
  • Baltic to reassess Handymax index
  • Crew rescued as bulker sinks
  • HDW disagreement kills lifeline
  • Zim seeks Pelican replacement
  • Syria bids for larger Iraq transit
  • Q-Ship posts record earnings
  • Prestige admission re-opens debate
  • Canmar upgrades Atlantic services
  • Hanjin Shipping sheds yard equity
  • SembLog profits overstated

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • DOT limits scope of DHL inquiry
    The U.S. Department of Transportation ordered the administrative law judge conducting the inquiry into the former DHL Airways to focus solely on the current ownership of the carrier.
  • U.S. air cargo off in June
    June volume dips 4.6 percent year-over-year, the second straight monthly decline following first-quarter gains.
  • Deutsche Post raises earnings target
    The German mail and express group raised its 2003 earnings forecast by at least $115 million after returning to profit in the second quarter.
  • Ficker new president of NITL
  • Boeing: Freighter fleet to double
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding profits up
  • Pledge to privatize Japan postal services
  • Stolt-Nielsen reassigns top transport execs
  • Monsoon rains jam Indian port
  • U.S. bans Burmese imports
  • Dragonair appoints Europe, U.K. cargo managers
  • TGAX Logistics gets China NVOCC licenses
  • China Shipping will shift So. Cal. service

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • Melbourne dredging delays prompt PONL compensation claim
    P&O Nedlloyd is reportedly seeking up to US$300,000 in compensation from the Victorian Government over delays to Melbourne's channel deepening.
  • Owners grab bull charter market by the horns
    A bull charter market has developed from the ashes of the 2001 nadir and the shipbroker Howe Robinson expects its strength to be maintained well into 2005 and possibly beyond.
  • New S.Brazil box terminals to compete for swelling volumes
  • NITL names new president for US shipper lobby
  • Toll confident in face of 'anti-competitive' takeover probe
  • Brazil: Fortaleza seeks dredge cash to grow market share
  • SembCorp Logistics fraud: Threat of more writedowns, but president sees return to profitability for Indian operations
  • China formally joins US Container Security Initiative
  • Nhava Sheva bidders close to victory on profit protection
  • K Line's ITS strikes new terminal deal in Oakland

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • Waterfront sells off products tankers
    Two other Norwegian owners rumoured as buyers but both deny reports.
  • Tasman Spirit still leaking oil?
    Spill from laden Polembros tanker said to be worse but owner says damaged tanks now empty.
  • Old ships cost Concordia
    Difficulty in finding charters for elderly tankers hits Swedish owner's profit.
  • Baltic to produce new handymax index
    Move to bigger ships instigates plan to revise three-year old index.
  • Spain blocks Trasmediterranea stake sale
    Red tape stops former minister from selling 12% holding in leading ferry company.
  • DSME interim profit climbs
    But Korean yard's second quarter unchanged as higher costs take their toll.
  • Sumitomo goes quarterly
    New Japanese shipyard grouping issues first three monthly sales figures.
  • China joins United States' CSI
    US Customs to start pre-screening containers shipped from Shanghai and Shenzen.
  • AbleUK wins MarAd scrap deal
    US Maritime Administration overcomes political opposition to scrap Ghost Fleet ships in UK.
  • STX inks Hansa Treuhand order
    South Korean shipyard seals second deal for feeder containerships from German principals.
  • China urged to back Kra canal
    Controversial article suggests support for $25bn project to cut dependence on Malacca Straits.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 30, 2003
  • U.S., China maritime bilateral talks continue
  • Canmar, OOCL boost capacity of Europe/Montreal services
  • Hamburg Sud, NYK form new Asia/Africa/South America service
  • MarAd seeks industry comment on draft strategic plan
  • 15 more obsolete ships to leave James River fleet
  • Golar LNG raises $57 million in equity
  • Polar expands Asia network
  • Dragonair adds cargo managers for Europe, U.K.
  • U.S. Airways turns profit
  • Falvo named VP at Global Consolidators
  • C.H. Robinson sees double-digit profit growth
  • Landstar System names VP Northeast
  • FRA proposes alcohol and drug testing for non-U.S. rail employees
  • CN offers shippers online shipment status reports
  • Harbor Freight, NCB to demonstrate flat-rack loading
  • Florida outsources truck permitting to ACS
  • Bourns Inc. picks Menlo to handle global freight
  • World Cargo Alliance's 500th member office serves Iraq
  • U.S. steps up fight against illegal timber trade
  • Bush blocks business with Burma
  • GT Nexus reports 40% second-quarter growth
  • Brasreefer signs with INTTRA for cargo visibility
  • OOCL Logistics names Europe GM
  • PBB Global Logistics appoints 4 VPs
  • GAO questions Customs' long-term container security strategy
  • NIT League expected to name new president Wednesday
  • Kuehne & Nagel first-half profit up 11.8%
  • Exel's net profit dips despite contract logistics growth
  • U.S. to push agriculture at pre-WTO ministerial meeting in Canada
  • Appeals court limits due process rights under OFAC rules
  • ITC to publish annual review of tomatoes and pepper imports
  • ICC asks European Parliament to reject Rome II online rules
  • Vastera reports second quarter net loss
  • U.S. soybean shippers decry Europe's biotech food labeling
  • GAO: Mexico's maquiladoras in trouble
  • USTR, shippers applaud House passage of Chile, Singapore FTAs
  • CSI expands to two Chinese ports
  • China Shipping to use Hanjin's Long Beach mega-terminal
  • Georgia ports tops 1.5 million TEUs
  • Port of Rotterdam sees record first half
  • Dubai Ports Authority container volume up 24%
  • Port of Houston to raise more funds for Bayport expansion
  • Port of Miami posts 12% increase in June containers
  • Port of Algeciras Bay handles record volume in June
  • Panama Canal reports small increase in traffic
  • "Spoonful" of mercaptan caused vapors at Tacoma port
  • First LNG vessel in 23 years arrives at Cove Point, Md. Terminal
  • Stockton gets transfer for 500 acres on Rough and Ready Island
  • Hazmat teams detect no leaks from Maersk ship in Tacoma

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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