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April 1, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Box and steel shortages hit shipping industry
    A global box shortage and concurrent steel scarcity have pushed up the price of containers nearly 39 per cent as the container shipping industry enjoys almost unprecedented volume demand and vastly improved freight rates.
  • Bangladesh's main port drags feet on security
    BANGLADESH risks being isolated from international maritime trade as its biggest sea port is yet to implement International Ship and Port Safety Code as the deadline is getting closer.
  • Strong freight growth drives K&N profits
    SWISS logistics firm Kuehne & Nagel swung to a positive 2003 net income on Monday from flat the year before thanks to strong freight growth, especially from China, and cost cuts.
  • Nedlloyd gets P&O nod for venture buyout
    DUTCH shipping and transport firm Nedlloyd won approval from P&O shareholders to buy out their container shipping joint venture, and priced a rights offering to fund part of the deal.
  • Tanker runs aground in Bosphorus
    A foreign tanker carrying diesel fuel has run aground in Turkey's Bosporus Strait which bisects the country's largest city of Istanbul, but there was no immediate danger of a leak, a maritime safety official said.
  • Shanghai aims to wrest back Asia's shipping crown
    FEW people recall Shanghai's roaring heyday of the 1920s, when the thriving city on China's eastern seaboard housed a warren of brothels, opium dens, underground casinos and lorded over Asian trade.
Air and Land Transport
  • EU seeks deal on access to passenger data
    EUROPEAN Union ministers sought a deal on Tuesday on rules to demand airlines hand over passenger data to customs services, aiming to balance counterterrorism concerns with protection for civil liberties.
  • Foreign couriers not to seek WTO action in China row
  • DHL opens new S'pore-Europe freighter service
  • EU launches legal action over Frankfurt airport
  • Aloha Air pilot arrested after alcohol screening
  • Air traffic growth seen faster in new EU states

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Box and steel shortages hit shipping industry
    A global box shortage and concurrent steel scarcity have pushed up the price of containers nearly 39 per cent as the container shipping industry enjoys almost unprecedented volume demand and vastly improved freight rates.
  • Bangladesh's main port drags feet on security
    BANGLADESH risks being isolated from international maritime trade as its biggest sea port is yet to implement International Ship and Port Safety Code as the deadline is getting closer.
  • Strong freight growth drives K&N profits
    SWISS logistics firm Kuehne & Nagel swung to a positive 2003 net income on Monday from flat the year before thanks to strong freight growth, especially from China, and cost cuts.
  • Nedlloyd gets P&O nod for venture buyout
    DUTCH shipping and transport firm Nedlloyd won approval from P&O shareholders to buy out their container shipping joint venture, and priced a rights offering to fund part of the deal.
  • Tanker runs aground in Bosphorus
    A foreign tanker carrying diesel fuel has run aground in Turkey's Bosporus Strait which bisects the country's largest city of Istanbul, but there was no immediate danger of a leak, a maritime safety official said.
  • Shanghai aims to wrest back Asia's shipping crown
    FEW people recall Shanghai's roaring heyday of the 1920s, when the thriving city on China's eastern seaboard housed a warren of brothels, opium dens, underground casinos and lorded over Asian trade.
Air and Land Transport
  • EU seeks deal on access to passenger data
    EUROPEAN Union ministers sought a deal on Tuesday on rules to demand airlines hand over passenger data to customs services, aiming to balance counterterrorism concerns with protection for civil liberties.
  • Foreign couriers not to seek WTO action in China row
  • DHL opens new S'pore-Europe freighter service
  • EU launches legal action over Frankfurt airport
  • Aloha Air pilot arrested after alcohol screening
  • Air traffic growth seen faster in new EU states

Sched Netweb site
  • PIL, Wan Hai to launch joint Asia-Europe service
  • Kazakhstan to build new China-Europe railway link
  • Suzhou throughput soars in 2004, highway construction continues
  • Rail staff shortages causes freight disruptions in US
  • Yangzhou port venture gets off the ground
  • China, Australia sign new air services agreement
  • Emirates SkyCargo to fly to Bangalore, Budapest
  • China Southern offers daily service to Ho Chi Minh

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Evergreen establishes its own company in India - Three offices to commence operations from today
  • MoS constitutes shippers' trade facilitation cell
  • Export ban on muli bamboo lifted
  • ECGC to provide free marine insurance cover to exporters
  • India, China to sign agreement to manufacture hydropower turbines
  • Campco exports 20 tonnes butter to Monaco
  • New revenue-sharing formula for operating ICTT at Cochin Port
  • Container freight station CWC Distripark inaugurated at Dronagiri
  • Official allays exporters' fears over appreciation of rupee
  • SAIL, Essar petition court seeking probe into dumping of HR steel
  • Electrical goods sector posts 15 pc growth in Q3 of 2003-04
  • Further rise in cotton prices likely
  • Admission to Export Import Workshop from today
  • CLE plans market focus scheme for Russia
  • Fieo wants SAD abolished

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 31, 2004
  • Soft crude & high 3% widen Gulf Coast spread
  • US crude and gasoline build sends oil price plummeting
    This was the second week running of unusually large crude stock gains. The market was also surprised by a rise in gasoline inventories.
  • DOE and API at a glance
  • Suppliers: 'Too early' to determine blast impact on avails
    BP says 447,000 bpd plant now operating 'near normal' after overnight blast.
  • OPEC confirms cut, speculators blamed for inflated price
    Oil softer on doubts cut will be carried out and speculators blamed for adding huge premium on oil prices.
  • New Saudi posted prices
  • Greek strike fails to affect bunkers
  • Brazilian oil giant eyes Singapore bunker market
    Petrobras' Singapore managing director says establishment of long-term supply operation planned if initial foray a success.
  • South Korean price gains do little to attract buyers
    Demand has been low all week in South Korea, with bullish overnight crude and subsequent firming of paper and bunker values in the Singapore market not helping local enquiry levels recover.
  • OPEC in agreement on quota cut, actual cut seen delayed
    April cut may be formally adopted, but in reality OPEC may pump as much as before.
  • Texas City refinery blast sends oil prices soaring
    FBI and BP rule out notion of terrorist sabotage after gasoline unit explodes overnight.
  • Rotterdam firm with some barge tightness
  • South Eastern Oil withdraws from bunker market
    Higher costs and competitive market prompts Singapore supplier to concentrate on barge chartering.

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 31, 2004
  • Inconso AG continues to grow profitably
  • Germany: higher toll charges demanded
  • Electrolux outsources logistics to Linjegods
  • Norfolk Southern and Honda officially open new Alabama railyard
  • KLM to hold extraordinary AGM on Air France share swap
  • Rete Autostrade Mediterranee Spa established
  • Johan G. Hvide is new president of Norwegian Shipowners' Association

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 31, 2004
  • Non ISPS Code ports "could lose terror liability cover"
  • Stolt-Nielsen's US$130m credit facility
  • Eurocrats' blitz on member states
  • ESPMC boosts peak season surcharge

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 31, 2004
  • Tsakos enters LNG arena
    Signs letter of intent with Huyundai Heavy Industries
  • Ports launch knowledge sharing initiative
    Announced at AAPA Spring Conference
  • Van Dyck elected INTERTANKO Chairman
    Succeeds Lars Carlsson
  • MITAGS honors WWII Merchant Marine veterans
    Dinner dance planned

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 31, 2004
  • TSA member carriers predict cargo demand growth
  • Dipper dredge sets record during Panama Canal work
  • Corps eyes Port of Portland bid to grade Willamette near terminals
  • Port of Olympia opens upgraded Swantown Marina
  • Port of Portland earns honor for attracting tourists to region

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Blast rips through Texas refinery
    BP IS investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at one of its gasoline units at the Texas City refinery near Galveston, the third largest in the US, writes Martyn Wingrove.
  • US calls for united front to fight rise in Marpol breaches
    ONLY international co-operation can combat flagrant violations of Marpol that US investigators are now beginning to describe as routine, International Maritime Organization delegates have been told.
  • Maersk Sealand 'plans series of newbuildings until 2009'
    MAERSK Sealand has mapped out a five-year containership newbuilding programme, with deliveries scheduled up to May 2009, Handelsbanken Capital Markets says in a report on AP Møller-Maersk's 2003 financial results.
  • Launch of €38m Intership project
    EUROPEAN shipbuilders and the commission have launched a €38m research and development project designed to inject competitiveness into the continent's retreating construction industry, writes Justin Stares .
  • Brussels gets tough on EU states failing to implement maritime laws
    EUROPEAN Union nations are failing to implement their own maritime laws, despite recent high-profile pollution disasters, writes Justin Stares.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 31, 2004
  • No decision yet on RCCL's NIS ships
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruises Ltd director Anders Grundekjon says no decision has been taken on whether to remove six Royal Caribbean International ships from the Norwegian International Ship register (NIS)
  • Fire hits Texas refinery
    FIRE broke out last night at one of the largest oil refineries in the US, the BP facility at Texas City in Galveston Bay, Texas
  • Drive-cruise trend hits Curaçao
    CURAÇAO and several other southern Caribbean cruise ship destinations are smarting at a substantial decline in both US and European markets
  • Pakistanis continuing to jump ship
    PAKISTANI seafarers continue to see European and Asian countries as attractive enough to leave their ships in search of better employment
  • Superferry 14: inquiry latest
    THE Philippines panel investigating the Superferry 14 incident has been asked to take into account the recent arrests of suspected terrorists
  • Celebrity polarises its cruises
    CELEBRITY Cruises has signed a short-term full-ship charter deal with Quark Expeditions for the 112-passenger icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov
  • Clarkson's diversification pays off
  • Oman sensitivity accepted
  • MidEast states edge towards Marpol
  • Qatar disappoints Moss designers
  • Cargo ship sinks off Singapore
  • Nenaco share trading suspended

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 31, 2004
  • U.S. box security needs work: GAO
    House committee commends Customs after reviewing report, but says more needs to be done to protect containers.
  • Stoffel to lead UPS supply chain unit
    Veteran takes over $2 billion non-package businesses, joins management committee after Pyne retires.
  • FedEx denies report on Philippine base
  • N.C. Ports CEO out in accounting probe
  • New lawsuit to block Portland dredging
  • Sinotrans see sharp profit increase
  • Chile exports hit by shipping jam
  • FMCSA issues new driver rules for longer rigs
  • FedEx launches hybrid electric delivery vehicle
  • Hapag-Lloyd names Europe chief
  • Kansas City Southern adjusts 2003 profit
  • Illinois IM hub gets $1.1M grant

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 31, 2004
  • 'Latent demand' could drive charter market to rarefied heights
    Ships are becoming harder to come by and lines are having to either ditch plans for new services or fix ships six-12 months ahead of time say brokers.
  • Columbia River deepening project faces another lawsuit
    Environmentalists filed a new lawsuit yesterday to block plans to deepen the Columbia River along the shipping channel serving the port of Portland.
  • Fremantle sees quantum shift in port traffic to rail
  • Transport trumps tourism at TUI
  • TT Club warns against ISPS negligence
  • Bank finally releases funds for Mercosul ships
  • Bonded landbridge cargo benefits from Sharjah ICD
  • Hartmut Luehr returns to Hapag-Lloyd from logistics sister

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 31, 2004
  • Blast at BP refinery
    No reason to suspect terror in Texas fire but cause is still under investigation, officials say.
  • DSME's Mangalia nets boxships
    Panamax sextet gives Romania big vessel break through.
  • Tanker boys shrug off OPEC cuts
    Hire rates won't be dampened much by 1m bpd curbs as cartel's discipline in doubt.
  • TEN steams in on LNG berth
    Tsakos gets foot in LNG door at Izar but has still to firm up the contract.
  • Fukuoka opens in Nagasaki
    Japanese tanker builder launches new yard, with orders in the bag.
  • Byzantine bulker held in UK
    Maritime agency releases port state control February detention details.
  • BLT numbers head north
    Indonesian tanker owner Berlian Laju builds revenues and profits in 2003.
  • Bulyard moves in at Varna
    Bulgarian consortium to finally start running Black Sea shipyard after transferring sale cash to Navibulgar.
  • ROC ship duo auctioned off
    Lender banks buy back two cruiseships from cash-strapped Royal Olympic.
  • Green Reefers buys back duo
    Norwegian owner uses purchase option to add bareboat-chartered ships to owned fleet.
  • SSY moves into agency business
    Shipbroker sets up new logistics venture with Indonesian partner.
  • ITF hits "floating sweatshops"
    Union wins back pay for crew aboard Korean cargoship in New Zealand.
  • Clarkson logs record year
    Shipbroking giant says huge profit reflects booming markets and business spread.
  • Norwegian cruiseships RIP?
    RCCL crew reportedly told last six Norwegian-registered ships to be re-flagged.
  • Temas trounces previous profit
    Indonesian feedership group achieved big improvement in fortunes last year.
  • Seyang clinches coal contract
    Korean bulker owner wins state-run utility deal to move cargoes from Australia.
  • Sohmen pushes for makeover
    With the shipping boom in full swing World Wide boss argues that it's time to educate the masses.
  • Malacca sees triple attack
    Strategic Southeast Asian waterway suffers three piracy incidents in less than forty-eight hours.
  • EC raps member states
    Six nations face action by Commission over failures in port state control, equipment and bulkers.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 31, 2004
  • TUI reports record profit from shipping, logistics
  • MSC reshuffles Asia/Europe services
  • Hapag-Lloyd appoints Luehr head of Europe region
  • Coast Guard ends "Bow Mariner" recovery
  • DHL expands logistics operations in Latin America
  • Lufthansa opens service from Brussels
  • Bill seeks to protect commercial jets from portable missiles
  • Grocers reach labor deal, operations continue without a hitch
  • Grocery distributors face possible delivery delays in Mid-Atlantic
  • CN, CAW truck operators ratify new labor agreement
  • Trucking association receives $19 million for highway security program
  • U.S. rail security gets more attention after Madrid bombing
  • Bush picks for Commerce, FMC set to move forward
  • TT Club: Non-security-compliant ports "are not insured"

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 31, 2004
  • Four people crossed the Atlantic by holding on to a chain cable
    Four young people from Liberia have crossed the Atlantic by holding on to the chain cable on the Maltese flagged ...
  • Money in propellers
    During the last two years about 2,500 tons of Spanish pesetas have been used as raw material in Wärtsilä's foundry ...
  • Freeze on PSSA applications at the IMO
    IMO is likely to freeze new applications to become Particularly Sesitive Sea Areas (PSSA). Among new application is the Baltic ...

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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
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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