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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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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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