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February 2, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA among 7 shortlisted for Cochin port project
    PSA Corporation is among 7 terminal operators shortlisted from 14 bidding to run a container transhipment facility at India's Cochin Port.
  • Ice slows barge traffic on Illinois River
    BARGE traffic on the Illinois River, a major grain artery to export terminals at the US Gulf, has slowed considerably due to ice and tow restrictions that have been put in place.
  • Multraship recovers 3 containers of toxic cargo
    NETHERLANDS-based Multraship Salvage says it has successfully recovered three containers loaded with toxic cargo lost overboard in the North Sea from the Ethiopian vessel Andinet.
  • Wijsmuller refloats capesize bulker
    A Wijsmuller Salvage team, working with Chilean-based CPT, has refloated the capesize bulk carrier Yiosonas.
  • ExxonMobil hit with US$4.5b damages ruling
    PICTURE shows tug boats towing the oil tanker Exxon Valdez off Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound to a harbour near Naked Island for repair and salvage efforts, two weeks after the tanker ran aground on 24 March, 1989, and spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil.
Air and Land Transport
  • No-frills air industry awaits key EU ruling on Ryanair
    THE European Commission is to deliver a ruling on Ryanair tomorrow tipped to go against the low-cost carrier, amid conflicting views over whether the decision could harm the whole of Europe's booming no-frills air industry.
  • Ryanair may face class action suit for airport wheelchair fee
  • American Air sets up first Vietnam office
  • Delta to invest in Kennedy Airport
  • Cork Airport seizes Swiss jet after Irish bankruptcy
  • Chugging into Aussie history
Ship Sales
  • SHIP SALES
    EVEN with the Chinese New Year break, there has been no let up in the ferocious activity in the dry bulk market.
Liner Scene
  • Fragile rate recovery continues
    EARLY last year there was cautious optimism on the part of the liner companies tempered by concern over the effect of Sars.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA among 7 shortlisted for Cochin port project
    PSA Corporation is among 7 terminal operators shortlisted from 14 bidding to run a container transhipment facility at India's Cochin Port.
  • Ice slows barge traffic on Illinois River
    BARGE traffic on the Illinois River, a major grain artery to export terminals at the US Gulf, has slowed considerably due to ice and tow restrictions that have been put in place.
  • Multraship recovers 3 containers of toxic cargo
    NETHERLANDS-based Multraship Salvage says it has successfully recovered three containers loaded with toxic cargo lost overboard in the North Sea from the Ethiopian vessel Andinet.
  • Wijsmuller refloats capesize bulker
    A Wijsmuller Salvage team, working with Chilean-based CPT, has refloated the capesize bulk carrier Yiosonas.
  • ExxonMobil hit with US$4.5b damages ruling
    PICTURE shows tug boats towing the oil tanker Exxon Valdez off Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound to a harbour near Naked Island for repair and salvage efforts, two weeks after the tanker ran aground on 24 March, 1989, and spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil.
Air and Land Transport
  • No-frills air industry awaits key EU ruling on Ryanair
    THE European Commission is to deliver a ruling on Ryanair tomorrow tipped to go against the low-cost carrier, amid conflicting views over whether the decision could harm the whole of Europe's booming no-frills air industry.
  • Ryanair may face class action suit for airport wheelchair fee
  • American Air sets up first Vietnam office
  • Delta to invest in Kennedy Airport
  • Cork Airport seizes Swiss jet after Irish bankruptcy
  • Chugging into Aussie history
Ship Sales
  • SHIP SALES
    EVEN with the Chinese New Year break, there has been no let up in the ferocious activity in the dry bulk market.
Liner Scene
  • Fragile rate recovery continues
    EARLY last year there was cautious optimism on the part of the liner companies tempered by concern over the effect of Sars.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA among 7 shortlisted for Cochin port project
    PSA Corporation is among 7 terminal operators shortlisted from 14 bidding to run a container transhipment facility at India's Cochin Port.
  • Ice slows barge traffic on Illinois River
    BARGE traffic on the Illinois River, a major grain artery to export terminals at the US Gulf, has slowed considerably due to ice and tow restrictions that have been put in place.
  • Multraship recovers 3 containers of toxic cargo
    NETHERLANDS-based Multraship Salvage says it has successfully recovered three containers loaded with toxic cargo lost overboard in the North Sea from the Ethiopian vessel Andinet.
  • Wijsmuller refloats capesize bulker
    A Wijsmuller Salvage team, working with Chilean-based CPT, has refloated the capesize bulk carrier Yiosonas.
  • ExxonMobil hit with US$4.5b damages ruling
    PICTURE shows tug boats towing the oil tanker Exxon Valdez off Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound to a harbour near Naked Island for repair and salvage efforts, two weeks after the tanker ran aground on 24 March, 1989, and spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil.
Air and Land Transport
  • No-frills air industry awaits key EU ruling on Ryanair
    THE European Commission is to deliver a ruling on Ryanair tomorrow tipped to go against the low-cost carrier, amid conflicting views over whether the decision could harm the whole of Europe's booming no-frills air industry.
  • Ryanair may face class action suit for airport wheelchair fee
  • American Air sets up first Vietnam office
  • Delta to invest in Kennedy Airport
  • Cork Airport seizes Swiss jet after Irish bankruptcy
  • Chugging into Aussie history
Ship Sales
  • SHIP SALES
    EVEN with the Chinese New Year break, there has been no let up in the ferocious activity in the dry bulk market.
Liner Scene
  • Fragile rate recovery continues
    EARLY last year there was cautious optimism on the part of the liner companies tempered by concern over the effect of Sars.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA among 7 shortlisted for Cochin port project
    PSA Corporation is among 7 terminal operators shortlisted from 14 bidding to run a container transhipment facility at India's Cochin Port.
  • Ice slows barge traffic on Illinois River
    BARGE traffic on the Illinois River, a major grain artery to export terminals at the US Gulf, has slowed considerably due to ice and tow restrictions that have been put in place.
  • Multraship recovers 3 containers of toxic cargo
    NETHERLANDS-based Multraship Salvage says it has successfully recovered three containers loaded with toxic cargo lost overboard in the North Sea from the Ethiopian vessel Andinet.
  • Wijsmuller refloats capesize bulker
    A Wijsmuller Salvage team, working with Chilean-based CPT, has refloated the capesize bulk carrier Yiosonas.
  • ExxonMobil hit with US$4.5b damages ruling
    PICTURE shows tug boats towing the oil tanker Exxon Valdez off Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound to a harbour near Naked Island for repair and salvage efforts, two weeks after the tanker ran aground on 24 March, 1989, and spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil.
Air and Land Transport
  • No-frills air industry awaits key EU ruling on Ryanair
    THE European Commission is to deliver a ruling on Ryanair tomorrow tipped to go against the low-cost carrier, amid conflicting views over whether the decision could harm the whole of Europe's booming no-frills air industry.
  • Ryanair may face class action suit for airport wheelchair fee
  • American Air sets up first Vietnam office
  • Delta to invest in Kennedy Airport
  • Cork Airport seizes Swiss jet after Irish bankruptcy
  • Chugging into Aussie history
Ship Sales
  • SHIP SALES
    EVEN with the Chinese New Year break, there has been no let up in the ferocious activity in the dry bulk market.
Liner Scene
  • Fragile rate recovery continues
    EARLY last year there was cautious optimism on the part of the liner companies tempered by concern over the effect of Sars.

Sched Netweb site
  • Calls for BC ports to expand infrastructure
  • Construction of Savannah berth begins
  • CNF reports improved fourth quarter results
  • MOL sails away with carrier awards
  • Sweden plagued by ongoing airline strike
  • Boeing back on fast track as earnings grow
  • Kitty Hawk appoints new chief financial officer

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 30, 2004
  • California: Can bunker tax exemption bring redemption?
    By the time the bunker tax exemption is reinstated, Californian ports will have been suffering due to the tax for approximately 16 months. Can the state's bunker industry recover? Will sales volumes ever reach pre-tax levels? Or is the damage caused irreparable?
  • We surveyed California's bunker suppliers to see what they thought...
  • New large barge christened in Rotterdam today
    The Vancouver is a large vessel, but at 4,200 MT capacity it is not considered a "mega-barge" like the Vlissingen.
  • Baltic softens into the weekend
    Bears in the Baltic have really stuck in their claws in the latter half of this week, with most players over the region seeing some large price falls today on the back of sentiment brewing since Tuesday/ Wednesday.
  • Singapore fuel oil market unimpressed by falling crude
    So why are fuel oil fundamentals so strong? There are two current dominant theories in the Singapore bunker market, one to do with off-spec fuel oil cargoes, the other to do with expectations of a pick-up in Chinese demand.
  • Port Kembla bunkering operations slightly affected by fire
  • Rotterdam softens with crude, cutterstock still tight

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 30, 2004
  • Rotterdam joins German inland shipping portal
  • Italy: Environmentists and tourism industry fight new freeway
  • Rhenus Alpina acquires Georg Fischer Speditionslogistik AG
  • Celsius First opens new transport hub
  • British Airways to slash costs
  • German seaports are optimistic about 2004
  • Stinnes AG appoints new head of construction materials division

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 30, 2004
  • "Rocknes" stability 100 per cent OK
    SSG-G'TEBORG: During the conversion of Rocknes, the classificiation society carried out extensive tests and calculations and stability met all exisiting international ...
  • 30.01.04 Danish International Register still a quality register
    SSG-RINGK'BING: The Danish International Ship Register (DIS) has avoided being declared a Flag of Convenience (FoC) by the International Transport Federation ...
  • 30.01.04 Tarbit orders high safety, ice classed 25,000 tonner
    SSG-G'TEBORG: Tarbit Shipping in Sk'rhamn, Sweden has ordered a chem/product tanker of 25,000 tons deadweigth from Shanghai Edward in China ...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 30, 2004
  • Piracy incidents increase
    International Maritime Bureau reports 445 attacks on ships occurred in 2003
  • K-Sea acquires ITB
    Units were formerly leased by SeaRiver
  • $8.5 billion contract for Electric Boat
    Navy inks multi-year Virginia class submarine contract
  • Todd Pacific gets submarine work from EB
    Work on OHIO conversion

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 30, 2004
  • AT&T Wireless wins lease for Sea-Tac Airport services
  • Rail freight totals roll to positive week
  • DOT plans to inspect intermodal container chassis
  • Clipper Group orders vessels from Cochin Shipyard in India
  • FedEx Freight opens new Boise service center

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Vietnam coup as Graig places $322m order for 15 bulkers
    GRAIG Investments has taken the plunge, as it did in China, and placed the largest ship export contracts in Vietnam to date, totalling $322.5m.
  • IMO confronts ballast water poser
    THE unlikely arena of ballast water looks set to offer the International Maritime Organisation further guidance on the reach of its authority, writes Hugh O'Mahony.
  • Legal challenge to Hutchison over Felixstowe surcharge
    BRITISH freight forwarders have warned Hutchison Ports that its container security surcharge at Felixstowe, due to start yesterday, may be unlawful under the 1964 Harbours Act.
  • Tokyo bulker blitz finds room for improvement
    THE Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding has acknow- ledged that there is room for improvement at all levels in Asia-Pacific bulker operations.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 30, 2004
  • Lloyd Werft to pull through: Lüken
    LLOYD Werft head Werner L'ken remains optimistic that the company's financial problems can be overcome, even though NCL has still to say when it will pay the next instalment on the Pride of America
  • Pakistan to build liquids terminal
    PAKISTAN is to set up a dedicated liquid cargo terminal at Muhammad bin Qasim Port to handle 4M tonnes of edible oil, molasses and other palm oil derivatives
  • Curnow directors in court
    THE case against five directors of UK-based Curnow Shipping over the alleged defrauding of the St Helena Line service commenced at Bristol Crown Court yesterday
  • ISPS compliance could be problem
    AN Australian port association leader says that while shipping companies and ports are on track for the ISPS Code, ship and port interfaces after 1 July could cause problems
  • Non-compliant ships worry Oz ports
    AUSTRALIA'S port association head warns that there could be problems with ship and port interfaces for months after the ISPS Code comes into effect on 1 July
  • RCCL shares up despite $20M loss
    ROYAL Caribbean Cruises Ltd shares staged a strong rise in Oslo today, one day after it reported a $20M net loss for last year's fourth quarter
  • Tirrenia privatisation plan dropped
  • Panamax takes over the baton
  • Onorato pulls Moby from Confitarma
  • Danes DISmiss flag allegations
  • Activists challenge nuclear shipment
  • Multraship recovers Andinet drums
  • Beetle-free boxship leaves Auckland
  • Refinery would free up ice breakers
  • Black Sea tankers getting smaller
  • Festival's Flamenco, Bolero held

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 30, 2004
  • Weather delays intermodal rail moves
    Severe winter weather is snarling the nation's intermodal rail network from the Pacific Northwest to the East Coast.
  • Late surge for international air freight
    Traffic grew 4.9% in 2003, led by increase of 15.9% in Middle East.
  • United cargo off 16%
  • Northwest cargo revenue up in 2003
  • LAX cargo volume up
  • USF profit despite revenue slide
  • Yellow Roadway profit up before charges
  • Overnite spin-off hits profits
  • FedEx board urges directors election
  • Lufthansa: No plans to shift Asia base
  • Ashcraft named quality manager at Sea Star
  • Arrow Air gets reprieve

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 30, 2004
  • Two carrier groups end peak season surcharges
    Peak season surcharges (PSS) in two major Asia/Australia trades are to be removed from February 1, while rate rises have been announced in two others.
  • German rail sector warns against not increasing capacity
  • Atlantsskip pipped by Eimskip for US military transport contract
  • Booming Hamburg brings forward expansion plans
  • Dadri ICD opens with string of JV deals
  • Stinnes Intermodal increases volumes, aiming for breakeven by 2005
  • Sinotrans gains dominant share in leading southeast China forwarder
  • Breakdown blights ANL's PNG service

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 30, 2004
  • K-Sea takes over tug-barge unit
    Firm signs new deal with SeaRiver Maritime.
  • Gilford says 'buy' Stelmar
    Analyst predicts stock will rise 21%, though less than peers.
  • Majestic tops bids for Olympia Countess
    Royal Olympia's arrested cruiseship attracts knock-down price.
  • Kirby battles higher costs
    Acquisitions bring more cash, but operating margins fall.
  • Lys-Line to jumboise
    Polish yard wins $11m deal to make sidedoor vessels 50% bigger.
  • IHC Caland sees profit fall
    Yard closure costs Dutch company dear as it moves to refocus on its offshore activities.
  • Danes threaten ITF
    Shipowners to sue if flag of convenience DIS-agreement disrupts fleet.
  • Spot market boost for Great Eastern
    Turbocharged China helps Indian owner double profit to $24m.
  • Serbian yard stepping up production
    Begej Shipyard aims to bring in revenues of $10m in 2004 thanks to helping hand from Dutch partner.
  • Izar confirms tanker talks
    Norwegian owner could provide much needed new business for Spanish yard.
  • Mediobanca sells ferry group stake
    Italian bank offloads holding in privatisation target Tirrenia - to the state.
  • Exmar stays in the black
    LNG income forms bedrock base for go-it-alone Belgian gas shipowner.
  • Earnings soar at Essar
    Indian owner's profit more than doubles, as it sells offshore shipping unit.
  • Vinashin inks Graig export deal
    Vietnamese shipbuilding industry comes of age with deal to build handymax bulkers for UK owner.
  • Kazakh owner awaits Russian tanker
    Oil cargo volumes reach 2.5m tonnes at Kazmortransflot ahead of ship delivery this year.
  • Prosafe confirms Serene Sky disposal
    Oslo-listed offshore company gets $7.8m from sale of suezmax tanker to Chinese buyers.
  • Curnow five accused of taking "backhanders"
    Fraud trial hears accusations against directors of UK firm that ran mail ship to St Helena.
  • Bunker rates impact Japan routes
    Higher fuel costs mean moving cargoes to Europe, the Middle East and Australasia just got more costly.
  • Labroy inks Seabulk newbuild
    Singapore yard to deliver 50-metre support vessel to US shipowner in 14 months.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 30, 2004
  • Melbridge ceases operations
  • Europe/Middle East carriers raise bunker charge, rates
  • Rise in international packages, rates lift UPS profits
  • Consolidated Freightways makes final exit from trucking
  • Danzas, BDP file petitions for service contract exemptions
  • DOT secretary Mineta unveils transportation services index
  • Sen. Grassley turns up heat on Mexico's treatment of U.S. corn syrup
  • Log-Net plans user conference in Orlando
  • Christian Gibson, forklift inventor, dies at 89
  • Cargo security manual published
  • ILA, U.S. Maritime Alliance report contract progress
  • Singapore still world's busiest port in vessel tonnage
  • Port of Vancouver container traffic rose 6% in 2003
  • Jeddah terminal's growth prompts investment
  • APM Terminals, Eimskip sign Aarhus contract

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In 2024, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno grew by +2%
Naples
In the fourth quarter alone, increases of +0.4% and +8.4% were recorded respectively.
Significant growth in ZIM's annual financial results but also in the number of containers transported by the fleet
Haifa
In 2024, over 3.7 million TEUs were loaded on the Israeli company's ships (+14.3%)
Yang Ming's 2024 financial year was very positive
Keelung
Revenues grew by +58.4%. Profit of almost two billion US dollars
CSIS Urges US Government to Counter Civil-Military Dual-Use System Adopted by Chinese Shipyards
Washington
Concerns over USTR's proposed port fee system, but not over its introduction that would cost the top ten companies calling at US ports over eight billion dollars a year
Keppel Infrastructure Fund acquires Global Marine Group
Singapore/New York
The company has a fleet of six vessels for laying submarine cables
Viking Cruise Group's Economic Performance Improves Significantly
Global Ports Holding to manage cruise terminal at Scottish port of Clydeport
Liverpool/London
Peel Ports Signs 50-Year Concession Agreement
Work begins in the port of Oristano on the new Multifunctional Service Centre for Agri-food Logistics
Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires 60% of the company that operates the Terminal de l'Atlantique in Le Havre
Hamburg/Le Havre
40% remains with the French Seafrigo
Triton buys container shipping company Global Container International
Hamilton
It has a fleet of approximately 500 thousand TEUs
Bureau Veritas closes 2024 with a series of records
Neuilly-sur-Seine/Milan
Strong growth (+58%) of new orders in the Marine & Offshore segment
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ABB Ability™ Marine Remote Diagnostic System
Always on board with you
MOL continues acquisitions in the liquid bulk logistics segment
Tokyo/Rotterdam
It will buy the Dutch LBC Tank Terminals which has a storage capacity of 3.3 million cubic meters
Jeddah South Container Terminal expansion work begins
Riyadh
Investment of 800 million dollars. Traffic capacity will increase to four million teu
DHL Group revenues grew by +3.0% in 2024
Bonn
Significant improvement in performance in the last quarter
CMA CGM pledges $20 billion in US investment
Marseille
The US-flagged fleet is expected to increase from 10 to 30 ships, develop port and logistics activities and create 10,000 new jobs
Annunziata appointed commissioner of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port System Authority
Naples
His term as president ended on February 2.
With the new orders CMA CGM is preparing to become the second largest containerized maritime carrier in the world
Courbevoie
Currently, the Marseille company's orderbook is larger than that of Maersk
Genoese Sirius Ship Management has acquired fellow citizen Generalmarine
Genoa
The company specializes in solutions for navigation electronics and maritime communications
European Shipowners' Association Changes Name
Brussels
From today it is called ECSA European Shipowners
EST has ordered a new mobile crane from Konecranes for its terminal in the Port of Augusta
In January, ships transiting the Suez Canal decreased by -23.2%
Cairo/Ismailia
In 2024, goods passing through the Egyptian waterway dropped by -65.4%
Ships and boats, despite controls, continue to pollute the waters of the European Union
Luxembourg
This is denounced in a report by the European Court of Auditors
TiL (MSC Group), with BlackRock and GIP, to acquire 80% of Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Also agreement to buy 90% of the capital of Panama Ports Company. The enterprise value is 22.8 billion dollars
Pessina (Federagenti) asks for an examination of the usefulness of the new port terminals
Rome
A map highlighting the types of traffic and the actual market demand for these types of goods and services was requested
CMA CGM orders 12 more new 18,000 TEU containerships, this time in China
Shanghai
They will be delivered by Jiangnan Shipyard between 2028 and 2029
In January, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -10.7%, while in Savona-Vado it grew by +8.1%
Genoa
Containerized goods up +18.2%. Cruise passengers down
Kuehne+Nagel's financial results for the second half of 2024 show significant improvement
Schindellegi
In the fourth quarter, net sales increased by +18.8% and net profit by +11.3%
The European Ship Recycling Regulation has achieved its objectives
Brussels
Too many shipowners - the latest assessment of the legislation denounces - still choose to demolish ships in South Asian shipyards
Croce (Assagenti): the choice of the new president of the Western Liguria AdSP can no longer be postponed
Genoa
It is not acceptable - he denounced - that for more than a year the port system has been headless
In 2024, CMA CGM revenues increased by +18% and net profit by +57%
Marseille
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +8%
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.9% thanks to containers
Bremen
Trend reversal in the last quarter when container loads decreased by -2.6%
Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance Launches Second Low-Emission Maritime Shipping Competition
Washington
It is related to an activity lasting 3-5 years starting from 2027
Costamare plans spin-off of dry bulk division
Monk
Costamare Bulkers Holdings will be created and is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings posts record year
Miami
High demand for cruises scheduled for 2025 and 2026
Last year, freight traffic in the ports of the Southern Adriatic AdSP decreased by -7.7%
Bari
ECSA fully appreciates the European Clean Industrial Deal
Brussels
T&E also expressed its support, but considered the decision to postpone the proposal for a climate target for 2040 to be very worrying.
80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs shipping and logistics group to InfraVia
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family will retain the remaining 20% of the capital
Marsa Maroc will also manage the new West Terminal of the port of Nador West Med
Casablanca
Nearly two-thirds of the 1,440-meter quay will be dedicated to containers
In 2024, intermodal shipments handled by German Kombiverkehr decreased by -5%
Frankfurt am Main
Riedl: Intermodal transport must be supported also through incentives
In the fourth quarter of 2024, G20 trade recorded a conjunctural decline
Paris
Mixed performance of trade in services
The latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer shows a variable trend towards good
Geneva
Positive effect of temporary increase in trade possible in view of introduction of new trade policies
Trasportounito will propose a national haulage ban from March 31st
Rome
Longo: from the Ministry evanescent and contentless answers
The introduction of ESG standards represents a profound transformation for port companies
Rome
Attica Reports Record Revenue and Operating Performance in 2024
Athens
Profits down due to costs of merger with Anek and purchase of emission allowances
Man arrested in investigation into collision between Solong and Stena Immaculate
Southampton
The charge is manslaughter due to gross negligence
Beijing: Measures to revive US shipbuilding industry won't work
Beijing
New duties and tariffs - the government underlines - are harmful for both parties
Messina Gets $50M Funding to Support Full Container Investment
Genoa
Agreement with BPER Banca and Banca Popolare di Sondrio
The tanker Sounion attacked in August in the Red Sea has passed through the Suez Canal
Ismailia
Collision between two ships near the port of Hull
Southampton / Jacksonville / Rotterdam
Fires broke out on both units
In January, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +7.6%
Ravenna
Dry bulk and general cargo on the rise. Liquid bulk declines
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL's monthly revenue growth trend slows
Taipei/Keelung
In February, increases of +13.5%, +3.1% and +19.9% were recorded respectively
In 2024, containers transported by the fleet of the Chinese SITC increased by +10.7%
Hong Kong
Annual revenues up +25.9%
A shipment of 240 kg of cocaine was seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drug came from South America
Assoporti presents new guidelines for inclusive communication
Rome
Giampieri: a valid tool for more effective, respectful and inclusive communication throughout the port area
German Schmitz Cargobull to acquire 48% of Polish GT Trailers
Munsterland
Both produce semi-trailers and logistics equipment
AP Moller Capital to acquire 40% of Philippine AC Logistics
Copenhagen
Agreement with Ayala Corporation which holds the entire capital of the company
Attica Holdings has sold the ro-pax ferry Kriti II built in 1979
Athens
Sold for $3.6 million, it will be dismantled at an EU-authorized shipyard
New economic and operational records for the ICTSI terminal group
Manila
Last year, container traffic handled by port terminals grew by +2.5%
Lauritzen Bulkers has bought Canadian Alexander & Blake
Copenhagen
The company operates ocean freight forwarding of dry bulk, break bulk and project cargo.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Royal HaskoningDHV has bought the Scottish Arch Henderson
Aberdeen/Amersfoort
The Aberdeen company specialises in the design of marine works
Collaboration agreement between Saipem and Divento for floating wind in Italy
Milan
It foresees the use of STAR 1 technology for the construction of semi-submersible foundations
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Annual and Quarterly Financial Results
Athens
Revenues increased by +5.4% in 2024
Trump promises tax incentives for US shipbuilders
Washington
Creation of new Office of Shipbuilding announced
CMB.TECH invests $1.18 billion to acquire 40.8% of Golden Ocean
Antwerp
The Belgian company will buy the stake held by John Fredriksen's Hemen Holding
The partners of Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci inject ten million into the company
Leghorn
In November the Board of Directors prepared a restructuring plan
Seabourn has sold the Seabourn Sojourn cruise ship to Mitsui Ocean Cruises
Seattle/Tokyo
It will be transferred to the Japanese company in the second half of 2026
ECG adopts a program to increase the safety of vehicle delivery to dealers
Brussels
Cristoforo Canavese dies at 76
Savona
Prominent figure of the Ligurian port system
The deed of acquisition of the historic building in Gaeta that will host the ITS Academy Caboto has been signed
At the PSA Venice - Vecon terminal, traditional diesel has been replaced with HVO biofuel
Genoa
Enables an 88.7% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
In the port of Augusta, two port cranes have been moved to restore their functioning
Augusta
They are owned by the Port System Authority
The last diaphragm of the Galleria Salerno Porta Ovest road infrastructure has been demolished
Salerno
It directly connects the commercial port of the Campania city to the motorway junction
China's CMPort to Acquire 70% of Brazilian Terminal Operator Vast Infraestrutura
Hong Kong/Rio de Janeiro
Active in the port of Açu, it handles 30% of the national crude oil exports
Port of Gioia Tauro, concession renewed to Heidelberg Materials Italia Cementi
Joy Taurus
The duration of the contract has been increased from four to ten years
Construction of a new cruise terminal has begun in Antigua
St. John's
It will be completed by the middle of next year
Finnlines revenues increased by +2.7% in 2024
Helsinki
Pippingsköld confirms purchase of three additional new ro-pax vessels to enter service in 2028
Confirmed to Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal the railway shunting activity in the Interporto of Padua
Padua
Daniele Rossi appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic
Tarros appoints its own agent in Germany
The Spice
It is Global Liner Agencies, a company based in Stuttgart.
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
Tomorrow in Naples a conference of studies on the fight against illicit trafficking by sea
Naples
It will be held at the University of "Parthenope"
In Ancona the conference "The port as a strategic development hub for the territory"
Ancona
It is scheduled for February 11th
››› 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
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ESPO: Clean Industrial Deal is an important first step towards decarbonisation
Brussels
The plan was presented today by the European Commission
The TAR declares the appeal of Med Yacht Storage on the state concession in Vado Ligure inadmissible
Genoa
In France, employers are calling for a public-private coordination unit to limit the impact of strikes at ports
Paris
The aim is to find solutions quickly
The tender for the supply of temporary work in the ports of the Southern Adriatic AdSP has been completed
Bari
Leone: Ports will finally be able to count on a mutual assistance mechanism
The Central Adriatic Port Authority publishes the notice for incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Federagenti Youth Group Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Filippo Bongiovanni has been appointed president
Augusta Due (Mednav group) returns to the newbuilding market with a 18,500 dwt tanker
Rome
It was built by the Chinese shipyard Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co.
2025 has started very badly for Spanish ports
Madrid
In January 43 million tons of goods were moved (-6.4%)
Infrastructure maintenance work begins in the port of Syracuse
Syracuse
Interventions with a total value of over 300 thousand euros
New Fincantieri-Edge agreement to develop solutions for the protection of underwater infrastructures
Abu Dhabi/Trieste
In the first nine months of 2024, freight traffic in Italian ports grew by +0.5%
Naples/Rome
Solid bulk and conventional cargo decrease. Growth in other sectors
MAIRE, Eni and Iren begin the authorization process for a circular methanol and hydrogen plant
Milan
Fritelli (Nextchem): Italian ports will be among the first in the world to be able to use the new ecological fuel
Maestripieri (CISL Liguria): the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado need a president
Genoa
The airports - he denounced - are forced to operate in an absolute emergency regime
Nova Marine Carriers, Aug. Bolten and Ership Acquire Maja Stuwadoors Groep
Lugano
The Dutch company operates a bulk terminal in the port of Amsterdam
In 2024, container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by -0.5%
Algeciras/Valencia
The negative trend continued last month
Confitarma, maintenance of the simplified procedure for the enlistment of seafarers is a good thing
Rome
Neapolitan journalist Bianca D'Antonio dies at 83
Naples
Point of reference for courtesy and professionalism also for the shipping sector
The AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea has joined the National Observatory for the Protection of the Sea
Rome
The organization promotes the valorization of the sea resource
Tomorrow in Naples a conference of studies on the fight against illicit trafficking by sea
Naples
It will be held at the University of "Parthenope"
Port of Los Angeles Hits New Container Traffic Peak for January
Los Angeles
Port of Livorno, in 2024 rail traffic grew by +10.4%
Leghorn
Rail share of freight volumes moved rose to 19%
Contract for the immersion in the Ancona reclamation basin of the dredging sediments of the ports of Fano and Numana
Ancona
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