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August 2, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK volumes seen rising, but operators seek cost cuts
    HONG Kong, the world's busiest container port, is expected to see a rise in throughput this year, but operators are urging the city to cut red tape to help them compete with cheaper ports in neighbouring Shenzhen.
  • Typhoon delays shipments at Japanese refineries
    COSMO Oil Co, Japan's fifth-largest refiner, said high waves caused by Typhoon Namtheun delayed shipments at two refineries in the southwestern prefectures of Osaka and Kagawa.
  • Talks to end Norway rig strike break down
    A Norwegian oil-workers' union and employer representatives failed to resolve a conflict that is delaying drilling of production and exploration wells when they met a mediator on Friday, the employers' organisation said.
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen posts record profit in Q2
    WILH Wilhelmsen Ltd, a Norwegian company that owns half of the world's biggest carrier of vehicles by sea, said second-quarter profit jumped 42 per cent to a record as it transported more cars.
  • Saudis warn of ban on ISPS violators
    OIL giant Saudi Arabia has warned ship operators it will ban from its ports vessels violating the new maritime security laws which came into effect last month, an oil industry source in the Gulf said.
  • Port Shots
    SHIPPING Corp of India, the country's biggest shipping carrier, said profit in the fiscal first-quarter more than doubled after it moved more goods and earned more from business other than transportation.
Air and Land Transport
  • US mulls auction of take-off times to cut delays
    THE US government and airlines are discussing auctions of take-off and landing times as a long-term solution to cut delays at the most congested US airports, Transportation Undersecretary Jeff Shane said.
  • Brazil's Embraer sees rising jet sales to China as costs fall
  • EADS doubles H1 net profit to 387m euros
  • Log Book
Liner Scene
  • Will port congestions limit growth in liner shipping?
    THE liner industry has become blase about its incredibly rapid growth year after year.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK volumes seen rising, but operators seek cost cuts
    HONG Kong, the world's busiest container port, is expected to see a rise in throughput this year, but operators are urging the city to cut red tape to help them compete with cheaper ports in neighbouring Shenzhen.
  • Typhoon delays shipments at Japanese refineries
    COSMO Oil Co, Japan's fifth-largest refiner, said high waves caused by Typhoon Namtheun delayed shipments at two refineries in the southwestern prefectures of Osaka and Kagawa.
  • Talks to end Norway rig strike break down
    A Norwegian oil-workers' union and employer representatives failed to resolve a conflict that is delaying drilling of production and exploration wells when they met a mediator on Friday, the employers' organisation said.
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen posts record profit in Q2
    WILH Wilhelmsen Ltd, a Norwegian company that owns half of the world's biggest carrier of vehicles by sea, said second-quarter profit jumped 42 per cent to a record as it transported more cars.
  • Saudis warn of ban on ISPS violators
    OIL giant Saudi Arabia has warned ship operators it will ban from its ports vessels violating the new maritime security laws which came into effect last month, an oil industry source in the Gulf said.
  • Port Shots
    SHIPPING Corp of India, the country's biggest shipping carrier, said profit in the fiscal first-quarter more than doubled after it moved more goods and earned more from business other than transportation.
Air and Land Transport
  • US mulls auction of take-off times to cut delays
    THE US government and airlines are discussing auctions of take-off and landing times as a long-term solution to cut delays at the most congested US airports, Transportation Undersecretary Jeff Shane said.
  • Brazil's Embraer sees rising jet sales to China as costs fall
  • EADS doubles H1 net profit to 387m euros
  • Log Book
Liner Scene
  • Will port congestions limit growth in liner shipping?
    THE liner industry has become blase about its incredibly rapid growth year after year.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HK volumes seen rising, but operators seek cost cuts
    HONG Kong, the world's busiest container port, is expected to see a rise in throughput this year, but operators are urging the city to cut red tape to help them compete with cheaper ports in neighbouring Shenzhen.
  • Typhoon delays shipments at Japanese refineries
    COSMO Oil Co, Japan's fifth-largest refiner, said high waves caused by Typhoon Namtheun delayed shipments at two refineries in the southwestern prefectures of Osaka and Kagawa.
  • Talks to end Norway rig strike break down
    A Norwegian oil-workers' union and employer representatives failed to resolve a conflict that is delaying drilling of production and exploration wells when they met a mediator on Friday, the employers' organisation said.
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen posts record profit in Q2
    WILH Wilhelmsen Ltd, a Norwegian company that owns half of the world's biggest carrier of vehicles by sea, said second-quarter profit jumped 42 per cent to a record as it transported more cars.
  • Saudis warn of ban on ISPS violators
    OIL giant Saudi Arabia has warned ship operators it will ban from its ports vessels violating the new maritime security laws which came into effect last month, an oil industry source in the Gulf said.
  • Port Shots
    SHIPPING Corp of India, the country's biggest shipping carrier, said profit in the fiscal first-quarter more than doubled after it moved more goods and earned more from business other than transportation.
Air and Land Transport
  • US mulls auction of take-off times to cut delays
    THE US government and airlines are discussing auctions of take-off and landing times as a long-term solution to cut delays at the most congested US airports, Transportation Undersecretary Jeff Shane said.
  • Brazil's Embraer sees rising jet sales to China as costs fall
  • EADS doubles H1 net profit to 387m euros
  • Log Book
Liner Scene
  • Will port congestions limit growth in liner shipping?
    THE liner industry has become blase about its incredibly rapid growth year after year.

Sched Netweb site
  • Yantian Port launches customs reforms
  • High demand for space is due to other factors besides GDP growth, says K Line exec
  • Shanghai imports US$6.71 billion from the US during H1
  • NOL celebrates 35th anniversary
  • CSI implemented in Greece
  • Chiquita relocates western US port operations to Hueneme
  • Atlas Air emerges from bankruptcy
  • Reversal of fortune for Boeing in Q2
  • US, Indonesia sign open-skies aviation agreement

Exim Indiaweb site
  • GE Shipping's total income up by 38 pc to Rs 417 crore
  • Hecny takes off in India'Seaspeed provides launching pad
  • Peak season surcharge to be imposed on W. Africa-bound cargo
  • Exim Bank extends $ 56-m credit line to myanmar for rail projects
  • ...to launch lines of credit to Asian nations
  • India challenges EU dumping duties on HR coils
  • JNPT to suspend handling of ICD-bound iron/steel scrap import boxes from Sept. 15
  • MbPT re-instals beacon on Kansa island
  • Major boon for Port users in Goa
  • Measures listed to promote inland waterways in Goa
  • Air traffic growth 'exceeded expectations' in H1 of 2004, says IATA CEO
  • Chinubhai Kalidass & Bros clears 1st air shipment on SIA's inaugural flight from Ahmedabad
  • Govt approves 26 foreign technology collaborations
  • Inflation rate stays steady at 6.52 pc
  • Rubber merchants urge Commerce Ministry to take fresh look at export policy
  • New Pharmexcil ED assumes charge
  • ATCL Container Line celebrates 4th anniversary today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 30, 2004
  • Japan's refiners keep tight reign on product
    Fewer oil imports and refiners reluctance to release excess supplies of fuel oil into bunker market keep sentiment tight in Japan.
  • Yukos offered chance of reprieve
    Bailiffs give Russian oil champion a new deadline for tax claim.
  • Quiet Baltic stocked up and free of congestion
  • Record US oil imports fails to soothe market
    The DOE asked whether the highest ever level of crude oil imports to the US were the beginning of a high tide or an isolated incident.
  • ARA market firms with crude but tightness easing
  • Cape Town traders hoping for 'some fuel' next week
    Fuel oil for the bunker market is due to be released from Cape Town's refinery, but traders are not sure if any will be available for new quotes.

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 30, 2004
  • Axit extends AX4 functions
  • GCC to conclude free trade deal with EU
  • Swiss Post International poised to open Hamburg branch
  • Otal: Faster via Dakar
  • Boeing delivers new B737-700 to Ethiopian Airlines
  • Strategic partnership between HHLA and Sea-Invest
  • International recognition for Emirates group president

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 30, 2004
  • Exmar upbeat despite profit dip
  • MGN offers to boost Equasis
  • ABS warship rules authorised
  • Intertanko updates Questionnaire 88

Marine Logweb site
JULY 31, 2004
  • B.C. Ferries defends decision to build in Europe

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Maersk Sealand boxships to be 'world's biggest'
    MAERSK Sealand is lining up a series of containerships that will approach capacity of 11,000 teu. Parent company A P Møller-Maersk has taken the critical step that will trigger construction of the world's first containerships of that size, Lloyd's List has learnt.
  • Asian shippers up in arms at threat of security surcharge
    ASIAN shippers say they will fight attempts by container lines to impose a security surcharge.
  • High-flyer Boardley to quit P&O
    THE P&O group is to lose one of its high-flyers, with Tom Boardley leaving the company at the end of August, writes Janet Porter.
  • Plan for Lloyd's 'consolidator' company put on back burner
    A SCHEME to float a new 'consolidator' company for smaller Lloyd's vehicles has been put on ice for possible revival later in the year.
  • Tanker seizure threatens Mauritius
    THE Madagascar government has detained an oil tanker headed for Mauritius, casting an immediate and lengthy shadow over its heavily import-dependent neighbour and sparking a flurry of diplomatic manouveuring in a bid to resolve the situation.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 30, 2004
  • Watchkeeping rules 'not effective'
    TIGHTER bridge watchkeeping and lookout regulations have been called for by the UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) following a study into 65 collisions
  • Geest barges in
    FRUSTRATED by delays at the port of Rotterdam, Geest has decided to mount its own permanent twice-weekly barge service linking Duisburg and Rotterdam
  • Kerry vows more container inspections
    US Democratic party presidential candidate John Kerry last night asserted that the container trade would face changes under his administration
  • Feds move to take over ILA
    FEDERAL authorities are moving to take over the International Longshoremen's Association and hope to achieve this by a massive civil case
  • MSC suspends Trieste calls
    MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Co has cancelled, for an unspecified time, container vessel calls at Trieste, Italy because of the terminal operator's inefficiencies
  • New longshoremen for LA-LB
    LOS Angeles and Long Beach are hiring more union members to help clear congestion at the twin ports
  • No Israeli compromise
  • Tata joins L&T to build Dharma
  • Noumea general strike threatened
  • St Petersburg stevedores strike
  • Numast calls for action on fatigue
  • Sardinia-Corsica service suspended
  • Vancouver reaching choke point
  • Port Hedland edges ahead of Dampier
  • Severe punishment for port strikers
  • Ramsgate back on pax ferry map

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 30, 2004
  • Kerry knocks Bush on port security
    The Democratic presidential contender left no doubt that his party will continue to make national security a major issue.
  • WTO moves closer to accord
    World Trade Organization negotiators moved closer to an agreement to open global markets for food and manufactured goods.
  • FedEx applies for new China flights
  • U.S. aids Thai port terror checks
  • Deutsche Post raises 2004 target
  • U.S. weaker in Exel results
  • Assorted woes sap ISC earnings
  • U.S. sets tariffs on some imported shrimp
  • U.S.-South Europe lines advise on fuel charge
  • China Southern names U.S. agent
  • Ex-Im Bank's Foley to keynote JoC Breakbulk Conference
  • Hamburg Süd appoints Jamaica agent

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 30, 2004
  • New study urges HK Government to lower cargo costs
    Another study has shown that Hong Kong port is far from price competitive against neighbouring Shenzhen ports, and has urged the government to take measures to narrow cost differences.
  • Geest aims to avoid Europe's port congestion nightmare
  • Pacific supplies hit by Noumea strike, Futuna grounding
  • HMM orders three more post panamaxes
  • ICT in Malaysia forecast to make profit by cutting costs
  • Dutch bank seizes French vessel
  • Lack of interest sinks motorway of the sea
  • Cosco takes delivery of a 7,500TEU vessel

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 30, 2004
  • Fatigue causes casualties
    UK to press for changes to STCW after study of 65 collisions and groundings identifies tiredness as a major issue.
  • Suez ruling upheld
    Appeal court confirms dredger was 50% to blame for grounding of Norwegian chemical carrier.
  • TMM hit by 'broker miscommunication'
    Double-counting error forces Mexican group to amend bond offer ' again.
  • Trip to nowhere
    Defunct cruise line Society Expeditions admits to assets of less than $50,000 in chapter 7 bankruptcy.
  • MMM on winning streak
    Malaysian tanker and bulker owner continues to push up profit in its current financial year.
  • MOL fixes Katori
    Japan's Kyushu Oil takes VLCC for 18 months despite speculation it was earmarked for China trades.
  • Temas profit chopped
    Indonesian feedership operation sees earnings dwindle in first half despite huge revenue rise.
  • Numast in fatigue SOS
    Officers union demands action to end the scandal of excessive watchkeeping hours.
  • Good day for Great Eastern
    Indian owner reveals 6% jump in first quarter profit as oil major business booms.
  • Odfjell stresses the positive
    Norwegian tanker owner dogged by scandal and tragedy has some good news to enjoy as net profit booms in 2004.
  • First quarter cheer for Taiheiyo
    Japanese VLCC and bulker owner elevates earnings in three months to 30 June.
  • Pertamina fixes period VLCC
    Indonesian state oil and gas company squeezes down rate for politically sensitive time-charter.
  • LA to hire 3,000 dock workers
    Delay-hit west coast port takes out huge classified ad in bid to cut China congestion.
  • Tankers turn profit at BLT
    Indonesian owner sees earnings and revenues grow in first half of 2004.
  • Wilh Wilhemsen motors
    Norwegian group posts best-ever quarter as liner and car volumes surge.
  • PCTC casualty dents ISH
    Out-of-service days in car carrier and coal carrier business segments cut profits at US shipowner.
  • K Line upgrades prospects
    Stronger boxships, bulkers and tankers prompt owner to lift interim and full year earnings estimates.
  • Strong first quarter for SSC
    Hot rates for boxships and multi-purpose vessels propel profits at Singapore Shipping Corp.
  • FFAs to go east
    Baltic Exchange planning a series of workshops on freight derivatives in Hong Kong and Singapore.
  • Seacor slips into the red
    Dramatic turnaround in fortunes for Houston-based marine vessel operator in first half of 2004.
  • Midnight Express sails for US
    Converted heavy lift ship leaves Holland following installation of its pipelaying system equipment.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 30, 2004
  • MarAd: vessel sizes up, "smooth transition" to double-hull tankers
  • WAL ceases operations
  • Air China orders 747-400 cargo planes
  • U.S., Indonesia liberalize aviation markets
  • U.S. Customs promotes Thomson to head international affairs
  • Kerry says number of container inspections is inadequate
  • ITC report maps trends in U.S. merchandise trade
  • Guatemalan exporter group gets U.S. "trade capacity" grant

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
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Last year, freight traffic in the ports of the Southern Adriatic AdSP decreased by -7.7%
Bari
Ferry passengers also decreased (-4.4%), while cruise passengers increased by +18.1%
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
Blackstone Buys America's Leading Marina Owner and Operator
New York/Southfield
$5.65 Billion Deal to Acquire Safe Harbor Marinas
D'Agostino denounces the political division of the appointments of secretary general and president of a port
Genoa
I am disgusted - he said - when I read in the newspapers that the president chooses one and the secretary the other
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -2.1 percent.
Hamburg
Various goods on the rise. Volume handled in the last quarter stable
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Livorno fell by -3.0%
Leghorn
Downturn caused by reduction in liquid bulk; growth in other sectors. Traffic in Piombino on the rise
Joint venture of Noatum Maritime and Erkport in the segment of ro-ro maritime services
Abu Dhabi
Initially the new company will have a fleet of 11 ships to be used on five routes
Saipem and Subsea7 sign merger agreement
Milan/Luxembourg
The reference shareholders CDP Equity, Eni and Siem Industries have committed to support the operation
ICS satisfied with ISWG-GHG's progress towards decarbonisation of shipping, even if not definitive
London
Platten: Much work still needs to be done urgently by MEPC meeting in April
In the second half of 2024, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +15.3%
Venice
In the whole year, cruise passengers were 548 thousand (+7.8%)
In the last quarter of 2024, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2%
Rotterdam
A decrease of -0.7% was recorded for the whole year.
HMM in talks to acquire compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
The transaction would be valued at close to $1.4 billion
Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests actions needed to make clean fuels available for shipping
Brussels
Cargill and Hafnia joint venture in marine fuel supply
Singapore
Seascale Energy formed
The AdSP will become the sole manager of railway shunting in the port of Ravenna
Ravenna
Extraordinary maintenance and investments in new infrastructure will remain the responsibility of RFI
Coast Guard authorizes use of batteries on board Italian flagged ships
Rome
Adopted a risk assessment approach using EMSA guidelines
Joint venture between Marsa Maroc and TIL (MSC group) for the management of the eastern container terminal of the port of Nador West Med
Casablanca
50% of the capital plus one share will be held by the African company
Shipping, lack of services and costs for goods checks give a bad reputation to the port of Genoa
Genoa
Botta: wasting time and money on various checks, not having certainty on the times of exit of the goods from the ports makes the situation unsustainable
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.
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
SAILING LIST
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- country
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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.
The TAR declares the appeal of Med Yacht Storage on the state concession in Vado Ligure inadmissible
Genoa
ESPO: Clean Industrial Deal is an important first step towards decarbonisation
Brussels
The plan was presented today by the European Commission
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
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
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
HD Hyundai, one of the world's largest shipbuilders, looks to build a shipyard in India
(The Times of India)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports increased by +2.2%
Podgorica
Passengers increased by +16.1%
Federlogistica, the closure of the Busalla motorway toll booth could put logistics in crisis in the North West
Genoa
Investments of 1.4 billion euros for the development of the Logistics Hub of the FS Italiane group
Rome
Investments for new physical and digital assets are foreseen in the 2025-2029 Strategic Plan
Grimaldi Group extends its maritime network to India
Naples
On February 20th the first call at the port of Mumbai with the PCTC "Grande California"
One million euros for the reduction of the amount of anchorage fees in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Ok to the expansion of the Automar car terminal
The AdSP of Eastern Liguria agrees on the need for buffer areas for the ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara
The Spice
Areas identified by the body near the port and hinterland of Santo Stefano di Magra
Conference "Iron-Rubber-Water: Intermodality and the Port of Genoa"
Genoa
It will be held on Friday at the Maritime Station of Genoa
Fratelli Cosulich has acquired a controlling stake of 62% of the capital of Femo Bunker
Genoa
It has an annual turnover of over 70 million euros
Nola Interport, in 2024 intermodal traffic grew by +18%
Nola
Road freight traffic stable
MSC Cruises' new cruise terminal in the port of Barcelona has become operational
Barcelona
It will be officially inaugurated in the next few months
In January, the port of Singapore handled 3.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore/HongKong
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -10.5%
The "mole" for the Bisagno torrent spillway tunnel has arrived in the port of Genoa
Genoa
It is composed of three main pieces of 196 tons
Port of Long Beach Continues to See Exceptional Container Traffic Growth
Long Beach
In January, 953 thousand were moved (+41.4%)
Mercitalia Intermodal reaches agreement with PJM for the digitalization of 600 intermodal wagons
Rome
Between 2025 and 2027 they will be equipped with the Austrian company's WaggonTracker digital system
Tomorrow CMA CGM will activate a new service between Italy, Spain and Egypt
Marseille
Reorganization of the Bora Med Service line with the inclusion of stopovers in Syria
Assoporti at the Fruit Logistica fair in support of the Italian fruit and vegetable sector
Rome
Record export value of 6.1 billion euros in 2024
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