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March 5, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Batam container port project draws PSA, others
    MAJOR shipping lines and terminal operators including PSA Corporation are among those interested in the concession to design, build and operate a US$105 million container port on Indonesia's Batam Island, a Batam official said yesterday.
  • Volumes at Indon terminals to double: Portek
    SINGAPORE-listed container crane leasing, engineering and terminal operations group Portek International expects container throughput at two of its Indonesian terminals to more than double in 2004, and is eyeing undeveloped ports in China and North Africa.
  • P&O steams back to profit, but reviewing ferries ops
    BRITISH ports and ferries company P&O returned to profit at the pre-tax level in 2003, and said yesterday its ports business made a good start to the year but it was reviewing its ferries operations amid tough trading.
  • Port operator AusBulk plans listing as merger talks fail
    SOUTH Australian port operator and grains handler AusBulk Ltd said it plans to list on the Australian Stock Exchange later this year after merger talks with exporter ABB Grain Ltd fell through.
  • Shipwreck porcelain fetches over A$2m
    RARE porcelain recovered from a shipwreck off Vietnam after 400 years has been sold for more than A$2 million dollars in Australia, auction house Christie's said on Thursday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus freezing spare parts prices
    AIRBUS SAS, which last year overtook Boeing Co in commercial plane deliveries, is freezing the price of spare parts it sells to airlines to help its customers lower costs, as it tries to win more plane orders.
  • American, Airbus blame each other for 2001 New York crash
  • Propellers reversed before Iranian plane crash: UAE
  • Cathay may ally with oneworld for fuel purchase
  • THAI puts plan to buy second-hand planes on hold
  • BA passenger traffic up 7% in Feb
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charter extension by off-hire and option days upheld
    THE Court of Appeal in England last month upheld the decision of a lower court that the time charterers of a vessel could extend the charter by the number of days the vessel was off-hire and a 15-day option period provided for in the charter party.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Batam container port project draws PSA, others
    MAJOR shipping lines and terminal operators including PSA Corporation are among those interested in the concession to design, build and operate a US$105 million container port on Indonesia's Batam Island, a Batam official said yesterday.
  • Volumes at Indon terminals to double: Portek
    SINGAPORE-listed container crane leasing, engineering and terminal operations group Portek International expects container throughput at two of its Indonesian terminals to more than double in 2004, and is eyeing undeveloped ports in China and North Africa.
  • P&O steams back to profit, but reviewing ferries ops
    BRITISH ports and ferries company P&O returned to profit at the pre-tax level in 2003, and said yesterday its ports business made a good start to the year but it was reviewing its ferries operations amid tough trading.
  • Port operator AusBulk plans listing as merger talks fail
    SOUTH Australian port operator and grains handler AusBulk Ltd said it plans to list on the Australian Stock Exchange later this year after merger talks with exporter ABB Grain Ltd fell through.
  • Shipwreck porcelain fetches over A$2m
    RARE porcelain recovered from a shipwreck off Vietnam after 400 years has been sold for more than A$2 million dollars in Australia, auction house Christie's said on Thursday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus freezing spare parts prices
    AIRBUS SAS, which last year overtook Boeing Co in commercial plane deliveries, is freezing the price of spare parts it sells to airlines to help its customers lower costs, as it tries to win more plane orders.
  • American, Airbus blame each other for 2001 New York crash
  • Propellers reversed before Iranian plane crash: UAE
  • Cathay may ally with oneworld for fuel purchase
  • THAI puts plan to buy second-hand planes on hold
  • BA passenger traffic up 7% in Feb
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charter extension by off-hire and option days upheld
    THE Court of Appeal in England last month upheld the decision of a lower court that the time charterers of a vessel could extend the charter by the number of days the vessel was off-hire and a 15-day option period provided for in the charter party.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Batam container port project draws PSA, others
    MAJOR shipping lines and terminal operators including PSA Corporation are among those interested in the concession to design, build and operate a US$105 million container port on Indonesia's Batam Island, a Batam official said yesterday.
  • Volumes at Indon terminals to double: Portek
    SINGAPORE-listed container crane leasing, engineering and terminal operations group Portek International expects container throughput at two of its Indonesian terminals to more than double in 2004, and is eyeing undeveloped ports in China and North Africa.
  • P&O steams back to profit, but reviewing ferries ops
    BRITISH ports and ferries company P&O returned to profit at the pre-tax level in 2003, and said yesterday its ports business made a good start to the year but it was reviewing its ferries operations amid tough trading.
  • Port operator AusBulk plans listing as merger talks fail
    SOUTH Australian port operator and grains handler AusBulk Ltd said it plans to list on the Australian Stock Exchange later this year after merger talks with exporter ABB Grain Ltd fell through.
  • Shipwreck porcelain fetches over A$2m
    RARE porcelain recovered from a shipwreck off Vietnam after 400 years has been sold for more than A$2 million dollars in Australia, auction house Christie's said on Thursday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus freezing spare parts prices
    AIRBUS SAS, which last year overtook Boeing Co in commercial plane deliveries, is freezing the price of spare parts it sells to airlines to help its customers lower costs, as it tries to win more plane orders.
  • American, Airbus blame each other for 2001 New York crash
  • Propellers reversed before Iranian plane crash: UAE
  • Cathay may ally with oneworld for fuel purchase
  • THAI puts plan to buy second-hand planes on hold
  • BA passenger traffic up 7% in Feb
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charter extension by off-hire and option days upheld
    THE Court of Appeal in England last month upheld the decision of a lower court that the time charterers of a vessel could extend the charter by the number of days the vessel was off-hire and a 15-day option period provided for in the charter party.

Sched Netweb site
  • Japanese shipbuilders report roaring trade
  • China looks to attract foreign rail investors
  • Invest HK participates in HK Logistics Expo in Guangdong
  • PSA bolsters foothold in China by opening rep office in Shanghai
  • ICTSI makes changes at the top
  • Vietship secures vessel contracts worth US$430 million
  • Nippon to purchase Zeppelin for sightseeing, filming
  • DHL appoints Anne Benbow as Asia Pacific HR director

Exim Indiaweb site
  • DGS sets up committee to act on TCS' coastal shipping report
  • MoS cell to look into exporters' concern of high THCs
  • Almost 60 per cent spurt in automobile exports
  • China's trade body plans product expo in city
  • Bangladesh likely to import more sugar
  • JNPCT handles record 3,770 boxes in single day (March 3) - Not just 'feel good', but really good
  • Narvekar carries MPT into semi-finals of Ports cricket - MbPT, VPT, KoPT also in semis
  • NSICT closes export gates once again!
  • Jet, Sahara told to file schedules to start Lanka services
  • Railways introduces special parcel express trains
  • Major trailer operators not to join transporters' stir
  • CONCOR seeks Indian JV partner to develop ICD-Birgunj in Nepal
  • Exporters want compensation for loss of benefits under Sec. 80 HHC
  • Centre notifies new iron & steel duty structure
  • WISA plea to include regional shipping bodies as trustees in Major Port Trusts to represent shippers' interests

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 4, 2004
  • Rotterdam market mimics crude
  • 'Business as usual' in Venezuela
  • Update: Singapore cargo influx could see bunker 'premiums flip'
    Reports of up to 5.5 million tonnes of fuel oil due to arrive in Singapore in late March and early April were greeted with caution by players in the bunker market today
  • Singapore suppliers split on pricing in confused market
    There was a huge spread between the lows and highs offered in the Singapore bunker market today. Some players quoted aggressively in anticipation of a softer market next week, while others were spooked by the fact that fuel oil cargo prices didn't come off today despite last night's sharply lower WTI crude close.
  • Demand falling with indications in Japan
  • Singapore oil product stocks sharply higher
    The latest weekly figures from International Enterprise (IE) show that Singapore's stocks of residual fuels have hit an eight-week high, while middle distillates surged to their highest level in 16 weeks. The figures pointed to continued bearish fuel oil fundamentals and an end to the bullish regional gas oil market.
  • Italian demand wanes with softer IFOs
  • 'First' double-hulled barge due in late April
    Singapore-based supplier and barge operator Sentek Marine & Trading (Pty) Ltd confirmed today that it is close to launching the first bunker barge of around 130 in the world's largest bunkering hub to have a double hull.
  • Rotterdam softer following crude loss

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 4, 2004
  • Metaship for Thiel's TLLC
  • Bahrain gears up to battle re-emerging piracy
  • Rudolph executes logistics for Japanese high-tech company in Hungary
  • The latest from Vostochny International Container Services
  • Aerolineas Argentinas in the black and investing
  • Hesse-Noord Natie granted Deurganckdock West concession
  • New President elected for IRU's enlarged EU Liaison Committee

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 4, 2004
  • P&O Nedlloyd back in the black
  • Intertanko goes ahead with terminal vetting
  • PSA's Shanghai office opens

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 4, 2004
  • Bollinger launches first in new OSV series
    Latest "less is more" design
  • Ecuador orders patrol craft
    FBM Babcock design vessels will be built in Spain

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 4, 2004
  • EU starts trade sanctions on 1,608 U.S. products
  • Oregon bridges net cash for rehabilitation projects
  • Bad weather stalls move of ferry KALAKALA
  • Port of Seattle taps Strout as deputy chief executive
  • Maersk SeaLand adds service linking West Africa, South America

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Transmed special link with Bohai yields scarce space for bulkers
    GREEK bulker operator Transmed Shipping claims to have clinched special privileges with a Chinese shipyard to further a newbuilding spree that promises to revamp a fleet that was hit by the Christopher capesize tragedy two years ago.
  • Chosen Voyage selects Wind Surf for the world's first all-kosher cruises
    ONE of the best-known of all Jewish in-jokes takes the ritual passover invocation "next year in Jerusalem!" and tacks on the punchline: "And the year after that, how about a nice cruise?"
  • P&O reviews future of ferry business in bid to stem losses
    The move comes just a few months after P&O Ferries disclosed it was axeing more than 600 jobs on its Dover-Calais route as part of a restructuring exercise designed to strip out £15m of costs.
  • Bank deal to fund China's shipbuilding
    ON A day when leading analysts predicted surging imports to feed China's steel industry would drive freight markets to 2010, Norwegian bank Nordea revealed a new formal relationship with the Import and Export Bank of China to finance new shipbuilding projects.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 4, 2004
  • SNCM in financial crisis
    FRENCH ferry operator SNCM has revealed that strike action currently paralysing its Corsica services is costing the company '200,000 ($240,000) a day
  • Schichau workers go into print
    WORKERS at struggling German shipbuilder and repairer Schichau Seebeck have taken space in a Bremerhaven newspaper urging the local government for financial support
  • PONLs Green slams mediocre managers
    P&O Nedlloyd chief executive Philip Green criticised the company's management for its mediocre performance at a press briefing in Amsterdam this morning
  • Safmarine starts S American link
    SAFMARINE'S new fortnightly West Africa-South America Direct service starts in two weeks' time
  • Superferry 14 salvage begins
    SUPERFERRY 14 salvors have begun pumping bunker oil to prevent an oil spill and prepare the ship for the salvage operation
  • P&O to review ferry activity
    IN the face of a '40M ($73.2M) loss on its ferry operations, P&O has launched a "wide ranging business review" into its ferry activities to be completed in the summer
  • S Korea ship investments boom
  • Sovcomflot lifts Russian oil share
  • Perla blast disrupts gas supplies
  • P&O Ned turnround

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 4, 2004
  • P&O charts profitable course
    The parent of the world's fourth-largest container carrier swung to a profit in 2003 on soaring volumes, improving freight rates, and resurgent business at its ports division.
  • Senate opens debate on repealing export program
  • Customs delays air-cargo advance filing
  • DOT begins hours-of-service enforcement
  • Panama Canal launches e-filing
  • Ceres promotes Lesnevich to head NY-NJ ports
  • FedEx plans Miss. distribution hub
  • SAS adds capacity on Copenhagen-to-Shanghai service
  • MOL opens Mexico logistics office
  • Cargo lags for Martinair
  • MSC opens Suape-U.S. East Coast service

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 4, 2004
  • Fear of floating focuses PONL on job at hand
    P&O Nedlloyd's (PONL) new CEO Philip Green said today that the line's 'level of profit is unacceptable' even though there had been a 'US$300million turnaround on the bottom line'.
  • Angry Lines rail at early Part X review
  • P&O and Royal Nedlloyd results confirm different course-headings
  • Lengthy vessel delays prompt Mombasa surcharge
  • Third Railway Package to stop decline in railfreight
  • Rickmers-Linie and Sinotrans sign partnership
  • NYK and Xpress Container Lines join together to reorganise Portugal services
  • Cochin port clears draft license agreement for hub port

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 4, 2004
  • Tanker stocks look to shake mid-week slump
    Mixed bag on Thursday after all lost ground a day earlier.
  • Cleanup crews back at Bow Mariner site
    Efforts saw first oil recovery in small batches Wednesday.
  • Western Bulk set to float
    Christen Sveaas and Paal Caspersen to list shares in recovering handymax venture.
  • Ukrainian ships "under threat of arrest"
    State debt to Cypriot energy company has already resulted in seizure of cargo plane in Canada.
  • P&O Nedlloyd back in the black
    Higher freight rates gives container line boost ahead of reverse takeover.
  • Nigeria 'to axe' 7,000 port jobs
    Unions claim mass sackings to pave way for privatisation.
  • New management team for MSC cruise arm
    Pierfrancesco Vago to spearhead drive for dominance in Mediterranean.
  • Northern Oil shares fall
    John Fredriksen pockets $2.7m from sale of stake.
  • Gemadept heads overseas
    Vietnamese shipping agency aiming to woo more customers in Malaysia and Singapore.
  • ONGC's offshore ship plan marooned
    Indian oil producer "in limbo" over spin-off management company for supply vessels.
  • Royal Nedlloyd returns to profit
    Tanker king John Fredriksen makes early gain on foray into liner shipping.
  • Ports power P&O ahead
    Near 60% rise in profits for 2003 as trade booms but ferries flounder.
  • Inquest opened into death of OOCL man
    UK coroner adjourns hearing into accident onboard boxship that killed executive Courtenay Allan last year.
  • Titan sends tankers for scrap
    Buoyant steel market prompts China-backed owner and oil trader to sell VLCC and handymax.
  • Transpacific box traffic sees record year
    Containerised cargo moving eastbound and westbound across the Pacific climbs to all time high.
  • Pirates strike at Red Sea bottleneck
    Two containerships targeted by unidentified speedboats in strategic Bab El Mandeb strait.
  • NYK subsidiary orders airship
    Majority owned Nippon Airship Corporation is investing JPY1.3bn in German-built craft.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 4, 2004
  • P&O Nedlloyd nets $56 million in fourth quarter
  • U.S. Customs gives breakbulk, bulk lines electronic filing reprieve
  • Oil slick from "Bow Mariner" dissipates, crew search suspended
  • Salvage crews remove "Lee III" from Mississippi channel
  • U.S. Customs delays enforcement of advance air cargo manifest rule
  • GAO: FDA's inspection of seafood imports needs more work
  • ITC to assess U.S.-Australia free-trade agreement
  • Senators request $300 million for port security
  • SSA Marine will start work this month on Texas City terminal
  • Ceres appoint NY/NJ port operations vice president
  • U.S. Defense Department names Wakeman Iraqi maritime advisor
  • Singapore port requires notice of animals, birds on ships

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 4, 2004
  • Shell/Sannes and WWL in major low sulphur oil deal
    Shell will deliver between 200,000 and 300,000 tons of low sulphur bunker oil to Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines. Deliveries will be ...
  • EP report slams member states on maritime safety
    In a draft report, due to be debated in the European Parliament temporary committee on maritime safety, MP Dirk Sterckx ...
  • "Stena Nautica" to be repaired in Poland
    SSG has learned that "Stena Nautica" will be towed to Remontowa Shiprepair yard in Poland for extensive repairs, following the ...

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