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August 6, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Iranian line bullish, eyes 1m TEUs by end '04
    IT's a newcomer in the container business, but the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line is doing so well in its container trades that it is confident of hitting one million TEUs in boxes transported by this year.
  • Transponder system trial on smaller vessels successful
    A six-month trial of Singapore's proposed harbour craft transponder system has been successfully completed using three test vessels, paving the way for final fine-tuning and eventual implementation.
  • Bunkering scam: DNV suspends 3 surveyors
    DNV Petroleum Services in Singapore has suspended three subcontracted bunker quantity surveyors involved in a corruption probe.
  • NY ferry pilot pleads guilty to manslaughter
    THE pilot of a Staten Island ferry that slammed into a concrete pier last year, killing 11 passengers, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday, saying that medication he had taken caused him to lose consciousness while at the wheel.
  • Sunken ship spills oil waste off Riau
    A Singapore-flagged vessel carrying 200 tonnes of oil waste which sank last week off Indonesia's Riau islands has begun to spill its cargo, threatening fishing grounds, according to Indonesian officials.
  • Into the shipping world with scholarships
    CHENG Mei Feng and Yip Pei Wen , both 19, may well prove to school leavers here that a maritime career need not be unglamorous.
Air and Land Transport
  • Apply subsidy rules to Boeing suppliers: Airbus
    EUROPEAN aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS wants Japan to join talks between the United States and Europe about setting new limits on government subsidies for the industry.
  • US threatens to cap flights at O'Hare
  • Lifting of fare controls seen hurting MAS
  • Virgin orders 13 Airbus planes
  • US$808m terminal for JetBlue at JFK
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Make electronic navigational charts must for high-speed craft: UK
    THE UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch wants the International Maritime Organisation to consider changing its High Speed Craft Code to require all high-speed craft to be fitted with electronic navigational instruments.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Iranian line bullish, eyes 1m TEUs by end '04
    IT's a newcomer in the container business, but the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line is doing so well in its container trades that it is confident of hitting one million TEUs in boxes transported by this year.
  • Transponder system trial on smaller vessels successful
    A six-month trial of Singapore's proposed harbour craft transponder system has been successfully completed using three test vessels, paving the way for final fine-tuning and eventual implementation.
  • Bunkering scam: DNV suspends 3 surveyors
    DNV Petroleum Services in Singapore has suspended three subcontracted bunker quantity surveyors involved in a corruption probe.
  • NY ferry pilot pleads guilty to manslaughter
    THE pilot of a Staten Island ferry that slammed into a concrete pier last year, killing 11 passengers, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday, saying that medication he had taken caused him to lose consciousness while at the wheel.
  • Sunken ship spills oil waste off Riau
    A Singapore-flagged vessel carrying 200 tonnes of oil waste which sank last week off Indonesia's Riau islands has begun to spill its cargo, threatening fishing grounds, according to Indonesian officials.
  • Into the shipping world with scholarships
    CHENG Mei Feng and Yip Pei Wen , both 19, may well prove to school leavers here that a maritime career need not be unglamorous.
Air and Land Transport
  • Apply subsidy rules to Boeing suppliers: Airbus
    EUROPEAN aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS wants Japan to join talks between the United States and Europe about setting new limits on government subsidies for the industry.
  • US threatens to cap flights at O'Hare
  • Lifting of fare controls seen hurting MAS
  • Virgin orders 13 Airbus planes
  • US$808m terminal for JetBlue at JFK
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Make electronic navigational charts must for high-speed craft: UK
    THE UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch wants the International Maritime Organisation to consider changing its High Speed Craft Code to require all high-speed craft to be fitted with electronic navigational instruments.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Iranian line bullish, eyes 1m TEUs by end '04
    IT's a newcomer in the container business, but the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line is doing so well in its container trades that it is confident of hitting one million TEUs in boxes transported by this year.
  • Transponder system trial on smaller vessels successful
    A six-month trial of Singapore's proposed harbour craft transponder system has been successfully completed using three test vessels, paving the way for final fine-tuning and eventual implementation.
  • Bunkering scam: DNV suspends 3 surveyors
    DNV Petroleum Services in Singapore has suspended three subcontracted bunker quantity surveyors involved in a corruption probe.
  • NY ferry pilot pleads guilty to manslaughter
    THE pilot of a Staten Island ferry that slammed into a concrete pier last year, killing 11 passengers, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday, saying that medication he had taken caused him to lose consciousness while at the wheel.
  • Sunken ship spills oil waste off Riau
    A Singapore-flagged vessel carrying 200 tonnes of oil waste which sank last week off Indonesia's Riau islands has begun to spill its cargo, threatening fishing grounds, according to Indonesian officials.
  • Into the shipping world with scholarships
    CHENG Mei Feng and Yip Pei Wen , both 19, may well prove to school leavers here that a maritime career need not be unglamorous.
Air and Land Transport
  • Apply subsidy rules to Boeing suppliers: Airbus
    EUROPEAN aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS wants Japan to join talks between the United States and Europe about setting new limits on government subsidies for the industry.
  • US threatens to cap flights at O'Hare
  • Lifting of fare controls seen hurting MAS
  • Virgin orders 13 Airbus planes
  • US$808m terminal for JetBlue at JFK
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Make electronic navigational charts must for high-speed craft: UK
    THE UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch wants the International Maritime Organisation to consider changing its High Speed Craft Code to require all high-speed craft to be fitted with electronic navigational instruments.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK ports should reduce charges to remain competitive: Cosco exec
  • Tianjian first half throughput rises
  • Rail freight grows in southwest china
  • MSC hires and promotes personnel
  • CMA CGM, MSC launch US west coast service
  • Senior Senator Lines executive dies
  • Norfolk Southern posts record earnings
  • New airport, DHL hub provide logistics boost for PRD
  • Athar Khan named AA's Asia MD
  • China's airfreight industry identified for further development

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipping Ministry drafts new policy for Major Ports
  • Dredging firms too want tonnage tax option
  • MoS to seek Rs 500-cr. equity support for Sethusamudram project
  • Freight sops likely for diesel, petrol in supply of remote areas
  • Incessant deluge drives export despatches off roads
  • APM Terminals-CONCOR plan to develop box terminal at JNP, among 46 proposals cleared
  • Tractor manufacturers call for easier bank lending norms
  • CBEC applies brake to unilateral action in EPCG cases
  • BCHAA felicitates Lt Cmdr. R. Srinivasan on his appointment as Trustee on MbPT Board
  • CBEC member shifted to settlement panel

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Trader leaves Peninsula
  • Oil rebounds with Russian U-turn on Yukos
    Oil prices fell back sharply yesterday as a flurry of slightly bearish influences took crude oil prices momentarily off the boil, but rebounded today as the market outlook was fundamentally unchanged.
  • World Fuels Services quarterly profits up by 26%
    Miami-based marine fuel broker and trader group results include Tramp Group for first time as year-on-year quarterly results show healthy profits.
  • Three-week Israeli port strike ends
    Key ports Haifa, Ashdod and Eilat prepare to meet backlog of 72 ships, clearing the way for bunker activity to return to normal.
  • Japanese numbers stable as demand dips
  • Italian avails back on line - with exception of Genoa
  • Hong Kong office move
  • Latest data shows draw in Singapore fuel oil stocks
  • PTP to gain from floating storage relocation
    Bunker sales in Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) could surge with the relocation of floating storage vessel from off Johor.
  • Singapore: More changes at Fratelli Cosulich
  • Rotterdam little changed as crude rebounds
  • Chemoil accuses Sri Lankan authorities of protectionism
    Just two weeks into their Sri Lankan operations, Chemoil and local partner run into problems in Colombo.
  • New barging rates in Suriname

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Dnata launches new "Chameleon" cargo system
  • Wooden packaging regulations implemented in Canada and Turkey
  • Exel to scoop up Tibbett & Britten
  • Systemplus gets new partners in Norway and Ireland
  • Northwest Airlines announces new Detroit-Guangzhou service
  • NOL receives surprising offer from Temasek
  • Senator Lines announces death of Walter Mentzel

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Top level warnings on terror threat
  • London "in danger of losing top position"
  • Staten Island ferry skipper pleads guilty
  • Pacific basin buys bulkers
  • Liberia on Paris MoU White List
  • MacAndrews in sub-continent move

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Alabama to build hopper dredge for Manson
  • BC Ferries denies ferry order already placed in Poland
  • American Salvage Association partners with C-PORT

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Greenbrier nets TTX order for 1,100 new double-stack wells
  • New Mitsui car carrier comes with design improvements
  • Port of Everett marina manager elected president of port association
  • Panama Canal sees gains in third fiscal quarter metrics
  • Port of Bellingham schedules GP land purchase open house

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Worldwide accord on 24-hour box rule
    SIXTY governments have agreed in principle to a new worldwide maritime security system designed to reduce the liner shipping industry's exposure to terrorist attack.
  • QE2 terror threat was discounted by security forces
    BRITAIN'S transport security service was warned of a potential terror attack on Queen Elizabeth 2 in South African waters late last year, well before the current scare surrounding the vessel, a senior security source has claimed.
  • Chan calls for Unclos changes to tighten safety net
    ANTI-piracy campaigner Alan Chan has called for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to be changed to include security as part of the battle to secure the world's sealanes, writes Marcus Hand.
  • Carnival hit by 'abandon ship' hoax
    CRUISE giant Carnival has taken "strong measures" to ensure there is no repetition of last Saturday's incident on the Carnival Miracle in which a passenger managed to use the public address system to order the crew to abandon ship, writes Sandra Speares.
  • Three surveyors under investigation for 'falsifying' bunker delivery records
    DESPITE a crackdown two years' ago, three bunker surveyors in Singapore are under investigation in a corruption probe, with one expected to appear in court today, writes Marcus Hand in Singapore.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • London cluster under threat
    LONDON'S position as the leading maritime services centre is under threat from overseas competition and cost pressures, according to a report published today
  • Port of Spain nears crisis point
    BUSINESS associations in Trinidad warn that the situation in Port of Spain has now grown to a near-crisis level
  • Curing the Trinidad bottleneck
    PORT of Spain's congestion woes could ease after the opening of a new pier in four to six weeks
  • Fowl throughput for Rio
    TECON Rio Grande, Brazil's first privatised container terminal, more than doubled its reefer container throughput during the first half, with frozen chicken leading the trade
  • Polish yard linked with BC Ferries
    AN un-named Polish shipyard is in the running to win an order for new ferries due to be placed shortly by BC Ferries
  • Tsakos tanker rates robust
    TSAKOS Energy Navigation (TEN) forecasts a "rosy outlook for charter rates" that is "partially offset by higher costs"
  • South Africa refutes terror reports
  • CCT offers to refund storage charges
  • Noumea chaos ends
  • Jebel Ali cuts cement duties
  • DNVPS suspends three surveyors
  • Pacific Basin continues expansion
  • Japanese majors shine in 1Q
  • Drugs to blame for ferry tragedy
  • Xiamen plans $1.5Bn expansion
  • Chinese used-ship demand high

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Great Britain says no specific al Qaeda threat against shipping
    Britain contradicts Navy chief who earlier said intelligence uncovered plan by terrorists to attack merchant shipping targets.
  • Port of LA conducts 'dirty bomb' terror drills
  • WTO won't discuss textile quotas
  • West Coast begins longshore hiring process
  • GAO report urges AIS agreement
  • Earnings jump for MOL, NYK, "K" Line
  • WTO rules against EU sugar subsidies
  • DHL opens Hong Kong hub
  • Israeli port workers agree to end strike
  • Singapore presses for tighter sea security
  • DHL plans Guangzhou cargo center
  • WTO pact could boost high-tech

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Carriers break ranks as WCSA rates soften
    Efforts to increase rates on the northbound leg of the West Coast South America-US trade by US$500/TEU are being undermined by renewed price-cutting by at least two lines.
  • K Line triples its net income
  • Pacific supplies face continued disruption
  • Security charge adds to Santos shippers' costs
  • Hanjin adds a Pacific and an Asia/Europe loop
  • Long Beach breaks volume record again
  • Stinnes trains end border formalities and up the tempo
  • CP Ships delays Q2 results

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Aviva in $3m Mariner payout
    UK insurer covered cargo on ill-fated Odfjell-Seachem chemical tanker.
  • Shinwa off to flying start
    Japanese tanker and bulker owner sees big jump in profits in first quarter.
  • Mercator shells out again
    Indian owner set to spend $14m on 18-year-old Shell aframax.
  • CP Ships postpone earnings release
    New accounting system reported to be behind group's decision to delay.
  • Sale looms for Merwede
    IHC Caland draws up shortlist for disposal of shipbuilding subsidiary, as yard wins $100m-worth of new orders.
  • Severnav wants more
    Romanian shipyard aims to double share capital to fund work on orderbook.
  • Bharati Shipyard pulls in order
    Great Eastern signs for another two anchor-handlers at domestic yard.
  • Alarm over ISM failures
    Paris MOU rings bells over safety management as major non-conformities jump 186%.
  • Excel profit jumps
    Panayotides vehicle posts 338% rise in first-half profits on back of booming bulk markets.
  • Israel port strike ends
    But talks continue as authority faces backlog of more than 70 ships.
  • Grand jury keeps OSG lawyers busy
    A criminal investigation has cost OSG over $1m before charges have even been filed.
  • MOL doubles its money
    Japanese giant plans to raise dividend after exceeding profit forecasts.
  • BC dangles ferry carrot
    Canadian owner says domestic yards in running for new order after missing out on super C-class bonanza.
  • Iino's earnings jump
    Japanese VLCC owner makes JPY 1bn in first quarter and expects to treble that over the full year.
  • Daiichi makes great strides
    Japanese bulker and tanker owner on the way to its profit forecast after strong first quarter.
  • Pacific Basin splashes IPO cash
    Newly listed Hong Kong bulker owner confirms it has bought a trio of young handysize bulkers.
  • Hapag-Lloyd steams ahead
    German boxship and cruiseship line grows profit and revenue again as parent says there is no deadline for IPO.
  • K Line makes strong start
    Japanese giant sees first quarter profits virtually triple on 12 months ago as shipping booms.
  • Bumper quarter at Navigators
    US marine insurer sees 47% jump in results on profitable underwriting results and premium growth levels.
  • Conrad's losses lessen
    Southern US shipbuilding group remains in the red in second quarter, but to a lesser degree.
  • Algoma keeps busy
    Canadian tanker and bulker owner benefits from greater fleet utilisation in first half.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Hanjin Shipping's operating income up 208% in second quarter
  • COSCO upgrades capacity of Asia/West Coast service
  • Panama Canal confirms growth of Asia/U.S. East Coast box traffic
  • COSCO adds Asia/Europe loop
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen adds Panama/South America link
  • CORRECTION: Mediterranean Shipping promotes Morgera
  • DOT pushes for flight reductions at O'Hare
  • Grode to head U.S. Customs agriculture inspections
  • Portland loses New World Alliance service
  • Corps concludes environmental study for Long Beach's Pier J
  • Long Beach to test LNG-powered tractors

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 5, 2004
  • Al-Qeada threat to merchant shipping
    Admiral Sir Alan West, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in the UK warns of terrorist threats ...
  • Gearbulk posts record results
    Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi ' essentially Gearbulk based in the UK ' posts record profits before tax of USD 61.3 million (EUR ...
  • "Tor Suecia" flies the Danish flag
    DFDS Tor Line has now changed flag on the first of the Italian-built ro-ro vessels. The first to ...

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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
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The 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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