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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
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
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
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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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