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May 7, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL eyes development of India's container rail network
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container division APL is set to make a return to its former glory days as a multimodal pioneer with plans to get involved in India's inland container rail network in the next 1-2 years, according to APL's chief executive.
  • Pioneer of multimodal transport
    MULTIMODAL container transport by rail is not a new area for either India's Concor or APL, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of multimodal container transport by rail, having entered this segment only a few years after the global spread of containerisation.
  • Partners misled us on sales, products, say PSA Int'l, P&O Australia Ports
    PSA International and P&O Australia Ports , subsidiaries of the world's second and third largest terminal operators, have accused their partners in a failed joint venture of misleading them over sales and products and crippling the company with mismanagement.
  • Time running out for ISPS readiness
    ALARM bells are ringing across the trillion-dollar world shipping industry as it scrambles to comply with the July 1 deadline for some of the toughest security measures since World War II.
  • Coalition to invite bids to run largest Iraqi port
    IRAQ's US-led coalition authority, which is preparing to cede powers to a sovereign government on June 30, plans to invite companies to bid this month to manage the country's largest port for at least 10 years.
Air and Land Transport
  • Bankers help hold down cost of new Boeing jet
    MANY features of Boeing Co's new 7E7 jetliner were designed not necessarily for airlines, but rather for the people that will ultimately own many of them - bankers.
  • Alitalia unions, management seen striking quick deal
  • KLM synergies to total 75m euros: Air France
  • Top private Indian airline flying to Nepal
  • Major carriers will compete in budget space, says Cathay
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court's no to seizure of SCI vessel to satisfy govt's judgment debt
    A VESSEL owned by the Shipping Corporation of India cannot be seized to satisfy a long-standing judgment debt of the Indian government just because the latter is a substantial shareholder of SCI, a Canadian court ruled earlier this year.
Port Shots
  • Port shots
    MAJOR US-based owner Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc says that it has bought and taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt US-flag product tankers from Attransco, Inc.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL eyes development of India's container rail network
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container division APL is set to make a return to its former glory days as a multimodal pioneer with plans to get involved in India's inland container rail network in the next 1-2 years, according to APL's chief executive.
  • Pioneer of multimodal transport
    MULTIMODAL container transport by rail is not a new area for either India's Concor or APL, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of multimodal container transport by rail, having entered this segment only a few years after the global spread of containerisation.
  • Partners misled us on sales, products, say PSA Int'l, P&O Australia Ports
    PSA International and P&O Australia Ports , subsidiaries of the world's second and third largest terminal operators, have accused their partners in a failed joint venture of misleading them over sales and products and crippling the company with mismanagement.
  • Time running out for ISPS readiness
    ALARM bells are ringing across the trillion-dollar world shipping industry as it scrambles to comply with the July 1 deadline for some of the toughest security measures since World War II.
  • Coalition to invite bids to run largest Iraqi port
    IRAQ's US-led coalition authority, which is preparing to cede powers to a sovereign government on June 30, plans to invite companies to bid this month to manage the country's largest port for at least 10 years.
Air and Land Transport
  • Bankers help hold down cost of new Boeing jet
    MANY features of Boeing Co's new 7E7 jetliner were designed not necessarily for airlines, but rather for the people that will ultimately own many of them - bankers.
  • Alitalia unions, management seen striking quick deal
  • KLM synergies to total 75m euros: Air France
  • Top private Indian airline flying to Nepal
  • Major carriers will compete in budget space, says Cathay
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court's no to seizure of SCI vessel to satisfy govt's judgment debt
    A VESSEL owned by the Shipping Corporation of India cannot be seized to satisfy a long-standing judgment debt of the Indian government just because the latter is a substantial shareholder of SCI, a Canadian court ruled earlier this year.
Port Shots
  • Port shots
    MAJOR US-based owner Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc says that it has bought and taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt US-flag product tankers from Attransco, Inc.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL eyes development of India's container rail network
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container division APL is set to make a return to its former glory days as a multimodal pioneer with plans to get involved in India's inland container rail network in the next 1-2 years, according to APL's chief executive.
  • Pioneer of multimodal transport
    MULTIMODAL container transport by rail is not a new area for either India's Concor or APL, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of multimodal container transport by rail, having entered this segment only a few years after the global spread of containerisation.
  • Partners misled us on sales, products, say PSA Int'l, P&O Australia Ports
    PSA International and P&O Australia Ports , subsidiaries of the world's second and third largest terminal operators, have accused their partners in a failed joint venture of misleading them over sales and products and crippling the company with mismanagement.
  • Time running out for ISPS readiness
    ALARM bells are ringing across the trillion-dollar world shipping industry as it scrambles to comply with the July 1 deadline for some of the toughest security measures since World War II.
  • Coalition to invite bids to run largest Iraqi port
    IRAQ's US-led coalition authority, which is preparing to cede powers to a sovereign government on June 30, plans to invite companies to bid this month to manage the country's largest port for at least 10 years.
Air and Land Transport
  • Bankers help hold down cost of new Boeing jet
    MANY features of Boeing Co's new 7E7 jetliner were designed not necessarily for airlines, but rather for the people that will ultimately own many of them - bankers.
  • Alitalia unions, management seen striking quick deal
  • KLM synergies to total 75m euros: Air France
  • Top private Indian airline flying to Nepal
  • Major carriers will compete in budget space, says Cathay
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court's no to seizure of SCI vessel to satisfy govt's judgment debt
    A VESSEL owned by the Shipping Corporation of India cannot be seized to satisfy a long-standing judgment debt of the Indian government just because the latter is a substantial shareholder of SCI, a Canadian court ruled earlier this year.
Port Shots
  • Port shots
    MAJOR US-based owner Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc says that it has bought and taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt US-flag product tankers from Attransco, Inc.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL eyes development of India's container rail network
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines' container division APL is set to make a return to its former glory days as a multimodal pioneer with plans to get involved in India's inland container rail network in the next 1-2 years, according to APL's chief executive.
  • Pioneer of multimodal transport
    MULTIMODAL container transport by rail is not a new area for either India's Concor or APL, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of multimodal container transport by rail, having entered this segment only a few years after the global spread of containerisation.
  • Partners misled us on sales, products, say PSA Int'l, P&O Australia Ports
    PSA International and P&O Australia Ports , subsidiaries of the world's second and third largest terminal operators, have accused their partners in a failed joint venture of misleading them over sales and products and crippling the company with mismanagement.
  • Time running out for ISPS readiness
    ALARM bells are ringing across the trillion-dollar world shipping industry as it scrambles to comply with the July 1 deadline for some of the toughest security measures since World War II.
  • Coalition to invite bids to run largest Iraqi port
    IRAQ's US-led coalition authority, which is preparing to cede powers to a sovereign government on June 30, plans to invite companies to bid this month to manage the country's largest port for at least 10 years.
Air and Land Transport
  • Bankers help hold down cost of new Boeing jet
    MANY features of Boeing Co's new 7E7 jetliner were designed not necessarily for airlines, but rather for the people that will ultimately own many of them - bankers.
  • Alitalia unions, management seen striking quick deal
  • KLM synergies to total 75m euros: Air France
  • Top private Indian airline flying to Nepal
  • Major carriers will compete in budget space, says Cathay
Admiralty Casebook
  • Court's no to seizure of SCI vessel to satisfy govt's judgment debt
    A VESSEL owned by the Shipping Corporation of India cannot be seized to satisfy a long-standing judgment debt of the Indian government just because the latter is a substantial shareholder of SCI, a Canadian court ruled earlier this year.
Port Shots
  • Port shots
    MAJOR US-based owner Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc says that it has bought and taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt US-flag product tankers from Attransco, Inc.

Sched Netweb site
  • Qingdao Port to pursue stock market listing
  • China railways unable to keep up with freight demand
  • Californian port board opposes air bill
  • US FRA Administrator leaves post, heads home to Texas
  • US Coast Guard to be stationed at Malaysian ports
  • New Evergreen service links Asia with Australian Ports
  • Hanjin net profit up 379pc
  • Korean Air posts 20.6pc increase in cargo traffic for Q1
  • Air France, KLM merge to create biggest European carrier
  • IATA, ATAC demand expenditure review from GTAA
  • AA launches online booking for cargo shipments

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CMA CGM, Clarion Shipping Agency form joint venture for East & South India
  • Maersk Sealand bags 3 major Lloyds Loading List 'Star Performers' awards
  • SCI takes delivery of Suezmax-size tanker from Daewoo Shipbuilding
  • Major global shipping lines shoring up box capacities
  • Outdated tankers line up at scrapyards - IMO ban on single hull vessels proves boon for Asian building industry
  • Chinese industrial slow-down leaves steel exporters unruffled
  • SEAI sees sea of possibilities in Chinese market
  • Hari & Co. opens new CFS at Tuticorin
  • ADB offers help to link Haldia Dock with Assam & neighbours
  • Hyderabad to be on Blue Dart's map soon
  • Move to establish ferry service linking Karachi and Mumbai
  • Forex kitty swells to $ 1,17,879 million
  • Forex reserves touch $ 117.8 bn
  • ADB's Chief Economist sees India's economic growth matching China's by 2020
  • AIAI, Italian Chamber sign MoU to foster trade relations
  • ICS conducts enlightening 2-day course on international containerised trade
  • India climbs 16 rungs up the competitiveness ladder, says IIMD's 2004 Yearbook
  • DGS leads Indian team to seminar on maritime training in Oslo

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Bunkerworld apologises to Coastal Petroleum Ltd.
  • Indian market update
    Continued bullishness in the ARA today prompted some good buying activity...but are prices on their way back down?
  • ARA: Firm market prompts healthy buying interest
  • Major rumoured to consider re-entering Fujairah market
    Reports today suggested that Shell Marine Products is considering re-entering the Fujairah bunker market through a partnership with Emirates National Oil Co).
  • Wait-and-see attitude as Singapore fuel oil hits 16 month high
    Gas oil prices have put on an even better show than fuel oil, rising to the highest level since September 2000.
  • Crude supportive, but mixed outlook for fuel oil
    Fuel oil values in the Singapore cargo market closed mixed today as prices lagged crude gains, while gas oil shot up supported by tightening stocks.
  • Golden Week ends with firm numbers and tighter barges
    As Japan wakes up after Golden Week, players are starting to feel the effects of four days of very firm crude movements
  • O.W. Bunkers UK expands trading team
  • Italian buyers still unsure of market direction
  • No let-up for Rotterdam prices
  • Batumi oil port returning to normal as rebel leader leaves
    Disruptions to oil and port operations at Batumi in Georgia ending as Adzhara region's rebel leader flees, ending tense stand-off.

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Second Basel International Hazardous Goods Conference
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Airport starts ST WLAN
  • Australia aids Philippines port security
  • ProLogis reports first quarter results
  • Booming rail cargo traffic in Australia
  • Alitalia's share trading suspended
  • OOCL announces modification of its Setouchi/Taiwan Express Service
  • Delta Airlines names Michael Palumbo as new CFO

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Bid to speed up Cape Africa salvage
  • Belships' improved Q1
  • Braemar's buoyant 2003/4
  • LR ship in USCG scheme
  • Odfjell boosted by market rebound
  • Donjon and Smit in new JV
  • Wilhelmsen unveils newbuilds deal and improved Q1 results

Marine Logweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Hornbeck exercises barge newbuild option with Manitowoc
    Orders second 110,000 bbl unit
  • OSG reports record income
    $76 million net for first quarter
  • Iraq gets coastal defense patrol boats
    Newly created ICDF starts training
  • Royal Caribbean commits to cleaner wastewater
    Environmentalist group calls off campaign against group
  • Conrad Industries reports on first quarter
    Repair sector still "difficult"
  • New round of Port Security Grants
    TSA opens Round 4 for applications

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Sea-Tac Airport director announces plans to depart
  • Canadian and US teams hold oil spill response drill
  • Coast Guard responds to bogus emergency flare firing
  • Schnitzer Steel hires firm to look at sale/merger of mill
  • Port of Tacoma offers annual report on line

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Green hails P&O Nedlloyd result but vows to close profit gap
    P&O Nedlloyd will need several more years to catch up with its more profitable competitors, chief executive Philip Green predicted yesterday as the line posted a modest first-quarter surplus.
  • Undercutting keeps the lid on transpacific freight rate rises
    FIRM evidence is now emerging that transpacific carriers achieved solid rather than spectacular rate increases during this year's annual round of contract renewals, writes Janet Porter.
  • Bunker disaster avoided by 'pure luck'
    IT IS "pure luck" that there has not been a major disaster resulting from a spate of fuel contamination cases in the Arabian Gulf, according to fuel testing company DNV Petroleum Services.
  • US oil price set to exceed $40 a barrel
    OIL prices in the US are set to punch over $40 a barrel this week as traders become jittery over Middle East security fears stoking fears of rising bunker prices, writes Martyn Wingrove .
  • Exmar could go public with LNG business
    GAS shipping specialist Exmar is considering an initial public offering for its liquefied natural gas carrier operations, says group chief executive Nicolas Saverys, writes Tony Gray.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Uganda warned about cruise jobs ad
    OFFERS of up to 5,000 jobs on cruise ships in the Caribbean have been met with caution in Uganda. Local media have been running adverts promising applicants an annual salary of $15,000-$45,000, warns the Kampala-based independent daily The Monitor
  • World Bank backs Sokhna with $20M
    A $20M loan to help fund civil works and equipment purchases has been awarded to Egypt's Sokhna Port Development Company
  • Houston terminal hurdle removed
    HOUSTON'S Bayport Container Terminal moved closer to reality yesterday when claims that the Army Corps of Engineers acted improperly were rejected
  • Tanker rates drive OSG to record
    OVERSEAS Shipholding Group has been busily signing new joint ventures, acquiring ships and raising new debt and equity during the first quarter
  • Royal Caribbean bows to greens
    US environmentalist group Oceana has claimed victory for its campaign against Royal Caribbean Cruises' wastewater policy
  • Hoax bomb stalls Greek ferry
    ANOTHER hoax bomb warning has hit a Greek ferry, two weeks after a similar incident cut short the voyage of Superfast 12 from Patras to Ancona
  • Belships lifts first-quarter profit
  • Egypt to discuss wheat deal
  • Eastern Shipping founder dies
  • easyCruise joins its rivals
  • Russian oil output still growing
  • P&O Ned posts healthy first quarter
  • Labour trouble brewing at Chennai
  • Mumbai-Karachi link: informal talks
  • Goa to host Asian ballast meeting

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Strikes by truckers at Oakland, Norfolk
    Ongoing protest by drivers slows container handling at Oakland, spreads to Virginia port.
  • Rate gains drive P&O Nedlloyd profit
    Turnaround spurred by 15 percent increase in average freight rates over past year.
  • Union Pacific cancels UPS transcon pact
  • MOL, Neptune Orient Lines win rate hikes: Report
  • Democrats challenge pace of homeland security
  • House alarmed at Feds' rail security
  • China foreign trade to reach $1 trillion: Report
  • Canada raises fines for bilge discharge
  • KLM cargo swings to profit
  • FedEx Ground to build Georgia terminal
  • UPS raises stock buy-back to $1 billion
  • Hong Kong air-cargo volume up

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • China's 'soft landing' won't hit profits says RPONL
    Royal P&O Nedlloyd (RPONL) CEO Philip Green says he is optimistic that there will be no slump in Chinese output but he expects the economy will have a 'soft landing'.
  • Committee to look at truckers' complaints has not stopped Oakland strikes
  • MSC's Eurogate deal secures berths for future tonnage
  • TSK and Cosco to launch North China/Japan service
  • Busan dredge opens terminals to super post-panamax ships
  • Brasilia raises port defences with US$26m ISPS funding
  • Hyundai appointed as Sony's global partner carrier
  • Gwangyang records sharp 2004 growth
  • Hamburg Süd plans vessel investment
  • Royal P&O Nedlloyd appoints new CFO
  • K Line decides on new vessel engine

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Another record for OSG
    Top US tanker owner has $1bn of liquidity and is poised to continue buying spree.
  • Secondhand bulker prices dip
    Cyprus Maritime sells early 1980s-built capesize at lower level than price logged for February deal.
  • Exmar may hive off LNG unit
    Chairman Nicolas Saverys tells business luncheon what's on the menu next for gas company.
  • OOCL trade up 25%
    Asian cargo boom gives Hong Kong container line big revenue boost.
  • CCU rides bulk wave
    UAE owner and Klaveness partner sees profits more than double in 2003.
  • Unwelcome Evergreen hat trick
    Three of Taiwanese owner's boxships detained in Hong Kong in April.
  • Wilhelmsen takes Ray newbuilds
    Norwegian owner charters three of Israeli group's Gdynia car carriers for 15 years as it announces profit hike in first quarter.
  • Big jump for new Nedlloyd
    Amsterdam stock market debutant saw profits rocket in first quarter.
  • Caspian Shipping ro-ro freed
    Turkey releases vessel arrested in bid to force payment of Azeri government debts.
  • Nenaco ships grounded again
    Five vessels held in port over debt as Philippine owner lurches into new crisis.
  • Simon rejects bid
    Struggling UK ports group turns down "unsatisfactory" revised takeover offer.
  • Blue Star 1 in bomb alert
    Greek ro-pax ferry caught in terror scare as Athens remains on edge after earlier bomb attacks.
  • Suez up on tanker traffic
    An increase in transits by tankers helps to fuel growth in receipts at strategic Egyptian waterway.
  • Record quarter for Navigators
    US marine insurance group sees profits almost double in "disciplined" first three months of 2004.
  • Titan confirms VLCC charter
    China-backed owner taking Titan Uranus on six-year bareboat charter with purchase obligation.
  • Conrad sees losses shrink
    US shipbuilding group has reported an improvement in its finances but still remains in the red.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Industry officials play down risk of Chinese "hard landing"
  • P&O Nedlloyd improves 1st quarter result, but aims higher
  • Hanjin nets $136 million in 1st quarter
  • ACL raises 2003 operating income
  • MarAd opens VISA enrollment
  • BNSF prepares for grain harvest
  • Shippers to hear UP's plan for fixing delays
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
  • Corley heads Econocaribe's Northeast import operations
  • USDA to allow imports of Taiwanese orchids
  • USDA increases veterinary diagnostic fees for live animal shipments
  • TSA opens fourth round of port security grant program
  • Seattle port interests seek funds to replace Alaskan Way Viaduct

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 6, 2004
  • Stena Line Freight has opened own bunker oil terminal
    Stena Line Freight has invested in a new bunker oil terminal in Holyhead with a storage capacity of 8,000 tons ...
  • Better than expected for SMA
    The Swedish Maritime Administration reports a SEK 38 million (EUR 4.2 million) profit before taxes for 2003, up by SEK ...
  • Stelmar sale/BB back with Norwegian KS company
    A Norwegian KS company is reported to have bought nine Stelmar handymax product tankers for around USD 107.0 million with ...

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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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