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March 8, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New steps to boost maritime industry
    IN a bid to further engage the private sector in promoting Singapore as a leading International Maritime Centre , a public-private sector partnership has been forged with the setting up of the Singapore Maritime Foundation . 08/03/04
  • Singapore slashes capital requirements for flagging
    SINGAPORE has sweetened its ship registry further, slashing the paid-up capital requirements for shipowners and waiving conditions on related companies in an effort to boost the national fleet.
  • Senator Lines to participate in new Asia-Gulf service
    SHIPPING company Senator Lines will participate in a new service between Asia and the Middle East, operated by United Arab Shipping Company .
  • Keppel unit Amfels delivers jackup rig
    KEPPEL Offshore & Marine's US subsidiary Amfels Inc has delivered a premium jackup drilling unit to Perforadora Central SA de CV, a drilling services provider mainly to Mexico's national oil company Pemex.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay's turnaround gathers momentum
    A convincing turnaround at Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Asia's second-largest carrier by value, was set to gather speed, having returned the airline to profit after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome blighted the first half.
  • SEC seeks info on Boeing sackings
  • SN Brussels and Virgin differ on merger stake
  • Frankfurt airport opens biometric security programme for staff
  • US delays security rule for air cargo companies
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • Spain's financial guarantee rule re-ignites place of refuge row
    SINCE the Erika disaster and, to a greater extent, the more recent Prestige sinking the issue of what coastal states ought to do when a vessel is in trouble off its coast has become highly controversial.
Ship Sales
  • SHIP SALES
    WITH the very high freight rates for the transportation of the raw materials and increased demand from China, it is not surprising that the price of steel is being forced to increase substantially.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New steps to boost maritime industry
    IN a bid to further engage the private sector in promoting Singapore as a leading International Maritime Centre , a public-private sector partnership has been forged with the setting up of the Singapore Maritime Foundation . 08/03/04
  • Singapore slashes capital requirements for flagging
    SINGAPORE has sweetened its ship registry further, slashing the paid-up capital requirements for shipowners and waiving conditions on related companies in an effort to boost the national fleet.
  • Senator Lines to participate in new Asia-Gulf service
    SHIPPING company Senator Lines will participate in a new service between Asia and the Middle East, operated by United Arab Shipping Company .
  • Keppel unit Amfels delivers jackup rig
    KEPPEL Offshore & Marine's US subsidiary Amfels Inc has delivered a premium jackup drilling unit to Perforadora Central SA de CV, a drilling services provider mainly to Mexico's national oil company Pemex.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay's turnaround gathers momentum
    A convincing turnaround at Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Asia's second-largest carrier by value, was set to gather speed, having returned the airline to profit after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome blighted the first half.
  • SEC seeks info on Boeing sackings
  • SN Brussels and Virgin differ on merger stake
  • Frankfurt airport opens biometric security programme for staff
  • US delays security rule for air cargo companies
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • Spain's financial guarantee rule re-ignites place of refuge row
    SINCE the Erika disaster and, to a greater extent, the more recent Prestige sinking the issue of what coastal states ought to do when a vessel is in trouble off its coast has become highly controversial.
Ship Sales
  • SHIP SALES
    WITH the very high freight rates for the transportation of the raw materials and increased demand from China, it is not surprising that the price of steel is being forced to increase substantially.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New steps to boost maritime industry
    IN a bid to further engage the private sector in promoting Singapore as a leading International Maritime Centre , a public-private sector partnership has been forged with the setting up of the Singapore Maritime Foundation . 08/03/04
  • Singapore slashes capital requirements for flagging
    SINGAPORE has sweetened its ship registry further, slashing the paid-up capital requirements for shipowners and waiving conditions on related companies in an effort to boost the national fleet.
  • Senator Lines to participate in new Asia-Gulf service
    SHIPPING company Senator Lines will participate in a new service between Asia and the Middle East, operated by United Arab Shipping Company .
  • Keppel unit Amfels delivers jackup rig
    KEPPEL Offshore & Marine's US subsidiary Amfels Inc has delivered a premium jackup drilling unit to Perforadora Central SA de CV, a drilling services provider mainly to Mexico's national oil company Pemex.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay's turnaround gathers momentum
    A convincing turnaround at Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Asia's second-largest carrier by value, was set to gather speed, having returned the airline to profit after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome blighted the first half.
  • SEC seeks info on Boeing sackings
  • SN Brussels and Virgin differ on merger stake
  • Frankfurt airport opens biometric security programme for staff
  • US delays security rule for air cargo companies
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • Spain's financial guarantee rule re-ignites place of refuge row
    SINCE the Erika disaster and, to a greater extent, the more recent Prestige sinking the issue of what coastal states ought to do when a vessel is in trouble off its coast has become highly controversial.
Ship Sales
  • SHIP SALES
    WITH the very high freight rates for the transportation of the raw materials and increased demand from China, it is not surprising that the price of steel is being forced to increase substantially.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New steps to boost maritime industry
    IN a bid to further engage the private sector in promoting Singapore as a leading International Maritime Centre , a public-private sector partnership has been forged with the setting up of the Singapore Maritime Foundation . 08/03/04
  • Singapore slashes capital requirements for flagging
    SINGAPORE has sweetened its ship registry further, slashing the paid-up capital requirements for shipowners and waiving conditions on related companies in an effort to boost the national fleet.
  • Senator Lines to participate in new Asia-Gulf service
    SHIPPING company Senator Lines will participate in a new service between Asia and the Middle East, operated by United Arab Shipping Company .
  • Keppel unit Amfels delivers jackup rig
    KEPPEL Offshore & Marine's US subsidiary Amfels Inc has delivered a premium jackup drilling unit to Perforadora Central SA de CV, a drilling services provider mainly to Mexico's national oil company Pemex.
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay's turnaround gathers momentum
    A convincing turnaround at Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Asia's second-largest carrier by value, was set to gather speed, having returned the airline to profit after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome blighted the first half.
  • SEC seeks info on Boeing sackings
  • SN Brussels and Virgin differ on merger stake
  • Frankfurt airport opens biometric security programme for staff
  • US delays security rule for air cargo companies
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • Spain's financial guarantee rule re-ignites place of refuge row
    SINCE the Erika disaster and, to a greater extent, the more recent Prestige sinking the issue of what coastal states ought to do when a vessel is in trouble off its coast has become highly controversial.
Ship Sales
  • SHIP SALES
    WITH the very high freight rates for the transportation of the raw materials and increased demand from China, it is not surprising that the price of steel is being forced to increase substantially.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk director ponders site of next HK container terminal
  • IRA rates to rise
  • Ecu-Line offers groupage service to Qingdao
  • Shanghai port to become bond area
  • Port of LA switches to environmentally-friendly fuel
  • France logistics seminar staged in Shanghai
  • SAS Cargo to add Shanghai service
  • KLM posts strong Asia Pacific performance in February
  • Air China, ANA to co-operate on Japan-China services

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 5 companies vying for MRPL's oil charter contract
  • India has huge long-term growth potential, asserts Senior VP of Maersk Sealand, BUT...
  • CoPT Board clears draft licence deal for int'l box transhipment terminal project
  • Largest parcel size handled at VCT
  • MbPT triumphs in Ports cricket tournament
  • CONCOR poised to begin operations at Paradip Port
  • NPIL's Mumbai depot adjudged as The Best for 2003 by Textainer
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures - Classroom lessons for new exporters
  • JNP congestion hitting exporters-SRTEPC
  • IMC convention on March 12 at Oberoi - Theme: Towards creation of world-class infrastructure for cargo

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 5, 2004
  • New Singapore foundation snubs bunker industry
    The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) was officially unveiled today without a single representative from Singapore's estimated $5 billion-a-year bunker industry.
  • Brazilian market update
  • Cape Town's MT Pelican out of action
    FFS Bunkers (Pty.) Ltd. (FFS) reported to Bunkerworld today that its Cape Town-based barge MT Pelican will be temporarily out of service for the next week
  • St. Petersburg player adds new grades
    Russian company Petroprom has announced that it can now offer all grades of bunker fuel in the Baltic port of St Petersburg.
  • Firm end to a bearish Baltic week
  • Rotterdam firm, barges tight
  • Bakri confirms Malaysian terminal deal close
    Saudi Arabian supplier and trader admits interest in Malaysian 'mega' bunker terminal - but no deal struck yet.

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 5, 2004
  • European Shortsea Network sets up search machine for liner services
  • Ghana's customs issue new instructions for Tema
  • Tibbett & Britten gains contract from Carrefour
  • Krone: German trailer maker reports buoyant sales
  • Emirates offers daily flights between Vienna and Dubai
  • New Safmarine South America service
  • Valsped: New office and Managing Director in Brescia

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 5, 2004
  • ICS warns industry on ISPS Code
  • Sinotrans and Rickmers-Linie boost co-operation
  • AAPA names Patty Murray "Port Person of the Year"
  • TMM Lines adds new transpacific service
  • Marshall Islands launch investigation into Ythan sinking
  • Multraship completes VEBO takeover

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 5, 2004
  • First Deepwater cutter delivered to Coast Guard
    Ceremonies at Bollinger mark redelivery of Matagorda
  • Wrong move on Right Whale can be expensive
    The Coast Guard has started enforcing a requirement that ships notify it before entering a Right Whale critical habitat.
  • SeaWave tracks Fairweather delivery voyage
    SeaWave, LLC has installed the SeaWave Integrator 3.0 aboard the Alaska Marine Highway System's new high speed ferry
  • Ecuador orders patrol craft

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 5, 2004
  • Senator Patty Murray wins AAPA honor
  • Corps closing Columbia/Snake locks for annual inspections and maintenance
  • Portland Airport noise board set to meet on March 11
  • Communications center opens in new Sea-Tac Airport concourse
  • Rail freight traffic totals come out on top for week

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Western Bulk to cash in on dry market boom with Oslo quote
    INVESTORS will be offered a rare opportunity to buy shares in a publicly quoted dry bulk operator when Western Bulk Carriers returns to the stock market after a three-year absence.
  • New Royal Dutch/Shell chief warns of more changes ahead
    INTERIM Royal Dutch/Shell chairman Jeroen van der Veer has indicated that the upheaval of Royal Dutch/Shell's group structure is far from over.
  • Izar workers bring Madrid to standstill
    THOUSANDS of Izar shipyard workers from across Spain held a massive demonstration in Madrid on Friday in protest at stagnated contract negotiations and a dearth of commercial orders.
  • China set for third LNG carrier order
    PLANS are emerging that point to a third order for Chinese-built liquefied natural gas carriers, even before the nation's first firm newbuilding contract is formally signed.
  • Venezuela turmoil drives up oil prices
    POLITICAL turmoil in Venezuela has forced oil prices up to new 12-month highs, bringing more bunker price rises and concern that oilfield strikes in the country may follow, writes Martyn Wingrove.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 5, 2004
  • Yards workers march on Madrid
    ABOUT 11,000 striking Spanish shipyard workers marched on Madrid today calling for new ship orders after fresh accusations emerged that the government had refused to build a shuttle tanker at an Izar facility near Bilbao
  • Milford Haven LNG moves ahead
    FURTHER progress on one of the two planned LNG import terminals at Milford Haven, UK has been achieved with a signing of a Heads of Agreement with Petronas
  • Intercargo raises DRI concern
    INTERCARGO is raising concerns over direct reduced iron after yet another vessel carrying the cargo went down a week ago
  • Georgia blocks Carolina terminal
    SSA Marine hopes to build a $350M container terminal on the northern - South Carolina - shore of the Savannah River, but Georgia wants none of it
  • Rickmers and Sinotrans team up
    FOLLOWING last year's talks between Germany and China about improved access to the booming Chinese market, Rickmers and Sinotrans have announced a partnership
  • ISS unveils agency war chest
    INCHCAPE Shipping Services (ISS) has built a 'war chest' worth $5M to spend on acquiring local agents, ISS group chief executive Simon Morse has revealed
  • Divers search for Hera victims
  • Full order book fails to save jobs
  • SA fruit terminal head is suspended
  • Mumbai crippled by trucker strike
  • Radio errors behind Lee III sinking
  • Boost for Italian short-sea
  • K Line booms on bulk
  • Antonini responds to allegations
  • Superferry: no terror bomb
  • Pong Su officers stand trial

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 5, 2004
  • Raft of critical issues in Long Beach
    China growth, port congestion, rate talks, union contracts and Cosco chief Wei (left) on tap at JoC conference.
  • U.S. finds merchant mariner terror links
  • Maersk parent to flag ships in Singapore
  • Customs close to resolving 'shipper' issue: Bonner
  • Portland to start Terminal 4 cleanup
  • Cargo strong for top China airline
  • Menlo forms group to leverage ocean buying
  • NYK signs woodchip pact with International Paper
  • NS introduces Patriot trailer service
  • RFTrax offers container radiation detection
  • FedEx hub work to continue
  • Kuehne & Nagel opens Munich logistics center
  • TIA elects leaders

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 5, 2004
  • CN intermodal business down, as strike-negotiations resume
    Canadian National Railway's (CN) confirmed its intermodal figures fell 47% last week, as bargaining teams resumed negotiations today at the beginning of the third week of the strike.
  • Bank says carrier shares will hit peak this spring
    Freight rates on the world's two most lucrative trades, out of Asia to the US and Europe, will plummet by over 10% within two years, according to bankers Goldman Sachs.
  • Dust settles on Maersk's Indonesian terminal switch
  • UK delays leads OOCL to opt for continental feeder option
  • Wan Hai strengthens Far East stronghold with two new services
  • Truckers' protest brings Mumbai and JNPT to a halt
  • Portek eyes polymer exports for its Banten facility
  • Burgeoning volumes and the KG system drive shipbuilding says Daewoo
  • Tango terminal change to double Sepetiba throughput

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 5, 2004
  • Carnival files $500m shelf offering
    Cruise line prepares to issue more debt, as Arison ponders weak dollar.
  • RCCL improves outlook
    S&P says next quarter's deliveries will cut debt.
  • Auction dates set for Royal Olympic ships
    US judges order prompt sales to avoid unnecessary costs.
  • Finns and Italians in aid row
    Fincantieri boss hits back at Finnish claims of unfair aid.
  • Operation Drydock fingers nine
    FBI/Coast Guard probe finds possible terrorist links among merchant mariners.
  • Leif Hoegh profit drops 50%
    Write down on vessel sales and higher costs hit newly privatised shipowner.
  • Russian ports push up volumes
    Terminals in Russia handled nearly 10% more cargoes in 2003.
  • Norwegians move on P&O Nedlloyd
    Shipowner Einar Rasmussen takes a $50m stake ahead of liner company restructuring.
  • Tanker king trousers $1m.
    John Fredriksen sells more shares in his oil businesses.
  • South Korea halts steel exports
    Drastic move in bid to keep shipyards and domestic market supplied.
  • HMM in $18m net loss
    Korean line in red despite huge jump in operating profit.
  • Fortum plans tanker upgrade
    Two products carriers to become fully double-hulled to meet new EU fuel oil rules.
  • Tasmania rebuffed over Cotswold Prince
    Injunction prevents sale of derelict cargoship to state for token AUD 10.
  • Great Eastern snaps up second handymax
    Indian owner dips into second-hand market again with German bulker purchase.
  • Frontline chartering boss quits
    Jon Syvertsen says he has had a "great time" with tanker giant.
  • Family cut Farstad stake
    Sverre A Farstad diversifies investment holdings from offshore supply venture.
  • Explosives-laden ship grounds
    Ukrainian-flagged vessel stranded in Dardanelles with dangerous cargo.
  • Fasting crew halts Indian ferry
    Protest against change of management from SCI strands passengers in Kochi.
  • Battle of the Indian super hubs
    Ex Malta Freeport chairman among usual suspects in bids for rival ports.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 5, 2004
  • FBI, Coast Guard spot suspected terrorism-linked seafarers
  • P&O Ports lifts group results at P&O
  • Rep. DeFazio: FMC should not be "doormat" for China
  • Inchcape buys Furness, firms up Exxon links
  • U.S. Coast Guard fleet modernization timeline slips
  • Maersk, Safmarine start Africa/South America direct link
  • NYK, X-Press start North Europe/Portugal link
  • SAS adds China frequency
  • Mexico reopens market to U.S. beef imports
  • New Zealand Customs chief praises industry's export rules compliance

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 5, 2004
  • Finland investigate lost orders
    The Finnish ministry for trade and industry will launch an internal investigation into why Finnish shipyards lost orders to the ...
  • Fortum-tankers to be upgraded in Poland
    Fortum Shipping's 48,000 DWT tankers "Tervi" and "Palva" will be converted with fully double hull at GSY Remontowa S.A. Repair ...
  • Mols-HSC on charter for P&O Ferries
    Mols-Linien, a domestic ferry operator in Denmark, has chartered one its fast ferries to P&O Ferries in the ...

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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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