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April 8, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • ISPS shirkers risk insurance hazards
    PORTS and terminals which fail to meet the July 1 deadline for mandatory ISPS Code compliance risk legal and commercial danger, according to a senior executive with the world's largest port and terminal insurer.
  • PSA expands wharves as ro-ro traffic soars
    PSA Corporation says its transhipment vehicle - or ro-ro - traffic has doubled over past three years to almost 400,000 car units passing through its multi-purpose terminals annually.
  • Aussie watchdog acts to bridle rate setting body
    AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has made a preliminary recommendation to scrap part of the anti-trust immunity enjoyed by shipping line members of the rate setting Asia-Australia Discussion Agreement .
  • Pirates attack cargo ship off Irian Jaya
    ARMED pirates attacked the master of a general cargo ship after firing near the vessel in Indonesian waters and demanded US$5,000 for the release of two officers, the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre said.
  • Ezra orders US$11m newbuilds to capture growth
    SINGAPORE offshore support and marine group Ezra Holdings has ordered US$11 million in newbuildings from Hong Kong's Cheoy Lee Shipyards to meet demand from the booming oil and gas industry.
  • TANKER RATES
    PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates for shipping crude to Asia rose as oil companies and traders rushed to book vessels for May before the Easter holidays in Europe.
Air and Land Transport
  • EU urged to accept partial airline pact
    THE European Union, which wants a full opening of the US$18 billion trans-Atlantic airline market, should settle for less initially or risk the breakdown of 'open skies' talks, US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said.
  • Air Canada seeks extension of bankruptcy protection
  • TBI passenger count up 13% in Q4
  • China Eastern chalks up huge loss
  • Amtrak train derails in rural Mississippi
  • LOG Book
Newbuilds
  • Cruise shipbuilding in the doldrums
    ITALIAN shipbuilder Fincantieri has something to celebrate following the announcement by Carnival Corporation that it has ordered a US$468 million cruise ship for delivery in 2007.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • ISPS shirkers risk insurance hazards
    PORTS and terminals which fail to meet the July 1 deadline for mandatory ISPS Code compliance risk legal and commercial danger, according to a senior executive with the world's largest port and terminal insurer.
  • PSA expands wharves as ro-ro traffic soars
    PSA Corporation says its transhipment vehicle - or ro-ro - traffic has doubled over past three years to almost 400,000 car units passing through its multi-purpose terminals annually.
  • Aussie watchdog acts to bridle rate setting body
    AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has made a preliminary recommendation to scrap part of the anti-trust immunity enjoyed by shipping line members of the rate setting Asia-Australia Discussion Agreement .
  • Pirates attack cargo ship off Irian Jaya
    ARMED pirates attacked the master of a general cargo ship after firing near the vessel in Indonesian waters and demanded US$5,000 for the release of two officers, the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre said.
  • Ezra orders US$11m newbuilds to capture growth
    SINGAPORE offshore support and marine group Ezra Holdings has ordered US$11 million in newbuildings from Hong Kong's Cheoy Lee Shipyards to meet demand from the booming oil and gas industry.
  • TANKER RATES
    PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates for shipping crude to Asia rose as oil companies and traders rushed to book vessels for May before the Easter holidays in Europe.
Air and Land Transport
  • EU urged to accept partial airline pact
    THE European Union, which wants a full opening of the US$18 billion trans-Atlantic airline market, should settle for less initially or risk the breakdown of 'open skies' talks, US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said.
  • Air Canada seeks extension of bankruptcy protection
  • TBI passenger count up 13% in Q4
  • China Eastern chalks up huge loss
  • Amtrak train derails in rural Mississippi
  • LOG Book
Newbuilds
  • Cruise shipbuilding in the doldrums
    ITALIAN shipbuilder Fincantieri has something to celebrate following the announcement by Carnival Corporation that it has ordered a US$468 million cruise ship for delivery in 2007.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • ISPS shirkers risk insurance hazards
    PORTS and terminals which fail to meet the July 1 deadline for mandatory ISPS Code compliance risk legal and commercial danger, according to a senior executive with the world's largest port and terminal insurer.
  • PSA expands wharves as ro-ro traffic soars
    PSA Corporation says its transhipment vehicle - or ro-ro - traffic has doubled over past three years to almost 400,000 car units passing through its multi-purpose terminals annually.
  • Aussie watchdog acts to bridle rate setting body
    AUSTRALIA's competition watchdog has made a preliminary recommendation to scrap part of the anti-trust immunity enjoyed by shipping line members of the rate setting Asia-Australia Discussion Agreement .
  • Pirates attack cargo ship off Irian Jaya
    ARMED pirates attacked the master of a general cargo ship after firing near the vessel in Indonesian waters and demanded US$5,000 for the release of two officers, the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre said.
  • Ezra orders US$11m newbuilds to capture growth
    SINGAPORE offshore support and marine group Ezra Holdings has ordered US$11 million in newbuildings from Hong Kong's Cheoy Lee Shipyards to meet demand from the booming oil and gas industry.
  • TANKER RATES
    PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates for shipping crude to Asia rose as oil companies and traders rushed to book vessels for May before the Easter holidays in Europe.
Air and Land Transport
  • EU urged to accept partial airline pact
    THE European Union, which wants a full opening of the US$18 billion trans-Atlantic airline market, should settle for less initially or risk the breakdown of 'open skies' talks, US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said.
  • Air Canada seeks extension of bankruptcy protection
  • TBI passenger count up 13% in Q4
  • China Eastern chalks up huge loss
  • Amtrak train derails in rural Mississippi
  • LOG Book
Newbuilds
  • Cruise shipbuilding in the doldrums
    ITALIAN shipbuilder Fincantieri has something to celebrate following the announcement by Carnival Corporation that it has ordered a US$468 million cruise ship for delivery in 2007.

Sched Netweb site
  • USADA to raise rates in summer
  • Unicold celebrates opening of Oakland transload facility
  • US looks to establish Malacca Straits presence to foil terrorism
  • Rickmers celebrates naming of new vessel
  • C Y Group opens logistics centre in Hong Kong
  • China Eastern 2003 cargo volume up, but posts loss
  • TAECO to get fourth hangar
  • Qantas to be major stakeholder in Asian budget airline

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Fewer ships being detained at foreign ports now, says D-G of Shipping
  • SCI clearing decks for major fleet expansion
  • India still studying EU's higher textile quota offer
  • Film exports for TV telecast eligible for tax benefits: HC
  • Poll panel may stall JNP's 3rd box terminal, Cochin ICTT projects till new govt is formed
  • ABG group's Cardinal Logistics bags Kolkata Port's container terminal development project
  • 11 firms submit EoIs for Vizhinjam ICTT
  • Kolkata Port records 15 pc growth in traffic
  • MICT gets green signal to operate its CFS
  • Box volumes dictate rakes frequency to ports, asserts CONCOR MD - A. K. Kohli allays trade misgivings on rakes availability
  • BTL vessel creates new record at JNP's shallow berth
  • 610-km GAIL pipeline commissioned ahead of schedule
  • Karnataka govt offers 'Gold Card' facility for exporters with good track record
  • India committed to 100 pc FDI in shipping, WTO told
  • ECGC settles bank claims of Rs 101 crore
  • SEZ scheme put off till May 1
  • IMC workshop on quality award criteria next week
  • ...workshop on e-filing of service tax returns postponed

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • US oil draw sets bulls in motion
    Oil prices jumped by more than $1 per barrel today after the latest US government data revealed an unexpected fall in US stocks of crude and petroleum products.
  • Weak utility demand triggers low sulphur price flip
    Premium for 1% LSFO reversed by $3.50 pmt on aggressive selling from BP.
  • Russia opposes Baltic "special status"
    The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Friday declared the Baltic Sea as one of ten Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA). The declaration was made in response to an appeal made by countries in the Baltic, with the exception of Russia.
  • US' EPA under pressure to slash MDO sulphur to 15ppm
    Oil companies raise concerns that significantly wider cuts to sulphur levels to include marine diesel oil could make it impossible for refineries to meet requirements.
  • Fishing vessel fined $113,000 for oily discharge
  • Rotterdam barges getting tight for Easter
  • New Saudi posted prices
  • Tanker and container traffic boom prompts another sales jump
    Year-on-year increases in demand for bunker fuel coincide with a rise in vessel calls in Singapore
  • Bominflot offices gain ISO 9001 certification

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • New layout, new contents, Krone's new internet presence
  • EIB finances bridge over Panama Canal
  • Frans Maas acquires Eastern Europe specialist in Italy
  • Direct from Basel-Weil Terminal to Germany
  • Daily flights between Gatwick and the Ukraine
  • Evergreen establishes its own subsidiary in India
  • Schneider National names new Regional Sales Vice President

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • Washington State Ferries set to deliver fare increase
  • Imports of steel into US take sharp drop in February
  • Damage to NORWEGIAN STAR forces NCL to revise Hawaii run
  • Corps reopens John Day locks for round-the-clock use
  • Deborah Spero selected as deputy commissioner of CBP

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Fraud case against former Curnow chiefs thrown out
    FIVE former directors of Curnow Shipping were cleared of criminal charges of conspiracy to defraud St Helena Line of '890,000 in Bristol Crown Court yesterday.
  • MOL smashes boxship charter record with $43,500-a-day rate
    IN A market where records are being smashed almost daily, MOL has nevertheless set a new standard by agreeing to the highest charter rate ever paid for a containership, writes Janet Porter.
  • Lloyd's 2003 pre-tax profits more than double to £1.89bn
    LLOYD'S of London saw 2003 pre-tax profits more than double to £1.89bn ($3.47bn), the insurance market announced yesterday.
  • Rebels see light at the end of the Eurotunnel
    Nicolas Miguet, leader of Eurotunnel's rebel investors, right, and Jacques Maillot, the founder and former head of French package-holiday company Nouvelles Frontieres, pose at the start of the Channel Tunnel operator's general assembly at Villepinte, north of Paris.
  • Saadé urges EC not to axe tax scheme
    CMA CGM chairman Jacques Saadé warned the European Commission yesterday to think twice before taking any decision to scrap France's tax lease shipfinancing scheme.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • Curnow five acquitted
    FIVE Curnow Shipping directors were acquitted today when the judge ordered an end to their 13-week fraud trial, ruling that there was no case to answer
  • No light at the end of Eurotunnel
    EXECUTIVES of cross-channel ferry operators were reported to be closely monitoring developments this afternoon at the Eurotunnel AGM in Paris
  • BHP Billiton approves Chile project
    BHP Billiton has approved an $870M project in Chile that will produce an additional 180,000 tonnes of copper cathode per year
  • New Jersey port proposed
    THE South Jersey Port Corp has begun feasibility studies on the development of new port facilities in Paulsboro, New Jersey
  • Mostyn cleared for take-off
    AIRBUS has started to transfer the first consignment of wings for the 'Super Jumbo' from North Wales to Toulouse, France via the troubled Welsh port of Mostyn
  • Red Funnel completes expansion
    UK ferry operator Red Funnel has completed its £10M ($18.3M) investment programme with the delivery of the enlarged Red Falcon
  • P&O Ports restructures in India
  • Spain steps up ferry security
  • Philippines studies port proposal
  • Tension mounts over tragedy reports
  • Investment pays off at Casablanca
  • SNCM targets Algeria
  • Busan wins back Med Shipping Co
  • Cambodia dumps substandard ships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • Rail crisis coming, says Pacer exec
    Rail congestion squeezing supply of available containers could reach crisis proportions during the peak shipping season.
  • Record year for New York/New Jersey
    Container traffic up 8 percent, cargo value tops $100 billion for first time.
  • CMA CGM increases profit
  • Seattle, Tacoma boxes down
  • FDA releases prior-notice statistics
  • WTO upholds U.S. complaint on Canada grain
  • Measures to clean up West Coast truck emissions
  • Kolkata cuts handling charges
  • Bentley honored by maritime Hall of Fame
  • DHL to slash Brussels jobs
  • Pacer makes secondary offering
  • Sea Star offers auto tracking

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • AADA reconsiders as importers warn of other targets
    Despite rejecting the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) findings over 2003 rate-setting and capacity policies, ci-online understands the Asia-Australia Discussion Agreement (AADA) has already curtailed its aggressive 2004 policy.
  • Union Pacific faces California congestion
    Union Pacific, the largest US railroad, admitted yesterday that intermodal services from southern California face severe congestion, due to crew shortages and unexpectedly high shipping volumes.
  • Divided opinion as owners enter unchartered waters
  • China to Singapore rail link gets KL backing
  • Profits soar as CMA CGM announce top brass changes
  • Shortlisted bidders snub Mumbai offshore terminal
  • Fesco orders two boxships and reefer boxes
  • Booming Duisburg to join POP and PONL in Antwerp terminal
  • Basel holds the high ground on the Rhine
  • Terminal moves could plug S.Brazil capacity gap
  • INDFEX II adds Visakhapatnam call

TradeWindsweb site
  • Fincantieri logs record profit
    Italian yard bucks the gloom in European shipbuilding with best-ever result.
  • CMA CGM returns rocket
    Boxship player plans to open 14 offices in China as it tracks demand growth.
  • Shipping chiefs cleared of fraud
    Judge rules Curnow Five have no case to answer over $1.6m backhander allegation.
  • Clubs to probe jailed crews
    Tasman Spirit and Prestige detentions spark P&I investigation into threat posed by criminalisation of seafarers.
  • Lloyd's marine market improves
    Rising premiums help London insurance exchange to $3.4bn annual profit.
  • MOL ups intra-Asia ante
    Japanese owner builds boxship network with partnerships and space charters.
  • Fesco orders Polish double
    Russian owner adds to Szczecin yard's orderbook with two 1,700-teu containerships, plus an option.
  • Q Ship signs finance deal
    Doha-based owner wraps up cash for eight incoming newbuildings.
  • Busan repairer floats dock plan
    Orient Shipyard gets go-ahead for new floating facility in Korean port.
  • Skaugen inches back into profit
    Norwegian owner's LPG business shows promise but lightering action has tough quarter.
  • US terminal holds owners liable
    Sealand Express crane crash could cost boxship operator well over $1m.
  • Cosco Shipping talks up profits
    Cosco's expanding ro-ro and heavy lift arm optimistic about earnings in first quarter.
  • Dutch marchers win yard aid
    Protest in The Hague helps secure state cash for struggling Dutch shipbuilding industry.
  • Indonesian navy in piracy claim
    The master of a general cargo ship claims navy ship "demanded" money in exchange for release.
  • Ezra orders at Hong Kong yard
    Rapidly expanding Singapore shipowner contracts three offshore ships at Cheoy Lee Shipyards.
  • World Fuel acquires Tramp
    US firm splashes out $83m for one of the world's largest independent bunker fuel suppliers.
  • NOL's Lim facing tidy paper profit
    Finance director of Singapore flag carrier exercises company share options worth close to $190,000.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • Great Western adds transpacific capacity
  • FMC seeks comments on accessibility to China trade
  • UNCITRAL study group will meet April 20
  • Austal, MTU offer new high-speed catamaran to military
  • OOCL adds 8,063-TEU ship to Asia/Europe
  • Rickmers names seventh multipurpose vessel
  • Report U.S. express carriers hindered by barriers, customs service
  • USDA imposes Animal Welfare Act on all non-U.S. airlines
  • Menzies to provide ground service for Hawaiian
  • U.S. DOT grants UPS more access to Hong Kong
  • Air France increases freighter fleet
  • Boston-Logan Airport gets federal help for new runway
  • IRPT to hold annual meeting in New Orleans, April 14-16
  • FMC posts OTI rider bond rule for China trade
  • Shapiro & Co. names Zaleon CFO, McCallum export manager
  • UTi Worldwide reports larger revenues, profits
  • Robert Delaney, logistics executive, dies
  • Appeals court rules against Evergreen on port captain dispute

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 7, 2004
  • "Finnjet" may stay under Finnish flag
    Silja Line and the Finnish Seamen's Union are in negotiations to keep the Finnish flag on the ferry "Finnjet". A ...
  • Supply ship contracts to Norwegian yards
    Two new buildings contracts for supply vessels have been reported this week, in both cases for platform supply vessels. S ...
  • Drunken master caught in Finland
    The police test showed that the master of the Bahamian-flagged "Cemice" had a 2.0 permillage of alcohol in his ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
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
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
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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