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February 9, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA goes into next round of Puerto Rico bid
    PSA Corporation has advanced to the next stage in the competition for the concession to design, build and operate Puerto Rico's US$700 million Port of the Americas container terminal.
  • March deadline now for bids from Iraqi port investors
    IRAQ has extended until March a deadline for foreign investors to tender bids for 10-year concessions in its once-booming southern ports as the war-weary country seeks to refloat its maritime fortunes and create a major international shipping hub.
  • More bodies recovered off S Korea
    RESCUERS recovered yesterday the bodies of eight more Vietnamese sailors whose cargo ship sank off southwestern South Korea, and were searching for the remaining eight who are feared dead, police said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Belgian town caught in EU-Ryanair crossfire
    THE town of Charleroi in Belgium is an example of how low-cost carriers can contribute to building the economy of a small town away from the big cities with the hub airports.
  • Key execs to speak at budget carrier forum
  • Korean Air's loss more than doubles
  • JAL Group surprises with Q3 profit
  • Air NZ has cash to survive stiffer competition: CEO
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • Busy year for ASRY despite Iraq war
    FOR a time, early last year, the Iraq war and its build-up deterred owners from allowing their ships to be in the Middle East Gulf region for any longer than absolutely necessary.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA goes into next round of Puerto Rico bid
    PSA Corporation has advanced to the next stage in the competition for the concession to design, build and operate Puerto Rico's US$700 million Port of the Americas container terminal.
  • March deadline now for bids from Iraqi port investors
    IRAQ has extended until March a deadline for foreign investors to tender bids for 10-year concessions in its once-booming southern ports as the war-weary country seeks to refloat its maritime fortunes and create a major international shipping hub.
  • More bodies recovered off S Korea
    RESCUERS recovered yesterday the bodies of eight more Vietnamese sailors whose cargo ship sank off southwestern South Korea, and were searching for the remaining eight who are feared dead, police said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Belgian town caught in EU-Ryanair crossfire
    THE town of Charleroi in Belgium is an example of how low-cost carriers can contribute to building the economy of a small town away from the big cities with the hub airports.
  • Key execs to speak at budget carrier forum
  • Korean Air's loss more than doubles
  • JAL Group surprises with Q3 profit
  • Air NZ has cash to survive stiffer competition: CEO
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • Busy year for ASRY despite Iraq war
    FOR a time, early last year, the Iraq war and its build-up deterred owners from allowing their ships to be in the Middle East Gulf region for any longer than absolutely necessary.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA goes into next round of Puerto Rico bid
    PSA Corporation has advanced to the next stage in the competition for the concession to design, build and operate Puerto Rico's US$700 million Port of the Americas container terminal.
  • March deadline now for bids from Iraqi port investors
    IRAQ has extended until March a deadline for foreign investors to tender bids for 10-year concessions in its once-booming southern ports as the war-weary country seeks to refloat its maritime fortunes and create a major international shipping hub.
  • More bodies recovered off S Korea
    RESCUERS recovered yesterday the bodies of eight more Vietnamese sailors whose cargo ship sank off southwestern South Korea, and were searching for the remaining eight who are feared dead, police said.
Air and Land Transport
  • Belgian town caught in EU-Ryanair crossfire
    THE town of Charleroi in Belgium is an example of how low-cost carriers can contribute to building the economy of a small town away from the big cities with the hub airports.
  • Key execs to speak at budget carrier forum
  • Korean Air's loss more than doubles
  • JAL Group surprises with Q3 profit
  • Air NZ has cash to survive stiffer competition: CEO
  • Log Book
Dockyard
  • Busy year for ASRY despite Iraq war
    FOR a time, early last year, the Iraq war and its build-up deterred owners from allowing their ships to be in the Middle East Gulf region for any longer than absolutely necessary.

Sched Netweb site
  • CP Ships posts record US$49 million Q4 profit in 2003
  • Tacoma reports double-digit rise in cargo volume
  • Taiwan exports to be transported direct to Xiamen
  • Guangxi trade with Asean hits record high
  • Singapore Transport Minister visits Hong Kong
  • GAC Samudera expands distribution centre in Indonesia
  • Atlas to complete restructuring under bankruptcy proceedings
  • Transport minister to open Thai air freight expo
  • IATA welcomes EC ruling on airport subsidies

Exim Indiaweb site
  • P&O Nedlloyd to become independent - Royal Nedlloyd to buy controlling stake from P&O for 215 m euros
  • Exports of rubber cross 51,000 tonnes
  • Steps to boost trade ties in S. Asian sub-region
  • Union Cabinet approves BIMST-EC FTA framework
  • Pak traders to buy 6,000 t of soyameal from India
  • India, Croatia discuss trade, economic ties
  • Pharmaceutical exports may cross $ 5 bn in 2003-04
  • GMB move to set up maritime authority
  • Konkan Rly starts rail-road synergy mode to augment freight revenue
  • Forex remittance norms liberalised
  • Import bills remittances limits hiked to $ 1,00,000
  • SMEs poised to become growth engines, according to Crisil advisor
  • Inflation falls to 6.12 pc
  • EEPC formulates plan to penetrate CIS countries
  • New office-bearers take charge at Bombay Overseas Freight Brokers Association
  • Ficci draws up agenda for 10 pc GDP growth
  • 12-member Vidarbha Dall Millers' Association delegation leaves for Myanmar
  • IICL announces course schedule for 2004
  • IMC welcomes Interim Budget
  • IL&FS appointed advisor for Rewas port project
  • Stress on overcoming cultural barriers for better trade relations
  • ECGC opens branch at Vadodara
  • DCI IPO schedule drawn up
  • New body will weaken bargaining power: Chemexcil

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2004
  • Refinery hiccup drains Houston barge capacity
  • Is 'seaworthiness' not an issue of Class?
    Delegates at the Tanker Operator Conference held in London this week were baffled when a speaker from the classification society Bureau Veritas claimed that a Class certificate was not a document stating anything at all with regards to a vessel's seaworthiness.
  • Brazilian market update
  • Hin Leong's bunkering arm exits Fujairah market
    Singapore-based cargo trader and supplier Hin Leong has pulled its Middle East bunkering subsidiary out of the Fujairah bunker market, blaming proposed regulatory changes to single hulled vessels for its exit.
  • Demand muted in bearish Baltic markets
  • Tide turns as Bunkerworld adds familiar face to team
    Bunkerworld is delighted to announce that Alisdair Pettigrew, formerly Associate Publisher and Editor for BunkerNews, has today officially joined its team.
  • Rotterdam slightly firmer, prompt barges tight

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Lloyd Triestino's new website
  • Belgium to launch tax-reduced diesel fuel for trucks
  • TDG gets Bonar floors moving
  • China plans Dalian-Russia rail link
  • Delta Air Lines plummets into red
  • CP Ships announces record USD 49 million profit for 4Q 2003
  • BARC appoints Martin Ratcliffe as General Manager, Regional Operations

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2004
  • ITF wins US$5m for Olympic crews
  • CP's good Q4
  • IMO set to adopt ballast water convention
  • Juneau six could face jail
  • NUMAST slams Brussels, again
  • Booming January for GL

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2004
  • Bollinger delivers OSV named for fallen soldier
    Tidewater vessel honors 1st Lt. Jonathan Rozier
  • MAN B&W power for diesel electric patrol craft
    3,000 dwt vessel for China State Oceanic Administration
  • Growth at Germanischer Lloyd
    Now fourth-largest classification society

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2004
  • IMO convention looking into harmful organisms in ship's ballast
  • CP Ships sets income record during fourth quarter of 2003
  • Portland Airport takes home several concessions program honors
  • Rail freight traffic has positive week
  • Royal Olympia cruise ship sold at auction in South Africa

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • IMO to lay down ballast water rules
    THE International Maritime Organization gets to grips with harmful aquatic organisms in ships' ballast water this week as a diplomatic conference starting today prepares a new international convention to stamp out what has become a serious threat to the marine environment.
  • Container lines tipped to collect Brazil bird flu bonus
    BRAZIL-linked container ship-ping lines are gearing up to cash in on the reefer bonanza they expect to result from the east Asian bird flu crisis, but much will depend on slot availability.
  • China lifts scrap stakes yet again
    THE demolition market was on fire at the weekend amid reports that Chinese breakers had snapped up the first very large crude car- rier of the year for $358 per ldt.
  • Sterckx gives backing to Mangouras
    A SEVEN-man delegation of European parliamentarians watched dramatic video footage of the Prestige salvage operation last week during the course of a two-and-a-half hour meeting in a Barcelona hotel with Apostolos Mangouras, the tanker's master, writes Brian Reyes in Gibraltar .
  • Turkey comes bottom of the UK port state control table
    TURKISH vessels had the worst port state control record of any flag state calling at UK ports last year, according to 2003 figures from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2004
  • LR-Fairplay buys two magazines
    LLOYD'S Register - Fairplay has acquired two specialist maritime magazines, Safety at Sea and Dredging and Port Construction, from dmg World Media (UK)
  • Madrid approves new Galician port
    THE Spanish government has approved a '630M ($800M) plan to build a port outside La Coru'a in Galicia ahead of the 14 March general election
  • FEFC suffers rate slippage
    SOME member lines of the Far Eastern Freight Conference have reported that westbound rates from Asia have slipped as utilisation levels dip to 70% in some cases
  • FastShip finance coming together
    THIS week's announcement of $40M in new funding for FastShip's Philadelphia terminal is just one part of a larger financing package
  • African stowaways found in Hull
    THE bodies of two suspected stowaways were discovered yesterday afternoon in the hold of a dry cargo vessel docked at the UK port of Hull
  • Ferry collision probe launched
    AN investigation has been ordered into yesterday's collision between two river ferries in southern Bangladesh, in which 13 have been confirmed dead
  • Rocknes search continues
  • German union threatens strike
  • SARS hits ship repair earnings
  • Strike descends into violence

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2004
  • DHS gets key security programs
    Agency takes over development of container seal standards, secure systems initiative from TSA.
  • Deal to open Long Beach box terminal could start 'greening' of U.S. facilities
    Port's settlement over environmental legal challenge could be harbinger for other terminal development plans.
  • Higher profits for Deutsche Post: CEO
  • Waterways to lobby lawmakers
  • China's Xiamen moves toward free port status
  • IMO to act on invasive species
  • Hamburg Süd appoints West Coast director
  • Judge won't stop N.C. FedEx hub project
  • India port cuts charges
  • Minnesota wants global air-cargo hub
  • World Airways revises fleet plan
  • OmniTRAX president shifts duties

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2004
  • The Hague's demands frustrate Maasvlakte-2 negotiations
    The Dutch government's participation in the newly-corporatised Rotterdam Port Authority (RPA) is proving a harder-than-expected nut to crack in the negotiations over the second Maasvlakte.
  • Aussie steak-holders gain from Japanese beef demand surge
    High demand for Australian beef, in the wake of the discovery of mad cow disease in North America, has caught carriers short of reefers.
  • Kolkata Port slashes charges to boost box traffic
  • Local opposition scuppers Basel rail bypass
  • Cosco to slot-charter on Japan/China service
  • Kalmar RTGs to handle growing Red Sea container volumes
  • Oakland records 12% increase in container traffic
  • Tacoma investments come of age in 2003 box-throughput record

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2004
  • Eidsiva finds new charter
    Three year deal for 3,300 unit car carrier boosts Norwegian owner's earnings.
  • Tavoulareas and Tsavliris still fighting
    London court allows shipowner's appeal in long running salvage dispute.
  • Japan Club reviews audit policy
    Loss of rating stings P&I mutual into study of use of external accountants.
  • New service feeds Sri Lanka and India
    China's Far Shipping Lines running two boxships between Colombia and four Indian terminals.
  • Four more bodies recovered from Rocknes
    Divers searching the capsized Jebsen bulker off Norway have now found seven dead crew since Monday.
  • Passenger figures boost Trasmediterranea
    Spanish ferry owner also increases freight business in 2003.
  • DFDS admits defeat in ro-ro search
    Lack of replacement tonnage brings down axe on Danish owner's Poland service.
  • Turkey is worst failing flag
    But Marshall Islands and Denmark move into UK's most detained ships list.
  • Mitsubishi builds yard capacity
    Japanese group will be able to turn out another LNG carrier and VLCC per year in Nagasaki.
  • Revenues dip at Bollore
    French owner of Delmas and Otal container lines posts sales slump for 2003.
  • Profits edge up at Malaysian Merchant
    Kuala Lumpur owner sees modest year-on-year increase in first quarter profits despite fallin revenue.
  • Kiwi port guilty of Tai Ping failings
    New Zealand's Maritime Safety Authority successful in prosecution as it unveils port safety review.
  • Monthly newbuilding record for GL
    Class society Germanischer Lloyd says January's intake of 45 ships is best ever total.
  • Bunkers hit Aussie-Asia routes
    Rising oil prices force member lines of Australia to north and East Asia agreement to lift rates.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2004
  • Atlantic trade lifts CP Ships' 4th quarter profit
  • Hanjin's operating profit soars to $370 million
  • Norasia, CSCL, Zim start Asia/Europe link
  • U.S./Caribbean carriers raise drayage, security charges
  • China Shipping adds Xiamen to transpacific service
  • Med Shipping switches ports on Asia/Mediterranean service
  • FMC denies Peavey Co.'s request for issuing section 15 orders
  • Coast Guard cites 90 percent return for security plans
  • Divers remove two bodies from capsized "Rocknes"
  • Bush administration says WTO trade reforms lag in China
  • U.S. trade sanctions sought for Malaysia's illegal timber trade
  • Record volumes, capital spending for Tacoma in 2003
  • Ceres handles first ship at New Orleans terminal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 2, 2004
  • Maritime EU this week: Greece warned, the role of EMSA and standards for loading units
    The EU Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to Greece for failing to follow the cabotage rules. Greece ...
  • Turbulent AGM for Viking Line
    A EUR 2 per share dividend (in total EUR 21.6 million) proposed by the Viking Line board was voted through ...
  • Violent strikers met by tear gas and rubber bullets
    Shipyard strikes in Spain are no pain-free exercises. Yesterday (Thursday) the riots from Tuesday were re-runned. Shipyard workers ...

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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
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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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