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September 9, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA Int'l stokes its expansion drive
    HOT on the expansion trail seemingly on all fronts, PSA International is one of three international groups bidding for a 30-year concession - worth 100 billion baht in revenue - to build and operate six new berths at Thailand's Laem Chabang Port.
  • Philippine port operator's overseas foray pays off
    OFFSHORE ventures, particularly those in Europe, are paying off well for listed International Container Terminal Services Inc , the Philippines' first and only overseas cargo handler.
  • PTP places order for more cranes
    FOLLOWING the recent completion of two new berths under its phase 2 expansion, the neighbouring Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas has placed an order for three super post-panamax quayside cranes and 15 rubber tyred gantry cranes.
  • Qatar to order world's biggest LNG tankers
  • BTL MASTERS CHAMPION
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    CHINA Harbour Engineering Co Group and Societe Belge des Beton SA are among the six foreign companies invited to bid for a US$320 million contract to expand the Khor Fakkan container port, the United Arab Emirates' second largest.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA Int'l stokes its expansion drive
    HOT on the expansion trail seemingly on all fronts, PSA International is one of three international groups bidding for a 30-year concession - worth 100 billion baht in revenue - to build and operate six new berths at Thailand's Laem Chabang Port.
  • Philippine port operator's overseas foray pays off
    OFFSHORE ventures, particularly those in Europe, are paying off well for listed International Container Terminal Services Inc , the Philippines' first and only overseas cargo handler.
  • PTP places order for more cranes
    FOLLOWING the recent completion of two new berths under its phase 2 expansion, the neighbouring Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas has placed an order for three super post-panamax quayside cranes and 15 rubber tyred gantry cranes.
  • Qatar to order world's biggest LNG tankers
  • BTL MASTERS CHAMPION
Port Shots
  • PORT SHOTS
    CHINA Harbour Engineering Co Group and Societe Belge des Beton SA are among the six foreign companies invited to bid for a US$320 million contract to expand the Khor Fakkan container port, the United Arab Emirates' second largest.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd not going IPO, says parent company
  • China Merchants Holdings profit rises
  • China's transport sector set to boom
  • PTP aims to boost handling capacity with new cranes
  • Blueprint for China/Singapore rail links unveiled
  • S Indian container terminal achieves 1 million TEU mark
  • Qantas trading halted
  • Runway to be improved at Newark airport
  • New York-Bristol service to be offered by Continental

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mekong Shipping Line to commence feeder service between Kolkata/Haldia & Singapore
  • 11 pc rise in exports to CIS region
  • Exporters anticipating surge in foreign currency inflows, rush to take forward cover
  • Dumping duty on PVC paste resin from EU
  • WTO ruling against US vindicates India's stand, says Kamal Nath
  • JNPT not to allot land for Navi Mumbai SEZ
  • Mundra SPM may prove boon for IOC & other refineries
  • Global tenders invited to develop Gopalpur port project
  • Services exports: Panel to survey potential areas, suggest reforms
  • Sethusamudram project may be inaugurated this year
  • Finance Ministry lightens exporters of 2 pc education cess burden
  • SEZ for auto components, IT, apparel to come up near Chennai
  • AEZ to come up in Chhindwara
  • Tax Tribunal gets Cabinet nod
  • Central excise norms on petro goods amended
  • CII launches IRM service
  • Nalco bags Best Exporter Award
  • EXPORT OF HANDMADE PAPER -by Mr Bose K. Nair

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
  • Bunkerworld Asia team: New office details
  • Bomin Singapore achieves ISO and QMBS
  • Oil major launches Suez supply operation
    New supply service is up and running this week as major enters Egyptian bunker market.
  • Surveyor ready to reverse guilty plea
    Reports today claimed that Vigneson Subramaniam, the latest surveyor to be embroiled in the recent corruption scandal in Singapore, has retracted an earlier confession.
  • Ex-Fratelli chief behind new bunker company
    The former managing director of Fratelli Cosulich (Singapore) and a broker who also recently left the company have joined forces to launch a new bunker trading house in Asian bunkering hub.
  • Bearish market gives Piraeus players selling incentive
  • South Korea quiet in the wake of latest typhoon
  • Rotterdam up from morning levels
  • Algeciras to welcome new double-hull this month
    Spanish supplier Repsol YPF is expecting delivery of a new double-hulled barge at the end of this month and hints at expansion in the straits.
  • KIC moves to accommodate growth

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
  • Australia: Tradegate upgrades ExportNet
  • Hong Kong and Beijing agree further trade liberalisation
  • Hungaroweiss offers new destinations
  • Switzerland: Hochrheinterminal open for business
  • Unions say no to Alitalia's restructuring plan
  • Hapag-Lloyd to remains a 100% TUI subsidiary
  • James Evans leaving EIM

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
  • Rochester-Toronto fast ferry suspends operations
  • Aker Yards gets Ultra Voyager order, merges Finnish yards
  • Call for NIS overhaul

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • European shipyards in major shakeup
    Majorrestructuring of European shipbuilding is under way, but coincidence rather than co-ordination is its defining feature.
  • Price is right for RCCL's second Ultra Voyager
    ROYAL Caribbean has ordered a second Ultra Voyager cruiseship at Kvaerner Masa-Yards at an all-in dollar cost that is "essentially the same" as the first order, the company announced yesterday.
  • Jean Richards quits Fairwind for Datatrac
    Jean Richards is leaving Fairwind Shipping after almost 20 years with the company best known for the provision of ship recovery services to the banking industry, writes Tony Gray.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
  • Ivan halts energy production
    HURRICANE Ivan, which moved through the Windward Islands on Monday, has forced several major energy enterprises to suspend operations and evacuate employees
  • Great Lakes fast ferry suspended
    THE troubled new Great Lakes fast ferry Spirit of Ontario abruptly suspended operations today due to crippling start-up debts
  • Lassa suspected in seafarer death
    THE bulk carrier Overseas Marilyn is at anchor off Galveston, Texas in quarantine after a crew member is suspected to have died of Lassa fever
  • Sand deposits close Canaveral
    FLORIDA'S Port Canaveral, which was in the direct patch of Hurricane Frances when it made landfall, remains closed today because of massive sand deposits
  • STX outlines Pan Ocean plans
    THE chairman of STX group has outlined the company's plans for Pan Ocean Shipping, for which STX is the preferred bidder
  • Unions reject Izar proposal
    SHIPYARD unions in Spain have rejected plans put forward by the Madrid government yesterday to privatise or close four of Izar's merchant shipbuilding facilities
  • Ultra Voyager 2 order confirmed
  • Strike goes ahead at Auckland
  • Typhoon leaves 8 dead, 20 missing
  • Torm still interested in Norden
  • Strike impact being exaggerated
  • MSC restructures Baltic network
  • French continue pollution fines
  • Shatt-al-Arab hopes raised
  • Sovcomflot considers privatisation
  • Aker to merge Masa with Finnyards

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
  • NCBFAA: Tariff proposal falls short
    Customs brokers group says FMC exemptions does not go far enough to free NVOs from outdated tariff publication system.
  • Yellow Roadway raises estimates
    Trucking company raises third-quarter earnings outlook, citing higher prices for its services and better cost controls.
  • Port Canaveral closed indefinitely
  • Malaysia port denies Singapore deal
  • Mixed ruling in U.S.-Brazil cotton fight
  • Cosco Pacific first-half profit up
  • Strike hits Auckland port
  • DHL opens Denver sort center
  • Bangladesh port charges to rise
  • Hong Kong, China in air pact
  • Exports lift HK cargo
  • G-Log updates visibility software

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
  • Cosco Pacific says it will maintain agressive terminal expansion
    Cosco Pacific said today that it will continue to expand its terminal operating business, but executive vice chairman Liu Guoyuan was silent on any bid for Kwai Chung's CT3.
  • Delays double as cargo clogs Southern California ports
    Major congestion at LA/Long Beach means that 22 containerships and eight other vessels were kept waiting at anchor on September 7.
  • Charter index surges as owners drip feed bull market
  • Auckland strike may be just the beginning
  • Kunsan reduces port fees
  • Boston gets CHKY ad MSC volumes boost
  • Nothing to wine about as Australian exports grow

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
  • Chinese port attracts AP Moller
    Danish group forms joint venture with Xiamen port to develop new box terminal.
  • Nordcapital funds swell
    German KG punters are reaping where Erck Rickmers sowed.
  • TMM scrapes itself off floor
    S&P lifts credit rating for Mexican transport group out of default and up four classes.
  • Hudner son in fatal crash
    The son of Michael Hudner is dead after a car wreck in Rhode Island.
  • Smedvig buys out Statoil
    Offshore contractor pays $175m to take full control of drillship West Navigator.
  • Carnival tallies cost of Frances
    Worst hurricane disruption in group's history as ten cruises cancelled or cut.
  • Finnish merger for Aker
    Kvaerner-Masa Yards to assume Aker Finnyards name and swallow up the current Aker Finnyards.
  • Norwegians slam flag
    Owners flee the "bureaucratic, expensive and not particularly service-oriented" NIS.
  • Precious fixes ex-MISC bulker
    Charter of twenty-year-old bulker expected to net Thai owner pre-tax profit of $2.44m over next four to six months.
  • Life's a gas for Skaugen
    Norwegian owner expects its Norgas ships to propel it to a second-half pre-tax profit twice that of the first six months.
  • RCCL goes ahead with Ultra
    Royal Caribbean finally exercises option for second in series despite adverse foreign exchange rates.
  • Steel prices cost Odfjell $32m
    Norwegian owner confirms ships seven and eight at Szczecin but hardware forces series cost up 7%.
  • Chu Kong on the up
    Hong Kong ports and shipping group boosted by Pearl River trade in first half.
  • MOL to buy hotel group
    Japanese shipowner broadening property interests with bid to raise stake in Daibiru.
  • Canaveral still closed
    Two more Carnival liners diverted to Miami as Florida cruise port struggles to restore operations.
  • HMM takes Apollo Akama
    Hyundai Merchant Marine beats off other tanker owners to capture Idemitsu single skin VLCC.
  • Paulson lifts NOL stake
    US investment firm critical of NOL board snaps up 18m more shares in liner to logistics company.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
  • U.S. investor Paulson raises stake in NOL
  • China Shipping plans ISPS surcharges for European ports
  • Delmas passes on ISPS costs in Italian ports
  • Lufthansa to add direct China route
  • FedEx chief Smith to lead industry committee on security
  • Menlo provides compliance software for Canadian importers
  • G-Log releases updated trade management software
  • COSCO Pacific rides 40% growth in Chinese port volumes
  • P&O Ports, Cooper/T. Smith merge Norfolk activities

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
  • No strike on Öresund passenger vessel
    The strike on the passenger vessel "Turasund", in traffic between Malm' and K'benhavn, has been called off. The Swedish Merchant ...
  • Promises from new Norwegian shipping minister
    The Norwegian government is currently working to improve operating conditions for Norwegian shipping, according to the new shipping minister Børge ...
  • Second Ultra Voyager ordered from Aker Yards
    Royal Caribbean International has ordered a second Ultra Voyager cruise vessel from Kvaerner Masa-Yards, which is a part of ...

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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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