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May 10, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore Straits back on piracy area list
    THE Singapore Straits has become the world's latest piracy-prone waterway with a disturbing spike in attacks in the first quarter of 2004, the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre has noted.
  • It's the region's responsibility: M'sia
    FOREIGN Minister Syed Hamid Albar has reiterated that the responsibility for ensuring the peace and security of the Straits of Malacca rests with the littoral states.
  • Strong rates propel P&O Nedlloyd back into profit
    A budding recovery in container shipping rates helped Dutch shipper Royal P&O Nedlloyd to a first-quarter profit and the firm reiterated its forecast that the industry was set for more growth.
  • Gulf firms launch US$430m line
    THE Gulf emirate of Dubai has announced the setting up of Gulf Energy Maritime , a US$430 million shipping company and a joint venture with Abu Dhabi and Omani government firms.
  • Over 70 injured in Yangtze ship collision
    MORE than 70 people were injured when a passenger ship and an oil tanker collided in the Yangtze near Chongqing in south-west China, state media said yesterday.
  • SHIP SALES
    WHILE chartering rates have been under pressure, especially with the banking restrictions in China squeezing cash availability, a reversal in the downward trend in the rates for panamax bulkers has improved in the last few days.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus counting on A380 to lift profit, beat Boeing
    AIRBUS SA, the world's largest planemaker, expects total sales of its planned 555-seat A380 airliner to exceed 1,000 planes over the model's lifetime, chief executive officer Noel Forgeard said.
  • EADS reviewing Boeing subsidies for breach
  • SIA insured against US award to crash kin
  • Security cited for closure of new Teheran airport after one landing
  • Australia to deploy air marshals on some US flights
Liner Scene
  • Mixed messages from the container business
    IT has been quite a fortnight for mixed signals in the box trades.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore Straits back on piracy area list
    THE Singapore Straits has become the world's latest piracy-prone waterway with a disturbing spike in attacks in the first quarter of 2004, the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre has noted.
  • It's the region's responsibility: M'sia
    FOREIGN Minister Syed Hamid Albar has reiterated that the responsibility for ensuring the peace and security of the Straits of Malacca rests with the littoral states.
  • Strong rates propel P&O Nedlloyd back into profit
    A budding recovery in container shipping rates helped Dutch shipper Royal P&O Nedlloyd to a first-quarter profit and the firm reiterated its forecast that the industry was set for more growth.
  • Gulf firms launch US$430m line
    THE Gulf emirate of Dubai has announced the setting up of Gulf Energy Maritime , a US$430 million shipping company and a joint venture with Abu Dhabi and Omani government firms.
  • Over 70 injured in Yangtze ship collision
    MORE than 70 people were injured when a passenger ship and an oil tanker collided in the Yangtze near Chongqing in south-west China, state media said yesterday.
  • SHIP SALES
    WHILE chartering rates have been under pressure, especially with the banking restrictions in China squeezing cash availability, a reversal in the downward trend in the rates for panamax bulkers has improved in the last few days.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus counting on A380 to lift profit, beat Boeing
    AIRBUS SA, the world's largest planemaker, expects total sales of its planned 555-seat A380 airliner to exceed 1,000 planes over the model's lifetime, chief executive officer Noel Forgeard said.
  • EADS reviewing Boeing subsidies for breach
  • SIA insured against US award to crash kin
  • Security cited for closure of new Teheran airport after one landing
  • Australia to deploy air marshals on some US flights
Liner Scene
  • Mixed messages from the container business
    IT has been quite a fortnight for mixed signals in the box trades.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore Straits back on piracy area list
    THE Singapore Straits has become the world's latest piracy-prone waterway with a disturbing spike in attacks in the first quarter of 2004, the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre has noted.
  • It's the region's responsibility: M'sia
    FOREIGN Minister Syed Hamid Albar has reiterated that the responsibility for ensuring the peace and security of the Straits of Malacca rests with the littoral states.
  • Strong rates propel P&O Nedlloyd back into profit
    A budding recovery in container shipping rates helped Dutch shipper Royal P&O Nedlloyd to a first-quarter profit and the firm reiterated its forecast that the industry was set for more growth.
  • Gulf firms launch US$430m line
    THE Gulf emirate of Dubai has announced the setting up of Gulf Energy Maritime , a US$430 million shipping company and a joint venture with Abu Dhabi and Omani government firms.
  • Over 70 injured in Yangtze ship collision
    MORE than 70 people were injured when a passenger ship and an oil tanker collided in the Yangtze near Chongqing in south-west China, state media said yesterday.
  • SHIP SALES
    WHILE chartering rates have been under pressure, especially with the banking restrictions in China squeezing cash availability, a reversal in the downward trend in the rates for panamax bulkers has improved in the last few days.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airbus counting on A380 to lift profit, beat Boeing
    AIRBUS SA, the world's largest planemaker, expects total sales of its planned 555-seat A380 airliner to exceed 1,000 planes over the model's lifetime, chief executive officer Noel Forgeard said.
  • EADS reviewing Boeing subsidies for breach
  • SIA insured against US award to crash kin
  • Security cited for closure of new Teheran airport after one landing
  • Australia to deploy air marshals on some US flights
Liner Scene
  • Mixed messages from the container business
    IT has been quite a fortnight for mixed signals in the box trades.

Sched Netweb site
  • PIL to launch direct service between Far East and Australia
  • Further China investments a possibility, says CSXWT chief
  • K+N plans to extend Class A licence to all of its China branches
  • Canada ports granted US$83 million to enhance security
  • Globe Express Services opens new China offices
  • Dragonair appoints sales agents in Eastern Europe, Portugal, Israel
  • China Airlines orders two Boeing 747 Freighters
  • US cargo pilots able to get certified to carry guns in cockpit
  • Emirates to use Auckland as global hub, says Air NZ

Exim Indiaweb site
  • APL eyes involvement in India's container rail network - CEO says lack of infrastructure choking growth in box trades
  • As July 1 deadline nears, Lloyds Register says only 20 pc of 30,000 ships certified for ISPS compliance
  • Vast scope for expanding trade with Finland: Envoy
  • Japanese textile trading firms in India revamping operations for post-quota era
  • ISA urges govt not to levy anti-dumping cess on acrylic fibre
  • New handling record of 1,939 TEUs in 55 hours established at Kandla Port
  • Striking a blow for port efficiency!
  • All Major Ports registered growth in cargo handling in 2003-04, affirms IPA
  • CONCOR's 1st train from VCT to ICD-Nagpur delivers import boxes on time
  • Panel moots truck terminal in North Mangalore
  • Inflation rate falls to 4.26 pc
  • Cementing economic bridges, CII style
  • Seminar on 'Trade with EU' at WTC on May 14
  • Drawback clearance month from May 15
  • Golden Rock Workshop bags Concor order again
  • Port community EDI update

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 7, 2004
  • Crude flirts with $40, sights on new all-time high
    Front-month WTI crude at last clawed its way to the psychological resistance level of $40 per barrel today, but appeared to have trouble breaking above that plateau.
  • DNVPS: Bunker contamination could have caused disaster
    DNV Petroleum Services MD described it as 'pure luck' that bunker contamination incidents like the recent cases in Fujairah and Oman have not ended in 'huge disasters'.
  • SMP gives further hint at Fujairah return
    Major supplier tells Bunkerworld that no full comment can be provided until 'regulatory standards are in place'.
  • Rotterdam: Little movement since yesterday
  • Clock ticking as shipowners rush for ISPS compliance
    With just over fifty days left to meet ISPS requirements only 20% of 30,000 ships certified compliant, reports claimed today.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • ITJ organises packing seminar at Mavex
  • Roadway improves Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii & Guam tools
  • Germany: BDI criticises cuts in transport budget
  • Power Europe develops distribution centre for Unilever Bestfoods
  • USA: Staten Island railroad service to be relaunched
  • US Airways may consider second bankruptcy
  • New USD 430 million shipping joint venture sets sail
  • Alitalia gets new super chief

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 7, 2004
  • Tanker rates euphoria tempered by uncertainties, says Intertanko
  • P&O ports volumes soar
  • Indian wheat exports set to plunge, Ukraine re-enters market
  • EU-China customs deal
  • K Line picks MAN B&W for box giants
  • Delay to Cape Africa operation
  • Hornbeck's Q1 turnover up but operating profit down
  • ICTSI Q1 net profits up 62%

Marine Logweb site
MAY 7, 2004
  • House still wants U.S. C.G. approval of foreign-flag owners' security plans
    Gives instruction to House confererees to stick to guns
  • Stelmar in sale and leaseback deal
    Covers nine pe-1990-built handymax ships
  • ABS offers CNG Guidance Notes
    Getting "stranded" gas to market
  • O'Neil to join Tsakos Energy Navigation board
    Ex-IMO chief and retired Arthur Andersen exec invited to join TEN board

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 7, 2004
  • New owners begin operations at Sound Refining in Tacoma
  • MarAd boss to honor Merchant Marine during Memorial Day ceremony
  • Seattle firm wins account to sell Duffy Electric Boats
  • Demolition work starts up at WSF's Colman Dock
  • Intermodal count sets record for weekly rail freight totals

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Congress faces battle over forcing coast guard to vet all US port calls
    THE US House of Representatives has restated its backing for a measure requiring ships calling at US ports to be equipped with security plans approved specifically by the US Coast Guard.
  • Dunwoody lashes British port policy
    BRITISH ports policy, including the rejection of ABP's Dibden Bay project, is being influence by rival container developments in mainland Europe, an influential MP has told Parliament.
  • Thales stake in new Gulf tanker company
    FRENCH defence contractor Thales said on Friday that it had no plans to diversify into tanker shipping following the announcement that it had taken a 5% stake in a new tanker company which has been set up by the United Arab Emirates and Oman, writes Andrew Spurrier in Paris.
  • Informa completes Taylor & Francis merger
    INFORMA, publisher of Lloyd's List, has completed its £1.1bn ($2.1bn) merger with Taylor & Francis, Europe's fourth-largest science and medical publisher, in a deal that becomes effective today, writes Christopher Mayer.

Fairplayweb site
  • Stelmar raises $107M in ship deal
    EXPLOITING the 'positive market conditions for second-hand values,' Stelmar Shipping has completed a five-year sale and lease-back deal for all nine of its pre-1990 Handymax ships, resulting in proceeds of $107M for the company
  • US wants final say on foreign SSPs
    DEMOCRATS in the US House of Representatives want the Coast Guard to approve security plans of foreign shipping companies, a move that would over-ride IMO provisions
  • Louisiana deepwater channel planned
    WHEN completed this July, $4M in environmental impact studies should pave the way for a deep water channel from the Gulf of Mexico to the Port of Iberia in Louisiana
  • Canada seeks C$1M pollution fine
    LEGISLATION to raise oil pollution fines on ships to C$1M ($723,000) has been introduced in the Canadian parliament by environment minister David Anderson
  • Rotterdam digs deep for QM2
    ROTTERDAM is digging deep to attract the world's largest cruise ship, but there is a problem to overcome first
  • POL sacks its president
    POLISH Ocean Lines sacked its president this week following accusations that she had been acting against the company's best interests
  • Expedition cruises down under
  • Ferries slip again in P&O figures
  • Mersey Dogs & Harbour Co
  • WG&A targets overseas visitors
  • Bunker contamination arrested
  • IMB reveals 22 crew killed in 1Q04
  • PSC inspectors tackle corrosion
  • Golar LNG raises Korea Line stake
  • K Line fixes home work for VLCCs
  • US trucker strikes move East

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 7, 2004
  • More gains for China container imports
    Manufacturing shift will help eastbound Pacific register more strong gains this year, according to Trade Horizons report.
  • China spurs P&O Ports volume
    The British ports operator said the first-quarter was marked by record box traffic in China, India.
  • Transportation Index rebounds
  • Canada will help pay for increased port security
  • Strong quarter for Singapore cargo
  • Deutsche Post sets logistics spending binge
  • East China sea-rail gateway boosts logistics
  • Evergreen plans Australia/Far East service
  • Strike averted at Indian terminal
  • Seller of sportswear survives on supply chain smarts
  • Profits jump for Philippine port operator
  • Auto demand triples Wilhelmsen profits

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 7, 2004
  • Oakland drivers maintain strike in spite of rate rise offer
    Truck drivers in Oakland continued their strike today Friday, despite offers from most trucking companies to give significant raises and pass on a fuel surcharge.
  • Busan gives port fee incentives to small carriers
    Busan Port Authority (BPA) gave approval today to cargo handling incentives for lines with volumes of less than 200,000TEU, or under 20% increase in transhipment cargo, from next year.
  • Canadian Ports welcome Government security funding
  • Truckers strike spreads east
  • Court ruling gives green light to Houston's Bayport project
  • Oakland protestors are a 'supreme irritation' say APL
  • HMM further expands its fleet of post-panamax containerships
  • Competition prompts German barge owners' round-table
  • US industry largely shuns anti-terror insurance

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 7, 2004
  • Royal Olympic kicked off Nasdaq
    Cruise line told to leave after market cap falls - and stays - below $5m.
  • Concordia renews Sunoco charters
    Vision and Victory go to US oil company.
  • Gulf Energy Maritime sets sail
    New $430m Dubai shipping joint venture is launched with two panamax tankers.
  • Guy Carpenter adds two
    Reinsurer beefs up NY marine and energy team.
  • Italian LNG terminal gets nod
    Golar LNG shifts closer to conversion dreams for LNG newbuilding.
  • Stelmar details leaseback deal
    Company will realize $42m net cash from sale and leaseback deal in KS market.
  • Viking threatens Riga port
    Finnish ferry line unhappy with soaring passenger charges at Latvian terminal.
  • BLT aims to double profit
    Indonesian tanker owner bullish on 2004 prospects as fleet grows.
  • Nenaco ships freed again
    Supreme Court comes to aid of Philippine owner as debt wrangle continues.
  • Union urges Iraq boycott
    Worry over NYK tanker's close call prompt call for action by Japanese seafarers.
  • HMM touting for more boxships
    Korean owner declares intention to order newbuilding trio and confirms tanker deal.
  • Fesco eyes Chinese boxships
    Boss Yevgeny Ambrosov says Russian owner closing in on double order to add to Polish trio.
  • P&O ports boom, ferries frail
    UK group's terminals increased volumes in first quarter, but ferry operations suffered.
  • Cape Africa oil tug arrives
    Fuel removal operations to start as soon as possible during daylight hours.
  • Chantiers not on DCN menu
    French military shipbuilder pours cold water on Alstom yard merger talk.
  • Sickness strikes NCL cruise
    Bug brings down 24 passengers on second cruise to be hit by infection.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 7, 2004
  • More double-digit rises in freight rates
  • House Democrats want Coast Guard to OK inbound security plans
  • U.S.-flag international carrier group expands
  • Mediterranean Shipping adds port, ship to Europe/Australasia link
  • Harvard-UPS symposium cites supply chain remedies
  • Trucker protests spread to Norfolk port
  • EC, China conclude customs cooperation agreement
  • EGL's first-quarter net income up 114%
  • Descartes fires its CEO, reviews accounts
  • Kuehne & Nagel begins joint venture for high-tech logistics

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 7, 2004
  • Russia raises export charge for crude oil
    The Russian Government has decided to raise the export charge for crude oil to USD 41.5-41.6 per ton from ...
  • Bad bunkers could have caused disaster
    A VLCC suffered engine breakdown and started to drift in the South China Sea after having bunkered contaminated fuel in ...
  • The orderbook continues to grow
    The number of vessels ordered during the first quarter was 20 per cent higher than in the corresponding quarter last ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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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