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October 11, 2004
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping, marine stocks rise sharply
    A combination of buoyant freight and cargo rates, high oil prices and robust Asian export growth has sent shares of shipping and offshore and marine stocks surging by between 30 and 50 per cent this year.
  • Persian Gulf oil tanker rates hit record
    PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates to Europe rose to the highest in more than three decades as oil producers pumped faster, prompting companies to scour the market for ships to take on November cargoes.
  • S'pore offers annual maritime fellowships to Chile
    SINGAPORE is offering an annual fellowship for a graduate diploma course in maritime and port management to a Chilean student under a new maritime co-operation pact signed with the Latin American state.
  • Indon boat sinks in S'pore waters

Sched Netweb site
  • Zim Shenzhen makes maiden call at Shekou
  • Taiwan to invest US$11.7b on railway, ports development
  • HIT achieves lengthy productivity stint
  • Port of Oakland announces new maritime manager
  • WTSA to hike cotton transportation rates
  • S Korea, Singapore work towards wrapping up FTA
  • DPWN to place mail services under DHL brand name
  • West named human resources director for Port of Tacoma
  • Nankai bases China headquarters in Shanghai
  • Atlas Air, Polar renew contract with US Air Force
  • BA handles 13.6pc more cargo in September, recruits 200 extra staff

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Acme Container Lines Pvt. Ltd celebrates 1st anniversary today
  • Taurus Shipping awarded ISO 9001:2000 quality certificate
  • Chinese appetite for soyameal under watch
  • Trade with Trinidad & Tobago poised for growth
  • Texprocil-commissioned study sees plenty of room for humble cotton textiles in US
  • Govt eases norms for duty-free import of vanaspati from Nepal
  • Minister beckons Korean firms to invest in SEZs
  • Delay in issuing order on export schemes upsets Fieo
  • After 5 years, Libya reopens market for Indian tea
  • New Mangalore Port exceeds target; handles 15.77 m tonnes during April-Sept. 2004-05
  • MbPT adopts inspiring slogan
  • ICD traffic gains momentum at vct
  • NSCOWA sets rate condition for box transportation
  • Indian gold jewellery tantalises more foreigners
  • BCC&I to hold 4th int'l conference on 'Indian Ports & Shipping' on Dec. 9-10
  • Port Community EDI Update

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2004
  • Russian fuel oil export duty set
  • Huge utility demand sees Europe-US arb exploited
    500,000 mt of arbitrage headed to US from Europe as record high natural gas prices on both sides of the Atlantic forces bunker suppliers to compete for fuel oil product.
  • Launch of Portland bunker facility 'imminent'
    Construction of a new bunkering facility in Portland, on the south coast of England, is very near completion.
  • Baltic players ponder week-long lull in enquires
    Strong price gains seem to have put buyers off all week.
  • Rotterdam continues bullish tack
  • Indonesian fuel oil smuggled into Singapore market
    Sources in Indonesia told Bunkerworld today that reports in the Indonesian press last month revealing that an estimated 20% of Indonesian state oil company Pertamina's fuel oil is smuggled illegally into Singapore were probably an under-estimatation.
  • Tanker-owner share prices boom on surging oil demand
    Tanker-owner share prices boom amid surging demand for oil and a shortage of available vessels.
  • 'No sign' of abatement as $60 barrel looms
    Crude oil for November delivery up 1.3%, to close at $52.67 a barrel on NYMEX.

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2004
  • ITF officials face "mutiny" charges
  • American Club backs pilotage course
  • London River dredging plans published
  • Chilean ports face crisis
  • Baltic Exchange adds new tanker routes
  • Claims firms call for qualifications

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2004
  • German yard merger deal signed
  • Busy session for IMO's MEPC
  • American Club initiates pilotage training for deck officers
  • Austal launches ONR technology demonstrator

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2004
  • Boeing looks for boom in Asian plane sales
  • Rail intermodal numbers continue at record pace
  • Crowley adding charge to cover security spending
  • Port of Tacoma taps West as human resources director
  • Port Commissions to discuss Vancouver, Portland agreement

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • ThyssenKrupp and HDW create one of Europe's largest shipyards
    EUROPE'S largest steelmaker, ThyssenKrupp, and One Equity Partners, the owner of Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft, have agreed to combine their north German shipbuilding activities.
  • Giant visitor rounds off Malta Freeport's big week
    MALTA Freeport ended a landmark week with a second celebration when the CSCL Asia (above) arrived on Friday, writes Janet Porter.
  • Ceres Paragon terminal hosts first caller
    AMSTERDAM'S Ceres Paragon terminal welcomed its first mainline ship at the weekend when the APL Iolite berthed on Friday night.
  • VLCC resale 'shatters record in $125m deal'
    A VERY large crude carrier resale is reported to have smashed all previous price records, with Greek interests seemingly ready to pay $125m basis delivery 2005.
  • Move to cut west coast congestion
    As SEVERE congestion continues at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the stevedores handling Australia-US liner services are making new moves to keep down the number of boxes filling their facilities, writes Lloyd's List DCN in Australia.
  • Bush under fire on port security
    MARITIME industries took to the US presidential campaign stage last week as Democratic senator and vice-presidential hopeful John Edwards put the spotlight on container security in an attack on President George W. Bush, writes Rob McKay.
  • Hoverspeed sues customs for £50m
    HOVERSPEED, the cross-channel fast ferry company, has launched a '50m damages claim against Britain's Customs & Excise, arguing that its business has been hit by heavy handed searches of its passengers, writes David Osler.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2004
  • Chile ports shut after violence
    NINE Chilean ports have been shut by protests following a violent government crackdown on dock workers, according to the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
  • Copper hit by Chile mine strike
    COPPER prices hit a 15-year high after a union official at the Codelco Norte mine said the supervisors union would definitely go on strike today
  • Congested Rotterdam loses ship
    CHRONIC congestion at Rotterdam's ECT terminal has prompted the New World Alliance consortium to schedule one its ships into the Ceres Terminal at Amsterdam
  • HDW merges with ThyssenKrupp
    GERMAN shipbuilders HDW and ThyssenKrupp yesterday finally signed an agreement to merge, and will form a new group controlled by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
  • Nenaco ordered to replace CEO
    THE Manila regional trial court has ordered Philippine operator Negros Navigation to replace its current president and CEO if it wants to continue its corporate rehabilitation
  • New strike threat in Martinique
    A STRIKE threat by CMA CGM foremen at Fort de France, Martinique, could lead to further unrest disrupting port operations
  • Philippine domestic bulker sinks
  • Ships collide outside Durban
  • SNCM in crisis restructuring
  • Fonterra may change NZ export port
  • US marine legislation passed
  • Russian Arctic oil shipments
  • Hoverspeed ups pressure on HM Customs
  • Jordan and Oman's maritime deal
  • Singapore & Chile sign maritime MOU
  • Seafarers killed in lifeboat drill

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2004
  • House passes export subsidies bill
    Senate vote awaits legislation to repeal U.S. export subsidies deemed illegal by WTO.
  • Miss. River locks plan draws criticism
    New report says Army Corps of Engineers still hasn't justified plan for building new, longer locks.
  • New York cargo assessments rise
  • L.A. to rebid Terminal Island lease
  • FedEx rethinking Asia hub move?
  • BNSF to take charge, ups guidance
  • Comments sought on EU import procedures
  • Brunswick lands major paper shipper
  • KCS cleared to buy Mexican railroad
  • ITC slates hearing into foreign logistics markets
  • Malaysia could raise port service charges
  • Martinair expands Euro sales network

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2004
  • Amsterdam's white elephant woos SCX partners
    This weekend APL's 5,016TEU APL Iolite, operating in the South China Express (SCX) service, will tranship about 2,000 containers at Amsterdam's white elephant, the Ceres Paragon Terminal (CPT).
  • Opposing market forces may cause freight rate uncertainty
    The Korean Maritime Institute (KMI) forecast that Asia/Europe freight rates will remain strong in Q4, but overall rates will start to fall in Q1 due to vessel capacity expansion.
  • GSL, Hamburg Sud and partners touted as latest SE Asia/Australia entrants
  • Dubai Ports forms Cochin development vehicle
  • Senator Edwards slams Bush on port security
  • Riga and Le Havre open discussions over co-operation
  • Gwangyang Port to hold port sales activities in China

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2004
  • Sovcomflot stays silent
    Deposed chief Dmitry Skarga still offers a warm welcome and promises top Russian shipowner will be transparent and trustworthy.
  • VLCC sold for $125m
    Embiricos books massive profit on re-sale to Gulf Marine Management.
  • US Shipping rated BB-
    Standard & Poor's declares its view on Jones Act tanker company's public offering.
  • Brit appoints Mander
    Lloyd's syndicate appoints former Navigators underwriter to reorganised marine team.
  • Dickinson sells Carnival stock
    Brand chief decides now is the time to offload 15,000 shares.
  • Token fine for Ukrrichflot
    Ukrainian owner pays small penalty for competition violations in river trade.
  • Skaugen expands from Yangtze
    IM Skaugen is entering a new Chinese trade while it loses US market share in crude lightering.
  • Gotland admits problems
    Grey eminence Eric D Nilsson's ties to Rederi AB Gotland are set to be cleared up.
  • Russia eyes Burgas business
    Government wants to cut cost of freight transport in Black Sea with another Bulgarian link.
  • SSY gets into spread swaps
    Broker bids to transfer panamax market liquidity into other areas of freight futures.
  • Hyundai claims land record
    Korean shipbuilder says new Novoship tanker is first ever built without a drydock.
  • Genmar hints of dividend
    Will last remaining US tanker owner finally share some of its spoils?
  • September shines
    Singapore clocks 20% increase in traffic over course of month.
  • Concor fancies boxships
    Indian container terminal operator mulls move into coastal shipping.
  • Five-year high for HMM
    Foreign merger rumours push up share price of South Korean owner.
  • German yard merger sealed
    ThyssenKrupp and One Equity Partners put pen to paper on HDW deal.
  • HIT hits capital markets
    Indonesia's Humpuss Intermoda lines up bond issue to fund break into boxships and bulkers.
  • Pac Basin seals bulker pair
    Hong Kong handysize player snaps up two more modern units from the secondhand market.
  • B+H inches into profit
    Reduced losses and expenses help US-based product tanker and OBO owner return to the black.
  • Fatalities on TCC cape
    Lifeboat drill gone awry leaves two dead and two seriously injured on Lowlands Grace off Australia.
  • CSG sends tanker for scrap
    China Shipping Group is using its own subsidiaries to send an older vessel for demolition.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2004
  • Greenhouse gas emissions from ships under IMO microscope
  • Hamburg Sud names second 5,552-TEU ship
  • Maritime adjusters body promotes profession
  • American Trucking Associations form intermodal unit
  • Mexican regulators approve KCS bid for Mexican railroad
  • IES Ltd. opens Hong Kong office
  • Wal-Mart readies next wave of suppliers for RFID
  • Merger talks between Christian Salvesen, TDG continue
  • ChemPoint.com outsources logistics to DHL
  • USDA backs help for salmon fishermen but not for blueberry growers
  • Tampa Port Authority buys box facility to expand
  • NYK uses smoke-suppression additives in Tokyo terminal
  • Port of Tacoma hires West to head personnel department

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2004
  • Marinvest sells product carrier to Blystad
    Göteborg based Marinvest has sold the 40,158 DWT product tanker "Maribel", built 1986 in Croatia, to Arne Blystad who runs ...
  • ESPO tries to block port directive
    The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), which represents 800 seaports in the EU, Norway, Iceland and Bulgaria, tries to block ...
  • Hire an apartment onboard "The World"
    You can hire an apartment onboard the luxury vessel "The World" at NOK 15,500 (EUR 1,871) per day from Knut ...

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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
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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)
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FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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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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