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February 12, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Pirates in Malacca Strait kill 4 tanker crew members
    FOUR crew members of an oil product tanker were shot dead by pirates in the Malacca Strait off Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province last week after the vessel's owner failed to pay an earlier agreed upon ransom.
  • PSA terminals comply with new IMO security code
    PSA Corporation's container and conventional cargo terminals became the first facilities in Singapore to comply with the International Maritime Organisation's new security requirements, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore announced yesterday.
  • RCL orders 2 container vessels from China shipyard
    THAI-listed and Singapore headquartered feeder Regional Container Lines has ordered two container vessels from China's Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipyard in anticipation of further intra-Asia trade growth.
  • Demolition rates hit record high in tight market
    THE cost of demolishing ships reached a record as steel prices surged and booming rates for shipping discouraged owners from scrapping their vessels, reducing supplies in the scrap market, brokers said.
  • Collision near Shanghai kills one
    ONE person was killed and nine are missing after a collision between a Dutch container ship and a small Chinese cargo vessel near Shanghai, Chinese state media reported yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thailand's Nok Air to start flights in Q2
    THAILAND's third budget airline, partly owned by national carrier Thai Airways International, announced its launch plans on Tuesday including selling its tickets through local 7-Eleven stores.
  • UAE crash the 4th fatal incident involving Fokker 50
  • M'sian airports expect 5% passenger growth
  • Cathay, Aeroflot in talks to boost traffic
  • BA to add new Russian route
  • B7E7 likely to have first customer by mid-year
Features
  • 'Mr Aviation Safety', 101, dies
    JEROME F Lederer, an aviation safety expert who introduced blinking anti-collision lights and flight data recorders to aircraft, helped create many of the regulations promoting safe air travel and was Nasa's first director of manned space flight safety, died last Friday, at a hospital in Laguna Hills, California.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Pirates in Malacca Strait kill 4 tanker crew members
    FOUR crew members of an oil product tanker were shot dead by pirates in the Malacca Strait off Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province last week after the vessel's owner failed to pay an earlier agreed upon ransom.
  • PSA terminals comply with new IMO security code
    PSA Corporation's container and conventional cargo terminals became the first facilities in Singapore to comply with the International Maritime Organisation's new security requirements, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore announced yesterday.
  • RCL orders 2 container vessels from China shipyard
    THAI-listed and Singapore headquartered feeder Regional Container Lines has ordered two container vessels from China's Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipyard in anticipation of further intra-Asia trade growth.
  • Demolition rates hit record high in tight market
    THE cost of demolishing ships reached a record as steel prices surged and booming rates for shipping discouraged owners from scrapping their vessels, reducing supplies in the scrap market, brokers said.
  • Collision near Shanghai kills one
    ONE person was killed and nine are missing after a collision between a Dutch container ship and a small Chinese cargo vessel near Shanghai, Chinese state media reported yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thailand's Nok Air to start flights in Q2
    THAILAND's third budget airline, partly owned by national carrier Thai Airways International, announced its launch plans on Tuesday including selling its tickets through local 7-Eleven stores.
  • UAE crash the 4th fatal incident involving Fokker 50
  • M'sian airports expect 5% passenger growth
  • Cathay, Aeroflot in talks to boost traffic
  • BA to add new Russian route
  • B7E7 likely to have first customer by mid-year
Features
  • 'Mr Aviation Safety', 101, dies
    JEROME F Lederer, an aviation safety expert who introduced blinking anti-collision lights and flight data recorders to aircraft, helped create many of the regulations promoting safe air travel and was Nasa's first director of manned space flight safety, died last Friday, at a hospital in Laguna Hills, California.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Pirates in Malacca Strait kill 4 tanker crew members
    FOUR crew members of an oil product tanker were shot dead by pirates in the Malacca Strait off Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province last week after the vessel's owner failed to pay an earlier agreed upon ransom.
  • PSA terminals comply with new IMO security code
    PSA Corporation's container and conventional cargo terminals became the first facilities in Singapore to comply with the International Maritime Organisation's new security requirements, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore announced yesterday.
  • RCL orders 2 container vessels from China shipyard
    THAI-listed and Singapore headquartered feeder Regional Container Lines has ordered two container vessels from China's Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipyard in anticipation of further intra-Asia trade growth.
  • Demolition rates hit record high in tight market
    THE cost of demolishing ships reached a record as steel prices surged and booming rates for shipping discouraged owners from scrapping their vessels, reducing supplies in the scrap market, brokers said.
  • Collision near Shanghai kills one
    ONE person was killed and nine are missing after a collision between a Dutch container ship and a small Chinese cargo vessel near Shanghai, Chinese state media reported yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thailand's Nok Air to start flights in Q2
    THAILAND's third budget airline, partly owned by national carrier Thai Airways International, announced its launch plans on Tuesday including selling its tickets through local 7-Eleven stores.
  • UAE crash the 4th fatal incident involving Fokker 50
  • M'sian airports expect 5% passenger growth
  • Cathay, Aeroflot in talks to boost traffic
  • BA to add new Russian route
  • B7E7 likely to have first customer by mid-year
Features
  • 'Mr Aviation Safety', 101, dies
    JEROME F Lederer, an aviation safety expert who introduced blinking anti-collision lights and flight data recorders to aircraft, helped create many of the regulations promoting safe air travel and was Nasa's first director of manned space flight safety, died last Friday, at a hospital in Laguna Hills, California.

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping to launch extra Far East-Europe service
  • Sanya port launches service to Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong re-exports increase in December
  • Wallem acquires Harpers Shipping Singapore
  • USF Logistics Services receives ISO certification
  • Fourth phase of new Ningbo terminal wins official approval
  • KLM Cargo receives three Boeing 747-400s
  • SriLankan Cargo opens revamped office in Colombo
  • Four more Mexican destinations for Continental
  • TNT Singapore appoints new managing director
  • 747 celebrates 35th birthday

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India begins to comply with IMO code - Sinha presents ISPS certificates to 2 ports, 2 shipping cos
  • Trade with Israel up
  • US merchandise exports to India go up by 20.8 pc during April-Dec. 2003
  • Car exports zoom by 65 pc to 1.1 lakh units in 2003
  • DGFT outlines new homologation exemption policy for imported cars
  • Stone industry catapults into US market
  • NSICT suspends intake of export containers
  • VPT's OHC sets new iron ore tippling record
  • CoPT Chairman gives details of RGCT privatisation plan
  • Kolkata Port handles all-time high 4.3 m tonnes cargo in Jan.
  • TAMP extends validity period of Chennai Container Terminal's interim tariff rates to March 31
  • Jay Container Services awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification for all operations
  • 3 Denmark cos join hands to form EOU to make steel components near Bangalore
  • Tax rebate on revenues from onsite IT services from 1991
  • Challenges to pharma marketing highlighted - AP govt sanctions Rs 3 cr. for Pharmexcil
  • Waste cotton price hike hits spinners' association
  • CMIE projects higher growth in exports and imports
  • India-Iran Chamber meet from Feb. 29
  • Minister inaugurates 2 stretches of 4-laned roads under NHDP
  • FFFAI to hold quarterly meet at Vizag on Feb. 21-22
  • VCTPL holds trade meet to lure tobacco exporters of Guntur to terminal
  • Kerala plans passenger ship service to Gulf
  • Ficci to hold interactive meeting with 60-member Chinese team on Feb. 20
  • India Build expo in Delhi from Feb. 19

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • West Coast demand improves with supply & more uniform pricing
  • East Coast markets quiet, ice surcharges lifted in Philly
  • South Africa: Barge operator to raise fees
    "The continued strength of the rand coupled with legislative requirements have placed us in such a position that, in order to continue to supply the port of Richards Bay with a world class 24-hour bunkering service, we have no alternative but to apply this increase," Smit Dudula Marine (Pty.) Ltd. said.
  • Aggressive selling sees 1% barge prices dip below 3.5%
    According to reports late Wednesday, European 1% sulphur fuel oil barge prices closed below the 3.5% sulphur product after aggressive selling from BP. | In Full |
  • US oil inventories plummet amid sharp drop in imports
    Oil prices fell today after OPEC officials hinted that the cartel would reconsider deep production cuts announced yesterday if oil prices stay high on strong demand, but the market rebounded following the release of bullish US oil inventory data.
  • Durban: Pipeline closure planned for next week
  • Eco-friendly shipowner agrees unprecedented bunker deal
    The Scandinavian Ro-Ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has taken the unprecedented step of signing a contract to purchase 200,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil (HFO) bunker fuel with a sulphur content of just 1.0%. Wallenius Wilhelmsen, which yesterday agreed the groundbreaking contract with Shell Marine Products, told Bunkerworld today that the company's 'internal goal' was to surpass global standards for sulphur content in bunker fuel - which currently average around 4%.
  • Saudi Arabian market report
  • Refinery shutdown limits Piraeus prompt
  • Korean demand still languishing at low levels
    Demand for bunkers has been subdued in Korea for a couple of weeks, partly because of falling numbers on the back of softening crude, but also due to more competitive prices elsewhere in the region.
  • Doubts set in about OPEC cut
    Some OPEC ministers already hinted yesterday that the announced cuts would be conditional on prices softening. Analysts also cast doubts over exactly how credible yesterday's announced cuts would be in light of recent OPEC behaviour.
  • Record spread reduced as cargoes flood Rotterdam
    The bunker price spread between Rotterdam and Singapore dropped further from a nine-month high of $42 per metric tonne (mt) last week to around $36 per mt today, according to Bunkerworld figures and reports today.
  • Rotterdam prices up on OPEC cut decision

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Curling event Basle vs Hamburg
  • LogiMAT 2004 opens its doors in March
  • New collaboration between Quintiq and Conet
  • Bulgaria: vignette obligatory for trucks
  • 4PL Central Station now also present in Eastern Europe
  • Mixed traffic trains out of Lübeck
  • British Airways going east
  • Rotterdam to nuke-screen up to 1.5 million boxes in first step
  • Menzies appoints Ross Marina as Managing Director, Australia

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Employers flock to IMEC
  • Moore Stephens and Clyde & Co set up consultancy
  • Bangladeshi pirates kill two watchmen
  • Liberian Registry passes 2,000-ship mark

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • DNV benefits from Brazil OSV boom
    21 of 25 OSV's ordered from Brazilian yards are DNV classed
  • Liberia makes progress on ISPS compliance
    Almost 400 security approvals by first week of February
  • Navsea seeks torpedo retrieval class
    Solicitation posted
  • Marinette Marine lays icebreaker keel
    Mackinaw on track for 2005 delivery to Coast Guard

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Port of Tacoma inks pact to work with Puyallyup Tribe
  • Railroad spends over a billion on development projects in '03
  • Williams-Mystic student wins Crowley scholarship
  • Review panel delivers findings in The Dalles Dam oil spill case
  • Carnival adds MIRACLE to cruise ship lineup

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lund to head DnB Nor Shanghai office
    Norwegian financial services giant DnB Nor yesterday opened a representative office in Shanghai, a move partly driven by China's booming shipping and shipbuilding sectors.
  • Box routes face chop as charter rates go sky-high
    CONTAINER lines are expected to take the axe to non-core services after a massive jump in ship charter rates that will drive marginal routes into the red.
  • Hyundai order swells CMA CGM list
    CMA CGM is adding to its already huge containership orderbook. The French line has signed a contract for four 5,100 teu ships with two Hyundai yards, scheduled for 2007 delivery.
  • Fredriksen increases stake in debt collector Aktiv Kapital
    DON'T even think about falling into arrears on your council tax or skipping an instalment on your car loan. Otherwise John Fredriksen might be on your tail.
  • Brussels to target offshore sites in financial regulation squeeze
    Brussels will target offshore centres in a tightening of corporate governance after the E 4bn ($5.2bn) Parmalat accounting scandal in Italy.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Prestige inspector suspended
    THE chief inspector at La Coruña has been suspended for alleged misconduct and abuse of authority just days after he was called to give evidence at the Prestige court case
  • Engineering decline 'worrying'
    BMT chief executive Roger Swann has warned that the maritime sector will suffer from the continuing decline in the number of UK undergraduates reading engineering
  • Trust me, I'm a journalist
    WHEN Fairplay reported allegations of deep corruption within port state control last year, the news sent the authorities into something of a panic
  • Bird flu hits US poultry exports
    A BAN on US poultry has been declared by a number of Asian countries following the infection of two flocks in Delaware with bird flu
  • Swedes embark on paper venture
    TWO Swedish companies have set up a new venture to carry paper across the North Atlantic with an aim to carry about 1M tonnes per year
  • Star Reefers raises $9.1M
    STAR Reefers, the Anglo-Norwegian reefer shipping group, has raised NK63.4M ($9.1M) through a private placement of shares
  • EU seeks release of Tasman eight
  • Pride talks and salvage begin
  • Maritrans predicts higher rates
  • Hi-tech radar for Canadian coasts
  • IMEC deals win new members
  • IMEC growth prompts structure review
  • Pirates kill two in Chittagong
  • PSA security plans approved
  • China's soybeans imports soar
  • Singapore developing new security code

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Intermodal volume soars in Q4
    Shipments surge 8.8 percent in fourth quarter of 2003, highest growth since 1997 and best two-year run in a decade.
  • EU approves Air France-KLM merger
    Tie-up, which awaits U.S. review, creates one of the largest international cargo carriers.
  • Democrats criticize Bush on port security spending
  • Flat quarter for Expeditors
  • Georgia ports launch credentialing program
  • GT Nexus signs APL Logistics
  • Florida East Coast Railway revenue better
  • EPA launches 'green' program for freight transport
  • Coast Guard amends rule on ID cards
  • Stonepath acquires China forwarder
  • Vietnam upgrades two ports
  • Lau to lead TNT Singapore

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Congestion and lack of space drive Nhava Sheva towards possible shut-down
    Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) is headed for shut-down within the next two months, with terminal gates already closed to everything but perishable and reefer exports until further notice.
  • Rotterdam to radiation-screen boxes
    From mid-March, half of all containers entering or leaving Rotterdam's ECT Delta terminal by truck will be screened for nuclear radiation, a move aimed at intercepting material for dirty bombs.
  • Braemar sound note of caution as charter index reaches new highs
  • HK terminals covet southeast Asian transhipment market
  • Chennai port truckers' strike ends with resolution of 'irritants'
  • CP Ships brands stamp the transPac trade
  • CN rail service re-opens after derailment
  • Hapag-Lloyd Group appoints investor relations head, in preparation for listing
  • Kaohsiung pilots Safe and Secure Trade-Lanes with US furniture shipper
  • PSA enjoys a Singapore swing in January
  • Port of Cork enjoys balanced throughput rise

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Coast Guard signs pact on LNG safety
    Agencies draw up rules for marine safety and security.
  • Shipping's "perfect storm"
    China plus string of 'aberrations' produces ideal market conditions.
  • TEN ups ice-class tanker tally
    Greek owner orders pricey suezmax duo at Hyundai.
  • China on top?
    DNV says chances of yards building 50% of ships by 2050 likely.
  • New Atlantic combination for Swedish owners
    Gorthon and B&N to form new company for transport of paper products.
  • Weak dollar causes dip at Gorthon
    Swedish paper products carrier posts lower 2003 profits as exchange rate hits bottom line.
  • Latvian speaks on tanker order
    In response to Riga Stock Exchange questions about Croatian newbuilds, owner provides more details.
  • Danes and Koreans to join pay talks
    New flag-of-convenience crew agreement attracts more owners.
  • Statoil eyes Cove Point LNG growth
    Norwegian gas giant looks to existing terminal to secure LNG import capacity.
  • Star Reefers taps investment market
    Norwegian owner welcomes equity fund as second-biggest shareholder after Kristian Siem.
  • Cosco Singapore soars ahead
    New focus on shiprepair and bulker fleet brings in the cash.
  • EU thinks again on port security
    Latest draft directive widens focus of last year's proposal from terminals to port workers.
  • Securities house slams Samsung
    South Korean shipbuilder lambasted over "poor" management of its newbuilding order book.
  • Shanghai debut for DnB NOR
    One of the world's largest shipping banks due to open representative office in Chinese city today.
  • China ship collision kills one
    And nine others are missing in waters off Yangtze River mouth in China.
  • Evergreen upbeat on rate hikes
    Taiwanese containership giant optimistic about global growth and increasing Chinese demand.
  • Pirates kill two off Bangladesh
    Seafarers die after shooting incident as pirates raid ship off Chittagong inner anchorage.
  • ASRY shrugs off Iraq war
    Despite the nearby conflict Bahrain-based repair yard sees improvement on 2002 performance.
  • Wakeman to advise on Iraq ports
    Port of NY man and 30-year industry veteran appointed to lead US effort to rebuild ports system.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • Yang Ming adds capacity to PSW-2 Pacific link
  • Hapag-Lloyd sets up investor relations office
  • CMA CGM launches Pusan/Vostochny feeder link
  • DHL adds product for Baltic market
  • C.H. Robinson acquisition adds to branch network
  • U.S. wheat group opposes U.S.-Australia free-trade agreement
  • U.S. soybean producers fret over rust infestations from imports
  • ITC: China to become "supplier of choice" for U.S. textile importers
  • OFAC blocks 10 entities for Cuban embargo violations
  • Schenker takes control of Polish logistics outfit
  • Extra Logistics consolidates customer communications
  • P&O Ports Louisiana, ILA sign agreement
  • P&O Ports names marketing manager for North America

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
  • B&N and Gorthon Lines establish new company for Atlantic services
    The Swedish ship owners Gorthon Lines and B&N Nordsjöfrakt will transfer their Atlantic services to a new 50/50 ...
  • Weak dollar hits Gorthon result
    Gorthon Lines reports a SEK 28 million (EUR 3.1 million) result after taxes for 2003, down by SEK 10.5 million ...
  • Swedish government considers tonnage tax
    SSG-G'TEBORG: The Swedish government considers a tonnage based tax system for Swedish shipowners. According to Bosse Ringholm, minister of finance, 12 ...

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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