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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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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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