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July 12, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Non-compliant ships let off with warning
    IT continues to be smooth sailing at the Singapore port with data from the Maritime and Port Authority showing just 16 out of 1,300 vessels that called over the first eight days since the implementation of the new maritime security code failed to meet its requirements.
  • Red tape delays security clearance at Brazil ports
    BRAZIL's main ports are still not in compliance with new world maritime anti-terror laws due to bureaucratic red-tape, a government official said.
  • Wreck of sunken trawler lifted from Channel
    THE wreck of a French trawler which sank off southern England, has raised to the surface, raising hopes that the bodies of three crew members, missing since it was involved in a hit-and-run accident in January, would be recovered.
  • World's largest ship lock begins operation
    THE giant ship lock of the Three Gorges Water Control Project on the Yangtze River opened officially for navigation on Thursday following a one-year trial operation.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines oppose Geneva's no-frills terminal plan
    AFTER offering prestige terminals, business lounges, and air-conditioned gangways, airports are now risking a bruising battle with big airlines to offer cheaper terminals with a flavour of the spartan heyday of aviation.
  • Nok Air to start operations on July 20
  • Kuwait dismisses report of lax airport security
  • Al Qaeda suspects held at Brussels airport
  • Australia favours Virgin Blue on US routes: analysts
  • Jury verdict on SilkAir crash 'confusing'
Dockyard
  • Gibraltar yard wins restoration work on grand old lady
    JUST a few years ago, when the cruise ship boom was in full swing, extensive conversions of elderly passenger ships were commonplace.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Non-compliant ships let off with warning
    IT continues to be smooth sailing at the Singapore port with data from the Maritime and Port Authority showing just 16 out of 1,300 vessels that called over the first eight days since the implementation of the new maritime security code failed to meet its requirements.
  • Red tape delays security clearance at Brazil ports
    BRAZIL's main ports are still not in compliance with new world maritime anti-terror laws due to bureaucratic red-tape, a government official said.
  • Wreck of sunken trawler lifted from Channel
    THE wreck of a French trawler which sank off southern England, has raised to the surface, raising hopes that the bodies of three crew members, missing since it was involved in a hit-and-run accident in January, would be recovered.
  • World's largest ship lock begins operation
    THE giant ship lock of the Three Gorges Water Control Project on the Yangtze River opened officially for navigation on Thursday following a one-year trial operation.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines oppose Geneva's no-frills terminal plan
    AFTER offering prestige terminals, business lounges, and air-conditioned gangways, airports are now risking a bruising battle with big airlines to offer cheaper terminals with a flavour of the spartan heyday of aviation.
  • Nok Air to start operations on July 20
  • Kuwait dismisses report of lax airport security
  • Al Qaeda suspects held at Brussels airport
  • Australia favours Virgin Blue on US routes: analysts
  • Jury verdict on SilkAir crash 'confusing'
Dockyard
  • Gibraltar yard wins restoration work on grand old lady
    JUST a few years ago, when the cruise ship boom was in full swing, extensive conversions of elderly passenger ships were commonplace.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Non-compliant ships let off with warning
    IT continues to be smooth sailing at the Singapore port with data from the Maritime and Port Authority showing just 16 out of 1,300 vessels that called over the first eight days since the implementation of the new maritime security code failed to meet its requirements.
  • Red tape delays security clearance at Brazil ports
    BRAZIL's main ports are still not in compliance with new world maritime anti-terror laws due to bureaucratic red-tape, a government official said.
  • Wreck of sunken trawler lifted from Channel
    THE wreck of a French trawler which sank off southern England, has raised to the surface, raising hopes that the bodies of three crew members, missing since it was involved in a hit-and-run accident in January, would be recovered.
  • World's largest ship lock begins operation
    THE giant ship lock of the Three Gorges Water Control Project on the Yangtze River opened officially for navigation on Thursday following a one-year trial operation.
Air and Land Transport
  • Airlines oppose Geneva's no-frills terminal plan
    AFTER offering prestige terminals, business lounges, and air-conditioned gangways, airports are now risking a bruising battle with big airlines to offer cheaper terminals with a flavour of the spartan heyday of aviation.
  • Nok Air to start operations on July 20
  • Kuwait dismisses report of lax airport security
  • Al Qaeda suspects held at Brussels airport
  • Australia favours Virgin Blue on US routes: analysts
  • Jury verdict on SilkAir crash 'confusing'
Dockyard
  • Gibraltar yard wins restoration work on grand old lady
    JUST a few years ago, when the cruise ship boom was in full swing, extensive conversions of elderly passenger ships were commonplace.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong re-exports, imports up in May
  • Jiujiang port starts its first container service
  • Ningbo Port Group surpasses half year target
  • Modern Terminals tops-out new CT9 main office building
  • PSA, SSA work to ease congestion at Singapore terminals
  • Charleston sets volume record in May
  • TNT launches new business solutions
  • New Baiyun Airport forecast to handle 1.25m tons annually in six years
  • Emirates extends service to Christchurch
  • China Southern launches new regional commuter network

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Tonnage tax option comes with set of strict rules
  • US soyabean farmers oppose anti-dumping duty on Indian shrimps
  • Desiccated coconut powder makers protest against imports from Lanka
  • Onion exporters foresee revival of export boom
  • India, Norway in JV project
  • Pakistan lowers import duty on 1,194 items
  • Car exports off to roaring start in 2004-05
  • Exim Bank's line of credit to Angola
  • Port community EDI update
  • SCR sets its priorities
  • Trailer operators stop taking boxes to JNPCT
  • Govt committed to Sethu project
  • Foreign trade policy only in Aug.
  • 'Biosphere will be protected'
  • Budget gives textile EOUs raw deal vis-'-vis DTA units
  • Move to restore DEPB benefit to steel majors
  • Exporters see hope in mfg. sector thrust, I-T waiver to agri-processors
  • Scrap stamp duty on export bills: Fieo
  • Singapore keen on Indian investment
  • India on threshold of becoming pharma R&D hub
  • Inflation fire stoked by fuel prices
  • Leather sector feels let-down
  • WTO defers farm meet

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 9, 2004
  • Castrol launches 'next-generation' marine lubricant
    Specially formulated for modern medium-speed four-stroke engines, the new Castrol TLX Plus promises top performance and suitability for use with both low and high sulphur fuels.
  • Cape Town, Durban edge towards replenishment dates
    Durban suppliers aiming to fill storage tanks to offset more scheduled refinery maintenance work.
  • St. Petersburg bunker alert confuses suppliers
    Suppliers speculated that a bunker alert has scared buyers away as the market generally had scant information on the extent of the problem.
  • UK's MCA sets out Annex VI ground rules
    Agency issues urgent bid to gather all UK bunker fuel suppliers' details as it seeks to establish register.
  • Swollen stocks place pressure on Singapore storage
    In the wake of record on-shore stocks of fuel oil in Singapore, incoming arbitrage and weak demand, questions have arisen over Singapore's storage capabilities over the coming six weeks.
  • Rotterdam steady despite overnight crude gains
  • Singapore July fuel oil crack reaches record spread
    Fuel oil indicator spread reaches weakest level in three years on back of record stocks and weak demand.
  • Stevedore shortage causes LA delivery problems
    Bunker suppliers in Los Angeles and Long Beach have expressed their concern over a shortage of stevedore workers and the resulting effect on their bunkering schedules and their ability to make timely deliveries.
  • Worldwide ship security network established
    Port and marine services supplier says it will post 243 security officers globally to deal with ISPS.

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 9, 2004
  • Conference on marine transport & ports in Thailand, 28 & 29 October 2004
  • Elemica connects Bayer MaterialScience with Bertschi
  • EU Commission approves transport aid to Italian region
  • French forwarder Alternativ opens Kazakhstan office
  • Baikal-Amur railway expansion
  • Alpine Aviation posts profit for quarter ending 30 April
  • Shipping Corporation of India: all-time high profits
  • Georgia ports authority names chief operating officer

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 9, 2004
  • OMI abandons Stelmar bid ambitions
  • Skaugen's pre-tax loss
  • Aker Yards borrows US$44m
  • Barwil appoints security officers
  • Moore Stephens expands in UK

Marine Logweb site
JULY 11, 2004
  • Kingston-Seattle ferry service approved
    Vessel sold on Ebay could soon be back in service

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 9, 2004
  • Astoria fish processing firm moving operation to port facility
  • Castle Harlan closes purchase of Horizon Lines Holding Corp.
  • Crowley Liner Services reports no slowdown from security measures
  • Port of Tacoma seeing wealth of breakbulk business
  • Rail freight traffic count has good week all around

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Stelmar hits back at founder's claims on AGM filing
    STELMAR Shipping has dismissed allegations that the company deliberately withheld the date of its adjourned annual meeting from Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the company's founder and major shareholder.
  • Haji-Ioannou turns up the heat in spat with Stelmar
    A fierce escalation has taken place in the row between Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of Stelmar Shipping, and the Greek tanker company which has thwarted his plans for a merger with US rival OMI.
  • Bulker at centre of France and Greece row
    A GREEK-flagged bulker wanted for an alleged pollution incident in French waters is now at the centre of a diplomatic wrangle between Paris and Athens
  • Steel discs from Prestige may hold clues to cause of sinking
    STEEL discs cut from the hull of the tanker Prestigehave been raised to the surface.
  • 'Shipping nut' Kinnock takes BIMCO job
    FORMER Labour Party leader and EU vice-president Neil Kinnock has agreed in principle to act as EU liaison officer for shipowner organisation BIMCO, writes David Osler.
  • Three enter race for Pan Ocean
    BIDDERS have come forward for a stake in the resurrected Korean shipping line Pan Ocean.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 9, 2004
  • Izar 'still chasing new orders'
    SPAIN'S State Industrial Holdings company SEPI, the owner of shipbuilder Izar, has denied reports that Izar has effectively stopped seeking civil construction orders ahead of a planned closure of the company
  • Union Pacific in peak season cuts
    UNION Pacific, one of the two key rail links to the US West Coast, has announced a service cutback during a "record-breaking" peak shipping season
  • Nenaco opposes ferry sale
    DEBT-burdened Negros Navigation Company (Nenaco) is opposing the sale of one of its ships to pay for the claims that its bunker supplier has demanded in court
  • US Customs to hike import bonds
    US Customs and Border Protection will significantly increase the price of 'continuous-entry' bonds required to be posted by various importers
  • Transporters' strike hits JNPT
    OVER 300 trailer owners and operators at Indian container hub JN Port have stopped work demanding speedy turnaround of trucks from the container terminal
  • Brazil builds up renewal funding
    TAXES collected by Brazil's transport ministry to help with the renewal of the country's merchant marine hit record levels last month
  • Improvements at Kakinada
  • Progress seen in Miami truck strike
  • Venezuela to build in Argentina
  • Kaliningrad oil terminal stymied
  • Tug arrested in Cl'menceau saga
  • Compulsory pilot guidelines needed
  • Tanker reporting passes IMO hurdle
  • Cosco considering S Am-US link
  • Shippers transfer from FOB terms
  • No debate likely on longshore deal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 9, 2004
  • Judge orders end to Miami strike
    Independent drivers vow to continue walk-out which has paralyzed box handling at South Florida port.
  • More limits on Union Pacific freight
    Railroad cuts services on key corridors to help accommodate unprecedented demand.
  • Management changes for The Journal of Commerce
  • ISPS success a team effort, says Coast Guard
  • Lawmakers: DoD bill penalizes exporters
  • FedEx Express opens Miami hub
  • J.B. Hunt says BNSF wants arbitration
  • June a boost for Lufthansa Cargo
  • Report: CMA CGM to launch trans-Atlantic service
  • Fesco unit dismisses NVO's complaint
  • Panalpina plans China expansion
  • TNT Logistics promotes N. Amer. managers
  • India commits to tonnage tax

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 9, 2004
  • Singapore congestion hastens PSA Singapore Pasir Panjang Terminal project
    Congestion at PSA's terminals in Singapore has hastened development of the Pasir Panjang Terminal, with three new berths to be commissioned by 2005 and another two by 2006.
  • Castle Harlan buys Jones Act player Horizon Lines
  • Nearly 1,000 containers stranded at Nhava Sheva
  • Lines increase surcharges as Melbourne and Adelaide prices rise
  • German shipowner loses two new 1,043TEU containerships
  • Marseilles ratchets up growth
  • Chennai congestion on the wane, says IPBCC
  • Grand Alliance putting final touches to new Asia-USEC services
  • Pallet-wide containers make another conquest in European market
  • Panalpina gets the go to operate wholly-owned Shanghai subsidiary

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 9, 2004
  • Stelios balked at Stelmar governance warts
    Company founder says ethical lapses created rift with tanker company's management.
  • Pertamina hands over VLCC
    Indonesian owner delivers one of two tankers to Frontline while it still can.
  • Eitzen expands in France
    Norwegian shipowner makes another acquisition buying French chemical tanker venture for $24m.
  • NOL's Lim takes stock options
    Chief financial officer at Singapore national flag carrier looking at a paper profit of $10,000.
  • Sunny deal for Jinhui
    Chinese owner capitalises on strong bulker market to sell panamax pair to S Livanos for $56.5m.
  • GulfMark sells to buy
    US offshore operator readies fresh bonds to buy back earlier issue.
  • KOTC revises shopping list
    But state owned tanker company to press ahead with $1.8bn seven vessel newbuilding project.
  • Castle Harlan closes Horizon buy
    The Carlyle Group pockets $350m profit after deal to sell Jones Act boxship operator goes through.
  • PDVSA goes south for ships
    Venezuelan state oil company closes on deal for new tankers with Argentina's Rio Santiago yard.
  • More shares for Precious
    Expanding Thai shipowner has splashed out another $357,670 on 400,000 of its own stock.
  • American keeps BBB- (for now)
    But Standard & Poor's warns P&I club rating is under review and could drop to a marginal BB.
  • Wang sworn in at UECC
    Car carrier confirms change in top management as Jaeger steps down.
  • Profits jump at ST Marine
    Year-on-year interim net profits increase by nearly 48% at Singapore shipbuilder and repairer.
  • German yard merger 'by end July'
    Shipyard sources think they know the when but not the where of the HDW-Thyssen Krupp merger.
  • HMM and CSCL boxships collide
    Chinese and Korean ships in major collision in approaches to port of Busan amid dense fog.
  • Tuvaq sustains ice damage
    Ice suspected of piercing hull of Canadian-registered handysize tanker near town of Iqaluit.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 9, 2004
  • Fewer ship detentions by U.S. Coast Guard
  • "K" Line joins Inttra cooperation group
  • Europe/Australia/New Zealand carriers raise rates
  • MOL (America) appoints Midwest sales managers
  • EVA transfers sensitive factory equipment to China
  • New FedEx terminal expands access to Caribbean, Latin America
  • China clamps down on overloaded trucks
  • Commerce to rule on shrimp dumping by Brazil, other countries
  • U.S., China resolve tax dispute over semiconductors
  • Vakerics joins Sandler, Travis law firm
  • Boston sees 12% rise in first half container volume
  • Marseilles-Fos box traffic up 11% in first half

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 9, 2004
  • The case of "Jan Heweliusz" opened again
    A court of appeal in Poznan has decided that the district court in Szczecin closed the case about claims for ...
  • Strong growth on the route Nynäshamn-Gdansk
    On Polferries' service between Gdansk and Nynäshamn the ferry "Scandinavia" has during the first half of the year carried 57,734 ...
  • Danish strike postponed to mid August
    Danish shipowners still face the threat of the officers organized in Dansk Navigat'rforbund leaving the ships. The dispute over a ...

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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
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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