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February 13, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major Japanese lines chalk up robust profits
    ROBUST China trade and the global economic recovery helped offset higher fuel prices and the appreciation of the yen against the US dollar for Japan's three major shipping lines Nippon Yusen KK , Mitsui OSK Lines and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha in the first first nine months of their financial year.
  • Star Cruises sells second ship, SuperStar Aries
    MALAYSIA's Star Cruises has sold its second cruise ship in less than a month, offloading Kuala Lumpur-home ported SuperStar Aries to leading Spanish passenger liner group Pullmantur Cruises.
  • Kaohsiung port slides to No 6
    TAIWAN's main container port, Kaohsiung, has slipped to sixth place on the global throughput ladder after recording 4.1 per cent volume growth in 2003.
  • Aussie maritime industry given March 1 deadline to submit security plans
    AUSTRALIA's maritime industry has been set a March 1 deadline to submit security plans to the government ahead of the global implementation of new legislation for port and ship security.
  • Wharf's MTL to take 65% of Shenzhen port project
    WHARF Holdings' Modern Terminals Ltd said yesterday that it would take a 65 per cent stake in the initial phase of the Dachan Bay container terminal project in China's southern boom town of Shenzhen.
  • Closer checks at Channel
    A British immigration official uses a kit to test carbon dioxide levels on a lorry waiting to cross the English channel at Laon-Plage near Dunkirk.
  • Security watch
    CHARLES Clasen of the Crescent River Port Pilots Association watches a vessel make a turn at Algiers Point in the Mississippi River at New Orleans, one of a handful of US ports that uses a sophisticated GPS vessel-tracking system.
Air and Land Transport

  • THAILAND's third budget airline wants to avoid a price war with its competitors, maintaining that the domestic market is large enough to accommodate them all.
  • Boeing, Airbus eye orders from low cost sector
  • Air France-KLM deal gets regulatory approval
  • Qantas to start direct Brisbane- LA flights in June
  • Garuda's profit down 76% last year
  • US passenger screening plan behind schedule
Admiralty Casebook
  • Marine Insurance Act applies to marine pleasure craft policy
    THE High Court of Australia decided last year that an insurance policy described as a 'marine pleasure craft policy' was indeed a marine insurance policy and one to which the Marine Insurance Act would apply, but the decision was not unanimous.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major Japanese lines chalk up robust profits
    ROBUST China trade and the global economic recovery helped offset higher fuel prices and the appreciation of the yen against the US dollar for Japan's three major shipping lines Nippon Yusen KK , Mitsui OSK Lines and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha in the first first nine months of their financial year.
  • Star Cruises sells second ship, SuperStar Aries
    MALAYSIA's Star Cruises has sold its second cruise ship in less than a month, offloading Kuala Lumpur-home ported SuperStar Aries to leading Spanish passenger liner group Pullmantur Cruises.
  • Kaohsiung port slides to No 6
    TAIWAN's main container port, Kaohsiung, has slipped to sixth place on the global throughput ladder after recording 4.1 per cent volume growth in 2003.
  • Aussie maritime industry given March 1 deadline to submit security plans
    AUSTRALIA's maritime industry has been set a March 1 deadline to submit security plans to the government ahead of the global implementation of new legislation for port and ship security.
  • Wharf's MTL to take 65% of Shenzhen port project
    WHARF Holdings' Modern Terminals Ltd said yesterday that it would take a 65 per cent stake in the initial phase of the Dachan Bay container terminal project in China's southern boom town of Shenzhen.
  • Closer checks at Channel
    A British immigration official uses a kit to test carbon dioxide levels on a lorry waiting to cross the English channel at Laon-Plage near Dunkirk.
  • Security watch
    CHARLES Clasen of the Crescent River Port Pilots Association watches a vessel make a turn at Algiers Point in the Mississippi River at New Orleans, one of a handful of US ports that uses a sophisticated GPS vessel-tracking system.
Air and Land Transport

  • THAILAND's third budget airline wants to avoid a price war with its competitors, maintaining that the domestic market is large enough to accommodate them all.
  • Boeing, Airbus eye orders from low cost sector
  • Air France-KLM deal gets regulatory approval
  • Qantas to start direct Brisbane- LA flights in June
  • Garuda's profit down 76% last year
  • US passenger screening plan behind schedule
Admiralty Casebook
  • Marine Insurance Act applies to marine pleasure craft policy
    THE High Court of Australia decided last year that an insurance policy described as a 'marine pleasure craft policy' was indeed a marine insurance policy and one to which the Marine Insurance Act would apply, but the decision was not unanimous.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Major Japanese lines chalk up robust profits
    ROBUST China trade and the global economic recovery helped offset higher fuel prices and the appreciation of the yen against the US dollar for Japan's three major shipping lines Nippon Yusen KK , Mitsui OSK Lines and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha in the first first nine months of their financial year.
  • Star Cruises sells second ship, SuperStar Aries
    MALAYSIA's Star Cruises has sold its second cruise ship in less than a month, offloading Kuala Lumpur-home ported SuperStar Aries to leading Spanish passenger liner group Pullmantur Cruises.
  • Kaohsiung port slides to No 6
    TAIWAN's main container port, Kaohsiung, has slipped to sixth place on the global throughput ladder after recording 4.1 per cent volume growth in 2003.
  • Aussie maritime industry given March 1 deadline to submit security plans
    AUSTRALIA's maritime industry has been set a March 1 deadline to submit security plans to the government ahead of the global implementation of new legislation for port and ship security.
  • Wharf's MTL to take 65% of Shenzhen port project
    WHARF Holdings' Modern Terminals Ltd said yesterday that it would take a 65 per cent stake in the initial phase of the Dachan Bay container terminal project in China's southern boom town of Shenzhen.
  • Closer checks at Channel
    A British immigration official uses a kit to test carbon dioxide levels on a lorry waiting to cross the English channel at Laon-Plage near Dunkirk.
  • Security watch
    CHARLES Clasen of the Crescent River Port Pilots Association watches a vessel make a turn at Algiers Point in the Mississippi River at New Orleans, one of a handful of US ports that uses a sophisticated GPS vessel-tracking system.
Air and Land Transport

  • THAILAND's third budget airline wants to avoid a price war with its competitors, maintaining that the domestic market is large enough to accommodate them all.
  • Boeing, Airbus eye orders from low cost sector
  • Air France-KLM deal gets regulatory approval
  • Qantas to start direct Brisbane- LA flights in June
  • Garuda's profit down 76% last year
  • US passenger screening plan behind schedule
Admiralty Casebook
  • Marine Insurance Act applies to marine pleasure craft policy
    THE High Court of Australia decided last year that an insurance policy described as a 'marine pleasure craft policy' was indeed a marine insurance policy and one to which the Marine Insurance Act would apply, but the decision was not unanimous.

Sched Netweb site
  • CSX dismisses terminal subsidiary sale report
  • CMA CGM launches South Korea-Russia service
  • Hong Kong to stage international logistics expo
  • HK Cepa exports valued at HK$18.9m in first two weeks
  • Karl Gofman made Rotterdam Russia representative
  • RCL orders two vessels from Chinese shipyard
  • Hapag-Lloyd establishes investor relations department
  • SAS head to take helm at Scandlines
  • Bimco launches new look home page
  • Air Canada unions threaten to scuttle Victor Li's bid
  • SAS Group posts losses
  • Qantas heralds new aircraft system

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Vessel-related charges for coastal shipping pruned by 10 pc
  • APL to launch all-new direct Indian Subcontinent Express service
  • Miracle Shipping Agencies retains 1st place on CONCOR's list of customers in Chennai - Achieves hat-trick in the process
  • Steel industry unruffled by drop in US imports
  • Mumbai Port handles highest monthly throughput of 2.82 m tonnes in Jan.
  • NSICT to open gate 24 hrs before loading cut-off time
  • Commerce Department earmarks Rs 200-crore corpus to tap new markets
  • 'Formless' era to dawn for exporters
  • State govt authorises MbPT to collect stamp duty on imported cargoes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2004
  • Houston: Cargo barges still tied up as avails tighten
  • ARA markets firm with crude amid good supply
  • Barge fee competition continues in Richards Bay
    The stage is set for a new barge rate 'war' between South Africa's two barge operators Smit Dudula Marine (Pty.) Ltd. (Smit) and FFS Bunkers (Pty.) Ltd. (FFS) as the two companies battle for customers in Richards Bay.
  • Singapore/Rotterdam bunker spread shrinks further
    The latest fall in Singapore IFO380 bunker prices brought the premium compared to Rotterdam down to about $30 per metric tonne (mt) today, compared to a reported nine-month high of $42 last week.
  • Experienced trader joins Wired Bunkering
  • Singapore distillate stocks recover from 4-year low
  • Japan levels still unaffected by crude
  • Singapore fuel oil values fall on bearish outlook
    Strong crude prices have failed to fire up the Singapore fuel oil market this week, a clear sign that a bearish outlook is weighing the market down. Up to four VLCCs with arbitrage cargoes of HSFO are expected to arrive in Singapore in March.
  • Italy finally catches up with crude rises
  • B@S launch new 'flexible' tanker barge
    Belgium-based bunker supplier Bunkers at Sea (B@S) said today that its latest coastal tanker barge, the 7,000 metric tonne (mt) capacity Sara was ready for operation.
    The Sara, like its sister vessel, the 3,500 mt Vera is one of the few coastal tanker barges in Europe capable of meeting spot bunkering requirements in locations as diverse as northern Spain, Ireland and Norway.
  • MPA warns shipowners after four killed by pirates
    The Maritime & Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore has issued warnings to ships to be vigilant after it emerged that four crew members of an oil product tanker were shot dead by pirates in the Malacca Straits last week after the vessel's owner failed to pay an earlier agreed upon ransom.
  • Rotterdam market stays firm this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2004
  • Eurocargo 2004
  • Axit expands its range with RFID product
  • Oman considering reductions in steel tariffs
  • Noveon selects Ryder for transport management
  • Antwerp/Poznan/Antwerp blocktrain now twice weekly
  • Ethihad inaugurates Abu Dhabi-Heathrow service
  • Wallem acquires Harpers Shipping
  • New appointment at PD Logistics

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2004
  • IMB calls for action after "Indonesian rebels" murder 4 crew
  • Gorthon Lines and B&N Nordsjöfrakt merge transatlantic paper transportation
  • Lykes Lines' new Asia-North America service
  • RCL orders 2 boxships from China
  • APL's new Singapore-Indian subcontinent service

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2004
  • GMATS recommends changes in Staten Island ferry operations
    Mayor Bloomberg announces result of investigation
  • Rapid repairs to newbuild tanker diesel
    Golten teams fly to Korea to rectify damaged crankpin
  • Merchant Marine certification for USN training
    Navy and U.S. Coast Guard cooperate

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • O'Neil calls for IMO to widen horizons
    FORMER International Maritime Organization head William O'Neil outlined key issues the United Nations agency and world shipping need to resolve in a speech to the Hong Kong Shipowners' Association yesterday, writes Sam Chambers in Hong Kong.
  • CMA CGM eyes stake in Ningbo
    FRENCH line CMA CGM is seeking to buy a stake in Ningbo, one of the fastest growing container ports in China.
  • Singapore in Malacca Strait security call
    SINGAPORE has renewed a call for greater sea-lane security in the the Malacca Strait as details emerged of the slaughter by pirates of four crew of a tanker hijacked in the area.
  • Prediction of transpacific slowdown angers box lines
    CONTAINER lines have been left reeling by a new study predicting a dramatic slowdown in the all-important transpacific trades.
  • North of England Club tells owners to prepare for ISPS perils
    SHIPOWNERS have been warned that the International Ship and Port Facility Security code will have a huge impact on fundamental commercial aspects of their business.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2004
  • Festival in sea of rumours
    FESTIVAL Cruises has told travel agents that it has lost control of its three Discovery-class ships - Flamenco, Bolero and The Azur. The ships are currently laid up in Gibraltar in the possession of JP Morgan and a syndicate of banks
  • More injured in Izar clashes
    FIFTEEN Spanish yard workers and a journalist were today injured in further clashes with police in Cadiz as strikes continue at Izar shipyards across the country
  • Sacramento bids to stay solvent
    IN a bid to avoid bankruptcy, the governing board at the California port of Sacramento voted this week to borrow $1M to keep the deep-water facility solvent
  • GenMar posts impressive turnround
    GENERAL Maritime Corp has reported an impressive reversal to its 2002 losses on the back of increased charter rates and the Metrostar acquisition
  • Hamburg cruise resorts to boxes
    HAMBURG has taken the term 'box terminal' literally by building a cruise terminal out of containers to cater for the 40 or so cruise calls expected this summer
  • Ship Finance to acquire tankers
    TWO tanker owning companies whose vessels are about to be released from their long term charter commitments could be acquired by Ship Finance International
  • Lines struggle with chicken demand
  • S Africa steelmaker opts for Maputo
  • Richards Bay bunker rate hike
  • Petrol runs out in Angola
  • Vostochny booms on coal and boxes
  • Pakistan opens door to car imports
  • Croatia prepares for Russian oil
  • Star offloads Aries to Pullmantur
  • Australia simplifies red tape
  • NCL/Lloyd Werft talks make progress

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2004
  • Profits soar for Japanese carriers
    NYK Line, MOL and "K" Line said higher freight rates helped nine-month profits more than double full-year earnings for the previous fiscal year.
  • Bill to keep ports open post-attack
    Measure would limit shutdowns to ensure flow of trade through U.S. gateways.
  • Bird flu leads to more bans on U.S. chickens
  • Economy will drive earnings, recovery in 2004
  • ITC: China to be textile 'supplier of choice'
  • FedEx completes Kinko's buy
  • Indian ports cut vessel charges
  • SST box program expands to S. Africa, adds Taiwan port
  • S. Carolina county pushing port project
  • DHL expands parts center network
  • Hamburg Süd acquires Venezuela trucker
  • Swift Transportation sets stock repurchase

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2004
  • NYK seeks to convince alliance partners of Ceres Paragon's virtues
    Ceres Paragon Terminal (CPT) in Amsterdam is the subject of negotiations which could fill it, but NYK - which owns 50% of CPT - must convince NYK Line's partners to move.
  • In the Moodys: PSA gears up for Indian push as credit rating agency gives thumbs up to restructuring
    After PSA Corporation's difficulties in Tuticorin and Pipavav, the port operator plans to forge links with local partners for its bids at Kochi, Kandla, Vizhinjam and Ennore.
  • NYK subsidiary TSK Line to launch new intra-Asia service
  • APL targets Asian trade to India's domestic manufacturers
  • New agreement with tribe enables Port of Tacoma expansion
  • Ship shortage powers used vessel market
  • Senator Murray criticises Bush over port security
  • GT Nexus holds portal to carriers and US Customs open to 3PLs

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2004
  • Arntzen's new job a gas?
    Well-heeled OSG sees reasons to take on LNG sector.
  • Smoke or fire?
    Oil prices ease on doubts about OPEC discipline.
  • OSG in 'amicable' breakup with Frontline
    Owners agree on plan to split up six VLCCs from Tankers International pool.
  • Exports to start from Rosneft FSU
    Tanker turnaround at Arctic port of Murmansk expected to speed up.
  • Record result for OSG
    Freight boom gets Morten Arntzen's career at top tanker owner off to strong start.
  • Ships collide near Dardanelles strait
    One seafarer missing, ten rescued in snowstorm off Turkey.
  • Knightsbridge duo plunged into pool
    Tankers International charters two VLCCs for three years.
  • Festival cruiseships to go under hammer
    Tentative sale date of 2 March mooted for auction in Gibraltar.
  • Mystery Greek sells fleet to Osama!
    Tabloid exclusive over threat to send ships up River Thames to attack Parliament.
  • Japan holds 58 ships in January
    Port state control checks end in detention for Coscol and Toda vessels.
  • New skipper for Freedom Ship
    Ambitious US "floating city" project puts fresh management team in place.
  • Boxships and bulkers buoy up K Line
    Japanese owner cautiously upbeat as it moves into fourth quarter.
  • India cultivates coastal shipping
    Government chops ship and cargo charges to ease burden on roads and railways.
  • NYK profit soars
    Japanese shipping giant holds forecast steady as steamy market action boosts returns.
  • Pan-United clinches anchor-handling double
    Singapore yard group welcomes back Ezra Holdings for another offshore order.
  • APL goes direct to India
    New service to capitalise on Chinese and Japanese exports to sub-continent.
  • MOL sees best quarter in FY2003
    Cost cutting and stronger freight rates in liner sector help bolster owner's bottom line.
  • Fred Olsen companies rebound into profit
    Ganger Rolf and Bonheur in the money, with more to come from converted Jahre Viking.
  • Star continues fleet sell-off
    Singapore-listed Malaysian cruise line is disposing of its second ship in as many months.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2004
  • Japanese Three boost 9-month profits
  • Israel Corp. completes purchase of state share in Zim
  • CP Ships carriers add second Asia/North America service
  • P&O Nedlloyd leaves U.S./southern Africa discussion agreement
  • APL adds Singapore/India Subcontinent link
  • Haiti Shipping to take slots from Frontier
  • EC allows Air France/KLM merger subject to conditions
  • House approves stopgap highway bill
  • Mexico, U.S. hold regular talks on border
  • Management Dynamics launches tariff software for NVOCCs
  • Iraq's Al Mat bridge opens for business
  • GAO concerned that controlled exports end up in wrong hands
  • GAO recommends better staff management for free-trade agreements
  • Mexico whittles trade deficit
  • Port of Algeciras exceeds 2.5-million-TEU throughput
  • Identity badges required to enter Georgia ports
  • Delaware area maritime exchange takes system to Internet

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 12, 2004
  • Another record year for the Port of Karlshamn
    The last ten years, cargo volumes handled by the Port of Karlshamn in Southeastern Sweden has increased by 160 per ...
  • Cruise challenge in the Bay of Bothnia
    100 cruise calls in ports around the Bay of Bothnia and double up by 2010. That is the scope for ...
  • "Rocknes": Search operation terminated - vessel to be repaired
    The diving operation in the hull of the "Rocknes" has been terminated. The bodies after two seafarers are still missing ...

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US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
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Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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Paris
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Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
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Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
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Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
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In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
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Augusta
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In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
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Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
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Bern
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CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
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Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
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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
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Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
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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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
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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
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
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Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
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Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
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Tokyo
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Bonn/Nashville
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Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
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Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
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In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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