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May 13, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Teekay Shipping seeks more acquisitions
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp chief executive Bjorn Moller, who has spent more than US$3.5 billion in five years to build the world's biggest oil-tanker operator, said the company may make more acquisitions to offer a broader range of services to oil producers.
  • China shipping may delay IPO: sources
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines may push back the roadshow for an IPO worth up to US$2 billion by one to two weeks in the hope of better market conditions, sources said yesterday.
  • 80 treated after blast aboard S Korean ship
    AT least 80 people were treated for ammonia inhalation after an explosion aboard a South Korean ship docked in the port of the Uruguayan capital, fire officials said.
Air and Land Transport
  • EADS profit soars on higher Airbus sales
    EUROPEAN Aeronautic, Defense and Space Co, Europe's largest aerospace company, said first-quarter profit rose 75 per cent after it sold more Airbus planes and cut costs at its space unit.
  • Lufthansa turns around in Q1 thanks to Amadeus sale
  • Israel airline probes flight-safety incidents
  • Delta considers bankruptcy filing to survive financial crisis
  • LOG Book

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Teekay Shipping seeks more acquisitions
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp chief executive Bjorn Moller, who has spent more than US$3.5 billion in five years to build the world's biggest oil-tanker operator, said the company may make more acquisitions to offer a broader range of services to oil producers.
  • China shipping may delay IPO: sources
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines may push back the roadshow for an IPO worth up to US$2 billion by one to two weeks in the hope of better market conditions, sources said yesterday.
  • 80 treated after blast aboard S Korean ship
    AT least 80 people were treated for ammonia inhalation after an explosion aboard a South Korean ship docked in the port of the Uruguayan capital, fire officials said.
Air and Land Transport
  • EADS profit soars on higher Airbus sales
    EUROPEAN Aeronautic, Defense and Space Co, Europe's largest aerospace company, said first-quarter profit rose 75 per cent after it sold more Airbus planes and cut costs at its space unit.
  • Lufthansa turns around in Q1 thanks to Amadeus sale
  • Israel airline probes flight-safety incidents
  • Delta considers bankruptcy filing to survive financial crisis
  • LOG Book

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL introduces third KTX service
  • Shenzhen throughput rises 32.4pc over first four months
  • China's demand for logistics services jumps in Q1
  • Schenker to open logistics centres in Shanghai, Beijing
  • PTP sets gross berth move world record
  • TNT Singapore receives health and safety accreditation
  • Marine Port China 2004 to be held in Shanghai
  • Cathay cargo volume drops in April
  • Nanjing Lukou Airport handles 71pc more cargo, parcels
  • Emirates wins aviation finance award
  • MOTC plans to expand Tainan airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Albatross Shipping's offices in ICD-Delhi & ICD-Ludhiana bag ISO 9001:2000 certification - Acknowledgement of professionalism & qualitative services
  • VLCCs may sail thru Suez Canal in 2 yrs-official
  • Major Iraqi tea order bagged
  • Move to export lower grade wheat
  • Anti-dumping duty on lead acid batteries under review
  • Coffee Board brews up an arrangement with Port of Barcelona
  • Auto exports drive into the billion dollar club
  • Hooghly's draught at Diamond Harbour improves
  • CONCOR's Mumbai Office in Western Region gets ISO 9001:2000 certification
  • Govt forms new Development Council for textile machinery industry
  • India may take big bite of global snacks market
  • Govt may extend subsidy to all rubber exports effected in 2003-04
  • Woman seafarer passes First Mate Certificate exam - Another male bastion falls

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 12, 2004
  • Argentina bunker market 'in a mess' as avails dry up
    Replenishment stocks not expected until next week as energy crisis halves bunker sales.
  • Crude at new highs as US gasoline stocks fail to grow
    Crude prices took off again today to hit new 13-year highs. Analysts now share a much-touted OPEC view that soaring crude prices are down to US product and refining tightness.
  • Shell sits tight as Pakistan buys in HSFO
    Pakistan emerges as surprise cargo importer as water shortages hit hydroelectric power generation.
  • Weekly US oil inventory data at a glance
  • South Korean prices tipped to rise further
    Indications wavered between stable to firm in South Korea today, as crude and cargo rises put pressure on players to increase prices.
  • Bunker prices firm across the board
    Key ports in Asia and Europe see prices climb on back of crude as buyers stay away.
  • Saudi ports still competitive after posted price gains
  • Singapore voted 'Best Seaport in Asia'
  • Pirates strike another tanker off Singapore
    Attacks continue to plague tankers in Malacca Straits despite high early compliance rate to new IMO security measures in Singapore.
  • Rotterdam on the rise again following crude gains

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 12, 2004
  • EuroCargo opening soon in Cologne
  • Hamburg-Süd presents new website
  • CCI Agreement between India and Italy
  • Aramex with higher revenue and income in 2003
  • Toll NZ replaces Tranz Rail
  • Swiss posts better-than-expected 1Q results
  • CP Ships improves first quarter profit
  • Menzies grows its presence in Africa

Marine Logweb site
MAY 12, 2004
  • Panama signs ship boarding pact
    Panama has become the second nation to sign a Proliferation Security Initiative with the U.S.
  • Austal unit to build private survey vessel
    Austal's Image Marine has secured a A$7.1 million (US$4.95 million) contract to manufacture a research/pleasure vessel
  • EC says Spain broke shipbuilding aid rules
    Says IZAR must repay Euros 308.3 million plus interest
  • Miller makes UK Club management changes
    Long term succession planning

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 12, 2004
  • Port of Seattle celebrating start of expanded cruise season
  • Vancouver Port Authority praises promise of government funding
  • Portland Maritime Day event set for Saturday, May 22nd
  • WPPA to unveil cargo forecast at Spring Meeting in Vancouver, USA
  • Corps sets lock schedule for recreational vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Mitropoulos slams ISPS Code complacency
    WITH 49 days to go before the provisions of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code are due to become international law, new figures released by the International Maritime Organization suggest that it is increasingly likely that contracting parties will struggle to meet their obligations.
  • Single skin fight will go the distance
    A FIRST skirmish in the battle that will ultimately decide whether the single skin dry bulker has had its day suggested that both sides come into today's crunch session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee with ammunition in reserve.
  • Sinking danger of ferry in Peril
    A ferry which struck a reef earlier this week will sink if it shifts from the rocks it sits on, authorities in Alaska have warned.
  • Case of seafarer deported over phone call highlights shortcomings of US war on terror
    THE contrast between the letter and spirit of the US campaign against terrorists has again been thrown into relief with the deportation of a Russian seafarer on a product tanker that called in Texas this week.
  • Kuwait backs Saudis with plea to Opec
    KUWAIT has added its weight to calls for the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries to increase oil exports to cool 13-year high oil prices, writes Martyn Wingrove .

Fairplayweb site
MAY 12, 2004
  • Izar given time to pay
    SPAIN will be given two months to find a way to repay '308M ($363M) of the state aid illegally granted to state-owned shipbuilder Izar, to protect the company from insolvency and job losses, the European Commission said today.
  • Kidnapped H-Süd exec released
    JORN Baetke, head of Hamburg-Süd Columbus Line, has been freed by kidnappers in Peru, according to local officials
  • Ship Finance gears up for flotation
    SHIP Finance International, the new company that will acquire 47 tankers from Frontline, is gearing up to be floated on the New York Stock Exchange
  • Chiquita admits to 'terrorist' payoff
    CHIQUITA Brands International has admitted that its Colombian banana-producing subsidiary paid protection money to groups the US designates as terrorists
  • Calls for UK ship scrapping policy
    An investigation by the UK's Environment Agency into the way the transfer of four US Navy vessels was handled has led to a call for a national ship recycling policy
  • Mona Lisa loses smile in Venice
    THE 29,000gt cruise ship Mona Lisa ran aground and was temporarily stuck on sand just a few metres off St Mark's Square, Venice early this morning
  • Festival French subsidiary tumbles
  • Alaska's LeConte still in danger
  • Training issues concern Philippines
  • Salvors start Cape Africa offtake
  • Hutchison clarifies on Jakarta
  • Spanish unions accept settlement
  • China's rail network 'struggling'
  • Nenaco fined for debt omission
  • Indonesian transport minister quits
  • China imposes soyabean ban

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 12, 2004
  • House considers new port security bill
    Democratic legislation earmarks $537 million for port-security grants in fiscal 2005, sets specific goals.
  • Fewer charters for large liners: Report
    Top 10 box carriers charter less than half of their total tonnage, according to BRS-Alphaliner survey, while smaller carriers charter higher percentage.
  • Panama to let U.S. board registered ships
  • Senate approves tax bill seeking to end EU trade sanctions
  • NOL net to rise six-fold, say analysts
  • China Container to delay IPO: Report
  • Rail traffic hits five-year high: AAR
  • Lufthansa cargo loss widens
  • Taiwan plans major inland container port
  • MOL adds Australia-Dalian service
  • Tanjung Pelepas sets handling mark
  • Revenues up for Alabama ports

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 12, 2004
  • Twitchy charter market hangs in the balance
    This weeks big fixture was the 2,100TEU Felicitas Rickmers that was renewed by Maruba at US$23,500 a day over 36 months, 'another notch up in that sector', said one broker.
  • New business boosts VPA Q1 volumes
    A resurgent US economy and new business saw a 10.8% boost to the Port of Virginia's volumes in the first quarter according to the Virginia Port Authority (VPA).
  • Hyundai's PCX makes maiden California call
  • OOCL has adds latest SX class vessel to Asia/Europe trade
  • Two shipping lines launch intra-Asia services
  • Swiss group expands intermodal terminal at Domodossola
  • Volume growth lifts OOCL's Q1 revenue

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 12, 2004
  • Jo can defer cash blow
    Feds spread $19.5m fine over five-year probation period, agree not to target current executives as price-fixing probe continues.
  • Royal Olympic gets small
    Embattled cruise line applies for "small cap" status to prevent Nasdaq de-listing.
  • Venezuela bucking OPEC hike
    Major US crude supplier says cartel should keep production level.
  • Bulker aground off Brazil
    Laden panamax damaged after striking unmarked rock.
  • Skaugen mulls bond sale
    Norwegian owner wants to raise cash to tweak company finances.
  • Bourbon bulks up
    French bulker and offshore group's turnover continues to rise in 2004.
  • SSY gets into gas and boxships
    UK-headquartered broker plugs the glaring gaps in its portfolio.
  • Montanari pushes up profit
    Italian tanker owner starts year with positive result.
  • Australia helps neighbours
    Cash to aid Pacific island states to meet IMO's port security requirements.
  • Third loop for MOL
    Japanese line confirms new China-Australia service, with help from NYK, K Line, Cosco and P&O Swire.
  • Global Carriers extends profit run
    Malaysian shipowner ups boxship charter rates and sees tankers fully employed.
  • Star balks at bonds
    Malaysian cruise line scraps plans to sell $450m of notes.
  • Spot of bother for Solstad
    Weak North Sea spot market and currency losses hit Norwegian offshore shipowner.
  • Bollore bubble bursts
    French owner's revenues down as Dutch bunkering operations scrapped.
  • Cosco Corp powers ahead
    Strong dry bulk market plus contributions from Chinese repair yards creates profit surge.
  • Pirates strike off Singapore
    Six crewmembers of a tanker are held hostage in twenty-minute ordeal just west of port limits.
  • Ship sinks off Cyprus
    Search mounted for three crew still missing after Turkish cargoship breaks in two.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 12, 2004
  • CP Ships increases first-quarter income despite soaring charter costs
  • Trailer Bridge regains compliance with Nasdaq
  • Coast Guard rescues passengers from stricken Alaska ferry
  • Carriers add China/Australia link
  • Delta mentions possibility of bankruptcy
  • Pacer Cartage selects Trinium operating software
  • e2e Logistics offers freight forwarding software
  • FCL Carriers enters Pacific trade, offers rate match system
  • Chiquita admits payments to alleged Colombian terrorists
  • Bremer picks Coast Guard captain to advise Iraqi ministry
  • U.S. Customs names Shiffman chief of staff
  • Tibbett & Britten makes eastern European appointment
  • MSC terminal in Antwerp orders 29 Kalmar straddle carriers

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 12, 2004
  • Saga Line could be operative this month
    Saga Line could open its new ferry route from Moss to Skagen this month. The final certificates should be issued ...
  • Kockums one step closer US deal
    Kockums and its parent company HDW has signed a new agreement with Northrop Grumman System covering a new composite-built ...
  • China and Singapore return to Nor-Shipping
    China and Singapore have booked 400 and 260 square metre of exhibition space respectively at next year's Nor-Shipping ...

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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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