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