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July 13, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Corporatisation of major Indian ports mooted
    ONGOING reform of India's port sector will see gradual corporatisation of major ports across the country, starting with its largest container port at Mumbai, according to the government's recently released Economic Survey 2003-2004.
  • Teekay replaces tanker as crew refuses Iraq call
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's biggest oil tanker operator by market value, replaced a tanker that was scheduled to load crude oil in Iraq after the crew refused to call at the nation's largest terminal because of concern about their security, the ship's owner said.
  • S Korea boosts ship security after threats
    THE South Korean government has decided to beef up security measures on ships and aircraft that frequent dangerous regions.
  • Union deal averts strike at US ports
    SHIPPING line operators and clerical workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a strike that could have shut down the nation's largest port complex.
  • German port on high alert for Queen Mary 2 visit
    PORT authorities in northern Germany will go on top alert for the visit of the world's biggest luxury cruise line, the Queen Mary 2, the Hamburger Morgenpost reported.
  • Refugee ship allowed to moor off Sicily
    ITALY let a ship carrying 37 African shipwreck victims moor near a port in Sicily and promised humanitarian assistance, but it stopped short of letting it dock, the Interior Ministry said.
Air and Land Transport
  • US Airways asks unions to accept more wage cuts
    US Airways' financial problems are putting it at risk of losing its federal loan guarantees, the airline's chief executive warned in a message to employees, pleading with them to accept a third round of cuts in wages and benefits.
  • Life in the biosphere of airport terminals
  • JFK loses ground in air cargo competition
  • Ryanair to add 10 new routes and 1 base
  • Thai Airways eyes superjumbo to meet demand
  • No current plan to take easyJet private: founder

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Corporatisation of major Indian ports mooted
    ONGOING reform of India's port sector will see gradual corporatisation of major ports across the country, starting with its largest container port at Mumbai, according to the government's recently released Economic Survey 2003-2004.
  • Teekay replaces tanker as crew refuses Iraq call
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's biggest oil tanker operator by market value, replaced a tanker that was scheduled to load crude oil in Iraq after the crew refused to call at the nation's largest terminal because of concern about their security, the ship's owner said.
  • S Korea boosts ship security after threats
    THE South Korean government has decided to beef up security measures on ships and aircraft that frequent dangerous regions.
  • Union deal averts strike at US ports
    SHIPPING line operators and clerical workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a strike that could have shut down the nation's largest port complex.
  • German port on high alert for Queen Mary 2 visit
    PORT authorities in northern Germany will go on top alert for the visit of the world's biggest luxury cruise line, the Queen Mary 2, the Hamburger Morgenpost reported.
  • Refugee ship allowed to moor off Sicily
    ITALY let a ship carrying 37 African shipwreck victims moor near a port in Sicily and promised humanitarian assistance, but it stopped short of letting it dock, the Interior Ministry said.
Air and Land Transport
  • US Airways asks unions to accept more wage cuts
    US Airways' financial problems are putting it at risk of losing its federal loan guarantees, the airline's chief executive warned in a message to employees, pleading with them to accept a third round of cuts in wages and benefits.
  • Life in the biosphere of airport terminals
  • JFK loses ground in air cargo competition
  • Ryanair to add 10 new routes and 1 base
  • Thai Airways eyes superjumbo to meet demand
  • No current plan to take easyJet private: founder

Sched Netweb site
  • Panalpina awarded China A forwarder's licence
  • China energy woes to persist until mid-2006
  • Yangchun-Yangjiang Railway begins operation
  • CP Ships launches new service to Australia from Yantian
  • Boxes pile up at Miami Dade port due to truck strike
  • Port of Oakland commissioners approve renewable energy portfolio
  • Qantas jointly buys stake in Thai Air Cargo
  • Eva cargo transports wafer plant to Shanghai
  • FAA approves IATA's airline safety audit programme

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC expands South-East Asian network, adds Penang call
  • Ningbo Port Group, MSC to operate berths together
  • Shenzhen container traffic soars by 32 pc in H1
  • Cosco Shipping to buy 40 vessels
  • 'Antwerp Gateway' orders Kalmar STS cranes
  • COSCON launches China-Australia service
  • Japan, UAE sign taxation agreement
  • FEFC revises rates
  • Canada Maritime wins recognition
  • HSL bags Rs 100-cr. offshore rig repair order
  • Elation at Budget proposal for box transhipment terminal near Cochin Port
  • ISPS non-compliant factory-stuffed export boxes clog JNPCT's approach road
  • Unions to hold rally on July 14
  • Singapore Airlines launches world's 1st non-stop flight from Newark Liberty to Changi
  • China to liberalise foreign investment in aviation projects
  • Nisha Roadways begins time-bound services to Delhi & Ludhiana
  • Ahlers expands network in India
  • Forex reserves down by $ 525 million to $ 1,19,407 million
  • Effective rate of service tax will be only 6 pc, says Finance Ministry
  • Forex reserves swell again
  • Decade-highest quarterly surge in credit offtake
  • Budget presents an opportunity lost, say speakers at panel discussion
  • A Tale of two Containers-II

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Shell divestments 'not specific' to marine business
    Global divestments part of programme to upgrade oil major's business portfolio.
  • EU oil stock figures mirroring US fundamentals
    New monthly figures reveal ample crude stocks but tight supply of refined products, and speculators have already begun piling into winter fuel futures.
  • Intertanko slams 'unacceptable' EU single-hull delays
    Tanker association says EU's previous branding of IMO as too slow 'now rings hollow' as shortage of translators blamed for snail's pace fusion of IMO and EC single-hull regulations.
  • Friday's crude loss brings little change to Rotterdam
  • Thai governement eyes low sulphur fuel oil imports
    Demand for LSFO from electricty company as gas usage hits full capacity.
  • EU legislation could see $65 premium for low sulphur fuel oil
    Low sulphur fuel oil could carry a premium of as much as $65 pmt over high sulphur product as EU legislation drives demand higher.
  • Ventspils oil handling drops 20%
    Russian pipeline operator Transneft's focus on Primorsk sees numbers fall off in Latvia's key oil export port.

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Security: management's task
  • DHL Solutions: AX4 SMS tracking for Lever Fabergé
  • Efta and the Lebanon sign free trade agreement
  • CMA CGM Logistics acquires Qualitair & Sea International
  • CN clears the way for the takeover of BC Rail Partnership
  • Phuket Air launches new London - Bangkok route
  • Port of Auckland: shipping lane deepening; container terminal extension
  • New face for British Airways World Cargo

Maritime Global Netweb site
  • Frontline buys two more VLCCs
  • MOL orders two more LNG carriers for Oman venture
  • Owners must speak out, says NoE
  • Hatsu takes over Intra European Service

Marine Logweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Frontline in newbuilding swoop
    Gets pair of 2006 VLCCS for $158.5 million
  • Windelev Consulting open for business
    Claus Windelev is back in the U.S. after a three-year assignment in Europe
  • VT Halter Marine closing in on Egyptian missile craft deal
    Congress notified of possible sale

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Federal cash will help build transit system for Eugene/Springfield
  • Barwil adding security agent to each of the company's offices
  • DHL wins delivery duties for U.S. Olympic team
  • Coast Guard nabs Canadian men smuggling drugs into U.S.
  • Oregon, Washington file suit to force feds to study Hanford

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Terror threat puts East Asia in a spin
    CONFUSION surrounds an alleged threat to shipping lines made by an Islamic militant group linked to al-Qa'eda over the weekend.
  • Waw Kwong VLCC pulled as crew refuse to go to Iraq
    THE threat of a terrorist attack on ships destined for Iraq had one immediate effect, with Wah Kwong Shipping Holding's chairman George Chao citing it as a primary reason for his crew onboard the very large crude carrier, Venture Spirit, pulling out of a scheduled charter for Teekay to the country, writes Sam Chambers.
  • FEFC rates rise misses $300 target
    SHIPPING lines have secured further freight rate increases on the booming Asia-Europe trade although the amount is below the ambitious level of $300 per teu they had targeted.
  • Italy allows aid ship carrying Sudanese refugees to enter Sicilian port
    ITALIAN authorities gave permission yesterday for the German aid ship Cap Anamur to enter the port of Empedocle on Sicily, writes Katrin Berkenkopf in Cologne .
  • Statoil blaze at Mongstad cuts Norwegian oil output
    NORWAY'S largest refinery, Mongstad, is running at half capacity after a fire damaged a crude oil unit and injured two people, writes Martyn Wingrove.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Net threat: HK remains calm
    HONG Kong police say there has been no specific intelligence to suggest maritime safety is under threat, after an armed Islamic group's website vowed to attack ships from the territory
  • Indians to develop Iranian port
    IRAN'S Ports and Shipping Organization has signed a $100M contract with a consortium of Indian companies to establish a container terminal at the port of Chabahar
  • Customs unveils new bond regime
    US Customs & Border Protection has announced details of new, drastically higher rates for 'continuous' bonds
  • Stelmar refutes latest Stelios charge
    STELIOS Haji-Ioannou has unleashed a fresh set of accusations at the Stelmar board
  • JNPT strike paralyses exports
    MORE than 2,500 export boxes are held up at various container freight stations in and around Jawaharlal Nehru Port, as a result of three-day-long strike
  • Miami truck strike continues
    INDEPENDENT truck drivers at the Port of Miami say they will continue their two-week old strike despite a federal court order to go back to work
  • Ships more important than football
  • Beira reopens
  • LA-LB strike averted
  • Passport materials suspect
  • Hatsu takes over Euro feeder role
  • Operators extend boxship charters
  • Russian oil exports diverted
  • Eitzen continues expansion
  • China to boost tanker tonnage
  • India to approve Lanka ferry plan

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Miami Vise
    Port executive says backlog of containers from truckers' boycott will take at least two weeks to work down.
  • Union Pacific, BNSF hike intermodal rates
  • New contract for So. Calif. clerks
  • Employers open West Coast longshore rolls
  • Coast Guard combines safety, command roles
  • NOL volume, rates climb
  • Marseilles throughput up 11 percent
  • South Korean lines on high alert
  • China exports surge in June
  • Trailer protest hits Nehru
  • U.S.-flag dredging ruling overturned

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Feeder operators to levy ECT congestion charge
    Shortsea carriers in the Iberia to North Europe trades will impose a congestion surcharge for ECT in Rotterdam, the UK/North West Continent Portugal and Vigo Conference announced today.
  • Rate increase forecasts on major trades dip
    Freight rate increases on the Asia/Europe and Asia/US trades seem a bit unpredictable, according to financial analysts and at least one line, due to an increase in carrier capacity.
  • BPA invests further in Busan New Port
  • US Lines in East Coast slot charter deal with Zim
  • EC backs rail-signalling study
  • Stavanger expands HMM equity
  • ISPS sees six ships denied entry to Canadian ports

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Up to 10 lost in near-shore sinking
    Only one survivor is known after a general cargoship sank just six kilometres off the Argentine coast.
  • Ezra seals charter deals
    Singapore-listed owner finds employment for two of its vessels and wins engineering contract.
  • Alaska tankers clean up
    Shipowners nominated for environmental award after first ever spill free year.
  • Korea's Gulf no-go
    Government orders owners to limit crew movements at Persian Gulf ports due to terror threat.
  • Congestion costs cut at Chennai
    IPBCC boxship conference reduces emergency charge as situation improves at Indian port.
  • Diver killed at Malta Freeport
    A Dutch diver has been pulled into an NSB containership's bow thruster.
  • Yard loses MSC Carla fight
    Hyundai faces $20m bill as US judge rules in favour of P&I club over break-up of containership.
  • MOL ups stakes in Oman LNG ships
    Japan's Mitsubishi OSK Line has bought chunks of two further Oman Shipping Co newbuildings.
  • Hurdle for SSN share injection
    Polish state's gift of drug company stock to yard could be held up by former managers.
  • Italy allows migrant ship in
    German cargoship carrying refugees from Darfur in Sudan can dock in Sicily.
  • Ship sinks off Busan
    Second incident at Korean port in as many days as general cargo ship sinks after colliding with bulker.
  • Trio eye Pan Ocean
    Three Korean companies vie for control of country's number one bulker operator.
  • Wan Hai inks CSBC trio
    Taiwanese shipowner books series of three panamax containerships at compatriot shipbuilder.
  • Hubline damages trial begins
    Malaysian boxship operator looks to prove insurance claim as Singapore court case commences.
  • Lee made Titan director
    EX-NOL tanker chief appointed to board at parent company of China-backed shipowner and oil trader.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Castle Harlan completes takeover of Horizon Lines
  • China Shipping drops Los Angeles from transpacific loop
  • EU shipowners expect further relaxation of Chinese restrictions
  • FESCO rejects Trans-Net's allegations of malpractices
  • Hatsu takes over LT's intra-Europe link
  • TACA lowers bunker charge
  • MOL opens another two offices in China MOL opens another two offices in China
  • Capacity fears trigger allocation limits at UP
  • U.S. Customs reminds private sector about monthly duty payment system
  • ILWU, port employers discuss clerk contracts, as congestion mounts
  • Miami port drivers ordered back to work
  • Bean Stuyvesant cleared on dredging nationality case

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 12, 2004
  • Two persons dead after sinking of a 104 year old schooner
    Two persons drowned early Sunday morning when the schooner "Martha" sank in Kattegat some 15 miles northeast of Grenaa. The ...
  • Tärntank in major deal with A.P. Møller-Maersk
    Danish A.P. Møller-Maersk has signed a five-year T/C charter for four tankers from January 2005 with the ...
  • The case of "Jan Heweliusz" opened again
    A court of appeal in Poznan has decided that the district court in Szczecin closed the case about claims for ...

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
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
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
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
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
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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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
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
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
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
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
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
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
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
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
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
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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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