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April 15, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore ship registry wins seal of quality from US
    SINGAPORE's ship registry has beaten the odds and made it to the US Coast Guard's Port State Control 'white list' - an endorsement that is expected to attract more vessels to the local flag.
  • What it takes to get American Qualship 21 status
    SINGAPORE vessels must do more than simply fly the right flag to be eligible for the US Coast Guard's Qualship 21 status, and the reduced inspections it entitles.
  • Pirate attacks unabated; crew taken hostage off Philippines
    UNIFORMED pirates armed with M16 rifles and grenade launchers took a tug master and two crew hostage near Tanganak Island in the Philippines on Sunday, the International Maritime Bureau has reported.
  • Sinotrans plans to list shipping unit in HK
    CHINA's third-largest shipper, Sinotrans, plans to list a unit in Hong Kong, an executive said yesterday, in a move expected to raise US$500-US$600 million as it joins a growing list of Chinese firms going overseas to raise money.
  • 2 missing as M'sian ship sinks
    A Malaysian-registered ship, the Genius Star VI, with a cargo of timber bound for Culcutta sank in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, the Malaysian High Commission in New Delhi said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • American airlines brace for bitter battle
    TAKING potshots at sacred cows is an act that predictably elicits protest, and a few yowls came this way over my column last week.
  • Case against Delta over blood clot dismissed
  • BA not to claim legal costs if it wins DVT battle
  • Laser beam clears runway of birds
  • Foreign firms keen on Afghan airline: envoy
  • LOG Book

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore ship registry wins seal of quality from US
    SINGAPORE's ship registry has beaten the odds and made it to the US Coast Guard's Port State Control 'white list' - an endorsement that is expected to attract more vessels to the local flag.
  • What it takes to get American Qualship 21 status
    SINGAPORE vessels must do more than simply fly the right flag to be eligible for the US Coast Guard's Qualship 21 status, and the reduced inspections it entitles.
  • Pirate attacks unabated; crew taken hostage off Philippines
    UNIFORMED pirates armed with M16 rifles and grenade launchers took a tug master and two crew hostage near Tanganak Island in the Philippines on Sunday, the International Maritime Bureau has reported.
  • Sinotrans plans to list shipping unit in HK
    CHINA's third-largest shipper, Sinotrans, plans to list a unit in Hong Kong, an executive said yesterday, in a move expected to raise US$500-US$600 million as it joins a growing list of Chinese firms going overseas to raise money.
  • 2 missing as M'sian ship sinks
    A Malaysian-registered ship, the Genius Star VI, with a cargo of timber bound for Culcutta sank in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, the Malaysian High Commission in New Delhi said yesterday.
Air and Land Transport
  • American airlines brace for bitter battle
    TAKING potshots at sacred cows is an act that predictably elicits protest, and a few yowls came this way over my column last week.
  • Case against Delta over blood clot dismissed
  • BA not to claim legal costs if it wins DVT battle
  • Laser beam clears runway of birds
  • Foreign firms keen on Afghan airline: envoy
  • LOG Book

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping to issue corporate bonds
  • Senator Lines joins CKYHS's China-N Europe service
  • Helen Bentley to enter maritime hall of fame
  • Port of Oakland releases sustainability report
  • APL appoints new Bangladesh managing director
  • Pacer announces secondary offering of shares
  • US lawmakers review security system at Jaxport
  • China Southern purchases 21 aircraft
  • CX posts record cargo volumes in March
  • SIA to launch service to western India
  • Astar appoints Gregory Guillaume as finance VP
  • Malaysia Airlines offers new flight between KK and Shanghai

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Sagar Mala will be a boon to all maritime sectors, asserts official
  • Malaysian ship sinks off Haldia; 10 missing
  • GE Shipping signs contract to acquire MR product carrier
  • Exim Bank's $ 20-m refinance facility for Iran bank
  • Tea exports begin to swell with Pak buying
  • ISA's assurance on HR coils exports
  • Mercosur move for duty relief on farm items troubles India
  • Leather exports touch 2003-04 target of $ 2 billion
  • Handicraft exporters want sales contracts in rupees too
  • Mangoes arrive late, yet exporters keep their date!
  • Indotrans Java makes maiden call at JN Port
  • P&O Ports signs major contract with Noell Crane Systems, Germany
  • CoPT keen on time-bound work on ICTT
  • CONCOR CGM tells Nagpur ex-im trade to make use of other nearby ports - With congestion at JNP continuing...
  • ICD-Sanathnagar posts record 35 pc traffic growth rate
  • CONCOR set to make tracks to Paradip
  • IT application among SMEs growing-CII survey
  • Downward trend in exports worries apparel exporters
  • Commercial credit offtake surges by 68.88 pc during January-March 2003-04
  • Assocham urges Centre to abolish MAT
  • New Indo-Japan Chamber formed
  • Gulf maritime expo attracts increased Indian participation
  • AIAI invites Lahore industrialists to showcase their wares in Mumbai

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Gulf demand disappointing despite price drops
  • Valero introduces low vanadium product
    Company aims to win back lost business by cutting vanadium levels even further in future.
  • API reports huge US crude build, DOE delayed
  • Procurement fluctuations beset Fujairah market
    Main supplier unable to meet enquiries until April 20 as Q1 availability fluctuations continue to affect market.
  • Firm market across busy Saudi Arabia
  • Winter restrictions soon to be lifted at most Baltic ports
    Ice-class no longer required as winter shipping regulations are lifted.
  • Batumi bunkering plagued by further disruptions
    Customs authorities could take until the end of the month to formulate and distribute new regulations for bunker deliveries in the Black Sea port.
  • Rotterdam stable this morning

International Transport Journalweb site
  • One day workshop on VAT in Switzerland
  • UK leads Europe in developing RFID technologies
  • Canada: 24 hour rule in force as of April 19, 2004
  • Icecorp and Euro Overseas Logistics sign agreement
  • Germany clamps down on road abusers
  • To Mauritius by Lauda Air
  • Hatsu enters the North Atlantic arena
  • Rodolphe Saad' to become "directeur g'n'ral" at CMA CGM

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • K Line orders "super large" ore carrier
  • Tug's master and 2 crew kidnapped
  • Hatsu enters North Atlantic trades
  • Senator pushes for NY finger printing of cruise passengers

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Yemen Coast Guard gears up
    USCG supplies first boats
  • MARAD extends National Defense Tanker RFP response deadlines
    Phase I proposals now due June 18, 2004
  • Wärtsilä power for Mutineer-Exeter FPSO
    No gas, so diesels will burn treated crude

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Study points to big jump in Port of Seattle cruise business
  • Management/employee group takes ownership of Northland
  • Second Coast Guard Cutter returns from Deep Freeze duty
  • Portland Port Commission holding budget hearing today
  • Homeland Security Department will build secure data network

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Tasman Spirit crew set to be released as charges dropped
    SEVEN of the so-called 'Karachi Eight' are expected to be released on Saturday, Lloyd's List can reveal. However, the ship's master, Karystinos Dimityios, will remain in custody.
  • Tasman timeline: how ship became focus of maritime world
    23-07-03: Tasman Spirit halts its voyage to the US Gulf after oily sheen is seen on water surface.
  • Boeing clinches broadband client
    AEROSPACE giant Boeing is claiming to have signed up the first client for its high-speed broadband data system which is set for launch later this year.
  • Wary carriers take evasive action as Iraq becomes danger hot spot
    IRAQ'S transport and distribution networks could be thrown into chaos as international shipping lines review services and foreign workers flee the war-torn country.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Five still missing in Bay of Bengal
    RESCUE operations are continuing for five crew members still missing from a vessel that sank in heavy seas between Haldia and Kolkata in the Bay of Bengal yesterday
  • Festival delays European Vision sale
    FESTIVAL Cruises is filing papers in Barbados Supreme Court later today in a legal manoeuvre that could potentially delay the auction of the European Vision
  • More northern UK feeder links
    THE growing trend for container feeder links between continental Europe and northern UK ports to bypass the congested southern terminals continues with two new services
  • V.Ships wins EasyCruise contract
    EASYGROUP has awarded the management of its new EasyCruise venture to V.Ships Leisure, the cruise arm of ship manager V.Ships
  • 'Deport them' says Nenaco boss
    The president of Philippine operator Negros Navigation Co has demanded that senior Japanese executives of Tsuneishi Heavy Industries be sent back to their country
  • Kaliningrad makes crude debut
    RUSSIA'S Baltic port of Kaliningrad is to become an oil outlet with oil producers LUKoil and Tatneft investing in new terminals there
  • Sun Cruises offloads ships
  • Handling rules deflate St Petersburg
  • Ferry meets 'Unidentified Sailing Objects'
  • Strike threat, British Columbia
  • Hanjin gets Pyeong Taek box berths
  • CPR struggles with Vancouver boxes
  • Box freight rate rise to continue
  • Impressive growth for Algiers
  • Hanoi to build new box port
  • Golar ploughs into Korea Line shares

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Rail delays continue at Vancouver
    Some container shipments forced to wait almost three weeks for trains heading out of Canada's western import gateway for inland destinations.
  • China: Rail jams snarling transport
    Beijing for first time acknowledges antiquated rail network failing to keep pace with economic boom.
  • US tariffs on Canadian lumber upheld
  • FDA re-opens Bioterrorism Act comments
  • "K" Line orders its biggest ore carrier
  • Upgrade Calif. transport to handle trade, report says
  • CN separates sales, marketing
  • TNT Express appoints Drake to lead Southeast Asia
  • JB Hunt Transport profit triples
  • Japan Post banking on international business
  • Singapore Air sells 747s for freighter conversions
  • Kansas intermodal hub planned

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Korea Maritime forecasts 15% rate rise by mid-2004
    China's continued growth will prompt rate increases on both deepsea and shortsea routes for the period until June 30, according to a Korean Maritime Institute (KMI) report released today.
  • Transhipments could hit 33% by 2012, but need a feeder foundation
    The rise of post-panamax ship-numbers could see the global transhipment rate rise to 33% of all shipped containers by 2012, accelerating feeder demand and exerting serious pressure on beleaguered charterers.
  • Shipowners urge Kuala Lumpur to take action over increased pirate attacks
  • Pyeongtaek confirms Hanjin consortium's two berth concession
  • Brazil's customs officers target 47% pay-rise with new strike
  • 'Center for Port Security' created at New York's SUNY Maritime
  • Rhenus four land Ludwigshafen trimodal terminal tender
  • North Western Fleet launches Rotterdam-Kaliningrad direct service
  • All systems go for Royal P&O Nedlloyd launch
  • North-Europe Portugal moves loops

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Poten LNG terminal clears first hurdle
    Massachusetts site gains initial nod from federal energy panel.
  • Rail firm warns TMM
    Kansas City Southern holds Mexican transport group's feet to fire over sale of freight unit.
  • Seabulk loses grip in tug-of-port
    Florida judge rejects Port Canaveral's attempts to dismiss monopoly lawsuit brought by rival tug operator.
  • Sun shines for Nordic American
    Profit up again as soon to be terminated tanker charter pushes BP hire 24% higher to all time record.
  • V.Ships wins easyCruise deal
    Ship manager provides low cost service for Stelios Haji-Ioannou's bid to offer life afloat at $52 a night.
  • ExxonMobil opens for VLCC
    Oil major seeking modern vessel for long period term.
  • Pre-sale charter for Odin
    Statoil tanker is hired for ambitious project to recover oil trapped in the wreck of the Prestige.
  • MOL and K Line ink VLOCs
    Japanese owners order massive ore carriers on back of JFE long-term transportation contracts.
  • Sinotrans Shipping eyes IPO
    China's third largest owner is latest shipping company to be linked with Hong Kong listing.
  • Ship's master taken hostage
    No word as to the fate of three crewmembers abducted off Philippines by pirates.
  • CSDC set for bumper quarter
    Owner expects net profits to more than double on the back of growth in crude and coal shipments.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Royal P&O Nedlloyd to start trading on Friday
  • MOL leaves Evergreen's Asia/U.S. East Coast link
  • Mid-Ship expands business in Turkey
  • "K" Line signs charter contract with JFE Steel
  • LanChile reports healthy March results
  • China Southern to expand fleet
  • Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is 40 years old
  • ProLogis will develop Kuehne & Nagel facility in Sweden
  • IMF develops program to help developing countries
  • P&O Nedlloyd Logistics picks Prisco to head Gilbert Cos.
  • Open Harbor names Walsh president and CEO
  • Rep. Crenshaw calls on Congress to enhance port security

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 14, 2004
  • Aker Yards to be listed May/June
    Aker Yards has brought forward plans for listing to May/June this year. Earlier the company announced such plans for ...
  • Ferry and sub on collision course
    The Åland ferry "Roslagen" were close to a collision with a submarine, while en route between Grisslehamn and Ecker' on ...
  • Stena Brit to Poland run
    Stena Line has decided to meet growing demand and Poland's imminent EU membership by investing SEK 400 million (EUR 43.5 ...

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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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