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January 16, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Storm cripples NCL ship at German yard
    STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines suffered another blow on Wednesday, when its Pride of America cruise ship partially sank during a severe storm at a German shipyard.
  • Los Angeles port traffic increases
    THE Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach have recorded an overall increase in commercial vessels arrival last year, reversing a decline in 2002.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thailand mulls raising airlines' minimum capital
    THAILAND's transport ministry is considering raising the minimum registered capital requirement for airline companies from 50 million baht to 300-500 million baht, a report said yesterday.
  • Malaysia Airlines to start Internet booking
  • France to seek tour-flight info after Egyptian crash
  • Aussie north-south railway seen as trade bridge to Asia
  • Iran plane makes emergency landing in China
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Collision caused by watchkeepers failing to observe safety rules
    THE issue of bridge watchkeepers not acting in accordance with the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea 1972 has emerged again in Australia, following a report into yet another collision between a merchant ship and a fishing vessel.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Storm cripples NCL ship at German yard
    STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines suffered another blow on Wednesday, when its Pride of America cruise ship partially sank during a severe storm at a German shipyard.
  • Los Angeles port traffic increases
    THE Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach have recorded an overall increase in commercial vessels arrival last year, reversing a decline in 2002.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thailand mulls raising airlines' minimum capital
    THAILAND's transport ministry is considering raising the minimum registered capital requirement for airline companies from 50 million baht to 300-500 million baht, a report said yesterday.
  • Malaysia Airlines to start Internet booking
  • France to seek tour-flight info after Egyptian crash
  • Aussie north-south railway seen as trade bridge to Asia
  • Iran plane makes emergency landing in China
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Collision caused by watchkeepers failing to observe safety rules
    THE issue of bridge watchkeepers not acting in accordance with the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea 1972 has emerged again in Australia, following a report into yet another collision between a merchant ship and a fishing vessel.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Storm cripples NCL ship at German yard
    STAR Cruises' US subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Lines suffered another blow on Wednesday, when its Pride of America cruise ship partially sank during a severe storm at a German shipyard.
  • Los Angeles port traffic increases
    THE Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach have recorded an overall increase in commercial vessels arrival last year, reversing a decline in 2002.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thailand mulls raising airlines' minimum capital
    THAILAND's transport ministry is considering raising the minimum registered capital requirement for airline companies from 50 million baht to 300-500 million baht, a report said yesterday.
  • Malaysia Airlines to start Internet booking
  • France to seek tour-flight info after Egyptian crash
  • Aussie north-south railway seen as trade bridge to Asia
  • Iran plane makes emergency landing in China
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Collision caused by watchkeepers failing to observe safety rules
    THE issue of bridge watchkeepers not acting in accordance with the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea 1972 has emerged again in Australia, following a report into yet another collision between a merchant ship and a fishing vessel.

Sched Netweb site
  • Mixed reaction to call for new container terminal on Lantau
  • China grants Geologistics Class A forwarder's licence
  • PTP remains top Malaysian terminal with 5.3m TEU throughput in 2003
  • Sri Lanka upgrades IT at Colombo
  • GeoLogistics appoints Alex Leivici as Americas CEO
  • Changi cargo tonnage dips as passenger numbers dive
  • Dragonair appoints new cargo GSA for France
  • Cargolux adds fourth weekly flight to Istanbul
  • Panalpina ships relief goods to Iran earthquake disaster area

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Gems & jewellery exports in 2003 post 22 pc growth
  • Exports of groundnut oil in Nov.-Dec. 2003 total 29,000 tonnes
  • Plant quarantine rules upset pulses importers
  • No move to ban onion export
  • China levies anti-dumping duty on flat steel products imports - Indian product spared
  • $ 4 bn earmarked for Colombo Port expansion
  • New Mangalore Port Trust may develop LNG terminal
  • ICD-Surajpur at Greater Noida commences operations - 1st lot of export boxes flagged off to NSICT
  • Withholding tax hindering benefits of ECBs, feels shipping industry
  • 'Hamara Bajaj', Kinetic & TVS may roar on Pak roads soon
  • Uttaranchal invites investments
  • Mini-Budget sops will enhance India's competitiveness, says AIAI chief
  • Manufacturing sector growth pushes up IIP to 7.4 pc in November 2003
  • Sea King Infrastructure-led group bags Navi Mumbai SEZ project
  • Fieo signs MoU with Kazakhstan chamber
  • India, China to dominate global economies soon, predict UK editors
  • No Economic Survey this time

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 15, 2004
  • Fog disrupts Houston Ship Channel traffic
  • Winter oil rally not over yet?
    After a brief respite from the oil price rally led by frigid weather and low crude stocks in the US, the heat was on again today with crude prices gaining more than 60 cents per barrel at one stage. However there are signs that traders are weary of both overdoing the rally and of overselling too quickly, with prices easing later in the day to even move into negative territory.
  • Soft ARA markets seem trouble-free
  • NESA welcomes head of bunker and cargo trading
  • Japanese avails great - if you can afford them
  • Singapore resumes upward trend after one-day dip
    Bunker prices in Singapore resumed their upwards momentum today, recouping yesterday's losses. With barges now reported tight until after the Chinese New Year holiday and crude rallying again this Thursday, there looks like there is no let-up to be had from the firm trend in Singapore this side of the holiday.
  • Italian customs strike will cause slight disruption
  • First firm offers in Falmouth
    Tramp Oil and Marine have started to offer their first firm numbers in the port of Falmouth and told Bunkerworld today that they already have their first orders in place.
  • Singapore residual stocks high, distillates low
    Singapore's stocks of residual fuels rose to above 11 million barrels in the week to yesterday, while stocks of middle distillates fell sharply to a 5-week low.
  • Rotterdam opens lower in quiet market

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 15, 2004
  • The 2004 2nd Pan-African Intermodal Conference
  • SAP launches RFID software package
  • EU Commission to file a complaint against the Netherlands
  • Tibbett & Britten helps PZ Cussons make a clean sweep of its UK logistics
  • Ökombi fears drop in ro/mo trade due to ending of eco-points system
  • Martinair Cargo names Airnautic as "GSA of the year"
  • Beibu Gulf Towing Company starts operation
  • Canadian National Railways names IMX Vice President

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 15, 2004
  • More political support for maritime Norway
  • All time high for Broström share
  • DFDS secures big paper contract with Stora Enso
  • Large gross increase in the Swedish fleet

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 15, 2004
  • Cruise ship newbuilding floods
  • Former shipping tycoon Naess dies while climbing
  • EMMF shuffles staff
  • Libya imposes restrictions on older tankers
  • APL, PIL and Zim in Oz-Asia service talks
  • Star sells Capricorn
  • Mitropoulos seeks to build bridges with Brussels

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 15, 2004
  • Rowan reports increased offshore rig utilization
    ...and manufacturing backlog is up, too.
  • Star sells Superstar Capricorn
    Part of Asian fleet rejuvenation plan
  • Move to cut shipbuilder's risk insurance claims
    Salvage Association surveys support new warranty clause in policies
  • Masa-Yards names new CEO
    It's Finnyards' Yrjo Julin.

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 15, 2004
  • Port of Portland will deliver transportation improvement plan
  • Southern California Marine Exchange finds LA/LB vessel arrivals heading up
  • Crowley presents scholarships to University of Washington students
  • Tacoma Port Commission names Clare Petrich president
  • New NCL cruise ship sinks at German shipyard

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Mitropoulos to lay down law on IMO in Brussels
    New International Maritime Organisation secretary general Efthimios Mitropoulos has determined to take up where predecessor William O'Neil left off in aiming to keep the European Commission from forcing the pace of regulatory change and head off the threat of regionalism.
  • Teekay swoops for six more tankers from Asian yards
    TEEKAY Shipping has ordered six aframax tankers from South Korean and Japanese yards in two deals worth $260m, writes Tony Gray.
  • Sale of state stake unleashes Zim Israel expansion potential
    LINER shipping has a new force to be reckoned with as Zim Israel Navigation Co escapes the clutches of government for the freewheeling world of the Ofer family.
  • Tordenskjold fleet close to being sold
    LIQUIDATORS of the bankrupt Bergen cement carrier Tordenskjold yesterday indicated that they were close to finalising a deal to sell off the majority of the troubled operator's fleet.
  • Royal Olympic hints at solution to debt crisis
    ROYAL Olympic Cruise Lines said yesterday that it had taken a "major step forward in resolving the present impasse" facing the company, but details of how exactly the $250m debt crisis was being resolved remained thin.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 15, 2004
  • Pride pods might need replacing
    SOURCES within Bremerhaven ship repair and conversion specialist Lloyd Werft have revealed to Fairplay that the two podded propulsion units fitted to NCL's Pride of America have been damaged by ingress of water
  • Wind farms 'endanger shipping'
    THE UK's Chamber of Shipping is claiming that lack of consultation over location of offshore wind farms could endanger merchant shipping
  • Brasilia funds Rio's QM2 dredging
    BRAZIL'S federal government has intervened to fund a $540,000 dredging project at Rio de Janeiro to enable the port to accommodate the world's largest cruise liner
  • Bosporus delay 'wildly exaggerated'
    RUSSIAN sources claimed today that reports of Black Sea oil shipping delays and tanker traffic jams at the Bosporus strait have been wildly exaggerated
  • A&P eyes troubled French repairer
    SOURCES in Le Havre suggest that UK repair group A&P would be interested in taking over troubled Le Havre-based repairer yard SORENI
  • Australia targets 1 March deadline
    AUSTRALIA'S ship owners should be in a position to submit ISPS Code ship security plans by 1 March, but some ports and port facilities may miss the deadline
  • QM2 arrival behind screening call
  • Mansoor challenges PNSC conviction
  • Cruise lines drop EU-member Malta
  • Rivals link up to serve Morocco
  • HAL's Noordam goes to Thomson
  • French strike over new register
  • Spanish snap up SuperStar Capricorn
  • Crew chases pirates away
  • Smit wins Pride salvage contract
  • Malaysians move on trade agreement

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 15, 2004
  • Houston wants intermodal rail upgrade
    Port is seeking $3 billion in federal highway funds to consolidate 11 railroad lines into three intermodal corridors.
  • Big Sugar sours on CAFTA deal
    U.S. industry tells Bush administration it would "strongly" oppose passage of the free-trade pact unless concessions on sugar are withdrawn.
  • Alliance trims Asia-East Coast capacity
  • EU moves closer to sanctions on U.S. exports
  • Coast Guard gets more port security plans
  • Port of Portland revises transportation plan
  • Forwarder network opens China division
  • Indian shipping tonnage up 7.6 percent
  • Exel acquires Pharma healthcare network
  • Trade praises U.S. call for more Doha talks
  • MTS study urges DOT leadership

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 15, 2004
  • Major Hyundai Group shareholder sues HMM over 'accounting irregularities'
    Hyundai Group major shareholder, Kumgang Korea Chemical Corporation (KCC), has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), alleging account-book manipulation, and reigniting the question of Hyundai Group management control.
  • Maersk Sealand revamps USEC-Mid-East service
  • All water Asian cargo has become a permanent fixture at US East Coast ports
  • Weak dollar may even US import-export imbalance, but lines pay the costs
  • US Lines sets up own agency
  • Duplicate Hong Kong/Yantian calls dropped to speed AWE-3 service
  • Tugs fail to free Cala Panama

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 15, 2004
  • Lighter mood for Teekay
    Company shares crack $60 after SPT charters create a new look in US Gulf.
  • German banks get two Royal Olympic ships
    Troubled cruise line agrees to give up Olympia Voyager, Olympia Explorer for auction.
  • Another ferry tragedy?
    Family of missing actor fears he jumped from Staten Island vessel.
  • Boxships went with a bang in 2003
    Broker Howe Robinson says it's time to make hay while the sun shines.
  • Oil hot, US not
    Crude hits 10-month highs as frigid US sees new inventory lows.
  • Ferry newbuilding grounds in Faroes
    Smyril Lines ship stranded in Torshaven.
  • Teekay inks in six aframax newbuildings
    But has to be content with 2007 and 2008 delivery positions.
  • Masa-Yards gets new chief
    Finnyards' chief Yrjo Julin to pave way for Aker Kvaerner yard mergers.
  • Ferry sale trims Minoan debt
    Caronte Shipping's purchase of Prometheus allows Greek owner to reduce borrowings by EUR 50m.
  • ABS strengthens survey team
    US class society appoints three regional chiefs to oversee field staff.
  • Star sells SuperStar Capricorn
    Spanish operator acquires thirty-year-old cruise ship as Malaysian owner continues with fleet rejuvenation.
  • Japan holds 44 vessels in December
    Port state checks haul in Evergreen and China Shipping boxships.
  • Mitropoulos on De Palacio charm offensive
    New IMO head and EC Transport chief to hook up next week.
  • Samsung profit climbs
    But Korean yard axes 2004 vessel order target as it gets stuck in to contract backlog.
  • Estonian ferry tender in doubt
    Government may scrap bidding for lucrative Baltic islands subsidy.
  • Constanta yard swaps debt for shares
    Extra stock issued to creditors by Romanian shipbuilder.
  • More strike trouble brews for BC Ferries
    Following costly seafarers' action last year, Canadian owner's maintenance yard workers threaten walk-out.
  • Iraq ship detentions decline
    The US-led coalition's clampdown on seaborne oil smuggling appears to be paying dividends.
  • Tidewater sticks with dividend
    Huge US offshore operator maintains quarterly payout to shareholders despite uncertain times.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 15, 2004
  • European Parliament votes on criminal sanctions against pollution from ships
  • IMO seeks better cooperation with European Commission
  • CKYH alliance speeds up AWE-3 all-water Asia/U.S. loop
  • U.S. Lines sets up in-house agency
  • Freightgate offers on-line airline schedule access
  • U.S. inland waterways users board meeting set for Feb. 19
  • FMC to review 16 license applications from intermediaries
  • U.S. trade deficit in goods narrows as exports rise
  • World Food Program asks for $11 million to feed Sudanese refugees
  • U.S. International Trade Commission ends case against Canadian kosher chicken
  • Exel acquires European company Pharma Logistics
  • PSA's international terminals record 35% growth
  • International Shipping Agency seeks reparations from Puerto Rico Ports Authority

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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 annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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