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June 16, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Alarm over surge in kidnap-ransom cases
    A sharp rise in kidnap and ransom cases in the northern Malacca Straits off Sumatra has prompted fresh warnings to the shipping community from the Kuala Lumpur-based Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • PetroChina to expand S'pore oil storage: traders
    CHINA's largest oil and gas firm PetroChina plans to rent more oil storage space in Singapore to boost its trading portfolio, traders said yesterday.
  • Myanmar begins survey work on deep-sea port
    SURVEY work has started on a deep-sea port project at Mawlamyine in Myanmar's southern Mon state, a local news journal reported on Monday.
  • Philippine move to intensify anti-smuggling ops at ports
    PHILIPPINE anti-smuggling czar Angelo Reyes yesterday ordered his National Anti-Smuggling Task Force to intensify operations against big-time smugglers operating at the Manila
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing wins US Navy job to replace sub chasers
    THE US Navy on Monday awarded a US$3.89 billion contract to Boeing Co to replace a fleet of submarine-hunting airplanes from Lockheed Martin Corp - one of the Pentagon's biggest military contracts of the year.
  • Schiphol makes 400m-500m euro bid for Belgium airport
  • Secret test reveals security loopholes at French airports
  • S African firm in talks to bid for Indian airports
  • Disabled fliers lose case for better access
  • Passenger count at Frankfurt up 12% in May
Strait Talk
  • Mitropoulos charts a new course for IMO
    THE International Maritime Organisation is a UN agency and it does the bidding of its member states.
Port Shots
  • Good governance award for RCL
    REGIONAL Container Lines Public Co Ltd is one of the 85 companies to achieve good corporate governance, according to a Corporate Governance Baslining study done in Bangkok.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Alarm over surge in kidnap-ransom cases
    A sharp rise in kidnap and ransom cases in the northern Malacca Straits off Sumatra has prompted fresh warnings to the shipping community from the Kuala Lumpur-based Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • PetroChina to expand S'pore oil storage: traders
    CHINA's largest oil and gas firm PetroChina plans to rent more oil storage space in Singapore to boost its trading portfolio, traders said yesterday.
  • Myanmar begins survey work on deep-sea port
    SURVEY work has started on a deep-sea port project at Mawlamyine in Myanmar's southern Mon state, a local news journal reported on Monday.
  • Philippine move to intensify anti-smuggling ops at ports
    PHILIPPINE anti-smuggling czar Angelo Reyes yesterday ordered his National Anti-Smuggling Task Force to intensify operations against big-time smugglers operating at the Manila
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing wins US Navy job to replace sub chasers
    THE US Navy on Monday awarded a US$3.89 billion contract to Boeing Co to replace a fleet of submarine-hunting airplanes from Lockheed Martin Corp - one of the Pentagon's biggest military contracts of the year.
  • Schiphol makes 400m-500m euro bid for Belgium airport
  • Secret test reveals security loopholes at French airports
  • S African firm in talks to bid for Indian airports
  • Disabled fliers lose case for better access
  • Passenger count at Frankfurt up 12% in May
Strait Talk
  • Mitropoulos charts a new course for IMO
    THE International Maritime Organisation is a UN agency and it does the bidding of its member states.
Port Shots
  • Good governance award for RCL
    REGIONAL Container Lines Public Co Ltd is one of the 85 companies to achieve good corporate governance, according to a Corporate Governance Baslining study done in Bangkok.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Alarm over surge in kidnap-ransom cases
    A sharp rise in kidnap and ransom cases in the northern Malacca Straits off Sumatra has prompted fresh warnings to the shipping community from the Kuala Lumpur-based Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • PetroChina to expand S'pore oil storage: traders
    CHINA's largest oil and gas firm PetroChina plans to rent more oil storage space in Singapore to boost its trading portfolio, traders said yesterday.
  • Myanmar begins survey work on deep-sea port
    SURVEY work has started on a deep-sea port project at Mawlamyine in Myanmar's southern Mon state, a local news journal reported on Monday.
  • Philippine move to intensify anti-smuggling ops at ports
    PHILIPPINE anti-smuggling czar Angelo Reyes yesterday ordered his National Anti-Smuggling Task Force to intensify operations against big-time smugglers operating at the Manila
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing wins US Navy job to replace sub chasers
    THE US Navy on Monday awarded a US$3.89 billion contract to Boeing Co to replace a fleet of submarine-hunting airplanes from Lockheed Martin Corp - one of the Pentagon's biggest military contracts of the year.
  • Schiphol makes 400m-500m euro bid for Belgium airport
  • Secret test reveals security loopholes at French airports
  • S African firm in talks to bid for Indian airports
  • Disabled fliers lose case for better access
  • Passenger count at Frankfurt up 12% in May
Strait Talk
  • Mitropoulos charts a new course for IMO
    THE International Maritime Organisation is a UN agency and it does the bidding of its member states.
Port Shots
  • Good governance award for RCL
    REGIONAL Container Lines Public Co Ltd is one of the 85 companies to achieve good corporate governance, according to a Corporate Governance Baslining study done in Bangkok.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Alarm over surge in kidnap-ransom cases
    A sharp rise in kidnap and ransom cases in the northern Malacca Straits off Sumatra has prompted fresh warnings to the shipping community from the Kuala Lumpur-based Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • PetroChina to expand S'pore oil storage: traders
    CHINA's largest oil and gas firm PetroChina plans to rent more oil storage space in Singapore to boost its trading portfolio, traders said yesterday.
  • Myanmar begins survey work on deep-sea port
    SURVEY work has started on a deep-sea port project at Mawlamyine in Myanmar's southern Mon state, a local news journal reported on Monday.
  • Philippine move to intensify anti-smuggling ops at ports
    PHILIPPINE anti-smuggling czar Angelo Reyes yesterday ordered his National Anti-Smuggling Task Force to intensify operations against big-time smugglers operating at the Manila
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing wins US Navy job to replace sub chasers
    THE US Navy on Monday awarded a US$3.89 billion contract to Boeing Co to replace a fleet of submarine-hunting airplanes from Lockheed Martin Corp - one of the Pentagon's biggest military contracts of the year.
  • Schiphol makes 400m-500m euro bid for Belgium airport
  • Secret test reveals security loopholes at French airports
  • S African firm in talks to bid for Indian airports
  • Disabled fliers lose case for better access
  • Passenger count at Frankfurt up 12% in May
Strait Talk
  • Mitropoulos charts a new course for IMO
    THE International Maritime Organisation is a UN agency and it does the bidding of its member states.
Port Shots
  • Good governance award for RCL
    REGIONAL Container Lines Public Co Ltd is one of the 85 companies to achieve good corporate governance, according to a Corporate Governance Baslining study done in Bangkok.

Sched Netweb site
  • Medical manufacturer chooses Kuehne + Nagel for logistics service
  • Record Xinjiang rail freight handled
  • NYK Line MD stresses competitiveness, stability
  • ISPS compliance figures improve
  • American Port of Vancouver welcomes Star Osakana
  • Court ruling supports US COGSA package limitations
  • Bimco unveils management team
  • United begins non-stop service between San Francisco and Beijing
  • Volga-Dnepr takes delivery of new cargo aircraft
  • SAS Group appoints new advertising agency
  • Three new airbus aircraft join China Southern fleet

Exim Indiaweb site
  • DGS may invite US Coast Guard to assess implementation of ISPS code
  • Mango exports cross barriers of drought, sanitary checks
  • India, China to be biggest gainers, says Oxfam report - Phasing out of textile quotas from January 2005
  • Exim Bank inks LoC pact with Brazilian bank
  • Rising oil demand to push up tanker freight rates
  • India seen as safer haven than China for parking investments
  • Coal mining gear Customs duty may be cut
  • Prices pushed up by costlier inputs, says Steel Alliance
  • Tax problems stunt processed food industry's growth, says Chamber
  • Export growth target for 2004-05 may be set at 12 pc
  • Inflation rises to 5.03 pc
  • Union Budget to be tabled on July 8 - Session begins on July 5, ends Sept. 3
  • Allow exporters to receive payments in rupees-Fieo
  • BCHAA's training course on CHALR appreciated
  • MMD turns 75; charts out new course
  • Letter to the Editor

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 15, 2004
  • Savannah prices tumble after resupply
  • Trader steps up to Singapore accreditation scheme requirements
    Bunkering companies in Singapore have until 2005 to comply with the vigorous quality standards set out by the MPA.
  • Greek ferry owners opt to defy government ticket cap
    High bunker prices force ferry operators to ignore government warnings that they are in breach of law and raise prices.
  • Heavy commitment pushes earliest Fujairah dates back
    Falling cargoes and rebounding crude saw heavy buying interest in the bunkering hub.
  • Bearish Hong Kong market dries up
    Suppliers await resupply as current product has been soaked up by strong demand, while Taiwanese prices have proved less attractive.
  • Start-up company unveils ambitious terminal plans
    Newly-established Egyptian-based Mashreq Petroleum Company (MPC) to build 150,000 m' bunkering terminal in Port Said.
  • Rotterdam sharply weaker with crude and keen selling
  • Singapore: Trading company named in Tuas fuel storage rumours
    The market is currently awash with news about various new storage facilities that will boost the oil-hub's storage capacity. Latest reports name interested party in Tuas facilities.
  • Barge out in Novorossiysk
  • PetroChina seals Singapore storage deal
    Growing fuel oil and gasoline exports to China trigger 20,000 m' of additional storage.
  • Analysts forcast new trading range: OPEC sees continued strength
    OPEC president, Purnomo Yusgiantoro has said he sees further strength in oil markets, while analysts predict a new trading range for US light crude.

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 15, 2004
  • Second Basel International Hazardous Goods Conference
  • Anglo-Eastern to use ShipServ TradeNet
  • Lower Danube: Romania and Serbia resume cooperation
  • Swiss Post International opens sales office in Belgium
  • Kombiverkehr invests in pocket wagons
  • Charles de Gaulle airport still in turmoil
  • Tarros International sells two vessels
  • Spinetta takes over as Iata chairman

Maritime Global Netweb site
JUNE 15, 2004
  • Row over Frontline's purchase of Indonesian VLCCs
  • New Bimco boss
  • NoE's fleet now 20% Greek managed
  • Kvaerner Masa-Yards wins residence ship order

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 15, 2004
  • MAN B&W diesels for "clean design" Brostr'ms tankers
    Four environmentally friendly tankers building in China have MAN B&W engines and gensets
  • Kvaerner Masa-Yards in residence ship deal
    Conditional contract for 42,500 gt Four Seasons vessel
  • Rolls Royce power for Lockheed LCS
    Two MT30 gas turbines per ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • French appeal court quashes Erika charges
    COURT rules that Malta Maritime Authority and its executive director, Lino Vassalo benefit from state immunity.
  • Jakarta rejects Pertamina sale to Frontline
    PERTAMINA'S tanker sale to Frontline has been thrown into confusion. The Indonesian parliament is expected to tell Pertamina to scrap plans to sell two VLCC newbuildings to Frontline, but the state oil and gas company says it is up to the company to decide.
  • XL promotes Sprott and Talbot as it prepares expansion plans
    XL LONDON Market, a key leader in marine hull and war risk insurance, has announced two key promotions to chart its way forward, with expansion on the cards in the next two to three years.
  • EU breaks with Marpol and votes to criminalise accidental sea pollution
    EUROPEAN Union transport ministers have broken with the global consensus on sea pollution by opening the door to the criminalisation of seafarers following an accident.
  • Aveva will use Tribon buy to hit new peaks in ship assembly
    AVEVA Group, the UK-based lifecycle engineering IT group, said yesterday that it plans to deliver a new process engineering solution to squeeze the last drops of efficiency out of ship assembly.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 15, 2004
  • Ferry Greeks defy Kefaloyannis
    GREEK ferry operators threw down the gauntlet to shipping minister Manolis Kefaloyannis yesterday when they decided to raise ticket prices at will, despite the minister's warning that such an action contravenes the law and would entail penal and administrative punishment
  • Caspian oil exports to increase
    THE Caspian Pipeline Consortium has started preparations to expand the export capacity of both the pipeline and tanker terminal
  • Four Seasons goes residential
    FINNISH builder Kv'rner Masa-Yards, part of the Norwegian Aker Yards group, has signed a conditional contract to build a 42,500gt 'residence' ship
  • Nenaco claimants act
    ANOTHER creditor bank of Philippine operator Nenaco has filed an opposition in court to the rehabilitation of the debt-ridden domestic shipping firm
  • Pakistan reduces shipbreaking taxes
    PAKISTAN'S shipbreaking industry has received substantial tax relief in the country's annual budget for 2004-2005, unveiled on 12 June
  • MSC increases Euro feeder services
    MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Co has launched a new feeder service connecting Antwerp, Liverpool, Le Havre, Bremerhaven and Hamburg
  • Progosa head-to-head with majors
  • Challenge to secure energy supplies
  • Tunisia sees cruise opportunity
  • Crisis looms for shipbuilding
  • Little learned from collisions
  • Boxship charter stand-off
  • Busan prepares for 8,000 TEU ships
  • LeConte officers found negligent
  • Chiquita sells Colombia division
  • Carnival to base Liberty in Med

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 15, 2004
  • Bonner wants more 'smart' containers
    Despite increased inspections, Customs chief calls for greater focus on securing container itself.
  • More delays seen for ACE system
    Customs' next-generation system for processing imports will take longer to complete than planned due to need for more funding, inclusion of anti-terrorism features.
  • CMA CGM deploying 8,200-TEU ships in trans-Pacific
  • House panel approves corporate tax bill
  • China Shipping increases retail IPO shares
  • U.S. trade gap widens
  • Exel bid for Tibbet & Britten: Report
  • WTO Chief pessimistic on trade talks
  • Field joins The Journal of Commerce as trade editor
  • House extends African trade act
  • Hong Kong adds box scanners

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 15, 2004
  • Asian alliance switches Atlantic tonnage to more lucrative trades
    Coscon, Hanjin, K Line and Yang Ming, the CHKY Alliance, will reduce the capacity on their TA-1 service switching three 3,500TEU ships from this market to the more profitable Pacific trade.
  • Hanjin reduces debt burden with new bond issue
  • Busan expects to make an additional US$15million net profit
  • Three European owners place orders the same Chinese builder
  • US Customs accelerates ACE development

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 15, 2004
  • Tick tock....
    Stolt talks with noteholders go down to the wire with SEC deadline looming.
  • Stelmar coke ship back to trading
    Investigators find no wrongdoing by company in early stages of smuggling investigation.
  • TK in high Fidelity
    Red hot fund manager has made Teekay Shipping his workhorse stock in 2004.
  • Izar must slim down
    Minister says government working on restructuring solution for Spanish shipbuilder as consultants appointed.
  • Masa-Yards wins cruise order
    Four Seasons Hotel group signs up for residential ship at Finnish shipyard.
  • Freddie faces fight for VLCCs
    Indonesian parliament tells Pertamina to pull plug on resale of tankers to Fredriksen's Frontline.
  • Aceh rebels kidnap master
    Skipper and chief engineer believed being held for ransom by separatists after Malacca Strait attack.
  • Alaska ferry firings
    Master and first mate sacked for "serious errors" during grounding on reef last month.
  • 'Cape Africa' success
    Second cofferdam fitted to damaged bulk carrier holding as lightering vessel expected.
  • Seabulk seals offshore orders
    Florida-based owner looks to bolster West African fleet with Singapore support vessel newbuilds.
  • Otto on top at Stolt
    Ex-head of shipowning operation becomes third CEO at chemical tanker operator in less than a year.
  • Pertamina loses $20m on VLCCs
    Brokers say Pertamina newbuildings could have commanded bigger bucks but big name players locked out of sale.
  • CSCL prices shares
    China Shipping Container Lines stock to start trading tomorrow.
  • NYK bullish on China
    Japanese giant forecasts more than 30% of revenues to come from China by 2007.
  • Shell pursues Nenaco
    Court date set for hearing against cash-strapped Philippine ferry owner.
  • Fredriksen bags VLCC resales
    Pertamina sells two Hyundai newbuildings to Frontline for $184m in controversial deal.
  • Repairs end in tragedy
    Failure to connect safety line while climbing cargo hold ladder proves fatal for Chinese cadet.
  • Nordic Rio arrives for conversion
    First of two Teekay suezmaxes arrives at Keppel Shipyard for transformation into shuttle tanker.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 15, 2004
  • Small investors scramble to buy China Shipping shares
  • Melchiors to become secretary general of BIMCO
  • NYK gets long-term coal transport contract from Korea
  • DHL starts $150-million campaign to increase U.S. business
  • Lan Peru expands Latin American coverage
  • Customs operations on House Committee agenda
  • SSA Global acquires Arzoon
  • Third round planned for U.S./Panama free trade talks
  • U.S. finding of dumping by Asian producers of plastic shopping bags
  • Danka contracts with Exel to distribute European consumables
  • Molnlycke picks Kuehne + Nagel as Asian logistics provider

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 15, 2004
  • KMY in conditional luxury residence ship order
    Aker Yard's subsidiary Kvaerner-Masa Yards has received a conditional order for a 42,500-GT cruise vessel, featuring about 100 ...
  • "Vladimir" connected to the "Astrida" sinking
    Chief marine accident investigator Stanislav Cakss at the Latvian Maritime Administration has inspected the Cyprus-flagged vessel "Vladimir" in Baltimore ...
  • New head of Bimco appointed
    BIMCO, Baltic and International Maritime Council, based in K'benhavn, has appointed Carsten Melchiors (50) as it coming head of organisation ...

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