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July 16, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's headhunt is to man volume surge, new berths
    PSA Corporation's plans to hire more than 60 new crane operators is not related to its large-scale retrenchment exercise last year, but is based solely on attrition, unexpected volume growth and expansion, the head of the port workers union said.
  • S Korean oil tanker refuses Iraq call on security fears
    A supertanker owned by a South Korean oil company has refused to load at Iraq's Basra oil terminal because of security concerns, the second Asian-owned tanker that has refused to load there this week, shipping brokers said.
  • Nine missing as pirates throw crew overboard
    NINE Indonesian seafarers are missing after pirates threw them overboard after boarding and hijacking their tug in Indonesia's Bangka Strait on Sunday.
  • Wanted: foreign capital to build world's largest shipyard
    CHINA's top shipbuilder wants to enlist foreign capital in a US$1.2 billion dream to build the world's largest integrated shipyard on a tiny island off Shanghai.
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air likely to post loss of 19.6b won in Q2
    KOREAN Air Co, South Korea's largest carrier, may post a second-quarter loss as higher fuel price raised costs and a weaker currency increased the size of its foreign debt when converted into won.
  • Austrian Airlines reports 37% jump in passenger traffic
  • Virgin Blue to bid for slice of govt travel budget
  • United to defer pension payment
  • Atlas Air wins court approval for revamp
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterers win appeal for reduced demurrage
    THE English Court of Appeal last week overruled a judge who had decided that a clause in a voyage charterparty that referred to the 'breakdown' of equipment or machinery should only operate if the breakdown was unexpected.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's headhunt is to man volume surge, new berths
    PSA Corporation's plans to hire more than 60 new crane operators is not related to its large-scale retrenchment exercise last year, but is based solely on attrition, unexpected volume growth and expansion, the head of the port workers union said.
  • S Korean oil tanker refuses Iraq call on security fears
    A supertanker owned by a South Korean oil company has refused to load at Iraq's Basra oil terminal because of security concerns, the second Asian-owned tanker that has refused to load there this week, shipping brokers said.
  • Nine missing as pirates throw crew overboard
    NINE Indonesian seafarers are missing after pirates threw them overboard after boarding and hijacking their tug in Indonesia's Bangka Strait on Sunday.
  • Wanted: foreign capital to build world's largest shipyard
    CHINA's top shipbuilder wants to enlist foreign capital in a US$1.2 billion dream to build the world's largest integrated shipyard on a tiny island off Shanghai.
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air likely to post loss of 19.6b won in Q2
    KOREAN Air Co, South Korea's largest carrier, may post a second-quarter loss as higher fuel price raised costs and a weaker currency increased the size of its foreign debt when converted into won.
  • Austrian Airlines reports 37% jump in passenger traffic
  • Virgin Blue to bid for slice of govt travel budget
  • United to defer pension payment
  • Atlas Air wins court approval for revamp
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterers win appeal for reduced demurrage
    THE English Court of Appeal last week overruled a judge who had decided that a clause in a voyage charterparty that referred to the 'breakdown' of equipment or machinery should only operate if the breakdown was unexpected.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA's headhunt is to man volume surge, new berths
    PSA Corporation's plans to hire more than 60 new crane operators is not related to its large-scale retrenchment exercise last year, but is based solely on attrition, unexpected volume growth and expansion, the head of the port workers union said.
  • S Korean oil tanker refuses Iraq call on security fears
    A supertanker owned by a South Korean oil company has refused to load at Iraq's Basra oil terminal because of security concerns, the second Asian-owned tanker that has refused to load there this week, shipping brokers said.
  • Nine missing as pirates throw crew overboard
    NINE Indonesian seafarers are missing after pirates threw them overboard after boarding and hijacking their tug in Indonesia's Bangka Strait on Sunday.
  • Wanted: foreign capital to build world's largest shipyard
    CHINA's top shipbuilder wants to enlist foreign capital in a US$1.2 billion dream to build the world's largest integrated shipyard on a tiny island off Shanghai.
Air and Land Transport
  • Korean Air likely to post loss of 19.6b won in Q2
    KOREAN Air Co, South Korea's largest carrier, may post a second-quarter loss as higher fuel price raised costs and a weaker currency increased the size of its foreign debt when converted into won.
  • Austrian Airlines reports 37% jump in passenger traffic
  • Virgin Blue to bid for slice of govt travel budget
  • United to defer pension payment
  • Atlas Air wins court approval for revamp
  • LOG Book
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterers win appeal for reduced demurrage
    THE English Court of Appeal last week overruled a judge who had decided that a clause in a voyage charterparty that referred to the 'breakdown' of equipment or machinery should only operate if the breakdown was unexpected.

Sched Netweb site
  • Super-carrier CSCL-Asia sets out from Hong Kong
  • NYK, MOL to help operate China's Xinsha Port Car Carrier Terminal
  • Obtaining Int'l licence for Chinese freight forwarders made easier
  • Hamburg Sud christens the Monte Cervantes in Korea
  • TMM Lines upgrades transpacific services
  • Indian rail service embarks on maiden voyage to Nepal
  • CSX World Terminals expands Pusan management team
  • New Dragonair A320 to be used on 'secondary' China routes
  • K+N MD discusses merits of Cargo 2000 phase 2
  • Malaysian Airlines chairman dies at 69
  • Kansas airport registers rise in May air freight

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Wan Hai upgrades to independent CMS service
  • Move to extend tonnage tax option to dredging companies
  • Indian companies to build Chabahar port in Iran
  • India, Chile to discuss measures for improved bilateral trade ties next month
  • India, Bangladesh discuss scope for alliances in textile sector
  • Kakinada ports hum with shipping activity
  • Feeder operators hike congestion surcharge at CCT to $ 50 per TEU
  • Central sales tax may be waived for EOUs too
  • DEPB benefits for steel exporters only from date of notification
  • Domestic coal demand met by imports: Minister
  • GAIL takes a fancy to Ennore LNG terminal project
  • Need to moderate market economic policies stressed at GIFT workshop
  • Mumbai Port's Class III & IV employees stop work

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Singapore suppliers unperturbed by OPL ban
    Singapore's bunkering community were mostly unperturbed it seems by yesterday's announcement that the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) intends to impose new conditions on Off Port Limits (OPL) bunkering.
  • Barging crisis looms in Peru
    Only one from four bunker barges in key port Callao currently available to make bunker deliveries.
  • Container carriers slash bunker adjustment factor
  • No end in sight for Genoa supply-squeeze
    Brisk demand from contract customers leaves Genoa spot market dry, while other ports in Italy cope with summer season.
  • New O.W. team member returns to London
  • Dan Bunkering centres Asian operation in China
    International bunker trader sees arrival in China as the first step to expansion into other provinces.
  • Rotterdam rebounds with crude surge
  • Singapore: MPA slaps ban on OPL bunkering
    The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore has said that it intends to impose additional conditions on the operation of bunker barges involved in Off Port Limits (OPL) operations - effectively banning the practise from July 20.
  • Crude markets surge on bullish US stock data
    Crude on the NYMEX seems to be easing down slowly this morning after yesterday's surge.

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Second Basel International Hazardous Goods Conference
  • TrenStar joins Microsoft RFID Council
  • RFG welcomes Transport for London's rail freight plans
  • CAT Logistics buys MG Rover's Xparts
  • New rail line planned to link Burkina Faso to the coast
  • Aeroflot continues fleet renewal
  • Port of Ipswich handles first Australian shipment
  • DPD Switzerland - Georges Champoud succeeds Jean-Noël Rey

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Shipping industry unites over shore leave issue
  • ITF backs ISPS Code but warns on casual labour
  • Stolt's better Q2 but anti-trust probe extends to tank containers
  • London's new cruise terminal
  • EC green light for Italian Register changes

Marine Logweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • New push to loosen security restrictions on shore leave
    Major lobbying effort planned for World Maritime Day
  • Speedier Title XI processing?
    DOT says new department-wide Credit Council should enhance efficiency
  • Corps seeks towboat
    Invitation for bids out soon

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Corps eyes emergency work on Columbia River jetties
  • Greenbrier Companies reports improved earnings for quarter
  • Portland Port Commission extends Terminal 4 lease with Kinder Morgan
  • Port of Vancouver hires firm for Columbia Gateway permitting
  • FedEx teaming up with US Commercial Service

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Seafarers from new EU states sacked as owners try to jump gun on court ruling
    SHIPOWNERS are sacking seafarers from the new European Union countries rather than wait for a court ruling which could lead to an increase of on-board pay, Lloyd's List has learned.
  • Wade's holding company could ease out names
    PLANS by insurance entrepreneur Michael Wade for a new consolidator holding company that would coalesce a series of Lloyd's underwriting vehicles could squeeze out another tranche of names from the market.
  • Wade's holding company could ease out names
    PLANS by insurance entrepreneur Michael Wade for a new consolidator holding company that would coalesce a series of Lloyd's underwriting vehicles could squeeze out another tranche of names from the market.
  • KOTC set to order three product carriers
    KUWAIT Oil Tankers Co is close to placing orders for three product carriers, with the prospect of more vessels to come as part of a $1.7bn fleet revitalisation plan.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Tanker market 'will stay healthy'
    THE tanker market will remain healthy, buoyed by a balance in supply and demand and by busy shipyards slowing newbuilding orders, Mitsui OSK Lines deputy chairman Tokinao Hojo told the World Shipping (China) Summit in Beijing today
  • Philippines development study
    A Japanese funding agency will carry out a study on shipping development for the Philippines including the possibility of finance for coastal fleet renewal
  • Alang workers in two-day strike
    SHIPBREAKERS at Alang shipbreaking yard in Gujarat stopped work on Tuesday and Wednesday to protest against the government's failure to reduce customs duty
  • Cement wars at Tampico
    MEXICAN cement giant Cemex has obtained a court order to prevent the docking of a ship carrying cement from Russia to the Mexican port of Tampico
  • Tanker fire kills one, injures four
    ONE worker was killed and four others injured when a tanker under repair at Lixin Shipyard in Pudong, Shanghai caught fire yesterday evening
  • Saudi oil revenues to reach $100Bn
    OIL revenues of Saudi Arabia are expected to reach SR375Bn ($100Bn) this year against SR322Bn ($86Bn) recorded in 2003
  • ITF supports Israeli strikers
  • Inbound boxes held at Miami
  • Cosco's Wei urges measured response
  • Genoa approves port investment
  • Danish fund for Vietnam ferries
  • Hectic HK debut for Pacific Basin
  • Russia raises petroleum export duty
  • Alaskan state hands over harbours
  • Second tragedy at Carolina port
  • Israeli port workers on strike

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Judge extends Miami boycott ban
    Admonishes truckers after they appear at hearing without lawyers.
  • Suit contests ILA contract vote
    Union dissidents file suit seeking new ratification vote on longshore master contract.
  • New oversight for Title XI program
  • Time to act on EU sanctions, says House panel chairman
  • Hampton Roads ILA ratifies local pact
  • Hyundai quitting Portland service
  • Senate expected to approve Australia trade pact
  • Taiwan extends China shipping zones
  • Double-digit boost for Boston boxes
  • New Gulf-Colombia service
  • Gains squeeze capacity at Rotterdam
  • Feeders raise Chennai surcharge

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Israeli privatisation impetus spurs industrial action
    Industrial action at Israeli ports is finishing its second day, after the parliament's lower house passed port privatisation legislation yesterday.
  • NordCapital presses capacity expansion to keep up with China drive
    Worldwide container demand will reach 534million TEU lifts by 2010, including 160m TEU in China, and will require enormous world capacity expansion, according to NordCapital Group chairman Erck Rickmers.
  • Coast Guard 'not the most helpful entity' over S.American ISPS, say US forwarders
  • Thailand shippers predict 11.5% throughput growth this year
  • Boxtrain tests Nahodka-Brest route
  • CN closes BC Rail transaction, bringing network integration closer
  • Rostock aims to boost trimodal capabilities
  • APL predicts continuing double-digit intra-Asia growth
  • SITC launches China/Japan/Korea service
  • CSXWT names management representatives for Pusan Newport project

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Security not the issue, says SK
    South Korean owner denies vessel refused to dock at Iraq, though fears persist.
  • Stolt tank containers, now under US probe, is biggest in business
    Three of four industry biggies come under anti-trust scrutiny, but in other business sectors.
  • Latvian axes ferry route
    Riga owner stops Latvia to Germany service due to lack of suitable charter vessel.
  • The rich prepare to get richer
    Tanker owners should have no call to skimp on the champagne at this year's Christmas parties if JP Morgan's Jonathan Chappell's new earnings estimates hold.
  • KOTC to order in Korea
    Hyundai and Daewoo are shortlisted for $1.8bn Kuwaiti newbuilding spree.
  • Stelmar seals deal on older ships
    Sale-leaseback proceeds will help reduce company's debt load.
  • Gulfmark sells down bonds
    Operator shaves 1% off coupon after issue of new notes.
  • Wan Hai's $200m boxship splash
    Taiwan owner returns to compatriot shipbuilder for second trio of containerships.
  • Yard worker dies in fire
    Four other men stable after incident on China Shipping Group vessel at Shanghai Lixin yard.
  • Caspian Shipping gets busier
    Azeri tanker owner boosts oil cargo volumes by 15% in first half of 2004.
  • Cape Africa arrives in Cape Town
    Damaged U-Ming capesize has been successfully towed into port by salvage tug.
  • Schultz steps up
    Norden's Shanghai chief Thomas Schultz takes top job at Denmark's Thor Rederi.
  • MPA in bunker clampdown
    Regulator imposes new condition on Singapore licenced tankers operating outside port limits.
  • Number-crunched!
    Accounting changes expected to reduce Carnival EPS by up to 3 cents in fiscal 2004.
  • Pacific Basin floats
    Shares in the handymax bulker operator have begun trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • Navibulgar plots bulker order
    Bulgarian owner could turn to Varna yard, in which it holds a 25% stake, for $200m series of ships.
  • The price of oil rises
    Number of dead and missing in tanker incidents more than twice last year's total as fires and explosions increase.
  • Universal double for Cosco
    VLCC order spree begins with two ships at Japanese yard, the first of 10 potential orders.
  • PSA acts to cut congestion
    Singapore port operator meets with owners to discuss potential solutions to surging volumes.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • MSC reshuffles, expands Pacific services
  • Seafarers' unions, shipowners press for right of shore leave
  • New 5,500-TEU ship for Hamburg Sud
  • Yang Ming re-elects incumbent president, chairman
  • Volga-Dnepr studies cargo hub in Siberia
  • New European Railway Agency starts its work
  • President Bush signs AGOA extension bill
  • U.S.-Australia trade pact moves toward ratification
  • SIRVA names Branch as senior vice president
  • June inbound box traffic up 28% at Long Beach
  • HHLA reports loss despite higher revenue

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 15, 2004
  • Improved results for Stolt-Nielsen
    Stolt-Nielsen S.A reports a USD 14.9 million profit for the first half of 2004, up by USD 78.3 million ...
  • Frontline and Ship Finanance International buy VLCCs
    Frontline is currently very active in the market. The company has taken over newbuilding contracts for two VLCCs built in ...
  • World shipping in united front agains US treatment of seafarers
    The international shipping organisations International Shipping Federation (ISF)/International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, Intercargo and Intertanko have united with ...

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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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