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May 17, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL cashes in on fleet repositioning
    INNOVATIVE equipment repositioning was key to Neptune Orient Lines' stellar first quarter results which saw a seven-fold jump in net profit on the back of APL's surging liner business which contributed 79 per cent of total turnover.
  • Port Klang's massive distriparks plan set to attract investors, lines
    PORT Klang is set to attract interest from foreign investors, shipping lines and exporters when some 3,300 distribution parks are set up at the port by 2007.
  • Wan Hai sees 31% rise in Asian rates
    ASIA's biggest intra-regional shipper, Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines, expects freight rates to rise 31 per cent in 2004 due to soaring demand and a shortage of container capacity.
  • US$850m revamp plan for Bayonne Port
    NEW Jersey is spending as much as US$850 million to improve the Bayonne Military Ocean Terminal to accommodate a new port for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, Governor James McGreevey said.
  • SHIP SALES
    DRY CARGO: THE Far Eastern Holidays have had a serious impact on this week's activity, although all the dry bulk sales reported have been to Chinese buyers.
Air and Land Transport
  • High oil prices may hurt Asian airlines
    ESCALATING jet fuel prices are threatening to clip the wings of Asian carriers just as they recover from last year's unprecedented travel slump brought on by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak, analysts said.
  • US Airways plans staff cut to avoid another bankruptcy
  • Boeing settles part of sex discrimination suit
  • Fraport's Q1 profit of 99m euros misses expectations
  • Former US air base in Vietnam set to open to tourists flights
Dockyard
  • Arab shipyard Asry gets into competitive mood
    THE general mood from shiprepairers worldwide seems fairly upbeat now, which is as it should be when freight rates are generally buoyant.
Port Shots
  • portshots
    RESCUERS evacuated all 32 crew as a Chinese ship carrying fertiliser sank after it hit a shoal near Bangladesh's Chittagong port, officials said.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL cashes in on fleet repositioning
    INNOVATIVE equipment repositioning was key to Neptune Orient Lines' stellar first quarter results which saw a seven-fold jump in net profit on the back of APL's surging liner business which contributed 79 per cent of total turnover.
  • Port Klang's massive distriparks plan set to attract investors, lines
    PORT Klang is set to attract interest from foreign investors, shipping lines and exporters when some 3,300 distribution parks are set up at the port by 2007.
  • Wan Hai sees 31% rise in Asian rates
    ASIA's biggest intra-regional shipper, Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines, expects freight rates to rise 31 per cent in 2004 due to soaring demand and a shortage of container capacity.
  • US$850m revamp plan for Bayonne Port
    NEW Jersey is spending as much as US$850 million to improve the Bayonne Military Ocean Terminal to accommodate a new port for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, Governor James McGreevey said.
  • SHIP SALES
    DRY CARGO: THE Far Eastern Holidays have had a serious impact on this week's activity, although all the dry bulk sales reported have been to Chinese buyers.
Air and Land Transport
  • High oil prices may hurt Asian airlines
    ESCALATING jet fuel prices are threatening to clip the wings of Asian carriers just as they recover from last year's unprecedented travel slump brought on by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak, analysts said.
  • US Airways plans staff cut to avoid another bankruptcy
  • Boeing settles part of sex discrimination suit
  • Fraport's Q1 profit of 99m euros misses expectations
  • Former US air base in Vietnam set to open to tourists flights
Dockyard
  • Arab shipyard Asry gets into competitive mood
    THE general mood from shiprepairers worldwide seems fairly upbeat now, which is as it should be when freight rates are generally buoyant.
Port Shots
  • portshots
    RESCUERS evacuated all 32 crew as a Chinese ship carrying fertiliser sank after it hit a shoal near Bangladesh's Chittagong port, officials said.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL cashes in on fleet repositioning
    INNOVATIVE equipment repositioning was key to Neptune Orient Lines' stellar first quarter results which saw a seven-fold jump in net profit on the back of APL's surging liner business which contributed 79 per cent of total turnover.
  • Port Klang's massive distriparks plan set to attract investors, lines
    PORT Klang is set to attract interest from foreign investors, shipping lines and exporters when some 3,300 distribution parks are set up at the port by 2007.
  • Wan Hai sees 31% rise in Asian rates
    ASIA's biggest intra-regional shipper, Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines, expects freight rates to rise 31 per cent in 2004 due to soaring demand and a shortage of container capacity.
  • US$850m revamp plan for Bayonne Port
    NEW Jersey is spending as much as US$850 million to improve the Bayonne Military Ocean Terminal to accommodate a new port for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, Governor James McGreevey said.
  • SHIP SALES
    DRY CARGO: THE Far Eastern Holidays have had a serious impact on this week's activity, although all the dry bulk sales reported have been to Chinese buyers.
Air and Land Transport
  • High oil prices may hurt Asian airlines
    ESCALATING jet fuel prices are threatening to clip the wings of Asian carriers just as they recover from last year's unprecedented travel slump brought on by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak, analysts said.
  • US Airways plans staff cut to avoid another bankruptcy
  • Boeing settles part of sex discrimination suit
  • Fraport's Q1 profit of 99m euros misses expectations
  • Former US air base in Vietnam set to open to tourists flights
Dockyard
  • Arab shipyard Asry gets into competitive mood
    THE general mood from shiprepairers worldwide seems fairly upbeat now, which is as it should be when freight rates are generally buoyant.
Port Shots
  • portshots
    RESCUERS evacuated all 32 crew as a Chinese ship carrying fertiliser sank after it hit a shoal near Bangladesh's Chittagong port, officials said.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL cashes in on fleet repositioning
    INNOVATIVE equipment repositioning was key to Neptune Orient Lines' stellar first quarter results which saw a seven-fold jump in net profit on the back of APL's surging liner business which contributed 79 per cent of total turnover.
  • Port Klang's massive distriparks plan set to attract investors, lines
    PORT Klang is set to attract interest from foreign investors, shipping lines and exporters when some 3,300 distribution parks are set up at the port by 2007.
  • Wan Hai sees 31% rise in Asian rates
    ASIA's biggest intra-regional shipper, Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines, expects freight rates to rise 31 per cent in 2004 due to soaring demand and a shortage of container capacity.
  • US$850m revamp plan for Bayonne Port
    NEW Jersey is spending as much as US$850 million to improve the Bayonne Military Ocean Terminal to accommodate a new port for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, Governor James McGreevey said.
  • SHIP SALES
    DRY CARGO: THE Far Eastern Holidays have had a serious impact on this week's activity, although all the dry bulk sales reported have been to Chinese buyers.
Air and Land Transport
  • High oil prices may hurt Asian airlines
    ESCALATING jet fuel prices are threatening to clip the wings of Asian carriers just as they recover from last year's unprecedented travel slump brought on by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak, analysts said.
  • US Airways plans staff cut to avoid another bankruptcy
  • Boeing settles part of sex discrimination suit
  • Fraport's Q1 profit of 99m euros misses expectations
  • Former US air base in Vietnam set to open to tourists flights
Dockyard
  • Arab shipyard Asry gets into competitive mood
    THE general mood from shiprepairers worldwide seems fairly upbeat now, which is as it should be when freight rates are generally buoyant.
Port Shots
  • portshots
    RESCUERS evacuated all 32 crew as a Chinese ship carrying fertiliser sank after it hit a shoal near Bangladesh's Chittagong port, officials said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Norasia offers Shanghai Express service
  • Tianjin sets new freight handling records in April
  • OOCL Ningbo named at Port of Ningbo in China
  • IFLN hosts seventh conference
  • Perishable conference scheduled for October in Dubai
  • Exel appoints two Asia Pacific COOs
  • PSA voted best container terminal operator in Asia
  • Shandong expands fleet
  • Korean Air net profit soars `spectacularly' in Q1
  • Qatar Airlines to fly to 70 destinations by 2005
  • Delta may file for bankruptcy as possible ploy: Utah airport officials

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Globelink WW India consolidates position - 4 fruitful years completed
  • Gold jewellery set to yield exporters a richer haul - US turning out to be a treasure trove
  • Hazardous cargo: MbPT tells handling agents to be careful
  • CONCOR, Transworld Group ink JV to set up state-of-the-art CFS at Dadri, UP
  • Samarth Lifters awarded iso 9001:2000 quality certificate
  • SEZ units' subcontracting norms revised - Drawback, DEPB schemes operationalised
  • Engineering exports grow by 28 pc
  • Industrial production index registers 7 pc growth in 2003-04, reveals CSO figures
  • AEPC may become full-fledged export facilitation body
  • Mumbai Customs set a 'clear' example!

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 14, 2004
  • Claims of false bunker consumption dismissed by court
    Charterer fails to provide sufficient evidence to prove case against ship owner of 'mis-described' bunker fuel costs.
  • Lintec aims for routine screening of organic components
    Testing company says it is looking at ways to routinely screen fuel samples for the types of contaminants which recently forced several vessels to debunker.
  • High Baltic numbers still deterring buyers
  • St. Petersburg prices sharply higher on jump in resupply cost
    Fuel oil prices up as much as $35, making double-digit prices a fading memory.
  • IFO380/IFO180 spread hits eight-year record premium
    Requirement for cutter stocks sees IFO180 demand soar.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Quintiq saves costs for Hydro Aluminium
  • DBAG claims railway liberalisation is flagging
  • Thiel Logistik grows revenue and profit in Q1/04
  • Rail4chem hauls trains to Great Britain
  • China Airlines orders two additional Boeing freighters
  • Vopak to construct terminal on Jurong Island
  • Prioglio President of Utenti Operatori Portuali

Marine Logweb site
MAY 14, 2004
  • Seabulk posts profit
    Tankers and towing offset offshore
  • Lintec confirms Fujairah bunker problems
    Testing firm finds samples contaminated by chlorinated cleaning products
  • International hikes coatings prices
    Hit by soaring costs of copper and other raw materials
  • Bill aims to boost port security
    The Secure COAST Act, aims "to ensure the security of the American coastline from terrorist attack."
  • Move to curb Nvy foreign-built ship leases
    House panel votes for one-year limit

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2004
  • Panama Canal Authority to build barge in-house
  • Rail carload numbers jump to five year high
  • Crowley takes home six TMCA 'Tranny Awards'
  • Sea-Tac Airport tips given for reducing traffic bottleneck
  • P&O Nedlloyd sees turnaround in first fiscal quarter numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Sea-Land Express master may face negligence charges
    US AUTHORITIES may bring charges against the master of the Sea-Land Express, plus two other crewmembers, over the grounding of the containership near Cape Town last August.
  • Terra Marique is fit for the job in every sense
    THE Terra Marique, the Robert Wynn & Sons vessel built to transfer abnormal indivisible loads from the UK's road network and onto the water, squeezed through the Gainsborough road bridge last week, whose clearances determined the vessel's design, writes Hugh O'Mahony.
  • Bulk carrier losses at lowest level in almost a decade, says Intercargo
    BULK carrier losses declined to their lowest level in almost a decade last year, according to the annual casualty report published by trade association Intercargo.
  • Drift from EU flags worries Irish minister
    THE Irish minister for the marine, Dermot Ahern, in his role as president of the European Commission in relation to maritime matters, has expressed concern about what he termed "the steady drift" of the European Union fleet towards "flags of convenience".

Fairplayweb site
MAY 14, 2004
  • Metro seeks ways to spin off Nenaco
    METRO Pacific Corp, the Philippines-based property conglomerate, is exploring ways to 'reposition' its investment in troubled ferry operator Negros Navigation Co (Nenaco)
  • Rough start for Spirit of Ontario
    CANADIAN American Transportation System's new high speed superferry Spirit of Ontario is having a rough start
  • Litigation gain keeps Seabulk ahead
    SEABULK International continues to report "weak" performance in its US trades, offset by strong results internationally
  • Bergesen LPG carrier in collision
    BERGESEN-operated LPG tanker Berge Nice was hit on Wednesday by a supply vessel in the eastern mouth of the Strait of Magellan
  • Fuel removed from grounded LeConte
    A salvage team has successfully offloaded 77 tonnes of diesel fuel from the grounded Alaska Marine Highway ferry LeConte
  • Sterling reassures P&O shareholders
    P&O Group chairman Lord Sterling told shareholders today that the company is "dealing with those areas where returns need to be improved"
  • Corsica Ferries hit by massive fine
  • Chantiers gangway 'badly designed'
  • Tanjung Pelepas already in profit
  • Greece: new ferry bomb threat
  • Busan dredges, offers inducements
  • Work starts on Taipei box terminal
  • Capes bring profit for Keoyang
  • Vessel sinks after collision
  • Communists push for policy change
  • China completes giant tanker berth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 14, 2004
  • Port of L.A. to greet first 'cold iron' call
    China Shipping Container Line vessel slated to plug into shoreside electrical power at opening of Los Angeles terminal Monday, ending long legal battle.
  • Mail, acquisition costs hit Deutsche Post net
  • Taiwan port free-trade zone courts investment
  • Record earnings for MOL
  • "K" Line profit soars
  • Democrats propose rail, mass transit security bill
  • NJ legislators plan chassis safety hearing
  • Pakistan says it will meet maritime security deadline
  • Another fuel charge hike for Lufthansa?
  • U.S. lags as Panalpina boosts sales
  • New delays for Trailer Bridge results
  • Menlo to manage IBM North America logistics

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 14, 2004
  • Baltic/Moscow rail link fails to draw cargo
    The Riga-Moscow scheduled box-train, launched late last year, has been suspended through lack of cargo, ci-online has learned.
  • China's Communications' minister opens Log's event
  • Growing demand brings favourable Q1 profit to CIMC
  • Heung-A sees surge in net profit
  • OOCL name latest super-post panamax vessel
  • Med/Canada Freight Conference raises rates

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 14, 2004
  • Kyoei up, Taiheiyo down
    Two smaller Japanese shipowners, controlled by NYK, experienced mixed fortunes in the year to 31 March.
  • Petronet to seek more LNG ships
    India's first LNG importer is to go out to the market for up to four ships in next few months.
  • Tricolor wreck removal resumes
    Salvors in the red as they prepare to finish disposal of Wilhelmsen car carrier.
  • Transneft talks ice-class
    President says 27 new vessels will be available to back Primorsk terminal growth.
  • Hanjin, Samsung profits fall
    Weak ships prices in 2001 again blamed for dip in Korean yards' first quarter result.
  • UK nabs corroded bulker
    UK port state control inspectors detain 20 ships during March.
  • P&O warns on tough ferry market
    Lord Sterling cautions AGM on ferry outlook but is upbeat on core port business.
  • Birka reconsiders Riga calls
    Finnish ferry line may scrap Latvian stops in port fee row.
  • ExxonMobil in tanker fraud row
    Oil major denies wrongdoing as Argentina investigates oil shipment.
  • Daewoo plans stock boost
    Korean yard in share buy-back and trend-bucking profit in first quarter.
  • Hyundai Heavy rues price slide
    Korean yard sees first quarter profit slump as payments for ships ordered in weak 2001 market take toll.
  • CSDC defends charter record
    Hong Kong-listed owner hits back at allegations of "below-market-rate" group deals.
  • CMA-CGM takes Kuwaiti partner
    French boxship giant forms new Gulf company with ship agency Bahar.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2004
  • Report: China Shipping IPO to raise lower proceeds
  • Med/Canada carriers raise rates
  • Deutsche Post results down despite higher logistics, express figures
  • U.S. DOT says Astar not under foreign influence
  • Teamsters back New Jersey bill on safe chassis
  • e2e Logistics offers freight forwarding software
  • FCL Carriers enters Pacific trade, offers rate match system
  • Customs to change shipper definition, seek more info from importers
  • Democrats introduce container security bill

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 14, 2004
  • New DFDS-name to the first Swedish Flower-class vessel
    "Tor Begonia" was the name to Flensburg Schiffsbau Ges newbuilding number 724, which was launched today. The newbuilding it the ...
  • DFDS increases capacity on EuroBridge
    The Germany road tax that will be imposed from 1 January 2005 is expected to increase demand for sea transportation ...
  • Cruising keeps growing
    A total of 13,687,761 passengers travelled on cruise ships last year. This is the first time the 13-million mark ...

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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
SAILING LIST
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Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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