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March 18, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore, Malacca straits could be key terror targets: analysts
    SINGAPORE is 'doubly vulnerable' to a maritime terrorist attack because of its location at a vital international trade 'choke point', localised piracy and its importance to global shipping, two Singapore-based maritime experts have concluded.
  • Pirates open fire on S'pore-flagged tanker off Aceh
    A Singapore-flagged tanker sustained extensive damage in a brief but vicious attack when pirates armed with machine guns strafed the vessel with gunfire off Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province, according to the IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • Intertanko hopes to meet deadline
    THE International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, whose members operate about two-thirds of the world's tankers, said almost all of them will implement required anti-terrorist measures by a July deadline.
  • Teekay buys Tapias for US$810m
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the largest tanker owner by market value, has agreed to buy Naviera F Tapias SA of Spain, headed by Fernando Fernandez-Tapias, for US$810 million in cash and assumed debt to enter the fast-growing market for liquefied natural gas.
  • Poisonous chemical spills into Yangtze
    SOME 80 tonnes of the poisonous and flammable chemical cyclohexanone has leaked into the waters of the Yangtze river near Nanjing city after a collision between two tankers, state media reported yesterday.
  • Ishikawajima to license tanker technology to Samsung Heavy
    ISHIKAWAJIMA-Harima Industries Co, Japan's No 3 heavy machinery maker, has agreed to team up with Samsung Heavy Industries Co on the design of liquefied natural gas tankers.
  • Cruising ahead
    THE cruise ship industry boomed last year, showing it is recovering more than two years after the Sept 11 attacks hurt US tourism, according to industry officials meeting in Miami this week for a conference.
  • Industry sees no significant fallout from Spain blasts
    THE lucrative US cruise industry is worried that the Madrid bomb attacks could bring a Sept 11 impact, but for the moment reservations have held up.
Air and Land Transport
  • Jetstar won't hurt Qantas' sales, says chief executive
    QANTAS Airways chief executive officer Geoff Dixon says Jetstar, the low-cost domestic carrier the company will start in May, will focus on attracting holiday travellers and won't erode sales at its parent.
  • Virgin Express, SN Brussels in merger talks
  • Air Canada to lay off 70% of Calgary mechanics
  • Airlines urge US to adopt voluntary screening system
  • Plan to open Reagan National Airport to small planes

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore, Malacca straits could be key terror targets: analysts
    SINGAPORE is 'doubly vulnerable' to a maritime terrorist attack because of its location at a vital international trade 'choke point', localised piracy and its importance to global shipping, two Singapore-based maritime experts have concluded.
  • Pirates open fire on S'pore-flagged tanker off Aceh
    A Singapore-flagged tanker sustained extensive damage in a brief but vicious attack when pirates armed with machine guns strafed the vessel with gunfire off Indonesia's war-torn Aceh province, according to the IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre.
  • Intertanko hopes to meet deadline
    THE International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, whose members operate about two-thirds of the world's tankers, said almost all of them will implement required anti-terrorist measures by a July deadline.
  • Teekay buys Tapias for US$810m
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the largest tanker owner by market value, has agreed to buy Naviera F Tapias SA of Spain, headed by Fernando Fernandez-Tapias, for US$810 million in cash and assumed debt to enter the fast-growing market for liquefied natural gas.
  • Poisonous chemical spills into Yangtze
    SOME 80 tonnes of the poisonous and flammable chemical cyclohexanone has leaked into the waters of the Yangtze river near Nanjing city after a collision between two tankers, state media reported yesterday.
  • Ishikawajima to license tanker technology to Samsung Heavy
    ISHIKAWAJIMA-Harima Industries Co, Japan's No 3 heavy machinery maker, has agreed to team up with Samsung Heavy Industries Co on the design of liquefied natural gas tankers.
  • Cruising ahead
    THE cruise ship industry boomed last year, showing it is recovering more than two years after the Sept 11 attacks hurt US tourism, according to industry officials meeting in Miami this week for a conference.
  • Industry sees no significant fallout from Spain blasts
    THE lucrative US cruise industry is worried that the Madrid bomb attacks could bring a Sept 11 impact, but for the moment reservations have held up.
Air and Land Transport
  • Jetstar won't hurt Qantas' sales, says chief executive
    QANTAS Airways chief executive officer Geoff Dixon says Jetstar, the low-cost domestic carrier the company will start in May, will focus on attracting holiday travellers and won't erode sales at its parent.
  • Virgin Express, SN Brussels in merger talks
  • Air Canada to lay off 70% of Calgary mechanics
  • Airlines urge US to adopt voluntary screening system
  • Plan to open Reagan National Airport to small planes

Sched Netweb site
  • Guangxi to invest US$1B in port development
  • Tacoma awaits first batch of terrorist-proof containers
  • Accord to manage Lego's distribution in Singapore
  • Emirates launches US$500 million bond issue
  • Changi crowned best Asian cargo airport by GIL
  • Menzies secures two handling contracts at Prague airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Enact security plans now, says IMO chief
  • Better cargo volumes boost ESL's all-round performance - Exceeds cargo target by 30 per cent
  • Varun Shipping to be listed on Singapore exchange
  • Vibhuti Shipping Pvt. Ltd awarded ISO 9001:2000 certificate
  • Oilmeal exports expected to exceed 4.5 million tonnes this year, says SPAI chief
  • India, Thailand differences on FTA persist
  • Quarantine alert put out against grape imports from US
  • Cotton exports likely to register 16-fold growth: Traders
  • Leading tea producers to visit Pakistan next month
  • Election Commission rejects MoS plan to reconstitute 8 Major Port Trust Boards
  • CCT crosses 5-lakh TEU mark on March 14
  • Record rice, paddy procurement in Bihar
  • Petronet LNG plans import terminal at Mangalore
  • China Council's product fair in city from March 25
  • IMC convention discusses need for developing world class infrastructure
  • CII to hold exports summit on March 26 Procedural issues are main stumbling block

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Gulf Coast markets slow to react to crude rises
  • OPEC production cut efforts unconvincing so far
    So far it looks like OPEC's efforts at reining in quota cheating in line with a February 10 announcement have been unimpressive.
  • Crude hits fresh highs despite anticipated US oil data
    Crude prices in London and New York shot to new one-year highs today after weekly US oil inventory data showed continued declines in the nation's gasoline inventories. An unexpected drop in refinery processing saw products inventories shrink, but allowed a larger-than-expected build in stocks of crude oil.
  • GAC unveils dedicated bunker service in Cairo
  • New office aimed at serving customers transiting Suez Canal and cargo vessels at Ain Sukna.
  • Healthy interest as Sri Lanka market leader introduces IFO380
    Sri Lanka's leading bunker supplier Lanka Marine Services (Pvt) Ltd (LMS) has become the first player to start supply of IFO380 to ships calling at Colombo and Outside Port Limits (OPL) near Sri Lanka.
  • Spring arrives in Piraeus
  • New Saudi posted prices
  • Higher IFO180 premium still intact in South Korea
  • Glencore agrees storage and blending deal with KIC Oil
    Titan Oil denies market reports that Glencore will pull out of current storage deal.
  • Rotterdam fuel oil down, distillates up
  • Titan joins big league as Neptune deal completed
    Puchase of 22 oil product vessels constitutes major step towards Titan achieving its goal of becoming major oil services provider
  • Spills experts to gather in Singapore next week
    Experts to speak on the preparation, prevention and response that the shipping community can take to manage marine emergencies.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Renault Trucks launches Infom@x
  • Eastwards expansion impacts less on French trucking industry
  • Norwegian Post to acquire Nor-Cargo
  • Fercam: Success for the new owner
  • Austrian Airlines' Chairman says "We decide the pace"
  • Horizon Lines installs new cranes in San Juan Terminal
  • TICT Trieste names new general manager

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Teekay moves into LNG market with Tapias deal
  • Cement trades set for continued growth
  • EC gives qualified green light to Tirrenia subsidies
  • Master fined '14,000 for traffic lane violation
  • Mersey Docks profit up

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • $110 million in maritime orders for ABB
    Azipods and more ...
  • ABS names Wiernicki CTO
    ABS has appointed Chris J. Wiernicki Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
  • Smit Internationale is subject of probe
    Dutch Competition Authority and EC investigations under way
  • Ship's master can also be SSO
    IMO panel recommendation
  • Wartsila common rail engines for Princess newbuilding
    Specified for Fincantieri NB 6100
  • House hearing focus includes Port Security Grants
    Bush Administration budget request is just $46 million

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Publishing firm first tenant at Kalama River Industrial Park
  • Senator Patty Murray kicks off Operation Safe Commerce in Tacoma
  • IMO chief wants speedy start to new SOLAS security measures
  • WTSA shipping lines will streamline wastepaper rate
  • Horizon Lines updates cranes at San Juan container terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Competition investigators in swoop on Dutch salvage firms
    THE European Commission and the NMa, the Dutch Competition Authority, have simultaneously launched separate investigations into Dutch salvage and port towage operators.
  • Brown's budget is 'good news' for UK shipping
    THE UK maritime community continued to live a charmed life as the government's budget statement resisted inflicting measures against wealthy foreigners, including shipowners, and on UK tax leasing and capital allowances.
  • Tapias sale to Teekay catches unions off guard
    NEWS of Teekay's acquisition of Naviera F Tapias took Spanish seafarer unions by surprise yesterday, with labour representatives scrambling to assess the impact on the crews manning the Madrid-based company's fleet, writes Brian Reyes.
  • Hotel fate for the Norway?
    AMERICAN cruise afficianados may have seen the last of the historic steamship Norway , it emerged in Miami yesterday.
  • Masters can be Ship Security Officers confirms IMO
    A SHIPMASTER can be designated as his own Ship Security Officer under the provisions of the mandatory International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, according to a clarification from the IMO's Flag State Implementation Sub-Committee this week.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Cartel watchdogs hound salvors
    INVESTIGATORS from the European Commission and Dutch cartel watch dog NMa raided the head offices of Smit Internationale and Wijsm'ller yesterday evening looking for evidence of collusion on rates and market share
  • Mipo may name new chief executive
    YU Kwan Hong, chief executive of Hyundai Mipo shipyard, may move to the board of Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • Sulpicio strikers face suspension
    MORE than 100 seafarers with the Philippines operator Sulpicio Lines are facing cancellation of their seaman's books for their act of "insubordination and misconduct"
  • Spain mulls ship ministry change
    SPAIN'S new government may introduce the new post of transport minister according to a spokesman who also said changes to the Merchant Marine Authority were likely
  • Philippines kicks off trade drive
    THE route between the Philippine port of General Santos and Indonesia's Bitung has been reopened with the deployment of an Indonesian owned ship
  • Morocco: port strike threats
    MOROCCAN ports could be hit by strikes in the next few days, a port workers' union has warned, in a dispute over a tug company's working practices
  • Tirrenia aid approved until 2008
  • Cold comfort for St Petersburg
  • Nordic American votes to continue
  • Cruise newbuilding outlook
  • Carnival takes on Star for Asia
  • Capesize in trouble off Maputo
  • Euro cruise still 'vibrant'
  • Cruise execs buoyant despite Madrid
  • SSA's Umm Qasr contract extended

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • FedEx profit up on costs cuts, trucking
    Overseas shipments, ground unit fuel better-than-expected earnings.
  • U.S. won't hike rail security funding
    Department of Homeland Security's Hutchinson tells House subcommittee Madrid attacks won't influence budget plans.
  • Ceres venture signs Montreal lease
  • Norfolk Southern mulls eastern stacktrain 'Corridor'
  • Trans-Pac lines call for wastepaper rate hikes
  • Privatized ports speed India trade
  • E. Europe logistics market to double: Study
  • Atlantic Vehicle Processors expands Georgia hub
  • Chittagong to auction unclaimed imports
  • Famous Pacific Shipping adds Romania, Belarus
  • CSXT launches ethanol rail-to-water service
  • Teekay to buy Spanish tanker company

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Reefer trade under threat from botulism says expert
    Controlled-atmosphere containers could create in-container environments which could cause the release of botulism toxin, says an expert, who warns that not all carriers and shippers are aware of the risk.
  • Fleet-expansion to help Cosco hit US$6.65billion turnover by 2010, says CEO
    Cosco is aiming to hit RMB25billion (US$3.02billion) turnover this year, increasing revenues to RMB30billion (US$3.63billion) in 2005, along with a fleet-expansion to almost match global fleet-demand.
  • Tonnage shortage is testing charterers 'iron will'
  • New Rhine box-terminal in Basel heralds Swissterminal partnership
  • Med services remain 'insufficiently remunerative', say EMTA carriers
  • Coast Guard upped security thirty-fold immediately after September 11
  • Samudera plans more India-centric services
  • Termont Terminal renews commitment to Montreal
  • Romania and Belarus full of eastern promise for Famous Pacific
  • Kozlov rises as Fesco invests
  • Clinton-era Commissioner re-nominated to FMC position

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Moody's to Teekay: not so fast!
    Credit agency may cut tanker giant's ratings over LNG cash splash.
  • Jefferies bullish on Teekay-Tapias deal
    Analyst raises earnings estimate, bumps target share price to $90.
  • Bergesen ups profit
    World-Wide Shipping's new baby says LNG significant in 2003 figure.
  • Panayotides "should bid" for Torm
    Family now owns more than 40% after Menfield upped stake.
  • TradeWinds reader alert
    Take action now to ensure access to our improved internet site which launches Friday.
  • Investors take note of Teekay move
    Company shares hit 2004 high for volume in wake of Naviera F Tapias deal.
  • Finnlines paints downbeat picture
    Shares fall as Finnish owner predicts lower first quarter profit.
  • Samsung eyes IHI LNG system
    Landmark deal sees Korean yard take on Japanese shipbuilder's LNG technology under licence.
  • Salvage probe widens
    Svitzer Wijsmuller and Multraship join Smit in competition inquiry's net.
  • Canada detains seven in February
    Port state control inspections find fault with Swire and Chemikalien Seetransport ships.
  • Tanker flooded at Tema yard
    Ghanaian yard defies court to flood drydock after Nigerian ship refuses to leave.
  • Bay Shipbuilding eyes state aid for upgrade
    US group Manitowoc Marine's Sturgeon Bay yard to benefit from development zone credits.
  • Smit in competition probes
    Dutch and EU investigators probing towage and salvage giant.
  • Tankers collide in Chinese port
    Spill clean-up lauched as chemical spilled into Yangtze River.
  • Bidvest tightens grip on Bidcorp
    South African owner increases holding in UK ports and shipping subsidiary.
  • MMM sees growth
    Malaysian tanker and bulker owner optimistic in 2004, as it eyes ship purchases.
  • Titan ties-up NAS acquisition
    Hong Kong-listed owner and oil trader completes purchase of NOL's product tanker and bunker business.
  • SSA Marine sees Iraq deal lengthened
    US port operator receives three-month extension to Umm Qasr management contract.
  • Torch seals Midnight Wrangler work
    US offshore operator to book revenue of $4.3m from two charters of converted cable layer.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • Hyundai adds transpacific link
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines gets contract to carry Chinese iron ore
  • Teekay acquires Naviera F. Tapias for $810 million
  • U.K. court fines ship captain for wrong-way passage
  • IMO secretary general urges early enforcement of security rules
  • Transpacific carriers raise fuel charges
  • North/south carriers groups in Asia plan large rate increases
  • Marine Corps considers future cargo preposition ships
  • Pacific carriers want to bring wastepaper rates up again
  • MMS Co. Ltd. will pay $2 million dumping fine; engineer jailed
  • Messina adds Mundra to Med/Indian subcontinent link
  • OT Africa Line names vessel after Angolan national park
  • New rules urged for U.S. marine salvage and firefighting
  • China Shipping bulk affiliate boost net profits
  • Brennan nominated for another term as FMC commissioner
  • P&O Nedlloyd adds offline software for shippers
  • OMI orders 47,000-deadweight-ton ice-class product carrier
  • CORRECTION Hyundai Merchant Marine made net $18 million loss in 2003
  • U.S., Madagascar ink civil air agreement
  • House panel considers security report on Alameda Corridor
  • Central Freight buys assets of Oregon LTL
  • CN, union reach tentative labor agreement
  • Quality Carriers selects computer-assisted driver training
  • FMC revokes eight OTI licenses
  • GeoLogistics opens offices in Pakistan
  • American grain shippers applaud U.S.-Dominican Republic FTA
  • Exel adds U.K. logistics business
  • U.S. talks bring Dominican Republic into CAFTA fold
  • U.S., U.A.E. sign trade and investment framework agreement
  • Appeals Court says U.S. can recover cost of undelivered food
  • Tibbett & Britten to test RFID
  • TransCore acquires Vistar's satellite-tracking assets
  • Ex-Im Bank loan to Mexican oil company boon to U.S. shippers
  • U.S. workshop on transport of nuclear materials
  • USDA denies trade adjustment help to California citrus grower group
  • Kerry says he would do more to protect ports
  • Delmas reports port congestion at Chinese port
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen expands auto processing in Brunswick
  • USAID extends SSA Marine's Umm Qasr contract
  • Horizon Lines adds cranes in San Juan
  • Sen. Murray marks opening of Operation Safe Commerce
  • Hutchison, British shippers discuss security surcharge
  • Suicide bombers kill Israeli port workers
  • Hong Kong's box traffic hit 20.4 million TEUs in 2003

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 17, 2004
  • DFDS with a steady profit for 2003
    DFDS of København came out of 2003 with a profit of DKK 157 million (EUR 21 million) after a year ...
  • "Odin" to recover oil from "Prestige"
    Statoil's multipurpose shuttle tanker MST "Odin" is participating in a project to recover oil from the sunken "Prestige". Head of ...
  • DFDS Tor Line opens three more services out of Göteborg
    DFDS Tor Line will open new routes from its base port Göteborg in the coming years. No less than three ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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
Visual Sailing List
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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