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June 18, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Jakarta moots joint task force for straits
    INDONESIA has proposed a joint maritime task force along with Singaporean and Malaysian forces to patrol the Straits of Malacca against piracy and terrorism, according to the country's navy chief.
  • Mindanao terminal loses appeal to lift curbs
    COMMERCIAL operations of the US$85 million Mindanao Container Terminal remains uncertain after a regional court denied the terminal's appeal to reverse an earlier temporary restraining order on its operations.
  • Indon govt not to block Pertamina tanker sales
    INDONESIA's government won't block PT Pertamina's sale of two vessels to Frontline Ltd even as Parliament wants the transaction scrapped.
  • Port Klang signs MOU with Ningbo Port in China
    THE Port Klang Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ningbo Port Group Ltd of Zhenhai Province in China for cooperation in shipping.
  • ISPS race still at a snail's pace
    THE latest figures given by the International Maritime Organisation show that not much progress has been made by the world's shipping fleet and port facilities in complying with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
  • Keppel wins conversion deal
    KEPPEL Shipyard, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, has secured an agreement to convert two tankers for Teekay Navion Shuttle Tankers .
Air and Land Transport
  • Low-cost airlines set for explosive growth in Asia
    ASIA is set for explosive growth in the low-cost airline business with dozens of new entrants taking to the skies and governments racing to liberalise their airspace, a leading analyst says.
  • Fernandez welcomes Subang hub idea
  • Model to help prosecution in Air India bombing trial
  • Independence Air changes tack to tap budget market
  • American Air CEO lobbies for routes to China
Admiralty Casebook
  • Onus on underwriters to ensure loading supervision by insured
    THE underwriters of a marine insurance policy have been told by a US court that they could not exclude liability for about US$38 million and had only themselves to blame for not ensuring that the cargo in question was not itemised as a 'critical item' in the policy.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Jakarta moots joint task force for straits
    INDONESIA has proposed a joint maritime task force along with Singaporean and Malaysian forces to patrol the Straits of Malacca against piracy and terrorism, according to the country's navy chief.
  • Mindanao terminal loses appeal to lift curbs
    COMMERCIAL operations of the US$85 million Mindanao Container Terminal remains uncertain after a regional court denied the terminal's appeal to reverse an earlier temporary restraining order on its operations.
  • Indon govt not to block Pertamina tanker sales
    INDONESIA's government won't block PT Pertamina's sale of two vessels to Frontline Ltd even as Parliament wants the transaction scrapped.
  • Port Klang signs MOU with Ningbo Port in China
    THE Port Klang Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ningbo Port Group Ltd of Zhenhai Province in China for cooperation in shipping.
  • ISPS race still at a snail's pace
    THE latest figures given by the International Maritime Organisation show that not much progress has been made by the world's shipping fleet and port facilities in complying with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
  • Keppel wins conversion deal
    KEPPEL Shipyard, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, has secured an agreement to convert two tankers for Teekay Navion Shuttle Tankers .
Air and Land Transport
  • Low-cost airlines set for explosive growth in Asia
    ASIA is set for explosive growth in the low-cost airline business with dozens of new entrants taking to the skies and governments racing to liberalise their airspace, a leading analyst says.
  • Fernandez welcomes Subang hub idea
  • Model to help prosecution in Air India bombing trial
  • Independence Air changes tack to tap budget market
  • American Air CEO lobbies for routes to China
Admiralty Casebook
  • Onus on underwriters to ensure loading supervision by insured
    THE underwriters of a marine insurance policy have been told by a US court that they could not exclude liability for about US$38 million and had only themselves to blame for not ensuring that the cargo in question was not itemised as a 'critical item' in the policy.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Jakarta moots joint task force for straits
    INDONESIA has proposed a joint maritime task force along with Singaporean and Malaysian forces to patrol the Straits of Malacca against piracy and terrorism, according to the country's navy chief.
  • Mindanao terminal loses appeal to lift curbs
    COMMERCIAL operations of the US$85 million Mindanao Container Terminal remains uncertain after a regional court denied the terminal's appeal to reverse an earlier temporary restraining order on its operations.
  • Indon govt not to block Pertamina tanker sales
    INDONESIA's government won't block PT Pertamina's sale of two vessels to Frontline Ltd even as Parliament wants the transaction scrapped.
  • Port Klang signs MOU with Ningbo Port in China
    THE Port Klang Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ningbo Port Group Ltd of Zhenhai Province in China for cooperation in shipping.
  • ISPS race still at a snail's pace
    THE latest figures given by the International Maritime Organisation show that not much progress has been made by the world's shipping fleet and port facilities in complying with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
  • Keppel wins conversion deal
    KEPPEL Shipyard, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, has secured an agreement to convert two tankers for Teekay Navion Shuttle Tankers .
Air and Land Transport
  • Low-cost airlines set for explosive growth in Asia
    ASIA is set for explosive growth in the low-cost airline business with dozens of new entrants taking to the skies and governments racing to liberalise their airspace, a leading analyst says.
  • Fernandez welcomes Subang hub idea
  • Model to help prosecution in Air India bombing trial
  • Independence Air changes tack to tap budget market
  • American Air CEO lobbies for routes to China
Admiralty Casebook
  • Onus on underwriters to ensure loading supervision by insured
    THE underwriters of a marine insurance policy have been told by a US court that they could not exclude liability for about US$38 million and had only themselves to blame for not ensuring that the cargo in question was not itemised as a 'critical item' in the policy.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK records 21pc jump in container throughput for May
  • Changjiang River ports cargo volume up, infrastructure to be built
  • SSA completes acquisition of Arzoon Inc
  • Singapore throughput rises 14.1pc over first five months
  • Lykes Lines expands, upgrades Pacific services
  • New railway container centre to be built in Dalian
  • SIA sees combined passenger and cargo load improvement in May
  • China Southern Xinjiang launches new international services
  • DHL throws down US$150m advertising guantlet in US
  • United Airlines names duo to management team

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Wan Hai Lines to commence weekly China-Mid East service ex-Tuticorin Port
  • World's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, presents Maersk with double awards
  • Exim Bank wins award for trade development
  • Food product imports to undergo rigorous checks
  • Dumping duty on metcoke withdrawn
  • Shaping new foreign trade policy of India by a full time MOCI - Sudhakar Kasture
  • Detailed report on Sethusamudram project to be ready by year-end, assures Minister
  • Vizag Port sets brisk pace towards achieving break bulk, containerised cargo targets set for 2004-05
  • Dock workers' union Secretary, P. K. Raman, off to attend ITF meet in Berlin
  • Andhra clocks 37 pc increase in software exports
  • TN records 21 pc rise
  • Bitter dose for sugar exporters
  • Footwear industry wants ban on natural rubber export
  • Minister sure of textile export boom in post-quota era
  • Centre urged to remove excise duty on refined edible oils
  • Global freight rates dip by 30 pc as China cools economy
  • Pak body signs MoU with Chemexcil
  • Fieo (WR) to hold series of seminars enlightening exporters on correct interpretation of Section 80HHC

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 17, 2004
  • Uruguay market receives another limited fuel parcel
    The 'hand-to-mouth' supply situation continues in Uruguay.
  • Oman port suspends anchorage STS bunker transfers
    Arrival of Monsoon season requires that bunker deliveries conducted 'in port'.
  • Low demand keeps soft Tokyo market adequately supplied
  • Summer demand starts to bite in Italy
    Prompt supply still possible but product stocks running short in major ports.
  • Vysotsk terminal opening signals new Baltic bunker port
    Opening ceremony of Vysotsk export terminal signals first stage in developement of new bunkering location in the Gulf of Finland.
  • Donges barge fleet modernised with new double-hulls
    One newbuild due in place this week, second arriving next month.
  • Rotterdam firmer since opening
  • EGPC cancels bunker tender for second month running
    Egyptian state oil company reportedly abandons buy tender for Port Said and Suez bunker fuel.
  • OPEC calls on non-members for more oil after Iraqi sabotage

Maritime Global Netweb site
JUNE 17, 2004
  • CMB ponders Euronav spin-off
  • IMB warning as Indonesia plans piracy talks
  • Euro ports ready for ISPS code but want governments to pay
  • Box boom continues at Marseilles
  • Indonesian minister backs VLCC sales

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 17, 2004
  • VT Halter wins ATB contract
    Two tug/barge units with an option for two more
  • Carnival reports record quarter
    $332 million net income on revenues of $2.3 billion
  • Government won't block Pertamina VLCC sale
    Jakarta Post quotes cabinet minister as saying sale to Frontline can proceed
  • A.P. Moller gets Chinese shipbuilding credits
    $400 million deal inked in Beijing

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 17, 2004
  • Marine Cargo Forecast sees 20 years of growth
  • Corps eyes upgrade request for Port of Newport boat ramp
  • Big Sky Airlines cutting Spokane to Olympia fare
  • Washington State Ferries kills unescorted freight shipments
  • Spokane International Airport adds wireless broadband network

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • CMB plans tanker arm spin off
    Belgium's leading bulk shipping group CMB expects to grant a separate stock market listing to its Euronav tanker subsidiary by spinning off the company to existing shareholders.
  • De Palacio plays it again on port services directive
    LOYOLA de Palacio will propose a new ports services directive before she leaves office, the EU Transport Commissioner told a bemused gathering of industry executives yesterday.
  • Carnival on course for most profitable quarter in its history
    CARNIVAL has announced a set of results that surpassed analyst expectations by a wide margin, heralding what the company believes will turn out to be the most profitable quarter in its history leading on to a bumper full year performance.
  • Indonesian minister says Pertamina sale can go ahead
    JUST two days after the Indonesian Parliament opposed the sale of two Pertamina very large crude carriers to Frontline, an Indonesian government minister has said it will not block the transaction.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 17, 2004
  • Carnival posts 'remarkable' quarter
    CARNIVAL Corp is on a roll, posting over double the earnings and a higher-than-expected yield gain for its second quarter
  • N of E P&I sees reserves surge
    SUBSTANTIAL improvement in investment returns has helped generate a 34% improvement in free reserves at North of England P&I Club at 20 February 2004
  • China rejects more Brazilian soya
    CHINA refused another soybean shipment from Brazil on yesterday on the grounds that it was contaminated with fungicides
  • US tonnage tax getting closer
    TONNAGE-based taxation for US flag vessels has moved a step closer with the passing of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 by the House Ways and Means Committee
  • German states agree joint port policy
    THE heads of the German states of Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Bremen and Schleswig-Holstein have agreed to support a joint North-German port policy
  • Philippine operators in court fight
    A regional court in the Philippines has upheld a request from Cagayan de Oro port operator Oroport to block operations at the new Mindanao Container Terminal
  • Dire warning for tankers
  • Best is yet to come, delegates hear
  • German boatyard head found murdered
  • PNG's new refinery opens
  • Approval for Bremerhaven's CTIV
  • Yangshan Phase 2 to cost $600M
  • CSCL shares on the slide
  • Tuticorin cuts charges
  • Caspian overwhelmed by Russian oil
  • Legal battle for JN third terminal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 17, 2004
  • House repeals trade subsidies
    Jobs bill could pave way for WTO to lift trade sanctions, also provides a tonnage tax alternative for U.S.-flag ships.
  • CKYH lines cut Atlantic capacity
    Cosco, Yang Ming, "K" Line and Hanjin to shift larger Atlantic vessels for smaller ships from Med lanes.
  • MSC joins China box expansion project
  • Lines to raise Asia-Japan rates: Report
  • Prokop to lead Pacer Intl. warehousing
  • Canaveral CEO stepping down
  • Transmile to enter U.S. express market
  • AOTOS to honor Ebeling, Magee
  • Port expansion to boost Canadian National traffic
  • Bayport groundbreaking planned
  • C.H. Robinson acquires Chinese forwarder

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 17, 2004
  • Report backs Teamsters chassis inspection cost estimates
    Increased inspections on ocean carriers' chassis fleets in the US could be cheaper than opponents of legislation believe.
  • Ceres Paragon closes in on first customer
    A decision to move one or two Grand Alliance (GA) Asia loops from Rotterdam to Amsterdam could be taken within a few weeks.
  • CP Ships launches 'fastest' China-Australia service
  • Naples secures foothold in box handling market
  • Seoul announces 2005 port investment programme
  • Fesco launch Vladivostok and Anadyr shuttle
  • First Japanese logistics company heads for Gwangyang
  • CSG deploys another post panamax on the Asia/Europe route
  • Shekou achieved record high volumes in May

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 17, 2004
  • Not worth a fight
    OMI president Bugbee rules out any hostile pursuit of Stelmar shares in wake of merger blowup.
  • Genmar out of gas
    New York owner has given up hopes of entering LNG sector anytime soon, Peter G tells finance conference.
  • CMB mulls Euronav listing
    Belgian group sees tanker unit spin off as going ahead in fourth quarter.
  • Nepia clocks up $34m surplus
    Life on the Tyne looks fine despite big increase in P&I claims.
  • Keppel captures Kaminesan
    MOL VLCC has entered Singapore yard for repairs to damage sustained in collision with car carrier Hyundai 105.
  • Minister backs VLCC sale
    Indonesian government to defy parliament and allow sale of Pertamina tankers to Frontline.
  • Shoot pirates on sight
    Indonesian admiral Bernard Sondakh has a solution to attacks on merchant ships.
  • US flag closer to tonnage tax
    Measures under discussion could even include tax break for US owners of foreign-flag tonnage.
  • Van Oord inks Bremerhaven deal
    Dredging and marine contracting firm selected for fourth container terminal at German port.
  • US holds Maersk gas carrier
    Danish LPG ship among fourteen vessels detained for port state control deficiencies last month.
  • Keystone sues American Club
    Long term member turns to the courts over bid to deny cover for asbestos claims.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 17, 2004
  • China Shipping shares drop again
  • ACL joins U.S. equipment carrier grouping
  • Pacer hit by U.S. work stoppages, rail problems
  • Eimskip sets up reefer seafood forwarding company
  • Exel acquires Tibbett & Britten Group for $600 million
  • Commerce: Chinese ironing tables dumped on U.S. market
  • IMO: port security work continues after July 1
  • U.S. West Coast terminals confirm off-peak charges filing
  • Port of Long Beach posts record monthly TEUs in May
  • Panama Canal adopts security rules similar to ISPS code
  • Saudi Arabian ports meet ISPS security deadline
  • Tideworks introduces terminal gate system
  • McLouth retires as CEO of Canaveral Port Authority

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 17, 2004
  • Investigator convinced of "Vladimir" guilt
    Chief investigator of marine accidents at the Latvian Maritime Authority, Stanislaw Cakss is convinced that the hull damage found on ...
  • 90-95 per cent of NIS vessel ISPS approved in time
    Of the 895 vessels in the Norwegian International Register (NIS), 745 have now obtained ISPS approval, but the register believes ...
  • Lindenau fully booked through 2005
    German Tanker Shipping has placed its 15th tanker order with Lindeanu Werft. The order for a 32,000-DWT tanker came ...

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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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