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August 18, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Evergreen forecast to turn in profit
    TAIWAN's Evergreen Marine Corp, Asia's largest container shipping line by fleet size, may turn in a second quarter profit, joining the main Japanese and other East Asian lines benefitting from a global economic recovery which boosted demand for shipments to Europe and North America.
  • ICTS profit doubles in first half
    PHILIPPINES-based International Container Terminal Services Inc reported doubling of its net profit for the first six months of 2004, boosted by its Polish and Brazilian terminal subsidiaries.
  • Keppel Cebu yard accident: findings out
    INITIAL findings by labour authorities in the Philippines have pointed to a lack of coordination between subcontractors and their workers as the cause of an accident at the Keppel Cebu Shipyard in the Philippines last month.
  • HK port traffic up 14.9% in July
    TRAFFIC through Hong Kong, the world's busiest container port, rose 14.9 per cent in July, but lagged the increase in the neighbouring mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen, where costs are lower.
  • Port Shots
    LONDON PD Ports, a maritime and freight-forwarding services company, said profit rose for the three months ended June 30, as it made more money from property.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thai Airways surprises with Q3 loss of 836m baht
    STATE-owned Thai Airways International surprised the market on Monday with a third-quarter net loss despite improved passenger traffic, and now higher fuel prices has clouded the earnings outlook.
  • BA forces EU review of Alitalia fare aid
  • BA meets unions to avert strikes during bank holiday
  • Rolls-Royce to supply engines for spy plane
  • Airports of Thailand's profit soars 19%
Strait Talk
  • Time for a ship's charter
    THE recent case of two US oil terminals going to extreme measures to ensure security raises the question of just what a ship's master should be able to expect from a port.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Evergreen forecast to turn in profit
    TAIWAN's Evergreen Marine Corp, Asia's largest container shipping line by fleet size, may turn in a second quarter profit, joining the main Japanese and other East Asian lines benefitting from a global economic recovery which boosted demand for shipments to Europe and North America.
  • ICTS profit doubles in first half
    PHILIPPINES-based International Container Terminal Services Inc reported doubling of its net profit for the first six months of 2004, boosted by its Polish and Brazilian terminal subsidiaries.
  • Keppel Cebu yard accident: findings out
    INITIAL findings by labour authorities in the Philippines have pointed to a lack of coordination between subcontractors and their workers as the cause of an accident at the Keppel Cebu Shipyard in the Philippines last month.
  • HK port traffic up 14.9% in July
    TRAFFIC through Hong Kong, the world's busiest container port, rose 14.9 per cent in July, but lagged the increase in the neighbouring mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen, where costs are lower.
  • Port Shots
    LONDON PD Ports, a maritime and freight-forwarding services company, said profit rose for the three months ended June 30, as it made more money from property.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thai Airways surprises with Q3 loss of 836m baht
    STATE-owned Thai Airways International surprised the market on Monday with a third-quarter net loss despite improved passenger traffic, and now higher fuel prices has clouded the earnings outlook.
  • BA forces EU review of Alitalia fare aid
  • BA meets unions to avert strikes during bank holiday
  • Rolls-Royce to supply engines for spy plane
  • Airports of Thailand's profit soars 19%
Strait Talk
  • Time for a ship's charter
    THE recent case of two US oil terminals going to extreme measures to ensure security raises the question of just what a ship's master should be able to expect from a port.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Evergreen forecast to turn in profit
    TAIWAN's Evergreen Marine Corp, Asia's largest container shipping line by fleet size, may turn in a second quarter profit, joining the main Japanese and other East Asian lines benefitting from a global economic recovery which boosted demand for shipments to Europe and North America.
  • ICTS profit doubles in first half
    PHILIPPINES-based International Container Terminal Services Inc reported doubling of its net profit for the first six months of 2004, boosted by its Polish and Brazilian terminal subsidiaries.
  • Keppel Cebu yard accident: findings out
    INITIAL findings by labour authorities in the Philippines have pointed to a lack of coordination between subcontractors and their workers as the cause of an accident at the Keppel Cebu Shipyard in the Philippines last month.
  • HK port traffic up 14.9% in July
    TRAFFIC through Hong Kong, the world's busiest container port, rose 14.9 per cent in July, but lagged the increase in the neighbouring mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen, where costs are lower.
  • Port Shots
    LONDON PD Ports, a maritime and freight-forwarding services company, said profit rose for the three months ended June 30, as it made more money from property.
Air and Land Transport
  • Thai Airways surprises with Q3 loss of 836m baht
    STATE-owned Thai Airways International surprised the market on Monday with a third-quarter net loss despite improved passenger traffic, and now higher fuel prices has clouded the earnings outlook.
  • BA forces EU review of Alitalia fare aid
  • BA meets unions to avert strikes during bank holiday
  • Rolls-Royce to supply engines for spy plane
  • Airports of Thailand's profit soars 19%
Strait Talk
  • Time for a ship's charter
    THE recent case of two US oil terminals going to extreme measures to ensure security raises the question of just what a ship's master should be able to expect from a port.

Sched Netweb site
  • Nippon express selects Bolero system
  • Long Beach throughput increases
  • HK cross-boundary trucking industry in peril
  • ICTSI H1 profits double
  • Kuehne + Nagel/KWE extend agreement
  • E-commerce development in China hampered by several factors
  • Dragonair throughput up in July
  • Coyne returns hub to France
  • SAS Cargo makes executive appointments
  • AirBridge Cargo expands management team

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Royal P&O Nedlloyd reports $ 121 m operating profit in H1
  • Top Japan lines turn in huge Q1 profits
  • MSC launch US West Coast service
  • "K" Line raises earnings forecast
  • MSC hires & promotes personnel
  • Maersk Line branch in Chongqing
  • ECU-Line service to Izmir
  • Lakshadweep pushes for chartered shipping service
  • DCM Hyundai exports open top containers to Balaji Shipping (UK)
  • Dumping duty on sun control film mooted
  • Dumping duty on shrimps: Andhra CM wants PM to intervene
  • Plastic makers seek permission to import scrap
  • Kulkarni backs strike by seafarers from Aug. 31
  • CONCOR's cold storage linkages
  • CONCOR to set up 3 more ICDs in Gujarat
  • Gujarat to spend Rs 280 crore on improving railway infrastructure
  • Textile sector projected to grow to $ 85 bn by 2010
  • Govt wants India Inc to take part in consultative process on WTO issues
  • Bill for 8-digit classification code introduced in LS
  • HAL bags its biggest-ever export deal
  • Inflation climbs to 7.61 pc
  • India-Brazil axis at WTO seen vital to protect farmers' interests
  • Fieo spreads awareness of Gulf market potential
  • Seminar on 'India'the Global Brand' on Aug. 18-19
  • CII session on Doha agenda, impact today

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 17, 2004
  • MPA chief: Only nine QMBS certificates submitted - so far
    Director of MPA, Capt. Khong Shen Ping reveals latest compliance figures and hints that fresh bunker licenses could be issued next year.
  • Uruguay market update
  • Fujairah supply looking good as demand eases off
    The Fujairah bunker market has been on the quiet side so far this week, but rather than a product of buyers waiting for prices to fall, suppliers saw it as a lull after a period of heavy demand.
  • Hong Kong buyers hold back for better deal
  • Rotterdam steady at midday
  • Brisbane sales growth marred by lack of infrastructure
    Brisbane has seen bunker sales volumes increase steadily over the past five years, but the infrastructure is not in place to meet growing demand.
  • Japan endures seasonal slump, surge in power demand
    50% year-on-year increase in Japan's domestic fuel oil demand having little bearing on typically flat August bunker market, say players.
  • Australian bunker sales slump follows regional trend
    Reports earlier this week claimed Shell's sales in Sydney and Melbourne were down 30%. According to a Bunkerworld survey, this sales decrease is not limited to Shell's Australian operations.
  • China: BP to lease over half its Nansha fuel oil storage
    Four companies named in fuel oil storage deals at BP's Nansha oil terminal in Guangdong.

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 17, 2004
  • Inforwarding to spread activities to France
  • Rhine-Rhone coming off the back burner?
  • DHL garners Samsung Eastern European logistics contract
  • Ghana to revamp Railway Corporation
  • Swiss improves results
  • Containership charter market slowing down
  • Management adjustments at Swiss

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 17, 2004
  • CP cuts profits by US$41m
  • FEFC plans security charges but warns of "severe disruption"
  • AP Møller sells data arm to IBM
  • "K" Line calls at Teesport
  • Top shipping eurocrat's "poor English"

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 17, 2004
  • ILO seafarer ID convention set to enter force next year
  • 2,000 mariners complete OMSA security training
  • American Club's Moore sees two indicators of ISPS effectiveness
  • Cable ship giant sold
  • Navy contracts for GD yards

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • P&O Nedlloyd faces Kroes dilemma
    Royal P&O Nedlloyd could be forced to make a board change just a few months after securing a stock market listing, following the appointment of director Neelie Kroes (above) as the European Union's new Competition Commissioner, writes Tony Grey.
  • Temasek says it has no plans to change Neptune Orient Lines
    TEMASEK Holdings says it has no intention of making major changes in the business of Neptune Orient Lines in its surprise mandatory takeover bid for the national Singapore shipping company.
  • Explanation fails to halt CP Ships' slide
    CP Ships' share price continued to slide in morning trading yesterday as the market reacted nervously to the company's explanation about its accounting errors, and reports of flat conditions on the Atlantic.
  • Charley is not such a darling to insurers
    INSURERS of property/casualty business are unlikely to be able to halt the rating slide, despite the devastation caused in Florida by Hurricane Charley, insurance sources said.
  • Copenhagen port 'is not autonomous'
    THE Port of Copenhagen does in fact belong to the state and is not autonomous, as the port had argued, the Danish Supreme Court ruled on yesterday.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 17, 2004
  • Masters and Mates admits mistakes
    THE Masters and Mates Association of the Philippines (MMAP) has defended itself over accusations of fraud in complying with government financial and tax requirements
  • St Lawrence Seaway hits highs
    THE St Lawrence Seaway has achieved its highest traffic levels in the past year as a result of the strong North American economy
  • Kalmar builds cranes in China
    KALMAR Industries, a Swedish member of the Finnish engineering group Kone, is to build a 7,000m', $10M container-handling equipment assembly plant in Shanghai
  • USSM challenges judge over Maersk
    FIFTEEN subsidy contracts under the US Maritime Security Program remain an issue today as US Ship Management (USSM) asked a federal judge to reverse his ruling
  • Hurricane damages US fruit crop
    FLORIDA'S $1.5Bn citrus industry was hit hard by Hurricane Charley with as much of 15% of this year's crop destroyed by the storm in winds that reached 126kt
  • US might go alone on tracking
    THE IMO is continuing to study long-range vessel tracking, although the US may implement a 2,000 n-mile system unilaterally - if it can find the money
  • Milford Haven seeks resolution
  • Boxship held after collision
  • Indian container terminal delay
  • Iraqi-Iran relations
  • Bugsier expands tug fleet
  • Kazakhstan invests in Kiel
  • NorseMerchant unveils strategy
  • CP Ships quarterly results
  • S Korean seafarers threaten strike

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 17, 2004
  • Maersk Sealand quits trans-Pac group
    Carrier says it can respond faster to customers' needs outside of discussion agreement in world's most important U.S. trade lane.
  • Senate panel wants security upgrades now
  • Customs to enforce truck e-reporting
  • Record traffic for Seaway
  • Rotterdam congestion delays ships
  • FMC rules in Maryland ports case
  • New president for UPS Canada
  • Hong Kong losing edge to Shenzhen: Report
  • Trade deficit for China in 2005?
  • COAC solicits new members
  • IBM buys Maersk parent's data unit

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 17, 2004
  • Maersk Sealand withdraws from the TSA
    Maersk Sealand confirmed that it has withdrawn from the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) with effect from September 17.
  • Final clearance for Freight Australia sale
    The Victorian Government yesterday gave clearance for selling RailAmerica-owned Freight Australia (FA) to Patrick/Toll JV railco Pacific National (PN), after securing a number of undertakings over terminal and network access.
  • Four week deadline for Temasek's NOL offer
  • Alianca upgrades its Mercosur service
  • Korean union threatens action over working conditions
  • Booming China volumes boost Cosco Pacific terminals
  • President Bush hands Portland dredge lifeline
  • Hanjin's July container index up
  • Driverless cranes will lift Shinsundae's efficiency
  • Marshall Islands signs security agreement with the US

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 17, 2004
  • P&O Nedlloyd to regulate itself?
    EU anti-cartel czarina Neelie Kroes could be in a Dutch dilemma.
  • Unions in call to back Maersk
    Co-operate in takeover of USSM containerships, MEBA tells members.
  • Scrap levels demolished
    Scrapping nearly half 2003 volumes as owners keep hold of money-making tonnage.
  • Global Marine fetches $132m
    Top submarine cable ship operator to be sold by Global Crossing.
  • Feisty Crowley goes after insurers
    Stinging asbestos losses have not scared Crowley off strategic acquisitions.
  • NOL offer to expire Sept 15
    State agency Temasek formally launches half-hearted takeover bid.
  • Negros cries collision foul
    But damages sought would be drop in the ocean for debt-laden Philippine shipowner.
  • CP Ships outlook negative
    Standard & Poor's does not share container line's view of brighter prospects.
  • Damen swings yard axe
    Tough competition and falling shiprepair activity set to cost 200 Dutch shiprepair jobs.
  • NOL rides boxship boom
    Takeover target Neptune Orient Lines says volumes and revenues per box showed a year-on-year increase last month.
  • GSI posts improved interims
    Guangzhou Shipyard International sees profits rise 14% as it calls time on container construction.
  • It's the economy, stupid
    St Lawrence Seaway posts best mid-term results in five years as local demand picks up.
  • Choked!
    Russian oil companies delay plans for Iranian shipments across the Caspian, claims barge operator.
  • Jaya soars on high oil price
    Singapore owner and builder sees a 41% jump in profits on the back of active oil and gas sector.
  • AMSA names new board members
    Kenneth Moss and Allan Thomson appointed to board of Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 17, 2004
  • CP Ships apologizes for accounting errors, reports profit downturn
  • USSM attempts to stop transfer of 15 MSP ships to Maersk
  • APL's rates still increasing
  • Asia/Europe carriers to invoice ISPS surcharge
  • Port of Antwerp first to link with GTN portal
  • Volga-Dnepr expands management, B747 freighter operation capacity
  • U.S. Customs sets rollout dates for truck manifest reporting
  • Firm sought for Defense Department domestic freight moves
  • Econocaribe starts LCL service from India to Charleston
  • Global Link Logistics, Hipage pick Management Dynamics software
  • WTO report says China will lead in textiles in 2005
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk sells IT unit to IBM
  • FDA revises compliance for prior notice of food imports
  • FDA states contingency for systems failure involving prior notices
  • SAP hinders HP
  • New COAC members sought
  • Two more Asia-Pacific ports ramp up for CSI
  • Panama Canal celebrates 90 years

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 17, 2004
  • Third trial in Gotland bribery case
    On monday the third trial in the bribery case concerning the ferries ordered by the Swedish ferry and tanker owner ...
  • Norwegian/Russian shipping cooperation
    Norway and Russia have finally committed themselves to an accord to regulate the increasing tanker traffic in the Barents Sea ...
  • Passenger numbers on K'benhavn'Oslo reached all-time-high
    In June, the capacity utilization on the two DFDS Seaways ferries on the K'benhavn-Helsingborg-Oslo run reached 93 per ...

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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
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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
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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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